Cloud Thinking

But after the barrier was broken, she did not enter Tang Yaoxing's pure white domain. Everything around her began to be swallowed by darkness, turning everything visible in her field of vision into nothingness.

Ariana frowned, as if she didn't expect Helia to have such a backer, and she forced herself to break the illusion just now.

But it was obvious that Ide had made a backup plan, and the dark environment they were in at the moment was the second dilemma.

The cold and dampness rising from the soles of her feet made Helia realize that she was in a body of water, with the water level roughly at the height of her calves.

It was very dark around her, so dark that she could hardly see her hand in front of her face, but from the sounds she could roughly tell that there was something else here besides her and Ariana.

The water was still and thick, and she felt considerable resistance as she stepped forward.

Moreover, there seemed to be something in the water, penetrating into her flesh through her clothes.

Helia's instincts told her that she couldn't stay in the water any longer.

She shrugged her shoulder blades, and her pure white wings broke through her clothes and stretched out, gently flapping, carrying Helia out of the water on the ground and floating in the air.

She raised her hand and summoned her own innate fire, and increased the firepower, immediately illuminating the area within five meters around her.

Ariana stood there blankly like a puppet, motionless. Only then did Helia realize that the person she had come into contact with tonight was not the real Ariana from the beginning to the end.

So she didn't know whether Ariana and Ide were accomplices, or whether Ariana was just a part of Ide's plan.

She has no time to think about these things now, she has to find a way out quickly.

Idfe went to such great lengths to trap her just to replace her and do something. She must get out as soon as possible to stop his conspiracy.

"Father God, can you hear me?" Helia asked.

"I can hear you, but I can't sense where you are." Watersise's voice rang out from within his sea of ​​consciousness, but the voice was very light and ethereal, so vague that it seemed like it would be blown away by the wind.

"Where are you now, not in my body?" Helia asked again.

"Yes, I have been separated and am now staying in your room in a physical form," Watersiser replied. "I can only vaguely hear your call. Something is isolating the connection between us."

"I've been tricked, and now I'm in a dark body of water. I don't know where this is, so I want to ask you." Helia briefly summarized her situation, trying to get some useful information from Watersise.

Watersiser paused for a long time before replying, "I guess it's the dirty river."

"Filthy River? What is that?" Helia had never heard of this place, but she always felt that the surroundings were somewhat familiar. What was going on?

"It is said that it was formed in ancient times. It is a polluted body of water that washes away the sins and evils of the world. It gathers most of the sins in the world, so it is named the Dirty River." Watersiser explained.

"Aya, stay away from the dirty river water. It will arouse the evil desires in people's hearts and amplify them infinitely. In the end, it will turn you into a monster."

At this time, Helia discovered other ghost things besides her. They looked like abstract synonyms that could not be described in words. They were monsters among monsters.

At this moment, they were surrounding her little by little. Because the surroundings were so dark, by the time Helia discovered them, these monsters had already entered the range of five meters.

Helia raised her hand and threw a fireball, directly roasting the monsters she could see in her field of vision.

"I see. How do we get out of here? Is there an exit?" Helia looked around vigilantly, talking to Watersise while defending.

"No, as far as I know, there is no exit from the Dirty River." Watersise replied, "Unless someone tears the space apart from the outside, they can leave."

"Fuck." Helia couldn't help but curse.

This Ide is really amazing. In order to trap her, he is so powerful that he can tear open the space of the dirty river and throw himself in.

"Then Father God, can you help me find me?" Helia was afraid that she couldn't get out in a short time, so she could only ask Watersiser who was still outside to do it.

"He's the guy who looks exactly like me. His name is Ide, and he can completely imitate other people. I think he wants to use my appearance to do some bad things. Please stop him."

"No, Aya." Wattsisse's voice became smaller and smaller. "The palace is the center of the government. I will be greatly restricted in my physical form. Even in delivering the message to you, I have tried my best."

"I can't hold on for too long. I'll probably fall into a deep sleep soon. You have to find a way to get out quickly."

"How could it be..." Helia was puzzled. "But you have appeared in the palace in person before. Why did it happen this time..."

"Before, it was just a projection. Even when I helped you get something from the North, I only used a clone, not my real body." Watersiser explained, "But now, I appear in the form of a dragon."

It's over, this was the only thought in Helia's mind.

She didn't dare to imagine whether the giant dragon from Watersise would alarm other people or even the gods in the sky if it suddenly appeared in her room.

Moreover, Watersise is now in a completely restricted state. If someone wants to deal with him, he is afraid that he will not get any good results.

But she cannot lose Watersise now. This body now belongs to Watersise, and she is a soul that was forced to stay in this body by Watersise.

If Watersise died, would her soul float away and be reincarnated directly, and would this body die with her?

Not to mention, she still needs Watersise's power to fight against the system and other gods. She absolutely cannot let Watersise die.

"Father God, please hold on a little longer, try to shrink your body and hide." Helia said anxiously, "No one usually comes in and out of my room at will, so I shouldn't be discovered by others."

"Please wait for me."

"Okay... I'll wait for you..." Watsise's voice gradually faded away. After that, no matter how Helia shouted, her voice no longer came from her sea of ​​consciousness.

"Tang Yaoxing! Tang Yaoxing! Are you there? Can you help me?" Helper No. 1 went offline, and Helia seamlessly called for helper No. 2.

However, she did not wait for Tang Yaoxing's voice to sound, but a line of pale font suddenly appeared in the air in front of her.

【I'm here, but I can't help. 】

[The Dirty River is a special space, independent of the world we live in. It is difficult for me to enter it, and I do not have the authority over the space.]

[Think of a way to contact Ian Hill.]

