XXXIX. The Assassin's Bar
Helsin told me about the mystical truths of the Nian Blade, but I still couldn't figure out how he could use lightning to burn a horde of demons to ashes.
Helsin said: "It is to mobilize people's potential and unleash all their strength." ”
I shook my head and said, "That's not in line with the law of conservation of energy." ”
Helsin cursed, "Fuck the law of conservation of energy, and you're using yourself as a bridge where energy from somewhere acts on your chosen enemy." ”
I asked, "Are you referring to the ocean of dreams?" I thought the place was fictional. ”
As if he were playing the harp to a cow, Helsing said, "The place is real, like those other dimensions." ”
"Could it be that as long as I move my thoughts, I can become an antenna and dispatch the power of the other world here?"
"It's not about moving thoughts, when your emotions are extremely strong and your body can bear them, you will have faith, and faith and the ocean of dreams will work in harmony. You can imagine your mind becoming a sword in your hand, and that sword is made from the energy of the dream ocean. ”
I don't think Newton's coffin board is about to close out, but now, even if Newton is resurrected, I am not surprised.
He paused, and then gestured: "When I was trying to save Yaochi, in an instant, the new faith destroyed the old faith, and this change in dying and desperate survival made the Nian Blade suddenly strengthened, because I found a path worth holding on to for a lifetime, so I was reborn. ”
I pondered his words and asked, "Are you stronger?" ”
Helsing nodded and said, "Later, I became stronger again, and as far as I know, there may be only one person in the Sword and Shield Society who can compete with me, and that is the mysterious scepter, the king of the Sword and Shield Society." But...."
He took a breath and said, "But if I lose my faith, my mind blade will crumble. ”
I said, "Your faith is Lady Yaochi." ”
"Yes, I can't live without her," Helsing said. I've got to find the plague doctor. ”
I took out the spear and transformed it into the shape of a holy spear, trying to remember the mood of the saints, but I couldn't, it wasn't easy, just like the flash of inspiration in the creation of art, it required being there, the mind and mind were one.
St. Longinus is much stronger than I am, and the light of his holy spear is the nemesis of the Bloods and Demons, and if I can get into his state, my second personality, I can at least deal with Easy Batticus and Bakon.
But it's still not like what I brag about.... No..... The black coffin and the crying made me so strong.
As Helsing said, the transformation of the mind blade is a matter of timing, but also a matter of accumulation, when you break through that boundary, accumulation becomes easy, and you become twice the result with half the effort, instead of blindly doing useless work. It's impossible for a normal person to dig dirt and stones with his bare hands, you have to find tools and practice hard.
I asked, "What exactly will it cost me to go out of IBA?" Do they accept gold dollars from the black coffin? ”
"It's a very peculiar black market, and what you want has to be exchanged for what you cherish, for example, if someone wants to get their lost daughter back, they have to give up their wife's life," Helsing said. Some people who want to kill their enemies must first kill their closest friends, alas...."
I slammed on the brakes and said, "Wait a minute, I'm not going to do this!" ”
"This is the first method, and there is a second way," Helsing said. ”
I breathed a sigh of relief and complained, "Your pause freaks me out. ”
"IBA owners like to watch life-and-death fights, where potential buyers can use themselves as currency to get into the ring and get what they want if they go through a series of wins," Helsin said. ”
I shouted, "What age is this, and he still has the leisure to do this?" Isn't that enough to eat? ”
Helsing said: "There are many mysterious forces on this continent, and the Black Coffin and the Sword and Shield Society only occupy a small corner, and even the Era Empire is surrounded by demonic forces. They, we are very powerful, but there are also many other people who have power and power. These mysterious people get together through the owners of the IBA and have fun gambling or whatever. It's like those big games of the last century. ”
I understand what he means, that we are still just pawns for others to enjoy and achieve their goals.
Helsing continued: "You don't have to let them know who you are, you can cover your face and give yourself a nickname." We've disguised Juno so that no one can recognize you through it. In this way, you can play with peace of mind. ”
I'm known to be a brilliant strategist, thoughtful and thoughtful. I asked, "Is the enemy strong?" ”
"It depends on what you want, the more you ask, the more powerful the enemies, sometimes, I've heard that they can summon terrifying magic dragons from another dimension, or purple cranes that eat people's brains."
I laughed a few times before I realized that Helsing wasn't joking.
I asked: "If I want twenty tons of food, ten tons of meat, ten tons of vegetables, then...."
Helsin sighed, "The last time I asked for it was ten years of demon replenishment.... Drugs that replenish the power of the mana...."He pointed out to me his scar, which was embedded in his left rib, and I couldn't help but tighten my grip on the steering wheel when I saw it.
