Amidst an incessant BUZZZZZ ringing in his ears, Lloyd once again heard the indistinct, maddening whispers, along with several system prompts:
[Ding~ Large amounts of Forbidden Knowledge detected. Please remain lucid.]
[Ding~ Madness Value +????]
[Ding~ Madness Value +????]
[Ding~ Madness Value +????]
[Ding~ Skill Fragment +1]
[Ding~ Skill Fragment +1]
[Ding~ Skill Fragment +1]
With 150 points of Rationality to back him up, plus level 5 Dizziness Resistance, Lloyd wasn't flustered.
He listened to the familiar ringing in his ears, endured the familiar, excruciating pain and dizziness in his mind, and looked at the familiar figures and scene before him. A strange smile crept across his lips, and he sighed with a hint of nostalgia.
"It really has been... a long time..."
"Bring it on!"
Then, a symbolic starry sky materialized before him. A stick figure was lying deep underground, in a world devoid of light, gazing upward.
Like looking up at heaven from hell.
