After an Infinite Flow Player Retires

Ye Jia was also surprised when he realised that the other party could now see him.

Everything around them was quickly disintegrating. The sky above them gradually turned scarlet in colour, revealing a bloody pool. Those severed limbs tumbled about, hitting the barrier separating the two spaces. Alongside a loud boom, a large boulder fell into the dark abyss below.

This place was soon about to be swallowed up.

Ye Jia bent down and picked the young boy up. He raised his voice to speak over the howling wind, "Hold on tight!"

Ji Xuan looked at the young man in daze.

The other party's profile was pale and gorgeous. He was looking into the distance with his glass-like eyes slightly raised and his thin lips tightly pursed. Those lips were much like a bow that had been pulled to its limits and there was strong determination in his eyes, as if nothing in this world could stop him.

Ji Xuan slowly spread open his arms and gently wrapped them around the young man's neck. He tightened his grip ever so slightly as he embraced the treasure he had lost but finally recovered.

Ji Xuan buried his face into the young man's neck and took in the warmth coming from the other party's chest.

Ye Jia turned and glanced at the other party. Something flashed in the depths of his eyes.

---- Forget it.

In any case, the situation at hand wasn't real.

Ye Jia took in a deep breath and raised his hand to support the young boy's slender back. He then proceeded to rush towards the scarlet vortex in the distance.

His body was light and agile. His feet lightly tapped the surfaces of the remaining stones on the ground before flying up into the sky for several seconds and landing back down. He was much like an antelope who could lightly leap across mountain streams and bypass cliffs.

The scarlet vortex was close at hand.

Ye Jia reached out and his pale and slender fingers sank in-------

The moment his fingers touched it, he felt a strong force pull him in!

Lightheaded and dizzy.

Ye Jia fell heavily onto the ground. He had to roll several times before being able to stop.

He coughed heavily a few times and raised his head.

He was back in a familiar castle made out of bones. The young boy in his arms was already gone.

Ye Jia turned and looked behind him ---- The originally surging pool of blood had returned to its original appearance at a very fast speed. The corpses within let out a sharp cry and then soon disintegrated.

At this moment, a familiar voice sounded from his pocket.

"Wow…." That pale green stone was taken out of the pocket by Ye Jia. It yawned as it praised, "Looks like you've succeeded!"

Ye Jia's footsteps stopped.

"Aren't you omniscient?" He asked without a change to his expression, "Why would you use the word 'probably'?"

"Cough, cough…." The Omniscient Eye coughed somewhat awkwardly, "Uh, isn't that because this world has stopped distorting…."

Something didn't seem right.

Ye Jia frowned and looked down at the stone in his hand and his eyes narrowed slightly, "Lost his ability to move? Why?"

After a long period of pushing and pulling, this place was now almost completely under Ji Xuan's control. Even if the fierce ghost outside finally managed to figure out his true fears, as long as they are in here, he had an absolute advantage over the other party. Why would he suddenly lose his ability to move?

The Omniscient Eye's voice sounded a little sly, "Why would you care about this?"

It continued casually, "Anyway, you've achieved your purpose now, no? You can take him out and immediately put a stop to this world behind the door. What's the need to know the answer to that question? It won't change the current situation anyway."

Ye Jia didn't answer.

He turned and looked thoughtfully at the pool of blood behind him before slowly asking, "What were those scenes I saw earlier?"

The Omniscient Eye snorted, "I'm not telling you….."

Ye Jia fell into thought.

----- A memory? Impossible.

The latter part never happened.

Therefore, an illusion was the only explanation for it.

From the very beginning, Ye Jia had treated it as an illusion ---- Ji Xuan had built his most feared scene over the top of an existing memory before sealing it up.

It sounded very logical and reasonable.

However, there were always some parts that couldn't be explained.

First of all, Ji Xuan didn't know his name at that time so he naturally shouldn't show any reaction to the words 'Ye Jia'…..But the young boy in there clearly associated that name with himself.

Secondly, when he used the Omniscient Eye to scan the entire world, only Ji Xuan himself was glowing.

If it was just an illusion, why did this phenomenon occur? It was as if…..it was just like the other players trapped behind the doors.

