Skilled Pikemen Don't Leash

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Chapter 259 Stepping out in one step, it will be beyond redemption

"You'd better give up... It's been almost a year, haven't you given up on that crazy idea in your heart?" It was another battlefield raging in the abyss. , Looking at a distorted corpse, Yi Guang said with a sigh, "You are not the first person who wants to do this, whether it is humans or gods, there are people who try to use the miracle of fire to purify the abyss. But, until now, we Still using this method to destroy the abyss."

"Yeah, it's been a year, I... should I really give up?" Hearing Hawkwood's persuasion again, Yi Guang sighed, "People always bow their heads."

What Hawkwood said was correct. It has been a year, and Yi Guang's research on purifying the abyss has not made any progress. This makes Yi Guang a little frustrated. He has to admit that his flame power cannot purify the abyss.In other words, as the system said, with the support of the deformed rules of the entire world, the power of the abyss is not a "negative state" that can be purified at all.It was born with the first fire, and because of its strength, it subdued the souls of all living beings, and gradually appeared in the world because of the gradual extinguishment of the first fire.It is the shadow born of the light of the first fire, the curse in the human soul.

This is something that has been told a long time ago, so why do I still do it?Yi Guang attributed the reason for a long time, but finally he could only think that he was indeed the top iron.After all, he couldn't accept the practice of the undead team, so he wanted to persuade the swordsmen of the undead team through practical methods.

However, the countless failures this year seemed to mock his incompetence.The power of flames, facing the abyss, did not show any purification effect.In the face of such facts, Yi Guang had to gradually accept the fact that the undead team's approach was the only way to purify the abyss.

"It's not bowing your head, because you are thinking about a whimsical thing." Hawkwood shrugged, "Humans, undead, gods... everyone is just struggling in the contest between the first fire and the abyss." It’s just worms, guys like us, don’t think about purifying the abyss. Because before us, countless powerful beings have tried, and they all admitted that the abyss can only be eliminated but not purified.”

"So do we have to keep killing?" Yi Guang said helplessly, "It doesn't matter whether it's male, female, old or young, anyone who has been in contact with it, or even seen the abyss..."

"Of course, otherwise, do you have a better way?" Hawkwood clasped his hands together, "Everyone doesn't want this to happen, but the problem is that if you don't do it, more of this will happen. "

"You accept it easily..." Yi Guang smiled wryly.

"Ha, not everyone wants you to be so brainless." Hawkwood spread his hands, "Those who can't accept it have already risen up and were executed and used as firewood for the campfire. The rest are all People who have accepted their next fate and are determined to go to the end. You are really rare."

"I want a perfect solution to this matter..." Yi Guang sighed, "But now it seems that such a method does not exist."

"How stupid are you?" Hawkwood mocked, "Does it take a year to figure out this kind of truth?"

"Yes, I'm an idiot." Yi Guang smiled wryly, "What about you?"

"Me? I'm not as stupid as you." Hawkwood's tone was very relaxed, "I stayed here..."

"No, no, no, I'm not saying you're stupid." Before Hawkwood finished speaking, Yi Guang interrupted him, "I want to ask you, do you have enough awareness? The awareness to follow this path ?”

"Me? What does this have to do with me? Don't bring it up to me if you can't figure it out yourself." Hawkwood was slightly taken aback when he heard Yi Guang say this, and then tried to change the subject, "I said, anyway, I didn't So it’s good to stay in the undead team. It’s not bad if you can be killed by those monsters in the abyss. You can go to the afterlife world to reunite with your family or something... If there is such a thing as the afterlife world if."

Ignoring Hawkwood's deliberately interrupting speech, Yi Guang just sighed to himself: "I just feel that if I really want to walk on the road of Fran, then something in my heart must be lost. .Although I have already experienced such a thing, but... on such a road, I still hope that I can walk with my friends."

"What the hell? Walking with people?" Hawkwood said suspiciously, "Always say things that people can't understand."

"Ah, it's nothing..." Yi Guang shook his head, "It's fine if you don't understand, but I still feel a little hesitant. I'm just a coward after all."

"Since you are timid, why don't you run away? With your ability, you can't run away, right?" Hawkwood asked strangely.

"I, too, was forced to do nothing..." Yi Guang smiled wryly, with a trace of obscurity.

Gods don't need human hearts, order or chaos, choose one of the two, this is the path you will choose... In Yi Guang's heart, the voice of the Roman god ancestor emerged again.Like him, the senior who became a god with a human body clearly pointed out his own problems.That is the feeling of being human, which often clouded his judgment.

