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Chapter 339 Performance and Battle

Wu Chang originally thought that once Hercules was discovered by the guards, a battle would break out.

However, unlike what he imagined, the three guards had no intention of taking action.

When he was wondering if the ability of the Doom Space was broken and he was not taking any action in this situation, the rules for using the Doom Space emerged in his mind.

In Doomspace, the attacks of the mind monsters are divided into two phases.

They are the performance phase and the battle phase.

During the performance phase, the mind monster is free to play, edit scenes according to the target's mental loopholes, and perform a show with the target to protect his will and true heart.

During the performance phase, the mind monster will not cause substantial damage to the target, but will instead enlarge the target's mental loopholes and strengthen itself.

When the mental loophole can no longer expand, the mental monster will end its performance and cause direct damage to the target.

Once the damage is done, the battle will officially begin and the fight will not end until one is dead.

More specific details are not clearly stated in the skill description, so Wu Chang needs to seek help from Hercules, the first trial user of the Doom Space, to find out.

Because as long as damage is caused to the target, the target will be awakened from the performance atmosphere and the performance phase will be interrupted.

Therefore, as a trial user of the ability, Wu Chang could not intervene at this stage and could only stand at the God's perspective and be a bystander.

He looked at the utility room below. Hercules was trapped in a corner by three guards, looking weak, pitiful and helpless.

After gaining the fantasy divinity and passing most of the twelve trials, he, who was able to call the wind and rain in the rational world, seemed to have his consciousness returned to his childhood, to the night when he failed to escape.

Not to mention resisting, it was even difficult for him to stay standing.

The leader of the guards asked:
"Little mouse, running away without permission is a big deal. Do you know what the consequences will be?"

Hercules said with a stiff upper lip: "It's nothing but death. We won't live long anyway if we continue to be tortured by you."

The guard leader shook his index finger and shook his head, "No, no, no, you are too naive. This time is different from the past. When you were escaping, someone attacked Sawblade from the Body Modification Research Department, chopped off one of his hands, and blinded one of his eyes."

"Sawblade usually likes to do some strange experiments with scrapped items. This time when he woke up, he threatened to cut the escapee into pieces."

"Trust me, you don't want to go into that black cabin of Sawblade."

Hercules shuddered, as if recalling some terrifying memory, and the courage that had just risen in his eyes suddenly dissipated.

The guard leader squatted down, patted Hercules on the shoulder, and whispered:

"Take me to your companions, and we'll pretend we didn't see you, how about that?"

Hercules, who was cowering in fear, felt as if he had been granted amnesty after hearing these words. He nodded immediately and said:

"No problem, I know where they are hiding!"

"So what are you waiting for? Lead the way."

Hercules led the way in front, and three guards followed behind with strange smiles. Hercules did not notice that when he chose to abandon his companions and cooperate with the guards, the three guards' bodies swelled up and a fourth guard walked out of the darkness.

"The target is attacked by a mind monster, and a crack appears in the will barrier. The mind monster's attributes increase by 30%."

In the darkness, Wu Chang, who was in a God's perspective, was stunned.

It tasted just right, the malice of the Heart Monster was similar to that of Amber's inner demon in the Doomed dungeon.

They did not attack the target directly, but instead took advantage of the weaknesses in the target's mind and attacked the target's will barrier, developing themselves first and then taking action.

He still remembered Amber's state at that time. Facing the mental monster, if he didn't fight to the end at the first encounter, he would only get deeper and deeper, with the holes in his mind constantly expanding until he collapsed.

Led by the insider, the five people soon found an escaped experimental subject in a small cubicle in the bathroom.

The chief of the guards said kindly to Hercules:
"Well done, I knew you would stand on the side of justice and help us maintain order."

"These little rats escape every other day, causing us a lot of trouble and causing us to be punished along with them. They are simply black sheep. In order to get rid of them and give everyone a clean living space, you can help us be an undercover agent."

"Next time they have an evil escape plan, you can tell me secretly. I can guarantee that you will not experience any dangerous experiments in the future. How about that?"