Moreover, Ji Xuan's reaction after seeing him appear was a little too realistic.

Ye Jia didn't believe that the other party would have expected him to enter the illusion he had created and had instead created a corresponding response.

Or rather, a part of him.

He had created his deepest fear with his own hands and then placed a part of his soul in it, making it experience the same torturous experiences over and over again for an extremely long time.

That was also why that fierce ghost couldn't do anything to him.

It wasn't because Ji Xuan was immune to the other party's abilities, but because he had already inflicted the same damage to himself and in an even more ruthless and merciless manner.

The Omniscient Eye sighed emotionally, "Didn't I say it earlier? He is one ruthless man."

Ye Jia lowered his eyes, his long eyelashes hiding the look in his eyes.

The pale green stone in his hand continued to ramble on, "However, the sequelae of doing this can be very detrimental. Even if the sequelae start acting up, it would be after you two have left this place, but clearly, the seal had been broken too early and the sequelae have started acting up earlier than intended. He is very likely in a state where he is no longer able to move right now…."

Before it could finish speaking, the other party mercilessly stuffed it back into their pocket.

The Omniscient Eye's voice was muffled, "Hey, hey! My time is not up yet! Let's chat a little longer!"

No one answered it.

The Omniscient Eye stared at the inside of the wrinkled pocket before it. It could clearly feel the movements increase and there was also the sound of wind rushing past as if the owner of the pocket was moving at a very high speed.

It coldly snorted.

If you're worried then just admit that you're worried. What need is there to be so stubborn?

The Omniscient Eye turned itself over inside the pocket and found itself a comfortable position ---- Sleeping is the best!

When Ye Jia arrived at the place with the abnormal fluctuations, that place had basically been completely transformed into an illusion by the female ghost.

A vast battlefield spread out under the faintly scarlet coloured night sky. Countless bodies were buried deep within the blood-soaked soil. Soft whispers of the undead could be heard and the smell of death lingered in the air.

A tall figure stood firmly in the middle of this wasteland.

His eyes were lowered and there were no expressions on his pale face. His prominent brow bones cast a deep shadow across his eyes, hiding the vertical pupils which shone a cold, scarlet light in the darkness.

There seemed to be something off about him.

Ye Jia stopped a few steps away from the other party. His eyes swept across the land around the man.

Completely bare earth could be seen under his feet. There weren't even any bones or body remnants there, making it appear eerie and strange.

Ye Jia frowned slightly. He bent down, picked up a stone from the ground and threw it in Ji Xuan's direction.

The next moment, that stone seemed to have hit something invisible in the air. It was then dragged in and a destructive force crushed that stone into dust in just a blink of an eye, the small particles later drifting away with the wind.

Ye Jia: "…….."

Was this what it meant by 'no longer able to move'?

He shouted, "Ji Xuan!"

He spread open his palm and a scythe appeared in his palm. The moment the blade came into contact with the air, Ye Jia could feel it ---- He was currently eating.

He rapidly swallowed up Ji Xuan's ghost energy. That satisfying feeling of his needs been met spread all across his arms and legs.

Ye Jia was startled by this. He instinctively retracted the scythe back.

The more he ate, the closer he would be to a fierce ghost --- According to the information he had received from the illusion earlier, that was exactly what Mother wanted.

Perhaps this was the reason why Ji Xuan didn't want him to directly face that fierce ghost outside.

Then…..What should he do now to get the other party out of that door?

Ye Jia was troubled.

He turned to look at the world around him that had almost completely turned into the bloodstained battlefield he once saw in an instance and then he raised his eyes to look at Ji Xuan who had lost all consciousness and was only attacking using his instincts.

That man stood silently in the middle of the battlefield, rooted to the ground like a lifeless sculpture.

Somehow…..the other party's state seemed a little familiar.

Ye Jia was slightly surprised by this thought. A memory quickly appeared in his mind.

In the middle of a blood-stained wasteland, a young boy sat calmly on the devastated ground. His head was lowered, his black hair hanging down such that the shadows covered his pale face. That boy looked as if his soul had left his body.

Ye Jia opened his mouth to speak. Because his throat was a little dry, he could only spit out two words with much difficulty, "A'Xuan…."

