Chapter 279 Death and Restart
[You are free from worries and now just want to make up for your previous mistakes... At this moment, a massacre is happening outside the city. The only way you can think of to save them is to hold the King of the West hostage! ]

[This sounds ridiculous, because the King of the West has already demonstrated magic beyond that of mortals. It is ridiculous for you to want to defeat the gods with the power of mortals.]

[But you can’t care about so much now. You have to fight whether you can win or not. If you fight, there may be a glimmer of hope. If you don’t fight, everyone outside the city will really die! ]

[You are the one who let the bandits in. You must take responsibility.]

[Furthermore, you have figured it out now: the King of the West is probably not as powerful as you imagined! ]

[If he was really an irresistible god, how could he be trapped in the county town for several days and finally trick the city gates open? Wouldn't it be enough to flatten the entire city with one slap? ]

[The only answer is that although he knows magic, his abilities are probably not much better than those of ordinary people! ]

[In this case, as long as you really work together, it is not impossible to fight. ]

[With such a bold idea in mind, you lead the way, holding your spear and rushing straight to the county government office. Behind you, more than 200 soldiers also follow you in a black mass. With so many people, it really looks a bit oppressive...]

【"who?!"】

[The knife-wielding thief guarding the county government office was caught off guard. Seeing you fiercely charging at him with your spear raised, he only had time to shout in panic, and you stabbed him through in just a few moves!]

【"rush!"】

[Pulling out the spear, you kicked the bandit soldier who was not yet dead to the side of the road. You roared with anger, not intending to hide it, and rushed into the gate of the county government first.]

[Everyone was so excited that their blood boiled. They were a little scared at first, but now they were completely overwhelmed and rushed into the door screaming! ]

[The bandit's screams before his death had already alerted the people in the county government. A group of Taoist priests and bandit soldiers stationed there rushed out in panic. When they saw that it was you who were charging, they kept scolding you.]

[You pretended not to hear anything, and rushed towards the Taoist priests with red eyes: You know very well that the bandits are a small problem, and these demon Taoist priests are the big problem. Only by killing all the demon Taoist priests can you have a chance of winning. Otherwise, once they cast the magic water, the bandits will be impossible to kill! ]

[When these Taoists saw you and your men rushing over, they were horrified. After a little resistance, they were knocked down one by one by you. To avoid future troubles, you even chopped off their heads. I don't believe you can't kill them.]

[With the advantage in numbers, this group of Taoists had no ability to resist, and they didn't have time to use the magic of talisman water, so they were easily wiped out! ]

[But after carefully searching the county government office, you, despite your great victory, did not smile, but were instead filled with worry...]

【The King of the West is gone! 】

【“Where is that bastard?”】

[In a murderous frenzy, you pulled out an iron spear from a Taoist priest's corpse, ignoring the blood splattering on your body, and you caught a frightened bandit soldier and asked him questions.]

[The bandit soldier kowtowed and begged for mercy with tears and snot: "Grandpa, please spare my life! Grandpa, please spare my life! The King of the West is outside the city! Outside the city!"]

[Outside the city...]

[You suddenly feel as if you are falling into an icy cave: Why is he outside the city?! ]

[There is a massacre going on outside the city, there are at least thousands of bandits. With your ragtag group of just over 200 people, charging into the county government office is already impressive enough, how can you possibly go out of the city and engage in a field battle with them?]

[Your original plan was just to hold the West King hostage in the county government office, but now the West King is outside the city. If you want to capture him, it would be like defeating thousands of bandits who are protected by magic head-on...]

【Obviously, this is impossible.】

[You turned around in confusion, looking at the followers who were still finishing off the corpse, and opened your mouth as if you wanted to say something, but nothing came out.]

[You guys are finished...]

【…】

Outside the city, corpses were everywhere.

"not good!"

The King of the West, who was refining the souls of the dead, felt something when Lin Liu killed the first Taoist priest.

As all the Taoists died, his forehead was covered with cold sweat:

"Fortunately, I didn't stay in the county government office..."

He knew exactly what was going on when he thought about it. The only people in the city capable of attacking the county government office were the guys who helped him open the door!

Because the army was in the city before, he had never looked at those people seriously and never thought they had the courage to do so.

Now that the army has left the city to start slaughtering people, the city is empty. They actually did such a thing in such a short time...

"Junior brother..."

Thinking of his group of fellow apprentices, even though the King of the West did not have many feelings for them, they were still his people after all, and they were his capable helpers. Now that none of them were left, it was not only a huge loss to his career, but also a slap in his face!
"These thugs!"

The King of the West cursed loudly and immediately ordered:
"Everyone follow me into the city...massacre the city!"

[The King of the West, who survived the catastrophe, was furious and led thousands of vicious bandits into the city.]

[The King of the West, who suffered great humiliation, decided to vent his anger by massacring the city! ]

[As a result, the county town, which had already been lured to death by many people, suffered another devastating blow. Crying and fire spread throughout the city, and it was unknown how many people were killed.]

