Saving the World in an Apocalypse-Style Text Game-Chapter 763 - 371: Malice Chains, Extreme Evil Subconscious_2
Long-range attacks simply could not penetrate through the darkness and reach the palace. Lin Xun used his Star Lord Canis sword for an attack, but as the sword barely crossed the boundary of darkness, it fell uncontrollably to the ground.
If it weren’t for Valkyrie picking it up and returning it to him, Lin Xun would have lost a legendary-grade weapon.
[...]
[’Flandre’ explains to you, strictly speaking, your attacks are guided by your consciousness, incapable of resisting the erosion of Malice.]
[Unless you possess sufficiently potent extraordinary energy or an extraordinary weapon, you cannot penetrate the dark space and inflict damage on ’Assad’.]
[Although ’Flandre’ and ’Jinmu’ are powerful enough to kill ’Assad’, they can’t step foot in the dark space...]
"Ha! Why didn’t you say this earlier?"
Lin Xun quickly devised a sensational move.
He opened the item bar and clicked on the ’Bloody King of Swords’, gifting it to Flandre.
[Upon receiving the blood-red greatsword, ’Flandre’s’ eyes lit up, understanding your intent instantly and praised, "Not bad, it’s worth a shot!"]
[The nearby ’Jinmu’ was left bewildered, unable to comprehend what you both were planning.]
[Under your command, Valkyrie retreats, while ’Flandre’ tightly grip the blood-red greatsword, swinging it in a spin.]
[A crimson aura swirled around it, stirring up a violent and ferocious whirlwind, likening the sight of a person and a sword to a blood tornado from afar.]
[Flandre twists her slender waist and suddenly swings the sword, hurling the greatsword like an arrow at the monster in the palace...]
[The greatsword, encased in crimson aura, turns into a tragic red glow that instantly penetrates the dark boundary...]
[The endless Malice rushed towards the greatsword, attempting to interfere with its trajectory, only to be blocked by the blood-colored radiance surrounding the greatsword.]
[In the blink of an eye, the greatsword embeds itself into the palace, brightening the blood glow!]
[In a trance, you see ’Assad’ glaring at you with a fierce and malicious look, a sinister smile on his face that hinted a sense of ferocity!]
[Immediately, he is engulfed by an overwhelming blood glow...]
[The huge palace collapses in an instant, accompanied by a huge explosion!]
[Once the dust settled, aside from Valkyrie, who had flown far away early on, there was no other living creature left in the dark space.]
[All that can be seen on the ruins is a crimson greatsword, wrapped in blood light!]
[Your allied contract character ’Flandre’ has defeated ’Extreme Evil Assad’!]
[Under your command, Valkyrie descends to the ruins and grabs the hilt of the greatsword, trying to pull it out...]
[However, the greatsword that was as light as a feather in Flandre’s hands weighed like a mountain in Valkyrie’s hand.]
[She could barely lift the greatsword, having to drag it, and the only way to move the greatsword was to use the power of her wings, slowly moving towards you...]
"Huh? Something’s wrong!"
"Why didn’t Assad drop anything when he died? The game text clearly indicated his death."
Lin Xun had a bad feeling.
[...]
[The endless Malice seeped out from the ruins, forming a peculiar face in the air, a face filled with pure malice.]
[The face’s form was unstable, and its edges tremble and vibrate constantly.]
[However, the infinite black gas seeping from the ruins caused the size of the face to constantly grow and its form to stabilize.]
[The dark space itself also shook along with it, the entire space violently shaking as though on the verge of obliteration.]
[’Flandre’ suddenly spoke, fear in her voice as she quickly said that she understands ’Solens’’ intentions now!]
[This explains why the Divine Kingdom is full of creatures that have descended into extreme evil, yet Malice has not yet developed into a deity...]
[This explains why Malice doesn’t need ’Assad’, but remains in his body.]
[Because ’Assad’ isn’t the host of Malice, but the restraint that confines it!]
[The Wet Nurse already knew about the birth of Malice, hence she used ’Assad’s’ body as a prison to confine and conceal it here!]
[By killing Assad now, you’re essentially freeing Malice from its shackles!]
[If a new cage isn’t found, this subconscious will break free, feeding off unending malice for strength, rapidly ascending to godhood!]
