Chapter 34: Cocoon (Happy National Day, fellow book friends!)

【It has been proven that the correct ritual pointing to my world in dreams can send offerings to the reality world.】

【The Spirituality in the reality world is actually slowly disappearing... Disappointing...】

【Attempted again, letting Lin sacrifice another portion of Spirituality to draw the Ritual Array in reality, to summon myself... Failed again, unable to establish a complete connection.】

Bang!

Aaron snapped his quill and slammed a fist onto the tabletop.

The setback encountered this time was truly quite significant.

If reality could not contain the Extraordinary, then even if he possessed some supernatural abilities, he would absolutely never achieve immortality.

Even this bit of "micro-ability" might allow him to live quite well, yet it could not defeat an army, leaving him feeling very insecure.

【No... I cannot give up!】

【Next... I should try various different Element paths! At the same time, continuously use Spirituality, and even... attempt an awakening Ritual...】

【Although Spirituality can only remain within my body for a very short time, if it accumulates over time, perhaps each time will permanently increase my strength by a negligible amount... After a long time, perhaps it can make my constitution extraordinary?】

【But there may be some conflicts between different Elements and paths; I must plan carefully and act with caution.】

After only a moment of frustration and loss of composure, Aaron reorganized his thoughts, put away his notebook, lay on the bed, and began to enter a dream.

The desolate city of Diate.

Lin walked through the gloomy streets, searching for survivors.

After the Great Catastrophe, the apocalypse arrived; the maddened turned into monsters, while most others were caught off guard and died at the hands of the monsters.

Even so, miracles still exist in life!

Amidst the ruins of this city, besides monsters, Lin was not the only one in existence!

"After sacrificing the essence of 'Red' last time, the Lord liked such an Offering very much..."

Lin thought to herself.

For a mortal to achieve the Extraordinary, they must first choose a path, then accumulate Spirituality, and finally, through a Ritual, become a true Extraordinary.

She had now reached the Second Stage of the 'Red' path—the 'Blood Overflowing One'!

She possessed the ability to have her entire body or parts of it turn into blood, transforming into weapons.

Besides this, she could also master a large number of Curses and Rituals.

Of course, because she dared not listen to the babble of the existence above the Moon again, her knowledge in this area was severely lacking.

At the same time, she could also trigger the power of 'Red' to accelerate her development.

The current Lin was letting herself grow at an extremely fast speed, no different from an ordinary big child of fourteen or fifteen.

"The Light of Redemption needs more believers, the Lord needs more Offerings..."

She had saved a few people before, but they were all ordinary people; it would take time to guide them onto the Extraordinary path.

Not long after, Lin discovered a new target.

It was a large Baihuo Dasha, with a defensive line built at the entrance using various furniture and debris, and outside the door, several monsters were wandering.

"If my guess is correct, there should be survivors inside..."

Lin licked her lips, her body preparing to turn into blood.

At this moment, she keenly sensed that something was wrong with the air.

A fine powder filled the surroundings, making her feel drowsy.

"Powder..."

Lin suddenly looked up; the sky was empty, with only the faint sound of flapping wings, which seemed to pass directly into her skull.

"There is something strange!"

Lin took a deep breath and whispered a Prayer: "Spirit wandering in the unknown delusion, Absolutely Neutral Existence, Silent Observer... Sole Redeemer, Supreme Light, my Lord... I have encountered a strange situation, please grant me good luck, grant me courage..."

In reality, she also knew that the Lord rarely responded even to the Ritual of a fixed Altar, let alone this kind of verbal Prayer.

However, this was a form of piety.

The Lord might not care about humans, but humans must care about the Lord; He is the only light of reason!

"Hmm... is the connection being established faster now? Verbal Prayer is enough, does it mean my Occultism connection with her is becoming increasingly tight?"

Lin's luck was good; this time, Aaron happened to be by her side.

It was just that he was not prepared to respond.

"Faith, Occultism connection... if it is tight enough, can it allow me to break through distance limitations and hear Prayers from afar?"

He thought to himself: "My Mysterious power can be bestowed upon believers through Rituals to perform various operations, yet believers cannot purify the Mysterious and can only sacrifice spiritual items to me... It seems this path also won't work."

Aaron felt that his own Mysterious energy might be the ultimate manifestation of Spirituality.

Alas... the current utilization rate is too low.

"And the fixed Altar, it's also a trouble that it often doesn't respond to Prayers... let's see if I can get some intelligent feedback or a messaging function?"

"But this requires very high Occultism knowledge, which I cannot do, unless... I let Lin fleece the Mother Tree of Flesh and Blood, fall into that state of addiction, listen to the babble, and then I pull her back and have her repeat the knowledge she learned..."

Aaron was slightly excited, but immediately shook his head: "This believer is precious; doing that too much will definitely be discovered. Better to let future believers do it..."

His figure flickered, passing directly through the plaza and arriving in front of the Baihuo Dasha.

Whether it was the monsters or the powder, everything passed directly through him without leaving the slightest trace.

Aaron passed through the obstacles and arrived inside the department store, where he saw several disheveled survivors holding shotguns, looking outside vigilantly.

And in the center of their protection, a female with a melon-shaped face and emerald eyes, wearing a grey robe, was casting a Curse.

"I beseech the symbol of life and change, the controller of the invisible threads, the great 【Cocoon】!"

"Please bestow upon me the dust of bewilderment!"

"Please grant me the formless threads!"

Outside the Baihuo Dasha, Lin watched in surprise as the wandering aberrations suddenly froze, like statues.

Around the statues, there were extremely fine, silk-like threads connecting the ground to them.

Suddenly......

The many threads contracted in unison, slicing through the statues.

Those tiny, transparent lines transformed into the sharpest of blades, and in an instant, they cut the monsters into numerous cubes with smooth surfaces.

"Ms. Olivia, thank you so much."

The lady wearing a gray robe finished the Ritual, and a group of survivors crowded around, thanking her incessantly.

"It is nothing, Mr. Aode. In this world after the catastrophe, helping one another is only right. Could you give me a quiet room?"

Olivia shook her head, her complexion slightly pale: "I would like to have a good rest; do not bring me food or water."

"Of course!"

Holding a shotgun, the man who looked to be in his forties with arms covered in hair immediately agreed and escorted Olivia to a quiet room.

Snap!

Olivia closed the door, her entire body immediately leaning against the door panel as she began to tremble violently.

Beneath her gray robes, one lump of flesh after another bulged and moved about, like little mice......

"Hah... hah..."

Olivia gasped for air, finally unable to bear it any longer, and collapsed onto the floor, rolling about.

Nearby, Aaron watched this scene calmly: "Forced use of the Ritual caused corruption? However... she seems to be someone who can barely control her sanity, although... it is somewhat difficult."

He looked toward the door, his expression suddenly turning somewhat cryptic.