It is the nature of human beings to walk between order and chaos, because human beings are born as beasts, but because of their own wisdom, they have conceived the law of "order".Everyone hopes to protect their life and property through "laws" and "rules", and therefore hopes that the law will become perfect and just, which is a symbol of human wisdom and virtue.It is precisely because of such hope that the gods of order are born from the belief of mankind.

However, apart from these beautiful things, there is endless darkness in the depths of the human heart.Killing and destruction, self-interest at the expense of others, weakness and cowardice... These wild instincts from the age of beasts are also eager to move beyond wisdom and reason, and are always ready to explode at a certain period of time.Turned into all kinds of folly and atrocity, let human beings degenerate.

Therefore, as gods, human beings are impure.Because of this, the road for human beings to become gods is extremely difficult, because whether it is the brilliance of the gods of order or the shadow of the gods of chaos, they are enough to tear the fragile hearts of human beings into pieces.

This is the essence of the problem pointed out by the ancestors. Whether as a good god or an evil god, Yi Guang does not have enough heart.

He is not ruthless enough, and he does not have the great willpower to go forward for his beliefs.He is not evil enough, the experience of several reincarnations has proved that his nature is good, and it is impossible for him to fall into darkness with his own will.

There has always been only one road before him...

"I have some doubts now, did you send me to this world on purpose, to meet these people at this point in time." Naturally, Yi Guang didn't say this to Hawkwood who was standing by, but to another A guy, "Is that all you want me to be, throwing away the human heart?"

[I said no, you probably wouldn't believe it, would you?You have always been a person who likes to think too much.But, now that things are up, is there any point in pursuing this kind of thing?The road to ascension to the gods is right in front of your eyes, whether you go or not, only depends on your thoughts.However, the blood of the ancient god still exists in your body, if you don't seize this opportunity, you don't know when the next time you get this opportunity.In the multiverse, it is not always possible to find such a divine origin that is so compatible with you like Chuhuo. 】

Hearing this sound, Yi Guang was silent for a while, and finally let out a sigh: "That's what you wish, but if one day, I can face you face to face, and if I still remember my feelings at this moment, I will definitely ..."

【Whatever, there will be such a day. As the worlds you travel to gradually increase, I am also constantly absorbing information from these worlds.Soon, I'll have my own body, a full body.At that time, I won't mind meeting you face to face, and I won't be afraid of anything, because one day you will know that the system and the host are the most unlikely parties in this world to betray each other.We are a community. From the perspective of soul, we have a closer connection than ordinary twin brothers and sisters. It can even be said that we are the positive and negative sides of a person. 】

"Then what? Are you doing everything for me?" Yi Guang sneered, "Whether you are really doing it for me or using me for your own benefit, the result is the same. The imposed will will only cause evil."

[I know, but this is my mission.The birth of our seven brothers and sisters is to find the seeds that can become new gods... All my actions are based on this lowest-level instruction.But please believe that based on this instruction, all my actions are completely for you. 】

"..." Yi Guang didn't speak anymore, but packed up his equipment, and greeted Hawkwood at the side.Then, the two walked towards the direction of the large army together.

When turning around, Yi Guang casually shot a flame into the hut full of abyssal atmosphere, the wooden house was instantly ignited, and it began to spread wantonly around in a very short time.As bursts of fire burst into the sky, the soldiers of the undead team left the burned village. The raging flames seemed to be telling a sad story.

As for Yi Guang, this was the first time he took the initiative to release flames on a building after participating in the undead team's abyss hunt.The fire burned not only the village, but also meant that Yi Guang finally gave up the idea of ​​saving the survivors of the abyss. After all, he turned from an ordinary human into a real French warrior.

In order to crusade against the abyss, he must bear countless crimes, even if he is recognized as an executioner by the world, even if he is regarded as an ominous curse by everyone.

Chapter 260 The Reflection in Wolf Blood

"It seems that our strange ghost friend has finally given up on his whimsical ideas."

"Actually, I really hope he succeeds. After all, everyone knows that we have to eliminate the abyss in this way. It is a last resort. If there are other ways..."

"That's impossible. This is a fact that all of us know. That guy must also understand it in his heart, but he... Forget it. Now that he does this, it means that he admits that he has failed."

