Chapter 259 Breaking Free from the Cage 2

Chapter 259

The two bodies gradually disappeared, the room grew larger, more furniture appeared, and the knocking sounds from the opposite side gradually subsided.

Lin Xia gripped the power in her hand tightly. Her face was calm, and her heart was at peace. She felt the increasing energy, but she still dared not cultivate.

Gripping the giant axe, Lin Xia slammed it down hard against the wall, which emitted a dull thud.

But not a single crack appeared, and the room next door became completely quiet.

Lin Xia shook her numb hand and threw the giant axe to the ground. The only things these people left behind were weapons, ID cards, food, and water; there were no other items.

Lin Xia picked up the bow and arrow from the ground and tried it out. It was an ice-type bow, and the energy it condensed was just the energy in the air, so it was useless to her.

Lin Xia threw all the weapons into the cabinet, only taking a knife. Bored, she decided to practice with the knife.

They would often use their ID cards to browse the chat area.

This world is indeed a prison where all people are included. It seems that everyone has talents, awakened superpowers, and special abilities.

Many people also shared their experiences with the monsters they encountered, and Lin Xia read them carefully, knowing that these monsters might very well become her opponents in the future.

After reviewing a lot of the summarized information, Lin Xia discovered that all the known information consisted of very common monsters that had already been killed many times.

Only those who opened the door, didn't fight the monster, but escaped can bring out information about some of the more powerful monsters.

As she looked at it, Lin Xia frowned.

[Demon Pig Demon], [Demon Yaksha], [Dark Serpent Demon], [Zombie], [Hellhound], [Rakshasa]...

All the monsters she saw so far looked dark, and Lin Xia had a bad feeling. She wondered what kind of image she had in other people's eyes.

Just then, a message caught Lin Xia's eye.

"Family members! I got a contract jade pendant before. I encountered a humanoid monster and formed a contract with her. I never expected that she would be a monster that can grow!" someone excitedly said in the chat channel.

"Tch, which one isn't a growth engine?"

"What I mean is, her abilities increase dramatically with each level up, and she also has special abilities—she's incredibly powerful! Much stronger than me! I could win without lifting a finger with her on my own!"

"I also saw a humanoid monster, it was incredibly powerful, but unfortunately I didn't have any contract-type items, otherwise I wouldn't have been willing to kill it."

"How come I've never seen it before?"

"It's a good thing you haven't seen it."

"What's the meaning?"

"Do you understand survivor bias? This is all the people we've encountered; the rest are probably all dead."

"Holy crap..."

"If that's the case, doesn't that mean we can't let her level up too high? Won't she kill her master?"

"Of course, I will definitely keep her at a lower level than me, and the game mechanics also prevent her from attacking me."

"Is it really that amazing?"

"That's amazing! If all monsters were like this, I feel like there's no hope for the future of humanity. Luckily, I made a contract with them. I feel like my ancestors' graves are emitting auspicious smoke."

"Like humans? No animal features, not an ear-girl?"

"No, her pure human form is incredibly beautiful!"

"Then...is it possible...you know what I mean~"

"Damn, we're different species, yet you dare to think like that. Don't you men have any shame?"

"I wouldn't dare. She's as cold as ice. If I were to actually lay a hand on her, I feel like she'd want to take me down with her!"

...

Ignoring the teasing, Lin Xia pondered, "Could the humanoid be like me? It seems that in the players' eyes, she's also a human, not some monster."

The humanoid monster is special here. Thinking of the second girl she met, who also had a contract, if she hadn't interrupted her spellcasting, things might be very different now.

Since she didn't know the extent of the constraints imposed on them, the NPCs, she dared not take the risk. People would definitely pay more attention to humanoid monsters afterward, and she needed to be careful to nip the risk in the bud.

Human players level up very quickly, and within a few days, someone else had unlocked the door to her room.

Lin Xia sat in the darkness, watching the person outside the door open the small window and peek out; a hint of surprise flashed in their eyes.

Her door was opened quickly, and Lin Xia knew that he must have a contract in his hands, which was why he was so impatient.

His equipment looked much more advanced, and it made him appear very confident.

Lin Xia would not underestimate her opponent at this moment. It was impossible for her to acknowledge him as her master, not even in her next life.

