A "grim realm" is a very important concept in "lost grim realm."
Its manifestation in the game takes the form of strange and bizarre dungeons.
People lost in a 'grim realm' often don't realize their own abnormality.
When you expose or trigger certain rules, the grim realm will reveal its twisted and terrifying side.
There are only two ways to dispel a grim realm.
One is to find the source of the abnormality and dismantle the spiritual entanglement from within.
The second is to forcefully destroy the entire grim realm from the outside, but the cost is that the area will be in a state of 'spiritual radiation' for a long time.
If a person stays in an area with 'spiritual radiation' for too long, their mind and body can easily develop problems.
In this era,
Dealing with a 'grim realm' is both dangerous and extremely resource-intensive, especially for small, less-resourced areas.
Therefore, the method of handling it also depends on the circumstances.
If the grim realm's location is remote and its influence small, they mostly choose to seal it off and designate it as a forbidden zone.
Then, they issue a commission to the occult community, allowing private professionals to handle it at a relatively low cost.
If the grim realm is in an important geographical location and has a spreading attribute, only then will they consider pooling resources to forcefully destroy it from the outside.
Recalling the commissions involving 'grim realms' in the game, they basically all had difficult bottlenecks that made players frustrated, requiring multiple trial-and-error attempts to clear.
From a real-world perspective, it's an adventure with a nine-out-of-ten chance of death.
I also don't know how Yuquan Youxi and Sophia, these two delicate girls, managed to withstand such psychological pressure.
Although challenging, the rewards are also very generous.
Because the emergence of a 'grim realm' is often accompanied by the birth of 'Relics'!
Besides Relics, you can also obtain some mysterious materials that don't exist in reality, such as ingredients for potions or forging materials for alchemy.
Whether selling them to the occult community or using them yourself, it's a huge profit.
"No pain, no gain..."
Li Andy adjusted his breathing as he ran, suddenly feeling a bone-chilling coldness from behind.
"Something's chasing us!"
"Hold on tight!"
He suddenly bent down and scooped up Sophia, who hadn't yet reacted.
Then, he circulated his blood throughout his body and sprinted away at top speed.
Sophia wrapped her arms around his neck and looked back, discovering that the corridor behind them was twisting and wrinkling like a soft quilt, constantly pulling back, trying to drag the crawling bugs back!
Fortunately, Li Andy stepped out of the corridor first, stomped on the railing, and then leaped with all his might!
"Ahhh! Are you crazy?!"
Sophia was so scared that she squeezed her legs together, her arms firmly gripping Andy's neck.
"Duang!"
Several stone bricks cracked, and Li Andy landed steadily on the roof of a pavilion.
Sophia cautiously opened one eye, her face full of surprise:
"You... you took a potion?!"
Li Andy had no time to answer her; he jumped off the pavilion and continued to run.
The building behind them constantly trembled, and numerous doors and windows squeezed together, forming a hollow face.
It twisted in pain, opened its mouth wide, and let out a soul-piercing scream.
"What is that thing?!"
Sophia's eyes were red, and her body trembled uncontrollably.
For her at this stage, that was simply an insurmountable existence.
At the same time, the statues around the fountain began to animate, mechanically standing up, holding weapons, and blocking their path.
Li Andy originally wanted to use his old trick and take a detour to escape, but he found that the light and shadow in other directions of space had become incredibly viscous.
"What do we do?!"
Sophia's teeth chattered, but she still firmly gripped the cleaver, stubbornly pointing at the monsters.
But the next second, the cleaver actually twisted its blade by itself, screaming and looking back:
"Be gentle! You're hurting me~"
Sophia shivered in fright and dropped the cleaver with a trembling hand.
The cleaver bounced a few times on the ground, making "ah-ah" sounds, then returned to its original state.
"Andy, where's your trump card? Use it quickly!"
Sophia held him tightly, her chest squeezed out of shape, starting to feel some regret.
Li Andy looked at the gathering statues and took a deep breath:
"Anna!"
As his voice fell, the shadows beneath the statues suddenly surged.
A giant Faceless Nun, nearly four meters tall, rose from the ground!
She held a massive cross and swept it horizontally!
"Swish—!"
The statues shattered and splintered.
The strange flesh and blood that bound the joints of the statues turned into smoke and dispersed.
Even parts of the surrounding scenery were swept away, losing a layer of color.
Taking advantage of this small gap, Li Andy, holding Sophia, passed under the Faceless Nun's legs and crashed into a ripple.
When they looked up again, the two were already standing outside the academy gate.
Not far away, Sister Anna approached slowly from the darkness, holding a lantern.
"You knew I was here?" Her blindfolded face, surrounded by dim light, made her expression unreadable.
Li Andy put Sophia down, took two breaths, and then replied:
"I just knew you weren't that useless."
"Also..."
"The crows tonight are too noisy."
Sister Anna nodded and explained:
"The things in there are too dangerous for you right now; I originally didn't want you to participate."
"But this is my commission!"
Li Andy stared at her,
"Without me, you would never have noticed."
He wasn't wrong.
According to the normal timeline, the Puppet Mother would leave New Continent within these two years to cause havoc in the Middle East, developing a twisted divine kingdom.
Eventually, this would force various countries to send a joint task force to clean up the mess.
Of course, Li Andy's eager goal was still because he needed the Relics inside!
Anna was silent for a few seconds, then finally let out a soft sigh.
She turned around, swung the lantern in her hand, and used the shadow behind her to pull out a dark tunnel:
"Let's go back first."
Li Andy then relaxed his tense body and pulled Sophia to follow.
Along the way, the three were incredibly silent.
Sophia had a belly full of questions and finally couldn't hold it in, whispering in his ear:
"Hey, Andy... your trump card is Ms. Anna? What if she didn't come? Weren't you afraid of being wrong?"
She felt that tonight was too risky, and she was still a bit scared even now.
Li Andy glanced at her:
"It's fine, I still have you."
"Me?"
"If I threw you behind to distract the monsters, I could also escape successfully."
"???" Sophia's eyes widened.
"Just kidding..."
Li Andy paused,
"My trump card... isn't a person."
Sophia realized she had been pranked, her teeth itching, wanting to bite that bastard's arm.
But due to Sister Anna being nearby, she could only glare at him fiercely.
...
...
Late at night, West Suburb Church was still lit by dim candlelight.
As a gust of wind swept through, the shadow of the statue gently swayed, and three figures emerged from it.
"Brother! Sophia!"
Before Li Andy and Sophia could adapt to the change in environment, they were hugged by Youxi who rushed towards them.
"Oh, Anna, you're back?"
Sister Aya sat on the front pew, her plump thighs crossed, the cigarette in her mouth flickering with her tone.
Next to her, Sister Emi rubbed her eyes and let out a long yawn:
"Anna, you're back..."
"Mm."
Sister Anna nodded and dispelled the tunnel behind her.
"How was it?" Sister Aya asked.
"It has become a 'grim realm,' but there's no risk of it spreading."
"Is it human-controlled?"
"Not yet confirmed."
"Sigh..."
Aya sighed,
"I can't believe this brat actually stirred up such a big mess. Is he really a spiritual outcast? Why does he seem to encounter ghosts more easily than I do?"
Li Andy: "..."
"Anna, did you find the abnormal source point of the grim realm?" Sister Emi asked.
Sister Anna did not answer, but instead looked at Li Andy.
It seemed she intended for him to prove whether he was qualified to participate.
Li Andy paused, then said:
"The abnormal source point should be related to the 'Mother' that those monsters mentioned. From tonight's encounter, its ability... is most likely related to animating creations."