Setting Out Again

"Ala Song!?"

Linsey saw Ala Song speeding away and raised his leg to chase after him.

But before he could even react, a terrifying will from the dark sea instantly clung to the depths of his mind.

Linsey is different from other Awakened.

He received "special attention".

In an instant, the Essence was sealed, skills could not be used, and even the action of checking the Attribute Panel could not be performed!

He was like an audience member watching a performance from God's perspective.

Aside from their limited ability to think, they can do nothing else, and this is exactly the experience that musicians and others are going through!

"..."

"If you could do something like that, why didn't you act in the first place? Instead, you're doing it now..."

Linsey was utterly perplexed.

It was at this moment that he thought of the state of young Wala Wala before she disappeared.

—Memory sharing.

The real Wala Wala fell into a coma after being dragged into the vortex and was unable to share any subsequent memories.

This can be understood from the state of young Wala Wala.

But just now.

What does it mean that the young Wala Wala have started sharing memories again?

The real Wala Wala has awakened, which is why new information can flow into the brains of individuals from other time periods.

Even the artist at the Eighth Stage didn't want what the other party saw to be revealed.

Further speculation.

The Fallen Artist of Black Tide Island has likely reached a crucial step in his plan.

This is also the real reason why she spared no effort to remove Linsey's 'obstacles'!

"That is our most beloved hometown."

"Azure waters flow ceaselessly through the streets, where thousands of sails gather, and the sounds of art resound through the sky..."

At the same time, singing came from behind Linsey.

His body involuntarily turned around, and he saw that it was the musician from before, who was starting to sing.

The other person used their singing to describe the beautiful scenery of the City of a Thousand Sails.

Amidst the singing, a rainbow gate appeared from the corpse of the Abyss Whale.

People filed in one after another, disappearing into the isolated island at sea.

"..."

Linsey was no exception among the crowd.

He strode confidently toward the gate of light, looking exactly like everyone else.

"No, we absolutely cannot go back!"

"The state of the City of a Thousand Sails, the Law of Chaos of the Reflection World..."

"Once we leave here, I'm afraid we'll never have another chance!"

At that moment, the power of the Stairway to Heaven erupted, fueled by Linsey's intense will.

Garden Nursery Fruit.

From the core of the Garden Enclosure in Eighth Stage.

This strange object formed an independent and complete Source Material System within Linsey's body.

Its effect not only resolved the conflict between the two Essence, but also allowed the power of the same Eighth Stage essence to escape the control of the Eighth Stage artist!

"..."

"Ha--"

After the Essence erupted, Linsey immediately broke free of his restraints.

He leaned forward, half-squatting on the ground, panting heavily.

This is not a physical burden, but rather a psychological and emotional pressure.

Although it was only a few minutes.

However, the state of being completely suppressed by despair is a suppression that no ordinary person can withstand while in a conscious state.

Linsey paused for a moment, then gradually recovered.

At this moment, he looked around again.

A cold north wind blew from afar, and the dark sea returned to calm.

Linsey was left alone on the back of the Abyss Whale's corpse.

Even the Hallucination Gate portal that the musician had just opened was now slowly shrinking.

It should be completely cut off in less than half a minute.

"..."

"Everyone has left..."

Linsey murmured to herself.

Young Wala Wala returned to the laws of time and space, everyone else returned to the City of a Thousand Sails, and even the Fallen Artist from Black Tide Island ceased his interference with the world order.

On the vast sea, only Linsey remained.

Confusion and pressure seeped into his throat from the cold air, and he understood even more clearly what kind of enemy he was facing.

On one side is the escape passage that is about to disappear.

On the other side lies a desolate world left behind after the destruction of unparalleled skills.

"Call--"

Linsey took a deep breath.

He cleared all distracting thoughts from his mind, and his gaze instantly calmed down.

"I shouldn't be considered a hero."

"However, there are still people waiting for me, so now is not the time to go back."

Just then.

Linsey saw a black cloth on the ground ahead.

"This is... Ala Song's outer robe?"

Linsey stepped forward, picked up the robe, and then fell silent.

Ala Song said he was very good at sketching, Linsey had seen his companion's drawings several times.

Now, he finally witnessed the speed of his opponent.

In the instant the crisis struck, Ala Song painted with quick and precise strokes.

Two images remain on his robe.

The first painting is of a sky. On the clean canvas, a few strokes create a clear sky, a scene that can be seen at any time and in any place.

The second painting is of a small bridge.

Purple light streamed down from the sky, reflecting the color of the bridge and the Red Sea.

"..."

Linsey blinked; he sensed the power remaining in both paintings.

That's a technique used when constructing Impression Channel.

"The first painting features a sky that is ubiquitous—this element is present in most worlds. So, as long as you present the appropriate token, you can enter the corresponding world."

"Picture 2..."

Linsey recalled the scene from half a day ago.

At that time, he was frantically searching the city for an Awakened One who could create Impression Channel.

Right in front of this small bridge, they happened to meet Ala Song, and the two of them traveled together to this point.

"So, this is for my return to the City of a Thousand Sails."

"..."

Linsey was filled with mixed feelings.

When the Eighth Stage awakened beings use their great power to control this world.

She was able to escape backwards at the last minute, analyzing the situation along the way and leaving him with two Impression Channel.

"This kind of quick thinking and decisiveness is something that ordinary people can't have."

"They say I'm hiding my true abilities..."

"You're really something else."

Linsey smiled and accepted the two paintings.

He sat cross-legged on the corpse of the Abyss Whale the abyss.

At this moment, Linsey activated the [Map] skill.

Apart from some marine life, he could no longer detect any unusual targets nearby.

It was as if the loneliness in the surrounding air extended beneath the sea and permeated the entire world.

Linsey's gaze was incredibly calm:

"The enemy is in a critical situation."

He recalled the words left by young Wala Wala before she disappeared:

"Unwilling to accept the stagnation of his own craft, he chose to challenge the pinnacle of his art by creating scripts..."

Linsey meticulously pieced together information from a vast amount of data.

In each scene of the Seven Seas Alliance, key elements are extracted one by one:

"Wala Wala, Black Tide Island, Fallen Artist, Relics of Ninth Stage Powerhouse, The Vanished Eighth Stage Artist, Challenging the Pinnacle of Skill..."

Linsey's thoughts gradually became clearer.

He stood up and placed the sky scene drawn by Ala Song before him.

Then, he took out a half-eaten candy from his bag and gently placed it on the painting.

"The coordinates of Hallucination Dream."

"Although it's just a piece of candy, since she ate it, it should be enough as a token."

"Fate? Script?"

"Bring it on."