"Back up, Laite, back up quickly." Luo Nie warned sternly. He stretched out his arm to stop Laite, and slowly and softly pulled him back together.
Although his voice was urgent, it was still very soft, as if he was extremely afraid of disturbing these monsters made of humanoid dark shadows.
It wasn't until the two people's backs leaned against the cold and sticky brick wall that Luo Nie had to put his arms down, secretly surging the magic power belonging to the vegetation in his body, and began to examine the "monster" in front of him.
"This... isn't an hallucination, is it?" Laite breathed a sigh of relief, breaking away from the tension he had held his breath just now and the extreme concentration brought about by the mutated inner curling flower smoke, and pointed at the "monster" to confirm.
After all, the inner curling flower itself has some hallucinogenic and addictive properties. Especially in this weird, mysterious, strange, and "puzzling" space, you have to pay more attention to the changes in your own spirit and perception of the surrounding environment.
"It's not an illusion." Luo Nie sounded very sure, and added: "It's definitely not."
"Then... what are they? Why do they appear suddenly after I inhale the smoke of the inner curling flowers?" Laite asked in a slight and urgent voice.
"I have said that inhaling the smoke of the inner curling flowers is to enhance your concentration and dispel possible 'sadness'. It is not necessarily related to the appearance of the 'black shadow monsters'. However, 'Vita Water' has thousands of connections with them. Inextricably linked." Luo Nie said, an imperceptible smile flashed across his lips.
"I remember...'Vita Water' is related to life, and also related to...the floating divine realm where the legendary 'people of the wind' lived. But is there an inevitable connection between the black shadow and the two? ?" Laite asked curiously.
At the same time, in order to prepare for the upcoming battle, he quietly stretched his left hand to his waist, fumbled and took out the "Crazy Bear" pistol, and stared vigilantly at the two groups of "black shadow monsters" in front of him that could be seen more and more clearly in human form. .
"That's also life." Luo Nie showed a bitter smile and looked up at the lifeless red dragon between the murals at the top of the space.
Immediately, he lowered his head again and murmured:
"Life is fragile, gorgeous, and beautiful. However, in this wasteland world where there is no hope, it is strong, gloomy, and decadent. Although we mechanical bodies never believe in the existence of souls , but those 'shadow monsters' are indeed a soul-like energy body constructed from the 'sorrow' bursting out from the body of the dead. Therefore, we must not touch them when we are not in combat."
"Energy body?" After hearing this, Laite subconsciously put the pistol he just took out back to his waist and shook his head.
Immediately afterwards, a faint blush appeared on his hands, and the unexpectedly abundant red magic source power began to flow in his body. With his increasingly familiar control of his own power, he quickly made the right move. preparation for battle.
"I remember." Luo Nie's green voice came again. He stared at the "black shadow monster" that was moving forward at an extremely slow speed, his eyes shrank slightly, and he said:
"It was called an 'existence outside the mb series' by the banned foundation organization. That is to say, that organization did not have much contact with them, let alone capture or use them. But that organization still gave them the power It was given a code name - 'mb (foreign): 03', and in popular terms, it was called 'Shadow Man'."
"'Shadow Man'? It's indeed a title worthy of the name." Laite cursed:
"I just don't know what their combat capabilities are. Appearing near the 'Vita Water', the last few steps leading to the God's Domain, they should have strong combat capabilities, right? Otherwise, the meaning of their appearance is to make people Do we think about philosophical propositions?”
"Maybe, Laite."
Luo Nie said, his eyes filled with human fighting spirit. One of his bright sapphire-like eyes and the other purple eyeball stared closely at the two "shadow people" that had already formed. His right hand was messy and hairless. Turning, dancing, and waving in an unorganized manner.
Not long after, a mechanical long sword with a strong sense of virtuality, which was condensed with strong plant-based magic power, emitted a rich purple light, and had a strong sense of virtuality, appeared in his hand.
Holding the mechanical long sword, Luo Nie tried his best to suppress the strong "sad" aura emanating from the long sword.
Suppressing the sudden haziness and trying to concentrate, Luo Nie took half a step back, exerted force on his right calf, and took a few steps forward. He was less than two meters away from the "shadow man" who was slowly moving with swaying limbs. He suddenly jumped up into the air, held the hilt of the sword with both hands, and slashed hard at the head of one of them with two scarlet eyes!
Whoosh!
The sharp sword energy turned into a strong sound of wind and reached the ears of Luo Nie and Laite. What surprised Luo Nie was that his slash seemed to hit the air, without any feeling of touching the entity.
Realizing that the attack might fail, Luo Nie did not continue to slash or supplement the attack, but chose to drag the sword with one hand, quickly retreat, and re-examine the battle situation in front of him.
Raising his head, Luo Nie observed that the "shadow man" that he had just "chopped" had not been affected in any substantial way. It was still moving towards him and Laite behind him sluggishly.
It was as if the attack just now really hit the energy body and the "soul".
He knew that the best way to deal with darkness was to use "light."
He understands that "light" and "dark" restrain each other, but they are interdependent.
There is a proverb spread in the ancient Fire Empire:
“When the light is abundant, the Creator will send down the darkness to save the burned mankind; when the darkness is pervasive, the Creator will send down the light to dispel the cold night sky.”
The main tone here is dark. The magic source attribute of the "Black Shadow Man" itself, or the aura it emits is mainly "dark", so the "light of the machine spirit", although it is not pure "light" It is composed of magic source power, but it will definitely have extraordinary effects when facing the "shadow man".
However, he cannot use it here, near the "Vita Water" and the "transit station" leading to the realm of gods.
