I'm not Yingjie

Chapter 53: Forest

"Zi..."

The clear and cloudless weather was covered by a substance that looked like garbled data. The scenery in front of me was spinning, and dim colors replaced the original warm tones, making the monsters that were already ferocious enough become even more hideous.

"Hmm?" Mei slashed the imaginary monster in front of her with a knife, and the giant hand at her side drew the knife and swallowed the enemy's figure with thunder. She frowned and looked up at the dark sky.

What's happening here?

She felt as if she had fallen into another world. The ground beneath her feet made a mournful sound of wind erosion, and the pattern of three suspended doors in the distance was also covered with a layer of gray film filter.

Mei put away her sword and walked to the door to observe the unexpected situation: "Three paths? This has never happened before. Have I arrived at a new area, or..."

"No...there are indeed some problems in the paradise of the past." A strange voice that had never been heard before sounded directly in Mei's ears.

"Who!" Mei flicked the knife handle with her thumb, lowered her body, and looked around vigilantly.

This gloomy place seemed like something terrifying would pop out at any time. Mei's understanding of the paradise in the past was not deep enough, so it was not impossible that some trap-like killing mechanism was triggered.

"Time is limited, there is no time to explain. Anyway, there are some problems with the memory of the area you are in. At the same time, your consciousness and self-awareness have also been affected to a certain extent." The speed of the weak voice was completely different from the content of her words. There was no trace of anxiety in her voice. "So, please don't trust your common sense from now on. Follow my guidance and I will bring you back to reality."

"Why should I trust you? A faceless stranger, you should at least identify yourself."

"...A strange name and not knowing the name should make no difference to you. You should pay more attention to your own situation, experimental subject. The area you are in may soon undergo some unexpected changes."

Mei did not put the knife back into the sheath. The identity of this strange voice was unknown. It could be the new Yingjie or a member of the World Snake. And the name of the experimental subject reminded her of someone she didn't want to meet.

"You are very close to the anchor point now. I have analyzed it... There is a disorder in the road area on your left hand side. You may encounter an unimaginably strong enemy. The anchor point in the middle is a normal area, which belongs to Tianhui."

Mei looked up at the Tianhui mark on the far left and the Aosha mark in the middle, and couldn't help but feel suspicious.

The last teleportation anchor point is an antique clock with only hour and minute hands. Is that... Lin's mark?

“Don’t go near that anchor.”

As Mei approached the last anchor point, a strange voice suddenly issued a warning.

"There is a special existence in the area connected to that anchor point. With your current abilities and imprints, I do not recommend you go there."

"So this is the so-called erroneous data?" Mei stared at the clock pattern that turned into navy blue and asked the voice.

"No... The area connected to the anchor point and the existence inside it normally exist in the paradise of the past, but that is not an area you can normally reach now. The wrong data connected the transmission anchor point to it."

"Normal area? Then why can't I go in?"

"That existence is too special. It involves the core of the Paradise of the Past Life. If you go there now, it is very likely that some unstable situation will occur."

"The core of the paradise of the past..." Mei looked at the door solemnly. Wasn't the answer she was looking for related to this?

Should I trust this person's guidance, or should I trust my own judgment?

After weighing the pros and cons, Mei said firmly: "I want to go in."

"..." He suddenly fell silent. I don't know whether he was surprised or angry by Mei's decision.

"Is there anything else you want to say?"

"No... If this is your choice, then I have no right to interfere. But please leave there as soon as possible. I need to start repairing the data in that area."

"it is good."

Mei took a deep breath, kept holding the knife, and activated the teleportation anchor point.

"------"

……

rain.

Sad and cold rain fell from the sky.

Mei looked at the raindrops falling at her feet in surprise. In her impression, it would only rain in the paradise of the afterlife when she was at Lin's grave.

But this is not a cemetery, but a desolate space with nothing but a metal floor.

So, the current situation is...

She nodded slightly and stared straight ahead. In this empty space, there was only a black dot that was too far away to be seen clearly.

It was as if the only things left between heaven and earth were this piece of steel land and that "thing" whose true face was unknown.

With the eyesight of a Herrscher, Mei could clearly see the black spot.

