An extremely faint, but real, light appeared in Aono's field of vision.

Rather than a ray of light, it may be more appropriate to describe it with a thin streamer and a few fragmentary lines.

But either way, what is certain is that this is real.

It's not an illusion that Aono had in a trance.

At the same time, one of the three flames in the center of Aono's eyebrows dimmed and finally disappeared.

Aono chewed carefully on the information he had just gotten, but his spirit perked up.

It is true that an opportunity to "make all wishes come true" failed to bring the living Yuki Hino to him exactly as Aono expected.

But to be honest, Aono didn't have much hope in the first place, just holding the idea of "giving it a try".

Naturally, I can't say much disappointment.

On the contrary, he also got an important message from this successful wish - Yuki Hino is still alive!

Regardless of whether his life is dying or not, he may die at any time, but at least at the moment when Aono made a wish, he is still alive.

The last words he uttered were—"Let me find Yuki Hino who is alive." ”

A very simple truth.

If Yuki Hino had died, then there would be no chance that this wish would have been successful.

And these subtle rays of light that appear in Aono's field of vision should be the hint that guides Aono to find Hino.

Thinking of this, Aono no longer hesitated, and walked out of the burning place of the bonfire, and suddenly found that his clothes were not burning at all.

However, compared to other discoveries, this only reaffirmed his previous suspicion that this bonfire was actually only an existence in the sensory world of Aono, and did not really exist in the material world, and perhaps it was just a projection of them in the higher dimensional universe, just like those indescribable forms.

Regardless of whether there is a universe of higher dimensions, or whether there are more unknown worlds, if you don't even agree with and don't care about the space you are in now, then you can't even deny your own existence?

That should be to achieve a so-called "nihilism." ”

Aono ran in the direction the light had directed, and at his speed, the light of the campfire behind him quickly vanished.

Those bright fires seemed to have lost their previous characteristics of not being afraid of the fog of mutation, and watched Aono leave.

It may not be long before it is swallowed up by this pure darkness that seems to never dissipate.

While hurrying, Aono asked Ink Dye by the way.

"Can you see anything like silk thread in front of us?"

Because Aono had to hurry up, Ink Dye didn't take on the form of a human girl like before, but turned into her body and attached to the surface of Aono's body - she actually preferred this state!

"I see."

Aono didn't say much, and it could be seen that these sudden beams of light could probably only be seen by himself.

On the way, Aono encountered much less danger than before.

It's no longer the same as before, almost every fifty or sixty meters, you will bump into a dangerous monster.

The "old seal" played a significant role in this.

But it's also like how it describes on the panel -

There are still some strange beings lurking in the shadows, trying to make a move on Aono and grab this delicious blood food.

The effect may have almost just canceled out the state of Aono?

While moving forward in the darkness, Aono thought about something that he hadn't thought about carefully.

For example......

Is there any mention of the "mysterious bonfire" in the notebook that Hino left him?

Yes, there is.

After a brief search of the contents of the notebook in his memory, Aono clearly found a few short sentences.

Yuki Hino wrote down the word, and there was a smeared and revised trail behind it.

It can be seen that Yuki Hino at that time was probably very skeptical of this.

The contents of these records in the notebook appear to be extremely chaotic and scribbled.

And it was not written at the same time, but it was divided several times, constantly changing the previous conclusions and adding new content.

Probably even Hino Yuki himself has fallen into a deep confusion, according to common sense, he has the infinite possibility of predicting the future, he only needs to experience the future a few times, dozens of times, and always get enough information.

- Most of the content in this notebook is Yuki Hino's "life" over and over again.

It is equivalent to taking countless players' lives to pile up the various information of the boss in an online game, which is a very valuable experience.

Even if dying in "The Future I See" doesn't actually hurt Yuki Hino, it does make him truly feel like dead.

It's okay if it's once or twice, but judging from Hino's performance, the number of times he has died in total will probably not be less than thousands!

After experiencing too many deaths, there are often two phenomena.

One is numbness due to too much death.

The other is the loss of the real sense of death, believing that death is not a particularly unacceptable outcome, and it can be regarded as another kind of spiritual alienation.

And the previous performance of Yuki Hino actually had such signs.

Some people want to take the initiative to seek death and end this period of life.

Aono's divergent thoughts thought of a far away.

At the end of the notebook page, Hino typed a big "" on the paper, as if in self-doubt.

In the end, he probably didn't even understand whether he had seen the mysterious bonfire or not.

Does this mean that this so-called "gift from the investigator" may be the key to breaking the situation?

The light in his eyes became brighter and brighter, as if to indicate that the distance between him and Hino Yuki was shrinking.

Suddenly, Aono's gaze froze and slowed down.

Hold the fluffy black mist under your feet and hold your breath to avoid any extra sounds.

The black fog around him spread even farther away.

Especially in the direction of the front of him, it spread out and mixed into the mutation fog next to it.

Ink Dye made a small complaint.

Even though the Black Mist and the Mist of Mutation were a family at the beginning, after Aono unreasonably digested the Lost Mist and carried it with him day and night, it slowly turned into Aono's shape - contaminated with Aono's character and abilities.

The current fog of mutation is also quite different from the original fog of loss.

The two have long been different from each other.

Ink dyes don't have a good impression of these kinds, which have lost some kind of activity, and they are more disgusted.

You can't eat them, so it's not very comfortable to mix them up like this.

'It's okay, just bear with it. ’

Aono replied in his heart.

Soothing the emotions of the ink dye.

