Xu Xi no longer hides.
He reveals the truth of the Great Qian to everyone.
The simple folk, though shocked by such terrifying facts, feel more numbness than anything else.
The “criminals” driven to the borderlands.
They have long grown accustomed to the cruelty of demons and monsters.
They have witnessed their friends, their families, torn apart by the fangs of demons.
The poor know well the dangers of the Ten Thousand Mountains, a hellish reality forged by heaven and earth, a sea of blood and suffering.
But—
Brother Xi says he will lead everyone out of the Ten Thousand Mountains.
It’s Brother Xi who said it.
So, they pick up their hoes and pitchforks again, forming an endless tide of people, following Xu Xi out of the province and through the checkpoint.
Only a few who recently joined the Army of Survival hesitate and stay behind.
They haven’t known Xu Xi for long and dare not follow him into the Ten Thousand Mountains, for its fearsome reputation is too great.
“Sir, those people don’t believe you. How despicable.”
“That’s normal, Yingxue.”
The crowd moves like a relentless tide, stretching endlessly into the distance, resembling an unbroken black dragon.
At the head of the dragon are Xu Xi and Wu Yingxue.
The young girl clenches her fists, venting her frustration to Xu Xi about those who stayed behind.
Xu Xi simply smiles faintly.
“I’m not an omnipotent god. I can’t be liked by everyone. It’s normal that they don’t believe me.”
“Besides, this breakout is indeed dangerous.”
“It’s only natural for them to be afraid.”
Xu Xi looks back at the countless feet following him, the yellow earth beneath them flattened repeatedly, forming a solid path.
Among them are patched cloth shoes and self-woven straw sandals.
To be honest.
These people, fearless and persistent, following Xu Xi without hesitation.
They are the ones who are truly unusual.
Just because of Xu Xi’s words, his decisions, they choose to believe and act without a second thought.
Why is that?
Xu Xi knows the reason, Wu Yingxue knows, everyone knows.
It’s because they’ve all become fools.
Big fools infected by Xu Xi.
…
“Boom!”
“Boom!”
“Bang! Bang!”
The soldiers of the Army of Survival, armed and armored, scatter to the outer edges, protecting the elderly, weak, women, and children inside.
Xu Xi, as the strongest fighter, leads the group forward.
He also serves as the vanguard.
The long procession moves slowly, crossing provinces and passing through checkpoints.
The “criminals” who once fled from the borderlands to the Great Qian now return to the harsh borderlands without pause, continuing forward, following that thin yet warm figure.
They walk.
For a long, long time.
The existence of the Fool’s Technique ensures that almost everyone has some level of martial energy.
This greatly speeds up the group’s progress.
After many years, Xu Xi once again sees the mountain range that stands like a thousand blades piercing the earth, stretching endlessly to the horizon.
Dark and mysterious, towering into the clouds.
The peaks meet the sea of clouds, connecting heaven and earth, forming a cage that no human can escape.
“Ten Thousand Mountains…”
“This time, leaving means there’s no chance of returning.”
“If we succeed, there’s a broader world. If we fail, we’ll die halfway.”
Xu Xi slightly raises his head.
He sees the overlapping mountain ranges, like jagged scales, embedded in the earth, rugged and nearly impassable.
Then.
Xu Xi looks back at the borderlands behind him, recalling the first year of the simulation, when he stumbled into Qingniu Town.
He still vividly remembers the familiar faces that vanished in the Demon Tide.
“This world really sucks…”
Farewell, cage!
Now, in the Great Qian, rebel armies are rising everywhere, constantly drawing the attention of the Great Qian Emperor.
In the summer, the Ten Thousand Mountains don’t have truly peak-level demons.
Now.
Is the time to break free!
“Next, I’ll take charge of clearing the path, dealing with the first wave of demons.”
“Yingxue, you’ll guard the flanks, preventing demons from breaking into the group and slaughtering the weak.”
“Understood, sir!”
“A Niu, you’ll take the rear, keeping watch and covering our backs.”
“Got it, Brother Xu.”
The passage of time.
Has made A Niu appear even more simple and honest.
His rough fingers scratch his head as he grins foolishly: “My mom said before she left, just listen to Brother Xu. I’ll definitely obey.”
Aunt Zhang passed away last year.
Not from starvation.
Nor from being killed by external forces.
But in her sleep, peacefully, never to wake again.
The doctor’s diagnosis was that the old woman had suffered too much in her life, her roots destroyed by hardship, her life corroded by the demon meat she ate to survive.
Even though later, as Xu Xi led everyone into the Great Qian.
Life gradually improved.
But the past.
Still took away the old mother who often made vegetable buns, forever leaving A Niu.
…
[You lead the Army of Survival into the Ten Thousand Mountains]
[The massive movement and rising martial energy excite countless demons, their roars echoing]
[They come in hordes, filling the sky, their numbers so vast they blot out the sun, casting demonic shadows on the ground]
[They emerge from the mountains, eyes gleaming with bloodlust, devoid of reason, driven only by a thirst for blood]
[You gather your strength, channeling the power of heaven and earth, smashing through hordes of demons, carving out a wide path for the group to follow]
[The demons are many, but so are the people following you]
[Soldiers wield spears and swords]
[Farmers swing hoes and pitchforks]
[Years of fighting together, combined with your deliberate training, have turned them into an impenetrable wall, stubbornly resisting wave after wave of demon attacks]
[You’ve made a good start, successfully killing the attacking demons and crossing the first major mountain]
…
[You know this journey is arduous, so you’ve prepared extensively. Besides powerful weapons to kill demons, you’ve also left traps along the way]
[Guarding against pursuit from behind, from the Great Qian]
[The Great Qian Emperor’s strangeness and uniqueness make you believe he won’t sit idly by as you escape]
[Days pass]
[The Army of Survival you lead encounters stronger demons, and gradually, demons comparable to Innate Martial Artists begin to increase]
[The number of casualties inevitably rises sharply]
[You give your all, clearing the path day and night]
[Your fists roar like mountains, your blade light can slice through seas, your martial energy encompasses all things]
[Yet even so, amidst the overwhelming tide of demons, you can’t protect everyone]
[Your preparations are thorough]
[Without you, the casualties of the Army of Survival would have been many times worse]
[But seeing those who fall, your heart remains unsettled, your martial energy condenses into blade light, slashing once more at the towering mountains]
[You yearn to break free from the Ten Thousand Mountains as soon as possible, to let more people survive]
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