Chapter 257: Grand Escape to Another World (16,000)
In the boundless darkness, the young man slowly opened his eyes, with a bit of confusion in his eyes, as if he had just escaped from a long sleep.
He found himself lying in a charred wasteland. The sky was a strange dark red. There was no sun or stars, only an unsettling faint light covering the world.
Where did this come from for me?
Lynn struggled to stand up, his bones making crisp "crunching" sounds.
At this moment, he felt as if he was run over by a huge wheel, and he almost used up all his strength to barely lean on a red rock next to him.
In his last memory, he was pulled by an invisible force and sucked into the stone tablet in the tomb of Hermes that reached from heaven to earth.
At this moment, he looked up and saw the barren land stretching to the end of his sight.
The ground seemed to be cracked due to dryness, like a ferocious giant mouth. Strands of black energy were roaming between heaven and earth, and the whole world was filled with an eerie silence.
This seemed to be a world without life, and Lin En could not feel any vitality.
“Ahem…”
Not only that, he discovered that even the air in this world was filled with wisps of light red mist, and every breath was accompanied by a burning pain, making people feel that even breathing was a torture.
"Um?"
"What's that sound?"
Lin En looked in the direction of the faint moaning sound, and then was stunned.
Just about ten meters away from him, a beautiful woman in light adventure clothing was lying on her side on the scorched earth. At this moment, the adventure clothing had been torn, revealing the blood-stained white shirt underneath. Her long platinum hair like moonlight was scattered on the ground, forming a sharp contrast with the pitch-black scorched earth.
It was actually the eldest princess, Sillina.
Was she teleported to another world along with him?
Lynn thought with a frown.
After all, this world is so fucked up that it makes people feel extremely uncomfortable both physically and mentally.
Lin En rubbed his head which felt like it was about to explode. The current situation made him feel extremely difficult, because this world was not mentioned in the original book, and he had no idea where to start for a while.
Just as he was thinking of a countermeasure, Hillina, who was not far away, suddenly let out a soft moan.
What if this guy has some powerful seal that can help him leave this damn place?
Under Lin En's gaze, Hilina slowly opened her eyes.
In addition to the same confusion in the boy's eyes as before, there was also a hint of clarity.
When their eyes met, a hint of surprise flashed across Hillina's eyes, and she also struggled to stand up.
But since there was no rock to lean on, she could only kneel on the ground, then frowned and looked around, with obvious surprise in her eyes.
"Ahem..." Lin En said slowly, "I don't know where this is either. If you..."
"Who are you?"
What Lin En didn't expect was that Hill Hill Lina didn't listen to him at all, but just tilted her head, her tone full of confusion.
This unintentional action actually added a touch of playfulness and cuteness to her, which was completely different from her usual style.
Lin En's expression froze instantly, and countless possibilities flashed through his mind.
Lost your memory?
He came to the conclusion instantly.
For example, whether Hillina pretended to have amnesia, and what was her purpose in pretending to have amnesia.
But after some thought, Lin En felt that this didn't seem like an act.
Because after coming to this world from the Tomb of Heremus, there is a high probability that he fell directly from a high altitude, which is extremely brutal.
The force of the impact was so great that it's no surprise that he suffered amnesia.
Or perhaps, it is because of the special nature of the mausoleum.
After all, with the authority that existence possesses, it would be easy for it to "strip away" the memories of a transcendent of Hillina's level.
It was for this reason that the previous explorers suffered from "empty shell syndrome".
However, perhaps due to the special nature of Hillina herself, her spirit and consciousness were not completely stripped away, and she only lost her memory.
Of course, all of this is just speculation at the moment and there is no room for verification.
Lynn thought silently.
"Do we know each other?"
Seeing that Lin En didn't answer her, Hilina continued to ask softly.
She seemed a little irritated at the moment, frowning and trying hard to recall her lost memories, but before long she covered her head and cried softly, "It hurts..."
Lin En looked at her cute appearance, which was different from her usual cold and majestic appearance, and felt a little uncomfortable.
However, when his eyes swept across Hillina's face, he was surprised to find that there was a thick red mist surrounding her body.
Lynn frowned.
He found that Hillina's condition seemed to be even worse than his own, for example, her breathing was very uneven and she coughed constantly.
Although I felt a burning pain with every breath, at least I could breathe smoothly.
Moreover, Lin En found that his body was adapting to this world at a speed visible to the naked eye.
He suspected it was related to his belief in the end, which might also be the reason why he did not lose his memory while Hillina did.
Of course, all of this is just speculation and there is no substantial evidence.
The most important thing right now is to figure out where you are and how to get out.
Thinking of this, Lynn looked around.
This is a Gobi desert shrouded in black fog, like a ghost town, with all kinds of sharp stone edges suddenly protruding from the cracked surface.
He suddenly felt that he and Hillina were quite lucky.
If you fell and hit these sharp edges, you might be dead.
"What the hell is this place?"
Lin En racked his brains but couldn't connect any place in the original book with this place.
This also means that his identity as a time traveler is of no use at this time.
What's even more terrible is that when Lin En looked into the distance, he found that there were dense black shadows on the distant horizon moving towards this side, and the raised dust covered the sky.
This was definitely not a place to stay for long, but what concerned Lin En more was that the shadows moved in unison, not like ferocious wild beasts at all.
"Could they be the natives of this world?"
Those black shadows were moving at an extremely fast speed. Lin En soon discovered that the group of black shadows had green faces and fangs, and their bodies were as strong as iron towers, emitting a suffocating murderous aura.
They held bone weapons in their hands and stepped on the sand, making a steady tremor.
At this point, Lin En couldn't care less and had to run away quickly.
He felt that this group of shadows seemed somewhat familiar, but he couldn't recall the specific situation at once. He turned around and looked at Sillina who was still kneeling on the ground:
"How are you? Can you walk?"
Hillina swept her cold eyes over him and shook her head slightly.
"Forget it, it's pointless to ask."
