The moment I pulled Icetis along and jumped down, I was still thinking whether my brave leap of faith was a little rash.
Alright, I know that Void Creatures can't be killed. Father God has also explained many things about Void Creatures to me. Based on the nature of the Void, a Void Creature doesn't possess the necessary conditions to be 'destroyed'. In other words, the Void doesn't have an 'end'. Thus, Void Creatures don't have an 'end state'. This is a state that is even more complete than the non-existence of 'death' in life. Thus, in theory, any power that is weaker than the Void would be unable to kill a Void Creature. However, this doesn't mean that Void Creatures can't be injured.
It also doesn't mean that Void Creatures can win any challenge.
Sufficient damage or unexpected circumstances can cause us to fall into a "deep sleep" or be exiled back to the Void. This is a process of waiting for the channeling bar to resurrect. To the Void Creatures, this is just a return home to rest and recuperate. However, to mortals, in their limited lifespan, this is death. I won't forget the time when I drove the Great Tower back home 70,000 years ago. Generally speaking, I have never experienced death. However, to any bystander whose lifespan is within 70,000 years, I have already died once …
The moment I pulled Sister Bing down, I couldn't help but think about these useless things. At the same time, I used my powers to protect Icetis who was beside me. Just like what this female gangster said before, the power of Void Creatures surpasses any concept of the World Layer. They aren't limited by the environment they are in. Even in this cyberspace, I realized that I can still use my powers freely. A layer of Void Barrier, which coincidentally wouldn't cause too much of a burden to the cyberspace, protected us from the dangerous environment and enemies lurking in the shadows of the Rift Valley.
As I continued to fall, I began to think about life. I also wondered if I should do some warm-up exercises before jumping, such as stretching exercises and moving my limbs. I also thought about how dangerous this jump would be. Of course, very quickly, I confirmed that the Rift Valley wouldn't be able to harm us. Be it me or Sis Bing, who was beside me, our conditions were normal. Thus, I eliminated the danger that the Rift Valley posed to me. I began to focus on thinking about my life, thinking about my results in the high school entrance exam, thinking about my past with Shallow Shallow when they were naughty kids. Of course, Shallow Shallow was still a naughty kid. I thought about whether I should treat Liliana better. I thought about whether the food I fed Jingle and the fox dog was nutritionally balanced. I thought about how long this damned place would last …
"How do you feel? Do you feel uncomfortable anywhere? " I reckoned that I would continue to fall for a while. Thus, I turned to look at Icetis. I was instantly shocked. "D * mn! Are you preparing to summon your Saint Seiya?!"
Icetis, who was beside me, had entered a fully armed state of high alert. I had known her for a long time, but I had never seen Sis Bing in such a fully prepared state. Putting aside the golden longbow in her hands, she had also put on a holy armor that was surrounded by golden radiance. Rather than calling it armor, it would be more accurate to call it an extravagant metal battle skirt. The thin and form-fitting golden armor covered her upper body. This highly sealed upper body armor didn't affect the Goddess's good figure at all. Her lower body was covered in layers of metal battle skirt. If one didn't consider the material, it would be an elegant long skirt. It made one wonder if this thing was used for battle or just for show. Exquisite decorative patterns could be seen everywhere on this armor. Mysterious runes kept appearing on the edges of these runes and gradually dissipated into the air. I could sense astonishing divine power from these runes.
Even though this was an extravagant and thin armor that looked more beautiful than it was used in battle, it was an equipment that Icetis had never worn in any of the previous battles. It was only today that she had taken it out for the first time. I didn't believe that this thing was really just for decoration. Items belonging to the Gods didn't necessarily need to be practical on the surface. Their Divine Arts were the deciding factor in determining their power. As for this armor, I didn't dare to imagine how many Divine Arts Icetis had used to create it.
Of course, there was also the Dragon God who didn't know anything and only had brute strength. Even his combat skills were limited to swinging his shield and biting others. There was no need to consider that natural lass. She was limited by her talent and could only walk the practical path …
In short, the Icetis in this armor was so beautiful that it was illogical. She already had an imposing aura (in her silent state). At this moment, she was like a Valkyrie who was about to punish the world with Holy Light and Flames. The longbow in her hand moved slightly, and holy golden flames spurted out from the tip of the arrow, leaving a long trail of fire in the air. I had seen her fully armed in other situations before. But at that time, she didn't look as if she was facing a great enemy, nor did she wear this armor that she would only wear in a battle of life and death. It must be noted that this female rogue would never show any serious attitude in battle. Most of the time, she would charge into the battlefield with a brick in hand. She would always be wearing that black dress that couldn't even be considered a battle attire …
Did she feel the danger of life and death?
I raised my guard. Although I couldn't see the enemy, there was definitely a reason for Icetis's reaction. At the same time, I couldn't help but sneak a few glances at Sister Icetis. Her flashy equipment blinded my eyes. If I had a Gold Saint Robe, I would definitely wear it to respond to the atmosphere. No matter how stupid I looked, I would drag Icetis along to take a photo with me and post it on the various forums. This fellow looked so beautiful that she didn't look like herself. How I wished that she was mute at the same time. That way, she would never be able to open her mouth and ruin her image.
