Chapter 6: The Purges
There are three major illusions in life: the phone vibrates, she likes me...... And I can fight back. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info
Gu Bei found himself in the third delusion.
Trusting in the system's repetition function, he focused on the spell, learning the same binding technique as before, and using it to kill Michelle. And the system did not live up to his trust, relentlessly repeating the content of the incantation.
It was himself who failed him.
No matter how much the system replays, no matter how concentrated Gu Bei's spirit is, he can't learn this spell.
By concentrating, he returned to his own conscious space. Everything in the space is the same, pitch black and endless, and the blue triangle characters shine safely. And the sound of the system replaying the spell also came in, echoing over and over again, just like the previous water polo spell.
Nothing happened.
Gu Bei felt as if he was throwing stones into a lake, hoping to make a heavy splash. However, the lake had long since frozen, and everything he did was useless.
"Your analogy is not appropriate. ”
Suddenly, the system stopped the replay and interjected: "No splash does not mean that the lake is frozen, in your case, the water in the lake should be completely dry." ”
Gu Bei originally didn't plan to play word games with the system, but after thinking about it carefully, he felt that the system's words meant something else.
"What do you mean by that?"
As if he had finally found some sense of accomplishment, the system cleared its throat pretendedly, and then said slowly:
"The surface of the lake is your consciousness space, and the spell is the pebble. Before you liberated the space of consciousness, you smashed through the frozen lake with stones. However, the liberation of the consciousness space can only be done once, and it is certainly impossible for you to learn a second spell using the same method. ”
"So how do I learn?"
"Well...... this"
The system paused for a few seconds, and Tian shamelessly continued: "You ask me, who do I ask?"
“......”
Sure enough, you shouldn't expect anything from this guy.
Gu Bei shook his head.
Although the system is talking nonsense like an old god, he also has to admit that there is some truth in the assertion of liberating the space of consciousness. It's really unrealistic to want to learn the art of bondage by the same method.
If you don't use this method, what should you do?
This is where the disadvantages of self-teaching become apparent. He became a mage, but he had no theoretical foundation. Grandpa Mao said that theory guides practice. Now he is a black eye on the road of a mage, and he can only learn from Grandpa Deng, and cross the river by feeling the stones.
Gu Bei's hatred. He couldn't wait to come directly to Michelle and say to her: Sister, can you teach me magic?
"It's a shame you can't learn this spell anymore. ”
Finally, there is no need to cycle the single, and the sound of the system is full of joy.
"I can't learn this bondage technique, and if Michelle kills me in the end, you'll have to die with me. Gu Bei reminded it.
All of a sudden, the system went silent.
The method of replaying the spell had failed, and Gu Bei simply stopped caring about the system, but focused on the entire consciousness space.
This liberated space of consciousness was the source of all his magical abilities. If there is anything that can change Gu Bei's current situation and answer his many doubts about spells, then the answer must be in this darkness.
It's useless to stare at it, Gu Bei thought about it and walked to the edge of the triangle character.
He stretched out his hand, aimed at the characters, and recited the spell of water polo.
The character seems to have turned into a real triangle, gently struck by an invisible force, vibrating and making a "ding" sound. The crisp sound was like a moist wave of water, which instantly spread throughout the entire consciousness space.
A wonderful feeling arose.
Gu Bei felt that under that soft sound, he resonated from the inside to the outside, and his whole body was crispy and numb.
And when he came back to his senses, a ball of water floated quietly in the palm of his hand.
"That's amazing, you can release the water balloon too!" The mechanical voice suddenly came out very contrived, "Tell me quickly, how are you going to use a ball of water to uphold justice and defeat the evil Michelle?"
Gu Bei didn't pay attention to the ridicule of the system.
At the moment when the water balloon formed, the space suddenly became much clearer in his eyes. It was like a blind man who had just found the light, and he was shocked and delighted by a sense he had never had before.
Although it was only for a moment, he could still see a lot of things clearly.
This space is filled with a wonderful energy.
Normally, this energy just floated as calmly as air, but the moment he pronounced the incantation, the triangular characters emitted a ripple. Under the influence of this fluctuation, the leisurely energy suddenly converged like tadpoles snatching food.
Thus, the water balloon in his hand was formed.
Use the characters as a tool to attract the discrete energy around you for your own use!
Gu Bei felt that he had discovered the essence of magic.
Soon, however, he became depressed again, for he found that this did not help him in his current situation, but rather extinguished what little hope he had left.
Because, he sensed that these energies had attributes.
That feeling of being moist and full of life is water.
And when he recited the bindalism spell again, he could feel a repulsive force from those energies.
Obviously, the energy required for the binding technique is not "water".
Gu Bei also tried to feel the energy of other attributes, but unfortunately, the energy in the consciousness space was all "water". And when he leaves the space of consciousness and tries to feel the energy in the real world, all he can feel is "water".
