Chapter 7: Nightfall (VII)
A dim color enveloped the entire land in an instant.
No, that's probably not true.
Rhodes raised his head, only to see the mountains and forests in front of him, the snow-capped mountains and the earth, the sky above his head and even the city fortress in the distance completely disappeared, as if they were cleared by something, quietly and silently lost their traces, not even the silhouette was left, and then, Rod suddenly saw the golden brilliance——— no, it was a lattice network composed of countless rays of light suddenly spread out around himself, as if scanning something in all directions.
At the same time, Rod felt his body tremble suddenly, and then, a dim pillar of light erupted from his body and soared into the sky.
"It's .................."
Rod stared blankly at the system panel that automatically popped up in front of him, and there was a completely different system text from the usual ones, which was a kind of complicated and gorgeous, sacred and ancient text, but he didn't know what the Tao was for, but Rod found that he could understand the meaning of these words.
[Boundary Breach Detected, Interface Expansion]
[Yufenite is about to restart, and the countdown starts .........]
【3,2,1………】
【System Restart】
The moment this line of text appeared, Rod only felt his body tremble suddenly! Then, a sharp pain erupted from his body without warning, and for a while, Rhodes only felt as if something was exploding in his body, as if all his internal organs had been affected by this impact, and instinctively began to tremble, and then, an invisible and powerful wave spread out like this!
"Smack."
The teacup in Lydia's hand fell to the ground, and the delicate and ornate teacup completely cracked on the white marble floor, and the steaming tea was scattered all over the ground. But at this moment, the archangel did not pay any attention to these subtleties, she raised her head, her eyes widened in surprise, and she looked at the clear blue sky in front of her.
The girl's whole body trembled.
Lillian clenched her fists in front of her chest, her clear eyes mixed with hidden surprise and confusion, and the girl stood up like this. Even the members of the Council of Light who were staring at her and complaining to herself in various mourning tones just now, even beside her, the Archangel Wisdom, who was supposed to be responsible for reminding His Highness to pay attention to etiquette and behavior, frowned at this time, and she lowered her head solemnly, looking at the heavy book in her hand.
"Huh?"
A low, gloomy voice sounded, and for a while, the originally noisy hall suddenly fell silent, and the dark clansmen closed their mouths respectfully. Lowering his head, he looked uneasily at the tall figure standing up from the throne in front of him, and for a while, the entire hall fell into silence, without the slightest sound, as if everything in the world was silent at this moment.
"Whew............ Ah...............h
Rhodes was half-kneeling, his right hand clenching tightly to his chest, the intense pain over. But the residual aftermath has not disappeared, especially the heart part is throbbing for a while. With the beating of his heart, Rhodes only felt like a robot with rust all over his body——— maybe this was how the robot felt when it was rusty.
"Hoo ..............."
It wasn't until a moment later that Rod came to his senses, he gasped heavily, and at this moment Rod could feel the surging force gradually subside in his body, as if this body was getting used to slowly bearing their force. This is not surprising to Rhodes, but in fact, in the game, players have heard of the unbearable pain of breaking through the legendary realm, and the moment they enter the legend, the amount of power that has been sealed in the body will rise like a flame from the furnace with the lid opened. The amount of strength at that moment was extremely wild, and the more powerful the innate power, the greater the damage it would bring, so it was very necessary to have a tough body to survive this moment. However, players basically don't have to worry about this, anyway, what they are playing is just a game, and naturally it is impossible to simulate pain——— which is strictly forbidden among all virtual techniques.
And Rod naturally subconsciously forgot this, after all, players don't have such an experience in the game, for them, opening the talent is actually like following the equipment, just a little bit and then wait to see what their talent is.
I didn't expect to almost capsize in the gutter.
Rod shook his head, and then he stood up, but after seeing the scene in front of him, Rod couldn't help but be stunned.
There is no heaven and earth in front of him.
From top to bottom, everything is gloomy, or at this moment, this world seems to be completely non-existent, not even up and down, no gravity, no gravity, Rhodes doesn't even feel like he's floating, he just exists here, that's all.
What is this place?
Rod stretched out his hand curiously, moved, and the sleeves shook slightly with his movements, but soon stopped, he relaxed his strength, and his arm was quietly frozen in place, Rod didn't feel any buoyancy relying on it, nor did he feel any force imprisoning it, and even his own strength seemed to have completely lost its effect at this time, but ——— this is not scientific.
