These weird things are all mine

"The next step is up to you."

She had reached her limit.

The limits of being human.

Chapter 5: Slave of Fate (k)

The carriage was filled with rotting flesh and wriggling fungi, and the strong stench was familiar.

Just by meeting each other, Luo Ling knew how bad Ji Ying's current condition was.

Just as Ji Shinian said before, most of the time, Ji Ying was not Ji Ying, but a contained "egg".

The reason why the puppet rumor failed to spread completely in Jiangcheng County and turn the entire county into a hell on earth like an underground cave was because of Ji Ying's existence.

It was also difficult for her to control her instinct to eat flesh and blood, but she placed this instinct more on the "eggs" differentiated from the puppet.

In addition to Li Tianming and Bai Lingzhi, there are more "eggs" that were destroyed by Ji Ying at the cost of her own life in an unknown corner.

But... there is a limit after all.

She was eroding Puppet Rumor, and Puppet Rumor was also eroding her.

Luo Ling slowly closed his eyes, and the memory of Ji Ying opening and closing her mouth as if she was saying something when she stepped on the train reappeared in her mind.

She is talking.

"sorry."

She failed to save everything and instead turned it into another disaster.

This was her last struggle.

"Let the scientist take you back to Jiangcheng County. She won't refuse."

Luo Ling opened his eyes, glanced at Li Shaoheng, and walked straight towards the artist.

She did not kill the weak scientist because, apart from her, only the scientist could drive the "Spirit Walker" and take others away from the dangerous "World of Nothingness".

The reason why I am sure scientists will not refuse is because...

Staying here means death as well, but there is still a glimmer of hope if she goes out. The scientist is not brave enough to exchange her life for another's. Luo Ling can see that she cherishes her life very much.

Luo Ling asked Li Shaoheng to return to Jiangcheng County. Although part of the reason was that scientists were unlikely to go to the company branch, the most important thing was...

I'm afraid that at this moment, Jiangcheng County is experiencing an unprecedented crisis.

An unprecedentedly powerful "egg" is erupting.

Li Shaoheng was a little hesitant. He really wanted to ask the mysterious woman about the whereabouts of Luo Ling and Su Wan, but it seemed that they didn't have much time.

After seeing Luo Ling walk out of the "Spirit Walker", the spider webs around him gradually collapsed, and the scientists began to secretly take back control of the train.

In fact, even if Luo Ling did not take back the domain, scientists could still regain control by spending more time, but the progress would be very slow.

If Li Shaoheng hesitated a little longer, the scientists would launch the "Spirit World Walker" without hesitation, and then the hope of escaping from the "Realm of Nothingness" would be completely gone.

"...Thanks."

After some consideration, Li Shaoheng nodded and whispered.

Then he directly picked up the unconscious An Yu, and together with Cen Xiangyun, they forcibly boarded the "Spirit Traveler".

The scientist looked at them with an unwilling expression, but did not take much action and continued to control the "Spirit Walker".

She heard what Luo Ling said just now. Although she was quite reluctant, she had no choice but to do as Luo Ling said.

Today's scientists are so weak that even Cen Xiangyun can threaten her life. Only by leaving the "Realm of Nothingness" can they truly have a chance to escape.

The artist did not try to stop them, firstly because Luo Ling, who was suspected to be an "apostle" or "agent", was blocking the way, and secondly... he also hoped that the scientist could escape.

Every one who can leave counts.

Besides, it's not like he has no chance of winning.

Just like that, a brief and strange harmony appeared on the battlefield.

But everyone knows that when the "Spirit Walker" starts again, that will be the time when the end will be revealed.

After a while, the "Spirit Walker" restarted, and the scientists and company people were separated into two sides, guarding against each other.

The roar sounded and then faded away, and the boundless darkness completely submerged everything, leaving only the two people on the golden train.

"finally..."

Luo Ling squatted down slightly, looking at the traces of battle on the ground and the inconspicuous, tiny "egg" left on it with a complicated expression.

This was the last "food" that Ji Ying left for Luo Ling before her will was destroyed.

She must be in a lot of pain now.

...It's time to let her go.

Under the artist's doubtful gaze, Luo Ling took off the "egg" and put it into her mouth.

A stream of silver-white hair fell and fluttered, transparent skin without a trace of blood, an overly petite body, and scattered mycelium floating flexibly. When the mysterious woman raised her head again, she had turned into a petite girl with white eyes.

The third ability, "Complete Control", is activated.

She has completely lost all her human characteristics and has truly become a "puppet".

The first rule of weirdness is that if you encounter a creature that looks like a human, no matter what... you must retreat immediately.

But the artist has no way out.

"You are not an apostle at all, you are... the weirdness itself?"

The artist's pupils shrank slightly. Even though he was currently using the power of "forbidden", facing this strange person directly, he still felt his scalp tingling.

"maybe."

Luo Ling raised her head slightly and found that her vision had changed.

In her eyes, it is no longer possible to tell whose face is different from whose. All life has been deconstructed into its most essential form.

