frightfiction Chapter 1505 - Can't think of a title yet! Happy New Year everyone!
Chapter 1505 - Can't think of a title yet! Happy New Year everyone!
Within the "Court of Justice," following the old fog, things that do not belong to this world reappear.
This time, what appeared were writhing, twisting shadows.
The shadows were far more aggressive than the fog—if this divine realm were a house, the fog would be like rodents sneaking in through the cracks in the window. They were indeed intruders and would certainly make the owner of the house feel uncomfortable about his territory being invaded, but they posed no real threat.
But these shadows are different.
It resembles a reptile over two meters long, and just one glance at it can make you feel breathless.
These shadows of invasion carried a strong aura of "authority" and power. The moment they appeared, they clashed violently with the authority of the "Court of Justice" itself, causing the entire divine kingdom to tremble.
"Boom!"
The stone tablet swayed, the jade pillar trembled, and the sky seemed to be about to collapse, with dark, spreading cracks appearing—and within those cracks, the aura of "shadow" poured down from every inch.
In the areas shrouded in shadow, a multitude of meaningless howls followed.
Nioh almost collapsed after only experiencing it briefly.
"What the hell! What is this...?! Is hell behind this crack?!"
Niou cried out in surprise.
Because he had just clearly sensed... that behind every inch of shadow, there were countless wailing, tormented souls!
"Unfortunately, it is only my divine realm, not 'hell'."
A cute, little girl's voice rang out, and then, from the gathering shadows, a beautiful little girl appeared.
She wore a dress with a predominantly purplish-black skirt, adorned with cute pink bone decorations at the chest, neckline, and cuffs.
Looking down at the god of justice and judgment from above the Court of Justice, she said with a grin, "I heard you complaining that the guy over there is an 'avatar'... I am the real deal—and I've summoned my divine kingdom here too."
"Come on, God of Fairness and Judgment—I declare war on you—let's have a fair fight and have some fun!"
The god of fairness and judgment raised his head and looked at the other party, his expression solemn, but his eyes were equally excited.
"If that's the case... then I'll play along to the end, God of Nightmares!"
As He spoke, the scales in His hand emitted a brilliant golden light—the golden light spread outward, dispelling the writhing shadows and the myriad souls howling in ceaseless agony within them, and "repairing" many of the cracks above the Court of Justice.
Then, the tip of the sword pointed in the direction of the God of Nightmares.
“I see that you are afflicted by sin—delusion, destruction, spreading pain, imprisoning the soul—you must atone!”
As the God of Fairness and Judgment spoke, the God of Nightmares burst into laughter.
"Putting everything else aside, isn't it a bit strange that you're accusing me of crimes including imprisoning souls and spreading pain?"
"After all, although the power of 'pain' is indeed in my hands, my first choice is actually 'fear'—I've always felt that this power should belong to you!"
The God of Nightmares spoke, while the God of Fairness and Judgment shook his head.
“I know what you’re talking about, but the ‘Eternal Cage’ wasn’t created for me to torture prisoners… but to make them pay for their unforgivable sins—those who commit crimes must be punished, and that is the greatest ‘fairness’ in the world!”
"Pain and imprisonment are merely means to an end for me!"
The God of Nightmares looked at the God of Fairness and Judgment: "What a nice-sounding compliment—it seems I really made the right choice coming here!"
As He spoke, the shadows that had been driven back reappeared—but this time they did not come from the cracks He had created.
Instead, it spread quietly, like hair, clinging to the backs of everyone in the "Court of Justice."
Whether it's the god of fairness and judgment, the god of oblivion, or the "Nioh," or even the god of nightmares himself, they all reaped the same shadow that spread from behind.
"May you all... have a nightmare!"
The God of Nightmares laughed, and then the shadows swallowed them all!
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"Boss, something's not right."
As the "boundary wall" leading to the core area drew ever closer, Old Zheng frowned slightly.
The surrounding prisoners remained in a saintly, calm and peaceful state, like garden eels in an aquarium, swaying slightly without showing any sign of moving.
However, the subtle mental energy that Old Zheng had been maintaining in a state of expansion to cover the surroundings as a precaution could be sensed...
These prisoners experienced "pain" in their minds.
