In that nightmare, the world was empty. There was no sky, no earth, no stars. Even time and space disappeared without a trace. Only he was alone in this world that was darker than darkness and more void than nothingness, mourning silently.
Because the dream was too real, it was long after Qiu Yu woke up that his mind slowly crawled out of the abyss of despair. Then, like instinctive perception, it spread to the surroundings, touching the tangible things around him with joy, and then everything
The information called existence seeped into Akiyu's mind.
The world began to turn again.
Qiu Yu opened his eyes as calmly as possible. The spread of perception had allowed him to grasp the surrounding environment, and confirming it with his eyes again was just a habit that overridden reason.
This is a dark and cramped space. The length and width are only three or four meters, and the height is only a little more than two meters. It is like an underground shelter that has been excavated in a hurry. Of course, if this is really a shelter, I am afraid that is what he saw.
The highest level of shelter, because no matter how much the perception spreads, you can't go behind the wall. The wall looks like ordinary masonry, but even the law ability can be blocked.
In the corner of the space, where Qiu Yu was standing up, was a folded cloth mat made of rags spread on the ground. Not only was this mat torn, but it also seemed to have been used by thousands of people and had been dyed slowly.
Weird and unexplainable stains and smells.
Next to the cloth mat, only half of the candle that was the only light source here was left. The flickering candle flame twisted and struggled, spreading the little light towards Qiu Yu, leaving a dark shadow on the wall that seemed to be twisting and struggling in the same way.
shadow.
Uncontrollable, unknown, and lonely. The things that Qiu Yu fears are all here. Avoidance is inevitable, Qiu Yu focused all his attention on the exit of this space.
It was a crumbling "wooden door" that was infested with insects, chopped with knives, burned by fire, and even Qiu Yu couldn't identify the cause of the damage. But as the perception spread, this wooden door blocked the ability of the law like a wall.
Detection. Although it is impossible to determine how strong it is, it can make the perception spread without success, which itself shows that it is a creation of the power of the law, or even the power of those who violate the law. It can leave those traces on it...
..Just thinking about it makes people’s hearts tremble.
"Have you been kidnapped again?" Qiu Yu sighed helplessly and walked towards the door.
Because I have already experienced the encounter in the City of Destiny, and I happen to be alive now, this is the most likely situation so far. As for what to do next? In addition to pushing open this door full of danger,
There is no second option.
"Are you going out?"
Just when Qiu Yu moved carefully and his fingers were about to touch the door, a voice with an old aura and an obscure tone suddenly sounded from behind.
Qiu Yu bounced his knees and quickly jumped to the side. He was really frightened.
A person hiding in a corner outside the field of vision can still scare people when he suddenly jumps out, not to mention that this small space has always been filled with Qiu Yu's perception. Without any blind spots, a person suddenly jumps out. This is already
It's not just a shock in a simple sense.
"Who are you?" Qiu Yu first asked an irrelevant question to confirm the other party's purpose and attitude, and then quickly looked at the other party.
Like other things in this space, the spread of perception is blocked around the opponent's body, but the eyes can get more information. It is a human form completely shrouded in a gray-black robe. The hem of the robe is close to the
On the ground, the cuffs were also too long, and even though the hands were hanging down naturally, even the fingertips were not exposed. And where the face should be, the hood directly covered it up to the chin.
Although the light in this place is dim, as long as the angle is slightly adjusted, you should still be able to see what is under the hood. However, Qiu Yu has no idea of peeping.
"Gatekeeper."
Surprisingly, he answered simply.
"What gatekeeper?"
"The Gatekeeper of the Land of Chaos and Chaos."
The existence of the self-proclaimed gatekeeper is like having rehearsed these questions millions of times, or it is simply a programmed machine. Almost as soon as Qiu Yu asked the question, these answers came one after another impatiently.
There was no intimidation, and no hostility could be sensed. However, these answers could smoothly lead to the next question, giving Qiu Yu a strong sense of crisis and oppression that he had only experienced when facing regulators, or even those who violated the law.
Just when he tried his best to ignore this hallucinatory discomfort and was about to ask what the place of chaos and chaos was, the warning signs in his heart suddenly erupted. It was as if an invisible hand had touched his heart.
When the question comes out, I will hold it tightly.
"How did I get here?" After trying his best to calm down his disordered breathing, Qiu Yu fell into his own rhythm.
The other party is silent. (Are you unwilling to answer?)
"Where are the others with me?"
Still silent. (This question will not be verified. No matter how you answer it, you will gain an advantage. If you still don't speak, the only two possibilities left are that he doesn't know and can't lie, and he is restricted from answering.)
"Am I being kidnapped or held captive?"
Continue to remain silent. (If you don’t answer, you don’t need to threaten me or show me kindness?)
"So, the current situation is caused by conceptual creatures?"
The gatekeeper finally responded, "I only have knowledge about what's behind the door. Other than that, I can't answer any of your questions."
"Oh..." The situation was back to the original point. After careful consideration, Qiu Yu found that the only question he could ask was, "Can you tell me the most necessary and least dangerous piece of information?"
The gatekeeper slowly raised his hand and handed out a yellowed note full of unknown stains from the wide cuff. Only half of the note was exposed outside the wide cuff, so it was still impossible to see what he was hiding.
Hands under sleeves.
Qiu Yu took the paper and unfolded it. What he saw was a dense and twisted pattern that could not be distinguished as text or graffiti. What could be understood was only a long line from pure white to pure black that ran through the entire paper. In the center of this line
Where black and white intersect, there is a small arrow pointing downward to this line. Of course, this is seen with the eyes. After Qiuyu used perception spread, he found that the arrow was not in the center of black and white.
Instead, it is slightly tilted towards the black side.
Qiu Yu looked up at the gatekeeper again, "About the world behind the door, do I need to pay a price for every question I ask?"
The gatekeeper's answer was still incredibly quick, "You don't need to pay a price, it's just an equal exchange."
While the gatekeeper was answering, the arrow on the paper moved slightly towards the black area.
Qiu Yu has roughly understood the current situation.
Using a game as an analogy, this piece of paper shows the difficulty of the game. Each question, depending on its importance, will lead to an increase in the difficulty of the game. The more you know, the harder the game will be. The less you know, the harder the game will be.
The game will be correspondingly simpler, but being too ignorant and not even knowing the rules of the game is also difficult in another sense.
"Behind the Gate, which civilization dominates this game?" What Qiuyu wants to know is not the civilization, but to confirm his own situation. Cleverly limiting the question to a certain range can make the cost smaller.
"Order and Chaos." This answer, which is not really an answer, causes the arrow on the paper to move in the direction of black by an imperceptible point. However, this imperceptible point is the sum of the previous questions.
twice the distance.
Although there were still many necessary questions, Qiu Yu did not dare to ask any more. A vague feeling reminded him that the difficulty now had reached a dangerous level.
"If there are no more questions, please come with me." The gatekeeper turned to the wooden door, seeming to be convinced that Qiu Yu would have no more questions.
"Although I know it's impossible, I still want to ask, is there anything you can let me know for free?"
People named Qiu Yu will not be arrogant or conceited. Whenever necessary, they will use methods only used by fools to test out all possibilities.
Although brief, the gatekeeper spent time thinking about the answer for the first time.
"Smart people die first, then curious people, and finally ordinary people."