Samsara Paradise: Dream Weaver of Connections.

As soon as he landed, Lin Yi noticed that there was something strange about the trees in the forest in front of him.

Looking closely, the roots of these trees were like flexible tentacles, wriggling towards him little by little in an extremely concealed posture.

Lin Yi looked at the lifeless forest in front of him, swung the sword in his hand, and cut off all the tree roots spreading behind him.

After noticing that Lin Yi had noticed them, these polluted trees let out a creepy roar.

They cannot move, so they can only attract the attention of surrounding pollutants by making noises.

Seeing the polluted trees roaring, Lin Yi did not stop them.

In his opinion, this was actually a perfect opportunity to test the strength of the pollutants in this world.

After about ten seconds, Lin Yi heard a chaotic sound coming from deep in the jungle.

Several terrifying-looking monsters stumbled out from among the dense branches and leaves.

These monsters are covered with disgusting fungal mats. They crawl on all fours, and their movements appear clumsy yet strangely agile.

With Lin Yi's indulgence, three contaminated bodies from the Sparrow Clan and one contaminated body from the Three-Wing Clan appeared before him.

As soon as the contaminated body of the three-winged tribe discovered Lin Yi, its ferocity was instantly aroused.

It raised its head and let out a deafening roar. It suddenly exerted force on its leg muscles, spread the three pairs of wings behind it that exuded a strange aura, and pounced towards Lin Yi viciously.

Lin Yi estimated the opponent's speed, which was around 70-80 agility.

After kicking the monster's front paw in half, Lin Yi took advantage of the monster's blocked attack, clenched his right fist, and gathered strength in his fist, like a cannonball ready to be fired, carrying a powerful force straight into the monster's face.

With a dull "bang", the monster's head exploded under Lin Yi's punch, and flesh and blood splattered everywhere.

At the same moment the monster's head exploded, Lin Yi felt a force of energy invading his body.

As soon as this external energy touched Lin Yi's body, before it could cause any waves, it was instantly swallowed up by the power of the abyss and disappeared without a trace.

[You killed the third-level pollutant, the Three-Winged Clan, Jackson Newman, and obtained 0.6% of the source of the world. Now you have obtained a total of 0.6% of the source of the world. ]

After confirming that these contaminated bodies were creatures polluted by the power of the ancient gods, Lin Yi ordered Xiaoxue to swallow the remaining three contaminated sparrow bodies.

Right now Lin Yi needs to go to the shelter and has no time to waste here with these minions.

Walking along the forest, Lin Yi witnessed too many distorted things along the way.

Affected by the power of the ancient gods, these contaminated plants began to grow wildly, and their sizes became taller than one could imagine.

These tall plants did not bring any convenience to Lin Yi, but instead became a huge obstacle on his way forward.

Since Lin Yi had no idea about the exact location of the territory, he was in a jungle surrounded by tall strange trees. The scenery around him was almost exactly the same. After a long time, he gradually lost his way.

Just as Lin Yi was staring at the corpse of the polluter he had killed not long ago, the sound of fierce fighting suddenly came from the depths of the forest in the distance.

During this period, Lin Yi discovered that the contaminated bodies would not attack each other. The appearance of fighting sounds undoubtedly indicated that there were other people there.

Following the direction of the sound, Lin Yi jumped silently along the branches without disturbing the polluted body wandering under his feet.

About ten minutes later, a simple house appeared in Lin Yi's sight.

This is a wooden house located on the edge of the forest. The area of ​​the house is not large, and it looks quite small compared with the surrounding trees that are influenced by the power of the ancient gods and have grown abnormally tall.

Judging from the walls of the wooden house, it has been built for quite some time.

The fact that the cabin was not swallowed by the forest means that it was often inhabited.

Around the wooden house, Lin Yi saw four or five warriors wearing full body armor.

Armed with weapons made of fine steel, they were engaged in a fierce battle against the swarming contaminated bodies.

The fighting style of these warriors was quite peculiar. They did not seem to intend to kill the contaminated bodies. Every time they attacked, they aimed at the legs and feet of the attacking contaminated bodies. Once they were cut off, they would no longer care and let the contaminated bodies that had lost the ability to move struggle on the ground.