Lin En felt that his brain had failed. Hillina's condition was obviously much worse than his. Even if she could walk, it would be useless because she would be caught up by the group of black shadows in minutes.
But what Hillina did next scared Lin En.
"Look."
Suddenly, Hillina frowned, bent her knees with difficulty, gently hooked the heel of her shoe with one hand, and took off the exquisite calfskin boots. In an instant, a pair of snow-white jade feet appeared in the cold wind of the Gobi Desert, with a light pink like the first cherry blossoms.
Lin En had to admit that this pair of jade feet was no less beautiful than Yves Saint's, and had a unique charm.
Perhaps because the air in this world was too turbid, Lin En even smelled a faint fragrance from the pair of jade feet, which was refreshing. If the situation was not critical, Lin En would have smelled it more.
It's not that he is abnormal, but being able to smell this kind of smell in a place like this is like a long-awaited rain after a long drought.
"What's she doing with this plane..."
Although the jade feet are beautiful, now is not a good time to admire them. Lin En coughed twice and said, "Your Highness, although I am not a serious person, I am definitely not a pervert."
Hearing this, Sillina frowned even more: "How about you take another look?"
"No."
Lin En was speechless. He didn't expect that Hillina, who had lost her memory, would be so crazy.
"Take a look."
"No."
"Take a look."
"I really don't want to watch it."
The two of them started arguing like children, neither of them willing to give in.
Lin En felt that Hilina, who was in a state of amnesia, was extremely childish.
In fact, to be honest, Hillina can't even be considered his friend. After all, she is on the opposite side of Yvesette.
But now the two of them are stranded in this unknown place together, and it’s nice to have a human being by their side.
What's more, although Hillina has lost her memory now, she has many powerful seals on her body, which can still come in handy at critical moments.
To put it in a broader sense, increasing the degree of deviation of the character of Hilina can also change the tragic future of everyone in their memory, so Lin En has no reason to abandon Hilina alone and run away.
Lin En thought about it for a moment, then turned around and found that there was suddenly no sound beside him.
Looking closely, I saw that Hillina had closed her eyes at some point, and her face was shrouded in a thick, light red mist. Her breath was as weak as a candle in the wind, and it seemed like she would die in the next second.
As for her bare feet, they were now a sickly pale bluish color, with fine red lines spreading under her skin like a spider web, as if there were living things swimming in her blood vessels.
The toes, which were once rosy and shiny, were now stiffly curled up, exuding a sense of death.
Lin En's pupils suddenly shrank, and all the beautiful thoughts in his mind disappeared in an instant. It turned out that he was overthinking it. When Hillina asked him to look at her feet, she was just using the most straightforward way to show him her predicament.
It's not that she doesn't want to leave, it's that she can't leave.
"If Xia knew about this, she would probably be furious."
A sneer appeared on Lynn's lips.
It seems that the evil energy in this world is indeed related to myself, or the "Prisoner of Fate".
Otherwise, there is no way to explain why he was not eroded by the strange red fog, while Hillina was in critical condition after being eroded.
Perhaps, this is not a place for humans at all.
Staring at Hillina's gradually graying face, it was as if he saw a frost flower withering before his eyes.
Those wandering red lines were like a death spell, eroding her vitality inch by inch.
"Damn it! I can barely protect myself, and if I bring you along as a burden, it's doubtful whether I can even escape."
Lin En complained a few words, and estimated that it wouldn't be long before the group of black shadows would catch up with them.
But right now his own physical condition is in a mess, and taking Hillina with him would be like carrying a heavy burden.
Although he did have reasons to take Hillina with him, he still felt unhappy.
He suddenly reached out and squeezed the smooth jade feet hard twice.
Just think of it as collecting some interest.
However, the next second, the sky suddenly exploded, and the thunder came down like an angry dragon, but when it touched the clouds, it was completely blocked and absorbed by a barrier.
Lin En squinted his eyes and looked at the ripples on the sky, then recalled that at the last moment when he was drawn into this world, he saw the truth in the ball of light - it was not a godhead at all, but a huge black eyeball, which was looking through the cracks in time and space and showing him a playful smile.
Lynn seemed to understand something.
That huge eyeball is undoubtedly related to the owner of the Tomb of Hermes, and there is even a high possibility that this guy is still alive.
Lynn suddenly felt a chill down her spine.
Especially when he thought of the various trials in the Tomb of Hermes, especially the scales used to judge sins.
Thinking back carefully, it does seem more like a game deliberately arranged by some big shot.
[Warning: Sillina's plot deviation has reached a critical value. The host's behavior has triggered a backlash mechanism. Any subsequent actions that may seriously interfere with the plot will be punished by the will of the world.]
The mechanical sound in Lin's mind made him suddenly realize.
At the same time, it also further confirmed his previous conjecture.
For the original work, the most intolerable point is that the heroine is blasphemed by others.
And Lin En's actions just now happened to touch this red line.
It was just a touch of the ankle.
If he were to do something more inappropriate, or even completely possess Hillina, he would probably be punished by the even more terrifying world will that would directly tear apart the world barrier and crush him into powder.
Even if you manage to survive by then, the deviation of the world line will soar to an alarming level.
But why did the barriers of this world block this heavenly thunder?
Could it be the work of that giant eyeball?
If it can withstand the direct interference of the world's will, then what kind of terrifying existence is the other party?
And why would He help Himself?
Unfortunately, at this critical moment of life and death, Lin En had no time to think about these messy things.
"Time is running out, so I can only give it a try."
Lin En glanced at the group of dark shadows within his sight. Perhaps they would reach their current location soon.
But Hillina was already dying, so Lin En held up Hillina's feet that were corroded by the strange black air, trying to absorb the red mist in her body into his own.
In an instant, strands of red energy flowed out of Hillina's body along the touching skin of the two, and were all absorbed into Lin En's body.
After a while, the skin that was originally bluish-white gradually lost its sickly look and returned to its former radiance.
Even the faint red lines lingering on Hillina's face disappeared without a trace.
After finishing all this, Lynn wiped his sweat.
