Chapter 914: Power Against the Law
Chapter 914: Power Against the Law
"The power of the Thorn Necklace."
"To bring everything it touches under its control, while annihilating evil enemies that threaten the city and the lives of its people."
"..."
Lindsey was underground, carving a path towards the location of the Shadow Alley in his memory.
During this process, he didn't idle either, frequently initiating Puzzle Games to scout those white thorns that streaked across above him, resembling strands of light.
When these thorns of rejection sealed off the entire city, their expansion and growth also ceased.
Even at this moment, with Lindsey in such close proximity to them.
These incredibly powerful thorns showed no signs of approaching him.
The Thorn Necklace had stopped its activities.
"Now, as long as there's no direct contact, safety can be guaranteed."
"Yana Fien activated its power, probably to deal with the enemies that appeared in the city."
"Their identities..."
The most suspicious, in Lindsey's eyes, was naturally the guy who claimed to be the 'One True God'.
Although the believer assassination incident was a misunderstanding, the existence of the Demon God itself was not false. It was indeed stirring up trouble in the neighboring world, and even drawing closer to the City of Law.
With his doubts, Lindsey soon arrived beneath the Shadow Alley.
Here, too, was covered in thorns.
Lindsey dug out a cavity, and above him, the layers of thorns emitted a white glow.
"Let's give it a try."
Lindsey buffed himself up, equipped with the best defenses, and cautiously extended his finger upwards.
Crack!
The armor provided by the Micro Shield shattered instantly.
Subsequently, Lindsey's finger felt an overwhelming suppressing force coming towards him. But thanks to the protection of the Codex of Human Wisdom, Lindsey had the chance to withdraw his finger.
"This won't do."
"Relying solely on skills and equipment, it seems impossible to break through its blockade."
Lindsey's brows furrowed.
The Codex could protect him for a while, but it was impossible for it to continuously help him resist the power of the Thorn Necklace.
"Even if we can't rescue them immediately, we must at least find out..."
"I've got it!"
Lindsey suddenly came up with a plan.
He rummaged through his belongings and replaced the long-unused Ancient Tree Emblem on his body.
And so, underground, Lindsey activated its effect and transformed into a freely growing Treant!
Rustle—
The power of the Thorn Necklace was formidable, but its inherent form also led to an issue.
There were gaps between the thorns! After becoming a Treant, Lindsey didn't use his body to collide with the power of the Thorn Necklace. Instead, he extended his fingers, allowing the branches that were his transformed body to grow through the gaps in the thorns, inching closer to the surface!
"That's right, just like this."
"It's going smoothly!"
"The gaps in the thorns, penetrating the soil, stones, and then... the tiles?"
Lindsey felt an immense force coming through the tiles.
"Is this my limit?"
This distance was almost his limit in his Treant form.
But Lindsey couldn't give up at this point. With his last bit of strength, he found the gap in the City of Law's tiles and then forcefully pushed upwards!
Clink—
The next moment, Lindsey canceled his Treant state.
Because as his finger passed through the gap in the tiles, he felt the power present on the street.
—The Essence of the Ultimate Technique, a source of darkness.
In the Dragon Beast World, Lindsey had encountered an Awakened One who sought to revive the Extinction Crown using his Ultimate Technique. The skill attribute he employed was that of darkness.
In the City of Law, Lindsey once again encounters a user of this power, one that is filled with chaos and disorder, as if capable of erasing all rules from existence!
"So, this time, the enemy isn't a Demon God but rather the Abyssal Academy infiltrating here?"
Lindsey falls into deep thought underground.
Tens of thousands of years ago, this academy had waged a great war against the entire universe, during which the first ruler of the City of Law and the Extinction Crown of the Abyssal Academy had perished together.
From then on, an irreconcilable grudge was formed between the two.
Questions arose.
Over these tens of thousands of years, the City of Law has developed into one of the most powerful forces in the universe, its fame spreading far and wide.
What has the Abyssal Academy, which had been defeated and fallen silent, been up to? These people were not completely annihilated.
Apart from attempting to resurrect their fallen comrades, they are also likely devising new strategies to deal with their old arch-nemesis.
Lindsey considers a possibility.
"..."
"The Abyssal Academy has found the key to countering the power of Law!"
"What happened in the city tonight isn't just a sudden attack but also a test of their ability to destroy the City of Law..."
With these thoughts, Lindsey leaves the City of Law.
He goes outside the city and, through the map, observes the nearby refugees, finding that they have been organized and are migrating towards the east side of the Jinghe River.
Lindsey: [Alice, do you need my help?]
Lindsey: [You know my skills. We can build a city hall here first... Just wait a bit.]
Lindsey had originally wanted to suggest setting up his base nearby and helping with operations.
With a normal functioning economy, he could provide supplies for the people, even if the number of refugees was overwhelming.
However, after making this suggestion, Lindsey remembers a problem.
During the temporal chaos, he had already allocated his last base slot to the Rogue Mechanoids.
There are no more slots available.
There's no way to set up this base.
"A slot..."
Lindsey opens his attribute panel and discovers that the number of base slots, originally four, has increased by one at some point.
"..."
"My guess was right!"
A victorious smile appears on Lindsey's face.
The three bases in the Wasteland World, without a commander, couldn't provide him with such technological breakthroughs.
But the Rogue Mechanoids are different; they have Commander Rota, who can manage the base.
Just then, a response from Alice arrives in the friend channel.
Alice: [Lindsey, I don't recommend showing off your skills. I can work hard to help them survive, too.]
Lindsey: [Are you worried that exposing my abilities will bring some very troublesome complications?]
Lindsey: [Compared to the lives of thousands, I don't mind this at all.]
Alice: [The Codex of Human Intelligence, the Sinner Mark on you, once exposed, will cause unimaginable trouble. Lindsey, your actions now are not about gains and losses; they will bring about a huge threat!]
Lindsey: [If these people are truly in a survival crisis, I will not stand idly by.]
Lindsey: [Alright, let's change the topic. Have you heard of any mechanical-type races near the City of Law? If so, how can we contact them?]
Alice: [Sorry, I've never heard of any.]
(End of Chapter)
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