Walking through the darkness, the only sounds in my ears were my own breathing and the sound of my footsteps on the gravel.
It turns out that this is despair.
For the first time, Evan felt that unfamiliar emotion. In the decades of his life, he never fell into despair. Perhaps it is his nature, or perhaps it is caused by the environment, Evan will maintain his final calmness no matter what the situation is, and it is this calmness that prevents the emergence of the emotion called despair.
But that layer of protection is gone. Now Evan was completely exposed to despair.
My hands and feet were cold, my thoughts were being squeezed crazily, I didn't dare to think or speak, even my breathing was irritating my nerves. He felt unspeakable laziness and fear of everything around him, as if even a drop of water would become a sharp knife and cut into his throat.
This road was only five hundred meters long. Because all the rune formations were ineffective, all the light disappeared, leaving only darkness shrouding this originally bright and spacious road.
The palms of his hands seemed to be covered with sweat, but Evan no longer wanted to think about it. After leaving that underground city, he discovered how painful it was to be exposed to the gaze of that heart. This is not only the pain in the soul, but the most terrifying thing is the constant feeling of being cut in the nerves.
He had already seen those monsters staring at him viciously, wanting to greedily absorb all the emotions in his heart. But whether it was due to his physical condition or the help of the two legends, those monsters just stared at Evan and did not attack him.
However, the invisible pressure and terrifying despair made Evan almost breathless. Every time he takes a step, it is a test both mentally and physically. A kind of needle-pricking feeling kept penetrating his brain, making him think about giving up.
Give up, give up this path.
Even if you give it to him, he may not save this place.
It will all be destroyed, so why bother.
It seemed like the whispers of the devil, or the words spoken to himself in his own heart, and Evan could no longer distinguish between them. He seemed to see his own blood vessels, and his consciousness had been replaced by his heart. He saw the wide ground and Zhou Li waiting for him again, but after blinking, the dark underground passage appeared in front of him again.
Extreme depression brings extreme pain.
Let's go.
His legs have long been numb, his consciousness has been completely blurred, and Evan has begun to be confused about many things, including his survival, the meaning of his existence, and the use of this key.
Who am I?
Despair kept tearing at Evan's soul, and darkness colored his soul with pain. Suddenly, as Evan stepped on the air, he fell directly onto the steps. Severe pain hit his heart, and for a moment, Evan curled up on the ground in pain.
Wait a moment!
In despair, Evan found that the severe pain just now made his senses suddenly numb a lot, at least the despair that affected his nerves disappeared a lot. Without any hesitation, Evan stood up directly, then raised the dagger in his hand and stabbed it into his arm.
Bo Bo's blood flowed from the blade, and the clarity brought by the pain gave Evan a brief moment of clarity. He clutched the badge on his chest tightly and continued to climb step by step.
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"five minutes."
Looking at the sky, Zhou Li whispered to himself: "There are still five minutes."
There are still five minutes left before the appointed time.
The heart begins to contract. Ten minutes ago, the original football-field-sized heart began to contract slowly. Ten minutes later, the heart had shrunk to the size of a tall building. Everyone knows that if this heart contracts completely, the consequences will be disastrous.
The nourishment that makes this heart contract is emotion.
The emotion of being absorbed by those monsters.
Some soldiers who have escaped from despair have tried it. Those monsters do not exist at all, or in other words, they are monsters imagined by people. Thinkable
Once certain boundaries are broken, thoughts will affect the body itself, so those monsters become invincible enemies.
They cannot be touched or destroyed, but they can absorb your emotions and then harm your body.
"Is this God?"
Zhou Li raised his eyebrows and smiled mockingly: "Compared to saving mankind, I think you have more ways to destroy mankind."
【Destruction is always easier than salvation】
The sound of the heart came. This time, Anya's voice that was originally faintly present could no longer be heard clearly. Now all that was left was the voice of the extremely indifferent God of Emotions.
"Then what? What are you going to use to destroy humanity?"
Zhou Li looked at his heart and said calmly: "Are you going to create a huge emotional bomb, or are you going to pull out everyone's emotions and let them fend for themselves?"
【No clichés required】
【You ask, I will tell you】
[What I have to do is very simple, just ignite these emotions, that’s all]
"What's the point of this?"
Zhou Li frowned, a little puzzled for a moment, "Are you dissatisfied because you peed on the kang while playing with fire when you were a child? Do you have to play with such a big thing?"
【Words are meaningless】
The God of Emotions said calmly: [You will know that when everything ends, you will be grateful to me when you see the truth]
"oh."
Zhou Li nodded and didn't continue to ask. He just said "Oh" and stopped talking.
Slowly, the moon gradually climbed to the top of the night. Today's moon is extraordinarily round and bright, and even though the street lights are paralyzed, there is still brightness in Tarik's streets. Through the moonlight, Zhou Li saw the monsters waiting for an opportunity in the black curtain, as well as a pair of increasingly desperate eyes.
three minutes.
Buzz! ! ! ! !
Suddenly, the heart in the sky made a huge buzzing sound. It suddenly shrank rapidly, then continued to expand, and finally expanded back to its original appearance.
【what have you done? ! 】
The voice of the God of Emotions sounded.
"Suck it, why don't you suck it?"
Zhou Li raised his eyebrows and said with a sneer: "Suck in the emotions of other races, what if it can increase the capacity of your cerebellum? Isn't this a good thing?"
In every corner of the city, purple curtains were suddenly torn open one after another, and purple monsters with hideous faces and monsters appeared in Mosk. They turned their heads and looked at the somewhat sluggish mind monsters, opening their mouthparts full of sharp teeth.
They began to rush towards the psychic monsters, and those monsters quickly reacted and sneered as they watched the purple monsters running in front of them in vain, opening their mouths in vain, and then...
