Saving the World in an Apocalypse-Style Text Game-Chapter 840 - 400: Star Priest, Time Prison

[You’ve possessed the shell of the ’Son of the Initial Fire of Desire’!]

[You twist your waist and swing your arms, brandishing the ’Sword of the Bloody King’. The thick, solid walls crumble before you like tofu, instantly shattering into pieces!]

[The thunderous collapse of the wall fails to drown out the voices of terror that follow the settling dust...]

[Who are you, who exactly are you? You’re not a transplant surgeon, nor a scholar. How could such crude and feeble martial skills possibly possess such overwhelming destructive power?]

[You step forward, the silhouette with the greatsword emerging through the hazy dust, becoming clearer...]

[The prisoner backs away in fright, retreating until there’s no more wall to back into; it cries out in panic, what are you doing? You can’t kill me! I can introduce you to an organization, it’s your only chance to survive...]

[Its sentence is cut short as a crimson slash of the greatsword carves a bloody curtain of light!]

[A clear line of blood appears across its throat, choking off any remaining words in its throat...]

[You have defeated the ’Up-Looking Elite Scholar’, and your experience points have slightly increased.]

[You look down at the body that has collapsed onto the ground, clutching its throat...]

[The shell of the ’Up-Looking Elite Scholar’: A scholar who abandoned their faith to chase after the Stars, secretly joining a hidden organization named ’Polar Star Association’, was imprisoned in ’Blackwater Prison’ after exposing a few flaws, enduring cruel punishment... Affinity: 137% (+65%) ]

[Do you wish to possess this shell?]

In the Omniscient World, magic had been developed to extraordinary levels; apart from a few low-level guards, the majority of powerful humans are Mage shells, with examples like the ’Dark Dragon Knight’ being extremely rare.

Even for human heretics who swear allegiance to the ’Bright Stars’, the related skills are Starlight-type magic. Only non-human monsters, such as Stars monsters, subterranean demons, and legendary creatures, have managed to step outside of the realm of Mages.

[You’ve possessed the shell of the ’Up-Looking Elite Scholar’!]

[Fragments of memory within the shell slowly awaken...]

[...]

[With determination, you accepted the organization’s mission, and after numerous twists and turns, you finally managed to enter ’Blackwater Prison’ as you wished.]

[Your only goal is to confirm whether the ’Star Priest’ imprisoned at the deepest part of the prison is still alive.]

[If the ’Star Priest’ is indeed alive, the Executor would dispatch the organization’s strong members to rescue him. If the ’Star Priest’ is dead...]

[’Blackwater Prison’ is constructed specifically for the Up-Lookers, with each cell’s walls and doors etched with Anti-magic Characters. This severely weakens all Knowledge-based and Starlight-based magic, to the extent that even slightly lower-level magic cannot be cast.]

[You infiltrated the prison and finally confirmed that the ’Star Priest’ is still alive, but the level of security surrounding the ’Star Priest’ far exceeds that of the ordinary prisoners.]

[He wears heavy shackles, with Anti-magic Characters engraved deeply into his skin and flesh, his eyeballs gouged out, robbed of any ability to cast magic. Regardless of how powerful the ’Star Priest’ was before, now he’s nothing more than a cripple.]

[You don’t understand the significance of the organization’s efforts to rescue the ’Star Priest’, expending resources just to save such a cripple?]

[You shake your head; the Executor must have a deeper meaning to such actions. Perhaps what’s important is not the ’Star Priest’ himself, but something in his mind...]

[...]

[The time for tonight’s rescue operation is fast approaching. The ’transplant surgeon’ in the next cell has suffered another round of whipping, looking as if the scholars have become a deep-seated hatred for him.]

[This fellow’s skills might hold some value to the organization. If you could get him to join, you might be able to secure an additional income beyond the mission...]

[...]

[The fragmented memories come to an abrupt end!]

[You have learned the exact location of the deepest cell in ’Blackwater Prison’.]

[You have acquired knowledge, and your Knowledge has increased by 200! Current Knowledge: 22800/37800]

"Star Priest?"

The prisoner’s memory lacks detailed description of the ’Star Priest’s’ strength and status within the ’Polar Star Association’.

But now that his location is known, Lin Xun can opt to carry his greatsword and bulldoze his way through.

Considering that the Chapter is still at an early stage, the difficulty won’t be too high, and brute force tactics are perfectly suitable.

[Rapid and heavy footsteps come from outside the Refined Copper door, with at least three or four people approaching. ]

[You are aware that the noise you made destroying the wall was not insignificant, attracting the attention of the prison guards.]

[The footsteps quickly halt outside the Refined Copper door. Through the door’s observation window, several pairs of astonished eyes stare at you...]

[You’ve possessed the shell of the ’Son of the Initial Fire of Desire’!]

[You swing the ’Sword of the Bloody King’, cleaving through the Refined Copper door and, in a fluid motion, bisecting the four guards outside!]

[Blood spurts out like a waterfall, and before the guards can even utter a scream, they fall apart, severed...] 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝙬𝙚𝓫𝒏𝓸𝓿𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝙤𝓶

[You have defeated the ’Knowledge-seeking Blackwater Prison Guards’, and your experience points have slightly increased.]

[You have defeated...]

[You’ve obtained the ’Common Cell Door Key’ (Key)]

[You step over the blood and proceed to the shadowy corridor outside the cells; strange eyes watch you through the narrow prison door windows...]

Lin Xun summons the Valkyrie and the Nine-tailed Fox, handing the newly acquired key to them and instructing them to act swiftly and leave as little trace as possible.

He then moves deeper into the prison, following the locations from his memory.