However, keeping Icetis quiet was as impossible as keeping Sandora on a diet. The beautiful and heroic Valkyrie raised her longbow lightly. Her long hair fluttered even though there was no wind. She opened her mouth solemnly and said, "F * ck you! Come out if you have the guts! I will kill you, you son of a b * tch! "
— If it wasn't for the fact that I couldn't react in time, I really wanted to poke my ears. Icetis, you female rogue, are you worthy of your Gold Saint Robe!
"Where's the enemy?" I was still looking around blankly. Finally, I couldn't help but ask. Even though I knew that my battle experience couldn't be compared to Bryndis, my senses shouldn't be this slow. "Also, why haven't we reached the bottom yet?"
"We won't reach the bottom anymore. Look up." Sister Bing was on full alert as she gestured with her longbow. I looked up in surprise and saw a bright circle above us. It was the hole that we had jumped down from earlier.
The distance between us and the hole hadn't changed at all.
"I almost understand what's going on with the rift valley," Icetis said with a frown. "It's not that there's nothing in the rift valley, and it isn't a place where the network stops. Since you and I can enter this place without jumping out of the network, it proves that there's a place where we can stay. I don't know much about your network technology, but this place is very similar to the Plane of Dreams in the spiritual world. That is a plane formed by the dreams of real life beings. In a place without dreams, a consciousness wandering in the Plane of Dreams would be directly sent to the real world. But here …"
"We haven't been sent out, so there's still a network here," I said casually. Of course, I could think of that too. Actually, when I jumped down earlier, I had the mentality of testing it out. I wanted to see if the rift valley was a place where the network stopped or something else. If I woke up in the real world because of this jump, it proved that the rift valley was a place where the network stopped abnormally. If I really jumped into the black hole, it proved that the rift valley was still a part of the network, but there was an unknown 'malfunction' hidden here. "But what does this have to do with us falling? Also, where's the enemy you mentioned? "
"The rift valley is very likely something like a 'black star'. Due to incompatibility or the lack of key attributes, there's no way for it to connect with the normal space around it. It's also because of the lack of key attributes that we can never fall to the bottom. Without the concept of temperature, a pot of water will never boil. As for the enemy …" Icetis sniffed as though she could smell something in this place where there wasn't even a shadow. "Goddess's intuition — I'm too familiar with this kind of atmosphere. Even if you can't sense it with all your senses, danger is lurking around you. So, sometimes, don't trust your intuition too much. Of course, this requires experience. "
Hearing Icetis's last sentence, I knew that it was a problem of battle experience. However, I could faintly feel that the atmosphere around me wasn't right. It wasn't a clear sense of danger, but rather, it was like a beast that needed to be on guard when it left its territory. It would feel uneasy if it was outside of its own territory. I felt that I had left the territory of the Shiring Apostles, and that should be the source of the warning.
Although the enemy hadn't appeared yet, I felt that the confusion in my senses was a huge problem. The feeling of falling kept on, but in reality, I wasn't moving at all in the air. This wasn't as simple as being weightless in the universe. Instead, I was feeling a non-existent pulling force. Even if I wanted to counteract this illusion, I wouldn't be able to do so because the falling force didn't exist. Icetis, who was beside me, had a normal expression. It seemed that even if I was stronger than her in terms of strength due to my race advantage, this female pervert's experience wasn't something that I could easily grasp …
"Damn it, this feeling of falling continuously is so uncomfortable. Chen, think of a way," Sister Bing said with a tearful face.
I replied, "… Looking at your calm face, I thought that you didn't care about this illusion at all!"
"Bullsh * t, I would feel annoyed even if there was a mosquito next to my face during a fight, not to mention in this godforsaken place."
"Then, what's with your solemn expression?"
"Because it looks really cool."
I was speechless.
"You guys are really interesting. Even in this kind of environment, you guys still have a bunch of nonsense to say." Just as Icetis and I were about to start bickering again, a sudden voice interrupted us, causing us to shiver. "Do you guys have any sense of caution?"
The feeling of falling suddenly stopped. I was surprised at what was going on. Maybe the situation in the Rift Valley was different from the 'Black Star' — — But no matter what, it felt good to have my feet firmly planted on the ground. Looking around cautiously, Icetis and I finally saw the figure that was slowly appearing from the darkness.
Er, it was a female that I didn't recognize. She looked to be around twenty years old. There was nothing special about her figure or appearance. Even what she was wearing was just a normal female Imperial Army uniform. If I were to see her anywhere else, I would probably think that she was just a female soldier from the Empire that could be found everywhere in the City of Shadows.
