Chapter 142: Death in Substitution
Alka took the pirate's answer to the question to heart and kept it in mind, determined to find out when he had the chance.
This is very important as it affects his subsequent actions.
He looked at the pirate in front of him, thinking about what other questions he needed to ask. It was a rare opportunity to ask all of them at once.
"You have become touchers. How did Sivers control your lives?"
“I don’t know, when we become the touchers, our lives are already in his hands.
We must follow the rules he sets. If we violate them, we will be punished, up to and including death."
"Don't you know...there are also penalties that fall automatically."
This made Alka a little silent. When he became the one who touched it, he directly controlled their lives.
Could it be that something was done to these people when they touched the treasure?
Alka recalled that when he touched the treasure, he was immediately immersed in the excitement of his body.
He had no idea how sensitive he was to the outside world, because there was no one to disturb him at that time.
But since we don’t know the specific reason, there is nothing we can do.
But from this we can know that his father must trust these people who have touched the secrets more, because they will not spread these secrets to outsiders, and cannot spread them out.
Then the accuracy of the secrets known by these touchers is almost certain.
No need to be suspicious anymore.
"How many Touchers are there in your pirate group, and what levels of strength have they reached?"
"There are 172 in total, 12 of whom are cadres, and their strength has reached the second spiral. There are 60 who will definitely reach the first spiral. The rest will depend on their own efforts."
There are quite a lot of double helices, a total of 12 double helices.
This made Alka frown. His father had only been a pirate for a few years, definitely no more than 10 years.
After all, his father was still on the Golden Wheat Island 10 years ago and had not yet obtained Jack's treasure.
Even if you become a pirate and get the treasure immediately, it will still not exceed 10 years at most.
Alka asked Andre specifically, and Andre became a toucher 14 years ago, and actually reached the second spiral two years ago, but he never showed it.
In other words, normally it is normal for this sea area to become a double spiral in more than 10 years.
And Andre said that he has some talent and has seniors to guide him.
It’s Puckchi from Golden Wheat Island, otherwise his promotion would definitely not be so fast.
Being in the church with resources, abilities, and guidance from seniors allowed Andre to reach the second helix in 10 years.
It is somewhat abnormal that the Pirates of the Dead are moving so fast.
If he had become a Toucher and then joined the pirate group, that would be unlikely because his father would not be able to control him.
After thinking for a while, he asked, "How many touchers do you have now?"
"I don't know, but the 12 two-spiral cadres will definitely be there, and the 60 one-spiral people will definitely be there. I don't know about the others."
What does it mean? That is to say, the 12-bit double helix and the 60-bit single helix are fixed, and if one is missing, someone will immediately fill it up, and the strength is reached.
What conditions are needed to achieve this effect?
“Why must there be?”
“I don’t know, but there will be one.”
It seems that even the pirate in front of him doesn't know.
Alka couldn't help but narrow his eyes slightly, this sentence was interesting.
Could this be the effect of the treasure?
It’s no wonder Alka was suspicious, because it was so fishy.
If this happened in the sea area where Lucilia and her friends were, Alka would have believed it, after all, meditation was not a rare thing there.
How is it possible to level up so quickly in this damn place? Unless they also have the meditation method, which is obviously impossible.
Otherwise there wouldn't be only 12 double helices.
Even if you have a meditation method, it will not be missing and you can make up for it immediately.
"Is this information only known to the person who touches it, and if you want to reveal it you will die?"
"Yes."
Hearing this, Alka seriously suspected that this ability was related to the treasure.
But this is just speculation.
After all, there is absolutely no problem in attributing all the incomprehensible phenomena and impossible things to treasures.
After asking some more details, Alka looked at the pirate in front of him.
He walked straight over and patted his shoulder.
There was a flash of confusion in the pirate's eyes, and then he quickly cleared his mind and saw Alka in front of him with a shocked expression.
Without waiting for him to react, Alka broke his neck.
After all, this is someone else's dream. Once he reacts and resists fiercely, who knows what problems will arise.
As the pirate in the dream died, the entire bubble immediately shattered, and Alka quickly fell onto the rainbow-colored clouds.
The bubble is burst, are you awake from the dream?
Alka thought, his body coming up.
At this moment, one of the pirates tied to the mast outside was suddenly awakened. He was sweating profusely, as if he had a nightmare.
He looked at Alka and finally at his own bound body.
"I'm not dead? Huhu, I'm not dead."
Then he looked at his companion who was struggling with his mouth covered, and the other two companions who were still sleeping, and realized their current situation.
Looking at Alka in front of him, and Xiadaiti and others beside him.
