Chapter 167: The Abyss and Reincarnation

Mo Xiaobai pushed open the bedroom door and saw his mother standing there.

His father came out at that moment, and Mo Xiaoyou was also standing in the living room, looking at her older brother with confusion.

“Plane update means they won’t let us log in, right?”

Mo Xiaobai smiled and raised his left hand. “Look at this. Before we entered the Plane, the countdown numbers on our arms were blue glowing dots, but now they have turned red.”

Hearing Mo Xiaobai, Mother Mo, Father Mo, and Mo Xiaoyou all looked down at their arms. The row of glowing dots on them had indeed turned into blood-red text:

1:23:59:54.

“Son, does this red countdown mean we have to wait for the update to finish and for the countdown to end before we can return to the Plane?” Father Mo quickly understood. Since the countdown colors were different, their functions must be different too.

A blue countdown meant they could enter the Plane at any time. If they didn’t enter manually, they would be forcibly sent to the Plane once the countdown ended.

This red countdown was clearly different from the blue one. It was a countdown stopping players from entering the Plane, and they could only go in once it ended.

However, even after knowing this, Father Mo remained puzzled. “That Plane looks powerful. It is a world created by the Will of the Universe. Why would it need such a long update?”

Seeing that his father seemed unwilling to leave the Plane, Mo Xiaobai shook his head. “Dad, a Plane is always just a Plane. This is the real home of the Water Blue Star people. As for why the update takes so long, the reason is actually very simple. The appearance of the Will of the Universe is not just to let us play games.”

“What do you mean by that, son?”

Seeming used to her son knowing everything about the Plane, Mother Mo asked without thinking twice. She didn’t care how he knew; she only knew one thing: no matter how Mo Xiaobai changed, he was still her son.

Seeing his mother continue to ask, Mo Xiaobai was just about to explain when a loud, piercing voice echoed from high above:

“The ancient Abyss Altar will open completely in half an hour.”

“Enjoy your final happy times, for some of you may never see tomorrow’s sun.”

“Death will be the end of humanity.”

Three sentences!

Three sentences that were half-understood by all.

Many Water Blue Star people who had just left the Plane did not fully understand what these three sentences meant, but they remembered the voice clearly.

It was this same voice owner, the one claiming to be the “Will of the Universe,” who had originally opened up the Plane world.

The sound of the Plane’s Intellect Brain also sounded somewhat like this voice.

Other players did not understand and could only wait patiently for the countdown to end, but in the Mo family, Father Mo, Mother Mo, and Mo Xiaoyou used their six eyes to stare straight at Mo Xiaobai.

“Why are Dad and Mom looking at me like that?”

Mo Xiaobai felt a bit nervous under their stares and tugged at the corner of his mouth. “I will tell you what I know. Since there is still some time, let’s sit down first.”

Mother Mo was impatient. As soon as she sat down, she said immediately, “Then speak quickly.”

Mo Xiaobai shook his head with a smile and then said, “First, do Mom and Dad know the original name of the Respawn Altar in the Plane?”

“How would I know? I’ve never been resurrected, nor have I visited those big cities.”

Mother Mo shook her head in response. Father Mo beside her also said he didn’t know, and Mo Xiaoyou knew even less. Her range of movement in the Plane was smaller than Dad’s, so why would she notice such things?

“The Respawn Altar in the Plane is actually called the ‘Reincarnation Altar,’ and its function is to let deceased Players respawn from the Altar. Now think about it, what would the ‘Abyss Altar’ mentioned by the Will of the Universe be?”

Reincarnation?

Abyss?

Mother Mo and Father Mo frowned and thought hard. They felt there must be some connection between the two, but they couldn’t figure out where the link lay.

However, Mo Xiaoyou, who heard this, blinked her eyes. “Older brother, does the Abyss Altar respawn monsters?”

After Mo Xiaoyou said this, the two parents suddenly realized the truth.

“Reincarnation” was for resurrecting human Players. If the two Altars were connected, then “Abyss” must be for resurrecting monsters!

“Son, is your sister guessing correctly?”

“Mostly correct. But to be precise, they aren’t monsters, but animals that originally existed on Water Blue Star,” Mo Xiaobai nodded. He paused for half a second before continuing, “When the changes first started, all the animals ran into the wild. It wasn’t because they sensed danger, but because they were influenced and called by the Abyss Altar.”

“All animals that entered the Altar left a mark, just like we left one when we logged in from Water Blue Star to the Plane. This mark ensures they can respawn after death, similar to how it works for Plane Players. Now that the Altar is about to open completely, those animals and wild beasts who have undergone the first baptism of the Abyss will walk out of the wild again and enter the living areas of humans.”

“Just as the Will of the Universe said, a crisis is truly about to begin. But Mom and Dad, don’t worry. I will protect our whole family. I promise!”

Having returned from his rebirth, Mo Xiaobai had no interest in some grand goal of saving humanity, nor did he have time to be a superhero wearing underwear outside his pants.

Mo Xiaobai’s idea was very simple: protect his own family.

To him, that was enough!

“Son, you shouldn’t put too much pressure on yourself.”

Regarding why their son knew such detailed information, Father Mo and Mother Mo shared a high level of tacit understanding. Mo Xiaobai would not reveal his secrets unless he wanted to, and they would never pry into them. But Father Mo didn’t want his son to bear the pressure of protecting the whole family alone, so he joked with a smile:

“I understood everything you just said. It should be about the same as fighting monsters in the Plane, right? I feel my skills now are not much different from when I was in the Plane. A few wild beasts are definitely no match for us two.”

“If it’s just one or two, Dad, it should be easy for you to handle.”

Mo Xiaobai was not surprised by his father’s words. He nodded in agreement first, then continued, “But if it turns into a chaotic battle involving dozens or hundreds of beasts, no one dares to say they can definitely survive.”

“When Players fight monsters in the Plane, there is at least a basic hate chain there. We can pull the monsters and use all kinds of game tactics to deal with them. But on Water Blue Star, those evil beasts that have already undergone the baptism do not have a hate chain concept, and they certainly won’t give us a chance for a one-on-one fight.”

“Dad, you must not think that way. There is no Reincarnation Altar here. Once you die, you cannot respawn.”

Mo Xiaobai understood the differences between the Plane and Water Blue Star very well. He had to let his father know the seriousness of the situation and would never let his father, mother, and Little Dot face the threat of evil beasts directly.

It wasn’t that the three of them were too weak to kill even the weakest evil beasts, but Mo Xiaobai had seen too many accidents in his past life.

In his previous life’s fifteen years, there were many people stronger than him, yet many of them died even earlier than him.

Those good swimmers often drown in water, and there is reason for this saying.

If he could, Mo Xiaobai would prefer to hide away and never face those evil beasts. But unfortunately, he couldn’t. He still had to guard this home.

In Mo Xiaobai’s heart, if someone from the family of four had to face the evil beasts,

that person would undoubtedly be himself.

At least, Mo Xiaobai still had a little bit of confidence that he could ensure his own survival.