Chapter 33: Childhood Sweethearts (5)

In the bustling harbor, Bruneith held a blood-dripping dagger in his right hand, and a still warm corpse lay at his feet, and suddenly burst into a maniacal laugh like no one else. And the passers-by around them, who had always kept a subtle distance from them from before, and whose images were a little blurred, turned a blind eye to this impactful scene, not only did not stop, but did not even turn their heads, and walked silently. In a trance, the background noise, which was very real just now, disappeared.

Sue, no, to be precise, was the image of "Sue" that existed there in Brunei's eyes, belonging to his memory, revealing an expression of disgust that he had never seen in his memory, and his whole face twisted together. Maybe it's because the Su in his memory didn't have such an expression, and the image of Su at this moment also looks a little distorted, which makes people wonder why they didn't see it before.

"You madman!"

When she said this, she couldn't tell whether it was a rebuke or an insult, but what she could be sure of was that this sentence revealed a certain "truth".

Brunei responded with a wild laugh, and at some point he began to feel that such a nobody's laughter had a special sense of momentum, grace, and oppression—perhaps due to the system's influence. Brunei laughed like this for a long time, until he didn't catch his breath, coughed violently for a while, and couldn't get any response from the "Sue", before he stopped and spoke:

"What do you mean?"

"Sue"'s expression became more and more distorted, as if she had witnessed a monster that did not belong to this world, but considering the degree of distortion she was at the moment, she looked more like a monster, her eyes were at Brunei's feet, and the corpse of "Sal" stopped for a moment: "That person is a very important relative to you, but you didn't even hesitate a little when you did it just now." ”

Brunei also followed her gaze at the "corpse" at her feet, kicked it, and the corpse turned over and lay on its back on the ground, revealing a neck that was still bleeding, and the face that belonged to "Sal", no matter how you look at it, that face is no different from the Sal in Brunei's memory, but, perhaps because of the loss of blood, it is whiter than the already very white Sal: "He's fake, isn't he?"

It is a little strange to say that "Su" actually argued with Brunei on such an occasion with a fierce attitude: "Can you be sure? When you started just now, were you sure? How sure are you? Do you dare to say that they are 100 percent, absolutely not your relatives?"

The other party's attitude was a little strange, different from what he expected - but this is normal, everything in this world will not be the same as he expected, besides, Brunei Darussa, who is only a mage, has no reason to prevent the opponent from giving him more time to prepare: "But the truth is, he is indeed fake, and you are also fake, isn't it?"

"Su" seemed to become more and more angry, her face changed from distorted to blurred, and she couldn't see the details at all, and her clothes changed from Su's simple, only sporadic cloth clothes to a light blue dress that looked a little too flashy, and her voice was no longer Sue's voice - in general, there was no reason to continue to call her "Sue", and she was angry and scolded in a voice that was so sharp that it was broken: "You may kill your most important relative with your own hands!"

Brunei was a little puzzled, and it was obvious that he had some kind of ill will towards him from the beginning, and why the person who attacked him by using his feelings for "Su" and "Sal" would be angry like this, but he didn't mind explaining to her a little: "What I said before, although it was quiet, I guess you can hear it, right? As far as Sal is concerned, it is my closest brother, but he almost killed me—well, a rival." If I do something to him, then a simple gesture will not work, he will go next, or block it, and then he will fight back against me, can you understand what I'm talking about?"

“...... I see. I don't know why, the other party's mood seems to be much better, and the blurred face has become clear again, but it is no longer the face that belongs to Su, but the face of a strange woman, who looks bigger than Brunei, but with a kind of naïve childishness, "Is it out of trust in the ability of relatives, I see." That's why you chose 'Sal' to do it!"

Brunei thought for a moment: "Although—well, that's true. ”

The woman's face suddenly sank again, and perhaps it was this extremely rapid and vivid expression that made her look like a child: "But, even so, even if there is a 1 in 1,000 chance that my relatives and friends will die, I will never do it! You are still a disgusting monster!"

"If you think so, it's okay. Brunei shrugged his shoulders and raised his right hand, "......"

[You use the level 2 fire spell "Fireball Spell" with the Super Magic Skill "Silent Chant" to consume 10+5=15MP;Use the Super Magic Skill "Engrossion" for a duration of 30 seconds, and consume 10X3=30MP.】 The total consumption is 30 + 15 = 45 MP. 】

[Current Status: HP=11/11, MP=8/8, Extra MP=455/500.] 】

“...... !" Brunei looked at the tip of his empty right finger and almost cursed, "What the hell, what are you doing!"

