Worldwide Awakening: My Soul Kinds Are Lost-Chapter 375: If you can’t finish it, you can only take it away_1
"One crazier than the other, no wonder the world is at a standstill!" grumbled the Shadow of Gluttony as he looked at the terrifying scene in the distance.
But no matter how far he hid on the edge, his heart still pounded in fear.
He saw Wang Linchi frantically gnawing at the entangled body. Each massive attack from the Saint Master would destroy part of it.
"We’ve been locked up again, and here comes the Game System. We’re dead for sure." The Shadow of Gluttony was certain that the Game System wouldn’t spare either of them this time.
The commotion they’d caused was simply too great. The hospital had probably managed to successfully extricate itself, but the animosity had now shifted onto them.
It seems I’ve grown accustomed to it; I’m not even scared anymore.
The Shadow of Gluttony couldn’t help feeling a bit helpless. He’d gotten involved with Wang Linchi’s mischief so many times that he’d now become recklessly brave.
If he decides to eat me next, I probably wouldn’t even bat an eye.
At this, the Shadow of Gluttony couldn’t help but scoff at himself. After experiencing so much, everything seemed trivial to him.
He didn’t just resent Wang Linchi, but also the hospital director. They all treated him as a pawn, a tool. If he had enough power, he wouldn’t spare any of them. Unfortunately, he didn’t. So, it could only remain a thought.
This time, he’ll need at least three days, won’t he? the Shadow of Gluttony estimated, watching Wang Linchi’s eating speed.
It wouldn’t be much different; definitely not less.
On the other hand, Wang Linchi felt like he was about to vomit from eating so much. The main reason was that it tasted awful. Yet, Wang Linchi was shoving it down his stomach with his strong willpower.
This isn’t working; the Book of Records can’t keep up!
Wang Linchi also came across this issue. He could overcome the horrible taste with his strong willpower, but the Book of Records couldn’t overcome the digestion issue.
I need to find a solution, or I won’t finish eating this even in a month, Wang Linchi thought, feeling a bit helpless.
His gaze fell on the Book of Records, a sense of exasperation washing over him. An opportunity that could save him several years of struggle was right before him, yet the Book of Records couldn’t even handle such an easy meal!
In his mind, vast amounts of data appeared. Wang Linchi simulated these data into individual plans through the Thought Mirror. Most of these simulations were unsuccessful, with the majority being failures.
Even with successful plans, the final data was still unacceptable to Wang Linchi.
Finally, a barely acceptable solution settled in front of Wang Linchi’s eyes.
Temporarily store it in the game character, then slowly feed it to the Book of Records.
There was some feasibility in this solution. After all, the game character itself was associated with data rules and was a member of the rules, even if it was erroneous. Wang Linchi just needed to eat it first then transfer it to the game character, using the character as a storage vessel.
There were also downsides. The ’Game Character’ and ’Data Rules’—two Soul Kind Effect keywords tied to Destiny—would temporarily deactivate. 𝒇𝒓𝒆𝒆𝙬𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝒎
Only after Wang Linchi had completely extracted all the sustenance within would they be able to recover.
Without these two keywords, I’ll lack the necessary means when facing the Game System and the hospital, Wang Linchi pondered.
Screw it!
It didn’t matter if he lacked some means. He could always run. But if he got delayed here, once the entanglement ended and the Erroneous Sin fused, it would be far more terrifying than the combined Game System, hospital, and Ye Tian.
So, he needed to eat it up as soon as possible to be at ease. Otherwise, not only would he lose a large chunk of resources, but he would also create an invincible enemy out of nothing. That would be a huge loss.
This is a domino effect. He originally had a chance to win. If he could get rid of the hospital, and wait for Ye Tian to come out of seclusion and duke it out with the Game System, he could not only obtain the Stone Heart of the hospital director but also gain data from the Game System to enhance his ’Game Character’ and ’Data Rules’ keywords.
I still lost out due to an information gap, Wang Linchi sighed, beginning preparations for his ’Game Character’ and ’Data Rules’ keywords.
If he had known how many native Erroneous Sins there were, he would’ve been more cautious with this plan.
Yes, just more cautious. With such huge benefits at stake, how could he give up? Being cautious beforehand would have meant more preparation. He was still not proficient enough; after all, it was his first time plotting something on this scale. Flaws were normal.
He wasn’t the type to plan ten steps for every one taken, nor was he excessively cautious; the things he considered were limited.
