When all the sacrifices of the flesh do not bring victory,

When the last hope that suddenly comes turns into greater despair,

Dugar finally realized that he was just a slightly superior person in the strength of the Thousands of Rats, and that without the help of the Abyss, he would have already failed in the path.

He couldn't compare to that city lord at all, he had always been a loser.

Intense thoughts kept colliding between the brains, and the unstable consciousness that had been eroded by the abyss directly collapsed at this moment.

The green prime minister abandoned by the abyss. Eventually, all that was left of Dugal was a cracked rat skull that fell to the ground, and although the skull still exuded life, the pupils were already dilated and unfocused.

William looked at the scene in front of him and couldn't help but think of the 'classmates' in the orphanage.

Some children who are not qualified for psychological endurance will become like this after experiencing a series of blows, obviously not suffering any external damage, obviously the body is still functioning well, but the whole person is dead.

"Little grape, you take care of the rest...... I'll go out with Kim to talk. ”

The small black ball on its shoulder rubbed its little hand, and it had been waiting for a long time.

A three-and-a-half-week spin in the air landed steadily on the surface of the mouse's head, and then waved its slender arm with only three fingers, "You two go and catch up, Ben Grape will make use of all the resources here." ”

"William, let's go~ It's really stinky here!"

"Wait a minute."

With William's beckoning, Thirteen quickly ran over.

"Kim, this is a candle puppet I bought from the City of Lights, named Thirteen."

"Oh~ Is it a candle puppet? I've heard that many treasure hunters who go to the [Darkest Land] will bring one of these candle puppets, I thought it was just an ordinary machine, but I didn't expect it to be so human-like. ”

Thirteen seemed to sense something from these words, and stepped back slightly and bowed his head silently.

William simply explained, "The reason why Thirteen is so much like a human being is that he has been "taught" by me to gain the ability to think and learn independently.

This time, I brought Thirteen here, precisely because not far from Rat City, there is a suspected existence of a new type of abyss, which is also the ultimate goal of my trip. ”

"Is there an abyss here? How I haven't heard of it. And William, your destination actually chose the abyss, is it...... Ahem~ stinks to death, go out and talk about it. ”

Jin couldn't bear the stench anymore, and with the miniature explosion between his calves and the strength of his flesh, a seemingly simple knee-bending jump reached a height of more than five hundred meters and broke out of the cave.

Although William is physically strong enough, it is too reluctant to reach such heights with a single jump.

Looking at the recoil imprint left on the ground after the golden jump, it actually took on the shape of a circular lotus flower, and couldn't help but sigh,

"Kim's [pathway] seems to have made her manipulation of her body more delicate...... I didn't expect to meet her here in advance, and I was going to go to her after completing the route.

However, it's good to meet in advance. Let's see if she is willing to go to the abyss, if there is Jin, some things will be much more convenient. ”

William took a deep breath, and the lines of the stars appeared between his ankles.

When he stepped up, a staircase made of stars would automatically form in the air, carrying him out of the cave with ease.

"Thirteen, let's come up together."

Thirteen, who already knew how to read words and looks, seemed to see something in the previous conversation, smiled and waved his hand, "No need teacher, my current body can fully support me to crawl out of here, at most a minute." ”

"Okay."

As William stepped out of the cavern, he returned to the surface.

The "distemper" that floods Rat City all day long has decreased, and even has a tendency to stop.

A large number of nezumi gathered to the destroyed plague bed, including the white rat Keith, who was the leader. In addition, there are many open-source rat people like hotel owners, who are more or less tainted with the abyss.

When he saw the Tumor Knight and the young man appear, but he couldn't see Dugar,

The rat-man contaminated with the abyss immediately escaped from the city as fast as he could, and rushed in the direction of the [Dark Nest Mine].

"William, do you want to chase it? There were six of them, and I was able to get them all back in about 2 minutes and 23 seconds. Kim said as he crossed his fingers.

"No, I can follow their traces and find the location of the abyss."

"Oh."

Just when the two were communicating briefly, the rat people around them who were not infected by the abyss, or who were not given a chance by the abyss, knelt down one after another.

