"Ms. Cen?"
Mao Ke half-knelt in front of Luo Ling, who had his eyes slightly closed, and waved his hand.
She glanced at Lina, who was always on guard around her, and suddenly some ideas came to her mind.
"Ms. Cen's face looks so soft and fresh. How would it feel if I pinched it?"
As soon as this thought came to her mind, it occupied Mao Ke's entire mind uncontrollably. She stretched out her hand as if possessed by a ghost and raised it to Luo Ling's face.
At this moment, Luo Ling raised his head slightly, and looked ahead with slightly golden eyes at Mao Ke who seemed to want to make some small movements, and blinked.
"Master Mao Ke, what are you doing?"
As soon as the words were spoken, Lina immediately cast her gaze over, which in an instant became as sharp as a blade.
"Ahem," Mao Ke, who was discovered, coughed twice, retracted his fingers as if nothing had happened, and said, "I just saw that you seemed to be distracted, and I was afraid that something unexpected would happen, so I wanted to wake you up."
"Oh, I'm fine, Master Mao Ke, I have Lina with me."
Luo Ling raised her left hand that was tightly clasped with Lina's. At the same time, Lina's expression showed a little... pride? It seemed that she was quite pleased with the words of her eldest lady.
Mao Ke looked at the way the two of them were getting along, and the corners of his mouth curled up slightly.
Oh my, they are really interesting...
"Are we almost there?" Luo Ling asked.
At this time they were walking on a strange road, not in their real bodies, but in the form of spirits.
Luo Ling also found this way of soul traveling quite novel. After all, it was an ability related to the "Dream Travel" and "Nightmare" paths, and Luo Ling had not tried it because he did not have the corresponding form.
However, the dolls she made have souls, thanks to Elsa's ability, which adds souls to the hollow dolls.
But there is no consciousness.
Consciousness is the embodiment of self. If new consciousness appears, it means a new personality appears, and that is no longer Luo Ling himself.
This existence, which Mao Ke called the "Ancient Pilgrimage Road", can completely strip away the soul. It is said that every large branch station of the Doomsday Messenger has a "Ancient Pilgrimage Road" leading to the same place. The previous Rabbit Station is no exception, but the Sparrow Station does not have it.
However, this "pilgrimage road" can only be opened by the Messenger of Doom, and it is completely useless if it falls into the hands of others.
... Moreover, if people knew that the end of the "Ancient Pilgrimage Road" was to face the truth of "doomsday", it is estimated that not many people would have the courage to take this step.
Along the way, Lina was very alert to the gradually bizarre scenery around her. She instinctively felt that this place was filled with a very uneasy atmosphere, but she couldn't find the source.
However, Mao Ke and Luo Ling both acted relaxed and at ease. Luo Ling even lost his focus for a moment to see what the Xuanyuan family's virtual world fleet was like on the other side.
"Very soon." Mao Ke looked at the two people in front of him and laughed for a while, but soon he straightened his face and continued, "By the way, Miss Cen, don't you feel anything?"
"What feeling?" Luo Ling asked puzzledly.
Mao Ke looked up at Lina, then looked at Luo Ling, and nodded slightly.
"It seems that there really isn't one. It's really strange. I was able to sense that existence very deeply at that time."
... .
Luo Ling was silent for a while and looked up at Lina.
Lina hesitated for a moment and shook her head slightly.
She didn't know what Mao Ke was talking about.
Mao Ke didn't seem to have any intention of explaining. He just said a few words casually and continued to lead the way.
"Let's go, you'll see me soon. Hopefully by then... Heh, it's too late anyway."
"Strange guy."
Luo Ling looked at Mao Ke's back and couldn't help but mutter something.
As we continued to move forward, the bizarre scenery around us gradually became stable, and it actually gave off a feeling of an "ancient road".