"Should I say it's not unexpected, or unexpected..." Mei clenched her sword tightly and said to herself, "The only person I can associate with all of this is you."

The man in the helmet sat in the rain, the rain dripping down from the grooves of his helmet. The extinguished visual window made him look like an abandoned robot.

The Lin seen at this moment was a little different from usual. Apart from his deadly aura, the most obvious thing was the difference in the armor on his body.

"what is that?"

It was quite different from his usual high-tech design and mechanical style with various devices superimposed on his body. At this time, Lin was wearing a cold gray suit that did not look like it had that many mechanisms. Except for a part of the design that could be seen as a mechanical structure, the rest were all outerwear similar to Kevin and the others.

The feeling from the armor was like a sticky texture sliding across Mei's body, but she didn't notice that the more she focused on observing, the stronger the invisible sense of oppression became, and a strange aura unconsciously enveloped her whole body from the soles of her feet. "

Mei suddenly woke up: "No, he is not Lin."

And when she noticed this, the black dot far away in the sky suddenly flashed to less than a hundred meters in front of her, and the weirdness that was originally diluted by the distance instantly burst out from that person's body.

The grey outer armor was stained with azure blue starting from the chest area, and it lit up along with the visual window of "Lin". He slowly stood up and calmly stared at Mei, who was already in an attacking stance with a hostile look on her face.

There is no time to think about the current situation. Is the core of the so-called paradise in the past life this enemy who looks like Lin?

What does this feel like? Honkai beast? Death warrior? Herrscher?

Neither, this is indeed the temperament of a human being.

"Lin" did not burst out with the speed of teleportation just now, but raised his hands in front of Mei's incredulous eyes, and a pure white lance and a pitch-black spear appeared in his left and right hands respectively.

Black Abyss... White Flower?

The sight of "Lin" holding the Key of God, which shouldn't be here, instantly reminded Mei of Lin's engraved mark. Aren't the two long spears hanging low the same as the hour and minute hands on a clock?

Is this also made of memory? No, the Key of God should not be simulated by memory, so what exactly is this "person" in front of me?

However, this is not the end. After holding these two weapons symbolizing the power of creation and decomposition, "Lin" raised the Black Abyss, and the data above his head quickly gathered into the shape of a mechanical humanoid.

"boom!"

A Titan that was very different from the one in Mei's memory landed on the ground with a dull sound. The unmanned pilot pulled out the giant ion cannon on its back and aimed it at Mei.

"This ability has nothing to do with the Black Abyss and White Flower, it's more like..." Seeing this scene, Mei's pupils trembled violently.

There was no time to think about it. The Titan's gun muzzle had already begun to gather energy, and after compressing it to the limit -

"Oh!"

The flying iron pieces scratched Lin's helmet, making a cold friction sound.

The azure visual window contained no murderous intent, only an inorganic... silence.

Chapter 54 Imaginary Enemy

"Oh!"

The sparks from the collision between the long sword and the black abyss lit up the faces of the two men.

Mei coldly commanded her giant arm to swing down the sword, but before it hit Lin, he disappeared, and the slash was blocked by the Titan holding the giant sword. The Vulcan cannons on both sides of the Titan were cut in half by Mei's sword before they could even fire.

The floor beneath her feet became loose, and a lush green sprout emerged. Mei was startled and flew backwards. But before she could take a step, the thick vines grew wildly like a poisonous snake and wrapped around her ankles.

Behind her, the indifferent helmeted man raised a black spear, and the power of death condensed on it was like a substance, stabbing it into Mei's back.

"Tsk..."

Mei's eyes focused, and the electric field around her suddenly exploded. Dark purple lightning shot out like light guns, forcing "Lin" away.

After failing to hit the target on the first strike, "Lin" took a step back and let go of the white flower. The flowing data energy gathered in his hands again. This time, a rifle with the Fire Moth logo appeared. There was no need to pull the trigger, as tongues of flame spurted out continuously from the muzzle!

The lightning turned into a shield, and the bullet was shot down before it penetrated the shield. Before Mei could adjust her breathing and attack, the mysterious figure of "Lin" disappeared again.

The Titan also retreated, charging its ion cannon and forcing Mei to defend herself.

