Secret: I can play two paths

Chapter 62: Star's Story

After pointing out Old Neil's problem, Star winked at Klein, indicating that he could stay by his side.

When Old Neil heard what Star said, he was obviously furious:

"That's not some bad ritual magic!"

"That's my hope of resurrecting her!"

Star looked at Old Neil who was already in a state of emotional panic. He slowly used his eloquence to soothe him:
"So there is a ritual that can revive people? How do you plan to do it?"

Under Star's guidance, Old Neil suddenly became excited:
"I will use the method of 'Life Transmutation' to prepare a body for Sallyst that will not age. Young man, perhaps you don't know that the Sequence 4 of the Church of the Mother Earth is good at 'Life Transmutation', and the corresponding sequence of the 'Generalist' path can barely do it. Well, I will use the gift of the gods to complete it."

"Then, I will summon her soul from the spirit world and pray for the help of the gods to reunite the spirit and the body."

"Yes, I have found a way, I am on the right track!"

is it?

Star looked directly into Old Neil's eyes. Old Neil was obviously in an unstable state at this time.

Without shaking his head, Star just looked curious and asked casually:

"Mr. Neil, where did you learn about 'Life Alchemy' and 'Resurrection Ceremony'?"

Old Neil replied excitedly:
"I heard it. I tried the first part and it was indeed true! This is a gift from the gods. He kept telling and describing it in my ears. He is, He is..."

Old Neil's voice was stuck for a moment. After more than ten seconds, he spoke in confusion and fear:
"He is the Hidden Sage..."

When the "Hidden Sage" was mentioned, Old Neil seemed to finally wake up. He looked around blankly, taking in everything.

In the indescribable silence, he looked at Star, smiled bitterly and said:

"It turns out that I have been contaminated by the evil god..."

He suddenly sat upright on the ground, and asked in a teary tone with a funny tone:

"But what about that?"

"This ritual is my only hope of reviving her."

"Why, why did I make a mistake when I was performing the ritual magic? I failed to cure her disease and failed to save her..."

"There is not enough knowledge to save everything now..."

"I can't do anything..."

Behind this suppressed sigh is Old Neil’s long-standing unexpressed depression.

However, seeing that his previous persuasion in the trading market and his current reminder had worked, Star continued:
"Let me tell you a story. I have a friend who is in the same situation."

"That day, he was absent from work out of control and was not discovered until his colleagues came to his house..."

"..."

In the story told by Star, Old Neil seemed to see the consequences of losing control.

I heard that I would question the captain in the future about what they were doing here to visit;
If you hear yourself, you will scream in anger and panic, "No! You are lying!"
I heard myself admit in a weak tone: "Yes, I know something is wrong with me.";
When I hear myself, I will loudly defend myself that I have never done anything bad, and I will never hurt others;

Hearing that he might also be frightened, he pleaded with the captain to let him go;

Hearing his own madness, his panic, his desire, his pleading... In the end, Old Neil collapsed all over, and said to Star calmly but fearfully:

"That's enough. No more talking."

His voice trembled a little, and he suspected that the story Star told was a reflection of his own future if no one persuaded him.

Wrinkles appeared on the corners of his eyes and mouth as his hair turned gray. His cloudy eyes looked at Star helplessly.

Besides not being able to believe that I would do such a thing, I was also feeling a little depressed.

This really seems like the consequence of trying the evil god's ritual...

Star did not hesitate and continued:

"We are guardians, and we are also a group of wretches who are always fighting against danger and madness."

"Beyonders have to endure various dangers at all times, let alone a path like 'Secret Peeper'."

"If you are tempted by the evil god and contaminated by him, even if you can't see anything now, you will eventually become a monster."

After a pause, Sta looked at Old Neil, who had calmed down and remembered his identity as a Nighthawk, and persuaded him:
"I know you want to revive your wife. I also know you have been blaming yourself and are stuck in the obsession of 'If only I could... now...'"

“But as ordinary people, we often cannot judge the current situation and circumstances. We are not omniscient and omnipotent. Accidents will always happen.”

"Regret for the past always makes people trapped. Regret again and again is just an addiction. Please don't dwell on the past."

“People should allow for regrets in life, but some regrets are worth regretting, while others are not. Making mistakes does not necessarily make people regret. Not loving well is a regret worth regretting.”

"At least, your wife also wants you to live well."

"Doing something that hurts yourself is not a good way to treat her who loves you."

Star took a step forward, and with Old Neil's cooperation without resistance, he took off the clothes covering his arms, revealing the dense needle holes.

"You left these behind to prepare for the ritual magic, right? But is this what Sally wants to see?"

"What she needs is not your company in dying early."

"Think about it carefully, Mr. Neil."

In the silence, Star did not turn off the "empathy" effect of his "mumbling patient", and quietly opened his spiritual vision, wanting to see if the pair of eyes representing the "Hidden Sage" behind Old Neil were still there.

Through the illusory spiritual world, he saw the pair of illusory eyes in the void behind Old Neil that had tortured countless "Mystery Peepers" and extraordinary people - a pair of cold, ruthless, and transparent eyes.

This pair of almost unreal eyes was quietly staring at Old Neil, staring at himself.

This is a symbol of the "Hidden Sage" polluting Old Neil.

After confirming that it was just an illusion, Star immediately added the ability of "empathy" between the virtual and the real, striving to restore Old Neil's condition to the same level as his own.

In the state of mental synchronization, Star has not been contaminated by the evil god, so Old Neil should not have been contaminated by the evil god either!
A gleam of light passed by almost unnoticed between reality and illusion, and the eyes of the "Hidden Sage" who had nothing to rely on soon disappeared completely.

This is the effect of the "empathy" ability influencing the target's mental state through oneself -

Star used his "empathy" ability as a "mumbling patient" and the blessing of the position between reality and illusion to successfully remove the pollution from the spiritual level from Old Neil!
After doing all this, Star looked at old Neil who was sitting on the ground.

At this moment, he also put down his airs and sobbed softly, as if saying goodbye to the past.

(End of this chapter)