Looking directly at the ancient gods for a whole year

Chapter 2249 Things change and people change
Besides the fact that times have changed, the witch has undoubtedly also noticed the changes in the knight's health bar.

However, since she had already experienced this with Mrs. Harper, and the extent of the knight's blood loss seemed more ideal to her than expected, she did not offer any further comments at the moment.

As for the item given before payment, it was undoubtedly the same one that had already been used once in the previous story.

By offering a small amount of divine flesh and blood, one can become the anchor point for the witch's descent.

Regarding the dark moon overhead, the two clearly agreed that it was highly likely to have originated from the Nightmare Corridor.

Because of the spread of the attribute of "the other side", it is easier to connect with this world.

The stimulation the witch exerted on the nightmare aggregate further revealed this connection.

Perhaps the Nightmare Corridor is somewhat dangerous, and the witch who made this judgment clearly still tends to pursue this trace of "mother".

There are more and more incidents involving the "Dark Moon," and His traces can be seen in many places.

If the reasons behind this are not clarified, it will undoubtedly be a huge hidden danger for the witch who is closely related to Him.

Therefore, it is not simply about satisfying psychological needs; it is a risky behavior supported by full rationality.

"Let's begin. I'll go scout ahead first."

Without any politeness, he took the bone chain directly, and the extreme hunger infection was activated silently.

My old friends in the corridor felt like they hadn't seen each other for ages.

Without needing to select a target, it was as if the pent-up potential energy was released in an instant, causing the scene in front of me to change rapidly and the light to become dim—it was too dark!
At one point, Fu Qian looked at the familiar yet unfamiliar scene before him and marveled at it.

……

The location is correct, but something seems off about it.

The long corridor, the gate, the patterns... At a glance, Fu Qian found many familiar elements; it looked exactly like the Nightmare Corridor he had visited many times before.

However, even though the structure has not changed, everything at this moment feels strange.

The most direct consequence is that they are all bathed in an abyss of darkness.

Visibility was so poor it was as if the power had been switched off, with only faint, multicolored light filtering through a few doors providing illumination.

Even so, even the patterns on it have lost the eerie feeling they had when we first met, and are now filled with an air of decay and desolation.

In short, at first glance, it evokes a sense of desolation, like discovering during a tomb raid that all the rice dumplings have starved to death.

Even close friends and lobbyists could not be found in the darkness.

Is life really that bad these days? Even Nightmare Corridor can't keep operating anymore?
And this is too fast. Theoretically, it hasn't even been a few days since I last came here, right?

They can't just close down their businesses as soon as they hear I'm coming, can they?
Despite his bewilderment at the scene, Fu Qian continued walking forward and soon found a reddish-brown door.

This is almost the most familiar door; the one behind it belongs to Lord Araqir.

When I first visited Nightmare Corridor, I led the persuader through the game from behind this door, and even offered some suggestions on its lack of imaginative elements.

In short, so far, apart from the lobbyists, the people in the corridor have had the most dealings with this gentleman.

Conversely, the amount of hatred generated is also quite considerable.

Despite having such a good relationship, he had been standing in front of the door for more than five seconds without receiving any hospitality.

Such a heartbreaking scene made even someone as accustomed to the coldness of human relationships shake their head in disbelief.

As for the persuader, needless to say, he too didn't even see a hair. Of course, I'm not an unreasonable person.

There are actually some reasons why the storyteller is not here, such as the story of his return home mentioned earlier.

Through their combined efforts, they successfully placed the fragile yet persistent toy workshop into the book in her hands.

The latter account explicitly states that the persuader, who had been lost for many years, returned to his hometown in a daze and was surprised to find that he had never left.

……

Brother Lobby has been freed, thus completely rid himself of the nightmare and returned to where he came from.

It seems that this possibility cannot be completely denied. After all, in addition to being partners in writing books, both he and the witch had previously tended to believe that the boundaries between the two places had become blurred.

It's possible that the book provided a solid enough anchor to help the lobbyist finally extricate himself.

But frankly, from my perspective, it's just a possibility.

The lobbyist has been around here for so long, and the extent to which he's been corrupted by those prisoners is almost beyond redemption, if not beyond saving.

The reason why the boundaries were blurred was because it was proven that he was used as a tool to help the prisoners infiltrate the witch's world.

In this situation, the only way for the persuader to escape would be to grant a general amnesty, meaning all the prisoners here would run away.

So far, the witch who has been monitoring the book has clearly not noticed anything particularly unusual.

So if Brother Ke didn't get away, then where did he go?
Without forcing anyone to do anything, Fu Qian left Lord Araqir's door and continued on his way with this question in mind.

Of course, it's possible that, like last time, the lobbyist ran behind the door into Araquil's Nightmare Theme Park.

But a gentleman's friendship is as pure as water. If Brother Persuasion doesn't want to see me, it would be inappropriate to break in—it seems that Lord Serpent also has a gentleman's friendship.
Soon, the payment stopped in front of a silver door.

In contrast to other places, in the dim light with slightly better visibility, he was still met with indifference.

……

This impression is even similar to the one I saw in the bar last time.

The familiar textures and colors undoubtedly belong to Lord Serpent's official residence.

However, the once majestic and sinister gate, like the one in front of it, showed no sign of opening. In fact, it was so dim that it almost looked cheap, making it a sad sight to look at.

Although they only met once during the mission, Lord Serpent of Fate should not mind at all helping to smash a couple more stones while he was struggling in the corridor.

However, this one also didn't react at all—creak!

The turning point came so quickly; before Fu Qian could finish his reflections, the same cheap sound of door hinges turning rang out, and the door in front of him was already being opened from the inside.

"Long time no see, were you looking for me?"

Even a friendly greeting came at the same time, but it wasn't Lord Serpent's voice.

Shell, hair, long wings... Looking out from inside, was the old friend he had just been talking about, the suspected homecoming persuader.

While directly proving that they had not left, the lobbyists even seemed unusually enthusiastic.

As he spoke, his withered face was filled with the joy of having a friend come from afar.

(End of this chapter)