foreigner's journey

Chapter 409 The opening of the mind was successful and the journey started
In the real world, the bonfire under the night sky is still burning vigorously.

The magnificent fountain of the River of Life has dissipated, leaving only dots of the stream of life lingering in the camp.Claude was still lying unconscious on the blanket, and Jesse fell into a deep coma beside Claude.

Other companions stood around the two of them, watching them worriedly.

In the eyes of Heather and the other three mind-ability users, Claude's body surface is constantly overflowing with strong life energy.

This means that Claude's fine pores have been opened, and the forced reading has entered a stage where it cannot be stopped.If he can't wake up in time, his fate will be the same as Drake in the world of One Piece, turning into a corpse.

Tifa looked at Heather: "Brother, how long can he last?"

"Claude has soaked in the original magic liquid for a long time, and with the support of Jenova cells, it can last longer than normal people, about 5 minutes."

Heather crossed her arms: "But after all, it is an irreversible consumption in a short period of time. As long as he does not wake up and control his fine pores and thoughts, it will only be a matter of time before he becomes a dead corpse."

Then, he looked at Alice next to him: "Are you okay?"

Alice wiped her red eyes, forced a smile and said, "Well, I'm fine, teacher."

She witnessed the final ending of Zack Fair in Cloud's memory.

Two months ago, Zacks defeated the Jenova cells in his body with amazing willpower, not only smashed the culture tank, but also took Claude to escape from the underground laboratory of the Shinra Mansion in Nibelheim.

But at that time, Claude had already fallen into severe mako poisoning because of being soaked in mako for a long time and invaded by Jenova cells, and became a vegetable like Jesse's father.

Zacks continued to flee with Claude, avoiding the pursuit of Shinra troops.Until not long ago, he found out that Shinra no longer pursued them, thinking that Shinra had finally given up.Zack happily told Cloud, and planned to take him to Midgar to start a new life.

Because there is still a girl he wants to meet again, and Zacks has a lot to say to her after four years of commitment.

Sitting in the truck compartment leading to Midgar, Zack and the drowsy Claude talked about his reverie about the future.

If you want to make a lot of money, go to Midgar as a mercenary, and if you save enough money, you can open a master house.

"At that time, the two of us will become the best all-round helpers in Midgar's slums!" The handsome black-haired man said with a smile while rubbing Claude's hair vigorously.

But reality is always full of irony.

They were still caught up by Shinra. This time, Shinra dispatched a large-scale army to encircle and suppress the two, which was a powerful force enough to wipe out 10 1st-level fighters.

Hiding Claude behind a rock, Zacks, with the determination to die, swung his destruction sword and charged towards the overwhelming army.

I don't know how long it took, maybe his willpower and concern for his friends gained the upper hand for a while, and Claude, who was in a trance, staggered out of the shelter of the rock.

It was raining in the sky, and corpses were strewn all over the ground. It was hard to imagine how fierce the battle took place.

Soon, Claude tripped over the corpse on the ground and fell to the ground.He struggled to crawl through the muddy water, looking for his best friend.

Finally, on the top of the cliff, Cloud found Zack.

At this time, there was almost no intact part of Zack's body, full of deep and fatal wounds from gunshot wounds and knife cuts. He just lay paralyzed in the muddy water, and he struggled slightly when he realized that Claude was crawling towards him. for a moment.

"Live..."

Zack's face was mixed with blood and rain, but he could still be seen smiling:

"You are the proof that I... am alive."

At this time, Claude was poisoned by Xenovia and Moko, and his personality was confused, but he still nodded slowly.

Zacks used his last bit of strength to raise the Destroyer Sword tightly in his hand, and handed it to Claude: "My... glory and dreams... are all given to you..."

Claude took the Destruction Sword in a daze, and repeated Zack's words: "I am the proof that you... are alive."

In the end, Zacks smiled with relief and died in the heavy rain, leaving only the collapsed Claude crying in despair.

Feeling the great psychological impact and stimulation from the host, in order to prevent the host from being completely overwhelmed, the Jenova cells in Claude's body began to activate with all their strength, not only repairing the penetrating wounds in Claude's body that had not yet fully healed, but also He repaired his brain nerves that were messed up due to severe Moko poisoning.

In the end, with the efforts of Jenova's cells and Cloud's own potential wishes, a new personality was born.

This new personality continued to walk towards Midgar dragging the destruction sword, and was finally discovered by Heather and Tifa at the Qifan Street Slum Station and brought back to Seventh Heaven, which happened to be the time when the new personality was completely completed .

This is the end of Zack Feyer and the beginning of Cloud Strife.

After reassuring Alice a little, Heather counted the time and frowned slightly: "It's too slow, what the hell is Jessie doing?"

Tifa shook her head: "Dive into the stream of life and the depths of other people's memories to sort out personality and feelings. Jesse is not a professional."

