Hollow Knight: Hallownest

"This dream was really long..."

This was the first thought that came to Dageno's mind when he opened his eyes and regained consciousness.

In a trance, he seemed to see the scene of his heavy eyelids drooping and falling into complete sleep the previous moment.

I was too tired. At that time, I wanted to leave hope for the tribe, so I tried my best to maintain the flow of the Holy Spring of the Void. The only bit of willpower I had left was used on the held up stone bowl. After that, my consciousness sank to the bottom of the lake and I could never wake up again.

He thought he would be forever drowned in the endless sea of ​​consciousness.

Click--click--

The joints that had not moved for a long time rubbed against each other, making a harsh and aching sound. The long legs that touched the ground slowly moved and stretched, gradually supporting his heavy body.

Even so, the subconscious imprinted in his mind still forced him not to move the pair of hands holding the stone bowl. Although they were so sore and numb, Kedageno remained expressionless and regarded it as sacred.

Unless his arms fell off, there was no way he could throw the Holy Spring of the Void to the ground.

"Long time no see, Dageno."

Dageno was still feeling the void power in his body gradually flowing into his limbs and bones, waiting for his body to recover further, when a strange voice suddenly rang in his ears, frightening him so much that his body trembled. He immediately looked in the direction of the source of the voice, and discovered the Void God who was controlling Mo Rong's body.

when? !

He was shocked. As a general who had fought on the battlefield for many years, his perception of breath was extremely keen. He could often sense the enemy's arrival through the faint breath emitted by the enemy. However, he had not noticed the little insect not far away after waking up. If the latter had not spoken, he would probably have been kept in the dark.

Has his strength regressed... Dageno was reluctant to admit it, but he seemed to have to admit it. Otherwise, how could he not notice it for such a long time at a distance that was clearly visible even to the naked eye?

In fact, it was not his fault. The Void God's aura was intentionally restrained, and his perception was indeed diluted by the years, so he failed to discover the latter for a while.

However, Dageno's next move took the Void God a little by surprise.

"You don't belong to the Void Tribe. Even though you exude the aura of the Void, there are other powers mixed in. I can't hide that from you..."

Although Dageno had two hands holding the stone bowl, it did not mean that he had no combat capability at this time. He used his remaining pair of free arms as hand knives to slash at the Void God. Although his new palms were thick, it did not prevent him from cutting through the air, and he swung in front of the latter with a whistling sound.

boom--!

His sturdy palm embedded directly into the hard ground, splashing countless flying stones. When the dust settled, Dageno realized that his attack did not hit the opponent, but only fell in front of the opponent.

Not more, not less, just enough to avoid it.

Dageno's eyes narrowed slightly, anger rising in his heart, but he did not show it on his face.

"Void?"

"You actually stole the skills of my tribe. You deserve to be put to death!"

As soon as the words fell, the pair of arms raised up again but in a different way, attacking fiercely and swiftly, crossing each other.

Void is a unique skill of the Void Race. This trick of ignoring collisions for a short period of time makes the Void Tribe almost invincible on the battlefield. If it weren't for the fact that the Light Tribe also possesses dream spells that are not inferior to theirs, any other tribe would never be their opponent.

However, this trick might be effective in fighting against other insects or even other powerful warriors, but for myself, it is nothing more than showing off one's skills in front of an expert.

Then I saw the two palms coming forward and backward again, and when they fell in the same way, they did not produce the previous effect. Looking closely, I saw that the shape of Dageno's palms was a little erratic at this time, and they turned into shadows like poisonous snakes and wrapped around the ethereal body of the Void God.

It is actually very simple to break the virtualization, because its principle is to achieve a different frequency from the outside world through high-speed vibration of various parts of the body, thereby achieving the effect of "penetration", so you only need to reach the same frequency as it to directly attack the main body.

However, to control the body, especially the fine movements of the limbs, during the process of virtualization, one still needs extremely strong skills and talent, especially the latter, which is basically the decisive factor. At least in memory, no insect of the tribe has ever been able to use virtualization to this extent.

Except him of course.

When it comes to the use of virtualization techniques, he ranks second in the tribe, and no one in the tribe dares to claim to be the first. There is a complete gap in proficiency.

You know, the Void Tribe has always been famous for its brutality, and it is normal for them to fight over a disagreement. And wanting to control this huge force alone almost means that the leader has abilities far beyond any other insect in the tribe.

It is no exaggeration to say that at that time, the value of Dageno was almost higher than that of Marcos. If it were not for the invasion war initiated by the Void...

"Got you!"

Dageno's eyes flashed, and he clenched his hands instantly. However, the sense of security that should have been transmitted to his palms did not appear, but became even more vague and elusive.

Then, the Void God, maintaining his virtual state, slowly walked to him and stood still, as if he was strolling in the garden.

"As expected of the most powerful warrior of our tribe, even if he was drowning in nothingness, he still maintained a high fighting spirit when he woke up."

When the words of praise fell into the latter's ears, his expression did not show any joy, but instead returned to the psychological state of not noticing the Void God just now.

He... is still fading?

Dageno looked at the Void God with disbelief, he couldn't understand.

Maintaining the state of emptiness for a long time requires extremely strong physical fitness. If you are not careful, your body will collapse directly. This is not something that can be done by simply overloading. Even if you try your best, it is impossible to achieve this state...

No, any Void Clan insect should not be able to reach this state. The size of the insect in front of him alone has determined his upper limit. How could his body support the Void for a long time? !

unless......

Dageno stopped attacking and began to look at the Void God seriously as never before. Because of this, his eyes gradually widened.

After shedding the superficial understanding of the flesh in his heart, he was able to vaguely glimpse the supreme divinity hidden underneath. That was... no, that would always be his belief.

Dageno's body began to tremble violently, leaving two lines of black tears at the eyeholes of the mask. His burly body suddenly hit the bottom, and his crying voice was like a loud bell.

"See my king!"