At this time, the group of black shadows were very close to them. The roars and the sound of iron hooves reached their ears, shaking the ground slightly.
Hilina was still in a coma, her soft body leaning against the rock wall, her breathing as steady as if she were sleeping soundly.
Lin En knew that it was impossible to escape at this time.
Just now, he had wasted too much time absorbing the strange red mist to save her.
Lin En himself didn't know whether he was affected by the red mist energy, he only felt an uncontrollable violence and mania surging in his chest.
He suddenly raised his hand, grabbed the plump breasts of Hillina through the blood-stained adventure suit, and squeezed them twice without anyone noticing.
“Boom!”
Almost in perfect synchronization, the purple thunder, several times stronger than before, tore through the sky and slammed hard on the invisible barrier covering this world, but it still couldn't shake it in the slightest.
Lin En laughed heartily, not looking panicked at all: "Just think of it as asking for some interest first!"
Before his laughter died down, he summoned endless silk, which turned into rolling black lines that lingered around his body, and then condensed into the shape of a long sword. He turned around and faced the demon army that was rushing towards him with smoke and dust.
Yes.
When this group of black shadows came closer, Lin En realized that he had been stranded in the world of demons.
And there is only one thing to do right now.
…
Just when Lin En was facing the demon army alone, Xia had just received orders from the military and returned to his manor.
He has been in a bad mood these days.
The main reason was that he had invited Hillina to a dinner party hosted by Duke Crest, but Hillina not only did not show up, she even disappeared.
Even after several days had passed, I still couldn't contact her at all.
This made Xia feel vaguely uneasy.
Today, he went to the military headquarters to report on his work and received an order to lead a team to the foggy sea in the east of the empire.
Just a few days ago, the Imperial Navy discovered an ancient relic in the foggy sea. Because it is located on the high seas, several other major countries, including the Saint Laurent Empire, have also shown great interest in the relic, and everyone wants to get a piece of the pie.
So after the news was reported back to the imperial capital, Saint Laurent VI immediately issued an imperial decree.
On behalf of the military, Shea led a group of elite troops to the Misty Sea to explore this ancient relic together with the Imperial Navy.
In addition, the eldest prince also accepted the will of Saint Laurent VI and led a team to explore. The Tianli Church and the Silent Church also had a strong interest in this ancient relic.
Just as Xia packed her bags and prepared to leave, her fingers suddenly trembled.
He looked down and saw that it was the same dark-patterned ring as the one worn by Hillina.
This pair of rings uses divine blood as a guide and time as a bond, and can even sense each other's moods across time and space.
If Hillina's feelings for Xia waver in the slightest, the ring on his finger will gradually dim.
And if one day she breaks her oath and falls in love with another man, Xia's ring will be completely reduced to dust along with the divine power contained in it.
In other words, this is actually a surveillance camera, used to monitor Hillina's feelings for him at all times.
With Tia’s example before him, even the God Ancestor Xia was unwilling to repeat the same mistake.
Xia looked at the slight flicker on the ring in astonishment, and then it returned to normal. A trace of uneasiness immediately crept into his heart, but he quickly calmed down.
Although Hillina looks very friendly, she is actually a person who controls distance very well. Apart from never being polite to the opposite sex, there is no way she would go wrong.
"Hilina most likely went to the Hermitage. How could something like that happen again in a place full of dead people?"
"I must be overthinking it."
Xia said to herself confidently.
He had already made up his mind that after he finished exploring the ancient ruins in the Misty Sea, he would ask Saint Laurent VI to marry Hillina to him to avoid any further complications.
…
The earth trembled under the iron hooves, and thousands of abyss demons with green faces and fangs rushed over with roars.
These abandoned children, cursed and exiled by the gods, have endless fighting spirit flowing in their veins.
There is a legend recorded in the original book that they once tore open the barriers of the planes and turned the land of the human world into scorched earth. Because of this, they were cursed by the gods and exiled to another world.
Fortunately, although these demons are numerous, their strength is relatively weak, basically at the first or second level.
Regarding this ethnic group, it is recorded in the original book that almost all of them who go out to fight are males. The bloodthirsty instinct flowing in their blood drives them to launch fearless challenges to beings stronger than themselves until they die in battle, otherwise they will never give up.
It has been who knows how many years since humans set foot in this world. The appearance of Lin En and Sillina completely aroused the ferocity in the hearts of these monsters!
Therefore, facing thousands of aggressive abyss monsters, Lin En knew that he had no way to retreat. He would definitely not be able to outrun them, so he had no choice but to start killing.
Those rushing in the front are just some first-level scum, a group of irrational killing puppets.
The truly wise leaders were waiting quietly in the rear. They were ready to wait for Lin En to reveal his true strength before taking action.
Lin En's eyes swept across the thousands of monsters that were pressing forward with great momentum, and his expression was calm. He could clearly feel that the mysterious bond in his body that connected him to Ivester was heating up - that was the proof of shared power!
"Buzz—"
As Lin En raised his hand and drew his sword, it traced a strange arc of light through the air, and the surrounding light seemed to be instantly drained away. He didn't perform any complicated opening moves, simply pointing the tip of his sword diagonally to the ground and chanting a few obscure syllables.
In an instant, within a hundred-meter radius with him as the center, the space began to distort like water waves, and a nearly non-existent force began to awaken.
"Annihilation."
As the deep voice fell, Lin En swung his sword forward. There was no earth-shattering roar, only a barely perceptible dark purple crack that spread along the sword's path. Wherever the sword passed, whether it was the surging demonic display, the flying sand and gravel, or the diffuse black energy, it was all wiped away as if by an invisible eraser, leaving not even a trace of smoke or dust.
More than a thousand monsters rushing in the front were still roaring and swinging their weapons in the previous second, and in the next second, they, along with the battle axes in their hands and their hideous bodies, turned into absolute nothingness!
The following monsters looked at their own kind who disappeared out of thin air and instinctively stopped. For the first time, a non-killing fear appeared in their eyes.