It's like picking up a child from school at the kindergarten gate, and you can only pick up your own home. No matter how much you shout at other people's children, people will not follow you.
What's more, Gu Bei, the "child", seems to be a little naughty. Even if he tried his best, "water" would only be slightly obedient within a limited scope, and it seemed that there was still a long way to go before he could command like an arm.
"I didn't expect that I would be smart all my life, and in the end I could only be tied to you, a parallel merchant. The system seems to have discovered this, and began to cry, "Why do you say you can only get a 'water', this is a wool for it, isn't it good enough to wash your feet!"
Although Gu Bei was reluctant, he could only agree with the system's words.
This trick of water polo is really useless!
The plan to rely on magic to fight back has failed. The change of hunter prey identity was obviously finished ten minutes ago, but I didn't expect the slap in the face to come so quickly. Gu Bei felt the malice from this world.
Cornered, cornered!
Gu Bei opened his eyes, left the space of consciousness, and returned to the real world.
The evening breeze was the same as before, blowing the rustling canopy. Michelle crouched on a nearby branch, motionless like a statue, hooded over her face. Gu Bei didn't know her expression at all.
In fact, from the beginning of the crossing to the present, Gu Bei has not seen Michelle's face clearly. She is like the most evil and mysterious witch in the movie, with a bad stomach, as if she is forever brewing more terrible plans.
Gu Bei stared at her, trying to find some flaws in the mysterious robes.
"Finally, are you ready to sacrifice Hue?"
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Gu Bei ignored it.
He was ready to find his own glimmer of life from Michelle, of course, it was not a bad idea from the system. Even if you do it yourself, the other party may not necessarily look up to you. Judging from the experience of crossing over to the present, it is obvious that he does not have the aura of the protagonist of the harem.
He's ready to talk to Michelle.
Or rather, he was going to start a negotiation with Michelle. Just like when he first crossed over, he had to use the only chips he had left to convince Michelle to make a deal with her and keep him alive.
It sounded like there was little hope, but at this point, he was willing to try anything. Even if it was a bad idea, could it be worse than it is now?
He didn't give up so easily.
So, he adjusted his state and opened his mouth:
"Ms. Michelle, you are in a precarious position right now. ”
The first essence of negotiation: high posture, bluff, alarmism. This is the same as the fortune teller saying that your seal hall is black, and there will be a bloody disaster in the future. Anyway, just bluff people.
Of course, he knew that this sentence alone would definitely not scare Michelle, and he still had a follow-up move.
The following is a conversation in Gu Bei's imagination:
"Ms. Michelle, you are in a precarious position right now. ”
Michelle was dismissive: "What nonsense are you talking about?"
Gu Bei smiled coldly: "You think that sacrificing Annie can delay the pursuers, but unfortunately, the people of the family already know that your target is the treasure house, and they are waiting for you to throw yourself into the net!"
Michelle was shocked: "No way! How would they know?"
Gu Bei looked up to the sky and laughed: "Hahahaha, on the way here, I had already left a secret number and notified the family's pursuers." I didn't expect it, hahahaha! Admit defeat Michelle, your intelligence is far worse than mine!"
Michelle was like a lightning strike, and her face was pale: "What should I do, what should I do? If I am going to die, you must know how to save me, tell me quickly, I will listen to you for everything." ”
Then, Gu Bei could take advantage of the situation to make a deal with Michelle, promising that after he returned to the family, he would find a way to help Michelle obtain the treasure house. Michelle would be grateful and escort herself back. As for whether or not to help Michelle...... I've already got out, can I still cash this kind of blank check?
In this way, he escaped safely, and Michelle was empty of people and money.
It's ...... Perfect!
Gu Bei touched his chin and couldn't help but feel a little narcissistic.
However, as everyone with a good brain thinks, things don't go as planned.
Michelle ignored him.
Gu Bei didn't panic, he knew that things would definitely not go as smoothly as he imagined, the road was tortuous, and the future was bright. How could such a small setback hinder him?
So, he continued:
"I'm not alarmist, your situation is indeed very dangerous. Michelle, don't you believe it?"
Finally, Michelle spoke:
"I believe you, you're right. ”
Gu Bei was speechless for a while.
It feels like something isn't quite right.
Michelle was as calm as the eunuch in the Qinglou: "You have already left a code on the way here and notified the pursuers of the Riser family. Unfortunately, they already knew that my target was a treasure trove, and they were waiting there for me to throw myself into the net. ”
“......”
Gu Bei's strength was confused.
In his mind, the system said in a heart-wrenching tone: "I hate this kind of person the most, I don't follow the script, and I steal other people's lines, how can I take it from the person who plays the rival play!"
Although this metaphor is simply rotten, Gu Bei still wants to say that he really wants to find a hole to get into.
Even if he couldn't see Michelle's face, he could feel a burst of ridicule and IQ suppression through the hood. Originally, he was still lucky, thinking that Michelle didn't notice the code he left behind, but ......