Seeing the golden flame ignited by Yi Guang in the center of the village, several undead swordsmen who had just been scarred after fighting the monster in the abyss communicated in the spiritual link of wolf blood.Because of Yi Guang's particularity, these seemingly ruthless swordsmen of the undead team still paid a considerable amount of attention to him.Not only his incomprehensible identity, but also because of the experiment of "purifying the abyss". After all, preventing the further spread of the abyss in this way of massacre and extinction is an impossible way.Even in the hearts of these undead swordsmen, they never imagined that one day there would be a safe and harmless way to purify the abyss.To a certain extent, even though they felt that Yi Guang's ideas and actions were whimsical, in terms of basic attitudes, they all held a positive attitude towards Yi Guang's attempt.

Now that Yi Guang lit the fire himself, it meant that he had admitted his failure.Numerous experimental results are constantly hitting a certain part of Yi Guang's heart. Every time he fails, Yi Guang's sense of identity with his original idea will be reduced by one point. The understanding will also become deeper.Now, Yi Guang no longer insists on his own way, which shows that he has abandoned the unbearable in his heart like every French warrior has experienced, and has since become the purest, the one who cuts the abyss. sharp edge.

"Soon, we will welcome a new comrade-in-arms, right?"

"Probably, it's just that the other party is not undead, which is a bit..."

"It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter if he is immortal or not? As long as he can withstand the erosion of the abyss, as long as he has strong strength, as long as he can face the abyss without confusion in his heart, he has the qualifications to join us."

"But, is there really no problem with the Nameless God of War and Dragon Hunting Knight?"

"It's been so long, and the two adults didn't respond, so there shouldn't be any problem, right?"

"The Protoss has been torn apart, maybe this kid took the opportunity to sneak out. However, since he was bumped into by us, and he didn't run away... Deep down in his heart, he should agree with Fran's will .”

……

Naturally, Yi Guang didn't know that the normally taciturn and vigorous Falan Undead Squad was discussing because of the fire he set off.Now that he has let go of his unrealistic attachments, he will no longer linger, and he will not think about things after he has figured it out. This is also one of Yi Guang's strengths.But also because of this problem, the relationship between him and the system can be said to have dropped to the freezing point. Although the system disdains to explain, Yi Guang undoubtedly attributed the cause and effect of this incident to the system.But the system expressed disdain for this, she thought that Yi Guang was completely deceiving himself and others, could it be that if you didn't see this, this wouldn't happen?These are all "history". The plots of the three generations of "Dark Soul" are already clear, explaining the end of this world, and even showing the future of this world after being ravaged by the abyss... There has always been only one road.

But no matter what, his goal has been achieved, and his host has already taken his own step.Even if he is not firm enough now, it doesn't matter, there is still a long time before the fire transmission, and the members of the undead team will continue to educate him for themselves.

In fact, sometimes, change only begins with a momentary choice.

After abandoning the unrealistic fantasy in his heart, Yi Guang became a qualified Flan ghost just as everyone in the undead team hoped.He no longer went deep into the depths of the village trying to find any survivors like before, he began to let himself try to adapt to the behavior of those ghosts.From killing only those infected with the abyss at the beginning, to killing all people related to the abyss, and finally obliterating all those who may have had contact with the abyss... In two years, Yi Guang completed such a transformation.

Just like what Casper said to him once, when you take that step, you should have awareness in your heart, as long as you have that awareness, then the sadness in your heart will be less and less, and you can finally Face everything without mercy.

This is what all the members of the Falan Undead Team have experienced, but they don't have Yi Guang's time-traveling experience, nor his strength.From this point of view, Yi Guang is just the one among them who has been confused for a long time.

Now, however, Yi Guang has come to his senses, which can be regarded as an essential improvement for the Falan Immortals.A strong man whose strength has surpassed all swordsmen, agrees with their will, and fights on the front line against the abyss. The efficiency of the undead team against the abyss can be said to have been significantly improved.However, this is of no use. As Chuhuo becomes weaker and weaker, the power of the abyss becomes stronger and stronger.The so-called Dao is one foot high, and the devil is one foot high. After all, the soldiers of Faran are only trying to contain the poison of these terrible curses.

In this regard, the folks are also widely rumored that the Baijiao will hold a new round of fire transmission ceremony soon.And this time, the candidate for spreading the fire is likely to be the Falan Undead Team.Regarding this, the Falan Undead team did not show any violent reaction. Just like what they said before, spreading fire is also a means of fighting the abyss.However, some people in the undead team are worried that after the executioners of the abyss like themselves have thrown themselves into the furnace of the beginning, who can crusade against the abyss of this world?

