Global Collapse-Chapter 691 - 656:《 》_1

Gu Mian was very familiar with this voice.

Xiao Qiao wasn't good at much, but incessant chattering was undoubtedly her forte.

She would often mindlessly repeat words she had read or heard from somewhere, and Gu Mian was frequently tormented by her emotionless recitations.

The more he heard it, the more deeply ingrained the voice became.

Therefore, Gu Mian recognized Xiao Qiao's voice almost instantaneously.

However, Xiao Qiao wasn't known for speaking so intelligently.

"Who are you?" Gu Mian asked after a pause of several seconds.

Calling someone only to ask who they are is truly idiotic behavior.

The person on the other end seemed befuddled by his audacious question. After a moment of silence, she responded, "I'm the only person in this world. In your terms, I'm the most important NPC here. Since you've called me, you should already know my identity."

Indeed.

Mr. Green had already informed Gu Mian about this person's existence.

But Gu Mian hadn't expected this NPC to have such a close connection with Xiao Qiao.

Since their voices were identical, Gu Mian reasonably suspected Xiao Qiao was an avatar forcefully split from this NPC's body. Perhaps the NPC made some errors during the creation process, resulting in a less intelligent individual.

Gu Mian didn't ask about her connection to Xiao Qiao; finding his four lost companions was his top priority.

He asked directly, "Are they still alive?"

Given her status as the most important NPC in this world, she likely knew the situation of Chu Changge and the others.

Even if she didn't know about the others, she should at least be able to sense Xiao Qiao, right?

"Alive," the NPC from the Low-Dimensional World replied. She was unusually cooperative, even proactively providing more information. "But one of them doesn't seem to be doing too well."

Gu Mian didn't ask who wasn't doing well. "Are they still together?"

"Three of them are together. Another one is looking for you and is not far from you."

"In what direction?"

"Straight ahead. All four of them are straight ahead. Follow this road, and you'll find them soon."

Gu Mian immediately instructed Coach Che to drive forward.

This high-level NPC was like a kind old man from a Novice Village in a game, answering whatever he was asked.

It seemed her sole purpose in appearing was to answer Gu Mian's questions.

Meanwhile, the ghost being dragged behind the car continued to shriek. Gu Mian glanced at the rugged road ahead. "I have a question. This world continuously reincarnates to prevent its own destruction, right? The cycle begins a few minutes after the alarm sounds. Do you know how much time is left before the next alarm?"

He had to find everyone before the cycle began.

The person on the other end of the phone wasn't surprised Gu Mian had figured out the secret of the world's cycle. She replied, "Less than ten minutes."

Gu Mian hadn't expected it to be so soon.

Time was extremely tight.

"At your current speed, it will take at least ten minutes to meet the other three. You don't have enough time." The NPC kindly calculated for him.

Gu Mian reached out and grabbed Coach Che by the throat, trying to instill a sense of urgency in him.

Coach Che, flooring the gas pedal, shouted, "It's floored! It's floored!"

A car on the verge of taking flight sped down the dark narrow road, dragging an underage loudspeaker behind it.

The scene was rather eerie.

Fatty shouted from behind Gu Mian's head, "Doctor, if this world cycles before we find Brother Chu and the others, does that mean we'll have to face the Brother Chu from the next cycle? Will the Brother Chu from the next cycle still be our Brother Chu?"

Just as Fatty was shouting, a voice came from the phone, "Haven't you noticed?"

What?

The voice, identical to Xiao Qiao's, continued from the receiver, "The moment you entered this world, the cycle of reincarnation had already stopped."

Gu Mian was stunned.

The cycle of reincarnation had stopped?

This meant no new people would appear in this world. The world would return to a normal timeline, facing its own destruction.

Is the Seventh World going to perish like this?

"Because the cycle of reincarnation in this world can't interfere with your existence, the moment you entered here, its reincarnation program had already ceased functioning," the person on the phone continued, not giving Gu Mian a chance to interject. "In fact, I was the one who initiated the cycle of reincarnation in this world to prevent its destruction. But do you know why my world has become like this? It's because we are under a curse from a higher dimension.

"This used to be a world just as normal as Earth. But under the impact of the curse, countless negative elements appeared in this world.

"People became irritable and easily angered. Minor provocations could incite fights. Gradually, conflicts and contradictions grew more numerous. Evil began to fester in every corner of the world, and crime became an everyday occurrence. Very quickly, this world was inundated with negativity.

"The population plummeted daily. Eventually, this world became a container filled with negative factors. Within these intense negative factors, all living beings were contaminated and subsequently died, finding no peace even after death.

"This is a Low-Dimensional World, a world born from people's aspirations or creations. Likewise, sustaining such a world requires emotional support. When a Low-Dimensional World no longer possesses what it needs to sustain itself, it means that world is dying.

"But I was fortunate. Before this world perished, I found a way to preserve it—reincarnation."

Gu Mian listened to the other party's lengthy explanation, his eyes fixed on the road ahead.

"The process is very complicated; a detailed explanation would take more than an hour. You can understand it as me setting up a program, one that makes this world constantly repeat a short period before its destruction. This way, it never actually reaches that point of destruction.

"But I didn't expect Earth to throw people in. This time, even you came in. You should be aware of your own uniqueness. To me, you are a BUG. The reincarnation program I established is completely useless against you. Your arrival caused the program I set up to crash directly, and this world's time has begun to move forward linearly…"

"This time, even I came in." Gu Mian seized on the key point. "According to what you're saying, I didn't participate in the previous cycles, correct? This is my first time entering this world."

"That's correct."

Strange. Gu Mian frowned.

Did the Chu Changge who entered this world previously not have the Dungeon Entry Tickets?

"This time, Chu Changge from the First World used a special item to pull you in, right?" the person on the phone said. "The Chu Changge who came to this world before didn't possess such an item."

So he really didn't have one.

Where did things go wrong?

Why does the Chu Changge in his timeline possess a Dungeon Entry Ticket, while the previous ones didn't?

Just then, Fatty suddenly yelled from the back seat, "Doctor! I think I see Miss 007 up ahead! And a dog…"

Gu Mian also looked up.

The car's headlights illuminated the distance. Gu Mian saw a spirited large dog dragging what looked like a corpse towards them at a sprint.

Judging by the clothes, it was undoubtedly 007.

Coach Che braked the car at the right moment.

Although 007 was being dragged like a corpse, she stubbornly kept her head raised. Gu Mian saw her lips move as if saying something, and the dog obediently stopped beside the car.

Gu Mian quickly pulled 007 and the dog into the car, then went back to pressuring Coach Che.

Pale-faced, Coach Che immediately slammed the accelerator, and the car sped forward with everyone.

"The direction I came from… they're all in that direction…" 007 managed to gasp out.

She hadn't slept for days and had just been dragged by the dog; 007 felt like she could pass out on the spot.

But she dutifully informed Gu Mian of Chu Changge and the others' direction before collapsing.

Fatty looked at 007 lying in the car, her arms scraped raw. "Now I understand how that ghost felt, being hung from the back of the car by Doctor."

The person on the other end of the line was still speaking to Gu Mian. "The one I said was dying isn't her."

Someone in worse condition than 007?

Gu Mian frowned, looking at the unconscious 007.