Chapter 33: Valley of Shadows (Part II)

"Dear Yard, remember watching the fireworks display while we drank beer?"

"Yard...... Don't you like to peek at people's baths? ”

"Look back at me......"

Fragments of memories were stolen from his mind, and then replayed in his ears, the soft murmur of the demon spirit like the gentlest lover calling.

Whether it's halfling Yad or half-orc white-haired, they're all attacked by this sweetness.

No other voices could be heard in their ears, and their only belief was to believe Raven's words and keep running. The body is still moving mechanically, but the heart is being dragged into the quagmire of happiness step by step.

Compared with the unsatisfactory experience after entering this vast world, all kinds of things in the past have been branded as 'good times'.

I want to turn back, I want to stop.

On one side is emotion, and on the other side is reason.

Unconsciously, tears flowed from both of their eyes.

Raven was worse off than they were.

In the previous life, the illusion system in the game was the most praised by players.

The sharp-sharpened flying system can really extract the happiest memory fragments in the player's mind and attack. This creates the illusion that someone is actually hanging up and thinks they are in another time and space or in a virtual game.

However, it was later changed to a simple data test due to too many protests.

As a pioneer among the players, Raven has been through it all.

Originally, Raven thought he could easily withstand it.

He was wrong!

It's double the mental torture.

One is for the young Raven, and the other is for the dead ghost Raven.

It's a ridiculous illusion, and Raven feels like a schizophrenic experience the suffering that two souls have experienced at the same time.

When he was in Huaxia, he was an orphan, and he was ridiculed by his classmates more than once for not having a father, and he asked the aunt of the dean who raised him in the orphanage countless times why his parents abandoned him, and all he got was a helpless wry smile.

He's lonely, he has no friends!

The only thing that accompanies him is the game.

Playing Assassin is the kind of loneliness that sits at the pinnacle of the peak, which is a kind of show-off for a child from an able-bodied family.

For Raven, it's a desire for recognition.

At this moment, the call that Raven heard was that of a middle-aged man and a woman, the voice that remained in the deepest part of his memory, the voice of his parents that he had always fantasized.

"Xiaowen, come back, we're here to pick you up."

Raven's body twitched violently.

"Xiaowen, don't worry about playing games, come to Mom and Dad."

Raven's heart pounded again.

At the same time, the pain experienced by another mutilated soul was also unfolding.

Half-elf - a half-hybrid, if you say it, you're a hybrid, if you don't say it, you're a mongrel!

Not accepted by the elves, nor by the humans.

For every clan, half-elves are outsiders. Although the Half-Elf's good appearance is accepted by most races, it has never been genuinely recognized.

When negotiating with human forces, elves like to find half-elves to help with the negotiations. In their hearts, they are afraid that the half-elves will betray their interests.

One can imagine how the dead ghost Raven's childhood was.

Being bullied by human children is already commonplace. Due to the elven blood, it develops more slowly than children of the same age. Because elves often do not reach adulthood until they are 100 years old, half-elves are different according to whether the elven blood in their bodies is thin or not. It is more common to reach adulthood at the age of 20.

Human children are usually about 14 years old.

Raven's disadvantage is really not ordinary.

Bullied, cried, ran to Karin to complain.

There are no special skills, no family background to show off, but there is a face that is handsome enough to make all boys of the same age jealous, which attracts more bullying, and sometimes even feels that it is a pain to live.

If it weren't for Robert and Karin, all that would have been left in his heart would have been hatred of humanity.

So it was his parents who called him.

The images of the two parents completely coincided at this moment.

Raven...... Levin...... Levin...... Don't you go...... Turn back! ”

The 100% fidelity of the demon's call almost made Raven collapse.

"Ahh

At this moment, he even longed for some kind of pain in his body that could go beyond the bottom of his heart: no! No! No! I want recognition! It's not this hypocritical family affection! I want everybody to approve of me! Agree that I am not a dispensable being in this world! I want you all to look up to meβ€”

His screams were wailing, but more of a catharsis, as if he wanted to pour out every ounce of strength in his body to the shout......

I don't know how long it took, but the surroundings calmed down.

