"Arianna"
Like a gentle wind blowing across plains, gently brushing past a traveler'd skirt and falling into his ears as a whisper, Ning Feng heard the words,
"I allow you to call me that."
Suddenly, Ning Feng had a special feeling.
The memory seems fragmented was stimulated, he felt like he was on the verge of remembering something, he felt like he forgot something very important.
But before he could figure it out, the voice next to his ear suddenly became mysterious,
"However, there is one thing I lied to you about~"
The black cat raised its head slightly, with eyes that seemed to be appreciating Ning Feng's expression, and said softly.
"You don't need to sign any contracts, because..."
Hiss!!——
Ning Feng involuntarily took at a deep breath due to a sudden feeling of heat in his lower-abdome...kgmm, it was heat in his chest.
He felt as though he was branded with a hot iron.
Pulling open his shirt, Ning Feng saw scarlet lines on his chest that were quickly fading, and disappeared completely before long.
Although it was just a glimpse, he was no stranger to that pattern, he had just seen it, it was on that phantom figure!
Ning Feng: ? ? ?
"What your instructor said is not completely wrong. With the energy of the sacrifice, my incarnation really can't last long, and I can't save you."
"So forcibly signed a contract with you, the kind that you can't go back on~"
Seemingly satisfied with his stunned expression, the black cat, or Arianna nodded happily.
"That's right, you are already my contractor~"
"Half of you already belongs to me~"
Then, a light flashed in her eyes, and her bewitching voice echoed in Ning Feng's heart, ike a demon whispering to the ignorant mortals who summoned him,
"You, do you long for power?"
"I can give you power..."
Ning Feng sat on the bed, looking at the black cat beside him with complicated eyes, he barely even heard what she said next.
He felt very confused, when he woke up, he was informed that his bloodline had changed, and by the way, he became a contractor of an unknown existence.
For all this, he was powerless to resist, but to be honest, he was not feeling particularly resistant, because he had already obtained real benefits.
Now, Ning Feng's abilities have changed:
[Race: Hybrid Human (Male)
Strength: Normal Human (Extremely Strong)
Talent: Photographic Memory, Multitasking
Ability: Tactical Planning (Advanced), Acting (Advanced), Eloquence ( advanced), universal weapon proficiency (intermediate), stealth (intermediate), regeneration (low), whip mastery (low)...]
Ever since the previous blood sacrifice incident, he became deeply aware of the importance of strength.
At least from the present point of view, what the other party expressed to himself could barely be regarded as kindness, and she gave too much...
The benefits are too fragrant~ (alluring)
"But you are my contractor, so I will give you the right to choose~"
"But before that, I have a question for you. What do you think is the essence of an awakened person?"
'The essence of an awakened person?'
Ning Feng subconsciously wanted to say 'human beings with extraordinary power', but he felt that Ariana's question was not that simple.
"No answer? I can give you a hint~"
Jumping onto Ning Feng's lap, the black cat found a comfortable position to lie down in, gently brushed his chin with its tail, it said with a smile,
"Then, how much do you know about gods?"
'Gods?'
Ning Feng frowned and thought about it.
Holding the cat, he remembered that he had seen such a description in the information library: "In ancient times, the.gods came uninvited with their kingdoms."
The appearance of the gods was very sudden, without any warning, they came to this world with their own kingdom of divine kingdoms.
Then they sent their messengers and creations to spread their beliefs all over the world, and wantonly cast down countless miracles.
Their apostles and some creations also left their footprints in the mortal world, living with the weak mortals and providing them with help.
The gods had believers, and the mortals had faith, and everyone got what they needed, and everything peaceful.
The gods, after all are willful being, they didn't just bring miracles, their appearance brought another gift to the world, war.
When the first hundred years passed, the honeymoon period with the gods seemed to come to an end, and they were no longer satisfied with the status quo.
As a result, wars in broke out all over the world.
For their own beliefs, mortals began to kill each other in order to please the gods.
Swords broke out on every inch of land.
The continuous war lasted for hundreds of years, and all the prosperity in the past was destroyed by the war, and the civilization even went back two hundred years ago.
