I upgrade points in the Holy Inquisition

Chapter 468 467. Return

"What's wrong with me..."

Lloyd quickly reached out and covered his head, not caring about which historical period he was in.

However, the carol became clearer, louder and crazier.

Even though Lloyd had closed his mouth, it was still echoing in his ears.

That was his brain, echoing uncontrollably.

"Falling... into the abyss!"

"Touch...real!"

"Embrace...mania!"

"Enjoy...Discord!"

"Confront...chaos!"

Am I... already crazy? I have...

Falling into the abyss?

Does the flipping and recording of the "Book of Truth" mean that I am in touch with reality?

The chaotic and disorderly historical scene before gave me a comfortable feeling all over my body. Is it because I was enjoying the disorder?

That's okay, at least I haven't embraced madness, I haven't faced chaos yet!

I'm not crazy yet, not crazy yet...

A lot of random thoughts surged into Lloyd's mind, and his thinking and consciousness were mixed into a mess.

He knew that if he continued like this, he might really...

But even though he was aware of the danger, he was helpless.

Lloyd felt like a rootless and boundless duckweed, sinking helplessly in the torrent called [History].

Maybe the next second, I will be completely swallowed up...

But at this critical moment, he heard a familiar call in his ear:

"Xiaoyi..."

It's my sister Evelor's voice!

Lloyd was stunned for a moment, thinking he was hearing hallucinations.

But then, he heard Wei Ya’s slightly worried prayer:

"Lloyd... please, please stay safe!"

Then Ai Luoluo choked with tears:

"Ugh...Lord Uther, don't leave me..."

Immediately came Hildina's gentle, quiet, and trusting call again:

"My love, I know you will never leave. We will be together forever."

Then, Lloyd heard all the acquaintances he knew chanting his name in their own tone:

"Little brother, although I don't know what kind of trouble you have encountered, I believe you will be fine!"

"Lloyd, you are the eternal pride of our District 18."

"Lloyd, cheer up, you are the best student I have ever taught. Mizkatok needs you, humanity needs you!"

"Lloyd, please remember who you are. You are the one who inherited my friend's last wish and my two-step work. The future and hope of mankind still rest on you."

"Lloyd, what's wrong with you? Our space department can't lose you!"

"Lloyd? Where is the helper you promised to find for me? Where has he gone? This is the most critical moment for the project team!"

"Lloyd, the Silent City will always open its door to you. I have been waiting for you to become one of us."

"…………"

"Meow meow meow meow!"

"Wow! Ah wow wow wow!"

Under the call of these voices, the chant that kept echoing in his mind was finally suppressed, allowing Lloyd to regain his precious rationality.

He subconsciously reached out and touched the pocket close to his chest. Several steel needles placed there were slightly hot.

Not surprisingly, these calls from friends and relatives are delivered to my ears through this 'little gift'.

So Lloyd grabbed his precious sobriety, stepped forward without hesitation, and ran in the direction of the sound with all his strength.

Then, he felt himself hitting a layer of cold, invisible liquid. He instantly seemed to have fallen into an invisible dark river and began to drift with the current.

Cold, biting, suffocating darkness, drifting without knowing the purpose, the world is spinning.

Lloyd instantly lost the ability to think. He couldn't see or hear anything.

Until in a daze, he felt his body touch a solid ground, but he didn't know whether it was a 'river bed' or a 'river bank'.

Then, the ground slowly rose higher and higher, reaching into the sky.

"Cough cough cough..."

When Lloyd finally came to his senses, he found that he had arrived on the shoulders of the giant stickman and was wandering in a vast wasteland following the giant's solid and steady footsteps.

Not sure whether it was out of the joy of surviving the disaster or the relief of "meeting an old friend in a foreign land", he raised his head and shouted at the head hidden in the mist:

"Thanks! Brother!"

Although this call of brotherhood seemed very abrupt and overbearing, fortunately the other party did not intend to argue with him about it.

Thus, there was the scene of walking with giants.

This is probably what happened to Lloyd before his encounter with the giant stickman.

……………………

"Although I call you a brother, in fact, I really don't know you at all. Maybe you are the kind of existence that I can't touch? But why..."

