The Second Impact!

Perfect square stones appeared before the three of them, like building blocks.

[The Hand of Construction] is in charge of the operation.

Linsey spared no effort in using her Essence to take out countless stones from her bag, neatly stacking them together to completely surround the three of them.

Finally, when the space above and below was sealed off, not even light could penetrate it.

A pitch-black world descended upon this place.

Based on the scene seen a second ago, I guarantee it with the skill of a painter.

Ala Song was certain that these cubes were the most perfectly formed geometric structures he had ever seen. Whether sold to an art academy or a sculpture factory, they would be in high demand!

The one-armed painter, feeling his way in the dark, asked Linsey:

"Linsey, what is this?"

Linsey replied:

"As you can see, fortifications."

"We can't expect to withstand this kind of impact with our bodies, can we?"

Linsey sounded very calm, but she was still uneasy inside.

He not only used the [Hand of Construction] to quickly build a 'coffin', but also used the abilities of [Architecture and Materials Science] to give it the properties of game blocks.

But can this kind of defense really withstand external impacts?

Ala Song was also curious about this question:

"Linsey, it's really safe here..."

Linsey suddenly spoke up:

"They're here."

Thump—

The wailing from the ground came from directly in front of them, and when listened to through the wall, it had a distorted, unreal quality.

Linsey dared not be presumptuous.

In the darkness, he grabbed Ala Song and Selina, one in each hand, and pulled them to his side.

"Hurry up, I'll handle the impact."

The powerful impact arrived in an instant.

The sturdy Stone Fort attached to the ground suddenly turned backward, as if the cannons were being pushed back by the force of their firing.

Fortunately, Linsey was prepared.

He lifted his leg and thrust forward, using his immense strength and Constitution to withstand the impact.

Ala Song and Selina, who were being held by him, also escaped unharmed.

"..."

After the initial impact, silence fell over the dark Stone Fort.

This makeshift fortress did indeed withstand the external impact.

But then, Linsey felt her feet lighten.

The Stone Fort seemed to have broken through something and was falling downwards!

"..."

"The city's foundation has collapsed, and we are falling into the sea!"

The impact had ended, Linsey quickly put Ala Song on the ground, while Selina was held in his arms.

"Ala Song, I'll open this fortress now."

"You should be fine going upstream, right?"

The one-armed painter pulled out his paintbrush.

While it's true that one arm makes swimming difficult, he can use his skills to assist, so it's not a problem.

"Linsey, open it."

Clang clang clang—

Flames danced in the darkness as Linsey quickly chipped open the Stone Fort with his pickaxe, revealing a torrent of seawater gushing down in front of him.

"Selina, hold your breath, we'll be up there soon."

Young Selina immediately shut her mouth obediently, her cheeks puffing out.

Immediately afterwards, a light shone underwater.

Linsey's Underwater Illuminator illuminated the seawater brightly.

Two adults, with a child in tow, swam toward the city above.

At that moment, the stone giant fell in the city.

The Purple District was cut in half by it, collapsing into a sea canyon.

The Blue District where Linsey and his group were located, and the northern Orange District, had also been completely reduced to ruins, but there were still some remaining buildings at the dock.

These architectural ruins fell into the water, only to be pulled upwards by the world's restorative processes.

Linsey and his companions swam towards the surface of the water along with the wreckage.

A dozen seconds later, they resurfaced:

"Ala Song, get ashore first!"

"Don't get buried under these surging building rubble!"

The three of them quickly got out of the water, only to find the surrounding area was already desolate.

But the inhabitants of this Hallucination Dream are not saddened by this.

The survivors ran around in the ruins, spreading the news with joy, as if it were a festival celebration:

"Ashes are reborn from disaster!"

"Hope—the light of ideals in the midst of despair!"

"..."

Ala Song's expression was one of utter disgust:

"These guys are even more insane than the Fallen Artist of the City of a Thousand Sails!"

Linsey gave a wry smile:

"You can't expect a world that treats creative inspiration as a currency, where you have to risk your life once it's used up, to be normal. Perhaps in their eyes, we are the abnormal ones."

Linsey's gaze shifted to the stone statue beside her.

This time, it didn't get up.

The unknown artist, finding he couldn't kill it, hypnotized it with a lullaby.

This stone giant possessed immense strength, but its mental resistance was insufficient to withstand the magic of the technique.

Then he lay down and slept in the city, as peaceful as a child.

Ala Song looked north, his expression somewhat anxious:

"Wait, the place where it fell looks like it might affect that square."

"If it destroys that statue too, we'll have no way back!"

Linsey comforted him:

"Calm down, don't rush."

"Think about it carefully, this world is a reflection of the City of a Thousand Sails. Everything that is damaged will return to its original state, we just need to wait!"

The Actor's Plaza is related to Linsey and her friends' access to and from the Hallucination Dream.

Linsey comforted Ala Song, but she also planned to go and check on him herself.

He led the way, and when they arrived at the square, a startling fact was laid out before them.

—The stone statue is gone!

The giant stone statue in the Orange District, activated by the World Law, has begun to move.

The small stone statue naturally received the same treatment.

Ala Song's tone was somewhat stiff:

"Linsey, how are we supposed to get out of here?"

Linsey's eyelids twitched violently:

"I have a good relationship with the statues in the City of a Thousand Sails."

"Although this is Reflection World, communication should be..."

Click—

At that moment, a crack suddenly appeared in the ground beneath their feet.

Despite the absence of any external interference, the city itself disintegrated and even drifted towards the surrounding seawater.

Especially at the original dock.

Those fragments of the city that separated from the sea sped away like arrows released from a bow!

"..."

Linsey silently looked down at her feet.

[All Things Have a Soul: City —In a certain world, everything possesses life. This law is spreading throughout the world, causing cities that were originally lifeless to come alive.]

"This works?"

"This city is also being revitalized!"

The Linsey is in a state of disrepair.

After the giant stone statues are brought to life, there is at least one more goal.

But the entire city, once revitalized, is now falling apart, drifting aimlessly across the vast world...

Linsey doesn't mind thinking about the worst-case scenario.

First the stone giants, then the cities, and finally? This vast ocean?

Their actual situation is that they have nowhere to retreat and nowhere to escape!

The one-armed painter's gaze was somewhat vacant:

"Linsey, shouldn't we..."

"No, we still have a way!"

Upon hearing Linsey's confident reply, Ala Song immediately turned his head:

"You have another idea?"

Linsey shook her head slightly and pointed to the painter himself:

"This time it's not that I have a way, it's that you have a way."

Ala Song's face was filled with disbelief:

"Me? This is no time for jokes!"

Linsey then said earnestly:

"Ala Song, I haven't been in the Seven Seas Alliance for long, but I've already heard something."

"The Hallucination Dream is a world created by the Eighth Stage of artists."

"And in the world they create, there can also be Hallucination Dream!"