Chapter 146 Facing Fear
Xinnaya walked in front holding Bai Xing. The core energy in her body supported a layer of light mist protection, which repelled the scattered power of rules.
Humph... She could feel the temperature change in her palm; the resistance of this mark was gradually weakening.
The symbol of [Protection] is weakening, indicating that humanity's backhand has been triggered, tearing a rift in the Overlord.
It could also be that other anomalies are attacking the Overlord. After all, power is a big piece of fat meat, and everyone wants to take a bite.
Sizzle, sizzle.
The steam in the palm of his hand slowly dissipated, and the devil spread his perception to the surroundings, trying to find the correct path from the disordered space.
The students stood behind her in full protective suits, allowing the flames surrounding the demon to absorb some of the free energy.
After the worm monster died, the previous space completely collapsed.
The pedals under their feet were completely floating duckweed, which would disappear from time to time, and they had to keep jumping to the next pedal to move forward.
Gray-black, red-black, and deep purple mists rushed towards us, mingling with a large amount of radiation. Everyone's Pasteurometers had been switched to silent mode, and the readings only sent blood pressure soaring.
The space in front of you loses the distinction between front, back, left and right. If you look "forward", you will see a six-color wheel rotating like a kaleidoscope.
Fortunately, the devil is at the forefront, and the energy of the abyss will first hit her and then spread out.
Layer upon layer of waves are filtered through the devil's light energy body, and the scattered aurora cannot penetrate the X2 level protective suit.
Beep beep.
The communicator suddenly vibrated and a text message came.
[The Knights have attacked, please pay attention, please pay attention, please pay attention.]
After three prompts, a sentence followed: [Abnormal - Overlord damage (estimated to be over 50%), energy being drawn in... Calculations commencing...]
Calling upon energy?! The students immediately realized the Master's unusual movements.
The good news is that the Anomaly-Overmind is at a disadvantage in its battle against Chen Xiao'er and the outside offensive. The bad news is that it's probably eager to eat us.
The school will activate the communication channel to issue an emergency alert. The situation must be very critical.
[Calculation Complete, Rule: Fear]
"Keep calm! Rally to me."
The captains of each team immediately raised their voices and tightened their formation.
Because fear-related rules often attack people's spiritual bodies, everyone has basically experienced being separated from teammates or even being forced to harm teammates, and they are extremely vigilant about such things.
Terror... What is our greatest fear?
The more people don't want to be afraid, the more likely they are to fantasize. Even if they know they shouldn't imagine what they are really afraid of, they still can't control their thoughts.
Gurgle, gurgle gurgle.
The "kaleidoscope" oozed blood-red mucus, and the polygons that were once considered magnificent began to deform under people's gaze, turning into festering wounds with a gurgling sound.
The edges of the wound were smooth at first, but gradually became rotten and emitted a foul odor. Even the energy flow turned into disgusting pus, as if it contained countless deadly bacteria.
The students followed the devil closely and used its body to isolate these things.
Those who are in good condition try to adjust their breathing, steady their heartbeats, and use their willpower to resist these images that can arouse fear on a physiological level.
A few people showed a certain degree of supernatural power disturbance. They took out the suppressing injection and injected it into their bodies without hesitation to force their physical and mental bodies to stabilize so as not to affect others.
Plop!
A mass of flesh and blood squeezed out of the festering channel, and its teratoma-like shape rapidly expanded under the distorted light.
"Yes, it's that thing!" someone exclaimed. The classmates' shared memories made the teratoma more complete, even forming the outline of the deceased girl.
They actually couldn't remember what the girl looked like, but the blurrier the image, the more chilling it was.
Dulu, dulu, this thing was flashing with dazzling light, indicating that it had overcome its weakness of fear of light and was even stronger than the monster in memory!
Pluru~
The teratoma jumped up, turned into a virtual dot the moment it jumped, and appeared behind him the next second.
Pusha——
It passed through a boy's body, grabbed his heart, and pulled out a large mass of intestines and flesh.
Phew.
After a series of teeth-grinding chewing sounds, the teratoma began to wriggle and grow deformed limbs that blended the features of both individuals. Four arms and four legs simultaneously supported the ground, and it fluttered and crawled across the ground like a spider.
