He fell down without any warning.
At that moment, Qingzi couldn't even remember who fell in front of her. Blood was pouring down like rain, dripping onto the ground, freezing the girl's thoughts.
Brain goes blank.
Youzhu clenched her fists at some point, and her wrist, which was held by Victor, trembled slightly, but to Victor, all this gave a completely different feeling.
It was like a long-lost stage play.
Now it is finally coming to an end.
This time, he seemed to be a participant, but also like a spectator.
The tide of the times is irresistible and can only be broken by forces beyond the norm, but this does not matter.
What’s important is that only when you actually participate in it, you can better appreciate the changes in everyone’s will, determination, and mood.
If it was just a plot that Victor didn't know about, then Victor felt that he would most likely think that Shizuki Sojuro's behavior was outrageous and stupid.
But now...
It turned out to be the case.
This is... peeping.
In Aoko's eyes, the death of Shizuki Sojuro seemed to turn all her emotions into invisible tracks, weaving a track called life. Victor looked at Aoko quietly, watching her clench her fists little by little, watching her eyes change from confusion, to anger, and then to calm and numbness.
The task bar, which he had not noticed, suddenly began to grow.
……
Human beings are very strange creatures.
Although Victor has never felt a sense of belonging to this world, as a dungeon player, everyone seems fake and NPC-like in his eyes.
Not to mention the copy, even in the outside world, unless his life was in danger, he would feel like a spectator.
But what’s even stranger is that even humans know that they are reading a novel.
It's a TV show, but the game is played.
But I still can't help but empathize.
When Victor saw Aozaki Aoko's state at that moment, that scene was like an epiphany, and in an instant he realized something called "belief".
The "magician's tradition" that was once upheld by his predecessor, lived in Victor's mouth, and could not be understood even if he knew what it was, was finally fully recognized by Victor at this moment.
That's voyeurism.
Victor slowly closed his eyes and glimpsed a corner of the Fifth Law.
Saw the key to that path.
At that moment, there was a thought that was extremely clear in his mind, that is, he understood all this, as long as he wanted to.
He can step into the spiritual vein at any time, pursue this path, and compete with Aozaki Aoko for the seat of the fifth method.
But...if you take this path.
He will once again break away from his current identity. As a monster called "Order", he will unswervingly walk down the path of "in order to achieve the goal, you must firmly pay everything as a price."
Want to become a magician?
No.
Victor suddenly laughed and shook his head.
He can't, he doesn't want to.
To seize this road, which is a concept he doesn't like.
Chapter 87: This is... the "Order" called the Fifth Law
If you look from an external perspective, you will see that the wind centered on Qingzi suddenly begins to surge.
Just like in martial arts novels, an invisible wind surrounds the aura, but what is rolled up are not fallen leaves.
But the pale snow.
The shock of her companion's complete death in front of her finally made the girl remember the fact that was buried deep in her memory and she didn't want to accept it no matter what.
That is……
He bid farewell to his past self and completely became a weird and boring monster like his grandfather.
"Listen, lord of all creation."
The resounding declaration resounded, stirring up flying snow in this winter.
At the same time, the white light engulfed the surroundings, the space was broken, and the surrounding scenery was distorted...
Before they could react, everyone was enveloped by this huge will.
……
It was pitch black, with no sign of anyone else.
It seems like I am the only one walking alone on this land.
It seemed that time had no meaning. She just kept walking, moving forward firmly. Finally, after an unknown amount of time, a world flashing with dazzling white light appeared in front of her. However, in front of that world, there was a desolate bund, which seemed like a Gobi Desert made up of desert and loess.
There, a guy in a crimson cloak was sitting there quietly.
That was... She was slightly stunned, a familiar feeling came over her, but a surprised voice suddenly came to her ears.
"Ah, is that the root cause?"
"Then, what accompanies the outside world is the legendary silver sea."
"Victor?!" Aozaki Aoko turned her head in shock, and saw a blurry figure flickering in the darkness.
"Huh? It's me."
Victor nodded and suddenly smiled: "Are you surprised? I have actually been by your side the whole time, accompanying you on this journey."
"You don't seem to know what you've done. Well, that's normal. This is how a battle of wills works. The danger you've been walking on is all in the darkness around you. You can't see it yourself."
"...Silver Sea?"
"Well, the path to the source of communication, in a more simple way, should be called the sea of consciousness? But after all, it is not the definition of this world. Perhaps it is more accurate to describe it as the collective ocean of human consciousness."
"However, according to legend, the Silver Sea represents the end of the soul. If we only use human consciousness to describe it, it seems too shallow."
