Vast, boundless.
The blue sky, the flowing white clouds, and the breeze that smells like grass blowing past my face...
Looking at everything around him blankly, Mumu stood there blankly.
Blue sky, white clouds, grasslands, rivers, butterflies, dragonflies... and the warmth that shines on my body that I have never felt before.
… warmth
Opening her eyes hard, she raised her head and looked at the source of warmth in the sky.
Then, she saw the sun reflected in the blue sky and white clouds, the big fireball hanging in the sky that she said she hated before.
So the next moment she saw the sun, she froze there.
… Different.
For the first time in so many years, she knew that flames could also make people feel warm instead of painful.
Flames can also bring warmth to people.
Perhaps intentionally or unintentionally, beside her, the crystal clear river meandered by, flowers were in bloom, and colorful butterflies danced among the flowers.
And when a dragonfly quietly landed on her fingertips, she stared blankly at the little life on her fingertips, and tears fell silently from her face.
From the moment she became self-aware, there were no other colors in her world except the cold walls and the blazing flames.
She was born as a container, exists as a tool, and also exists as the last insurance.
Tools are not supposed to have feelings, nor are they supposed to have human hearts.
… When did it start
She seemed to have forgotten.
Ever since she became conscious, she has been staying on this corridor for ninety years, with darkness and flames as her companions, and endless loneliness and pain as her neighbors.
From the time when self-awareness was first born, she was sitting blankly in the darkness with her knees in her arms. She knew nothing and understood nothing.
At that time, she would not feel pain or loneliness because she had no concept of these things.
… But that woman endowed her with human emotions.
I don’t know when the woman started coming here to find her with a book in her arms, telling stories and chatting with her every day... even though she wouldn’t respond at all at that time.
—The other person calls herself her mother.
But as time goes by, the frequency of the other party's visits becomes less and less, and the intervals between visits become longer and longer.
Was it when the first taboo patient was born, or when he discovered that the other party rarely came to his side
… She forgot.
I could have endured the darkness if I had never seen the light.
Since you defined me as a tool, why do you want me to have a human heart? Since you define them as containers, why do you want to instill in them false memories that can affect me
Second place, third place, fourth place, fifth place...
As time went by, the number of taboo patients who were used as containers increased, especially after the woman who claimed to be her mother never came to her after a certain period of time, she who was always trapped here began to change. Getting more and more manic.
False happiness, false memories, false family love, everything is false.
She didn't know when, but an idea that shouldn't have been born came into her mind.
She doesn't want to be here, she wants to go outside, she wants to see what the world is like... She wants to be free.
This idea was like a fire, burning in her heart as time went by, until it completely ignited her tool.
… She doesn’t want to stay here any longer.
If at the beginning, she could barely suppress the flames in her heart, but as the strange voice sounded in her heart, she could no longer bear it.
She didn't know where the voice came from, and she couldn't communicate with it in any form, but the voice told her a lot.
—The voice told her that she was destined to become the master of ghost stories.
When the time comes, she will have everything she wants.
If this is the case, then listen to the call of the voice in your heart and kill everything, and then you can have the freedom you want.
So that day, she saw another version of herself appearing in front of her, outside the sea of fire.
…Why bother struggling like this? It must be a tiring life like that.
You who are supposed to die are still lingering in such a monster body. You might as well die in happiness with a smile. This is the greatest kindness I can give you.
I think you will thank me, right
But it is a pity that the woman seemed to have expected that things would develop to this situation. Even though her body was dead, even though she transformed herself into a monster, she still held her tightly and imprisoned her. cell key.
In the end, even after killing all those people, she still couldn't get the freedom she wanted.
... But it doesn't matter, she will be free sooner or later.
Curling up in the sea of fire and letting the flames burn her body, she closed her eyes calmly.
Her freedom will eventually come to her.
-She believed so firmly.
… … … … … … … …
"...Brother, how did you do it?"
Mumu wiped away the tears on her face with the back of her hand, and turned her head to look at the figure lying in the grass with her head on her hands.
"The rules cannot be changed. The core of the Despair Seed limits its use. It is absolutely impossible to create such a field..."
"I will definitely do what I promised."
With half-closed eyes and a glance towards Mumu, Bai Zhi lazily interrupted the other person's words.
"Stop talking about absolute impossibility. I have heard the word impossible too many times. If you don't try, how can you know that it is impossible? Rules? I am the rule."
Previously, when he tried to use the Seed of Despair according to Mumu's method, he didn't know if it was because of his innate skills, but he was keenly aware of the information transmitted from the Seed of Despair. Come over emotions.
… That seed of despair, it’s afraid.
But rather than fear, it was more like an inexplicable fear, as if it had encountered a natural enemy. The seed expressed its surrender to him in the most humble gesture.
Although it sounds mysterious, that's actually how he felt at the time...a seed of fear
So at that moment, that moment when the seed surrendered to him.
… The rules changed in his hands.