[Oh, my little Brunei, seeing that you have always looked so calm and relaxed, I thought you were really so confident, haha. I'm laughing to death, look at your ugly appearance now, haha!]

......After hearing the ridicule of the system, Brunei quickly got rid of the mental state of complaining and scolding, and began to calmly analyze the situation in front of him, "Based on the current situation, it has probably been determined that this person is using a magic that creates and manipulates 'illusions' - another strange spell that has never been heard of...... At first, I couldn't confirm it, but I noticed something suspicious based on the strange behavior of the system not seeing what I saw, so I tried it casually, but I didn't expect it to be like this......"

"Since I see that the flaw in the problem lies in the system, then the illusion she created should not include the sound of the system. Brunei hesitated for a moment, and then sorted out his thoughts again, "That's right, judging from her current performance, she should be able to judge that she can't hear my inner activities, let alone talk to me in her heart like the system - the images of Sal and Su are the same as I remember, and there should be other reasons for this question." That's right, so to speak. ”

Brunei subconsciously repeated it several times in his heart as an emphasis, because he was thinking about the truth or falsehood of the system, and he couldn't talk nonsense with the system as usual, get hints or divert attention, etc., and he was already ninety percent sure in his heart, but he still felt uneasy. Thinking of this, he couldn't help but want to laugh out loud at himself, but finally restrained: "Well, the words of the system are true. On that basis, it means that I did release a fireball just now, but it didn't have an effect in the hallucination - was it used in reality...... So, even if you perceive that this is an illusion—"

"Crazy, you seem to be thinking a lot. The face of the innocent and childish woman suddenly flashed in front of Brunei's eyes, and the coldness startled Brunei's side, and the corners of the face's mouth were raised, revealing a sly evil smile, "Brother hyena said that you are very smart, so you should almost notice it? You think about so many things, and it doesn't actually help you." ”

"'Hyena'?" Brunei was stunned for a moment, this term that was still a little unfamiliar to him meant a rather unpleasant memory, a complete madman, he didn't even see each other's faces, he was just inexplicably tricked around, watching a group of people who had nothing to do with them commit suicide in front of him, "You know him?—— you sent him?"

The woman smiled slyly again, put her hands behind her back, retracted her face, and spun around, her light blue skirt swirling in the increasingly blurred background, and flew around: "You can call me 'Spirit Rabbit', I especially allow you to call it that." ”

"You're dying anyway, and Brother Hyena won't mind. ”

Brunei's body tensed up for a moment, but the woman who called herself Spirit Rabbit didn't make any offensive movements, didn't chant, didn't do anything—I don't know if it was because she was in a dream, Spirit Rabbit didn't have gloves on her hands, and her white and delicate arms and palms were completely exposed, clearly revealing the fact that she didn't have a magic emblem, at least no federal magic emblem.

“...... Just like Thrall didn't fight back against me just now, resulting in a flaw, you can't hurt me in this illusion, right?"

Lingtu tilted his head, and the spinning skirt wrapped around her: "Yes, Brother Hyena is right, you are indeed quite smart." But,It's not as exaggerated as Brother Hyena said.,Really.,Brother Hyena is scaring me again.,Although he's worried about me.,But I'm not a child anymore.。 ”

Brunei didn't know if it was because she didn't feel hostility at all, but now she didn't feel any nervousness, and even seeing the way the spirit rabbit puffed out her cheeks, she could still have a little cute feeling: "Why do you say that?"

"Hmph. The spirit rabbit clasped his small chest with both hands, revealing a smug look, "Although what you said is right, there is no special meaning in hurting you in the illusion." You don't think that the injuries you suffered in the hallucination will still reflect in reality, do you?"

