Welcome to Rewind World Game-Chapter 1604: Final - · Across the Sea Arc [61] · "The Struggle of the Nameless (4)
"The remaining nine rabbits do not resist, the Fourth Rabbit draws in the capitalist, the capitalist wears a mask, controlling it with laughter."
"The Mad Hatter turns into a host, wears a bow tie and pins on flowers, transforming creativity into a sinister heart, black fairy tales replace true ones."
"What is a broadcast fee? What is a betting pool? What is a contestant? What is a gift? The nine rabbits do not understand, the beautiful fairy tale disappears!"
"Fireworks turn into bombs, honey turns into magma, cats turn into tigers, innocent heads roll!"
"The Sixth Rabbit turns into a worker, cooperates with the capitalist with laughter, secretly burying carrots, waiting for new rabbits to dig them up!"
...
People look at each other, scratching their heads.
Just when everyone was bewildered, the sound of a wheelchair echoed, and the white-haired girl Xi Li calmly said:
"I know this part."
"The ’Mad Hatter’ in the ballad refers to Boss Tu, an enthusiastic young person. She gathered scripts from Shen Xue, Siyi, Xia Luoyang, and others, granting them the identity of ’Disciple Game’s Twelve Seats’, hoping to create a perfect disciple game together."
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[Boss Tu twists around, the rabbit ears on her head twitching: "Girl, I now have a brilliant plan. I want to gather the good stories of the world and reproduce them in a game, independent of Luowasha. I named it ’Disciple Game’. I think your [Daylight Floating City] story is very good! I want to include it in my game as the second instance. Meanwhile, I invite you to join my game development plan as one of the organizers, how about it?"]
[Siyi is bewildered: "I don’t understand what you’re saying."]
[Boss Tu laughs very cutely: "You can understand it as a game recruiting scripts! And I value your script!"]
[Siyi says: "Are there other organizers besides me?"]
[Boss Tu nods: "Of course! There are expected to be twelve organizers, besides the owners of your ten stories, there’s me and my true friend."]
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"As for the meaning of creating the Disciple Game, maybe it’s to isolate the ’eyes’ from prying, perhaps similar to Sique’s goal, to create a painless Eden." Xi Li said.
Mizushima Kawa Sora shook her head: "No, according to my information, Boss Tu created the Disciple Game to replace the World Game, using a pirate version to cover the original."
Xi Li calmly said: "If you wanted to resist those constantly watching you, would you put the real reasons out in the open?"
Mizushima Kawa Sora was slightly stunned, furrowed her brows: "You mean... it could be... a lie. Have we all been deceived all along? Is the Disciple Game... good?"
She suddenly froze, feeling the reversal of right and wrong, the sky spinning.
Xi Li chuckled: "What is good, what is bad, there’s never a basis." She speculated further based on the ballad:
"Later, the rabbits realized that dreams alone cannot fill the belly, only sufficient investment can turn their story from a prototype into reality, otherwise such ’individual game studios’ are hard to survive. So they introduced investors."
She lowered her eyelids, seeming to lament: "However, the rabbits brought wolves into the house, the capitalists only saw profits, short-sighted, never caring about their real purpose, only feeling that such bloody and stimulating games could open betting pools, earning endless money..."
"The rabbits fell under the control of Luowasha’s high-class race, investors commenting on and excessively modifying their scripts, even changing them into anime, live-action series... Making them unrecognizable. Thus, the warm stories composed by the rabbits were turned into cruel and bloody levels, the bombs feared by contestants, actually, before capitalist adaptation, were originally beautiful fireworks..."
"Oh, oh." Zhou Sheng and Lu Xinyi kept nodding, feeling dumbfounded.
They couldn’t keep up with the pace, their brains a mush, only knowing to listen, as great minds were there to solve the mystery.
"So in the ballad, the Sixth Rabbit who became a ’worker’ is..." Xi Li picked up the wooden plaque from Lü Shu’s hand, headed towards WARNING-003: "This gentleman who looks like Hui Bei."
Hui Bei, in order to rebirth Su Liujin, became a staff member of the Disciple Game, planting the "War God Dragon King Narration", which is the "carrot" in the ballad.
"New rabbit", was later the sea-crossing Su Ming’an.
The ballad sang to this point, actually linked to themselves. Yet, Xi Li only speculated a little bit.