She dodged the incoming fireball, and the person opposite her brightened up, his assessing gaze lingering on Lin Xia's face.

A flash of golden light appeared, and the eggshell on the man's body shattered with a bang. The golden light also dissipated, and the man, who had been relaxed just moments before, underwent a drastic change in expression.

Another flash of golden light appeared, and the man couldn't dodge in time. The golden light entered his eyes, instantly piercing his life force, and he collapsed to the ground dead.

Picking up his ID card, he entered the chat room and saw it explode with messages saying that the top player on the leaderboard had just disappeared, presumably due to death.

Someone revealed that before he died, he said he saw a humanoid monster and that he had a contract in his hand.

The chat room was abuzz with discussion, with everyone marveling at the allure and danger of the humanoid monster. Lin Xia's intuition told her it was the man she had just killed.

Many people wanted to know the location of the humanoid monster, but the person was being mysterious and said to chat privately.

Lin Xia pondered, it seemed that people would be arriving soon. Looking at the room, which hadn't changed much, she hoped that they would come quickly and in large numbers.

There's nothing to do here, it's really boring.

The monster opposite was very quiet. Lin Xia's mental energy was unable to escape from the cage, and she still didn't know what it was.

Sure enough, not long after, they heard someone coming, and it wasn't just one person. Lin Xia gripped her weapon tightly.

The peephole on the door had disappeared. She heard the people outside open the door opposite first, and the fighting stopped after a short while.

After waiting for a while, her door opened silently. Lin Xia narrowed her eyes. It seemed that the further they went, the more props they would have, which would be more disadvantageous for her.

Lin Xia didn't wait long. The moment the door opened, several transparent water-attribute blades shot out, accurately aiming at each person's face, throat, or heart.

With a series of 'pfft' and 'pfft' sounds, two jets of blood shot into the sky, instantly killing two people.

The remaining three were shocked, their eyes filled with a mixture of surprise and delight. Several attacks rushed towards Lin Xia, but Lin Xia dodged them.

All three of them had protective shields on them, and these shields hadn't been shattered by a single attack. Lin Xia narrowed his eyes.

Even though the group opened the door, Lin Xia's available energy did not increase. On the contrary, the energy they used was the same amount that she could use.

Therefore, we must act swiftly and decisively.

Lin Xia's body was tense. After these days of training, her mind and body were now working together perfectly, and she would no longer experience the situation where her mental energy was flying ahead while her body was chasing behind.

These people's mental strength is protected by the game; they can only use their supernatural abilities.

However, her use of mental power was no longer as crude as before. Strands of mental power shot out, and golden energy transformed into blades as thin as cicada wings, flying towards the group.

After all, they had only been in the game for a short time. Even though they were both on the leaderboard, their skills and abilities were still far inferior to Lin Xia's.

Upon seeing the dense array of supernatural abilities, the last person decisively turned and fled. Seeing the door behind him already closed, cold sweat poured down his face.

He turned around with a dark expression, and the props slapped him recklessly.

A golden arrow came straight at his face. Lin Xia drew his bow, and a series of energy arrows flew out. Before long, three people who were riddled with arrows fell down.

Lin Xia frowned as she picked up the three people's identity tags. The fact that these people had died together had caused a huge uproar in the chat channel.

I wonder if the person who sold her location is still alive. If they are, I'm afraid no one will come to her place anytime soon.

Sensing the changes in the cell, Lin Xia turned around and saw that the cell had become much larger, and the furniture and decorations inside were much more luxurious.

The cage opposite also changed instantly; the cage that had been wide open just moments before now resembled Lin Xia's cell door.

She then realized that she could see the outside world through the cell door.

The wall connecting to the opposite side began to make thumping sounds again. Lin Xia clenched her fist, and a little bit of strength returned.

This impact wasn't without its changes. Lin Xia squinted as she looked at the clods of dust and dirt falling from the roof.

It's very likely that this wall will be broken down soon. Lin Xia is somewhat expectant, hoping that her power will return quickly.

The worst-case scenario has occurred: the man did not die and even revealed his location, hoping someone could avenge his friends.

