#655Chapter 655: Saints and Demons Are Inseparable, Enemies and Us Are OneAI Model: gemini-2.5-flash
Chapter 655: Saints and Demons, One Entity, One Enemy
The players almost simultaneously stopped what they were doing, their eyes glued to the panel as if with super glue.
Redemption! Sacrifice! Resurrection! Permanent attribute point acquisition!
When the description of this skill was plastered across the players' faces, many couldn't help but rub their eyes.
If this wasn't an instance-exclusive skill, it would definitely fall into the S-rank skill category!
Of course, depending on their individual personalities and experiences, their points of focus varied.
Some trembled as they looked at the resurrection ability attached to the Redemption effect, their faces visibly pained.
Their pain wasn't that the cost of resurrecting a companion was so cheap, but rather why they only saw this effect after they had already lost their loved ones. The emotional wound, which had just barely scabbed over, was torn open violently once more.
Others focused on the description of Sacrifice.
Among them, one person, upon seeing "organs can be sacrificed," subconsciously covered his kidney area, where there was a scar, and licked his lips as if craving something.
Still others, without a sound, scanned their surroundings with gazes mixed with ill intent and vigilance.
As for the majority, as expected, their attention was fixed on the permanent attribute increase.
Redemption would increase Agility and Charm, while Sacrifice would increase Strength and Spirit. No player could refuse a permanent increase in attributes.
Some even thought, "Can I redeem first, then sacrifice, and get two sets of rewards simultaneously?" after reading it.
However, among the current player group, only one person experienced an unexpected outcome with this skill—
Well, besides Aoko, there was no one else.
As the player group was officially deemed to have set foot on the new continent, the power radiating from the leylines to the new continent simultaneously acted upon all players, bestowing the effects of Redemption and Sacrifice.
From the previous instance entry and skill description, it was clear that players could theoretically only choose one path: Redemption or Sacrifice. Both would suppress the other.
But at this moment, Cheng Tian could make that classic gesture.
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"[Detected that you possess the 'Heart of Saint and Demon' derivative professional skill from the 'Heart Priest' profession —]"
"[Detected that you possess the talent 'Tai Chi True Eye' —]"
"[The 'Arm of Saint' and 'Arm of Demon' buffs attached to your temporary skill 'Redemption and Sacrifice' will not interfere with each other, and their respective unlock progress bars will exist independently.]"
"[Due to the high compatibility of 'Redemption and Sacrifice' with your professional skill and talent system, when you successfully complete a main story instance quest, you can integrate some or all of its effects into your ability system based on your final quest completion rate.]"
The radiance of both Saint and Demon erupted from Cheng Tian's two arms, then subsided.
After a slight pause, Cheng Tian, as he wished, clenched his fist.
In fact, when he first saw the keyword "Evil Sacrifice," Cheng Tian had a faint premonition. After all, Redemption and Sacrifice, in terms of their power manifestation, were clearly distinct as Saint and Demon, highly compatible with his own abilities.
Moreover, in the enhanced version of "Soul Sacrifice Delta," besides the originally opposing Redemption and Sacrifice, a balanced faction that could walk both paths also appeared.
Cheng Tian, having acquired new power, looked at the spitting hunters and the shaking-off-water Ailou Cats.
The icon representing "Select Sacrifice Target" had already appeared with Cheng Tian's gaze.
None of them were units that could be sacrificed. It was unclear if the targets had to be non-corrupted units, or if they still possessed combat power and thus couldn't be sacrificed casually.
However, when his gaze returned to his exposed skin, the "Sacrificeable" icon had indeed appeared.
Players had absolute dominion over their own bodies, so sacrificing them naturally wasn't too difficult. However, perhaps because it was still the very initial stage, before any choices had been made, what could be sacrificed was relatively limited.
Skin, hair, nails—these were the self-sacrifice materials available to players with 0% progress in the Arm of Demon.
Cheng Tian didn't sacrifice anything; he just scanned himself with the icon, because sacrificing was a semi-permanent act.
For example, if only a small tuft of hair was sacrificed, either nothing would happen at all, or the scalp corresponding to that tuft of hair would suffer from semi-permanent alopecia areata, the kind that even the return space wouldn't know how to treat.
The essence of sacrifice was to exchange non-renewable resources for powerful forbidden magic effects. From another perspective, if the sacrificed organs became renewable, it would lead to a significant decrease in the effectiveness of forbidden magic because it would lose its rarity.
It seemed that to sacrifice deeper parts like eyeballs, bones, kidneys, or even the heart as forbidden magic materials, more acts of sacrifice would be needed to unlock them.
However, everyone was normal. They probably wouldn't casually sacrifice their own organs unless absolutely necessary... right?
But then again, with this set of temporary skills, forming temporary pick-up groups would be virtually impossible. Who knew if your teammates would truly sacrifice you for damage in a moment of crisis?
Players were clearly generally sensitive about this. While they didn't understand it as deeply as someone like Cheng Tian, who already had a related system, just the description "can sacrifice teammates" was enough to make everyone fear for themselves.
The previously relatively harmonious atmosphere also vanished with the appearance of Redemption and Sacrifice.
The Zorah Magdaros continued its advance deep into the new continent, seemingly oblivious to everything, and indeed, nothing could block its path. Players could only watch from afar.
The Elder Dragon in the main quest clearly didn't refer to this behemoth; players had other targets to observe.
Although one ship was lost, everyone survived; not a single person truly perished. This was actually thanks to the Zorah Magdaros, the source of the disaster, heating the seawater, which prevented even briefly unconscious individuals from suffering more severe problems due to hypothermia.
Gathering rescue personnel, inventorying losses, and transporting supplies from other ships to the 'Star' outpost were the main tasks for the guild members at present.
Players could choose whether or not to do this, but if they wanted to establish a foothold at the outpost instead of surviving in the wilderness, then they had to do the necessary grunt work.
However, at this moment, the hunter responsible for the outpost's reception, equipped with long-range observation gear, suddenly pointed in another direction and cried out in terror.
"Everyone! Prepare for battle!"
"It's Crimson—"
"It's the Deviljho, code-named Crimson!!!!"
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