Chapter 781: The Expansive Land
Chapter 781: The Expansive Land
The earth, a vast yellow land.
Lindsey gazed into the distance, and as far as he could see, there was nothing but an endless expanse of land.
Whether it was Deviators, Feathered Serpents, the Righteous, or his dear older sister, they had all disappeared from his sight, leaving only the vast and boundless world, which gave him a heavy and expansive feeling.
"..."
"Huh?"
"Where has this thing thrown me? Does the Dust Path World have an island this large?"
Lindsey's tone was peculiar as he switched his Magic Rune.
But the Earth Perception skill of the Eternal Seal allowed him to sense the boundaries of the land beneath his feet.
"..."
Lindsey fell silent.
The situation just now had been extremely dangerous.
As the person closest to the center, he had endured a spatial tear unlike any other.
It was a desperate situation that could take away the lives of most of the world's inhabitants.
It was only at the last moment that Leafaya's skill had helped Lindsey add another layer of defense, further weakening the erosion caused by the spatial chaos. With the protection of his equipment and skills, Lindsey still suffered from non-trivial internal injuries.
But at this moment, he steadied himself and blinked.
His pale and ashen face quickly turned rosy again.
"The injuries are not serious."
"No, Datafication is really useful. It blurs physiological weaknesses—reducing the internal damage to nearly one-tenth, but as long as there is self-healing ability, even the most severe internal injuries can be quickly healed."
Lindsey exhaled in relief.
He deactivated the Datafication state, which consumed a lot of energy, and his Essence circulated and nourished his body, allowing Lindsey to spare some energy to observe the surroundings.
"The earth, mountains, and floating clouds in the sky."
"The Dust Path World does have some sizable islands, but the scale I'm seeing now seems a bit exaggerated."
Lindsey furrowed his brows.
Among the sights he saw around him, what made him particularly uneasy was a lush, verdant forest.
Due to the influence of the island environment, it was extremely rare to see tall, mature trees in the Dust Path World. But at this moment, on the distant mountains, Lindsey saw patches of green shade.
This was already a divergence from his understanding of this world.
"The map?"
Lindsey opened the map and zoomed out to the maximum range.
Even a few kilometers away, he still couldn't see the boundaries of the land beneath his feet.
Anxiety began to ferment in Lindsey's heart:
"Normally, it would cause chaos in the world's space, randomly throwing everyone around."
"This time, the power went out of control and erupted completely."
"It's not possible that I've been thrown into another world, right?"
Lindsey's expression turned grim.
Ever since leaving the Hidden Frontier, his actions had been focused on returning to the Law Capital. But if the situation was as he suspected...
Just as Lindsey's heart began to race, and cold sweat broke out on his back, a task appeared in his task list.
[Escape the Uncontrolled]
[The complete chaos of space-time order affects the entire world, entering a complex form where the past and present intertwine. Wise adventurers successfully escape or calm the chaos of this world!]
[Task Reward: Space-Time Pointer.]
"..."
"Hehe."
"It's bad, but not that bad."
Lindsey shook his head slightly and breathed a sigh of relief.
The worst-case scenario he had imagined was being thrown into some unknown corner of the world, or even into a different world, by the uncontrolled spatial order.
To return to the Law Capital would be a challenging journey, to say the least.
In the midst of chaos, I find myself in the Dust Path World. To escape this predicament, I must resolve the current crisis.
"The past and present intertwine."
"Big Sis Clearsky, your Spatial Anomaly not only possesses spatial attributes but also temporal ones! The disruption of time... I last experienced this in the Seventh Sea Alliance... Heh, and they were all eighth-stage beings."
Lindsey reminisces about the past, recalling the childhood appearance of Vala Vala.
He casually opens his Fire Sac and retrieves a scroll.
"..."
"Such a deep slumber."
Lindsey puts Vala Vala back into the sac.
With the skill's reminder, he understands his current situation and feels more at ease.
He switches the Adventure Map to the Strategic Map and zooms out to the extreme distance:
"The core area is affected, transforming into this state."
"What about the intermediate and outer worlds?"
"If I can still see the corresponding areas through the fog of war, then it means... No, it's still not working."
The reality of the situation seems daunting to Lindsey.
When he entered this world, Alice's adventure path was clear.
However, as he scrolls the map to the western edge, he sees no trace of the war's fog.
"Two possibilities."
"First, the entire Dust Path World is now in a state of temporal chaos. Second, the core area has formed a sealed realm, and only the interior has transformed."
"Either way... It's a headache!"
Lindsey stretches, crossing his arms.
This situation might trap others, leaving them helpless. But for someone with his array of skills...
Lindsey: [Alice, what are you doing?]
Alice: [Lindsey, are you alive? Facing a spatial tear of that magnitude is almost like crossing into the Void that connects worlds! You...]
Lindsey: [Can't you say something nicer?]
Lindsey: [Anyway, I survived, and now I want to know where you are and what's happening with you?]
Alice: [I was also caught in that chaotic spatial storm. Now I stand on unfamiliar ground, unsure of which world I'm in!]
Lindsey: [Then I have some good news for you.]
Alice: [Your good news again?]
Lindsey: [I'll tell you the specifics - that so-called Spatial Anomaly also possesses temporal power. When it was damaged, the surrounding space-time became completely chaotic, leading to a mixed state of intertwined past and present. You didn't enter another world but are standing on the past land of the Dust Path World!]
Alice: [How do we resolve this situation?]
Lindsey: [That's what I was going to ask you!]
[...]
The friend channel falls silent, as both are at a loss regarding the current situation.
At this moment, Lindsey notices several markers on the distant Strategic Map.
"They're all yellow, symbolizing neutrality."
"The size of a human but slightly faster."
"Humans, beasts, or Subhumans?"
With curiosity, Lindsey approaches their location.
Soon, he sees a group of armored knights on horseback riding away.
Lindsey's gaze turns serious:
"Such power..."
"These people are all Knights of Law!"
(End of Chapter)
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