I Have a Sailing Game-Chapter 184 - 153: Withered Little Girl (Part 2)
[Without those bizarre abilities, all you can do is honestly eat bullets!]
[I advise you to surrender and come with us to the church, otherwise, I'll blow your brains out!]
He spoke harshly, threatening Rogel.
It seemed this wasn't the first time they had done this, probably having used this statue to get rid of quite a few quasi-extraordinaries.
This was the source of their confidence!
They already believed victory was within their grasp.
However, what they didn't know was, the person in front of them was not a lamb waiting to be slaughtered just because he lost his extraordinary abilities.
A white flash of the blade cut through, bringing forth blossoms of blood.
[Gah...]
The man clutched his throat, eyes filled with disbelief, collapsing powerlessly to the ground.
Rogel sheathed his sword and picked up the statue from the pool of blood.
[Suppressive Divine Statue]
[Type: Special Artifact]
[Quality: Blue]
[Special Effect: The Suppressive Divine Statue provides the holder with a suppressive effect on creatures at or below the extraordinary tier, significantly weakening the influence of extraordinary abilities within a certain range.]
[Negative Effect: The holder will gradually be influenced by the statue, increasing their level of faith.]
[Explanation: It contains a trace of Apostle Tier aura.]
A trace of Apostle Tier aura...
It seems the foundation of the Mother Goddess Church is indeed strong, and there must be Apostle-level extraordinary beings on Ozuric Island as well.
To suppress extraordinaries, they even distributed something like this.
But, what is the reason for this?
Although extraordinaries and church forces are indeed two systems, why does the Mother Goddess Church display an intent to annihilate extraordinaries?
What obstacle do extraordinaries pose to the Mother Goddess Church?
Rogel frowned deeply.
He took out the Skeleton Spirit Staff and transformed a Bone Spirit from the corpses in front of him, then used the Key's teleportation function to relocate these corpses, ensuring there were no obvious traces left before leaving the place.
It's best not to be targeted by the Mother Goddess Church.
...
Back on the Gelin, Rogel felt he needed to speed up his exploration of the cave.
Within the Mother Goddess Church on Ozuric Island, there must be Apostle-level and even higher tier existences.
He needs to enhance his strength quickly to confront them with equal power.
For extraordinaries, at the same tier, level isn't that important.
But tier is different.
Higher-tier extraordinaries have absolute dominance over lower-tier extraordinaries.
Just like the previous statue, even a trace of Apostle-level aura could possess such terrifying suppressive power.
"Let's begin."
In front of the screen, Rogel focused, and the game character took out the Cave Key for teleportation, beginning automatic exploration.
The automatic exploration function is very useful, and except for fighting bosses, it can faithfully change direction according to the user's requirements.
[You arrived at the Withered Altar via Key teleportation.]
[You carefully searched around the altar, attempting to find something useful, but found nothing.]
[However, although you didn't find any useful artifacts or equipment, you noticed a broken stone tablet engraved with text.]
[It contains a mysterious power that allows you to understand the content on it.]
[Withered... everything has lost its vitality... only the beautiful flower blooming amidst the withering... but it doesn't signify rebirth...]
A flower blooming amid withering?
Withered Altar...
Rogel pondered, seemingly lost in thought.
[After exploring the altar, you turned your attention to its surroundings.]
[The altar extends in four directions with different paths.]
[They are the Withered Forest, the neighboring Drying Swamp, the Collapsing Rock Hills, and a path leading underground.]
[You head towards the Withered Forest to the north.]
[Here, the trees are all withered, only twisted dead branches remain, not a leaf in sight.]
[After proceeding a short distance, you feel puzzled, as there are no terrifying monsters or hidden treasures here, which makes you feel very eerie instead.]
[Soon after, a hoarse song faintly reaches your ears.]
[Jingle, jingle... early birds get worms, hard-working girls pick mushrooms...]
The lyrics are very lighthearted, but the voice is so eerie, making one's scalp tingle.
"What the hell is this?"
In front of the screen, Rogel felt a chill down his back, instinctively leaning against the headboard.
[You move forward toward the source of the voice.]
[Before long, you find her.]
[This is a very petite figure, wearing a red hood, seemingly a little girl.]
[At this moment, she is crouching in front of a tree, singing a lighthearted song in a hoarse voice, seemingly picking something.]
[But in this withered forest with nothing left, what could there be to pick?]
[You cautiously examine her information.]
[Withered Girl]
[Type: Monster]
[Quality: Common]
[Level: 1]
[Tier: Extraordinary]
[Explanation: A withered little girl.]
This made Rogel feel even more eerie.
A monster of only level one? Could it possibly transform into something?
[You don the Ancient Demon Pattern Cloak, wielding the Skeleton Spirit Staff and Wraith Blade, carrying several bottles of high-quality White Rose Potions in your bag, fully armed, and approach the withered little girl...]
[After coming to the withered little girl's side, you softly call out.]
[The withered little girl turns around, upon seeing you, she screams as if greatly startled.]
[And you are equally shocked by her appearance.]
[The withered little girl is true to her name; her face and skin are withered and sallow, devoid of any color and her eyes are sunken. She holds a gray, shriveled mushroom in her hand.]
[The withered little girl screams "monster" in a frightened voice before trying to turn and flee in terror.]
...?
Who's the real monster here?
Rogel couldn't help but mutter to himself, but still manipulated the game character with a thought to follow her.
After all, this withered little girl seemed capable of communication.
[The withered little girl runs incredibly fast, even transforming into a black mist couldn't catch up, leaving you stunned.]
[You search for her trail within the Withered Forest.]
[After a while, you find a house made of dried wood, with a few charred, withered flowers at the entrance.]
[You ponder for a moment before stepping forward to knock on the door; receiving no response, you open the door and walk in.]
[After searching around the house, you find some items.]
[You found Withered Mushroom ×3.]
[You found Rotten Berry ×5.]
Rogel frowned after reading the item descriptions; they were nothing but a pile of junk.
[Awooo—]
[At this moment, several raspy wolf howls came from outside.]
Hearing this, Rogel suddenly breathed a sigh of relief.
Throughout the journey, not a single proper monster was encountered.
Now hearing these wolf howls, he felt somewhat reassured.
...
Somewhere on an unnamed island.
Aitar, unkempt and with a dirty beard, thrust a wooden spear into the sea.
Raising it, a fish, impaled through its body, flopped about energetically.
Placing it into a basket, Aitar headed towards the island's interior.
[Uncle?]
[Where the hell... did you go?]
Returning to his dwelling, Aitar called out in confusion, glancing around, but found no familiar figure.
Although puzzled, Aitar didn't pay too much attention.
He started a fire, took some berries and spices gathered in the morning, and began grilling the fish.
Soon, Aitar was well-fed.
Still, with his uncle not returned, Aitar found it odd.
Then, suddenly, he felt dizzy, with the world spinning before him.
He uncontrollably collapsed to the ground.
On the brink of unconsciousness, he saw a familiar figure.
[Hehe... I saved your life, and now... it's time to collect the debt...]
An eerie chuckle echoed.
Aitar's vision slowly faded into darkness.
However, the necklace on his chest began to emit a faint light at that moment.
