Tuesday, December 24, 2013, night;

Nanamiya Tomoin looked at the boot screen in a daze, his lips opened slightly, but he didn't say anything.

Say good strong artificial intelligence life...... Even if it's a human doppelganger, how can it be such a tease?

"If you don't have anything to do, why don't you try connecting to the psychic network?"

Sora Akiyama's proposal was unanimously approved by everyone. The little bird Yu Liuhua and Sanae immediately sealed their hands and sang in unison:

"Burst, reality!"

"Break it, nerves!"

“Banishment——This——World！”

"Well, it doesn't seem like you need to sing...... Yuta Tomigashi shook his head halfway through, "Forget it, that's fine." ”

Nanamiya Tomoin only felt a slight loss of consciousness for a while, and then found himself in a wonderful mental state. Mental networks are technologies based on specific mental structures, and there is no such thing as "interface" or "voice", but it is as natural as controlling the movement of the body, and it is more like an artificial instinct.

"The speed of information exchange is even faster than expected. The first half of Akiyama's sentence sounded directly in her mind, but the second half of the sentence seemed to be said face-to-face, "Well, it's really more in line with human habits." ”

Nanamiya Tomoyin's heart moved, and he transmitted the voice to others: "It seems that you can extract fragments of the subconscious mind and construct the world." ”

"Huh, let's try it!"

The speed of the convergence of ideas was much less than that of a real-life conversation, and they came to an agreement almost instantly. The process of extracting pieces of information does not bring any special feeling, and the generation of virtual worlds can be said to be natural. After just a moment of stunned work, Nanamiya Tomoyin realized that she was in a delusional space - the wonderful thing is that she can still feel and control her body in the real world, as if she has the ability to use two hearts out of thin air.

(World of Delusions)

The afterglow of the setting sun slowly receded in the sky, and a huge blue moon hung high in the night sky. The ancient streets stretched out into the distance, the buildings of wood and stone on both sides were crooked, the facades and windows were covered in thick dust, and the pointed roofs bent haphazardly to one side or the other, like the claws of some ancient beast. Between the buildings are countless alleys, which turn around like a maze.

"Is it a dream-like existence? It really looks like another world...... Well, someone's coming. ”

As soon as Sora Akiyama's words fell, the sound of creaking came into his ears from far and near, and then a dilapidated old carriage emerged from an alley. The carriage slowly passed by Nanamiya Tomoyin, pulling the cart by two scrawny old horses, while the driver and his passengers were hidden in the shadow of the canopy, and from her it was only a dark mass. The horses' hooves clattered against the ground, splashing clouds of dust before disappearing into another alley.

"Eh, by the way, I should have stopped that car just now, right?" Yuta Tomigashi slapped his head and suddenly realized.

"Hmm. I don't know if it's a phenomenon based solely on the combination of information......" Sora Akiyama said this, his tone a little uncertain, "Or is it the birth of some kind of mental structure?"

"Anyway, let's go around. Dansheng Tani Senxia proposed, "It's a virtual world anyway, and it looks quite interesting." ”

Nanamiya Tomoin thought for a moment, nodded in agreement, and then took Sora Akiyama's hand. The crowd then scattered into the alleys, their backs gradually submerged in darkness.

"It's really a different kind of date with Akiyama in such a dark place...... Hee-hee. ”

Hearing this, the other party smiled and flicked her forehead. The dark, narrow streets were silent, and the only thing that echoed around them was the sound of their footsteps. The windows and doors on both sides were tightly closed, like the digestive tract of some kind of giant beast, coming from all directions, as if to squeeze and crush their bodies.

Hmph, the Magic Demon King girl is not afraid of these things!

"Girl, there's something wrong up ahead. After walking for about five or six minutes, Sora Akiyama suddenly stopped and reminded in a low voice.

"Hmph, don't call anyone a girl!I'm a magic demon girl!" Nanamiya Zhiyin sneered coquettishly as he released his divine thoughts to probe forward, "Sure enough, there's something there...... Wow!"

With a terrible sound, a flock of crows rose from a giant minaret, whistling and circling like a black storm, obscuring the blue moon hanging high in the sky. The alley they were in suddenly darkened, and an indescribable cold aura approached them from the shadows around them.

It's cold, it's cold, and the bone marrow seems to be frozen...... Nanamiya Zhiyin shivered involuntarily, and just as he was about to speak, the dilapidated windows on the side lit up, and the screeching sound of "swish" echoed in the street.

"Autumn ...... Akiyama, what is that?" she subconsciously grabbed Akiyama's palm, "It seems that a shadow has floated through it just now!"

"Those who come are not good, and those who are good do not come. The other party snorted coldly, and the [Reincarnation Sword] appeared in his hand out of thin air, "Sophia, prepare to copy the guy!"

