Out of respect for a true hero, Icha waited for Naruf to finish singing.
The suffocating night in the distance showed no signs of wanting to move. There is only space with varying densities contracting and expanding back and forth, fiddling with its outline.
After Naruf finished singing, he half-crouched on the bank of the river, breathing heavily in annoyance.
Yi Cha is not prepared to preach. "Okay. Let's go."
The captain rubbed his face back and forth with his thick-knuckled hands without saying a word. Perhaps it was the effect of the fresh wind that made him look weaker than before.
"Boss. What's wrong with him?" Diavolo asked.
"Maybe it's too cold," Yicha replied.
He patted Naruf. "Dude, get up. Get to the front. We gotta go."
Naruf stood up and snorted hoarsely.
"Is he unhappy?" Diavolo asked suddenly.
"What's wrong with having a birthday?" Yi Cha said.
Naruf paused for a moment, and then said, "That's right." His voice was still a little hoarse.
He encouraged himself and said "fuck it." Then he quickly cheered up, wiped his face neatly, and strode forward.
"That's right. What does birthday mean?" Diablo followed his footsteps and asked as he walked.
"New student." Icha explained briefly.
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It's like walking through bottomless brown marshmallows. It felt easy at first, but after a while it just felt sticky. They braved the wind pressure simulated by space energy and walked up the river bank that did not block the River of Forgetfulness.
This section of the journey is probably the most difficult.
The demon souls rolling down must be avoided; the space energy pushes them into the river; the speed must still be consistent; and a lone purple ribbon needs to be used to clean up the traces.
The trouble goes far beyond that.
"Man, did you hear that?" After walking in silence for a while, Naruf finally said.
"Hmm. Yes. There is a voice behind me." Yi Cha said.
"What's the sound? Why didn't I hear it?" Diavolo subconsciously turned his head back, but he twisted it back like a chicken.
"The sound that lures us back. Each soul hears it differently." Yicha replied.
He had long noticed a faint rustling sound behind him. Like something is following. "Turn around and look at me." The thing behind said vaguely.
"What's going on?" Naruf asked, obviously hearing the voice behind him.
"It's nothing. It's probably because we didn't dry out thoroughly on the 'balcony' and our souls are too moist. There are still a lot of impurities in our bodies. It should be these impurities that have produced the echo." Yi Cha explained calmly, "We are still here On the 'road'. Don't look back to attract the law enforcers, don't forget."
He glanced to the side and saw that the other ordinary souls showed no signs of abnormality and rushed toward Wangchuan one by one without caring about their own safety. This was enough to partially confirm his idea.
"Same." Naruf seemed a little disappointed, "But there was no such strange sound before. Why can I hear it now?"
"Maybe it's because of the influence of the freshening carousel, and it's too close to Wangchuan now. You know, Wangchuan's energy is very powerful and rich in variety..."
Yi Cha thought about it and realized that the captain probably didn't know, so he decided to adopt a simpler explanation, "Anyway, don't think too much. No matter what you hear, just treat it as an illusion."
"Is it an illusion?" Naruf repeated thoughtfully.
"What did you hear?" Yi Cha faintly felt the hesitation in his words, "This hallucination is a reflection of your heart. It will seduce you with the things you want most. Don't be fooled, man."
"Why can't I hear it?" Diavolo interrupted frustratedly, "I found out. I am different from you. Boss."
"Okay. Hallucination. Hallucination," snorted Naruf.
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Walking along this long and twisted river bank was very draining. The sounds behind Yi Cha gradually became clearer and more and more like footsteps. You could even hear the sound of body parts rubbing against each other. Everything sounded just like the real thing.
"Ezhaint. Let's talk." The thing behind said.
He was able to convince himself with reason that this place was full of souls. There were no footsteps, and the souls had no body parts to rub against. It's all an illusion.
But Naruf may have been very tired after singing for so long. Could he be confused by hallucinations?
The talkative captain was obviously more silent than before.
"Naruf?" Icha called.
"Naruf!" He didn't get a reply and raised his voice, "Hey, ignore that. Can you hear me?"
Naruf didn't look back, but he didn't answer either. He hummed twice as if there was something in his nose. Walking dully.
He started humming again. This time it's a sad love song. The back view looked clear for a while, and then blurred like a fog.
"Hey, old man. What did you hear? Tell me! What the hell! It's disgusting!!" Diablo patted him on the back.
"Wait..." Naruf said vaguely.
"If he doesn't behave right in a while, you can hit him twice more." Icha warned Diavolo.
"Absolutely no problem, boss." Diavolo chuckled as he was freed from the depression of everyone having nothing to do with him.
The psychedelic feeling is indeed getting stronger and stronger.
Yi Cha could also hear the voices behind him getting clearer and clearer. He knew exactly why Naruf was silent and why he needed to be beaten.
"Ezhaint."
The voice behind him came almost from behind his ears this time.
Yi Cha realized that it was almost exactly the same as the sound of the black shadow that was wiped out just now.
hallucination.
"Ezhaint. Don't you have a lot of questions to ask? I'm ready to answer your questions." The voice of the black shadow said.
This is one hundred percent an illusion. Just like a large lizard will give birth to baby lizards, and the baby lizards will like to eat the toes of monkeys. Yi Cha thought silently.
"Izaint. Look at me. I will answer your questions. I will explain every secret to you. No matter how small it is. I will tell you the nature of the soul, the seven uses of the coccyx, the Age of Expansion What exactly happened, the limits and operation of will, the method of unfolding the creatures of the law, and packing them one to one hundred into a piece of origami..." The voice behind him was extremely sincere, "You like these the most, don't you? We Let’s talk face to face.”
sharp. To check.
This illusion indeed comes from the soul itself and can make the most tempting request for every soul.
He did want to know Sombra's secret. Want to know what's going on behind the surface. What happened 90 million years ago. Why. What do the current signs mean? The hidden method behind it, the method to solve the problem. How theory and knowledge lead to the future. What will happen in the future.
Normally he would be absolutely happy to talk face to face.
But it was very clear to check. This was just an illusion formed against him to trick him into turning back.
So he ignored him and looked at Naruf's tall and broad back, a little worried about his situation.
"Man." As if connected with his soul, Naruf suddenly stopped.
His voice came from the front. "Please listen to me. I'm sure of it. Good man. I know what you mean. But old Naruf is sure it's not a hallucination. I swear. I swear on all three of my first mate's heads. Please listen to me. "
Naruf's tone was indeed different from before, very firm. His tall back also looked very firm amidst the turbulence of his soul.
Still, it's hard to trust him in this situation.
Yi Cha thought for a moment. "Say it."
"The Night of Suffocation is really here, man," Naruf said. "She heard my song. Oh! This is the power of true love! The Night of Suffocation is right behind us."
"how do you know?"
"I told you, I smell love." Naruf laughed, "Do you believe me? She is following me. A suffocating night awaits us. I'm super sure. Just like I'm sure I It’s as if the conversation you’re having now isn’t an illusion. Well guys, I have an idea. Let’s turn around and get aboard.”
