I'm being held captive by a monster

Chapter 219 Feeling Emotions
"Faith... Do you know how the owner of this ability died?"

Jiang Rong looked at the Yin Hui in Lin Xing'an's hand, and a trace of reminiscence appeared on his face.

"He committed suicide because he felt that his faith in his mother was always just a little short of reality."

"Although his explosive power was close to Class A, he was never satisfied and always felt that he was unworthy of this power."

"In the end, his mental state was completely disturbed and he died in front of his mother."

Jiang Rong's words made Zhang Guang stunned for a moment as if he had thought of something.

"It turns out it's him..."

"Died during the Mother's Summoning Ceremony, just after I joined the Committee."

Zhang Guang sighed and said.

"An An, the reason I think this ability attribute is suitable for you is because you have a strong belief."

Jiang Rong looked into Lin Xing'an's eyes and said.

It's like there's something else behind his words.

"...Thank you, grandma."

Lin Xing'an looked away and scratched his head modestly.

"Grandma, what's the order in which I should absorb these jars?"

"Should we stop once we acquire one attribute? Or should we absorb them all?"

Seeing Jiang Rong looking at the time, Lin Xing'an took the opportunity to ask.

"Take it in the order you like. Let's absorb it first and see how it goes."

"Or maybe you took a look yourself just now. Do you have any ability attributes that you like?"

Jiang Rong raised his eyes and asked back.

"None of them are as good as the ones you helped me choose."

Lin Xing'an said hurriedly.

Jiang Rong also nodded. "Normally, these nine jars should guarantee that you gain at least one minor attribute, but you should also be prepared for not getting any attribute at all."

"Then if I don't get any of these attributes... wouldn't that be a waste of all this Yin and Yang?"

"If you don't absorb them, they're useless anyway, so why waste them?"

As Jiang Rong spoke, he brought Lin Xing'an to a relatively open space.

Then the ghost domain was quietly released.

"hiss……"

In Jiang Rong's ghost domain, Lin Xing'an not only did not feel any discomfort, but instead felt... like being bathed in spring breeze.

"Sister Jiang, I'll protect you."

"An An, it's okay, don't be nervous."

Zhang Guang walked out of Jiang Rong's ghost zone and sat down on the ground at the door of the basement.

In the ghost realm, Jiang Rong also sat cross-legged, pulled up Lin Xing'an with his right hand, and picked up the jar with his left hand.

"An An, there's a difference between you actively absorbing the Yin Hui and the Yin Hui actively entering your body."

"In a moment, I will drain your vitality and break the jar, injecting the darkness inside into your body."

"That's when you have to pay attention."

Jiang Rong gestured to Lin Xing'an to come closer.

"Because you are near death, your body will instinctively swallow these external dark forces whole as if they were a lifeline."

"Ke Ke taught you how to absorb darkness, right? You have to crush the darkness into pieces and absorb it bit by bit."

"But this is dark. You have to obey your body's instincts. Don't worry about anything else. You must swallow it in one gulp!"

"After swallowing it, I will return your vitality to you. Now you should feel it carefully again. Do you understand?"

She said it seriously.

Lin Xing'an also pursed his lips and nodded.

"Are you ready?"

"...Grandma, why don't you use [Faith] first and switch to another ability so I can absorb and feel it first?"

Lin Xing'an looked at the two abilities [Shadow Kill] and [Blood Source].

These two looked quite ordinary, and it seemed that Jiang Rong and Zhang Guang didn't take them very seriously.

"That's fine, let's get used to it first, then use this."

Jiang Rong took the [Blood Source].

"Controlling blood is a pretty good ability."

"But unfortunately, this ability is useless against angels."

"If you want to compete with the angels, the only way is to improve your physical fitness."

Jiang Rong spoke to himself.

Lin Xing'an just stood there in a daze.

"...and fight against the angels?"

"Huh? What angel? Are you ready?"

Jiang Rong blinked as if he didn't know what he had just said.

“…I’m ready…”

Seeing this, Lin Xing'an took a deep breath and made some final adjustments.

But in his heart, there was a storm of waves.

What does Jiang Rong mean?
When facing an angel, only physical fitness is the right answer...

Lin Xing'an immediately thought of Gu Xingxin that night.

She didn't use any abilities at all, not even releasing the ghost realm.

All her attacks really relied entirely on her "physical fitness" which was neither human nor gluttonous...