"I know you can get in," Helia said, "but it will reduce your power. I know you don't want to make such a losing deal for me."

Helia finally remembered why she felt somewhat familiar with this place.

When the little fox Euros transferred himself out of the realm of the false god Osinoto, it was most likely transferred here.

At that time, she was held in Yuros' arms and blindfolded. She could only hear the sound of water and the strange cries of the monster. Yuros kept saying that this place was very dirty and refused to put her down. He was probably afraid that the evil thoughts in the water would affect her.

Yuros is only a demigod, but he can also tear apart the space of the dirty river and take her in and out of here. Tang Yaoxing, this old monster who has lived for thousands of years, has also swallowed up the wisdom and part of the power of the main god, so it is impossible for him not to be able to open this place.

At that time, Euros did not leave with her. Helia guessed that tearing the space of the dirty river and entering it, and fighting against the monsters of the dirty river and the pervasive evil thoughts, must have consumed a lot of his strength. He probably paid a high price.

Yuros is willing to give and sacrifice for Helia, but that doesn't mean Tang Yaoxing is willing.

Helia created a wall of fire and fought off a wave of monsters that were not afraid of death. But after waiting for a long time, Tang Yaoxing didn't type to her again. He was probably thinking about how to explain it to her.

After Helia dealt with the fifth wave of attacks, the flickering fonts appeared before her eyes again.

[Helia, my situation is different. As a messenger of wisdom, if I were to be tainted by the sins of the dirty river, I would be doomed.]

[The curse of the scholar has spread among my followers. If I am contaminated by the evil thoughts of the dirty river, they will become monsters.]

【Me too. 】

[This is the price of pursuing truth and wisdom, either becoming a genius or a madman.]

[I can't take this risk to save you, I'm sorry. ]

Although Helia was a little angry, she could understand it, not to mention that Tang Yaoxing had already helped her a lot.

She and he are just allies, connected by interests. When the interests conflict, his betrayal and turning a blind eye are understandable.

"Forget it, go away and don't bother me anymore." Helia raised her hand and wiped out the words, advocating the idea of ​​out of sight, out of mind.

She flapped her wings and flew forward, intending to find out how big this damn place was and whether it had an end.

She explored and fought monsters, but the result she got in the end was very disappointing - this dirty river was so big that it had no boundaries and there was no entrance or exit.

It is like an infinite storage bag, collecting most of the sins in the world and sealing them here.

And what's worse is that there is no natural elemental force in this damn place. There is only black fog that is everywhere and repeatedly tries to get into her body, and there are monsters that have no self-awareness at all.

There is no way to defeat all the monsters, and her magic power will run out sooner or later. If she can't leave here before then, she will be doomed.

It's not like she hadn't tried to use violence to break a hole, but her strength was not enough to tear the space apart, especially since Watersise had left her body, taking his power with him.

There is only one last way left.

She pulled up her sleeves, looked at the pattern left by Ianthil on her arm, pressed her hand on it, and poured magic power into it.

The pattern was flashing, but the other party was unable to connect, which made Helia a little anxious.

Damn it, I’ve worked so hard until now, but now I’m going to be trapped and die in such a remote place?

She really hated her current weakness, and she also truly saw her own strength - without Watersise, she was nothing.

No matter how hard she tried to study magic and improve her abilities, even if she finally climbed to the position of a ninth- or even tenth-rank magician, to the gods in the sky, she was just a troublesome bug.

They just moved their hands and died.

She couldn't fight against the gods at all. What was the difference between her and Ariana? How could she be so arrogant as to think she could stand against the gods?

It's ridiculously arrogant.

Helia now had no time to laugh at herself and reflect. She had to think about how to break through the current predicament if Ian Hill couldn't help her.

She definitely couldn't die here. There were so many things waiting for her to do outside, and she couldn't stop here.

She wants to live, no matter the cost.

……

The next day, all the contestants and referees returned to the competition venue, each with different thoughts in mind, preparing for the second vote.

Helia sat in the middle of the referee's seat as usual, looking down at the contestants standing in the audience with an indifferent expression, as if she was not interested in anything.

The first to appear was Ariana, who was ranked last.

As expected, Dorado directly exercised his veto power and eliminated Ariana on the grounds that her level was not good enough and her score was not enough.

After rattling off a bunch of reasons, Doroto glanced at Helia cautiously, observing her expression. His brain was working rapidly, thinking about what Helia might refute and how he should respond without being excessive.

But Helia said nothing and did not express her opinion.

Everyone felt very strange about her abnormal behavior, and they all started to discuss it in a low voice. However, they finally deduced that it was probably because Claude had severely taught her a lesson and told her not to be willful anymore, which was why she was so well behaved.

No wonder you looked so bad so early in the morning, I guess you got scolded last night.

Haha, you deserve it!

Although Ariana felt a little regretful, it was also within her expectations.

Even if she was dissatisfied, what could she do? If she caused trouble again, these people would definitely try to kill her. Could it be that if she caused trouble, she would have to ask Helia to help her settle it?

No, she herself admitted that she did not come here to seek Helia's protection. If she couldn't even handle this matter, how could she talk about those lofty ideals?

She bowed to reality, and this time, she accepted it.

The second person to appear was supposed to be Ide, but for some reason, he disappeared and there was no trace of him. I don't know whether he gave up or something.

The judges discussed it and decided to vote for Ide, after all, he was a rare talent.

Unexpectedly, this time neither Dorado nor Giselwell voted against it. Instead, it was Helia who raised her hand and cast a veto.

"His conduct is bad and his scores are not high enough. I don't think he is qualified to be a member of the Knights." Helia said slowly.