Shade stared blankly at the water, and the beautiful head was completely attached to his back. Countless palms dripping with water grabbed the life ring to stop it from rotating, and the legs restrained him one by one.
body of.
It was gradually wrapping around him, and its mouth whispered in Shade's right ear:
"People call me [Desire], but you are..."
It moved closer to Shade, wanting to lie down on Shade's back and talk intimately into Shade's ear.
However, I accidentally looked at the pool of water with Shade's eyes. In the picture, the silver-haired woman in the mirror was still blurry to Shade, but the thing that claimed to be "Desire" lying behind Shade actually saw it.
The silver-haired woman in the mirror looked directly outside.
It couldn't see the silver-haired woman's face clearly, but those eyes...
Shade couldn't hear the sound, but it heard it. Those silver eyes stared outside the mirror, outside the water, and at the head behind Shade:
【Only I can speak from this position.】
The ancient language represents the real years. It is as if the wind from the long past has blown to the present. The ancient grammar that has traveled through several eras has made the woman's head recall the past in the language of the ancients that she has not heard for a long time.
A very long past, a past that has long since worn out even its relics.
It was stunned.
Shade suddenly frowned, then turned his head and looked back, staring into the eyes of the head at close range:
"Wait a minute, you said I'm a man and that I'm from the Sixth Age?"
"What?"
The head saw in Shade's eyes the brilliance of wisdom that represented normal thoughts.
"Of course I am a man, but the old gods told me that, strictly speaking, this is not the Sixth Era. Wait, so you don't even know this? Ha, I thought you were so powerful, but I didn't expect that I would be defeated by you.
Frightened."
At this point, Shade, who looked at those eyes, completely woke up. He said seriously to the head behind him:
"And don't, don't talk in my ear."
Only then did he realize that he was entangled by the monster. After a little panic and nausea, he immediately understood what he was going to do.
Behind the back, the brass-colored [Gluttony] and black-iron-colored [Greed] auras almost merged into one. The high-temperature rings spewing steam and rapidly rotating forced those hands to let go of the life rings, and at the same time
, Shade’s right index finger pointed behind him:
"Silver Moon!"
In the narrow dark room, the ultimate holy silver light burst out like the sun, and the legs that locked Shade's body were released little by little.
Plop~
Shade felt a lightness behind his back, and then heard the sound of heavy objects falling into the water, and noticed that the splash of water wet his pants. But he did not check the pool again, but took a step forward, from this end of the pool, directly to the
Arrive at the door at the other end.
He wanted to rush out along the opened door, but the voice behind him stopped him. The voice of the head was still sweet, but Shade felt it inexplicably. It was a little less interested, but it still asked like humming:
"You won, don't you want to know how to get that golden stone?"
Shade didn't even move. A series of water droplets flew from behind him, forming dense ancient letters in front of his eyes.
During the "Sea Return" ceremony, the golden pearl will be buried in the heart of the huge mermaid corpse that summoned the tsunami. A terrifying spell can separate the pearl from the fish-man's abdominal cavity.
, and now this mantra is right in front of Sha De's eyes.
"That golden pearl contains the power of God, that's why I have been sealed until now. Those fishmen thought I was just a sea monster. But if you dare to touch that thing, the gods will look at you."
Thief......"
She seemed to pause on purpose, and after a few seconds she said:
"But if you can use blasphemous methods to pollute the sea and return the pearl before touching it, the gods will not pay attention to you. After all, for a great man in higher dimensions, it is not enough to make him sick for the sake of a thief."
Shade wanted to speak, but then he heard something flying out of the water, and then landed behind his feet.
Looking back, it turned out to be a small piece of fresh meat with red blood:
"What's the meaning?"
"I said, as long as you look at me, I will give you the answer and a gift. This is a gift."
In the pool, only the woman's head was still above the water. Now that Shade knew what was under the water, he no longer had any illusions about the body.
"What's this?"