There is no way, the words have been spoken, Gu Bei can only stubbornly continue:
"Uh...... You've noticed the codes I've left behind, but you may not have cleaned them up. ”
Michelle said, "No, I didn't clean up your codes, they're still there." ”
Hearing this, Gu Bei was a little surprised.
If they weren't cleaned up, it didn't mean that the Rieser family's pursuers could see those codes. They would be at the door of the treasury, and Michelle wouldn't get what she wanted. In this way, Gu Bei has the capital to negotiate, which is no different from his original plan!
Why? Why did Michelle shoot herself in the foot?
Gu Beidu began to be curious:
"Why? You know it's not going to do you any good. ”
A sneer came out of his robes.
However, just when Gu Bei thought she was going to explain something, a sudden change occurred. Michelle took out a dagger out of nowhere and quickly hit Gu Bei's throat.
"If you don't want to die, don't make a sound!"
The blade was tightly pressed against the skin of Gu Bei's neck, and the cold touch made him feel a chill down his spine.
What the hell is this woman doing?
As long as the dagger advances even one millimeter, I am afraid that in this woods, there will be a fountain of human blood.
Gu Bei found that in this short moment, he had already broken out in a cold sweat.
Despite being startled and the clouds of death looming, he managed to force himself to calm down.
No matter how crazy Michelle is, he needs his own and will not kill himself for no reason. Since she asked herself not to make a sound, something should have happened, so she should wait and see for a while, really don't make a sound......
At this moment, in the woods in the distance, there was a sudden movement.
Gu Bei couldn't help but hold his breath.
I saw that a team of knights with a strong momentum gradually came over from the darkness.
The team consisted of about a dozen people, and although they were on horseback, the queue was as neat as a geometric model in a math problem. All of them were covered tightly by armor, and the armor was carved with dense patterns, gorgeous but solemn.
What's even more surprising is that in the midst of this dark woods, those armors automatically emit a pale golden light. Under the shroud of holy light, these knights are like gods descending from the heavens, making people unconsciously have an urge to worship.
More than a dozen people, but out of the feeling of thousands of troops.
At the moment when this team of knights appeared, Gu Bei obviously felt that Michelle's whole person was nervous.
Gu Bei couldn't help but be a little curious.
Who are these knights? What does this have to do with Michelle?Why is Michelle so nervous?Is it ...... Are they the pursuers sent by the Reeser family?
Of course, Gu Bei was not stupid enough to ask them for help. The dagger was still against the neck, and calling for help would only die faster.
The knights also did not notice Michelle and Gu Bei, who were hiding in the trees. They seemed to be just passing by, traveling fast, and disappeared from Gu Bei's sight after a while. And after the knights moved away, Gu Bei felt that Michelle was obviously relaxed.
After a few more moments, Michelle withdrew the dagger.
Gu Bei touched his neck. The coolness of the metal was still there, and he had palpitations.
What the hell is Michelle going to do? Who are those knights? And ...... I asked myself before, why didn't Michelle clear the code she left behind?
At this moment, he has too many doubts in his heart.
Before he could ask, Michelle spoke:
"Lord Reese, please forgive me for being rude, I'm just doing it to be safe. Relax, now, I can answer your previous question. ”
Michelle wiped the dagger with her sleeve and put it away.
Then, looking in the direction of the knights' departure, she continued: "It's unfortunate that I don't need to clean up your codes. ”
Gu Bei was shocked: "What do you mean?"
Michelle was silent for a moment, as if thinking of something, and said with some sarcasm:
"Do you really think there will be pursuers to save you? Unfortunately, both you and Anne have been deceived, and there are no pursuers from the Reeser family at all. Always chasing after us, only them. ”
No pursuers?
Gu Bei couldn't react all of a sudden.
How could it be, could it be that he had been abandoned by his family? Along the way, Michelle kept emphasizing, and even Anne was convinced that the "chasing soldiers of the Reeser family" was just a scam?
Pit daddy, this is!
This woman has been calculating everyone since the beginning, and she doesn't even let go of her "little brother". Gu Bei, a novice in crossing, was naturally fooled, so he made a small calculation all the way with this so-called chasing soldier, wasting his feelings all night. It's not enough to describe his mood at the moment.
If there is no pursuer, then wouldn't he be dead?
"Wait, that'...... Who are they?"
Gu Bei forcibly calmed down from the shock and the fear of death. After thinking for a moment, he asked, pointing in the direction the knights had left - he was very impressed by the group of knights.
His instincts told him that these knights were his last hope.
However, Michelle's tone of reply was somewhat odd:
"They...... He is the 'cleanser' of the church. ”
Gu Bei asked, "Cleaners, what are you purging?"
Hearing this, Michelle was silent for a while, and then suddenly laughed a few times for no reason, her voice hoarse like rusty blades rubbing against each other. She looked in the direction the knight had come, and spoke, with a hint of disdain, a bit like self-deprecation.
Here's her answer:
"Wash Anne. ”