First, this is a closed space. The "Light of Mechanical Spirit" is a product of a mixture of mechanical and magical power. Once this place is destroyed, all the external light will shine in, and the space here may be chaotic. By then, not only would they not be able to go to the correct destination, they would be more likely to get lost in a dark corner of another world and die alone.
Secondly, he has been hiding the fact that his body has been invaded by the "replacement eye" from Laite. The encounter in the Green Forest has become a psychological shadow that he does not want to mention. Moreover, the "Replacement Eye" has alienated the power in his body, and now he is not as pure as before. Even if he can use the "Light of Mechanical Spirit", it may not achieve the expected effect.
Trying to shake his head, Luo Nie tried his best to maintain the human consciousness that was rapidly passing away due to the summoning of the mechanical sword. Luo Nie grabbed the sword again and re-observed the "shadow man" in front of him as carefully and comprehensively as possible.
They have pure black bodies...yes, so black that there are almost no other features. Perhaps... their body structure is a unified energy body, with no additional abilities. Those hands... those legs, even if they have human outlines, seem unable to launch a quick and effective attack. Then...the only part of the "Shadow Man" that is completely different from the dark part is only one...
"Eyes." Luo Nie read out what was in his mind.
Immediately afterwards, he once again surged up more than half of the remaining plant-based magic power in his body, pouring it into the long sword.
Suddenly, a purple "sword energy" like a burning fire appeared around the sword.
This time, Luo Nie changed into a completely new posture. He held the sword in both hands, spread his legs, and pointed the tip of the sword at the "Black Shadow Man" while squatting.
Immediately afterwards, he took a long breath, let out a roar like a wild beast, stepped forward quickly, and inserted the long sword into the frightening scarlet eye of the "Black Shadow Man" in a "stab" manner. At!
Poof!
The dull sound of metal being inserted into flesh reached Luo Nie's ears, and a sinister and proud smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.
He knew that he succeeded. At least, his attack was effective.
Seeing the scarlet viscous liquid gurgling out from the "Black Shadow Man"'s eyeballs, and at the same time, countless thread-like smoke escaping from its body, Luo pinched his heart and held down the long sword downwards. With a slash, the shadow man's body suddenly turned into two neat halves in front of the two of them!
But what surprised Luo Nie was that the one next to the "shadow man" seemed to feel that the life of its companion was passing away.
In just a second or two, it actually sacrificed itself and turned itself into countless pitch-black tentacles covered with wriggling fluff, which were completely absorbed into the body of another "shadow man" who was about to die.
Immediately afterwards, the shadow man who had just been chopped in half "stood up" from the ground strangely and straightly. Its body squirmed wantonly. If you look closely, you can see that the "shadow man" who sacrificed himself just now transformed. The tentacles turned into perfect adhesives, and they were clinging to two pitch-black "half-bodies" respectively, trying to pull them back and glue them together.
However, just when the "Shadow Man" was about to fully recover, Laite's "Touch of Darkness" quickly emerged from behind him.
Six crocodile-like tentacles plunged into the two halves of the "Black Shadow Man"'s body and pulled hard in opposite directions. In an instant, its body broke again, and it struggled to squirm on the special tentacles for a long time. Then he became extremely unwilling and gradually stopped, turning into a pool of viscous liquid that looked like petroleum, dripping down to the ground along his tentacles.
"Is it over? We have defeated another enemy." Laite withdrew his tentacles and calmly turned to ask Luo Nie.
"Well... indeed... so." Luo Nie's eyes flickered. After quickly examining everything in front of him, he looked in disbelief at the pool of petroleum-shaped liquid that was lifeless and still on the bluestone floor, and replied. .
Then, he put back the long sword, took a few deep breaths, and slapped his forehead hard several times, trying to keep himself awake for as long as possible.
Immediately, he pulled Laite and finally walked to the center of the space where the ancient and the breath of life coexisted, the location of the well.
"It...must be 'Vita's Water', Laite. By the way, do you dare to try it?" Luo Nie looked at Laite, supported his already shaking body, and forced out a bad smile.
"Of course, water...what's so scary about it?" Laite glanced at Luo Nie with feigned contempt.
Then, he leaned down and touched the water slightly with his hand.
As he expected, this piece of water did not have the characteristics of normal water. Wherever his fingers touched it seemed to be touching the air, and there were no graceful, rippling ripples produced under normal circumstances.
It looked extraordinarily calm, like the elegant Princess Crusted, "sitting" there "uprightly" as if there was nothing in it.
But Laite felt the texture of water truly and clearly.
"It should be 'Vita's Water'." Laite picked up a pool of "water" with his hands. He didn't feel any mass and put it into his nasal cavity. He didn't feel any discomfort either.
"I can breathe, and there is no foreign body sensation. When I touch it, I can still feel a faint emotion of 'fright'. That's right, that's it, 'Vita Water'."
Laite's tone was very urgent, and it was difficult to conceal his inner excitement.
His eyes were gleaming as he stared at the increasingly clear "world" of industrial cities such as steel bars, steel, steam factories, etc. under the water. He jumped without warning and fell silently into the "vital water". in the deep well.
"Sure enough, you are in a hurry, Laite. You are subconsciously accepting the guidance of the 'Daughter of Mechanical Yuan'. Your soul and body must be entering her field faster than your original consciousness." Luo Nie said to himself He said to himself, showing a knowing smile.
Hesitating for a second, looking at Laite who was falling deeper and deeper, he supported the mouth of the well with his hands, turned over violently, and quietly fell into the "dimensionality" rich in "sadness" in a standing posture. "His Water".