The woman lay beside the pool and chuckled, stretching out one of her arms to let Shade see the bloody wound on it. The perfect skin and flesh were destroyed, but this only increased the charm of that white arm:
"Didn't you already guess it? This is my meat. Eat it and you will gain new strength.
Your enemies are fishmen, but are you sure you can defeat them in the water? You only have the second ring, I think you can't defeat them even on land, right? My flesh and blood can make you perfect
Adapt to the water environment, increase your lifespan, and give you temporary powerful powers. There are even... other permanent powers."
Shade has heard the rumor that eating mermaid flesh can lead to immortality many times in this world. However, the mermaid race itself cannot live forever, and eating their flesh certainly cannot give them any special powers.
The relic in the pool that calls itself "Desire" does indeed look like a mermaid...a very weird mermaid. Eating its flesh is equivalent to eating part of the relic.
This kind of thing sounds quite crazy, but Shade didn't hesitate.
After awakening from the true reflection of [Desire], although he did not gain the power to reveal himself, the stranger felt that he had never been more determined. He truly understood himself and his own heart, which was more powerful than any other.
All are precious.
The woman in the ear chuckled, and the woman in the pool also chuckled. The piece of meat next to the feet was quickly turning black and smelly, and everything was decided by Shade.
He endured the nausea and bent down to pick up the piece of fresh meat. This sticky mass was probably more disgusting than the most disgusting thing he had ever eaten, which was the frog stuff.
"How about it?"
I asked in my heart.
[A pure polymer of elements and spirit, eating it will definitely affect your mental state.]
"How is it affected?"
【Can't give you the answer.】
"Also, I saw it in the pool just now..."
Only this thought carries with it some shameful connotations.
[Outlander, I don’t mind anything, including your suspicion of me.]
"What choice will your greed make you make? Or, will your courage let you try?"
The head of [Desire] looked at Shade with a smile by the pool. If normal girls lay down by the pool, they would be able to see the smooth shoulders. But with this thing, you can only see the head:
"Do you need me to swear to the ancient gods again that there is no harm this time?"
Shade weighed the piece of meat and answered in a serious tone:
"There is no need to swear, but can courage and recklessness really be distinguished? No, in my opinion, the difference between the two lies only in the final result, not in the current situation based on which the judgment is based.
.”
With a slight stroke of his fingers, the moonlight between his fingers peeled off a small piece of thin flesh. His control was pretty good, and the thin piece of flesh was even completely transparent, but it could still allow Shade to see as thin as
Hair muscle texture.
He carefully put the thing into his mouth, and the fishy smell immediately spread to the entire mouth. Shade didn't dare to chew it and feel the taste, but swallowed it directly into his stomach.
The abundant spirit spreads to every corner of the body, and that wonderful feeling of power is more effective than the soup on the Bones Pirate Ship.
"Can we make further judgment?"
[There is no poison or curse. It can indeed temporarily provide you with the power of dark desires. But if you eat all the meat in your hands, even if you are now in the divine afterglow state, at least within a month, your various
Desires will be magnified.】
The woman in the pool did not urge Shade. Shade stood there and thought about it, closed his eyes, and stuffed all the pieces of meat in his hand into his mouth.
"Ugh~"
He swallowed it directly through his throat, and then a strong feeling of vomiting made him tremble and fall to the ground. He supported the ground with one hand and covered his chest with one hand. This feeling of vomiting was not only because of the bad taste, but also because of the
After all the pieces of meat were swallowed, along with the rapid accumulation of spiritual energy in the body, the body seemed to absorb something from those pieces of meat.
The muscles all over his body tightened, the blood vessels stood out, and there seemed to be small worms squirming under the skin. The dark lines were centered on the stomach and spread towards the body, as if Shade's whole body was covered with black rune chains.
In addition to the abnormality in his body, Shade felt like the world was spinning at this moment, as if he had fallen into a bottomless abyss of darkness. While falling, various abnormal scenes and crazy illusions that made him afraid and addicted were displayed to him one by one.
in front of.
