Chapter 111 The War of Civilizations 11
Lin Xia clutched her slightly dizzy head, withdrew the spiritual energy that had enveloped the four of them, and saw a shallow barrier in front of her. This was the shield that A Tong had erected at the last moment.
[Mental Shield: Can block some external impacts on mental energy. The effectiveness depends on the individual's strength. Range: Two meters in diameter around the user. Remaining uses: 2.]
[Backup successful: Backing up mental shield, requires 5000 survival points]
Lin Xia's ears were ringing. She looked around and saw that the four of them had fallen together because of Xie Cheng's golden shield. The other three of them were just unconscious and unharmed.
Xie Cheng's injuries were more severe, possibly due to the impact of his superpower.
But of the remaining soldiers, only the six closest to them survived because they were encased in double shields; the rest died.
All the insects around her had disappeared, and the place was completely quiet. She looked at Xiao Guo's corpse not far away. The thing on her wrist had exploded at some point, severing her arm.
Lin Xia took out the [Healing Card] and treated everyone's external injuries, but that was all she could do; they remained unconscious.
By this time, her dizziness had subsided, thanks to A-Tong's props and Xie Cheng's special ability; otherwise, she would have lost one of her two mental armors.
A mental scan of the surroundings confirmed that there were no robots or insects left. Could it be that Xiao Guo was right and that the mechanical civilization had self-destructed?
Whether it was true or not, at this point, she could no longer run away, and she no longer had so many reservations about using her powers.
Ji Wei woke up first. She was in pretty good condition. Seeing that everyone was alright, she breathed a sigh of relief, covered her head, sat down next to Lin Xia, and took out some nutrient solution and water.
A-Tong sat up abruptly, looking around warily. Only when she saw Lin Xia and Ji Wei did she relax. She sat down next to them and silently drank her water.
Lin Xia pondered Xiao Guo's dying words: the sea of consciousness... what is the sea of consciousness? Why modify the sea of consciousness...?
What she saw in the rift in her dream—was it the sea of consciousness? Lin Xia was filled with countless thoughts. What exactly did Xiao Guo see? Why was he so desperate and sorrowful...?
"Why was she so desperate? What did she see? What did she mean by her last words to Lin Xia?" A-Tong looked in Xiao Guo's direction and suddenly asked softly.
“I don’t know, but…” Ji Wei looked at Lin Xia: “But she seems to think that Seventh Sister, or rather, a person with spiritual power, should accomplish something, but she also feels that it is impossible to accomplish, and that she should hide away. That’s how I understand it.”
“Psychic beings are very important, very important…” A-Tong murmured a couple of times, then said, “Tell me, how important are psychic beings to our world?”
Lin Xia glanced at A Tong: "A Tong, what's wrong with you? You seem a bit off after you came into contact with the cloud."
A-Tong shook her head and gave a wry smile: "I guess I'm a bit confused because I've suddenly come into contact with some things."
Ji Wei frowned: "A-Tong, those memories aren't necessarily accurate. You keep emphasizing those with mental abilities, but what exactly did you see?"
A-Tong saw the wariness in Ji Wei's eyes and gave a bitter laugh: "You might not believe it, but I didn't see anything. That sentence is like it was implanted in my brain, deeply rooted in my heart..."
"It's making my memory a bit confused. I feel like it's not my memory, but at the same time, I feel that such a solemn sentence, emphasized with my life, is incredibly important." A-Tong patted her head: "I feel like I'm going to split apart."
Lin Xia was constantly integrating a lot of information in her mind, as if there were thousands of threads or a tangled mess.
Recalling the location of the rift in her dream, Lin Xia felt that the "sea of consciousness" was likely referring to that place.
If those with spiritual power are special, it is because they have the possibility of going there.
Modify her sea of consciousness? She couldn't even open it, let alone modify it. She almost died just looking at it. Modification was impossible.
Suddenly, she felt a warm sensation spread from her hands to her whole body, and then she saw that Ah Tong's hands were glowing with green light, healing her wounds.
While treating everyone else, she forgot to treat herself, but after seeing clearly that the energy in A-Tong's hand came from her own superpower, Lin Xia looked at A-Tong in surprise.
"This is treatment?!" Ji Wei instantly sat up, looking at the energy in A Tong's hand in surprise.
“Yes, wood-type abilities are inherently full of vitality, so it’s normal for them to be able to heal.” A-Tong nodded.
"This is not normal at all! There are so many wood-type ability users, why have we never heard of anyone who can cure it? If there really is one, surely everyone would have heard of it." Ji Wei shook his head.
A-Tong was stunned for a moment, then looked at Ji Wei with amusement: "Who would actively promote something like this, after all, it's their own superpower?"
"Surely there's some truth to it..." Ji Wei felt a little insecure after hearing what A Tong said.
Lin Xia waved her hand: "Don't waste your energy, I'm fine, it's just a small wound..."
"If you don't treat this little wound quickly, it will heal itself in no time." Ji Wei covered her mouth and chuckled.
A-Tong smiled with a relieved expression, her eyes crinkling: "Lin Xia, don't mind. I'll probably be paying more attention to you for a long time, just ignore me."
"This memory is stuck in my head, and I have a hard time distinguishing between my own true feelings and false ones, so you can just ignore me."
As the three were chatting and laughing, Xie Cheng got up. Because his superpower had been impacted, he had a headache and couldn't sit up, so A-Tong simply moved to his side.
"My healing abilities can soothe the mind after an injury, but they can't cure the root cause. You still need to recuperate slowly." A-Tong clearly understood the strengths and weaknesses of her superpower.
"It's already very good, thank you." Xie Cheng's expression had improved considerably.
He sat there resting for a while, then neatly dragged the dead people into a row and laid them out.
Those who were still alive were given some nutrient solution and water.
"How could this be?!" Xie Cheng exclaimed as soon as he sat down, drawing everyone's attention.
He looked up at the three of them and pointed to the time: "Did you see that? The game time has reached the eighth day!"
"I remember it very clearly. The day we fled for our lives was clearly the fourth day. Am I mistaken?" Xie Cheng was somewhat doubtful of himself.
"If you remember correctly, that space really is strange. The flow of time is different. We almost beat the game at the fastest speed," Ji Wei joked.
"What are you talking about? I've been wandering in space and said so much, but nobody's paying attention to me." Lazy Cat popped up as soon as someone spoke.
But by then, the soldiers had woken up one after another, and no one had time to pay attention to the lazy cat anymore.
After a moment of stunned silence, the six people, with sorrowful expressions, put all the corpses on the ground into their spatial storage, especially Xiao Guo's, which they searched very carefully.
The group took out their mechs, initially proceeding cautiously. Gradually, they increased their speed, and all the robots and insects lay quietly on the ground, as if they had lost all power.
When they returned to the city they had just fled, they saw the warships docked in the port. The soldiers looked pleased; those were their warships.
But no one dared to go out rashly, and they hid in the distance, constantly observing.
The warship spotted them, and someone came out to greet them. When he came out, the soldiers were still somewhat uncertain when they saw his smiling face.
After much effort, the two sides finally recognized each other. Perhaps influenced by Xiao Guo, these people insisted that Lin Xia go back with them, and they stayed around Lin Xia as protectors or monitors.
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