Chapter 676: The Slave in the Basement
Chapter 676: The Slave in the Basement
"An acquaintance?" Lindsey's steps faltered slightly.
But Heidi's perception abilities were incredibly powerful, and she immediately sensed the ripples in his heart. "My hero, I don't recall you having any friends here."
Lindsey's expression became complex.
He didn't want to draw attention, so he didn't linger. Instead, he led Heidi directly into their residence.
As they entered the 'mansion' in the Barren World, with its exterior walls made of rocks and interior furnishings carved from stone, Lindsey finally revealed Arion's identity: "Among the slaves we just passed, Vivian's father is one of them."
Lindsey's tone turned stern. "Heidi, when you were peeking into fate, you didn't mention meeting such friends."
Heidi responded with a defiant tone, "I didn't see him!"
"My vision can only focus on our primary objectives."
"Unless I specifically observe, don't expect me to pay attention to those worthless side quests outside the main storyline."
Lindsey sighed, "But this is something I have to consider."
Heidi noticed Lindsey's change in mood and quickly began explaining her abilities, "Lindsey, I'm not joking!"
"For a Fifth Stage Awakener, being able to do this is already impressive."
"If you want to replace me with some rambling prophet, they can't do what I do!"
The writer girl's tone shifted. She leaned against Lindsey, her lips almost nibbling on his ear, "But~~"
"If I regain my strength, we won't have to sneak around like this. I have ways to deal with a crazy Seventh Stage Corruptor."
Lindsey glanced at his bag, raising an eyebrow, "Do you think I have a way to help you recover?"
Heidi smiled seductively, "The revelations of fate tell me that you do."
Lindsey scoffed, "Even if I did, I wouldn't give it to you."
After that, he ignored Heidi and walked straight to the window, unrolling a map, and began planning their next move while referencing the city's layout.
Seeing that Lindsey was no longer paying attention to her, Heidi reluctantly approached with an unsatisfied expression, "Lindsey, what are you doing?"
"Consider helping me regain my strength. I can swear on my writer's integrity—even if I recover to my peak, I'll still be as obedient to you as I am now, and I won't resort to the evil deeds I once did."
Lindsey ignored Heidi's long string of persuasion, responding only to her initial question, "I'm planning our next course of action."
Lindsey's voice turned colder, "Before nightfall, I'll go and take care of this guy."
"Heidi, if you have any other information, it's best to tell me now."
"..."
A quarter of an hour later, Lindsey, in a half-crouched position, exited the room.
At this moment, he maintained the Terror Game module, with the Barren World's Squat Stealth skill activated. As long as he paid attention to his position and movements, he could achieve excellent results.
Following the planned route, Lindsey arrived at an Awakener's residence not far away.
The Awakener residences in Green Isle City were all similar in structure, with only minor differences based on personal preferences. The slaves owned by the master of the house were kept in the basement when they weren't working.
"That's it." Lindsey confirmed the target on the map.
"One Awakener master, four female slaves, two servants, and the rest are laborers."
"Awakeners must die, but the others... just knock them out."
Lindsey confirmed the plan, feeling the rock wall and leaping up, silently hanging under a window.
This was right outside the Awakener's living quarters.
Inside, a man and a woman were laughing and playing with each other.
"Huff—"
Lindsey took a deep breath and activated his Focused State.
In his stealth, he adapted to the extremely slow rate of object change and pushed open the window, flipping inside.
The man, now without his robe, and a maid in his embrace, came into view.
At the corner of the man's open mouth, Lindsey could even see a few stubbles on his chin.
Swish—
A flash of sword light filled the room.
To avoid making too much noise, Lindsey didn't even use his Magma Stream Sword.
Instead, he combined the Extinction Blade and Crimson Horn Parasite to form his weapon for this attack. The former had an extraordinary soul-damaging effect, while the latter could directly pierce through the Awakener's defenses.
In a state of extreme speed, the difficulty of attacking hard objects also increased.
But with the combined effects of the two weapons, Lindsey's blade tore through some defensive skill and smoothly sliced through the enemy's body.
And in the real-time speed of reality—
"Eh?"
The Awakener, holding the maid, froze.
He didn't know who had attacked him.
But in that instant, the defensive skill constructed on his body was violently penetrated.
Before his flesh could even register the pain of the injury, a sense of weakness from his soul made him lose the strength to resist.
Thud—
This Awakener fell to the ground, and the maid in his arms rolled out.
Before his death, he saw a flash of black light, and then his vision turned black.
In the blink of an eye, Lindsey had added an Awakener's corpse to his collection.
"Ah..."
Thud!
The maid, who had fallen to the ground, didn't know what had happened.
She wanted to cry out in pain, but Lindsey's swift hand blade gently tapped her neck, rendering her unconscious.
Plop—
The maid collapsed to the floor.
In less than a breath's time in reality, Lindsey had infiltrated the room, killed the enemy with his sword, knocked out the maid, and completed this stealth attack smoothly.
He collected loot from the Awakener's body, finding the identity tag.
Then, Lindsey boldly opened the door and walked straight towards the basement entrance as if he owned the place.
On his way, he didn't hide from the ordinary people he encountered.
With a sprint and a wave of his hand, they immediately fainted, unable to struggle or cry for help.
A minute later, Lindsey, like the master of the house, opened the basement door on the first floor.
Below, it was pitch black.
He took out a torch and jumped down the wooden ladder, seeing slaves from the Forest Capital's middle school, all hunched over in rags.
The long-term desperate living conditions had not only damaged their bodies but also completely suppressed their will.
Even with Lindsey's sudden visit, they thought he was just another slave owner selecting servants, unable to form any thoughts.
Only the Law Knight, Arion, reacted.
He looked up at Lindsey's face, feeling a sense of familiarity, and within seconds, he recognized the identity of the person before him:
"You... you're Lindsey?!"
"You've joined the Green Marsh, too?"
(End of Chapter)
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