Saving the World in an Apocalypse-Style Text Game-Chapter 629 - 317 Hive Mind, Sacred Nest_2
Lin Xun paused: "The special attribute of this Chapter... Hive Mind."
He’s still unclear about the specific functions of this special attribute.
But based on previous Chapters, the special attribute is used to amplify related skills.
For example, Knowledge. Ordinary magic skills are only boosted by mental-related attributes, but in the Omniscient World, the skill is given an additional boost from the special attribute.
With dual enhancement, skills boosted by the special attribute are much stronger than ordinary ones.
But the special attribute also has a flaw. After discarding the related Shell, the special attribute can’t be put into use without the corresponding skill.
If ordinary Apostles could enter the Hell Chapter, this minor flaw wouldn’t be a problem at all.
After all, the Shells of ordinary Apostles last a very long time. Unlike Lin Xun, who picks up every good Shell he sees, discarding the old ones without hesitation.
In general, the world’s rules vary by Chapter, so there’s no guarantee the special attributes boosting related skills will apply to all Chapters.
Lin Xun proceeds to examine the spoils.
The two monsters exploded into 250,000 points of spirit altogether. Such a gain at the beginning of this Chapter makes the challenge of the Hell Chapter worth it.
[’Dragon Knight Token’ (Item): A pass issued by the Dragon Knights who guard the borders of the Divine Kingdom. Only those with firm faith can enter the Divine Kingdom of the ’Wet Nurse’.]
[Using this item, you can travel to the territory of the ’Desire Wet Nurse’ – ’Sacred Nest·Yumongangde’.]
"Huh? Isn’t it enough to cross the Audience Valley to reach the Divine Kingdom? Why do I need this thing?"
"Could it be..."
Lin Xun frowns, checking the next spoil.
[’Exoskeleton Mask’ (Epic-level Equipment): Made from the shell left behind by a powerful Feathered one after its death, it is a helmet armor full of thorny spikes.]
[When you wear this equipment, the mask will automatically wrap your body as a sturdy Exoskeleton Mask when you enter combat. When an enemy inflicts close combat physical damage on you, there is a chance that a small portion of the damage will be transferred to the enemy.]
[This equipment is currently damaged and needs to be repaired before it can be used.]
"Typical tank gear, but unfortunately this shell mask is broken, requiring materials to repair,"
Lin Xun shakes his head. If the three-headed lion could wear equipment, this mask would be quite suitable for it.
"Perhaps it can be given to Sly Ghost to wear, the Infernal Sly Ghost can also be a good tank."
[You possess the special attribute ’Hive Mind’!]
[The biological activity remaining on this equipment will revive and progressively repair the equipment under the influence of ’Hive Mind’, until it returns to its original state.]
[The equipment repair speed is related to your ’Hive Mind’ level.]
"Huh, my special attribute can repair equipment..." 𝓯𝙧𝓮𝓮𝒘𝓮𝙗𝙣𝒐𝒗𝒆𝓵.𝓬𝓸𝒎
It’s not just the Dragon Knight’s exoskeleton mask, even the Dean’s mask is under repair.
Lin Xun is taken aback, but he doesn’t dwell on it. This kind of repair function should only apply to certain special equipment in this Chapter. For him with the Shell of ’Swordsmith’, it’s better than nothing.
The ’Giant Dragon’ that looks like a worm dropped an item and a material.
[’Activated Slime Gland’ (Item): A gland tissue from the ’Giant Dragon’ body that contains a potent form of activated slime with strong vitality.]
[Using this item, you can restore a certain amount of life to a Shell prefixed with ’Feathered’ and heal some of its limb injuries. Remaining usage 1/2]
Lin Xun sneers and puts away the item.
With the top-notch wet nurse Shell ’Lord of the Fast Zhubi’, he doesn’t need this thing at all.’
Gathering his Shikigami and summoned creatures back into the sprite balls, he continues on his journey.
[...]
[You dominate the sky with your sword, flying over two giant bodies, heading deeper into the Audience Valley...]
[The cliffs on either side of you tower into the clouds, stretching as far as the eye can see. Looking up at the sky from the bottom of the valley, you see only a strip of cloud-filled sky.]
[...]
