Tang Ning could clearly feel that he liked "him" in his heart.
This liking has nothing to do with sex.
It is a very pure and deep love, love for his strong self-confidence, love for the freedom of riding a horse with him on the wilderness, love for the way he shines and shares the light with him.
The voice seemed to laugh, and Tang Ning, exhausted, had no clear memory of what happened next.
He vaguely remembered that he finally gave the control of his body back to "him" in a daze. He remembered the feeling of the wind blowing in his face, as if he himself was a free wind. The bells on the spiral horns kept ringing, ding-ling-ling, ding-ling-ling, accompanied by the clatter of horse hooves, it was a brisk and compact melody.
They ran through the wasteland, chasing after the "Duke". All around them were bright golden and bloody lights, and pale flames streaked across the night sky. They ran into the castle, heard gunshots, and saw beams of light. In those colorful and blurred memories, Tang Ning seemed to see the shocked faces of his teammates.
Finally, Tang Ning heard "him" say: Go to sleep.
So Tang Ning curled up in the soft bedding, smelling the subtle fragrance floating in the air, and fell into a long dream.
In the dream, he was still riding a horse, but this time he was riding a unicorn, surrounded by colorful flowers. Those flowers were bright and dazzling, as dazzling as the sun hanging in the sky.
But on the other side not far away, there is a completely different scenery.
It was a deserted road, covered with bones and thorns. A man with white hair and black robes was riding an undead horse on the road. Above his head was the dark night sky, without any light.
Tangning felt that the man was walking alone, so he controlled the unicorn to walk over there and shouted to the man, "Hey! It's you!"
The man turned a deaf ear and continued walking on the deserted and cold road.
"My name is Tangning!" He greeted enthusiastically, "What's your name?"
The man in the black hood was still riding his undead horse and moving forward.
Tang Ning was not annoyed. Instead, he wanted to talk to this strange man even more. He controlled the unicorn and tried to walk towards the man, but there seemed to be an invisible barrier separating the two clearly distinct paths.
No matter what Tang Ning did, he couldn't enter the road that looked so scary and lonely.
It seemed that his constant tossing and turning finally caught the man's attention. The man in black robe finally turned his head, revealing a face that looked exactly like Tangning. He said coldly, "Idiot."
…
Tang Ning suddenly opened his eyes.
What caught his eye was the gorgeous bed curtains of the four-poster bed. He curled up on the bed and blinked blankly, but the mental fatigue was still lingering.
Awake? "He" said lazily.
Tang Ning was still a little confused after waking up. His thoughts came back to him. Did he just have a dream about "him"
Although he had never seen what "he" looked like, when Tangning saw the man in his dream, his first reaction was not that he had dyed his hair white, but that this white-haired young man who looked exactly like him... was "him".
Wait, did he say something to “him” last night… something about I like you?!
Tang Ning's face turned red immediately. He was groggy and couldn't control his brain when he spoke. Now thinking back, he wished he could cover his mouth and knock himself unconscious for talking nonsense last night.
"Get up as soon as you wake up. You slept until the afternoon and haven't eaten yet," he said.
Tangning stopped thinking about this and quickly got up from the bed and asked, "What happened last night?" "Sorry, I can't remember clearly."
While Tang Ning was quickly washing up, "he" said casually: I failed to kill him.
He? Tang Ning asked cautiously: Is it the Duke who has been contaminated
You can say that, he said.
Why do you insist on killing him? Tang Ning asked in confusion.
"He" explained: He has the source of light in him, and only by killing him can the source of light save other polluted people.
Tangning: “?!” Is this really the case?!
But the Duke is so powerful after being contaminated, this is basically an impossible task... Tangning said.
Card games don't give impossible tasks, he said.
While Tangning and "he" were talking, Tangning had already walked into the restaurant.
There were six teammates sitting in the restaurant, and Li Haoyuan was probably still in prison.
Seeing Tang Ning appear, everyone looked at her with respect. Tang Ning saw awe and curiosity in their eyes, as if they wanted to know something from her.
Tangning also wanted to learn from everyone what happened last night.
"Jiang Mianmian, can you tell me what happened last night?" Tangning asked.
"When night fell, we, Li Haoyuan, stayed in a room." Jiang Mianmian said: "Everything was normal at first. Li Haoyuan still couldn't break free from his restraints, and his strength didn't suddenly become stronger than we imagined. As a result..."
"Suddenly there was a knock on the door, and two voices said they were Master Christian Jikong."
"We didn't open the door and blocked it." Jiang Mianmian explained, "Because the three of you went out together, it's impossible that only Master Jikong and Christian came back."
