Lin Yuan arrived at the white building, and when he got closer, he realized how tall it was.
Lin Yuan stood at the wall and looked up, almost unable to see the roof.
Here, the starry sky above is even more gorgeous, with colorful lights slowly rotating in the sky and converging into tiny vortices.
The pure white high walls against the starry sky, with a bone china-like luster, actually give off a holy and solemn feeling.
The kitten that had been lying docilely in Lin Yuan's arms seemed to be frightened by something in front of the building and began to struggle wildly in Lin Yuan's arms.
Lin Yuan put it down and let it go away on its own.
The surroundings here were very quiet, and there were no living creatures. Lin Yuan's spirit body explored out and found that the wall in front of her blocked her.
This was the first time Lin Yuan experienced this feeling, as if there was a barrier that could block the entry and exit of spiritual bodies.
Instead of a solid obstacle, the tentacles seemed to be stuck in a sticky gel, moving forward very slowly and with difficulty, and even their perception became chaotic.
But Lin Yuan could still vaguely feel that there was a huge existence inside, it was an extremely huge spiritual body.
It stayed inside the building, and seemed to have discovered Lin Yuan's attempt, and it vaguely surged through the thick barriers.
Lin Yuan reached out and gently touched the porcelain-white wall, as if to say hello.
There was a tightly closed door on the wall, with many ancient pictures engraved on it.
Those were some murals about the ocean, with simple lines outlining the ocean, ships, monsters and gods, as if recording mysterious stories that happened in the ocean in ancient times.
The door lock is a very high-tech sensor lock.
Lin Yuan took out the round thin piece that Ni Ji handed her and gently touched the door lock.
The pure white door made a ticking sound and slowly opened a crack, revealing a dark and dark inner world.
The tentacles rushed in first. They were very courageous and fearless.
Lin Yuan was not afraid either. She pushed open the heavy door with her bare hands and slowly walked into the dark mystery.
Behind the door was a staircase that slowly extended upwards. Lin Yuan walked up the stairs, feeling the cold wall.
She suddenly felt that this place was a bit like the White Tower, which also had countless such crisscrossing staircases, extending endlessly to the top of the tower, layer by layer.
The only difference is that the White Tower is much larger, covers a vast area, and its top is so high that almost no one has ever climbed up to it.
Lin Yuan walked up the stairs for a distance before he could see a little light.
The round dome is made of glass, and starlight shines in from the high roof, illuminating the hazy scene inside the entire building.
The interior is hollow, and apart from the crisscrossing staircases, there is only a huge "tree" or a huge "pillar".
Lin Yuan didn't know how to describe this creature.
In short, the moment he saw it for the first time, Lin Yuan understood what Xiaomu meant by "standing tall and straight, extremely huge, and you can understand it at a glance."
There was no doubt that the "pillar" she was looking for was right before her eyes.
It's like a very tall pillar that supports this world, and the pillar is made up of countless pure white arms entwined with each other.
Downwards, pale hands spread out and dug deep into the earth. Upwards, countless hands entangled and stretched out, longing for the sky.
Lin Yuan remembered what the sentinels said.
Whether it is an arm, hair, or eye, anything taken from the pillar can open the door to the contaminated area.
He didn't quite understand it at first, but now seeing those densely intertwined arms, Lin Yuan finally understood what it meant to steal a part of the pillar's body.
She began to climb down along the inside of some stairs. This was a little difficult for Lin Yuan, but she still reached the bottom floor.
Approaching the huge, pale pillar bathed in starlight.
In the huge body of the "Pillar", there is a giant human face melted in it.
The features on her face were gentle, her expression was serene, it was hard to tell whether she was male or female, and her eyelashes were drooping as if she was asleep.
She or he has thick, curly silver-white hair. The long hair is loose and falls, perfectly blending with the tall column. Looking closely, those hairs are actually made up of countless thin and long white arms.
The light of the stars gathered on that white face, revealing a frightening beauty in the weirdness.
Lin Yuan stood at the very bottom of the pillar, looking up at this huge creature that seemed to support the heaven and earth, and the person who was sleeping embedded in the pillar.
A faint sigh came from nowhere.
The long silver eyelashes on the giant human face slowly opened, and her eyes were as bright and colorful as the starry sky above the dome.
She lowered her head and looked at the small forest garden standing on the ground.
"Ah, it's actually a guide." The beautiful face smiled, and there seemed to be a gentle look in the colorful eyes.
"It's been so many years since I last saw the guide. I really miss him."
Lin Yuan felt some long silver arms reaching out to her and making slight contact with her tentacles.
They touched each other politely, as if saying hello.
With a slight touch, the two people's spiritual bodies quickly exchanged each other's superficial consciousness and had a basic understanding of each other.
They were like two powerful beings. While lightly testing each other, they both held on to their powerful shields, not allowing the other side the opportunity to easily break through their defenses.
