a month...
The passage of time in the dark space continues, and the entire illusion has no intention of ending.
When the time in the system log was approaching a month, Rhodes had some expectations in his heart. In his opinion, this integer time was likely to be the end of the illusion.
However, the facts disappointed Rhodes. A month later, the illusion showed no sign of stopping. This dark space seemed to last until the end of the world.
He was slightly disappointed, but Rhodes quickly noticed the negative emotions in his heart.
The lonely dark space can easily amplify the negative emotions in the heart. If the slight disappointment at the moment is not noticed in time, in the end, it is likely to turn into discouragement or even collapse.
After adjusting his condition, Rhodes' eyes became firm.
After lying in a damp coffin for a month, the current corpse began to decay. There was no light around, and although Rhodes could not see the process of decay, he could clearly feel it due to his previous mastery of spiritualism.
Death energy can delay decay, but it cannot completely embalm it, especially since the walking corpse has been inactive for a long time.
From time to time, Rhodes felt itching under his skin. He stretched out his hands to scratch, but he could always catch a few small bugs that were still moving under the zombie's skin.
Feeling the few insects that could be called living creatures in the dark coffin, Rhodes felt a sense of intimacy, but he soon realized that this was a trap in the illusion.
The long-term loneliness of being trapped in a dark coffin made it inevitable for Rhodes to feel affection for other living creatures when he met them. Rhodes recalled that this was the case with Kane, the death knight under his command.
Feeling the squirming insect in his hand, Rhodes sneered and then squeezed it to death.
After staying in the dark space for a month, Rhodes was not idle during this period. He was feeling the death energy generated by the decay of his body.
The first step for a necromancer who studies spiritualism is to feel the existence of death energy, and then to use the death energy. Rhodes once mastered god-level spiritualism. Even though he lost that special skill due to the separation of his soul, the various experiences of using god-level spiritualism have remained in Rhodes' mind.
The existence of death energy, in Rhode's perception, is a more intimate thing.
Five months, six months...
Time passed little by little, and Rhodes' consciousness gradually became dull, no longer as sharp as when he first came to the illusion.
In the dark coffin, Rhodes thought about many things clearly. Some things that he had ignored in the past, in the illusion with enough time, Rhodes also thought about them clearly. For Rhodes, this was of some help.
Rhodes' ability to use spiritualism has also been further improved. Unfortunately, the walking corpse in the coffin does not have the power of spiritualism, so he can only try it after he is separated.
During this period of time, the flesh and skin of the walking corpse's body began to gradually fall off. Not only that, but a group of shining fireflies also appeared in the coffin, providing some light so that Rhodes could see his condition more clearly.
Rhodes raised his head slightly and looked at his body. There were only white bones left there. The original flesh and blood had long since rotted and been eaten up by a large number of bugs crawling out from under the coffin.
Rhodes does not believe that the appearance of this group of flying insects is a coincidence. It is most likely the design of the illusion itself. The purpose is to allow the demons who enter the illusion to see their current state better, so as to give the demons in the illusion their minds. bring greater pain.
The existence of pain naturally does not only exist in the body. More unbearable than physical pain is the pain in the mind.
If it were those succubus lying in the coffin, feeling the decay of the once beautiful body bit by bit, or even being eaten by insects, leaving only a skeleton left, I am afraid that they would not be able to bear it anymore, and they would break away from the illusion with a collapsed expression. , but to Rhodes, this is nothing at all.
In the past, Rhodes had a skeleton body for a period of time under the influence of the Endless Night Ritual. Now that he has returned to a skeleton body, it cannot even trigger his emotional fluctuations.
His will remained unchanged, and he wanted to see how long this illusion could last.
Outside the illusion, the giant hand did not move for a long time, which also attracted the attention of the demons outside the Gate of Pain.
"The giant's movement has stopped." Abyss Demon Lord Lenis commented to Dolana beside him.
Prior to this, the appearance of the giant hand breaking through several painful illusions in succession had been seen by the nearby demons, causing constant discussions among the demons.
Many succubi exclaimed at the speed of the giant hand, and showed different expressions when looking at the giant. Some looked adoring and thought about learning about his past deeds, some looked worried, worried that his appearance would be detrimental to other succubi, and some looked calm, just like the legendary succubus Dolana. .
Listening to the discussion of the nearby succubi, Dolana, who looked like a lady, took out a transparent lens with pink lace and placed it in front of her eyes. Through the lens, she stared closely at the giant body not far away.
"He came to the illusion of darkness and decay... Well, this is one of the most difficult illusions to deal with among all the painful illusions. It seems that he will stop here."
Looking at the information in the lenses, Dolana shook her head and quickly made her own evaluation.
"Is it the illusion that no succubus can pass through so far? It's unlucky for him to encounter that illusion." Listening to Dolana's story, Lenis also realized something, with a gloating smile on his face, "Painful Illusion Once confirmed, even if you step back temporarily, the result will not be changed the next time you come to the same location. Humph, I thought the giant could come within twenty steps and share the pressure of the Gate of Pain for us, but I didn't expect him to be blind to it. For medium use, thirty steps is his limit."
Dolana didn't say much, but from the regretful look in her eyes at the giant, it could be seen that she very much agreed with Lenis's statement. The giant seemed unable to move on.
"Lord Eliot..."
Along with the giant hand, approaching in the direction of fifty steps, there was Tisi who was covered in scars. She had just ended the first painful illusion and reached the forty-five-step position.
At this time, Tisi couldn't help but feel nervous as she listened to the discussion of the succubi not far away, especially Dolana and her party, about the illusion where the giant was.
Ignoring the voices of the succubi around her, Tisi continued to move forward with determination.
(End of chapter)
