"You are a little stronger than I thought. I thought you were just a silly young master from a wealthy family, but I didn't expect you to have some backbone."
Seeing Isengard catching up with him, Yin En commented sincerely: "Don't be too guilty. This parasite is very unusual. I even suspect that it is a psychic creature. Otherwise, it cannot be explained that it can use such fast energy." Speed takes over the human body... rather than taking over the nerves, it's more like some kind of ghost possession."
Psychic creatures exist in the continent of Terra. Although they are rare, they are not mysterious.
Just like goblins and ghosts, goblins are special psychic creatures. Needless to say, when a person with psychic talents dies tragically in violent emotional fluctuations that can awaken him, it is possible to disturb the surrounding psychic fields and become a host. A certain area, a ghost that lingers in a special place.
In addition, there are also some special creatures, such as the sea of trees in the giant redwood forest, which can naturally communicate with other similar creatures by virtue of their natural psychic fields, and then form cluster psionic bodies such as the "Will of the Sea of Trees".
Yin En thought of this possibility just now when he was excluding Master Gosei's disease... Yes, if the brain-eating insects are inextricably linked to the indigenous people, the method of merging the indigenous people and the totem master into one is an alternative method. Parasitism, does the will of the sea of trees reappear in the ruins?
Like, some kind of parasite swarm consciousness?
It would be better to say that the technology used by the indigenous people to tame wild beasts into war beasts, and even elephant soldiers in batches, is really so easy to lose, and it is really just a pure 'craft', not a special 'bloodline' ?
With such doubts and speculations in mind, Yin En carried Master Gesai on his back and walked lightly.
Although the chest and abdomen of the old man behind him had a peculiar feeling of steel and was much heavier than the average old man, to him, it was no different from a wooden board.
"...not guilt."
Following Yin En quickly, Isengard said in a low voice after a moment of silence: "These fishermen and businessmen did nothing, but they were affected by the internal fighting of our Ellen family and ended up here. , died of being parasitized by strange insects."
"I'm not guilty, I'm just... I'm just angry."
Clenching his fists, Yin En heard for the first time that Isengard, who had always seemed a little silly, even a little optimistic, could be so unwilling and sad.
And Isengard's words continued: "They did nothing wrong. They were just involved in us and the conspiracy surrounding me and died like this... They didn't want to! They did nothing wrong..."
"You are pitying yourself." Yin En nodded, interrupting Isengard's sad and angry statement: "Because essentially, these people are the same as you."
He said seriously: "You are also very innocent and have done nothing wrong, but you are still involved in the conspiracy."
"The difference between you and them is that you are not dead yet."
This sentence made the blond boy shut up and fall into deep thought.
After a long time, when Yin En quickly chose a branch of the cave for the fourth time and entered without hesitation, he suddenly realized and said to himself: "Yes..."
"I'm still alive... I have to figure out why... I have to figure out the truth!"
"If you really feel empathy for those ordinary people, if you are really angry because of the death of innocent people."
The white-haired boy poured cold water on us again: "Don't get too excited now. Our situation is still very dangerous. We can talk about these things after we get out."
"Whether it is the truth, indignation, self-blame or guilt, only those who survive can find it and bear it."
"Yes." Isengard really calmed down this time, and he even smiled again: "I understand what you mean, Yin En, thank you for your comfort."
In fact, Yin En didn't want to comfort him. He just told the truth more objectively. It would be better for everyone to tell the truth at this time.
In addition, he is also making full use of his precognitive vision, observing the changes in the mist on Isengard beside him, and deciding how to walk in the corridor.
A place where you can hide temporarily and get rid of the chasing soldiers later.
Although the conditions were very harsh, the precognitive vision faithfully played its role. Yin En flew all the way, leading the two of them on the 'correct' road without any pause.
"By the way, Yin En, it's a bit presumptuous."
Having regained his energy a little, Isengard now also had time and experience to recall the previous battle.
He was not surprised by Yin En's fighting ability. After all, he had known for a long time that this peer was indeed far better than him in this aspect.
He was mainly curious about the skills displayed by Yin En: "I seem to have seen you use the 'Water Blade'?"
