Chapter 432

At this place, Gao Hai could see traces of the collapsed Yeluoshan Middle School, leaving only faint points of light, and even the last faint exit was about to dissipate. As for Bydos, it was completely destroyed with nothing left there.

dark.

At that moment when the glimmer of light was about to extinguish, the world was now left with pure darkness that was about to engulf everything.

[The creator of "Takamagahara" believes that the foundation for maintaining the existence of "Takamagahara" lies in the three schools of Touka Middle School, Hayatachi Elementary School and Yoruzan Middle School. This idea is correct, but it is also wrong. They did not correctly understand the true source of power of "Takamagahara" and did not understand how their original research was successful. In fact, the real source of this "Takamagahara" that is independent of the copy space is to establish a connection with the "original shape" through a series of cognitive anchor experiments on students, thereby creating sufficient cognitive anchor points. established]

As the tall clown spoke, he pointed in a dark direction where nothing existed.

No, that's not right.

There is something there.

Gao Hai slowly opened his eyes.

That thing... that's... a school?

Gao Hai was slightly startled. He was actually not entirely sure whether it was a school. But after seeing that thing and roughly seeing the outline of that thing, he couldn't help but have this idea in his heart, and he had the idea of ​​identifying it as a [school], and he was even sure that it was probably a school. middle school.

"What it is?"

Gao Hai asked in a low voice, but in his heart he couldn't help but began to recall the various clues he had collected before, and he quickly understood what this thing was about.

[Campus Mystery] In this copy, there are four areas that have been confirmed and investigated by players, namely Fujika Middle School, Hayatachi Elementary School, Yeluoshan Middle School and Bydos College. Other than that, there are no other areas. school.

The four campuses add up to a total of 7 core obsessions. This number is already quite exaggerated in the Red Moon level dungeon, but many players who have investigated this dungeon have said that they have seen a vague and inaccessible place. School. That school was confirmed as the fifth largest campus of [Campus Mystery] after players encountered it many times, and was considered to have at least one core obsession. Therefore, all the information about [Campus Rumors] now identifies it as the core of the eight major campuses. Even though no player has actually arrived at the so-called fifth school so far, everyone has confirmed this information.

Yes, Gao Hai recalled that he had actually seen the Fifth College, and he had also seen the existence of that school area from a distance. But just like other players, Gao Hai didn't know what to do to get to that place, so he didn't care about it anymore.

But now, after seeing that place again, he vaguely felt that this time, he might be able to get there.

[That’s where the “form of origin” is]

The clown said softly, with a bit of emotion in his voice.

[The "writer" obtained the qualification to cultivate this "root form", but in the end he just produced such a rubbish script with no depth. But precisely because it has not been able to find a way to correctly cultivate the "root form", until now, this "root form" is still in a state of incomplete growth. Therefore, Mr. Gao Hai, as the person who has breached all areas of this copy and destroyed its outer shell, you are the only one qualified to obtain this "form of origin" and move towards a deeper "reality"]

[So, please follow me. This is a truly precious treasure that only belongs to you. Only you can get it.]

In the darkness, invisible roads build bridges, connecting Gao Hai's location with the illusory "college".

The "Joker" took the lead to walk to the invisible bridge, turned around, and bowed slightly to Gao Hai again, signaling him to follow him and move towards the college.

A truly precious treasure that only you can get...?

Gao Hai did not hesitate, and just followed the other party, taking steps towards the empty darkness, firmly stepping on something invisible.

Now that I have obtained the qualification, let me take a closer look at what this legendary fifth academy is.

Chapter 150: Obtaining the "Shape of the Root" and the moment when the performance ends

Specious.

This was the first thing Gao Hai felt after stepping into this place.

Everything appears blurred.

Corridors, classrooms, offices, libraries, playgrounds...everything that should be available in various schools can be found here. But none of them has a clear and definite appearance, and none of them can clearly identify its origin or specific appearance.

can not see clearly.

Nothing can be seen clearly.

Just like a large full-screen video with 360p quality, there are mosaics everywhere you look.

These things seem false... no, this strange feeling, where they seem to be nothing and yet be anything at the same time?

For example, through this desk, I seem to be able to see the desks of Fujika Middle School, Hayatachi Elementary School and Yoruyama Middle School at the same time. No...not just...more than that, from different schools, different styles, all kinds of completely different styles of tables and chairs, as long as they belong to a certain [school], you can find the corresponding form here .

And it’s not just a desk.

The blurred corridors can be mapped to the corridors in each school.

The ambiguous playground could also correspond to any school playground.

If you look carefully at these vague things with no clear form, you can distinguish traces belonging to different schools and different places.

It's like... this vague school is made up of countless schools in the world. It is the integration of every school on the planet to form a representative school that encompasses the concept of "school". The world of all schools.

"Well……"

Gao Hai felt that his spirit was in a trance at this moment.

He realized that at this moment he understood the essence of this place and what this so-called [source form] was.

