Xia De was staring at the water in a daze, and the beautiful head was completely stuck behind him. Countless hands dripping with water grabbed the life ring to stop it from spinning, and legs restrained his body.
It gradually enveloped him, and its mouth whispered softly in Shade's right ear:
"People call me Desire, but you are..."
It moved closer to Xia De, wanting to really lie on Xia De's back and speak intimately into Xia De's ear.
However, by chance, he looked at the pool of water along with Xia De's eyes. In the picture, the silver-haired woman in the mirror was still blurry to Xia De, but the thing lying behind Xia De, claiming to be desire, actually saw the silver-haired woman in the mirror looking directly outside.
It couldn't see the silver-haired woman's face clearly, but those eyes...
Shade couldn't hear the sound, but it heard it. The silver eyes stared outside the mirror, outside the water, and at the head behind Shade:
Only I can speak in this position.
The ancient language represented the real years. It was as if the wind from the distant past had blown to the present, and the old grammar that had passed through several eras made the woman's head recall the past in the words of the ancients that had not been heard for a long time, a very long past, a past that had long been worn out by relics.
It was stunned.
And Xia De suddenly frowned, then turned his head and looked back, looking closely into the eyes of the head:
"Wait, you said I'm a man, and that I'm from the Sixth Epoch?"
"What?"
The human head saw the gleam of wisdom in Shade's eyes, which represented normal thoughts.
"Of course I am a man, but the old gods told me that, strictly speaking, it is not the Sixth Age now. Wait, you didn't even know this? Ha, I thought you were so powerful, but I didn't expect you to bluff me."
At this point, Xia De, who was looking at those eyes, completely sobered up. He said to the head behind him very seriously:
"And no, don't talk in my ear."
Only then did he realize that he was entangled by the monster. After a little panic and nausea, he immediately understood what he had to do.
Behind him, the brass-colored gluttony and the black iron-colored greedy aura almost merged into one. The high-temperature wheel ring, which was gushing with steam and spinning rapidly, forced those hands to let go of the life ring. At the same time, Shade's right index finger pointed behind him:
"Silver Moon!"
In the narrow dark room, the ultimate holy silver light burst out like the sun, and the legs that locked Shad's body loosened little by little.
Plop~
Xia De felt a lightness on his back, then heard the sound of a heavy object falling into the water, and felt the splashing water wet his pants. But he did not check the pool again, but took a step, from one end of the pool, directly to the door at the other end.
He wanted to rush out through the already opened door, but the voice behind him stopped him. The head's voice was still sweet, but Shade could sense it inexplicably. It was a little uninterested, but it still asked like humming a song:
"You won, don't you want to know how to get the gold?"
Xia De didn't even move, a series of water droplets flew from behind him and formed dense ancient letters in front of his eyes.
During the "Sea Return" ceremony, the golden pearl will be buried in the heart of the huge mermaid corpse that summoned the tsunami. A terrible spell can separate the pearl from the belly of the mermaid, and now this spell is in front of Shade.
"That golden pearl contains the power of God, so I have been sealed until now. Those fishmen still think I am just a mermaid. But if you dare to touch that thing, the eyes of God will be on you, the thief..."
She paused for several seconds as if on purpose before saying:
"But if you can pollute the sea return ceremony with blasphemous methods before touching the pearl, the gods will ignore you. After all, for the great ones in the higher dimensions, they would not be disgusted for a thief."
Shad wanted to speak, but then he heard something fly out of the water and land behind his feet.
Looking back, it turned out to be a small piece of fresh meat with red blood:
"What's the meaning?"
"I told you that if you look me in the eye, I will give you the answer and a gift. This is the gift."
In the pool, only the woman's head was still above the water. Now that Shade knew what was under the water, he no longer had any fantasies about the flesh.
"What's this?"
The woman lay by the pool and chuckled, stretching out one of her arms to show Shade the bloody wound. The perfect skin and flesh were damaged, but this only made the white arm more attractive:
"Haven't you guessed it? This is my flesh. Eat it and you will gain new strength.
Your enemies are fishmen, but are you sure you can beat them in the water? You only have two rings, I think you can't beat them even on land, right? My flesh and blood can make you perfectly adapt to the environment in the water, increase your lifespan, and give you short-term powerful strength. Even... ... there are other permanent powers."
Shade has heard the rumor many times in this world that eating mermaid meat can make you immortal. But mermaids themselves cannot be immortal, so eating their meat certainly cannot bring any special powers.
The relic in the pool that calls itself Desire does look like a mermaid... a very strange mermaid. Eating its flesh is equivalent to eating part of the relic.
This kind of thing sounds quite crazy, but Xia De didn't hesitate.
After waking up from the true reflection of his desire, although he did not gain the power to show it, the stranger felt more resolute than ever before. He truly understood himself and his heart, which was more precious than any power.
The woman beside me chuckled, and the woman in the pool also chuckled. The piece of meat at my feet was quickly turning black and smelly. Everything was decided by Xia De.
He suppressed his nausea and bent over to pick up the fresh piece of meat. This sticky mass was probably more disgusting than the worst thing he had ever eaten, which was the frog material.
"How about it?"
I asked in my heart.
A polymer of pure elements and spirits, eating it will definitely affect your mental state.
"How does it affect you?"
Can't give you an answer.
"Also, I just saw in the pool..."
Only the thought carries with it some shame.
Stranger, I don't mind anything, including your suspicion of me all the time.
"What choice will your greed lead you to make? Or will your courage allow you to try?"
The head of desire was smiling at Shade by the pool. If normal girls were lying by the pool, they would be able to see the smooth shoulders. But this thing could only see the head:
"Do you need me to swear to the Ancient Gods again that I have no ill intentions this time?"