"How could I feel so kind to you when I first saw you?"

"You should understand me. I have always maintained a low-key and reserved young person persona. I also have a well-educated and elegant young person persona. Generally, I would not call others brothers. That would be too arrogant..."

"Is it because I have read many stories about you? Or is this just a piece of past history, and my abruptness and impudence will not affect anything?"

While Lloyd was talking nonchalantly, he stuffed the large lump of something on the giant's shoulder that was either a plant, a living thing, or a metal ore into his mouth, and then chewed and tasted it carefully.

So delicious!

Although Lloyd didn't even know what this thing was, it was so delicious!

It was simply what I could imagine. The most delicious thing in the world was completely beyond the limit of what 'cooking skills' could achieve. Even with my own understanding and mastery of cooking skills, it was impossible to recreate such a taste.

The only flaw may be that it is too easy to get bloated. Lloyd only took a few mouthfuls before he couldn't eat any more. He could only lie on the giant's shoulders as broad as a city with his bulging belly and continued:

"Brother, you are such a good person!"

The giant still didn't answer, but continued to walk forward, wandering aimlessly.

An unknown amount of time passed like this, and while Lloyd was taking a nap, he suddenly heard a muffled sound of waves crashing against the table.

He suddenly remembered something, sat up quickly, and looked into the distance.

Not far ahead is a blood-red ocean...

The giant stood here, stopped slightly, and seemed to be thinking about something.

But just a few seconds later, He took another step towards the sea of ​​blood.

"No! Don't!"

Lloyd jumped up quickly and exclaimed.

He knew exactly what was in the sea, and he remembered what would happen to the giant next.

But his voice was too weak and he couldn't hear anything.

He even sped up his pace, adding a bit of determination.

Then, the scene that Lloyd had seen before appeared.

As the blood-red sea surface surged, countless tentacle monsters emerged from it and swam towards the giant.

"Damn..."

Lloyd cursed in a low voice and saw that the fastest swimming tentacle monsters had begun to climb the giant's body.

Compared with giants, they are naturally as small as ants, but to the even smaller Lloyd, they are like tall buildings...

"Get out of here!"

Lloyd was very anxious and without hesitation deployed the [Distortion Realm], then released those steel needles and attacked the fastest monster.

With the steel needle passing through like a sharp blade several times, even though it was as huge as a tall building, it was easily cut into several pieces and fell into the bloody ocean below.

Very weak?

No mental pollution?

Lloyd was stunned, and then quickly activated physical distortion, killing the other two monsters that climbed onto the giant's waist in one breath.

It's really weak, so if I can allocate my spiritual power properly, it should be fine!

Royd's heart suddenly surged with passion, and he vowed to change the story he had read and protect his 'brother' from this bunch of twisted and ugly monsters.

Then when he drove the steel needle again and strangled two more monsters, he suddenly froze.

A voice began to echo in his head.

It was not the crazy raving before, but his own voice:

"No matter when, where, what the situation is, I swear, I will never betray humanity."

This was the oath he made before the [Transcendence] ceremony began.

Lloyd couldn't help but froze, looking at the other monster that was climbing crazily on the giant's body, using physical distortion to twist it into a twist.

So the oath rang in his ears again, and along with it, there was a slight tingling in his eardrums and brain.

"No...it's not like this...it shouldn't be like this..."

At this moment, Lloyd came into contact with a truth that he did not want to accept...

He was suddenly discouraged, lowered his head, slumped his shoulders, and no longer cared about strangling those monsters.

Without any hindrance, the monster suddenly looked even crazier, and soon the two fastest ones appeared in front of Lloyd.

They did not attack Lloyd, but only slowed down the frequency of twisting, as if they were observing this strange and small creature.

It may also be because Lloyd still has the [Distortion Realm] turned on, so they can't find the target to attack for a while.

In short, after being silent for a while, the two monsters started twisting again, then turned around, jumped off the giant's shoulders, and fell into the sea of ​​blood.

The next second, they reappeared, and from an unknown organ on their bodies, they let out a low roar.