"......" The corners of Brunei's mouth twitched, and he changed the subject, "So, when you say I'm going to die, you mean, in reality, your hyena brother is about to kill me? If I get hurt in reality, will I be hurt in hallucinations? Will it hurt? I'm afraid of pain, if I have to die, it's best to hope that I won't feel a painful death." ”

"Hmph, there's no need to be that troublesome. The spirit rabbit tilted his head vigorously, showing an increasingly proud look, "You don't need to trouble the hyena brother to solve the problem." Although it seems that 'killing' you is useless in the hallucination, it doesn't mean that I haven't used it to that extent! I naturally have other ways - as for whether it hurts or not, I don't know, after all, I haven't tried. However, I guess it won't hurt. ”

“...... yes, that's good news. The corners of Brunei's mouth twitched slightly, and she thought to herself: "She didn't completely deny my speculation, did she acquiesce in the possibility of killing me by harming me in reality? If that's the case, the fireball will be even more troublesome...... It's just that, although she looks a little naïve, can she think so?"

I don't know if it's because the system is unusually rarely speaking, Brunei's thinking began to become extremely hesitant, and he didn't even come to a roughly definite conclusion, but was interrupted by the next sentence of the spirit rabbit: "Even if you are a cold-blooded and ruthless monster who can silently watch your important relatives die, you will have something to fear." ”

"......" Brunei recalled Lingtu's previous lines, confirmed that this sentence was very abrupt, and couldn't help but cheer up, "What?"

"When you feel fear, even the most cautious person will subconsciously be unable to control your behavior. Lingtu seems to be a lot more serious, perhaps involving the field of her self-confidence, and the emphasis on her words has a special momentum, "This is the embodiment of 'flaws in the heart'." The inability to control the mind, and therefore the body—the actions that are made when you feel fear are dangerous actions that have such meanings. Even so, for almost anyone, it is still unavoidable. ”

Brunei frowned slightly, he smelled some kind of danger from the atmosphere at the moment, this woman who called herself "Spirit Rabbit" did seem to have a lot to do with hyenas, they all had some dangerous qualities, and at a critical moment, they said something mysterious and inexplicable - if they wanted to bring "fear", then Brunei had to admit that it was quite effective.

At least Brunei himself, knowing that he was in an illusion, subconsciously took a step back: "So what?"

Lingtu smiled, different from her innocent appearance, her confident smile made Brunei realize for the first time that she was probably indeed older than Brunei, who was only 16 years old: "The technique I use to create illusions is different from 'mind invasion' and 'mind control', it is a technique that relies more on the object itself. The first layer can only be applied when the subject's consciousness is lax, but in order to really produce an effect, to absolutely reliably control the subject in the illusory realm, and even go one step further and kill the opponent, it is necessary to seize the moment of 'creating a flaw'. ”

"So, is the magic used by the hyena that day 'mind control'......" The spirit rabbit is more open-mouthed than Brunei's thoughts, which may mean that the other party is indeed as innocent as it seems, but it is more likely to mean that in the eyes of the other party, he is really no different from being dead.

"If you really can't do it, you have to rely on the system. Brunei thought uncontrollably, however, the system's unusually taciturn always made Brunei feel that something was wrong, if the dependence on the system was his "flaw", what should he do?

Brunei couldn't help but raise his right hand, trying to touch the scar on the right side of his face - "......" but he didn't touch it, and put it back again.

"Did you notice?" the Spirit Rabbit smiled, "That's right, that's exactly what it takes to show your 'flaw'." This kind of very common, the first serious injury, but also left an indelible mark, can easily become something similar to the psychological shadow, in the face of a somewhat similar situation, the wound that has long healed will rupture again in the heart - fragile people, people who think highly of themselves, can easily produce this symptom. It's really common, don't worry, people like you, I've seen a lot. ”

The voice of the spirit rabbit gradually blurred, and the scene in front of him changed from the port of Qiandao Port to a shady alley.

Brunei subconsciously looked around and saw an overturned frame on the ground, and the black things in it were scattered and rolled around on the ground. "......" Brunei couldn't help but widen his eyes, and then, a sweet smell of fruit wafted from nowhere-

There was a whoosh! The arm, which was so thin that it seemed to be only bone, with a hint of knife light, slashed through the right side of Brunei's face and extended to the base of his ear. First it was cold, then it was like a scorching pain.

Bruneith clenched his right hand sharply, it should be said, holding it before holding down the wound, controlling himself.

The spirit rabbit reappeared in his field of vision: "It's very powerful, it deserves to be praised by the hyena brother." However, as I said, I've seen a lot of people like you. Your vacillation just now has given me more material - you will always be unable to support it, didn't you say before that you want to die less painfully? Then I suggest you give up as soon as possible?"

"Ha-huh-" Before he knew it, Brunei was already gasping for air, and cold sweat was covering his forehead.