The boy's eyes were cold. His gaze passed over the [spirit] body and looked at the dagger protruding from the back of the sphere. His pupils were full of ruthlessness and lack of desire: "Really..."
"ridiculous."
The line of sight turns white and the vision gradually becomes chaotic.
[Spirit] The last memory left was just the back of the young man walking out of the room that could shelter him from the wind and rain.
Outside the door, Custer tilted his head and peeked into the room. When he saw Sully coming out, he stood up straight and said, "It would be better to completely destroy that kind of thing."
"You left it for me to study. Aren't you worried that I might touch a forbidden area?"
The researcher glanced inside the room and saw the black and white mixed sphere still pierced by the dagger.
"To some extent, this controlled thing is equivalent to the God of Light believed in by nearly 10 million people."
"Putting God in the palm of human hands and spying on him at will always makes me feel... well, it's hard to describe."
"Instead of paying attention to these things, you might as well think about what to do in the final battle." It was Euphia who interrupted Custer's research. The woman squinted her eyes, looked at the dark sky, and sneered.
“When I realized that there is a higher being behind the spirit, I wondered more than once why humans were born into this world.”
"We are simply being excluded from the root, yet we are constantly being subjected to all kinds of extremely disgusting demands."
Euphia patted her hands, her clothes getting a little wrinkled because she had been squatting at the door.
After all, he is equivalent to the existence of the God of Light. Others are not so confident to let Suli go in for a one-on-one fight.
"After all, it's time for the final battle." Dean Asa spoke in a calm voice, feeling the heavy pressure in the air that was so heavy that it made it difficult to breathe.
"When we were discussing the topic of the spirit earlier, there were some hidden words behind it, suggesting that there is a higher being behind the spirit. Some of the kids didn't hear it yet..."
"Do you need my help to call Huhe Willard?" Cyril raised his left hand to signal. At this time, he walked to the side, holding a big sword in his right hand that looked familiar to Sully. This weapon was originally used by Egbert.
Later, after the dragon boy's strength increased and he came into contact with the monster society, Egbert took the initiative to give the weapon to Cyril.
"But the fact is, it's not just those two children who don't understand..." The Dark Pope walked out from not far from Dean Asa. He patted Cyril on the head and said with a kind look and a dark smile, "Many people don't understand this."
"Look at the young man who is preparing to face this battle alone." The Dark Pope motioned everyone to look at Sully. There was a cool aura on the young man that had nothing to do with summer.
Although the rain had not yet fallen, Suli seemed to be stepping out from the mist of the drizzle.
"He doesn't seem to think that we will know that there is a higher being behind the [Spirit]."
"I say," Ophelia said impatiently, rising from the rock where she had been sitting, "what kind of a fool do you take Sully for?"
"He will only make predictions in advance after knowing what we have thought and guessed.
Instead of arguing here about whether Suli intends to get rid of us and take the initiative to fight against that guy whose existence we only know but whose concept we don't know, you should think about how to not hinder him in this battle."
Leia hooked her fingertips and joined the human's topic: "It's a good idea, but I think Suli doesn't want you to participate in this battle."
"Your strength is such that even I can't fight against it, let alone a higher being stronger than Clemens."
Everyone's faces froze and questioning looks followed one after another until everyone's eyes were on Sully.
The boy's body slowly stiffened.
The desire to play a solo game does exist, but it is also necessary to form a group to besiege the world boss.
However, it is unlikely that they could have predicted in advance that so many people would have known that there was a world consciousness behind the [Spirit].
But if we reverse the process based on the current results, it seems that it is not impossible.
After all, when the mermaid told others what he had seen in the deep sea, when he mentioned the Creator God, the whole fish went crazy.
Suli cleared his throat, looked at the various eyes cast at him, and said in a calm tone: "I'm not that arrogant yet."
It seems to be explained, but it also seems not to be explained.
Anyway, Egbert, who is a very single-player person, would only explain at the first moment: "If Lord Sully chooses to fight alone, it must be because we are too useless. If Lord Sully chooses to let us fight together, it is because the enemy is so strong that he thinks he can't resist it himself."
"The meaning of the former is not much to elaborate on, unless you are stupid enough to have completely given up your brain. As for the latter..."
"I think it is impossible for Lord Suli to survive alone when everyone is going to die."
