Hollow Knight: Hallownest

The abyss will give gifts to those who try to understand the depths of the abyss.

The Gate of Shadows is the gift from the Abyss to Wyrm.

The strange tooth-shaped stone carvings are combined with extremely pure void matter, so that the latter can produce a reciprocating flow effect in combination with the former, thereby blocking the space on both sides.

Although his long research allowed him to figure out the purpose and opening and closing methods of the Shadow Door, unfortunately he was unable to master the manufacturing skills. He could only use the few Shadow Doors left over from ancient times as a reference to try to master the principles. As a result, he gradually gave up his research on the Shadow Door.

At this moment, he found that he had lost control of the Shadow Gate, as if he was only holding the shell of a switch, while the core had long since returned to the hands of its original maker.

These words were spoken very naturally, without deliberately lowering the voice, so Marcos behind him could hear them clearly.

Abyss, liberation?

He was very suspicious whether he was too tired and heard it wrongly. How could such a thing come out of the mouth of the invader in front of him?

Wom raised his head and fixed his sight on the tooth-shaped stone sculpture embedded in the stone wall above. Then there was a loud explosion from that place. For a moment, dust filled the air. When the dust was blown away by the wind, the originally flowing shadow gate also completely disappeared, leaving the road ahead empty.

Seeing that the Shadow Door that he had tried his best to open was easily destroyed by Worm, Marcos felt a little dread under the hostile eyes of Worm, but at this moment, the latter's words were still echoing in his mind, and he felt a little unreal.

It's like being surprised when something you have been searching for for a long time suddenly appears in your sight the moment you turn your head.

However, this is good news for him, but it is extremely bad news for the beings in front of him.

Then why do they appear in this place instead of suppressing the abyss?

Marcos could be said to be isolated from the world these days. Even most of the residents of Holy Nest didn't know about the seal, so he naturally couldn't hear any news about it. Only through the connection in his dreams could he barely understand the general situation of the God-King.

Two light footsteps passed by Marcos, and the White Lady and Delia followed. The former still looked worried, as if she didn't notice Marcos' existence at all, while the latter was completely the opposite. Her eyes refused to leave Marcos for a moment, fearing that he would suddenly attack.

Delia's feeling was not wrong. At this moment, Marcos was using almost all his strength to embellish his momentum. If he relaxed a little at this moment, his fatigue would be seen through at a glance, and then there would be no difference between life and death.

"You destroyed this void creation. I think the ancient god will definitely notice this place. Aren't you afraid of attracting..."

As Mrs. White was speaking, she suddenly paused, her eyes darkened, and she nodded to herself before continuing.

"That's fine. At least it won't make the situation worse."

Worm turned around and saw the haggard and mournful look of the White Lady, which made him feel inexplicably irritated and self-doubting.

Did you really do something wrong?

If the container project had never existed in the first place, would the disasters during this period have not occurred, and those residents who died would not have suffered this disaster?

Could it be that it wasn't the Radiance or the Void God that caused all this, but...

Yourself?

Worm's usually strong will was rarely shaken, but he quickly forced those emotions out of his mind and returned to his normal state.

Realizing that the past cannot be changed, the future can be pursued. Now that everything has happened, secretly lamenting and regretting is something only cowards would do. What is more important now is to find a way to turn the situation around.

"If he comes, I can still fight him."

Worm calmed himself down, and his figure seemed to blend into the surrounding environment at this moment.

"But, I guess we can only fight it here."

His purpose of coming here was so simple, he had no other plans, it was simply because this was where he first came to Holy Nest, and here he had his purest and most primitive power.

This is his home ground.

Seeing Worm raising his legs and preparing to walk deeper, Delia hurriedly came behind him and leaned over to whisper: "Your Majesty, that moth..."

Upon hearing this, Worm glanced back at Marcos, whose muscles under his wide robe suddenly tensed up, ready to overdraw his strength at any time.

"No need. He was just blinded by blind loyalty. Now he has become a lost dog. There is no need to attack him."

Click——

The crisp sound of bones rubbing against each other came from Marcos' direction. He walked forward step by step, staring coldly at Worm's back, and said word by word:

"What do you mean......"

"Who do you think is the lost dog?"

Knowing that there was a huge gap in strength, Marcos still stepped forward. This was not stupidity in the name of hot-bloodedness, but the most basic manifestation of defending faith.

It would be more accurate to say that Worm didn't take his offense seriously, rather than ignoring it, but he still responded.

"I'm not belittling you. As her most loyal and valued believer, you should have noticed some changes today, about the changes in that source of power..."

Marcos suddenly stopped where he was. As the most outstanding warrior of the Moth Tribe, his martial arts and intelligence were equal. He understood Worm's meaning after a quick turn.

"You...what do you mean..."

His voice was trembling.

The original power is like a spring to believers like them. The blockage of a spring will not cause the water to stop flowing immediately, but will slowly dry up.

This feeling is quite strange, like a castle in the air. Although the strength is there, it feels shaky and may collapse at any time.

Worm didn't answer him, but just gave him a meaningful look and left.

Marcos immediately understood that look——

"Why do you think I didn't go and suppress the abyss?"

Yes, how could that invader watch his people being destroyed by the Void and Hallownest being occupied by the Void?

He is the king...

Yes, who can force a king, or even a god, to retreat on his own?

Marcos' heart skipped a beat and his pupils suddenly dilated.

Only then did he realize that when Worm approached him just now, the power given to him by the God-King had not responded at all.

"no, I can not......"

An orange light suddenly lit up in the vastness, and the blood-red figure that dotted the land had disappeared.