[And you barely resisted for a few times before you were defeated... Facing a large number of organized bandits, there is no way you two hundred people can win! ]

【Death is approaching you...】In a corner of the city.

Lin Liu, covered in blood, and the dozen or so people who were still alive, silently looked at the flames in the city. Various screams could be heard from afar...

This city is finished.

"I……"

Lin Liu closed his eyes in despair:

"I'm sorry..."

Everyone was silent.

"Brother Liuzi, I don't blame you."

An old friend whispered:
"I had anticipated this a long time ago..."

"Facing the King of the West, even if we defend the city from the beginning, it will be impossible to hold it..."

Lin Liu squatted on the ground in pain. Regardless of whether these words made sense or not, it was he who decided to open the city gate. He was undoubtedly the culprit for the current outcome!
The more he thought about it, the more desperate he became. He picked up a knife on the ground:

"I... you take my body and ask the King of the West for mercy. All the mistakes are my fault. If I can save you, it will be considered as my redemption of some of my sins..."

Everyone was horrified, but before they could react, the sharp blade had already slashed across their necks...

[You chose to commit suicide amidst all the self-blame. No one could stop you. You had already fallen to the ground, and your hot blood watered the weeds...]

[Although everyone is sad, driven by their survival instinct, they still surrender to the King of the West with your body, as you said.]

[However, the furious King of the West did not want to let anyone go, so he killed everyone and burned the county town completely...]

[You died. The wrong choice led to the wrong ending... Your action of opening the city gate and surrendering to the King of the West was wrong from the beginning, because the King of the West was a bandit himself. He had no need for the city and just wanted to rob and run away.]

[The only result of surrendering to him is that he will drain all your value, money, incense, souls... To him, everything is just consumables on his way to the position of Heavenly Emperor...]

[However, you are not completely without gain. At least you have found out the details of the King of the West. This demon who pretends to be a god does not seem to be as invincible as you imagined. As long as you seize the opportunity, it is not impossible to kill him! ]

[Secondly, you have also found out the cultivation method here. It seems that the cultivation here does not use spiritual energy, but uses incense and souls as consumables... This is very strange. ]

[Finally, you also learned that Xue Xuan is the Emperor of Heaven here. If you want to know what is going on in this world, this former protagonist is undoubtedly a good breakthrough point...]

[But the problem is that your status is too low. If you want to see the Supreme Emperor of Heaven, I'm afraid you can't rely on your own strength alone... In short, you need to find a big guy to take you flying! ]

[It just so happens that a monkey who has not returned from school can help you with this...]

[Can we go back in time and return to the previous node in our life? ]

……

"Very good, I've paid first blood..."

Not even for a moment did he feel sad for the protagonist Lin Liu's first death... Zhao Si began to think seriously:
"The setting of this new world is really weird. It seems to have nothing to do with the Primordial World... But this is impossible, because the system cannot create a background world other than the Primordial World. No matter how ridiculous this is, it must be the Primordial World, or a small world affiliated with the Primordial World."

"Besides, Xiao Heizi also became the Emperor of Heaven here, which further proves that this place must be related to the prehistoric world..."

It is difficult to guess the rest, and I dare not guess. The answers to all the questions are with Xiao Heizi. All we have to do is find him.

But just like what the message said, Xiao Heizi is the emperor of heaven here, and Lin Liu is just a mortal. If he wants to have the honor of meeting him, he has to ride on the monkey's somersault cloud!
"But will this monkey really meet Patriarch Bodhi like in Journey to the West?"

The system's magical changes have made Zhao Si unsure whether this will happen...

"No matter what!"

Zhao Si raised his eyebrows:
"The monkey's matter can be verified slowly over time, but the dilemma that Lin Liu is facing now must be solved immediately..."

King Xi, the first extraordinary person Lin Liu met in his life, became a huge hurdle in front of him.

"Take one step at a time and look at the next...go back in time!"

【Time has gone back...】

[…Back to the time when the King of the West had not yet entered the city, you were deeply shocked by the great power of "your other self", but now you must make the most important choice in your life…You choose: (?)]

[A: Help the King of the West to break the city. You are afraid of the power of the gods, so you should give up the dark side and join the light side in time, and be a good lackey for the King of the West! B: Don’t help the King of the West. You think that the government is the government after all, and will definitely be able to thwart the arrogant ideas of this wild god, so you should resolutely help the government defend the city and annihilate all the invading thieves! ]

"Choose B!"

[You choose option B and do not help the King of the West. You believe that the government is the government after all and will surely be able to defeat the wild god's arrogant ideas, so you should resolutely help the government defend the city and annihilate all invading thieves! ]

[The magical experience of restarting the game makes you feel deeply moved: This time, no matter what, you have to fight against the King of the West to the end! ]

[But, can this small county really be defended...]

……

(End of this chapter)