It was spoken very softly, almost disappearing into the howling wind around him. It was like broken sleep talk, the words softly melting into the silence of the night.

He didn't know if it was his illusion, but Ye Jia seemed to see that tall man who was still expressionlessly standing in the middle of the field…..

Tremble slightly…..

Ye Jia took in a deep breath and raised his voice a little, "A'Xuan…."

He raised his hand. This time, he didn't cover his cold and pale fingers with any protection, exposing his vulnerable skin and flesh to the air. With a trace of uncertainty and hesitation, he slowly reached out towards the invisible field in front of him.

Ye Jia held his breath. The other hand holding the scythe tightened around the handle.

He prepared himself for his arm to be brutally crushed and shredded……

But, unexpectedly…..

Ye Jia's hand came into contact with an invisible wall in the air.

He was a little surprised.

What he had expected to happen didn't happen.

His fingers seemed to have touched something soft that felt like glue. It tentatively wrapped around the tips of his fingers and, like some kind of insect that couldn't communicate verbally, it's soft tentacles carefully touched him.

Ye Jia took in a deep breath and slowly took a step forward.

From his arm to his shoulder to his entire body.

He entered Ji Xuan's attacking range.

The man still had his eyes lowered as he stood there lifelessly like a sculpture. His dark eyes that held a trace of scarlet stared emptily into the distance.

Ye Jia cautiously raised his hand to touch Ji Xuan's shoulder, "Hey……"

Ji Xuan didn't move.

Ye Jia reached out and waved it in front of Ji Xuan, "Can you hear me?"

Ye Jia's vision darkened from his tight embrace, "I…..I can't breathe!"

The other party however still showed no intention to hold back.

Ye Jia shouted angrily, "A'Xuan!"

As soon as he said that, the other party's suffocating embrace loosened slightly.

Ye Jia used this opportunity to escape from that embrace.

The man before him seemed to have somewhat returned to his senses. He lowered his eyes, his dark scarlet eyes still showing some confusion.

Ye Jia sighed.

"Haa……" He pinched the bridge of his nose, feeling troubled, "Can't you turn yourself smaller in a situation like this?"

Ji Xuan continued to stare at him, his eyes unfocussed and his thin and pale lips tightly pursed. There were no changes to his expression. It was unknown if he understood what was said just now.

Ye Jia, "…….."

He looked up at the sky above him that was in the process of changing its colour and knew that things cannot continue like this.

And so, he rubbed his face and once again cautiously moved closer.

But before he could get any closer, the man before him swayed and fell in his direction.

Ye Jia's heart tensed. He subconsciously reached out to catch the other party, but what fell into his arms was not the tall and heavy body belonging to an adult man, but a small and tender child.

He lowered his head in astonishment and looked down at Ji Xuan in his arms.

The other party…..had really turned himself back into a child.

The boy's small body clung tightly to his chest, his messy black hair covering his expressionless and pale face. His entire body was curled up in the other person's arms. Despite appearing docile, he domineeringly took up the young man's entire embrace.

The attacking range slowly grew smaller.

Ye Jia couldn't help but sigh again.

He wrapped the other party's arms around his neck and then proceeded to lift Ji Xuan's body up and walk out.

The next moment, Ye Jia stopped in place.

He looked down at the boy in his arms in shock.

Ye Jia's collar was still slightly spread open, revealing his slender neck and defined collarbones. There was a bite mark there that was still burning in pain and oozing blood.

With his walking motion, the young boy's cold and soft lips seemed to intentionally or unintentionally rub against that part, sending a strange feeling of numbness through his body.

The young boy's eyes were however still closed, and his pale face resembled a lifeless, marble statue. He didn't seem to have regained consciousness.

Ye Jia hesitated for a moment before continuing on.

But after just a few steps, that familiar sensation appeared again.

Gently and softly, like a feather sweeping across, like a lover's flirtatious touch.

"……." Ye Jia's ears suddenly turned hot.

He gritted his teeth and took a deep breath before mercilessly removing the other party's arms from his neck and then proceeded to lift him up over his shoulder instead.

------Carrying you like this suits you more.