Chapter 23 The illusion in the fog (4k5)(1/2)
Entering the secret realm of snow and reappearing in the snow mountain passage, Ke Li suddenly felt much more relaxed.
Maybe the low temperature will keep the mind clear and focus on survival and practice.
Maybe he can gain proficiency in feedback through hard work. When he has no clue, at least it can give him a clear direction for improvement.
Ask yourself, the inability to use extraordinary characteristics to develop effective offensive and defensive survival skills is indeed the source of trouble.
But when I think back to my difficult life and gave up the struggle on the edge, I feel that things are not so bad that I cannot resist.
It was obvious that he had been disturbed to some extent, and his condition immediately recovered after leaving the environment.
"Is it the interference of inspiration caused by out-of-control objects? It is subtly affecting emotions and will, making people become depressed or irritable?"
Although the secret realm has been reset, the weather is very different from last time.
The dark clouds are low and the birds and animals are extinct. Ke Li, who has studied in the snowy areas for several years, knows very well that these are signs before the storm is coming.
After the last attempt failed, the town below the mountain was shrouded in a hazy frost and mist of ice and snow. There were still people vaguely moving in the edge area, but no matter how Ke Li tried, there was no way to teleport directly there. At most, he could only teleport to
The wooded edge of the town.
"This is an abnormal collapse..."
Ke Li opened the devil's eyes and tried to see through this fog.
He discovered that what was inside the frost mist was not a snowy town.
It is a completely unfamiliar city that I have never had any impression of. The level of urban architecture is obviously a grade lower than that of Medong City.
The strange town is composed of fragments of scenes from the four seasons. The figures inside are incomplete and hazy, and many broken and huge stone sculptures can be seen.
"This should be the memory scene of Aro Mig and the down-and-out noble? If I can get to the point and separate their remaining souls and thoughts from each other, and each find their own place, then it is very possible to peel off the excess parts and weaken the evil god.
The power of affiliation."
"The premise is that they are willing to take the initiative to drill into the gem and accept my transformation, otherwise I can't do anything with that mixed mind."
"Perhaps the people of the Barbarian and the Empire have their tokens of mind respectively. The information of Colkan and the club can complement each other like a puzzle, but they only told part of the truth and did not hand over all the core information to me.
"
"But from this point of view, I was initially a completely unrelated third-party passerby. My goal was not the extraordinary items or residual properties of the two, but the huge amount of proficiency and spiritual understanding provided by the materials when they were hand-crafted.
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Ke Li observed for a while, but did not see any danger from his inspiration and spiritual vision.
So I turned on the gem energy protection and tried to isolate the frost mist and explore inside.
However, as soon as we move forward, the scene shrouded in frost and mist begins to recede, floating in the air like a mirage.
If you reach out and touch the building in the frost and mist, or touch the building with a branch, it will be like a bubble of ice and snow without any feedback.
"Is it really useless? The energy of the gem is not consumed much, it just resists the cold."
Corrie crunched on the snow, like a giant marshmallow herder, pushing the entire frost mist dozens of meters away from the town area.
As the pushing distance increases, the resistance becomes greater and greater. If you move away a little, the illusion will slowly return to the original point.
Like the struggle and tug-of-war between Arromig and the down-and-out noble, no one is willing to give in to the other, but there is no battle scene.
"Not only is it inaccessible, but even the original town structure no longer exists, turning into a bland ice and snow clearing."
Aromig and the down-and-out nobles have been dead for many years, and have become distant memories that many people no longer look back on. What is causing trouble now are only the remnants of the evil god's followers and the contaminated and out-of-control remnant souls.
The remnant souls of the two showed strong obsession, and Ke Li felt that there was an opportunity:
"Since extraordinary characteristics don't work, how about trying to use Mouth Escape? Try to understand their wishes or last wishes?"
So Koli changed his attire, disguised his face with a fur coat, stood on the edge of the frost and fog and shouted: "Aromig, Aromig!"
The call was inaudible amid the raging snowstorm, and at the same time, a strange sense of disobedience arose in my heart.
"What's going on with this illusion? Do we want to push it back to its true corresponding position in the real world? I don't even know the way."
"Or change your mind and stop pushing it away and try to grab it back?"
"No, no, you can't catch it. Getting closer will only create a repulsive force that pushes it away. Even I don't know why this is happening."
"Perhaps it can be treated as a point-and-click puzzle game, trying to get the time and scene back on track, and try to find the differences?"
Ke Li dug into the memories and experiences of his previous life, opened the devil's eyes, and analyzed the correlation between weather, environment, time, and plot.
"Aro Mig came from a humble background. He should have started in the slums or as a homeless man. He died because he was stabbed in the back by a trusted comrade. Perhaps his pain and hatred caused the secret realm to change, becoming as furious and ruthless as a blizzard?"
If all the remaining souls and thoughts are regarded as a mechanical product that only knows the rules of obsession and does not know how to adapt.
Pushing away the frost and mist against the wind and snow, is this strong wind and resistance the essence of Aromigo's unwillingness to leave the snowy area?