Mei, who had never seen or experienced Lin's fighting style, felt very difficult at this moment. It was not because Lin's power was really that strong, but his fighting style was like a cold gun shot out of nowhere in the shadows. Her destructive power was stronger but she was unable to exert it, but Lin could always seize the opportunity to launch precise and deadly attacks on her.

Simply put, Lin’s fighting is like “seizing opportunities”.

Either he was foolproof or he was killed by him when he got the chance, thus narrowing the gap in hard power between the two people to the greatest extent.

Moreover, the current "Lin" is definitely not in his prime. He can use the abilities of the Black Abyss and White Flower, but only the most basic part. He only uses them as two long weapons. The ability to construct creatures is almost useless so far except for a Titan.

Is this the battle between so-called "humans" and "herrs"?

A smoke bomb was thrown at the feet, and the gray-black smoke obscured the vision. Mei's eyes lit up, and she saw the figure attacking her from the left through the smoke.

Mei swung her long sword horizontally and slashed with all her strength with a cold blow!

"Fuck-"

The human figure was cut in half, but Mei did not get any feedback from the cut on the human body.

"Lin" turned into a shadow and disappeared.

"projection?"

"It's on top." A familiar cold voice reminded Mei. She looked up suddenly and the tip of Heiyuan's gun had reached her eyelashes.

Oops!

Such a simple trick, but Mei fell for it easily. It was too late for her to raise her hand to defend herself. She could only activate her own power and let the electric current in her body rush towards the spear.

"Ding--"

The spear was deflected, but... no one was holding Heiyuan.

Mei was stunned when she saw the empty sky.

This is a, double bait.

"Oh!"

"Oh!"

Mei's pupils shrank, and the burning heat of the bullet grazed her abdomen without hitting her, but the burning phantom pain was transmitted to her brain.

"Lin" stood not far away, let go of the pistol in his hand, stopped moving, and looked at another person who had just appeared in the space.

The familiar helmeted man was right behind Mei. He also put down his pistol. It was he who had just used his bullet to hit "Lin"'s bullet in mid-air, causing the attack that was supposed to hit Mei to miss.

"There's nothing for you to do here." Lin put the pistol back into the holster and said to the motionless "Lin".

There was no response, and "Lin" disappeared along with the Titan.

Mei looked at the "Lin" fading and disappearing into the air in shock, then turned her head and saw Lin standing quietly.

To be honest, after experiencing the short but deadly battle just now, Mei had some trauma about this helmet, so much so that she carefully observed that the armor on Lin's body was not "Lin's" one, so she pretended to be calm and lowered the tip of the knife.

Of course Mei didn't put away her weapon. She was still on guard against the mysterious black spear and asked Lin, "Why are you here?"

"That's what I want to ask, why are you here?" Lin's window lit up, and this action made Mei raise the knife again, "This is not the place for you to come."

"I...something went wrong in the Paradise of the Past."

"Something went wrong... Where's Klein?"

"Klein?"

"A listless workaholic."

"A listless workaholic? I haven't seen one, but I have heard the listless voice."

Lin crossed his arms and examined Mei: "Then why didn't you do what she said?"

"I have the right to act freely." Mei also crossed her arms in a tough attitude. With her 1.72-meter tall figure and high heels, she was not much shorter than Lin, and her momentum was not inferior to him. "It is said that this place is the core of the paradise of the past, but it seems that it is not that simple."

"You don't need to know."

"Do you guys like to keep people guessing so much?"

"I'm just speaking the truth. I don't care what Alicia and other people's attitude or expectations towards you are. To me, you're just a visitor, even if you're a Herrscher." It's unknown what Lin's expression was under his helmet, but Mei guessed that it must be a face as cold as ice, coupled with a flat voice, giving the effect that the whole person is an iceberg inside and out.

After seeing the "Lin" just now, Mei began to believe what Lin said. However, she was at a disadvantage only because she had never fought with Lin before. So she replied coldly: "Your attitude now is exactly the same as that of the masked irritable man. Did I misunderstand your character? Or are all of you who mask your faces equally irritable?"

"Qianjie is different from me, but if necessary, I will do the same thing as him."

"..."