I am the former civilized hero.

"Brother, this is..."

Ryan did not answer immediately. He stroked the smooth gap on the door, and then answered in a heavy tone:

"paradise."

paradise?

Hua seemed to have heard this name somewhere before, but couldn't remember where it was, and he always felt that there was something strange about it.

Who is the mastermind? Isn't this an adventure game? How did he know the gift was here?

The girl was as confused as ever and didn't look very smart. She followed Ryan into the military restricted area and soon discovered something was wrong.

The tunnel looked like it had been cleaned, completely different from the chaotic city outside. Everything was clean, except for a smooth cut mark on the wall. After touching it lightly, I found that there should have been a mechanical switch.

Paradise, the Second Ruler!

She suddenly remembered that this was the place where the second Herrscher appeared in the archives. It turned out that the tunnel was not cut or melted, but was teleported away as a whole by the authority of space.

Hua turned his head suddenly and saw the gap in the barbed wire. He concluded that the Herrscher had escaped from control from here. It was conceivable that the tunnel should be full of soldiers, and then they disappeared in an instant.

Woohoo——

The cold wind blew in, making her feel chilly all over, and she quickly quickened her pace to catch up with Ryan.

"Brother, here..."

"Don't be afraid, the Second Herrscher has long since become the Key of God, and there's no danger here. Humph, you're trying to use the existence of the Herrscher to make me nervous, what a good plan." Ryan had already cheated secretly, and there was no Honkai energy reaction here at all.

When he wanted to overthrow the Faith Faction, he had started with Paradise. Unexpectedly, now that the dust has settled, he has a chance to come and take a look.

In fact, there was nothing much to see. The deep tunnel should have had various defense facilities or research equipment, but the Herrscher of the Sky had the strongest cleaning ability, and not even a hair was left.

"Why did Alicia hide the gift here? I thought she was going to invite me to take a walk alone."

Ryan felt that he had been fooled again. He took back the authority and Honkai energy, and suddenly felt his heartbeat speeding up.

This was just like the live broadcasts of the looters he had seen in his previous life. After all, it was a 'non-existent' place. Even if he didn't sense the danger, it made his heart beat faster. When he turned a corner, he was interested in some tightly closed iron doors.

"Come on, let's go see what we have."

He quickened his pace and pushed open an iron door. With a creaking sound, the flashlight shone inside.

"It looks like a room?" Hua also poked his head out and saw that the room was quite gorgeous, with a big bed in the middle covered with pink sheets.

Looking further outside, the pitch-black tunnel was quite inconsistent with the surroundings.

Hua didn't quite understand what "paradise" meant. Ryan had faced Adam directly, so he showed a look of disgust, walked to the table, and flipped through the dusty notebook.

This is a diary. There is no major secret in it. It is just a girl's daily complaints.

He lamented that the work was heavy and without freedom, but was happy that he had no worries about food and drink. He occasionally showed his fear and said that he saw some people being sent to the underground and never saw them come out again.

It seems that the real core area is underground. No wonder there is a huge hole in the middle of the tunnel. The things inside must have been cleaned out by the Herrscher of the Void.

Ryan didn't feel any regrets, he was here for vacation, why should he be affected by these bullshit that went beyond human limits?

I was flipping through the books out of boredom when I suddenly heard a rustling sound. I turned my head quickly and saw Hua opening the cabinet, and all the things inside fell out. I smiled embarrassedly.

"It's really clumsy not using Honkai energy."

"This is also a kind of trial. In case the collapse fails one day, you have to get used to it." Ryan did not object to being an 'ordinary person', just as a rehearsal for the Ruler of Constraint.

Then Hua squatted down. It was too dark in the room and she couldn't see clearly, so she touched some strange things.

A whip? What is this oval ball? Hey, is this an eggplant? The clothes feel good, they must be high-end products.

Just when he was puzzled, Ryan's flashlight shone over and he saw the girl squatting on the ground, as if holding a toy in her hand, but the shape...

