69novels Chapter 192 The World Has Changed
Chapter 192 The World Has Changed
Chapter 192 The World Has Changed
"Luckily, I used cheat codes."
Otherwise, the price to pay for bringing someone back to life is by no means a small one...
Su Wu reached out and scratched her cheek, deeply feeling the trouble of losing her six eyes.
The fog rendered Six Eyes ineffective; of course, neither the fog nor Six Eyes was wrong.
Su Wu was too dependent on these eyes. Even though he had wanted to gouge them out many times, he had to admit that he had been dependent on Six Eyes ever since he came into this world.
Over-reliance on a certain ability can lead to arrogance.
"...Amazing." Maro touched his intact heart, his eyes filled with amazement.
Even the previous injuries had all disappeared. Apart from the bloodstained and tattered clothes, there was no indication of what had happened.
"We should be careful... well, never mind." Su Wu changed her mind halfway through her sentence.
"Being careful won't make a difference," he shook his head.
If he hadn't cheated, everyone else would have been dead just now.
Just being careful won't help you avoid it. He's fine because he's completely shameless; no one else has that skill.
"Let's go, keep moving forward, and be prepared to die at any time." The white-haired figure continued walking forward.
"After all, I can't always save you in time," he said slowly.
If he encountered a skill that could kill instantly, he wouldn't have time to save anyone.
They'll just have to admit it then.
The deep purple fog grew thicker, and a sand fortress-like building, somewhat resembling a honeycomb briquette, could be vaguely seen ahead.
The creatures coming and going near the fortress are all inhuman monsters.
Those monsters were about two meters long and looked like... chimera ants.
Of course, not like the chimera ants born from the queen and mixed with human genes, but like the queen.
In other words, rather than being hybrids, the ants here resemble purebred chimera ants.
"Look, your relatives," Su Wu said, pointing to the purebred chimera ants that had no human characteristics.
They're all chimera ants, so how can they not be considered relatives?
"However, given the habits of chimera ants, perhaps a new wave of ants has already replaced them here."
After all, the Queen's mission is to keep giving birth.
"..." The three hybrid ant guards showed no intention of going up to acknowledge their kinship, and even looked at the purebred ants with disdain.
Because, in their eyes, the strength of a purebred Chimera Ant is too weak.
It has no Nen ability; it is simply an animal.
"We're not the same kind of cat as them," Neferpitou said coldly.
Those chimera ants already have a king, and they also have their own king.
The ants under different Ant Kings are not even allies.
In many cases, they are actually adversaries.
"Then let's go around it," Su Wu said slowly.
Those chimera ants didn't seem strong, and he had no desire to fight them. After all, he was just here to stroll around the Dark Continent and enjoy the scenery.
After walking a short distance around the chimera ant nest, the group stopped again.
Before them lay a deep pit, from which thick purple smoke billowed.
The group continued their detour, witnessing battles between other creatures on the continent along the way.
The victor eats the corpse of the loser.
This is... a purely wild continent.
A rustling sound, like the ringing of bells, came from inside.
The people present were momentarily dazed, their faces turned pale, and they cautiously covered their ears.
Such a sound coming out suddenly is definitely not a good thing.
It sounded like the sound of a reptile passing by, even though the creature was nowhere to be seen. The crisp sound of the bell seemed to be everywhere, penetrating every nook and cranny.
Suddenly, a loud clap of thunder came from the sky.
Each streak of purplish-red lightning flashed across the sky, a harbinger of the impending doom.
Looking at the lightning, Su Wu suddenly had some strange associations.
Why did he feel... that these lightning bolts... were meant to strike him?
The lightning intensified, and finally, under Su Wu's watchful gaze, several thick bolts of lightning seemed to have chosen him and struck straight down.
"They actually did it for real." Su Wu lay in the huge crater on the ground, his body charred black. After a moment, he got up, and the charred parts of his body peeled off inch by inch, revealing the newly grown flesh underneath.
Having no bottom line is useless; it was just chopped off.
Could it be that this lightning has spatial properties?
Did he do something that deserves to be struck by lightning?
"Tsk, that doesn't make sense." Seeing the lightning gathering power in the sky again, Su Wu clicked her tongue in annoyance.
