The guardian's words made Link stop. He looked at Grace Sa'er, who was 'frozen' in the space seal. There was a large blood hole that was almost transparent between the chest and abdomen, and the whole body was covered with blood. , the surrounding ground was bursting with flesh and blood, and her eyes, which were frozen by space, were opened blankly. Although the pupils had begun to spread, her head was raised slightly, and as far as she could see, it was the position where Link was standing. .
The expression on her face was very complicated, there seemed to be a tinge of joy, but also a tinge of bitterness, no one could tell what she was thinking at this moment.
But one thing is certain, as long as Link removes the space seal, she will die in a few minutes without external help.
"She no longer has any strength to resist." Link didn't want to do anything.
"Not now, but you will definitely not watch her die, and your ability is enough to save her. As long as she lives, she will persistently destroy the fragments of the book of creation, and she will be your opponent... so , as long as she is still alive, you are not eligible to get the fragments."
The guardian's words were extremely heartless, and he gave Link a very cruel choice, either choose the fragments of the book of creation, or choose to save the life of Grace Sarah, only one of the two can be chosen.
Link fell into silence. He tried to take a step forward, only to find that there was a very thick air wall in the air in front of him. After he took a step forward, he could no longer move forward.
Judging from the previous performance, the power of this guardian is extremely strong, as high as level 19. Link has no half confidence in breaking through the barriers set by such an existence.
"People can change, and she may not stick to it." Link tried to convince the guardian.
The guardian shook his head: "It seems that you still don't know her well enough. Will a dragon queen who has survived for more than 2,000 years and has seen all the darkness and cruelty in the world be easily persuaded by you? No, no, what she has already decided, no one will accept it." You can change, but you can't, young...young...people!"
He emphasized the last three words, specifically pointing out Link's age.
His words are not unreasonable. Although Link has great power and experience and knowledge is considered top-notch in the human race, but after all, he is only a young man in his twenties. With his experiences, experiences, and insights, he simply cannot understand the thought of a life that has survived for two thousand years.
It's like an innocent child who can't understand an adult's thinking. Both parties are under the same roof, but they don't live on the same level of thinking at all.
This is an objective fact, and Link cannot deny it.
Seeing that Link seems to have listened, the guardian continued: "The fragments of the Book of Creation possess infinite power. After possessing it, you will stand on the highest point of Ferroman and become the supreme ruler. At the highest point, there is a chilling Cold wind. Countless people covet your power, countless people want to take your glory, your closest person will stab a dagger into your heart, your most trusted person will hand you a glass of poisoned wine, your favorite That person will eventually become your terminator. If a master wants to live forever, he must be alone... So, end her life!"
The guardian's words seemed to have magical powers. When his voice kept ringing, various illusions appeared in Link's mind involuntarily.
In this vision, Elette stared at him with vicious eyes in the dark corner behind him. While he was sleeping, Celine quietly held the poisoned dagger in his hand, as reported to him by Lucy, the field manager. It's all false... This is almost a situation of betrayal.
Immediately afterwards, many illusions surfaced again, this time not about himself, but the history he read from the books. These histories include Ferroman's and the previous earth.
In these fantasies, each king, each emperor, has always been a lonely family. For the supreme throne, father kills son, brother kills brother, mother kills son, fratricide, countless human tragedies, unknown crimes and darkness.
'Huh~huh~' There seemed to be gusts of cold wind in Link's ears, and he recalled the words of the guardian again: "The supreme ruler must be alone, and at the highest point, there is a bitter cold wind!"
Yes, the wind was too piercing, it was just an illusion, and the strong-willed Link shivered subconsciously.
The light and shadow of the guardian has a pair of white shimmering eyes. These eyes seem to see through everything in the world. He looked at Link and seemed to see through his soul: "Young man, what is your choice now? Is loneliness The glory of the world, or the happiness of mortals?"
Link glanced at the blood-stained and dying Grissaer again, remained silent for a few seconds, and then said, "I choose..."
