Wasteland Echoer

"Up and down, left and right, time, space."

"Past, present, future, nothingness."

"Continent...world...stars...universe..."

The familiar female ethereal voice surrounded Dak's ears. After he was freed from the shackles of chaos, everything in front of him was still not the real reality.

The crackling sound of the fire and the scorching heat that he had become accustomed to long ago made him unbearably painful. Only after he stood up did the uncomfortable feeling disappear.

He seemed to have come to the Gray Dream again, but this time he entered on his own initiative after falling asleep.

Last time, in the lower level of that hot pot restaurant with the style of the Fire Empire, the leader of the "Order Society", "Lei Ye", divined for him. After opening the upper-level career path, his body was slowly awakening the special ability of the [Chaos Inducer]. ability.

Especially in the battle between "Beidou District" and "Future" and "Fusion Alien", he could clearly feel that his movement speed was much faster, including the flexibility and flexibility of his body, the stability of his steps, and his regularity. The skill of blocking has been enhanced which is difficult to quantify.

If he was just a federal soldier with special abilities before, then now he has the ability to join some special killer organizations. If he participates in the "Crusted Youth Games" organized by the Federal Council in recent years, Dak is confident that Ranked in track and field and football.

Of course, he was not without concerns about the "rapid decline in mental state", "tormented by hallucinations" and "mental confusion" mentioned by "Lei Ye".

However, he has a dark history of becoming a "alien monster" and has already experienced unimaginable pain and torture. Naturally, even if weird things have happened one after another recently, it is just like life to him.

This is the so-called "when the weird becomes routine, the routine becomes normal."

Just like nightmares, since regaining human consciousness, Dark believes that he has never had nightmares. Some scenes that ordinary people regard as nightmares are just a little bit more fantastic and weird to him.

Perhaps... for him, it also confirmed the [Chaos-Inducer] professional ability that "mental power is greatly enhanced".

As for professions, especially the middle-level and upper-level professions that are related to the extraordinary, post-New Yuan humans have always been in a stage of confusion.

After all, after the Second Era when magic power flourished, humans throughout the Third Era were studying steam machinery and science, causing magic to be deliberately ignored for half an era.

The books that introduced professions that were circulated in the past have disappeared, and the upper-level professionals who were originally systematic and large-scale are gradually getting older. In addition, after the New Year Crisis, mankind's focus has completely turned to protracted wars, and everything about professions has only the most basic ones. introduction.

Even many upper-level professionals who are recognized by the sequence card not only do not know much about the abilities of their profession, but also do not know anything about promotion methods, precautions, taboos, etc., so they die in confusion on the battlefield or in some ordinary extraordinary events. .

Except for the core members of individual groups of lost people, the rest of the humans and supernatural beings do not have the opportunity to meet a good teacher or guide.

The existing books on professions include the "Summary of Some Professionals' Abilities" written by the late crown prince of the Zine Empire in the south, Ivante, and the "Krusted Human Profession Promotion Method" left over from the time of Ivan XXII. Apart from the fragments of pages, there are only isolated words of experience that may be true or false.

Putting back his wandering thoughts, Dark tried his best to surge the magic power in his body. After feeling that the burst of power seemed to be covered with a layer of plastic film, he was convinced that he had completely entered the gray dream. middle.

He looked around and into the distance. What was very different from the first time he entered was that the frightening white fog that lingered here had completely disappeared, and the red sun like the devil's eye still hung in the endless darkness. In the sky shrouded by dark clouds, the land under his feet was no longer the loess, riverbed and dead trees at the beginning, but moist soil with the fragrance of plants.

However, he is surrounded by dense and endless forests, and there is no altar leading to the area where the "Echoer" appears.

Just like the previous times, Dak silently recited the incantation in his mouth to form a spirit, and the magic power of water in his body surged.

This time, countless small shining water droplets floated from the ground, and the "Silent Wolf Fang" on the chest, which only appeared and functioned in dreams, began to emit red flames, quickly colliding with the water droplets. It turned into a thick fog, completely blocking Dark's sight.

About half a minute later, as the fog dissipated, the surrounding water droplets exploded and set off like fireworks one after another, and the familiar valley appeared in front of him again.

Crossing the rushing river in front of him and a few oak trees with only branches and branches left, he stepped onto the red brick path leading to the altar.

The difference from last time is that the white snow has replaced the vitality, and the endless cold winter atmosphere has dispelled the original spring and summer. Now, the climate here has completely changed from a climate similar to that in the middle of the "Philiga" continent and the south of the Fire Empire. It's a scene similar to the winter in Crusted and Aventre, enveloped by extreme cold.