Rhodes frowned, the Breakthrough Legend in his memory was not like this, maybe after reaching level eighty-five and receiving the task of releasing the permission, the player would be pulled to another space to be tested, but it was definitely not now. Rod subconsciously glanced at his eyes, but to his surprise, the system panel that usually comes and goes when called does not appear this time! There was nothing but darkness and darkness before his eyes.
What the hell is going on?!
At this time, even Rod himself couldn't help but panic, but he quickly calmed down, Rod turned his head, looked around, and looked in all directions with himself as a benchmark, but everywhere he looked was the same color, dim, gloomy, everything made people feel as if they were in the cold deep sea or in the endless starry sky. But the incredible thing is that Rod is not frightened at all, on the contrary, he always has a premonition in his heart. It's like that's what I'm supposed to be experiencing. It's as if a player starts a mission according to the guide, and then enjoys it on the side.
But Rhodes still didn't know what it was.
In such a space, it seems that even time has lost its trace, and Rhodes is just standing there——— or standing incorrectly, but he can't say that he is floating, only that he seems to be a part of this strange environment. Silently waiting, and at this time, suddenly, a crisp laughter like a wind chime sounded.
"Hoohoo Hoo ........."
With this chuckle, a vague figure soon appeared in front of Rod's eyes, at first it was just a vague human form, but soon, like a painter's sketch. It began with a rough outline and became more concrete, with smooth lines outlining the limbs and clothing, as well as the delicate face, graceful curves, and then, the dim colors began to become more vivid, gradually taking on a color of its own. Subsequently. A girl appears in front of Rod. Seeing the figure of the other party, Rod's heart jumped slightly.
"Christie?"
The girl in front of her was none other than Christie. The face was the same as Rod's, with purple pupils and long hair hanging down like a waterfall, but unlike Christie in Rod's memory, the girl in front of him was dressed in a pitch-black, luxurious dress, and the layers of white ribbons outlined one beautiful and gorgeous lace after another. In this way, a beautiful pattern is formed on the bottom of the black skirt. However, Rhodes is no stranger to her.
"You are ..............."
"Hello, my lord."
The girl lowered her hands and gently lifted the hem of her skirt to salute Rod, and then she raised her head. With a soft smile, he looked at Rod quietly. Her voice was crisp and nice, but her tone was completely different from Christie's, who was innocent and soft, with a characteristic childishness. But the tone of the girl in front of her was so elegant and full of confidence, even with a deep and seemingly innate pride.
“………… It's not the first time we've met. ”
Rod looked at the girl in front of him, was silent for a moment and then asked, and hearing Rode's inquiry, the girl smiled slightly, her smile was so clear and clear, even Rod knew that the pride she was showing now was all due to her own existence, but he couldn't figure out what he was worthy of this girl's attention, could it be because of Christie?
"Yes, my lord, we have met twice, when you were too weak to tell you exactly what I mean, but now it seems that you are as wise as ever. It's also reassuring to me......... It seems that my responsibility for guidance is not too bad. ”
Anyone can read something so simple.
Hearing the girl's words, Rod felt a little in his heart, but now listening to the girl's words, the reason why he couldn't hear what she was saying before was because his strength was not strong enough, but now, because his strength is strong enough, he can contact her, but .........
"What is this place?"
Rod looked up and down, only to see that this place was still as dim and gloomy as ever, and it had not changed anything because of the appearance of the girl, it seemed that this was not the place where he usually met the girl in his dreams, and hearing Rode's inquiry, the girl chuckled, and then she shook her head slightly.
"I'm sorry, my lord, this ......... I can't say, and I can't tell you exactly where this is. Because that's not what I can say, and it's not something I can know. With that, the girl held out a finger and put it to her mouth, her dark purple pupils glowing faintly.
"This is the world realm where only you know the Dao, and I was just summoned here."
"By me?"
Rod was slightly stunned, he didn't think anything about coming to this ghost place, why did he summon her here? Although he did care about Christie, he didn't know much about this girl, so how could he summon her here?
As if to see through Rod's inner thoughts, the girl smiled and shook her head slightly.
