Wasteland Echoer

After the chanting of the incantation was completed, the originally gray sky became increasingly gloomy, and the aura of supreme darkness quickly filled the abandoned university.

The abominable smell of blood spread along with the darkness. Even if they didn't see any scarlet things, the stimulation to their senses alone made both Dak and Wulfya feel uncomfortable.

A manic wind followed, and as the "body" of the "fusion body" kept rotating, the wind became stronger and stronger, like a typhoon, making it almost impossible for the two of them to stand up straight.

Dots of light points like ghostly shadows began to rise randomly and irregularly from all directions, like demons in a deep, lonely, and terrifying hell performing horrific rituals beyond mortal cognition.

No, this is a horrific ritual!

The light points converged to form a bright purple light pillar, wrapping the "fusion body". Its structure was very similar to the stone pillar worshiped by the druid. The remaining light that was not gathered inside turned into cold snowflakes and drifted outward with the gust of wind. It went forward, and suddenly accelerated when it passed Dak's cheek, making small wounds.

The pitiful warmth that Crusted had finally gathered in the early spring had been mostly annihilated by the "cold-raising ceremony". The extreme cold "pierced" the heart like a blade, making Duck feel a sense of leisurely melancholy.

In a short period of time, he noticed that the things in front of him began to form ripples like ocean waves, and his hands began to become darker and darker, as if covered with a layer of scales or leather belonging to a beast.

He noticed that his increasingly heavy head was no longer covered with short black hair, but instead tentacles that had sprouted out of nowhere. Everything around him began to become distorted, scary, psychedelic, and terrifying.

If the horror of the Fire Empire type is an incongruity that is not immediately noticeable in daily life, and leaves a feeling of fear when you think about it carefully, then the horror of Crusted and Ptoya Feng is direct, horrifying, and captivating. Soul-stirring weirdness.

A few seconds later, the ceremony was still going on. Dak subconsciously glanced over his shoulder. The rocket launcher he was carrying had turned into a huge beast's hand at some point. It was bloody and covered with a sticky substance like red paint, but But it exuded an alluring smell, like barbecued food coated with a layer of ketchup, which made his stomach, which had already begun to growl, feel more painful, empty, and full of desire.

At this moment, the instinct of an animal briefly defeated his rationality as a human being. He chose to open his mouth wide and bite down on the "palm".

In an instant, the strong wind stopped, the beam of light disappeared, the ice and snow stopped flying, the condensed dark clouds quickly dispersed, the light of spring began to pour down, the surrounding twisted things quickly returned to their original state, and the boundless energy that lingered in Duck's spiritual realm just now The hunger was quickly eliminated.

Everything returned to its original state, but it seemed as if everything had never happened.

After fully regaining consciousness, Dak and Wulfya suddenly looked at each other. After seeing their respective actions clearly, they both couldn't help but smile knowingly.

It turned out that Dak was screaming at the "KLSD-22" rocket launcher, and Wofya was even worse, greedily biting the barrel of the "Northern Bear" pistol, as if eating delicious chicken legs.

Fortunately, the safety of the pistol is turned off, otherwise the bullet will be shot out if you are not careful, stay in Wovya's brain and explode, turning him into the "headless horseman".

"Look... haha... it seems that our spirits have been affected by the ritual just now." Dak analyzed Wulfya's embarrassed smile while suppressing his force.

"Yes, 'Future' is right. If the spirit had not reached the level of the 'Heartless Man' or the Lost, we would have shot ourselves in the head long ago due to the mental damage just now." Wofya As he said that, he turned to look at the slowly descending "Fusion Alien Body".

As the light completely dissipated, and the sun had risen to a new level, it could fully illuminate the location of the entire abandoned university. The golden light that had just formed no longer existed at all, except for a wisp of black smoke rising upwards from the ground, and Apart from the slight burning smell, the perception of the "Alien Fusion" has returned to its previous state of being a disgusting, disgusting, and angry "Alien Heartless Man".

Immediately afterwards, all the magic power surrounding his body dissipated, and he fell directly to the ground. It took a lot of effort to get up slowly and weakly.

At this time, Dak noticed that his tiger-like strong arms no longer existed. The fracture was very neat, as if it had been cut straight away by a sharp weapon, but strangely, it was covered with fluff similar to the surrounding ones. , as if this fracture had been formed for many years, or the arms had ceased to exist from the beginning.

"What's going on? Where is your so-called 'Eternally Cold Heart'? And what's going on with your arm?" Dak stepped forward and asked doubtfully.

After all, it is easy to judge that the current "fusion body" has lost more than 90% of its combat effectiveness and does not pose any threat to him.

