Chapter 254
Chapter 254
Because some people were too flirtatious, the topic of cross-dressing had to come to an end.
But … Wedding.
Zong Jiu stood in place, mulling over the word. It was hard to describe his feelings.
If he had to say, it was a little unexpected.
They both knew that a wedding was too ceremonial, too superficial.
Whether it was the Devil or the Magician, they did not need such a ceremony to maintain their relationship. Although the Devil often said sweet words of love, he was not someone who cared about formalities. As for Zong Jiu, it was harder for him to say a word of love. Compared to that, he was more willing to put it into action.
For example … sending everyone away and leaving himself behind. That was the Magician's attitude.
But occasionally there were some formalities that Zong Jiu did not dislike.
Therefore, although he had a faint smile on his face, the Magician still walked to the highest point and took the bouquet of roses from the Devil's hand.
The petals were still stained with crystal dew, reflecting bright colors. Each flower was similar to the roses that the Devil had given him. It was obvious that they had been carefully selected.
At the critical juncture of their interaction, the trainees in the hall finally realized the current situation. Even Xu Su, who had just walked into the castle, dropped the Book of the Black Hen in his hand, looking terrified.
The Magician took the initiative? What? So it was not the Master's wishful thinking?
Among the trainees, the seven Grade-S were the most shocked. Even though Messiah and the other puppets who had been manipulated back then were mentally prepared, they were still shocked when they saw this scene.
These two archenemies who had nothing to do with each other actually got together? Or a two-way arrow?
Wait, so they were pulled in just to attend the wedding of the Devil and the Magician. Snatch the bamboo shoots!
Everyone's eyes that were filled with fear turned into dead fish eyes. It was a pity that they were muted.
Zong Jiu had his back to the people behind him, so he could not see the scene. The Devil did not need anyone to say anything.
However, the onlookers probably didn't realize that this wasn't the most ridiculous thing they had ever experienced.
Just as they were forced to open their mouths and accept the public display of affection, a faint voice suddenly came from the shadows.
"Play the music."
The next second, Mad Hatter, who was holding a loudspeaker, began to play. Accompanied by the Cheshire Cat's clapping, Joker's forceful drumming on the ground with the tip of his shoe, and Mr. Rabbit and a few other unknown ghosts singing a chorus, the scene went out of control.
A little further away, rose petals began to flutter in the air. They fluttered down and covered the ground in a thick layer.
It was supposed to be a warm and harmonious wedding march, but it was played with the meaning of a black man carrying a coffin, which made people not know what expression to make.
But this was not the most frightening part.
The most frightening thing was the voice that said to play music.
Therefore, in the next second, every survivor in the hall saw a black-clothed man in a Daoist robe standing on the steps at the bottom of the broadcast hall. He held a wordless book in his hand and had a cold expression on his face. However, he looked calm and composed.
Everyone: "…"
Everyone: "???"
Isn't this the f * cking Zhuge An?
Zhuge An, we haven't seen each other for a few days, and you're already shit like this?!
For a moment, everyone didn't know whether to celebrate Zhuge An's return from the dead, ask why he agreed to take on the job of the wedding emcee, or complain about his expression, tone, and outfit that didn't match that of the wedding witness.
All of this fell into the eyes of the S-class, which made it even more magical.
This was because the S-class knew that Zhuge An's real identity was actually Guiguzi.
The wedding of these two was being witnessed by Guiguzi. In a sense, it wasn't very harmful, but it was extremely insulting.
On the other hand, Zhuge An, whether it was standing posture or other things, was quite calm. It didn't feel like he was reuniting with an old friend at all.
On the other hand, Xu Su, who was reunited with Xu Sen, was so excited that she couldn't speak.
After Xu Su calmed down a little, Xu Sen spoke.
"We've already been bound to the Infinite Loop. We need to work in it for a while before we can redeem the right to return to the real world."
The resurrected dead weren't like other people. In the end, the main system only left the energy for one wish, so there was very little energy left for resurrection. Therefore, people like Zhuge An and Xu Sen, even if they came back from the dead, would still be unable to leave the Infinite Loop for a period of time in the future.
It just so happened that the holographic game had just started, so there were many places that needed manpower. They couldn't drag the ghosts from other dungeons to be NPCs.
As a result, these people who came back from the dead began their future career as social animals under the joint persecution of the heartless pleasure criminals. As long as they accumulated a certain amount of working hours through their work, they could redeem the right to return to the real world. They earned the energy they went out for themselves, it was very fair.
However, there were conditions to working for the Infinite Loop. For example, the survivors would be forced to forget their memories of this place after leaving the Infinite Loop, and as NPCs, they couldn't easily reveal their past.
Regarding this matter, Xu Sen was optimistic.
Memories in the Infinite Loop weren't necessarily good memories. It could be accompanied by difficulty falling asleep, light sleep, constant vigilance, or even inexplicable fear.
