Volume 1: The Beginning of the Calamity, Chapter 8, Waiting for the Moment
Amaterasu exited the Red Lotus Pavilion.
In fact, it's just a withdrawal from the group, because this guy is very annoying to him, and he provokes people everywhere with a mocking tone and a very unbeaten expression all day long. Maybe others will ignore his words, but Amaterasu can't, he's a guy who takes jokes for granted.
He knew what kind of character Yan Huang was, and it was not once or twice that he quit the group like this, but no matter which time it was, Yan Huang would come over to him with a smile and a smile in three minutes to beg for his forgiveness, and this time it was not unexpected. He rejected Yan Huang's friend application again, and then blocked his account.
Everyone in the group knows what they are messing with, and only at this time will Yan Huang put away his big grin and rarely panic.
"Where did the corpses of those alienated creatures go?" Amaterasu asked Day and Night.
Once they appear, they will be solved by numerous organizations in the form of bounties, and then the Empire will come and retrieve the corpses to confirm that the mission is completed. Just like in an online game, monsters are rampant, hunters take a bounty to hunt monsters, and finally submit a quest to the NPC. But reality is not a game after all, and there will be some problems that are easy to ignore.
What did the empire do with those corpses?
"Have the corpses of all the mutated creatures found taken away by the Empire without exception?
Day and night, the answer is in the affirmative, and this is the cooperation between the various organizations and the Empire. It's a bargain, I give you the corpse, you give me a bounty, just like a restaurant chef doesn't ask guests why they buy food.
Even if you are really suspicious, you should not bring it up to your collaborators, as that will only be of no benefit to both parties.
"But what if they are going to do something bad, what if those corpses are hiding some secrets? I'm afraid that if we sell them gunpowder, they will make bombs to hit us. Amaterasu was visibly worried, but day and night he looked embarrassed.
"The empire hides some secrets, and everyone knows it, because to expose them will harm their own interests, and it is a place of reason in the first place, and it is supposed to erase those righteous feelings, because it is not good for them. "But it stands to reason that if they intend to make explosives, we can't just be greedy for short-term benefits at the expense of long-term gains." I'll do this with you, but I can't involve more people. ”
After some discussion, the two finally plan to go out and find a monster to hack, and then drag its corpse back to study, so as to explore the secrets of biological mutations.
"So, if you really fight, you won't be useful, my ability is not suitable for fighting, we need to find another person who is strong enough. "Said day and night.
They all thought of the Night King, the second S-class dangerous figure in the Red Lotus Pavilion. But this guy is usually on call, but at this time, he can't be contacted. I even went to his house day and night, but there was still no one to be seen.
Pushing back the clock a little, Sergeant Gao Freis, who was standing guard on the city wall, leaned against the wall in a daze as usual, but suddenly felt a tightness in his heart, he coughed up a large patch of blood, knelt weakly on the ground, and looked up at the slowly approaching figure.
"Amaterasu, where is it?" the visitor succinctly stated the purpose of his trip.
"Ahem...... There's no need to tell you!"
Gao Freth tried his best to draw the saber at his waist, swept forward, the sharp blade tore through the mournful air, and it should have been a sharp slash, but the other party jumped back to dodge it lightly, not that the other party reacted too quickly, but that he was really weak, and the action of drawing the sword was not fast enough, and the other party saw the intention.
"Don't do that, I only saved your life just to ask about it, you really don't have to kill yourself. ”
Just as he spoke, Gofres felt that his remaining strength was half gone, and he had realized that this was psychological, because the effect of the blow against the rules and common sense was also called the principle of disorder. It is one of the types of science that is specifically aimed at human beings. He can't hurt the other party in the slightest now, but even if he dies, it is meaningful to die, and he can't sell his dignity.
Wing Yue watched as Gofreth squirmed for a moment, and finally plunged her sword into the ground to support his body. He stood up, a meaningless move, a waste of energy. He looked directly at Gofresse, and to be honest, he heard a sound like glass metal shattering as the sword sank into the ground, probably Gofresse's reason, but it was just a dying struggle. In the face of the principle of disorder, which has the strongest effect on human warfare, the effect of any other reason will be greatly reduced, not to mention, what he uses is the apex of the principle of disorder - death.
The Principle of Discord is Death. As long as the other party has contact with the user, then his life and death will be controlled by the user. Just like playing a game of sudden death or falling to death while walking, it can make you die inadvertently and without warning through hints given at some unknown time.
Gofres was clearly a strong-willed man worthy of his title of Master Chief, but he could only go so far.
