After transmigrating into the body of his parallel-world counterpart, Bai Ling discovers something horrifying: there’s a gaping hole in his chest, his blood has drained completely, and he’s now...
There is no way around it. Even if one has the ability to see into the future and see into the darkness, without a glimmer of light to illuminate, the unknown realm will still be as dark as the eternal night.
And now, both Shadow and the Tyrant King's rings brought similar messages to Bering.
That is, in the "Heavenly Abyss", alien species born from the rules stole the original authority.
So does this mean that the birth of alien species is not actually like the laws of physics, appearing in the past when time cannot be seen?
They may be monsters that were created for some reason. They are closely related to humans, but they came into this world with the intention of exterminating humans.
But this brings up another problem.
After taking a look at the shadow, Bai Ling seemed to be moved.
His spirit dived into the sea of consciousness, staring at the waves in front of him in the rolling ocean.
Under the rolling waves, Bering's sight penetrated the iron-gray sea water and was brought into the ocean by dots of white foam, diving down and down.
His voice echoed in the dark ocean, and reached his ears through the layers of water that were like a barrier: "I have a question. Since the alien species were born from the abyss, how did they come to the human world?"
This question is very important.
Although the Tyrant King said that if one wants to open the Sky Abyss, one must advance through the "Abyss", but Bailing feels that the conditions may not necessarily be so rigid.
Since alien species can be born from the Abyss and come to the human world and not all come from one place, it may mean that there is more than one entrance to the Abyss.
So far, the information about the "Abyss" is in the hands of the witch, and now that guy is estimated to be unlikely to appear for a long time. Therefore, Bai Ling has no way to get clues from her, so he naturally needs to find some possible methods.
In the future under the ocean, Ying faced this question and answered hesitantly: "This... I am not sure either."
It glanced at Bai Ling secretly, and then quickly said: "But I can be sure of one thing, that is, there is definitely more than one gate to the 'Abyss of Heaven'. If my memory is correct, there may be a gate to the Abyss of Heaven on the peninsula... where the great disaster broke out in the past!"
"In addition to the peninsula, the island country where the Susano War occurred may also have a gate to the abyss..."
Looking at Bai Ling, Ying said, "Because the alien species born from 'Myth Distortion' must be monsters that came out of the Abyss! 'Concept Distortion' cannot leave the Abyss, and 'Consciousness' and 'Legends', some are born in the Abyss, some are not."
"But the 'Myth Twist' must have been born in the Abyss, and it is the highest level that can enter and exit the Abyss!" Ying said, "Those higher than this cannot pass through the gate and enter the world."
"So if we can find the place where 'Myth Twist' was born, then we will most likely find the passage to the Abyss!"
Having said that, Ying took a deep breath.
Just now it could be said that it spoke out everything it knew without stopping. It felt like its head was full of messy knowledge, its mouth was dry and tired, and its head ached as if it had revealed a forbidden key.
But there is no other way. In order to survive, Ying must now show his loyalty to Bai Ling.
It didn't know whether Bering was stronger than those "Conceptual Distortion" or "Disaster" level monsters, but it knew that those guys' swords couldn't cut it. How could it be cut by the swords of aliens when it was far away in the real world?
But Bering was different.
He could really crush himself to death.
So Ying is very smart, and basically answers whatever Bering asks.
So far, all it can hope for is its docile and obedient attitude, and pray that such an attitude can show that it firmly stands on the side of humans, so as to obtain the grace of not killing from the gentleman in front of it.
Bering also understood this.
So in the sea of consciousness, he unceremoniously threw out all his questions: "Tell me about 'conceptual distortion'."
Ying: "This... I'm not very clear. But I know that most of the rules in Tianyuan have already given birth to alien species. There are only a few extremely mysterious rules that have not yet produced alien species."
"For example, 'life' is the sum of all living things, the foundation for all living things to breathe and survive," Ying said. "Because this rule has not been seized by the aliens, the lives of the aliens are in their own hands. However, if the rule of 'life' also gives birth to monsters, then everyone's life will be in the hands of that alien, just like dancing in shackles."
"And death, because it is a rule corresponding to life. If life does not appear, then death will probably not appear either."
After hesitating for a moment, Ying continued, "And some special rules besides these. For example, 'soul' is the concept of the spiritual world. The consciousness and thinking of all living things are within this rule. This is also one of the rules that has not been obtained."
It glanced at Bai Ling and said, "But I heard that...some humans once entered the Abyss and obtained some of the rules of the 'soul'..."
