Exiles Journey Together [Infinite Flow]

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1v1, seme POV, equally matched, happy ending

The main story is complete. Extras are updated from time to time...

Beneath the flames of the long night, that warm, gentle smile was torn apart in an instant by blood.

From then on, every murky dream was filled with the unwilling flames of fire and smoke.

...Until, inside the cramped off-road vehicle, the team's lively chatter gradually drowned out the nightmares of the dark.

Gu Tiao lifted one corner of his eye mask, his gaze settling on the familiar back of the team leader.

This is a deadly game of unknown purpose and origin, called "Exile."

Tens of millions of players are trapped in its instances, struggling toward their own goals. The ordinary, peaceful lives they once took for granted have now become something they long for with all their hearts.

Gu Tiao doesn't care where he is or where he dies. He is no more than a lone wolf wandering wherever he pleases, destined to become one with the wind, rain, snow, and frost along the road.

But someone once stopped. His gentle gaze passed through the crowd surrounding him and fell on Gu Tiao.

"Do you want to come with me?"

Whether in life or death, I want to cross this world of exile with you. You are the only real world I have.

The strongest lone-wolf player, who never takes off his eye mask and falls asleep the moment he lies down, X the gentle, perceptive leader-player, the type everyone longs for

Mini-scene 1.0:

Gu Tiao: "Actually, my first impression of you was... Zzz..."

Liang Jue: "...What? Don't fall asleep!"

Mini-scene 2.0:

Gu Tiao: I, the strongest lone-wolf player, will never have teammates.

Liang Jue: "Gu Tiao? There's a new instance. Want to go in together?"

Gu Tiao: "...I'm coming."

[B-Rank Instance: The Raven's Nursery Rhyme]

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A Gothic town amid falling snow. Silent, human-shaped ravens wear top hats, while a colorful pinata follows close behind through fourteen tolls of the bell.

A newcomer dozing by the roadside pushes up his eye mask, revealing eyes as dazzling as gold.

Teammate 1: "...What did that newcomer just do?"

Teammate 2: "Uh... slapped the BOSS right across the face."

[B-Rank Instance: Mary's Phone Call]

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An abandoned school, the clamor of students reading aloud.

Faceless monsters laugh and shove each other, while scarlet eyes watch from the end of the corridor.

The red landline phones separate more than just an absurd twenty-five years.

The timelines twist into a Mobius strip. Some are trapped in hell, never to return.

Teammate 1: "The instance monsters are catching up! Retreat, retreat... Wait, newcomer, what are you doing?!"

Teammate 2: "Get down! He's pulling out a rocket launcher!"

Teammate 3: "I want to report the System! Isn't this weapon way overpowered?!"

[A-Rank Instance: Arctic Aurora]

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A mountain range ravaged by ice and snow, where the cold has endured since time immemorial.

The flames never go out, burning day and night.

On a distant, unreachable snowy wilderness, monsters wander with bloodied bodies, while young souls become an unshakable tombstone.

From then on, their future is bright and wide open, radiant with hope.

Teammate 1: "Why is Captain Liang Jue so angry?"

Teammate 2: "Because... uh, Gu Tiao abandoned him again and ran off without a word."

[Abandoned Instance: The Witch and His Cat]

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You hate me and love me, cast me aside and fight over me.

You received my kindness yet betrayed me, praised me yet cursed me.

For a thousand years, through day and night, life and death have revolved.

Teammate: "...You're the witch?"

Gu Tiao: "Can't you tell?"

Teammate: "Then where's your wand?"

Gu Tiao: "Uh..." (pulls out a rocket launcher)

[S-Rank Instance: A Hero's Last Stand]

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"The S-Rank instance has officially begun. Welcome, Exile players, to the land of the living dead."

Beneath a tide of darkness, the land lies barren.

A virtual world, a city of despair.

A sky-blocking gaze sweeps across ten thousand peaks, spreading between the panicked sun and moon.

In the cold, hard steel jungle, living dead roam in hordes while stragglers flee in terror.