Wow, the props are quite complete, covering both S and M categories. It's really eye-opening and worth learning.

Ryan had excellent eyesight and could see the connotation instantly. But it happened to be held in the hands of a girl as innocent as a piece of wood. It must be said that the contrast was a bit awkward.

Hua didn't seem to notice Ryan's look. Then he looked at his hand with the light, his face turned red, and he threw the toy away as if it was hot.

"Brother, I, this."

"Don't think too much, it's just an eggplant model, it just looks a little weird." Ryan answered seriously and moved the flashlight away.

Huh? Is that really an eggplant? It doesn't look like one to me.

Hua was so sure that he lost confidence. He touched it carefully again and was trying to identify it when he suddenly heard a "puff" sound coming from the door.

"Okay, you lied to me!"

Hua was so ashamed that she actually touched this dirty thing twice, twice! And it was under Ryan's nose. How could she raise her head in the future? She felt like her head was boiling like a kettle, making a humming sound.

Fortunately, Ryan had already escaped out the door, otherwise Hua would have had to punch him and make him lose his memory. He quickly wiped his hands on his clothes and touched his cheek, and it was indeed a little hot.

Her mind was flooded with the warnings from her best friend Carol, who said that she was too naive and had no sense of romance, and who had even dragged her into studying movies. But it was all thanks to Carol, otherwise she wouldn't have understood what all this was.

It’s over, it’s over. I hope my senior brothers won’t think I’m a weirdo.

Hua didn't understand anything about romance. From childhood to adulthood, she had always been a good child of the teacher and a good student. However, the dark room made her unable to care about so many things, and she quickly stood up.

"Brother, wait a minute..."

Before he could finish his words, he felt a chill running down his hair thanks to his warrior instinct. As soon as he turned around, he saw a white hand covering his mouth. His eyes widened involuntarily, then closed in a daze.

"Hmph, I knew you were a stubborn guy who was reluctant to use Honkai energy." A pleasant voice came, dragging the unconscious girl into the shadows, and then full of expectations.

"Then I also know what you are afraid of, you idiot."

Hey.

In the tunnel, Ryan stopped and turned his head. There was no sound of footsteps in the dark passage. He raised his eyebrows at first, then his face changed and he turned back quickly.

Hua is gone.

The flashlight swept through every corner of the room, but there was no sign of the girl. As a good girl, Hua couldn't possibly hide and take revenge on him, which meant -

"Aliceia, how dare you plot against me!"

Ryan gritted his teeth. Since he had cheated secretly before, he was sure that this was the work of Alicia, so there was no need to worry about Hua's safety. However, the whistling wind blew into the room, and all kinds of tiny sounds echoed. The man who was standing stiffly suddenly shuddered.

The feeling of fear, it was actually the feeling of fear!

Ryan had never expected this. His confused brain repeatedly confirmed this feeling, and his logical thinking turned rapidly.

How is it possible? I am smart enough to have seen through Alicia's little tricks long ago. It is equivalent to playing with her with open cards. Even if I let Eden cheat secretly and use my ability to guide her psychologically, it will be useless. But why...

After a moment's hesitation, he had an answer:

First, the people around him disappeared one after another, and Ryan felt powerless within the rules. Then he used this feeling of powerlessness to magnify his loneliness at the moment, thus deriving fear.

"What a brilliant psychological tactic! This is definitely not something Alicia could come up with!"

The man gritted his teeth, and his logical thinking, which was running in overspeed, led to more questions.

That shouldn't be the case. Even without overwhelming power as a psychological support, I was once a lone vampire, traveling through the darkness alone and taking the lives of hundreds of people. A top assassin should enjoy loneliness and darkness, so why would he be afraid of anything?

The flashlight flickered, and the room fell into complete darkness. Nothing could be seen. Ryan's fingers trembled, and he could hardly hold back any longer. He wanted to use strength to bring a sense of security, even if doing so would mean losing. Then his desire to win fought with him and he was bleeding.

What's there to be afraid of? This is all Ai Lishia's script. Do you really want to lose to her?

