Weird Survival: I can devour thousands of talents

Chapter 85: The Mystery of Dreams

If there is one thing that Ling Xiao wants most, it is the ability to survive in water.

He used to be very afraid of water.

He has a natural affinity for water, but he also deeply reveres the unpredictable existence hidden beneath its tranquility.

According to Blue Mother's narration:

When Ling Xiao was still a swaddled baby, he was wrapped in a cloth bag and couldn't even make a sound. If he hadn't been discovered in time by a fisherman who was fishing by the river, he would have probably been soaked and rotted in the shallow water before the stench attracted his attention.

The first time his mother saw him was when she opened the cloth bag and saw his pitiful little face. It was raining lightly, but the water droplets made him cry and open his eyes, and he saw her.

Being afraid to begin with, and with this innate "explanation", Ling Xiao never went into the water again, although he later learned to swim through a public welfare project.

And his mother did not force him or tame him to be a perfect "good boy".

Unlike some parents, who make pumpkin "corrections" for their children who are not picky eaters except pumpkin, and who are afraid of water poisoning, they have to soak the pumpkin in water until it changes.

My mother is very tolerant.

She is not the biological mother of those children, but her educational philosophy and love far surpass anyone else.

Until that rainy night, Ling Xiao held his mother's gradually hypothermic body in the freezing cold water.

The fear of water was suddenly cured.

It sounds a bit childish.

Separation and death all happen on rainy days.

He suddenly fell in love with the rain, especially the heavy rain that was so heavy that he couldn't distinguish his tears.

"call……"

There was a limp snake corpse lying at his feet. Ling Xiao was in a trance for a moment, but was quickly brought back to reality by his reason.

Breathing is much smoother.

He leaned over and buried his face in the water, feeling refreshed and at ease.

It's hard to imagine and hard to explain.

But his thoughts were drawn far away, so far away that Ling Xiao was in the past, and he didn't want to waste any more brain cells at this moment.

Suddenly, he felt sleepy.

Ling Xiao sensed something was wrong and his whole body was filled with internal energy!

Just as he was about to explode, a dream came...

"call!!"

Ling Xiao "pulled" his head out of the water, and with a frightened look on his face, he let the splashing water fall on his face.

The cold touch helped him calm down quickly.

Before my eyes, there is a strange dusk.

If Ling Xiao hadn't relived the special mission, he would probably be even more shocked by this spectacle!
The dim distant mountains stretch out across the horizon, and the two seem to be stuck together, with no visible boundary between them.

The afterglow of the blood-red setting sun is sad, beautiful and decadent.

The world in front of Ling Xiao seemed to be filtered, which was very impactful and infectious but unclear.

He is a spectator, a passer-by.

But when you insert your fingers into the soil, the moisture and slight warmth you feel is the most real touch.

I subconsciously tried to open the map, but failed.

A little panicked but still able to control myself.

Ling Xiao simply searched the taskbar, wondering if he had accidentally triggered a special task...

But he couldn't open the familiar system just by thinking about it.

What about the system?
I tried the effect of the new talent, but it broke the system...

"I...fuck..."

"Where the hell is this happening to me again!?"

Fortunately, after so many hardships, Ling Xiao was shocked and angry but still able to remain rational and calm. The awakened abilities and acquired states were taking effect, helping him adapt to the current situation.

Familiar systems no longer exist.

But looking at the long sword that was summoned at will and the fireworks rising from the blade, Ling Xiao's heart was temporarily strengthened by a few stable steel ropes.

Behind him was a dense jungle filled with strange and colorful unknown flowers and plants.

While vision was transmitting information back, the distorted ears were also recaptured the sound.

In the distance, very far away, the shouts and cries of killing shook the heaven and earth.

And further away, there stands a magnificent building that soars into the sky.

Even though Ling Xiao had seen masterpieces of civil engineering such as skyscrapers, everything paled in comparison to this supernatural work of art and technology.

As the saying goes:
"If there are a thousand people, the earth will be connected to the sky; if there are ten thousand people, there will be no end!"

In that brutal killing field with blood and flesh splattered everywhere, Ling Xiao could feel the murderous intent raging in the chaos from a long distance away.

And judging from the scale, the total number of people on both sides is probably an order of magnitude higher.

The most important thing is that this is not a war between humans.

A golden magic circle was suspended in the sky, with divine light shooting out from it, exploding into a cloud of blood mist.

Countless figures fought in the air. One side vowed to defend the castle and the aerial formation behind them to the death, while the other side attacked madly at all costs.

Mysterious forbidden spells emerged one after another, and the top warriors on both sides fought to the death. The meat grinder on the ground crushed hundreds of elite warriors every second.

There was no intention of getting close to investigate.

