Chapter 62 Passing Through

"It seems... we are here?"

"But how do we know whether we have arrived or not?"

A group of translucent 'Ershi people' are floating slowly.

In fact, there is an environment similar to the normal void here.

Just like now... they are floating above a large group of candles.

This large area of ​​candles is actually floating in the air, which means that there is no concept of "ground" here.

All kinds of things are floating around, but some things gather together in large quantities.

Like these 'candles'.

They are all more than ten centimeters in size and look like small white sticks with an orange-red, fiery light constantly flickering on the top.

These candles gathered here to form a long stream more than 100 meters wide, extending far away.

When approaching these candles, it seemed that these Ershi people all developed a feeling of "yearning" and felt that they wanted to walk along here.

So they kept flying down along the candle.

What is more interesting to Lin is that these 'candles' will look different if viewed with different mindsets.

Now Lin has a way to transform Veronica's "thinking mode", that is, to let the "flow" of dream energy in the body approach different creatures.

If Lin got closer to Ershimin, she would be able to see the scene with these candles.

If you adjust them close to the dragon skeleton, you can find that these candles change into small pompom shapes.

As for the thinking of other different creatures, different scenes can also be seen.

But no matter what kind of creature thinks, this piece of "candle" is something attractive to them, so they will generally try to float along.

Lin thought this might be a trap or something, but she also wanted to continue flying down to take a look, so she did not stop Ershimin.

As Ershimin flew along it, his emotions continued to change.

They always felt that as long as they kept flying, they would reach their destination, and some even felt that they had already arrived.

That is to say, we have officially entered the realm of the unpredictable.

But whether this is considered... is still unclear.

After flying for a while, you can see that this "River of Candles" is becoming wider and wider, and there are many other creatures floating here.

They all looked translucent and erratic, and they seemed to be attracted by the 'candle', in a state of continuous advancement in confusion.

There were more and more creatures floating together, but this group of Ershi people didn't seem to notice them.

The only thing left in their minds was the thought of floating to their destination, and they just kept floating forward.

All the creatures here are similar. They are completely confused and cannot see their surroundings clearly.

Therefore they pose no danger to the Ershi people.

The dangerous thing should be the thing at the end of the Candle River.

Lin has seen it now, and this thing looks very much like a big...mouth.

The whole thing looks like the mouth of the Ershi people, it is just there, wide open, eating these lost...creatures.

Lin tried to observe it from the perspective of another creature and found that no matter which creature's perspective was switched, it was... a big open mouth, of course the details were a little different.

That is to say, the Ershimin mindset sees it as the Ershimin's mouth, and the Hailong mindset sees it as the Hailong's mouth.

It seemed that these candles were indeed traps laid by it, attracting lost creatures to be eaten by it.

…It may seem so on the surface, but it is not actually so.

Because it is just a mouth, not a head, so creatures are not swallowed by it, but pass through it.

Lin could see that the creatures that passed through this mouth were not "digested" or anything like that, but were quickly transformed.

They changed from the unstable translucent form they had before to something with 'solidity'.

Then they looked around as if suddenly awakened, and quickly floated away.

It's pretty much the same with every living thing.

Finally, Lin and the group of Ershi people also approached this...mouth.

Lin did not stop the Ershi people, nor did she actually stop herself...Veronica went through it with the group of Ershi people.

In the moment of passing through, Veronica did not change much, but the originally translucent state of this group of Ershi people changed into "solid" in a very short time.

At least they look like they have entities, but they are not transformed into the original shapes of the Ershi people.

Instead, it is a disgusting-looking shape, with their upper body looking like an Ershimin without hair or facial features.

The upper body is actually quite normal, but the lower body is like a lump of meat without any limbs.

From the perspective of Ershimin's aesthetics, it is indeed disgusting.

Lin thinks that their appearance should be called "slug people".

The Ershi people also ended their dazed state at this time, and when they woke up, they noticed their own appearance.

Although they don't appear to have eyes, they can still 'see' their surroundings very clearly.

