So I became a witch

After finishing speaking, the three of us fell into silence at the same time. I was sorting out the information I got, and Bingying was probably also digesting the knowledge. If Shi Yiran, he should be simply resting.

As the dream said, I got a lot of incredible information.Who is she who seems to know everything?Was it one of the former participants?Or, is it the witch herself?

Inexplicably, the pitiful look of her when she was hungry and lying on the ground appeared in her mind. If this kind of creature that can only pretend to be cute and cheat food and drink is also a witch, then the witches will not be so scared by Charlotte and the others.

I brushed the irrelevant information out of my mind, and after some consideration, I slowly said: "Then, let me express my opinion first, and please point out if there is anything wrong. First of all, the The earliest time the witch game can be found was 20 years ago. At that time, including the rules, it was not perfect. After several revisions, there was a complete witch game, that is, the one six years ago. The original witch game was supposed to be held in a virtual space, and every participant would be naturally attracted into this world, and had to hunt and kill these monsters in order to survive, but for some reason, Xingjiang City Half-destroyed and the end of the Witch Game. However, three years ago, the Witch Game was held again. Is that so?"

"Well, there's nothing wrong with that."

"In this case, I still have some questions to ask." I paused, "Why, the witch game has been held so many times? Is it simply because the rules are not perfect? ​​Or is it that the witch didn't get what she wanted? What happened to the previous game winners? Or are they all gone? Who started the game three years ago?"

And, is the so-called witch's game really played by a witch?I didn't ask this question. To be honest, I was skeptical about the existence of a witch. If it was really the omnipotent witch in the legend, why did it fail?If not, who has such power to create a virtual space?

Shi still smiled wryly, and spread his hands: "Sorry, I am also confused about these questions."

"So, how much do you know about the rules of this witch's game?" I held onto her tightly.

"Although it's just a guess, nine out of ten it should be true. The rules of this session should be the continuation of the previous one." Shi Yiran said.

"The last one? Six years ago? Do you know what the rules are?"

"Select seven girls with 'qualification' and give them the 'key' to participate in the game. Counting from entering the 'virtual domain', a total of seven days to play the game. There are two ways to win: one is to kill each other, Devour other participants, and the last survivor wins; the other is to defeat the seven strongest regional bosses to obtain the key to the 'Ring of Reason'."

"'Circle of Reason'? What the hell is that?"

"For this, I can't see it here, and you will know later." Shi still said ambiguously, "It is said that the winner will be eligible to meet the witch and obtain the qualification for 'sublimation'. Well, I don't want to report too much about it." Hopefully, honestly, as long as you can save your life, you'll be thankful."

"I see. But haven't you thought about it? Go and defeat 7 bosses, then meet the witch or something, question her face to face, avenge your parents or something."

"You're joking." Shi still gave me a blank look, "To be honest, I don't have much affection for those two people, it's just for the sake of these two people, after all, in my memory In the middle, my parents died in a car accident very early. Helping them find the truth is already fulfilling my daughter's duty. Even if they are still alive, I will definitely let me not take risks. There is also the strategy of 7BOSS... just follow Tell me, the shadow cat demon I mentioned earlier is one of the regional bosses."

There are really realistic people... But there are 7 monsters of that level, it is indeed difficult to capture them.

"However, since this customs clearance method is specifically pointed out, it means that it is possible, right?"

"Well, it's seven, but in fact there are only three left, namely the shadow cat demon in Maohua Elementary School, and the 'Magic Eye Spider' and 'Unidentified Body' in Tianyi Square, thanks to the seniors It's hard work. But it's not something we weak chickens can challenge."

"Huh? Now that the game has restarted, haven't those monsters been revived?" Bingying asked suspiciously.

"It's not that easy. How could such a top-level BOSS be resurrected as soon as it is resurrected. But I personally think it's because we are 'file readers'."

"You mean, the witch game six years ago was forced to stop for various reasons, and then the witch game held three years ago is actually not a new start, but a continuation of the previous game that was interrupted?" I said thoughtfully, "Is there any basis?"

"Actually, there are quite a lot. For example, the BOOS did not resurrect; for example, the wish we made at the beginning was directly realized, and this should have been the right of the winners; for example, the event that should have been held three years ago The game only started three days ago, isn't it like the game was delayed due to various bugs during the closed beta?"

"Wait. When did you come here?" I suddenly thought of an important thing.

