Chapter 178 Shadow Demon (95101)
"It turns out that three great masters are here."
At this time, Lu Mei walked out of the mountain temple.
Suddenly, Yang Yuan and the other three looked over in surprise.
Because the Lu Mei at this moment was completely different from the Lu Mei they saw last time.
Last time they met each other once before leaving Shan Shen Mountain.
But at that time, the other party was still a dignified and beautiful woman. She didn't even have the slightest temperament of a strong person, only dignified and gentle, giving people the feeling of a good wife and loving mother.
But now -
the other person has silver-white waist-length hair, his pupils have turned silver-gray, and he is also wearing a silver-gray dress, giving people a weird feeling that the other person is not human.
At this moment, Lu Mei felt a very violent but forcibly suppressed emotional agitation.
In addition to these, there is also the sense of death that pervades the entire mountain.
"We haven't seen each other for many days. Meishan God has changed so much."
Yang Yuan sighed with emotion.
"Mr. Yang Yuan, please call me Lu Mei. In front of you, I, the mountain god, am nothing."
Lu Mei's voice is still gentle, but compared with before, it seems much colder.
There is a deep sense of loneliness in her aura like a true god.
Perhaps influenced by the spiritual power that permeated the entire mountain, Yang Yuan couldn't help but feel an urge to pity the beauty.
Of course, this is just a feeling. Lu Mei's level is only forty-two or three at most. She is still in the early stage of the earth level and cannot really affect him yet.
As she said that, Lu Mei glanced at the building squeezing Tianyu in the sky and said, "Let's talk inside, that building puts too much pressure on me." After saying that, she turned around and entered the mountain temple
.
Yang Yuan and Zhao Jiayan looked at each other and then followed.
Zhao Jiayan immediately asked Jiang Yiyi to close the door of space and followed in.
Speaking of which, this was their first time entering the mountain temple.
They didn't enter here last time because they didn't trust Yan Chenggong.
Now, it is naturally impossible for them to completely trust Lu Mei, but their strength is no longer what it used to be.
Not to mention Yang Yuan himself has reached the earth level, Zhao Jiayan and Jiang Yiyi have reached the earth limit.
If Lu Mei was really stupid, even a sneak attack at close range would not be able to hurt them.
The layout inside the mountain temple is very simple.
The first thing you see when you enter is the mountain god statue.
It used to be the statue of Yan Chenggong, but now, it has become the statue of Lu Mei.
Yang Yuan is familiar with the layout here because he has seen the drawings given by Lu Mei.
The structure of the mountain temple is also very simple. In addition to the main hall where the statues are placed, there are side halls on the left and right.
There is a back hall at the back, which is the bedroom and a place to sleep.
There is no breath of life at all.
As a mountain god, in theory, you don't need to eat, and you will almost never be hungry.
Eating is just to satisfy the appetite.
Lu Mei took Yang Yuan and the others to the side hall and asked them to sit down respectively. She also sat cross-legged opposite the table.
"Do you know what that building that fell from the sky is?" Yang Yuan asked straight to the point.
Lu Mei pondered for a moment, then answered: "I don't know the specifics, but it should be the location of similar game administrator authority. I don't know much about the game government. I only know that if you control that building, you can control people like me." A person's life and death."
Yang Yuan suddenly realized, and then asked: "If, I mean if, I go to fight for it, do you think I can hope to seize control of that building?"
This time, Lu Mei shook her head without hesitation: "As far as I know, without permission, you can't even enter that building, let alone enter it to obtain permission." Moreover, the
place where the building fell was absolutely It will be extremely far away from here.
But because she knew that Yang Yuan had such a thing as a space gate, she was not sure whether Yang Yuan could reach there at a fixed time.
Yang Yuan asked again: "What will happen after that building falls?"
This time Lu Mei was silent for a long time before replying: "For us, it is a good thing and a bad thing."
"How do you say it?" Yang Yuan's heart moved.