At this moment, Qi Mon rushed out, snatched the wooden plaque from Xi Li’s hand, hastily hung it around WARNING-003’s neck.
"Hey, what are you doing!" Liu Chongping shouted.
"I just see her walking hard, helping her a bit." Qi Mon shrugged. But everyone knows he was grabbing the reward.
Xi Li pursed her lips, seeming submissive, saying nothing.
The blond youth holding a doll, WARNING-003, smiled slightly, placed one hand on his chest, and made a bow.
"Seems correct, huh..." Anthony took a relieved breath.
Suddenly, the singing at the ear turned ghastly and frightening, the benevolent Kaidan began dripping crimson blood, the singing abruptly eerie, like a ghost whispering in the ear.
"Wrong!!!" Geng Lan screamed, holding her head defensively: "Damn wheelchair girl, if you don’t understand, don’t talk nonsense!"
Qi Mon’s face suddenly turned pale.
Su Ming’an was also stunned, Xi Li’s thought process was similar to his, had she mistaken something?
"Hehehe~ Hehehe~" Silver bell-like laughter sounded, blood handprints appeared on the wall one after another. A little girl in a red dress walked giggling:
"The little girl picking mushrooms, carrying a basket of bones... ♪"
The singing was haunting, the tune familiar, sending shivers down one’s spine.
"Dear~ brother~," Duoduo looked at Qi Mon, spreading her arms, violet blood flowing out, and said with a smile:
"Congratulations to you!"
"You~ guessed~ wrong~ oh~"
She pointed at Qi Mon.
"Thud!"
Qi Mon felt his head fall off from his neck, rolling on the ground, shattering into pieces.
Blood spurted, spraying all around like a fountain.
"Ahhhhh——!" Countless screams erupted, the surrounding temperature dropped lower and lower, even Lü Shu felt some discomfort.
The instant death rule, which doesn’t consider combat power, cannot be resisted head-on.
Sweat trickled down Hua De’s forehead, and he quickly said, "Hurry up! If we take too long discussing, the song might not finish, and we could all freeze to death in the end!"
The Disciple Game adjusted the strength of the strong, even Ian couldn’t completely withstand the cold.
With a ’click,’ the light shifted, and a blonde male history teacher covered in blood stepped out, raising his sticky hands, singing loudly:
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"Rabbits rabbits smile on the surface, secretly obeying and disobeying, to avoid big eyes, they jump down carrot holes one by one."
"Rules, oh rules bloom, the clichéd paths are written, leading the eyes to observe."
"’Overbearing Shen Xue Falls in Love with Me,’ ’War God Wang Xingkong Dominates Mingxi,’ ’Golden Finger System of the Top Student,’ ’I am the principal of Bai Sha Heaven’..."
"Seventh rabbit heads to the red forest, years of life slip away, falls sick and dies under the trees, butterflies, bugs, and ants gnaw it."
...
"WARNING-009·Red Butterfly!" Fu Wenwen shouted.
Everyone looked at her, her face flushed, trembling as she said, "I, I saw it when burning paper for my brother, it’s a red butterfly, right in the forest..."
Su Ming’an remained silent.
As a multi-replay player, he could understand this nursery rhyme better than anyone. This passage spoke of the rabbits outwardly obeying the Awakeners, in reality, they secretly rebel, test the world rules, just like Li Mingyue did before. The rabbits crafted various cliché soap opera-like IF lines to attract Awakeners to watch and gather their intelligence.
This must have taken a long time.
The seventh rabbit’s life ran out, died in the forest, and was gnawed by bugs and ants... That was the Kaidan of the white-haired young man who died of illness, WARNING-009.
Zhou Sheng stepped forward, hanging a sign on 009 while the red butterfly danced gracefully, like Morning Star.
"Earlier, I thought they were terrifying..." Zhou Sheng muttered, "Now, it’s slightly better..."
"Regardless of what they did in life, if we answer wrong, we could die!" Li Xi’er had no sympathy, rubbing her arms all along, "They are just harmful spirits now!"
"Click," the light shifted.
A small white flower came bouncing out— WARNING-008. It swayed, emitting a voice indistinguishable as male or female:
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"Eighth rabbit was originally a cemetery person, met a Mad Hatter."
"The Mad Hatter gave it a card, asked why a raven was like a writing desk?"
"From then, time never passed for the eighth rabbit, forever drinking tea at six in the evening, sleeping by the blood-dripping sink, waiting, waiting."
