Surviving the Doomsday Apartment—With Infinite Clones!
Chapter 523: Exploring the Past, Seeing the Future
However, that pointer didn't spin for very long.
It probably hadn't even been five seconds before the pointer, which had an inherent luminous quality, began to faintly take on a bloody hue.
From the perspective of a normal player, it looked like Wang Lingling's pair of wide, pure white eyes suddenly developed red blood vessels.
And a faint look of pain also appeared on Wang Lingling's face.
Soon after, she suddenly closed her eyes, as if she had strained them from overuse.
It took her a good while to adjust before she reopened them.
And the eyes that reopened had already returned to the appearance of normal eyes.
When these normal eyes looked at Li Si again, they carried a faintly complex emotion.
Li Si, with his eyes covered by the black cloth, remained calm as he asked Wang Lingling:
"Like that? And then? What is the effect of the Yin Eye?"
Wang Lingling was silent for a moment before continuing honestly: "The effect of the first-tier Yin Yang Eyes' Yin Eye is divided into 'Probe the Past' and 'See the Future'."
"'Probe the Past' means being able to see a person's past experiences;"
"'See the Future' means being able to foresee a person's future."
"However, this ability seems to have significant limitations. Whether it's the past or the future, the scenes that can be seen are very short and seem to be random."
"Even..."
Wang Lingling paused, then spoke frankly to Li Si: "You seem to have some means to block this kind of probing?"
"Or is it... that there is something strange about your 'past'?"
Her question was essentially a direct statement—
She had just used the Yin Eye's "Probe the Past" ability on Li Si.
Yet, it seemed she hadn't managed to probe anything. 𝒻𝓇𝑒𝘦𝘸𝑒𝒷𝓃ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝒸ℴ𝘮
That's why she suspected there was something problematic about Li Si's "past."
Li Si seemed to have anticipated this. He didn't answer Wang Lingling directly but instead suggested to her:
"You can try again, probe that guy's past."
That guy... he was referring to He Yuliang, who was lying on the ground in a near-death state.
Wang Lingling thought for a moment and actually did as suggested.
Her wide, pure white eyes once again filled her eye sockets.
This time, she looked at He Yuliang.
From the doll's perspective, Jiang Ye also saw again the pointer within the pure white eyes spinning counterclockwise at extreme speed.
He couldn't help but speculate—when probing the past, the pointer spins counterclockwise.
Then when seeing the future, the pointer should spin clockwise?
Actually, Wang Lingling's "Yin Yang Eyes" ability seemed to correspond exactly to the mechanical eyeballs and the prison watch.
The effect of the Yang Eye almost directly replicated the effect of the mechanical eyeballs.
And the effect of the Yin Eye, concerning the past and future, was related to time.
The prison watch also recorded the player's countdown timer.
However, the mechanical eyeballs and the prison watch were two separate objects.
Even though Sun and Moon People could possess both mechanical eyeballs and a prison watch simultaneously, these two things still manifested as two separate items.
Yet, Wang Lingling's pair of eyes could achieve the effects of both items!
Between Yin and Yang, between mechanical eyeballs and the prison watch, she could actually switch freely!
Hiss...
Wait!
Jiang Ye suddenly thought—
After that Qi Lin, who everyone believed to be a Sun Person player, died, didn't he drop a pair of pure white eyeballs?
His eyeballs were originally mechanical eyeballs.
After death, the mechanical eyeballs turned into pure white eyeballs?
And right now, Wang Lingling's pure white eyeballs corresponded to the effect of the prison watch?
Then weren't Qi Lin's eyes also like Wang Lingling's, possessing two states?
For a moment, Jiang Ye developed some new speculations about Qi Lin.
And Wang Lingling's probing of He Yuliang ended just as quickly as her probing of Li Si earlier.
Having gained experience this time, she didn't even spend five seconds probing He Yuliang.
After her eyes returned from pure white to normal, she barely adjusted before frowning and saying: "This guy... his situation is very similar to yours?"
"Is there something wrong with both of your pasts? Or is there something inherently wrong with my Glyph Pattern Ability?"
Li Si didn't say much more but instead turned to look at Du Yuheng.
Du Yuheng pondered for a moment, then explained on his behalf: "He Yuliang has a skill that can modify his past."
With just that simple sentence, Wang Lingling was shocked: "Modify... the past?! This...?"
She found it somewhat incomprehensible.