Lu Mei organized her speech: "When you were still in the Earth Age, did you think it was better for the center of power of your own country to be within the country or outside the country?" Does this need to be said
?
Yang Yuan understood: "You mean, there is a hope that the creatures in the Creation Continent can obtain administrator rights? Or..."
Zhao Jiayan immediately took over his topic: "Or, even if the creatures in the Creation Continent cannot obtain the authority, You can use demonstrations or personal threats to coerce those with authority to change laws and other regulations." "It's
an interesting metaphor, that's more or less it. Of course, all this is just my guess, I'm just basing it on the information I know. , the specific inferences made are still unknown."
Lu Mei said: "But this is only a matter of the future. What we have to face now is that the game may be tested in advance, because the arrival of the authority building means that the changes will increase. , the game government is likely to increase its efforts, or pay a greater price, to promote gamification."
"Might gamification be accelerated?" Yang Yuan was shocked.
Lu Mei said: "According to my speculation, Creation Continent is probably not the only game world of the game government. Creation Continent is only being produced, and other places may already have game worlds that have been produced long ago. But..."
After a pause, she added: "Based on the information I know and some external phenomena, the game world will also have completely different properties." "
What do you mean?" Yang Yuan asked.
Lu Mei explained: "Just like the chicken game and racing game in the earth era, there may be some overlap, but they are definitely not the same game. Another example is Tetris and whack-a-mole, which are definitely completely different properties."
Yang Yuan suddenly realized: "What is the nature of Creation Continent?"
"The nature of breaking through levels, plus the nature of solving puzzles." Lu Mei said.
Yang Yuan nodded: "What about the phenomenon? What will happen if the building falls? I feel threatened. After the building falls, it will never be peaceful." "Mr. Yang Yuan is already standing too high
. Have you started to ignore the foot of the mountain?" Lu Mei suddenly asked something puzzling.
However, Zhao Jiayan reacted suddenly: "You don't mean to say that that building did not appear on the Creation Continent in a mysterious way, but actually fell from the sky physically..." "That's the question
. Mr. Yang Yuan," Lu Mei said.
"..."
Yang Yuan had nothing to say. His Luobao Gourd was to force all objects illuminated by the Luobao's light to fall.
If that building is very big, or even if it is not that big, but because the level is high enough and the power is great enough -
if it falls from an unknown height in the sky, what kind of terrifying noise will it cause?
The fall of meteorites in the past earth era may have led to the extinction of life on earth.
Such a sky-level building fell down...
"Will the Creation Continent be destroyed?" Yang Yuan asked.
"Mr. Yang Yuan, the little girl is just a little mountain god, not an omnipotent god." Lu Mei was helpless.
"I thought you had authority in this area and knew more."
Yang Yuan regretted and suddenly asked: "Do you want to leave the game?"
Lu Mei's silver-gray pupils flashed slightly: "I want to get rid of the mountain god status, I want to become a player." "
Players should also be controlled by the game government, right? ?" Zhao Jiayan asked.
Lu Mei did not answer this question, obviously it was no longer within the scope of her consideration.
There was no way to get the best of both worlds, at least she couldn't think of one.
"Have you thought of a way?" Yang Yuan asked.
Lu Mei turned to look at the mountain god statue in the main hall and talked about a topic that seemed to have nothing to do with it: "The mountain god statue and the mountain god mountain are one with each other and are not separated from each other. To a certain extent, the mountain god statue is my true body. Now I am just a clone."
"Where is the Mountain God Order?" Yang Yuan asked again.
"The Mountain God Order is a soul-like existence bred by the Mountain God Mountain." Lu Mei explained.
Yang Yuan understood, pondered for a moment, and said: "I can directly transform you, so that you should be able to get rid of the shackles of the Mountain God Mountain, but the flaw is very big, and you will not be able to leave me from now on. For example, if you have an adventure outside, it will be difficult. Rely on adventure to improve your strength."