After he leaned on the rusty abandoned railing and took several deep breaths, the voice of the "future" controlling him slowly came from behind:

"He...maybe needs repairs."

"Maintenance? Do you really think of the 'Heartless Man' as a machine?" Dark cursed.

"Isn't it? Doesn't the whole 'Heartless Man Virus' just turn living humans into machines?" "Future" said with disdain:

"The heart becomes a machine, the brain is destroyed and loses personality and consciousness, turning into a puppet that only knows how to devour dyes and then continue to act. Isn't this a 'heartless person'? If used well, these will never stop. , no complaints, no need for vacations, and even machines that can be mass-produced and discarded at will after damage.

"I even suspected that the outbreak of the 'unintentional man' crisis might have originated from an experiment full of selfish desires in the old empire. During that period, the empire had a prosperous economy, a developed military, a prosperous culture, and a strong national power. Even the people in the slums The beggar will puff up his chest when he sees this.

"But they are not satisfied with exploiting the people at the bottom. Compared to them who can still complain, perhaps these 'careless people' who are like the living dead are more in line with their requirements.

"Okay, let's not talk about irrelevant topics. The performance of the 'Cold Ceremony' was mostly in line with my expectations. Please understand, my good soldier, most rituals do not require complicated procedures or exquisite spaces, as long as the location and strength is in place, a spell is enough.

"Actually, from my perspective, everything around me has not changed at all. The magic source power of me and the 'Fusion Alien Body' has not reached the level of changing the weather within a limited range. The energy released during the ceremony will change your perception." I know, judging from your state just now, you must have fallen into a hallucination for a short time."

"You said hallucination, that's an hallucination." Dak agreed and touched his face. Sure enough, there was no blood or any wounds, only the somewhat illusory pain left over from the ceremony just now.

"What about the sequential monster? Where is it?" Wulfya asked the key.

After coughing twice, "Future" continued:

"This semicircular building was originally the No. 1 teaching building of the University of Cruzeiro Federal Beidou District. Most of the people who can enter to study here are those with powers of water or fire magic. Their power is just right. It can balance the surrounding magic power and stabilize the 'Heart of Eternal Cold'.

"Furthermore, the worship of the 'Eternal Ice' sect on the first floor here every month is a religious activity in name. In fact, it has the content of practicing magic source power. The establishment of a university and even the 'Beidou District' is not just for Protect the sequence monster that has the power to destroy the 'Evolution Platform', and more importantly, can destroy it at any time, 'MB-009: Heart of Eternal Cold'.

"So, go forward and look down. The ceremony just now summoned part of the power of the sun, which has penetrated the protective layer set up by the Federation in the past years. The shining gem below is it."

According to the instructions of "Future", Dak and Wofya walked next to the "Fusion Alien", opened the guardrail and looked down.

A large crater more than twenty meters deep has been dug into the snow-covered ground. Looking inside, except for the top two layers of soil, the bottom layer, especially the "star-like" shining blue The layer where the "Heart of Eternal Cold" is located is covered with traces of steel and cement.

While observing, the voice of "Future" once again came from the throat of "Metamorphosis":

"Although the ceremony just now was quite perfect, in fact, there was something unexpected. I forgot that when praying to the Lord of the Night for strength, you also have to offer a sacrifice. His two arms are the sacrifices in exchange. .

"Most of the power of the 'Fusion Body' has been consumed, and he doesn't have much energy left to jump up and down. So, I plan to make a deal with you."

"Deal? Tell me about it?" Wulfya asked with interest.

"If I'm not mistaken, your two names should be Dark Tiris and Wofya. Although I object to Yin Min and Feng Mining's defection to the empire, I still want to go to Xinfeng Town in two days. Meet the old leader 'New God'. I also know the new leader Morun who is about to take office. I believe that we will not have any problems with this transaction in terms of trust.

"As for the content, it's very simple. You help me get the 'Heart of Eternal Cold', and I will exchange it with you for another sequential monster related to 'Plamini'. After all, after being exposed to the sun, the 'Heart of Eternal Cold' will The heart' loses its power in three hours and becomes a mere jewel."

"Then how are we going to store it after we get it?" Dak asked.

"It's even simpler. The container is the body of the 'Metamorphosis'. You just need to put things into his stomach. In order to show sincerity, this 'Order Card', which is also a sequence monster, is given as a deposit. You’re done.”

Saying that, under the control of "Future", two flesh-colored tentacles once again stretched out from the ears of "Future Alien Body", and "inserted" into the belly as if entering a different space. After searching for a while, he actually took out a palm-sized tentacle. A sequence card with a dark style and the word "Prayer" written on it.