Du Yuheng didn't explain further, only giving the conclusion: "So the problem lies with the person, not your Glyph Pattern Ability."
Wang Lingling looked at He Yuliang again, then turned to Li Si, deep in thought.
The other players listening to her description of the Yin Yang Eyes ability were also deep in thought.
This ability was indeed powerful.
Not only could it directly erase Moon People players, but it could also probe for information.
However...
Without thinking too much, they could guess—
What Wang Lingling revealed was probably not the full effect of [Yin Yang Eyes].
Everyone has secrets and wants to keep some trump cards.
This Wang Lingling didn't seem like a fool.
As long as she wasn't foolish, she definitely wouldn't directly reveal the entire effect of her [Yin Yang Eyes] like that.
And the effects she revealed were already this strong...
Then what was the part she was hiding?
The players present only felt wary in their hearts, not daring to think too much.
At this point, they even somewhat understood Chen Cang.
If such an opportunity could truly be seized for oneself, how great would that be?
Unfortunately...
At this moment, some gazes fell upon Lin Jing.
The means from Lin Jing's miniature Jade Flask, comparable to Words Become Law, also made them extremely wary.
Especially the group of Moon People players following Lin Dong.
When their gazes swept over each person present, they couldn't help but realize with shock—
Damn it! The people gathered here are all seniors!
Li Ku, covered in scars with his eerie Glyph Patterns, who also seems to have absorbed that Sun Person player's ability!
Lin Jing, holding a mysterious Jade Flask, seemingly possessing the power of Words Become Law!
Wang Lingling, who absorbed the black mist of the entire Blood Pool space, awakening the heaven-defying [Yin Yang Eyes]!
Chen Cang, bearing the Protagonist Halo, casually stealing others' opportunities, yet no one dares to offend him completely.
And then Li Si, Du Yuheng, He Yuliang...
Each one of these doesn't look like a simple character!
Including that unlucky guy who only awakened a Rat Transformation Glyph Pattern... could he be simple?
A trash so unlucky to the extreme, yet he has survived until now, appeared here, mingling among a group of seniors...
Could such a person be a simple, worthless piece of goods?
Beside Lin Jing, there were also two youths who remained relatively silent.
However, no one dared to look down on them anymore.
Earlier, when Chen Cang proposed the theory of "fists being harder than reason," everyone present agreed that those five youths were the weakest.
But now...
Among this group of theirs, who was strong and who was weak was truly hard to say.
And such a group of strong players, each carrying their own secrets and trump cards...
Gathered together like this, led by Li Ku, setting a common goal of "great unification"...
Before, when they heard Lin Jing's words, although they were quite convinced and felt somewhat fired up.
To be honest, it ultimately lacked a sense of reality.
After all, they were Moon People.
And according to Li Ku and Lin Jing's statements, they wanted to overthrow all the Sun People!
This was definitely not a small matter that could be accomplished by just moving their lips.
Instead, in the hearts of the vast majority of Moon People players, it was a feat that was fundamentally impossible to achieve!
Yes, the group of Moon People following Lin Dong originally lacked some confidence.
However, at this moment, they had to admit—
Perhaps, it was precisely their group that could truly accomplish something great!
Truly unify this world!
Even if, in the end, one wasn't the person who reached the pinnacle of power...
Being part of accomplishing this great feat could still count as being a hero, right?
After this simple session of "openness and honesty"...
This group of players in the Blood Pool space actually began to develop some cohesion, a sense of fighting for a common goal.
Finally, it was Li Ku who swept his gaze over everyone and gave a concluding statement:
"Now, all of us possess Glyph Pattern Abilities, we are all believers in Black Energy."
"Regarding this, everyone should have no objections?"
Naturally, there were no objections.
Each one of them was so strong.
To huddle together for warmth on top of that would naturally make them even stronger.
Thus, Li Ku continued:
"We have only gathered together because of our faith. Therefore, it's natural to have reservations between us."
"I believe you all have secrets you are unwilling to reveal. Of course, I have them too."
"These secrets constitute our respective boundaries, and there's no need to break them."
"But regarding the common goal we believe in and pursue, I hope everyone can reach a consensus without secrets."
"For example, on the matter of how to overturn the rule of Sun People players... I believe each of you holds some information."
"So now, I'll start by offering a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions, revealing the information I possess."
Earlier, when requesting self-introductions, Chen Cang demanded the weaker ones go first.
But now, Li Ku was willing to take the initiative to reveal his information first.
