Life and Death Game

"It's not the right time yet; we must wait."

Linsey rushed into the side street, wielded Meteorite Pickaxe, and dug out a new tunnel.

He disappeared underground.

As they rapidly advanced, Linsey's gaze was incredibly solemn, glancing occasionally at the [Glorious Bullet] in his baggage.

The Dragon Beast was right in front of us, but it wasn't the time to make a move.

Standing inside the Icebound City is Oma's body; only the consciousness within belongs to the Dragon Beast. Attacking now cannot guarantee a fatal blow.

"It's time for you to appear in the Black Mountain World."

"Only for that necessary moment!"

boom--

Suddenly, Linsey felt a vibration above her head.

Even with the earth providing cover, the terrifying fluctuations of the Essence were immediately transmitted, and the soil and rocks in the tunnel even fell like a drizzle.

A powerhouse beyond common sense could only be at the Seventh Stage.

The two sides in the conflict were exactly as Linsey had predicted.

"As expected, the Dragon Beast and Dark Abyss started fighting."

He had just blew the Wind Whistle, and with the sound echoing throughout the city, Dark Abyss would surely come to check the situation.

This master of chaos will not allow his plans and his master to be threatened.

The Dragon Beast that had taken over the perceiver's body had no choice but to fight back.

Linsey's logic is simple.

If the Dragon Beast has already obtained the red body, then there is absolutely no need for it to be playing games with me here.

In the battle between Dark Abyss and the Dragon Beast just now, Dark Abyss emerged victorious.

Red's body is currently in Dark Abyss's hands! Linsey dared to break ties with the Dragon Beast because the other party had the exact same goal as him—to rescue Red from Dark Abyss's clutches.

This is a blatant, overt conspiracy.

As the source of the Dragon Beast's power, the Extinction Crown would never allow such a threat to fall into the hands of the Dark Abyss, who had plotted against it.

Everything that happened in the Black Mountain World made the Dragon Beast aware of Linsey's abilities.

With him actively holding off Dark Abyss, this human is the most likely candidate to rescue Red! At this moment, everything happening in the Icebound City is like a pre-written script.

The Dragon Beast and the Dark Abyss began to fight.

The terrifying roar continued overhead, but it was also Linsey's call to advance.

There was no glimmer of hope for victory.

Amidst the constant changes unfolding in reality, it gradually emerges from the distant horizon!

"Red, now she can only be there."

Linsey's expression grew increasingly resolute.

He dug quickly downwards, his target the tunnel that had previously led to the Sea of Silent Death.

Linsey wants to go back there.

The Dark Abyss's arrangement of the Dragon Beast is located here.

The red eyes were not possessed by the soul of the Extinction Crown.

If we want the other party to regain their original power and consciousness, then this area is absolutely essential! Click

The Meteorite Pickaxe suddenly loosened its grip.

Beneath the excavated cavity, Linsey saw the tunnel she had dug earlier.

Everything in the Icebound City happened too fast; the Dark Abyss didn't even have time to completely destroy it.

After the Dragon Beast's turbulent air currents subsided, the tunnel became smooth.

Linsey jumped in, his footsteps immediately leaving footprints in the dust, which then quickly extended forward! The sounds of battle overhead grew increasingly terrifying, while Linsey on the ground accelerated his sprint.

He descended through a parallel tunnel, and except for a few buffers along the way, he landed almost vertically.

It landed on the surface of a layer of earthen wall and destroyed it.

Linsey then saw a corpse.

Ethan leaned against the edge of the wall.

The Defender remained in the same pose as in his final moments, his figure motionless, shield in hand, like a withered sculpture.

"..."

Linsey gazed at her companion who had given his life to buy them time to escape.

He performed a ritual according to the School of Death, then stuffed the other person's body into the bag:

"The last thing I can do."

"The only option is to bury you and Nan Ya together."

After saying goodbye, Linsey looked once more at the Sea of Silent Death below.

The once calm waters were gone, replaced by a raging torrent of crimson and black liquid. A violent, murderous urge and the Withering Power surged and churned within the sea, releasing a terrifying, suffocating will! "What a joke!"