[The so-called weird stories, the so-called weirdness, always have corresponding activity areas and are restricted by certain conditions]

The clown's voice sounded slowly, with some emotion in his words.

[Looking at the smaller ones, such as toilet ghost stories, rental house ghost stories, car ghost stories, etc., and the larger ones, such as apartment building ghost stories, shopping mall ghost stories, small town ghost stories, hospital ghost stories, etc., the activities of strange things are always related to Stories are combined, and the place where the story takes place is always fixed in a certain type]

[After all, for humans, horror stories are often close to their lives, so the existence of ghost stories is often limited by specific building types and terrain environments. And this is the "shape" of the ghost story, a part of the ghost story that seems superficial but is actually the essence]

[Where the story is chosen to take place is very important to whether people who read the story can understand the plot. And it is precisely because there are "forms" that are common to different ghost stories in this world, so when these "forms" are continuously gathered and piled up, they will form the so-called "original form". In other words, the essence of the "form of origin" is a conceptual existence created by the resonance of a large number of strange stories and weird commonalities]

The clown walked slowly in front of Gao Hai, turned around, opened his hands slightly, and introduced Gao Hai.

[This is where you are now, Mr. Gao Hai. Here is the "source" where all the "forms" of campus talk on the entire earth gather together]

[Of course, it is the "root" of failure. There is indeed a core obsession here, an illusory obsession similar to "teacher". But it is incomplete, has no self-awareness, and has no real obsession. It is like an egg that has been cut out before it matures, and is essentially equivalent to "nothing"]

[Now that the copy of "Campus Mysteries" has been completely cracked, the "root" that failed to grow has naturally become stillborn, and will never have the chance to grow again. In other words, this is a "dead" core obsession. Of course, taking away this core will not have any impact on other campus copies. After all, since this thing is the abstraction of "commonality", if you take away one, a new one will naturally be born... However, no matter whether it is success or failure in the end, you will definitely not be able to see the "roots" of the second campus ghost story. "The shape" was born, this thing still takes a lot of time]

The clown led Gao Hai forward and explained the situation of this place to him.

"In other words, there is more than one 'Shape of Root'? Apart from this place, there are many copies of 'Shape of Root' distributed in different places. I think about it, there should be all copies of 'Shape of Root' that are enough to possess it. Are they all Red Moon level copies?"

Gao Hai looked at the constantly changing mosaics around him and asked the clown thoughtfully.

[That’s right, only Red Moon-level dungeons can withstand the “Shape of Roots”, and only extremely high-standard Red Moon-level dungeons can have such a thing. But don't worry, you will definitely encounter the "root form" again. To be precise, you should encounter the "Shape of the Root" at least once again. After all, there is a special copy that you cannot avoid at any cost. That will be your biggest test later. Hahaha, I'm sorry for revealing it again, but I'm really curious about how you can pass such a copy]

The clown laughed.

It seemed to be expecting something, but it refused to say the content clearly. It just smiled a few times when Gao Hai asked.

There is no doubt that this kind of Riddler behavior is very annoying to Gao Hai, but considering that the other party has really helped him a lot, or to be more precise, it is impossible for him to pass this dung copy without it. Helper, Gao Hai finally decided to endure it.

Anyway, no matter what kind of test it is, you will have to experience it sooner or later. Let’s wait until you actually see it. In the past two months, I have played five difficult games in a row. Are I really afraid of one more?

However...if such an extremely special copy really exists, is it possible that I have come into contact with some relevant information before this? Just like the information about this Red Moon level dungeon [Campus Mystery], I actually first learned about it from Ichiri right after I cleared Shirakawa Apartment. Sometimes, some key information is hidden in inadvertent places. Only when you encounter it later will you remember when you first came into contact with it.

While thinking, Gao Hai and Joker finally stopped on the roof of an obscure teaching building.

At this place, Gao Hai saw something.

It is vague and cannot identify the specific content. If you look carefully, you will find that there is nothing at all. But if you are a little careless, you will feel that there is something in front of you. Something colorless, formless, breathless, selfless.

"Is this it?"

Gao Hai felt this strange feeling of confusion, frowned and asked.

[That's right, you just have to walk up, reach out and touch it, and it's yours. After all, you are the final winner, and you have gathered the blessings of all the core obsessions of the three schools. This thing can automatically recognize your existence, so don’t worry, there won’t be any danger]

The clown replied very seriously.

"I'm not worried about the danger. If you really want to harm me, there are many ways, and you don't need to make it so complicated. I'm just a little worried about whether this thing will give me a transformation or something. After all, this thing looks good It makes people feel a little uneasy and weird. ”

Gao Hai shook his head and said with a smile. Although he said he was worried, there was no expression of worry on his face at all.

[You can also rest assured that the unfinished "form of the root" is essentially a stillbirth, and it is normal for people to feel uncomfortable. But it is not harmful and will not cause any physical or mental alienation to you. It is a pure nutrient]

[Absorbing the "Shape of the Root" will be beneficial to you without any harm. In fact, the biggest function of the unfinished "Shape of Root" is to strengthen the blessing, which can enhance the power of the blessing you receive and become more powerful. In this way, when you face a high-level copy, even low-level blessings will not be easily suppressed and can work better]

The clown is like a meticulous commentator, explaining immediately after Gao Hai raises a question.

