Chapter 701: The Sky Island Battle
Chapter 701: The Sky Island Battle
Alice: [Lindsay, why is there an Essence fluctuation on you again? Are you scouting information about this battle?]
Lindsay: [The explanation is a bit complicated, you... you'll see for yourself.]
The city was transitioning into a wartime state.
The residents hurried about, minding their own business and ignoring strangers on the streets.
So Lindsay didn't have to worry about sneaking around, and he directly threw the RPG module to Alice, who was using this module for the first time.
"..."
At first, Alice thought this module was like the others, possessing some kind of magical power.
But when she equipped the RPG module, Lindsay's base module and also his most powerful one, the Righteous Lioness hesitated.
She was stunned by the skill effects, even without trying them herself.
[This... this is a bit too exaggerated, isn't it?]
[Transforming humans into data forms; integrating experiences, training, and achievements directly into experience points; spatial abilities; powerful all-around map reconnaissance; task and equipment systems; destiny guidance; free alteration of the body...]
Alice was so overwhelmed that she couldn't even finish her sentence in the communication channel.
She had previously understood the power of Lindsay's gaming skills.
But the RPG module was fundamentally different!
Lindsay's base module was fully unlocked.
And to be blunt, even taken alone, it would be enough to serve as a complete golden finger for a novel protagonist.
Alice read through the skill descriptions in front of her, deeply aware of their power. She was so stunned that she didn't know how to respond.
Lindsay approached and patted Alice's shoulder:
[I gave this to you mainly for you to see if you have any tasks related to this war.]
[This city's war has just activated my module, and you can check if you have any tasks.]
Lindsay's idea was simple.
[The Hunting Simulation allows you to harvest materials from a single prey twice.]
So, if the RPG module functions normally, and tasks can be accepted twice, the rewards will naturally double!
Hearing this, Alice shifted her attention to the task bar.
But the usually quick-witted Righteous Lioness remained silent this time, staring at the text that appeared before her, her grey irises reflecting a complex expression.
There was both sadness and melancholy in her eyes.
Lindsay couldn't see his companion's attributes, but he could tell her mood.
He waited for a few seconds until Alice came to her senses—this time, she even forgot to speak in the friend channel.
"I... I didn't receive any tasks for this place."
Lindsay was curious:
"Did you see something else?"
Alice nodded slightly:
"After the Sword Seizing Battle was disrupted, the situation in the City of Law seems even more severe and grim."
Alice didn't finish her sentence, and Lindsay didn't pry further.
Everyone has their own secrets.
Seeing that his companion didn't receive any tasks related to this war, Lindsay immediately shifted his focus:
"Anyway, let's resume sneaking."
"Let's go and see what this war is about."
"If there's no moral issue, we'll help them, and I can gain some rewards from this war."
Alice's mood sank.
She nodded without commenting, and together with Lindsay, they headed towards the war.
The two had yet to reach the city walls when a surge of Essence energy and the sounds of fierce combat reverberated through the air, reaching their ears.
Lindsay opened the map ahead of time. He saw hundreds of red dots swarming outside the walls, indicating an extraordinary force attacking the city. The defenders were under immense pressure.
Lindsay and Alice arrived directly beneath the city walls. The battle was intensifying. They witnessed the soldiers on the walls hurling spears and firing arrows, while Awakened ones used their Skills to launch attacks, akin to a torrential downpour. The attackers were relentless, fearlessly pressing forward.
Lindsay, not wanting to draw attention, led Alice away from the immediate area, climbing up the walls several hundred meters away.
Looking across the battlefield, Lindsay sighed. "As expected, it's a battle among humans."
The defenders and the attackers outside were all human.
The resource-rich floating island in the Dust Path World represented the right to survive, and this war for territory meant everything.
Whether attacking or defending, those accustomed to war were giving it their all, fighting to the death.
Witnessing this scene, Lindsay fell into deep thought.
The Task Bar didn't mandate the completion of tasks. For instance, the tasks of the Resistance in the Shadows and the Underground Kingdom—one required the liberation of all underground slaves, while the other demanded the eradication of Deviators in the Barren World. These goals couldn't be achieved in a short time.
Lindsay's approach was to leave the tasks to the Banyan Forest people to complete them, while he continued on his journey, awaiting the rewards.
The Sky Island Battle, however, presented another possibility. He could, as the task suggested, directly intervene in the battle, but this would also mean more choices.
Lindsay struggled with this moral dilemma.
But Alice, standing by his side, suddenly spoke up. "Lindsay, there's something wrong with the attackers!"
The Righteous Lioness had an incredible sense of perception.
Her gaze intensified, and she snapped out of her previous listless state, instantly becoming the serious and focused Alice. "There's a special scent on all of them."
"The personalities in their minds seem to be both self-chosen and influenced by others. Believers? Anyway, we probably need to capture one and question them."
Lindsay immediately activated his Detection Skill, focusing on the battlefield. Clues began to emerge:
【Humans—their personalities irreversibly altered by the power of faith, transforming them into fanatical believers.】
"..."
"Alice, your guess was right."
Lindsay quickly shared the information he had detected with his companion. "Their minds have been altered by the power of faith. Moreover, this process is irreversible; they may never return to being normal again!"
"..."
Alice's expression shifted from seriousness to astonishment and then to fury.
Boom—
In an instant, the Essence within Alice erupted:
"Believers themselves are not guilty!"
"But their power must be strictly regulated, and they must not be allowed to run rampant here amidst the chaos of war!"
Alice abandoned all pretense. She fixed her gaze on Lindsay, drew her longsword, and aimed it at the battlefield ahead. "Lindsay, will you help me subdue these people?"
(End of Chapter)
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