"Let the future be left to the latecomers. If our dedication can make the flames of this world last longer, what's the point of us even embarking on that path?" Regarding this, Isaac, the captain of the undead team, said: He said, "As long as the flames of this world never go out, as long as there are still people in this world who have the will to fight against the abyss, then even if we are gone, there will still be new abyss crusaders in this world... Just like, we It is the same as inheriting the will of that adult."

Yes, no matter what the future holds, everyone must do the present well.After this little disturbance, the undead team continued to devote themselves to the crusade against the abyss.At the end of the second year after Yi Guang joined Fran, the Undead Team passed the vote and made the "Oath of Wolf Blood" for Yi Guang.They sent an invitation to Yi Guang, inviting this not-undead warrior to officially join them as a new member of the "Fran's Undead Squad" and share wolf blood with them.

Oh, and there was another thing that surprised Yi Guang quite a bit, that was Hawkwood.This arrogant and talkative man, together with Yi Guang, became an official member of the French Undead Squad, which somewhat surprised Yi Guang.However, this guy is indeed very talented. Although he always says some frustrating words, his mastery of various weapons and learning of martial arts are outstanding.After only two years of joining the French Legion, his strength can already be said to be outstanding. Even among the official members of the Undead Squad, many people lost to him.

This is also the reason why he can be recognized as an official member of the undead team together with Yi Guang.

"Drink, Lanza, Hawkwood, this is Farran's will..."

Isaac handed the wine glass containing wolf blood to the hands of the two newly promoted members of the Falan Undead Team. The dark red blood reflected Yi Guang's reflection in the wine glass.For more than a year, this face has become a bit haggard and vicissitudes.Although he is still under 20 years old and has the face of a teenager, Yi Guang feels that his heart is riddled with holes.

However, all of this will continue after all, Yi Guang is not yet vulnerable to the point where he wants to think about these things.It's just that, up to now, he's somewhat confused. What's the point of all that he's doing now?

Pure, just to complete the task?

At this point, is he still just a puppet of the system?In order to survive, constantly distorting his own will, he should have realized that he was actually a prisoner in the prison.

The hunter of Yanan, the adventurer of Axel, the general of the empire, the governor of Rome, the swordsman of the undead team... No matter how his identity changes, he is always under the control of the system.All his struggles, all changes, all honors and disgraces are still guided by the system alone.And among them, there is not much of his own will.

Go with the flow, that's who you are...

Until the moment he held the wolf's blood and drank it, Yi Guang suddenly realized the essence of all this and the source of his pain.His destiny has never been in his hands, or in other words, he has never really pursued anything.So far, he has almost no desires, he has never really wanted to do anything from the bottom of his heart.

"It turns out that this is the true meaning of the words of the ancestors of the gods..." Yi Guang suddenly had a flash of light in his mind. It turned out that he had misunderstood the meaning of the words of the ancestors of the gods all along.He mistakenly believed that the so-called firm will meant that he was as ruthless as the undead team, going forward for a certain goal.

However, this is wrong after all... The undead team is certainly firm-willed, but their will to crusade against the abyss comes from their own deep-seated desire.They are from the heart, to crusade against the abyss, and sacrifice everything for it.Such an existence should be revered and remembered by people.

And what about myself?Where is your own path, your own desire?

Chapter 261 Forgive

After experiencing adventures in several worlds, Yi Guang suddenly understood what he had never thought to understand the moment he accepted the inheritance of wolf blood.

So, even after going through so much, have you actually not changed much?I'm still the half-house nerd who gets by in the real world. Although he's full of fantasies all day long, he's easy to satisfy.This kind of self, after gaining such a powerful power and a long life...is the rest really just a void?

Self-desires become thinner with the satisfaction of small inner desires, and the "justice" and "morality" that were originally just embellishments in human nature begin to fill the emptiness of "desires".As a result, is it that I unknowingly embarked on the path of a certain "full of heroic spirits" family, father and son for two generations?

what is this?Partner of justice?It's just a clumsy, self-satisfying fake.