There is no doubt that Lin En's terrifying method made the demon leaders in the rear feel terrified.
"Ahem."
Sharing some of Ivester's power and using the ability of annihilation, the effect was indeed very good, but Lin En himself also paid a considerable price. He half-knelt on the ground with his sword and began to cough violently.
At this moment, his face was as pale as if all the blood had been drained out, and his vision began to become a little blurry.
The demon leaders hiding in the back saw Lin En's appearance and thought that he had used all his strength in the previous attack. They immediately rushed forward, wanting to take advantage of Lin En's current weak state and kill him directly.
"snort……"
Lin En didn't even raise his eyelids. When the demon leaders rushed to within ten meters of him, a playing card quietly appeared at his fingertips.
"call out……"
The next moment, the playing cards in Lin En's hand instantly turned into ten free black silk threads.
Lin En was still half-kneeling on the ground. He slowly raised his wrist and spread his palm upwards.
In an instant, thin black threads shot out, crisscrossing, weaving, and entwining in the air like a swimming black snake.
The originally loose endless threads actually began to combine into a whole under his intentional control.
A moment later, a spiral spear formed by countless black lines slowly took shape and fell into his palm. Under the light, it glowed with an icy color.
"All of you, die!"
Lin En's muscles all over his body suddenly swelled, and he looked like a taut bowstring, ready to strike!
What he had to do was simple.
"boom!"
Under the influence of powerful force, the black spiral spear shot out like a sharp arrow, instantly tearing through the air, making a dull and sharp whistling sound, and turned into an afterimage and disappeared on the spot.
The distance of dozens of meters passed in a flash.
“Puff!”
With the sound of flesh and blood breaking, the black spear pierced through the chests of several demon leaders without any hindrance, nailing them to the charred and dry ground.
Black blood splashed high like a fountain, flowing in all directions, instantly filling the originally dry and cracked ground, presenting an extremely strange scene.
The once arrogant demon leaders had expressions of despair frozen on their faces, and their pupils, which had been red due to bloodthirstiness, dimmed in an instant.
As for the remaining demons, they were now scattered. With the death of their leader, they no longer had the courage and faith to continue fighting and scattered in all directions.
Lin En was too lazy to continue chasing. One reason was that there was no need to do so. The other was that he was really weak. He was still half-kneeling on the ground and felt that he might fall down at any moment.
"I'm so tired."
Lin En sighed and rested for a while. When he felt that he could barely stand up, he slowly got up and walked towards the back.
The moment he stood up, he found a pair of eyes staring at him. The eyes were as silent as moonlight. They lingered for a moment on his blood-soaked clothes and pale face, and then met his gaze.
I was so busy fighting that I didn't notice when Hillina woke up.
"Can you walk?"
Lin En asked indifferently. He was very weak now, so he would say as few words as possible. In addition, he had just experienced a massacre, so his voice was filled with murderous intent.
“…”
Hilina raised her pale face, a trace of trance flashing in her cold eyes.
In fact, she woke up shortly after Lin En sucked the strange black air out of her body. She probably thought that she was doomed to die after what happened just now, but she didn't expect that she survived.
She tentatively moved her toes, her feet looking as if they were carved from snow. But when she tried to stand up, her knees suddenly gave way.
Lin En raised his hand and placed it against her chest, grasping the softness through her clothes, and deliberately closed his five fingers in the girl's astonished gaze.
If you just want to support her, there is no need to do this, just hold her shoulders.
“Boom!”
The sky suddenly exploded with blood-red thunder, but it was completely swallowed up by the abyss barrier.
"you……"
Hillina frowned slightly. At this moment, she was as innocent as a blank sheet of paper due to her amnesia. She didn't even understand what Lin En's behavior meant. She was just instinctively a little angry, which caused a blush to appear on her face.
"The previous one was interest." Lin En sneered, "This time it's the principal. I have to state in advance that we are not familiar with each other, so every time I save you, I will charge a corresponding fee."
After saying that, Lin En let go of her in front of Hillina's surprised eyes, then sat cross-legged and took out a bottle of moonlight liquid.
This thing can be called a panacea for healing wounds. Lin En’s stock is running low. Next time he meets Tia, he can ask her for more.
After being released from her hand by the unsympathetic Lin En, Hilina staggered and held onto the rock wall to avoid falling.
At this moment, her eyes widened slightly, staring at Lin En's blood-stained profile. There was not much anger in her eyes, but more of confusion about his series of actions.
But when her eyes swept over the scars on Lin En's body, her eyes suddenly trembled slightly. Those hideous wounds were still oozing dark red blood, forming small pools of blood on the scorched earth, forming a sharp contrast with the black blood of the demons.
Those demons did not touch Lin En. These wounds were just the price Lin En paid for using Ivis's privileged power.
At this moment, Hillina looked at Lin En's face, which was as pale as paper. She kept her lips tightly pursed and didn't make a single groan, let alone complain to her.
When she saw this, Hirlina felt something tremble slightly in her chest, as if a tiny crack suddenly appeared on the surface of a frozen lake that had been frozen for a long time.
Fortunately, under the effect of the moonlight essence, the wounds on Lin En's body healed rapidly at a speed visible to the naked eye, which allowed Hillina's nervous mood to return to normal.
"Rest a little longer." Lin En still kept his eyes closed, recuperating every second. "In ten minutes, we have to run away."
"Where are you going?"
Hillina showed hesitation on her face, and her voice was as ethereal as a clear stream in a valley, extremely pleasant to the ear.
"I don't know where to go either," Lin En said calmly, "but I'm sure that if we continue to stay here, more powerful demons will arrive soon, and it will be difficult for us to leave."
Hearing this, Hillina nodded without comment, bent down to pick up her leather boots from the side and prepared to put them on.
But at this moment, Lin En, who had kept his eyes closed, suddenly opened them: "Don't wear it."
Hillina frowned slightly and said nothing, as if waiting for Lin En's explanation.
"No socks, or no shoes."
Seeing that Lin En had not responded yet, Hillina took the initiative to ask.