"It should be in the early morning of May 5th, really. At that time, people woke up and wanted to go to the toilet. When they opened the door, they found themselves in a different world. There were monsters in front of them that they had never seen before. It was scary Do you understand the feeling of peeing?" Shi still complained, Bingying and I were speechless.

"That's really... quite unlucky." Compared with what happened to her, the two of us seemed much luckier.

However, the early morning of May 5th... happened to be the time when Yao Xinchang died.

Is it a coincidence?or...

"Afterwards, I was recruited into this world several times, and it took about a few months." When talking about my experience, there was still a sigh of relief, "Every time I was picked In the bathroom, really, how wicked is a witch."

"This... can only be said to be a matter of luck." Bingying suppressed her smile and comforted her.

Shi still saw that she was holding back her smile, and said angrily: "Don't be complacent, since you are here, don't try to escape before the end of the game. The opening time of the 'Virtual Domain' is completely out of order. Maybe you were pulled in while you were sleeping. The only thing I know is that it will open at least once a day. Well, it seems that you don’t have any plans to kill each other. If this is the case, there will be three members in the alliance, even if the other four are wars. Fanatics advocate killing each other, so they are not so afraid anymore."

"Three? Did you meet anyone else before us? Was it 'the one' you said?" I asked.

"No, no, 'that person' left shortly after saving me, and I have never seen her again, and I don't even know if she is a participant. What I said was the same as us, three years ago The participant, her name is Zhang Yuexin, she is a very soft and cute girl, but she looks a bit sick and delicate. She came in a day later than me and is still hunting. Next time I have a chance, I will introduce you Here you go."

"Really? In this case, there will be five participants who confirmed the authenticity."

"Hey? Have you met other participants? Where are they?" Shi still asked curiously.

"Dead. Died from killing each other as you just said." I lied without hesitation.

"...Really? There really are such idiots, can't you think about how to live instead of killing people?" Shi was still a little bit lost, but he cheered up again, "In this case, even if you continue The alliance between the two who came down is no match for us."

"However, if everyone forms an alliance like you said, and they are unwilling to kill each other, and they are unwilling to attack the boss, then what will happen? The witch killed herself or something?" I asked again.

"...It shouldn't be so, so far, I haven't heard of anyone seeing the real face of the witch. But it is indeed impossible to keep you safe forever, because the 'dark tide' will appear."

"'undercurrent'?"

"The sky of 'Void Domain' is usually blood red, but every once in a while, the sky will turn black, and the monsters will go berserk at this time. At that time, they will leave their territory and hunt down frantically Participants, it will only stop when they die. And as time goes by, there will be more and more berserk monsters, and their strength will become stronger and stronger. In the end, if you haven't cleared the level, I am afraid that the entire imaginary domain , including the regional bosses, they will also go berserk." Shi still said lightly.

"Forcing you to become stronger? It's really simple and rude... Do you have the confidence to kill the remaining bosses?" Compared to killing bosses, it is easier to kill your own kind, in order to survive, or to realize yourself What kind of choices will the wishing girls make? This is probably what the witch wants to see.

"Not at all. Maybe at the last moment, I will stab the dagger at my companion, but before that, as long as there is still a glimmer of hope, I will never betray." Shi still said firmly.

"...you are really a villain." I said speechlessly.But even a person whose parents don't care much about her can hardly expect her integrity to be so high.

"So, after hearing what I said, do you still plan to form an alliance with me?" Shi still said calmly.

"of course."

"Oh, then let's just say that." She said, smiling and raised her palm.It seems that no matter what kind of answer she will not be surprised.

"This is?" Bingying didn't understand what she meant.

"High fives," she replied.

Barring this childlike behavior, overall, time should still be trustworthy.Thanks to her, my understanding of the witch game has increased a lot. Whether it is to find an ally to clear the level or an intelligence collector, she is the perfect candidate.

"Then, happy cooperation." I clapped her hands symbolically, and then she put her hand in front of Bingying, repeating the previous action.

"Pleasant to work with."

"I will introduce myself formally. My name is Shi Yiran."

"My name is Bingying."

"Luo Tianchen."

"Then, in order to survive, let us work together."

Chapter 20 Breakout

"However, after listening to my words, you are still willing to form an alliance with me. You are also a weirdo. Don't you think I am really joking?" After the formal alliance, Shi still obviously relaxed a lot.

