Dark Star Field [Interstellar]

Undead warriors are warriors who have lost their souls.

Ordinary human bodies are too fragile to bear the pain of soul death.Once the spirit is destroyed, the body will also dry up and die.

But dark warriors have much stronger vitality than ordinary humans. Even if they lose their souls, their bodies can still survive and become the walking dead of the living dead.

Undead warriors have absolute "loyalty" to their masters.But that can't be called true loyalty, because they are no longer human beings, but marionettes without self-awareness.If the spiritual connection with the sages is severed, they become unconscious and vegetative.

The cost of making undead warriors is high, the rituals are complicated, and it requires the cooperation of a large number of high-level sages to complete, so few people use it.Over time, the "undead warrior" has become a rumor, as mysterious and evil as black magic.

Xue Yelai knew very well that Cao Ge's mental strength was far inferior to his own.Xue Yelai couldn't tame Bai Yang, and Cao Ge couldn't do it either.He named Bai Yang, and there was only one possibility: he wanted to turn Bai Yang into an undead warrior.The Cao family is the largest family of sages other than the Xue family, and they have enough manpower and material resources to complete this task.

"In a few minutes, you will be sent to Cao Ge." Xue Yelai straightened up and looked at the time on the wall.The seconds counting down are slipping away like sand.

"I have enough reasons to suspect that he used his first partner to experiment with 'Undead Warriors'. The warriors who can be selected to be sent to this Shura Tower are all very powerful, and it is impossible to die so easily. I think his target was probably you from the beginning, but I got there first."

On the first day of the exam, Cao Ge persuaded Xue Yelai: "If the guy you meet is too difficult, you might as well get rid of him and get another one."

Xue Yelai didn't take it seriously at the time, but thinking about it now, Cao Ge's purpose in saying this was probably to make him impetuous.The Dark Warrior is a fearsome and calm opponent. If Xue Yelai is eager for success, he will put himself in danger instead-what happened later really played into Cao Ge's hands.

"Do you want to ask, since I know the method of 'Undead Warrior', why I didn't do that to you?" Xue Yelai asked again.

Bai Yang still didn't speak.

"I've said from the beginning that I cherish your aptitude. Dark warriors have keen senses. If you become an undead warrior, you will lose this advantage. I think it's a pity.——However, this is not the whole reason .”

Xue Yelai bent down again, and met Bai Yang's empty eyes:

"Do you know the biggest difference between people and tools? People know how to compromise. Tools can only be 'usable' and 'unusable', and they can't change themselves. But people can. To me you are a person, not tool."

Bai Yang's eyes moved slightly again, and his eyelashes lowered to block the tiny light in his pupils.

"Baiyang, I don't want you to become an undead warrior. But if you refuse to communicate with me, I can't help you. To be a person or a tool, the choice is yours. If you choose to be a tool, then this is you This is the last chance to choose independently in this life. I hope you can think about it carefully for yourself, and don't be impulsive."

Bai Yang seemed to sneer, and was noncommittal to Xue Yelai's words.

"I know what you're thinking." Xue Yelai looked at him frankly, "You think I'm just tricking you into using you for me. That's fine, you can think that you're making a deal with me now Trade. Revenge and freedom, which one do you want? If you want revenge on me, then you continue to refuse to cooperate with me and become Cao Ge's undead warrior. In my opinion, such revenge is childish and stupid, just nothing Pointless self-defeating."

"If you want to be free, then make a contract with me. I need you to help me pass the exam, and when the time is right, I will release our spiritual contract and let you go."

Bai Yang closed his eyes, "I said, even if I die, I won't be your Xue family's dog."

"I don't know what kind of misunderstanding you have about our Xue family." Xue Yelai untied the button of his uniform, and took out a ruby ​​pendant that was worn next to his chest. "Let me show you something."

With the touch of a finger on the button on the back, a hologram is projected from the top of the pendant.The beautiful young woman stood with her back, turned her head and smiled, and her long fiery red hair flew freely, as gorgeous as the sunset.Her face is very similar to Xue Yelai.

"This is my mother, and she is also the warrior who was paired with my father." Xue Yelai stroked the pendant lightly and lowered his voice, "She is a rare female warrior. She passed away shortly after I was born. My father Never matched with anyone again. He always said that only the body dies, the soul never dies."

★The Star Empire forbids the marriage of sages and warriors.If both parties have children, usually they can only live in the family as illegitimate children.Xue Yelai is an exception. He is the only child of Xue's father and has extremely high qualifications, so he has become the official successor of the Xue family.Regarding this, there were also voices of doubt within the Xue family, but they were all resolutely suppressed by Xue's father. ★

Xue Yelai carefully took back the necklace, "I admit that many sages only use warriors as tools. But in our Xue family, warriors and sages are partners. Combat is two people working together, not one person manipulating a tool. So I don't want to turn you into an undead warrior, what I want is your people."

Bai Yang glanced at the photo.The fiery red color fell in the dark green pupils, adding a touch of tenderness to his eyes.After a long while, he opened his mouth without any ups and downs: "Why do you have to find me?"

"Because you are strong. I like strong people." Xue Yelai answered briefly.In fact, he concealed part of the reason.The moment Xue Yelai saw the change in the standings, he knew that he had to grab Bai Yang.

Cao Ge had already entered the second stage of the test, and his score was No.2.Under such circumstances, he was willing to give up the points and start over. That only showed one thing: Cao Ge believed that as long as he had Bai Yang, he would be sure to overtake the previous players in the next two stages.

Xue Yelai didn't know what the test content of the next two stages would be, but he believed in Cao Ge's judgment.Cao Ge is a villain, but he is not a stupid person.

Xue Yelai's current points are also zero, and he is at a disadvantage.If he wants to get the top three, he must rely on Bai Yang's strength, otherwise it is absolutely impossible to overtake.

He didn't want to tell Bai Yang this for now.If Bai Yang knew his real situation now, it's hard to guarantee that he wouldn't blackmail him back.

"You won't let me go." Bai Yang said again.

"If I breach the contract, you can terminate our cooperative relationship at any time."

"Only a sage can break the spiritual contract."

"But you are a dark warrior, you can close your mental threshold and block the link between us. In that way, even if the contract still exists, I can't do anything."

Bai Yang didn't speak again.

Xue Yelai slowly untied the restraint on Bai Yang's right hand, and put this hand on the back of his neck.

"Let's butt. When the mental threshold is connected, you can feel my emotions. If you find that I have bad motives, break my cervical spine. This is just a fingertip thing for you, isn't it? "

Bai Yang did not refuse.Xue Yelai bent down on him, his hands wrapped around the back of Xue Yelai's neck.

In the eyes of outsiders, this may be a weird and ambiguous scene.

Xue Yelai's heart was full of fear.God knows if he is being self righteous again.The hand on the back of his neck was cool and soft, as harmless as a white petal floating on the water.But that was actually a wolf's mouth with its fangs open, holding Xue Yelai's fragile head.To bite or not to bite, it's all in Bai Yang's mind.