Surprisingly, Revisit's exploration progress even surpassed that of Loki's clan, and she had already reached the 59th floor. Deep in this floor, Roland finally saw the location of Qi Ling.
It was a purple space, a cave similar to the main room on the previous floor, but many times wider. It was surrounded by purple-black crystals like stalactites, densely distributed on the walls.
Above the stairs made of these purple crystals, there is a platform suspended in the air and a wide and flat bridge.
Above the platform, there are also clusters of purple-black crystals, but they do not appear messy. Instead, they are piled up into a wonderful shape, just like a throne made of angular crystal flowers.
And above the throne, there is a huge translucent purple crystal.
Inside the crystal, there is a girl sleeping with her eyes closed.
This was the first time that Roland saw the escaped spirit possess a physical body. However, compared to this incident, the girl's appearance made him narrow his eyes slightly.
She has fair skin, perfect facial features, and rare light pink hair that is as pure and elegant as cherry blossoms.
Then, as if sensing Roland's gaze,
——The girl sleeping in the crystal slowly opened her crimson eyes.
Chapter 134 {World}
There was no sign of being unsealed, and his entire body was made of extremely solid crystal. Roland was only knowing the past scenes through the memories in Revisit's soul. The girl in the crystal seemed to have noticed this and slowly opened her eyes.
In those bright red, crystal-like pupils, there was an indifference that was definitely not human, as if from a god high above.
She was more like a real god than any god Roland had ever seen in this world, because Roland could not see any intelligence in her cold eyes.
The next moment, Roland's vision returned to the real world. Rui Weisi in his hand couldn't even make a sound of wailing before her whole body was covered with turbid purple stones and finally completely shattered.
Rui Weisi's soul was actively destroyed by that special spirit, thus disconnecting Roland.
Roland subconsciously clenched his empty palms and touched his chin, looking thoughtful.
By now, Qi Ling's true identity has become obvious.
"The Apocalypse virus from Guilty Crown, and the Virus Queen who is its true controller?"
Apocalypse virus, Revelation virus, or Apocalypse virus, these are all its names. Although it is nominally a product of technology, this power is deeply connected with mysticism and religion.
People infected with the virus will crystallize, but this sign is essentially just the external manifestation of the materialization of the soul. The Void is the epitome of this manifestation, transforming the soul into a weapon like a treasure.
In fact, except for the Virus Queen, who is the will of the virus, and the people chosen by her, the Apocalypse Virus is a complete poison to everyone else. Life in the old world will be destroyed, and all human will will be preserved and imprisoned in crystals, living in this utopia of eternal life.
Although it sounds similar to the third method of materializing the soul, in fact, the nature of the two is completely different. The third method is to turn the soul into a perpetual motion machine, achieving immortality in a sense, but the Apocalypse Virus is different. It crystallizes the souls of other humans and absorbs them to turn them into its own energy and nourishment.
Except for the Virus Queen herself, whose consciousness is immortal, the rest of the humans only have their souls in a changed form.
When it was not completely unlocked, the protagonist of the original work could use the strength of his mind to use the void to cut down Gundams in the city and cut down satellites in space.
In the later stages of being unsealed, it was able to destroy a modern fleet in one blow, and even when it ran rampant while sealed, it was still able to destroy a city, which were all direct manifestations of its destructive power.
By the time the virus queen is completely unleashed, with the souls of all mankind as her foundation, coupled with the nearly endless void, she will have become a true disaster.
Whether it can destroy the world or not is not the point for now, but there is not much controversy about the fact that it is a mobile natural disaster that can destroy humanity at any time.
The complete Virus Queen can manipulate the Apocalypse Virus to infect all humans in the world in a short period of time, and then, in a crystallized world, complete the coming of the doomsday and the destruction of the old world.
"Hmm..." Roland pondered for a while and came to a conclusion. "I feel like she has a similar personality to me, but she's more fashionable than me."
As one of humanity's evils, Roland, the Beast of Apocalypse, also possesses the ability to achieve similar results as the Virus Queen, but they go in different directions.
