Chapter 113: Chapter 100: I Want to Overturn This Chessboard

In the warm and cozy brick house, Lin Lan was roasting a fire pit, carefully observing the text options on the panel.

[You currently have three paths for adding points to your Character Atlas Cards]

[Foreign Country: You will expand your own Spiritual Country with the echoes of the Celestial Calamity, increasing the number of Character Atlas Cards the booklet can hold further!]

[Truth Continuation: The history constructed by Ouroboros cannot stop your steps, the time of Heroic Spirits descending upon the world will be extended!]

[Reshape Spiritual Wisdom: Heroic Spirits are destined to escape their muddled fate, and under your watch, people’s souls will gradually rediscover their true selves!]

Lin Lan took a bite of the sand-flavored cookie, pondering how to allocate the points appropriately.

’Foreign Country’ seems a bit daunting, but it’s not needed at the moment; after annexing the entire Giant Squad, there’s still an empty space on the Character Atlas Card...

’Truth Continuation’ and ’Reshape Spiritual Wisdom’ are extremely crucial.

The former can steadily enhance Ark’s hard power; after all, the exaggerative combat strength of the Giant Squad has always been the core trump card in his hand.

The latter goes without saying; the techniques, experiences, and knowledge of the Gods in the Giant Squad’s minds are all essential foundations for Ark’s future development.

However, the frustrating thing is, perhaps because the souls of Celestial Calamity followers are useless, Lin Lan found that one soul point can only be added to a single card...

Lin Lan thought for a while and finally chose to add a point of spiritual wisdom to the surveyor Vera and a point of continuation to the captain Ota.

As if offering a sacrifice.

The mad laughter of the Foreigner once pierced into Lin Lan’s ears, the Celestial Calamity followers issued their most desperate laments, and their souls shattered in the depths of the youth’s consciousness, transforming into a refreshing warm current.

The two exquisite Character Cards started spinning in his mind, and the dancing crazy laughing figure on the back of the card seemed to savor the sweet soul spirit, appearing more and more insane and evil...

Damn it, his own chuunibyou history is still hard to endure...

Lin Lan twitched his mouth slightly, shifting his attention to the upgraded Character Cards.

Vera, etched on the front of the card, gently blinked her eyes, showing a more vivid expression.

The data on Captain Ota’s side was much clearer, the panel showing that the current-world maintenance time of this Character Card had increased by thirty minutes.

Lin Lan sighed gently.

In the two months since crossing over, the effects presented by each card have finally become increasingly powerful. Even under the pressing situation of the Celestial Calamity’s nascent steps, Ark Territory can confidently stand tall.

The cards he currently possesses are only three kinds.

The long-standing Divine Dungeon Card serves as the most significant cornerstone, connecting the Gray Realm at the deepest part of the ocean.

The Dungeon Card implies that Ark can continue to grow at the fastest pace, and by contacting enough ’Divine Authority’, new God cards can be generated. 𝐟𝕣𝗲𝕖𝕨𝗲𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝗲𝚕.𝗰𝚘𝐦

The Disposable Plot Card, on the other hand, can take Lin Lan through history, and each traversal means he can gain golden-quality rewards! Unfortunately, this card is truly elusive, and the method of obtaining remains unknown.

Lin Lan originally thought that the Character Atlas Card was merely an auxiliary to the first two, only capable of changing the fate of those who resist the apocalypse in history, but he has changed his mind at this moment.

Because the Character Card can grow by devouring the souls of Celestial Calamity followers...

He gradually realized that these cards, printed with the silhouette of his chuunibyou self, might indeed be the key to breaking the game!

This means that the identity of Apocalypse Ark has shifted from prey to predator! The nascent form of Celestial Calamity, avoided by all, suddenly turned into an experience baby in Lin Lan’s eyes.

The night outside was deep.

The elderly, women, and children sank peacefully into a rare tranquility, no longer worrying about the monsters from the Western Border coming to take their lives because even the Lord is living in this camp now!

Even Lin Lan did not expect that such a simple act would successfully dispel the persistent anxiety and fear lingering in people’s hearts.

His presence seemed to erect a flag of courage in people’s souls.

Lin Lan rubbed his brow; though a bit tired, the youth continued to think without pause.

Far from sufficient... Saving these few people is far from enough...

Despite discovering a method to thoroughly devour the souls of Celestial Calamity followers, and despite being able to expand Ark Territory’s land more calmly, Lin Lan’s inner urgency inexplicably deepened.

Should he still proceed to advance the frontline systematically?

According to the intelligence from the Sigma diplomat, the Angel Remains are the root of the Blood Plague; it cannot provide much power to the Lionheart Knights, yet the Blood Plague Curse is still evolving, and the knights continue using the innocent souls to cultivate calamity.

If time continues to be dragged out, Ark will likely achieve ultimate victory, but this would inevitably mean that the calamity would devour more lives before being banished!

Is all this... worth it?

Lin Lan sensed a trace of abnormality; he furrowed his brow and continued to ponder.

Pulling his gaze far and farther away, whether it’s the Ouroboros Angel, the maddened Royal Court Knight, the prosperous Alliance, or the cold and powerful Empire, people seem to regard this small island as a chessboard for mutual contest.

The newborn Ark seems to have joined in; he merely offered some tasteless cookies and Ash Soil-made coins, and the people of the Southern Territory followed his will, rushing to the Western Border, expanding land for their respected Lord.