Chapter 122 [Extra]

Chapter 122 "Extra Update"

Lin clasped his hands together, intending to crush the "pearl" in his palm.

However, before he could press down, he felt the weight in his hand suddenly lighten.

Though he had anticipated this, Lin still pressed down with force and then reopened his hands,

only to find his palm empty. He said with little surprise, "Ah, it's gone."

"What do you mean 'it's gone'!" Moses released his trident, gritting his teeth as he slapped Lin on the back, "You nearly scared me to death! If you were prepared, don't say things like 'I can't get out' to scare people!"

Lin hissed, drawing in a sharp breath of cold air from the pain.

This was the most severe injury he had sustained since the divine battle began.

Although it was in the domain of dreams, his physical strength seemed to be at a considerable distance from that of these beastmen and professionals.

However, after living in this world for three years, Lin had grown accustomed to the people around him accidentally hurting him when they lost control of their strength. He grimaced and explained, "I was also buying time, trying to make Him relax first."

After all, causing chaos among the followers of the evil gods also required time.

Lin didn't actually have the time to make detailed modifications to their faith or their understanding of desire; he only managed to cause short-term confusion and bluff the avatar of the Silver Moon Maiden with his words.

The moonlight cage formed by the distorted desires of the believers indeed failed. At that moment, when he said the desire was a pearl, did you believe it or not?

The avatar of the Silver Moon Maiden definitely wavered for an instant. Combined with Lin's control over the dream, he was able to perform the operation of plucking the moon as a pearl.

Unfortunately, He quickly reacted and escaped from Lin's grasp.

Moses had some idea of what Lin's current power could achieve, so he understood how extreme Lin's actions had been.

Precisely because he understood, his emotions were unstable. When Lin was enveloped by the moonlight cage, he felt as if he had fallen into an ice cellar.

The Holy Spirit Nightmare took a deep breath, trying to calm himself, and asked, "Where did He go?"

"Trying to escape from the dream," Lin said, "But I've already sealed off the dream and eliminated all overlaps with reality. He can't leave directly."

Of course, the avatar of the Silver Moon Maiden entered and exited the dream using the authority of the undead Moses.

As a former apostle of the Dream God, the undead Moses indeed had high authority in the realm of dreams, but no matter how high, it couldn't surpass Lin, the current Dream God.

Just as Lin could previously refuse its entry into the dream, now he could prevent it from leaving.

Moses wasn't surprised by this, but his expression was far from pleasant.

"He must have a backup plan," he warned, "Don't think that just because you've sealed it with your authority over dreams, He has no way—"

Bang!

A gunshot suddenly rang out.

Lin and Moses turned their heads simultaneously, looking in the direction of the gunshot.

After a moment, Lin said, "Hui Cui cut off His vine."

"Vine?" Moses was puzzled.

The Holy Spirit Nightmare naturally remembered the vines that intertwined with the bones of the undead Moses, but he didn't understand why the war madman's apostle would attack the vine.

Lin, who could control any part of the dream, quickly understood upon looking.

"F*ck," Lin exclaimed after a few seconds, "That vine actually extends from the real-world altar."

Recalling now, Lin could remember seeing the same vines growing on the trunk of the giant tree that served as the altar, based on the glimpses he caught through the mirror.

But even he hadn't noticed that one end of the vine was climbing up the undead Moses while the other was rooted in the altar tree.

Even as the avatar of the Silver Moon Maiden delved deeper into the dream, He maintained the growth of the vine, ensuring it didn't break during His movements.

The undead Moses made the part of the vine that clung to him appear illusory within the dream, which is why even Lin didn't notice the vine's peculiarity at first.

This was clearly the backup plan of the Silver Moon Maiden. Once at a disadvantage in the dream, He could retreat through this vine.

Moreover... this wired connection could ensure that He could transmit information back to the main body.

The previous avatar of the Silver Moon Maiden had its connection to the main body severed by the grand sealing ritual at the Spire City Court Headquarters, preventing the Silver Moon Maiden from obtaining any intelligence about the last battle.

Lin suspected that to avoid repeating this mistake, He had created such a wired cable... a wired vine.

The recent confrontation clearly couldn't maintain the intelligence blockade anymore.

Lin hadn't expected to keep it secret indefinitely. Preventing the avatar of the Silver Moon Maiden from escaping with information and the undead Moses intact was enough.

Thanks to the Chief Judge.

A smile appeared on Lin's face, and he couldn't help but say, "No wonder..."

***

No wonder it was the madman's apostle!

Even the avatar of the Silver Moon Maiden had to admire the sudden shot, which almost blocked His escape route.

Even the Dream God had overlooked the vine, yet this young mortal discovered it. He truly had outstanding talent, no wonder he was favored by the Contradictory Twins.

The avatar of the Silver Moon Maiden even wanted to spend a night with him, even using this undead body.

Unfortunately, to satisfy this desire, He would have to survive first.

Even as just an avatar, and having met the minimum requirements set by the main body for this divine descent—investigating the whereabouts of the seed that had vanished after seizing power—the Silver Moon Maiden could accept losing another avatar. But the avatar still wanted to live.

To survive, He can do anything.

The silver moon maiden's avatar went to sense the desires of the dreaming believers. These desires had been chaotic for a moment, causing the moonlight cage to fail. But now that the believers' desires have returned, their faith has once again pointed towards the silver moon. She can feel the chains around their necks returning to her control.

The moonlight cage, forged from desire, can be reactivated.

But for the seed that can once again disrupt her believers, reactivation is meaningless.

"Since that's the case, at least make use of this waste one last time."

The silver moon maiden's avatar said, and the figure of a Bone Mermaid appeared in a small puddle, lowering its head to look at the moon reflected in the water.

The sky in the dream has already lost its moon, and there should be no reflection of the moon in the puddle. But the imagery in dreams is essentially symbolic of reality. The moon in the puddle represents the faith of the silver moon believers, whose tears have gathered into the puddle, directed towards the silver moon maiden.

It also represents their unbreakable connection to the silver moon maiden.

From the moment they became professionals, the magic from the silver moon maiden had taken root and sprouted within them.

"And now," the silver moon maiden's avatar, devoid of any sentiment for her believers, sighed as if withdrawing money from a bank, "it's time to use this power."

As she spoke, she kept an eye on the already shifted contradictory twin apostles and reached out her hand towards the moon in the puddle.

***

Lin was re-examining the boundaries of this nightmare, making sure there were no vine-like things left undiscovered.

Moses stood guard nearby, alert to both the silver moon maiden's avatar and the cold shots from Hui Cui Dover.

Just as the Holy Mermaid was circling Lin, he suddenly felt a tremor under his feet.

An earthquake?

Wait? Why would there be an earthquake in a dream?

Though puzzled, Moses still supported Lin first.

Lin, whose eyes had been vacant, regained focus at the same moment.

His expression was stunned, and without caring about almost falling, he looked at Moses and asked anxiously, "Is this possible?!"

Moses was at a loss, "What?"

Lin tried to understand what he had just sensed and explained, "It's... being a divine avatar and undergoing a second divine descent??"