"Young, yet very powerful. So cute." The silver-haired man smiled gently. "So it was your arrival that woke her up early. I was wondering why she suddenly woke up early."
"So much time has passed, and there are still creatures like you in this world. I don't know if I should feel relieved or not."
After she finished saying some inexplicable words, she asked again, "What's the matter with you coming here?"
"I want the key," Lin Yuan said to her, "the key to leave here."
The beautiful face lowered its silver eyelashes and looked at Lin Yuan tolerantly for a while.
A strand of silver-white hair stretched out and was held in front of Lin Yuan. The strand of hair was a long, soft arm with a moving hand at the front.
The hair broke by itself in front of Lin Yuan, and the small pure white palm at the top cut off and rolled to Lin Yuan's feet.
It was a beautiful hand, as slender and beautiful as the thousands of arms on the "Pillar".
After the hand broke off, it solidified into something as solid and smooth as jade, like a small ceramic work of art. It was shaped like an orchid, pure white and jade-like, and lay quietly at Lin Yuan's feet.
Lin Yuan picked up the "hand" that was as beautiful as jade and held it in his hand.
It feels cool to the touch and sparkles.
"Thank you." Lin Yuan said. She opened her mouth and felt that she still had a lot to say to the person in front of her.
But the tentacles became alert at that moment and surged forward in defensive postures.
At some point, a layer of black seeped up from the base of the "pillar". The thick black spread out, rapidly invading upwards.
"She's coming," the huge human face showed a shy smile, "You need to run faster, otherwise..."
Before she finished her words, her eyes closed, the colorful light in her eyes was covered, and her whole face became silent, turning into a motionless sculpture, with a gentle smile still at the corners of her mouth.
It seemed as if the person who was about to appear was just a naughty sister of hers, and as if her last instruction to run faster was just an insignificant joke.
But Lin Yuan knew that something very dangerous had happened and he had to escape from here immediately.
Without saying a word, she turned around and ran away.
Sometimes, Lin Yuan feels that his logical thinking ability is far less sharp than his intuition.
Before she understood what was happening, her feet had already started running.
Behind her, a black color as thick as ink seeped up from all directions, slowly dyeing the pure white arms of the "pillar" into dirty black.
Lin Yuan ran very fast with the "key" in his arms, without even looking back.
She knew that countless black hands were chasing after her.
Soft black hands that could extend infinitely fell off the huge pillar one by one.
At first it moved slowly, like a person just waking from sleep, but soon it became agile and turbulent, covering the ground, spreading up the stairs, and catching up like a tide.
They were laughing, each one of them was running and laughing happily, conveying an infinite joyful mood.
Lin Yuan's tentacles could feel their sincere and strong emotions.
The feeling of wanting to catch her, get her, and keep herself by their side was extremely strong and pure.
Lin Yuan ran very fast. She could feel her feet running fast, the blood rushing through her veins, and her heart beating violently.
It seemed as if she had experienced this feeling of accelerated heartbeat and rapid running somewhere when she was very young.
More tentacles belonging to Lin Yuan gradually woke up from their mysterious habitats.
The tentacles surged out from behind Lin Yuan and came into contact with the black arms that caught up first.
There was a feeling of pain, the tentacles were hurt.
At the same time, they also hurt each other. Many messy, indescribable fragments of memory were mixed in, chaotically and fragmentarily transmitted into Lin Yuan's mind.
Lin Yuan ran all the way, his feet running down the spiral staircase.
The overwhelming darkness behind her was surging towards her, trying frantically to grab her and cover her.
Finally, a ray of light appeared before my eyes. It was the exit, and the pure white door was still open.
Lin Yuan felt that the black hand behind her was about to reach her face and touch her shoulder.
She threw herself forward with all her might and rolled towards the bright gap.
The vision was messy, dust was flying, and the surroundings became bright.
Out.
After catching his breath, Lin Yuan found himself lying on the ground, holding the "key" in the shape of a human hand in his arms.
Fortunately, he was not too far from the gate, and he ran in time. He finally managed to roll out of the pure white door at the critical moment before being caught by the overwhelming black hands.
Lin Yuan lay on the ground, looking at the door that had closed to the last inch, licked his lips, and felt that he was really awesome.
The Black Hands were trapped, and Lin Yuan felt that they might have other ways out.
But at least I win now.
The spirits that Lin Yuan had met in the past were all small and cute compared to himself.
They made Lin Yuan somewhat lonely, and he could not arouse any great interest in them, except for the infinitely deep sea and the big fish in it.
This is the first time that I have encountered a spiritual being that is more powerful and larger than myself.
And he won, by killing his way in and out of its home turf.
In the moment of close combat with those black arms, she vaguely caught a glimpse of a wider and more vast world.
It turns out that there are broader things in this world.
I will become even stronger in the future, Lin Yuan thought.
