Hollow Knight: Hallownest

"You did it?"

Ida's tone was a little weird. After hearing this, Saluba shook the handkerchief in his hand and said with a trembling voice:

"Oh, you know sweetheart, I thought they were here to steal my amulet. Really, they didn't have any manners at all. They just wanted to barge in without even saying hello."

"But I don't blame them. I can see that they didn't want to be like that, so for safety reasons, I had to knock them out."

Saluba curled his lips, looking a little aggrieved. Ida looked a little embarrassed. If he hadn't seen the piles of fainted residents outside the door, he would have thought that the injured one was the boss.

"Then...that's good, then I'll feel relieved."

Ida nodded. Seeing that the store owner was okay, he didn't plan to stay too long, so he turned around and prepared to step out of Saluba's house.

"Uh-huh~, sweetheart, are you worried about your other friend?"

The words fell into Ida's ears. His pupils involuntarily dilated and his body paused.

"You can deceive others, but you can't deceive me who has such a precious talisman."

"If you really want to know about him, then go find the Regretist who lives in Ditmouth. She may be able to give you some help, woohoo~"

Saluba's smile almost made others unable to see his narrowed eyes, and Ida naturally did not see the brilliance hidden in it.

Ida turned around and bowed deeply to Saluba, her hands trembling slightly.

Although he had never heard of the name of Regret Master, he did not doubt Saluba's words. Maybe it was because of the voice of her relatives, or because of her strength that was difficult for others to see through?

"Thank you, boss. I will definitely take the time to visit the Regret Master you mentioned."

"Uh-huh~, after all, I can meet that sweetheart who has the same goals as me, but I couldn't ask for it... Oh! That's right."

"Don't go empty-handed..."

Saluba's voice paused and his brows furrowed, as if he remembered something, but he raised his eyebrows for a long time and couldn't think of it, so he had to wave a handkerchief to Ida to say goodbye.

After walking out of the house and passing the residents at his feet, Ida's brows became less melancholy. He felt that for some reason, his body seemed to be much lighter and his steps became much brisker.

Maybe there is a goal.

"Brother, you must not be dead, right?"

The murmur quickly disappeared into the empty village, and a confused young man disappeared with it.

......

Looking at his uncharacteristically squirming body, Mo Rong's eyes showed no natural fear, but more curiosity.

"Are these... tendrils?"

He squinted his eyes and looked carefully at the surface of his body. Those waving messily were the terrifying void tendrils that existed in the black pool in the game, but compared to them, the ones on his body were indeed dwarfed.

Mo Rong closed his eyes and quietly felt the changes in his body. After a while, the tendrils changed from random to neat and uniform, swaying with some wonderful melody. With a long breath being exhaled, the tendrils disappeared one after another. Mo Rong's body felt as if it had never appeared before.

"Black Worm...you have done me a big favor."

Opening his eyes again, Mo Rong's face was full of joy. When his hand touched the stone wall with the tendril relief, something strange happened to his body. He was a little at a loss just now, but recalling the moment he entered the stone egg dreamland. In that memory, I had personally experienced the feeling of Black Worm controlling the tendrils.

"It seems like it can still... be like this?"

His back straightened back, and his body that had just calmed down surged again, but this time the ink was concentrated on his abdomen, and then it began to steam like boiling water. Countless tiny tendrils sprouted from there and flung to both sides. , seems to be welcoming something.

With a sudden sound, Mo Rong stepped back involuntarily. He didn't want to admit that he was scared. After all, who wouldn't be shocked when he saw a tendril as thick as an arm rushing out from his abdomen?

It was obvious that he was not fully prepared. The reaction force when the tendrils were released immediately caused Mo Rong to fall to the ground, and the tendrils also lost control and whipped around randomly, breaking many stone walls. Raised rocks.

"return!"

Mo Rong shouted loudly, and the tendril seemed to have intelligence, and it was retracted into his body as soon as he finished speaking.

"Hi~, I feel so uncomfortable. Why does it feel like... my body has been hollowed out?"

One hand was supporting the floor and the other was supporting his waist. Mo Rong had a pained expression on his face. It was not as if his soul had been used up. This was a real feeling of being "emptied out". He just felt When he released the tendrils, his body seemed to become lighter. No wonder he lost his footing and fell to the ground just now.

After resting for a while, Mo Rong calmed down. After a while, the corners of his mouth slightly raised, as if he thought of something interesting.

I saw him putting the clothes draped around him back, leaning over to pick up a few flat stones and putting them on his shoulders. He took out the bone nails, held them in his hands and inserted them into the floor, towards the stone table and stone chair. He lowered his head slightly and his voice was a little low.

"King Bai, do you think I look like a pure vessel?"

After saying that, he went on to imitate the clothes-breaking moves of his seniors in the game. After he finished, he nodded with satisfaction and laughed loudly.

"Now, except for the spells taught to Bai by King Bai, I'm really almost the same as my seniors."

When Mo Rong retracted the tendril, he remembered that the tendril move was not only Black Worm's, but also the most popular move among his predecessors in the game.

Naturally, there is no need to say more about the gold content.

Mo Rong patted his belly, smacked his lips, and walked towards the Gate of the Void with satisfaction. The harvest of this trip can be said to be full, and now it is time to leave.

After passing through the Void Gate, Mo Rong glanced back at the giant insect holding a bowl of void material that was constantly pouring out, and doubts arose in his mind again.

It's obviously all void matter, so why can only one use the Shadow Cloak after being infiltrated by the giant insect to pass through the Shadow Gate?

Recalling the scene when he was blocked just now, Mo Rong reached out and touched the cloak behind him.

Is it possible that void matter also has levels or attributes?

He thought about this unreasonable thought for a while, but unfortunately he couldn't figure out the reason, so he put it aside in his heart.

Then Mo Rong walked towards the way he came from without looking back, and continued to use the Shadow Cloak on the way. Fortunately, it was like a game, and it didn't consume much. The appearance of the tendril just now made him a little scared.

If the scene just now happens again during the battle, the banquet can be started directly.

After crossing the black lake and passing the lighthouse, Mo Rong finally came to the pile of masks at the bottom of the abyss and walked towards the stone platform closest to him. Just when he was about to jump up, Mo Rong's figure appeared in the air. There was a sudden pause, as if something had pulled his legs.

At the same time, an imperceptible white light flowed through his mask.