"But... it's really desolate... Aoko, your heart is——"
It turned out to be a desolate desert... Was it because no construction was done from the beginning, or...
Destroyed by that existence?
In the face of Qingzi's confused eyes, he shook his head and didn't dwell on the question. He just looked at the distant Gobi Desert and turned his head and said, "That should be your last obstacle. Why don't you hurry up? Although there is no concept of time here, your companions outside are still waiting for you after all."
On the other side, after hearing Victor's words, Aozaki Aoko first looked at Hongying, and then her eyes became more determined than ever before.
However, she did not act immediately. Instead, she remained silent for a moment and suddenly said, "Come to think of it, is this your final goal, Victor?"
"Ok?"
Victor, who was thinking, was slightly stunned.
"The fact that you can show up here at this time means that you are more prepared than Orange."
"Tsk, Qingzi always becomes incredibly smart at special times."
Victor smiled faintly and shook his head: "Yeah, that's right, but I don't plan to do anything."
"In fact, my goal was achieved when you came here."
The so-called spying mission was completed after he fully understood the belief and had the qualifications.
As for the next path, whether he is willing to get involved or not depends entirely on his original intention.
"The source is in front of us. As a magician, you can't expect me to remain indifferent, right?"
"..."
Aoko stared at Victor's face in confusion, meeting his gaze, as if trying to penetrate his mask and see his true face.
But in the end, she could only sigh in frustration and said, "Ahhh, really, whatever you want."
"But if you are really an enemy, I will not show mercy."
Her awareness had never been so clear.
"Hmm... I don't think so." Victor nodded with a smile, and suddenly asked curiously: "You don't seem to be surprised by everything here?"
"Ah, I might think of it sometimes." Hearing this, Qingzi looked towards the root again with a determined gaze.
"Actually, I've been to this Silver Sea you mentioned many times."
"It's just that there has never been such a clear path to this point. Every time, the guidance would be interrupted halfway through the journey."
"I didn't have any special impression, but this time here, I remembered it surprisingly clearly. It was her."
Qingzi calmly looked at the red shadow sitting on the desert, hugging something and sleeping, and said softly: "She cut off my connection with magic again and again."
"Ah." Victor tilted his head, came back to his senses from his daze, and laughed: "This is not surprising. The deeper you go, the more it belongs to the subconscious. The winner can always decide everything."
"If you are a magician who is proficient in the mind, you can even attack here directly, ambush here, and eventually modify his consciousness into the shape you want."
"It sounds scary." Qingzi sighed. She stared at the red figure in the desert in a daze: "So, that guy..."
"Could it be that this is something that I have done?"
"Haha, well, who knows."
Victor was amused by Aozaki Aoko's sudden outburst of foul language, but he quickly calmed down.
You know what, it's not impossible.
Although Victor's more preliminary guess about the figure was that it was the tone set by the Outer God who created "order" and left behind magic, or it might be the influence of the world itself's rejection of magic.
It's like wandering outside the root gate, staring at these paths, specifically responsible for clearing out the people on this path, and mastering the magic processing mechanism.
But he is not omniscient and omnipotent after all. Although he seems to have mastered a lot of knowledge, that is because of the greater benefits brought by the identity of a time traveler and the vision that breaks through constraints.
After hearing what Aoko said and thinking about the key that Aozaki's grandfather asked for, the red shadow forced Aoko to break through her own heart and form her beliefs.
It's really hard not to suspect that the guy is related to Qingzi's inner heart.
Of course, there is another possibility.
That is, since the other party can appear in the channel of consciousness, and every time he prevents Aozaki Aoko from mastering magic by cutting off her contact with magic.
So, does this mean that the power system of this red shadow itself is spiritual?
No matter whether the other person is another self or the so-called opponent left behind by the world.
In essence, it's the same, right? In any case, you have to rely on absolute faith to break through the constraints imposed by the other party.
No wonder the old man took so much trouble to cultivate Aozaki Aoko's determination.
"You seem to be thinking about something bad."
Feeling Victor's increasingly strange gaze, Aoko curled the corners of her mouth in self-mockery.
But it doesn't matter. As the other party said, no matter what the other party is, she has to face it.
Break through this blockade and step into the root.
Completely master the power called magic.
So she took that step.
Then, more images came towards me like hazy white feathers.
Those were memories she had never seen before, from... the memories of Shizuki Sojuro.
"really……"
The roots are connected to magic.
In the distant darkness, Victor narrowed his eyes...
"From the beginning, I had nothing to look forward to, and nothing to pursue."
Shizuki Sojuro's voice echoed in the darkness. In the distant Gobi Desert, a red figure seemed to be awakened by the voice and stood up with a frown.
