Three Years Alone at the Fortress: Lord of the Long Night
Chapter 54

Memory Invasion

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"The jungle seems a little different now than when we left."

Lincon As soon as he took the first step into the dense forest, he felt something was wrong under his feet.

Under the layer of rotten leaf litter, there is not soft soil, but something elastic and slimy, as if stepping on a huge biological mucous membrane.

I don't know if it's because of the rain, but the air is heavy and humid, carrying a stench that's far more putrid than ever.

Less than a hundred meters forward, Lincon suddenly stopped. He narrowed his eyes slightly and glanced around.

"These plants have no emotions?"

He originally wanted to use perception to determine whether there was danger nearby, but this method seemed to not work.

In his perception, the consciousness emitted by the trees and plants in front of him turned out to be dark and chaotic, completely unable to provide any valuable information.

"Since I stepped here, it should have noticed it."

Lincon squatted down, raised his hand on his own shadow, and pulled out Shadow Sword.

Main Career Panel has no prompt, indicating that Ghostshadow Sword Orchid prefers his weapon and is allowed to use it.

Next, he will continue to walk inside.

It was eerily quiet in the dense forest, and the bark of the twisted dead trees fell off one after another, revealing the smooth trunks. In the gloomy, damp and cold environment, they looked like arms stretching out from the earth.

Several tree branches were intertwined together, and in a trance, they looked like a human face with a face of extreme terror and a screaming face with its mouth wide open.

Woo--

A gust of cold wind came in from nowhere, and in the weird and gloomy atmosphere, it was like countless little snakes burrowing into people's collars.

It's too quiet, which is not good.

Lincon took out his usual lantern from the backpack behind him, lit it, then painted a Purification Rune line inside, and then covered the lampshade.

After Purifying Fire's light lit up, Lincon clearly felt that the ominous aura surrounding him had weakened a lot.

He casually set up a Shrine on the same spot, which not only served as a third line of sight, but also prepared for any emergencies that might occur later.

Gradually, Lincon came to the place where Carrion Rat was killed. The corpses on the ground were gone, and not even a trace of blood was left.

He didn't dare to be careless and continued to walk inside carefully.

Suddenly, a piercing scream came into my ears.

Lincon turned around suddenly, and an inexplicably familiar scene appeared in front of him.

A huge Rot Rat King, surrounded by more than twenty Carrion Rat, roared towards him.

Lincon drew his sword and slashed, easily finishing Carrion Rat who rushed to the front.

The person he is now is not comparable to what he was back then.

Both strength and speed have reached the C-Class Ability User level. Facing these Carrion Rats is effortless.

When Lincon cut off Rot Rat King's head with his last sword, Lin Nei became quiet again.

Inexplicably, I felt like something was wrong.

Lincon stared at the corpses on the ground, his eyebrows slightly furrowed.

Suddenly, he felt a weight on his shoulders, and the shadow reflected on the ground showed the shape of a Head Ghost.

Lincon casually grabbed him, threw him to the ground, and smashed his head with his fists.

But before he could think about it, the branches swayed again, and another dark creature appeared.

Lincon will kill all the dark creatures that rush towards him, sometimes using Shadow Sword, sometimes using Purifying Fire, or directly using Purification Stone to smash the opponent's head.

But every time he killed one, another one would appear, one after another... seemingly endless.

Lincon always felt that something was wrong, until he saw a Weird Corpse stepping into the black mist and entering his sight. Devouring Worm looked at him with a twisted face, supported by countless pale arms.

Lincon's left hand holding the lantern suddenly came down.

He turned around and looked at the dark creatures he had killed and the headless corpse of Rot Rat King.

He seemed to have discovered something that made him feel wrong.

These dark creatures or Mutant Creature have all been encountered by him before, and they were even killed by him in the same way.

What is the reason?

Lincon frowned and glanced around constantly.

Familiar dark creatures, familiar ways of death, tense spirits, beating constantly like strings.

Weird Corpse in front walked slowly towards him, his blue eyes still cold and emotionless.

Lincon's brain was running wildly, and suddenly... he looked at the panel.

Since his focus was always on the incoming dark creatures, he ignored the panel.

Killing dark creatures but getting nothing?

Although he cannot gain experience before successfully changing jobs, Sunlight is not subject to this restriction.

"So... when did my memory get invaded?"

Lincon suddenly raised his head. He looked at the approaching Weird Corpse. Without any hesitation, he directly lit himself on fire with Purifying Fire.

Boom...

Pain swept through the whole body, and the fiercely burning fire snake drained the air, making a sizzling sound, and enveloped Lincon's entire body.

The feeling of being burned all over his body was not pleasant, but it broke him out of the illusion.

The surroundings were dark, and the light of the lantern was compressed to the limit, illuminating only a distance of less than half a meter.

However, this still allows Lincon to see the scene around him clearly.

The original Weird Corpse has disappeared, and what appears in front of Lincon is the pale face of Wraith.

At this time, the other party was hugging him with two slender arms, as close as a couple.

But Lincon doesn't think so.

Because he found that a bone-gnawing chill was constantly penetrating his skin and attacking his heart and lungs.

He tried to break free, but couldn't break the other party's restraint.

Lines of black and purple veins bulge on the arms, as if they have a life of their own, constantly climbing up and invading the head.

In an instant, a shadow of death appeared in Lincon's heart.

Just C-Rank Weird Calamity, does it have such terrifying strength!

Lincon thought that he was well prepared, and with the attributes of dual profession level 15, he should be able to fight against C-Rank Weird Calamity.

No matter what happens, there are various Rune Stones, so escaping shouldn't be difficult.

As a result, the situation was completely beyond his expectation. Pale Wraith silently invaded his memory and dragged him into the illusion.

If he hadn't reacted in time, he might have become a corpse long ago.

Pale Wraith's arms were gradually tightening, and the huge force pressed Lincon out of breath.

He felt like he was merging into the other person's body.

Those dark, pupilless eyes stared at him quietly, as if to say:

I will eat you up carefully.

What should I do? Do I really want to die like this?

Lincon's thoughts are racing, but unfortunately he still can't think of a solution to the current predicament.

Rune Stone and various props were in his backpack and could not be taken out at all. The lantern fell to the ground before he even realized it.

Lincon tried hard to turn his neck. Even though he felt that his life was disappearing quickly, he still didn't want to give up.

Finally, his eyes fell on the edge of the light, the Shadow Sword that was broken under unknown circumstances.

Shadow Sword once tried to protect Lincon when Lincon fell into the illusion, but was interrupted by Pale Wraith.

However, now, it seems to have heard the call of Lincon, and got up again in the darkness.

Only half of the sword blade was pointed at Pale Wraith, turning into a beam of black light, completing its mission of protecting the master.

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