"You are Alka, what do you want to do? Sivers asked me to bring you a message. He told you to go to Alcot Island and face him on the day of harvest.
Otherwise, he will kill the treasure hunting team leader named Andre who was captured earlier. "
Hearing this, Xia Daiti's anger was ignited in an instant. Seeing her about to rush over, Alka immediately stopped her.
"Don't be impulsive. I have already obtained all the information. I will tell you later."
Following Alka's words, the anger quickly died down, allowing Xiadaiti to calm down.
She nodded and took a few steps back.
Alka squatted in front of the pirate and looked him in the eyes.
"What did the death just now feel like?"
"Death? Humph, it's just fascinating."
Looking at the stubborn look of the pirate in front of him, Alka smiled helplessly.
Fall into dream again.
After a while, the other two pirates who were sleeping were gasping for breath frantically at the same time, and one of them even screamed.
It was like experiencing a horrible nightmare.
Alka, who just came out, saw the scene clearly and a smile appeared on his face.
When the dream body dies, the dream itself will disappear and the person will be forcibly kicked out of the dream .
I just don’t know if it has caused any harm to my original body. The current symptoms are just like a nightmare.
Alka turned to Julia and said, "Julia, help me check their mental state to see if they are damaged."
Julia smiled and nodded: "Of course, I'm happy to help."
As he spoke, he came to the side of several pirates, ignored what they said, and began to check their mental and spiritual state.
Then he shook his head and said, "I'm just a little tired, as if I didn't get enough rest. I'm not injured."
Alka nodded in understanding, allowing the pink mist to once again cover the touchers in front of him.
The pirates who had just woken up fell asleep again.
Then he fell into dream again.
This time, the dream bubbles of these people became very faint and illusory, and seemed somewhat unstable.
The most direct feeling is that the bubble film has become thinner, not as thick as the first time I dreamed.
The environment in the dream also seems a little lifeless and has defects everywhere.
It's like the mapping is wrong.
Even in their dreams, these pirates were sleeping on various beds.
Is that so?
In this way, Alka started experimenting with these pirates.
…
"Kill me, if you have the guts, kill me, you bastard, I'm going to make you...mmmm!"
Once again sealing the mouth of the pirate in front of him, Alka controlled the pink mist to cover it.
Xia Daiti and the others were doing their own things on the deck, turning around from time to time to look at the pirates tied to the mast.
The four pirates looked haggard and pale, and even their lips were a little black.
His eyes were droopy and one could clearly see the bloodshot in his face.
It looks like he was tortured badly.
Alka has been experimenting with several pirates for two days.
I kept holding the pirate and experimenting with various scenarios in my dreams.
For example, killing in different ways in a dream, killing when waking up, killing while sleeping, and killing while dreaming.
He even dragged them out of the bubble. Although there was some struggle involved, Alka succeeded a few times.
Once they are dragged out of the bubble, they also show signs of waking up, as if the dreamers cannot leave their dream bubble.
It is impossible to trick them out of the bubble. Without Alka to drag them out by force, or without Alka as a link, these people will never be able to get out of the bubble of the dream.
The bubble-like membrane to Alka was a solid wall to these people.
Unless you have the Dream Catcher like Alka.
Looking at the haggard looks of these people, Alka patted their shoulders, his tone full of gratitude.
"Thank you, you are really good people. I will definitely remember your contribution. It can be regarded as atonement for the sins you committed before."
After hearing what Alka said, the pirates became agitated again and wanted to start cursing on the spot.
However, as soon as Alka finished speaking, he killed them and abandoned the ship.
After disposing of their bodies, Alka clapped his hands.
"I'm going to experiment on myself now. There may be accidents, so please pay attention."
Xia Daiti next to him nodded.
Alka first switched his body and directly committed suicide in the real environment using his virtual body.
As the dagger pierced the heart.
The real body that remained in the dream was immediately kicked out of the dream, and the dream bubble that had existed all along also shattered at this moment.
The body that had just died from a pierced heart returned to its original state.
It's not that he didn't die, but at the moment of death, his real body was dragged back and it appeared as if it had been refreshed.
Alka came back and took deep breaths.
Xia Daiti, who was standing beside him, supported him, looked at his face, and asked with concern: "How is it, is there any problem?"
Alka held Xia Daiti's shoulders and took a few deep breaths, finally calming his wildly beating heart.
Even the cold touch transmitted from the ring could not cool down his brain.
It can be clearly felt that the feeling brought by the death of an illusory body in reality is definitely different from that in a dream.
The staying power is much greater than those pirates.