The artist she saw was a mutilated being, forcibly blended with the flesh and blood of dozens of life forms, with an invisible thread holding his body up, a power called "eternal life".

"Is this the vision of "Kume no Ya"..."

Not daring to hesitate any longer, upon seeing this scene, the artist once again launched “Withered Flower”.

But unlike all the previous battles, when the sky was full of black red spider lilies in full bloom, Luo Ling did not grow flesh and blood to forcibly resist, nor did he avoid them, allowing the petals to drift away.

She took out a sacrificial vessel from her arms. The beautiful black ice dagger looked more like a dagger in her small hand.

A girl in white came with a sword in her hand, amidst the rain of flowers.

So familiar...

It's so familiar...

The artist couldn't help but think of the cold but strong eyes of a black-haired girl, which seemed exactly the same as the white-haired girl in front of him.

The two figures gradually overlapped, and their powers became more consistent.

Plus the recent changes...

In an instant, the artist got the answer.

"Luo Ling..."

The sharp sacrificial vessel flashed and instantly cut off his right hand holding the "Withered Flower".

The power of "Eternal Life" tried to repair the broken arm, but the next moment, the green claws severed the mysterious connection, and "Eternal Life" was interrupted, and he faced a pair of burning dark golden vertical pupils.

Luo Ling didn't even use the evil ghost transformation, but when he changed back to his original appearance, he already looked so terrifying, hideous and cruel.

But at this moment, she no longer cared.

"Three strange powers... How is this possible..."

The artist was horrified at how Luo Ling could even cut off the "forbidden" connection, but there was no doubt that this power was also "weird".

Together with the "Naraku" that appeared at the beginning and the strange path of "Jiwu" in the white form, Luo Ling lightly carried three kinds of strange powers.

Although the degree varies, but...

It's impossible...

Even the apostles and agents with the deepest connection to the weirdness cannot do this.

The most important point is that no one can afford this "price".

The cost of mobilizing a strange power is enough to make most awakened people live a life worse than death.

Although the pioneers "cheat" to obtain power through some special means, and although the "cost" is less, it is still quite heavy.

Even if it is the weirdness itself, if it needs to borrow the power of higher-level weirdness, the "price" is still unavoidable.

Two kinds of weirdness are enough to be called incredible, but three kinds of weirdness can only be called unique.

But even so...

There was a hint of ruthlessness in the artist's eyes.

The other party does not have the "power", this is an opportunity!

"Power" is the power of qualitative change. Without "power", one can at best be equivalent to a high-level awakener.

The artist sacrificed all of his "artworks" and strengthened his connection with the "taboo" to the extreme.

Each piece of "art" is made with living beings and contains a large amount of life force. It is the artist's most proud trump card.

Even this "forbidden" existence couldn't help but cast a glance at him at this moment, and the connection that had been severed was reestablished in an instant.

"The Return of Silence."

The artist's body swelled rapidly, becoming bloated and ugly.

And in Luo Ling's life perspective, his flesh and blood were gradually occupied by an indescribable existence, until finally only a trace between his eyebrows was left that belonged to him.

The huge body quickly broke the entire golden train. The roof of the carriage and the side panels on both sides were all shattered. The hideous monster roared and growled with a stench like a rotting corpse, but it exuded unparalleled vitality.

The "Realm of Nothingness" encroached rapidly, completely destroying this narrow pure land of the surface world.

Perhaps because of the "forbidden" gaze, the erosion of nothingness always retains the final battlefield.

The heavy weight of death is approaching, the breeze ruffles his long silver hair, the mycelium floating in the sky is beautiful and sad, piercing the artist's ugly body.

Death stopped at this moment, the bloated fist was less than half a foot away from the petite girl.

——"Complete control".

Countless hyphae entangled his flesh and blood, gradually replacing his nerves, "deceiving" his brain, and controlling his limbs.

The artist's consciousness was still clear, but he found that he was completely unable to move.

All the flesh in the body has been controlled.

Luo Ling watched all this silently. She didn't seem to be fighting, just a spectator.

The artist struggled. He killed his own controlled flesh and blood, and then used "eternal life" to renew it, and only then did he briefly regain control of himself.

But how can we prevent ourselves from being dominated by others by doing this?

"Oh, this is the "power"..."

In Luo Ling's vision, the traces of "immortality" were clearly visible, and it was indeed very powerful. Except for using "devouring" to forcibly cut off the connection with a certain existence, all her abilities could not affect the "power".

And "devouring" is also power, and only power can fight against power.

"But, unfortunately...it doesn't belong to you." Luo Ling said softly.

Possession and use are two different concepts.

If the artist possessed the power of "eternal life", Luo Ling's "complete control" would not work.

But now, she looked at the artist as if she were watching an ant caught in a hunting net, struggling and resisting in vain.

...This is the 49th in the strange sequence, "Puppet Song" of "Silence".

At this time, Luo Ling was just a nascent form, not even a complete form, let alone a peak form.

It is already possible to manipulate a high-level awakener who can use "power" at will.

But Luo Ling did not feel excited about this, instead he felt a little sad.