Wish (5)
"Now that you've succeeded," Lu Li said, looking at the beautiful being before him and hearing the evaluations of Him, "You can now make a wish upon me, such as freedom!"
Lu Li is a man who never lies. Since he promised in the first place, he will keep his word. As for the other five people, Udick and Kor did not survive. As for the old village chief and the old queen, they have lost their reason and have been brainwashed and transformed into Lu Li's clones by the mark. Their wishes are naturally Lu Li's wishes.
As for Bangier's father, he was blinded by Wrath and was an irrational person; we don't need to listen to his wishes.
Looking at the Twins before him, Lu Li said sincerely, "Speak, whatever your wish is, whether it's to release the mark and set you free, or any other wish, I can help you fulfill it."
"No need. I just need you to keep us from dying and maintain our existence." The Twins said in their dual voices, the male and female voices sounding together, the air hammer shining brightly, making the Twins appear even more divinely charismatic.
"That's a real shame." Lu Li said this with a smile. If the Twins really chose freedom and made Lu Li give up the mark, then the only result would be wasting this wish.
Regardless of the Twins' abilities or how much rationality they possess, one thing must be pointed out: their composition remains unchanged; they are both composed of the original's dark side, their physical body, and Lu Li's Shadow Magic.
These three elements form a stable structure. If the structure is unstable, then turning into black smoke and dissipating is their only outcome. The connection between these three elements relies on Lu Li's imprint.
If Twins chooses freedom, their internal structure will be unstable after their mark is removed, and they will collapse into black smoke within seconds or minutes. Therefore, if they want to live, they must regain the mark, thus wasting this wish.
Twins's choice, though unexpected, was indeed a wise one. All other options would have been either openly or subtly sabotaged by Lu Li, but this small, not-too-excessive request was something Lu Li would agree to out of amusement. After all, Lu Li is a man of his word.
"Alright, in that case, let's wait here for a while. You two can test your abilities properly," Lu Li said. The Twins nodded. Their hearts were closely connected. Everything was decided by Bangier, while Korandi relied on Bangier to fill in any gaps.
Only three days have passed, and there are still four days until the world undergoes a complete transformation. During this time, Lu Li decided to refine his thinking in preparation for the upcoming changes.
Moreover, time is really running out. If we waste any more time, the dungeon quest will fail. Lu Li thought to himself as he glanced at his quest panel.
I have a pretty good understanding of the changes that followed. My physical body is now almost semi-energetic, and my heart, which is at the core, has even become an energy cluster.
Next, as long as he transfers his core heart to his shadow and then disperses his physical body into a pile of shadow energy, Lu Li will truly transform into a shadow creature. Of course, this is only a transformation into a shadow creature.
In the ensuing transformation, although the most significant change was in the body, the changes in the body also caused changes in the soul and even the mind. Lu Li himself did not have a dark side; more than a year ago, his dark side had already merged with his main personality. However, the biggest problem was the impact of the psychological shadow that followed.
This kind of shock can overwhelm a person's rationality. The old village chief and the old queen were both like this. If they weren't controlled by Lu Li's mark, they would probably have already Avatar into completely irrational beasts and monsters, acting on instinct.
The only successful test subject so far was able to overcome his psychological trauma only because Bangier and Korandi merged into one person; otherwise, the outcome would likely have been uncertain.
Lu Li is about to face an even more difficult and frantic challenge, and he knows in his heart what his psychological trauma is: the figure he saw in the river more than a year ago.
That magnificent figure was so breathtaking that just seeing it would burn you; the other party was simply too great. Lu Li was even surprised that he had retained a decent level of rationality. The more he learned, the more he understood the greatness of those beings.
Having faced such a great being, I not only did not completely lose my mind, but although I was unable to perceive negative emotions, I also gained an enlarged soul and the ability to control my physical body to its limits.
This was clearly not normal, and Lu Li to doubt whether his memories were real, and whether he had truly just fallen into the water.
Regarding what happened more than a year ago, Lu Li searched the game forums but didn't get much information. The only thing he was certain of was that the former Director of the Supernatural Incident and Disaster Countermeasure Bureau sacrificed his life and used an item to prevent the arrival of the Evil God.
There was another thing that made Lu Li suspicious: the member of the Countermeasure Bureau, codenamed Old Hu, when he had lost half his body and was floating in the river waiting to die, saw Lu Li and said his best words, "It's you."
This made Lu Li suspect that Old Hu must know something, or even have seen him. In the past year, Lu Li had not been exposed to the public eye, and his identity as a gamer had been well hidden. Therefore, Old Hu could only have seen him a year ago.
Lu Li searched his memories, examining the memory cells in his brain, unearthing those dormant recollections, but he had never seen Old Hu before. What exactly happened more than a year ago?
Touching his heart, which had become energy and stopped beating, memories from a year ago began to slowly surface, only to be extinguished by Lu Li. Most likely, with this transformation, the figure from a year ago would resurface, and there was even a possibility of another Evil God descending.
Lu Li couldn't change this situation. The transformation into a shadow creature had reached a point where it was inevitable. Various factors were pushing Lu Li to take this step, and even now, Lu Li himself was eager to take it.
He didn't want to drag things out in this muddled way, pretending to know nothing, abandoning his shadow and Dreamlands, and continuing to live as a semi-shadow creature. That kind of life was just too boring.
So now that everything is more or less settled, let's start next time we go back. There's no need to drag it out any longer; there's no point in dragging it out like this.
As Lu Li continued to refine his preparations, four days slowly passed...
Third update complete, fourth update coming soon. Also, regarding the book recommendation chapter I mentioned yesterday, where did Xu Ming post it in the regular volume? You can check the chapter before it was officially released; there's a surprise there!