Then, in the blink of an eye, the lightning in the sky gathered its power and struck him down again.
They even... only targeted him and attacked him.
[Host detected as being rejected by the world; time travel portal to be activated.]
[Please prepare yourself, host.]
The submersible system finally started bubbling, and the sound even revealed a hint of tension and urgency.
"Huh? How come I'm being rejected by the world?" Su Wu stood there, being struck by lightning while using a reversal technique to heal herself, feeling a tingling, electric sensation all over her body.
[Ten seconds left countdown]
9, 8, 7...
【II.1.】
[Starting the world jump.]
The world before my eyes began to shake violently, and it felt like I had been hit hard on the back of my head with a sledgehammer, causing everything to go black.
Before losing consciousness, Su Wu saw a purple bolt of lightning heading towards him.
When will this ever end...?
The thought crossed his mind, and the next second he fell into a coma.
……
Heian period.
As the fisherwoman, dressed in rough clothing, passed by the sea, she saw a figure bobbing up and down in the water.
Her white hair was exceptionally conspicuous.
The fisherwoman pulled the man ashore before she could see what he looked like.
Her clothes were soft to the touch, clearly not cheap fabric; her skin was dazzlingly white, even whiter than the finest pearls she had ever seen; her hands were long and slender, with soft, smooth skin, indicating she had never done any manual labor.
She also wore brightly colored gemstone earrings that looked priceless.
Almost instantly, the fisherwoman understood the identity of the boy in the sea—he was a noble young master.
In that case, we must bring the other person home.
After all, failing to help a nobleman in his time of need could lead to execution if discovered.
The fisherwoman carried the boy home, and as soon as she entered the house, she encountered her husband who was already there.
The fisherwomen are responsible for fishing at sea, while their husbands are responsible for farming or hunting at home.
But her husband lay on the bed, thin as a skeleton, with a sallow complexion, and coughing every now and then.
"Where did you meet someone like this?" He first silently and carefully examined the unconscious boy who had been brought home by his wife, then asked with a frown.
White hair... such a distinctive appearance couldn't possibly belong to some nobody.
Could he be an important figure from Kyoto? But the fact that he was soaking wet and unconscious suggested something was amiss.
"He was pulled from the sea, and he seems to be a noble young master..." The fisherwoman placed the boy on the ground inside the house and knelt down beside her husband to feed him medicine spoonful by spoonful.
"...Let him leave as soon as he wakes up, so he doesn't get involved in the affairs of those important people," the sickly husband said between coughs.
"Mommy, is this the nobleman?" A little boy ran up to the fisherwoman, looked at the white-haired boy with curiosity, and asked, full of wonder.
"Your Excellency, you really do look different from us," a little girl wearing patched and ill-fitting clothes exclaimed with admiration and envy.
The white-haired boy remained unconscious for a day and a night, until late the next night when he slowly opened his red eyes.
What comes into view is the roof covered with thatch and wooden planks.
The space was cramped and filled with a fishy and medicinal smell.
Which world has he... traveled to this time?
And... why can't I move my body?
In this small space, besides him, there were the heartbeats and breathing sounds of four other people.
The six eyes are still functional, allowing the user to perceive their surroundings, but the body is stiff and unable to move.
"System, explain this to me," he called out to the system in his mind.
Since the time travel has suddenly begun, I should at least explain where I've ended up.
[Current World - Jujutsu Kaisen.]
[Due to the hasty time travel, the timeline was incorrectly set; the current era is now the Heian period (a thousand years before the story begins).]
"...The Curse Returns is a modern anime, right? The plot takes place in modern times... What are you trying to do by sending me here?" Su Wu thought to herself.
Either you've entered the wrong world or the wrong timeline? System, you're really something.
"Why did you start the time travel so hastily?" Su Wu asked patiently.
[The world's consciousness is too repulsive, and the rules of the Dark Continent are the most intense. The host's act of resurrecting others without incurring any consequences has been detected by the world's consciousness. If you don't leave now, you will have to confront the world's consciousness head-on.]
[System power insufficient.]
The system explained.
Simply put, the stowaways were discovered, and lacking the energy to fight back, they had no choice but to escape.