[Solens knows he can’t contend with the wet nurse, so he wants to use the entrapped evil consciousness to contend with her!]
Lin Xun’s first reaction was: "What the hell? My sword!"
His second reaction was: "Damn, instead of saving the world, it seems like I’m about to speed up its destruction."
Some people, in a critical moment, say when on the verge of being hit by a speeding car, fall into a state of numbness, their thoughts completely paralyzed.
But some people, at that same critical moment, erupt in both physical and mental reactions that far surpass their usual state, like a well-versed grandmother lifting a car to save her grandchild.
Like a master swordsman once said: a striking will can pierce through even the hardest stones.
And Lin Xun was the latter.
He quickly resolved his first reaction’s problem, ordering the Valkyrie to put away the ’Bloody King’s Sword’.
Yes, to put away.
The Valkyrie has the Red Candle Sword Box, she can store weapons in special equipment slots without taking up weight.
[Upon receiving your command, the Valkyrie’s enormous sword, which she was dragging with both hands, disappeared instantly, stored inside the Red Candle Sword Box on her back.]
[As you retreat quickly, pulling out the Refined Copper Sand Hammer once again and ringing it, the shape of the Valkyrie disappeared inside the dark space...]
Lin Xun heaved a sigh of relief, the divine weapon had already come back along with the Valkyrie.
He had immediately solved the first reaction’s problem.
[Flandre and Jinmu retreat quickly along with you; they can only watch helplessly as the dark breath expands but are unable to stop it.]
[Due to the impending destruction of the dark space, parts of the malicious energy are already seeping through the unstable barrier of the dark space and reaching the outer world.]
[That vicious, terrifying face also seems to undulate with the dark breath, preparing to come out...]
[Only now do you realize that the dark space is a means the wet nurse uses to prevent the escape of the malice subconscious.]
[If you consider Assad’s body as the shackles, then the dark space is the cage!]
[However, when the malicious breath is breaking free and rapidly growing in power, this space can no longer perform its original function.]
[Perhaps it’s because of other reasons such as the absence of subsequent power to support the space, leading to its inability to contain the increasingly potent malicious subconscious...] 𝕗𝐫𝚎𝗲𝘄𝐞𝕓𝐧𝕠𝘃𝕖𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝚖
Lin Xun’s adrenal glands were quickly secreting adrenaline. Facing an impending apocalyptic crisis, his mind awakened with unprecedented clarity.
Why did the librarian guide him here?
It couldn’t possibly be to end the world, could it? This contradicts the original intention of the Book of Salvation. The same administrator who upholds rules absolutely wouldn’t do such a thing.
There could only be one possibility, the administrator wanted him to accomplish the unprecedented feat of saving the world, which is why he was guided here.
Although Lin Xun didn’t know why the administrator didn’t interfere in the previous instances but stepped in here to interfere in the apostles’ actions, knowing its intentions was enough.
Knowing that the administrator believed in his ability to save the world, or saw a possibility of him doing so, it wouldn’t lead him into an apocalyptic deadlock.
Just because he couldn’t prevent the expansion of the malice subconscious, doesn’t mean he can’t make use of other forces.
The only thing in Lin Xun’s possession that had a connection with extreme evil and didn’t belong to him, yet commanded tremendous power was the ’Mature Evil Fruit’!
He immediately opened his items column and clicked on the fruit!
[...]
[The monstrous face of malice has followed the outflow of the dark breath, stepping outside the dark space!]
[The more this sinister face smiles, the more bizarre it becomes. Its malicious eyes are staring straight at you, completely paying no mind to Flandre and Jinmu ...]
[You are about to fall into the abyss of extreme evil...]
[A bountiful and vibrant fruit appears out of thin air in your hand. The pitch-black fruit resembles the surging wave of malice.]
[The monster face’s gaze, which was fixed on you, suddenly shifts. It looks at the ’Mature Evil Fruit’ in your hand, its facial expression instantly disintegrates, transforming into several streams of black energy, burrowing into the fruit...]
[The surging wave of malice lingering around you, is also sucked into the ’Evil Fruit’, following the monstrous face!]
[In a blink of an eye, the dark space collapses into oblivion, the malicious breath fluttering within the tower disappeared in an instant...]
[All that is left is that increasingly plump and pitch-black ’Evil Fruit’ in your hand!]