Lu Mei was silent, obviously unable to accept such a flaw, because her goal in life was to settle accounts with the game government, and she could not stay by Yang Yuan's side.
"Is there any other way?" she asked in a low voice.
Yang Yuan was about to speak.
Suddenly Jiang Yiyi suddenly looked towards the corner of the side hall.
Yang Yuan and Zhao Jiayan noticed Jiang Yiyi's behavior and turned around suddenly.
Lu Mei also looked over in confusion. The spiritual storm that enveloped the entire Mountain God Mountain was faintly fluctuating.
At this moment, a deep voice suddenly sounded: "Maybe I can help you."
As the voice came out, a dark figure slowly condensed from the virtual to the real in the corner of the hall.
This figure was more than five meters tall, like a black mountain peak, exuding an uncomfortable cold aura.
"Who?"
Yang Yuan, Zhao Jiayan and Jiang Yiyi subconsciously raised their arms and were about to shoot arrows.
Lu Mei was also facing a formidable enemy. You know, even if Yang Yuan and the others used the space gate to directly enter the Mountain God Mountain, she could detect it immediately.
But she didn't know how the mysterious existence in front of her entered the Mountain God Mountain.
"I am the Shadow Demon, a being who walks freely in the game world." The
Shadow Demon ignored the threats from Yang Yuan and the others and slowly walked towards them, with a hint of mystery in his voice: "I heard your conversation, maybe I can help you realize your wish."
Lu Mei's silver-grey eyes flashed with expectation, but she asked with a vigilant face: "Can you realize my wish? My wish is to get rid of the shackles of the Mountain God Mountain."
The Shadow Demon smiled slightly and took out a black gem from his body: "This is the heart of darkness. With it, you can freely control your own destiny and no longer be bound by anything." Yang Yuan and Zhao Jiayan looked at each other
, They all frowned slightly.
The two have doubts about the Shadow Demon's identity and true intentions. "I think it's better for you not to believe him blindly first." Yang Yuan said in a deep voice.
Lu Mei nodded. Even though she was not very familiar with Yang Yuan, compared with this uninvited guest, Yang Yuan was at least a human being: "Tell me about your identity first. Are you from outside the world? Or are you the game government yourself? People? Also, why do you want to help me? What is your purpose?" "
Yes, I come from outside the world. It's such a big show. I really came to see the show, but the result... I won't tell you, it was an unreasonable disaster. I was pulled down by a ray of light."
When the Shadow Demon said this, he seemed to be getting frustrated.
Yang Yuan, Zhao Jiayan and Jiang Yiyi remained calm and showed no reaction.
The Shadow Demon quickly got rid of that emotion, looked at Lu Mei, and said with a half-smile: "You want to know my identity? OK, I am the agent of the abyss. Of course, my identity in the outside world is... The members of the "Shadow Adventure Group", our Shadow Adventure Group, can be regarded as a free adventure group in the game. We all have one pursuit, and that is freedom. I am willing to help you because I believe you also pursue freedom. ."
"Is it that simple?"
Yang Yuan asked: "The Heart of Darkness is a rare object, right? The use of rare objects comes with a price."
Lu Mei's eyes did not change, but she couldn't help but ask: "What is the price? ?"
"The price..."
The Shadow Demon pondered for a moment and said: "The price is to become the agent of the abyss like me. From then on, you are a person without a shadow. You are a shadow yourself, and you can only live in the world forever. In the shadow, just like me, I was not what I am now. This heart of darkness is a strange thing in the sky, but at the same time, it is also a strange thing, a strange thing produced by the 'abyss', a spirit that you cannot imagine."
abyss?
A combination of heavenly wonders and supernatural beings?
Everyone present felt magical.
"What is an abyss?" Lu Mei asked with a frown, very wary of this word.
"Abyss..."
Shadow Demon smiled, his eyes quite meaningful: "In very ancient records, it should be a world similar to your Creation Continent, but the game government has gone too far. The entire world They tried their best to resist, and more than 90% of their lives were voluntarily sacrificed, integrating themselves into the will of the world. The whole world became a whole and became a living world. Without this incident, your world would probably have reached this point. That step was really...a pity."