After hearing Ying's words, Bai Ling immediately thought of a noun.
"Hermes".
As masters of the soul, they can even create monsters that are completely different from human life forms, such as artificial aliens. In addition, the weapons they designed even make the gods afraid of them, and Starscream needs to deal with them with caution.
Perhaps they entered the "Abyss", stole some of the laws of the soul, and finally used them in "alchemy"...
Thinking of this, Bai Ling's eyes flickered.
Soon, he asked the question that concerned him the most: "You just said, time?"
After Ying asked this question, he really wanted to get the answer.
After all, I have been linked to... "time" too many times.
The Weaver said that he mastered "time", but when asked, he couldn't explain it; El also said that he was the "recipient of the authority of time", and Qi Guang also said in the past that he was the so-called "eternal time".
It seems that I am inseparable from the word "time".
And to some extent, "prophet" may really be inextricably linked to the word "time".
The future is something that happens after the present, just like a line. The current time is divided into countless nodes, and Bering happens to be able to choose a node to watch.
So does it mean that... if you acquire it yourself, you really have a part of "time"?
Thinking of this, Bai Ling's eyes flickered more and more.
Ying, on the other hand, had no doubts and thought that Bai Ling was just curious about the situation between Tianyuan and Bai Ling. "As for 'time', I really don't know."
With an awkward smile, Ying said helplessly: "You know, I am just a part of the door god. Even the door god may not be able to grasp the whereabouts of 'time', not to mention that I am just a small part of it..."
"'Time' is the most mysterious and strange law," Ying's face gradually became serious, "No one can master time, because the weight required to bear is far beyond the weight of all living things. Even the alien species born from the distortion of the rules may not be able to fight against time."
"If life, death, soul and other rules are the top of the pyramid, then time is the earth that supports them and the sky that accommodates them. Without time, everything will be out of place."
Ying coughed and said, "Of course, these are just some of my thoughts. As for the sci-fi saying that 'the fourth dimension of four-dimensional creatures is time', I personally deny it. This kind of physical thing is mostly deductions made by you humans... us humans with limited knowledge when our own knowledge is relatively poor. In fact, the real fourth dimension is not that mysterious, but it is not that simple either... But this has nothing to do with the topic, and I don't know much about physics either."
Shaking his head, Ying continued, "To be honest, before you showed your ability, I always thought that there was no user of the ability of 'time' in this world. But the ability of 'prophet' is inseparable from time no matter how you look at it, so I can't make a conclusion now."
"Perhaps only by entering the abyss and finding that illusory time can I unlock your secret."
Looking at Ying, Bai Ling nodded slightly: "Yes, it is necessary to go to Tianyuan."
On the one hand, if you want to completely eliminate alien species, you must erase the rules that give birth to alien species in the Abyss.
On the other hand, Bai Ling is very curious about himself in the original world and his current situation.
Whether it is how the original self pulled the current Bering over, or what the ability to "predict the future" and the price that needs to be paid for the ability represent, it is worth exploring.
And this requires finding the entrance to the Tianyuan.
The first entrances that can be confirmed are the abyss controlled by the "Witch" and the "Humanity Watch" in Western Europe.
As a spy who made deals with the creatures of the abyss, "Human Watch" was probably related to the "Abyss" channel. As long as it was related to the abyss, it would definitely be possible to follow it down and find the true source of the alien species.
In addition, there is also the birthplace of the "Myth Twist" alien species.
The known places are island countries, China, and Western Europe. All three places have traces of myth distortion, among which the traces of island countries are the most obvious and the danger is the lowest.
After all, the Susano War was a problem that had to be resolved, and the current situation on the peninsula and in Western Europe...
Each one is more dangerous than the other.
So after a little consideration, Bai Ling made a decision: "First, let's solve the matter of Xinhai City in China, and then decide whether to go to the island country or continue to visit other places where 'Myth Twist' was born."
Tianyuan, he must go!
Thinking of this, he glanced at the shadow.
As soon as the thought came to his mind, the next second, Bai Ling's consciousness emerged from the rolling ocean.
In a surge of gray and black, he returned from the "future" to the "present".
The shadow in front of him was still looking at him anxiously.
Just a while ago, it had just begged for mercy from Bering, saying that it would never do anything to humans, and would abide by the law and be a young person who contributed meaningfully to society.
Right now it feels like it is squatting on the gallows, waiting for the rope to be thrown down or cut.
