Night World Players

Chapter 84: Mystical Tower

The jet-black train with the Black Eagle livery slowly stopped in front of them, with its doors wide open.

When the two men walked into the empty carriage, the door closed immediately.

This was a special train that the military had specially equipped for Ingrid, the Chief Inspector, and Last was the one who was taken on board.

Dean Yin squatted on Last's shoulder and stared at Ingrid for a long time. He even forgot to eat the dried fish that he would eat whenever he had the chance.

"Forget it. Anyway, you are neither my student nor that old man's student now..."

"You are now the Chief Inspector of the Imperial Military Department. We can no longer control you."

After a long silence, it wagged its tail.

The bright moonlight flashed in the ruby-like animal eyes.

Last had seen this kind of moonlight before. The last time it was used, a poor unlucky person named Istar was put in solitary confinement by Dean Yin.

However, this time, the target of Dean Yin's ability was not someone else, but himself.

As if being erased by an eraser, the silhouette of the snow-white creature faded little by little in the moonlight, and then disappeared completely.

Only a lazy voice remained, which sounded directly in Rast's mind in the form of "whisper under the moon".

"I am uncomfortable in this kind of situation, so I went to catch up on some sleep in the subspace of the secondary dimension."

"I've left a spiritual mark on you, so if you need anything just call me."

After saying this, Dean Snow Ferret disappeared completely.

Last was speechless as he watched Dean Yin disappear from his shoulder.

You ran away after having an argument with someone. What should I do?
but--

He glanced at the tall figure in black military uniform beside him, and a sense of curiosity arose in his heart.

Because he knew he would need to contact Ingrid, he had specifically looked up the information of this senior this morning.

Unlike Axia's "Angel of Death", which is highly confidential and has very limited information available, it can only be inferred through a few words and rumors.

Ingrid's Nightblade has quite comprehensive information.

Her internal title within the academy is "Yin Tie", and her Night Blade is also named "Yin Tie".

As a living being, humans have the instinct to survive.

Therefore, no matter how hard a normal person forces himself to exert his strength, the instinct for survival will not allow him to go beyond the limit, and will specially distinguish from the power driven by humans and retain the part that is sufficient to maintain life functions.

For example, after suffering excessive pain, the body will force humans into a coma.

The so-called "Yin Iron" of the Night Blade is an ability that acts on the Night Blade holder himself. It can directly command his body to completely forget the pain and shut down the body's self-protection mechanism.

Get rid of the constraints of instinct and squeeze out from the depths of the soul the power that living things should not use.

To use the terminology from Last's previous life's online articles, it is the so-called unlocking of the "genetic lock".

However, the cost is also very high. After activating the Night Blade, the user will often fall into coma due to the tremendous pain.

Due to the burden on the soul, excessive use may even cause permanent shortening of life or even soul damage.

This is undoubtedly a pretty mediocre Nightblade.

The price of hurting oneself, or even damaging one's body, is to gain an explosion that exceeds the limits of biological instinct. However, even this power gained at such a price is insignificant compared to those truly powerful Night Blades.

however--

The senior schoolmate in front of me relied on such a mediocre Night Blade to become the second seat at the round table that year and the current director of the Supervisory Department.

Thinking of this, Ingrid looked at the disappearing moonlight on Rast's shoulder.

She sat down on the train seat, her posture still carrying a military-like aura of sternness and killing. Ingrid smiled bitterly: "I knew it would be like this."

"Senior sister, do you have a bad relationship with Dean Yin?" Last asked.

“It’s not a bad relationship.”

"But I knew very early on that Dean Yin preferred Hiltyna, including the current first seat at the round table... people with pure minds who could devote their entire lives to a belief without distraction."

Ingrid stared at the rapidly changing scenery outside the car window and the Starry University that was moving farther and farther away.

"But I really can't do it like them."

"Ten years ago, when I arrived in the imperial capital with an admission letter from Star University in my arms, I took a crowded green train and saw the prosperous world before my eyes—"

"I know that even if I die, I have to die here."

"I swore in my heart that one day I would take control of my own destiny and obtain all the things I could only watch in the past."

She lifted up a strand of her black hair that was a little messy due to the strong wind outside the car window.

"Of course, everything I desire, envy, and pursue at all costs..."

"Maybe it's a scene that Hiltina and the others have already become accustomed to, or even bored with, and want to escape from."

"But I am not pure and simple, but complicated to death."

Ingrid turned her gaze away from the shrinking academy outside the car window.

"Sorry, I came back to the academy after a long absence. The scene brought back a lot of memories and made me think of many things... I accidentally said too much in front of you."

She said with a hint of apology: "Especially since it has affected your relationship with Dean Yin, including Hiltina and the others, it may make you feel embarrassed."

"fine--"

Luster shook his head. "Instead, I should be thanking you, Senior. If it weren't for your help, I wouldn't have been able to find any clues about Canaan. I even asked you to take me there."

"It's a trivial matter. I just came back to attend the school celebration."

Ingrid smiled and said, "Besides, I heard about your story, too."

"It is said that you also come from a remote village isolated from the world. Due to an accident and coincidence, you came into contact with the night world, became a night traveler, and enrolled in Starry University."

"We have similar backgrounds, and we both have no relatives in the Imperial Capital and Star University. Of course, we should help each other."

"But you are better than me. The fact that you can be so close to Dean Yin shows that even though you have seen the hustle and bustle of a big city, you can still maintain a pure heart."

She shook her head in self-mockery: "Unlike me, who is full of ambition."

……

No wonder I could clearly feel an inexplicable sense of closeness when I came into contact with this senior student.

It turned out that she thought of herself as someone who had also come to the imperial capital from a small border town to study.

However, strictly speaking, this is not a misunderstanding. After all, his hometown is indeed from an unknown border town, and he really has no relatives in the imperial capital.

The train passed through the golden plain with a loud whistle.

The two of them didn't speak during the whole journey. In addition, Dean Yin also ran to his own subspace and lay down to catch up on his sleep among the piles of dried fish. The carriage fell into a long silence.

until--

The train slowly slowed down.

Outside the car window, in the heavily guarded military area, a black tower towering into the clouds can be seen in the distance.

We have arrived at the headquarters of the Mystery Tower.

(End of this chapter)