"So no matter which option is chosen, it will only be the best choice for Lord Suli at the moment."
When all the other people's eyes were cast on Egbert, he just raised his eyebrows and said with a straight face: "Do you have any opinions?"
I dare not.
Cyril was the first to look away, because Egbert would really drag people into a fight.
As they were talking, dark clouds in the sky grew thicker.
If the Tiger is a monster that can transform into a human, and the Spirit is a creature with an unknown form that cannot transform into a human form and can easily escape from a tangible prison if it is not for the use of elemental control...
Then world consciousness, which refers to the existence of an entire world, is precisely that subtle thing between the virtual and the real.
You can see it, but you can't touch it.
The dark clouds in the sky kept rolling, and the hands of the clock had already crossed the dawn indicator, but the sky did not return to its original brightness. It was so dark that it seemed like a black cloud directly covering my heart.
"What's going on?" Adonis frowned.
The area that was originally cleared out for the placement of mobile elemental turrets was now crowded with humans and monsters.
The gray crane looked up at the sky, his heart filled with an uneasy and oppressive feeling, but he didn't know the real source of the uneasiness, which made the whole monster feel anxious.
"This question is more difficult to explain. I will explain it after everyone arrives." Julius approached the team with more monsters early in the morning.
When Sully entered the room to confront the Spirit, Julius and Cyril discussed the existence of world consciousness.
After they both confirmed their conclusions, they sought out other people to ask questions together in order to prevent themselves from overthinking.
There are so many people, and everyone looks at things from a different perspective, but when all is said and done, the conclusion is that there is a more dangerous existence behind the [spirit].
This is something that cannot be discussed by humans alone.
Therefore, Julius' action this time was to gather all the troublesome monsters together and explain them all in one breath.
There are indeed quite a lot of monsters coming.
In addition to Adonis, there are Asgari, Addison, the dragon Elvi, and the unicorn Barthalom.
These people are enough to mobilize the remaining forces of the Beast Tribe and the Feather Tribe in a short period of time.
Seeing that everyone was present, Julius let out a solemn breath and said cautiously, "You should all have known before that it is the collective of human consciousness that is opposed to Clemens."
"If you say you don't know, will you explain it in detail?" Addison really didn't know, and was looking at Julius with a confused face.
Julius: ...
Julius had no choice but to start from the beginning and talk about the existence of the spirit. He also talked about everything that humans had experienced, the result of the collision between monster civilization and human civilization, and the growth path of gods...
The information was so complex that it almost exploded the brains of several monsters.
But fortunately, every monster that has lived for quite a long time is not the kind of person who is detail-oriented and will try to figure out the fundamentals of any detail he does not understand.
Knowing the general idea is enough.
After roughly understanding the relationship between human and monster civilization, the God of Darkness and the God of Light, and Clemens and the collective of human consciousness, Julius naturally continued the topic.
"When we were discussing the conjectures related to the [Spirit], we mentioned that the [Spirit]'s growth path might be to develop the ability to control others to the extreme, so that Clemens would voluntarily come to be devoured."
"Under this conjecture, there is also the same possibility. If the path of development of the [Spirit] is to control others, then is there a higher-level existence that has controlled the [Spirit] from the very beginning?"
"But what does this have to do with the current situation?" Addison pointed to the pure black sky and asked with a confused mind.
Julius explained: "The relationship is that after the [Spirit] was severely injured by Suli, the weather suddenly changed like this."
"Humans' perception of the weather may not be as good as that of monsters. Did you realize yesterday, during the day, or last night, that there might be such extreme weather today?"
"I believe that no monster would have thought that an extremely abnormal thunderstorm would occur the day after a sunny day with no rain and moonlight covering the earth. And now there are dark clouds so thick that they seem to bury the entire world." Julius said in a heavy tone.
The clouds in the sky cannot be seen at all as the white clouds floating freely in the sky on a sunny day.
At this moment, the clouds in the sky looked more like physical objects condensed by some kind of force.
Just looking at those things makes you feel dizzy and dazzled.
The sense of chaos and the omnipresent pressure involuntarily tightened the strings in the hearts of intelligent beings.
"You mean to say that the current situation is that the higher-level existence has taken action?" Elvy crossed her arms across her chest, her white eye was completely dull, and the depths of her other pupil were filled with ferocity.
