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In this dungeon called Witch Hunt, the night itself is a kind of monster. Without light-based items or skills to illuminate, players trapped in darkness will feel uncontrollable fear.
It’s not because there are monsters in the dark that they cannot contend with; it’s simply the darkness itself that induces madness.
After numerous tests by the strategy group, the best way to deal with the night is to stay in brightly lit areas and patiently wait for the night to pass.
However, Shi Yuebai doesn’t want to waste the whole night clearing small monsters. After he figured out the curse’s characteristics, he would split up from his teammates in this dungeon and venture alone into the pitch-black night.
The witch’s curse surrounding him instead gave him resistance to the darkness. The night flowed thickly over his body, like another layer of fur, and as he accelerated towards his destination, pushing his body to its limits, he felt himself melting into the night.
He became like the night itself, transforming into a shapeless, pitch-black monster that engulfed the whole world, his body surging like floodwaters, flowing towards the bursting dam.
Casey Cat quietly disappeared, curling up silently in the deepest recesses of his consciousness, like a drop of water, inevitably merging with the surging flood.
The world resounded with thunderous, terrifying roars, and the monsters hiding in the darkness barely had time to scream before their lives were consumed by the darkness.
It had been a long time since Shi Yuebai transformed into this completely liberated form, running at full speed in the night and devouring all life within sight.
Only in this world could he safely unleash the shackles of his inner beast – only by killing the source of the curse, could even the most ferocious beasts be forced back under the reign of reason.
And if he failed to kill it, it meant the dungeon was a failure. During the resurrection, the period of weakness was enough for Xu Qi and the others to hold him down and administer medicine.
But this time, Shi Yuebai vaguely felt as if he could…
…run a little faster.
As he approached a certain speed, he keenly felt time and space pulling at his body, forcing him to slow down. He felt as though he were being poured into solid blocks of concrete, where any movement became a fantasy beyond even thought, a powerful and despair-inducing force pulling him backward, his body as heavy as if wrestling with an entire world.
But as he ran faster, faster than that speed, it was as if a drowning man were suddenly pulled ashore. Shi Yuebai emitted a low growl, unsure if it was pain or exhilaration, almost feeling as if he had been granted a new life.
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— No, it might not be an illusion.
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For the current protagonist, Shi Yuebai, this was a world just seconds ago, and another self from seconds ago.
For the other him, he was the self of seconds later, a phantom coming back against the current of time.
Shi Yuebai had simulated similar scenes before by speed alone, a technique Casey Cat used when leading the cubs, creating multiple shadows of himself by sheer speed, almost achieving the effect of several selves present at once.
But regardless, after all, the residual shadow is ultimately an illusion attached to the existence of the main body. There is only one consciousness, and no matter how fast you move, you cannot avoid extremely subtle time differences. Now, this is truly transcending time in its proper sense, even if it’s only for a short moment, still touching upon one of the most fundamental rules that make up the world.
Let’s just call the self from a second ago “Me No. 2” for now.
Shi Yuebai thought.
A memory suddenly came to his mind a second later, telling him that his past self also thought the same way.
— Let’s call the self from a second later “Me No. 2” as well.
Truly worthy of being me.
Thank goodness they didn’t cause internal strife over who was number two. When they met with their strange and massive monster forms, without needing to communicate verbally, they tacitly formed a unified front, converging like rivers without any hesitation, rushing towards their destination, which was no longer far away.
They could all feel that this state of double combat power couldn’t be sustained for too long. The forces of time and space were invisibly squeezing them, and ultimately, only one “Shi Yuebai” could remain in the same world.
Although they still wanted to try running again to see if they could summon a few more selves, exploring the limits of this ability seemed tempting, but with the remaining time not enough, and always feeling like trying would lead to their demise in this world, with a quick change of heart, they simultaneously suppressed this very tempting thought.
As for the resurrection items of Shi Yuebai, there was no shortage, and he even prepared one for Xu Yingtang in advance. Binding it as soon as Xu Yingtang reached A-rank was the plan, as it would be too foolish to die because of his own skills before even reaching the boss of the dungeon, definitely resulting in Xu Qi mocking him on the forum eight hundred times over. Xu Yintang’s “Happy Melon Field” would gain new material.
