At the same time, the multi-limbed monster woman next to her screamed with a little fear, as if she realized that the sneak attack had failed and prepared to escape.
But it didn't have time to move at all, and it froze in place like a stop-motion animation.
Lina was equally ruthless, and this time she was prepared. She carefully prepared a perfect shot, and with one shot she directly shattered the entire body of the multi-limbed monster woman.
"Rest in peace."
Looking at the two bodies and the broken hourglass necklace next to the bodies, Lina Chen half-knelt down, tapped her forehead and shoulders lightly, and simply prayed for the two dead.
Before being alienated, they were also members of the "Fate Society".
Just then, two figures walked up to where Lina was praying and stopped.
"Thank you, the surviving 'fortune teller'."
Lina heard the familiar jingle of the visitor's necklace and spoke softly.
"You're welcome."
Luo Ling looked at Lina for a moment. She had seen Lina in the materials provided by Fiona. Now she saw that she was almost exactly the same as her mother.
It's just that his temperament is much colder.
"Am I always like this?"
Luo Ling thought about Fiona's evaluation of herself and felt a little doubtful.
She felt that she was much more approachable than Lina.
After finishing the prayer, Lina stood up and turned her gaze to Luo Ling, and was immediately a little surprised.
She hadn't imagined that the fortune teller who assisted her in clearing out two rank-seven mutant beasts would be a... Not to mention being a minor, he might not even be old enough to attend a regular public school.
The other one is indeed just an ordinary person.
Lina was also surprised by the peculiar way the two got along with each other. They were blindfolded and their hands were tied. If they were two naive little girls, she would have suspected that they were playing some special game.
"Elemental path, ability to control metal, codename "Orion." Lina calmed down and said, "Your ability and codename."
"The "All Souls" path, the ability is to temporarily control the bodies of others, code name..."
Luo Ling hesitated for a while. She knew that the destiny societies were all coded with constellations, but she was just an outsourcer before, so she didn't have a set code name.
Just name one and I'm afraid of bumping into it... Oh wait, there's one who's not afraid of bumping into it.
"The Southern Cross."
Code name for Anyu.
At this time, An Yu is still in her happy hometown in Jiangcheng County, and no one is using her in the "Destiny Society".
"Yes." Lina nodded and said, "Do you need me to take you out first?"
"Get her out of here if you can."
Luo Ling pointed at the blindfolded little Odetta. Now she felt that what she was doing was indeed a bit like playing some special play, but it was also something she had no choice but to do.
Little Odetta is not old enough to watch R18 movies.
"Can."
Lina nodded simply.
"It's so easy to talk to Miss Lina."
At this moment, Luo Ling couldn't help but feel a bit fond of Miss Lina, who spoke as concisely as herself. There was no need for her to explain a lot, and communication was simple and efficient.
Like a reliable older sister.
"However, there is still a problem." Lina said.
"What's the problem?"
"I don't know how to get out."
"... ..."
Luo Ling wanted to take back his comment about Lina, but it didn't seem that reliable.
"Actually, I've been lost for two days," Lina said, pointing to her keepsake, "and I've lost contact with my teammates."
It is very unreliable.
"This is not my problem." Lina said in a serious voice, "It's this hatchery... that makes people lost."
... It's bad enough that he's unreliable, but he's also stubborn.
Luo Ling curled the corners of her mouth. She had explored all the way here and of course she knew very well that the rules of this hatchery did not allow people to get lost.
Besides, this is still far from being a ghost wall.
"Please trust me."
"Yes, Miss Orion."
Chapter 24: Don't Move (5k)
Lina really was serious when she looked serious, and with that expression, her serious nonsense seemed to make some sense.
However, apart from this point, as an elite member of the "Society of Destiny" and an eighth-level awakener, Lina is relatively reliable.
After her concise explanation, Luo Ling roughly understood the ins and outs of this hatchery incident and the current situation.
Her team's initial mission was to rescue the troupe from the lost hatchery, but it was clear that this mission could no longer be accomplished. After two days of searching, Luo Ling and little Odetta were the only survivors she met.
All of the tens of thousands of humans in the hatchery were transformed into tumor monsters, leaving only the instinctive desire to pollute the living. Once the living were transformed into tumor monsters, they would lose the desire to eat.
"Deformed Beast" is an exception.
After transforming into deformed beasts, they will regard the tumor monsters as food and eat them all up.
The awakened ones are even more delicious in their eyes, and the scent they exude alone will make them eager to move.
In addition, after alienation, some of the intelligence and instincts from previous life are retained, so it is much more difficult to deal with.
Lina has killed seven deformed beasts in the past two days, all of which came to her on their own initiative.
"There are about 30 awakeners in the troupe, the strongest of whom is a seventh-level awakener, and the rest are mid-level awakeners. There are no higher-level ones." Lina showed a slightly worried look, "But after being contaminated by the power of the hatchery and turned into "deformed beasts", their strength has increased by at least a whole level.
"The two Deformed Beasts we just encountered are at least level seven. They should have been level four or five when they were alive."
This means that this seventh-level awakener has most likely been promoted to the level where he can use power.