[Too stimulating]
They seem to want to eat us
[What? I thought I wanted to eat them]
[You want to eat everything]
[I don’t know if I will die of fullness]
[Don't rest, it's not safe yet]
The black arm did not chase out, but a sharp alarm sounded throughout the entire huge palace.
"Alarm! Alarm!"
"Someone has stolen the king's arm."
"Alarm! Alarm!"
"Someone has stolen your majesty's arm."
So "she" is His Majesty the King? I thought he was a prisoner trapped in the pillar.
Countless metal head mutants appeared one after another, the single eye on their heads flashing red light, searching around the jungle and buildings in a panic.
Inside the huge palace, there are lush gemstone vegetation and countless rooms and towers.
Lin Yuan, holding the backpack containing "His Majesty the King's Arm", crawled out from the crystal clear leaves of a bush and slipped into a building with countless crisscrossing walkways.
"That thief must be caught!"
"That thief must be caught!"
"It hurts your majesty."
"It hurts your majesty."
A team of heavily armed guards ran quickly through the corridor.
Lin Yuan hid behind a porch and avoided them.
There are such metal guards everywhere, upstairs and downstairs.
They acted quickly, were furious, focused, and single-mindedly intent on catching the "thief."
Not so easy to avoid.
There were several times when Lin Yuan felt that he might not be able to escape.
She has understood one thing since she was a child: most things in the world are like this, and not everything you wish for can be fulfilled just because you work hard.
Just like when she was a child she didn’t like living in that white tower, but she could only sneak out for a while, and eventually she had to go back.
It was like she had always wanted to be a normal person and had tried her best, but others still treated her like a monster, and the emotions conveyed were still full of dark disgust.
Lin Yuan fled all the way, hiding here and there. The tentacles sent warnings from all directions. There were enemies everywhere, up and down, left and right, covering the sky and the earth.
What would happen if I were caught and trapped here
Lin Yuan thought about this question.
Perhaps it was offered to those black arms and turned into a monster.
Luckily, she was a monster.
So it doesn’t matter, life is the same wherever you live, and maybe it’s the same here too.
It's just a slight regret.
She thought that after going through such crises and dangers, she should at least be able to feel a little fear like a normal person.
She didn't know what fear was yet.
I really wish that when I was still human, I could experience more of the emotions that belong to normal humans.
Lin Yuan felt hungry again. The hunger burned her stomach and made her unable to move her hands and feet.
Excessive consumption of mental energy always makes the body prone to hunger.
I have no strength left, Lin Yuan thought.
Another team of metal guards came around the corner with hurried footsteps, approaching very quickly.
Just then, an arm reached out from behind, covered her mouth, and pulled her back.
The hand was big and was wearing a black glove.
Lin Yuan did not resist.
Without looking back, the tentacles had already recognized who was coming. Tired, they even began to try to pull at the man.
When the half-corroded metal head appeared at the corner, Lin Yuan was pulled into a room where miscellaneous items were stored by the people behind him.
The door closed gently, and the sentry in tight combat uniform turned his head and made a gesture of silence with his fingers wearing tactical gloves.
It was the sentinel. The big fish.
Ni Ji.
I don't know how he found Lin Yuan in such a vast palace when so many mutants couldn't find him.
The sentry stood by the door, listening for a long time, until the footsteps of the metal-headed guards completely disappeared. Only then did he turn around and look at Lin Yuan.
"You..." the sentry said to Lin Yuan.
The mutant fish bone suit on his head had been discarded. He was now wearing a tight black combat suit, which made him look tall, long-legged, and strong in core strength.
Ni Ji's voice was low, but there was a hint of embarrassment on his face.
"What's wrong with it?" he finally said, very politely.
I thought he would ask about the key first. But he asked about a tentacle.
A tentacle emerged from the ground, took shape, and wrapped around the sentinel's straight calf.
Lin Yuan squatted on the ground exhausted.
I really don't want to bother with those spirits that are trying to emerge to the ground, but I have to hold them down.
"Did you bring any food? I'm hungry." She asked without any hope.
She heard that the sentinels had very good physical fitness and could even go without food for several days when completing their stealth missions.
The sentry on the other side was wearing a tight-fitting tactical uniform, with a dagger, guns, ammunition, and various combat supplies strapped to it. It didn't look like he was carrying any food.
Unexpectedly, the sentry reached into a pocket and took out two candies wrapped in tinfoil.
He held two delicate little candies in his black-gloved fingers and handed them to Lin Yuan.
"Let's replenish the sugar first," he said, "and then I'll think of a solution."
Then he listened to the noise outside the house, but he did not pull out the tentacle that was holding onto one of his legs and refused to let go.
Lin Yuan peeled a candy, put it in his mouth, and rolled it on the tip of his tongue.
Very intensely sweet.
[It’s sugar!]
[So sweet.]
[I have some strength now]
[Small fish is better]
[Small fish is the best]
[More reliable than any triangular pyramid]
How does he know I like sweet food
[Come down, let me climb up]
(End of this chapter)