"Where is Daddy? Where is Brother? It waits, waits, no one answers it."
"It forgot why it came, only knows it is a rabbit, a rabbit, a rabbit, it turned into a writing desk."
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This passage sounded obscure, yet one word was clear—sink.
Ian didn’t understand it entirely, but knew the eighth rabbit referred to Zhao Mingming by the sink, and he confidently hung the sign on Zhao Mingming.
Zhao Mingming revealed a creepy smile, not moving.
The answer was correct.
Following that, the red butterfly floated out— WARNING-009, sprinkling beautiful phosphorescence, singing gently:
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"Ninth rabbit ninth rabbit yearns for family, leaps over the fence to go home, a big rabbit quietly tells it, a rabbit is just a rabbit, not human."
"Turns out family is a lie! Ninth rabbit fell to its knees in despair, took a small knife to cut off its ears, after the ears, then cut off its tail."
"’I lost my ears and tail! I’m a human, not a rabbit!’ The Ninth Rabbit emphasized this, while the Big Rabbit looked at it regretfully."
"The Ninth Rabbit was killed, and the Big Rabbit secretly buried it. The Big Rabbit walked out with a smile, declaring that the Ninth Rabbit ran away."
...
After this chant, the entire venue went silent.
"Hmm..." Lü Shu pondered seriously.
After a moment, he said, "Which kaidan doesn’t have rabbit ears and a rabbit tail?"
...No kaidan has rabbit ears and a rabbit tail... Su Ming’an held his forehead. He actually already had most of the answers, but he didn’t act rashly, planning to listen to everything before speaking. However, the others were scratching their heads.
"The Big Rabbit is so bad." Fu Wenwen sighed.
"Why can’t rabbits be human..." Hua De lowered his eyes: "What’s this implying...?"
No one provided an answer.
Soon, the third-to-last, an old grandfather with a cane walked out from the gray mist. He looked kind and full of wrinkles; even Su Ming’an had never seen this kaidan before.
[WARNING-010: Cane Grandpa], harmless, he often mutters some words, mentioning his prematurely deceased granddaughter, as long as he is not interrupted, it’s safe.
With a hoarse, aging voice, he gently started singing this nursery rhyme, sounding melancholic and heavy, different from the relatively youthful voices of others:
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"Remaining rabbits sitting in rows, each rabbit holding an apple."
"A crunch, they bite down, the apple with skin and flesh."
"The Tenth Rabbit enjoys happiness, one morning opens eyes to a clear sky, the world favors the Little King, it turns out to be you, me, them in the sea."
"Child, child, where are you? Are you my finest creation?"
"White image leaves no trace; he ultimately belongs to Utopia."
...
"The child... must be WARNING-006," Lü Shu said.
The middle-aged woman playing games all along was always muttering, "Who saw my child?"
After hesitating for a moment, Liu Chongping stepped forward, resolutely hanging the wooden plaque, and the woman playing the game slightly lifted her head, quietly gazing at him, the temperature rising a little.
It seems that was the correct answer.
However, even Su Ming’an didn’t quite understand this part of the rhyme.
Second-to-last, a girl covered in whip scars slowly walked out. Her voice was clear, singing the final rhyme:
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"The rabbits decrease one by one, the Fourth Rabbit gradually disappears, the Sixth Rabbit quietly vanishes, only the Eleventh Rabbit, Twelfth Rabbit, and Big Rabbit are left."
"Big Rabbit, Big Rabbit raises a knife, killing one after another."
"The Twelfth Rabbit lifts a shovel, burying one after another."
"’Finally, only we are left!’ The Twelfth Rabbit smiled faintly."
"Sunshine disappears, cloud disappears, eyes disappear."
"The Eleventh Rabbit strums the harp, gradually disappearing."
"The Twelfth Rabbit lies in arms, killed by the Big Rabbit."
...
After hearing this part, people broke into a cold sweat.
"The Eleventh Rabbit playing the harp... should be WARNING-012, the piano sound from the piano room." Wu Yi frowned: "The problem is, who is the Twelfth Rabbit? This rhyme doesn’t have any hints."
They hung the rabbit plaque for 012, leaving the rest puzzled.
Su Ming’an remained calm, but he already had an idea.