The aftermath alone made Ling Xiao tremble, and the internal energy protecting his body had increased by 50%.

Even so, the soul began to ache.

It seems that if I look at it for a while longer, it will explode!
Only by surviving can we find a way out.

Ling Xiao looked around, preparing to collect more information for decision-making, when something suddenly grabbed his ankle.

He subconsciously swung his knife and chopped!

clang--

A halo of light flashed by, and the blade was directly bounced away! ?

Fortunately, the attack was repelled, and Ling Xiao took this opportunity to see the "person" clearly.

There were a few oddities on that exceptionally beautiful face.

She has a straight nose and pointed ears, but the most eye-catching thing is her emerald green eyes.

Even though one is suffering tremendous pain at this moment, one can still feel the most intuitive and simple beauty.

This is a gorgeous color that cannot be achieved even with ten thousand layers of cosmetic contact lenses.

But as Ling Xiao observed, the situation of this "person" was not optimistic.

Half of the body, in fact, only the chest with the head and one arm was left.

Everything below the abdomen had turned into black mud, and the organs exposed in the chest were "rotting" at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Blood-red and black lines crawled over the remaining towering body, extended over her slender neck, and invaded her snow-white cheeks.

And those pure and clear eyes seemed to have extremely aggressive ink dripping down, spreading and staining.

“Help…help me…”

Ling Xiao had no idea what was going on. His head was about to burn out as he watched the strange scene in front of him.

The Eye of Appraisal was thrown out, but there was no feedback.

Not even a question mark.

The system disappeared so no information was reported?
"Please... please! Help me! Help me get free!"

"I don't want to become a monster!"

The "girl" on the ground, whose race was unknown, seemed to be in great pain, and her weak cries were even a little creepy.

Unfortunate changes were happening inside her body, and just as Ling Xiao raised the knife, he heard a soft whisper in his ear.

"Help her..."

For some unknown reason, my body actually moved on its own without my conscious awareness!?
Although he had already had the idea to take action, and if he had not been distracted by the mysterious voice, he would have chopped it down long ago.

But active and passive must never be confused!
My body, under the command of that mysterious voice, skipped the program and started moving!?
Clang—the flames burn away the sins.

The beautiful head with a broken neck, the last expression in those eyes was one of relief and gratitude...

Ling Xiao regained control of his body and almost instantly increased the defense of his Qi to its strongest level.

But I can still hear that mysterious voice.

"There's a path on the left..."

"Who are you! A ghost? Or the pollution that inhabits my soul!?"

no answer.

At this moment, Ling Xiao had actually roughly guessed the other party.

He was wondering why he hadn't been affected by that strange curse before, but now it's here?
The ring's function still works in special parts of special tasks, and after pulling oneself into a dream, it can also block some functions of the system.

Ling Xiao simply couldn't imagine the Duchess's level.

I can't resist it, and I'm powerless to resist it.

Following the instructions, he walked through the dense grass, using his flaming knife to make a difficult path.

The deafening noise behind me gradually faded away, and all the movements seemed to be weakened by the cover of vegetation.

After pushing aside the last few blades of grass, a very wide road came into view.

“Is this called a path?”

There was no feedback in my ears.

Ling Xiao considered it and wanted to walk away from the castle, but his reason told him that that was the place where he would solve the dream.

If I flee in another direction, I might be trapped in this hellhole forever...

It's called a small path, but it's actually very flat.

The surrounding flowers and plants are all specially cultivated varieties. Even if Trumpet Xiao doesn't recognize them, he can see how precious these plants are.

Moreover, it was trimmed very neatly and was not damaged at all by the war that was "so close".

The owner of that castle was obviously of a very high status, but he was still beaten all the way to his doorstep...

Sudden attack?

Retreating all the way?

Ling Xiao walked with fear in his heart, holding a knife, because he knew very well what level of battle was going on over there.

If any of those big guys flying in the air throws a small skill wrongly, it doesn’t need to cover me just right. Just a slight impact can directly shock me to death!
Fortunately, it was quick, so he didn't have to worry about being blown away while walking.

Two strange corpses emerged from the bushes beside the road ahead.

The armor on his body was gilded and exquisitely crafted, but the body inside had rotted away beyond recognition, and dark magic patterns were crawling on it, flashing a strange red light rhythmically, as if it was still breathing.

One tall, one short, one thin, one fat, one female, one male.

The tall "female corpse" was holding a longbow, and the dark red soul fire flickering in her eyes was looking at Ling Xiao with interest; the short and fat "male corpse" was not so leisurely, and fiddled with the giant hammer and round shield in his hands, and charged towards Ling Xiao.

It's quite fitting that they start fighting as soon as they disagree.

But Ling Xiao still wanted to curse: "Shit!"

The Eye of Identification is useless, and these guys have no intention of communicating at all.