Although under the protection of the Phoenix, the creatures in the territory can reverse the mild pollution caused by the power of the ancient gods, once the pollution level accumulates and deepens to the point of moderate pollution, even the Phoenix's purifying flame will be powerless.

Because of this, the soldiers who went out on missions racked their brains to come up with such a unique response method to deal with the endless stream of contaminated enemies.

After the other few people chopped the attacking contaminated body into human sticks, a seemingly weak woman in the team stabbed her sword directly into the mouth of the contaminated body lying on the ground and began to stir it.

In this way, these pollutants that have lost their ability to move cannot make any sound and will not attract more pollutants from the surrounding areas.

After successfully eliminating the besieged contaminated bodies, these soldiers skillfully picked up the contaminated bodies that had lost their ability to move one by one and threw them together in one place.

Then, everyone cut their palms, and the bright red blood dripped onto the body of the contaminated person.

The polluted trees around it reacted extremely strongly to this uncontaminated pure blood.

Almost at the moment when the blood came into contact with the contaminated body, dozens of thick vines quickly stretched out like hungry pythons and tightly clung to the body of the contaminated body.

Misled by the smell of blood, these polluted trees mistakenly believed that these polluted bodies were living creatures that had just been polluted.

Following their instinct, they pull these pollutants towards their roots, preparing to use them as nutrients to nourish themselves.

However, this method of dealing with pollutants has limitations and can only cope with small-scale invasions of pollutants.

This method will not work once we encounter a large-scale army of pollutants.

"Your Excellency may come out now."

Just when Lin Yi was about to observe for a while, a man who looked like a team leader looked straight at the tree where Lin Yi was hiding.

"Captain, what are you talking about?"

"Stop talking nonsense. You didn't even notice someone approaching. I don't know how you passed the reconnaissance course."

Seeing that the other party had discovered his trail, Lin Yi did not hide his thoughts and jumped down from the tree.

The team leader frowned when he saw the priest robe on Lin Yi.

In the Chikong Continent, the Phoenix Temple is the only temple.

But what Lin Yi was wearing was obviously not the attire worn by priests of the Phoenix Temple. Could it be that he was a follower of the Lord of Pollution?

[Tip: If the hunter wants to master the language of this world, he needs to consume 3000 Paradise Coins (this world has: 1 common language, 3 commonly used languages, and 7 languages ​​of various races.]

Looking at the prompts in front of him, Lin Yi paid 3000 Paradise Coins and finally understood the other party's language.

"personal I.D."

At this moment, a large number of identity options popped up in front of Lin Yi.

[Hunters can spend 1 to 10 Paradise Coins to choose one of the following identities. 】

1. The Queen of the Sparrow Tribe lost her identity as the second son (no real power, noble status, small chance of being assassinated by other forces).

Price: 50000 paradise coins.

2. Bishop of Phoenix Temple (distinguished and easily exposed).

Price: 80000 paradise coins.

3. Followers of the Lord of Pollution (believers in ancient gods, extremely high-risk profession).

Price: 30000 paradise coins.

4. Leader of the cleanup team (while on a routine patrol of the Silver Witch Mountains, the team encountered an already formed army of polluted entities, and all but the leader were wiped out).

Price: 20000 paradise coins.

The four identities given by the Samsara Paradise each have their own advantages and disadvantages.

Take the identity of the second son of the Sparrow Queen. Although he theoretically possesses certain powers, his sudden return to the territory has disrupted the original power structure and balance of interests, which will undoubtedly make some forces feel uneasy.

Even if it is the end of the world, in the environment of power struggle, you will naturally become a thorn in the eyes of these forces, and the possibility of being assassinated is very high.

Although the Bishop of Phoenix Temple has a noble status, this profession has a tricky problem, which is the need to communicate with the Phoenix.

Lin Yi is not like the people in the Sanctuary Paradise who are fence-sitters and trust whoever they meet. It is quite difficult to ask Lin Yi to do this kind of job.

As for the identity of a follower of the Lord of Pollution, Lin Yi did not even think about it.

After much thought, Lin Yi found that only the job of cleaning team leader was relatively safe.

All of the subordinates of this identity had been killed while performing missions before. In this case, even if Lin Yi showed some changes in his personality later on, others would not have too many doubts about it.

It is understandable that after experiencing such a major change, everyone's personality will inevitably change.

