Chapter 653: The City of Decisive Battle (XI)
So what's going on now?
Rod folded his hands helplessly, staring at the spirit crystal in front of him. And Echhorn beside him was also leaning against the wall, and he reached out helplessly to gently tap on the wall next to him, looking bored. This is not a delusion, but a fact. At least for now, although after that, Rhodes and Echhorn were never attacked again, and soon came to the third spirit crystal with Echhorn's breath, but what happened next made Rod feel very depressed, because nothing happened.
True, nothing happened. Although Echhorn went up and touched the spirit crystal, and even knocked it a few times, this spirit crystal did not react at all. It was as if there was a glitch, and there was nothing that could be done about either Rod or Echhorn, and the fact that they expected another Echhorn to come out and fight them did not happen, in a word, it became very strange.
Rhodes stood on the edge of the tower, looking into the distance. He always felt that something wasn't quite right, because the rules here seemed to be changing all the time, which wasn't very scientific. The rules that Rhodes had predicted at the beginning were a little different from when they met Echhorn and the others later, but now they are not a little different, but completely different. It's like a track and field race, which was first thought to be a 100-meter sprint, then turned into a middle-distance relay run, but now it looks like it's going for a long-distance marathon. Although this is not impossible in the spiritual world, Rhodes feels that with Karen's character, it is unlikely that he should make such a mistake. After all, as a "scientific researcher", Kalian's personality is still very rigorous. If she also has such a casual side at work, then Rhodes will have to check if there is a shortage of catties and two on those magic guide battleships after she goes back.
What's next?
If there is a bug in the game, you must contact the GM as soon as possible, but now............ Rhodes looked to the left. Look to the right, and then look up. In the end, he helplessly spread his hands and shrugged his shoulders, it seems that the system settings of this "game" are not very perfect, at least he can't find a way to complain about customer service. However, Rhodes believes that Karren should be monitoring the process, believing that even if he doesn't do anything on his side. Soon Karen's side will react as well.
Sure enough, when Rhodes and Ehorn were so bored that they almost wanted to make a pot of tea and taste life, a pillar of light fell from the sky, and then Kalian's figure appeared from it. However, unlike before, Kalian's face at this moment was cold and stern, and there was still anxiety in her eyes that could not be concealed. However, after seeing Rod and Ehorn, her expression softened a little.
"Mr. Rod, it looks like you're all right, so it's all right........."
"Did something happen?"
glanced at the side and closed one eye. Glancing at Ehorn, who was clearly about to secretly observe the girl who suddenly appeared in front of him, Rod quickly followed Kalen's instructions and walked to her side, and then the two of them walked to the side and began to whisper. And Echhorn was also very discerning and did not follow, but leaned on the spirit crystal, bored to enjoy the surrounding night scene.
"Yes, master, something is not normal. Here's the thing............"
Under the narration of Karen. Rod quickly understood what the problem was. Indeed, it was exactly what he expected. At the beginning, Rhodes predicted that the rules of the game were actually quite correct. After all, this is a competition, and in order to avoid unnecessary cannibalism, the Karens also made such rules after careful thought and consideration. But soon, they realized that something was wrong. As with all programmers, if someone points out a bug in their program. Then they will only look at the idiot and wonder if this idiot has made a mistake on his own. And the Karens are not immune, they don't think there is anything wrong with their seemingly perfect rules at first, but prefer that the contestants themselves have not figured out the rules of the game, and those mistakes are only within the allowable range, so the Karens are also patiently and quietly waiting for them to get on the right track. But that's exactly what happened. It deprived the Karen of the best opportunity to adjust, so that when they realized that something was wrong, they were already a little out of control.
"Master, you must have heard the roars and collapses."
"yes, I heard you."
Hearing Karen's inquiry, Rod nodded. Because the sound of those collapses is very regular, they will collapse almost once in a while. Although Rhodes was also a little curious about what was going on, he still didn't ask. Although he didn't want to go over and take a look, the problem is that there is no pattern to the location of these collapses, and it is impossible for Rhodes to predict where they will collapse in advance and run over to wait for the rabbit, so in the end he did not choose to carry out this operation, and the rest depends on the will of God, if they can meet it, it is best if they can't, if they can't, it doesn't matter, it shouldn't be his own business, right?
"We thought it was just a ripple effect from a battle between the teams."
