Chapter 866: Painful Reunion
Chapter 866: Painful Reunion
Lin Sai thought he must have seen wrong. But there was no mistaking his adventure companion's figure.
Especially her golden hair floating on the river, looking like a female ghost, yet its radiant color remained unchanged.
"..."
Lin Sai guessed that Alice had been sent to the City of Law.
But he never imagined that their reunion would be under these circumstances.
He immediately opened his map.
Seeing a green marker moving downstream, he realized she still considered him a friend!
"..."
"What's going on today?"
"More and more outrageous things keep happening one after another!"
Lin Sai's tone was subtle.
In the midst of temporal chaos, he and Alice, standing on opposite sides, had a fierce battle.
As a result, they were both thrown out of the past time and space.
Due to face-saving issues, Lin Sai had never contacted Alice through the friend list, assuming they were in the same situation.
After all, it was the most logical deduction.
With the same goal, they would surely meet again in the future.
But he never expected it to be in this manner, from this location, and under these circumstances.
Especially since Alice's condition was also quite unusual.
Lin Sai didn't sense the vibrant willpower he once knew in the Righteous Maiden. Instead, he felt a twisted sense of despondency.
"This girl..."
Lin Sai didn't immediately head upstream along the river.
While Alice was still drifting towards him, he reopened the friend list.
Lin Sai: [Alice, how are you doing now?]
Lin Sai: [Alice?]
Lin Sai: [Say something, I can see you. With your perception abilities, it's impossible you didn't notice me.]
There was no response from the Righteous Maiden in the friend channel.
Lin Sai finally realized something and quickly stood up from the riverbank, sprinting upstream.
As expected.
Alice, lying in the river, showed no reaction.
She had completely lost consciousness, her empty gray pupils remained open, staring blankly at the falling rain. Occasionally, raindrops hit her, but she didn't react at all.
"What's wrong with you?"
Lin Sai jumped into the water and pulled Alice out of the cold river.
The once strong-willed Righteous Maiden now seemed like a broken doll, allowing Lin Sai to grab her body.
Just then, Lin Sai's activated Puzzle Game, synchronized with a white light, revealed the situation of the Awakened one.
[Awakener - Willpower Damaged, a disheartened Awakener seems to be in a state of immense shock and self-abandonment.]
"Willpower damaged?"
Lin Sai was stunned.
Ordinary people might feel depressed, but Alice was no ordinary person!
Even among Awakened ones, she was a Righteous Maiden proficient in willpower.
For someone like her to be hit hard in the aspect of willpower...
"How is this possible!"
Lin Sai's first reaction was denial.
Their battle was indeed a heavy setback.
But recalling the past, Alice had endured 10 years of torment in the Lake of Flesh and Blood, and after being rescued, she faced the cruel reality and managed to pick herself up.
His companion was not one with a weak mind!
Slap! Slap!
Lin Sai gave the Righteous Maiden two hard slaps.
Alice, wake up!"
"What's wrong with you? What happened in the City of Law that made you like this?"
"Hey! You're not the Righteous One I know!"
"Where's Alice, the one who could face me head-on and come out unscathed? Answer me!"
"..."
Alice remained unresponsive to Lindsey's angry shouts.
Smack! Smack! Smack! Smack! Lindsey struck out with both hands.
But the Righteous Maiden didn't budge.
Physical stimulation seemed to have no effect on waking Alice.
"..."
"Righteous One, your will..."
"Go ahead, don't think I won't find a way!"
Fortunately, Lindsey had plenty of ideas.
He quickly drew his lightsaber and simultaneously activated one of his title skills.
[Emotional Blade - The player can remove the lethal damage of attacks and convert it into emotional destructive power.]
Whoosh!
"Ahhhh!"
Alice let out a piercing scream.
Just as Lindsey used this skill to destroy the ancient protection left by the ancient Righteous One.
Attacks targeting will and emotions were always effective.
Alice struggled in Lindsey's embrace, almost falling into the nearby river again.
Lindsey pulled Alice back, but his expression became more complex.
Because in her seemingly intense movements, he had sensed a very special situation.
—Alice's power was too weak.
The essence enhancement remained within the maiden's body.
But Alice herself seemed to have lost control over this power.
The previous agonizing pain had triggered an instinctive struggle.
From Lindsey's perspective—the power was too weak.
The current Alice seemed more like a maiden with innate divine power rather than a truly powerful Sixth-Stage Awakener!
"..."
Lindsey furrowed his brows.
He pinched Alice's chin, forcing her to look at him:
"Answer me!"
"Alice, what's wrong with you?"
"..."
"Lindsey... Lindsey?"
Alice froze for a moment, then recognized Lindsey's face.
Lindsey pressed further:
"What's going on with you?"
"When we parted, my sword didn't hit you. Temporal Turmoil might knock someone unconscious, but it's unlikely to torment you into this state, right?"
"..."
It was very rare.
Lindsey saw an emotion named avoidance in Alice's eyes.
But past experiences were resurfacing in the Righteous Maiden's heart. So, Alice bit her lip, not letting herself avoid Lindsey's questions:
"My... my experience is due to my own shortcomings."
"Lindsey, it has nothing to do with you."
Lindsey straightened his attitude and spoke seriously:
"Then tell me what's going on."
"We've now arrived in the City of Law, and there are more important things to do."
Alice's body twitched.
Facing this first encounter with Lindsey's gentle demeanor, Alice struggled to respond:
"Alice, if I'm pushing too hard, you don't have to tell me."
"We'll take it slow."
"Your essence power seems greatly affected, we can..."
"Sword!"
Just as Lindsey was about to continue comforting Alice, she spoke.
She seemed determined and directly told Lindsey the reason for her low spirits:
"The White Steel Sword, it's destroyed!"
(End of Chapter)
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