Blind Spot-Chapter 59 - 057 Virtual and Real One
Chapter 59: 057 Virtual and Real One
Chapter 59: 057 Virtual and Real One
As the black soil was continuously excavated, a small pit gradually formed around the Mountain Red.
The pit grew deeper and wider, slowly turning into a cylindrical shape.
Li Chengyi was so focused on digging that he almost forgot about the slot machine in the distance.
However, what was strange was that no matter how much he dug, the roots of the Mountain Red seemed infinitely long, always burrowing deeper into the ground.
The brown roots, like the clawing and writhing roots of ginseng, spread and extended into the depths below.
After digging more than half a meter deep, Li Chengyi still hadn’t seen the end of the roots; he felt that something was not quite right.
‘I can’t dither any longer; if I suddenly exit the flashback, all my efforts will have been in vain.’
He glanced at the flower’s center, where the isolated Mountain Red and Xiao Bai blossomed.
Determined, he hardened his heart and cut off the roots beneath the Xiao Bai flower, preparing to take only the upper half with him.
Hisss.
Just as the blade severed the roots.
The stems, roots, and leaves of the Mountain Red all rapidly withered and turned black.
In less than five seconds, it had dried up and shrunk into a pile of black residue.
Another three seconds passed, and under Li Chengyi’s astounded gaze, the pile of black residue slowly faded, changed color, diminished, until it completely vanished.
In just ten seconds, the entire mysterious flower had completely disappeared from his sight.
“…I…!?” Li Chengyi knelt on the ground, one hand still posed protectively over where the flower had been.
But sadly, now that pose was unnecessary.
He had made a mistake…
A mistake that might have cost him a potentially system-transcending enhancing flora…
A wave of indescribable loss surged in Li Chengyi’s heart.
But he knew very well that even if he hadn’t made it disappear, there was a great chance he still wouldn’t be able to claim the flower after Mist Street’s effect ended.
Blind spots often appear and disappear over time. Only a few can persist indefinitely.
‘Perhaps… there might be unique flora in other blind spots… There’s nothing I can do about this failure; I didn’t know it couldn’t be transplanted, nor could I have anticipated this…’
Li Chengyi slowly stood up, expressionless.
‘No, that’s not right!’ Suddenly, an idea flashed through his mind.
‘Blind spots have prototypes! I haven’t failed yet; there’s still hope!’
His thoughts became crystal clear in an instant. If blind spots have prototypes, and since there’s a Xiao Bai flower here, it’s very likely that the original place also has a Xiao Bai flower. He could find this flower in reality and, perhaps, skip the transplantation step and go straight to hoping for the absorption of Flower Language Technique!
‘I must find the real-world prototype!’
An idea instantly took shape in Li Chengyi’s mind.
‘To find the real-world prototype, that chubby kid is the key!’ His chain of thoughts grew clearer and clearer.
‘So, the current focus is to exit the memory flashback and catch up with the chubby kid! Otherwise, if too much time passes, that dude might disappear!’
Li Chengyi’s mind raced to identify the core issue, and he immediately backed away.
Usually, in blind spot memory flashbacks, the best way to exit is to move away and wait.
When he had previously tried to leave, he had done so by moving away, which meant backing up.
Just moving out of the area that activated the memory flashback is enough to quickly come back to one’s senses.
But just as he raised his foot and started to shift backward.
“Shake it, shake it, come on, shake it, apples and vegetables, tomatoes, cucumbers, potatoes, big grapes.”
A bizarre nursery rhyme drifted over from the direction of the slot machines.
The voice, as if magnetic, caused Li Chengyi’s retreating foot to slow down.
Hearing the rhyme, his face unconsciously absorbed the sound, finding it exceedingly pleasant to the ear, and wanting to hear more.
Gradually, he began to step forward, drawn closer to the slot machine.
Whoosh!
“!?!”
All of a sudden, Li Chengyi startled back to reality from the rhyme. Looking down, he was horrified to find that he had walked more than two meters forward from where he was digging up the Xiao Bai flower!
Not only had he not backed away, but he had also actually moved forward more than two meters!
‘What in the world is this?!’ Without hesitation, he turned and dashed in the opposite direction.
One meter.
Two meters.
Three meters.
“Doo doo doo~~~ Fruit Adventure! Shake it just for one coin; come and try your luck! Match two identical patterns for a tenfold reward!”
“Match three identical patterns for a thirtyfold reward!! Whatever your heart desires, it could possibly be fulfilled here! Come on, come on!”
A bizarre, androgynous voice drifted from the direction of the slot machine.
The voice sounded like a clown singing through clenched teeth or some kind of twisted, shrill-sounding computer-synthesized tone, definitely not a normal human voice.
The moment he heard this voice, Li Chengyi’s retreating steps paused once again.
His eyes suddenly became vacant, his expression wooden, as he once again moved toward the direction of the slot machine.
One step.
One step.
He walked slowly, but resolutely, continually advancing straight toward the slot machine.
Suddenly, a hint of struggle flashed in Li Chengyi’s eyes.
It was this hint of struggle that made him realize his current situation—he was actually moving toward the slot machine!
His body seemed to be out of control, inexorably drawing closer.
Though slow, his steps were incredibly determined.