Yang Yuan and others looked at each other, and they all saw shock and disbelief in each other's eyes.
"What was originally such a big drama was actually disrupted by a ray of light. It's such a pity that the game government's temporary authority building fell. It was a huge loss to the game government, but it was a huge loss to the Creation Continent. Big opportunity.”
The Shadow Demon sighed with emotion, smiled, and continued: "The heart of darkness is also called the 'heart of freedom'. It can make you complete. Yes, completeness in the true sense, even if your soul is deprived of it, You have been forcibly enslaved. You can use this to become complete and no longer bound, but the price is to become a member of the abyss." "Then what? What will the abyss ask me to do?" Lu Mei asked
.
She would never be restricted by anyone, otherwise she would have directly agreed to Yang Yuan's plan before.
The Shadow Demon said with a faint smile: "If you were asked to fight against the game government, would you agree?"
Lu Mei's eyes flashed: "I will!"
She said very firmly.
The Shadow Demon's eyes lit up: "You are still a traveler, so you don't have to worry. As long as you always stand on the opposite side of the game government, the abyss will not do you any harm, and will even deliberately help you."
Zhao Jiayan couldn't help but ask: "This is a mountain temple. What you say will not be monitored by the game government?" "
Do you think the game government is so idle? And what if you hear it? Words like mine are heard every day There are billions of lives talking about it, but after endless years, won't it still be like this?" The
Shadow Demon didn't care. He looked at Lu Mei again: "Okay, I have said everything I should say, do you want to choose? Look at yourself, I just happened to end up here, heard what you said, and helped you... By the way, this heart of darkness needs to be bought with money. I can give it to you on credit in advance, but in the future, you You need to pay me a cosmic crystal."
"What is a cosmic crystal?" Lu Mei asked.
"That's a kind of currency. You can't use it now. Just remember it." The
Shadow Demon directly threw the Heart of Darkness over.
Lu Mei subconsciously caught it: "No agreement is needed? Are you afraid that I will regret it?"
"Haha, no life dares to owe me money."
The Shadow Demon smiled coldly, and then smiled again: "Of course, because you are a traveler, I can allow you to delay the repayment, unless you can't think about it anymore and want to side with the game government. "
As soon as he finished speaking, his figure disappeared slowly just like when he came.
"Wait, how to use it?" Lu Mei asked hurriedly.
"Swallow it."
The Shadow Demon disappeared completely.
"It's gone." Jiang Yiyi whispered.
Yang Yuan nodded and looked at Lu Mei: "Are you really ready to use this heart of darkness?" "
Or does Mr. Yang Yuan have a better way?" Lu Mei asked.
Yang Yuan was silent. At least for now, he had no good way to help Lu Mei get rid of the shackles of the mountain temple.
"Then bless me."
A crazy smile appeared in Lu Mei's dead eyes: "It's just death at best."
After saying that, she swallowed the black stone directly.
The next moment, under the gaze of Yang Yuan and the others, her whole body turned dark, and the shadow under her feet disappeared directly... No, to be precise, the shadow shrank back and merged with her.
This process is very short and ends in just a few seconds.
"How is it?" Zhao Jiayan asked.
"I sensed it."
Lu Mei, who turned into a black humanoid creature, turned around and looked at her statue. With a wave of her hand, a ray of light flew directly out of the statue and disappeared into her body.
"Bang——"
The mountain god statue collapsed directly, turned into powder, and scattered with the wind.
At the same time, a godhead flew out.
"Boom--"
A bloody lightning suddenly appeared over the entire Mountain God Mountain, but I don't know if it was because Lu Mei was not really dead or for some other reason. This bloody lightning was very small.
Everyone on the Mountain God looked at the sudden bloody lightning in surprise.
