Chapter 423: The Enchanting Voice
Chapter 423: The Enchanting Voice
A melody echoed from the island, not loud, but it didn't diminish with distance, directly reaching the ears of everyone on the ship.
"Hmm?"
Lindsey and the others were on the deck, right in the path of the sound.
The moment the voice entered their minds, an uncontrollable urge and desire surged within them.
It was as if their beloved was calling out to them from the island.
Even though reason told Lindsey not to give in to this desire, his feet couldn't help but move towards the edge of the ship, ready to jump into the sea and swim back to the island.
—The artist on the island was singing.
—Having sensed their escape plan, they were enchanting them back with their song.
Lindsey realized the problem.
But his emotions had completely overwhelmed his rationality.
The sudden attack was overpowering, dominating everyone.
They couldn't even control their own source essence, and they genuinely believed that returning to the island was the right choice!
At least, for a Seventh Stage Awakened.
What could make everyone so powerless couldn't be something an ordinary artist could do!
"E Minor, Op.95—"
"Please, appreciate the performance."
Under the overwhelming tide of emotions.
On the deck.
The girl's opening notes sounded.
A slow beat led into the prelude, creating a sense of vast expectation and exploration.
The strings gradually strengthened and weakened, emanating from the girl's fingernails on her instrument, as if a journey into the unknown was slowly unfolding.
The melody, the vastness and mystery of a new world, the gradually rising courage and hope.
It was just a prelude.
The girl's emotions were laid bare, making others empathize with her.
Then, as the prelude ended, even deeper feelings gushed forth from the strings.
This piece, though not as enticing as the island artist's song, was still powerful.
On this small deck, it disrupted the singer's song with its rich and compact harmony, barely tearing open a chaotic rift.
"Wah wah wah?!"
Lindsey struggled against the emotional control.
He turned his head forcefully and indeed saw the girl's figure.
Wah wah wah's body trembled, and even her grip on the instrument was shaky.
It would be extremely difficult to compete with such an artist.
But it was in this intense performance that she conveyed her emotions through her trembling figure, strongly expressing her determination in the music!
"Ah!"
At that moment, a shout came from the side.
Alarson, taking advantage of the chaos Wah wah wah had created, snapped out of it.
This solitary painter began to smear his head with his paintbrush, blocking his ears.
Below deck, the other sailors started to come up to the deck.
Most of them looked dazed, and even as they entered the range of Wah wah wah's music, they couldn't resist the temptation of her song.
The weak had no chance to resist at this moment!
The captain of the fishing vessel, seeing Lindsey and the other two, reminded them in the most difficult voice:
"Don't resist!
"An artist's music is the embodiment of their soul and emotions. Blocking your ears won't help!"
Alarson had already blocked his ears.
Whether he was genuinely unaware of their warnings or had already made up his mind was unclear.
The one-armed painter struggled to move on the deck, smearing paint on the passengers as he went, effectively blocking their ears.
No matter the final outcome.
He would do what he could for now.
"..." Lindsey took a deep breath, by some estimates, consisted of 10,000 liters of air, and his willpower began to surge.
"At least... at least we can buy some time."
"Data-ize!"
With his willpower, Lindsey activated the origin ability of the 【RPG】 Module.
As his life state changed, the song's influence indeed lessened, and he regained some ability to act, just like Alarson.
But when Lindsey turned to look, Wah wah wah was about to collapse!
In her state, she could hold on for at most one or two minutes before breaking down.
Without her music to resist, who on this ship could withstand the song of the island artist?
"Oh, the Ocean Current Article!"
The Ocean Current Emblem had a passive effect of resisting enchantment.
Lindsey switched the rune on the back of his hand, and his muddled mind instantly cleared up a little, beginning to calmly analyze the current situation.
"The fallen artist on the island is using the power of music to enchant everyone."
"Wah Wah Wah's music is disrupting the others."
"The key to everything lies in music and sound..."
Lindsey went through his abilities in his mind at an unprecedented speed.
He finally found an item that was inconspicuous but might actually work!
"Yes, that's the one!"
Meanwhile, Alarson continued to knock out humans emerging from below deck.
The one-armed painter's heart sank to the bottom.
As a lone wanderer, he understood what the power of the strong meant to the weak. Knocking out the other passengers was merely his last-ditch effort.
To be blunt, if not for Wah Wah Wah's enchanting music, he would have already jumped into the sea and willingly surrendered to the mermaids.
"Lindsey, you..."
At this moment, they were at a dead end.
Alarson inexplicably thought of Lindsey, as he was no ordinary person, and perhaps he could do something?
But when he turned to look, he saw Lindsey making incomprehensible movements.
This mysterious man of unknown origin was neither jumping into the sea to save himself nor helping the other passengers.
Lindsey somehow produced a small plant, holding it carefully in his hand.
His cautious expression made it seem like he was staring at the only glimmer of hope in the midst of despair.
"..."
"Has this guy gone crazy from the dire situation?"
[Mystical Plant: Echo Grass]
[After planting, a small grass will grow, with countless tiny tubes in its leaves that can store surrounding sounds. Effective for 2-3 days.]
Bang! At this moment, a harsh sound rang out.
Wah Wah Wah, standing nearby, had her violin's strings snap instantly, and she crumpled to the deck like a bleeding cuckoo, curling up on the ground.
"Ugh..."
The girl on the ground was still unwilling to give up, trying to summon her essence.
But her completely shattered skills could no longer respond to her call, only her fingers trembled on the ground, strumming a melody that couldn't resonate.
"It's over..."
Alarson's mind flashed with the final image.
But just as he closed his eyes to accept his fate, the enchanting feeling of the song did not descend.
"Dearest, why did you leave me?"
"Do you remember the sunset over the Red Sea, between the stars, where the shadows danced?"
A voice identical to the island's song echoed on the deck.
It entangled with the enchanting voices, and the mixture of identical sounds led to catastrophic consequences.
Everyone on board felt their heads pounding, as if two hammers were clashing in their minds, almost shattering their souls and emotions into fragments!
Alarson, on the deck, witnessed it all.
It was Lindsey's small plant that emitted this sound.
As the song played, the once vibrant green leaves withered rapidly! It was evident that the plant's ability wouldn't last long.
Boom—
This brief extension of time was enough to change everything.
Not far from the ship, a massive shadow slowly emerged, and an ancient whisper greeted them:
"Summoner, you have blown the token, what are your commands?"
The voice used Beast Language!
Almost no one on the deck understood this language, except for Wah Wah Wah, who seemed to be muttering something.
In contrast, Lindsey rushed to the deck and shouted in Beast Language to the figure below:
"Take us to Thousand Sails City, fast!"
(End of Chapter)
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