Chapter XXXVII: A New Mission
"The so-called pollution is actually very complicated, and it is not a direct reversal of her mind and her transformation into a terrible demon, if this is the case, there is no hidden nature of pollution. Shuer sighed and shook his head regretfully, "The pollution of the Great Rift is much more terrifying than you think. What it does is infinitely amplify the negative emotions of the polluted person, and plunge her into complete darkness without the victim even realizing it. ”
"The Goddess of Water still hates the Great Rift, the Void Spirits, the negative energies that have ruined the world she loves. So, even though she was polluted, she still wanted to close the Great Rift and destroy all the Void Spirits. To achieve this, she betrayed the trust of her brothers and sisters and seized their tainted godhead as a way to strengthen her power. ”
"See, this is the terrible thing about pollution, the polluted person always remains awake, she always believes that she is right, and her purpose is indeed right, but the means to achieve the end are infinitely extreme, and in order to achieve the goal, she even does not hesitate to destroy everything, including the things she cherishes. ”
"What we have to deal with is not a madman who has lost his mind, but a very sober and very rational ...... Lunatic. ”
"Captain, so what should we do?" Mobuck was not interested in thinking about such a complicated issue like Mia and Shule, since Shul was regarded as the captain and handed over his life to him, then it was good to leave the task of thinking to them, and he only needed to make a solid shield with peace of mind, so the dwarf asked very bluntly, "Shall we find her and join forces with her to close the Great Rift?"
"It's not that simple, otherwise I wouldn't want to turn around and leave. Shuer shook his head with a wry smile and said, "First of all, it's impossible for us to join forces with her. ”
"The four powers that have been polluted have gone out of control in her madness, the environment dozens of degrees higher than the ordinary desert of Pavatiga, the destructive hurricanes, the undead who die every day during the day and come back to life at night, and the water elemental that has completely disappeared. The Void Evil Spirits she wanted to use to destroy the wandering Void Evil Spirits did have a certain effect, but more of them were the native creatures of this world. Almost all the creatures that survived died under the indiscriminate attacks of the original Guardians, and this time, there were no survivors. ”
But she has fallen into a state of extreme paranoia, and instead of recognizing her mistakes, she thinks that everything is the responsibility of the Great Rift. In her cognition, everything in this projection world is now a remnant of the Great Rift eruption. She will attack everything indiscriminately, even if her three older siblings are resurrected and stand in front of her again, they will be attacked by her mercilessly. ”
"Just kidding, how can this help her close the big rift. The halfling whispered in shock, "That's a god, you can destroy our god with your hand." If she only attacked us through the environment, then there was still a chance to find a loophole to avoid the attack, but now that we have to face her body, I'm afraid she just looks at us, and we'll all be finished. ”
"Under normal circumstances, the power of the gods is far beyond what ordinary people can speculate, and often only one thought can erase the existence of countless mortals, let's take the initiative to find her, it is just to send her to death. However, this is not a normal situation, this is an extraordinary time, and we don't need to worry about her strength. ”
"Because of them?" Mia gestured to the backpack where the ritual axe was kept, "and they'll help?"
"That's part of the reason. Shuer nodded, "We're just helping, and they're the real protagonists." They will protect us from the Goddess of Water, and all we have to do is bring them to the Goddess of Water. ”
"In the last few years, the goddess of water has been in a stalemate with the Great Rift, and has been restrained by the rift energy, as long as she leaves, the rift may be further expanded, so she has no time to target us at all, otherwise with her madness, I'm afraid that as soon as we come in, we will be hit head-on. ”
"Oh, that's not right. Moria said suspiciously, "If that's the case, there's no need for her to contact Goddess Wendy at all, didn't you say that she took the initiative to ask for help?"