"Don't wear anything. I love to see it."
After saying this, he closed his eyes again and let the moonlight essence continue to heal his injuries.
But his words made Hilina, who was holding the leather boots, stand there in a daze. She bit her lower lip lightly, and a faint blush appeared on her face, as if she was a little shy.
She looked at the pair of exquisite calfskin boots in her hands, then at her own smooth white bare feet, and fell into an inexplicable silence.
As time passed, a complicated look flashed in Hillina's eyes, and she finally put away her leather boots.
Lin En closed his eyes and regulated his breathing, with an almost imperceptible curve at the corner of his lips.
It can be seen that the deviation of Hillina's plot has increased slightly.
This shows that Hillina chose to compromise or obey.
She seemed to be able to cope more easily than usual in her amnesia state. Although the reason was unclear, it was a good thing for Lin En.
Ten minutes later, Lin En suddenly opened his eyes, his eyes were as sharp as lightning, and his whole state was no longer the same as before. Under the effect of the moonlight essence, his injuries had almost recovered, and those originally hideous wounds had completely disappeared.
However, because Hillina was unable to adapt to the strange black energy of this world, her condition was still in a relatively bad state. Not to mention running, even walking was a difficult thing.
So, under Lin En's slightly tough action, Hillina herself did not resist too much, but just turned her head to the side and let herself be carried on his back.
Two figures embarked on the journey of escape to another world.
…
The Abyss World, deep in the boundless wasteland, is a place where few people go.
Strong winds raged here relentlessly, and the thick, insoluble, strange black air corroded all living things with spirituality. What met the eye were piles of bones filling the gullies on the ground. There was no doubt that this was a hopeless place of death.
But no one could have imagined that in such a desperate situation, there would be a city standing alone, appearing so abrupt.
Even though it was thousands of miles away, one could clearly see an ancient tree rising from the ground in the city, its lush branches and leaves piercing the sky, as if it wanted to poke a hole in the dark sky.
It seems that it was thanks to the protection of the mysterious power emanating from this towering ancient tree that the strange black air failed to invade the city, creating an extremely rare pure land.
At the same time, this is also the only place in the entire abyss world where living people live.
However, after staying in this hell-like place for a long time, whether they can still be called "human" is somewhat controversial.
At this moment, on a high branch of an ancient tree, an exceptionally beautiful woman dressed in simple attire from another world was standing quietly, gazing intently into the distance.
If you look closely, you will find that she has a thumb-sized horn on her head, which sticks out abruptly from her silver hair. It is obvious that they are not human.
In addition, their exposed skin glows a strange lavender color, and they even have some tattoos with unique textures, which are bold and mysterious.
The one-horned woman didn't know how long she had been standing on the high branch. She heard a rustling sound from the branches behind her. She turned around and saw a petite child climbing up the tree trunk using his hands and feet, step by step.
"Nora, didn't I warn you a long time ago not to come here casually?" Her eyes flashed with helplessness, but when she looked at the child, she was full of pity. "Master Shenshu will be displeased if you do this. This is the last time, do you understand?"
The full name of this sacred tree is "Salamadorian", which is equivalent to its dominant position in this abyssal world, and even its name is equally difficult to pronounce.
"Grandmother Priest, are you looking for something?" asked the little girl named Nora, who also had a single horn on her head and the same pale purple skin as the woman. "Are you looking for the source of those recent 'rumbling' sounds?"
Although she was called mother-in-law, the woman did not look old at all. Instead, she looked as bright as a girl, and her lavender skin added to her exotic charm.
The women of their tribe have always been like this, completely different from the male members of the tribe who are as ferocious as evil spirits. This beauty is a unique gift from nature to the tribe.
The priestess shook her head. "Those aren't 'boom boom'. They have names just like you."
Hearing this, curiosity flashed in the eyes of the young Nora.
"It's a difficult foreign word, 'divine punishment'."
"Divine punishment?" Nora suddenly realized, "Is it what's written on the monument in the center of the city?"
The priestess patted her head and nodded. "According to the inscriptions on the tablet, one day in the future a mysterious traveler will be exiled to this world. Like us, he is a cursed being rejected by the will of the world. Then, he will break the shackles of this world and usher in a new order—he will bring down the light of salvation for us."
When she was the same age as Nora, she also thought it was just a fable passed down from ancient times. She never thought that the inscription could come true. However, she still didn't know whether this mysterious traveler was an enemy or a friend.
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After fleeing for more than ten days, Lin En carried Hillina on his back. Because he knew nothing about this world, he could only run based on his feelings. One day, he finally found a dense forest in this barren world.
And under the stone cliff deep in the dense forest, a pool of deep water exudes a dead and silent atmosphere that originates from the same strange black air.
At this moment, Lin En undoubtedly looked a little embarrassed. Not only were his clothes torn, but he also looked exhausted and dusty.
He laid Hilina flat on the rock and prepared to take a short rest.
I have to say, women are indeed different. After days of trekking, her clothes are still clean and have a faint floral scent. Even her bare feet are spotless, like an elf that is not stained by dust.
"Hands out."
Lynn gave orders in a flat tone.
The two of them had already gotten used to this over the past few days. Without hesitation, Hillina skillfully extended her slender hand over, as if it were a routine matter.
When she felt the warmth from the touch of their palms, she silently looked away into the distance - this was Lin En's routine to help her purify the strange red mist in her body and absorb it all into her body.
If Lynn hadn't done this, she would have died long ago.
During the purification, Lin En suddenly asked, "Have you recovered a little?"
From an angle he couldn't see, a strange look flashed in Hilina's eyes, but she shook her head slightly and denied it, "No..."
Hearing this, Lin En just sighed lightly and didn't say much. After completing the purification, he let go of her hand, walked to the bluestone by the pond and lay down directly.
Lin En was exhausted from carrying Hillina on his back and running around in another world these days. He didn't know how many pairs of shoes he had worn out. If he continued like this, he would be barefoot like Hillina.
