Chapter 236 Finding the way back
Chen Lun closed the booklet and remained silent for a long time.
He looked at the bonfire beside him in some trance, with orange fire reflected in his eyes.
"Philip..."
Chen Lun whispered the name.
He and Philip had never met, but they had received help from each other many times. It can be said that if it had not been for that diary, I might have died in the prison of the Red Apple Church.
"If possible, maybe we can really become friends, Philip."
Chen Lun said to himself.
From some fragmented information, he was able to roughly piece together a "character sketch" of Philip. He was a guy who didn't like to follow the rules, and his life was full of cold humor and cynicism.
At the same time, he is also an unfortunate "lucky man".
Being guided by a mysterious and powerful mentor, he embarks on a transcendent path, falls in love with Maggie, the cat god, and explores the ultimate mystery of the world... It looks like the template of the protagonist no matter how he looks at it.
But in the end, he seemed unable to escape the grip of fate.
Although such a person may seem unreliable, as a friend, you must be infected by his cheerful mood.
No one likes a gloomy guy all day long.
"It is indeed as you said, a little regretful..."
Chen Lun sighed with emotion.
He looked at the pamphlet in his hand. This should be Philip's last message.
Otherwise, he wouldn't have put it in Arnold's hands and asked him to hand it over to him. After all, this is the end of Wonderland, and it is the place that I will eventually reach according to my original exploration progress.
It was just because of Howard's sudden action that an unknown change occurred, which led to an accident and brought him here early.
However, Chen Lun had not found all the other wooden houses in the fairyland, and there were no other messages from Philip, and a lot of information was missing in the middle, so that the content of the booklet made Chen Lun a little confused.
But at least he knew a few things.
First of all, it is now very certain that he needs to advance to a high sequence and challenge his destiny...that is, challenge Howard and kill him to control his own destiny.
And this matter cannot be done by others.
'No wonder... Maggie told me that He can't help me much... Maybe, it's a ritual? A ritual involving a high sequence of destiny pathways? ’
Secondly, Howard and Philip were once good friends.
Together, they learned mysterious knowledge from a teacher named "Clough"...but this teacher seemed to have evil intentions and controlled their fate.
In order to escape their fate, the two of them challenged the teacher together...
'But Howard is still alive! It was he who had been manipulating my destiny behind the scenes... So, did Philip and the others succeed at that time? No... Maggie said Philip failed. ’
Chen Lun frowned again when he thought of the contradiction here.
'Perhaps Philip failed, but Howard succeeded...'
His hand holding the pamphlet was a little tense.
'Philip revealed information about the teacher in his message, saying that he was once God... What does this mean? Destiny? But why would you use the word ‘was’? Can God still reverse the sequence...? This is unreasonable! ’
Chen Lun only felt that his brain was like a mess, very confused.
A huge amount of information was rushing around in his mind, and it was impossible to form a clear line.
In addition to this information.
Chen Lun also noticed that Philip emphasized the information points of "deep sea", "sighing lady", "dark end", "dream world" and "borderless spider silk".
He is not yet sure what kind of truth is hidden behind this information.
But after Philip's reminder, Chen Lun became sufficiently wary of the extraordinary power of the deep-sea route.
‘The inexplicable sense of relief I felt after getting rid of the [fishermen] sub-profession may have something to do with it... From now on, I will try to record as few extraordinary biological characteristics related to the deep sea as possible. ’
Chen Lun thought to himself.
‘When the opportunity arises, the [Touch of the Abyss] characteristic must also be removed from the body, without leaving any hidden dangers. ’
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Except for leaving messages.
Philip also left his last gift in the booklet.
A high-sequence mysterious substance from the Destiny Faction - it is in the form of an irregular sheet, the size of a finger, like a bookmark, and is sandwiched on the last page. The color is indistinguishable.
It is a color that is beyond human cognition and cannot be described in any words.
Chen Lun curiously put it in the palm of his hand, wondered about it for a moment, and finally named this color "the color of fate."
‘Different from mid-sequence promotion, in addition to extraordinary knowledge as a prerequisite and mysterious accumulation reaching the standard, the saint’s ceremony also requires the use of high-sequence mysterious substances in corresponding pathways...’
He put away the high-sequence substance of destiny properly and smiled softly.
‘Phillip really left me a great gift... When the time comes to advance to a higher sequence, I won’t have to worry about mysterious substances. ’
In addition to this precious mysterious substance, Philip also left an experience note on [Animal Mimicry].