Could it be true, as Taoyuan said, that something went wrong outside the chicken coop?

So what does Jiang Rong know?
"Get ready, I'm starting."

Jiang Rong's voice interrupted Lin Xing'an's thoughts.

"it is good!"

Lin Xing'an nodded.

Jiang Rong, holding Lin Xing'an's hand, suddenly exerted force!
Boom boom boom!
Lin Xing'an's pupils trembled and his heart started beating wildly!

It was that familiar feeling again, but this time it was faster!
Although Lin Xing'an had prepared himself mentally, he didn't realize that Jiang Rong in front of him had become a little girl of six or seven years old!

His heart, which had been beating wildly just now, suddenly stopped as if it had lost power.

"Snapped!"

Then he heard the sound of breaking glass.

The dark mass inside suddenly exploded!
But before it could dissipate, Jiang Rong's small hand grabbed the released darkness like a flying insect, and then slammed it into Lin Xing'an's body.

"Don't worry about it! Just swallow it!"

Her childish voice came.

Lin Xing'an also obeyed his body's instinct and swallowed the dark mass in one gulp!
"Well!"

But this time, it was like swallowing a bomb!

And that dark mass in his body was running around like a mad bull!

"Hold on! Even if you let it rush, it won't last long!"

Jiang Rong seemed to know how Lin Xing'an felt at the moment, and her childish voice was full of seriousness.

"..."

Lin Xing'an gritted his teeth.

It would be easy enough to just resist the dark energy rushing through my body.

but now……

In Lin Xing'an's ears, the rumbling sound of the long river of time could be heard faintly!
He was already on the verge of death, and under the dark impact, his passive skill of rolling back could be triggered at any time!
"it is good!"

Just when Lin Xing'an was about to collapse, Jiang Rong's voice came again.

An endless supply of vitality was injected back into Lin Xing'an's body!

Boom boom boom!
His heart, which had stopped beating, came back to life like a fish that had been dehydrated and finally entered the lake!

And in front of him, Jiang Rong also changed back from a child.

But only when the sound of the long river of time completely dissipated in his ears did Lin Xing'an finally feel at ease.

If it is exposed here, the consequences will be disastrous...

"call……!"

He blinked and gasped with lingering fear.

"Now feel that darkness again and absorb it into your body."

"Be careful, you still have to swallow it whole. Don't break it down. Keep it intact."

"Only after complete and thorough integration can one have the opportunity to obtain the attributes within."

Jiang Rong waited for Lin Xing'an to calm down for a while before speaking.

"it is good……"

Lin Xing'an gritted his teeth, clenched his fists, and felt the strength that had returned to him.

Then he closed his eyes and looked inward, using his own darkness to cover the external darkness.

It took Lin Xing'an more than twenty minutes to digest this gloomy feeling.

Swallowing Yinhui completely without damaging it gave him the feeling of a python swallowing its prey.

"...Grandma, I've absorbed it all, but it seems... I don't feel anything special..."

“This should be considered a failure, right?”

Lin Xing'an frowned and asked after feeling it carefully.

"Not so fast. Even if you gain the attributes, it will take at least half an hour to feel them. Your body needs to adapt on its own." "Is that so..."

Lin Xing'an nodded.

really……

He had gained the ability to control darkness only after he had killed that replica ghost and arrived at his doorstep...

It takes about half an hour.

"Okay, you absorbed it perfectly. You don't feel any discomfort, do you? You can handle it, right?"

Jiang Rong felt the darkness in Lin Xing'an's body.

No problems found.

"OK!"

"Then let's absorb all nine of these first, and then scratch the lottery to see how many we can win."

Jiang Rong weighed the jar and said.

"it is good……"

Lin Xing'an also pursed his lips and nodded.

Judging from the last experience, when you are on the verge of death, the river of time will indeed be ready to take action.

But it's just a buildup of momentum and won't actually happen.

Jiang Rong has a very accurate grasp of his vital status and will not let him really cross the line of death.

"Then, let's begin."

Seeing that Lin Xing'an was ready, Jiang Rong pulled his hand and exerted force again.

Although he could still hear the sound of the long river of time ringing in his ears this time, Lin Xing'an was not too nervous.

Instead, he focused all his attention on the darkness.

Compared to the first time when it took him more than 20 minutes to absorb it, he was obviously much more proficient this time.

It only took fifteen minutes.

Then he took a breath and began to absorb the next one.