Even if he spoke now, the sound waves would be absorbed by the Mist of Mutation and would not be able to travel farther away.

But in order to prevent the other party from having his unknown means, for the sake of safety, Aono still chose the way of spiritual communication.

This is the use of ink dyeing that Aono has just developed.

In this fog of mutation, all perceptions seem to be blocked, and pure darkness does not reject it, neither light nor sound waves can be transmitted.

Only Aono can rely on the particularity of the black mist to ensure that he is not like a blind person.

If you think about it carefully, the method of using black fog to expel the mutation fog is good, but it is still almost meaningless, and there is a risk of revealing your own location.

Now it's a different way.

Directly let the black mist mix into the mutation mist, and become Aono's eyes and nose, probing the surrounding situation.

Moreover, the difference between these two things is almost imperceptible and extremely hidden.

Being able to get more information in such a hostile environment is a huge advantage in itself.

In Hino's notes, he was killed by sneak attacks on monsters - 1341 times!

The monsters here never speak of martial virtues, and with the advantage of being able to move freely, sneaking up on living people is what they do most often.

Aono's method also benefited from the black fog to break through to LV4.

Compared to the last time he reached LV4, he could clearly feel that his control of the black fog had reached a new level.

For him, Black Mist was no longer a separate individual.

It's more like an organ in his body, like an arm, leg and foot-like existence, which can be controlled at will.

to achieve the current effect.

However, the distance that the black mist can infect the mutant mist is also limited, and it cannot exceed a hundred meters of Qingye itself.

'It's still a little too short......

Aono complained helplessly.

Gathering his thoughts, with the help of the black mist mixed in it, Aono was able to "see......

Person!

And it's a living person!

At least in the perception of the black mist, they have breathing, heartbeat, and even ...... And the slight sound of conversation?

These characteristics were superimposed, allowing Aono to confirm that these people who walked without obstacles in the black fog were indeed living humans!

- Of course, it is not excluded that they are used as carriers by some "snow monsters" from other worlds.

These people, all dressed in black robes and hoods, exuded a treacherous aura.

It's very similar to the X-Cultists Aono had seen when he first saw - or rather, carved out of a mold.

It seemed to merge with the mutant black fog around it.

Perhaps it is because of this that they can walk in it in such peace.

This kind of person is generally called by the people of the Lost Lands - the outcast!

They have turned their backs on being human beings and have willingly become their minions.

"Huh? The fog here ......"

The black-robed man at the head of them was puzzled.

Hearing this, Qingye's heart tightened slightly—could he detect the black mist mixed into?

"Nothing out of the ordinary, huh?"

His companion paused, but said.

"You're too suspicious, aren't you?"

"We have been protected by Him, and as long as we don't die on our own initiative, we won't be targeted by Them."

"That's true."

The black-robed man, who was the first to ask questions, nodded and acknowledged it.

"But there's something wrong."

He looked down at the man they had dragged to the ground.

"Could it be this guy's doing?"

Aono's mood fluctuated.

Because the person who was dragged forward by the black-robed people like a dead dog was none other than Yuki Hino, who was previously regarded as missing by Aono.

It's just that......

Isn't he looking right now?

It's not just that he's unconscious, but the aura on his body is also very strange.

It was so strange that Aono couldn't make an accurate judgment with the senses of the black mist.

Putting this strange point aside for the time being, Aono continued to observe the reaction of the black-robed people.

"He's dying, where can he do this?"

"If you want me to say, just throw him here, he is not qualified to be used as firewood in this state, right?"

The black-robed man at the end of the team seemed to be not very satisfied with the drudgery of dragging Hino Yuki, and said contemptuously.

"Firewood, naturally, the more the better."

"In order to fulfill His wishes, we still need to collect more firewood."

At the beginning, the man's tone changed suddenly, frantic and confused.

This is a trait that most X-cultists have.

After they worship the gods of the inner world, their minds and spirits will be polluted to a certain extent.

If Aono's mind is only showing signs of alienation, and if their mind were to be dissected and looked at, it may have long been alienated into something difficult to shape.

It has long devoid of any human attributes.

Even their human bodies at this time are inconvenient things that can be discarded, just a shell.

"It's a pity, the residents of this town have long since run away."

"Otherwise, he would have been more satisfied, wouldn't he?"

The word "firewood" is undoubtedly the same as the previous "flesh and blood", which refers to living human beings.

The so-called "qualification" should refer to whether or not you have extraordinary abilities.

It seems that for them, the transcendent beings with extraordinary abilities contain more energy in their flesh than ordinary people, and they taste more delicious.

But then again, how did Yuki Hino end up in their hands?

Aono looked closely at Hino's appearance, and there were no shocking wounds - such as a bloody hole through his body, a scar that almost split in two.

Even though there are a lot of bumps and bruises left by dragging on the ground, the clothes are dirty and torn, and the face is even more ugly, but at least it is still intact.

Come to think of it, as a qualified firewood, it should still be alive.

Otherwise, wouldn't it be more convenient for the black-robed people to directly give Hino Yuki a knife and then take him away?

At this time, the situation is in line with the point of "living Hino Yuki" in "All Wishes Come True".

Aono also planned to listen for a while to get more information from them.

But the black-robed people were not as good as he wanted, and instead returned to the initial silence.

Only the sound of Hino's body dragging on the ground was transmitted to Aono's ears through the black mist.

It can't be delayed any longer. ’

Aono's eyes froze, ready to start.

But at the same time, a sudden change occurred!