Thinking of Xu Yintang’s “Happy Melon Field” collection, also known as the complete collection of Moon God’s car crashes, both Shi Yuebai and Me No. 2 shivered simultaneously, their momentum becoming even sharper and more majestic.
Occasionally showing weakness in front of Xu Yintang to gain some benefits was a small pleasure to enhance their relationship. Being unable to clear the dungeon and relying on resurrection items to survive would definitely leave a bad impression.
Moments like these, when they had gained new combat power with their new skills, were better suited for testing their strength against a sufficiently powerful boss, further solidifying their impression as combat mentors in Xu Yintang’s mind.
Coincidentally, before they even had to walk to the gate themselves, the tail of their prey had voluntarily presented itself.
Even denser darkness surged from all directions, carrying a strong attack intent, climbing up along the curse’s brand deep in their souls. The original witch, who he had killed countless times, knew exactly how to shake his mind, her malicious words echoing in his consciousness.
He had heard those words countless times, so familiar that he could recite every one backward, no matter how many times he heard them, those words always felt like slicing knives, cutting flesh from his soul.
Shi Yuebai had the “universal routine” for dealing with witches who “always have a hand,” and the original witch had the “panacea” to shake him.
“He doesn’t exist at all. No matter how many times you kill me, how many times you ask me, it cannot change this established fact.”
“As you know, I watch over the river of fate, and his birth is not in the past currents of the river, so naturally, his existence will not be in the future.”
– Indeed, it’s just the same old thing in a new bottle.
Shi Yuebai laughed.
“So,” he asked cheerfully, “who was kissing me just a few minutes ago, who was entwined with me in bed, bestowing upon me supreme joy?”
The witch’s response was mocking, yet also carried a condescending pity.
“You’re getting crazier by the minute.”
Her graceful figure emerged in the darkness, as beautiful as the only sun in this endless darkness.
Just by looking at this figure, it’s no wonder everyone in the dungeon was enchanted by her, willingly offering the entire world to her.
Her enchantment technique had indeed improved, but the stench of the Void Sea was still nauseating.
Both Shi Yuebai and Me No. 2, at the same time, were overwhelmed by this foul smell.
Perhaps because of the convenience granted by the power of the Void Sea, where desires could be easily obtained without effort, and the comfortable days of getting everything handed to her without working for it lasted too long, she had been killed so many times, and there were only a few methods she could think of.
Her mentality hadn’t made much progress, and if anything, regressed slightly after being killed. At the slightest provocation, she would jump out herself. If it weren’t for the difficulty in dealing with this woman, this dungeon would definitely not be rated S.
Shi Yuebai couldn’t even be bothered to exchange pleasantries with her. At the moment when her figure stabilized and would receive the most damage, he and Me No. 2 rushed towards her body, one after the other.
The throat wasn’t her weak point; this human body was just a mimicry to deceive people’s hearts.
From the moment she touched the power of the Void Sea, she was nothing more than a medium for the corrosion of the Void Sea into the world.
Her life was connected to this world while also linking to the Void Sea. No one could kill her properly, nor could anyone kill her properly. When her soul was completely annihilated, the hole connecting her soul to the Void Sea would be completely sealed. Shi Yuebai almost suffered a loss because of this once. After tearing each other apart with the local evil god in the Void Sea, he had to find an opportunity to climb back up, and even after climbing back up, he had to pinch his nose to save this woman’s soul, forcefully closing the hole halfway.
– It’s the contamination of the Void Sea pouring into the dungeon. Whether this world will be destroyed because of it doesn’t matter to them, but for players who haven’t completed their tasks and haven’t left the dungeon, even with eight hundred resurrection items prepared, they will still be buried along with this world under the corrosion of the Void Sea.
When they leave the dungeon, this world will reset automatically, and any contingency plans they leave behind will also be refreshed in one go.
So players can only superficially “kill” her to try to delay the speed of the Void Sea corroding the world.
After all, even Shi Yuebai, who needs to kill her to lift the witch’s curse, doesn’t think this woman is worth sacrificing any of their players.
It’s now, with two of him.
And a difference of a second in time.
Shi Yuebai and his Me No. 2 both had a small idea at the same time.
Author’s Note –
Shi Yuebai & Me No. 2: The other one is Me No. 2
Shi Yuebai & Me No. 2: We have a little idea, let’s give it a try, if it fails, we won’t die 🙂
Flexing of his man
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