However, in this place, not to mention a living person, even if a cat were to pop out, Icetis and I would have to be on full alert. Sister Bing immediately pulled her Holy Bow into a crescent shape while I created a dozen black void cracks around me. If a battle were to break out, these cracks would instantly erupt into a destructive void storm. No matter who it was, they would be in trouble.
"Oh my, starting a war here is a huge burden on the network." The female opposite me didn't look worried at all. Even though she was facing a rare violent combination in the void, she remained calm. I was surprised to see that her figure and appearance were slowly changing. Her original short black hair turned into a head of soft purple shoulder-length hair. Then, it gradually turned into long blonde hair. Her appearance changed from an ordinary person to a petite and cute loli, then to a mature and mature mature lady. Finally, it stabilized into the image of a noble and elegant young lady. This change was so familiar. When she completely stabilized into an eighteen -year-old young lady with long blonde hair, an elegant demeanor, a black dress, and long black gloves, I suddenly remembered that this was Schilling's appearance when we bumped into each other in Sylvia's shop.
"Schilling … No, it should be Schilling from the other end …" I said subconsciously.
My heart was turning upside down. The two conflicting emotions of "shock" and "as I expected" filled my mind at the same time. I didn't know what to say for a moment.
Even though I didn't have sufficient evidence, once a certain thought appeared, I couldn't suppress it anymore. This kind of familiar irregular change process, this subtle "rift", and the other party's unfathomable attitude made it hard for me to think of any other explanation. I forcefully suppressed the shock in my heart. I thought to myself that Tawil was right …
The rift was related to the Fallen Apostle. After crossing the rift, we would arrive at the Fallen Apostle's mental network … But there was definitely something wrong with this. There was definitely something that hadn't been explained clearly!
That's right, what exactly was a rift?! A tunnel? A wall? A spectral space that was shared by both sides but was impossible for both sides to cross? As long as we didn't understand this point, we would be at a great disadvantage. We didn't know anything about the other side, while the other side seemed to know a lot of things.
"Damn it, my twenty-fourth sense is very sharp, isn't it?" Icetis muttered. The arrow in her hand was still pointed at the other side. "The girl on the other side, you're the boss of the Fallen Apostle, aren't you? What is going on with this place? What are you doing here!? "
"Firstly, in terms of age, I should be the one calling you a little girl." The "suspected Abyss Schilling" who was locked onto by both the Holy Light arrow and the power of the void didn't change her expression from start to finish. From start to finish, she had a calm smile on her face. Furthermore, she was even able to go toe to toe with the overbearing female hooligan like Icetis. "The Shiring Apostles' mental network has a longer history than yours. The time I appeared is much earlier than what you think — little girl. Secondly, the Fallen Apostle? No one has fallen. That is just your wishful thinking. We are the Abyss Empire and I am not the leader of this Empire — I am the Empire itself! Thirdly, the situation of this place and the reason why I am here are not for you to ask. This is my territory. You are the outsiders. "
"She is a formidable opponent." Icetis maintained the heroic posture of a Valkyrie as she said softly, "She might be even more shameless than me. You must not underestimate her …"
Me: "…"
Ignoring Icetis's unreliable mouth, I felt that the current situation was extremely strange. The New Empire and the Fallen Apostles had been at odds for several years. Both sides had fought who knows how many bloody battles. As the highest leader of both sides, it would be too mild to describe the relationship between me and Abyss Schilling as mortal enemies. I had thought more than once about the situation where I would encounter the "lord" of the Fallen Apostles. However, every scenario was inseparable from a bloody battle. Yet …
We actually came into contact under such circumstances, at such a close distance, in such a subtle place. We were even chatting. This scene was truly hilarious.
If I had to describe it, it would be like Stalin was digging a wine cellar in his backyard. After digging for a while, he found Hitler carrying a shovel and climbing out from the other side of the pit. Furthermore, the other side was also digging a wine cellar … Anyway, this is the level of my metaphor. You can just make do with it.
"Icetis, put down your bow first." I thought for a while and looked at the calm and fearless expression on the face of the girl who I suspected to be Abyss Schilling. Then, I said to Sis Bing who was beside me.
"Mm." Although Icetis was unwilling, she still responded softly. The Holy Light longbow turned into light particles that filled the sky. Then, she took out the Star Hammer from her dimensional pocket. "At such a close distance, using a brick is indeed better than using a bow and arrow."
I nodded in satisfaction. "That's right."
The Abyss Schilling on the other side looked at the two of us with a stunned expression. I reckoned that this expression wasn't entirely due to her calmness …
"You are indeed the other half of Schilling, right?" I asked. Although I didn't know if the other party would reply, I still looked at her with great anticipation.
"It seems that the information is not bad." I didn't expect the other party to really reply. Furthermore, she didn't seem to have any hostility. But no matter what, it was better for her to be willing to speak than to fight without saying a word. The strange "Schilling" sat in midair in front of us. "The part that I lost a long time ago has returned to her node matrix."
"Alright, since we have met," I smirked and took out a chair from my dimensional pocket to sit down. "Let's have a chat."
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