Rota, having regained consciousness, clearly still had something she wanted to say.
But Linsey's words had evidently become a higher-priority command for her.
So Rota closed her eyes and began focusing on repairing her body.
Linsey, meanwhile, took the silent Mechanical Maid with him. They passed through the hole in the ceiling of the reaction chamber and returned to the surface a few seconds later.
"..."
Standing on solid ground again, Linsey swept his gaze across the surroundings.
Though his battle with Rota had been brief and frantic, the land around them had still been left in utter ruin.
He slowly returned to the center of the village in Primal City of Law.
The corpses of Melancholy One and Sloth still lay there, which was precisely why Linsey had come back.
"Heh. Can't forget about you two."
"Revivalists—since you fell before me, don't even dream of waking up again!"
Linsey could not be bothered to use Planting Flowers to devour the corpses.
He walked straight over and reached for the two bodies.
Life could inherently suppress Corruption Power. Dealing with two "dead men" now was even easier than taking candy from a baby...
"Wait!"
His hand stopped halfway.
Melancholy One and Sloth before him looked like nothing more than two corpses.
But from another perspective, they were two treasure chests that could drop new equipment!
And he happened to be holding an ally in the absolute sense.
There was no reason for him to miss the chance to double the rewards.
"Rota, how's your rest going?"
Linsey lowered his head to ask. The Mechanical Maid in his arms opened her eyes and nodded at him.
"Commander, I can perform all ordinary activities under the concept of physiology."
"But if you require me to participate in combat, I will need another