Those who compiled information about the monsters marked Lin Xia's location as the first forbidden area with a red cross, but also added the information: "An extremely powerful humanoid monster, currently the strongest pet, awaiting taming."

Lin Xia didn't really care about these descriptions, but she was afraid that no one would dare to come.

Lin Xia hoped for the first time that there would be people who didn't believe in superstition.

But people were clearly very afraid of death, and a week passed without anyone coming here.

Lin Xia checked the messages every day, and finally saw someone say they wanted to recruit her. Lin Xia's eyes lit up. She really felt like she was in prison.

It was another five-person team. Lin Xia was eager to try, but he didn't dare to be careless. After all, these people had been developing for an extra week, and he didn't know if their suppression of him was still the same as before.

As the cell door opened, Lin Xia saw the people who came in: four men and one woman.

A man took out a mirror and first looked at the person opposite him. The mirror reflected the image of a two-headed hellhound.

Then the light shone into her room again. Lin Xia immediately lowered her head and closed her eyes. Only after the feeling of being spied on subsided did she open her eyes and look at the other side.

Someone had already opened the cell door on the opposite side, and the two-headed hellhound rushed out, and a group of people started fighting.

The man with the mirror is of the metal element. He is leading the charge, holding a shield, and is accompanied by a pet that looks like a lion.

A fire-type ability user followed behind, constantly attacking, while another, wielding a long sword and exuding a chivalrous air, struck a pose with his sword energy crisscrossing.

A little further away, one person was holding a bow and arrow, and the other was holding a... magic wand. They looked like priests and were healing each other.

Before long, the hellhound was harvested, fell to the ground, and turned into several props.

The group sat down and began to recover. They looked at Lin Xia's room and kept talking, but Lin Xia could see them but couldn't hear them.

Her expression was serious. These people were all skilled, and they cooperated well and knew each other well. It was really impressive that they had formed such a team in such a short time.

She couldn't help but think that such a small team, if developed, would definitely become a major force in this world.

If I were to kill it myself... Thinking of this, Lin Xia smiled slightly. So what if I were to kill it myself?

She always felt something was wrong. After all, she wasn't an indecisive person, but before each murder, there was always a questioning voice in her mind.

It was as if her own conscience was interrogating her, but as long as she tightly controlled her mental energy, she would not be affected in any way.

She had only relaxed her control over her mental energy, and this distracting thought had appeared without warning.

If those humanoid monsters are indeed like themselves, then it's not hard to understand why they could be subdued by the players here.

She believed that those who were thrown into this place must be people whose hearts were full of light or who yearned for beauty. Such people must be suffering in such an environment.

Lin Xia's lips curled into a mocking smile. She might have come to the wrong place.

The group outside exchanged a few words, nodded, and then got into position before the man with the gold shield opened the door.

As the door opened silently, the energy attached to it quietly clung to it and was carried outside.

After waiting for a while, neither side made any move, and the group started talking without trying to hide it from Lin Xia.

"The space inside is too small, it's affecting my performance. How about I lure her out?" the shield-wielding man said in a low voice.

"It's too dangerous for you to go in alone. You shouldn't take the risk. The three of us can go in, and Xiao Zhuo and Xin Xin can stay outside."

"Okay, get into formation." The three entered one by one.

Once all three had gone inside, Lin Xia, who was hanging on the door, flashed and dispatched the archer and the priest with a single sword strike.

Only then did Lin Xia realize why the monsters would rush out of the cage as soon as the door was opened—the energy outside was incredibly abundant.

Hearing the strange noise behind them, the three men, who couldn't see anyone inside, quickly turned around and saw a golden light rushing towards them. Before the shield-bearer could help his teammates in front of him, the two of them were pierced into pincushions.

His eyes were bloodshot with hatred as he stared at Lin Xia, and a small ball of purple lightning suddenly appeared in his hand.

Lin Xia stood there calmly, the blade as thin as a cicada's wing flashing from back to front. The hatred in the man's eyes froze, and he fell to the ground.

Lin Xia watched as the corpses disappeared and the cage rapidly changed shape. After collecting the identity tokens of several people, she realized that she could control the cage's switch, which meant she could get out.

Upon opening the cell door, Lin Xia had a feeling that her access to certain places was limited, and that there was a doorway at both the front and back of her cell.