Chapter 172 Nightmare
Su An's consciousness sank into the endless darkness, and no one knew how much time had passed.
He couldn't feel his body, and there was no movement of closing or opening his eyes. He just remained silent in the abyss, and the silence was accompanied by a certain heaviness of falling into the quagmire.
He sensed the surroundings, but couldn't see the sun or stars, couldn't tell time, didn't know life and death, didn't know who he was, and even forgot himself.
However, he was vaguely sure that the darkness was not empty.
Darkness itself is a kind of existence, it is not nothingness, it still exists. He should be confused because he couldn't figure out his own state, but he was not confused, and he couldn't feel confused.
Finally, a light flashed across the endless darkness. It was clear that they were far away from each other. It would not be an exaggeration to say they were thousands of miles away. However, with a startling glance, Su An was already close to the light.
The scenery flashed in the light and shadow, and there seemed to be heavy snow in the sky, bloody light rising into the sky, and there also seemed to be mountains, rivers, and land, with silhouettes of people.
He couldn't see clearly. In fact, he couldn't "see" it at all. It was just a vague feeling. But the "vision" provided by this induction made him feel extremely real.
He vaguely heard some sounds.
"Li Chang'an! You rebelled against the Dao, abandoned your compatriots, colluded with evil spirits, and went your own way, which brought you to this situation. Have you ever regretted it now!?"
"Li Chang'an! Have you forgotten your identity? Is it worth it to be an evil witch instead of being a good Saint King and working hard for a talent that will shock the world for a long time?!"
"Jin Ningge! Don't forget that you are a human being. How could you extirpate yourself for a monster? Can't a woman survive without a man? Do you have to be so treacherous?!"
"Ji Ningge! The sea of suffering is boundless and there is no turning back. The honor and disgrace of all the people in the world and the future of world civilization are not as important as the love of children in your heart? As long as you turn back, Xia and Shang Continent can still regard you as emperor!"
"..."
"Ha ha ha ha......"
"You are the likes of flies and dogs, insects and evil ghosts, who feed on the blood and sweat of the living people, and use your compatriots like cattle and horses. Because of your own selfish desires, you beat brothers and sisters of the same origin as monsters. How dare you claim the great way and talk about civilization? I, Li Changan, am ashamed to stand with you under the same sky!"
"The way of heaven is to make up for the deficiencies when there is more damage; the way of man is to make up for the deficiencies. If humanity is destined to be like this, and if the future of civilization will always be like this, I, Ji Ningge, will vow to lift the flag even if I die today. Turn over this edifice of civilization and use your blood to refine the spark of heaven!"
Although they were very close, Su An couldn't "hear" these conversations clearly.
He could only vaguely capture two names, as well as words such as "compatriot", "demon", "civilization" and "spark".
He struggled to "open his eyes", trying to see clearly the people talking to him, but it had no effect. The other people were just shadows with roughly human outlines.
After a while, these figures began to shake violently, and various strange-shaped light groups and bolts appeared one after another and flashed alternately. Su An could tell that those people were fighting together.
There was a flash of light, a sudden appearance, and then everything returned to darkness, and Su An's consciousness was also frozen.
I don't know how much time passed like this, but when Su An felt a real tremor and woke up from the heavy abyss, he found himself sitting in a forest clearing, his mind dazed, and the conversation he had "heard" and "seen" "A revolving door of images flashed through my mind.
"Li Changan, Ji Ningge, who are these two people?"
Su An wondered confusedly, "Are they real, or are they just hallucinations when I was in a coma? Why did I see that scene?"
Be puzzled.
While he was wondering, the shaking on the ground became more intense. He stood up in a daze and followed the sound. He saw a black shadow several stories high parting the bushes and rushing out of the forest.
It was a colorful tiger, its fangs were longer than Su An's body, its eyes as big as winter melons were full of fierceness, and it was full of bloodthirsty when it stared at him. The ground shook when it ran, as if it was about to hit him with a claw. Slap him into the dirt!
Su An's head trembled, and she quickly retreated while looking left and right for her weapon.
The tactical backpack, level [-] sniper rifle, and many force grenades were all missing. The crossbow was lying not far away, but it was closer to the towering beast that jumped out, with only a force sword on it!
Her mind is as tough as Su An's, but she can't help but feel chills in her liver and gallbladder at this moment.
He has fought against a group of giant beasts before and can judge the opponent's cultivation based on their size. The larger the size, the stronger the strength. The tiger in front of him undoubtedly has a tenth level of combat power!
Even if Su An is fully equipped, it is not something he can deal with, not to mention that he only has one sword at the moment.
The disparity in strength between the two sides was too great. Even if he used the Qinglian Sword Technique, he wouldn't even be able to escape!
Seeing the tiger falling straight towards her like a dark cloud, Su An felt a sense of despair that the situation was over.
But he didn't sit still and wait for death. Instead, he activated all his force power, lowered his waist and immediately held the sword firmly, preparing to fight with the tiger's claws.
This is not to defeat the opponent, but to die with dignity.
At the critical moment, a sudden change occurs!
The tiger, which was coming like a landslide, suddenly plowed the ground with all four legs, leaned back, and stopped in front of Su An with a sudden brake.
When it stopped, it was only two meters away from Su An.
Facing the tiger head that was far taller than herself, Su An was stunned.
Then an even weirder scene happened. The tiger actually lay down in front of him. The fierceness in his body disappeared in an instant, and his demeanor was no longer ferocious. It was replaced by a peace that Su An couldn't understand. It looked at him innocently with its big, fluttering eyes, vaguely revealing. A little bit pitiful.