The biting cold "cut" Duck's skin like a sharp knife, and his clothes were like fishnets full of holes, unable to provide any resistance to the cold that invaded his spirit.

As he walked quickly upward, Duck's body began to tremble. It wasn't until he stepped onto the altar floor covered with a thin layer of blood and saw the two-headed eagles with only skeletons surrounding the railings that he felt a slight "warmth" .

"Dak, you seem to be getting closer to the ice and fire." A familiar voice came.

Immediately afterwards, the body of the "Echoer" completely wrapped in a cloak appeared in front of him behind the towering tree.

Different from the previous times, this time, facing the "Echoer", Duck's heart was as calm as the calm surface of Lake Ruobel. The previous strong pressure from the spiritual realm no longer existed, and he was suffering from hypoxia and sleepiness. The feeling was replaced by immense clarity.

Judging from the aura, the person in front of me no longer seems to be a superior being known as the "evil god". The "sleeping curse", "the breath of mourning" and "the indescribable and unnameable being behind the cloak" brought by the pressure before "Evil beings" are replaced by feelings of "equal collaborators," "possible friends," and "same misfortunes."

Taking a few steps forward and walking within two meters of the "Echoer", Duck smiled and said:

"It seems that since I was recognized by the sequence card, the 'Shang' in your body has not had much impact on me."

"Really?" "Echoer" raised his head slightly, stared at the dim and chaotic sky, and sighed:

"That's a good thing for you. In this way, our encounter has returned from short-term to eternity, and it's a lot closer to my shackles being broken.

"Dak, after so many years and going in and out of the Gray Dream so many times, I have discovered a few interesting patterns that I would like to share with you."

"Oh? Tell me."

"First of all..." "Echoer" walked behind Duck, turned his back to him and said in a melancholy tone:

“Many old friends only entered here a few times for a limited time and then heard nothing from them again. In this desperate wasteland world, even this realm created by the gods cannot give people the blessing of avoiding death. "

"Indeed." Dak nodded and said:

"Neither the High Bishop nor the 'Only Bishop' nor the 'Philika' primitive religion advocates resurrecting the dead. The Taoist religion of the Yanhuo Empire advocates eternal life. After becoming a so-called 'immortal', You can escape reincarnation. However, it is also a dream, a fantasy as ethereal as a ghost."

"The 'young wolf' I mentioned to you a few times before, he is the [Sacrifice]. We also met in reality and fought with the chief cardinal of the 'Giant Church'. It's a pity that before I was Before being imprisoned, I heard that he died in a rebellion against the 'New Fire of Punishment'. The original purpose of the rebels was to kill the emperor, stop the experiment, and prevent the power related to the 'Lord of the Night' from coming.

"In the final analysis, those people came to save him, but he was so weak that he could hardly move, but he died in a small explosion at the end of the rebellion. It was just a small grenade that shattered the experimental culture cabin and splashed The glass block happened to cut his throat, causing him to fall in bright blood." At this point, "Echoer" choked up and continued:

"He was obviously close to seeing the light and getting salvation, but he fell under the sun, before hope. Dark, you know, I have been feeling more and more afraid recently while being imprisoned here. Obviously the flames and light They are seeping in here little by little, but I am actually afraid of them."

"Is it fear in the face of hope? Is it the fear that arises in the hearts of people who are suppressed by darkness and despair when facing the light? It's very interesting." Dak commented:

"However, Mr. Echo, you are right, the light is arriving quietly. According to the information I have received now, several forces in the Crusted Federation have set their sights on the person who may be imprisoning you." No. 1 Bingxi', and the 'Beslunai area' where it is located.

The 'Order Society' is studying the 'Hongdang' related to dragons and 'red power', and is collecting all the information related to the god 'Plamini' as much as possible, as if to find the existence of the god. The Federal Council, especially Chief Executive Vasily, tried to find all the 'cores' related to the 'Era of Time', tried to restart the 'Universal Energy Evolution Platform', and tried to directly use the power of the sun to eliminate the 'unintentional people'.

It is said that the information left behind by the old empire hints that there are one or two 'evolution platform ruins' near the area where Demon Annihilation City is located. Recently, he also awakened the dragon boy who was imprisoned deep in Sener Prison in the last era. It seems that he will also Get involved in the location of 'Plamini'.

Wulfya and I had already escaped from the capital, and now we have entered the bridgehead closest to the ice field - a small town called "New Wind Town". Mr. Echoer, believe me, we will soon be heading north to look for you and rescue you. Please also... don't be 'fearful' of hope. After all, the goddess of fate will not plan the exact same fate for people. "

"Really?" Echoer smiled bitterly.