Soon, the judge gave his meaning: "As a derivative of the Gate God, you have completely integrated into An Jianxiu's body. Although you are my alien species, the source of your distortion is not absolutely wrong."
Looking at Ying, Bai Ling said softly: "You have a twisted narcissism, and you have a special feeling towards yourself. The Door God has both yin and yang, and therefore you have a special feeling. Driven by this feeling, you want to completely kill yourself, possess yourself, and become a new self. However, because of your special nature, you cannot completely eliminate the original individual, and can only eat away at it step by step."
“So, from a long-term perspective, you are the type that is harmless for a while but becomes a hidden danger in the future.”
Looking at Bai Ling, Ying trembled all over.
It felt like it was completely stripped naked and standing in front of Bailing, without a single secret.
In the early summer, it could actually feel the harshness of winter, and subconsciously knelt on the ground, uttering incoherently: "I... I..."
Looking at Ying, Bai Ling gently stroked his fingers.
Covered the glowing white ring.
Then he slowly spoke: "So during this period of time, you are allowed to exist."
"I won't kill you, because this is your 'own' task and mission," he said, his eyes narrowed slightly, "But if any alien species appears, then I will definitely pull you out of An Jianxiu's body without hesitation."
“It’s not that hard.”
After saying this, Bai Ling snapped his fingers lightly.
An Jianxiu, who was originally floating in the air, suddenly fell to the ground, still unconscious.
And Ying looked at Bai Ling blankly for a while.
After thinking for a while, it collapsed beside An Jianxiu as if it had been pardoned.
At this moment it was already sweating profusely.
No one can understand and solve the horror of Red Spider better than it.
Especially when he thought that this person might be related to "time", Ying felt even more in awe.
This awe even overshadows its instinct - that is, crazy and twisted narcissism.
No matter what, for some time to come, Shadow will be safe and harmless to An Jianxiu.
As for the future?
Oh.
Bai Ling smiled and thought: 'Who knows what will happen in the future?'
An Jianxiu? Not familiar.
After all, both sides are still competitors. Now An Jianxiu needs Bai Ling because he thinks he can suppress Ying. The relationship between the two is just an exchange of interests.
At present, Bai Ling has indeed solved the replacement problem that An Jianxiu has been worried about for a long time. At least when he is still there, Ying will definitely not dare to do anything too extreme.
So he has actually completed the transaction.
As for the follow-up...
Let An Jianxiu worry about it.
Thinking of this, Bai Ling took out his mobile phone from his pocket, turned on the screen, and put it to his ear.
At this moment, there is no incoming call notification on the phone.
However, Bai Ling knew that in a few seconds, his cell phone would start to ring.
But before the phone rang, there would be a firework show that was just as spectacular as the blood explosion at the Impaler, or even better! Soon, as if to echo his thoughts,
At the moment when Bai Ling's finger lightly tapped the screen of his mobile phone, a light as bright as day suddenly burst out from the dark and deep night sky in the distance! This ball of light exploded at the other end of the sky, as if a missile hit the airtight barrier fiercely, bringing out brilliant and bright sparks, and smashing a hole in the so-called "unbreakable" iron wall little by little...
Until this strong city is completely destroyed! Then, amidst the brilliant fireworks.
The solid barrier surrounding Yanxia Mountain gradually broke into pieces and fell down.
Star-like fragments fell from the sky to the ground, shining with a glass-like luster, as crystal clear and beautiful as flying fireflies.
Bai Ling knew that this meant that Xun Mo, who was outside Yanxia Mountain, had finally used his old and almost useless sniper rifle to completely break the barrier that cut off the connection between the inside and outside of Yanxia Mountain! Now that the barrier was broken, communication finally returned to normal.
Almost at the moment when Bering pressed his finger, a noisy voice came in: "Prophet!"
The Web Weaver yelled in Bering's ear with her unique electronic synthesized voice: "Why did you disconnect for so long? It's so scary!"
"Although you said before that you would be 'out of touch' for a while, your 'slightly' is too long, isn't it?! As an alien, I have to wonder whether your concept of time is weird or mine is problematic!"
"There's a lot of rumors out there about Yanxia Mountain! Some say all the soldiers in Yanxia Mountain have disappeared, and some say the authorities are secretly arresting some people! Anyway, no matter what, now is a good time for us to become famous!"
"Prophet, why aren't you talking? Is the signal bad? Wait a minute, I'll ask the 'Researcher' to fix it, or I'll go find the 'Undertaker' and ask her to come over and kick the server a bit..."