He bit his own body into pieces with one mouthful.
What? ! ! !
The psychic monsters were shocked. They looked at the same kind slaughtered by those purple precious objects, and for a moment they were confused about what happened.
How can they touch themselves?
"If the Kallis race had emotions such as despair or fear, then there would have been no possibility for humans to win the Battle of the Void."
Zhou Li looked at the heart that began to expand slowly, with the corners of his mouth raised and his eyes cold, "Those without fear will not be knocked down by despair."
Callis, there is no hope at all.
No, it's not that I won't, it's completely impossible.
They are monsters in the void, an advanced civilization from the city of Kalis, and a group of out-and-out warriors. They will not be afraid, timid, or despair.
A group of monsters who have lost their home, their history, and their own appearance are existences that even despair can scare.
As the Kalis slaughtered the spiritual monsters, the heart in the sky began to beat violently.
【Ah】
A cold, emotionless sneer appeared.
【No intention
righteous】
Suddenly, those torn souls gathered together again, and people who had begun to have hope in their hearts suddenly fell into a more desperate world. They felt as if their bodies had been torn apart, but upon closer inspection there were no scars.
Invisible attacks are the most terrifying.
[As long as the human heart remains, emotions will never disappear and despair will never stop]
[Give up, the void may be very powerful, but it is insignificant in front of the emotions of billions of human beings]
The heart once again returned to the shape of a tall building, and its beating began to slow down. The Kallis were surprised to find that the originally vulnerable psychic monsters suddenly became more aggressive after dying once, and could also tear their bodies apart.
Death will only make despair deeper.
Buzz~
The buzzing sounded again, this time, it was an indescribable pain.
Everyone who heard the sound of heart beating suddenly covered their chests and fell to the ground in pain. No matter whether you are a powerful soldier, a mage with a tough mind, or a scholar, you can't avoid this pain.
Soon, people suddenly found that they no longer suffered. Because numbness has taken over their nerves.
Under the whirlpool of pain, everyone subconsciously grabbed the only vine. However, the moment they grabbed the vine, they saw clearly that the vine was covered with thorns coated with anesthetic.
Numbness will make them unable to feel pain, but it will also make them unable to feel themselves or everything in the near future.
Numbness is the most terrifying weapon.
Zhou Li felt that his heart was also pounding, but the blessings of the gods and the power of disaster and natural disasters prevented his emotional collapse. This time, he did nothing.
But he knew that he won this round.
because···
The God of Emotions is anxious.
It was clear that it was not the last moment, but the God of Emotions first used the absolute weapon of numbness. This week it became clear to Zhou Li that the God of Emotions had reached his limit. After all, no matter how powerful and wise he is, he cannot truly account for everything and be omniscient and omnipotent.
There is no way that what Anya did would exactly fit into His plan, and there wouldn't be so many variables in His plan. Therefore, He had begun to feel a crisis.
Push again.
Zhou Li opened his eyes and gently held the badge in his palm.
【Ah】
He found it.
The heart seemed to glance at the horizon not far away, and with a cold snort, the heart's voice sounded again.
[Do you think we really can’t notice you? 】
[Nasser, you are not as good as Chonghuang]
An invisible ripple suddenly exploded from the heart and quickly spread to Tariq's city border. Accompanied by the tingling sound caused by the squeezing of the glass, the barrier that had been shrinking rapidly suddenly came to a standstill, and cracked lines suddenly appeared on the invisible barrier.
There was a crisp sound of glass breaking, which meant that the barrier was broken.
The barrier that originally bound the heart to Mosk was completely broken, and the heart suddenly disappeared from Zhou Li's sight, and the voice of the God of Emotions also sounded at the same time.
[You trust the Brave Guild too much]
[What skills can a group of idiots who are kept in the dark and know nothing but one-sided truth have? 】
[If you still maintain the initial formation, I'm afraid I will really be bound in this space. Unfortunately, you are too hasty]
【Want to completely bind me? 】
【Ah】
Failed.
Don Quixote clutched her chest, her beautiful short golden hair wet with cold sweat. She looked at the missing heart, and loss gradually appeared in her eyes.
According to the plan, when the realm shrinks into Mosk, she will reopen the closed western border wall, completely binding the God of Emotions to Mosk's realm.
Inside.
However, they failed.
The barrier failed to shrink successfully, but instead completely burst.
Zhou Li felt that his heart began to beat faster. This is a prelude, a prelude for Anya to absorb more emotions and grow more rapidly.
It is also the prelude to the symphony of mankind.
"Not even close."
He whispered to himself in his mind: "One last thing."
The alliance of the Brave Warriors is bound to collapse. This is not an accident, this is the real plan.
Zhou Li did not reveal this plan to anyone. Not even Nasser who created the barrier, Don Quixote who was preparing to raise the high wall, and even Torea knew about his plan. Except Eluma.
Because her emotions are pure enough.
As long as there are emotions, the God of Emotions can penetrate them. If what Zhou Li said was a false plan, then his emotions would be noticed. But if what he said is true, God will definitely know the full extent of his plan.
Therefore, Zhou Li chose another method.
Everything he said is true, but...
The key plan, he never said.
The heart is not gone.
But its shape in the sky has completely become the size of an ordinary human heart.
Boom, boom, boom.
The heart is beating and people's emotions disappear.
【I····】
The voice of the God of Emotions sounded, but this time, his voice was extremely calm.
[I am, the God of Emotions, Mass]
A feeling of suffocation came to mind. Everyone raised their heads expressionlessly, looked at the heart that was indistinguishable to the naked eye, and slowly closed their eyes.
【Me too】
【God of Empty Shells】
【Anya】
