After a moment of silence,
Mono glanced at the girl beside him and said, "Hey, Little Six, let me tell you something."
Six raised her head: "What does Mono want to say?"
Mono looked at her questioning eyes and said with a smile, "After we escape this world..."
The little head watched silently.
Mono paused and continued, "After we escape, marry me. What do you think?"
Silence...
Then...
"Huh??"
When she realized what he said, the thing in her hand fell to the ground with a "clatter."
Then, her little face turned bright red, her head shook uncontrollably, and her body
looked as if she were about to faint.
What did Mono just say? Marry... marry him?
To want her...
Snap!
This is too...
Little Six finally couldn't take it anymore, swaying as she collapsed to the ground, her eyes spinning.
She fainted. "110".
This was too sudden.
Why suddenly say something so unexpected and catch someone off guard like this?
"Hey, hey, hey, Little Six, what's wrong? I was joking with you," Mono hurriedly leaned over and supported her. "Your reaction is a bit too much. Even if you don't want to, there's no need to be so excited."
He felt a bit annoyed; was his request really that excessive for this girl?
Although, it seemed... they were still just children.
Little Six leaned weakly on Mono's hand. Hearing this, she snapped back to her senses and murmured, "Jo... joke...?"
"Right, I was joking with you. What else did you think?" Mono said.
How could children... get married?
Little Six stared blankly at Mono, remaining silent as she gradually regained
her composure. Then, she slowly sat up straight, her head bowed. After a long while, she
said faintly:
"I don't want to... talk to Mono anymore."
"Ignore me?" Mono laughed inwardly at Little Six's reaction, but on the surface, he watched her silently. "Actually, it wasn't entirely a joke. I really do think that way..."
Six's little head lifted again: "Really?"
Seeing Little Six's nervous and expectant look, Mono finally couldn't hold it in: "Hahaha, of course it's fake..."
How could children get married?
Six is way too silly!
Mono clutched his stomach: "Hahaha! Little Six... I can't... you're too easy to fool... hahaha..."
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I really want to hit someone! What should I do?
After teasing Six mercilessly, Mono felt much better.
However, after resting, he had to continue thinking about their next move.
At the moment, there seemed to be no threat, but in reality, the most critical link had not been resolved.
Procrastinating was not a good thing.
He just wanted to leave as soon as possible.
On the dark city streets, two figures walked silently, surrounded mostly by broken concrete ruins.
The deep craters created by the bombing were now filled with rainwater.
Everything appeared somewhat desolate.
Fortunately, the magnetic field in the air was no longer as turbulent and unsettling as before.
Although the surroundings were still gloomy and lonely, looking into the distance no longer inspired dread.
The vast, open scene actually held a certain quiet beauty.
"Little Six, remember to follow me closely. Be careful."
The two small figures walked side by side, their little hands tightly held.
"Mhm..."
Little Six gave a soft response.
In the distance, the outline of the Signal Tower became increasingly clear.
While the surrounding buildings were tilted and cracked from the previous battle, ready to collapse at any moment, the Signal Tower had remained unchanged from start to finish.
The impact of the battle didn't seem able to affect its existence.
Its long shadow stood straight in the center of the city, still looming over everything around it.
Finally, as they drew near, the Signal Tower became even more towering.
Looking up, it was like a giant tower reaching into the heavens, its top invisible against the sky.
Only the light flashing at the top remained brilliantly visible.
This scene reminded Mono of the black tower in Lord of the Rings—the Eye of Sauron's tower, whose light covered the entire land of Mordor, where no corner could escape its gaze.
Finally, they were closer.
The black gates were tightly locked layer by layer against the black walls.
As if sensing someone approaching, there was a sudden soft click.
The large door followed, slowly opening.
Red mist swirled behind the door, shrouding the world within and making everything seen from the outside appear surreal.
It seemed calm, yet also like a surging undercurrent, waiting silently, with no telling what lay hidden ahead.
"Mono..." Little Six suddenly tightened her grip.
"Don't worry," Mono took a deep breath, "Trust me, we will definitely escape."
He was different from Mono; he realized this, and his abilities were even—
—more powerful. If he still couldn't break free from the shackles like this, he might as well just die.
As a Transmigrator, he had to save face this time, no matter what.
"Let's go."
Mono pulled Six along, slowly walking inside.
Though unexplainable worry still flickered in Little Six's eyes, her steps followed his firm grip, moving forward slowly.
As they stepped through the door, the sound of the pouring rain and the howling wind vanished instantly from their ears.
The surroundings fell into a heavy silence.
It was as if sound itself was forbidden; just by standing quietly, one could hear their own heartbeat.
Looking back, the large door was nowhere to be seen.
After crossing the threshold, the scenery behind them had changed at some point into a deep, dark corridor.
Mono looked around.
This was the very corridor he had been pulled into during his first attempt to turn off the television, before being rescued by Little Six.
Gazing into the distance, Mono silently looked toward the end of the corridor.
He could no longer feel that fear and trembling that originated from deep within his heart.
To
The large door in the distance remained tightly shut.
What used to be Sealing there was Mono.
But now that it was gone, that fierce and terrifying aura had also vanished.
Little Six clearly realized what this corridor was as well.
Even though she knew Mono had disappeared and couldn't possibly come out from the back door again, she still instinctively felt a trace of fear.
This was the effect of long-accumulated fear on the human heart.
Although it had been overcome, some lingering impressions inevitably remained to influence subconscious behavior.
"5.3 Let's go..."
Mono started walking.
Little Six followed silently by his side. Their footsteps echoed in the corridor, sounding so clear that every step seemed to strike at the heart.
It wasn't difficult at all; they just walked normally, without any hindrance...
, nor any surprises. The two arrived at the large door at the end of the corridor. Carved upon the door was a giant eyes.
It was lifelike, as if it were alive. The veins and pupils carved upon it stared straight—
—ahead, vividly and clearly visible.
Mono silently locked eyes with it for a moment, then slowly reached out and pushed open the door.
Unlike those old doors, this heavy door made almost no sound as it opened.
Everything remained quiet.
As the door opened, the scene behind it came into view.
Everything... was shrouded in red mist.
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