"No, I believe you are the kind of person who would even kill relatives and friends in order to survive, but before that, you should be trustworthy. Don't worry, I won't give you a chance to betray us." I said.

"Hey? You really are a confident person. Then, I should send you back. Otherwise, when the dark tide comes, you who just came in for the first time will definitely not be able to survive."

"Oh? Can't you just go out?" I said quite unexpectedly.

"No. In fact, there are many passages in this space that connect to the outside world. Only those who meet the requirements can go out or enter. At present, there are only three passages that I know, and they are a certain distance from here, so we have to sneak through. The school you came in should be counted as one, but because most of the people who entered died, no one knew about it." Shi Yiran replied.

"But we..." Before I could finish my sentence, there was a wild animal neighing from outside.

After hearing the voice, Shi still's face changed greatly: "Damn it, why is it so fast! Logically speaking, there should still be a while!"

"Hey? What happened?"

"The neighing sound just now should be the sound that only the shadow wolves in the northern area can make." Shi still breathed heavily, "but now it has run to the southern area, indicating that the 'dark tide' has begun! This place is no longer safe It's gone! Get out of here quickly!" She said, holding our hands and jumping out of the window at the back of the house.

"Shhh!" Bingying and I gasped at the same time, with this field as the center, there are wolf-shaped shadows in all directions, there are at least a hundred of them, and there may be more hidden in places we can't see. , both courage and ability are far above the group of cats we have met before.Seeing ourselves running out of the house, taking this as an opportunity, the encirclement of the wolves gradually narrowed.

"Ah, why does it feel like we've been surrounded since we came here!" Bingying screamed.

Well, I can understand your feelings very well, but is it too late to complain now?

"Then, listen up, I'll just say the same thing once." Shi Yiran said very fast, "Unlike the Shadow Cat, the Shadow Wolf itself is made up of the darkness of this world, so normal physical attacks are ineffective against it Yes, only when they attack, they will become solid for a short time. Just like this." As he said, Shi still turned his head to avoid the pounce of a shadow wolf, adjusted his body position, and aimed at its waist. With the next punch, the Shadow Wolf didn't even have time to let out a scream, and disappeared completely, "Its attack and speed are very high, but like wolves in reality, their waist is their weak point, as long as they aim at there and hit hard, they can It is easy to destroy them. Also, they have no brains, and their attack methods are single. As long as you pay attention, you will not be hit, but once you hit you, it is basically an instant kill. Do you understand?"

"I'm fine, but Luo Tianchen..." Bingying looked at me worriedly. She knew that even if I had the Void Eye, I couldn't change the fact that I was weak. The shadow cat's phantom just now It is indeed powerful, but the body is very weak, and it is difficult to ensure that I will not be injured when facing a monster whose body is a wolf.

"Indeed, although I don't know what abilities you have, it is indeed not easy for ordinary people to survive." Shi was still thinking, "Ah, yes."

She picked up a small wooden branch from the ground, held it with her left hand, wiped it from bottom to top, and handed it to me: "Here, I will use it as a weapon for you."

"Huh? What is this thing? Use it to let me hang the southeast branch?"

"No, no, although it looks like a wooden branch, its essence has changed." Shi still shook his finger proudly, "Actually, its strength is not much worse than that of diamond now."

I was taken aback, and opened the virtual eye to observe the wooden branch in my hand.

...Indeed, something has changed.

"This is my ability. It can attach the attribute of sharpness to objects, but its strength is limited. Compared with using it, it is better to hit it directly with fists. It is a relatively weak talent. I didn't expect it to be useful now. With it, At least you have some self-preservation ability, right?"

I tried to recall the posture of holding a long sword that I had learned from my master. I swung the sword away, leaving a long horizontal line on the ground.The hardness is enough, but because the wooden branch itself is too light, the hand feel is quite bad, so we can only get used to it slowly.But reality doesn't have that much time.

In short, let’s take a step at a time.

"Then, I will go ahead and clear the way for you, Luo Tianchen, you go in the middle, and Bingying is behind. Hurry up, before the real 'dark tide' completely descends, we must rush to the nearest teleportation point as soon as possible. Then, it's time to go!" Shi Yiran shot out like an arrow, the wolves noticed her coming, roared angrily, and rushed towards her one after another, Shi Yiran walked through the pack of wolves with a relaxed expression, from time to time Shot to kill the visible wolf, the movements were as graceful and graceful as a dance.