Linsey immediately looked up and shook her head.

Just one glance was enough to make him feel dizzy, and even the flow of his Essence became unstable.

In less than half a day, the Sea of Silent Death below had been modified in some way.

"The red color must be down there!"

Linsey took a deep breath to steady herself.

He looked down again, but waves of red and black rose and fell, crashing and pounding against each other. The colors of death and Slaughter almost covered everything, and he couldn't see anything with the naked eye! And Linsey's Map Skill were blocked here again.

"Handheld Radar..."

Linsey quickly took out her equipment.

Fortunately, the Handheld Radar's function comes from sound waves, so its effectiveness is unaffected.

Among the feedback, Linsey finally found Red.

The girl lay amidst the raging red and black waves, with only half her face above the water.

Linsey adjusted the angle and finally saw the other person.

Red's eyes were closed, as if she were in a dream, just as quiet as when Linsey had rescued her from the swamp prison.

[Simulation Management] → [Decryption Game]

Linsey opened her view and saw that Red was radiating a strong Essence energy, and the entire Sea of Silent Death was in chaos because of her.

An endless, deathly power was surging wildly into his body.

If this continues...

Boom! Just then, a red and black wave crashed over.

Although Linsey managed to dodge the attack, the force of the impact still affected him, making Linsey dizzy and almost causing him to fall out of the cave! "Hey! Are you kidding me!"

Linsey gritted her teeth, exerted her strength, and dragged her dizzy head back into the cave.

The dizziness was hard to resist, but then he remembered a piece of equipment he had on hand—the [Mountains Crest].

Besides the Earth Escape technique used normally.

The item description also includes a fitting line. "Increases the user's petrification/dizziness/physical resistance."

"This attribute will come in handy!"

Linsey switched his magic runes, and the enhanced resistance immediately brought him back to his senses.

Emerging from the cave once more, Linsey adjusted his position by digging into the terrain and began to approach Red's location.

Wait until the two overlap in the vertical direction.

"Get up here..."

Linsey swung out her Vine Wood Whip, but a wave of red and black energy crashed down, instantly corroding the equipment.

Linsey tried to modify the terrain to approach downwards.

But just a few meters from Red, the power of the Sea of Silent Death grew increasingly violent. He tried to reach down, and his fingertips began to turn gray, as the life force rapidly drained away.

Red was within reach, but Linsey could not get any closer!

"..."

"Red, can you hear me?"

Linsey tried to shout to wake the girl, but the girl lying in the black and red waves did not respond.

"Don't sleep like a log like you do at the camp!"

Linsey couldn't help but curse.

However, time waits for no one.

The Dragon Beast above are still fighting in the Dark Abyss. Once they sense the situation here, all opportunities may vanish!

Linsey's gaze finally locked onto the magic markings on the back of her hand.

"Either we drown together down there, or you come up here today!"

In an instant, the [Mountains Crest] that resisted dizziness was replaced by the [Ancient Tree Crest].

A feeling of dizziness washed over Linsey.

But he immediately activated the power of the [Ancient Tree Crest], his body transforming into the thick roots of a treant, which burrowed into the surrounding soil.

Then, Linsey's drooping hand transformed into a slender tree branch.

It spread and grew little by little, reaching towards the girl's peaceful sleeping face amidst the waves.

boom--

The Sea of Silent Death became even more turbulent.

As if sensing something, the unconscious sea unleashed an even stronger force of deathly stillness upon Linsey, shaking his mind and nearly causing him to lose all awareness of the outside world. Even his treant-like body showed signs of regressing.

"..."

"We cannot give up now!"

A powerful desire erupted violently within the tormented body.

The Willpower Source Material responded to the holder's will, and a strong radiance immediately appeared in Linsey's heart.

Though not as dazzling as those Righteous Walker.

But this outburst finally helped Linsey regain her composure.

brush--

This instant.

The branches that Linsey grew extended downwards and firmly bound themselves to the sleeping girl.