Ke Li did not push the frost mist again and allowed it to return to its original position.
Through patient observation and the devil's eyes, he discovered that a certain edge of the illusion was exactly the same as the weather where a blizzard was raging.
"Give it a try." Ke Li climbed onto the snow-covered rocks and watched the ice and snow flying past him, perfectly matching the falling snow in the fantasy world.
The moment he stepped forward, the illusion did not move back, and the voice of a hybrid half-orc rang in his ears.
"Those Imperial people looked at me condescendingly, and I realized that glory and victory did not exist. When they burst into cheers, there was only endless killing and death in the arena, and life was just a kind of mercy and charity.
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"I fell down in battles again and again, and was rescued by healing again and again. My original skin gradually became the same as that of my companions. I couldn't tell whether it was natural bark lines or scars left by wounds."
"By chance, I was ransomed by a noble after a victory. He asked me if I was willing to leave the arena and follow him to pursue his lofty ideals. If I was strong enough to become famous in the arena, he would be willing to rescue more people.
companion."
"In the day-to-day fighting, some people gradually forget that this was just a deal, believe in illusory oaths and promises, and pursue things that they cannot understand at all. It is really sad... Maybe those people are not honest in their hearts.
Saw me before my eyes."
The weather in the fantasy realm has changed, and the weather in the secret realm has also become windy and snowy.
Corrie had to jump off the rock and use his own insight to find the next similar edge entrance.
With the first experience and the ability to adjust the teleportation angle, the second search went much more smoothly.
"War and disaster are the main theme of this land. When the lord and king are in need, he is like a wild dog that smells blood. He leads the mercenary group to seize the opportunity to compete for credit and add more titles to his enfeoffment.
An achievement.”
"I am a warrior and a weapon. But... my companions don't understand me, and the barbarians don't recognize me. Where do I belong? I hope to get some recognition in the team. Fortunately, they seem to finally accept me.
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The illusion seemed to shrink a bit, the entrance moved again, and Ke Li stood up again.
"The snow has stopped? Are you just thinking or are you getting more crazy?"
Approaching the next edge, Ke Li felt that the illusion had become a little unstable, and the seasonal cracks within it became more numerous.
"The human race is different from humans. The human race seems to specifically refer to the Easterners, Empires, and Oceanic races that are similar in height and skin color. The elves have their own race, and other races are classified as orcs and half-orcs.
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"Being able to unite people of different races seems to me to be a very charismatic thing for a leader. But for him, it is a burden that can never be dealt with. It seems that he is forcibly bringing together different races.
It drained his energy and he was often seen looking tired."
"I think his thinking has changed. In the past, he was confident and strong, and he would attack decisively when he smelled trouble. But now he seems to be quite anxious, often turning from one extreme to another, which makes the people in the mercenary group
There are many complaints against him."
"An elf quietly told me in private that she felt that the captain was sensitive and fragile, and sometimes could not support the overall situation. He would even make completely wrong and terrible commands, causing many comrades to be injured and killed, and he would not even be able to give a decent response afterwards.
The compensation caused some people to quit the group and leave.”
"It was then that I understood that his goal from the beginning was only the aristocracy. He wanted to control the power and command that he was not good at, and refused to delegate power at all. As the team increased and the aristocrats continued to refuse
The promise he fulfilled almost made him collapse."
"He couldn't believe that he had been tricked. It turned out that the support he and his brothers had gone through life and death could only be exchanged for supplies and equipment, so he wanted to get more military honors beyond his capabilities, and wanted to realize his ideals and ambitions before the war was settled.
revenge."
"Just like that, he was so anxious that he dragged everyone into hell. It was such an obvious trap. I thought he was sure of victory. He would only choose to attack decisively if he had enough strategies to crack it. The funny thing is that he didn't know until he was seriously injured -
He just didn't notice it."
"Even though I longed for a team, I didn't dare to find out. In fact, the mercenary group has always been a piece of loose sand that was forcibly held together. Many people only integrated into the team in order to stay away from the unbearable life. We can drink and work together, but we can't.
Enduring fatal decision-making errors.”
The illusion was distorted, and Corrie noticed that the ice and snow around him began to melt, and the leaves gradually showed red and yellow autumn colors.
Unless a huge fire element is used to change the climate, it is impossible for this scene to happen in the snowy area.
"Is it a distortion of cognitive consciousness, or is the season of their death different? I even feel a little hot wearing a leather jacket."
Corrie approaches the next entrance.
"When did he change? I can't remember, elder, I have been horribly corroded. Just suppressing the rage requires a lot of energy. Please forgive the speed of my speech, if I am not sure that it is true. Yes, then I choose not to say it at all."
"I and several core veterans of the early establishment of the mercenary group tried to explain to him the recent situation and the fact that we were performing the mission on his behalf. As the laughter and laughter in the mercenary group resumed again, I thought he would cheer up, but He was in even more pain while lying on the hospital bed."
To be continued...