"Damn it, Sillina is Xia's fiancée, why should I carry him on my back?"
The more Lin En thought about it, the more unhappy he felt. But then he changed his mind and thought that if he could use Hillina to increase the deviation of the plot, it would be equivalent to indirectly changing Xia's fate.
He had already completed the strategy for Tia, and if another Hilllina came along, Lin En estimated that Xia's mentality would collapse.
Perhaps influenced by the strange red fog, after coming to the abyss world, Lin En's thoughts and behaviors became a little crazy, but he himself has not realized it yet.
When this thought came to his mind, he looked up at Hilina.
It just so happened that the other person was also looking at him. When their eyes met, her cold eyes looked at him quietly, without the alienation of the past. Instead, it was as if there was an invisible force soothing his mood.
This made Lin En's heart tremble slightly, and a strange feeling spread in his heart.
He decided to give it a try, and he used Liar Eater on Hilina - You like me.
He thought he would see surprise and tenderness in Hillina's eyes, but her gaze was still calm and cold, but the aloofness that kept people at a distance had disappeared, as if bringing silent comfort.
The Lie Eater failed for the first time.
This surprised Lynn greatly.
He felt that either Hillina's mental strength was strong enough to ignore the Liar, but this possibility was unlikely.
Or... she fell in love with me, so the Liar Eater was ineffective.
This possibility struck Lin En as absurd, and he immediately dismissed it. Not to mention Hilina's unwavering loyalty, once she'd committed to someone, even with her amnesia, falling in love with someone was no easy task.
Otherwise, can she still be called the number one heroine?
He scratched his head subconsciously, a trace of confusion and puzzlement flashed in his eyes, but after a moment of silence, he couldn't help but ask: "Um, do you like me...even a little bit?"
After saying that, he glanced at the still cold girl beside him.
In response to Lin En's somewhat presumptuous and abrupt question, Hilina did not directly answer. Instead, she lowered her head to look at her bare feet, which had been bare for the past few days. "Excuse me...can I put on my shoes now?"
After saying this, Hillina's slender jade feet curled up slightly, as if silently conveying something.
But I have to say that this action is very tempting. If it were an ordinary man, he would probably find it quite difficult to resist.
During the past ten days, Lin En basically carried her on his back and traveled day and night. Even when he was resting, Lin En would put her on a flat rock. So even after traveling for days, Hillina's feet were still white and clean, without a trace of dust.
Seeing this, Lin En sighed slightly. It seemed that the question he asked just now was indeed a bit abrupt, so much so that Hillina did not respond to him directly.
The two had only known each other for less than a month, and before that they were not even friends, not to mention that Hillina had a fiancé.
Even if she lost her memory, the cold arrogance in Hillina's bones still existed - even Xia had to work very hard to barely get into her heart, and it was with the help of the ancestor god a hundred thousand years later.
"What's the problem?"
Noticing Lin En's meaningful look, Hilina asked.
"Nothing, I just had some free time and took a closer look. I found you really are very beautiful." Lin En stretched out his limbs lazily and lay on the bluestone slab, enjoying this rare leisure time. "Even in this embarrassing situation, the pearl of the Saint Laurent Empire is still dazzling."
"oh……"
Silina murmured softly.
She didn't agree with what Lin En said. What did it mean to take a closer look and find it very beautiful? Shouldn't it be that one would think it was a stunning beauty with just a casual glance?
As for the second half of Lin En's words, it sounded like a compliment, but it was inexplicably unpleasant.
Then, without caring whether Lin En agreed or not, she took out a pair of brand new leather boots and put them on gracefully.
During these days of fleeing with Lin En, Hillina was eroded by the strange black energy, which caused her to lose all her strength and was forced to accept too much inappropriate contact - from her exposed ankles to the curve of her chest, and then to her waist and hips wrapped in thin fabric.
Day after day, Hillina's initial shame and anger gradually turned into numbness, and she even developed some unspeakable adaptation.
For this reason, the reason given by Lin En made Hillina angry and annoyed.
The so-called life-saving "principal" and "interest" allowed Hillina to be taken advantage of by Lin En, especially when that hand covered her, Hillina would always feel an inexplicable sense of guilt in her heart. Although she had lost her memory, her subconscious told her that this seemed wrong, as if she had betrayed someone important.
But in the past ten days, she encountered danger again and again, and every time it was Lin En who stood in front and took it all for her.
When watching Lin En fighting bloody battles in the front, Hillina couldn't help but look at the boy's somewhat thin but tall figure.
No matter how many enemies there are or how strong they are, Lin En always looks fearless, with a confident and calm smile on his face, and then he kills all the enemies without mercy.
It was obvious that he only possessed the strength of the second level, and the demons chasing them were much stronger than them, but from beginning to end, Lin En did not let Hillina suffer any harm.
"He really protected me well."
Silina whispered to herself.
Whenever a bloody battle ended, Lin En would always drag his wounded body to a secluded place to heal his wounds in silence.
Several times, Hillelina tried to step forward to help, but he coldly rejected her.
This made Hillina somewhat unhappy. When she touched me, she wanted to rub our bodies together. I just wanted to help you because I saw you were injured, but you pushed me away.
A complex emotion flashed in Hillina's eyes. Logically, she should have been angry about this, but what surged in her heart was inexplicable guilt and hesitation. After all, she was now just a burden to Lin En. If he didn't take her with him, he could escape easily.
In other words, at least half of the shocking scars on Lin En's body were caused by himself.
After spending these days together, Hillina was also very curious about why Lin En, a guy with only second-level strength, could show such amazing willpower?
Whenever they were fighting, the sharp gleam in his eyes that looked down upon everything in the world would always make her heart tremble slightly, and even produce a trace of admiration that she could not help but feel.
That was not due to the power, but the light that burst out from the depths of Lin's soul, so dazzling that it was terrifying.
In fact, the remaining sanity had warned Hillina countless times that she should end this twisted relationship, otherwise when her memory recovered, it would be too late to regret it.