"You may not be weaker now than I was when I was younger, but you must be prepared for a fierce battle," said Helsin. ”
I asked, "Can you.... It's up to you? ”
Helsing shook his head and said, "No." ”
I was anxious and hurriedly persuaded: "Master, a thousand lives are at stake, and we must ensure success." ”
Helsing replied, "Why do you think I'm with you?" I've taught you all the techniques I know about telekinesis, and you must use them to take them to the next level. ”
I was anxious and persuaded, "But I have already reached a bottleneck, and my way is not at all the same as yours." ”
"I'm sure the rumors about you are not false, you have power in you, and in a moment of crisis, you can find the switch and turn it on, and I'd love to see it," Helsing said. ”
I compromised, he was right, I couldn't get by with him and Abel for the rest of my life.
The blade has to do with the way of the saints, and I have vaguely gotten the hang of it, and I must open this door as soon as possible.
.....
According to the clues provided by the mask, a suspicious wall appeared in front of it, and it was red and crawling with vines. A door opened in the wall that led to a courtyard.
It's an Oriental domed temple, and it looks very dangerous, as if at any moment a child in a thick suit with a bomb on his body will rush out and hug me.
We didn't enter the temple because at the temple gate we saw an even more suspicious idol.
The god was like a wise old man, with a turban wrapped around his head, and he pointed downward, and I saw a square brick under his feet, and a QR code on the square brick.
wrote: "If you want to find us, please scan below and follow us. ”
I exclaimed, "Where the hell am I going to find my smartphone now?" Where can I find the QR code scanning APP? Doesn't IBA know to keep up with the times? ”
Helsing said: "Mobile phone? No. He took a branch from the side and swept it over the bricks with the leaves for about five minutes, and the idol's eyes lit up, and he shouted what seemed to be "Hacim is above," and then he stopped moving.
"And then?"
Helsing said: "Follow him. ”
I hurriedly said, "How do you pay attention?" Ghost with a phone? ”
Helsing said, "Just keep an eye on him." ”
Which bastard came up with the code?
I looked at the statue of the old man for about half an hour, feeling dizzy and starry, when I saw a golden path appear in front of me.
I said, "I see it, but.... Isn't that redundant? "That's when I realized that this was the path to another dimension, and if I had used the shadow of Larsen, I would have seen it.
"They seem to have left a mark on us in this way, allowing us to pass through an entrance," Helsing said. ”
The entrance was a bar, shrouded in shadows, billboards lit with neon signs and girls with their thighs crossed. The bar was empty, but it looked like someone was cleaning up on a regular basis.
Walking and walking, all of a sudden, we were surrounded by a sea of people, manic music, waving glowsticks, gothic dressed, Matt-killing style people wriggling their hips and dancing and singing feverishly. A large round ball above his head that grew uglier and uglier the more he looked at it, but it was so bright that it was spinning endlessly.
I said, "Juno hasn't had time to hide it yet." ”
Helsing said, "Did you lock the car? ”
"It's locked."
"Then let it go, and if you win, we can ask them to help us deliver the goods, and it's a big deal to pay a gold dollar."
A couple of girls, who had only a thin layer of cloth over their bodies, came up to us and shouted, "Would you like to taste me?" You can use the silver coins of the Anno Empire, the copper coins of the Sword and Shield Society, or the Coke bottle cap, or the gold dollars of the black coffin! ”
I thought they were dying of emaciation, and I felt sorry for them and wanted to give them some money, but Helsing stopped me and said, "They are taking the drugs given by IBA, and they are doing it on their own." ”
I said, "They don't live long." ”
"They are the children of robbers or slaves, and IBA uses them to defraud well-wishers of money, and they often use their bodies to deceive clients into desperation, causing more tragedy," Helsing said. So, those visitors can only stay here and live in this demon capital. ”
I said, "Do you want to let them go...", I shut my mouth, indeed, we should let them go, because we can't eradicate the root cause of their tragedy, and if we help, it will be tantamount to fueling the arrogance of those behind the scenes.
I said, "Is this a real city?" ”
"I only know it's called the Magic City, but I don't know exactly where it is, and it's probably anywhere in the world," Helsing said. ”
"So, human civilization still survives?"
Haier smiled bitterly: "It's just a sporadic place of refuge, a deformed existence like the Era Empire." ”
Helsing walked to a small shop and bought two wrestler masks and two imposing boxing robes. He told the owner of the shop: "We have a wish to ask the IBA. ”
The owner of the shop, wearing a rabbit head mask, asked, "What are the names of the two of you?" ”
Helsin said: "Traitor. ”
I said, "Saints." ”
The owner of the shop laughed and said, "You two are in a group? It's not like a name. ”
I said, "A traitor doesn't have to be a saint." ”
The shopkeeper nodded and said, "In a word, it's really in a word." ”