Chen Lun closed the booklet and was silent for a long time.

He looked at the campfire with some distraction, and the orange light reflected in his eyes.

"Philip ......"

Chen Lun whispered the name.

He and Philip had never met, but they had received their help on many occasions. It can be said that if it weren't for that diary, he might have died in the prison of the Red Apple Church.

"If you could, maybe you could be friends, Philip."

Chen Lun muttered to himself.

From some fragmented information, he can roughly piece together Philip's "character sketch", a guy who doesn't like to follow the rules, and his life is full of dry humor and cynicism.

At the same time, he is also an unfortunate "lucky one".

Be guided by a mysterious and powerful mentor on a transcendent path to fall in love with Maggie, the god of cats, and explore the ultimate mysteries of the world...... No matter how you look at it, it looks like a template for the main character.

But in the end, he didn't seem to be able to escape the control of fate.

Although such a person doesn't seem to be very reliable, as a friend, he must be able to be infected by his cheerful mood.

No one likes a guy who is gloomy all day.

"Indeed, as you said, there are some regrets......"

Chen Lun sighed.

He looked at the pamphlet in his hand, which was supposed to be Philip's last message.

Otherwise, it would not have been put in Arnold's hands and let him pass it on to himself. After all, this is the end of the fairyland, and it is the place where you will eventually arrive according to the original exploration progress.

It's just that Howard's sudden move produced an unknowable change that led to an accident that brought him here ahead of schedule.

However, Chen Lun had not yet found all the rest of the wooden houses in the fairyland, and there was a lack of Philip's other messages, and there was a lot of information in the middle, so that the content of the booklet made Chen Lun a little confused.

At the very least, though, he knew a few things.

First of all, it is now quite certain that you need to be promoted to the high sequence and challenge your fate...... That is, to challenge Howard, kill him, and thus take control of your own destiny.

And this matter cannot be done by others.

'No wonder...... Maggie told me she couldn't help me much...... Perhaps, this is a ritual? Rituals involving the high sequence of the Destiny Pathway? ’

Secondly, Howard and Philip were once good friends.

Together, they learn mystical lore from a teacher named "Clough...... But this teacher seems to have bad intentions and controls the fate of the two.

In order to escape their fate, the two of them challenged the teacher together......

But Howard is alive! It's he who's been manipulating my fate behind the scenes...... So, Philip at that time they were successful? Wrong...... Maggie says Philip has failed. ’

Chen Lun thought of the contradictions here, and frowned again.

'Perhaps, it was Philip who failed, but Howard succeeded......

His hand gripping the booklet was a little tense.

In the message, Philip revealed the teacher's information, saying that she was a god...... What does that mean? The god of fate? But how can you use the word 'was'? Can God go back into ...... sequence? This doesn't make sense! ’

Chen Lun only felt that his brain was like a pulp lake, very chaotic. …

A huge amount of information was running around in his head, and he couldn't make a clear line at all.

In addition to this information.

Chen Lun also noticed the information points that Philip emphasized, such as "Deep Sea", "Lady of Sighs", "End of Darkness", "Dream World" and "Spider Silk Without Boundaries".

For the time being, he didn't know what kind of truth was hidden behind this information.

But under Philip's reminder, Chen Lun's extraordinary power on the deep-sea path has raised his vigilance enough.

After washing off the [fisherman] sub-profession, the inexplicable sense of relief that appeared on my body may also have something to do with it...... In the future, try to record as few extraordinary biological traits as possible related to the deep sea. ’

Chen Lun thought to himself.

When the opportunity arises, the [Abyss Touch] characteristic must also be eliminated from the body, leaving no hidden dangers. ’

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Other than a message.

Philip also left his last gift in the booklet.

A high-order mystical substance of the Destiny faction - it is an irregular flak, the size of a finger, tucked like a bookmark on the last page, and the color is indistinguishable.

It is a color beyond human cognition, and it cannot be described in any words.

Chen Lun was very curious to put it in the palm of his hand, looked at it for a moment, and finally named this color "Destiny Color".

'Different from the mid-sequence promotion, in addition to the transcendent knowledge as a precursor and the mystical accumulation to meet the standard, the Sage Ritual also needs to use the corresponding high-sequence mystical substance......

He put away this high-order substance of fate properly and smiled lightly.

