This isn't a souls-like game at all.

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"I swear I'm telling the truth. If I tell a lie, I'll be struck by lightning!"

"Boom!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a purple-blue thunder fell from the sky and struck the trees not far away.

The blinding lightning illuminated the pitch-black sky, and the shattered tree trunks fell straight down. The flashing electric sparks were quickly drowned out by the heavy rain.

""Reimu x;yi Er another 鸸 - another paint thing (VIII) Well, I am only 20 this year, but I am really a student."

Ye Yiyi spread his hands and changed his words under the woman's questioning gaze.

"...I'm definitely unmarried."

"There's not a single word of truth coming out of your mouth!"

She said angrily, pointing to a distance, "Take your lantern, we need to find a place to camp."

"Camp? Now?"

"No wild animals will go out hunting in this kind of weather. As long as you are careful you won't run into any danger."

"Look at what you're saying. What was that thing you just stole from my crocodile?"

"That's a night owl. It won't attack us if it has food."

"Midnight snack?" Ye Yiyi's eyes suddenly lit up. "That's a good name. This will be our midnight snack tonight."

"That's not a midnight snack! It's a night owl!!" The woman stamped her feet in anger. "And it's a rare animal, you can't eat it!!"

"Tsk!" Ye Yiyi clicked his tongue. "You can't eat this, and you can't eat that. You're such a troublemaker."

Seeing the woman looking at him with an unfriendly expression, Ye Yiyi saluted the French military again.

"Pack your things and follow me!"

She said coldly, Ye Yiyi shrugged and had to do as she was told.

"By the way, you haven't told me your name yet?"

"Let me make it clear first, you are not allowed to laugh."

"Why? Is your name weird?"

"You have to agree first! I'll tell you my name!"

"Okay, okay! I promise not to laugh! If I laugh, I'm a dog, okay."

The woman hesitated for a long time before speaking in a low voice.

"My name is Alice..."

"Pfft! Hahahaha!"

"You lied to me again! You lied to me again! You said you wouldn't laugh!"

"I'm not laughing." Ye Yiyi frowned and thought, "Maybe it's the dog laughing...Hahahaha!"

"Hmph!" Alice frowned and didn't want to pay any attention to the dog.

Ye Yiyi made a gesture to the dung beetle not far away, then followed Alice, walking in the heavy rain and dense woods, looking at the girl's back thoughtfully.

"Alice? Then who is the rabbit?"

Soon, Alice found a tree hole that was large enough for the two of them to stay in. She slowed her breathing and listened carefully, then nodded, took out a crystal bead from the small bag on her waist, and threw it into the tree hole.

The bead was damaged and shattered, then turned into white light and became a wooden door.

She pushed open the door, and warm and gentle light immediately shone out from behind the door.

Ye Yiyi was watching from behind in amazement, "What kind of magic of the kings is this?"

"It's the Lacquer Shadow Hollow. Haven't you used it before?"

Alice turned around in confusion and saw Ye Yiyi shaking his head. She took out a bead and handed it to him, then invited him in.

Walking into the door, Ye Yiyi looked at the empty room in front of him, which was about ten square meters. Looking back, Alice carefully closed the door.

"This place... seems a bit like the interior structure of a mimic house."

He seemed to be thinking about something, then looked at the white glass beads in his hand.

【Lacquer Shadow Hollow (Phantom)】

Item Description: A crystal of magic that contains the power of cosmic magic.

It can use physical matter to create a void space where one can stay for a short period of time.

It is said that the Universal Light One was one of the first ancient kings to die in the war.

The scattered lost power is uncontrolled and growing wildly.

Therefore, it has become the origin of life for many strange creatures.

"The Light of the Universe... one of the ancient kings, the origin of life..."

Ye Yiyi looked at the empty room again, seemed to understand something, turned to Alice and asked.

"Well, Alice, you're a zoologist, right?"

"Do you have any question?"

Alice was taking out a portable sleeping bag from the small bag behind her and spreading it out. Hearing this, she looked up at Ye Yiyi warily.

"Do you know about mimicry?" he asked.

"Mimics?" Alice replied thoughtfully.

"I know. Inedible mimicry, warning color mimicry, offensive mimicry, host mimicry... Why are you asking?"

"Uh... so many?" Ye Yiyi couldn't help scratching her head. It seemed that Alice's reputation as a zoologist was quite well-deserved.

"You know those mimic creatures that can take the form of houses or trees, with human bodies and organs?"

