Volume 6: War and Peace in the Black Forest Chapter 13: Edge of Nightmare
That is not a miracle that humans can achieve.
Forbidden knowledge that can only be sought by those who dwell in the depths of the void and those who share nightmares.
Without emotion, because there is no need for emotion to unlock the mark. Regardless of right or wrong, following the agreement is neither right nor wrong. And lifting the tattered curtain of this world is just an ordinary act for the First Mark.
It was indescribable, without any rules, and was not the residue that could be produced by the logical thinking of intelligent creatures. Those knowledge and symbols were like a tilted trash can in the hearts of all intelligent beings, a pile of abandoned thoughts, fragments, and ideas, mixed into a nightmare-like symbol, revealing all the stench that covered the reality.
"The thoughts and actions of countless people have stabilized the world into a fixed form, but we all know that this world is in flux..."
Looking at the indescribably dark forest, Li Lin had a calm expression.
The dim holy light shot up into the sky like a pillar of heaven. Strengthened by countless talismans and spells, the magic power around Li Lin was boiling and surging. He constantly squeezed out the magic power and put it into the talismans that operated the sky, preparing to unveil this world.
The Death Fear Ritual, a strange ritual obtained from nightmares, can tear open the curtain between the real world and the nightmare world, dragging the entire city and even the world itself into the nightmare. At first, he didn't know what kind of power this meant, but now when Li Lin began to preside over the ceremony, he realized that he was fooled by the brief tear at the beginning.
It was able to open up the nightmare world in the academy because there were huge loopholes there. But this side was a complete real . After the first seal of the Fear of Death Ritual was activated, the pressure of the world instantly reached Li Lin along the channel of the curse seal, and almost crushed the priest to death on the spot. Fortunately, Li Lin's virtual godhood was very powerful, with countless magic power and pale holy light as anchors, which offset the opposing forces inside the Black Forest. Li Lin was able to take a breath and talk and pretend, but if you ask him to move, he would be helpless.
As the backbone of Summoning Nightmare, he had been nailed to the altar as an indispensable component. The pale holy light on his palm turned into a cross and nailed to his hand. Dark red blood continued to drip toward the altar along the anchor point, splashing a series of infected halos on the sacrificial field emitting light. The thorns that had once disappeared once again appeared on Li Lin's limbs and bones. The backbones that spread from the bones rubbed the flesh layer by layer, and countless blood muds turned into part of the sacrifice.
If you don't have enough magic, you can use flesh and blood. Do you really think it's that easy to drag a city into a nightmare? Even if Li Lin maxed out the sacrifice and summoning points, and also maxed out the strange knowledge points, and even had the first seal, a killer weapon to reduce the demand, the power of dragging a city into a nightmare was still not something that Li Lin, who was only at the extraordinary level, could resist.
The fact that he was not beaten into a mummy immediately was already a credit to Li Lin's divine power and the help of Sallys.
'System prompt: Revelation is coming. Your ritual has touched the surface of this world, gradually revealing the truth. Your power is to summon. Your magic calls on the torn sky to reveal those things that are hidden or covered up. Your revelation ability is trembling, and you feel the clues that the revelation ability can unlock.'
'System prompt: Your power and ritual are beginning to collide with the real world. You have entered the ritual state. Your ritual state is at the limit. All your abilities and magic will be used in the ritual. Your ritual level is perfect. You will complete this ritual perfectly. If there is no external interference.'
'System prompt: Inside the Black Forest, there are clues to unlock the revelation.'
“…”
Then I have to be able to go there.
Li Lin, who was nailed to the altar as an anchor, was at a loss whether to laugh or cry. This was the first time he had encountered problems so far, right?
The black forest in the distance, which was designated as the nightmare world, was surrounded by a black fog that was unique to nightmares. The originally green trees gradually became weird and twisted, and the black branches intertwined, looking like human hands. Facing the layers of light lingering around Li Lin, these plants that looked like wronged souls gathered, but did not dare to touch the holy light that looked bright and beautiful.
Plants can instinctively sense the indifference and pain in that light. It is the same monster as the brand that stirred up the current world. Even if they are monsters that emerged from nightmares, they also don't like the instigator of such nightmares.
It is a blasphemy and dissatisfaction with the world itself, a sign of the coming end, and any intelligent creature would feel disgusted.
"But I never thought that hosting the ceremony would give me a lot of random knowledge from other worlds..."
Looking at the data constantly jumping in his status bar, Li Lin blinked.
The thorns on top of my head cut my scalp into pieces, and countless blood gradually flowed onto my eyelids, and then quickly smeared my weak eyelids together. Even if I tried hard to open my eyes, I still felt like someone was poking my eyes.
"Sallys, are you still there?"
"Yes, sir."
A girl's calm voice came from behind Li Lin:
"I'm still drawing the spell. What's wrong? Do you need me to do anything?"
"Expand it three times to the upper limit. I can't handle it anymore, sir. It's a bit overwhelming to pull a whole world. And I plan to try some new tricks."
“Oh~”
Sally responded happily behind him.
Not knowing how the demon drew the talisman, Li Lin suddenly felt the pressure on him lighten. However, he continued to draw and infuse it, condensing it into a pale white beam of light that shot straight into the sky, and surrounded it with bursts of pale red whirlwinds.
But Li Lin now has the ability to do something. Looking at the malice that seemed to surge like a tide in the depths of the black forest, the light and mist that filled the surroundings became more and more heavy. It seemed that someone was vaguely singing an indescribable song in the light and shadow, and it was unknown whether it was holy or harsh.
"If you don't play games for fun, how can you call it playing games?"
Looking at some will that seemed to be lurking in the depths of the black forest, Li Lin grinned and a ray of white light appeared on his body.