"Give you one last chance, to say, or not to say?"
I said. ”
Yongyue was taken aback, judging from this development, shouldn't the non-commissioned officer swear not to say it? He is worthy of being a person who has just finished his life, and after weighing the pros and cons, he still chose the path that is beneficial to himself. In this way, there is no need to pay avoidable sacrifices for senseless righteousness.
Gao Freth took a deep breath and smiled bitterly with relief casually, "Don't worry when you say it, I can't be sure where he is now, but someone can be sure, you also know this person, his name is Changkong." ”
Of course, Yongyue knew Changkong, but he didn't understand the meaning of Gao Fress introducing Changkong at this time.
"So...... Can you lend me your phone and I'll give him a call and ask?"
Yongyue seemed to sense something, and he asked vigilantly, "You don't have a mobile phone yourself?"
"Yes...... However, it was broken just now. Gao Frey looked at the ground, and Yongyue followed him to the ground, where Gao Freys's cell phone lay and was pierced by his sword.
Red Lotus Pavilion's mobile phones have basically been equipped with a location function - but unlike normal, this is a distress signal that can only be sent when it is destroyed.
A powerful wave of qi rushed down, pushing the two of them away violently, and at the center of the storm were the Sky and the Night King.
"How are you?" shouted Sky. But Gaufres was unable to answer, and he suddenly lost all his strength and collapsed to the ground.
The Night King stared at Yongyue and whispered to the sky: "You hurry up and take the Master Chief out of here, I can deal with it here, his ability is very dangerous, if you fight with me, it will reduce the probability of victory." ”
Changkong didn't say much, didn't even say 'be careful', picked up the master chief and hurried away. He won't say things like 'fight together' or 'I'll drag him down', and the person who dies at the beginning will only be calmer in a critical moment, without superfluous emotional ties, and make seemingly unconscionable but actually the most correct decision.
Only Yongyue and the Night King were left on the field.
It's a pity that I just remembered to ask Changkong about something. Yongyue scratched her head. In fact, when Gaufreth finally fell, he could still give another hint of instant death, but he didn't feel the need to be in such a hurry, he came back this time just to deal with Amaterasu. However, if the entire Red Lotus Pavilion made such a stupid move as sheltering Amaterasu, then he wouldn't mind killing everyone.
"Don't come unharmed, apprentice. Wing Yue greeted the Night King with a smile.
"Who is your apprentice? I don't have a little kid like you. The Night King shot back unceremoniously.
Yongyue was also a member of the Red Lotus Pavilion in the past, but he finally chose to leave. He was only fourteen or fifteen years old at that time, the youngest of their group, young and immature, and after running out and inheriting the evil principle of instant death, he intended to surpass all the people in the world, and it was then that he killed someone for the first time.
Maybe it was a successful inheritance. As soon as he mastered death, he killed all the inheritors, making him the only one who knew the law of death. For him, killing people is just to add experience to this reason, to make it stronger.
"I haven't asked you yet, why did you betray the Red Lotus Pavilion in the first place. The Night King asked coldly, and was ready to draw his sword.
"Betrayal? What kind of betrayal is that, leaving is betrayal, and the person I killed betrayed the world?"
"You're hopeless. ”
"You too. ”
The murderous intent of the two sides of the confrontation rises sharply, and the two people, who were originally companions, kill each other only because of their different paths, even though they are still companions.
Amaterasu, on the other hand, has given up the idea of contacting the Night King. Day and night, he took Amaterasu around the main buildings of the Red Lotus Pavilion and left behind, planning to take him outside to see the distribution of forces on all sides. Then the two went to the main entrance. The white marble door is extraordinarily thick, but as an automatic door, there is a sophisticated mechanical structure inside. Pull the lever on the next side day and night, and the white boulder immediately gives way to a wide path.
"Go back!"
As soon as they stepped out of the door, they were immediately stopped.
The Night King held down the knife in his hand, and Yongyue also finished hinting, the two sides are like a western cowboy duel, whoever strikes first will win, but this is not the case. The Night King was already feeling a heavy pressure, as if even his heartbeat had been stopped, and gradually, breathing hard, the world gradually became gray. It seemed that his brain was starved of oxygen, his mind became sluggish, and the hilt of the sword that he was already holding in his hand disappeared into the void.
"You're hopeless, you're going to slowly stop breathing and eventually die. "Yongyue seems to be letting him enjoy the last ride of life. The Night King was still shaken the moment he drew his sword, and a moment of trance caused his life to fall into the hands of the other party.
