Abstraction for a bad world

Chapter 39 Present and Past

"Once you hold it, don't let it go."

The candlelight of the lantern appeared particularly clear in the dim snowy field without moonlight.

Aurora nodded, and just before she grasped the Lantern of Suffering, she heard another warning: "Also, don't be surprised."

She held onto the lantern and Hydra let go of it.

Heaven and earth are turned upside down.

A strong feeling of nausea instantly spread throughout Aurora's body, filled her mind, and turned the world before her eyes into chaos.

Aurora stood there calmly, her heartbeat remained the same, her breathing was steady, and even her pupils did not shrink.

The originally gray world became messy, with blood and black intertwined. She should have been happy to see this because these were colors she had never seen before.

But for some reason, she only felt "disgusted" in her heart.

How disgusting.

What is the meaning of such a world? It should be destroyed.

"it's wired."

Aurora held up the lantern, and Hydra saw her pupils, which expanded optically to cover the entire lampshade.

Those eyes were filled with excitement and lingering disgust.

She curled her lips happily:

"I actually had these thoughts for no reason. Ah, they are still coming to me now, one after another, out of nothing. It's amazing."

"Miss Hydra, do you know why this is happening?"

Aurora blinked her big eyes and looked at Hydra, but Hydra was looking in another direction.

——The unfrozen river has already frozen.

"I think we should deal with that big guy first before we chat."

[The Unfrozen River - Elric]

【grade:? 】

【title:?】

[Erosion degree: 100%]

【property:?】

[Skills: Omitted (Click to view 27 types)]

Hydra casually threw a probe, and when she saw a series of question marks, she began to activate her trump card "Trinity".

Aurora turned her head to look.

On the snowy field where only black existed, the scarlet blood moon fairly sprinkled its cold moonlight to the world. When it fell on the huge, ancient, rusted armor, it looked even more enchanting.

The dull dark grey hair was frozen in mid-air, and several weapons pierced through his body, hanging Elric up.

The spilled blood had already dried up in the cracks of the broken armor, and black ice crystals grew and clung to the hideous face, covering the eyes that had not yet closed.

But even now, his right hand was still tightly grasping the spear that had been shattered beyond recognition.

Click, click…

In the silent world, the sound of the ice breaking is so clear.

Aurora could see the pair of dilated pupils slowly condense, and then reflected her appearance.

"Oh yeah. Oh yeah."

What happened doesn't matter anymore.

The important thing is...

Aurora's mouth curled up exaggeratedly, and she drew her sharpened sword for the first time.

This guy, unlike the identical one I just saw, can be killed at will.

"Buy me three minutes, Aurora."

At this crucial moment, in addition to Yuan Qingzhuo who had already gained her trust, Hydra believed in herself more.

That's why she directly gave the lantern to Aurora and attacked the monster without making any preparations.

Three minutes should be enough to cause considerable damage to Aurora.

And she also gets three more minutes to use her ultimate.

The ice layer shattered.

The once dead body seemed to be filled with new consciousness and began to move again.

"I am Elric, the evil demon from the North Plains."

Elric raised the broken gun in his hand and declared hoarsely: "Before everything I have is eroded away, there is no way you can cross the Unfrozen River."

No, you got it wrong.

We are in the south.

Although Hydra really wanted to say this, she stared at the other party's "100%" erosion degree and knew that it was useless to say anything.

Except for Yuan Qingzhuo, the only outlier, all other monsters with full erosion levels but still retaining the ability to communicate are completely living in another world, or their own world.

Although communication is still possible, it has lost its original meaning.

"In other words, are you willing to fight me to the death?"

Aurora stepped forward in surprise, and the lantern made the unique squeaking sound of old metal rubbing against each other in the strong wind.

"die."

Elric spoke silently, bent his legs, and rushed forward amid the bursting and splashing of black ice crystals. The tip of the gun stained with black and red blood cut the cold air.

The tip of the gun cut the light in Aurora's eyes and passed by her face by a hair's breadth.

Aurora licked the negative emotions that were surging in her heart, and could no longer suppress her joyful laughter: "Happy, happy, so happy!"

Elric said nothing, and just swung the broken gun again.

The swords collided.

The icy air exploded at this moment, lifting Aurora's silver hair.

A streak of light black blood fell in the air, and a long and narrow scar was deeply imprinted on Elric's right eye.

Aurora felt the slight pain in her side, savoring the long-lost pain, and begged with tears of gratitude:

"Please, fight with me."

On the other side, the reality that Yuan Qingzhuo lives in.

Or, you could say it is——【the past】.

With the Unfrozen River as the dividing line, almost all evil spirits and their pollution are confined to its north.

So, during a period of time so long that it is not recorded in history, how much has the evil spirit slowly eroded this corner of the world?

the answer is……

The concept of space has been eroded, basic laws no longer apply, and human cognition and self here are like the black snow covering the ground layer by layer, which is simply not worth mentioning.

If Yuan Qingzhuo had not been in the "Shen" realm among the three realms of "Qi, Shen, and Xin", he would have been able to express his own will, change reality and cognition, and then hide the two of them.

Even with Yuan Qingzhuo's strong will, he probably wouldn't be able to reach the vicinity of the evil demon fragments.

"How far is it, sir?"

Susie's voice was particularly clear amid the rustling sound of footsteps on the snow.

"One kilometer, ten kilometers?"

Yuan Qingzhuo casually mentioned two numbers, then shrugged: "Things like distance don't seem to apply here."

"Is that right?"

"Is such that."

In fact, Yuan Qingzhuo had not sensed the location of the evil demon fragments at all... His original intention was to disguise himself and discover the evil demon fragments in advance, creating a situation where the enemy was in the know and we were in the dark.

But now it seems that this strategy is not very successful.

If this continues, God knows when we will find the evil fragments.

"Time is precious now..."

Muttering like this, Yuan Qingzhuo closed his eyes and tore a crack in the disguise of his flawless will.

Then, Susie suddenly felt something calling her.

(End of this chapter)