Chapter 180 The Battle of Pejite (Part 4)
Nausicaä gazed at the lifeless body of Master Kabo, the golden light in her hand slowly dissipating.
Is that all?
That ambitious Dorok Master, who sought to seize the weapon of world destruction, just died like that?
Just as Nausicaä was stunned, a semi-transparent phantom that looked exactly like the Venerable Master Kabo suddenly sprang out from the monk beside her and pounced on her!
Soul leaves body!
This was the true purpose of Master Kabo: to use his dying body as bait, and to secretly store all his soul power within his trusted subordinates before launching a desperate soul attack.
To avoid the purification of that strange golden power, he did not use the borrowed black spiritual power this time, but only used the soul essence he had accumulated through cultivation.
In this world, everyone has their own unique soul image.
Most people's souls exist in a childlike or even fragile id form; only those with spiritual talent can condense a powerful soul that matches their physical body.
The illusory image of Master Kabo's soul unleashed its full power the moment it invaded, intending to use itself as a cage to restrain Nausicaä's own consciousness.
"Princess of the Valley of the Wind of the Wind—please sleep peacefully for a while, and do not hinder this great undertaking that concerns the survival of the world."
However, this time, Master Kabo truly miscalculated.
He discovered that no matter how much he extended his mental power, he could not touch the boundaries of this spiritual world, let alone suppress it.
When he looked around, he was shocked to realize that what he saw was not the image representing Nausicaä's inner world as he had imagined, but an endless void.
In the center of the void, a colossal golden tree, beyond description, stood majestically. Its roots penetrated into unseen depths, its branches seemed to support the heavens, and every leaf contained boundless energy.
Pure, supreme, majestic.
Erdtree.
Master Kabo's soul froze; an indescribable fear manifested at the soul level, as if he had been suddenly frozen in place.
This is not Nausicaä's mental world at all!
Who are you! You're the one behind her!
He struggled desperately to break free, but how could Mu En let this guy who had walked right into her trap escape?
Countless "branches" made of golden light appeared silently in the void, binding Master Kabo's soul layer by layer before he could react, rendering him unable to move.
Mu En looked down at the easily captured soul, ignoring the incoherent questioning and recalling his own methods.
He instinctively wanted to grab him, and the Golden Rune formed branches that trapped him.
Does my attack on the soul level possess an unimaginable suppressive power?
He recalled his careful observation of the process of Golden Rune condensation, as well as the "environmental science" theory from his past life memories.
The "soul" and the "body" are not actually clearly distinct. In many cases, the spirit and the body can transform into or replace each other, such as the creations of the "spirit summoning" spell.
For him, the power of the Golden Rune, which could simultaneously support his consciousness and the vitality of his tree body, was actually a fusion of the power of law, life energy, and spiritual power.
This is also the principle behind the transformation of faith into Rune: half of the spiritual power offered by believers is transformed into life force by the Golden Order, and then combines with the other half of spiritual power to ultimately form Rune.
This is also why the Blessed expends both physical and mental energy when releasing Incantations.
Compared to ordinary, free-floating soul power, Golden Rune are as heavy and stable as pure gold.
Without relying on that black power, apart from its enormous size, the soul of the Dorok Master is essentially no different from that of an ordinary person.
Attacking Nausicaä, who is linked to him, in this way is like throwing an egg at an alloy wall.
Mu En had no intention of communicating with the prisoner for the time being, so the interrogation was naturally left to Nausicaä.
Outside, Nausicaä's body swayed slightly, and her eyes quickly regained their clarity.
The monk next to him scrambled backward, too terrified to utter a sound.
He witnessed firsthand the venerable one's soul, after lunging at Nausicaä, display an unprecedented expression of terror before being absorbed into the girl's body!
In his eyes, Nausicaä had become a monster that devoured souls.
Nausicaä ignored the monk and instead focused her attention on the depths of her consciousness, on the part bound by the Erdtree.
On the soul that is still trying to struggle.
"Surrender now. Your goal is the Giant God Warrior buried beneath Pejite, isn't it? We won't let you get it, much less let you use it to start an even bigger war."
"You—how did you know! Did that guy sell the information to someone else?"
Master Kabo was so shocked that he forgot to struggle. He had heard this news from a dead mining tycoon. Logically, no one else should know this except him, unless the other party had leaked the information in advance.
After the initial shock, he gradually calmed down, realizing that he had no way to escape this cage.
"You're wrong—I don't want to get it; on the contrary, I must—destroy it." The Master's soul pulsed with deep weariness.
"Destroy?"
Nausicaä frowned.
"Yes, that thing cannot remain in this world. No matter who obtains it—the Emperor of Tolmekia, our Holy Emperor, or any of your Sea of Corruption kingdoms—it will ultimately lead to destruction."
The only way is to destroy it completely before it is awakened. My Gore to launch the war against Pejite was for this purpose.
A powerful surge of anger came from all directions, causing Master Kabo's soul to waver.
"To prevent a war from happening, you start one first? You use countless deaths and the destruction of a city to achieve your so-called 'salvation'?"
Nausicaä's voice turned icy cold; Master Kabo's logic was utterly unacceptable to her.
"You don't understand how terrifying that thing is—" the master murmured.
"No, I know perfectly well," Nausicaä interrupted him.
"Now, it's all over. Your warships have been captured, and your troops will be annihilated here by the allied forces. We will defend our homeland ourselves, and no one will be able to take anything away."
"Tell us everything you know."
Just then, a report came through the mental link between the Blessed: on Kamlin's side, the Bridge had been completely taken over.
Por and Wawar also reported that the armed personnel inside the warship had been basically cleared out, and the ammunition depot had been taken into their control.
Apart from the fact that there were fewer people on board than expected, there were no abnormalities, and the situation was excellent.
The operation to seize the ship was a success. Without the suppressive fire of the warships, the one or two thousand Dorok troops left in the City of Pejite could be annihilated by the remaining Pejite garrison alone.
However, the soul of the Master Kabo, imprisoned by the Erdtree, exuded an unusual tranquility.
It wasn't a feeling of utter despair, but rather a calm that comes from knowing everything has settled down and victory is assured.
"It's no use. Take my advice: if possible—take everyone you can and run away."
"If ground operations fail, the final plan will be activated."
"As for the ship—it was never the key point."
The venerable one smiled, pausing as if listening intently to something only he could perceive.
"Soon, the swarm will arrive here, and this city will be submerged by the Sea of Corruption of Decay swarm."
"And all the passages leading to the underground ruins will be completely buried by endless insects and the forests they bring."
" The Giant God Warrior will sleep forever, and no one will ever be able to wield its power again."
Nausicaä's eyes widened, her body trembling uncontrollably with shock and anger. Even Mu En, who was listening from behind, was filled with turmoil.
This old madman is even more insane than the survivor of the Pejite story, who was willing to do anything to avenge himself against Tolmekia!
To put his fanatical ideas into practice, he actually wanted to exterminate the entire City of Pejite, along with its nearly 100,000 innocent residents.
Soldiers, and everyone on both sides of the conflict—
Everything was lost here!