Volume 3: The Land of Mist Chapter 53: Air's Request
"What deal?"
William asked directly.
At the same time, he told Blake through the voice of his soul not to rush to cancel the status of the coordinate point and "squeeze" the Void King in front of him back to the Moon Realm.
He wanted to listen carefully to this nihilistic king, who had the least presence, and wanted to negotiate a deal with him.
After all, the last deal he made with the Void King, who had the strongest presence, brought him great rewards.
Of course, having said that, when the projection of this Void King suddenly appeared in front of him, William still felt an extremely dangerous sense of calm.
Yes, a dangerous sense of calm.
Even though William rationally understood that the other party had the ability to harm him, he still could not raise his guard or feel nervous at all emotionally.
It was as if all the passion in his heart had been taken away out of thin air.
This even made him seem a little slow when he tried to call on his magic power to be on guard.
Magic is the product of the combination of passion and rationality - guiding magic from the astral realm requires relying on sensibility to build a connection with the stars, while weaving magic rituals requires using one's own logical thinking ability and a deep understanding of the rules of the world.
If either of them is delayed, it will cause great interference when releasing magic. When William met Valk in the Crazy Theater, it was the latter that was affected. And now, when facing the Iron-Hearted Widow El, it was the former that was suppressed.
If it is put in the game, it is equivalent to a debuff on your mana recovery speed.
William thought.
The simple numerical changes in the game become real sensory experiences after entering reality.
+How about you promise to do me a favor and I'll tell you the truth? +
That extremely cold and clear voice echoed in William's soul.
"Ms. Air, according to your contract with Takma, the construction of the Eighth Throne has reached its final stage. Please expel this pilgrim who should not have appeared in this world, so that your long-cherished wish can be fulfilled..."
Before William could open his mouth to reply because of the "aura of calm" that El had, a member of the Takma sect who was being held by two dead ghosts shouted first.
Doesn't this guy care about the atmosphere at all when he speaks?
William thought to himself, and then he interrupted the guy and said:
"Please be more specific. What do you need me to do for you? And what truth will you tell me?"
She is not his girlfriend, so how could he agree to such a request like "You swear not to be angry after listening to this, and then I will tell you something." What if the other party wants him to commit suicide?
"You have to tell me whether it's difficult or not, right?"
Hearing this, Air, who was wearing a black evening dress, looked at William, the expression on his face was as cold as ice that had been frozen for a thousand years.
This time, she did not continue to use the Voice of the Soul, but directly asked:
"That would have been a piece of cake for you. But disaster... no, William Kane. Why did you refuse to join us?"
Hearing the other party suddenly ask this question without any context, William, who was not sure what the other party meant, asked cautiously:
"Why do you think I would agree?"
"Ms. Aire, this person is not who you expected. He..."
The Takma on the side seemed to want to struggle again, but this time, Air just glanced at him slightly. He immediately grabbed his neck and made a dangerous "hissing" sound, and his face turned livid in an instant.
Then she turned her gaze back to William and said:
"For me, you should also choose to become the Void King."
When William heard this, he felt a series of question marks popping up in his head.
What does it mean that for you, I should also become a king of nothingness? Do I know you well?
Before William could finish his sentence, the other party's next remarks made William stand there in a daze.
"This way you can kill me and let me die as I wish."
William didn't know what expression was on his face at the moment, but he subconsciously glanced at the member of the Takma Cult next to him. The expression on his face at this moment was as if his worldview had just collapsed.
"Is this what you want me to do for you?"
William squeezed out these words with some difficulty.
"Is it hard to understand? Only if we are both the Kings of Nothingness can we kill each other."
Air continued speaking without changing his tone.
"Then you can ask the Blood King Brand to do this for you... I think that perverted skull lover will definitely not object to having another king's head in his collection."
"But I can only accept being killed by the one I love."
"Hmm? Hmm! Hmm…"
William could guess the shocked expression of Takma next to him without turning around.
To be honest, if it weren't for the other person's aura of calming effect, the expression on my face right now would not be much better than his.
What the hell?! What does it mean to have to accept being killed by the person you love?
And then specify that you should kill him yourself?
What is this? A confession?
Even if it was a confession, it sounded a little too scary, didn't it?
"Can you help me sort out the logic from a perspective that I can understand?"
William took a deep breath and asked patiently.
The titles of the Void Kings all carry special symbolic meanings. Basically, you can imagine their general image and personality just by looking at their names.
And it is never a good thing for this person who has the titles of "iron heart" and "widow" to be remembered by her.
Moreover, as a symbol of the realm of nothingness, the nihilistic king, who is the complete opposite of love, would fall in love with someone else. William felt that this was just like the Blood King talking to people calmly, or the Mad Jester doing things according to the rules one day. It was abnormal to the point of being horrifying.
When something is abnormal, there must be something wrong; when something is extremely evil, there must be a ghost.
"It means exactly what it says. I hope you can kill me completely. In return, I can tell you the truth."
"What truth?"
Seeing that the other party didn't seem to want to explain more on this issue, William continued to ask.
"The truth about you."
"I?"
William pointed at himself and sneered as if it was funny, then said:
"What truth can I have that I need you to tell me?"
Although William's answer seemed very calm and resolute, he actually felt a little nervous when he heard this sentence.
The truth about yourself...
Could it be that the truth about herself that she was talking about was his identity as a time traveler?
What else could it be?
As if he had expected William to answer like this, Air continued:
"Of course, there are truths that you don't even know... Think back, do you remember where you went during the 1,008 years you disappeared?"
William was silent for a long time, and finally replied:
"I have no idea."
This was not a lie, because in William's mind, he did nothing, just waited for the game to go offline, and when he came to his senses, more than a thousand years had passed. Although time travel does not make sense, if possible, William really wants to know why he traveled to the Vic Continent more than a thousand years later.
"Then kill me, and I will tell you the truth about all this."
William didn't even want to complain about how the other party would be able to tell him the truth if he really killed her, but he directly pointed out the most crucial point of the matter.
“I can’t do that.”
If William could really kill the Void King directly, then there would be no need for him to act so cautiously.
The Void King, who has been deeply bound to relevant concepts and has even become the relevant concepts themselves, is a truly immortal being. Even with the Judgment Armor, he can only be severely injured or sealed.
As for a complete kill, it is basically not possible within theoretical limits at the moment.
What's more, the Judgment Weapon corresponding to the Ironhearted Widow El, Judgment Three, had long disappeared into the vast ocean along with its master, the third seat of the Judgment Seat, Frost Witch Nihel.
At this moment, I am unable to even inflict any real harm to the Void King.
but……
"You can do it. As long as you ascend the throne of the Eighth Holy Spirit, you will have the power to kill me in this world. And this throne was created for you."
Air said so.
