012: Realization
"Kagua, Kagua!" Eve wandered alone through the seemingly endless tunnel, searching for her lost companion. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ο½ο½ο½ο½ο½ο½ γ info She turned around a corner and looked for a way back from memory. But to no avail, neither Kagua nor the rest of the people seemed to have disappeared forever into this unfathomable and strange labyrinth.
The thought frightened Eve for the first time in a long time, and she forgot about it, blaming herself for how could she think so?
Strangely, since being separated from Kagua, Eve has never met a single of those "walking corpses". Eve walked through this wonderful place at a slightly faster pace, and to her bewilderment, after several fights and escapes, she did not feel tired, as if it had not drained her physical strength at all.
Tick, tick, before she knew it, Eve seemed to be in a slightly different position from the previous tunnel, she felt a puff of water in the air, and from time to time small droplets of water were dripping on her head. Originally, it didn't seem strange that it was an old sewer system, but the strange thing was that the water was as clear as a stream, and it didn't look like the sewage that smelled of decay and excrement in the sewers.
Eve instinctively smelled a hint of danger, but Eve decided to find out, hoping to solve the mystery and save everyone trapped here. She stalked with the oil lamp, but the oil was dying, and now it had finally lost its last bit of light.
Eve scolded secretly: "Unlucky. Then he reluctantly hung the oil lamp back on his waist, and then leaned against the wall, and walked forward by the vague light shining from overhead. There was a sticky feeling on the wall, and Eve felt a chill, but she still had to bite the bullet forward.
It didn't take long for Eve to notice that the light around her was getting brighter and brighter, and finally, almost the entire passage was illuminated. Eve then noticed that the walls were painted with strange paint that she had never seen before, and because they were wet, they were a little sticky to the touch.
There was no sign of any person, animal, or object, just a random combination of colors, but Eve felt that this was not the first time she had seen them.
With inner doubts, Eve reached the end of the passage, and she realized where the water was coming fromβat the end of the passage was a door, a gate made of water, flowing slowly, like a whirlpool, except that it did not lead to the bottom of the sea, but to another place. A faint vapor of water evaporated from above, enveloping the entire passage.
Eve approached it and touched it gently, she felt a force against her, but it was not strong, she managed to touch the whirlpool door with a little force, and then she felt a huge pull that dragged her into the whirlpool.
"Ahh "Ahh
She barely managed to stand on her feet and didn't fall to the ground, before she found time to take a good look at where she had fallen. The mysterious labyrinth was gone, replaced by soil, rocks, torches, and a gigantic iron door.
Eve looked behind her, there was nothing behind her, no way in and no way out, so she had only one choice now. "Okay. Eve had no choice but to move on, and given what had happened before, she didn't expect anything to be friendly if there was anything behind the door.
She came to the iron gate, pointed the blade of the sword at the iron door, and if something rushed out of it, she would send the sword into his body as soon as possible. Eve gently pushed the door open, then pushed it again, then tried to push it open with more force, but the door didn't move.
"What's going on?" Eve tried with all her strength to push against the iron door, but it still didn't respond. "Locked?" the thought made Eve a little panicked, she had been so smooth all the way, was she going to be trapped by a door?
Eve was helpless, and took a few steps back, not caring if it would alarm the people inside, she wanted to see if she could kick open this damn iron door.
Just as Eve had all her strength and was about to kick in, a calm voice came from inside the door: "Be merciful, Miss Eve." Let Eve hold back her strength. Then the voice inside the door sounded again: "The door is not locked, please come in, the prince wants to see you." By the way, the door is open outward. β
With the sound of a heavy punch shattering the jawbone, a walking corpse was knocked to the ground. "Be careful, Arthur, these walking corpses tend to come in groups. Jaime was clearly still a little afraid of the walking corpses, and didn't dare to step forward to help in the fight.
But even Arthur alone would be more than enough to deal with these few walking corpses. Without any skill, these slow, undodging people can be completely eliminated with a single blow.
With a roundhouse kick, the last of the walking corpses fell to the ground. "Phew, are they really alive?" Arthur wiped his sweat, and the heavy blows were still very exhausting.