Su An was stunned for a moment.
He felt that he was still too young, had too little experience, and had too little knowledge. Otherwise, he would not be unable to understand the situation before him.
If there was no illusion, he clearly felt some kind of closeness and flattery from the giant tiger's demeanor, as if this was not a level [-] beast, but a pug.
From a powerful monster that preys on people to a docile and harmless pet, it only took three seconds for the giant tiger to complete its transformation, but it took Su An a long time to digest it all.
"Why is this happening?" Su An, who survived the disaster, was deeply grateful, but at the same time confused.
"What caused it to change? What did I do in the short period of time when it changed? What did I do that was unusual?"
Amid the tiger's purring gesture of goodwill, Su An touched his chin and a series of questions instinctively popped up in his mind.
He just activated the force and prepared for a desperate fight. With his combat power that could only match an eighth-level monk, it was undoubtedly not enough to make the tiger obey out of fear.
Picking up the crossbow and confirming that it could still be used, Su An gained a sense of security. He climbed up a nearby giant tree, stood on a branch and began to check his status.
During this period, he didn't pay much attention to the tiger. After all, he still didn't understand the other party's behavior and couldn't confirm whether the other party was really harmless to him. The best thing to do was to distance himself from the other party first.
The tiger did not leave. He changed his position and lay down under the tree. He looked up at him from time to time. The aggrieved look in his eyes made Su An even more confused.
"Except for a little dizziness in the head, there are no hidden injuries on the body, and the condition is considered to be good... It's strange, when was the barrier of the sixth force node broken?
“When I was in Dongfu before, the Bohai War would cause chaos in the Force and space fluctuations, so I was sent here inexplicably.
"I didn't die in the pull of space, but I was able to break the bottleneck of entering the sixth level. It's a blessing." Su An repeatedly said good luck.
Once the barrier is broken, there will be no more obstacles for him to ignite the sixth force node, and he will soon be promoted to level six.
"I don't know what happened to the others, how many survived."
Thinking of this, Su An couldn't help but feel silent as she thought of Zheng Nanzhi, Fang Ming, and the large number of extraordinary people on her side who were in the cave at that time.
After taking a breath, Su An concentrated his mind and looked around to confirm his location, "There is no doubt that I am still in the ruins."
His eyes narrowed slightly, and a sense of vigilance rose in his heart. He didn't see familiar scenery around him, which meant that he was far away from the area he had explored before.
Climbing up to the tree crown and looking around under the unobstructed sky, Su An's pupils shrank.
He knows where he is.
Ahead there is a towering mountain surrounded by peaks. It is a majestic and precipitous mountain with countless views.
He remembered the outline of the mountain peak. Before entering the ruins, he had seen it from a distance on the hill. It was the main peak in the center of the ruins!
They are only ten or twenty kilometers apart from each other. If the road is smooth, Su An can get there in an hour or two.
After figuring out his situation, Su An got off the giant tree and came to the tiger whose eyes had been glued to him. He was silent for a moment, and finally waved his hand to the huge and powerful head:
"You go."
The tiger understood what he meant, and its big eyes were full of disappointment. It reluctantly whimpered twice, turned around three times and left with the last step, disappearing into the forest of giant trees.
Although Tiger showed a very human sense of closeness, this closeness was beyond Su An's current knowledge, and he could not take the risk of keeping him by his side.
The opponent has level [-] combat power. Just because he is well-behaved does not mean he will not go crazy. If he is not careful, Su An will die.
Faced with fatally dangerous uncertainties, the sensible approach is of course to abandon fantasy and luck and quickly draw a clear line.
Holding a powerful crossbow in hand, Su An got into the jungle, using the cover of low shrubs to sneak quietly in the designated direction.
Just now he could see clearly from the treetops that there was a large open area one or two kilometers ahead, shaped like a square and surrounded by mountain peaks. At first glance, it was not an ordinary place.
I don’t have any specific goals now, so I might as well go over and take a look. If not found, temporarily hide in a nearby area.
It is too risky to act alone in the ruins. Su An's cultivation is limited, so it is best to find others of the same kind. He plans to wait there.
Such a large landmark area will definitely attract people exploring the secret realm. It would be best if Zhu Feng and others could come. Even if they did not explore this area, Su An could try to wait for other Yan Kingdom extraordinary people.
However, he had only walked less than half a kilometer, and his heart was already feeling faintly, and the feeling of danger was getting stronger and stronger.
Stopping, Su An looked around. Although he didn't find anything strange, he was already thinking about whether to retreat.
At this moment, several giant trees around suddenly opened their doors!
That's right, when you open the door, a few meters above the ground, regular square pieces of tree bark slide open to one side, revealing silhouettes of people.
Monster monk!
Su An was immediately surrounded. There were a dozen monster monks standing at the door of several giant trees of different distances nearby. All of them were elites of level six or above, and half of them were experts of level seven or eight!
They looked at Su An with very unkind eyes, and their murderous intent and hatred were undisguised.
In this situation, how could Su An not realize that he had been under the other party's surveillance for a long time? Otherwise, it would have been impossible for the opponent to appear as soon as he stopped, and he happened to stop at the center.
Su An felt like entering someone else's house and being watched by others.
Yes, the ruins themselves were built by the ancient demon clan, and this is indeed their home.
Although there were no cameras in the secret realm, there was no guarantee that there would be no surveillance formation. Su An was thrown directly into an area similar to someone else's living room by the turbulent flow of space. Once he became active, it was normal for him to be discovered instantly.
Su An took a deep breath.
So far, there is no other way.
The next moment, he turned around and ran away with a stern look in his eyes, full of momentum!