Or so to speak.
[At that moment, it was as if he was the rule.]
“… It was the first time I saw the outside world.”
After a moment of silence, Mumu raised his head and looked at the vast expanse of grassland in front of him, hugging his knees and sitting down on the grass next to Bai Zhi.
"This world... is wonderful."
"No, there is something better that you haven't seen."
He casually pulled a piece of grass from the side and held it in his mouth. Bai Zhi narrowed his eyes slightly and answered.
The larger the environment you build and the richer and more complex the content, the greater the cost to you.
This kind of consumption is reflected in his body, which is such a drowsy state... The smell of grass can be very effective in refreshing himself.
"You said that I don't understand what kind of existence the Lord of Ghost Stories is. In fact, you yourself don't understand at all. The very existence of those things is a huge mistake."
Holding the piece of grass in his mouth and looking at the white clouds flowing in the blue sky with half-squinted eyes, Bai Zhi spoke.
"If you really become the master of ghost stories, then just standing here, everything around you will be destroyed by you, and the world is just the nourishment and breeding ground for your birth. By then, even your thoughts can If you are lucky enough not to be distorted, then you will definitely not be able to see this kind of scenery."
"...Brother, do I have any other choice?"
After a moment of silence, feeling the breeze flowing around her ears, Mumu asked softly.
"The voice told me that as long as I did what it said, then I would get what I wanted, and I have... "
"Don't look at what it says, look at what it does. Who wouldn't say big words? I also said that I can punch an evil god with one punch. Do you think it's possible?"
With a big yawn in his mouth, Bai Zhi interrupted the other party's words.
"So, if you have any difficulty, just say it. There is nothing I can't do. I have already confirmed it just now, right? You don't need to have other worries at all... Forget it, think about it now. Think about it, I’ll take a nap first, I’m too sleepy.”
Bai Zhi waved his hands and closed his eyes, unable to hold back the sleepiness that surged up like a raging tide.
Strictly speaking, he has not had a good rest for almost three months. Coupled with the load of constructing such a huge scene, the ability to speak for such a long paragraph just now can be regarded as his will. Stronger.
"..."
Sitting there holding her knees, looking at the vast grassland in front of her, a certain purple-haired loli was silent for a long time.
I have never felt the sunshine lazily shining on my body, bringing a little warmth.
Butterflies and dragonflies flutter among the flowers, and the gurgling water plays a sweet music beside you.
The breeze blows, and the clouds roll and relax.
… … … … … … … … … …
"Are you... over?"
Seeing Bai Zhi and Mumu walking out of the room holding hands, even the school beauties who pay the most attention to their own image couldn't help but twitch the corners of their mouths.
"That's right, it's basically settled... What's wrong?"
Looking at the people in front of him who looked extremely weird, Bai Zhi couldn't help but feel a little strange.
"Less than five seconds."
Holding a timer in his hand, Xia Wen had a solemn look on his face as he looked at Bai Zhi and Mu Mu, who was standing next to Bai Zhi obediently and holding his hand.
"To be honest, you two actually made an appointment in advance and then partnered up to play our role, right?"
Bai Zhi: "???"
Although Bai Zhi felt that he had been in the room for more than three months, in the eyes of the school beauty Xia Wen and others outside, the outside world had only passed for less than five seconds.
—Just five seconds.
In other words, after they collectively witnessed Bai Zhi walking into the room, before they could worry, Mumu opened the door and walked in just three seconds later.
Then, before they could think about what the other person wanted to do by entering so quickly, in the next second, someone held the other person's hand and walked out of the room...
… They feel that their feelings have been seriously cheated.
five minutes? Just five seconds, okay
"Can you contact the outside? Inform them and delay the time when the Ninth Ward falls here as much as possible, otherwise the situation will take a turn for the worse."
Bai Zhi was still confused, but Mumu started to speak.
"There is also a copy of me in the Ninth Ward. When the Ninth Ward also falls here, that copy will spontaneously merge with me. At that time, the last taboo patient will is born, then it will no longer be possible to prevent the emergence of the Lord of Ghost Stories.”
"Well… "
Still unable to recover from the huge transformation that the biggest behind-the-scenes BOSS in front of him had undergone in just a few seconds, Brian Silver looked tentatively at Bai Zhi.
"Do as Mumu says, we don't have much time."
Bai Zhi nodded and after responding, he lowered his head and glanced at Mumu beside him.
"Take me there..."
"Wait a minute, why don't you explain it clearly?"
At this time, it was Xia Wen's turn to be confused.
"What happened in those five seconds? Why did it suddenly..."
"If you want to explain, I'll explain it to you when I get back. There isn't much time now."
Interrupting Xia Wen's words unceremoniously, waving his hand, Bai Zhi pulled Mumu around and walked toward the end of the corridor.
"You stay here to prevent those patients from crossing the border and coming to this side. My work will be completed as soon as possible. Before that, you must stay here... I will seize the time."