And with the Dreamcatcher in hand, he has become even more sensitive to his senses.
After resting for a while, other experiments began.
Finally, after the sacrifice of four pirates and his own personal experience, Alka understood the difference and consequences.
The illusory body can be used as a get-out-of-jail-free card, but the prerequisite is that one must first use the illusory body in a dream to fight, and then die.
As the virtual body dies, the real body takes over instantly.
It appears as if it has been refreshed, but there will be various side effects.
It's like facing death yourself, it's impossible for nothing to happen.
And fatigue and damage can also occur in the dream world.
He must have a good sleep after the death of his illusory body, and he must sleep in a dream.
It takes about a whole day of sleep to repair the losses in the dream.
In other words, the chance to replace death only comes once every two days.
But if the illusory body dies in a dream, even if Alka is awake in the dream, it will just be like waking up with a startle and there will be no damage.
Even the dreams will not be broken, and there will be almost no sequelae.
However, after dying twice in reality with an illusory body, Alka set a rule for himself that he must abide by.
That is, you must never use your virtual body to randomly carry out suicide attacks in reality.
You can exchange injuries for injuries, but you must never risk your life and die as if it were something that can be consumed at will.
After only two suicide attempts, Alka could clearly find that he began to care less about his own life.
My mind is clearly telling me this, but my body, thoughts and even feelings won't obey so easily .
He could clearly feel that his mind was becoming unstable, and his resistance to the surrounding dark elements was also decreasing.
Even with mental protection, it seems impossible to avoid hearing the whispers.
Alka felt that if he died like this too many times, he would most likely become self-destructive or even have a mental breakdown.
This is based on the fact that one's soul is inherently stronger than others and one's spirit is inherently more robust than others.
If it were someone else, their spirit would only be more fragile, and they might collapse after two times.
For example, those pirates who woke up from their dreams and died four times had already suffered from mental breakdown.
Not to mention that Alka's feeling of death in reality is even more shocking.
Each death should leave enough time to repair mental problems. The aftereffects of multiple deaths are too bizarre.
It may not even be recoverable, so proceed with caution.
Alka felt that if this trend continued, he would only need to die four or more times within a year before he would definitely show signs of self-destruction.
If you do it more than 5 times, you will definitely have a mental breakdown.
Each death increases the damage caused by the previous death.
Each time it’s more painful than the last, and each time it’s more difficult to recover from.
Judging from Alka's feelings after dying twice, he would need at least half a year to recover before his next death would be like the first time.
When he died for the first time, Alka felt that he only needed to rest for a month to eliminate the emotional breakdown and self-destructive tendencies lurking in his mind and soul.
The death of the illusory body in reality is so real that it constantly brings up memories that were once buried.
Fortunately, it is not that it cannot be used, but it must be strictly restrained.
Death is no joke.
But no matter what, this ability has become powerful again.
As long as Alka has enough time to rest, it is equivalent to having an extra life. What could be better than this?
Moreover, as long as one is not dead, broken limbs can be easily repaired by returning to the dream, there won't be any problem.
The most you have to do is endure this kind of pain, but compared to actually losing this, the price is really too low.
Moreover, in times of crisis, you can overdraw more of your life force. When your spirit becomes stronger later, perhaps such sequelae can be alleviated.
But no matter what, the fact that you can save one or even several lives if you are prepared already shows how powerful this treasure is.
Of course, the premise is that Alka used an illusory body when he died.
"Do we really have to keep our appointment on the day of harvest?"
Xiadaiti beside him suddenly asked, interrupting Alka's thoughts.
When experimenting with the pirates, Alka had already told everyone the information he had obtained from the pirates' dreams.
Alka turned to look at her and nodded.
"Of course we have to go. Our main goal now is to find the church's ship and go with them."
After all, there are too many enemy touchers, and there must be 12 double helices, which is still very deterrent.
They have two double helixes and two triple helixes.
Alka could feel that in a few days, he would be able to reach the triple helix stage with the help of the Dream Catcher.
Julia, relying on her experience and strength, is able to use the power of the triple helix with the double helix.
The number of enemy touchers is indeed much greater than that of Alka and his group.
Not to mention, Sivers was the old man next to his father.
According to the information obtained, the old man's strength will not be lower than the triple spiral.
So conservatively speaking, the enemy has two triple spirals, one of whom is holding a treasure.
Therefore, union with the church is necessary.
Of course, before that, we need to collect more information.
With the Dreamcatcher, the absolute confidentiality rule of his father's pirate group has completely lost its effect.
This is their biggest advantage.
