The memory palace shared by Yichen and William - Library
There was no one sitting here. The empty library was no longer as clean as before. Instead, it was permeated with silver sea water, and even ghostly creatures were floating in the dark corners.
Some of the books placed at the bottom had been soaked, with stick insect-like appendages growing from the inside of the books, sliding on the water surface; even distorted human faces were reflected on the covers of the books.
but,
The seawater only penetrated into the library, but had not yet discovered the secret door hidden behind the last bookshelf.
Separated by secret doors and passages, in the deepest part of the Memory Palace, is the aquarium used to bury deep memories... It was also the area that once blocked Yi Chen's consciousness, but now the roles have been reversed.
William imprisoned himself in the deepest part of the aquarium, even locking himself in a treasure chest and burying himself underwater, trying to reduce his presence as much as possible.
There is also a parasite in the treasure chest.
"Boss, do we really need to hide like this? Don't we need to worry about Mr. Yi's situation? He prefers physical killing, and I'm afraid he is not suitable for dealing with moonlight illusions. What if something happens to him?"
William, who was curled up in the treasure chest, did not respond. He just put his index finger between his lips, signaling Nash not to speak, not even to transmit his thoughts. All he needed to do was wait.
…
An unnamed island surrounded by a silver sea.
Yi Chen has been here for an hour, but his concept of time has long been blurred.
What he saw were not only lush trees and overgrown weeds,
Even railroad tracks slowly appeared among the weeds, as well as a tram covered in vines and with corpses lying in the wilderness.
Or a lighthouse that appears by chance in a clearing in the woods, towering into the sky without any electricity supply,
Or a deserted village suddenly appeared in my sight, inhabited by moon-headed dummies.
Or you might see a group of young people singing and dancing loudly around a bonfire, pulling out each other's moon heads, revealing their monster true forms under the light and shadow of the bonfire, not attacking Yi Chen but engaging in incomprehensible weird intercourse with each other.
All sorts of chaotic scenes could appear behind the next tree.
It's weird and strange, but it also makes sense.
Yi Chen was doing what he was best at, killing, all the way, and his body was changing as he killed monsters. He had removed his bones, gutted his internal organs, or cut off most of his body more than once.
But Yi Chen is Yi Chen. He will never ask for help no matter what, and it is even more impossible for him to humble himself and ask William to come out for help.
He will find out the secret of the island and solve this matter according to his own ideas.
But... chaos is still giving birth to chaos, and the concentration of chaos has gradually reached a level that even Yi Chen cannot control.
I don't know how much time has passed.
After passing through a section of woods, Yi Chen came to a deserted town and did not see any monsters for the time being.
Since arriving in the town, Yi Chen has been feeling physically unwell.
The clothes became a bit tight and not breathable, especially the neck area, where the pressure was very obvious, and it was uncomfortable even without the tie.
Unfortunately, there was an abandoned clothing store next to him.
When Yi Chen stepped into the store, he found that the dummies inside were all staring at him, or rather, coveting the clothes he was wearing.
When he found a mirror, the image projected inside stunned Yi Chen for a moment! The collar of the clothes turned into fingers, strangling his neck tightly.
He suddenly tore off the gentleman's clothes and killed him in mid-air.
The decapitated garment fell to the ground and twitched continuously like a living thing, with silver liquid flowing out from the lining of the garment.
Even the gentleman's suit controlled by Huangpi turned into "fake". Yi Chen himself didn't know when the suit was replaced. It seemed like when a dummy touched the suit in a village, or when a branch scratched the suit.
Turn around,
When I looked at my naked self in the mirror again, a voice came from my mind.
"Yi Chen, let me take over! This island shrouded in moonlight and blurring the boundaries of reality is not suitable for you. It was my misjudgment. I'm really sorry... Let me take control of the body from now on. If Lorian shows up directly because of this, I will have the conversation."
There is no need to hold on any longer, you will only sink deeper and deeper, and even be assimilated into the chaos. 』
"Are you suddenly going to take my turn again at this time?" Yi Chen was obviously unhappy.
"I've told you before, you're not suitable for this place... After all, when we were on the ship, we never thought it would be so troublesome here. Get off quickly, Yi Chen."
"William, I suggest you get a dog. This kind of species is docile and obedient, and will do whatever you say."
Yi Chen forcibly cut off the connection with William's consciousness and even blocked some functions of his epileptic brain. He picked up his axe and prepared to continue exploring the island shirtless.
Unexpectedly, a strange thing happened. William's voice continued to be heard from the brain that was clearly blocked.
"Hahaha! You hit the point, Yichen!"
Aren't you just a dog? The orphanage trains a group of obedient dogs, and you are just the best one.
Since he couldn't stand being in that world, he came here to be my dog.
Since you are a dog, just behave yourself and do whatever you are told to do~ You can't even tell the difference between reality and illusion, why are you still trying to stand up to me? You useless thing, get out of here now. 』
After a round of extremely sarcastic remarks, the body began to split apart.
The 'second body' embedded in the dorsal ridge was torn apart from the 'main body', and the Abyss Mask also faded away.
The subject is William, strong, perfect and confident.
The second body is where Yi Chen's consciousness resides. It is thin, deformed, and even has no mouth. It has been curled up on its back for a long time and its body is hunched.
"Look at yourself, Yi Chen! You are so ugly, and look like a loser... Since you are so useless, I will just kill you right here!
As for your sealed deep memories, I will slowly explore them after you die."
As soon as the words fell,
William directly took out his gun. Bartosh fired an armor-piercing bullet at Yi Chen's forehead.
but,
Although Yi Chen seemed to be underdeveloped, he materialized his murderous intent and constructed a set of pure black exoskeleton armor for himself, which enabled him to move normally.
At the same time, Yi Chen stretched out his hand, and the spine hand axe worn on William's waist was in his hand, and he cut the bullet into two halves directly in the air.
William was startled, and he quickly distanced himself and fired several more shots.
Ding ding ding!
Every bullet was cut off with precision.
Yi Chen, who had transformed into a murderer, approached William in an instant with the same steps.
Instant action,
Five dry fingers shot out like black snakes, grabbed William's face, pressed him against the wall, and even slowly lifted him up.
Even so, William still kept smiling.
"Oh! You are indeed the best dog in the orphanage. Director Cao will be very happy to see that you are so good at killing people, right?"
After William uttered some hurtful words through his epileptic brain, he kicked Yi Chen's head with a whip kick, trying to escape.
But... the axe is faster,
In other words, William had already been put on the guillotine when his face was held down.
Swish!
Beheading
William's head slowly slid down his neck. The invasion of death completely destroyed his brain, and his eyes gradually dimmed.
But... the strange thing is...
When William's head fell, Yi Chen's vision also fell, and the two fell heavily to the ground almost parallel to each other.
The concept of death was implanted, and his vision was gradually filled with darkness. Yi Chen could not understand why he would also die, when it was obviously William who should have died.
The final scene is frozen in the mirror of clothing, and everything returns to peace.
A few minutes later
The two wooden mannequins in the clothing store began to shake and finally came to life.
They came to the mirror, one of them was responsible for carrying the body, and the other was responsible for picking up the head, and took this self-decapitated outsider to the depths of the island...