Xia De weighed the piece of meat and answered in a serious tone:
"You don't need to swear, but can courage and recklessness really be distinguished? No, in my opinion, the difference between the two lies only in the final result, not in the current situation on which the judgment is based."
With a light stroke of his finger, the moonlight between his fingers shaved off a small piece of thin flesh. His control was pretty good, and the thin piece of flesh was even completely transparent, but it also allowed Xia De to see the muscle texture as thin as a hair.
Carefully putting it into his mouth, the fishy smell immediately spread throughout his mouth. Xia De didn't dare to chew it to taste it, but swallowed it directly into his stomach.
The abundant spirit spread to every corner of the body, and that strange feeling of power was more effective than the soup on the bone pirate ship.
"Can you make further judgment?"
There is no poison or curse, and it can indeed temporarily provide you with the power of dark desires. But if you eat all the meat in your hand, even if you are in the state of divine afterglow now, your various desires will be amplified for at least a month.
The woman in the pool did not urge Xia De. Xia De stood there and thought for a while, then closed his eyes and stuffed all the meat in his hand into his mouth.
“Ugh~”
He swallowed it down his throat, and then felt a strong nausea, which made him tremble and kneel on the ground. He supported the ground with one hand and covered his chest with the other hand. This nausea was not only because of the bad taste, but also because after all the pieces of meat were swallowed, along with the rapid accumulation of spirit in the body, the body seemed to absorb something from the pieces of meat.
The muscles of his body tensed up, his blood vessels bulged, and it looked like there were little worms crawling under his skin. The dark lines spread out from his stomach to all parts of his body, as if Shade's entire body was covered with black rune chains.
In addition to the abnormalities in his body, Xia De felt as if the world was spinning around him, as if he had fallen into a bottomless dark abyss. As he fell, all kinds of abnormal scenes, including crazy illusions that even he was afraid of and addicted to, appeared before him one by one.
The brain is completely unable to perceive the true reality. Endless emptiness and crazy desire are urging him to get what he wants.
But the benefits of eating this piece of meat also appeared at the same time. The life ring that Xia De had just taken back automatically appeared behind him. However, as the black iron-colored spiritual light gradually enriched, no new spiritual runes were generated.
Gluttony and greed overlapped faintly at this moment. The two-color aura of the two was not strong, but rather had a sense of simplicity and heaviness.
As Xia De continued to dry heave while holding onto the ground, her voice appeared beside his ears, and her whispering voice was still full of laughter:
You saw me in the pool of desire. Don't be afraid of the dark desires, sin is also a part of you. What you devour is the flesh and blood of desire, and what you gain is the power you have never discovered.
The relic - Desire, gives you new powers.
The black light spread to the entire life ring. The strange luster made the woman in the pool maintain a smiling expression, with her eyes slightly narrowed:
"Sins..."
Outsider, you have acquired the magic - Chains of Sin. Chains forged with your desires, imprisoning enemies with desires.
The black light on the life ring eventually turned into a blazing black flame attached to the life ring as the brass ring rotated. As the magic took shape, the flame flowed from the life ring to Shade's body. The black lines on the surface of the skin gradually overlapped with the flame, and with the sound of jingling, the materialized black chain appeared in Shade's hand.
Thaumaturgy - Chain of Sins, the name is a bit strange, and it is not a thaumaturgy corresponding to a single spiritual rune, but a new thaumaturgy, associated with both the spiritual runes of Gluttony and Greed.
You know, even Professor Garcia's maze - Desolate Wilderness, only corresponds to three spirit runes.
Although the name of the magic is a bit intimidating, it has no offensive power. The effect is very simple. This black chain that seems to be able to absorb light is not offensive, but it can be used to lock the enemy. And the stronger the enemy's desire is, the stronger the desire of Shade is, the stronger the blocking effect of the chain will be.
Not only does it block the ability to move, but it can also block the extraordinary power of the ring sorcerer. Although it cannot directly enhance Shade's combat ability, it is also a very useful magic.
As the magic took shape, Shad's consciousness recovered, but the fear and sense of nothingness of falling into the dark abyss lingered for a long time before truly disappearing.
After a long while, Xia De realized that he was holding on to the ground and gasping for breath.
The spirit in his body has indeed increased. In its current state, combined with the witch's golden ring, it is almost enough for Xia De to use the puzzle once incompletely. However, this power that does not belong to him is rapidly draining away, and he cannot waste time.
He looked down at his arms and forearms again, and the strange black lines had disappeared, and it was as if there was nothing in his stomach. He shook the black chain in his hand, and the strange metal made the user of the magic feel a little uncomfortable.
The black metal was cold, as if it could absorb light and did not emit any light. Although it looked like a chain, each link was an ancient rune. All the runes were different in style, but when translated into the common language of Draerion, these runes had only two meanings:
Gluttony, greed.
More thaumaturgical information was told to "her" in her ear. The length of the chain can be extended as needed, and Shad can also manipulate the chain to move, but it must be done within the field of vision.
"It looks like such an advanced thaumaturgy, but it's not offensive."
It took me a while to stand up, and then I felt something strange in my body.
"Hmm? Why does it feel like... this body has become stronger again?"
He himself had been pushed to the second ring due to his divinity, and his physical fitness far exceeded that of ring warlocks of the same level. Now he actually had the feeling that his physical fitness had become stronger in a short period of time.
And it wasn't just his physical fitness that improved. That was probably an illusion. Xia De actually felt that his skin had also improved a lot.
After all, the original owner was a homeless person, and a few months was not enough to recover the effects of several years of wandering on the skin. Now, although the skin is not as good as the woman in the pool, it is definitely not in the same state as before.