Help Me Stop Them!

Watching Bo Gong depart.

Linsey and Oma then set off again, continuing to dig tunnels in the pitch-black underground.

However, in order to react in time, Linsey kept the tunnel at a depth that was quite close to the surface.

Even if Hong is in danger.

So, consider the speed at which Meteorite Pickaxe can dig through soil.

In just a second or two, Linsey could break through the soil above her head and enter the city to offer assistance.

Behind Linsey, Oma struggled to maintain his ability to detect things.

The two had a clear division of labor and proceeded with the investigation in an orderly manner.

Linsey's only worry was that Red had already been taken away from the Icebound City by the Dragon Beast, but considering Dark Abyss's attitude, he managed to stay calm.

Time passed by, second by second.

When the two had traveled to about a third of the way through the city.

Linsey's map still didn't show any red areas. He turned to ask, but Oma just shook his head with a gloomy look in his eyes.

"Mr. Linsey, I can't sense Miss Hong's position."

Oma's tone was tense and urgent.

The one who had to offer comfort was now Linsey: "Don't worry, Red is definitely still alive!"

Oma analyzed, "Mr. Linsey, we were all affected by that strong wind, and we all appeared in roughly the same direction, just at different distances. If Miss Hong is really alright, then we should have found her very quickly!"

Oma was probably worried that Red was dead.

Linsey had no choice but to explain in a low voice:

"Whether it's the Dragon Beast or the Dark Abyss... the Dark Abyss is the one who attacked us underground just now. They both deeply covet Red, and there's absolutely no way they would kill her!"

Upon hearing this answer, Oma asked curiously, "Is there anything special about Miss Hong?"

"On her body..."

Linsey intended to explain to the perceiver behind her.

Given the chance to escape, Oma was willing to risk his life to return to the Icebound City with him.

This is definitely a trustworthy companion! But at this moment, just as Linsey parted ways with Bo Gong, that sense of déjà vu resurfaced in her mind.

The experiences in the Icebound City and the adventures of his companions flashed through Linsey's mind one by one.

Finally, Linsey recalled her reaction when the Dark Abyss appeared in the Sea of Silent Death.

The Chaos Dominator looked very surprised, and when he confirmed the identities of these intruders, his tone was also filled with doubt.

The doubts were dispelled by surprise when they discovered the red color.

In other words...

The Dark Abyss, which came underground with the intention of intercepting the enemy, was surprised by these intruders! This means that in the Dark Abyss's original understanding...

What he found underground shouldn't be Linsey and those other humans! "..."

Linsey's heart tightened.

With this as a starting point for reflection, many more encounters emerged.

What followed was the fate of these awakened humans.

Bo Gong's psychological manipulation and mind-reading abilities, Oma's powerful reconnaissance capabilities, and other combat personnel.

This combination allowed them to escape the siege of the Revivalist and hide in the city.

Barring any unforeseen circumstances.

With their combined abilities, it would be almost impossible for the Revivalist to detect them easily.

But Linsey's reconnaissance map revealed that they were immediately besieged.

How did the Revivalist manage to do this? Or rather, there must be some unexpected factor interfering with the normal course of events within the ranks of the awakened humans! Finally, there's the air current stirred up by the Dragon Beast underground.

The airflow appeared at the most critical moment, almost as if the Dragon Beast was in the middle of the battlefield and saw everything before it made its move!

Considering his concerns about Hong, the Dragon Beast's aura wouldn't be able to kill the girl.

But for the other human awakeners, there was absolutely no such reason.

The Dragon Beast could take only Red away, ignoring everyone else, or wantonly ravaging them.

Instead of like before.

Only the unfortunate Linsey appeared underground alone, and it took her a lot of effort to get back to the surface.

"It's impossible that all of this is just a coincidence."

The jumbled clues gradually became clear and then came together.

A clear conclusion then emerged.

Dark Abyss felt that it shouldn't be humans like them appearing on the Sea of Silent Death.

The Dragon Beast understood everything, and was also mindful of everyone in the group except for Red.

Especially at this moment, only two of these awakened humans are still alive.

One of them is the Bo Gong, which escaped from a glacial crevice.

The other is Oma, who, with boundless courage, followed Linsey back to the Icebound City!

"..."

Linsey quietly locked the module to [Simulation Management].

During the excavation, he seemingly naturally twisted his body, his gaze falling on the perceiver behind him.

Oma is using his skills to explore his surroundings.

He didn't seem to care much about Linsey's silence, which made him seem very respectful of her secret.

Linsey didn't want to wrongly accuse any of her companions, so she began to probe. "By the way, Mr. Oma, could you tell me more about the abilities of the Perceiver?"

"The Perceiver starts by training all the senses, then integrating everything and extending it to the surroundings," Oma explained naturally. "Besides my Constitution, which is stronger than that of ordinary people, and the enhancement brought by the Essence, I can only fight by relying on the body consciousness that integrates the senses."

Linsey asked again, "Is there any danger associated with this sensory ability?"

"Being able to perceive more information than ordinary people, one might face corresponding risks if fighting a powerful enemy, right?"

Oma looked somewhat surprised. "Ah... Is that so? Mr. Linsey, you're so clever!"

"However, although there will be a lot of dangers, people like us have already gotten used to this kind of change."

Linsey, who was walking ahead, handed over the torch she was holding:

"Could you get me a torch?"

"Breaking this rock in front might make quite a commotion, so I'll just dig it out by hand."

Oma naturally reached out and took the torch.

At that very moment, their bodies came into contact.

Humans: Awakened

[A perceiver who has just reached the Fifth Stage, possessing strong reconnaissance abilities; however, this individual is currently being invaded by an external consciousness and is in a state of losing control of their body.]

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Click—

The next second, Linsey dug straight through the tunnel above her head.

At the same time, he picked up a long-lost prop and put it to his mouth.

Waaah—

A clear, lingering sound came from the Wind Whistle.

The sound was the cry of an ancient forest, which began to reverberate throughout the Icebound City. Then Linsey amplified his power, and the sound of dispelling the beasts echoed throughout the city, booming across the entire space under the cover of glaciers.

The sound of the Wind Whistle overwhelmed everything.

This loud cry could be heard everywhere, both in the sky and on the ground, and those who were not beasts Revivalist also turned their attention to Linsey and Oma's location.

Almost entirely undetected by the enemies.

Linsey stepped onto the cave exit.

He reached the ground, turned his head, and looked with disdain at the astonished Oma inside the tunnel behind him:

"Dragon Beast, I'm going to rescue Red now."

"If you still intend to obtain the soul of the Extinction Crown, then help me stop the people who are about to appear."

"..."

Oma.

Or rather, the perceiver whose body was possessed by the Dragon Beast did not offer much explanation.

His human eyes instantly transformed from normal to yellow snake pupils. His aura also rapidly expanded, displaying an earth-shattering Essence energy.

That's the power of a Seventh Stage expert!

The Dragon Beast, its identity exposed, asked in a calm tone:

"Humans, when did you discover this?"

"..."

Linsey ignored him completely.

He dashed off into the side street and vanished without a trace!