The system prompt also rang non-stop: "You have been stolen by the memory of the Midnight Demon Spirit, and the other party casts a memory illusion on you, and begins to perform a will test, and the will test is passed, and you are not affected by the hallucination of the Midnight Demon Spirit." ”

"Determined Will Specialty: In an accident, you were besieged by the Midnight Spirit. You have stood up for your beliefs and sharpened your will in the face of extreme disadvantages, and you have fought against infinite illusions with your rocky will. In this process, your will is like a storm of strength, and from this moment on, you will receive a 1 decision bonus for any will judgment. ”

"You've received the message of Iron Will, a Gold-tier specialty."

"You've received information about the Legendary Tier Specialty Super Will."

Raven gasped for air, his body was exhausted and almost collapsed, but his mind was clear.

He even clearly remembered that Iron Will was a will test for deterrence, such as fear. And that super will is even sharper, not only can it deal with shock, but even vertigo can be done, of course, the requirements are also high, and the precondition required is 50 points of perception or 30 points of charm.

Whether it is a strong body, a superhuman nerve reflex, or a strong will, these are all honed by themselves, and they can only be accumulated bit by bit on weekdays. In the game, these three traits are completely unreinforcing with points.

Penetrating into the world of Ultron, even more so, there are no tricks.

In many cases, you can only resist, and after resisting, it will be a smooth road.

Can't resist? Then die!

Wiping away the sweat and tears from his face, Raven suddenly realized that the time was almost up.

It just so happened that Bai Mao and Yard, who had successfully passed the Midnight Demon Spirit's pursuit together, also woke up at this time.

"Remember what I said?"

"Hmm." Both of them answered at the same time.

Raven counted down loudly: "Three, two, one...... Jump! ”

As long as it's a living thing, there's fear. In the face of the terrifying creatures that suddenly appear in front of you, how many people can do it without hesitation?

It was a giant mouth of the abyss, the size of a troika, and it exuded a heavy bloody aura.

Huge round mouthparts, more than a thousand bloody serrated teeth as sharp as knives, if you jump, it is 10,000 times worse than sending a sheep into the mouth of a tiger.

One can almost imagine the pain of jumping into this giant mouth.

Some hesitated, and some did not.

Whitefur jumped in, and to his puzzlement, why Yard and Raven didn't jump.

Am I being scammed?

This was the first thought of the honest white hair after jumping down. But at that moment, a bag hit his bear paw, and he grabbed it almost subconsciously.

Money? Why did Rex give me money? This was the last thought that Bai Mao had before he lost consciousness.

The two of them, who were still standing on the edge of the giant mouth, looked at each other.

"Why don't you jump?" Raven asked.

"Then why don't you jump?!" Yard's voice was full of fierceness and hatred, and the figure of the little halfling suddenly seemed to be tall: "You brute! You actually tricked such a simple and kind white hair to die! ”

Raven suddenly sighed: "I want to say, I don't know if Bai Mao will die in the future, but now the one who will die immediately is you!" ”

"What?" Yade was puzzled.

"A shadow is a shadow because its power is never exposed to the sun. From the moment we wanderers learn the secrets of the Shadow Powers, we must swear not to divulge any of the secrets of the Shadow Plane. The giant mouth just now is the repulsion and warning of the shadow plane to all creatures that are not part of the shadows. It wants all creatures that make it back to Ultron to remember the horrors of the Shadow Plane and not to trespass a second time. ”

"Uh...... Are you telling the truth? Yard hurriedly turned his head to look again.

The mouth was gone, as if everything was an illusion.

"It's not an illusion, the exit will only last for three seconds."

"Then why don't you leave?"

"I've got something."

"That'...... I've got something to do too! The halfling man forced: "Besides, why are you telling me this secret now?" ”

Raven looked at Yard like a dead man: "Secrecy is only for the living. Also, do you really think that an assassin in the shadow plane who sees shadow energy as a second life can be compared to a bard who likes to live and sing in the sun and warm weather? ”

The body of the halfling began to tremble violently, and even the voice trembled: "You...... You...... Is that true? ”

"If you can pass the test of the shadow plane without dying, I can try to start befriending you." Raven let out a final sigh.

If......

Is this possible?

The overwhelming black shadow engulfed the two of them in an instant.

All kinds of system prompts rang in Raven's mind, but after the vision in front of him was restored, only Raven was left on the scene.

"Alas, a halfling who pretends to be wise......"