After Chen Lun read it, although he failed to improve the level of this skill, it opened up a lot of horizons and inspired some of his skill development ideas.
After several hours of groping, Chen Lun suddenly realized something.
‘Normal state. ’
With some expectation, he silently chanted in his heart and used his transformation skill again.
Immediately, his skin was covered with a layer of pale armor, and his whole person became a white "monster".
But this time, the two white pythons on the shoulders changed drastically.
They were each divided into two, then two into four, and finally became eight white pythons, suspended behind Chen Lun, like a peacock spreading its tail.
'Sure enough, it is feasible... In this way, the conventional combat capability has been enhanced! ’
Chen Lun happily controlled the white python behind him.
But he soon discovered a drawback, that is, his attention was limited and he could not achieve micro-management. You can simply let them track, defend and attack.
This is like a person's ten fingers. Although they are flexible, they cannot type two completely different novels on the keyboard at the same time.
It’s not that they can’t do it, it’s that the human brain can’t do it.
‘But even so, it’s still a good harvest. ’
Chen Lun was satisfied that he was relieved of the "normal state" and returned to his normal appearance.
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Immediately afterwards, he returned to the wooden house, but instead of following Arnold's advice to rest, he began a carpet inspection in the wooden house, hoping to find some clues that would allow him to leave here.
After all, the current time is burning with sanity every minute and every second. Chen Lun cannot waste it, nor can he lie down peacefully.
The furnishings in the wooden house are very simple, and there is no mess.
In addition to furniture such as beds, tables, chairs and wardrobes, there are only some handmade daily necessities.
These things are basically made of wood and stone. Chen Lun guessed that Arnold picked them up outside and made them himself.
Although crude and crude, it is also practical.
After a while.
Chen Lun found a rather special item in a wooden barrel in a corner.
He took it out and looked slightly startled.
This is an exquisite doll with white hair and a delicate and lovely face, but the whole thing is covered with dust and looks like it has been abandoned here for a long time.
【Miscellaneous-Girl Doll】
Item description: An ordinary toy, made by skilled craftsmen using wood and iron nails, and then painted and colored to present a cute girl doll image.
It seems to come from a girl who misses her brother deeply.
‘Arno’s sister…? ’
Chen Lun secretly guessed in his heart.
He turned the doll over, and there were a few small words carved on the exposed back behind the doll's tutu skirt-
"Anna will always miss you."
Chen Lun thought for a while, put the puppet back in its place, and then continued to explore the room.
After spending nearly half an hour, he got nothing.
‘It seems I still have to go out and have a look...’
Chen Lun sighed secretly.
Although Arnold emphasized that there are dangers in the darkness, he cannot just sit still and wait for death.
So Chen Lun held up his silver cane and left the wooden house.
He took out a lantern from the blood poem ring, lit it, pulled down the windproof glass cover, locked the copper buckle, and walked slowly into the darkness.
Not far away just now.
Snap!
Chen Lun felt that he had stepped on sticky liquid under his feet. He shined the lantern downwards and looked down. He found that the original earthy ground had turned into a black swamp.
Looking back, the wooden house and the bonfire had disappeared, obscured by the surrounding darkness.
At this time, there was a sudden strong wind in my ears.
Chen Lun's spiritual intuition warned him, and he suddenly raised his silver cane.
when!
A huge force came from the cane, and Chen Lun took a few steps back uncontrollably, his mouth numb.
The black shadow in front of him flashed, and the screaming wind continued to hit.
when! Dangdangdang...!
The airtight attack surrounded Chen Lun. He turned his cane into a silver umbrella and kept blocking. For a moment, he had no room to fight back.
But taking this opportunity, Chen Lun used the [Peeping Eye of Life] and caught a glimpse of some information about the unknown enemy.
[Son of the Ancient God-Didak! 】
‘It’s this kind of creature again…? ! ’
when! !
Chen Lun's heart suddenly skipped a beat, and as soon as his surprise was brewing, he was interrupted by a fierce vertical chop.
During the continuous retreat, Yin Umbrella transformed back into the cane form.
Chen Lun endured the numbness in his entire arm, threw a "blue ink" incendiary bomb, and at the same time performed the magic "Five Senses".
boom!
The fire suddenly rose, illuminating the surrounding darkness.