The monsters that were still coming next to them paused for a moment, seeming to be attracted by the strange sound, and began to listen quietly to the descriptions of the same kind.

After listening to it for a while, one of them suddenly twisted wildly, and then roared with the same frequency and tone.

Then more and more monsters began to follow suit.

Their roars were uniform, getting louder and clearer.

Until Lloyd could understand the meaning:

"Falling... into the abyss!"

"Touch...real!"

"Embrace...mania!"

"Enjoy...Discord!"

"Confront...chaos!"

When this carol that he finally got rid of appeared again, Lloyd's eyes darkened and he passed out.

……………………

When Lloyd woke up again, he could no longer see the bloody ocean.

The ‘ground’ under his feet no longer trembled slightly, but stopped quietly.

The giant no longer wandered, but sat down on a mountain range.

Even though he still didn’t say a word, Lloyd could still feel his weakness and fatigue.

He knew what happened during the time he was unconscious, and he also knew what would happen next.

“I’m sorry… I…”

Lloyd sniffed hard, wanting to say something to express his apology.

But he didn’t know how to apologize, or whether he should apologize.

He looked up into the distance again and saw a large area of ​​white monsters, rushing towards here like a wave.

The giant still sat motionless, ready to accept his end calmly.

And Lloyd also felt that this period of history had come to an end, and his [Transcendence] ceremony should be over soon.

In fact, he didn’t change anything, nor did he really experience anything, but just witnessed and recorded a past history.

In this last moment, Lloyd chose to sit cross-legged, caressing the ground beneath him, wanting to spend more time with his "brother".

Until the waves of monsters swarmed in, climbed up the great mountain, and completely buried himself and the giant.

In front of Lloyd's eyes, there was only darkness.

But he could feel that time was passing quickly around him, and he was returning to the original reality quickly.

However, from the principle of the [Transcendence] ritual, this should have been a process of only a few seconds.

But Lloyd could actually experience the feeling of "time flies like an arrow, days and months pass like a shuttle".

Although it was fast, it was also very slow.

Under the impact of this long but rapid time, Lloyd felt that his thinking began to become a little slow and a little dull.

Until a bright light reappeared in front of him, and a strange face appeared in front of him.

He looked like a dusty explorer, with a thick layer of snowflakes on his hat and beard.

He was looking at himself curiously, and then tried to reach out and touch...

The next second, he fell to the ground, holding his head, rolling around madly, screaming madly.

Then, his body began to twist and change, and after just a few seconds, he degenerated into an out-of-control monster...

Lloyd's slow and dull thinking had not had time to figure it out, and his eyes went black again.

After another period of time, he returned to a scene that made him feel a little familiar.

It seemed that only his head was left on his body, and he was being held by someone and came to a luxurious and exaggerated office.

A young man with an ‘ordinary’ appearance observed himself with interest and said in ancient language:

“Is this the source of that strange madness? It was accidentally dug out by a mountaineer? But it looks like just a book, right? Have you opened it and read it?”

“No, it’s too dangerous.”

“Wow? Then why did you show it to me? Do you want to take the opportunity to kill me so that you can inherit my academy? Trick those pretty and lovely female students?”

“Can you be more serious?”

“Why am I not serious? To be honest, I always feel that you people are sometimes really boring. There are so many mysteries to explore, so many beautiful things to cherish, and so many beautiful futures to look forward to. Why do you always cling to the past?”

"The past is also a mystery."

"Okay, okay, then... thank you for sharing your great discovery with me. Unfortunately, I am not very interested in it, and I don't plan to let the college cooperate with you. To be honest, I always feel that this thing... makes me a little uneasy? Does it have life?"

"That's impossible."

"That's true... But since no one dares to open it, why not try it and find a way to let it present the content by itself?"

"It's a very interesting idea. Then I will try it next. I am looking forward to what kind of surprise it can bring us?"

"Haha, okay, I am also looking forward to it. If you need any help, you can tell me."

If Lloyd remembered correctly, he had seen this scene in a nightmare before.

It's just that at that time, he couldn't understand the conversation between the two parties at all. He just felt that he seemed to have entered the perspective of a certain object, allowing two mysterious guys to comment on him.