The monk clasped his hands together and sighed, "So the Jiang donors thought we were monsters and kept us out. But I knocked on the door not to get in, but just to tell everyone that there are only four bodies left at the top of the tower."
Christine nodded and said, "After passing the message, I found an empty room for Master Jikong to hide in."
Tang Ning felt that there was nothing wrong with Jiang Mianmian's "fuck". It was really impossible for everyone to tell whether it was a person knocking on the door or a ghost.
"Then, two more voices appeared outside the door. They were the voices of a ghost disguised as Master Jikong Christine." Jiang Mianmian said, "We still didn't open the door."
Tangning continued to nod, approving of Jiang Mianmian's approach. After all, there was no shortage of empty rooms for players right now, so it would be weird for them to have to knock on doors and fight for rooms.
"I didn't expect the two ghosts outside to start banging on the door directly. They are very strong and it is difficult for us to stop them." Jiang Mianmian said.
Just hit the door
Tang Ning thought about the ghost he encountered on the first night. The ghost needed his permission to come in, but on the second night, the ghost could break in just by force
Is this increase in difficulty due to the increase in the number of days or the increase in the number of ghosts
"I, the poor monk Ding, came out to help after hearing the noise." The monk said. He, Christian, was not afraid of being contaminated last night, so he was able to come out to help. "The two mummies are not interested in me, the poor monk Ding. No matter what we do, they will not attack us. Instead, they will desperately attack Jiang and the others."
Is it because the monk Christian will not be contaminated, so the monsters don't attack them? But Jiang Mianmian on the first night will not be contaminated either, so why do the monsters keep chasing Jiang Mianmian
Tang Ning saw Jiang Mianmian and the others nodding their heads. It seemed that the two monsters last night had left them with some psychological trauma.
"Just when we thought we couldn't stop them," Jiang Mianmian glanced at Tangning, "You... showed up."
Tang Ning blinked. He realized that Jiang Mianmian didn't seem to want to continue talking. It seemed that she agreed with what he said next.
But in fact, Tang Ning knew nothing, because the person who rescued Jiang Mianmian last night should be "him".
"Keep talking," Tangning said.
"... White flames came out of your body, and the monsters ran away as soon as they saw it." Jiang Mianmian said: "Then, you went back to rest."
Thank you for helping my teammates last night, Tangning thanked them in her heart.
"He" did not respond, as if this was just a casual thing and not worth mentioning.
"Tangning." Jiang Mianmian asked cautiously, "Can I ask... what that white flame is?"
What she actually wanted to ask was why Tang Ning seemed like a completely different person last night, as if she had been contaminated.
The monk also looked at Tang Ning. He still remembered the strange white flame. Even though he was a man of strong will, his muscles still twitched when he recalled the experience of being hit by the white flame.
The eyes of every player present were filled with fear and suspicion.
Tang Ning looked too much like he was contaminated last night, but he saved everyone, which made the players unsure whether Tang Ning was contaminated or not.
If Tang Ning was really contaminated, wouldn't he just knock down everyone present
But if Tang Ning had not been contaminated, how could he have been able to overthrow the entire team
What is white flame
Tangning was also very curious about this question. He subconsciously looked at his right palm. It seemed that it was this hand that emitted the mysterious white flame last night.
Can he still use that flame now
Don't play with fire. "He" warned: If you consume too much of your heart, you will never wake up again.
After hearing this warning, Tangning's first reaction was—
Will I be able to create this fire again?!
Yes, he admitted it neatly.
What is this fire? Why can I do it too? Tang Ning asked.
Soul Fire. "He" did not answer Tangning's next question.
However, Tangning was already very satisfied with this answer. He looked at his teammates, thought for a moment, and said frankly, "The white flame is the polluted ability I possess, called Soul Fire."
Everyone present was shocked. They were not surprised that Tang Ning was contaminated, but they were surprised that Tang Ning would admit so directly that she was contaminated.
In fact, before the change, Tang Ning would not take the initiative to admit that he was contaminated. Even if everyone knew it, he would still pull up a fig leaf to pretend that nothing happened. However, after learning about the power he now controlled, Tang Ning inexplicably developed a sense of confidence.
Even if all his teammates betrayed him, he had the confidence to survive in this dungeon alone.
And the strange thing is, this confidence was actually given to him by the existence that polluted him.
Amid the astonishment of the crowd, Tangning revealed another piece of news that shocked everyone: "I seem to be able to switch between my states. One is the uncontaminated me, and the other is the contaminated me."
"… What?!"