Tokyo underground city

Chapter 188 Wooden House

However, Shion was very vague about the weaknesses of "Shadow Forest".

"To be honest, I don't think your plan to eliminate "Shadow Forest" is feasible."

The blond girl sat in front of Lin Huai'en and Yuan Ximu, tilting her head innocently.

Lin Huai'en knew very well that this was just its disguise. This changeable "abnormal body" could disguise itself into any appearance, whether it was a little girl, a royal lady or the maid in front of him.

And its purpose is just to make Lin Huai'en and others careless, maybe with bad intentions.

But at this moment, like Lin Huai'en and others, she is a prisoner of this spiritual world, and there is no need to worry about her betrayal for the time being.

So he nodded: "Why?"

"Can you destroy sunlight?"

"Flower of Perfection" said nonchalantly: "In my reincarnation world, I am the god of the entire reincarnation world. You cannot kill me in my body. You can only escape from the reincarnation world and destroy it after returning to the real world." My fragile body."

"'Shadow Forest' is similar. In reality, the body is basically completely naked. But like me, it allows explorers who enter the inhibited space to enter their own fantasyland without even realizing it."

"In this illusion, the dark thoughts in the explorers' hearts will be infinitely amplified, and eventually "shadows" will grow from deep within their own hearts, and finally devour the host."

"The split-head monster you saw before is this kind of monster."

"These "Shadows" are the "Subordinates" of the "Shadow Forest" and also its "Ontology"."

"Because "Shadow Forest" itself is made up of these "Shadows". "Shadows" help it capture 'nourishment', and then the main body strengthens its body in the real world, expands the scope of the main body's inhibitory space, and at the same time brings more Outsiders and explorers are captured, and that's how Shadow Forest works."

Shion said simply.

"As for us spiritual "abnormal bodies", in our own world, we are the light and the earth, the wind and the rain. Even if you destroy one or two trees or one or two "Shadows", it will not cause any harm."

As he said this, Ziyuan suddenly disappeared from Lin Huaien and then appeared on his right side.

Looking at the surprised expressions of Lin Huai'en and Yuan Ximu, "Perfect Flower" smiled proudly: "For "Shadow Forest", he is an ocean in the spiritual world. No matter how many waves are destroyed, you cannot Fundamentally destroy that sea—"

"Because the sea itself is composed of the "Shadows" in countless human hearts."

"So, there's nothing we can do?"

Lin Huai'en frowned, and his eyes crossed the ground. Unknowingly, the golden sea of ​​tuberose flowers spread again at Ziyuan's feet, so it was able to teleport——

As it said itself, the image of "Aster", just like "Shadow", is just a wave on the spiritual ocean. No matter where it disappears and then appears, as long as it is still within the scope of the spiritual ocean. Inside, there is no difference.

While Ziyuan was expanding her spiritual world, she also carefully avoided the positions of Yuan Ximu and Lin Huai'en, as if she was afraid that Lin Huai'en would misunderstand something and do something to her body.

But thinking of this, Lin Huai'en also patted the backpack on his chest: "Is there no "Ontology" similar to yours in "Dark Forest"?"

"Yes." Ziyuan nodded as expected: "But the reason why my true body is revealed is because I was wrapped in the "Dark Forest". Although "Shadow" can't do anything to me, from your perspective, my The real body is in this small sea of ​​flowers, and there is no way to escape from the scope of this flower field."

"But "Shadow Forest" is different. Its spiritual world has no restrictions, and the "Ontology" can be hidden anywhere."

"Or do you plan to cut down every tree and destroy every monster?"

Looking at Zi Yuan's slightly sarcastic expression, Lin Huai'en was silent for a moment, and suddenly asked: "What about through the 'psychic person' method?"

"It's also very difficult." Ziyuan also shook her head: "It would be okay if "Shadow Forest" hadn't grown strong before. Now it has gained thousands of shadows. Without hundreds of psykers, it can't even protect its mental defense. None of them can be broken."

The attacks of mental hackers are more essential...but at the same time, the comparison of power will be more brutal and disparate...

Lin Huai'en nodded, roughly understanding what Ziyuan meant.

"Then we can just sit back and wait for death?"

Hearing this, Yuan Ximu couldn't help it anymore. After all, she was younger and her grasp of "The Perfect Flower" was less than that of Lin Huai'en.

And "Perfect Flower" nodded: "You can't destroy the "Shadow Forest", but that doesn't mean you can't escape. What I look forward to is that when you escape the "Dark Forest", you can take me away with you. "

"Just 'escape' without destroying the "Dark Forest" is okay..."

Lin Huai'en nodded and understood what Ziyuan meant: "What should we do?"

"Merge with your own "Shadow"."

Ziyuan said without hesitation: "Just like what you are doing now, injecting [Alienation Crystal] - "Dark Forest" will penetrate my mental defense and plant a 'seed' in your hearts."

"These 'seeds' will take root and sprout. If you cannot resist these seeds and are swallowed by them, you will transform into the split-head monsters you have seen before."

"On the other hand, if your 'self' is stronger and you digest and swallow the 'seed', you will leave the control of the "Shadow Forest" because there is no longer any 'shadow' in your heart."

"But this process is very dangerous. If you are not careful, you will turn into a monster, so I don't want you to use this method." At this point, Ziyuan spread his hands, "But I didn't expect that you chose to inject it yourself. 'shadow'."

Lin Huai'en looked at the pinprick on his hand and nodded: "What about the second way to leave? Since swallowing the shadow is not your original plan, are there other ways to leave?"