If he were truly such a prodigy, he might have calculated all this way back when he left the underground world.
"Wait a moment! Let me switch the receiving port. If you keep devouring, the Book of Records will explode into smithereens!" Wang Linchi turned his head hastily, urging the Saint Master to stop.
Each of the Saint Master’s attacks, with its Soul Absorption, could transfer a significant amount of sustenance to Wang Linchi, faster than he could consume it.
Upon receiving the command, the Saint Master immediately halted, then returned to Wang Linchi’s side as a guard.
Only then did Wang Linchi wipe the sweat from his forehead. When the Book of Records was overwhelmed, pure spiritual power would overflow into his body in vast quantities, almost more than he could handle.
Luckily, repurposing the ’Game Character’ and ’Data Rules’ keywords wasn’t too difficult. They were already his, so it was like temporarily clearing out some space.
If the Storage Space hadn’t been unsuitable, he would have even considered pouring it all in there.
The Storage Space was a Soul Kind Page, itself part of the Book of Records, so nesting it wouldn’t work.
Not even the main body, the Book of Records, could manage it. The Storage Space was merely a variant Page of Memory from the Book of Records; it simply lacked such capability, even if the Soul Kind Page was more practical than the Book of Records itself.
Wang Linchi had little regard for the Book of Records, but he had to admit it was the true corpus, while the Soul Kind Page was merely a derivative of a derivative.
It took nearly three hours, but Wang Linchi finally finished setting up the ’Game Character’ and ’Data Rules’ keywords.
"Let’s test it now." Wang Linchi beckoned. The Saint Master attacked immediately, activating Soul Absorption.
At the same time, a large amount of Experience Value was added to his game character.
Yes, Wang Linchi had converted it into Experience Value. What else could he convert it into? Neither attribute points nor skill points seemed quite suitable.
Good thing my game character is max level; otherwise, I really might not have been able to withstand it.
The game character had already been idly leveled to 1,000. However, it wasn’t as powerful as it had been in the God-given World.
Although it was a maxed-out character now, the current game character was just an effect of Wang Linchi’s Soul Kind. Back then, his game character had been the Game System’s number one enforcer, enjoying not only maxed-out status but also the Game System’s support and numerous privileges. Naturally, it had been stronger than it was now.
"Since that’s done, let’s start eating. Saint Master, given your size, I’ll leave most of the work to you," said Wang Linchi.
Letting the Saint Master do it would indeed result in some loss. However, time waited for no one, and the loss didn’t matter given the urgency; he had to make the necessary trade-offs. Securing such a massive windfall of sustenance was already fantastic. This was like indirectly devouring a world. If he got any greedier, he feared he might get consumed himself.
He might never get such a good opportunity again in his entire life.
He had to seize the opportunity but also not be too greedy.
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"The third underground layer was so difficult, but I finally managed to assimilate it," Ye Tian let out a big breath. Over these days, he had finally completed the first step.
"Everything is difficult at the start. Moreover, this third underground layer is fundamentally the Sky God’s most critical brain area, so it’s normal for it to be difficult. The upcoming second and first underground layers will be much faster to assimilate," the increasingly indistinct figure of the Fate Devil God responded. He too had paid a considerable price in this process.
"I wonder how Calligraphy Linchi is doing? Have you received any recent updates?" Ye Tian asked, standing up and heading towards the second underground layer, taking a moment during this brief lull.
"I have to say, he has an incredible ability to draw aggro. He’s successively crashed three large-scale instances. However, the situation isn’t looking good. The Game System has him cornered at the entrance of the third large-scale instance," the Fate Devil God replied.
Some Fallen Players are still lurking within the Game System, so we learned of the situation through the forums.
"Can he hold on?" Ye Tian asked.
"Don’t worry. I’ve already had Linghu Sen make arrangements to divert the trouble. The plan is to shift the Game System’s attention back to the hospital. That way, Calligraphy Linchi will be safe," the Fate Devil God said, already having made preparations.
Although they found Wang Linchi’s character distasteful, he was undoubtedly their staunchest ally. Naturally, they had rushed to rescue him first.
"That’s good. Let’s continue. Have Linghu Sen keep a close watch on Calligraphy Linchi." Upon reaching the second underground layer, Ye Tian immediately began the assimilation.
He wanted to help, but the bigger picture was more important. After all, Wang Linchi drawing aggro was also for the sake of his own successful assimilation. Going to help now would be sacrificing the greater good for a lesser one.