Hercules, who had already backed down once, had no way back now. Facing the kind expression of the guard leader, he nodded.

"Very good!" The guard leader patted his shoulder with satisfaction, put the metal baton in his hand into his hand, then pointed at the experimental subject who had just been captured and said softly:

"Go kill him."

Hercules shuddered, "Didn't I agree to your terms?"

The guard leader still kept smiling and said in a gentle tone: "I'll give you three seconds. If you don't kill him, I'll let him kill you."

"3..."

boom!
As soon as the countdown began, Hercules hit his companion on the back of the head with a stick. The moment he killed his companion, his muscles shrank by half and the fear in his eyes became even stronger.

"The target is attacked by a mind monster, and the will barrier is partially damaged. The mind monster's attributes increase by 30%. When the target is in the doom space, all attributes are weakened to 70%."

Wu Chang, who was watching from the sidelines, took a deep breath. It was indeed his talent that had been enhanced by the S-level Book of Inspiration.

Before using it, he knew that the effect of the evil spirit was not simple, but he did not expect that the effect of the evil spirit could be so complicated.

The effect of the Doom Space even inherited the attribute suppression mechanism of Doom.

Could it be that he had previously blamed the S-level Book of Inspiration wrongly? Was it not that it was too weak, but that his other abilities were too strong?

The breaking of the barriers of will is like an avalanche; once it starts, it is difficult to stop.

As Hercules and his guards captured more companions, the flaw in his heart became bigger.

Before long, the number of guards following him had reached six. Each guard had a muscular build and held a baton that looked like a mace in his hand.

When the last subject who tried to escape was caught, tonight's operation came to an end.

Just as the guards' friendly expressions gradually turned weird and their eyes glared at Hercules, Hercules seemed to sense the danger and shouted:
"There's actually another person!"

"There is another experimental subject named Spark. She has been working with us all the time. Although I can't find her, she manages to survive every time. I suspect she has received help from the staff inside the institute!"

"I can help you find out, trust me!"

As Hercules took the initiative to ask for a further step, his will barrier was one step closer to breaking. However, what he did not expect was that the guards were not interested in the information he voluntarily provided.

"Fire is different from you rats, so you don't have to worry about it."

These words completely broke Hercules' defense, and the crisp sound of shattering echoed throughout the entire Doom Space.

"The target is attacked by a mind monster, and its will barrier is greatly damaged. The mind monster's attributes increase by 50%. When the target is in the doom space, all attributes are weakened to 40%."

The guards' attitudes were not caused by Wu Chang's secret manipulation.

The mental monsters in the Doom Space have the same mechanism as Amber's inner demons. They are all monsters evolved based on the target's personal experiences.

The fact that this sentence caused Hercules to react so strongly shows that the meaning of this sentence, that Amber is different from ordinary mice, is the biggest demon in his heart.

This incident bothered him far more than the time he betrayed his companions and leaked information as an undercover agent.

Wu Chang seemed to have realized something in secret. No wonder Amber had been able to survive every time she failed to escape in the secret research institute.

This was due to her ability and the help of Amanda's management, but the more important reason was the official indulgence of the secret research institute.

They are using this method to plant a demon in Amber's heart, making it easier to control her in the future, or for some other purpose.

Wu Chang shook his head, collected his thoughts, and turned his attention back to the space of doom.

As Hercules's will barrier was severely damaged and the deepest holes in his heart were exposed by the mental monsters, the play came to an end.

The prelude is over, and it’s time to enter the real flesh-and-blood battle.

Before Hercules could think of something that could better demonstrate his value than reporting the fire, the leader of the guards swung his mace from bottom to top, hitting him hard on the chin.

Hercules' thin body suddenly flew up, and a mouthful of blood mixed with front teeth spurted out of his mouth.

The damage caused by the mind monster is soul damage that directly strikes the origin, and he cannot be immune even if he is wearing lion skin armor.

Since the injury, Hercules' body has changed from that of a child to that of an adult man.