They were grateful to the two for killing Dugar, and even though the Rat City might no longer exist, at least they wouldn't have to live the life of being confined to the city, forced to split, and ready to be used as experimental material.

It was as if the two in front of them had given them real freedom.

"Kim, where are you going?"

"The whole city stinks, let's go outside and talk."

Kim pulled a lump of flesh from his waist and kneaded it into a ball between his palms, then made a baseball throwing motion.

Sou! The meat balls flew out of the city at a faster speed than bullets.

After completing the throw, Kim immediately followed with an arrow step, and just as she deliberately slowed down and waited for William to catch up, she found that William was not far behind.

"William, your flesh has grown stronger, and not at all...... Obviously, you haven't completed the path yet, but it seems that you have received a lot of special training during this time. ”

"After leaving the cancer uterus, I encountered a lot of interesting things, and my body changed a lot."

Behind the two of them, Thirteen followed closely at a slow pace, completely inconsistent with the shape of her old-fashioned candle puppet.

Soon came to the place where the meat ball landed,

The meat ball that fell to the ground has evolved into a European-style villa, the outer wall is completely hardened and blackened, and a large number of red lotus plants are growing around.

Not only the exterior but also the interior structure of the villa has been perfectly shaped, even the various furniture has been derived, and there are even beautifully shaped meat fat lamps and candles to provide light.

"Wow~ Kim, how did you do this?"

"It's very simple, just inject the image in your head into the meat ball...... After completing the pathway, my control of the meat quality has improved a lot, and many things have become very convenient. ”

Kim was as familiar as home, and even brewed two cups of steaming air-dried pork sliced tea.

After taking a seat on the soft pork belly sofa, Kim flicked the hidden switches on both sides of the helmet with his thumb. The fully enclosed helmet was removed.

A delicate and impeccable face is also revealed, especially the red lotus birthmark at the corner of the eye, which is very conspicuous.

Perhaps due to the influence of the way, the golden hair was dyed the same color as the red lotus.

Even Thirteen, who was standing at the door as a costume, was surprised by such a look.

"Kim, your mask?"

"You mean Mom? Because when joining the Knights, it is required to combine back tumors, their own diseases, etc., to make knight armor.

After thinking about it for a long time, I mashed my mother's mask back into the ashes and added it to the forging of the costume, and now my mother is always with me, and she will not be alone. ”

"When did you complete the pathway?"

Kim pressed his fingers against his chin, his eyes rolling rapidly, "You haven't been gone for long~ Because I won the championship by defeating the recruits in the underground venue with you, I accidentally got the opportunity to meet with the Venerable Lord and even 'go to bed'.

On the Lord's bed, I accidentally glimpsed the [Gate] and took the opportunity to make a journey, which was completed in just one month, during which I was also guided and recognized by the Lord. ”

"The Lord's guidance?"

"Yes~ The lord is beautiful and kind-hearted, I don't know why many people are afraid of her.

Okay, tell me your story, William, you've been through a lot of things during this time, especially the circus, and how you found the abyss. ”

The conversation couldn't stop at all, and even Thirteen fell asleep many times in the process.

Every time I woke up, I could see the two of them talking at a long time, and the expressions she rarely or even never saw on the teacher's face, it was obviously a smile, but I felt that this smile was different, and I didn't know how to describe it.

"The Abyss! William, your path is actually in the abyss! Can I go along? ”

"Are you sure you want to come?"

"I'm so idle, and this time I'm going to take a leave of absence to find an opportunity to see if I can get the props that suit me.

Since William is going to the abyss, I happened to follow him to hunt for treasures, maybe there will be an unexpected harvest...... Since the breakthrough, the original sword has been a little unable to keep up with me, and I have made it into a pendant as a souvenir. ”

Jin took out a blood jade from his waist, which was engraved with an abominable image of a baby.

"Okay, let's go together!"

"Yay! It's great~ I'm bored to stay in the cancer palace all the time, so it's more fun to follow William with you. ”

(End of chapter)