Chapter 704: Inside World

We must contact other war zones! Stop the internal fighting!

I've found the problem!

In the orphanage, a girl wearing a white robe and wielding an armor-breaking hammer showed some fear.

The girl came from the Latin America War Zone, an extremely rare power- and spirit-type Awakened One.

Her talent is Holy Light Possession; likewise, before the Apocalypse she was a devout Catholic.

Although, spirits obviously do not exist.

Inside the church, the priest, the zombie was eating heartily.

It's useless... Captain.

Carrying a lance, the young team member gave a bitter laugh.

Don't let the girl's frail appearance fool you; she is actually the strongest of their team.

Mastering the abilities of healing and power burst, she can be called the combination of spear and shield.

After we sent our speculations to the North America War Zone, they ignored us.

I think...

They actually also guessed a bit...

Looking at the table covered with newspapers, documents, and files.

The team members couldn't help but sigh.

As believers, upon hearing the system's rules, they instinctively rejected the proposal to hunt other Awakened Ones.

In the real world, they took it upon themselves to aid other survivors; in the Latin America War Zone, they actually gained considerable fame.

It must be said, in the Apocalypse, their kind of alternative existence is also a kind of miracle.

Thus, at the Captain's suggestion, they did not choose to besiege other survivors, but instead spent their precious safety time gathering data.

Listening to the team members' feedback, Fiona clenched her iron hammer tightly, lips pressed together.

This differs greatly from the Silent Hill plot! The system deceived us!

That child, she wants revenge on everyone!

On the table, a white paper scribbled with the pieced-together clues.

The final indication result is chilling.

(Orphanage... the adopted girl.)

(Rape... conceived in shame amidst fear...)

(Defamation... judging evil...)

(Burn her to death!)

He took a deep breath.

Fiona initially only thought about finding the next layer's clues, unaware of the problem with hunting Awakened Ones.

But after piecing together all the clues, she suddenly realized how terrifying this trial truly is.

She took a deep breath.

The girl's eyes were firm:

Tell them all our speculations exactly as they are!

If we don't unite now, we will all die!

She spread out the simple Arbiter sketch on the table with one hand, speaking rapidly:

The origin of Silent Hill comes from a girl impregnated by rape.

The girl was an orphan; after being adopted, her life was not happy.

To support herself, she could only work odd jobs in town, earning a meager wage.

She had never felt the world's kindness.

While the rapist was a member of the town's cult.

He colluded with officials, claiming the girl's child was an evil spirit, and incited people to burn her to death.

On the brink of death, the girl desperately cursed everyone and summoned heavenly fire, burning the entire town to ashes.

Therefore, upon entering the Power Trial, we will encounter the incarnation of the rapist's original malice!

The Arbiter!

She pressed her palm on the sketch, and with a black pen outlined a triangular monster.

The sharp helmet represents ****.

The giant axe that pierces the flesh represents the violation of sin.

If we help the girl kill the Arbiter, it equals helping her take revenge.

Otherwise, we will slaughter each other.

For the girl, this would be judged as being an accomplice.

Once judged as an accomplice, the girl's sole good thought will dissipate, and the evil embodiment formed from the townspeople will all be released!

She was somewhat agitated.

Fiona spoke rapidly, her face pale, as if she had seen that horrifying scene.

The essence of the Power Trial is an interrogation of every Awakened One.

When you have power, do you choose to strike down monsters, or are you cowardly, only daring to strike the weak!

Once the number of Awakened One deaths is too high, we will quickly be dragged into the Inside World.

By then, not only will the mission difficulty soar to unimaginable heights, we won't even be able to kill a single monster, and we may even face...

Lin Dui, why are we waiting here?

"Do we really not need to notify our war zone?"

"I saw the death report; these people have already started killing each other."

"Besides, I feel like you've changed..."

They felt gloomy.

After realizing it, Zhang Tie himself accidentally killed an Awakened One and inevitably felt some worry.

It's not that he's worried about being unable to defeat the spawned monsters.

Rather, he's worried that the monsters that appear will be what he fears.

Who knows what he's afraid of.

It's just too damn many.

Just thinking about the horror movies he's seen, he couldn't help but feel his scalp go numb.

Don't bring another Chu beauty; that would really be deadly.

And Lin Dui...

In the past, Lin An always started missions at the source, habitually looking for clues first.

But this time, Lin Dui seemed to do nothing, letting things develop.

Lin An slowly opened his eyes, habitually rubbing his brow.

"There's nothing to guess about."

"The power trial has only one core problem."

"That is the Awakened Ones' understanding of power, and establishing their belief in it."

"This trial is unlike the problems we've encountered before; we need to uncover the truth."

He gave a faint smile.

"Put bluntly, break through with force."

"This is the only useful information Huang Shaohua can reveal to Lin An."

After realizing this, Lin An simply waited.

But he always had a question in his mind.

Why, despite encountering so many events, he has actually come close to death several times.

But why has the situation of unlocking the gene lock never occurred?

Is it because his potential hasn't been pushed to the limit?

He suppressed the thought.

Looking at the suddenly accelerating death announcement, Lin An casually explained:

"This church is where the girl was burned to death."

"At least in the original plot, that's how it was."

"I suppose it's also the most crucial place in the entire trial world."

"As for notifying the Huaxia war zone?"

Lin An shook his head, noncommittal.

"Actually, thinking about the Awakened Ones killing each other being a problem, that's not hard."

"They're not idiots; the question is whether there's another solution."

"Even if I wanted to help them, I couldn't."

"Do I have to cripple the Arbiter and then throw him in front of them to help them complete the mission?"

Impractical.

The Military Region is hostile toward him, so Lin An naturally won't cozy up to it like the Holy Mother would.

Now he only cares about one thing.

That is, to complete the perfect trial, just how far must he go?

The sky gradually darkened.

When the last faint ray of light disappeared, a heavy bell suddenly rang.

"Dong..."

At the same time, all the Awakened Ones still in the trial suddenly felt a chill.

"Drip."

Current death toll exceeds 35%.

Triggered the Inner World, progress (layer 1)

All Awakened Ones gain 5 points.

Warning: Upon first entering the Inner World, one cannot voluntarily exit the Trial Tower within 48 hours!

In the town, whether fleeing or fighting, the Awakened Ones all stared blankly at the points that appeared out of nowhere.

Many people, subconsciously, showed looks of ecstasy.

Pies fell from the sky.

The system actually gave away 5 points for free?

Doesn't that mean everyone can promote to Third Rank?

A small portion of the Awakened Ones, who quickly sobered from excitement, felt their hearts sink.

Within 48 hours, unable to voluntarily detach...

System... what exactly does it want to do?

Inside the orphanage.

Still constantly contacting the few somewhat familiar war zones, Fiona, looking anxious, despairingly gazed at the latest system announcement.

The half‑sent message suddenly halted in the flashing private‑message box.

It was meaningless.

Everything, it was too late.