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Different flags fly behind us.

We have different skin colors and languages, different gazes and beliefs.

Until at last, one day, we can take a step forward, cross through the blood and fire, and face the ever-changing road without fear, standing shoulder to shoulder.

Yes, I know.

We are fragile.

We are small.

But we are never alone.

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After time folded in on itself four times, it became clear that a hero's last stand means sudden flames, gunshots from behind, and paths diverging as hearts turn away from one another.

It means you alone waking to the truth, then falling into the depths.

"Welcome back to the Exile game, Icarus."

[S-Rank Instance: The Way Home]

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Suona horns blare, and drums thunder.

White paper drifts down as the bride is carried into a great boat. Night after night, she hears the sea weep, its sobs never ending along the long road home.

An actor flicks his water sleeves. To the sound of singing, black dragons and white lions dance. When the opera ends, the rooster's cry heralds dawn.

One day, a great fire will burn here, consuming the royal boat and rousing the gods, long sunk in stupor.

And the distant mountains, the distant mountains are where the tolling bell falls silent, and the homecoming traveler wakes from a dream of Nanke.

Do you still remember the echo of that endless downpour?

Player: "This is insane. Make Liang Jue a widow? Does that even make sense for his gender? Has the damn System gone crazy?"

Teammate: "Hey, Brother Gu, don't go opening someone else's coffin! It's fake! What do you mean, fake or not, it still doesn't matter?! Qingshi, Qianxue, get over here and stop him!"

[Special Instance: The Seventh Day]

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The last glimmer of light at the edge of the planet's curve is extinguished.

The cold winds of early winter howl down. Night looks over the vast, empty, frozen city. Countless cables lie buried deep underground like blood vessels. The lifeless cameras activate as shadows pass, flashing ominous red.

The countdown is silent. Civilization falls mute. Those precious, shining eras are now so far away, so far that we have forgotten what this species originally set out to do.

Within six days, the flames sparked by burning letters and the roar of blades and gunfire will consume the entire empty city.

Someone has already gone too far, holding a torch against the wind, alone. Yet one day, we will cross through the blood and fire, face the ever-changing road without fear, and stand shoulder to shoulder.

We are butchers.

On the seventh day, we decided to kill God.

[Welcome, Captains, to Exile's "Seventh Day." Those who survive will obtain the "Truth" alongside Icarus.]

[The Tower at the End]

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And you, my beloved, once asked me what the meaning of this journey was.

Those deaths, those farewells: were they worth it?

Were they truly worth it?

-Things to know before reading-

0. This novel could also be called The Strongest Player Elopes with the Beloved Everyone Admires.

1. My writing isn't great. The whole novel is just me indulging my personal tastes.

2. This is a feel-good power fantasy!! It's neither gory nor thrilling, and the logic isn't very strong. It's entirely fictional, so don't compare it to reality!!

3. The plot comes first, with little romance. It has a large cast.

4. The pacing may be a little slow. There are plenty of tearjerkers, but it's not too heartbreaking (?).

Note: Lighthearted mini-scenes may pop up in the author's notes from time to time, so keep an eye out~

5. There are highly intelligent characters, but the author has limited intelligence. Please, just pretend they're geniuses. (Slowly drops to their knees.)

6. Please don't maliciously insult the characters. Every word comes from the author's heart.

7. I may revise the story at any time, even the content warnings.

8. Special thanks to my friend Xiaomeng, and many thanks to all the readers who witnessed this novel come to life with me.

9. Fifteen pounds and fifteen pence.

10. If updates come quickly, it'll be every other day. If not, every two or three days.

On days without updates, I'm desperately stuck on the story. I'm absolutely not secretly enjoying a happy life...!!

11. Choose D.

There are countless great novels on Jinjiang. If this one doesn't work for you, let's find another.

If you can't keep reading, quietly drop it, for your sake, mine, and everyone else's.

Theme: Never give up hope in adversity. Find a way out when all seems lost, and keep pushing forward.