"It's amazing..." Bingying murmured, and I also agree with this, it seems that this time the alliance is really chosen correctly.

"Don't be in a daze, Bingying. They are coming!" I reminded Bingying in a low voice.Thanks to Shishang's blessing, most of the wolves' attention was attracted by her, but a small number of wolves still noticed our two 'fish that slipped through the net' and flocked forward.

"Ah, I see." Bingying agreed, dodging sideways like she was still learning, and when the shadow wolf appeared, she clasped her fist and hit its waist hard. The battle lasted less than an hour, but Bingying had made significant progress.This has something to do with her own talent in this area, but it is more due to the special nature of Void Domain itself.In order to survive in such a terrible place, people will have to find ways to become stronger.Maybe, as long as she stays in this world longer, she will be able to reach the level of time still, or even stronger.It is precisely because of this that Shi Yiran wants to form an alliance with us, right?

However, is this really good?However, when she heard it, she still said that before she came to this world, she was just an ordinary high school student, and now she doesn't care about killing.There is also Bingying, who usually doesn't even dare to see blood, but after coming here, she can kill her favorite kitten without hesitation, and the strange witch-like state that appeared at that time... To be honest, this weird The real world hides too many secrets.The witch created this world, is it really just for the participants to hunt monsters in order to survive, and finally become stronger?What is she after all?

But now, we have to work hard to survive, even if we know that there are traps ahead, we must go on.Just like there is no right or wrong in war, only success or failure.Only the living are qualified to write history books.This is the dogma I have always believed in. I understood this truth as early as I was very young, so I have no fear in the face of killing, and I can even say that I am very calm.

However, Bingying shouldn't be like me.She should be like a princess, pampered and raised, firmly believing that everything in the world is beautiful, and finally meet, marry, and have children with the person she loves who also loves her, instead of with such an ugly In this world full of crises, in order to protect me, I forced myself to kill.

What a joke... This kind of world is not what I want!

Bingying was still trying to dodge, trying to help me block the attack of the wolves. For this reason, even the clothes on her body were torn a lot, and there were bright red gashes on her snow-white skin.Unbelievably, I felt a warm current flowing in my body, as if something had awakened, my brain was frighteningly hot, but the world in my eyes was never clearer than before.

Shi Yiran was right, as long as he stayed in this world, the participants' bodies would automatically absorb certain substances in the air to become stronger, and by killing monsters, their fighting skills would improve.Maybe it's because I have also swallowed witch seeds. Although they are not as efficient as Bingying, I still feel that my body is gradually recovering.

If it's me now, maybe I can use that trick.

"Wow, this is too boring." As I said that, I threw the wooden sword in my hand casually, and lay down on my back on the green lawn.

"Hey, you don't even have this bit of perseverance, how can you protect this world?" Master, who was one step ahead of me and lay on the lawn, said lazily, holding up a can of Coke, bleating softly one mouthful at a time.

"It's not because you said that this swordsmanship has been practiced to the extreme and can even cut off shadows, so I came to practice, but I have been told to swing here all the time. What is the difference from those youth training classes for kendo training outside?" I asked. Said bitterly.

"Hey, you really dare to say that." Master sat up from the ground all of a sudden, "Tell me, when did I lie to you?"

"Aren't there too many lies? They said they were going to eat delicious food, but they ended up in the mountains and wild forests; they said they were going fishing, but they ended up on a deserted island..." I muttered.

"Ah, this is not called cheating, is it?" Master said with some embarrassment.She glanced at me who had no motivation, sighed, and said seriously, "Xiaoling, I remember you told me that you wanted to protect the world. Is it true?"

"Of course. Otherwise, why would I spend so much effort to solve crimes all over the world. As long as they all know that they will be caught if they make mistakes, then there will be no criminals in the world?" I said naturally.

"But what if there are new criminals coming out?"

"In that case, I will work harder. One day, when everyone will not commit crimes, the world will be a better place, right? In that case, wouldn't everyone be happy?" I replied stubbornly.

Master looked at me quietly, with some complicated emotions in her eyes. After a long time, she calmly said: "...It is useless to do this. As long as there are people in this world, sins will never disappear. "At that time, I couldn't understand the meaning of this sentence.

