bigabreads Chapter 319 Sequence 4 - The Frenzy
Chapter 319 Sequence 4 - The Frenzy
His eyes were closed, and his face was still pale, but the lingering gloom between his brows had faded considerably, replaced by a serene calm that resembled that of a sage.
His consciousness was sinking into a boundless "river".
That is not the resurrected riverbed before us, but the "source river" that contains the sequence.
Countless blurry images flowed through his consciousness.
He witnessed the battle between Xu Si and [Water Devouring Greedy Butcher], and saw the river channel in its various forms before and after death;
He "saw" how millions of tons of muddy, yellowish water were swallowed, squeezed, and stripped of their vitality in the abyss-like maw of the [Water Devouring Greedy Slaughter], turning into lifeless silt;
Below the cliff, the dried-up riverbed, nourished by the renewed water, emitted a faint, almost joyful crackling sound as it split open.
See into the distant past—how this river was born, how it surged, how it nourished the creatures along its banks, how it was tamed and exploited by humankind, and how it struggled and dried up in the upheavals of the end times…
At that moment, he seemed to have truly become the river and understood it.
It is inclusiveness, it is circulation, it is bearing, and it is also... forgetting.
……
The gloom and deep-seated problems that had plagued him for so long, stemming from his own experiences, were now being repeatedly washed away and cleansed in the ever-flowing river of memories.
It did not disappear, but seemed to have been carried by the water to a wider place, no longer just weighing on his heart.
"So...it's that ridiculous?"
Deep within his consciousness, Chen Pei let out a silent sigh.
It's not about letting go, it's about accepting.
Accept all of water, accept all of himself.
This is the heavy and somber mission that the end times have bestowed upon him.
Om-! ! !
The vortex suddenly accelerated!
Countless water droplets suspended in mid-air trembled simultaneously, emitting a high-frequency, clear hum, as if the entire river was playing a magnificent ceremonial melody.
"Isn't this a bit too much of a commotion?" Even Xu Si wondered if the main character had been changed.
At the center of the deep blue vortex, the humanoid light suddenly surged!
Chen Pei opened his eyes.
His eyes were no longer dim as before, but two deep, unfathomable pools of blue.
It seemed to encompass the entire River of Rebirth, and beneath the calm lay a vast and boundless power.
He slowly raised his hands.
There were no complicated hand seals, and no violent energy fluctuations.
It's just such a simple action.
Splash! ...
The entire surging river froze for a moment!
It wasn't frozen, but rather as if time had been stretched out—every wave, every ripple, every leaping drop of water.
They all hovered clearly in mid-air, forming an incredibly magnificent yet eerie still picture.
Only Chen Pei was surrounded by a faint blue halo that flickered like breathing.
On the shore, everyone held their breath.
Even Xu Si was the same.
Sure enough, the median sequence underwent a dramatic change.
As if he had thought of something, he turned his gaze to Fu Xiaojian again.
Sigh, Old Fu did his best.
Tang Jinxiu covered her mouth, tears silently streaming down her face. She wasn't afraid; she was just nervous.
Xu Si stood on the roof of the car, his starry eyes reflecting the dark blue figure, and nodded slightly.
"It's done!"
The next moment, the stagnation was lifted.
The river plunged down with a roar, then continued its flow.
But everyone felt that this river... seemed different.
It is still turbid and turbulent, but it has lost some of its "tyranny" and gained a touch of indescribable "rationality".
Chen Pei gradually emerged from the center of the vortex.
To be honest, Xu Si was a little envious. Chen Pei's promotion took less than ten minutes, and it could be described in two words: smooth as silk.
Why did his promotion seem like a difficult birth?
"Xiao Pei?" Tang Jinxiu asked after confirming several times.
"Sister Jinxiu?" The young man gave a bright, sunny smile.
Tang Jinxiu was stunned. She knew that something about the boy was different.
Until Chen Pei slowly gathered the dense, almost tangible water vapor around him and let it seep into his body.
People then stepped forward to inquire.
"Young Master Chen? This is already Sequence 4?"
Tashan was the first to rush forward, his large, fan-like hand about to pat Chen Pei's shoulder, but he stopped at the last moment and grinned.
"Brother Tashan, Sequence 4 - Frenzy," Chen Pei looked at him and replied with a smile.
His gaze swept over the crowd, finally settling on Fu Xiaojian and Xu Si on the roof of the car, before he nodded in acknowledgment.
Xu Si was surprised.
The gloomy boy from before seems to have transformed into a sunny one. Is he going to forge his own path, leaving himself with nowhere to go?
I wonder if it's too late to make a transition now?
"Well done!" Fu Xiaojian breathed a long sigh of relief, a relieved smile on his face.
The team has gained another Sequence 4, which is fantastic news!
Moreover, Chen Pei's sequence characteristics, in specific environments, may even have a strategic value that surpasses that of a simple combat sequence.
Jiao Jiao's first reaction after Chen Pei came up was to repeatedly and continuously release "Recovery" on him, Fu Xiaojian, and Xu Si to fleece them.
Chen Pei's promotion to Sequence 4 unexpectedly gave her an unprecedented thirst for the Sequence.
Her gaze swept over Xu Si, and she bit her lip as if to say, "Don't even think about leaving me behind."
After confirming with Chen Pei that the river was safe, everyone began their enthusiastic bathing session as the sun rose.
The shock of Chen Pei's promotion has not yet completely subsided.
The riverbank was already filled with a rare relaxed atmosphere.
The massive body of Tashan plunged directly into the river, the splashing water drawing laughter and curses.
Xiao Luo, Doubao, and the other children took off their shoes and socks and carefully stepped into the shallow water on the riverbank. The cool touch made them shout with joy.
"Brother Shan, Brother Shan, build us a pool!" Jiao Jiao shouted to Ta Shan, who had already swum to the middle of the river.
Although there's no strict separation between men and women nowadays, it's still impossible for them to bathe with the men.
"Oh! Here it comes!" In just a few breaths, a standard hot spring pool was built upstream, blocking the view of the group of men.
Even the usually aloof Su Su smiled.
Jiao Jiao snorted at Xu Si on the roof of the car, puffed out her small chest, and crawled into the hot spring, stealing glances every now and then.
He wanted to make sure Xu Si wasn't glancing at him.
However, when Hinata Aoi entered the hot spring, she couldn't open her eyes.
Is this the original?
Won't it float?
How can there be such a huge difference between people?
The unprecedented sense of frustration made her become much more low-key.
His gaze toward Xu Si became even more stern.
Xu Si felt completely baffled.
"Knife, come down and soak! Don't stay alone!" Tashan swam back and forth in the river several times; he loved the feeling.
"Here it comes!" Xu Si couldn't stand Jiao Jiao's eye-rolling any longer, and besides, he also really wanted to have a fling.
DouDou, DouBao, and the other little ones had a blast.
'Plop'
'Plop'
……
They jumped into the river one after another, then swam ashore and jumped back in. I don't know when they learned to swim.
This amazed Wang Hu and Shao Bing, who were waiting in the river for a rescue.