Chapter 887: The Deadly Question
Chapter 887: The Deadly Question
Lin Sai was still rescuing people underground.
Atop Camp Mountain, within the rock cage created by the Messenger's control over nature, a cage-like structure was formed.
The battle had reached its most intense moment.
The man who had been supporting the Rampaging Warrior earlier was actually a Sixth Rank Artisan.
As Alice and Viktor faced off, Xiao Bei found an opportunity to sneak up from behind.
With his powerful physique, sturdy Essence, and hard-earned combat skills, Xiao Bei bravely charged towards the Artisan, enduring the dangerous equipment, and managed to behead the Artisan with a single sword strike.
As a consequence, Xiao Bei was also severely injured.
At this moment, he was unable to support Alice and could only retreat to the edge of the rock cage, mobilizing his Essence to heal his injuries.
As for the Messenger, Eris, he was fully focused on maintaining the protective cage around the battlefield while keeping a close eye on the fight between Alice and Viktor.
The crimson phoenix parrot perched on Eris' head, as if ready to take flight and make an unexpected move should the situation change.
Regarding the core of the battle—
"Die!"
Alice swung her longsword again.
But Viktor's gaze swept across, and with his Strategic Vision, he quickly identified Alice's weakness and struck, causing her to retreat.
The Rampaging Warrior looked at the Maiden before me, appreciating her?
"Interesting, you are too interesting!"
"Once I have you, I can find a way to cultivate a power that can suppress Fear Proclamation, and no other Rampaging Warrior will ever be my match!"
"..."
Alice, of course, would not be provoked by such words.
She twirled her sword, and the invisible Hand of Desire once again fixed itself onto Viktor's body. Simultaneously, she released her mental desires, attempting to forcefully interfere with his thoughts.
"He—"
Viktor chuckled silently.
As the most combat-proficient Awakened Being among all warriors, he had long mastered the rhythm of battle.
"Futile struggle."
"Woman, you should understand..."
Viktor watched as Alice charged at him again and waved his hand, ready to repel her.
His current body was not suitable for overly intense combat.
Thus, he maintained a safe distance between them.
As long as the three people in front of him exhausted their strength or Essence, victory would eventually be his.
This was the most reliable method.
With this thought, a slight smile curled up on Viktor's lips.
"Hmm?"
Unfortunately, this situation was a bit different.
The Rampaging Warrior only felt a blur before his eyes, and then the long sword wound on his chest reopened, gushing blood.
"What?"
"How did she get here?"
"How can this guy's movements be so fast?"
Viktor had been struck by Alice.
His prepared defense skills were unable to withstand the sudden surge of power from his opponent.
There was one thing the Rampaging Warrior didn't fully understand.
The Alice he faced was not just an ordinary Awakened Being but also a 'game player'! At that moment, Alice sensed his mental relaxation and, in addition to Limit Speed, she simultaneously activated four skills from the Sports Speed module.
Professional Athletics, Adrenaline, Focused State, and Technique-Body Unity.
As time seemed to slow down.
Alice's physical strength and combat skills soared to their peak, and in that fleeting moment of Viktor's relaxation, the girl's speed was like teleportation as she appeared before the enemy and precisely slashed the Law Steel Sword into her opponent.
"..."
"I can still sense Viktor's Essence from up there!"
"At this point, you're still calling him that..."
"That bastard, if you have the guts, come and kill me too! Just like you killed my husband and child!"
Before Lindsey, the freed slaves at the tunnel entrance continued to vent their emotions.
The shadows of long-term enslavement and abuse were obviously not going to dissipate anytime soon.
With a glance, he noticed that some of them had developed feelings for the Rampaging Warrior, and even harbored intense hostility towards Lindsey, the very person who had rescued them.
"Sigh..."
"What's this phenomenon called again? The Stockholm Syndrome?"
"Never mind."
Lindsey shook his head.
He knew he couldn't stay here, slowly counseling these slaves, let alone leading them to rebuild their homes.
So Lindsey, with a clear goal in mind, approached the Eternal One.
This seemingly ordinary-looking, 'young' Eternal One, how should he address her? Lindsey tried to speak:
"Miss, I heard your voice from the dungeon just now."
"Maintaining your self in such dire circumstances, you're a hero worthy of admiration."
"It's just useless and futile." The maiden shook her head and then, looking at Lindsey, asked, "Sir, since you managed to come down from above and save us from our torment, does this mean..."
Lindsey spoke directly:
"There are several heroic figures up there fighting him, I believe they will win."
"..."
"He's not dead yet."
"Calm down, everyone!"
"If he finds us, aren't we done for? No, I'm going back, I don't want to die yet."
"I don't want to stay here and be a sitting duck!"
Lindsey's brief response caused a stir among the slaves.
Fortunately, the bandits nearby had already been killed by him, so no one was around to meddle in their affairs.
Meanwhile, Lindsey focused on the maiden before him:
"He is indeed still alive."
"But I can assure you, he won't live to see tomorrow's sunrise!"
The maiden almost instantly made the wisest judgment:
"Even so, what we should be considering now is how to escape from here."
"The underground structure here is entirely in the center of the mountain. To find a weak spot to dig our way out is impossible. That guy, Viktor, has a cruel nature but is also inherently suspicious. He must have left himself an escape route, and we might be able to find a way out from there..."
Suddenly, Lindsey interrupted the maiden:
"Wait a moment."
Lindsey's gaze turned upward, and he suddenly sensed the aura of the Rampaging Warrior disappearing from the mountain peak!
"I have some good news."
"The Seventh Stage Awakened Being who captured and toyed with you has been killed by someone."
"..."
"He's dead?"
"I... I can feel it too! I'm an Awakened Being, and Viktor's Essence... it did disappear just now, didn't it?"
"He's truly dead."
"That demon... is finally dead?"
"..."
This outcome immediately caused an uproar among the slaves.
Lindsey refrained from commenting.
Seeing that the situation here was resolved, he began to consider returning to the basin early to protect his 'prisoner' identity.
But at that very moment.
The Eternal One maiden approached him and asked a question that made his hair stand on end:
"Mr. Good Samaritan."
"Why do you carry the aura of the Codex of Human Wisdom?"
(End of Chapter)
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