He held his chin and said vaguely: "Why, I have said everything I need to say."

The guard leader waved his mace and said with a smile:

"No reason, I just think you are useless and it's time to end it."

As the guard leader attacked, Hercules came out of the atmosphere of the performance stage. After a short stagnation, he woke up. After regaining consciousness, Hercules recalled everything that had just happened. His blood surged and he instantly entered a superposition state of red warmth and blood rage.

"You guys deserve to die! And the kid from the Wilderness Realm deserves to die too!"

He took out the sword and shield from his personal space, leaped forward, and rushed straight towards the leader of the guards.

During the performance phase, the mind monster's attributes increased by more than 150%, but it was still not enough in front of the furious Hercules.

Hercules blocked the guard leader's mace with his shield, then pushed the shield in his hand and hit the guard leader in the face with the mace.

While the guard leader was screaming in pain, he turned the sword and stabbed it straight down along the base of the guard leader's neck until it reached the hilt.

Then he stirred it vigorously and cut off the head of the guard leader.

He held the guard leader's head with his shield hand and shouted, as if he wanted to vent all his previous frustration and fear.

Under normal circumstances, if he had killed the main culprit in such a ferocious and brutal way, the other targets would have been frightened, and would have retreated from their attacks, or simply fled.

But the mind monster doesn't care about these things and doesn't pay attention to the atmosphere.

As Hercules howled to the sky, four or five maces had already hit his head and chest.

Hercules didn't care about the ordinary iron arm at first, but when the stick hit his body, he realized something was wrong. The vibration that hit his soul directly made his head buzz.

The loud roar was interrupted by a series of ruthless beatings with sticks.

He held the shield on his head, swung his sword around, and took advantage of the guards' retreat to run out of the encirclement in a panic.

It seems that the feeling of being attacked just now was not an illusion. These guards are weird. Their strength is obviously very low, but their attacks can penetrate the lion skin armor and cause damage to him.

In addition to the guards, this space also has something strange that can suppress his attributes.

The strength he could exert at this moment was less than half of what he had in his prime. The concentrated fire just now directly took away a quarter of his life.

Where did that kid from the Wilderness Realm get this strange ability?
With the lessons learned from the previous incident, Hercules was much more cautious this time. He did not dare to take the damage head-on. He chose to approach slowly, not allowing the guards to form an encirclement, and then steadily polish down these guards.

Who is he? A Hercules who can complete the twelve trials and has almost unlimited endurance.

As long as he plays steadily, ensures he doesn't get hurt, and finds the right opportunity to slowly counterattack, there is no way he can lose to these guards.

The battle started again, and Hercules, who adopted a defensive tactic, switched to a defensive strategy.

No matter what attack it is, block it with the shield first, and wait until the guard is paralyzed by the attack, then chop with a sword from behind the shield.

After counterattacking, never be greedy and retract your shield immediately to make sure you don't give the guards any chance to take advantage.

If the current situation continues, it is only a matter of time before Hercules wins.

But if nothing unexpected happens, an accident is about to happen.

The guards rushed forward and swung their maces at Hercules. This had happened many times before, but Hercules used his superb skills and wielded his shield so tightly that he blocked all the attacks.

He observed the battlefield, looking for which guard had not had time to retract his attack so that he could strike him with a sword.

But this time, things were different, as he noticed that one of the guards, instead of swinging his bat, threw an elbow at him.

"Man!"

He raised his shield to block, but found that the opponent's elbow pressed on the shield, like a drop of water, moving along the arc of the shield. The elbow penetrated into his defense circle at an incredible angle and hit him in the face.

His eyes went dark. Although the opponent's attack could not hurt him, the abnormal state caused by the attack caused him to temporarily lose control of his body.

Next, he saw several maces coming towards him continuously.

"The target was attacked by a mind monster, and its soul was severely damaged. When the target is in the doom space, all attributes are weakened by 30%."

If the fight continues like this, the mind monster guard will beat Hercules into a meatball alive.