And since the other party had already mentioned this, Gao Hai naturally had no reason to continue to hesitate. So he stepped forward directly and reached out to touch the invisible thing.

Buzz——

The next moment, Gao Hai felt a slight burning sensation spread on his fingers, and quickly spread to his whole body.

Something has changed in me.

This power penetrated deep into the bone marrow and penetrated into every cell in his body.

Regardless of whether Gao Hai wanted it or not, after absorbing this thing, part of his essence began to change.

"You are hiding a function without saying it."

Gao Hai, who understood this, whispered.

[Yes, I can only tell you this after you absorb it. The unfinished "form of the source" still has the qualifications to "become a god". So only by absorbing it, can you still have the qualifications to face those relics of existence without resorting to that great power]

The clown's movements became much more respectful.

It bent down deeply, even bending its knees, and bowed its head in salute to Gao Hai.

If the clown's friendliness towards Gao Hai before was more of an attitude of mutual equality, then at this moment, Gao Hai felt a bit of respect from it.

Click——

The sound of something cracking spread.

Gao Hai lowered his head and found that the vague building under his feet was cracking.

As the "Shape of Origin" was absorbed by Gao Hai, the copy of "Campus Rumor" finally lost all its origins and could no longer maintain its own existence.

[You have 3 minutes and 11 seconds left, after which time will flow again. It’s time for this performance to come to an end. I will look forward to your next performance, Mr. Gao Hai]

The clown reminded him politely.

"It doesn't sound too rushed, so, goodbye."

Gao Hai nodded lightly and didn't say anything more. He just waved goodbye, then jumped down from the upstairs and returned quickly along the invisible road he came from.

The clown stood silently, watching Gao Hai pick up Goto Ichiri who was motionless in the time-stopped state with one hand, and put a big bag of puppets turned by old players into the other hand, and just walked towards the night. The last glimmering exit of Luoshan Middle School jumped up and fell into it.

Time resumed its flow.

The last two players also left the instance.

As the illusory Fifth Academy dissipated like a bubble, only the clown floating in the darkness was finally left here.

And in the end, until the remaining remnants of this Red Moon-level copy disappeared, until the glimmer of the exit where Gao Hai and Goto Ichiri left was completely extinguished, until there was really nothing left here. The clown finally bowed slightly in the direction where the light disappeared, then spun his body and did a brief dance, then took off his hat and saluted again toward the boundless darkness.

There were no cheers or cheers, everything was so silent.

Even the clown disappeared in the darkness, and no trace of him could be found.

Chapter 151: The action to save everything that begins at this moment

Gao Hai could feel his body being submerged in warm white light.

It seemed that because he left the dungeon too late this time, Gao Hai could feel that his consciousness was floating up bit by bit in the deep sea. Although he was indeed leaving the bottomless abyss below, it would take some time to reach the surface of the sea and the place covered by light.

This feeling was a little boring, just like the reading interface of the game was stuck and could only be loaded slowly at a speed of 1%.

The girl next to him subconsciously came closer at this time. Although they were not to the extent of hugging each other, such a distance was obviously beyond the level that ordinary passers-by should have.

Obviously, the two sides were basically strangers before, but now it has become this situation. No matter how you look at it, it is still very strange.

However, there is nothing that can be done about it. After all, Gao Hai and Goto Ichiri have been together for a long time.

Not long ago, all the conditions were met and the core obsession began to be released. After repeated thinking, Gao Hai finally decided to make a dangerous attempt, and Goto Ichiri agreed to his request without hesitation. As a result, the two worked together, crossed decades of time under the power of the obsession, and returned to the present from decades ago bit by bit, and made some secret modifications to the [past] in the process.

Although the two of them did not really spend several decades, but kept crossing various important time nodes, if you calculate carefully, the time spent in this process is by no means a small amount.

A few months? Half a year? Or about one or two years?

To be honest, because there is no time reference, Gao Hai can no longer remember how long they spent. But he still remembers that he and Ichiri were actually very awkward at the beginning.

"Then, that... that... what do you need me to do?"

In the small space outside of space and time formed by the power of the obsession, Goto Ichiri trembled and stared at Gao Hai, who was in the same room with him, and asked tremblingly.

"Ah? There is nothing to do for now. I have to think about how to accomplish something as big as [changing the future]."

Speaking of this, Gao Hai sat down in this small space, his eyes swept over the guitar in Goto Ichiri's hand, the kitten floating in the air, the mirror fragments and the teacher's certificate.

Speaking of which, this place is really magical. Various strange lights are constantly emitting around, and occasionally some blurry or clear images pass by. As for the space itself, it is roughly square, with a length, width and height of about 5 meters, not too big or small, and it is still enough for two people to move around in it.