World-Destroying Demon King
In early March, Linsey opened her eyes on the second floor of the Wala Wala old building.
The city outside is quiet today.
The enthusiastic music on the street rarely stopped, and there were no touring troupes performing around the city.
"One month."
"The Art Festival is finally over."
Linsey got out of Wala Wala's bed.
He took out the ancient scrolls and began his daily translation studies. He also placed the paintings that had been housed in Wala Wala beside him.
"When are you going to wake up, you rascal?"
"Other people's 2D waifus become True Person, but you've gone straight from the 3D world into the 2D world."
Linsey sighed as she peered out the window.
His shop opened next door, Hilude guarded it day and night without ever slacking off.
But business is much quieter than before.
"As expected, it's the influence of the Golden Rule."
Linsey reminisces about her past life when she never lacked money.
If he still had the Golden Ring in the Rhine River, his shop would probably have been upgraded long ago by now.
Instead of what it is now.
After the entire Art Festival, we are still a few hundred transactions away from the next store upgrade.
Linsey's mornings passed quietly amidst her daily studies and mutterings.
Because of the unknown adventures within the Hallucination Dream.
He now enjoys special privileges regarding the use of the City of a Thousand Sails Portal, and can go there and use it immediately at any time.
"Now that the Art Festival has ended, it's time for me to get back on the road."
"Let's tidy up one last time."
Linsey's gaze swept across the room.
In addition to taking away his own shop next door and his belongings from Wala Wala's house, he also planned to take away important items.
After all, this is a departure.
They didn't know how long they would have to leave the City of a Thousand Sails.
Leave furniture and valuables here, and they might become your last.
"Yes, I can keep this kettle for myself."
"Wala Wala seems to like this chair quite a bit; we can leave it in the shop's basement and take it with us."
"We don't need to bring the drawing board stand..."
Linsey packed up the Wala Wala items.
Meanwhile, he also organized his props in his bag.
In the world of Hallucination Dream, the Emotion Spectrum is instantly annihilated by the "Unfinished Painting," leaving not even a trace behind.
Linsey's desire to obtain Prey Material was naturally impossible.
Or rather—even with normal kills, he didn't understand how to collect the loot from emotions.
Fortunately, the Hunting Notes functioned normally.
A kill count of 1/1 is marked after a prey of a [Destiny Consciousness Composite].
Linsey also received the corresponding title and item rewards.
First, there's the title.
[Blade of Emotion: Players can neutralize the destructive power of their attacks, transforming them into a force that damages emotions.]
Then there are the items.
[Potion: The Oblivion Potion]
[After consumption, it will cleanse the user's entire personality and emotions, creating a pure and new soul. During the soul-reconstruction process, onlookers can guide the personality reshaping.]
[An extremely dangerous and highly valuable potion. Please handle with care!]
"Oblivion Potion?"
"This is clearly a powerful brainwashing drug!"
Linsey couldn't help but peek out the window again to look at her own shop next door.
Hilude's fate of being forcibly imprisoned and forced to work as a shop assistant; and this potent potion that cleanses one's personality.
No matter where it is, it is probably more excessive than the most vicious torture!
"..."
"There's no way there's an enemy that would require me to use something like this, right?"
Linsey naturally intended to shelve this potion.
He placed the [Oblivion Potion] in the last slot of his inventory.
Then I organized the reward items from the "The Altered Destiny Script" quest.
[Consumable: Strange Matter]
The Strange Matter can choose to use one of two functions.
Strange Assimilation:
After being released, the Strange Matter will assimilate all Strange Matter it comes into contact with in reality. Once all matter it can touch has been assimilated, the process ends, and the Strange Matter disappears naturally.
Strange Hypothesis:
Lock onto any physical entity in reality and transform yourself into an identical item.
"A magical fluid containing up quarks, down quarks, and strange quarks!"
"There's a chance it could be found in the core of a neutron star!"
[A unique mineral, its value is immeasurable.]
[Consumable: Destiny Gravel]
Using Destiny Gravel allows you to completely strip a designated target of their fate and place it upon another person or object.
"Fate is nothing but a puppet in my hands!"
"Have you read your own script? It's mine now!"
[An extremely powerful item for Fate Interference fate, its value is immeasurable.]
"..."
"The rewards for Eighth Stage mission are really excessive."
Linsey's expression was subtle.
Whenever he saw the description of these two items, he felt his head spin.
Of the two effects of [Strange Matter], the latter is not worth mentioning.
As for the former...
If he throws this thing on the ground, won't it spread along the earth and assimilate the entire world?
When the final effect ended, a world was destroyed!
"..."
"It's basically a weapon that will destroy the world."
Linsey muttered a complaint, glancing at the single-function [Destiny Gravel]:
"Stealing someone else's destiny."
"I feel like my things are becoming more and more like props that only villains can have."
Thinking this, Linsey glanced at her Data Panel.
He was preparing to leave the City of a Thousand Sails.
At this moment, memories of my travels over the past few years flood my mind, and the experiences I've had have accumulated into valuable lessons.
Of all the awakened beings he had ever met.
In the lower stages, this is not very obvious, but in the higher stages, awakened individuals often become overly engrossed in the research and development of skills, which can also affect their personality.
Indifferent, ruthless, and authoritarian organizers.
A businessman who is only interested in profit and greedy for money.
And following his emotions, he could be described as an artist who was lawless.
All high-level Awakened beings demonstrate the impact of this trait, which is also a choice they make in their ability development.
"And what about myself?"
Linsey reflected on her actions.
He glanced at the Attribute Panel, and the words "Game Player" caught his eye.
What kind of person will I become in the future?
"The fourth calamity, lawless and efficiency-driven; FPS masters who don't know where they come from or who they are, only knowing to wreak havoc; or those who are solely focused on completing the game..."
Linsey shook his head; none of these were what he wanted.
At this moment, his gaze fell upon the description of the Willpower Source Material.
"The courage of a true human being."
"Perhaps upholding this will is the self I want to pursue."
After tidying up her belongings, Linsey stretched.
He prepared the new seeds he wanted to send to Green Fir, and the letter he wanted to send to his family in the Hidden Borderlands. He went down the stairs to the first floor and left the room.
"..."
Standing in front of the garden fence, Linsey took one last look at the house behind her.
He waved goodbye to this unforgettable experience.
Then, under the bright sunshine and amidst the waves crashing against the city, we embarked on our journey once more.