The sun is high

When leaving the Dream Sanctuary this time, Xiuge looked particularly embarrassed.

The main reason was that before leaving, he finally couldn't hold back and asked Theseus the strange question hidden in his heart.

"I'm just curious, is there some... uh, other relationship that is different from the concept of 'teacher and student' between you and your mentor?"

Faced with this question, Theseus gave his own answer.

He kicked Shuge hard twice, and the terrifying impact caused Shuge to crash directly into the door connecting reality and dream.

Intuition and perception told Shuge that Theseus was not actually annoyed by this question, he was simply unwilling to answer.

In many cases, not answering can be considered an answer in itself.

After all, Shuge had seen clearly before, and the meticulous actions Theseus showed when facing Mel's shadow were enough to prove his true tendencies and thoughts in certain aspects.

But now, these truths themselves have no definite value. After all, Mel has passed away long ago, and the one who appeared in the dream sanctuary is just a thin shadow.

Such a shadow is destined to be unable to bring any help to Xiuge and Fan En's own situation.

As Theseus said, she is really just a simple symbol and beacon, a carrier that can be used to carry some emotions.

The terrifying roars above the wasteland have been greatly weakened, and the vibrations caused by the "silt" are gradually moving away. But after these deadly and greedy noises leave, they are replaced by the extremely oppressive silence. .

Xiuge stood up and quickly checked the protective rituals he had set up in the hiding place. Then he was surprised to find that even though the cave he was in had not suffered any frontal impact from beginning to end, , but those solid magic lines and models showed extremely exaggerated signs of damage in just a few hours.

It is obvious that in this wasteland belonging to the Dark Abyss, the extremely chaotic environment and the corrosive magic brought by many different Dark Abyss creations are enough to have an extremely terrible impact on the conventional magic under Vann's rules.

"With my current control over magic, this situation will still occur. If other spellcasters enter here by mistake, I am afraid they may not even have the ability to maintain a stable ritual."

Shuge frowned and quickly repaired the protective magic around him. After that, he quietly observed for a while.

Then he discovered that these magical lines and models that had just been completely repaired started to fluctuate again after a brief period of calm.

Through his own magic vision and perception and repeated verification many times, Xiuge finally confirmed that even those magic models known for their stability and solidity cannot be maintained in the dark abyss for a long time.

What's even more troublesome is that after the "sludge" in the sky passes by, the magic in the wasteland becomes even more chaotic. After experiments, Xiuge found that he couldn't even maintain a simple lighting trick for more than five minutes!

Once a certain time limit is exceeded, the conventional magic power that constitutes the trick will be completely assimilated by the surrounding environment into an out-of-control turbulence.

"Even with the protection of protective magic, if it were in the outside world, I'm afraid it wouldn't be able to last even a few seconds."

Xiuge thought for a few seconds, then he snapped his fingers and summoned the dark mask that had the same origin as the messenger in the mirror.

As Xiuge put on the mask, special dark abyss magic circuits immediately began to grow and spread in his body. Accompanied by bursts of stinging pain, these special and cold passages were finalized in his body, and those related to the dark abyss mist Magic power of similar nature also began to flow and circulate in it.

Theseus's words floated over slowly: "Well... your reaction is quite fast. I think your kicks were not in vain. This can at least make you more awake."

Xiuge ignored this guy's strange aura, glanced at the ordinary magic floating beside him, which was on the verge of collapse, and said: "The conventional magic models don't seem to be very versatile... I remember that although they were also disturbed before, But at least it can maintain stability.”

"Nonsense, this is the biggest 'garbage dump' in the Dark Abyss. The magic power in this area has no rules at all. You thought it was pretty good before, just because you were lucky."

Theseus sneered: "The only thing that can maintain basic operations in a place like this is the power of Dark Abyss itself. You don't need me to teach you this simple principle of 'do as the Romans do'?"

I don't know if it was because of the embarrassing question asked by Shuge before, but Theseus's tone and attitude at this time were very unfriendly, and even had a subtle yin and yang tone.

If it were in the past, this attitude would always make Xiuge inexplicably angry.

But now, he was able to face his cynicism with the same eyes as a "female brat".

After getting the affirmative answer, Shuge immediately started a new round of experiments.

As the cold dark abyss magic power in his body began to mobilize, a dark mist emerged from near Xiuge's body, and then he began to construct the "lighting trick" again.

In just an instant, these dark mist gathered into a standard sphere at Xiuge's fingertips.

It perfectly continues the most basic characteristics of the "lighting trick" and begins to emit bright light the moment it is formed.

However, unlike conventional magic light balls, under the influence of the magic power of the dark abyss, the luster emanating from the interior of this translucent black sphere always carries a gloomy feeling, as if these are filled with unknown The colored light itself will swallow up and absorb the surrounding temperature.

"Well, that's pretty much it. But if it's just for experimentation, ordinary magic will be fine."

Theseus' reminder came to Xiuge's mind: "This is not Van En. Don't apply these magic powers to other magic models at will... The environment has changed, and the formula must also change."

After hearing this, Xiuge immediately stopped his original movements and asked cautiously: "What will happen if I do that?"

"It depends on the specific situation."

Theseus responded: "If it is some less complex ordinary magic, it will only cause slight mental damage at most, but if it is that kind of complex large-scale killing magic, the result may not be too different from the 'hand rub' magic explosion." too much."

Xiuge's brows furrowed and he asked: "So, if I still want to use magic normally in the Dark Abyss, I have to try again bit by bit?"