Listening to the chattering in his ears, Bai Ling sighed: "I know, stop arguing."
Covering the mouth of the phone, he said, "I'll bring you a body when I get back. Be quiet and don't scream. Your electronic noise is giving me a headache. Now stay calm."
Half a minute before the Web Weaver was about to let out a cyber scream, Bering interrupted its casting: "Now, broadcast the video we recorded earlier to the committee's control terminal and all levels of Yanxia Mountain's channels."
"The next step is the final closing of the net."
After saying this.
Although the Web Weaver was so excited that he could hardly control himself, he still obediently followed Bering's instructions and distributed the video Bering had previously recorded to various places in Yanxia Mountain and the committee terminals.
Soon, everyone on Yanxia Mountain discovered that their communicators had been ringing since they had known for some time.
After hesitating for a while, most people turned on their communicators at the same time.
After a brief electric sound, a voice came from the communicator: "It's time."
The voice sounded a little young, with a lazy tone, as if he had experienced some special events, which made him a little tired.
"Dear teachers and committee members, it is now 3:30 in the morning on April 7, the fifteenth year of the new calendar. According to the original plan, I should have rested for a while before leaving for a special agency to do some work, but because of some special things, I feel it is necessary to leave a voice message."
In the faint sound of fatigue, the man said with a smile: "First, please allow me to introduce myself."
"I am the leader of 'Daylight'. You can call me 'Prophet'," the voice said. "I believe this name will be presented to you in the future for your analysis."
"But before that, I need to point out a fact."
The prophet's tone rose slightly: ""In the joint military exercise held in Yanxia Mountain in the next week, the 'Human Watch' organization headed by some Western Europeans will rebel against humanity. They plan to destroy the hope of the new generation of mankind, and use huge lives as sacrifices to please the alien species in the abyss."
As soon as these words were spoken, almost everyone's eyelids twitched slightly.
The seventh seat of "Humanity Watch", "Deceiver" Rodney anxiously pulled the collar of his subordinate: "Why can their communication still be received?! Shouldn't the barrier block all signals?!"
The man subconsciously pointed to the sky in the distance and smiled bitterly: "Sir, don't you understand yet?"
"They knew in advance that there would be a barrier, so they secretly brought Xun Mo over from the peninsula and asked him to break our barrier..."
The subordinate said bitterly: "All our plans have been infiltrated from the beginning."
After receiving this answer, Rodney subconsciously let go of his hand.
"Impossible," he muttered to himself, "How could Xun Mo be here? We have no news of him at all, so why did he come..."
Although Rodney was already in a state of panic, the voice in the communicator continued: "In order to thank you all for your great help in this 'anti-human' behavior, I am now publishing your names to commend the scumbag's character and bad behavior. So first of all, the main planner of this, the seventh seat of 'Human Watch', our respected companion, Mr. Rodney..."
The sound of this list continued for a long time.
Almost everyone who heard the list frowned subconsciously and their faces turned ugly.
If it is really as stated in this list, then perhaps the whole of Western Europe... will soon experience a major earthquake! Therefore, many people are skeptical about this list.
However, only Rodney and his friends knew that this list was 100% accurate.
Because every time a name was read, someone in their team would turn pale and shout, "Impossible!"
Then, just like calling out a list of soldiers and generals, one after another turned pale and lost.
Such a reaction is enough to prove the accuracy of this list.
After reading the long list, the voice continued, "I think some people will have doubts about this list. I can completely understand your feelings, because many of the people on this list are people you know and are familiar with."
"In fact, I was also shocked when I got this list," the prophet's voice gradually turned cold, "I could never have imagined that there were such poisonous insects, villains, and scum hiding among us."
"I have always believed that if humans want to win the battle against alien species, they must have a firm will and belief. But I miscalculated one thing - although some people have a firm will, they firmly believe that humans will eventually perish."
"I'm very sorry for this. I don't know why you, the 'Humanity Watchers', have such dark thoughts, and I have no obligation to know or understand. I only know that since you have embarked on this path, since you have planned to use the blood of your compatriots to open the curtain of a new era and please the monsters hidden behind the scenes, you should also be prepared to be banned."
In the communicator, the prophet said coldly: "So, I have prepared a big gift for you. A big gift that you originally used to deal with humans."
Accompanied by voice.
In the distance, in the secret base of "Humanity Watch".
Ding Yan looked at the hot core slowly rising in front of him, his mouth wide open.
Beside his hand, the prophet's voice continued: "This is from the 'ashes' you have prepared."
