Chapter 1301 - 1267: Change (Part 2)
Many people speculate.
Perhaps that was the original appearance of the small town.
Lin Yi had also once asked Shuai Diao Zha and the others, wanting to know if the people they saw in the ghost state were real or just NPCs created by the system.
The answer Lin Yi received was:
Those people appeared to be real, unlike being system-created intelligence.
Hearing this left Lin Yi unable to explain this phenomenon.
This time, Lin Yi came here actually wanting to try and see if he could turn himself into a ghost state to personally experience all that they spoke of.
Unfortunately, in the end.
He not only failed to transform into a ghost state, but accidentally entered another strange state.
The entire small town is surrounded by an unclear green poisonous mist.
The whole Poisonous Mist Swamp exudes a thick aura of death.
No one could imagine.
How the people of this town lived before, engulfed by this Poisonous Mist Swamp.
Or that.
The originally peaceful and quiet town.
One day, suddenly covered by this Poisonous Mist Swamp, ultimately led to the town becoming this way.
In a clearing on the north side of this desolate town, Lin Yi stood with his eyes tightly closed, hands moving continuously.
The Red Sky Divine Pearl floated quietly in front of Lin Yi.
Surrounding Lin Yi, one could clearly see.
Magic tides formed by powerful magic, but Lin Yi’s magic traces were nowhere to be seen.
If someone saw this bizarre scene, they would definitely think Lin Yi was sleepwalking.
But don’t say.
Lin Yi did appear like he was sleepwalking at this moment.
However, in reality.
Lin Yi was now using his own strength to turn the tide and save tens of thousands of lives from dire peril.
In an unknown space.
Frank and the town residents stood dumbfounded, watching powerful magic appear out of nowhere:
"Arcane Burst"
"Arcane Nova"
"Thunderstorm"
"Vermilion Bird - Fiery Flame Feathers"
"Cyan Dragon·Cyan Dragon Break"
"Eight-headed Energy Wave"
"Secret Technique·Celestial Thunder Attraction"
...etc.
These were all powerful magics the likes of which no one here had ever heard of before.
Their massive destructive power was astonishing, making hearts tremble.
No one dared to imagine.
If those magics fell into the crowd, what the result would be.
At this moment, the {Silver-winged Bugs} they were helpless against were like newborn babies before this magic, defenseless.
Everyone had long been numbed by the shock of the scene before them.
And no one noticed.
Behind Fatina, Fiers was exchanging shocked glances with Laint.
Just because they had just seen.
A magic that was exactly like the one that previously hit Fiers.
Although Laint did not see clearly.
But from Fiers’ eyes, it confirmed Laint’s suspicions.
Yet suspicions aside.
The two did not voice this matter.
Not to mention whether anyone would believe it if they did.
Even if someone did believe, what of it?
If the mysterious strong individual did not reveal themselves, it would all be for naught.
They could only choose to watch and wait.
Of course, just now.
The eye exchange between the two was caught by Frank.
But at this moment, Frank was equally shocked by the mysterious strong individual, lacking the energy to pay attention to these.
Unknowingly, a long time passed and seeing that the {Silver-winged Bugs} showed no sign of stopping.
The town residents clearly realized.
Had it not been for the ’ancestor’ taking sudden action, the town likely would have fallen by now.
This left a faint trace of joy on everyone’s face.
This was the natural emotion expressed after a narrow escape from death.
Only one thing puzzled everyone:
Why could that mysterious strong individual cast magic like their magic power was inexhaustible, one after another?
If it were an ordinary person.
Performing magic skills with such destructive power, their magic power would long have been exhausted.
How could they, as now, have each magic skill imbued with frenzied power, giving those {Silver-winged Bugs} no chance to escape?
Just then, someone suddenly exclaimed:
"Look!"
Attracted by the voice, Fatina and the others turned.
They saw a middle-aged man, looking incredulously, pointing at a tavern behind the crowd.
Following the man’s finger, Fatina saw that the three-story tavern’s surface showed signs of decay and mold.
They knew that the tavern had just recently been renovated.
As town residents, they knew every corner here well.
Yet, in the next moment.
The decay signs on the tavern vanished.
Replaced by a tidy new three-story building.
When everyone thought it was an illusion.
The tavern’s decayed appearance appeared once more.
Someone exclaimed:
"Look! It happened again."
But after a while, the phantom vanished, as if it had never appeared.
Reality made everyone feel a chill down their spine.
Now, in their eyes, it wasn’t just the tavern; the whole street behind it showed the same strange phenomenon.
Clearly, this was the place they knew and lived in.
Yet, in everyone’s eyes, appeared a nearly identical, but terribly desolate town.
No one wanted to believe that desolate, desolate town was the place they now lived in.
Fatina, deeply shaken by the flickering desolate town phantom, said:
"Father, what is this?"
And Frank, not being omnipotent.
Could not explain the scene before them.
Someone tried entering these buildings, but they seemed no different than usual.
Only the constantly flickering, overlapping desolate town had everyone’s hearts in their throats.
Someone speculated:
"Could it be that one day we will all die here."
"And then our town will become like that?"
This so-called speculation made everyone’s just-so-relieved hearts, rise back to their throats.
Someone was the first to turn to look at the breach in the city wall.
They perhaps thought.
Even the mysterious ’ancestor’ might tire against the endless {Silver-winged Bugs} attacks, and then only death would await them.
And at this moment, Lin Yi did not know.
As he killed more and more {Silver-winged Bugs}.
The green poisonous mist around him was slowly thinning at an extremely subtle speed.
At the same time, subtle changes were happening to the buildings surrounding Lin Yi.
For instance, a dust-covered table was slowly losing its thick layer of dust.
The cracks in the walls were being repaired at a speed imperceptible to the naked eye.
The originally lifeless surroundings of the town were sprouting vivid green grass, symbols of life.
The gloom in the sky was beginning to disperse toward the surroundings.
Unaware of all this, Lin Yi was immersing himself in the thrill of his rapidly growing experience bar.
...
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"Ding-dong~"
A sudden crisp doorbell sound rang out, startling Jiang Jiaying, who was preparing breakfast in the kitchen for the next day:
"Who could it be at this hour."
It was already midnight.
Since Jiang Jiaying arrived here, no one ever came this late.
Jiang Jiaying went to the door and peered outside through the peephole.
She found nothing outside, just emptiness.
Whether by bravery or oblivion, Jiang Jiaying didn’t feel fear but responded:
"Who’s there?"
"Who rang the doorbell."
After waiting a while with no response, Jiang Jiaying, feeling bold, opened the door to see what was happening.
But as soon as the door opened, she saw a slender figure collapsing towards her:
"Help me..."
Startled, Jiang Jiaying instinctively stepped aside.
But in that fleeting glance, with the aid of the light, she caught a glimpse of a fleeting face.
She immediately sprinted forward and caught them in her arms, exclaiming:
"Miss Dongfang!"