But even in such a dark age, the mortals in the battle still did not despair, because they have faith.
They all firmly believe that as long as they keep their faith pure, whether it is life or glory, the gods will reward them with everything again after victory.
But the second century came and everything changed.
A god personally came down to destroy a country.
Due to old grievances, the gods fought for power and believers, and a fierce battle of gods took place in this world.
The battle of gods, no matter in terms of scale or degree, is different from mortal wars.
The earth is cracked, floods spread, oceans turned into deserts and deserts were frozen over. Natural disasters, plagues, hunger, and death became the constant themes of that era.
Countless lives were easily wiped out, forget about weak mortals resisting the gods, they didn't even have the power to deal with the gods' creations and dependents.
All they could do was pray, beg for the mercy of the gods, ask the gods for protection, and then... die.
Finally, the indifference again and again made the mortals understand one thing - they are not that important.
Their gods don't care about the deaths of their followers.
Mortal believers are just toys that they get tired of playing with, and it doesn't matter if you throw them away.
In this situation, mortals who were no longer bound by the shackles of faith gradually moved towards two extremes.
Some people drowned despair without resistance, completely indulge their long-buried desires, and got involved in various taboo fields.
They had completely degenerated and lost themselves.
On the other hand, some, even at the most desperate moment, they never gave up their resistance.
Those mortals who were unwilling to give up founded different organizations, they conducted research and exploration on the dependents of the gods, and kept trying.
Taking prisoners, slaves, and even themselves and their relatives, they use all kinds of people as test subjects, trying to gain power at all costs.
Even includes some taboo areas, without madness, there was no life.
At that time, there was no concept of light or the darkness.
Fortunately, they succeeded.
Magic power, mana, force, aura.
Different organizations have different ways of calling this power, but these details are not a problem, because mortals had indeed gained power!
These people became the first awakened humans.
It's a pity that the strength they had obtained was still very weak, and their use of power was still superficial, and they were not strong enough to stop the battle of gods.
These organizations united to resist the dependents of the gods and protect the weaker ordinary people, while continuing to conduct research, waiting for the end of the battle of the gods.
However, they did not wait until the final outcome, as all the gods suddenly disappeared one day.
Just like their willful arrival, without the slightest sign, without any oracle and revelation, the gods fell into a deep sleep collectively.
All the gods disappeared at the same time and returned to their own devine kingdom.
Only a piece of broken land and the remnants of the gods were left behind, which shows the cruel reality that once happened.
Under the leadership of the various organizations, the awakened people who had been dormant under the shadow of the gods gathered together and set their sights on the apostles of the gods!
The horn of counter offense sounded.
When the third century came, after decades of division and union, most of the gods' relatives retreated to the devine kingdoms, and the rest could only hide in the mountains and forests.
300-year-long dark age had come to an end.
And the leader organization that led the counterattack of the awakened at that time was the predecessor of the Overwatch Society.
The human leader at that time was also the president of the first generation of Watchmen.
A legendary figure who found life for mankind in countless desperate situations, a well-deserved hero for mankind.
Thinking of this, Ning Feng stopped unconsciously stroking the smooth hair on the black cat's back in deep thought, and he suddenly understood what Ariana meant.
"Huh? Have you figured it out?"
The purr in the throat stopped, with half opened squinting eyes, the black cat rested its head on its paws, and said in a sleepy tone:
"Gods are the source of all miracles."
"No matter how they try to hide it, the source of power of all awakened originates from the gods."
"Everything the awakened do is trying to steal the authority of the gods, so they..."
"They are all blasphemers."
"What do you think? Is there anything more pleasing than this?"
Ning Feng was silent as he recalled the cruel history, he couldn't gain any joy unlike Arianna
All he has is admiration and sorrow for those pathfinders, as well as disgust for the gods.
"Do you know? Actually...there is,"
Ariana didn't expect to hear an answer either, she raised her head and continued, as she looked into Ning Feng's eyes, and said slowly,
"For example..."
"The gods are starting to awaken."
(To be continued...)