There are slightly cracked ancient stone slabs under your feet, and moss-covered brick walls on both sides. A few green grasses poke out from the cracks between the bricks, adding a bit of life to the gloomy environment nearby.
Looking at the road ahead that seemed to stretch endlessly, Luo Ling had a very strong sense of déjà vu, and Lina next to him even squeezed Luo Ling's little hand slightly, her expression inevitably showing nervousness.
Contrary to Mao Ke's first impression, in fact, it was not Lina who was protecting Luo Ling, but Luo Ling who was protecting Lina, and this knight lady was the one being protected.
Finally, when it became completely dark around and some dim lamps were lit, Luo Ling knew where this sense of déjà vu came from.
"We're here. It's just ahead."
At this moment, Mao Ke's voice rang out.
"this... ."
Luo Ling raised his head, widened his eyes slightly, looked at the scene in front of him with slight shock, and his pace couldn't help but slow down.
The ancient corridor, the closed doors of the dilapidated rooms on both sides, and...
At the deepest point, the locked door.
Isn't this the picture that appeared in her consciousness space
Could it be that the so-called "pilgrimage path" leads to the depths of her consciousness
No, that's not right...
Soon, Luo Ling calmed down.
She looked at the doors around her and found that they were not occupied by some scene, just like her consciousness space.
The locked door looked like it had not been opened for thousands of years and was covered with a thick layer of dust.
What was revealed between the slightly cracked door was the ultimate nothingness, not a real scene.
But no matter what, this identical scene is definitely related to the secret deep in his consciousness.
"Come here quickly, Miss Cen." Mao Ke turned around, and when he saw Luo Ling's slightly shocked expression, he showed an expression of "finally that's how it is", and said with his hands on his waist, "You can still sense what I said, you almost scared me.
"Come on, open this door. Behind the door is the test you need to face."
Chapter 66: The Funeral of the World (5k)
Luo Ling slightly turned sideways and looked behind him.
There were a few dim candlelights on both sides of the ancient corridor, and locked rooms on both sides, leading to the depths of darkness, and the beginning was out of sight.
Looking forward, at the end of the corridor is an ancient door that is also locked.
Everything here is almost identical to the strange space that exists deep in Luo Ling's consciousness, with not much difference.
The only difference might be that not every form of Luo Ling exists in the room next door.
only...
Luo Ling looked at the familiar door in front of him, his expression becoming a little serious.
Behind this door, it's not certain.
Mao Ke did not give Luo Ling too much information about the "Ancient Pilgrimage Road". Whenever Luo Ling asked tentatively along the way, she always brushed it off with vague answers, never giving a direct answer, only saying that one would know when the time came.
Until this moment, Luo Ling, who had been standing in front of the gate, had been full of confidence, but for some reason he felt a little hesitant.
What's behind this door... isn't it what she thought
Behind him was Mao Ke's dim gaze. Luo Ling did not turn around to look, but relied on his intuition to feel the complexity contained in Mao Ke's gaze.
"Think carefully, if "Doomsday" really looks like me, Mao Ke and Chou Ke should have recognized it long ago. '
Luo Ling took a deep breath. Now he could only pretend that they had never seen his appearance, instead of pretending to be mysterious after recognizing him.
Lina was also standing beside Luo Ling at this time. They stepped in together to face the "Doomsday". In Mao Ke's words, there was no time to let them in one by one. When there were many new members of the Doomsday Messenger, there were hundreds of people at once, and they were all crammed in at once.
As for the situation inside, Mao Ke refused to reveal anything at all.
With some trepidation in their hearts, Luo Ling and Lina finally loosened their tightly clasped hands.
Under Mao Ke's gaze, they raised their hands together and pushed the door.
Surprisingly, this seemingly heavy and simple door actually has no weight at all.
Not to mention Luo Ling alone, even if an ordinary child came, he could be easily pushed away.
Or more accurately, the door opened by itself simply because they made the move to push it.
Before Luo Ling took a step forward, as if in a trance, she was already in endless nothingness.