But every time she made up her mind to draw a line between herself and Lin En, she would always sigh in her heart - "Wait a little longer"
The voice was very gentle, but it stubbornly lingered in her heart.
And so, until today, the bond between her and Lin En seemed to have become more complicated and deep.
Lin En knew nothing about Hillina's inner struggle. He was now thinking about what to do next.
The two of them have been stranded in this strange world for more than ten days. They have been chased by demons all the way and have been fleeing in a panic. Lin En doesn't know how to break the deadlock.
Most importantly, he was worried that Yvesette wouldn't be able to hold on for that long, which made him extremely anxious.
According to the description in the original book, even in the demon world, there is civilization, which means that not all demons are bloodthirsty and brutal.
What's more, Lin En knew very little about this world, and he really needed to find the civilized tribes in this world to gather information while avoiding daily encounters with these brutal demons wandering in the wilderness.
It's not a pleasant feeling to be hunted.
Lin En had used up all the medicines for healing his wounds, and even the ones that Hillina had brought were almost gone.
Once the two of them run out of ammunition and food, they will be completely in despair.
"Where should we go next?"
Hilina asked proactively.
"Go find a place where there are tribal civilizations."
Lin En had almost rested enough and slowly stood up.
"This world is filled with demons. Are you sure civilization can emerge?"
Hilina was puzzled by this.
"Of course," Lin En said firmly, "A land that can give birth to settlements and civilizations must have creatures with reason and wisdom—not these monsters and zombies controlled by bloodlust."
"Just like there are bad people in the human world, there are also good people in the demon world, oh no, good demons."
Lynn's point of view seemed to have a great impact on Hillina, causing her brain to temporarily shut down.
But after thinking about it for a moment, he felt that what Lin En said seemed to make some sense.
Good and bad are sometimes relative rather than absolute.
Because the world is full of unknowns, Lynn can only make judgments based on his own experience.
"We're fleeing in the opposite direction. Have you noticed that we've been encountering more and more demons these past few days? So, according to common sense, if we continue along this route, there's a high probability that there are living creatures ahead."
Lynn analyzed.
"Um."
At this time, Hillina could only choose to believe Lin En unconditionally.
"By the way, I feel like my health isn't that bad these days."
Then she added.
"You better get better soon. You're a fourth-level transcendent, how can you bear to let a second-level rookie like me shield you from the wind and rain?"
Lynn couldn't help but complain.
He estimated that he had reached the core area of the Abyss in the past few days. He began to encounter demons more frequently, and the enemy's strength was getting stronger and stronger. From the low-level demons who could only mindlessly attack at the beginning, they gradually learned to cooperate with each other, and even a leader appeared to be commanding the battle.
Just yesterday, Lynn and Hillina encountered a powerful enemy at the level of a third-level transcendent.
It was a demon that looked a bit like a giant, with a burly and tall body, about three meters tall. Although it retained obvious humanoid features, the dark purple tentacles wriggling around its neck revealed its inhuman nature.
What's even more terrible is that when this guy's eyes swept over the beautiful Hillina, in the depths of his eyes that were flashing with a faint light, in addition to the naked murderous intent, there was also a hint of greed.
This made Lynn feel sick.
So, he directly used the endless silk to cut the demon into pieces.
After dealing with the demons these days, Lin En discovered that the stronger these guys are, the more obvious their human features become, and even their thinking patterns are getting closer to those of humans.
This is definitely not a good sign.
If this trend continues, it won’t be long before the demons encountered are no longer something Lin En can deal with alone.
What's more, he has a burden like Hillina with him.
Fortunately, Lin En found that the deeper he went into the core area, the thinner the strange red mist in the air became. He guessed that this was also the reason why Hillina felt her physical condition was improving.
At the same time, this also confirmed his previous guess that there must be existence similar to human civilization in this world.
"Alas, even if we find this civilized tribe, leaving this world will probably be very difficult."
Judging from the invisible barrier above the sky, Lin En probably guessed that this was a place of exile cursed by the gods, a place similar to a prison. If he wanted to escape, he either had to find the key to open it, or he could only escape by force.
To put it simply, as long as they can break through the barrier covering the sky, Lynn and Hillina will be able to leave this place.
But even if Hillina's strength returned to its peak, she probably wouldn't be able to do anything about this barrier. Even if she attacked with all her might, she wouldn't be able to create even a ripple.
The only way to break the deadlock may be the punishment imposed by the world's will due to the change of the world line.
But in the past few days, Lin En had been groping around on Hillina's body under the pretext of collecting interest, but he found that even if he did something as inappropriate as rubbing her breasts, the lightning that struck her could not leave any trace on the world barrier.
Lin En felt that perhaps only by doing the most extreme thing, such as triggering a drastic change that was enough to subvert the world line, could he completely anger the will of the world, in exchange for a devastating thunder tribulation that would directly break through the barrier!
That was... the first time that Sillina was taken away.
In fact, Hillina's condition has not recovered to its original state, and Lin En can still control her at will.
But whenever this evil thought came up, Lin En would feel uncontrollably guilty and uncomfortable.
Because of this, every time he found a secluded corner to heal his wounds, and Hilina wanted to come over to help, he would always yell at her and keep her away. In the final analysis, he just wanted to cover up the guilt in his heart.
"Well, we can only take it one step at a time."
Lin En sighed and was about to drink some water and continue his escape, but Sillina, who was not far away, shouted at him, "Be careful!"
Lin En's pupils suddenly contracted, and a biting chill suddenly swept through his body. He turned around abruptly and saw a spear wrapped in a strange aura tearing through the air like a meteor, with the tip of the spear emitting a deadly cold light.
On a distant hill, a fourth-level demon riding a second-level mount was smiling contemptuously at Lin En. This cunning hunter had obviously been waiting for a long time to launch a fatal attack at this moment.
Hillina could feel the other party's strength, which was far beyond what they had encountered before.
