"Just keep guarding this place and do nothing?"
Hearing Linsey's answer, Wala Wala voiced her surprise without stopping her performance:
"That doesn't sound like you at all!"
Boom—
In the gap between their conversation, a gray shadow of death pierced through the rocks and swept past Linsey's ear.
Silent, icy, yet carrying a faint trace of Life Force.
"Tsk—"
Linsey raised an eyebrow.
As one of the living, if he were tainted by that aura, the outcome was obvious.
He immediately pulled out more stones to patch the torn cracks, never stopping as he reinforced the defenses elsewhere:
"I do prefer taking the initiative, but that depends on the situation!"
Wala Wala said:
"I just feel like things have moved too fast today."
"Meeting that guy, fishing, then a huge battle—don't you think it all feels abrupt?"
Linsey replied:
"Reality isn't some artist's script. It doesn't care about pacing!"
"Let's save our strength and protect our shelter!"
As they spoke, the two continued maintaining their tiny foothold amid the chaotic world.
And in Linsey's eyes, the information gathered by the Scouting Skill was also why he did not want to take the initiative.
[Chaos & Law ≠ Rule.] [Collapse, shatter / battle?] [Fuse! Disassemble~] [Reconstruct...]
The skill that had once provided clear clues now returned nothing but fragments of nouns.
Linsey tried to break the deadlock, but [Clue Combination] did not react at all.
As for the [Walkthrough Master] in the [RPG] module—
The pinnacle skill of the highest rank could be activated normally. But the amount of source essence it required was beyond imagination!
Unless Linsey was willing to lie paralyzed on the ground for several hours, he could forget about it!
"I can't lose my action ability right now..."
Linsey looked into the distance.
Yet his