0333 The Road Back Is Not Easy (Part I)
[Name: Point of No Return (Dead, Soul)]
[Appearance: A road paved with bone bricks in yellow and white, starting from the entrance of the dead world, passing through the "Gate of the Dead", "Crow's Nest", "Black and White Bridge", "Huangquan River", "Funeral Corridor", "Funeral Mirror Lake", "Corpse Soil Black Forest", "White Bone Palace", "Sage Cemetery", "City of Repentance", "Ghost Swamp" and other dozens of well-known scenic spots in the dead world, all the way to the deepest part of the "Cliff of the End"]
[Ability: Dead Body Fades, Soul Cleansed]
[Cost: Cannot be used by the living, if you are completely killed, or if the penetration value falls below 60 points when you die, you will automatically become a user of the point of no return]
[Archive: This ancient path that exists for almost the same time as the Dead Realm is made by grinding the bones of his own corpse after the death of the "First Dead", the master of the Dead Realm, calcining them into bricks with his own soul fire, and laying them with his own hands one by one.
When the deceased walk on it, they will go deeper into the realm of death as little by little, gradually fading away from everything that remains of their previous lives.
Take off your clothes and skin, dissipate your flesh and blood, wear away your bones and viscera, cleanse your will and memory, and become the purest soul again, and finally jump off the "cliff of the end" and return to the world completely.
Among the users of the point of no return, those who do not want to believe that they have died, will enter the [Funeral Corridor] and wander in the [Funeral Corridor], constantly reviewing their own death in this labyrinth with no exit, and even witnessing the world after their death, until they are willing to die;
As for the deceased who are obsessed with their identity and appearance, unable to shed the clothes formed by their souls, and forget their identity and appearance before death, they will be left on the shore of the [Funeral Clothes Mirror Lake], looking at their own reflections on the surface of the lake, until they give up maintaining all false appearances;
And those who are still greedy for flesh and blood, and insist on maintaining the flesh and blood, will be taken to the [Corpse Soil Black Forest] and walk through it......]
[Evaluation: Don't touch it, it's not something you should touch now]
[Imprehension Value: Remains the same as the user, granting everyone an equal end to the dead]
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Sage Cemetery...... Funeral Mirror Lake......
Isn't this the cemetery where the three generations of directors are buried, and the big lake where Emma's predecessors have been staying?
After recalling the original scene, Leon's brow couldn't help but furrow slightly.
According to the introduction given by the system, the surface of the lake [Funeral Mirror Lake] can reflect the face of the deceased "before death", and Emma's predecessors' clansmen have all died, and she has inherited the lives of her clansmen.
So, when she looked at the lake, did she see her own face, or the original owner of the crows?
"I'm sorry."
After vaguely understanding why Emma-senpai was so willing to stay by the lake, Leon slowly withdrew his palm that touched the bone brick, and shook his head at her who was nervous next to her, revealing a slightly apologetic expression.
"Emma-senpai, the information given by my ability is more inclined to the 'user' side, and this path can only be used by the dead, I haven't found a way to let the living avoid the impact, I'm sorry."
"That's ......"
After hearing Leon's words, Emma's eyes flashed with disappointment, but she still shook her head, and said in a gentle voice:
"You don't have to apologize to me, in the face of something of the level of no return, there is no way to be normal, but I should apologize to you, I shouldn't be because of ...... There are a number of reasons why you are exposed to such dangerous things. ”
"It's okay."
After recalling the lonely back by the lake, Leon shook his head to indicate that it was okay, and then took the initiative to speak with a sincere expression:
"You saved my sister's life, gave me weapons when I first joined the bureau, taught me what to do when I went on a mission, taught me how to protect myself, and protected me even if I died with the goddess of wealth.
Emma senior, I won't say anything more about thank you, if there is anything that can help you, I hope you can tell me, as long as there is a possibility to do it, I will definitely do my best to do it. ”
"I ...... I do have something to ask of you. ”
After glancing at Leon gratefully, Emma, whose face was still a little pale, took a deep breath, then took the initiative to hold his palm, bit her lip and said:
"Leon, my ...... I have too many regrets, and this path is too difficult for me to walk, so if you can, I hope you can take me through it.
When we reach the Black and White Bridge, we will be angry at the point of no return, and if I suddenly stop, or if I want to turn back, you must wake me up! ”
"Hmm."
After listening to Emma's pleas, Leon nodded slightly, grabbed her somewhat cold palm, clenched it hard, and then promised with a serious face:
"I will!"
"Thank you......"
After reaching an agreement, the two men, who had stopped not far from the red-haired chief, held hands and took another step, walking towards the magnificent bridge made of black and white stone bricks across the turbid yellow river in the distance.
And on the wide and winding road of no return, one after another the newly deceased, accompanied by the crows of death, are either wailing and wailing, or at a loss, or full of confusion, walking forward, staggering to the depths of the dead world.
Compared with these erratic souls, even with occasional mutilations of body and will, the only two who have a living body and can "retrograde" on this road should be the more "heavy" side.
But when one of them couldn't dodge and collided with an old man with a hunched back, and passed through each other, Leon was surprised to find that he seemed to have become a puddle of water, or even a piece of air, and that something very solid had just passed through his body inexorably.
"Don't worry, this is the rule of the dead world, the soul is greater than everything in the dead world, and the body does not exist."
After carefully avoiding the young deceased who was running briskly with an angry face, covered in sharp weapon wounds, and seemed to notice the look of confusion on Leon's face, Emma's senior opened his mouth to explain:
"The rules of the world are greater than anything else, so that when traveling through different worlds, our soul and body, or our 'being' itself, must actively adapt to the rules of the current world.
Just as the Holy Spirit and the True God will congeale flesh and blood, and will also breathe and eat, so the living who enter the dead world with their flesh will also follow the rules of the dead world, and their own existence will change according to the world. ”
As she spoke, she crouched down slightly, stopped in front of a little girl who was crying, and gently gave her a hug.
However, the young deceased passed through Emma's predecessor's body as if through a gust of wind, and continued to walk towards the depths of the death realm.