Finally, a shadow slowly emerged, it was the teenager from the piano room, WARNING-012. His voice was gentle, like a babbling brook, narrating the final rhyme:
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"Big Rabbit, Big Rabbit, only you are left."
"Do you regret, liar, traitor, rabbit butcher."
"Turns out the Big Rabbit secretly knew the Thirteenth Rabbit, the two rabbits laughed, killing one after another, finally only it and it."
"’Grow wings,’ the Thirteenth Rabbit said."
"’We are creating an eternal Utopia, this time, let’s dance in a beautiful world that will never end,’ the Big Rabbit said."
"They finally grew wings, never needing to fear again."
"Ah—Rabbits never to return! Rabbits never to return!"
"But don’t be afraid, new rabbits are coming! New rabbits are coming!"
"They carry carrots, hold guns, have buck teeth and claws!"
"They look toward the sky, eyes eyes shut!"
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The rhyme finished, the temperature plummeting to freezing.
Several had already fainted from cold, Lü Shu scribbled, Mizushima Kawa Sora pondered deeply, Anthony frowned tightly.
The whispering around grew more low and cold, as if an icy snake was brushing against their skin, gently licking.
Anthony furrowed his brows: "Even though I don’t quite understand, the Big Rabbit is a traitor; it knew the Thirteenth Rabbit, so it secretly killed a lot of rabbits... Hiss... Has the World Game started posing such challenges?"
Xiao Su remained silent for a moment, then slowly said: "...The Big Rabbit, Second Rabbit, Fourth Rabbit, Sixth Rabbit, Ninth Rabbit, Twelfth Rabbit are still undetermined."
He raised a plaque: "The Big Rabbit is the killer of many rabbits. The Second Rabbit is skilled at poetry, the first to notice the eyes in the sky. The Fourth Rabbit is a traitor. The Sixth Rabbit is staff. The Ninth Rabbit wants to be human, cut off rabbit ears and tail. The Twelfth Rabbit has no hints."
He looked at the others: "I’m sorry, I don’t have a definite answer."
People showed fear; some wanted to try hanging the plaques, but were deeply afraid of death. Besides Lü Shu identifying the Fourth Rabbit as the 005 blond skeleton, none others had answers.
Just as Anthony gritted his teeth, determined to gamble on eliminating options, a young man with cat ears approached, took Anthony’s rabbit plaque, and then took others’ rabbit plaques.
Five rabbit plaques, all in the cat-eared young man’s hand.
"Cat Boss...! What do you want to do?" Mizushima Kawa Sora shouted. She suspected that the Cat Boss intended to harm them, the contestants.
Su Ming’an’s expression remained calm, he hung the rabbit plaques on the corresponding kaidan’s necks one by one.
In that instant, hallucination-like laughter rang in his ears, male and female, old and young, mixed and indistinct.
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"We want to be together, wielding sharp pens, to rewrite this world!"
"What’s the point of rewriting? It will just throw the world into chaos!"
"—So, we need to establish a [Nest]! Protect the world! Protect our homeland! Haha, Chen Qingguang, we all trust you, you’ll lead us!"
"Long time no see, how have you been? I hope you are still sticking to your creations, forgive me for only being able to send letters, my dear wife."
"Can we create new books?"
"Brother, I made you a new doll... I know it’s ugly, don’t laugh at me!"
"Granddaughter, granddaughter..."
"Has anyone seen my child? Yesterday I wrote a bit, and he disappeared..."
"Lord Li, I will write exciting stories for you, please allow us to live humbly."
"A bunch of unsatisfied fellows! What’s wrong here, eternal campus, eternal story, a Utopia without bias and discrimination!"
"They should be healed! Otherwise, they’ll be endlessly stuck in old pains!"
"Chen Qingguang! Chen Qingguang! You bastard!!!"
"Hah, hahaha...! I’m going to roll down with them! Roll down! Damn it! Give me back my words, give me back my history!"
"Turns out, I’m not special at all..."
"Brother, my remaining soul... will shine brightly for you."
"As long as I remember, your stories won’t end... won’t end..."
"And I, using my pen to create this dream of ants for them. From now on I’m no longer the principal, nor the awakener, I’m... Chen Qingguang..."
...
The voices jumbled, leaving one at a loss.
Clatter—clatter—
A ghostly wind blew through, knocking wooden plaques.
Mizushima Kawa Sora’s hand froze in mid-air, she saw all the kaidan stop their dance, and look over.