And one of them was the pot of chopped pepper fish head now...

So, what they were commenting on was actually a book?

A book that people dare not open?

Why did he enter the perspective of a book?

Just as Lloyd was thinking about these questions, his vision went dark again. After a short period of time, he found himself in the second "nightmare" he had experienced before.

He was still unable to move, sealed in a petri dish, surrounded by a large group of strangers wearing wizard robes, also speaking in ancient language:

"The design based on it has been passed on. Although we have shared everything, given the current situation and conditions, I am afraid that they will not be able to complete the complete construction of 0-006."

"Ha~ What a damn bad news..."

"This is something that can't be helped. No matter it's resources or manpower, there are not enough. Even we ourselves don't have complete control over it. How dare we expect people over there to do it? Without [Brilliant Gold] There’s nothing we can do without shelter.”

"There is no need to be so depressed. Human beings will survive after all, and civilization will continue after all."

"That's right. Let's be optimistic. Even the incomplete 0-006 should be of great use. Besides, isn't there another backup plan over there?"

"Are you talking about that 0-266? To be honest, I am not very optimistic about that plan. If 0-006 cannot achieve the design expectations and cannot transform mental pollution into power, then everything will be just another form of survival. Whether there is one more perceptual module has no practical significance.”

"Okay, stop talking. Now I can only believe them. I hope they can create a miracle."

"I'm going to go fishing first, and I'll go fishing while I still have the chance."

"Let's go together, I haven't fished for a long time."

"Well, then continue to observe. Remember to inform me if there is any news. I will go fishing first."

This period of history allowed Lloyd to learn a lot more, but before he had time to digest the amount of information, the scene in front of him suddenly became blurred and flickered, and was instantly replaced by another scene.

All the mages who were surrounding 'himself' before were gone, and all he could see was a wretched guy in armor, tremblingly stretching his hand towards him.

He was seriously injured, his entire right arm was broken at the shoulder level, and there was still a huge blood hole in his left abdomen, which was dripping with blood.

For ordinary people, this is a fatal injury, and Lloyd can't even imagine how he could come to him...

The seriously injured soldier used his last strength to smash the petri dish in front of him, grabbed "himself", and said with difficulty while breathing heavily:

"You... have brought us doom and despair... but we... have to... place our last hope on you..."

"This is the fate of mankind, this is the curse of mankind..."

"If you are really a book, then I hope you can write down these last words of mine."

"No matter where you come from, no matter who you are, we choose to entrust the hope of mankind to you, and entrust this [Book of Madness] to you..."

"I hope you..."

Lloyd could no longer hear the words spoken by the dying warrior clearly. He could only feel what he had written on 'himself' with his fingers, and then struck hard.

Lloyd's vision blurred again, and then the world began to spin again.

Then, he felt a sense of solidity like 'the soul has returned to its proper place'.

He tried to open his eyes and found that he was half-kneeling among the tombstones standing in front of him.

Then, a fragrant and soft body rushed up from behind and hugged him tightly.

Although the delicate body had no physical form, Lloyd could still recognize that it was his lover.

"Oh... you are finally... back..."

Hiltina said softly while sobbing softly.

"Well...I'm back."

Lloyd whispered.

But what came to my ears was a series of dense panel prompts:

[Ding~ [Transcendence] has been completed, the distortion system level has been improved, LV4 → LV5, all attributes +500]

[The system has been [transcendented] times: 5 so far]

[Ding~ [Transcendence] has been completed, the system level upgrade has been rejected, LV4 → LV5, all attributes +500]

[The system has been [transcendented] times: 5 so far]

[Ding~ [Transcendence] has been completed, the distortion system level has been improved, LV5 → LV6, all attributes +600]

[The system has been [transcendented] times: 6 so far]

[Ding~ [Transcendence] has been completed, the system level upgrade has been rejected, LV5 → LV6, all attributes +600]

[The system has been [transcendented] times: 6 so far]

[Continue to go deeper into the system to conduct more [detachment]]

[Ding~ The extraordinary enlightenment has been completed and entered the [illusion] system]

[This system has been [transcended] times: 1]

[This system cannot be directly improved]