"That's the problem. Shul clapped his hands, "Why did she ask Wendy-sama, those three don't know, and that's one of the reasons why they want to get in touch with us at all costs." They also wanted to know the answer from me, but alas, I couldn't give it to them. ”
"So, they can't answer this question, well, I can't answer it either, and if you want to know the answer, I'm afraid you have to ask her in person. ”
"I see. Mia nodded slowly, "That's why you're more inclined to trust them." ”
"Yes, if it weren't for this unanswered question, I wouldn't have believed what they said. Shuer sneered and said, "Even if what they say is true, I will remain skeptical, but with this question, then their words will be credible in a straight line." ”
"I have also said that if you want to deceive people, you have to think about every detail, and the more refined the lie, the more perfect the details, this is the instinct of the liar, whether it is God or man. ”
"Unless they are fools who pretend to be clever, no one will deceive people with a lie with obvious loopholes, so they can't answer this question, but it proves that their words are very credible. Of course, it is not excluded that they are shrewd enough to deliberately leave loopholes, but the credibility of this kind of redundant behavior is too low. ”
"Well, you have a point. Mia was also convinced, indeed, the smarter people are, the less likely they are to leave loopholes in their lies, and often only the facts will look full of loopholes, and that is only because they do not see the whole picture of the facts. Therefore, Mia accepted Shuer's explanation, "In other words, we just need to send the axe to the goddess of water?"
"Well, then they'll step in and solve the problem of the Great Rift and the polluted Goddess of Water. ”
"How to solve it?" Mia asked, "They don't even have a body, and they don't even have a weak impact on the outside world, so how can they solve the Goddess of Water, and why should they close the Great Rift that the Goddess of Water can't close for a few years?"
"I don't know exactly how to do it, but according to them, even if the goddess of water takes a thousand times more time, she can't close the big rift, and the rift will always open an exit. "Because she didn't find out where the root problem was, but the root problem lay with herself." The Great Rift never closed because she was outside. ”
"The inner and outer connections of polluting energy?"
"That's right, that's how I understand it. Shuer said affirmatively, "The polluting energy seeping out of the rift, one end is entrenched in her body, and one section is connected to the inside of the rift, no matter how hard she tries, as long as the internal and external connection of the polluted energy is still there, the crack will always leave a gap, and it will never be closed." If the fundamental problem can be solved, then the rift, which should have exhausted its energy under their siege, is estimated to naturally close itself. ”
"So, after we bring the ritual axe to the goddess of water, they will take the initiative to show up......"
"Huh, can they show up?" Milit interrupted Shure, "aren't they spirit bodies?
"If you burn yourself, you can barely show up, although it is only a welcome to the formation of a spiritual body, this is their explanation. As for whether the three of them appeared together, I don't know, but I guess it can, because now she is actually a combination of three gods. ”
"Okay, and then what?"
Then they would rush into her body and induce the godhead fragments that she had snatched to neutralize, after all, they were the original owners of the godhead fragments, and they had this ability. The chaos of the law will make the goddess of water fall into chaos temporarily, and the chaos can only last for a short dozen seconds, but it is enough. ”
"The suction of the Great Rift?" Mia's eyes lit up, and she completely figured out their battle plan.
"That's right, it's to use the suction of the Great Rift to suck the body of the Goddess of Water and the souls of the four brothers and sisters into the space in the rift. Shure's expression was a little strange, but even Moria couldn't find a reason, "After they are sucked in, they lose contact with the outside world, the Great Rift is completely closed, and our mission is complete, and we can go home with the ownerless Godhead fragment in the Ritual Axe." ”
"Without the Goddess of Water or the three of them hidden, the exit will naturally reappear, and with the support of three fragments, this projection world will not collapse for a few days, enough for us to get out with the loot. ”
"Are you sure it's enough?" said Mia.
"Well, I'm sure. Shul looked even more eccentric, "I believe them. ”
"Well, you believe them, we believe you. The shadowchasers looked at each other and nodded in unison, "It's up to you to decide, as always, our lives are up to you." ”
"Good, now everyone agrees. Shul said satisfied, "So Kelly, do you have an answer now?"
"I don't know. The priestess apparently hadn't thought about it yet.
"It's okay, there's no rush. Shuer said unhurriedly, "No matter what your answer is, at least the first step is the same, we must find her first." So from tomorrow onwards, you will lead the way, follow your induction, and as for what to do after finding her, you still have a long time to think about. ”
"Okay, I see. ”