The brain is completely unable to perceive the real reality, and the endless emptiness and crazy desire are urging him to get what he wants.
But the benefits of eating this piece of meat were also revealed at the same time. The life ring that had just been taken back by Shade automatically appeared behind him. However, as the black iron-colored spiritual light gradually became richer, no new spiritual runes were produced.
[Gluttony] and [Greed] are faintly overlapped at this moment. The two-color aura of the two is not strong, but has a simple and heavy feeling.
As Shade kept retching while holding on to the ground, her voice appeared in her ears, and her murmuring voice still contained a smile:
[In the pool of desire, you have seen me. Don’t be afraid of dark desires, sins are also a part of you. What you swallow is the flesh and blood of desire, and what you gain is the power you have never discovered. 】
[Relic-Desire, gives you new power.]
The black light spread to the entire life ring, and the strange luster made the woman in the pool keep a smile on her face and narrowed her eyes slightly:
"Crime..."
[Outlander, you have obtained thaumaturgy - the Chain of Sin. The chain forged with your desires, imprisons enemies with desires. 】
The black light on the surface of the life ring eventually turned into a blazing black flame attached to the life ring as the brass ring rotated. This flame flowed from the life ring to Shade's body as the thaumaturgy took shape.
Above. The black lines on the surface of the skin gradually overlapped with the flames, and with a clanking sound, a materialized jet-black chain appeared in Shade's hand.
Thaumaturgy - [Chain of Sin], the name is a bit strange, and it is not a thaumaturgy that corresponds to a single spiritual rune. The new thaumaturgy is associated with two spiritual runes, [Gluttony] and [Greed] at the same time.
You know, even Professor Garcia's Mystery-Desolate Wilderness only corresponds to three spiritual runes.
Although the name of thaumaturgy is a bit deceptive, it has no offensive power. The effect is very simple. This black chain that seems to be able to absorb light is not offensive, but it can be used to lock the enemy. And the stronger the enemy's desire, the stronger Shade's desire will be.
The stronger the chain, the stronger the sealing effect.
Not only does it block the ability to move by binding it, this chain can even block the extraordinary power of the Ring Warlock. Although it cannot directly enhance Shade's combat ability, it is still a very useful thaumaturgy.
As the thaumaturgy took shape, Shade's consciousness was also recovering, but the fear and sense of emptiness of falling into the dark abyss remained for a long time before it truly disappeared.
After a while, Shade realized that he was holding on to the ground and gasping for air.
The spirit in the body has indeed increased. The current state, combined with the witch's golden ring, is almost enough for Shade to use the Mystery Lock [Little Match Girl] incompletely once. But this power that does not belong to him is rapidly draining away.
Can't waste time.
He lowered his head and looked at his arms and arms. Those strange black lines had disappeared, and there seemed to be nothing in his stomach. Shaking the black chain in his hand, the strange metal made the user of thaumaturgy feel a little uncomfortable.
The black metal is cold, as if it can absorb light and does not emit any light. Although it looks like a chain, each link of the chain is an ancient rune. All the runes have different styles, but the translation of these runes
In the common language of Delarion, it has only two meanings:
Gluttony, greed.
More thaumaturgy information was told by "she" in her ears. The length of the chain could be extended as needed, and Shade could also manipulate the chain to move, but it must be done within the range of vision.
"It seems that such advanced thaumaturgy is actually not offensive."
It took a while before I stood up, and then I felt something strange in my body again.
"Huh? How do you feel...this body has become stronger again?"
He himself was pushed to the second level due to his divinity, and his physical fitness was far superior to that of a level sorcerer of the same level, but now he actually has the feeling that his physical fitness has become stronger in a short period of time.
And not only did his physical fitness become stronger, which was probably an illusion, but Xia De actually felt that his skin had also improved a lot.
The original owner was a homeless man after all, and just a few months was not enough to recover the effects of years of wandering on his skin. Now, although his skin is not as good as that of the woman in the pool, it is definitely not what it was before.