"Huh?" Alice was stunned.

She walked over worriedly and touched Ye Yiyi's forehead.

"You're not talking nonsense because you're sick from the rain, are you? It's not hot."

"So, there are no such creatures?"

Ye Yiyi lowered his head to look at Alice's handsome face so close to him, and a faint scent of grass and trees came to his nose.

When he asked, he looked a little dazed.

This girl who seems to exist in reality, is she really just a phantom of the past?

"How...how could there be such a thing!?"

Seeing Ye Yi staring at her intently, Alice blushed slightly, quickly shook her hands and took a step back, then explained seriously:

"There are no creatures that can mimic human bodies or strange creatures on the border. Maybe there are some on other alien planets, but there are definitely no such creatures on the border!"

"Is this so..."

Ye Yiyi reacted and then fell into deep thought.

"So, the mimic monsters are most likely strange creatures born from the power of the Universal Light."

"Stop thinking about it and go to bed early."

Alice's expression softened when she thought that the other person was only a young boy of twenty years old.

She pointed at the sleeping bag spread out on the ground and said, "The Lacquer Shadow Void can only exist for eight hours, just enough to last until dawn. When it gets light, I'll contact my teammates and ask them to come pick us up."

"Do you trust me so much?" Ye Yiyi looked at the blue sleeping bag on the ground and suddenly asked.

"Humph! Who do you think I am?"

Alice put her hands on her hips and smiled smugly, "I'm blessed by fairies! I may not be able to defeat you, but you can't do anything to me either!"

"...I see. I'm going to sleep now. Good night."

Ye Yi nodded, then crawled into the sleeping bag and fell asleep in a second.

"Huh? Fell asleep already?"

Alice looked at Ye Yiyi who was breathing evenly and her eyes widened.

"This guy... is really weird."

She muttered softly and got into her sleeping bag as well.

Ye Yiyi closed her eyes and opened them again, and it was already dawn.

"How did you sleep so soundly this time?"

He sat up and looked around, only to find that Alice was not in the room.

He stood up, pushed the door open, and walked out, lowering his hood to reveal Alice with short black hair, who was sighing not far away.

"We are in trouble, Ye Yiyi."

She turned around with a difficult expression and called out his name for the first time.

The black dagger in her hand glowed faintly and hovered in mid-air, seemingly forming an image, like a map.

"My teammates and I seem to have lost contact..."

"Really?" Ye Yiyi raised his eyebrows. He had actually expected this a long time ago.

Alice's teammates never existed from the beginning.

Even she herself was just an illusion.

Although the reason for the existence of the phantom is still unclear, as long as the underground cemetery is found, everything will be revealed.

"However, fortunately, I received a message from before we lost contact. It's about the nearest underground observation station. As long as we go there, we can find a way to reunite with our teammates."

Alice said as she brought the dagger closer to Ye Yiyi and pointed at the image on it to show him.

Ye Yiyi silently called up the light screen and compared the positions of the two buildings.

Are you sure that's an underground observatory and not a catacombs?

Looking at the familiar direction, Ye Yiyi nodded silently.

"I surrender. Whatever you say is what it is. I can go anywhere as long as you don't sell me out." He said indifferently.

"Don't be so pessimistic."

Alice sheathed her dagger, patted his shoulder firmly, and winked at him.

"Although you hunted the Deinosuchus, its body was taken away by the Night Owl as food. Logically speaking, it can also be considered as a night snack that preyed on the Deinosuchus.

"You've confessed your crime well, except for a lot of lies... But I'll explain your situation to the forest department and ask them to reduce your sentence."

"Commutation of sentence is fine." Ye Yiyi's mouth twitched. "By the way, what exactly is that hard labor for?"

"Of course, I'd go to the factory and do the repetitive hard labor that the skilled slaves do."

"Shouldn't this be common sense?" Alice was a little puzzled. "Why do I feel like you don't understand anything?"

"I ate a kind of mushroom before, and my memory was damaged."

As soon as Ye Yiyi opened his mouth, he told lies.

"Don't eat mushrooms randomly in the wild. If you don't know how to distinguish them, you can easily get poisoned." Alice said seriously.

What's even worse is that she actually believed it.

"Alice is really kind." Ye Yiyi sighed in her heart.

"Then let's go. If we hurry, we should be able to get there before dark."

Alice smiled, then determined the direction and walked towards the underground cemetery.

Ye Yiyi followed silently behind him, feeling more and more confused.

"Is she really just an illusion?"