If it were in the outside world, even if it could use the power... it would not have the power to use it. Truly possessing power and being able to use power are two different concepts. The former is too scary.
But this is a strange hatchery, where there is a dormant "egg", which may not be without power.
"If we really encounter it, we will be in danger, and the same goes for my teammates." Lina sighed and said, "However, as long as they don't stubbornly face the "Deformed Beast" transformed by the seventh-level awakener, and choose to run away when they encounter it alone, there shouldn't be too much danger."
"... I always feel like you are setting a flag when you say this."
"Um?"
"Nothing, just keep talking."
Luo Ling nodded. It was not her job to make complaints.
"But the problem now is that I can't contact them. There is some method in the hatchery to isolate our token." Lina picked up the hourglass necklace, raised it slightly, and pointed it at Luo Ling's necklace, "Look, you have to get close to this extent before your token will react."
The two necklaces emitted a faint blue light, flickering like breathing, and there was some kind of resonance between them, but as soon as they were far away, the resonance disappeared.
It takes about three meters for the two to react. At this distance, they are already touching each other, so there is no need for any contact.
"It should be caused by the contamination of these flesh and blood." Luo Ling analyzed simply.
She had two realms, and was certain that this hatchery was not within one of them.
If it has a domain covering this range, and is still in hibernation, the strength of this "egg" is only slightly weaker than the puppet's body.
"Ms. Orion, do you think this level... could cause Victoria to suffer a boundary collapse?"
Lina's pupils shrank slightly when she heard this. She didn't expect that Luo Ling could actually recognize the collapse of the boundary.
This means that Luo Ling has at least come into contact with power.
She thought about it, shook her head, and said,
"Impossible. Victoria is not that fragile. Even if this weirdo in the hatchery wakes up, she can't do it."
At this point, she paused, as if she had thought of something, but did not continue speaking. She changed the subject directly.
"In order to ensure the safety of both of you, I suggest you evacuate this place first. What do you think?"
Luo Ling did not show his specific strength. Lina estimated in her heart that even if she thought more highly of him, he would be only at the fourth or fifth level.
With this kind of strength, it is not difficult to deal with ordinary tumor monsters, but if a few more mutant beasts appear, Lina herself will be overwhelmed, not to mention having to protect two little girls.
For this reason, she planned to change her previous arrangements.
The original intention was to find teammates to meet up first, and then wait for an opportunity to destroy the hatchery and kill the dormant "eggs" in the cradle. The team composed of six eighth-level awakeners did have the confidence to do so.
"It will be all right."
Luo Ling nodded slightly.
In fact, she also made some discoveries herself.
Because in the later Victoria, the boundary collapsed and turned into the "realm of nothingness", which was actually much larger than the current hatchery, about two to three times larger.
This means...
The hatchery was later expanded to its current size.
The current scale is not enough to cause boundary collapse, but what about after it expands
But Luo Ling didn't say it out loud, he just stopped here.
In fact, she was still worried that this was just a virtual time and space, and even if something changed, there would be no changes in the real world.
In this case... the change would be meaningless, and Luo Ling would miss the truth. She doesn't have the information to "rewrite reality" again and come back here again.
After making the decision, Lina couldn't help but ask Luo Ling why she made such an arrangement for little Odetta.
After a brief interaction, Miss "Southern Cross" seems to be quite serious. Why is she playing so perverted
Luo Ling had no choice but to tell Lina about her concerns and explain that she really had no other choice.
After Lina heard this, she was silent for a long time before she said,
"If that's the reason, why don't you carry her on your back? In this way, she only needs to lower her head and won't see those bloody scenes, right?"
“Yes.”
Luo Ling slapped his head.
"Perhaps I shouldn't remind you that it's normal for you young people to like to have some fun. Don't worry, I won't discriminate against you for this, Miss Southern Cross."
Lina glanced at Odetta's red cheeks, turned her face away slightly, and said slowly,
"But I suggest that after you leave the hatchery, please don't mention having seen me."
"... It's really not what you think."
Luo Ling curled the corners of his mouth, untied little Odetta's blindfold and their tied hands, and then carried her on his back.
Little Odetta was very light and didn't take Luo Ling much effort.
She didn't say anything, but just buried her little face in Luo Ling's long silver hair, with her slightly hot cheeks slightly pressed against the back of Luo Ling's neck.
After making sure she was leaving the hatchery, Lina no longer followed the traces left by the tumor monsters, but consciously moved in the direction where there were fewer monsters.
There will be a central area in the hatchery, and the hatched "eggs" are most likely located in the central area. All tumor monsters will definitely tend to move to the central area because of their instinctive call.
Lina has been going around in circles these past two days because she can't find the central area.
The "egg" can also protect itself. Perhaps it senses that Lina is powerful enough to kill it, so it has been deliberately avoiding Lina's pursuit.
Now it is much easier to find the exit of the hatchery by using the completely opposite thinking.
There was no need for Luo Ling to take action against the tumor monsters along the way. Although Lina seemed unreliable, her strength was real.
The long-handled musket in her hand should be one thing. Every time she shoots, Luo Ling can feel a strong fluctuation of inspiration.