"I'm more inclined to be preparing for action." Julius explained, "Humans can't fly to such a high place. I chose to gather you at this time, and I also want to let the flying monsters see if they can go deep into the clouds..."
"Okay, I agree." Elvi interrupted Julius before he finished speaking.
The latter was stunned for a moment, looked back at the dragon for a long time, and then said: "I prefer to let Asgari explore.
Since the clouds in the sky gathered together, thunderstorms have always flashed inside them, and the occasional thunderbolts that strike the ground can quickly ignite the grass and trees.
In this case, the smaller snowy owl in its monster form obviously has an incomparable physical advantage over the huge dragon."
"But you have overlooked one thing." Elvi narrowed his eyes dangerously, "My strength and my control over the wind element are enough to allow me to surpass the advantages I have in Asgard."
"It seems inhumane to choose not to listen to my explanation and to deny the benefits of my approach."
"So what do you think humans should be like?" Julius asked directly, "Are they the kind of stupid people who know you will make unfriendly requests and give you the opportunity to say bad things and be influenced by your mentality?"
"I don't care whether you think so or not, but I reject all unreasonable requests you may make."
Julius's eyes were sharp.
Don't think Elvi is silent.
Humans cannot predict when the dragon will once again bear the name she earned in previous wars.
"Is it unreasonable for you to let Suli go with me to investigate the situation? Obviously, that guy is the strongest among you humans." Elvi would not stop until he achieved his goal.
Ever since Julius expressed his intention to identify the new enemy, Elvi immediately had many thoughts.
"With Clemens' death, Suli is the only first-tier powerful person left among humans.
As for monsters, apart from me, the only ones I care about are Barsalom and Leia.
Unicorns and mermaids can't fly, and it doesn't make sense to divide humans and monsters into two categories. Only monsters need to go deep into danger to investigate the situation, while humans can sit back and enjoy the results. "
"It's no use saying these things to me." Julius was a little irritated. The sound of his no longer steady heartbeat reached the dragon's ears, quietly telling the unhappy heart of the child in front of him.
"I won't give you the chance to get close to Sully."
"Otherwise, it would be impossible for me to take over the task of explaining higher existence."
"So what you mean is that humans have to sit back and enjoy the benefits?" Elvi laughed sarcastically.
"Don't be so nagging." Julius sincerely felt the dragon's difficulty in getting entangled.
When there was no chance, Elvi remained silent, not at all like a huge, arrogant dragon.
But once there is an opportunity, the dragon will do everything it can to seize it.
"What nonsense! You are handing the danger to Asgari, who is not in the first echelon. Can I understand that you humans want Asgari to die?" Elvi said with a cold face.
“You know, although Matilda, the Queen of the Feather Tribe, did not announce her resignation from the throne before, what she actually did was no different from resigning from that position.
I joined the beast tribe before, and I no longer consider myself a feathered beast. In other words, the only ones who can control the feathered tribe are Asgari and Adonis. "
No one expected the butterfly spirit to become the powerful gang.
A monster who has suicidal thoughts in his mind from time to time obviously cannot wield the blade of power.
"Let Asgar go...? Could it be that you humans are planning to support Adonis to control the Feathered Tribe?" Elvy made an expression of sudden enlightenment, and his eyes became more mocking. "Come to think of it, the Gray Crane is one of the cheapest natural monster species in the Feathered Tribe."
Elvi showed undisguised disgust.
Adonis's breathing paused.
"A cheap natural monster that is destined to be destroyed by the tide of time. If we support such an existence to control the Feathered Tribe, it will not take many years before the entire Feathered Tribe will no longer exist in this world."
"No need to sow discord." Heavy footsteps were heard.
Suli's figure appeared in front of everyone.
"After all, you don't care about the Feather Tribe or the Beast Tribe. You want to seize the opportunity to explore the situation inside the cloud layer, just..."
"Look forward to pushing me down from a height of 10,000 meters."
Sully's voice was steady and even.
If he hadn't discovered that Julius, who had left the team before, had never returned to the human team, he wouldn't have taken the initiative to look for him.
Suli looked up at the sky. He could feel that after he penetrated the [Spirit], the whole world was filled with boundless anger.
Why wasn't there a direct attack on him?
Why hasn't the fight started yet?