Oh, the last person I could communicate with was begging me to help her get rid of her...

With my eyes closed, I was completely in the dark and could only do whatever I saw! ?
As usual, start with a light slash!

Let’s try the strength of this melee soldier first.

As for the long-range archer, Ling Xiao naturally noticed the other party's action of bending the bow and drawing the arrow.

A soul-sucking piercing shot hits the target directly!
boom!boom!
The light slash, which could at least cause defense-breaking damage in the past, had little effect after hitting the round shield.

It collapsed like a soft snowball and exploded into a scattered light spot.

On the contrary, the latter's round shield seemed to have been refined, and a layer of orange-red halo covered the whole body. The momentum of the charge was so powerful that it was difficult to resist!

But Ling Xiao had no intention of confronting him head-on.

He is neither a tank nor a warrior.

Combining various skills and talents, it is clearly a high-sensitivity attack speed flow.

Dancing on the tip of a knife is extremely difficult to operate but also very enjoyable to watch.

But in this dream, the only two spectators are these two monsters of unknown origin.

Oh, and there’s also that bad woman who hides her head and shows her tail and only hums occasionally!

boom--

There was no need for quick dodge. Ling Xiao relied on his current skills to avoid the shield attack.

Fortunately, he had no intention of fighting head-on.

Because this shield not only deals damage by impact, but also bursts of fierce flames burst out from the shield surface as it rushes to its original position!

If someone chooses to stay where they are, they will have to take a hard hit to the face.

"die!!"

He drew his sword and chopped it down, the sword light enhanced by the power of the scorching sun pulled out a brilliant flame tail!

But Ling Xiao was shocked.

[Execution Announcement] Although it was not released at full strength, the monster in front of him showed no delay at all.

It means that the other party is not affected at all.

There's no time to hesitate. Control talents aren't taking effect. It's impossible to be immune to all damaging skills, right?!

clang--

A tornado of fire erupted from the point where the giant hammer and the blade collided, spreading out and engulfing the short and fat monster.

Ling Xiao sensed the danger coming from the side, and his [Spatial Perception] could even clearly capture the movement of the monster not far away drawing its bow.

Without hesitation, he directly summoned the spirit of the Green Wave Spirit Snake!
The phantom emerged from the center of the eyebrows and immediately rushed towards the female corpse who shot the arrow!
While the monsters and spirits were fighting, the battle here started again!
The giant hammer was surrounded by traces of thunder and fell down with a momentum that overwhelmed the heaven and earth!

Ling Xiao's breath was caught in his throat, and he quickly dodged.

The afterimage had just been created when it was shattered by a fierce hammer!
Ling Xiao exerted force with his legs and did not just take the beating. Instead, he immediately started to counterattack the moment he created an opportunity by dodging.

He went around to the side of the short and fat monster that was not protected by a round shield, and then the Iron Heart Knife slashed out with a [Wind and Fire Combo] like a violent storm!
It is not required to hit the vital points, even if it hits the opponent's thick armor.

Just preserve as much energy as possible under the onslaught!
Ling Xiao moved back and forth around the short and fat monster, always managing to cut and escape before the opponent's weapon swung.

This kind of meat mountain with low agility is also his favorite type of enemy.

It feels so good to use it to brush your hands!
呲——

The spirit over there was pierced by a sharp arrow, but Ling Xiao on this side was not affected at all.

He discovered the pattern from the previous Evil Butcher. He just needed to release it and let it entangle with the enemy, and then cut off the connection.

Even if the spirit loses some "flexibility", it will not affect oneself.

Very useful for stopping enemies!

Now, it’s time to deal with the stubborn enemy in front of us!
A violent explosion of wind and fire!
The short, fat and sturdy monster was knocked off balance by the violent explosion, its back and sides were covered in blood and flesh, and a large part of its deformed body was missing, revealing its evil and surging core.

Ling Xiao dodged to a distance before the explosion and immediately pulled out an iron spear and threw it out!
After hitting the core, it triggered another miniature explosion.

The rough face with a beard also turned towards him with difficulty, revealing a somewhat terrifying smile.

Slightly stunned, Ling Xiao didn't know why the other party had such a relieved expression.

But after confirming that the short and fat monster finally exploded and died, he did not stop and was already on his way to rushing towards the longbowman.

The monster actually drew the bow without putting an arrow on it, and a mysterious smile also appeared on his face.

bass--

Flames flashed by and the head flew up!
Ling Xiao turned around and watched silently as the two monsters finally melted into a pool of mud.

Shrinking into the land, it disappeared.

In the distance, the magnificent castle bathed in the afterglow of the setting sun did not seem to be getting closer, but it was not far away either.

Always there, waiting for him to come over...

(End of this chapter)