Even when Luo Ling thought back, she was surprised to find that she didn't know how long she had been in nothingness.
It seems like a moment, but also seems like a long time ago, so long ago that the memory of the past seems a little fuzzy.
This is the characteristic of the world of nothingness, where time and space cannot be distinguished and everything is in chaos. The place where this sign is most serious is the end of the world, an absolute forbidden area that cannot be reached with the help of any sacrificial instruments.
However, Luo Ling was immune to this effect before, but perhaps because this spiritual body is not Luo Ling's real body, it will inevitably be affected.
After she came to her senses, Luo Ling immediately used her own method to call Lina, but received no response. After trying a few more times, she was finally sure that she could not contact Lina no matter what.
Not only that, Luo Ling also discovered that her mental connection with the Wu Yuan doll was also in a severed state. Both sides' minds were functioning independently and were unable to communicate.
The only thing that can still be felt is the main body, but it can only feel each other's existence.
At this moment, this part of the soul seems to be in a completely isolated space, unable to have any contact with the outside world.
This was a situation Luo Ling had never encountered before.
But this is normal, because we are facing the end of the world.
If this strange and mysterious place could be easily deciphered by Luo Ling, it would not be taken so seriously by the Doomsday Messenger.
The Messenger of Doom is the Chosen One of Doom who has truly been blessed by "Doomsday". Even Luo Ling cannot be counted among them, because her only encounter with "Doomsday" so far was a fight with His afterimage.
If you don't have something real in your hands, how can you be worthy of the title of the Chosen One of Doomsday
Luo Ling believes that the "doomsday" she is about to face may very well be the real thing.
But, so what
"... It would be best if we come in our real body, but unfortunately Chou Ke is too vigilant." Luo Ling exhaled slightly. She had had this idea before, but Chou Ke's attitude made her unpredictable.
After careful consideration, Luo Ling gave up this plan.
Now it seems that if the real body steps into it, there may be more gains, at least I can see more things clearly.
Luo Ling's thoughts lasted only a moment, and soon she calmed herself down, took a step forward, and walked into a sacred and solemn cemetery.
-etc.
Luo Ling reacted immediately.
She looked around. There was no longer any darkness or emptiness here. She was clearly in the green fields and green mountains, quiet and peaceful.
Looking up, there were tombstones densely packed in front of me. Countless words were engraved on the tombstones, countless flowers were placed in front of the tombstones, and countless solemn people in black and white came forward to salute and then express their condolences.
"Are you here for the funeral?"
Just at this moment, a soft voice with a hint of sadness but indifference sounded. Luo Ling looked over quickly, then raised his head slightly.
This was a very tall lady. With Luo Ling's height of about 1.6 meters, he had to look up to see her.
She was wearing a black mourning dress, her delicate yet pale makeup made even her lips look bloodless. A round-brimmed wide hat woven with black gauze covered half of her face, but one could still deeply feel the heavy sadness she exuded.
What's even more strange is that Luo Ling can clearly see the other person's facial features, but strangely cannot piece together her facial features in his memory.
In other words, Luo Ling could clearly see her face, but as soon as he looked away, the black-skinned woman that remained in his memory would forever have no face.
"Um.
Luo Ling calmed down a little. She didn't know how many weird things there were in this strange place, but she had at least been a member of the "company"'s special team to deal with weird things.
I just didn't expect that the strange manual distributed at that time would come in handy at this time.
-If you encounter a phenomenon-type weirdness or a weird hatch, try not to violate the rules.
"Excuse me, do you have an invitation?"
The black mourning woman continued to ask, her soft voice still clear and sad, even such an ordinary sentence was filled with a hint of suppressed grief.
... ... .
Hearing this question, Luo Ling hesitated for a moment, then reached into his pocket and actually touched something that looked like a card.
"have.
Luo Ling immediately took out the card and handed it to the other party.