This attitude showed the utmost respect to the players present.
Since he revealed information first, the other players naturally wouldn't object.
Thus, Li Ku said slowly:
"Regarding the matter of destroying the Sun People, I have thought about it deeply for a long time."
"The most difficult point in this is the Sun People players' Erasure authority over Moon People players."
"Secondly, it's the mechanical eyeballs' vision and insight far surpassing ordinary people, as well as their extremely fast speed."
"This makes it so that when we confront Sun People players head-on, even if we aren't erased, we would have difficulty harming them because we can't catch up to the speed of the mechanical eyeballs."
"Then there's the fact that within the World Tree ruins remaining in Qiankun Land, there seems to be a secret hidden that continuously breeds Sun People players."
These problems were indeed the key reasons why Moon People players found it difficult to overthrow the Sun People.
Li Ku continued:
"Regarding the Sun People players' Erasure authority, I currently have two relatively clear lines of thought and one rather vague idea."
"The two lines of thought are—"
"The first, eliminate the Sun People players' identity;"
"The second, eliminate the Sun People players' hair."
"As everyone knows, transformation between Sun People and Moon People is possible."
"Although Sun People players have blocked the upward channel, making the transformation from Moon People to Sun People almost only exist in theory."
"The transformation from Sun People to Moon People is very simple."
"Based on the ruling effect of the Sun People higher-ups—if a Sun Person is guilty, they will be stripped of their Sun Person identity, sentenced as a criminal, and exiled to the Land of Exile."
"And the most direct form of guilt is awakening a Glyph Pattern Ability, becoming tainted with the 'exile' scent."
"Speaking of this, you should also be able to think of one way for Sun People players to awaken Glyph Pattern Abilities. That is, during a solar eclipse, players who do not wear a [Blood Skin Coat] have a probability of awakening a random Glyph Pattern."
"So here are two problems—"
"How to make Sun People players not wear the [Blood Skin Coat]?"
"And, how to make the probability of Sun People players awakening Glyph Patterns become 100%?"
"These two problems are both very difficult to solve."
"However, it's not completely impossible. I believe where there's a will, there's a way."
"If we choose this path, we can then think of ways to solve these problems in a targeted manner."
"The second path, eliminating hair..."
When Li Ku reached this point, his gaze swept over several people present before he continued: "Currently, among us, quite a few already possess the [Salvation Domain] skill."
"This special skill, which can spread like a virus, has a state called 'Curse of Despair'."
"Players who are hit by this curse will lose their hair."
"Sun People players who lose their hair also lose their authority and thus cannot erase Moon People."
"Of course, this line of thought also has problems that need to be solved—"
"How can we make all Sun People players simultaneously infected with the Curse of Despair?"
"It also seems very difficult to achieve, relying on us to think of a way."
Having said this, Li Ku paused, his gaze sweeping over everyone as he inquired:
"Regarding what I've said about stripping Sun People players of their identity, eliminating Sun People players' hair..."
"Do any of you possess additional information that could supplement some new ideas?"
"For example, are there any other methods that could eliminate all Sun People players' hair in one go?"
While saying this, Li Ku looked directly at Li Si.
Li Si remained silent, so Li Ku then gave a meaningful glance to Chen Cang.
Chen Cang was deep in thought. When he received the meaningful glance, he was stunned for quite a while before belatedly reacting. He then explained to everyone:
"Li Si's situation is quite special—according to him, he transformed from a Moon Person to a Sun Person, and then not long ago, fell from a Sun Person to a Moon Person..."
"So—" He looked at Li Si and said bluntly, "Do you have any more efficient alternative ideas regarding eliminating Sun People's hair?"
Li Si remained silent for another moment before counter-asking Li Ku: "You just said you have two lines of thought and one rather vague idea."
"You've talked about the two lines of thought. What about the rather vague idea?"
Li Ku didn't hide it either, continuing straightforwardly: "This rather vague idea lies in the announcement heard not long ago—the Birth of the Moon Infant."
"'In the Land of Exile, the First Moon Infant is born...'"
"To be honest, this is a situation I completely did not anticipate. At the same time, I am also not clear about what this situation actually signifies."
"But in the unseen workings of fate, the birth of the Moon Infant might foretell the demise of Sun People players?"
"So my rather vague, immature line of thought is to utilize the power of the Moon Infant, or perhaps... utilize the power of the Old Moon that, with the birth of the Moon Infant, is about to shift to the Land of Exile?"