"Originally, this was supposed to be used on the 'Piercing Lord'. By changing the terrain and building a volcano, the 'Piercing Lord's' blood would flow across the land, causing countless deaths..."
"But now, I have done a little trick." Bai Ling glanced at the screen on his phone, especially Wu Xiaoya who was leading the Piercing Prince forward, "I placed your 'dust' in the originally planned crater."
"In this dust explosion, everyone can experience the 'dream' brought about by the consciousness dust."
"The dust will be carried into the air and scattered. Normal people will only experience a slightly decadent dream state, and other than that, there will be no other impact. Director Qi Guang of the Abnormal Matter Countermeasures Bureau can guarantee this with his personal integrity."
"And those spies who are willing to betray humanity will completely expose their dirty and ugly feelings because of their inherent defeatist thoughts. Even if you are wearing various gas masks or countermeasures, it is meaningless. Compared with the original consciousness dust, I have slightly improved it thanks to the methods of a certain master. Well, this improvement was also agreed by Mr. Oliver Flood in Western Europe."
By bringing in two people as guarantors, the prophet's words gained a lot of credibility.
As long as we make sure that these two people did these things, we will probably be able to ignore the judgments of many people who were already suspicious.
The prophet's voice gradually became cheerful in the communicator: "As a staunch capitulationist, your existing negative emotions will be completely detonated. For a long period of time, you will all show considerable laziness and negativity."
“I believe that if I interrogate you at this time, you will definitely be overwhelmed by negative thinking.”
After he finished speaking, a suppressed laugh came from the communicator.
As if he had seen this scene in advance, the prophet's voice was full of laughter.
"Well, whether you believe it or not, please wait for a moment. Soon the flames of Yanxia Mountain will surge, and the dust of consciousness will erupt. When that time comes, please enjoy the angry and negative howlings from the defeatists."
"I'm very much looking forward to it."
As soon as the words were spoken, the communicator connection was disconnected.
Qi Guang looked at Bai Ling from a distance and curled his lips: "So you said that this is how you want to get rid of the traitor?"
Bai Ling took two steps forward and said noncommittally: "People always believe what they want to see. If you tell someone that someone is a spy, it will be difficult for those who have a good relationship with him to agree with you."
"Only when they experience similar environments and personally notice the unusual aspects of them can they make different judgments," Bering said. "This is normal because people are not always rational. Emotions make up our souls and make our thoughts more colorful."
"Instead of that, it's better to let some people see for themselves. See what kind of frustrated expressions those guys who are under the same sky with them will have after being caught in the rain."
Bai Ling said calmly: "There is no more convincing choice than seeing it with your own eyes."
The words fell.
There seemed to be thick smoke coming out of the mountain pass in the distance.
Soon, large pieces of volcanic ash were thrown out, flew into the sky, and then fell down.
Qi Guang could feel that the concentration of dust around him seemed to be gradually increasing.
He covered his nose and leaned against the wall tiredly: "You...don't worry about me for now, I'll make a phone call..."
After saying this, Qi Guang took out his cell phone, entered the number tremblingly, and then dialed the call.
Bai Ling stepped aside tactfully.
He knew that Qi Guang was talking to his parents on the phone.
Because of the influence of negative emotions, only at this time did Qi Guang have the leisure and determination to make the call and tell some of his bitterness and pain to the two people closest to him.
This is quite difficult for him.
As a person who has nothing left to live for, although people around him can understand him, to be honest, what Qi Guang is most worried about are actually his parents.
So only at this time would Qi Guang's emotions burst out and he would say some hypocritical words.
Bering, in a rare move, did not use his precognitive powers to listen.
He just stood in the distance, watching the red blood explode like a ring and the thick dust in the sky.
'It's over,' he thought to himself, 'It may seem a little hasty, but this is the best I can do.'
No matter what happens after Yanxia Mountain, at least now, the ending of the whole group being wiped out will not continue to happen on this timeline.
Ding Yan and his companions survived. Although they were slightly injured, at least they were still alive.
Qi Guang was not overly depressed. He was even able to call his parents, which was much better than before.
Those who were supposed to die this time did not die. Although they might be confused, Bai Ling believed that Qi Guang and the people in the committee would do a good job.
And my work ends here.
Next, we should be busy with Xinhai City.
Thinking of this, Bai Ling glanced at the moon in the distance.
Despite the dust cover, the moon was still round and as bright as a torch.
In the future, I guess the moon will always be bright.
Bai Ling thought so in his heart.