Woo…
The students from the Physical Fitness Department gritted their teeth and pushed forward. They could suppress the sensory fear, but watching their living companions being torn apart and pieced back together before their eyes sent their adrenaline soaring uncontrollably.
Is he still alive?
No one dared to think too deeply. Logically, since he was still in the gambling game, his soul should have been hidden somewhere else. But what about his torn flesh? Could he really be "resurrected"?
Everyone's mentality is in a strange balance: on one hand, there is the "immortality" comfort brought by Chen Xiao'er, and on the other hand, there is the fear awakened by the "uncertain resurrection".
Suddenly—bang!
An oval black shadow flew towards the monster, blasting it apart. The face that symbolized his "companion" was shattered, and the fear instantly subsided.
Zheng Xiuli gasped and shouted, "Don't just stand there! It's a tangible monster—"
Yes, it is a tangible monster.
The confidence brought by knowledge and experience regained its upper hand, and the hints forged by predecessors and instructors through countless practices resonated strongly in my heart: Tangible monsters are easily harmed and are the easiest anomalies to resolve.
Of course, there are mistakes and omissions in this sentence, but no one will care about it, because it is an experience passed down from generation to generation to fight against fear!
Xing Shuyao's voice rang out clearly nearby: "It's not afraid of light, so it's definitely not the same monster as before. Let's try to chop it up first! Those carrying control-type artifacts, wait for my order."
It can be destroyed.
We can overcome it.
We still have medicines, abilities and companions around us.
The output player in each team exchanges positions with his teammates, and all members are ready for the assault.
Plop, plop, plop!
Three consecutive loud noises made people tremble all over.
They stared wide-eyed at the three newly formed blood cocoons at the source of the sound, and gradually realized something despairing: the anomaly that grew out of fear was indeed not what they truly feared, but this was not the place where they had fought before.
As long as the master continues to pour energy into this place, it will turn into an endless purgatory of mountains of corpses and seas of blood.
We can defeat one, two, or even ten physical anomalies, but what about a hundred, a thousand? And who says there's only one kind of fear?
Pluru~
Three huge red and black flesh balls were torn apart layer by layer, a cloth tiger jumped out of one of them, and the other two were just a wisp of smoke and dust.
Intangible anomalies, or worse, related to concepts and rules.
Everyone's heart sank. Zheng Lu and two other "believers" stepped forward silently, ready to use sacrificial magic to delay time and reduce the most dangerous first wave of casualties.
Suddenly——
A surge of power swept from behind, and the students flew in all directions immediately.
Such a powerful abyss force is the devil!
Could it be that it finally couldn't suppress its murderous intent and was about to break the contract?!
Click, click, click.
Xinnaya's figure appeared between the three points, forming a pincer attack.
"Hoo-hoo..." A searing mist of light escaped from the devil's lips and teeth, his emerald eyes slanting to the right. "What are you standing there for? Clean up quickly!"
“…”
What is it doing? Why is it acting like it's eager to help?
Of course, the students were not so naive. They looked around and immediately understood.
…
The devil has no urge to rescue humans, at least not Xinaya a few minutes ago.
Of course she could hear the noise behind her, but she didn't even have the mood to turn around to appreciate it: it wasn't Chen Xiao'er who was being beaten, so what was there to see?
Sizzle, sizzle.
The energy of the Abyss surged around her like tar, but the demon didn't mind.
Radiation energy is no different from air to her and has no effect on her. Only weak humans will have difficulty breathing because of it.
Tick, tick.
The fluctuations similar to those of falling water drops caused the core to tremble, and Xinaya slowed down slightly: although she did not have the church's communicator, she knew by intuition that it was the Overlord who was calling on the power.
This smell... is fear.
It's not the fear of the master, but the desire to draw fear factors from me and that group of humans.
Xinaya was born with the ability to sense fear, so of course she could sense these invisible tentacles floating around her. She was immediately confused and didn't know whether to laugh or cry: What the hell, do they think I'm human?
Abyssal creatures have no heart, no blood, no soul, and naturally no fear.
"Ha ha."
There was a slight tingling sensation as the tentacles brushed against the flames, mainly a mental tickle and some sarcastic smiles.
