"That includes my mentor, me as her shadow, and you as my choice."

The words uttered by Theseus seemed to contain immeasurable and terrifying magic, and as these rather convoluted words penetrated into the ears of Theseus, the darkness that enveloped the entire dream shelter surged violently.

The pupils of the eyes, which seemed to peep into the sanctuary, quickly approached in the direction of the floor-to-ceiling windows, and at the end of the dilapidated and hollow corridor, there was a faint sound of unsettling commotion.

Shuge only felt that his back was a little numb, and his throat seemed to be strangled by someone, he stared at Theseus and asked with some difficulty, "What does this mean?" Be clear. ”

In the face of the uneasiness and panic shown by Xiuge, Theseus did not show half of his pleasure this time, he still maintained his previous posture, and his chaotic face did not show any of the symbols he was used to, the dark shadows flowed at a slow speed, like a strange miniature vortex, those thin lines writhing at a specific frequency seemed to become chains that pulled thoughts and emotions at this time, dragging Xiuge a little closer to the grotesque and terrifying truth.

"The meaning is that the abundant and jumble messages sent by the Continuation Beacon did not dissipate aimlessly in the universe, but they succeeded in finding their target and hitting a world that would later be named 'Van Grace.'"

"Although a considerable part of the information and fragments have completely disintegrated and disappeared during the long journey, there is another part that has been combined with the magic as a carrier in the deepest and most intimate way, and these invisible forces, although not particularly powerful, are enough to set off stormy waves in the desolate world that has just given birth to scattered traces of life."

“……”

Shug pinched the cup in his hand, he stared at Theseus and said, "But this is unreasonable, this is unreasonable!" It's different from the world I know...... No matter how mixed and recombined those messages were, they couldn't ......."

Huge couldn't finish his sentence.

Because he suddenly realized that he seemed to have made a very basic mistake.

Xiuge realized that his perception of his hometown was also limited, and all his memories of that world stayed in that relatively simple and peaceful era......

It is obviously incorrect to use all this as the foundation of one's own cognition, and the judgment that is organized and built on its basis is also destined to be biased and fallacious.

Theseus nodded slightly: "You realize?" Great, at least I don't need to waste time on this. ”

"So you're saying that the tribes, races, and even gods that appeared in Van's 'Lost Age' are actually the embodiment of the recombination of the message of another distant civilization based on the medium of magic?"

"It's not 100 percent accurate, but it's okay to understand it this way."

Theseus "stared" at Hug and said, "On a relatively conventional time scale, the world you know is still in its infancy...... But it is undeniable that their speed of development and accumulation efficiency are indeed miraculous, and with a powerful carrier that is chaotic and unstable enough, the final results become more diverse. ”

"May I think that the human races that now dominate Vann are actually ...... A continuation? ”

"Absolutely."

At this point, Shuge was mentally prepared enough, so he was not surprised or shocked by the accurate response given by Theseus, and he then asked: "Then, according to what you said earlier, your mentor is naturally also an important embodiment of this continuation, and you, as her 'shadow', naturally inherit her characteristics...... And that's why you have the Abyss Origin, but you're still able to enter the Continuation Base? ”

"Correct."

"But there's one thing I don't understand."

Xiuge pursed his lips: "Why do you say that I am also included in it?" ”

The slowly writhing "whirlpool" of Theseus's face froze slightly, and then, his body leaned forward slightly, and the fingers of his hands crossed in front of him, and in the increasingly oppressive atmosphere, a cold and strange voice came from the depths of the god's chaotic countenance.

Do you need an answer to this question? I can answer you, but before that, you'd better be sure...... Are you determined enough? ”

Xiuge only felt that his hands and feet were a little cold, and he gritted his teeth and asked, "Firm?" What are you referring to? ”

"Everything, tangible and intangible, such as your goals, persistence, beliefs, and the bottom lines and principles you set for yourself."

Theseus's words sounded extremely serious and serious: "I, and Vane, actually need you very much right now, so I don't want this question and the answer I gave to make you feel shaken, the loopholes in your mind and beliefs will make you extremely vulnerable in the abyss, and the loopholes derived from it cannot be completely covered by this shelter. ”

He paused for two seconds, then with a flick of his palm, he took out a mirror out of thin air and placed it in front of Xiuge.

Xiuge instinctively looked towards the mirror, only to find that what was reflected in the mirror was a face that was both familiar and unfamiliar to him.

The face he had almost forgotten.

And above this face, there is a faintly suspended countdown, no more, no less, just ten minutes.

"Look at it and think hard about what I just said...... I'll give me an answer in ten minutes, and of course, I'll make my own judgment, and if the conditions don't allow it, then it's better if the conversation we just had just didn't happen. ”

After saying that, Theseus patted lightly on the top of the mirror: "The countdown begins." ”

Xiuge originally wanted to ask something more, however, with Theseus's incomparably simple action, the mirror condensed by the black mist burst out with a strange attraction, Xiuge only felt that his spirit and vision were fiercely captured by a palm in an instant, and then, his perception was completely "dragged" into the world in the mirror.

Seeing that Xiug had entered a trance, Theseus slowly stood up from his seat, he waved his hand very casually, and the empty glass in his hand dissipated into a faint fog out of thin air, and he turned to look at the purple light that had been close to the floor-to-ceiling window.