'Philip really left me a great gift...... When the time comes to promote the high rank, I don't have to worry about the mysterious substance. ’

In addition to this precious mysterious substance, Philip also left a note on his experience with the Animal Imitation.

After reading it, although Chen Lun was unable to improve the level of this skill, it broadened a lot of horizons and inspired some of his skill development ideas.

After several hours of exploration, Chen Lun suddenly understood.

'Normal. ’

With some anticipation, he silently recited in his heart and once again performed his transformation skills.

Immediately, his skin was covered with a layer of pale armor, and the whole person became a white "monster".

But this time, the two white pythons on their shoulders changed drastically.

I saw that they were each divided into two, and the two were divided into four, and finally became eight white pythons, suspended behind Chen Lun, like a peacock opening the screen.

It works...... In this way, the combat capability of the conventional state has been enhanced again! ’

Chen Lun happily controlled the white python behind him.

But he soon discovered a drawback, that is, his attention span was limited, and he could not achieve micro-manipulation. They can only be simply targeted, defended, and attacked.

It's like a person's ten fingers, although they are flexible, but they can't be used to type two completely different stories on the keyboard at the same time.

It's not that they can't do it, it's that the human brain can't.

But even then, it's a good bonus. ’

Chen Lun satisfactorily lifted the "normal state" and returned to his normal appearance.

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Immediately afterward, he returned to the cabin, but instead of following Arno's advice to rest, he began a carpet inspection of the cabin, hoping to find some clues that would allow him to get out of the place. …

After all, the current time is burning with sanity every minute and every second, Chen Lun can't waste it, and he can't lie down peacefully.

The furnishings in the wooden house are very simple, and there is no clutter.

In addition to furniture such as beds, tables, chairs, and wardrobes, there are only a few handmade household items.

These things are basically made of wood and stone, and Chen Lun guessed that most of them were picked up by Arnold and made by himself.

It's crude, but it's also practical.

A moment later.

Chen Lun found a special item in a wooden barrel in a corner.

He took it out, looking slightly stunned.

It is a beautiful doll, with white hair and a delicate and lovely face, but the whole thing is covered with dust and looks like it has been abandoned here for a long time.

【Sundries - Girl Doll】

Item description: An ordinary toy, made of wood and nails by skilled craftsmen, and then painted and colored, showing a cute girl doll.

It seems to come from a girl who misses her brother dearly.

'Arnold's sister ......?' ’

Chen Lun secretly guessed in his heart.

He turned the doll over and carved a few small words on the back of the doll's puffy skirt suspenders—

"Anna will always miss you."

Chen Lun thought about it, put the doll back in its place, and then continued to grope around the room.

It took nearly half an hour, but he found nothing.

'Looks like we're going to have to go out and have a look......

Chen Lun sighed secretly.

Although Arnold emphasized the dangers lurking in the dark, he could not sit still.

So Chen Lun took the silver cane and left the wooden house.

He took out a lantern from the Blood Poetry Ring, lit it, pulled down the windshield cover, locked the brass buckle, and slowly walked into the darkness.

It wasn't long before I left.

Smack!

Chen Lun felt that he had stepped on the liquid of the sticky lake under his feet, shone the lantern down, and when he looked down, he found that the original dirt floor had turned into a black swamp.

Looking back, the wooden house and the campfire were gone, obscured by the darkness around them.

At this time, there was a sudden strong wind in my ears.

Chen Lun's spiritual intuition warned, and he raised his silver cane reluctantly.

While!

A huge force came from the cane, and Chen Lun took a few steps back uncontrollably, his mouth numb.

The dark shadow in front of him flickered, and the scream of the breaking wind continued to strike.

While! Dangdangdang......!

The airtight attack surrounded Chen Lun, and he turned his cane into a silver umbrella and kept blocking, and for a while there was no room to fight back.

But taking advantage of this opportunity, Chen Lun cast his [Voyeuristic Eye] and caught a glimpse of some information about the unknown enemy.

[Son of the Old Gods - Didak! ] 】

'This creature again......?! ’

While!

Chen Lun's heart suddenly burst, and the surprise was just brewing when he was interrupted by a fierce cracker.

In the process of retreating, the silver umbrella reverted back to the form of a cane.

Chen Lun endured the numbness of his entire arm, threw out a "blue ink" incendiary bomb, and at the same time performed the magic "Five Senses".

Rumble!