She didn't care about so many things. At this critical moment of life and death, she no longer concealed the fact that she had recovered some of her strength. Holy light instantly burst out from her fingertips, and she directly sacrificed a powerful high-level seal. If it were in the past, this holy light would probably be able to directly purify this fourth-level demon into a pool of blood.
But now, Hillina's strength has not yet fully recovered, and she can only barely make the trajectory of the spear that was originally aimed at Lin En's heart deviate by an inch.
Therefore, as Hillina's pupils suddenly contracted, the spear still pierced Lynn's shoulder blade fiercely, and blood gushed out, staining the originally charred ground red.
"No!"
As Hillina watched this scene, she felt as if a piece of her heart was suddenly cut out, leaving her with a hollow pain. She could not care less about anything else at the moment, and staggered off the rock. Even though she could not even stand steadily at the moment, she still stumbled towards Lin En.
"Stay away from me."
Lynn growled at Sillina.
His condition was really bad at the moment. Blood was flowing from the corner of his mouth, and his shoulder blade was pierced by a spear. The strange red mist was madly invading his body.
The next moment, Lin En did something that made Hillina's heart stop - he grabbed the spear that pierced his shoulder with his backhand and pulled it out with force. In an instant, blood soaked half of his body, but Lin En's eyes became sharper.
"Want to kill me? Dream on!"
Lin En admitted that this fourth-level demon knight was extremely intelligent. Seeing that his attack was successful, he turned the giant beast under his crotch and tried to retreat with the sound of hurried hooves.
It was obvious that the other party regarded him and Hillina as prey, and planned to use guerrilla tactics to slowly exhaust their strength. This was a common hunting trick used by the demons, and it was especially effective when dealing with injured prey. They wanted to slowly kill them.
But Lynn wouldn't give him a chance.
He just slowly raised his right hand, placed a joker card between his index and middle fingers, and gently placed it against his lips.
In an instant, endless black threads suddenly rose up and swept towards the demon knight like a hurricane!
At the same time, the Hidden Time is activated.
The next second, an illusory mark in the shape of a pocket watch appeared in Lynn's palm.
Under the influence of an invisible force, the hands of the pocket watch moved back slightly imperceptibly.
This means that he borrowed a minute from his future self.
During this minute, Lynn can travel freely through the time rift.
A moment later, a spiral spear formed by countless black lines slowly took shape and fell into Lin En's palm. He exerted his speed to the extreme, rushed to the front of the demon knight, raised the spear high, and stabbed it fiercely at his heart.
If nothing unexpected happens, the next moment, this cunning demon knight will be pierced through the body by Lin En and die on the spot.
But the accident still happened, and the one-minute time just stopped abruptly.
Seeing that the spear was about to pierce through the body of the demon knight, he swung his big hand and slapped Lin En away.
But even so, Lin En's spear still left a deep mark on his chest that was visible to the bone. Black blood gushed out, surrounded by a strange black mist.
"Damn it."
The severely injured demon knight obviously did not expect that he would be injured by a human with only second-level strength. He immediately lost interest in slowly killing them and wished to grind Lin En to ashes on the spot.
Lin En was slapped away by a palm, and his body hit the stone slab heavily with a dull sound. The wound on his shoulder blade was cracked open, and the bright red blood gushed out wildly.
Hilina stumbled to his side, unaware that her clothes were stained with blood on the ground.
She stretched out her hands tremblingly, pressing her palms tightly on the hideous wound, trying to stop the bleeding for Lin En.
At this moment, a deafening roar came from behind. The demon knight who was seriously injured by Lin En had crazy murderous intent burning in his eyes. He wanted to make Lin En pay the price for his actions just now!
"Hurry up and leave!"
Lin En pushed Silina away violently, and her palm was immediately cut by the sharp stone, but she crawled towards Lin En again as if she didn't feel any pain.
"I won't leave." Sillina completely ignored the demon knights who were about to charge. She pressed Lin En's wound with one hand and took out her only remaining bottle of moonlight essence with the other hand, wanting to feed it to Lin En. "Let's die together."
But Lin En endured the pain and slapped the moonlight liquid in her hand away.
"Drink...it..." Hillina picked up the moonlight liquid and put the bottle mouth against Lin En's bloody lips, but was slapped away again by the other party.
This time, the crystal bottle arced through the air and shattered against the rock wall. The moonlight liquid seeped into the scorched earth, emitting a star-like mist.
The next moment, a sarcastic arc suddenly appeared on Lin En's face, and his voice was cold and ruthless: "Bitch, you are not attracted to me just because I touched you a few times, right?"
Hillina was originally looking for other healing medicines, but at this moment her movements suddenly stopped and the expression on her face froze.
"You don't think I saved you because I'm attracted to you, do you?" Lin En suddenly coughed up a mouthful of blood, his sneer widening. "Don't be so self-indulgent. I just saw that you're pretty and have a great figure, so I wanted to find an opportunity to have sex with you."
"Get out of here right now! I feel sick just by looking at you!"
Lin En's sudden roar made the light in Hillina's eyes shake violently.
She suddenly lowered her eyes and fell into an indescribable silence.
But at this time, Lin En had already been drained of strength by the continuous loss of blood, and his vision began to blur, and he felt dizzy.
"Is this what you really think?"
Hilina's voice sounded slowly, without much emotion.
"Yes." Lin En could feel his consciousness disintegrating, so his words were intermittent. "I forgot to tell you that all I did was just to use you and disgust your fiancé, Xia."
"In my eyes, you are nothing more than a tool."
".I see."
The next moment, Hilina suddenly stood up straight, her tone as calm as a pool of stagnant water.
It was just that her pair of eyes, cold and distant, looked down at Lin En, and her gaze slowly swept over his embarrassed appearance at the moment, as if until this moment, she finally saw through and thoroughly understood this man in front of her who would do anything to achieve his goals.
So, before Lin En could faint, that tall and beautiful figure slowly turned and left.
At the same time, the footsteps and roars of the demon knight's mount were getting closer and closer.
"Just go away..."
Looking at Sillina's receding figure, Lin En slowly closed his eyes.
(End of this chapter)
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