"call……"

Two hours later, Jiang Rong injected the last ball of darkness into Lin Xing'an's body.

She also wiped the sweat from her forehead.

Lin Xing'an absorbed the dark and gloomy things.

It is also not easy for her to release her abilities continuously like this.

After returning the life to Lin Xing'an, Jiang Rong stood up and stretched out a bit.

All that remained on the ground around it were broken pieces of the jar.

Lin Xing'an, who was in the center of the fragments, still had his eyes closed.

Ten minutes later, he let out a sigh of relief.

"..."

A dizzy feeling came over me, as if I had eaten too much.

Lin Xing'an felt as if the darkness in his body was about to overflow.

After spending more than ten minutes suppressing Yin Hui, he finally stood up, panting.

"No rush, just close your eyes and let your mind go for a while."

Jiang Rong took Lin Xing'an's hand and said, "There's a bit too much darkness in your body. Compress it a little. You don't look like a D-level anymore."

She looked up at Lin Xing'an and said meaningfully.

Then, without waiting for Lin Xing'an to speak, she let go of Lin Xing'an's hand and returned to the ghost realm.

"Not urgent."

She waved her hand and walked out the door, giving Lin Xing'an some private space.

"..."

Lin Xing'an looked at Jiang Rong's back and frowned.

There is indeed a lot of darkness in him.

Because he was constantly in a near-death state, his body instinctively absorbed the darkness that he had deliberately scattered outside.

Although Lin Xing'an consciously restrained himself.

But there is no way to stop it completely.

"Am I overthinking it..."

Why does he always feel...

Jiang Rong seemed to be reminding him intentionally?
Including the words "facing the angel" before absorbing the darkness...

After thinking for a while without any clue, Lin Xing'an buried his doubts in his heart.

After making sure Jiang Rong had left, he began to quietly release Yin Hui again.

Keep the darkness in your body at a D level.

After finishing everything, Lin Xing'an lay down on the ground, relaxed his mind and rested.

"An An, how about it? Feel it?"

A few minutes later, footsteps were heard.

Zhang Guang raised his eyebrows at Lin Xing'an.

"I……"

Lin Xing'an also stood up and asked, "How can I..."

He looked at Jiang Rong.

"First, release the ghost realm, then imagine in your mind that you have gained certain abilities, and release these abilities just like releasing the ghost realm."

"These are all the small attributes of the nine abilities mentioned earlier. They are all possible for you to obtain."

"These dozens of small attributes, let's see if we can absorb one in the end."

Jiang Rong handed Lin Xing'an a piece of paper.

It was written in her own hand.

"it is good."

Lin Xing'an also took a deep breath and released the ghost domain.

Then I compared it with the above properties and felt it carefully.

Controlling blood...

Lin Xing'an frowned and looked at his hands, feeling nothing.

He picked up a pen and crossed out the attribute on the paper.

Manipulating shadows...

He looked at the darkness around him and felt nothing.

Cross it out again.

If your physical fitness improves...

Lin Xing'an clenched his fists, jumped, and felt his physical strength again.

Then he shook his head, still no change...

Feel the emotions…

When he saw the next small attribute, Lin Xing'an was suddenly stunned.

He looked at Zhang Guang and Jiang Rong.

A wonderful feeling arose in his heart.

Peace, Appreciation...

"Minister, Grandma, I can feel your emotions!"

Lin Xing'an blinked and said excitedly!
"Feel the emotions, [meaning] right? See if you can strengthen yourself through emotions."

"Let me try!"

Lin Xing'an pursed his lips.

[Yi] This ability is the ability to capture other people's emotions.

Each emotion can provide different reinforcement to yourself.

"Not good..."

Lin Xing'an tried it and shook his head. He could only feel the emotions and could not do more.

"It's okay. Being able to feel emotions is already a pretty good ability."

"What's my mood right now?"

Jiang Rong asked.

"……Suspect?"

"Yes, by the way, where is Zhang Guang?"

"Approval, appreciation."

Lin Xing'an said without hesitation, and Zhang Guang nodded.

“It’s really useful…”

Lin Xing'an couldn't help but sigh.

This ability reminded him of the first glutton he met, Xu Can.

He still remembers the fear he felt when Xu Can dominated him...

"We've already succeeded once, so today wasn't wasted. Let's see what happens next."

"it is good!"

Lin Xing'an looked at the next small attribute - faith conversion.

(End of this chapter)