Lord of the Mysteries: Yao Guang

Watching Esther move forward alone, Kah stood there holding Crow in his arms. A layer of tentacle-like curly vines slowly hung down. They quickly twisted into a ball and tightened, completely sealing the narrow gap and holding the ball in his hand. Esther, who continued to advance, was on the other side.

The flame was lent to her by Kahe. It was a sealed object like a diamond-shaped iron piece. It came from an "arsonist" who died a long time ago. Although its power is limited, it is not suitable for the lush "plants" here. , but it has an extremely powerful restraint effect. When every "chief" comes to inspect the "Heart", he will take this "Passing Flame" and go deep into it.

But the ball of light originally condensed by Esther was left beside Kahe. At this moment, it was slightly deformed due to instability. The constantly flickering outer layer emitted a soft halo, illuminating Kahe. A pretty face, not a gorgeous face, leaving shadows that are sometimes deep and sometimes light.

Until the passage ahead was completely blocked, Kahe still had that interested smile on her face, but her tone was very lazy: "I said, can't you find another clone to replace the shift? It's really uncomfortable to stay in this place. .”

She complained, pulling the neckline of her robe down.

Along with the slight tearing sound, the smile on Kah's face disappeared. Under the robe was half-melted flesh and blood that had condensed on the clothes. Under the light of the light, the squirming insect shape in the wound was clearly displayed. came out, but their links were no longer balanced and distinct. The maggots all had swellings of varying sizes, and they looked as if they would burst soon.

The crow flew out of Kahe's arms, stood on her shoulder, and looked at the changes in the insects of time at close range. The black eye on the right side blinked: "The pollution of this body is also so serious, it is probably completely It’s hopeless... If it weren’t for Kah being a ‘thief’, you wouldn’t even be alive today.”

"I have something more curious. You didn't tell her at all? She seems... as if she thinks you are a clone." There was an irrepressible smile in Kahe's voice, and she glanced at Esther passing by. There were only crowded branches left there, with unknown red flowers growing rapidly on them, which soon withered and rotted, turning into sticky filaments.

The crow blinked slyly, raised its claws and scratched Kahe: "Why should I tell her?"

The writhing translucent maggots on Kah's body gradually returned to their flesh color, and the originally half-melted skin quickly repaired itself and quickly became white. Even the blood stains under the robe disappeared.

Kahe rubbed the regrown flesh: "It feels really uncomfortable to be restricted..."

"If you are allowed to access the 'unique' media connection, I am worried that you will pass the contamination back to me. We have all seen the covert spread of these things."

Kahe straightened her robe again. The smile on her face now was much more sincere than before, and she no longer concealed her indifferent arrogance: "Then it must be that the other clones are useless. What does it have to do with me? Anyway, you always There are ways to ensure that you are not affected.”

"Of course, of course," Crow responded perfunctorily, "Have you almost stolen the power of the 'heart'?"

When Kach heard this question, he squeezed his right eye socket helplessly: "The scattered parts have become the new population of Spark City every year, and they have no doubts about such a 'tradition'. Yes, this is really a big project, It actually took two hundred years, but that power was finally completely broken down. But that’s the problem, the pollution has also lost its control..."

Crow raised his head and looked at the ball of light left by Esther: "So I came here with the guy who can be responsible for this."

"Her? She is just a 'deception mentor' now. What can she do? You didn't even give her the collected 'monster' extraordinary characteristics. I even doubt whether she can crawl out alive."

Crow slowly narrowed his eyes: "You talk a lot. Could it be that you stayed here for too long and were infected by that 'hunter'?"

But Kach smiled brightly: "Come on, this is just the attitude that 'Kach' should have. You know what I am thinking."

"Of course I know--"

Kah then finished what the crow said: "Because I am you and you are me."

The crow's dark eyes finally regained their composure: "Do you think she left us here because she noticed your condition?"

Kahe raised his eyebrows: "Isn't it?" "Zoya is guarding against me, including you, even if she doesn't realize it herself."

"It's so heartless. So, you are opposed to the name 'Esther'?" Kach shook his head, "She introduces herself to people like this now. I heard everything she said to Lev and the others."

Crow chuckled twice: "That has nothing to do with you. After this, you can leave without returning to this city. As you wish, 'farewell'. When she has dealt with the last remaining pollution, Spark City will use Soon, in a few decades, it will disappear from the darkness on its own, and no more 'life' will be born here."

Will this place really continue to exist for decades?

But Kahe did not mention the "doomsday" thing. After a moment of silence, she turned her head and looked at the crow sitting on her shoulder: "Esther... Zoya will allow this to happen?"

"I don't know and I don't care."

Oh, you know better than anyone in your heart that she is absolutely unwilling to stand by and watch. If she knew that what she was doing was to completely destroy the city, how could she not care?
Kahe smiled slightly but did not say what he was thinking.

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Esther held the diamond-shaped piece of iron in her hand, and her fingers were sore from the force. This move will not hurt her hand, but it will cause some pain, which can distract her from her waning attention.

Ever since she went deep alone, the previously erratic heartbeat began to beat, sticking behind her without stopping, synchronizing with Esther's heart, making her so irritated that she wanted to break her chest open - -The moment she realized that she was affected by emotions, marks appeared in Esther's eyes, and her eyes became indifferent.

The influence of the heartbeat weakened, but Esther always felt that there was another noise coming from the direction she was going, which was not a good sign.

Because there were more and more fleshy vines hanging down nearby, Esther further poured spirituality into the extraordinary items in her hands. Red lines appeared on the "passing flames" and released more swaying flames.

Lifeless firelights danced in front of and behind her, circling and dancing wantonly. The light and heat they brought left a charred path, allowing Esther to continue moving forward.

After burning, the real smell of barbecue continued to come out, but this could not calm down the fishy sweetness in Esther's consciousness. From time to time, light spots would pop up in her hair, like sparks bursting out. However, before these out-of-control light points condense into flesh-and-blood entities, they will disintegrate into fine red blood beads.

Such a reaction was beyond Esther's control, but she also knew that it was because she was approaching a more critical position.

She didn't expect what she would see. Under the current circumstances, even if a steam train suddenly came from the other side, Esther would calmly accept it, sit on it and see where it planned to go.

The messy mysticism has always been like this... Esther muttered in her heart, looking at the obstacle ahead that was bigger than the front of the steam train.

The surface of this object is quite complete and smooth, without any swollen and weird sarcomas or hyphae. It is covered with a transparent white film, with blood vessel-like tentacles spreading from above and below, merging with all the surrounding red vines. ——If you look at the appearance, it does look like an overly huge "heart".

A buzzing sound sounded in Esther's mind, making her thoughts no longer smooth. There was another sudden noise that broke in, interfering with Esther's thoughts of continuing to act.

Suddenly, the heartbeat in the darkness stopped.