Saving the World in an Apocalypse-Style Text Game-Chapter 842 - 400: Star Priest, Time Prison_3

[Yet, imprisoned within, the "Star Priest" remained motionless under the enveloping white light, seemingly having entered the "Knowledge Illusion."]

[The "Knowledge Illusion Trap" in the corridor did not cease its operation. It continued to glow, attempting to pull you into the "Knowledge Illusion."]

[Do you want to avoid the trap and immediately enter the prison cell, or do you first want to eliminate the Knowledge Illusion Trap?]

Lin Xun: ...

Although the process of dodging the trap was somewhat off, the result was still correct.

"The tricks of the Underworld Game really are numerous. Good thing I’m strong and can throw bricks."

[You pay no attention to the "Star Priest." Instead, you return to the corridor and look up at the continuously glowing "Knowledge Illusion Trap."]

[It is a Refined Copper device resembling a square box, its countless minute characters flickering with the movement of gears...]

[The trap device cannot forcibly take effect on you. Do you want to try actively entering the illusion, or eliminate the threat posed by the trap device?]

[At the corner of the corridor, the "Sly Ghost" is cautiously avoiding the reach of the white light.]

[It cannot help but tell you, Dragonkin, sir, it can feel that the illusion hidden in this trap is extremely terrifying; it’s best not to try to enter it...]

If even a "Sly Ghost," an expert at creating illusions, says it’s terrifying, then entering the illusion would be tantamount to a death wish.

Lin Xun decisively chooses the latter.

[You harness your Extraordinary power, controlling your Shell to float off the ground. Reaching out, you grasp the "Knowledge Illusion Trap" and yank it hard, tearing the entire device out forcefully...]

[You have obtained the "Knowledge Illusion Trap Device" (Gadget)!]

["Knowledge Illison Trap Device" (Gadget): Inside the device is a "Book of Recorded Illusions." Driven by the trap device, it can trigger the trap under preset conditions, pulling enemies into the "Knowledge Illusion."]

[Current energy remaining in the trap device: 76/100]

["Book of Recorded Illusions — Time Prison," the illusion records something terrifying called the "Time Prison." Trapped within this endless darkness, your perception of time’s passing will slow by a thousandfold.]

[Each second that passes in the outside world feels like an entire day inside the Time Prison. No one can withstand such brutal punishment... after enduring just a few minutes of torment in the "Time Prison," you would turn into a madman!]

"Hiss... What is this sinister gadget?"

The gadget can slow down the perception of time’s passage, not actually stretching a second into a day... But even so, it’s undeniably a form of cruel torture.

The trickle of remaining energy in the trap device depletes bit by bit. At this rate of energy loss, the trap would become ineffective in seven or eight minutes.

"A clever trap, but now you’re mine!"

Lin Xun decisively stows the trap gadget away...

[As you store the "Knowledge Illusion Trap Device" in your inventory, the pervasive white light also vanishes without a trace...]

[And the "Star Priest" in the prison cell finally emerges from the torment of the illusion, but its face is blank, mouth agape, drooling foul saliva, constantly muttering, "The Prophet has succeeded! The Prophet has finally succeeded!"]

Lin Xun’s mouth twitched, knowing full well this person likely didn’t survive the "Time Prison’s" torment and had become utterly mad. 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝓮𝒘𝙚𝙗𝒏𝙤𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝒐𝙢

[Do you want to kill the "Up-Looking Polar Star Association’s Star Priest"?]

He decisively moves forward to end its sinful life.

After possessing Shell, before he could open the panel to check, its memories surfaced in text.

[...]

[The memories within this Shell are filled with fear of the "Time Prison"...]

[The profound darkness and the endless torment of time have made it forget everything, except the childhood dream of becoming a "Prophet"...]

[...]

[At this moment, the figures of Valkyrie and Nine-tailed Fox appear at the corner of the corridor.]

[The Nine-tailed Fox hurries to your side to report, Dragonkin, sir, someone has forcibly intruded outside the prison, killing many guards. It and the puppet slave followed your orders, quickly cleaned up the battlefield, and came here to report to you...]

Lin Xun frowns, wondering how the rescuers have arrived so quickly.

His original plan was to possess the "Star Priest" to engage in a bit of role-playing while also obtaining secrets from its memories.

Unexpectedly, the trap didn’t affect him, but it turned the "Star Priest" into an imbecile.

With the situation critical, he can only put away a few Summoned Creatures and continue with the role-playing as planned.