"Then why can't I move right now?" Su Wu asked again.
He's like a vegetable now; he can only move his eyes, and he has no feeling in any other part of his body.
"Before leaving, the Hunter World consciousness cursed you, host," the system replied.
So you can't take a joke? It's just that the plot was ruined, and a few people were brought back to life. Is it really that big of a deal? You're so petty.
"Then how can this curse be lifted?" Su Wu asked with a sigh.
He doesn't want to be a vegetable.
"Two days later, the host will have left the Hunter world, and the curse will naturally be lifted," the system replied.
Even for the world's consciousness, cursing someone across worlds is not a simple matter.
"...I'm going to be a vegetable for two more days," Su Wu thought to herself, feeling dissatisfied.
But I had to suppress my frustration and start checking my things.
Ugly Baby and Prison Gate are still in the system inventory.
"These two..." He looked at the white tiger head and the golden hair head in the backpack compartment and fell into deep thought.
How come these two are in his system inventory too?
Ugly Treasure was bought from the system, which is reasonable, but Sora and Maro... weren't they bought from the system by him?
"Kong has a soul contract with the host, and Maro, as a follower, is also considered your personal item," the system explained.
"..." Su Wu hesitated, wanting to say something but stopping herself.
What, are you afraid he won't be able to find Rime II if he moves to another world?
Forget it.
Su Wu closed his eyes. He hadn't opened them yet to prove to the people in the room that he was awake, since he was currently in a vegetative state.
You can get up once you can move your body.
"This gentleman has been unconscious for three days..." the fisherwoman said to her husband, checking the boy's breathing.
"Life and death are predestined. If he dies, throw him out. He absolutely cannot die in our house. Cough cough cough..." The man said, then coughed violently again.
Otherwise, if a nobleman were found dead in their home, they would still be in trouble, even if it had nothing to do with them.
"I think I'm about to collapse..." After saying just a few words, the man seemed utterly exhausted.
"After I die, you can marry someone else and take your two children with you," he said to his wife.
It seems that people can vaguely sense the time of their death before they die.
The wife lowered her head, covered her face, and began to cry.
After their husbands died, leaving behind orphans and widows, their lives would surely become even more difficult. Therefore, finding someone to marry was the best way out.
"Akiko..." The man lay there panting heavily, his voice strained, his eyes gradually becoming vacant, yet at one moment, he stared intently at the corner of the room.
When a person is dying, they can see creatures that are not normally visible.
And that's exactly what he saw at that moment—a huge, wriggling, worm-like creature, deep purple, crawling on the roof of his house, with green slime covering the walls.
Suddenly, the monster met his gaze.
"You can see me! You can see me..." it screamed, climbed down from the roof, came to the man, and wrapped its arms around his throat.
"Akiko...run away..." the man struggled to speak.
Bruising appeared on my neck.
The fisherwoman covered her mouth in disbelief upon seeing this.
She couldn't see the monster wrapped around her husband; she only saw him seemingly being entangled by an invisible creature.
Are they those unseen monsters?
Only the big shots in Kyoto can deal with this monster...
The fisherwoman stood up and ran into the inner room, picked up the two children, and was about to run outside.
As she passed the unconscious, white-haired boy, a hint of hesitation and reluctance flashed in her eyes.
But then they saw the boy, who had been unconscious for three days, open his eyes.
Those eyes were red like congealed drops of blood, filled with arrogance and cruelty.
The eyes rolled around, landing on the panting man and the monster.
The monster was startled and inexplicably froze.
Although it wasn't very intelligent, its instincts warned it... there was danger!
The white-haired boy frowned, clearly annoyed, and said, "It's so noisy."
With difficulty, he manipulated his fingers, trembling as he raised his index finger and slid it down.
The monster that was wrapped around the man was swiftly and cleanly dismembered.
Purple blood splattered all over the ground, but ordinary people could not see these bloodstains.
"Cough cough cough—" The man, now free, lay on the ground coughing violently.
"Sir, are you from Kyoto?" He looked at the white-haired boy, only to find that the boy had closed his eyes again at some point.
It seems to have fallen asleep again.
(End of this chapter)