Just then, the human behind her was also screaming, and Xinaya couldn't help but grin and laugh: "Hahahaha, ah?"
A shadow slowly emerged before her eyes, and her laughter was abruptly cut off.
If it were anything else, Sinaya wouldn't even bother to blink, but... the vague outline of a young girl, her long, dark hair flowing in the wind. The way her neck stretched, her arms and waist relaxed, held a subtle beauty in the human eye.
In order to understand the fragility, inconvenience and complex emotions of the human body, Xinaya deliberately maintains an alienated humanoid posture.
Boom, boom, boom, boom.
Her lips were cold, her tongue dry, but her blood was incredibly hot, and the beating of her heart hurt her eardrums.
[That thing is just an illusion! What's there to be afraid of?!]
The devil tried to block human perception, but when she closed her eyes, the exact same wave that was completely reproduced from the depths of her memory immediately grasped her core, causing it to tremble violently.
Damn it, this kind of "fear" is at a conceptual level and will be triggered as long as it exists!
The devil covered her face in anger, and her nails scratched her cheeks, leaving bloody marks: Humans can still use their will and some inexplicable reasons to fight fear, but she has no similar experience at all!
What a joke!
Why should I be afraid of Chen Xiao'er, a mere human being - and this is not Chen Xiao'er, it's just her illusion!
Even though she knew everything, the rules were still enforced in the devil's body, making her repeatedly savor all the fear of Chen Xiao'er deep in her heart.
The girl's phantom gradually became solid. She stretched out a leg from the void and tapped it lightly on the floor.
The purple eyes slowly opened, shining with the brilliance of memory.
She is Chen Xiao'er.
No, she is not Chen Xiao'er.
A complex mixture of hatred, fear and violation surged violently in his core.
Sinaya forced herself to look up and meet the phantom's gaze as the girl extended her hand.
The phantom opened its mouth, and words that sounded like a human yet not like a human came out of the tip of its tongue: “——”
"Get away from me!" Xinnaya screamed in despair.
This monster was wrapped in the power of rules. Now she was not facing a mere phantom, but her true fear.
Of course, she could easily wipe out a weak anomaly or any human.
But the rules pressed on her shoulders, impartially examining the devil's true "feelings."
Do you hate her?
Hate! I hate her so much! She is the one I pour all my emotions into.
Do you dare to lay hands on her?
Of course I dare! I savored every second of tearing her apart.
Do you think you have a chance of winning?
…
Do you dare to devour her at the risk of being annihilated?
…
Do you think Chen Xiao'er cares about your hatred? What would happen if she saw your fear?
hateful--
Countless questions erupted in that brief moment. The demon's eyes were bloodshot, and energy surged from them, transforming into overflowing tears of blood.
Countless layers of despair enveloped the devil, about to devour her core.
How can the devil be afraid?
The moment it truly gives birth to emotion, it symbolizes the deepest level of depravity.
Xinaya was suffocating in the tide, but she never gave up struggling. It was her survival instinct and her absolute unwillingness to give up!
As she fell in a trance, a blank spot of light suddenly appeared in her mind. It was... it was a death mark.
[“Hello~ We are in a little danger.”] The girl’s vivid face appeared before his eyes. Chen Xiao’er’s smile and the monster’s face… were completely incomparable.
Yes, how could they overlap?
Even if Chen Xiao'er wasn't present, her power could still reach the devil's heart from another dimension.
Sinaya stared deeply at the girl in her memory, then bent her arms and smashed hard at the phantom in front of her!
"Get out of here!" You are not Chen Xiao'er!
The devil roared and attacked the monster, throwing a punch with the purest, fighter-like stance!
With a loud crash, the phantom shattered instantly.
snort.
Xinnaya raised her face in relief and lifted a strand of hair: "It's a fake, nothing more than that."
As soon as he finished speaking, there was a sound of "da da, da da da".
One, two, three slightly different "Chen Xiao'er" appeared not far away, carrying baseball bats and coming towards her.
Sizzle——
Xinnaya trembled all over and instantly flashed to the other side of the battlefield.
Hey, hey, hey, human, you said you would help me, right?!
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