Chang Xinyan, who was helping a group of ordinary people hoe the ground, changed his expression and hurriedly turned into a stream of light and rushed towards the top of the mountain.
Inside the mountain temple.
Lu Mei's whole aura changed, not becoming stronger, but becoming vague.
If he couldn't see her with his eyes, he would think she didn't exist at all.
"The feeling of freedom..."
Lu Mei felt that the connection between herself and the Mountain God Mountain had disappeared, and she was a little crazy, but she murmured very calmly in her heart: "Although I don't know what the abyss is yet, this is what I want. !"
Yang Yuan and Zhao Jiayan looked at each other, not knowing what to say.
Because Lu Mei is obviously no longer human.
"The Heart of Darkness should be a strange object similar to a pollutant."
Zhao Jiayan said in surprise: "Are you still yourself now?"
"Yes, I am still the same Lu Mei, but my soul seems to have a sustenance. , I... have become an immortal existence."
Lu Mei's voice was a little strange: "Even if I really die, the abyss will resurrect me. It turns out that this is the abyss."
Yang Yuan frowned, feeling that this abyss is so evil. .
"Meishan God..."
At this time, Chang Xinyan rushed into the mountain temple and saw that where the statue of the god was originally, there was only one godhead left, and his expression suddenly changed.
"I'm here."
Lu Mei walked out of the side hall.
Chang Xinyan turned around and saw Lu Mei who had turned into a three-dimensional shadow, and said in surprise: "How did you become like this?" At
this time, she saw Yang Yuan and the other two people, and hurriedly saluted: "Benefactor, you are here too. ."
Yang Yuan and Zhao Jiayan both nodded, looking at Lu Mei and the godhead suspended in mid-air with somewhat complicated emotions.
The godhead at this moment may be because it has become an ownerless thing, and like before, it reflects the entire mountain temple, and then makes the mountain temple shine, shining for hundreds of miles.
"I didn't expect that I could see the godhead that I couldn't see with my own eyes now."
Yang Yuan sighed with emotion, looking at the mountain god's godhead that was just a symbol, his eyes were a little strange.
He originally thought that the mountain god's divine personality should be something similar to the core of a spirit.
But the fact is that this mountain god's divine personality is just a symbol, a symbol that looks like an 'F'.
"F, is it a grade?" Zhao Jiayan was confused.
"It's the sequence."
Lu Mei said: "F is the lowest level of authority, lower than F. That is G, which is NPC. However, NPC has almost no authority and can only perform inherent tasks." "Real game...how
? Do you feel like the more you look at it, the more evil it becomes?" Zhao Jiayan said with a frown.
"Meishan God, what's going on now?" Chang Xinyan intervened and asked with a puzzled look on his face.
Why is it that Meishan God is clearly still alive, but...
"Did your benefactor help you strip off your godhood?" She looked happy.
Lu Mei did not explain, she turned to look at Yang Yuan: "Anyway, thank you Mr. Yang Yuan. The people in Shanshen Mountain belong to you, no matter how you want to deal with them, you can." After saying this, she
suddenly Then he said: "Can you let go of the shackles of sister Xinrou's level?" "
I can't let go, but I can give her another promotion."
Yang Yuan took a look at Chang Xinyan's experience, and then directly promoted her. Got to the twenty-first level.
Chang Xinyan, who is at Level 21, can already respond to prayers within a thousand kilometers and travel at the speed of light.
In addition, her strength has increased proportionally. Although she is still at the late human level in terms of aura, she gives people the feeling that she is not weaker than the earth level.
"That's it for now. Maybe we can make you stronger next time we meet. This kind of improvement comes in stages."
Yang Yuan looked at Chang Xinyan: "Actually, I suggest you stay with me for a while . With time, I can quickly improve your strength."
Chang Xinyi felt his soaring strength and couldn't help but ask: "How long is this time?" "
It depends on you, but as long as you live a normal life, In half a month at most, you can reach the fourth level of rare objects." Yang Yuan said.
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