Kalyne's expression was very calm, but Rhodes saw a smell of "this is definitely not an excuse for not noticing the abnormality" -- but since he insisted on it, Rod was not embarrassed to lift the other party's skirt to show his bottom. Anyway, this is also a matter of face, and the technicians are especially sensitive in this regard, since they already know that they are wrong, Rod will save them some face and not say that it is good. Seeing that Rod nodded, there was a strange look in Karen's eyes, but in the end she coughed and said softly.
"It was only later that we noticed that something was wrong............... Maybe you didn't realize it, master, in fact, you are the only ones who have actually completed the task of 'obtaining spirit crystals'. β
"You mean ..............."
Hearing this, Rod was instinctively stunned for a moment, and then he realized what he meant.
"Only Catherine and Little Five Lori have obtained spirit crystals? But now there are only ......... spirit crystals left Oh no, now there's one less. β
Raising his head and glancing at the city in front of him, Rhodes soon noticed that the light of another spirit crystal had dimmed. Seeing this scene, Kalian also frowned, with an uneasy and nervous expression on her face. Soon, though. She regained her composure.
"Yes, we made a design mistake, in fact ............"
At this, Karen paused for a rare moment, as if she was hesitating whether to tell SΓΉ Rhodes the truth. But in the end, she gritted her teeth. Name the biggest problem right now.
ββ¦β¦β¦ Those spirit crystals were taken away by other personality projections. β
ββ¦β¦β¦β¦β¦β¦ Huh? β
Hearing this, Rod was stunned for a moment. And after a while, under Karen's finger-pointing description, he finally understood what the other party meant. In fact, there are not only three personalities of spiritual projection, but generally speaking, this trinity will be presented in the spiritual world, that is, these three spiritual personalities are the most powerful. But this does not mean that there are no other spiritual personalities. It's just that those spiritual personalities are too lacking, such as a lack of ego, or no restraint. Or maybe there's something else. All in all, it seems that there are various situations in everyone's inner world, and if the refinement of emotions such as joy, anger, sorrow, and happiness is turned into spiritual projections one by one, then the spiritual personality in a person's body is not a hundred but eighty.
In the beginning, Karen's women only brought the most mature people into here. Then they closed the spiritual passages, but now they found that someone was secretly opening these spiritual passages to release the less mature spiritual personalities. This surprised Karen and the others undoubtedly, and there was no doubt that the path back to the various spiritual worlds was still closed. But they ignore one thing, and that is to make a big deal with a small one. It's like a barricade in a prison. In order to prevent the prisoners from going out, they will definitely not be allowed to pass their bodies. But it was no problem that a cat or a mouse could run out of that gap. This is the case with the current enchantment of Karen and the others leading to the spiritual passage, although their closure is enough to block those mature personalities, but there is no obstacle to those half-finished products.
So by the time the Karen found out that something was wrong, there had already been a considerable number of "half-finished" personalities running into the place. And it was because of this that the towers collapsed -- not because of the battle, but because of the instinctive reaction of the spiritual world to resist the appearance of foreign objects. At this moment, the question in front of Karen suddenly became a big one. She is now opening the spiritual channel to let the other masters go back to their own homes and find their own mothers, unless all the personalities are recovered, otherwise if only the three main personalities are recovered, then after cutting the spiritual connection, the other elves will be more or less mentally damaged. It is even possible to lose the ability to express certain feelings. After all, Karen still can't confirm how many half-finished personalities have been mixed into this game.
"So what's next?"
Hearing this, Rod also felt quite a headache, and when he thought that there were an unknown number of various half-finished personalities running around here, he also felt troublesome. And this is not without any effect on Rhodes himself, after all, these personalities are the personalities of elven cards, and the absence of one of them may cause them mental fluctuations. It is not known who did this, but it is certain that this is definitely not the scene that Rhodes wanted to see.
"There's only one way, according to our design, in the spirit crystals you can sense the surrounding soul personalities and fuse them. Therefore, ..............." said this, Ka Lian made a gesture to the spirit crystal not far away, and then saw that accompanied by Ka Lian's fingers, the originally large spirit crystal before suddenly shrunk, and it shrank into a bracelet-sized storage zΓ i in the blink of an eye, and then Ka Lian handed the bracelet to Rhodes.
"You've also noticed that these crystals are made from the elves themselves, so they can sense the breath of their own kind. After some discussion, we decided to temporarily change the use of spirit crystals, so that as long as your companions wear the bracelet, they can sense the location of all the same kind of personality projections throughout the city. Now we only hope that you will be able to absorb all of these personalities before all the remaining spirit crystals are taken away. β
"It's a big project...............
