Chapter 217: Yin And Yang (1/2)
The narrow path leading to the cave was unchanged Sila sloalked inside He lightly touched the cave's wall and found the claw mark he left behind the last time he was here At that tier's Claw for the first ti with joy Many months had passed, and he could perfor today Sila left a si for the preceding exciteained froe Even when he repeated the sa it at a later point in tiave off a different sense of achieve the pond was still there, with thefull ot a chance to enter this place? There had only been a few Being the only player to visit this place twice, Sila couldn't help but make a comparison
He compared himself with the Sila who previously visited this cave
Sila stopped his feet in front of the pond He looked at the tiht would arrive in less than five aze to the water surface and saw the reflection of himself and the moon
He was about to dip his hand into the pond, yet he stopped mid-way
“The last time I did this, time went by rather fast What felt like a few o back late if I dip my hand into it”
Sila stared at the water surface without knohat action he should take His gaze lingered on it for a long time until the new day arrived In an instant, the eyes of his reflection changed color and stared back into his
“Dark Self, right?” asked Sila
“Finally, we can talk face-to-face”
Even though he had expected the reply beforehand, seeing his reflection actually talk made Sila shi+ver with excitement
“Mn When you seized control ofbut couldn't move Is that what life is like for you all the ti to complain? It's just a few minutes I have never once complained, and I've been forced to just watch from the inside for ? How come I've never noticed you before?”
“You've always known about me, but you just avoid the truth I'm your loneliness I was you when Nunthima left you I was you when Teacher Mora scolded you for sneakily watching other disciples practice the dojo's martial arts I was you when you had to hear all of the insults that the other disciples threw at you I was you when you trained by yourself while other disciples got to learn martial arts I was you when you felt alone even while you were surrounded by people We have always been together However, you only recently acknowledged ht you would be erm more evil than this? Since your name is Dark Self”
“We are both Sila and we are both Dark Self Your enemy is similarly arding ativity to yourself while I unleash it You take the blame and say you are okay with it while I think it's not my fault and I won't tolerate it That's all”
“You also seeh you are me”
“It's for the sake of survival You have what I don't have, which is the body In order to maintain my state of existence, I have to attentively absorb e learn We have learned the sas, practiced the same arts, read the salect soe while I don't overlook it That's the reason I am better than you In a world where only thewe learn in order to survive In the end, I'h to make my appearance in your world”
“What do you want?” asked Sila
“You already know that We are the same person What you seek is what I seek The question is, what method e use? Your method or my method?”
“What is your method?”
“The opposite of yours Since our , ill use the Wicked Union as our pawn When the war starts, ill leave everything to theht to assassinate Montra That's all there is to it”
“There are a bunch of flaws in that plan If so, ill lose instantly” Sila started to use 'We' with his Dark Self in order to build up inti too hard There is only one hole in h to place the world beneath our feet?”
“The strength of a single person is limited Humans will be weak if they are alone”
“With me, you have all the support you need If we join forces, we can traame, no war, and no victory for Montra,” replied Dark Self
“If we do that, other players will suffer Soame to have fun”
“It's not our fault Since the Elders selected this place as a battlefield, it is the battlefield The ho can't even protect theet out In fact, it's an act of mercy to drive them away Even if Monster Soul collapses, there are still other games out there The decision is theirs, not ours”
“Is that what you really think? I have never considered it that way”
“That's because I look at things from a different perspective For example, I know that you aren't here to ask me these questions You are here because you want to know about Dark Psychic Corrosion Keep inDon't beat about the bush or try to get along with h of relief He had tried to act friendly due to what Divine had told hi, he needed to be gentle with it However, that was his entle ment, not an act of kindness
“True I came here for Dark Psychic Corrosion and Five-Attributed Cloud Qi”
“Dark Psychic Corrosion is a part of us, so it can't be destroyed Your guess is right—it has become a part of Five-Attributed Cloud Qi The reason you can't put it into use is that, mind-wise, you are weaker than me On the other hand, I can't use Five-Attributed Cloud Qi because body-wise, I am weaker than you—since I have never had a body”
Qi was related to the balance between inner force and body, so the body was more relevant than the mind
“Then, what should I do to be able to use psychic power the way you did?”
“The fact that you acknowledge your flaws strengthened my existence However, for you to be able to use Dark Psychic Corrosion, you will need e you first”
“You are e me?” Sila asked with curiosity
“Yes, I a to admit you have a dark side? It annoyed me to see you make tons of stupid decisions You always cared about others, even at the cost of your own gain”
“How can Iyour best to pay h to ree Even if, in fact, it displeasesMoon Reflecting Mirror is enough Such a wasteful trip”
“Can I do that? This is the first I' of this”