"It's not like starting from scratch. The knowledge and foundation you have mastered in the past can still be used... The key lies in how to adapt those conventional models to accommodate the power of the Dark Abyss."

Theseus said: "It's just that when thinking about these problems, you'd better put aside those conventional formulas and models, and instead trust your own intuition and perception. Step-by-step calculations and reasoning can sometimes only harm you." yourself."

Hearing this, Xiuge's expression became weird: "Don't rely on logic and calculation, rely on intuition to make direct judgments? What is this? Another type of 'the power of my thinking'?"

"Ha, it's not impossible for you to understand it this way."

Theseus laughed strangely: "You also know that the rules of Dark Abyss and Van En are completely different. Although magic exists widely in these two worlds, the source of power that mobilizes them is completely different. It is useless in this world. A place where endless negative emotions accumulate. Being too rational can sometimes be a bad thing... If you can transform yourself into a pervert or a lunatic, your chances of escaping from here will be greatly increased!"

At this time, a strange wave swept along the ground from a distance, and then, a terrifying roar tore through the silence in the wasteland. It added a bit of distortion and twist to the originally extremely depressing bone burial ground. weird.

The roar was obviously not simple. Xiuge felt a slight shock in his spiritual world, and the magic rituals around him were also impacted by the roar.

While using a small amount of the Dark Abyss magic power to urgently repair the protection in the cave, he asked Theseus in his mind: "What is this?"

Theseus explained slowly: "Don't be nervous, it's just a 'Nightmare Bear' that was awakened from hibernation... I got a little angry when I got up, but there's nothing else."

However, after saying this, he paused and added: "But, the awakened 'Dream Bear' will always have an extraordinarily large appetite, and it should soon start looking for a target to satisfy its hunger. "

"So I should hide here a little longer?"

"Its perception is much sharper than that of 'silt'. If you continue to stay here, you will be no different from a delicious can."

For a moment, Xiuge was speechless.

Theseus's meaning was very clear. This guy was suggesting that he set off as soon as possible.

However, when Xiuge thought about the situation outside the cave and the strange mountain that didn't know how far away from him, he felt his scalp tingling. Just when he was about to ask Theseus about "hurrying", he felt that his scalp was numb. When asked if he had any good suggestions, the other party took the initiative to speak.

"If you are worried about transportation, you might as well touch your coat pocket...feed the contents to your pet rat, it should be enough to solve a lot of trouble."

Xiuge followed the good example. He raised his hand and patted both sides of the tattered windbreaker he was wearing. Soon, he found a strange, palm-sized thing from the left pocket.

This is a sandwich cookie.

In other words, it is some weird object that looks like a sandwich cookie.

It looked like it was severely moldy. The surface of the biscuit was covered with a disgusting dark fuzz, and the center had an intimidating green sheen. The mist wafting from the biscuit indicated that, This is definitely a special creation kept in the dream sanctuary.

"...It doesn't look like something edible."

Shuge held the soft sandwich biscuit and was silent for two seconds, then turned his attention to the running rat hidden in the groove of the disc.

Snitch, who felt his master's gaze, immediately realized that the situation was not good. He chirped twice and instinctively wanted to cower, but was mercilessly pulled out by Shuge.

As a magical creature that is absolutely obedient to Shuge's will, the Running Rat has no way of disobeying any of Shuge's orders. Despite its extreme resistance, it finally opened its mouth "with tears in its eyes" and allowed Shuge to abnormally shape the shape. stuffed the "sandwich biscuits" into his mouth.

And the moment it touched the tongue of the running rat, this "biscuit" from the dream shelter changed its appearance.

Xiuge saw that this thing "came alive" in the blink of an eye. With a violent tremor, many sharp joints grew out of the "sandwich" of this "biscuit", which directly transformed it into a A strange looking insect.

Like a parasite eager to cling to the host's body, it grabbed the tongue of the running rat with its ugly, tiny joints, and stabbed the barbs at the end of the joints into the middle of the tongue. .

This change came extremely suddenly, and at the same time it caused terrible pain.

The poor running rat almost lost control at this moment. It writhed and jumped violently on the ground, its limbs kept twisting, and its three long tails whipped the floor and walls of the cave wantonly. However, it could not scream at all at this time. , he could only continue to make rapid breathing sounds from his throat.

Shuge suddenly shrank his head, avoiding the tail of the running rat that swept towards him in its unconscious struggle. He retreated to a distance and asked, "What on earth is that thing?"

"No name."

Theseus spoke calmly: "If I have to say it, they are some small bugs in the dark abyss that specialize in decomposing and collecting soul residues...Essentially, they are not much different from those 'sludge', except that the dark abyss deposited in their bodies The power is quite strong, so it is more suitable to be used to carry out some, um, in-depth transformations on the dependents of other gods."

As he spoke, the running rat's struggling frequency began to slow down rapidly.

After twisting twice more, it lay on the ground and stopped moving.

Xiuge quickly stepped forward to check the situation, only to find that the "sandwich biscuit" that had fixed him on the tongue of the running rat had now disappeared, and there was an extra one on the long tongue of the running rat. A strange round mark, it looks like an ugly black circular mark. Within those twisted irregular lines, black mist is constantly escaping, and flowing along the tongue towards the running direction. Rat's whole body.

"Click..."

A crisp cracking sound was heard. Xiuge looked up and was surprised to find that the two curved horns growing on the head of the running rat had fine cracks at this moment.

As Theseus said, deep transformation has begun.

From this moment on, I'm afraid it will no longer be a dependent of the Earth Mother Goddess.