But Wu Chang did not let them continue, but asked them to wait, then came to Hercules and said in the tone of the guard leader:
"I have a question. Answer it and I won't let them beat you."

"Are you an experimental subject in a secret research institute, or a player of the Abyss game, or both?"

Hercules was not sure whether Wu Chang would keep his word, but he still backed down and replied:

"I am a player of the Abyss, not an experimental subject."

Wu Chang asked curiously, "Why did the mental flaw of Subject 46 appear in you? Could it be that the fantasy godhood can inherit the memory of the godhood experiment subject?"

Hercules had a look of surprise and doubt on his face. He had not expected that a player from the wasteland would know about the existence of imaginary divinity.

Seeing that he couldn't hide it from the other party, he hesitated for a moment and replied:
"You can understand it this way. The method of extracting the fantasy divinity is not to extract the divinity from the experimental subjects, but to let the divinity in their bodies run wild, devour the existence of the experimental subjects through the loopholes in their minds, use their flesh and blood as nutrients, and produce the fruit of divinity."

"When we swallow the fruit of divinity, it is equivalent to swallowing the entire experimental subject. They will merge with us along with the divinity. Their memories will also become our memories."

Wu Chang sighed after hearing this. When he first heard about the process of making the fantasy divinity, he thought it was weird.

If divinity could be extracted so easily, then why did they cultivate the test subjects like raising insects, and why did they let them live under high pressure and terror, deliberately creating mental holes in them?

Wouldn’t it be easier to make divinity mature if it was cultivated with gentler means?

Now it seems that all of this was done so that when the divinity goes berserk in the future, it would be able to devour the experimental subject through a loophole in the mind.

But this is also true. If divinity were so easy to seize, then divinity would be worthless.

Hercules looked at Wu Chang and said:

"I have answered your question, now it is your turn to fulfill your promise."

Wu Chang shrugged and said:
"Don't worry, there is no reason to go back on my promise."

Hercules let out a sigh of relief, but his brows furrowed, and his heart, which had just been relieved, suddenly became tense again.

Heping, why does this name sound so familiar?

Is this the name of the new monster from the wasteland who had defeated Boss Huanxi before?

Before Hercules could react, Wu Chang asked:

"Is your strength attribute over 500?"

Hercules answered subconsciously: "No, not even close."

Wu Chang glanced at the attribute panel and said with a smile: "That's great."

When he activates the Sea Giant transformation, his Strength attribute is 163.

Hercules' strength attribute is less than 150, so under the attribute suppression of the Doom Space, his strength will not exceed points.

Wu Changti Hercules adjusted his lion skin armor and said:

"For the sake of my promise, please answer me a question: Does No. 46 really want to sell out Fire?"

Hercules didn't know why Wu Chang asked this, but since the question was harmless, he answered, "Yes."

Wu Chang asked, "Jealous?"

Hercules: "Yes."

Wu Chang said: "What a pity, he is already dead, then you can take my punch for him."

Hercules:?

Before Hercules could explain, Wu Chang punched him in the face.

Lionskin armor can resist all non-divine damage, but it has a weakness, that is, as long as the strength judgment is greater than the wearer, the damage of the attack will go directly to the source and the damage caused will be doubled.

Hercules didn't have much health left to begin with, and Wu Chang's punch went straight to the source, and the Blasphemer that took effect after the power judgment directly smashed his head.

As Hercules' body fell to the ground, Wu Chang released the space of doom and returned to the world of reason.

In the rational world, Xu Dejun held the knife in both hands, anxiously waiting for Wu Chang.

He didn't know what method Wu Chang used to take Hercules away temporarily, and he didn't know whether Wu Chang would come back, but he couldn't leave and could only wait here.

Because now only Wu Chang can travel between the Wild World and the Reason World, and only he can pass that message back.

Just as he was waiting anxiously, the black fog appeared again, and Wu Chang reappeared with the headless body of Hercules.

"The trouble has been solved. Tell me what the information was that you insisted on giving me."

(End of this chapter)