And at the same time that this moment of enlightenment arose in Yi Guang's heart, the power of wolf blood began to spread in Yi Guang's body after he drank it.Sensing the invasion of alien forces, the sun divinity in Yi Guang's body began to spontaneously and automatically, and golden flames began to burn around Yi Guang's body.Not only the surface of his body, but even the inside of his body, the divinity of the sun is constantly repelling, coming from the power of wolf blood.Moreover, not only the divinity of the sun changed, even the power of the ancient gods, which had been firmly locked in the seal of the Demon God Pillar, had a slight reaction to the entry of wolf blood, and began to show signs of rhythm. .

"The wolf's blood reacted with the flame in this guy's body? It shouldn't be, all the soul power in this world comes from the gift of Chuhuo. All soul power, even if it is the abyss, shouldn't..."

"It may be that this kid's body cannot withstand such a force..."

"Quick, get to your positions, prepare to restrain this kid!"

The sudden appearance of flames surprised everyone present, and Isaac even showed a look of guard.To be honest, when they decided to give Yi Guang the wolf's blood, they had already anticipated that the fusion of the two forces might have some adverse reactions, so they made various preparations for what might happen at this moment today. kind of coping.The other members of the undead team arched their bodies one by one, ready to restrain Yi Guang at any time, preventing him from hurting others due to his violent runaway.Hawkwood next to Yi Guang seemed a little panicked, but he was not afraid of fire even if he was immortal, so he didn't hide aside, but also made a subconscious grabbing action.

However, the power burst as imagined did not appear. At this moment when everyone was tense, the flames on Yi Guang's body suddenly seemed to be bound by some strange power, and then only a "sudden" sound was heard, The scorching power dissipated in the air in a blink of an eye, as if it had never appeared before.Only the remnants of the flame that diffused in the air, which made the undead instinctively feel close, proved that this power had once appeared.

After a false alarm, everyone breathed a sigh of relief. Although everyone had doubts about this matter, it was Yi Guang's own business after all, so they didn't want to ask too much.Although they used force when they left Yi Guang in the first place, in the past two years, they still valued Yi Guang very much, and they didn't force me to tell him about his background, nor did they treat him differently because he was a protoss.Even now, they have given Yi Guang the same wolf blood contract as them.

Although these undead are cold and ruthless, they still trust their fighters [-]% after all.Yi Guang has made great contributions to the Undead Team in the past two years, and the whole Undead Team has no objection to him sharing wolf blood. Now, Yi Guang's origin is actually not important anymore.

As for the riot of power in his body, Yi Guang himself was not aware of it. After realizing what he really lacked, Yi Guang's spirit entered a strange state similar to that of an old monk in trance.The mist that had been lingering in his heart suddenly dissipated a lot, and the divine power in his body also showed some subtle changes at this moment.

[It seems that it's not just you, I'm also wrong.Your mistakes are the same as mine. We pursue the results too much, but we ignore the causes... Your self-will has been ignored by us. 】After a lapse of one year, the system made a sound again in Yi Guang's spiritual world.

"Yes, the fault is not entirely your fault." After a lapse of one year, Yi Guang once again had a dialogue with the system, "All my pain, all my confusion, is precisely because I lost my own existence. Of course you are You imposed your kindness on me, but as your master, I did not choose my own path. It was I who transferred the power of choice to you, which resulted in today's results."

[However, whether as a human being or as a god, the most important point is precisely the 'self-will'.Divinity, after all, is the outflow of humanity. What I did before was just forging a weapon called 'God'. 】

The system also realized its mistakes. With Yi Guang's epiphany, the cold war between the two that lasted for more than a year showed signs of ablation.Yi Guang also suddenly discovered that after figuring this out, his resentment towards the system melted away in an instant.Although the system is oppressing himself to move forward, all the pain so far stems from his inaction.He has almost never chosen the world he wants to go to, nor has he actively pursued anything.

Having no desires and no desires may be a detached gesture for some people, and they are proud of it.But for a warrior, a reincarnation, this state can be said to be a harbinger of destruction.If the heart has no direction, then the sharp blade in the hand cannot be swung, and then the meaning of being a warrior will no longer exist.

Even the previous attempt to purify the abyss was only out of pity and intolerance, and there was no element of desire in what I insisted on.Because of this, Yi Guang finally gave up on his own path of exploration and agreed with the method of the undead team.Thinking about it now, all the mistakes were made by himself... After pulling his consciousness back to reality again, Yi Guang found that the big brothers of the undead team were all looking at him like ghosts.Although their faces were hidden under the cloak and three-cornered hat, Yi Guang could detect their emotional changes from the fluctuations in their souls.

"What's wrong with you?" Yi Guang couldn't help scratching his head, "What happened?"