"There are always billions of fates intertwined in this world, my lord, in the intertwined thread of fate, I feel your call, and your power reappears in this world again, awakening the law that has been dormant for a long time. It's not a predetermined fate, but it's all in your eyes. ”
“…………………”
Rod rolled his eyes, in the game, he was used to NPC's cloudy-sounding and actually literary speaking style, but the problem was that the other party actually looked exactly the same as his sister and Christie, and with this style of speaking, Rod couldn't get used to it in an instant, neither his sister nor Christie had this weird and tortuous way of speaking. But for now, Rod has other questions. Although he didn't know how the other party appeared here, now was the best opportunity for Rhodes to ask his own questions.
"Who are you, and why do you look exactly like Christie?"
Rod stared at the girl in front of him and asked word by word.
"What do you have to do with her? Or is it just borrowing her form? ”
In fact, Rhodes has long had this doubt, generally speaking, it is very rare for someone in the world to meet one who looks so similar, and it is almost certain that it is a conspiracy to meet two, and it is simply nonsense to describe it as pure fate or coincidence. But I heard his inquiry. The girl didn't seem surprised. She nodded, then spoke.
"Please believe in my sincerity, my lord, I have a deep connection with the child, I am not her, but she is my most cherished being, now is not the time, the child is too weak. Too weak to withstand the weight and responsibility of the cruel gears of fate. But don't worry, sooner or later, I'll be in front of you......... But not now........."
With that, the girl looked up. As she moved, Rhodes noticed that the originally dim and eerie scene around her began to distort and fade, and then, a white light seeped through it. Then Rod felt his body slowly become hot, and a warm current seeped in, flowing down his limbs.
“………… It seems that the time has come, my lord. Remember, this is just the beginning........."
The girl's figure vanished, and then a dazzling light enveloped everything.........
"Whew..................!!"
Rod opened his eyes, the howling cold wind brushed his face, the familiar snow and mountains returned to his vision, and at this moment the little bubblegum and canary stood in front of him curiously, looking at Rod in front of him.
"Commander, you're fine, are you?"
"What happened to me?"
Rod shook his head and patted the snow on his body, the snow was getting heavier and heavier, and a thick layer of snow had accumulated on his shoulders. Hearing his inquiry, the canary reached out and gently helped Rhodes pat the snow on his body, and then straightened his hair before answering.
"Just now you just stood here in a daze, there was no reaction at all, you didn't answer when we asked you, I thought there was an accident...............
"Ha, if this was in the game, I thought you were forced to drop or crash the head."
"That's right."
Hearing the little bubblegum say "drop", Rod suddenly remembered, he hurriedly stretched out his right hand, swept forward, and soon, with his movements, the system panel reappeared in front of him. But this time the text on the system panel is a little different, I saw that after the panel opened, a series of strange golden words couldn't stop jumping towards the sky, and after a while, it suddenly stopped, and then gradually faded away, and then resurfaced the original character attribute panel.
What the hell was that?
Although Rod had doubts in his heart, he also knew that now was not the time to think about this kind of problem, and soon, he shifted his attention and looked at his attribute panel. At this moment, the little bubblegum and the canary also came to Rod's side, curiously looking at the data on the panel.
【Rod. Elantre】
[Race: (??? )】
[Racial Identity: Unblocked]
[Race Reward: Unblocked]
[Class: Summoning Swordsman (Hero Class)]
[Talent Awakening: Primordial Talent - Fantasy Eternal]
"Huh? What is this? Head? ”
Seeing this, Little Bubblegum let out a surprised exclamation curiously, in her memory, there are only three descriptions of player talents, low-level talents, mid-level talents, and high-level talents. Rhodes has been in the game for so many years and has never heard of any "primordial talent", what is it? Moreover, that "fantasy eternal" is ............
Hearing Little Bubblegum's inquiry, Rod also frowned, and then he stretched out his finger and clicked on the attribute description in the talent column, and soon, he saw the details inside.
[Talent characteristics: self-affirmation LV1 - the holder can specify any attribute to increase it to the value expected by the holder, subject to the holder's own cognition, and can be used once per natural day, each time for thirty minutes. (The will to affirm oneself is the most powerful force)]
[The Law of Talent: Absolute Existence LV1 - The Holder's Equipment cannot be destroyed (even the passage of time cannot shake the truth itself)]
[Passive Skill: Rage Burning LV1 - Has a chance to absorb the opponent's power during battle, and bounce it with double damage, ignoring the level, ignoring defense to deal damage (anyone who dares to provoke will receive the punishment they deserve)]
Seeing this, Rod and his little friends were immediately stunned. (To be continued......)