In fact, Yongyue didn't plan to torture him slowly, but the Night King's consciousness was extremely arrogant, and if it was someone else, he would have died two or three times. To be honest, the reason why the Night King was rated as S-rank was not only because of his ability to wield a knife with him, but also because of his physical fitness and mental power that far exceeded ordinary people, the unexplained nature of the Void Principle, and the elementalization ability that he was unwilling to use. He has a unique nature and is disgusted with bells and whistles, so he chooses the sword and sword, which is the main reason why he has been deflated many times in battles with people.
But this time the deflated was too big, and after his thinking was disturbed, all the principles could not be used, and he was already lying in the coffin, and Yongyue was dancing and praying over and over again.
It's like a demonic dance.
But the ritual of death was abruptly broken, and with the sound of the machinery running, the white automatic stone door behind the Night King grinded against the ground and took it to one side.
"Go back!" the Night King shouted without thinking. No matter who you are, once you come into contact with it, you will die, and it will be difficult to live again.
Day and night immediately pushed Amaterasu back to the inside of the door and pulled the lever.
"It seems that there is something wrong, you go back and continue your studies first, and remember not to mention this kind of sensitive topic we talked about with others. "Don't panic, it's just a trivial matter, now you should calmly carry out the order like the one who first died." ”
Amaterasu, who was confused, didn't bother to ask, and reluctantly turned around and went back. He could feel a panic day and night, but only for a moment, apparently trying to control his emotions. In the current situation, he probably won't be of much use, so it's better to be obedient and cause less trouble.
"Huh, was it day and night just now?" Yongyue happily walked towards the stone gate, "It's been a long time since I've seen him, so it's okay to reminisce about the past." ”
The Night King lowered his head and took a deep breath. He felt like he had gone to the Grim Reaper, and he was just frightened by the sudden appearance of the two people, and he roared to pull back his scattered thoughts a little, although his condition was slightly better than before, but the overall situation was more critical.
"Hey, day and night, long time no see, open the door and chat with me!" Yongyue's fist hammered the door rhythmically, like a big bad wolf outside Little Red Riding Hood's door.
But day and night directly skipped him and communicated with the Night King who fell to the side across the wall: "What's the matter with you, you don't answer the phone, you don't reply to the message, you can't be found at home, and you forgot to bring everything!"
Something, the Night King doesn't remember what he had to take with him when he went out, but he didn't have the strength to ask questions in the current situation.
Day and Night seemed to know the Night King's confusion, and he continued to explain, "That's it! Didn't you say you'd need it soon!"
The Night King suddenly realized that it was the thing, but he thought it was strange to use it here.
Time is running out for them. Day and night had not yet made contact with Yongyue, but he also began to feel uncomfortable, and the entire marble door seemed to turn into a huge heart, resonating with his organs.
"Talk to me, open the door, or you'll die." Yongyue continued to follow the good path, but his goal had been achieved. Giving hints is not only possible when there is contact, such as the surrounding environment, the information received by the five senses, can be used as a carrier of hints. Because people will passively accept this information without realizing it.
"That's it! It's right here! It's only here!" he shouted day and night, and he felt like his internal organs were rolling in his body, as if they were about to explode at any moment.
"I'll throw it to you the moment I open the door, you have to pick it up!"
The stone door was opened again, and the palm-sized glass bottle was thrown out, and Yongyue, who had been prepared, reached out to catch it, and kicked the day and night inside the door with his foot.
"What kind of treasure is this?" Wing Yue looked at the contents of the bottle, which was a prop that the other party gave to the Night King after fighting with the Flame - Bai Yan, who could burn life.
The Night King stared at the bottle in his hand. Yongyue walked up to him and crouched down: "We just have different paths, but we're still friends, right, so can you tell me what this is?"
"It's just flames. The flame that can scorch life is very compatible with death that takes away life. ”
"So you're going to give this thing to me?"
"Yes, I'd like to see who is more ferocious of these two things that can take lives," the Night King laughed suddenly, and then shouted with all his strength, "It's now!"
Yongyue was startled, and immediately looked around, and the bottle in his hand escaped from his hand and slammed into his chest in the form of an inverted buckle. But he didn't feel much pain, just like being punched by a child. But the bottle was like a magnet, attached to his chest.
Hulu?Is it an ambush, but it's fine. As long as he can determine the enemy's position, he can use interference methods, but there is a plain around him?
