Chapter 1340 - Garden of Seclusion (1) (1/2)

“I finally get to see you two.”

Gazing at the two smiling young ladies in front of him, Rhode let out a long breath. That wasn’t sarcasm, but the truth instead. He had pursued their shadows for an unknown amount of time before finally succeeded in luring them out. Honestly, it was a bit of a lucky break for him. After all, elves were born singers; they started singing from birth until their death. With that, it wasn’t surprising that Gracier and Madaras could sing and also loved singing… But as Rhode thought about it, he turned around and gave a hard stare at his other mental projection who shook his head beside him. Even though Gracier and Madaras restored their original form, Rhode still needed to get rid of his other self. He forbade his other self to sing and dance in his mental world…

“We’re the same, Master. Thanks to you, we finally remember the past once again… Treasures that we had forgotten, treasures that we once thought would never come back to us. We thought we had lost them forever, but never expected to recall them again.”

The two young ladies smiled and spoke with one voice. Soon after, like reflections in a mirror, they placed their outstretched hands on their chests and closed their eyes as if reminiscing about the past. Along with this action, the lights shining from above the stage became increasingly dazzling, where even the ground trembled slightly. And just as Rhode was being illuminated by the blinding lights, he couldn’t help but squint and a voice he hated so much rang in his ears again.

“Oh-no-no, it seems like the curtains have come down on my show. Now that the superstars are here, this little idol concert of mine has also come to an end. Goodbye…!”

“Hey, you bast*rd…!”

Upon hearing his remark, Rhode turned around hurriedly. However, dazzling light enfolded his vision and at the next moment, the splendid stage and tall concert hall disappeared along with the city. Not only that, but the azure sky, warm sunshine, and turquoise grasslands also showed up in front of him. But unlike before, what originally looked like a humble bridge turned into a gorgeous and exquisite elven structure. A lovely carpet of flowers stretched out into the distance, while birds soared in the air, chirping pleasantly as if they were singing.

“Synapse, our homeland; land of the elves. We still remember the wonderful chirping, the refreshing air, and the sea of flowers like a picture…”

Looking at the scene in front of them, Gracier and Madaras showed a nostalgic expression, looking with a broken-hearted gaze at the elven city formed by a sea of flowers. Although this elven city was similar to Rhode’s city where there was no one except for them, compared to his city that looked as if it suffered from an outbreak of biological crisis, this place felt more tranquil and peaceful.

But… Synapse?

Upon hearing the name, Rhode knitted his brows. If he recalled correctly, Synapse was the home of the first generation of elves, as well as the place where the first elves lived. At that time, the elves were still united as one race. But after the war broke out, most of them either fled or died, and it was said that Synapse was completely demolished in the process. According to the historical records dug up by players on Rhode’s side, Synapse wasn’t originally a city on the surface, but rather a floating island that got caught up in a three-way scuffle during the Creation War and ended up disappearing into a crack of void. Of course, with the devastation of the void storm, perhaps Synapse was entirely done for after being swallowed by it.

Rhode knew that these two white elves were definitely extraordinary, but didn’t expect them to be natives of Synapse. Synapse was the ideal nation for all elves, and those who lived here were elves with the highest status. Moreover, with Gracier’s and Madaras’s identity as royal white elves, it wasn’t all that surprising that they once resided here.

“Thank you, Master.”

After quietly admiring the scenery around them for a while, Gracier and Madaras turned around and gazed at Rhode who stood before them. Soon after, the two of them smiled softly at him, and along with some gentle laughter, their beautiful gowns dissipated and metamorphosed into white religious robes that wrapped their bodies. And at the same time, the scenery around Synapse also vanished, reverting to the bland woods that Rhode witnessed when he first arrived here.

“Sigh…”

Looking at this scene, Rhode let out a sigh. He supposed he figured out the situation already. After all, the agreement signed between Gracier and Madaras and the world couldn’t be erased. The reason why they were able to restore themselves earlier wasn’t that the stage and concert awakened their memories, but because at that time, they entered Rhode’s mental world and briefly left theirs. As a result, the contract they made with the world became temporarily ineffective. With these two forces in effect together, it restored Gracier’s and Madaras’s memories of the past.

However, after they came out of Rhode’s mental world, they reconnected with their original world, which was why they reverted to their current appearance. Looking at this scene, Rhode felt somewhat melancholic for no apparent reason. After all, he believed that memories were the most important existence of a person. But now, in order to fight, Gracier and Madaras abandoned their past and even themselves. Judging from the way they looked at Synapse earlier, he unmistakably sensed their attachment and sadness. But even so, they still chose to accept their mission and destiny.

At this thought, Rhode reached out his hands and caressed their heads. Upon feeling his touch, neither Gracier nor Madaras avoided him anymore. Instead, they let out a string of crisp, bell-like chuckles, before reaching out their hands and tugging his sleeves from the left and right. Soon after, along with this action, a wooden door appeared above the grass in front of him. It opened slowly, revealing a deep and dark tunnel behind it. Looking at this scene, Rhode knew that his days in their metal world were over. And although this mental world gave him a headache at first, it was nice seeing how things unfolded in the end. To a certain degree… It wasn’t actually too bad.

But…

Shira should be next.

At this thought, Rhode couldn’t help but gnash his teeth. If his trip into the mental world of Gracier and Madaras could be said to be a bit of a surprise, Shira’s mental world would surely turn out to be absolutely abnormal. Honestly, he couldn’t even imagine what her mental world would be like because she was such a crazy psychopath. Frankly, out of all the women he had been in an intimate relationship with, Shira was the one he was most hesitant about because he just couldn’t handle her sick plays.

On several occasions, she had even asked him to play some extremely violent ‘games’ with her, such as looking into her eyes before cutting off her head and so on. Even though she was excited about her sick plays, Rhode decisively rejected her absolutely unreasonable requests after considering his personal sexual proclivities. After all, she wasn’t the only woman around him. In case he went too far and took a liking to her sick plays, which other women could handle him? Of course, even if he refused, it didn’t seem to matter to Shira. To her, as long as he could ejaculate inside her until her bottom was full, that would be supreme pleasure for her. Of course, Rhode could never understand how Shira managed to put up that expression when she was clearly in pain and yet, looked as if she were so aroused.

That was why Rhode only summoned Shira a handful of times. Her mental health was also clearly abnormal to the point where she could barely communicate properly. Usually, even someone like Celestina would say something personal to him after spending an intimate night together. But Shira simply raved and her response to him was completely bullheaded. Although she said a lot of things, Rhode wasn’t able to find any clues about her identity and past from her words. The only thing he confirmed was that she was an undead puppet and that was about it.

And now, the thought of entering Shira’s mental world made him flinch. He was almost angered to death by the previous mental worlds, so how would Shira’s mental world turn out for him?

The mental world of a madwoman…

Rhode didn’t even dare to think about it. The scenery would be so ‘beautiful’ that he couldn’t bear to look at it directly. But now, with Gracier and Madaras watching from the back, he had no choice but to move forward. As he looked into the tunnel in front of him, he shrugged, calmed his nerves, and reached out his hands again to pat their heads. Then, he turned around and sauntered into the tunnel.

Thud… Thud… Thud…