——Why, after all this, he still hasn’t been expelled from this body?
These are all problems.
"So what?" The dragon had no idea what the boy was thinking.
"No matter whether the Dragon Clan was forced to betray the Feather Clan or not, from the day I chose to join the Beast Clan, I had no way out." Elvi said expressionlessly.
"Clemens died a happy death. Before he died, he even looked like he wanted to hand over all the remaining beasts to Barsalom to manage."
"But he didn't consider the dragons at all."
"The Feather Tribe can't go back. I've killed so many aquatic monsters, and I don't think it's possible for me to unite with the mermaids."
"You've forced the dragon race to the point where they have no one to rely on except me. Am I not allowed to be angry?"
Suli looked up at her with a focused expression: "When you tried to use me as a breeding tool before, your attitude was not like this now."
Elvi sneered back, "Then what do you think my attitude should be towards humans as a monster?"
"Losing an eye is my retribution, but Victoria, she never deserved to die."
"Besides, the so-called saying that I pushed you down from a height of 10,000 meters is just your private speculation. I never said that I wanted to kill you."
"I just think that as the manager of the dragon clan and the strongest person in the world with wind element, I should also take on such a ridiculous and insignificant responsibility."
"At least compared to asking humans to take care of monsters, using your own life as a tool to protect you will make those around you take the initiative to care for the dragons."
There was a sudden loud noise from the sky, and lightning instantly illuminated Elvy's facial features. Her eyes, which were no longer able to see, were now bluish-white, and after the lightning disappeared, they gradually became filled with coldness.
Sully couldn't see clearly what Elvy wanted.
Rational judgment?
There was no room for rational judgment, as Elvi had already revealed his current situation in full.
As for what Elvi said, using his life to protect him in exchange for humans' care for the dragon...
Even though Suli didn't want to believe it, it was the most likely possibility.
With his current strength, he obviously cannot continue to be used as a breeding tool by other monsters.
But the same thing...
Su Li's lips opened and closed, and he said, "But I don't think I need your protection."
"It's better if you say so." Elvi said with a deadpan face.
"Now, back to what I said before. I ask that you and I go to investigate those dark clouds in the sky together. Do you agree?"
Sully was silent for a while, then nodded.
Julius interrupted the dragon's attempt to drag him away. He turned his head and stared at Suli: "Do you know what you are doing?"
He stared at me and said word by word: "This is the dragon that once wanted to use you as a breeding tool."
"I know." Suli still nodded, "We have to understand the situation inside the dark clouds. Those dark clouds, from the beginning, could not have appeared just to bring heavy rain."
"In fact, not a single drop of rain has fallen so far, has it?"
Compared to the few lightning that can illuminate the dim environment, most lightning is inside the thick clouds.
The air was already filled with boundless anger.
But world consciousness, or the enemy, has not yet emerged.
Julius was silent.
"Have you discussed it?" Elvy snorted and laughed. In the dim light, she stared at Sully recklessly...
To be more precise, it was something hidden under the fabric on his chest.
"Now that we have agreed, let's act quickly. Beings that are higher than Tiger are not like Clemens, who would actively seek death."
Suli nodded when he heard this, then turned to look seriously at Julius. Their eyes met, and in the end, the latter chose to compromise.
Julius: “…I understand.”
"I won't stop you, and I won't tell anyone else that you left with the monster in private."
He said in self-deprecation: "But I don't think I can hold the others back for long. Sooner or later they will find out what you have done."
"If you can, you better be able to protect yourself and ensure that you are unscathed even if your trust is betrayed."
"Have you said enough?" Elvi didn't care at all. Julius turned to stare at him sharply. "If you have said enough, let's go. Those dark clouds look much thicker than before."
Sully nodded.
Julius took a deep breath and took his eyes off Suli. He looked at the other monsters and said in a calmer voice, "This is what's going on now."
"Next, Suli will go with Elvi to explore the dark cloud. As for whether you want to tell other monsters that the higher existence is the enemy, it depends on you."
"I only hope that when facing that higher being, both humans and monsters can realize that we all belong to the same civilized fire under the elements."
"That's all." Julius stood straight and turned to look at Suli who was carefully climbing onto the back of the dragon-shaped Elvi under the dragon's laughter.
After the young man sat down, before he could even look back, he was carried straight into the sky by the giant dragon.
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