It's just a game anyway. If you lose, you lose. It's not like you'll lose any meat. Alicia won't go too far.

Ryan felt a little confused. He turned around and walked into the tunnel, his steps getting faster and faster. Then, in the quarrel between reason and emotion, a third voice emerged:

You have changed. Enjoying loneliness was once the most powerful weapon, because from the beginning, you planned to survive for 50,000 years. All interpersonal interactions were based on exploitation. The more emotions there were, the more obstacles there would be.

But this idea changed imperceptibly. I became a dream weaver and wanted to make up for the regrets of Thirteen Heroes. But just like the interaction of forces, while weaving other people's dreams, I also embarked on a path that was completely opposite to the original one.

Afraid of loneliness, terrified of powerlessness, why do you work so hard? Isn't it because you are afraid that the dream you have worked so hard to weave will be shattered, and your friends, lovers, and relatives around you will disappear one by one, or even suddenly wake up and find that everything is a dream, and you are still that social animal, living in a safe and ordinary country.

This used to be a dream, but now if it came true, he would be extremely disgusted with that kind of life, always feeling that many faces would be missing in his life.

"The Golden Courtyard has already been built into my heart?"

Ryan was already jogging, subconsciously releasing his authority, which swept across the entire area with the cold wind. Then, while thinking wildly, he instinctively moved closer to the detected figure.

I don’t know how many turns I made in the tunnel, but when I saw a faint light in front of me, I realized I had arrived at the entrance. Ryan took a step forward and rushed out at a speed far beyond that of a human.

There was another valley. The bright moon was in the sky, illuminating the flowers all over the hill. It looked like a giant garden. In the center was an open space where a pink-haired girl was gently swinging on a swing covered with vines.

She raised her head, looked at the man who was rushing towards her in a daze, and smiled gently.

"Ryan, you lose."

Chapter 358 I will admit it, I will bear the responsibility, I will cross the fate!!

I lost?

Under the bright moon, the flowers all over the mountains swept away the terrifying environment just now. Ryan stood there in a daze, feeling his rapidly beating heart become calmer.

He had thought a lot just now. His brain was worthy of being among the top three in human history, as he analyzed everything clearly. However, he felt a little confused because in the end, he did not act according to rational logic, but only followed his instincts, which even surpassed his desire to win and his survival habits.

I want to see them, no matter who they are.

This was my biggest desire just now, and then I decisively cheated, used authority to detect, and used collapse energy to advance, and found this valley in just a few minutes. Now that I have come to my senses, I feel a little helpless.

"Okay, I lost."

"Hey, I thought you were going to make some excuses."

"I'm not Qianjie. If I lose, I lose. I just didn't expect that I lost to myself."

Ryan walked into the garden with a bitter smile, smelling the fragrance of the flowers and feeling the softness of the soil.

This fear really came from himself. Even when he faced the Seventh Herrscher and was trapped in South America, he was never afraid, because reason told him that fear was useless and would only interfere with thinking and miss the opportunity to break through.

"I never thought I wouldn't be afraid of death."

"Were you afraid of death before?" Alicia waved her hand and asked Ryan to come over and push the swing for her.

The pink fairy seemed to blend into this sea of ​​flowers, with a refreshing fragrance that made it impossible to distinguish one from the other.

"I'm scared, very scared, so scared that I want to vomit. Actually, I'm still a little scared now." Ryan held the swing and gently exerted force. He saw Alicia's gorgeous dress fluttering. "But I suddenly realized that I'm more scared of something."

"what's up?"

Ryan glanced at the girl and thought he was asking a question he already knew the answer for. However, he still whispered the answer: "I'm afraid that you will all die and I will be the only one left. Even if I witness a new civilization tens of thousands of years later, I will have no motivation to save the world."

"Isn't it nice to meet new friends? Maybe there will be more beautiful girls."

The flying hair brushed Ryan's face. He shook his head gently and said firmly: "No, the feeling of fatigue is enough once. I have no interest in blackening and demonic."