Theseus laughed contemptuously at the terrifying malice that shook beyond the transparent barrier: "A dog's nose is always so smart. ”

As he spoke, he took two steps toward the floor-to-ceiling window, raising his finger and tapping lightly twice on the window.

"Woo-ho, stupid dog, looking for something to eat?"

However, these seemingly incomparably simple two sentences caused an astonishing change in an instant, the dark shadows hovering outside the shelter were violently disturbed at this moment, and a large number of dark purple light points gathered at an extremely fast speed to the location where Theseus was, if Xiuge was not attracted by the "mirror" at this time, he would definitely find that these dark purple lights were the "eye pupils" embedded in the Lord of the Hounds!

A dull roar came from outside the shelter, and the Lord of the Hounds still couldn't pinpoint the location of his target under the power of Theseus, but its roar was so amazing that the power contained in it caused violent vibrations inside the shelter.

The faceless deity looked to the end of the corridor in the distance, where unsettling shadows were slowly emerging from the cracks in the wall and merging into the twisted forms of the Abyssal Hounds at breakneck speed.

Although he had no way to set foot in this realm belonging to Theseus, as the most loyal and powerful minions of the Abyss Court, the terrifying giant hound was still able to penetrate his shadow through these cracks.

“……”

As if sensing something, a figure shrouded in hazy light and shadow suddenly appeared beside Theseus.

The afterimage of Mel in the drowsy sanctuary was so bright and pure that she glanced twice in the direction of the corridor, then raised her hand, carefully touched Theseus's arm, and looked at him in confusion.

"Don't be nervous."

A gentle voice that was different from the norm floated out of Theseus's face, and the shadows on his face twisted rapidly, forming a happy smiley expression: "Don't worry, I can handle it, you can just go play...... It's going to be back to normal in no time. ”

With that, he glanced at the mirror that stood in front of Hug, and then his figure flickered slightly, and he had already crossed the table and chairs and walked towards the empty and gloomy corridor, behind Theseus, countless shadows like plant roots snaked out, but in the blink of an eye, a dense black forest of guns formed around him.

"It's time to clean up."

Before the words could be spoken, the dense and sharp forest of guns had already converged into a deep torrent of shadows, surging forward along the corridor.

……

Naturally, there was no way for Xiuge to know what was happening inside the shelter.

He hadn't even been able to fully grasp the astonishing news that Theseus had said, and his spirit had already been dragged into this separate space.

This process is quite similar to when he "fell asleep" in the past, except this time, Xiuge always remained awake, so he knew that the process of "falling" was definitely more intense than usual, and of course, it was also more short.

After the "fall" was over, Xiuge raised his eyes to look around, only to find that he was "floating" in a familiar scene.

Desks, computers, corresponding cabinets and computer chairs......

Unlike the shelter, it is brighter, and although the various objects on the desks are arranged differently according to the habits of their respective owners, it also presents a kind of lazy atmosphere inherent in the employees of Internet companies.

"This is not a shelter, this is ......"

Realizing his current situation almost immediately, he moved his body to get up and walk somewhere else, but then he realized that he had no physical presence here, he was like a ghost floating in the air, he could fly and flutter as he pleased, but he couldn't touch anything.

At this moment, a panicked shout came from the other side of the office, and as soon as Shuge's heart moved, he immediately floated in the direction of the shout, and within two moments, he came to the place where the chaos had occurred.

Here, as he had a hunch, he saw a familiar body lying on the ground, next to several other employees who were also working overnight in a panic to check on their colleagues.

On the wall next to it, there is a poster announcing the launch time of "Black Sun Age", but the strange thing is that Xiuge can only see a huge black sun in this poster, and all other patterns and words have disappeared.

It was as if it had been swallowed by the black sun.

It is clear that through the mirror taken out by Theseus, Hug has once again returned to the moment of his "sudden death", and everything around him is so familiar......

However, Xiuge kept staring at the poster of "Black Sun Era" on the wall, and couldn't take his eyes off it at all.

"So, that's not called inspiration at all, is it?"

A voice came from the side, and Xiuge turned his head, only to see another "soul" floating miserably beside him, looking at each other as if they were looking in a mirror.

The soul continued, "Not imagination, not creativity, but the real future that is poured into the brain...... What is this, prophecy? ”

Speaking of this, the soul shook its head again: "No, this is not a prophecy, because I can't even be sure if I really exist, after all, my memories can be tampered with at will, and can even be fabricated out of thin air......"

Xiuge looked at his other self and sighed heavily, then he nodded and responded, "Yes, maybe from the beginning, I was deceived...... I've always been a Shug Ernst, I don't have another identity, I have never had another life or a name, maybe it's just signals and hints from a distant world in the universe, or maybe these things in my head are just layers of illusions fabricated by powerful forces. ”

"Sad, isn't it? We are like puppets and tools, which can be created at will, and naturally we can be discarded and discarded at will, just like those waste manuscripts that we throw into the paper basket, which are worthless. ”

The lonely spirit slowly floated in front of the poster of "Black Sun Age", he stared at the realistic black sun in a daze, and muttered to himself, "So, do I really exist?" Where is my hometown? ”

(End of chapter)