"That seems to be the inscription effect on Qingchao's long sword? Have you met him? Is he... okay?"
Qingchao is the code name of the sea-born patrolman, and the sea-born long sword in his hand is the elite inscribed long sword that Yin En used a silver chip to engraved with the inscription set.
Isengard liked the adventure stories and experiences as a mercenary told by Qingchao very much. Although Qingchao had been recruited by Boyi Workshop, in order for his children to become sublimators, he needed a lot of money and constant efforts.
He is good at tasks, so he often takes on jobs from outside.
"No, I just remembered the inscription quite well, so I used the source material in my body to simulate it and re-engrave it."
After finishing speaking, Yin En noticed that Isengard's eyes were wide open and he had a shocked expression on his face. He also knew how outrageous what he did was.
Indeed, inscriptions are also the basis for various sublimation techniques.
The special abilities of many sublimated ones are due to the special inscription structures carved into the bones and flesh by the source matter.
But temporarily using memory to arrange the source material into inscriptions and engraved it to activate it? It is as incredible as someone being able to memorize a book backwards!
But these are all trivial matters. He is a genius anyway. Although this kind of thing is unbelievable, it is not impossible, so Yin En just smiled: "Honestly, I have a photographic memory since I was a child. I can easily remember the inscriptions of the first level at a glance.
Can remember."
"No wonder... no wonder those inscription masters say that their standards for accepting disciples are absolutely impossible for normal people to meet."
The blond boy looked at Yin En in awe, he obviously misunderstood something.
Soon, he no longer had time to be curious.
Because Yin En led him to an underground river.
"...Do you really want to go in? This is an underground river very deep underground. If you are not careful, you will be lost forever!"
Looking at the dark waterway, injecting water breathing medicine into himself and the old man, Isengard already knew that this was the only option, but he still swallowed.
He does have great confidence in Yin En, but he should still be afraid: "Are you really not going to get lost?"
"Don't worry, didn't I say so?"
As Yin En spoke, he stretched out his hand and pulled Isengard into the water: "I have a photographic memory."
Isengard can swim, but the rapid underground currents around the ruins of the pre-era civilization are obviously not an area he can handle. He can only hold on to Yin En's arm tightly and try not to be thrown away as much as possible.
In just a few breaths, Yin En controlled the fairy wings, crossed a straight river, and entered a larger underground cavity.
The cavity has been filled with water. When scanned by the silver chip, the entire cavity is a huge pool with a length of three to four hundred meters and a width of more than seventy meters.
The water temperature here is much lower than other places, almost zero degrees, but there are still some strange moss-shaped bacteria and algae growing at the bottom of the pool.
There was a triangular exit at the bottom of the algae cluster in this ice pool. Yin En followed the water flow into the crack and was a little surprised to find that in front of it was a straight waterway that obviously had artificial traces.
Sure enough, I just thought it was strange, would ordinary underground waterways be so straight?
Could it be said that this is also the scope of the relics of pre-era civilization, and this place is a large reservoir?
With such doubts, Yin En quickly led Master Gesai and Ethan to another huge cave at the end of the waterway, which was shrouded in hazy fluorescent light.
The water flowing out of the waterway is connected to the Jishui Pond here, continuously supplying living water to it.
The temperature in the cave is very low and extremely humid, and the air is filled with a strange fragrance.
The water outlet was not far from the shore. Yin En took the two of them ashore and then observed the surroundings.
"Ahem..." As the blond boy coughed, Yin En suddenly raised his hand to signal the other person not to make any sound.
The young man frowned and looked towards the corner of the cave not far away.
There seemed to be something rather large in the darkness slowly creeping towards them.
"Be careful." He tightened his grip on the sword at his waist: "Get ready to fight, there are native creatures here."
Isengard was stunned and had no time to check the situation for Master Gosei. He stood up in a hurry, holding a knife in his hand and preparing for battle with Yin En.
And the moment Yin En opened his mouth, the squirming sounds in the corner of the cave suddenly stopped.
Then, a shadow came out of the corner.
It was a giant mushroom as tall as a person!
Of course, just a giant mushroom will not move on its own.
It must have grown legs.
Yin En and Isengard both looked at the underside of the giant mushroom, and were stunned at the same time.