"If this continues, Jesse is likely to be dragged by Claude into the endless abyss when his life is exhausted, and he will never wake up again." Alice said worriedly.

Barrett wanted to yell to cheer for Claude and Jesse, but Heather gave him a hard look and had to give up, but he still cheered for them in a low voice, and Yuffie, who was infected by the atmosphere, also whispered along with him Cheer for your companions.

1 minute passed, 2 minutes passed...

The essence flow in Claude's body was passing faster and faster, and withered wrinkles began to appear on the skin on the surface of his body. Obviously, the replenishment speed of Jenova's cells could not keep up with the flow of essence flow.

Barrett couldn't hold back anymore, and shouted: "Asshole! Claude, do you want Jesse to die with you? Wake up together!"

Suddenly, Jesse and Claude opened their eyes at the same time.

Jesse was still a little dazed, as if he had just woken up.Claude was more awake and wanted to get up, but found that he was weak.

Before he could care about asking, Heather immediately squatted beside Claude and supported his head and said quickly: "Close your eyes and imagine your own figure, any posture is fine. Think of [Qi] as blood circulating throughout the body, starting from the top of the head, passing through Right shoulder, hand, foot, and then to the left, and the cycle repeats."

"Qi?" Claude felt that he almost lost the strength to speak.

"It's what you are constantly emitting from your body. Don't waste time. Once this thing is gone, you will die completely."

Heather said in a deep voice, "Concentrate your attention and do as I tell you."

Although usually reticent, Claude trusted Heather very much. He immediately closed his eyes as Heather said, and began to try his best to feel the flow of [Qi].

Maybe he is really a talented and absolute protagonist. It took less than 20 seconds for Claude to gradually master the flow of mind energy.

"Very good, then imagine that this airflow slows down, gradually stops, and floats around, forming a wall."

Heather's voice rang in Claude's ears, and everyone around them held their breath and dared not make a sound, for fear of affecting Claude.

Gradually, the thoughts in Claude's body wrapped around his body like clothes.

37 seconds, this is the time it took for Claude to master [Wrap] from the first contact.

Heather looked at Claude with some surprise. This kind of qualification... is not much better than the sons of the world like Gang Fulishi and Kiya Beat the Enemy. Perhaps only Jack Sparrowby of the Pirates of the Caribbean world He should be faster.

Heather stood up and held out her hand to Claude: "How does it feel? This is the secret of me, Tifa and Alice's strength, the ability called [Nian]."

Claude grabbed his hand and was pulled up.As soon as he got up, he staggered for a while, but Jesse ran over to help him so that he didn't lie down on the ground again.

"I feel weak all over... Is this also the effect of [Nian]?" Claude spoke weakly.

Heather curled her lips: "That's because you woke up too late and lost too much energy. Well, I won't ask what you and Jesse are doing in the conscious world. You are full of energy and Boys and girls who have tasted the forbidden fruit for the first time, it is understandable."

Not to mention that Claude and Jesse were blushed by Heather's words, Heather reached out and wiped Claude's forehead: "Well, the body is very deficient, and there is no energy left, so we need to rest well. Fortunately, you have activated Nian now, you can use Nian to quickly recover your physical strength, and you will be able to recover in a few days."

"I can teach Claude about the four fundamentals of reading ability!" Alice raised her hand.

"It's too early, he has learned to use [Wrap] now, and wait until he is proficient in using it before proceeding to the next step."

Heather saw Barrett and Yuffie's hesitant expressions: "Why, you two want to learn too?"

Barrett and Yuffie nodded quickly.

"The decisive battle is imminent. I don't have time to give you self-initiated practice teachings. Let's talk about it after defeating Sephiroth."

It's not that Heather cherishes himself, but that he is really not sure about Barrett and Yuffie's mental ability cultivation aptitude.In case of encountering a case like Drake, wouldn't he want to watch Barrett and Yuffie turn into corpses amidst the screams?

Claude's move was purely helpless, if he didn't force him to read, he would have to be a vegetable for the rest of his life.

Living in the final fantasy world for so many years and getting along with many partners day and night, Heather's hostility and violence are no longer as strong as in the previous worlds.For these friends, although Heather is usually venomous, she actually values ​​their friendship very much.

Tifa watched Jesse help Claude back into the tent, then turned to look at Heather: "Brother, what should we do next? Should we continue to look for Sephiroth?"

"No, we need more help."

Heather pointed to Yuffie: "When Claude recovers a bit, we will set off to this guy's hometown."

"Oh?" Yuffie was stunned: "Wutai didn't provoke you, why go to Wutai?"

"Because my [trophy] is still in the Five Sacred Pagoda, you haven't forgotten it?"

Heather laughed darkly:

"Six years ago, the old man Zangan gave me a trick, so I temporarily stored the spoils in the Five Sacred Pagodas. Now, the things belong to the original owner."

(End of this chapter)