[After a long flight, the sky at the end of your sight grows larger. You know you’re about to traverse the Galatians Mountains, cross the valley, and reach the Divine Kingdom...]
[At last, you’ve reached the outside of the valley.]
[Look around, the landscape reminds you of the desolation you saw in the monastery, barren and bleak, devoid of any living creature.]
[A dull gray light penetrates the layered gloom, as if the entire world has been reduced to just this one color.]
[You seek the Divine Kingdom described in the myths, but all you see is a barren wasteland. The promised ’Wet Nurse’s Kingdom’ is nowhere in sight...]
[Do you want to go back the way you came?]
Lin Xun frowned and opened up his inventory to use an item.
[You hold aloft the ’Dragon Knight Token’, standing at the mouth of the Audience Valley in a posture of pilgrimage...]
[...]
[You feel the ground trembling faintly, the vibrations progressively intensifying...]
[Suddenly, a large sinkhole appears on the surface, and a creature resembling a mole cricket emerges—its body pale as chalk!]
[Its statue is as big as a house, a massive egg-shaped abdomen on both sides covered with translucent membranes.]
[The ’Feathered Courier Mole Cricket’ doesn’t attack you. Instead, it fixes its large compound eyes on the ’Dragon Knight Token’ in your hand.]
[The creature does not move, and neither do you, resulting in an impasse...]
[Suddenly, it dawns on you and you toss the ’Dragon Knight Token’ towards the creature.]
[The ’Dragon Knight Token’ is still mid-air when the ’Courier Mole Cricket’ gobbles it up with a delighted trill. It briefly turns around, then presents its tail-end to you.]
[Suddenly its translucent membrane splits open, revealing a hollow abdomen.]
[Inside, metal seats are embedded in the flesh, rows of them rusted and spattered with ornately patterned armrests on either side...]
[Seeing you hesitate, the ’Courier Mole Cricket’ utters a cry as if urging you to hurry.]
[You hesitantly climb into its abdomen, settling onto a metal seat...]
[The ’Courier Mole Cricket’ trills again, the flesh flaps at your sides close over, affording you a dim glimpse of the outside world through the translucent flesh, lit by the grey illumination.]
[The belly of the creature has a peculiar smell, not unpleasant. Compared to the breath of the ’Border Dragon of the Divine Kingdom’, it could even be described as fragrant.]
[The flesh embedding the metal seats is not lifeless. It feels slightly cool to the touch, and squirms ever so slightly.]
[With each successive tremor and the monstrous noise of limbs scraping earth, the belly of the creature plunges into darkness...]
[Gripping the armrests to steady yourself, you know you’re heading towards the underground, speeding towards the ’Holy Nest·Yumon Gande’ deep within...]
[...]
Lin Xun had previously experienced the free transportation tool ’Wide Winged Horseshoe Crab’, and this trip was much more pleasant in comparison.
At least the game keeps interrupting his journey with one or two lines of text.
In the ’cabin’, one is not surrounded by pitch darkness. The ’Courier Mole Cricket’s’ belly has bioluminescent tissues which allow one to see clearly inside the ’cabin’.
However, one cannot see the outside world unless one were to forcefully pierce the flesh membrane...
After waiting for about half an hour, he finally reaches the final stop.
[...]
[A faint brightness seeps through the flesh membrane from outside, the tremors within the belly gradually reduces...]
[Finally, you can no longer feel any tremors, everything inside the abdomen is calm.]
[The ’Courier Mole Cricket’ utters a delighted cry, the two flaps of flesh open...]
[The familiar dull grey illumination washes over you, the dome of the sky replaced by a bumpy stone ceiling.]
[Large patches of unknown fungi on the stone ceiling emit the dull gray light, illuminating the underground space.]
[You find yourself at the edge of a small town, the entire town suppressed under the heavy underground airspace.]
[There are several ’Courier Mole Crickets’ of various sizes standing quietly near yours. Their open abdomens are void of any passengers, just speckled rusted seats.]
[You gaze at that gloomy ghost town, its silence and desolation palpable.]
[You notice a massive stone tablet in front of a few ’Courier Mole Crickets’. Carved on it are strange twisted words—’The Outskirts of the Divine Kingdom·Tentacle City’]