The flames suddenly rose and illuminated the darkness around them. …

Chen Lun didn't think that this incendiary bomb could easily burn the enemy to death, his purpose was just to restore his vision, and at the same time he wanted to see the enemy's appearance clearly.

After a special incendiary bomb, it only lasted a few seconds in this darkness before it was annihilated by an inexplicable force.

But in this short period of time, Chen Lun captured the appearance of the enemy with the help of firelight and the perception of "five senses".

It was a pale "insect man", about three meters tall, with two stout and barbed knuckles standing on the ground, huge and long arms, and forelimbs like the tibia of a praying mantis, in the shape of two sharp and shiny sickles.

It has two tentacles on its head and six dark compound eyes.

'It's completely different from the Didak I've encountered before, this one is clearly more combat-oriented, and it gives me a strong sense of danger, and it's going to be quite difficult to kill it...... This is no ordinary polluting creature! ’

Chen Lun flashed a thought.

There were dark shadows all around, and the spiritual intuition in Chen Lun's heart warned again, but this time it was even stronger, and he could even see the scene of his body and head being separated.

With a flick of his hand, Chen Lun continued to throw several "blue ink" incendiary bombs, and immediately directly entered the "limit state" and retreated violently.

Pale Wing trembled at high speeds, returning in the direction he had been coming from, extremely fast.

Rumble!

The flames burned again, and Chen Lun only felt his scalp tingle at a glance.

In the faint range illuminated by the firelight, dozens of sons of the ancient gods named "Didak" surrounded them, and in the deeper depths where the light could not shine, there were countless black shadows scattered.

The quantity is agnostic.

They come in all shapes, and you can't find one that is exactly the same......

Some have long beak-like horns, like a halberd worm, some have giant pincer-like mouthparts on their upper bodies, rising to the sky, and some are wearing hemispherical wings with brilliant markings, which make people psychedelic in tremors...... What's more, his body is covered with hideous spikes like a moon shovel, and his muscles are knotted.

All the Didak "insect people" are all pale, just like Chen Lun's current appearance.

But they did not regard Chen Lun as "their own person", but pursued and killed even more bloodthirsty.

'Every Deidak is stronger than ordinary [Sequence 5]...... There are even a few of them, which can give me a very strong sense of danger, maybe they are already at a high sequence level. ’

Chen Lun flew forward without looking back, his heart beating faster, and cold sweat flowing.

'This place...... It's horrible! ’

He suddenly remembered that there seemed to be a curse on him, called "Blasphemous"—the curse that had been sent down when the United Bottle and Pot killed a Didaq.

It makes sense, why would they go after me like crazy...... It was my hands that stained the blood of the Didak and attracted them! ’

Chen Lun's expression was awe-inspiring.

He felt the wind behind him, apparently not fast enough to shake them off.

Even, these sons of the ancient gods are chasing closer and closer!

His ears twitched slightly, and he used his sense of hearing to "see" a large group of hideous "insect people" less than a few meters behind him, chasing after them.

'Not true! Why have you flown for so long and haven't seen a campfire and a wooden house? I remember that it was in this direction! ’…

Chen Lun's face sank.

At this critical moment, a figure carrying a lantern appeared in front of him.

Under the light of the lantern, the face of a white-haired young man was illuminated.

Arnold!

I saw him raise the broken sword and wave it lightly in the direction of Chen Lun.

Rumble!

The broken sword spread out a dazzling orange-red iron juice like lava, and instantly poured into a reddish giant sword.

As soon as the scorching wave of air blew, Chen Lun's inertia was stopped in an instant, and at the same time, his breathing stagnated, and his mouth and throat were extremely dry.

A blinding light flickered.

At this moment, all the darkness around them was illuminated, revealing an endless plain area...... and a high rocky sky.

This turned out to be ...... Grotto? ’

An absurd thought flashed in Chen Lun's heart, and his vision gradually turned to a patch of white.

Buzzing in both ears.

Like an asteroid exploding around it, infinite light and heat bursting out.

I don't know how long it has been.

When his sight and hearing slowly recovered, Chen Lun opened his eyes.

Arnold stood in front of him, a look of concern.

"Jack, I told you, it's dangerous in the dark......"

He thrust the broken sword behind him, picked up a piece of black meat, and said with a smile:

"But it's okay, let's go back to the barbecue."

Chen Lun was slightly stunned, and slowly turned his head to look, there was darkness and dead silence behind him.

Those many Didaks disappeared without a trace.

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