Just as he was about to sink into his thoughts, the Night King suddenly burst into flames and reached for the bottle. The bottle containing Bai Yan was no more than the size of a hand, and the mouth of the bottle was still sealed with a wooden cork, Yongyue didn't know what the Night King was for, but his intuition told him that the Night King and the gourd were making a final desperate resistance, and this would be somewhat threatening to him.
He took a step back and distanced himself from the Night King, then grabbed the bottle with a little force and separated it from him.
Your dying throes are useless.
Yongyue watched the Night King fall to the ground in embarrassment, but the corners of his mouth seemed to be upturned, not knowing whether he was laughing at the shortness of his life, or giving up resistance and facing death calmly.
Is this little bottle really worth their fight? It is nothing more than a white flame, the first lesson of the school's major that teaches the theory of the elements is the generation of flames, not to mention those masters who specialize in the theory of flames and play with fire, and they have never seen their flames become a lifesaver for others. He looked at the bottle in his hand, but it was empty.
Although he pulled the bottle off, the cork was still attached to his chest. The moment the flame in the bottle touched the air, it seemed to turn into a white mist and escape, and then dispersed leisurely.
The Temporal Principle is forcibly lifted upon contact with a creature's skin. The bottle was touched by Yongyue, but the cork was not. As a result, Wing Yue failed to 'open' the bottle as he wished, and his action became 'opening' the bottle.
Unspeakable pain welled up in his heart, and Bai Yan seemed to have a consciousness of his own, sneaking into his body through the breath of his skin, burning all his nerves.
"Your memory is a little bad. ”
The Night King got up and sat down wearily on the ground.
"Gourd, that's what it was called day and night. Yongyue suddenly remembered.
Day and Night also gasped for breath and walked over to the Night King from the other side of the stone gate and hammered his shoulder, "Looks like we still want to go together." ”
The principle of time can bring the inanimate back to its "past". Day and night bring the bottle back to its "past" before it was snatched away, which is why it crashes into Wing Yue.
Yongyue collapsed on the ground like melting ice cream, that is, the owner of the principle of death did not think too much before dying, this is the beginning and the end, small things lead to success or failure, and any negligence will kill you. He was just lamenting that the calamity was coming, but he couldn't witness it with his own eyes.
In the process of operation, once blocked, it will fail, and in order not to let the weak idea be hindered and stopped, people will choose to completely erase the obstacle - even if it is their own partner.
Yongyue and the Night King are at odds with each other, that's all.
Amaterasu was looking for books related to this world when he climbed the stairs of the library when he received a message on his phone.
"Come to the back door. ”
Just go, the book won't run away. With that in mind, he climbed down the ladder again.
In the past few days, Amaterasu has become more or less familiar with the surrounding roads, and the back door of the Red Lotus Pavilion has no door or wall, it is an empty plain. He walked out of the building complex and looked around, only to be caught off guard by a pat on the back.
"Wow, a But the moment she saw Amaterasu, the girl pounced on her with enthusiasm and eagerness like a separated child seeing her mother.
Like a relative, the familiar cannot be more familiar.
You know it when the soft bright blue comes into view. After being cured of a serious illness a few years ago, he left a sequelae, and his physique became very poor, and his hair could no longer collect melanin, so he could only maintain that dull gray blue. He is used to living a low-key life, and he will be watched by strange eyes wherever he goes, which makes him even more uncomfortable when he is already autistic.
Then, he fantasized about a girl who was similar to him, listened to his grievances, and relieved his worries. With her encouragement, try to get out of the circle that confines me, try to re-engage with this society, and try to live a normal life again.
It was his imaginary companion, his benefactor, his confidant, the person he could trust the most.
Zagi looked at Amaterasu's surprised expression and slowly explained, "Literally, your tulipa has been completely materialized, but she is not a human after all, but a special being called a pure spirit. I'm sure you'll treat her well. ”
Amaterasu nodded, watching as the clouds dissipated.
Temi's arms were tightly wrapped around Amaterasu's neck, like a child who pounced on her parents, this was her way of expressing her excitement, wasn't it? It would have been a beautiful picture, if Amaterasu hadn't been strangled and her face turned purple.
Amaterasu remembers that the settings for her are 'innocent and simple', 'cheerful and optimistic', and 'empathetic'...... The girl who lives in the spirit world ends up standing in the same world as him.
It's time to teach her something new, how to get along with other people. This is a new world for her, and it is also a new world for Amaterasu.
Well...... However, after returning to the Red Lotus Pavilion, how should I explain to everyone?