Chen Lun never thought that this incendiary bomb could easily burn the enemy to death. His purpose was just to restore his vision and see the enemy clearly.
After using a specially made incendiary bomb, it only lasted for a few seconds in this darkness before being annihilated by inexplicable power.
But in this short period of time, Chen Lun used the firelight and the perception of "five senses" to capture the appearance of the enemy.
It was a pale "insect man", about three meters tall, with two thick and barbed joints standing on the ground, its arms were huge and long, and its forelimbs were like the shin joints of a mantis, shaped like two sharp and shiny sickles. shape.
Its head has two tentacles and six pitch-black compound eyes.
‘It’s completely different from the Didak I met before. This one is obviously more inclined to fight, and it can bring me a strong sense of danger. I’m afraid it will be quite difficult to kill it... This is not an ordinary polluted creature! ’
Chen Lun had a thought.
There were dark shadows all around, and the spiritual intuition in Chen Lun's heart warned again, but this time it was stronger, and he could even see the scene where his body and head were separated.
With a flick of his hand, Chen Lun continued to throw several "blue ink" incendiary bombs, and immediately entered the "limit state" and violently retreated.
The pale wings vibrated at a high frequency, carrying him back in the direction he came from, at an extremely fast speed.
boom!
The flames burned again, and Chen Lun felt his scalp numb when he took a surprised look.
In the weak area illuminated by the fire, dozens of sons of the ancient god named "Didak" surrounded them. In the deeper areas where the light could not reach, there were countless black shadows.
The quantity is unknown.
They have different shapes, and you can’t find one that is exactly the same...
Some have beak-like horns on their heads, like the giant halberd beetles, some have giant pincer-like mouthparts on their upper bodies, soaring into the sky, and some are covered in colorfully patterned hemispherical armored wings, which are trembling and psychedelic... What's more, the whole body is covered with ferocious spikes like moon shovels, and the muscles are knotted.
All Didak's "worm-men" were pale, just like Chen Lun's current appearance.
But they did not regard Chen Lun as "one of their own", but instead pursued him more bloodthirsty and crazily.
‘Each Didak’s strength exceeds that of ordinary [Sequence 5]’s… There are even a few that can give me a very strong sense of danger, maybe they are already at a high Sequence level. ’
Chen Lun flew forward without looking back, his heartbeat quickened and he was sweating profusely.
'This place... is terrible! ’
He suddenly remembered that there seemed to be a curse on him, called "The Blasphemous Man" - it was the curse that was cast upon him when he united with Pinghu to kill a Didak.
‘It makes sense, why are they chasing me like crazy... It’s because my hands were stained with Didak’s blood that attracted them! ’
Chen Lun looked solemn.
He felt the strong wind behind him, and it was obvious that he was not fast enough to get rid of them.
In fact, these sons of ancient gods are getting closer and closer!
His ears trembled slightly, and he used his hearing to "see" a large group of ferocious "insect men" chasing after him less than a few meters behind him.
'wrong! Why haven’t I seen a bonfire or a wooden house after flying for so long? I clearly remember it was in this direction! ’
Chen Lun's face darkened.
At this critical moment, a figure carrying a lantern appeared in front of him.
Under the light of the lantern, the face of a white-haired young man was illuminated.
Arnold!
He raised the broken sword and waved it gently in Chen Lun's direction.
boom! !
A dazzling orange-red iron juice like lava spread out from the broken sword, instantly transforming into a huge red sword.
As soon as the hot air blew, Chen Lun's forward inertia was instantly stopped. At the same time, his breathing was stagnant, and his mouth and throat were extremely dry.
Dazzling light flashed.
At this moment, all the surrounding darkness was illuminated, revealing an endless plain area... and a high rock-like sky.
‘This is actually...a cave? ’
An absurd thought flashed through Chen Lun's mind, and his vision gradually became nothing but white.
Ears ringing.
Like an asteroid exploding around him, infinite light and heat burst out.
I don’t know how much time has passed.
When his vision and hearing slowly recovered, Chen Lun opened his eyes.
Arnold stood in front of him, showing a concerned expression.
"Jack, I told you, it's dangerous in the dark..."
He thrust the broken sword behind him, picked up a piece of black meat, and said with a smile:
"But it's okay, let's go back and have barbecue."
Chen Lun was slightly startled, then slowly turned his head to look, seeing darkness and dead silence behind him.
Those numerous Didaks disappeared without a trace. (End of chapter)