To be honest, at this moment he didn't know what choice he should make. This was the first time he was confused since he came to this world.
Before he finished speaking, he saw light flashing rapidly in the field of vision. He glanced at it, and it was the mission that appeared before: fragments that should not exist.
This task exudes a dazzling red light, flashing and flashing, not only to show its own existence, but also to remind Link that the will of the Lord of Radiance caused him to destroy the fragments.
At the same time, the voice of the sword spirit sounded in Link's mind again: "A voice appeared in my memory again, and this voice said a word: Everything that exists in the world is a mental state. If the heart is deceived, the world will have no light." .”
This sentence is a bit mysterious. Hearing this sentence, Link's heart moved slightly, and something flashed in his mind. This thing was very ethereal, like a rabbit galloping through the grass. Blurred shadows.
Past experience tells Link that when you are hesitant, don’t rush to make a decision because of external influences, think clearly first, so as not to make inevitable mistakes.
So he shut his mouth and fell silent again.
"What is your choice, young man?" urged the Guardian.
Link shook his head: "I haven't figured it out yet. You've been waiting for countless hours. It shouldn't be a problem to wait a little longer, right?"
"That's true... I'll wait for you to make a decision."
Link recalled the words of the sword spirit, he slowly calmed down, and then carefully felt the situation around his body. After more than ten minutes, Link had a flash of inspiration and got a guess: "There is nothing around me that restricts me." The enchantment of power recovery, this space does not block the space, and I can still use space magic. Could it be that the so-called restricted teleportation and flying techniques are all illusions in my heart? '
Thinking of this, Link ignored the existence of the guardian's light and shadow, pulled out the song of the moon, and began to practice the soul melting furnace combat skill on the spot.
One move at a time, very slowly, and his mind was also slowly immersed. After an unknown amount of time, Link's heart suddenly moved, and he found a trace of abnormality.
This abnormality does not exist in the environment, but in his soul.
With the help of the legendary combat skill Soul Furnace, Link was completely immersed in his mind, and his mind entered an indescribable stillness, like a mirror-like calm and smooth lake.
At this time, Link didn't have any waves in his heart, and he didn't have the slightest emotion.
It's total peace.
His ability to achieve such a state is the result of a combination of many factors. On the one hand, it is the role of the legendary combat skill Soul Furnace. Almost equal to zero, the most important point is that Link's ability to control his own mind is very superb.
In this calmness, the slightest abnormality in Link's body was clearly reflected, and then perceived by Link.
He felt that there were a few strange thoughts in his mind. After careful consideration, there were about three thoughts, two of which were very clear. The first was that the use of teleportation magic was not allowed in the process of approaching the fragments, and the second was that in the valley Can't fly.
This is exactly the limiting condition given by the guardian.
There is another thought that is a bit vague. Link feels it carefully and finds that it is a very vague malice. The source of the malice is the guardian. It is unclear, but it triggers a stress mechanism in Link's mind. .
When this mechanism is activated, the changes in the mind affect the body, and the changes in the body affect the strength. After a series of amplification effects like an avalanche, Link's body thinks that everything in the environment is harmful, and subconsciously Refused to absorb the power of the outside world.
'Everything is a state of mind, if the mind is blinded, the world will have no light. 'Sword Spirit's words sounded in Link's mind again, and when he heard these words again, Link's heart suddenly came to a sudden, and in an instant, a ray of sunshine appeared in his heart full of dark clouds.
As soon as this light appeared, it was like a sharp sword, smashing all the dark clouds into pieces at once, and the whole world in Link's eyes became extremely clear in an instant, and at the same time, Link found that the towering ice walls around him appeared Very subtle changes, they look hazy, like a cloud of white mist.
For a moment, Link suddenly realized.
It turned out that this guardian phantom didn't have much real power. Most of his methods were at the spiritual level. It turned out that most of the surroundings were phantoms.
In this ice valley, except for the outermost circle of frost barriers, everything else is an illusion.