"Roger!"

Nanamiya Tomoin gritted his teeth and suppressed the uneasiness in his heart, and the excitement of the imminent battle replaced the original panic. With a movement of her mind, she summoned her wand from the other dimension, and the magic circuit of instant magic was ready.

"I'd like to see what the hell is jumping around the curtains!"

"Poof...... Akiyama you ...... Haha!" She couldn't help but laugh out loud, and then her little face turned flat, "Sophia's forbidden spell is already!"

The two walked around the alley several times before finding what appeared to be the entrance to the house. It was a heavy oak door, the carved patterns were blurred, the inlaid metal was also broken, and the outermost was a thick iron chain with staggered layers, locked by a large rusty iron lock, which looked like an old house that had been abandoned for many years.

Wait, something is wrong, so how did the lights and figures come from before?

"Don't be cowardly, just go on!"

Akiyama Sora was carrying the pitch-black Tibetan Blade Sword, but he didn't see much movement, and the iron chains, iron locks, and wooden doors turned into pieces in the sword light. Then, a dark blue flame surged out of his hand, burning the dust and dispelling the rotten aura.

"There's something evil that suppresses the light. Sophia—"

"Divine Arts: Light Blessing!"

Without being reminded by the other party, Qigong Zhiyin waved his hand and put a layer of holy light shield on the two of them. To her surprise, even the power of the Holy Light's level could barely illuminate three meters away in this room. Further inside, the floor sloping slightly towards the house, and within a few steps her shoes were soaked in a black liquid, and the message from the magic shield told her that it was not weakly corrosive.

"The cabinets are broken, the carpets are shattered when you step on them, and now even the ground is covered with this disgusting slime...... Huh, the stairs?"

Nanamiya Tomoon and Sora Akiyama stopped. They were standing in the middle of an open hall, flanked by stairs leading to the second floor, the floor still covered in knee-high black liquid. If it weren't for the shield of the Holy Light, maybe flying would be better.

"This layer of liquid seems to have the effect of blocking the divine thoughts...... Be careful!"

Before he could finish his words, dozens of patina tentacles covered with purple patterns bounced out of the stagnant water, entangled the two of them in a circle, and the corrosive chaotic energy continued to erode the shield.

"Void Realm: Void Blind Zone!"

Akiyama let out a low sigh, and the void substance, surging enough to distort time and space, was summoned, banishing those disgusting tentacles covered in slime and the liquid on the floor into the void.

"So, let's go up to the second floor first. ”

The wooden staircase looked crumbling, so the two of them did not intend to test the limits of their load-bearing capacity in person, but chose to fly upstairs. The ground on the second floor was relatively better, but it was also wet, the hallway was full of the smell of blood, and the light from the shield could only shine about three meters away. After walking a few steps, Nanamiya Tomoin saw a device similar to a candlestick on the wall, so he waved his wand and lit a fire, and the miserable green flames flickered, and the scene was indescribably weird.

"Hee-hee-hee-hee-hee......"

Suddenly, a woman's voice came from the room at the end of the corridor, which immediately startled the two of them. Nanamiya Tomoin and Akiyama glanced at each other, and immediately walked over there, intending to make a difference.

Upon closer inspection, the door of this room resembles the main door, which has been locked from the outside with iron chains. The difference is that a seal covered with an unknown charm can be faintly seen under the chain, and the surface is covered with a layer of slimy dirt, I don't know how many years have passed.

Akiyama sliced the chains and door into pieces, and walked into the house. It is a room of more than 10 square meters, with only a double bed and a desk, and the closed window is glued with newspaper on the inside.

"Eh, I think it's a figure in this house!

"I'm afraid it's not that simple. Akiyama calmly pointed to his feet, "There are even stranger things." Check this out. ”

Qigong Zhiyin looked down and saw that the ground was full of dark red liquid, almost solidified into a paste, and there was no flow of blood.

"How...... How can there be so much human blood!" She covered her mouth in surprise, and the hand she was holding clenched unconsciously.

"Anyway, the perpetrators have left here. With the other party as the center, a circle of dark blue flames erupted in all directions, and the power from the netherworld burned the blood, "Is it a ghost?" or something else?"

"Let me think about it, hmm......" Nanamiya Tomoon nodded his chin, "the existing information is completely insufficient." ”

"So, let's continue investigating. Akiyama Sora shrugged, "The dignified [Reincarnation Master] and [Magic Demon King Girl] will not even be able to clean up this little ghost. ”

"Well, let's go. ”

Because they were suspended in mid-air, the hallway was silent, and there was not even a trace of footsteps. The light was still suppressed within three meters, and the miserable green candle flame still swayed on the candlestick.

"Wait, I remember there were four candlesticks when I came, and I lit them all, why are there only three left?"

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