But in terms of destroying the humans in the old world and bringing about the end of the world, there is no difference between the two.
"It seems that this contracted spirit may be able to complete me..."
As a young beast, Roland is far from being a perfect body, and he has not reached the limit in expanding his power. After all, just as the world has yin and yang, human evil can also be multifaceted.
The Apocalypse virus, which has such a similar origin in the setting, may allow one to become a true human evil in advance and summon the evil beast of Apocalypse.
Roland closed his eyes slightly and began to think about everything that had happened in the past few days.
The Apocalypse Virus was indeed a rare treasure in terms of the mind, and it was in line with Roland's request to fill his own mental weaknesses, but for some reason, he always felt a little unsatisfied.
Was it because of the combination with the host in the dungeon that a stronger mutation occurred? Roland could not give a definite answer.
"The fifty-ninth floor?"
Roland looked down, his eyes seeming to penetrate the vast distance.
In any case, everything will be clear once we get there.
By the time the rest of Loki's family came to support them, Roland had already walked out of the burning ruins with Aisi.
"You're back, where's the attacker?"
Seeing that both of them were unharmed, Finn breathed a sigh of relief and took the initiative to greet them.
"It destroyed itself. The purple crystal was not just a mutation of the dungeon, but more of a human-caused result. It seems that there is a special monster causing trouble in the deep layer."
Roland briefly explained the situation. After listening to his story, Finn first breathed a sigh of relief, and then his expression became worse.
"Although it is reassuring to know that this incident was caused by a mastermind rather than a problem in the dungeon, we discovered it too late. People were infected so many days ago. With the mobility of Orario, I am afraid that now..."
"It has spread to the whole world, hasn't it?"
Roland gave an answer that made Finn pause, but he did not show any panic, but spoke calmly.
"Things have come to this point. There is nothing we can do. We can only try to salvage the situation as much as possible before a bigger disaster occurs."
Finn bit his thumb, the worry on his face deepening.
"That's right. In this kind of situation, we can only do our best. Roland, you are planning to go back first, right? Can you please report this to the guild? Our plan remains unchanged for now. In order to deal with the possible disaster that may come, the floor owner must clean up in advance."
"Okay, I need to check on my own affairs as well."
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"You did it."
As Hestia got off Roland's waist, she also took out the parchment that had just been printed.
"Roland-kun, you have successfully upgraded!"
"I feel like the upper limit of this body has grown a little bit... No, should I say that the power I can control has increased a little bit?"
"Hey, shouldn't this be about wondering why no power is emerging? I heard from other gods that even if they explain it in advance, the children of their tribes will still secretly experiment with their own power after upgrading."
Not seeing the expression she wanted on Roland's face, Hestia hugged Roland somewhat unwillingly.
"It would be strange if there were any significant changes. Upgrading only increases the capacity of the device, not some kind of magic enhancement. If you really want me to tell you what I think..."
Roland sighed helplessly and said, "It's probably just that I feel as if something has been untied inside my body. The balance between yin and yang has converged again. At this rate, I will truly merge with the essence of that power. This is the only time I can complete it..."
Roland now has experienced quite obvious changes in his realm. Whether it is the more subtle control of energy, or the smooth and artistic combat, his instinct to use every bit of strength to the limit, these are his most direct changes.
"Roland-kun sometimes says things I don't understand, but that's still something to be happy about. Besides, I've gained abilities I've never seen before."
Development ability is a type of additional ability given by a favor and is also part of the adventurer's ability value. It can only be learned when leveling up.
The nature of this ability is also different from the basic ability value. It will enhance the owner in some specialized aspects, just like when a servant receives a continuous command spell, as long as he behaves in accordance with the command, he will receive corresponding corrections.
The conditions for obtaining it are to perform specific actions, and some abilities will only awaken in a specific period. The conditions for awakening the development ability [Hunter] are [upgrading to level 2] and [defeating a large number of monsters in a short period of time].