"What's going on!" "Why did I become like this!" "Why haven't you changed?"

The terrified Ershi people moved their bodies and screamed in fear in the air.

In fact, Lin also wanted to know what the meaning of these changes was... What exactly was that mouth used for?

Lin could find that it was still continuously transforming the creatures that were attracted to it. All creatures that passed through its mouth would turn into a shape that looked like a physical entity.

And every creature is very frightened when they discover themselves in this shape.

It should be that they have all changed into the disgusting appearance in their own aesthetic sense.

After a moment of panic, the Ershi people all focused their attention on Veronica.

Because they all noticed that Veronica hadn't changed at all.

In fact, even if there are changes, Lin can change back to her original appearance.

"You did this, didn't you? We just felt it was a little strange!" "Yes, what on earth did you do?"

Because these Ershi people were too panicked, Lin's previous hints to them had much less effect.

But Lin didn't say anything, but pointed at the mouth.

Only then did the Ershi people notice that this mouth was still continuously transforming large numbers of creatures.

This situation...doesn't seem like something Lin would have created.

But they still care a lot about why Lin can maintain her original appearance while they have to become like this.

Lin really didn't know why, but she explained it to them anyway.

The main reason why Lin can maintain this appearance is that she is a different creature from them at a 'fundamental' level.

Lin talked to them about it, and Lin strengthened the effect of the "suggestion", so that they could barely continue to think that Lin was harmless.

However, they still found it difficult to accept their current appearance, so they all floated towards the mouth.

To be precise, it was 'twisted'.

They need to constantly twist their bodies to move, feeling like a caterpillar.

They tried many times after reaching the mouth, but no matter how many times they passed through the mouth, they would not change.

Lin felt that their forms might have been "fixed".

Just like what the Ershimin said before...their forms will be fixed after they live here for a period of time.

And this mouth seems to be used to accelerate the fixation.

Just not sure why it works this way here.

And no one knows why this group of Ershi people have become like this. Logically speaking, they have just come in not long ago. If they were solidified, they should turn back into the original Ershi people.

"ah!"

While Lin was thinking about it, she suddenly heard a scream coming from the mouth.

Lin found that... the mouth closed.

It had teeth, so it closed its mouth instantly and bit off an Ershi man.

Its body, which was bitten into two halves, kept twisting and struggling. The scene frightened the other Ershi people so much that they quickly ran away.

Lin didn't dodge, but flew forward to examine the "mouth".

…didn’t feel any emotions from it.

There are some possibilities. Maybe it is something without thinking, or it is thinking that Lin does not understand.

At present, the main reason why Lin can feel the thoughts of dream creatures is because their thoughts are synchronized with certain creatures in the normal void.

Because Lin understands the brains and neural structures of many kinds of creatures in the normal void, she can directly feel their...thoughts.

These "thinking-synchronized" creatures can be found everywhere in primitive areas, such as places like the hope space.

The deeper you go into unpredictable places, the fewer species there may be whose thinking is synchronized with normal void creatures.

The species that Lin encounters here may have thoughts that are difficult to detect.

At this time, Lin found that the mouth moved again.

So Lin also flew away with other Ershi people.

The mouth did not chase after it, but continued to transform the attracted creatures on the spot.

This group of Ershi people, who had turned into "half-insect, half-human" creatures, kept running away in fear until they could no longer see the mouth.

"After that...what should we do?"

As if they felt safe, they began to discuss the future.

Many Ershi people suggested going back to see if they could return to their original appearance.

Some Ershi people also felt that they had indeed solidified and were unlikely to change back... It would be better to keep moving forward than to return.

And they have always had a kind of...belief.

That is to say, after they complete their mission, Ersh will definitely come to pick them up.

At this time, they will definitely be able to return to their original appearance.

So, they finally decided... to keep moving forward.

But now I don’t know where to go.

Because from a while ago, the lamp that Lin had been carrying had stopped moving.

Maybe it lost its effect for some reason, or maybe... this is the destination.