‘Something’s wrong! My body…’ A chill ran down Li Chengyi’s spine as he felt trapped within his own body, unable to control any limb.
As panic set in, various methods flashed through his mind until an inspiration struck.
‘Flower Language Technique: Firmness!’
Hum!!
In an instant, Li Chengyi seemed to be bathed in a faint golden glow.
His skin, eyes, hair, nails, even his clothes, all shone briefly with a golden light.
The firm Flower Language Technique of the Gladiolus simultaneously enhanced both his flesh and spirit at this moment.
Flower Language Technique: Firmness: After use, significantly increases the firmness of body and spirit, lasting fifteen minutes each time, with a one-hour interval required between uses.
At that instant, Li Chengyi vividly felt the control of his body swiftly returning to his consciousness.
He made a split-second decision and turned to run.
Thud thud thud.
After several sprints, at last, he zoomed away from the direction of the tiger slot machine, disappearing into the gray fog.
‘After exiting, I must find the little fatty as quickly as possible!’ Li Chengyi’s only thought now was to find Xiao Bai, to find the original Mist Street.
That might be his only key to obtaining the Flower Language Technique of the mountain’s red flowers again!
Thud thud thud thud!
Amidst rapid footsteps, the fog in front of Li Chengyi gradually dissipated.
Suddenly, a colorful tiger slot machine reappeared ten meters ahead of him.
Li Chengyi felt a chill all over his body and abruptly stopped in place, staring breathlessly at the only colorful tiger slot machine.
The sign of Wu’s Grocery Store was still clearly visible behind the slot machine.
But at this moment, what filled Li Chengyi’s heart was an indescribable oppression.
“Shake it, shake it, give it a whirl, shake it…” The tiger slot machine began to sing its song again.
An inexplicable force enveloped Li Chengyi, causing his gaze to waver and struggle continuously.
His body once again slowly moved towards the tiger slot machine.
One step.
One step.
One step.
“Gladiolus!!” Suddenly, Li Chengyi roared out.
His face distorted, and his entire body was suddenly enveloped in a golden glow.
Numerous Golden Gladiolus Petals scattered and swirled around him, condensing into a ferocious suit of Copper-Golden Armor on his body.
Donning the Floral Dress, activating the Floral Firm technique.
Instantly, his spirit’s firmness greatly increased, and the control over his body was restored.
“I damn well told you to sing!!”
In a fit of anger, Li Chengyi dashed forward and kicked the tiger slot machine with all his might.
Bang!!!
The tiger slot machine tipped over from the impact, its panel sliced by the row of sword blades on the bottom of the armor, immediately rendering it useless.
Blue sparks danced in the cracks, and the hoarse singing continued in fits and starts.
Bang bang bang bang!!!
Li Chengyi charged forward and started hacking wildly.
Armed with a broad blade sword in each hand, he furiously chopped away at the tiger slot machine.
Plastic pieces and mechanical parts were sent flying everywhere.
The singing stopped completely, and in just a few seconds, the tiger slot machine was reduced to a pile of random chunks.
With eyes red, Li Chengyi stopped his chopping, gasping for breath. He straightened up and looked around.
The explosive fit just now had successfully interrupted and destroyed the temptation of the tiger slot machine.
But now, he sensed inexplicably that the surrounding shops, the rows of stores shrouded in the gray fog on either side of the street, seemed different from before.
‘Is it because the tiger slot machine was destroyed?’
He didn’t know, but he believed that the slot machine could not possibly be so easily broken.
The people who entered before him, he did not believe that no one had thought of trying to leave by destroying the tiger slot machine.
But now, at least before he entered, the tiger slot machine was intact.
That meant that the device was very likely capable of self-repair.
‘Now, something else must have changed…’ Li Chengyi watched his surroundings with vigilance.
Waiting for new changes.
His gaze swept back and forth over the shops on both sides, not daring to stop for a moment, for fear of missing any small changes.
Whoosh!
Suddenly, a shrill scream approached rapidly from behind.
The whistling was so fast that it seemed to cover a hundred meters in an instant, from afar to near.
Li Chengyi had just enough time to switch to the Wisteria Floral Dress before feeling something slam hard into his chest.
Bang!!!
His body shook violently, and his helmet revealed a face of… bewilderment?
‘!? Not painful?’
Li Chengyi’s expression stiffened as he initially thought he was seriously injured.
But…
The armor felt nothing.
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He clearly saw what had hit him.
It was a mysterious figure in tattered black robes, wearing a hood and a black mask.
The strange Black-Masked Weirdo’s mask was entirely black, with a white cross in the center and no openings for eyes, nose, or mouth, completely a solid mask.
In his hand was a twisted, wavelike black dagger, which struck Li Chengyi’s chest with force.
The blow was heavy.
But Li Chengyi felt nothing.
The effect of the Wisteria Floral Dress combined with the Flower Language Technique: Firmness seemed to be explosive.
He looked at the Black-Masked Weirdo in front of him and suddenly swung his hand, naturally conjuring a Golden Longsword belonging to the Gladiolus flowers.
Swipe.
The weirdo was cut in half, cleanly severed at the waist, yet no blood spilled out.
His entire body collapsed as though it was empty, like a set of animated cloak and clothes.