After spending 20,000 Paradise Coins to purchase the position of team leader of the cleaning team, Lin Yi felt his pocket sink. He reached out and found an extra token.

Apparently, this token is something that proves Lin Yi's identity.

Taking out the token, Lin Yi threw it towards the team leader on the opposite side.

Raising his hand to catch the token, a blood-red light suddenly flashed in the captain's eyes, and then the token began to flash.

"Where are your team members? Why are you the only one here?" After confirming Lin Yi's identity, the team leader on the opposite side raised his hand and threw Lin Yi's token back. He waved to the soldiers behind him, signaling them to put away their weapons, indicating that Lin Yi was not an enemy.

"All dead."

"All dead? What happened? Did you encounter a fourth-level contaminant?"

After hearing this, everyone else's eyes were on Lin Yi.

You know, the members of the cleaning team are all elites carefully selected from the territory.

Normally, a well-prepared team would be able to surround and kill several third-level contaminated entities without any harm.

In this world, polluted bodies are divided into levels one to five. The polluted bodies that Lin Yi encountered as soon as he landed were level two and level three polluted bodies.

In terms of distribution, 95% of pollutants are in the first to third order category.

In general, the combat effectiveness of this type of low-level pollutants is indeed not high, and most importantly, they have no intelligence at all and mostly act on instinct.

Because of this, for an ordinary person who is a little braver, if he masters the right method, he can even successfully kill the first-level contaminated body by cleverly setting traps.

However, the situation changes when the pollutants reach the second and third order.

The power, speed and physical strength of the second and third level pollutants have been significantly improved, and they are not something that ordinary people can resist.

When the contaminated body advances to the fourth level, its combat effectiveness will undergo a drastic change.

The most prominent feature is that the wisdom of the polluted body begins to gradually awaken.

They no longer act blindly based on instinct like they did at lower levels, but are able to follow the remaining memories and instincts from their previous lives to plan and execute complex tasks.

This change causes the threat of fourth-order pollutants to increase exponentially.

Dealing with a fourth-level contaminant is definitely not a task that a cleanup team can accomplish.

Any clean-up team that accidentally encounters a fourth-level contaminated body without any precautions will end up being annihilated.

As for the fifth-order pollution body, it is completely equivalent to a movable natural disaster.

Their horror lies not only in their own powerful strength, but also in the high concentration of ancient god power surrounding them.

Anyone who rashly approaches a fifth-order polluted body will be immediately and rapidly eroded by the power of the ancient god, and both their body and mind will be polluted.

There are only two confirmed fifth-order pollutants in the entire continent. These two names are like the scythe of the god of death hanging high in people's hearts, exuding a chilling aura at all times.

One of them is Erica, the Queen of the Sparrow Tribe, who was once extremely noble but has now transformed into the Queen of Pollution.

Another fifth-level polluted body is Becky Millie, the daughter of Tween Millie, the queen of the Akabane tribe.

In the second war, Becchi Millie killed too many polluted bodies, and the long-term and high-intensity contact with the polluted power caused her to fall into a state of deep pollution.

Gradually, her body and mind were eroded by the power of pollution, and eventually she became one of the most dangerous sources on the continent.

Their subordinates once believed that high-level pollutants had intelligence, and there was hope that they could awaken the two and return them to their original selves.

But later, all these people became the ghosts of the two men and joined the army of pollution.

The main reason why the territory ruled by the Phoenix has been shrinking is the impact caused by Erica and Becky Millie, two fifth-level pollutants, who led the polluting army to capture cities.

Fortunately, the situation has improved slightly in recent years, and Erica and Becky Millie seem to have suddenly lost interest in the gathering place.

They no longer launch attacks as frequently as before, but instead disappear with their polluted army, and no one knows where they are going.

This is undoubtedly one of the few good news for the survivors who have been living under fear and threats for a long time.

"Level 4 contaminant? I actually hope so. Our team encountered a large army of contaminants gathering in the Silver Witch Mountains. I was lucky enough to escape."

After hearing these words, the faces of the people around him turned gloomy.

One person couldn't help but curse, "Damn it, how could it be so fast? Haven't we been cleaning up the pollutants in the periphery all these years?"

"I'm not sure, but this news is very important. The cleanup mission is temporarily suspended. Everyone, come back with me and report this matter immediately!" After saying that, the team leader started packing his bags first.

