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This is the first time I've heard this word since it was invented.

Everyone who comes here is filled with regret and wishes they could trade their soul for a second chance.

But this human... actually said, "Pay?"

What to use?

That ridiculous coin?

That's way too cheap... No, no!

"I am the Lord of Desire, the ultimate destination of liberation, and no one can afford my fees!"

That's revealing her identity...

Its ability to withstand pressure is really poor.

However, I personally think this identity might be highly questionable.

Whose Lord of Desire is so low-class, living in a tiny shack the size of a water tank? It's even worse than his previous coffin.

It's very likely a knock-off, or a self-proclaimed one.

As he pondered this, another "Blessed Coin" appeared from his fingertip.

"oh."

He gazed at the churning black mist at the edge of the pool, as if haggling at a morning market:

"Would one more be enough?"

"Thump—"

Another soft sound.

The black mist, like a dandelion with its fluffy seeds standing on end, swelled several times in size, almost filling half of the cave. Anyone with a sharp eye could see tentacles wriggling inside.

"What do you want to do?!"

It desperately wanted to kill this annoying human, but it couldn't.

Its underlying logic in creation is—

It draws upon the emotions it needs as sustenance, responds to the wishes of those who insert coins, and collects the feedback after the coin-inserting person dies.

Can......

But even though the human inserted a coin, it couldn't evoke his emotions, so it couldn't entice him to make a wish. How could it be twisted and fulfilled?

If the process stalls, it won't get any food.

This person actually put in three coins and even asked if that was enough!

"I have a wish."

The churning black mist stopped.

"Then...tell me your wish..." It regained some of its energy, and its tone became seductive again.

He stared intently at the impatient cloud of black mist and said earnestly:

"Nyarlathotep died on the spot."

"..."

"you......"

Little Jiu on my shoulder tilted its head, as if it had caught something in the air that made it uneasy.

"What? Three pieces, that's the most I can offer."

The sound of someone choking on a sentence didn't ring out again for several seconds.

Filled with fear and anger:

"How dare you... how dare you address your master by his name?!"

"..."

Because of that one sentence in Hydra's evaluation: "defective product".

I assumed this guy wasn't very bright, but I didn't expect him to be so easily fooled...

He made a mental note of it:

Nyarlathotep = Fake Gaia = Glutton = Villain (tentative)

Come on.

Just as they were about to leave, the black mist became restless and ceased to maintain its form. It suddenly expanded, and several faint, smooth tentacles emerged, leaving deep scratches on the walls.

The stalactites at the top of the cave began to sway, as if they might fall on our heads at any moment.

Little Ninety-Nine's hands twitched slightly before relaxing again.

This thing... seems familiar... I've seen something similar before.

look familiar!

Ren Yi had no time to pay attention to Xiao Jiu's thoughts, because the tentacles in the black mist were already lashing out at his face with a powerful gust of wind.

He ducked to avoid the attack, lowering his center of gravity, and at the same time, a dark light flashed in his hand as he thrust the Raven straight forward.

"laugh--!"

The sharp dagger cut in a third of the way but couldn't go any further, as if it had cut into sharkskin. Renyi immediately grabbed it with his other hand and slashed it. Transparent liquid spurted out, and the tentacle trembled and retreated into the churning black mist in pain.

【Trait 3: Thirst for Blood. ......Currently drawing blood (2/10)】

It is a living organism.

Ren Yi felt more confident.

As long as it's not some pure energy entity, it's easy to handle.

But in just one second, the injured tentacle was smooth as before, and the long wound that the Raven had made had disappeared!

"It's no use! I am—"

Uninterested in its threats, Ren Yi stomped his foot and shot off like an arrow, directly targeting the part enveloped in the black mist.

There's something fishy going on if someone's hiding like that!

His movements were so fast that even the creatures in the mist seemed surprised by the human's audacity, as they actually charged forward on their own initiative.

However, the moment he touched the black mist,

A strong burning sensation came over me!

"!"

He quickly withdrew and retreated, switching the dagger to his left hand.

His right hand, hanging down, trembled slightly. The back of his hand looked as if it had been splashed with strong acid; the skin was charred and peeled off, revealing blood-red muscle and bone.

The viewers in the live stream were in an uproar, with worried comments flooding the screen.

[Damn, Lao Liu, not only did he hide it so well, but he also brought poison?!]

[My heart aches for Renyi's hands...]

[How are we supposed to handle this? The boss's dominant hand is probably his right, right?]

[Don't worry too much, the big shot seems pretty calm!]

"Hehe...hehehehahaha..."

Uncontrollable maniacal laughter erupted from within the black mist, like a pervert who had been imprisoned for 100 years finally finding an outlet.

"Foolish human... do you think you can defeat me?!"

"I am desire, I am darkness... I am the abyss! To touch me is to touch destruction!"

Accompanied by this arrogant declaration,

The black mist swelled dramatically, like a living tide, completely breaking away from the pool and surging in all directions. Wherever it passed, the bones on the ground made a soft hissing sound.

The space inside the cave was drastically compressed.

At the same time, several tentacles emerged from the mist, attempting to pierce through Renyi from various angles.

Renyi had no choice but to keep retreating, searching for a safe place to land.

A tentacle swept across, and with a twist of his body, the tentacle slammed heavily against the stone wall beside him, sending shards of rock flying.

Then, a tentacle-like venomous snake stabbed out from above.

He rolled on the spot, creating a deep crater where he had been standing.

The entire cave became its main battlefield for a time, with the sounds of wind cutting, sharp weapons piercing flesh, and impacts ringing out incessantly.

Renyi was like a small boat in a stormy sea, its movements calculated down to the millimeter. The tentacles were quickly covered with wounds of all sizes amidst its howling, and it had to take turns retreating into the black mist to heal.

But even so,

The situation is not optimistic.

The black mist was closing in, as if it were about to occupy the entire cave, leaving less and less space for anyone to move around.

It was observed that as the volume of the black fog increased, the fog concentration appeared to decrease significantly.

At the same time, visibility and temperature in the surrounding area are dropping sharply.

His breath was already white mist.

But now almost everything has frozen into white frost, and the water droplets on the rock wall behind us are almost frozen into ice, as if covered with a layer of white armor.

This coldness is not an illusion.

Instead, the black mist was indeed absorbing the surrounding heat!

This may be one of the effects of the black fog.

The cold corrodes the prey's body, causing it to become sluggish or lose its ability to resist.

Another close call, a tentacle narrowly grazed his cheek, leaving a bloody mark.