Because of this, blacksmiths often gain an ability called forging, which allows them to produce better equipment and even make magic swords. Pharmacists also gain an ability called harmonizing, which allows them to create excellent elixirs that even have magical effects.
What kind of development capabilities you are able to obtain is largely the result of your past actions.
But compared to these conventional development abilities, those special development abilities have effects that are no less than magic.
For example, the mysterious development ability can not only create many props with magical effects, but if practiced to the extreme, it can even create the philosopher's stone that can make people immortal.
For Roland, who has a lot of experience, the number of development abilities he can choose from is so many that even Hestia is dumbfounded.
In addition to the regular hunters and swordsmen, there are also the mysteries that no more than five people in the entire Orario possess. There is even a development ability called Luck, which can be said to be a burst of luck. However, none of them became Roland's final choice.
Taking the parchment handed over by Hestia, Roland imprinted the ability values that he had already memorized in his mind in a more intuitive way.
Roland
Lv.2
Strength: i (0)
Durability: i (0)
Dexterity: i (0)
Agility: i (0)
Magic: i (0)
World: i (0)
magic--
【】
【】
【】
Skill--
Wisdom of a Thousand
personification of possibility
The Favored
{World}, this is Roland's development ability.
Based on the skills Roland already possessed, Hestia guessed a lot about the choices he could have. With the two items of Patron and Incarnation of Possibility, mystery and luck were rare, but definitely worthy of Roland's experience.
But the world is different. Even in Hestia's life, she has never seen such a wonderful ability, and this unknown has deeply aroused her interest.
"This rare ability may be unique to you. It would be a pity if you miss it."
With this attitude, Hestia gave her advice, and Roland naturally had no reason to refuse.
Looking at Roland who unconsciously loosened his hand, then clenched it again, repeating this action over and over again, Hestia asked curiously.
"How is it? Do you feel the clue of this ability?"
"Apart from some mysterious feelings, I don't know what it can do specifically."
Roland shook his head, which made Hestia a little discouraged.
"Is that so? Did I make the wrong choice? If I don't know the specific effects, it will be troublesome to improve it later."
Development capabilities, like basic ability values, are divided into ten levels from I to S. Their upgrades belong to an independent system, which means they are not reset with upgrades, nor are they automatically upgraded with upgrades. Instead, they are upgraded by taking similar actions in this regard.
Therefore, it is normal for a lv2 adventurer to have a higher level of development ability value than a higher level adventurer.
"No, I am sure of this, but I did not make the wrong choice."
Roland did not feel frustrated by the unknown development of his abilities, but patted Hestia's head as if to reassure her.
"Next, I should go to the guild to register my upgrade."
Hearing this, Hestia frowned slightly.
"It only took six days to reach level 2. Even many gods would be suspicious of this fact. It's so ostentatious..."
"This is exactly what I want. After all, there is an unknown disaster lurking under Orario. If I don't become a living legend quickly, it will be troublesome if something happens later..."
Roland smiled slightly and walked towards the door. Even at this moment, he still did not stop holding something in his hand.
Even if Hestia didn't recommend it, he would choose the development ability of {World}, because it is the only one.
As soon as Roland's mind moved, the sacred text panel behind him began to change quietly.
Luck, magic, one development ability after another quietly emerged. For Roland, who could fill in the panel by himself, these development abilities had long been engraved in his body. However, in order to avoid shocking the world, he took the initiative to hide them. Whether to show them or not was up to him.
But the world is different.
Its appearance was completely beyond Roland's expectations. The moment he touched it, he had an epiphany.
If the ability to develop is a professional summary and further extension of past experiences, then the ability to see the world is a blessing unique to this world, a reward for Roland's infinite possibilities.
It is not a reward that belongs to the Holy Lord, nor to the God's throne, but a reward that belongs only to Roland now.
This is more of a special sense than an ability.
Even without updating his ability values, Roland could tell that his experience in developing his abilities was constantly growing.
The flow of magic, the veins of the ground, the movement of the planets, everything was so clear in Roland's eyes at this moment. He could even feel when the surrounding brick walls would collapse and when the branches that fell into the soil would rot.
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