Forgetting one's memories was actually a self-protection mechanism for humans. Some things were better forgotten than remembered, especially after returning to the peaceful real world. It would be very difficult for them to return to their original pace of life as an ordinary person.
Therefore, Xu Su forgetting wasn't necessarily a bad thing. Moreover, if Xu Sen left, his memories would also be blurred, so there was nothing wrong with starting everything over again.
"The two grooms, please exchange rings."
Zhuge An's voice didn't fluctuate at all under the gloomy music that filled the hall. It was as if he didn't react to the trainees' eyeballs that were about to fall out of their sockets.
Who was he? He was Guiguzi, an old fox who had been in the Infinite Loop for more than ten years. What kind of situation had he not seen before? Why would he be afraid of this?
As long as Zhuge An wasn't embarrassed, then it would be others who would be embarrassed.
Of course, the devil and Magician were obviously not ruthless people who would be embarrassed by this.
Therefore, after Zhuge An's announcement, the devil happily put the ring on Magician's finger, as if he was putting his own mark.
This ring was also a flower ring, exactly the same as the one on the black-haired devil's finger.
He had always been very territorial, just like his crazy possessiveness. Every time Zong Jiu woke up from his bed, his body would be densely covered with marks left by the devil, from his brow bone to the side of his legs. It was like the snow roses that they planted outside the French windows after they got together, swaying and blooming in the white snow. It was a breathtaking sight.
Only Zong Jiu suddenly received a notification the moment the ring was put on his ring finger.
[You have shared control of the Infinite Loop]
[The ring is bound to you. It will not fall off as long as your soul is not destroyed]
The devil transferred half of the power in the Infinite Loop to him. Along with his throne, power, glory, everything was given to him. The time limit was forever.
Looking at the flower ring that bloomed freely on his finger, Zong Jiu remembered something else.
After they got together, there weren't many secrets between them.
Therefore, one night, Zong Jiu accidentally talked about his biggest secret.
"Didn't you always guess which world I came from?"
As expected, this topic piqued the devil's interest.
The man changed his lazy appearance and quickly came over. He stroked Magician's back with one hand, intimately covering Magician in his shadow.
Regarding this question, the main system had already revealed it.
It knew that Zong Jiu came from the Higher Dimensional World.
This Higher Dimensional World was different from the Higher Dimensional World that the main system wanted to go to, but they both belonged to the Higher Dimensional World. This was because certain rules of the Infinite Loop didn't work on Zong Jiu, including the devil's puppet line and why only Zong Jiu could find his weakness.
However, the main system's guesses were always limited. Nothing could compare to Zong Jiu's personal narration.
The devil had an extraordinary interest in everything about Magician.
Although he had already experienced Magician's past in the Faust Instance Dungeon, he still wanted to know more, everything, everything.
"I did come from the Higher Dimensional World … but my original world isn't much different from the real world. You know this too."
Zong Jiu briefly explained the situation in his world and then changed the topic. "In my world, the Infinite Loop is a book."
A book?
The devil raised an eyebrow.
"It's an ordinary web novel called Thriller Trainee. Hmm … You can think of it as the way this world is presented in the Higher Dimensional World in the form of a book. "
Zong Jiu started to recall the contents of the book.
Fortunately, he had a good memory. After such a long time, he could still remember most of it.
"I remember that Zhuge An, Messiah, and Sheng Yu appeared. Anyway, you didn't appear. Wait, no, you appeared. At that time, you already controlled Messiah, right? "
The white-haired youth furrowed his brows in deep thought. "There was a side character with the same name as me. He died tragically as cannon fodder in the Mental Hospital Instance Dungeon. He didn't even make it through the first night."
The cold arm around his waist tightened subtly. Zong Jiu was engrossed in his narration and didn't notice this.
"I didn't watch after I saw the cannon fodder die, so I didn't know that Messiah was already controlled by you. Who would have thought that after sleeping for a while, I transmigrated into the book and replaced the cannon fodder character. "
After chatting for a while, Magician ended the topic. "You didn't expect it, right? You guessed for so long, but you definitely didn't expect that I came from such a Higher Dimensional World. "
The devil chuckled. "Indeed, I didn't expect it."
Zong Jiu didn't see it because his back was facing the devil.
There wasn't a hint of a smile in the pair of dark golden eyes.
Staring at the kiss mark on Magician's shoulder blade, the man's expression was gloomy.
He didn't know why Magician transmigrated into a book.
Obviously, Zong Jiu didn't know either.
Devils hated variables. They also hated not being able to control them.
So —
It wasn't just the ring.
Although the devil didn't say anything, Zong Jiu understood what he meant.
"As long as you wear it, no matter where you are, even if you transmigrate back, I'll find you."
Zong Jiu didn't say anything.
In his magic world, card masters didn't wear rings unless they were Magicians who played with coins. It was like rolling up one's sleeves and showing it to the audience. They didn't use any magnetic devices and relied purely on hand speed.
But now … he had a ring forever.