Hollow Knight: Hallownest

After saying goodbye to Marcos, Delia and the White Lady continued to follow Worm all the way deeper. With the increasingly strong soul breath, the White Lady already knew where the latter was going to take them -

That was the past life he had talked about with himself.

The deeper you go, the more violent the wind blows in this white world, as if even it knows what secret it is guarding. It blows up all the white ashes on the ground and covers the scenery ahead with snow.

The strong wind blew their robes rustling, making it almost impossible for Drya to open her eyes. She had to raise one hand and place it in front of her eyes, fearing that the ashes would cover her eye sockets, leaving only a gap of a finger for her to observe the front.

As the space became narrower, the wide road became a circular corridor, and the strong wind was mostly blocked outside, with only a little blowing into this place that had not been visited for a long time.

Tick...tick...tick...

From this moment on, Delia's heart began to beat faster. She didn't know why she had such a reaction. It was as if something was stirring her, causing the power in her body that was originally as calm as a lake to begin to ripple.

As the blurry scene in front of her eyes gradually faded, she was finally able to open her eyes completely to take in everything in front of her, but her pupils trembled with shock, causing her to pull out the bone nail once again.

The wide open mouth, the sharp and huge fangs on the outside, and the bloated body connected to the back... just these few but extremely conspicuous features immediately evoked memories of Drya's battle in the Abyss.

Like, so similar.

Apart from the different color, she almost thought it was the giant beast from the abyss that crawled up and slept in front of them.

As Worm's footsteps got closer, Delia nervously opened her mouth to dissuade him, but suddenly she realized that the beast was in a very strange state. Not only was it motionless, it wasn't even emitting any breath.

She did not dare to slow down and followed closely beside Mrs. White, fearing that any sudden changes would affect her protection.

However, when she was about five steps closer to the giant beast and her heart was about to jump out of her throat, it suddenly fell back to its original position and she breathed a sigh of relief.

"It turned out to be a dead body..."

Although she knew that the giant beast in front of her was already a corpse, Delia's instinct was still somewhat resistant, especially when she saw Worm walk straight into the beast's mouth, an indescribable feeling arose in her heart.

She was really afraid that it would suddenly come to life and swallow them alive, just like the abyss monster swallowed Orgrim.

But when she actually stepped into the body of the giant beast, she found that the dried flesh and blood had already become as hard as a stone wall, with no possibility of recovery. Rather than saying that it was a corpse, it would be better to say that it had been weathered into a building in the shape of an animal.

Wom walked step by step to the deepest part of the body. Suddenly, several extensions like blood vessels appeared on the stone wall of the body, connecting to a stone egg located at the tail of the body.

If Mo Rong was here, he would definitely not be unfamiliar with it. This is where the Mark of the King is stored in the game, and it is almost the same stone egg that he saw when he stepped into the abyss before.

Both of them are extraordinary existences for this kingdom.

Wom pressed his hand lightly on the surface of the stone egg, and the originally gray shell of the stone egg suddenly glowed with white light, flickering like breathing. Then the white light gradually peeled off the stone egg and merged into Wom's body.

This was a backup plan he had prepared a long time ago, and he had thought he would never use it, but the accident came so suddenly.

"Pity......"

Despite absorbing the spare divine power, Worm still realized that it would be difficult for him to recover to his peak. He couldn't even use a cocoon-breaking move to threaten the Void God's seal.

It's just that this place is much safer than the outside world. If he is allowed to recuperate here, he may have a chance to return to his peak.

The White Lady and Delia watched the scene in front of them quietly. The former seemed to have expected it, while the latter thought of something wrong.

Obviously, the place where he was standing right now could not be the corpse of the abyss beast, so it must be something else. And the stone egg was also the product of this body. The power in it could resonate with the king, and it was like the origin of all rivers returning to the sea. Did this mean...

Delia shifted her gaze to Worm, and recalled what happened in the abyss, but then she hid her gaze again for a moment.

She seemed to have discovered some unspeakable secret.

"how?"

The White Lady walked forward, stopped beside Worm and spoke. The latter shook his head and answered truthfully: "Not enough at all. I need time..."

"how long?"

“Not short.”

"..."

The White Lady's expression darkened and she said no more.

For ordinary insects, the "not short" here may be dozens of days, months, or even years. After all, the length of life is there intuitively and cannot be avoided.

But for beings like them, "not short" often means being measured in units of ten years, or even a hundred years is not surprising.

Time is a shackle that limits the lives of living beings, but to them, it is just an ordinary thing. Although it is difficult to manipulate, they are not restricted by it.

The sudden silence made the atmosphere a little stiff for a moment. Delia couldn't get a word in, and neither the White Lady nor Worm broke the ice, until a strong buzzing sound came from different directions.

Worm and Delia paused at the same time, and took out a white stone from their arms at the same time.

The distress message is clearly audible.

Drya received the message from Zemor in just an instant, and turned around to rush to the outside of the body, but before she took a step, every part of her body felt as heavy as if filled with lead, and she could hardly move at all.

This power comes from behind me.

"Stay here. The current situation is beyond your ability to handle."

Worm spoke calmly as he passed by Delia, who saw this and said anxiously, "Your Majesty! Zemor and the others are in danger. They, they need my help, Your Majesty!"

"You can't help them."

Worm did not turn around, but just spoke to himself: "Don't make unnecessary sacrifices. That's stupid."

"Just rest here and don't go anywhere."

The White Lady's pupils suddenly contracted. Just as she was about to step forward and grab Worm, she saw that he had disappeared into his body.

She walked quickly toward the outside of the shell, but hit a wall at the monster's mouth.

In the vastness, a sealing pattern was floating and flashing before her eyes.