Taking a deep breath, Link looked at the guardian light and shadow again, and found that this guardian was also an illusion. Looking carefully, the air around him was still shaking slightly, and his own power breath was also very weak, almost like a cloud of air .
"You are just the residual consciousness of a certain lord in ancient times. Now, you can no longer stop me."
After speaking, Link walked towards the fragment of the Book of Creation and picked it up.
During this process, the guardian light and shadow automatically backed away, a faint smile appeared on his face, and when Link took the fragment in his hand, he bowed slightly to Link: "Young man, you passed The final test."
At this time, Link was no longer confused. He looked at the fragment in his hand and asked, "It doesn't make me a master, or even give me power, right?"
"Of course, it's just a fragment. If you can really use it to become the master, you won't be abandoned here."
Link asked: "Then what is the significance of it being handed down to today after hundreds of thousands of years?"
"It's a key." A ray of light appeared in the guardian's hand, and the light gradually spread out. Then, all the illusions in this ice valley disappeared without a trace.
The cold wind, ice and snow, and extremely low temperature appeared one by one, showing the true appearance of the extreme north.
'Huh~huh~' The stern north wind kept blowing, and when it rubbed against Link's face, it was as sharp as a knife. Link had to use a level 5 magic to resist the extremely low temperature.
In the snowstorm, the guardian's phantom became unstable. He pointed to the high snow peak behind him and said, "Did you see that mountain road covered by thick snow and ice?"
Link looked over, and through the thick snowflakes, he saw a high mountain behind the guardian, and there was a winding mountain road on the mountain. When the snow on this mountain road was very thick, if it wasn't for the relatively flat snow, it wouldn't have I can't see the way out.
"Go straight up along this road. When you reach the top of the mountain, there is a cave. There is a level 19 eternal seal at the entrance of the cave. The key to open it is in your hand...Young man, I wish you a happy life life."
After he finished speaking, a whirlwind blew by, and his figure turned into snowflakes along with the wind, blending into the extreme northern ice field.
At this time, Link looked at the horizon again. The destruction mission of the game system was still there, but it was no longer flickering, and the color changed from blood red to unacceptable gray. words.
This discovery made Link slightly startled: "The Lord of Radiance... also makes mistakes?"
For a long time, Link thought that the Lord of Radiance was very powerful and had almost omniscient knowledge of Ferroman's internal affairs, but now, he was wrong.
Thinking about it carefully, this is not the first time the Lord of Radiance has made a mistake. Once in the city of Larico of the Job people, the Lord of Radiance was deceived by the God of Destruction and made a mistake.
"It seems that the Lord of Radiance is not as powerful as I imagined. Facing the ultimate power of level 19 in the world, he can't control it."
This detail allows Link to see through the bottom line of the Lord of Radiance's power. The Lord of Radiance is very strong, but not too strong. There are many flaws and loopholes in his control of Ferroman.
Of course, Link's strength is still too weak now. It's still early to think about it. He shook his head slightly to get these thoughts out of his mind. Guided by the mountain road, he quickly floated towards the top of the mountain.
Ten seconds later, Link stood in front of a three-meter-high ice crystal.
At first glance, it was just an ordinary ice cube, but when he looked closely, Link saw that the ice crystals were covered with magical runes. These runes were countless and extremely profound. Link felt a headache when he looked at it. Cracked, can only give up.
When he approached the ice crystal gate, the light of the shards in his hand began to brighten, made a light 'buzzing' sound, and began to vibrate, as if it was about to leave Link's hand.
Link let go of it, and it immediately floated towards the crystal door, and then disappeared on the crystal like a drop of water melting into the lake. After about ten seconds, the crystal door also began to glow, which lasted five or six times. Seconds, there was only a light 'bang', the crystal door disappeared, and a small secret room appeared inside.
There was a light blue light in the secret room, and a very ethereal and pleasant voice came out. Link walked in, and his eyes suddenly widened.
In the secret room, he saw two people, no, to be precise, they were two withered corpses.