“Aside from those dark-minded, perverted guys, very few people are sent to this kind of world. And you don’t have any obvious twisted aura on you. Si’er has always been lucky. Ghost Shadow is almost impossible... So it can only be that you have some kind of unclear relationship with the Evil Yuan Dao.”
After reviewing the compiled mission world information, Tang Hong handed the tablet back to Lin Feng: "This place is their paradise. Who knows what kind of monster they'll end up raising?"
The group walked forward together, and Si Zang and Yu handed the tablets to Lin Feng.
As Ironclad 99 began to organize the information about its surrounding environment, the potential pressure from this world inexplicably intensified, creating a feeling that it was trying to penetrate into its flesh and blood.
Tang Hong noticed Lin Feng's strange behavior and casually explained, "This is the potential deterrence of a higher-level world. The free energy in the air, the malice emanating from the world's will, and the turbid air remaining in the world will all silently change you."
"Just as some of our remaining power in the mission world can be acquired by people with exceptional senses, causing unknown changes."
"The forces we use do not simply dissipate silently; they also transform into the most basic particles, or attach themselves to certain animals and plants."
Tang Hong stopped and sensed the threats around him. He said quietly, "However, energy is still just energy. As for the attribute of will... I can't say anything more. As the perfect adhesive between energies, how much power you can unleash depends on yourself."
"Um."
All three nodded; they had all noticed these things to some extent.
"Si'er, do you have any plans?" Tang Hong asked Si Zang.
"Wait until you go out and attract attention." Si Zang twirled the electronic tortoise shell in his hand. Having learned his lesson from the world of tall grass, he obediently began to use the tortoise shell to repeatedly perform divination.
This was the first time any of them had ever encountered this mission world.
Tang Hong walked over curiously, his eyes fixed on the swaying electronic tortoise shell. He started watching it too, and the two of them stood around the constantly changing images without saying a word.
"Si'er, what exactly did you do? Your master didn't teach you these tricks back then."
"What, do you think your master is omnipotent, or do you think I am omnipotent?" Si Zang pressed the button again, shook it a few times, and then suddenly said seriously, "In this kind of world, there is no such thing as fate, only the hand that controls from above."
"casual!"
At this moment, Si Zang poked his head out and called out, his stern expression involuntarily softening: "How's the reconnaissance of the surrounding area going?"
"No trace of humans has been found, only monsters everywhere," Lin Feng said. "The drones are exploring the surrounding area to the maximum extent possible. Flying monsters exist in the more distant areas, and we cannot get close at the moment."
"Have you found any buildings or ruins?"
"Passing through the mountains and forests, there is an abandoned village."
"Let's go!" Si Zang immediately put away the tortoise shell and looked at Tang Hong with a smile: "Clear the way!"
Tang Hong's eyes flashed, and without complaint, he turned around and strode out in the direction Lin Feng had indicated. Yu followed behind him, and Lin Feng and Si Zang followed suit, entering the forest one after another, following the fearless figure ahead.
"The Romulus Empire, mages of the three major factions... a neutral, ugly goblin monster possessing a vast amount of knowledge." Lin Feng murmured, repeatedly reviewing the information about this world's background sent by Ironclad 99: "And Liblom, the protagonist of the original story, also a book corrupted by a human..."
Furthermore, the monsters in this world are divided into two types: ordinary monsters are plants and animals that have been corrupted by magic, while humanoid monsters are directly transformed from humans.
Regarding the killing of monsters, the humans in this world follow a belief "principle": after defeating the opponent, they can choose redemption or sacrifice. This is also the choice between two schools of thought that believe in two gods, one good and one evil. The Sanctuary school chooses redemption, while the Afaron school chooses sacrifice.
After defeating the monster, choosing redemption will temporarily restore the person who became a monster to normal, but desire will always turn them back into a monster.
If one chooses to sacrifice, the power of the monster will be devoured, turning it into even more powerful magic. This causes the monster's memories and obsessions to reside in the mage's arm, until the obsessions become so great that they devour the mage's will, causing them to lose themselves and become new monsters.
At its core, this power originates from the seven deadly sins. The stronger the desire, the greater the magic. When a person's desire is magnified to the limit, a "Holy Grail" will appear that can fulfill their wishes. They only need to offer an equivalent item to the Holy Grail to achieve their desires.
However, this desire is not a desire that humans understand. Just as the gods would not give him food to satisfy his appetite, they would give him several mouths that would never stop eating.
At the same time, such sacrifices require offering up one's own precious possessions. After losing these precious possessions and being controlled by desires, one will inevitably fall into demonic possessions and become a new target for magicians.
Hunting monsters, searching for the Holy Grail, redeeming humanity—after all these choices, one will ultimately become a monster. This is the true purpose of the gods in this world: a cycle of death.
Merlin in Mission 4 is a huge obsession in the main storyline. If he is defeated and sacrificed by the person chosen by the book of Lieblom, he will parasitize the arm of the chosen person until he backfires and is revived. The remnant soul of the chosen person is also this obsession, and will become Lieblom again, choosing a new person to defeat Merlin again, thus repeating the predetermined tragedy.
If the chosen one does not choose to sacrifice, the two will fight to the death, and he will ultimately be killed by Merlin. He will then sacrifice his last bit of power to become a new Lieblom and choose a new person.
This is the main plot of the Soul Sacrifice world, a vicious cycle that will inevitably turn into tragedy.
However, there is a subtle change here. Among the three major factions, the Greens are an atheistic sect founded by the chosen ones while they still retain their rationality. Their aim is to save humanity from the manipulation of the gods and break the cycle of reincarnation.
"Commander, an ugly goblin has been detected in the ruins of the village."
At this moment, a new image appeared on the tablet in Ironclad 99's hand: a small tree with two legs crawled out of a pile of ruins, carrying a small pottery jar.
"Grab it!"
As soon as Lin Feng spoke, Tang Hong stomped his feet, creating a trail of flames in the air with incredible ferocity, which shot towards the village like a cannonball.
Lin Feng and Yu followed closely behind, while Si Zang, who had taken a few steps, turned his head and slowed down, walking across the ground unhurriedly.
When the three of them arrived at the village, the ugly demon with a handprint on its tree trunk stood obediently in place, waiting for them.
A dwarf tree that had come to life, about 1.5 meters tall, with its roots intertwined to form legs, and several thick branches that could serve as arms growing on its trunk. The jar it had just been holding was nestled among the leaves behind it, and a huge, spiky mouth was between its chest and abdomen. Its top was bare, with only a few bark fragments.
"Where is this?" Lin Feng asked directly. The other person moved strangely upon hearing the sound, but did not answer.
"This guy can only understand Japanese." Tang Hong smiled. "When you speak, try using mental energy to transmit cognitive information; that way he'll understand. Once he gets used to it, you can try encoding information using mental fluctuations..."
Before he could finish speaking, Lin Feng suddenly changed his tone and asked again in Japanese.
Language information is the foundation for Digimon K3 to learn different film and television cultures in the virtual world. He has recorded all the known languages and can easily apply them through the communication between the two.
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