Seeing this, others also took quick action.

In just five minutes, they had packed up all the items.

Afterwards, the team leader took Lin Yi and the group set out on the journey back to the territory.

Under the guidance of several people, Lin Yi found that the polluted trees around him were gradually recovering their vitality.

The gray sky above my head gradually became brighter.

After about an hour, a huge wall appeared in front of Lin Yi.

This wall was extremely majestic. Looking into the distance along its length, Lin Yi's vision could not reach its end even though it stretched to its limit.

This is the defensive facility that the territory’s top brass spent huge amounts of money to carefully construct - the Wall of Living Beings.

The entire Wall of Living Beings is made of special fine iron ore, and its strength is unquestionable. Even if a fourth-level pollutant wants to break through it, it will take a lot of time and energy.

It can be said that this wall carries the last hope of the territory and is the last line of defense to protect this land.

Once the Wall of Living Beings is breached, the entire Chikong Continent will be completely destroyed, and all life will face a catastrophe.

Just as Lin Yi and his group arrived under the Wall of Living Beings, several strong searchlight beams lit up, illuminating their surroundings as bright as day.

"Cleanup Team 845, emergency detected."

Lin Yi took out the token and began to report according to the memories that the Samsara Paradise had stuffed into his mind.

The soldier on top of the wall witnessed this and immediately took out a small but complex device.

Immediately, the tokens of Lin Yi and the team leader beside him began to heat up. After confirming that there was no problem with their identities, a hanging basket was lowered from the wall.

For security reasons, the Wall of Living Things does not have a conventional gate.

Anyone who wants to enter the territory must undergo strict identity verification before they can use this hanging basket to cross the wall and enter the interior.

Such strict defense measures are undoubtedly intended to maximize the security of the territory and resist various possible threats from the outside world.

When Lin Yi slowly rose to the top of the wall in the hanging basket, as soon as he landed, dozens of soldiers armed with live ammunition, holding simple flintlock rifles, pointed at Lin Yi and his companions in unison.

"Please wait here for a moment." A soldier said expressionlessly.

Lin Yi took a look at the people behind him and found that their expressions did not change. He immediately understood that this kind of inspection was a routine procedure every time the cleaning team returned.

Not long after, two priests in scarlet robes appeared in front of everyone.

When the two pastors' eyes fell on Lin Yi, they couldn't help but be slightly stunned.

Only after they confirmed that they did not detect the aura of the ancient god's power on Lin Yi did they both breathe a sigh of relief.

Two priests walked up to the crowd, closed their eyes solemnly, clasped their hands together and began to pray devoutly.

In an instant, a clear and loud phoenix cry echoed clearly in everyone's ears.

At the same time, Lin Yi felt his body suddenly become hot, and red flames emerged from his body without any warning.

Lin Yi sensed these flames and found that these flames were working hard to cleanse the power of the ancient gods that had contaminated his body.

What made him feel a little helpless was that the purifying effect of this flame was indeed quite weak.

Even though the amount of ancient god's power in Lin Yi's body was extremely small, it still took a full minute to completely clear it out.

The flames on the bodies of the people behind Lin Yi all burned for less than ten minutes.

The team leader's flame burned the longest. The red flame burned for more than thirty minutes before slowly going out.

"Okay, the contamination has been cleaned up. What emergency did you find while you were out there?"

"Notify the bishop that a large army of contaminated bodies has been discovered in the Silver Witch Mountains. The top brass needs to make a decision immediately."

After Lin Yi finished saying this, the faces of the two Phoenix Temple priests changed drastically, and without saying a word, they led Lin Yi down the Wall of Living Beings.

The situation involved in this news was too horrific and the two of them did not have the authority to make a ruling.

After more than ten minutes, Lin Yi arrived near a temple.

Led by two priests, a woman in a red robe walked out of the temple.

"Your Excellency the Bishop, this is the person who brought back the news."

The moment she saw Lin Yi, a crimson light spread out from the woman's hand like ripples, enveloping Lin Yi's body.

[Hint: The hunter has been affected by the divine field. ]

"No lying allowed."

As the woman spoke, Lin Yi felt that his thoughts were bound by an invisible membrane, and his thoughts and expressions had to follow the woman's rules. (End of this chapter)