Chapter 21 Memory

"Anyway, since you really think that way, then I'll teach you something practical." Master said, stretched a lot, and the graceful curves of the body can be seen at a glance, and then she grabbed my wooden sword , as if he was familiar with the feeling, he waved it a few times.Well, although my master is usually quite unreliable, but when she is serious, she is quite powerful. Looking at her now, it is clear that she is planning to show her hands.Just when I was looking forward to what she would come up with, the master suddenly threw the wooden sword in his hand and lay back down again.

...Is this the end? excuse me? ? ?

"How is it? Did you see it clearly?" Master gasped and said, the action just now seemed to have cost her quite a lot of effort, and even her forehead was covered with thin beads of sweat.

I shook my head blankly, feeling as if I saw something clearly, but also seemed to see nothing.

Seeing my appearance, the master patiently explained: "I know that you have been very fast since elementary school. With your aptitude, as long as you are willing to practice the basic postures I taught you day after day, you will be able to reach it in less than ten years. The realm I just showed you. But if you are determined to protect this world, this alone is not enough, so I will tell you this in advance. Listen carefully, I will only say it once. Everything in the world has its destiny, There is a beginning and an end, and there is life and death, even gods will eventually fall."

"Oh oh oh." Although I don't know what it means, but I feel so powerful, so let's listen carefully here.

"So, as long as you find the 'beginning', you can guide its 'end'. Even if it is an undead, there must be a 'cause' of its birth, and there must be a 'effect' of its death. Look around Hearing Master's words, I noticed that the grass began to turn yellow and wither around the place where we were, and rushed outward like waves. In the end, the huge lawn could not be found. to a little green.It was clearly midsummer, but the whole world was as quiet and desolate as winter.

"This is, 'Jian Xin'. Not with your eyes, but with your heart to feel, the end of all things." Master's voice rang in my ear, which was already stunned.

"Then how can I achieve the state of controlling 'always'?" I asked excitedly.

"Actually, I don't know about that." The master said frankly, "Actually, 'Sword Heart' and so on can only be said to be an introduction to the way of the sword. What I did just now simply cut off the vitality of this land That's all, to put it simply, you have discovered a weakness, and if you want to learn it, it's actually very easy."

"I dare you to say so much nonsense before!" I really thought that I could kill God or something, give me back my touch, you bastard!

"One must have ambitions, otherwise there is no difference between you and a salted fish!" Master said confidently, "I just told you the end of the road you will go in advance, so that you will not go astray. In our There are three realms in the way of swordsmanship. The first is "Sword Heart", which emphasizes cutting off invisible objects with a tangible sword; the second is "Sword Intent", which emphasizes cutting tangible objects with an invisible sword; the third is " "Sword World" is what I said before to control the world. I don't know the details. I can only talk about this level. It is no different from the gods. What I want to teach you now is "Sword Heart". Life is a very mysterious thing. It is extremely powerful and fragile. Its strength comes from its own stability and possibility. Its fragility comes from the fact that this stability can be easily broken. As long as you can find this A fulcrum of stability, if you destroy it, you can easily destroy life. This is what you need to learn now. It doesn’t matter if you don’t understand, anyway, in the next few days, I will let you use your body to understand well .”

The master smiled sinisterly, I instinctively sensed the uneasiness, but attracted by that wonderful force, I resolutely walked into the pit.If time could be turned back, I'm afraid I would immediately run to me at that time and try my best to stop him.

In the next few days, I was on the verge of life and death all the time, such as fighting with bears, fighting with poisonous snakes, wrestling with bulls, etc. Finally, when the master announced that the training was over, I couldn't even believe that I survived.But what kind of training method is this!Simple just gave me a wooden sword, and then threw it into the tropical rainforest, saying that if you don’t want to die, you can kill all the creatures that harm you, please, I’m only 6 years old, hey!What is the law on the protection of minors for?Because I am inferior to the opponent in terms of strength and speed, I have to find the opponent's weakness and pursue a one-hit kill.Later, I felt as if I understood something, and the world in my eyes became different. For a long time, I saw people or things around me as "this one can be killed", "that one can't be killed"...

"Well, generally speaking, you have reached the level of 'Jian Xin', and you can be regarded as an official disciple of our sect. The next thing you need to do is to practice hard, and you must not slack off. When will you be able to kill even the shadows? When it is broken, it means reaching the top of 'Jian Xin'."

"Huh? How could a sword cut off a shadow, and why did I do that? Originally, I wanted to learn swordsmanship to prevent my identity from being chased and killed. You also said that even someone with a gun can't beat me now." , what am I afraid of?" I said arrogantly.