"Yes, it's fun to talk to people who understand."

Ziyuan clapped her hands and said with a smile: "The second method is the most orthodox 'kill out'."

"The edge of "Dark Forest" is not infinite. It is like an amoeba, eating through 'endocytosis'. As long as you are strong enough, you can kill it from its edge."

"However, something a little different from your common sense is that the 'border' of "Shadow Forest" is not at its outermost periphery - but at its very center, which is the deepest part of the forest."

"That's the only exit in the entire forest."

Ziyuan seemed to be afraid that Lin Huaien and the others would not understand, so she explained a few more words: "The outermost edge of the forest is the same, but if you start from different directions and go to the center of the Shadow Forest, you will encounter various different situations. .”

"In other words, "Shadow Forest" reverses your perception, turning your idea of ​​'going out' into 'going towards the center'; and your idea of ​​'going towards the center' becomes 'getting out of here'. "

'And this is also the "essence" of "Shadow Forest" - "

After saying this, Ziyuan nodded: "That is, 'facing the shadow'."

"'Facing the Shadow'..."

Lin Huai'en nodded and suddenly said, "If I want to face my own shadow, what should I do? Wait for it to grow on its own?"

"Most people's 'shadows' will gradually grow stronger." However, Ziyuan shook her head, "But for those who are really likely to swallow up the 'shadows', they need to be catalyzed -"

"Because the 'shadows' in their hearts are too weak, they can't even detect their existence without catalysis."

"And the catalytic method is to inject [alienation crystal ingots]?" Hearing this, Lin Huai'en completely understood what Ziyuan meant.

"Yes." It nodded, "With your current injection volume, if you inject about ten times more [alienation crystal ingots], you can almost face the 'shadow'."

Ten times the amount of injection... can help me reach level 30.

Hearing this, Lin Huai'en couldn't help but feel a little dumbfounded.

But he thought for a moment and then asked: "The "Shadow Forest" is the eighth-level "Abnormal Body", right? Why can I still level up in its body?"

"Suppress the expansion."

However, Ziyuan just said nonchalantly: "For "Shadow Forest", the condition for it to become complete is to occupy an entire underground city area, which is the underground space on the 6th to 10th floors."

She continued: "So as its suppression space expands to the 10th level, the upward suppression of the spiritual world also increases to level 30. As long as it does not exceed this level, you can upgrade normally."

After hearing Ziyuan's conclusion, Lin Huai'en nodded and finally determined the future direction——

"Let's get through this night first."

He looked at the dark night outside, which had completely darkened, as well as the vague roars and roars, and stood up.

"Then Master, can I expand my restraint space? Don't worry, dragging you into the world of reincarnation will do no good to me. I may also lose your trust, so you should let down your guard. Can you please let me be your licking dog for a few days~"

Ziyuan clasped her hands together and made a cooing sound, which made Lin Huaien's body covered with goosebumps.

But compared to the exaggeration in its tone, its wording is quite rigorous, reflecting its seriousness and sincerity.

"Can you lick the dog for a few days... okay?"

It will be of no benefit to anyone if we continue to be so suspicious.

Lin Huai'en knows very well that now is the time for everyone to have the same goal and be consistent with the outside world.

As for how to deal with the body of "Perfect Flower" after breaking away from "Shadow Forest"——

we'll talk about it then.

Ziyuan quickly explained her abilities to Lin Huai'en: "I can expand my restraint space--that is, the golden flower field--to keep the "Shadow" out of the house. However, if they are determined to rush in, they can also be restrained by me. It survives in the space for one to two minutes. When the flower field is not large, it basically has no effect."

"But even so, my suppression space can also make those guys vulnerable. You used a bonfire to kill them before, but I weakened their strength."

"My flower field is not large enough this time, and their strength will increase a lot, so be careful."

Lin Huai'en glanced at it, checked the doors and windows of the abandoned wooden house, overturned the cabinets, tables and chairs, and blocked the door.

"Can you give me a warning? From which direction the monster is coming."

"Okay, give me thirty minutes."

Shion nodded and sat cross-legged on the ground.

The golden flower field that was still expanding slowly suddenly sped up. Almost every 10 seconds or so, there would be a new circle of tuberose, growing from small to large, and finally blooming.

And when Ziyuan exerted all her strength to suppress the space, all the tuberoses bloomed with golden light, making the room extremely dazzling.

"Zi——"

Almost instantly, Lin Huaien heard the sound of something burning from the corner of the wooden house. He turned around and looked around, but he saw a mass of gray smoke-like material coming out of the hole in the wall.

In addition to stronger monsters such as Splinterhead, does Shion's suppression space also have an effect on weaker shadows...

Seeing this scene, Lin Huai'en nodded and began to use Ziyuan's fluorescence to check for defects in the house.

But Yuan Ximu was always sitting aside, watching the actions of the two people with a depressed expression——

As far as she was concerned, she could see nothing but the fields of asters and the furniture around her, dimly hidden in the mist.

The world of "Shadow" seems to be another space to her.

Shion protected her from the influence of the Shadow Forest, but also cut off her chance to "face the shadows".

"Okay, that's almost it."

Lin Huai'en checked and blocked the window through which Ziyuan wanted to escape with half a wooden bed. He happened to have a carpenter's toolbox in hand, which contained dozens of long wooden nails more than ten centimeters long.

However, he did not completely block the wooden house, but left a door out.

At the critical moment, you can also take Ziyuan, Yuan Ximu and the others out of the door.

After doing all this, he picked up his phone and looked at the time——

Exactly eight o'clock.