It's not a simple negative emotion, but rather a "pain" that originates from the depths of the soul. To put it another way, the former is like the sudden sadness or fear that a normal person might experience, while the latter is like the thought patterns that people who have been in a state of repression and suffering for a long time develop, or people who suffer from mental illness or have a tendency towards depression.
If it's just one or two cases, it's nothing to worry about for Lao Zheng.
but……
The "pain" he is now experiencing is felt by almost all the prisoners within his field of vision.
Even though Lao Zheng's mental strength was somewhat suppressed by the rules of the "Eternal Cage" and its range was greatly reduced, there were still more than a dozen prisoners within that range.
It's like a rapidly spreading, highly contagious disease that infects everyone in an instant.
This made Lao Zheng feel a little terrified.
"These prisoners seem to have changed in some way..."
He quickly informed Lin Yu of what he had perceived.
Upon hearing these words, Lin Yu immediately adopted a thoughtful expression.
"Pain originating from the soul? And it affects everyone without exception... That's quite complicated..."
"After all, their souls were previously almost completely peaceful and serene, but now they have suddenly all experienced 'pain'. These two completely contradictory situations indicate that there are now at least two different authorities exerting influence on all living beings in this 'eternal cage'."
"The authority that plunges all prisoners into this eerie 'peace' must be the one that 'Niou' is embracing."
"And the authority that causes 'pain'... has just appeared—and this effect is most likely not caused by the two authorities currently held by the 'God of Fairness and Judgment'."
"After all, if the 'God of Fairness and Judgment' could do this, he wouldn't need to set up such a 'complex' mechanism in the Central and Outer Rings to punish criminals."
"Moreover... the emergence of this effect caused by the suspected new authority and new ability does indeed confirm my conjecture—that this situation is caused by a high-ranking third party."
"And He chose to exert a new influence on these prisoners... Although it may be intentional, I must also guard against the unknown being's intention to use these prisoners to do something within the 'eternal cage'."
“I even have to be wary of the possibility that what He is trying to do in the ‘eternal cage’ is related to me or even aimed at me!”
Lin Yu pondered for a moment, then looked at Old Zheng.
“Let’s be careful—can you completely shield our figures from these prisoners’ perception, achieving complete psychological invisibility?”
Old Zheng nodded.
"Yes, of course there's no problem doing it this way..."
“But if that’s the case… because the limitations of this ‘Eternal Cage’ still exist, I must output an excessive amount of mental energy to achieve this.”
"In fact, to achieve this effect—to shield one's existence from the perception of hundreds or even thousands of people—one's mental energy must be operating at an excessive capacity..."
"With mental energy restricted in this cage, achieving this will probably be even more difficult."
Lin Yu knew that although Lao Zheng sometimes slacked off, he rarely said "there are difficulties" when he gave him a task—even when he asked Lao Zheng to help him get rid of a god, Lao Zheng did not say a word.
Therefore, Lin Yu understood that Old Zheng's statement must genuinely indicate a bit of difficulty.
"How long can you hold out in this situation?"
Lin Yu asked directly.
Old Zheng said, "If we go all out, it'll take three hours. If we really push ourselves, we might be able to challenge ourselves to six hours..."
"No need to force yourself, three hours is enough."
Lin Yu checked the location of the boundary wall leading to the "core area" again before speaking.
That place was less than 500 meters away.
Although he doesn't know how to enter the "core area" yet, Lin Yu feels that... it's impossible for him to not find a way to enter the "core area" in three hours.
Lao Zheng spoke again.
"It's not just a matter of time... Under this overload, although I can block ordinary perception and most of the extraordinary power perception methods of the system, I'm not sure if it will still be effective if it's a perception specifically targeting mental power."
"In fact, this excessive output of mental energy may make our positions particularly obvious in the perception of the being who controls mental energy."
Lin Yu heard Old Zheng's words and shook his head.
"Now we have no choice but to take a gamble... After all, 'mental power' is a very niche and almost extinct supernatural system. You are the only player who uses it, and there are not many people in Kirishima who know this move."
"There may not be any beings who have mastered spiritual power within this 'eternal cage'."
"Even if there are one or two... they might not pay much attention to the two of us!"