"Yes, it's just that after eating human flesh, I became mentally abnormal. Jaime didn't seem to like to bring it up, but explained it to Arthur anyway. "Let's go, these people are not a threat, but there are many of them, and among them, there is a ......" Jaime said, trembling visibly. "There is also a demon, even you are no match for him. β
Arthur was skeptical, as Jaime seemed to be scared of everything. "Anyway, I'm going to find my companion, who may be in trouble here. β
"I'm with you. Unsurprisingly, Jaime made a request for companionship, but this had long been expected by Arthur. "Of course, you're familiar with this place and can help me a lot. Arthur readily agreed, and then set out with Jaime on a journey to find Orlando.
Kagua's father once heard his father tell him a story about how before he died, he would look back on his life and see what he had experienced.
And strangely, Kagua did not encounter such a situation at this moment, on the contrary, there was a dead silence in front of his eyes, as if he was wrapped in thick layers of darkness, and he could not feel anything.
Originally, although he didn't want to admit it, he was very scared after losing his hearing, and when his vision disappeared, he was completely confused. All along, he has relied on these two things to use his unique fighting skills, the unique fighting skills that his mysterious father taught him. It was these martial arts that allowed his father to meet his mother, and it was these martial arts that made him a highly respected knight, albeit of unknown origin.
But when he lost these, he thought he was afraid that he would not be able to fight again, but in fact, what scared him even more was that he would no longer be able to use these martial arts, these techniques themselves. It was the only connection he had with his dead father, and he was afraid of losing it.
He thought of his father, a father who trained himself with the strictest attitude, but who took care of him in the most gentle way. It was as if he was standing in front of him, as if he was standing in front of him at this moment, as if he was a child, face to face with him, teaching him the skills of his body.
"Draw your knife. His father told him that it was the language he knew best, and that only he and his father knew it. Kagua subconsciously pulled out his knife. "Remember how I taught you?" asked his father, and Kagua nodded, how could he forget.
"Now, I want you to close your eyes and plug your ears, you're too dependent on them. His father tied his eyes together. "But how can I tell where the enemy is?" asked Kagua, opening his mouth, as he had done when he had been a child, and he was shocked that his voice was immature.
He heard his father chuckle. "I said, with your 'heart's eye'. Kagua still can't understand what his father said. "But what exactly is the 'eye of the heart'?" he asked. "You'll find out in a moment. "His father plugged his ears and he could no longer hear his voice.
How can we see and listen with our hearts? This question was not answered until his father died, and Kagua could not find the answer. But at this time, when he really lost the ability to hear and the ability to see, he suddenly remembered that maybe it was time to try to use the 'heart eye'.
Kagua calmed down, this time, he was not afraid, he was not confused, he let the darkness surround him and devour him. He tried to feel, he felt everything around him, he didn't know if he was going to make it, or if he was dead, it was just his hallucination.
But he tried anyway, wholeheartedly and without distractions. Suddenly, maybe it was just an illusion, but Kagua felt that something flashed by, like a ripple on the water. His mind moved, he wanted to see what it was. He tried to see, to see, to know what it was.
Suddenly, there was another stir up, and Kagua suddenly saw clearly, it was water droplets dripping on the water. Immediately afterward, Kagua suddenly felt that his consciousness was being swept into a whirlpool, and with the waves, everything around him became extremely clear.
The corpses on the ground, the enemies that were still approaching not far away, and the walking corpse in front of him, who had been killed by himself with a short knife for some reason. Everything was gradually revealed, centered on Kagua. But Kagua knew he hadn't really seen them, or heard them. All of this was seen by the 'heart eye', because he still couldn't see the walls and the ground around him clearly, but he felt a breath that every walking corpse possessed.
If he compares the world he sees to the flow of water, then these walking corpses are like waterfalls, and they stand out. Kagua pushed the enemy away from him, and at this point, he could clearly feel the number of enemies - seven, which was the number of walking corpses left. His eyes were still closed, but they shone brighter than they were.
Kagua followed his senses, his steps more precise than any of his previous moments, and the blades of his slashes more deadly than all his previous swings. A rare smile appeared on his lips, for he had finally fulfilled his wish for his father.
"When you can feel the 'eye of the heart' and can use it, you are stronger than me. Kagua, that is the most tender force to protect your loved ones. Father said earnestly. "I hope you are stronger than me, that is the hope I have placed in your name. β