Doomsday Wonderland Vol. 12: New Game Launch [Complete]

1460: Everything Fine With You?

For Lin Sanjiu, [Planar World] was essentially her life and all her assets. As for Advaita, the humanoid ability she lost was truly her life and all she had — perhaps even multiple lives' worth.

"I don't understand," the Life Coach said again.

"The ability to make humanoid figures leap out of corners to attack is just one way to utilize it. Its primary function isn't for attacking," Lin Sanjiu said and searched for the right words to explain. "Suppose you're not a humanoid Special Item but a real person. If Caster had encountered you just now and pulled you into a crack, then two outcomes might befall you."

"What are they?"

"One is to digest you as nutrients," Lin Sanjiu said, looking discomforted. "Once fully digested, the person naturally disappears. I don't know what benefits there might be from this, and honestly, I don't want to. The other outcome is to strip you of your identity, leaving only your... original form."

"You're becoming harder to understand."

Lin Sanjiu could admit the concept was tricky to explain. "Take drawing as an example. When a beginner wants to draw a character, they don't start by sketching long eyelashes or a scar on the face, right? They begin with general outlines, a circle for the head, an oval for the body."

"You're not very good at drawing, are you?" the Life Coach remarked.

"Don't distract me. What I mean is, only after having a general humanoid outline can one add details like facial features and hair, eventually creating a unique character. This ability does the opposite — once you're captured, it erases your personality and details, reverting you to a humanoid... original form."

After pondering for a moment, the Life Coach asked, "What's the point of reverting to the original form?"

Lin Sanjiu recalled the humanoid and human figures that attacked her and Silvan in the mall. Their skin had an inorganic gray tint; other than their shape, they had no distinctive features. The face that emerged from the merchandise was just a standard human face — eyes neither large nor small, cheekbones neither broad nor narrow, neither male nor female. It could be anyone's face or no one's at all.

Now, she finally understood what was happening.

"After reverting you to the original form, other than using this form to continue attacking, there's another crucial point." Lin Sanjiu involuntarily lowered her voice, even though the nearby streets were completely deserted. "Since it's the original form and no longer a unique individual, it now has the foundation to grow into another person."

This statement took the Life Coach by surprise. So much so that he even stopped in his tracks.

"Grow into another person? Why?"

Lin Sanjiu felt around for the sensation of that ability within her. It was an odd sensation; fundamentally, it wasn't an evolved ability. It was like when she had bone wings; she knew she could fold and spread them. It existed there, gradually merging, becoming a new part of her.

Admittedly, she found this new part a bit nauseating.

"The first time I met Advaita, I couldn't help but think of plants, forests, leaves, and such. Seems my intuition was right. There was a reason for those thoughts," Lin Sanjiu said. "You can consider these original forms as 'seeds' of Advaita."

"Seeds?" the Life Coach echoed, baffled.

"If there are enough raw materials — or nutrients — she can use these seed forms to grow a new version of herself," Lin Sanjiu explained, finding the idea quite unbelievable. "The Advaita grown from these seeds isn't a clone or a newborn version of her, but Advaita herself. For instance, if Advaita sustains a fatal injury and knows she has little chance of surviving, she can allow another original form to start changing, preparing it to grow into a complete version of herself, and let the injured version of herself die."