Hearing this, Rod couldn't help but reach out and pinch his forehead, but he quickly remembered something.
"Wait, isn't it only possible to absorb the same kind of personality? I'm only with Ehorn now, and I'm not here with Lori and Catherine? And I haven't seen another Dona yet, so if I run into another personality, I'm afraid I won't be able to absorb it. β
"Naturally, we have noticed this. In fact, right now, I and the other two I are looking for personality projections that are eligible for spirit crystals, and giving them the same instructions - and that's what I'm going to give you now, master. As she spoke, Karen held out her hand. Pointing to the street park not far away, she blinked and spoke. "Please go there in the shortest possible time, the other spiritual personality projections will meet you there, and the battle between the personality projections equipped with the spirit crystal bracelet will not be absorbed even if they are defeated. The only ones that can absorb are those projections that are not wearing spirit bracelets. And, to be on the safe side, we'll guard the last passage. Well, that's it, excuse my rudeness..............."
"Wait."
Hear here. Rhodes opened his mouth to stop Karen, who was about to turn away. Hearing Rod's call, Karen's figure paused, and then turned around.
"Is there anything else?"
"You already have clues about the shady plot behind it, Karen."
Staring into the eyes of the girl in front of him, Rod asked calmly. It's no wonder, after all, this is not a trivial matter, and this is Karen's spiritual world. Now that they are all aware of the problem. Then it is impossible not to understand the root of the problem, after all, this is like the inside of the human body. No one knows better than the person concerned about where the lesion is and how painful it is. In the face of Rod's inquiry, Karen was unexpectedly silent for a moment, and then turned away.
"We're sorry, so far, we don't have enough evidence and clues to confirm the real mastermind, but don't worry. I'll let you know if there's any definite news. β
With that, Karene disappeared into the darkness without a trace. Rod, on the other hand, looked at Karen's back silently, and didn't say anything -- he had a feeling that Karen's was actually very clear. Who exactly did this? But for some reason, I didn't explain myself.
But even if Karen doesn't say it, Rhodes can guess a thing or two, after all, in this world, there is only one person who can do things under Karen's nose without being discovered by Kalian. But now......... It looks like I don't have a chance to play the detective game anymore. Thinking of this, Rod turned around and looked at Ehorn, who was staring at him curiously, then smiled slightly, and handed over the bracelet in his hand.
"Miss Echhorn, are you interested in playing a game of hunting?"
After learning what had happened from Rod, Γhorn quickly nodded and agreed to his invitation. After all, Echor is not stupid, and knows that things are a little abnormal now, so she agreed without saying anything to Rod's suggestion, and then Rod took Echhorn and ran in the direction of the street park that Karen pointed to before. After all, according to Karen, several of the other main personality projections will also converge with her there. This is also normal, after all, to eliminate those half-finished personalities, the more help the better. And although Karen didn't explain it, Rhodes knew very well that the other major personalities probably understood the meaning -- if those secondary personalities were just a joke. But now, they are actually going to attack the spirit crystal, then it means that they are likely to want to grow stronger and take over the position of the main personality. And Echhorn is probably aware of this, so he agrees, after all, no one wants their place to be replaced by others, let alone the irreplaceable existence of spiritual personality. The loser is likely to be gnawed away from even the dregs, and no one would laugh and accept this kind of thing.................. Probably.
Under the leadership of Rhodes, the two soon arrived at the street park located not far away. Unlike before, the shadow monsters had completely disappeared and were no longer trying to stop them. I don't know if Karin removed those shadow monsters to avoid accidents, but now, it would be nice for Rhodes to have less obstacles.
"Now it seems that we are the only ones who arrived early, and I don't know what the situation of the others is."
Glancing at the empty street park, Rod said to himself. He had already let Echhorn sense it before, and it turned out that in the entire playing field, there were as many as seven or eight projection personalities of Echhorn alone. Although this is not a small number, it is quite acceptable compared to hundreds or thousands. It's just that even Echhorn's projection personality is almost ten, so I'm afraid the other people are not much better.........
"Ah, Mr. Rhodes, I've finally found you!!"
Just as Rod was thinking, suddenly, a familiar voice sounded, interrupting his thoughts, even if he didn't turn his head to look, but Rod almost guessed the owner of the voice. Sure enough, the moment Rod followed the voice, he saw two figures that were no longer familiar.
That's Little Five Lori and Catherine.
PS: The beginning of the new book that I worked so hard to come up with was killed again, and I was almost in tears............ (To be continued......)