Chapter 435: Related to Mo
After waking up from the illusion, Anno realized that she and Lingjiu were standing on a floating square object. Looking down, she saw various floating objects scattered randomly at her feet, with the bottom almost invisible.
She heard gunshots and sounds of fighting, sometimes loud and sometimes soft, and bullets hitting her nearby sent sparks flying.
However, a ring of floating objects of various shapes surrounded her, shielding her from the bullets.
The floating objects beneath their feet were not fixed but drifted randomly. Anno noticed that it was as if someone was manipulating the objects around her. Even if someone noticed that she was being blocked, they would deliberately shield her from attacks and float her to other places.
Anno glanced around, wondering who was controlling these things since he couldn't use his powers here.
Ling Jiu seemed to sense her confusion and said, "It's the tower protecting you."
"tower?"
Anno paused for a moment before remembering what Lingjiu had just told her: the tower had spied on their consciousness and created the illusion for her.
"What exactly is this tower?" Anno asked Zero Nine.
Ling Jiu said, "It is a powerful creature called 'Silence'. They were the ones who protected the Lyca Galaxy in the past, and now only one remains."
Anno asked in surprise, "You're saying this tower is alive?"
Ling Jiu said, "It's not that this tower is a living thing, but that Mo can become anything they want to become, and this tower is the manifestation of Mo."
Anno pondered, "Then what I saw before, was it really an illusion? Those were too real, more real than any illusion I've ever seen."
Lingjiu patted her head and said, "Mo can materialize anything He wants. The Mos of the past could even create worlds based on their consciousness. However, the worlds and people created based on past memories are not long-lasting and are not complete."
After hearing this, Anuo lowered her eyes sadly. So what she had just seen was real. But if it was just a temporary manifestation of memories, how could it be considered real?
Ling Jiu knelt down in front of Anuo and gently lifted her chin. "Let them remain in our memories, and let's move on, okay?"
Anuo looked up at him, her eyes still a little red, her beautiful light blue eyes filled with tears, making her very endearing and making anyone who saw her feel soft-hearted.
"And what about you?"
Anno asked in a slightly hoarse voice, "Do you still want to kill Caesar? You've already found me."
She gently cupped Ling Jiu's face in her hands. "Ling Jiu, the past is the past. Can you move forward with me?"
Ling Jiu and Anuo gazed at each other for a long time, a sigh seemingly passing through their eyes. He pulled Anuo into his arms and whispered in her ear, "I'll try."
Upon hearing Ling Jiu's words, An Nuo felt the tension and coldness around him soften, and she no longer worried as cautiously as before. She could truly sense the change in him.
She gradually came to understand that Zero Nine was Caesar's coldest and most resilient side. This was because Caesar had endured too much pain from his multiple selves, all of which was borne by his main consciousness. No matter how strong the spirit was, it could not withstand it. That's why Zero Nine came into being. Zero Nine was Caesar's way of sharing the excessive pain in his consciousness. Because his spirit could no longer bear the consciousness of his multiple selves, Zero Nine became independent.
So essentially, Zero Nine is still Caesar. It is precisely because he became independent that Zero Nine wants to kill the main body. Anno never intended to let Zero Nine's consciousness return to Caesar. He only wanted Zero Nine to stop wanting to kill Caesar.
His obsession was to find himself, and now that he has, she hopes he can gradually let go of the pain of the past.
Anno looked up and through the obstacles, she could only see a hazy mist. She couldn't see what the top looked like. Moreover, according to Ling Jiu, this was only the first level. They had to fight their way up layer by layer to reach the City of Heaven.
"Do you want to go up? I can take you up there."
The voice of "Mo" echoed in Anno's mind again, this time with a hint of flattery.
She ignored him.
She always felt that this Mo had some other purpose for her, and his spiritual power was too strong, so she should be careful in his territory.
Looking at the obstacles floating around her and Ling Jiu, Anuo asked Ling Jiu, "Why do you think Mo is protecting me?"
Ling Jiu said, "I'm not quite sure either, but you don't need to worry. Although His spiritual power is very strong, He is now at his limit and His life force is getting weaker and weaker. It's just that the people above are forcibly prolonging His life."
Anno asked, "Why force a life extension?"
Ling Jiu looked up: "To protect the City of Heaven."
Anno quickly understood after a moment's thought, and she asked in shock, "You mean the City of Heaven is a manifestation of Mo's spiritual power?"
Zero Nine nodded. "A war many years ago destroyed most of the Leica system. You should have seen the way Vala was hit when you came here. At that time, the surface of Vala was uninhabitable. Mo used his powerful strength to create the City of Heaven. However, the City of Heaven gradually split up. A small group of people controlled most of the resources, and many people were driven to the surface, forming Midu. The City of Heaven became the core of Vala's leadership."
Anno asked, "Who controls the City of Heaven?"
Ling Jiu said, "It's an organization called 'Enlightenment.' This organization knows how to control Mo, and they are the ones maintaining Mo's life."
Anno thought for a moment and said, "If Mo dies, will the City of Heaven cease to exist?"
Ling Jiu said, "The City of Heaven will exist. The City of Heaven was originally built on a huge floating mountain. Due to the special gravity formed by the collision with the asteroid, there are many large and small rocks floating in the air on the planet Vala. But even if it still exists, once Mo dies and disappears, the City of Heaven will just be an empty shell. These restrictions that hinder the people on the ground will no longer exist."
Seeing Anuo deep in thought, Lingjiu gently scratched her cheek with his finger. "What are you thinking about?"
Anno said, "I'm wondering if the magnetic field blockade of the Leica galaxy is related to this Mo."
Upon hearing this, Ling Jiu's eyes lit up with blue light. He said, "You can ask Mo. He seems to like you a lot. I've been in the City of Heaven for so long, and I've never seen him take the initiative to protect anyone."
Anno hesitated, "It likes me a lot? It just tried to trap me in the illusion."
Hearing the gunfire around them had subsided considerably, Ling Jiu said, "Those are your most cherished memories. Mo might just be trying to please you."
As soon as Ling Jiu finished speaking, Anuo heard a pleasant sound in her mind, like someone humming.
Anno's lips twitched slightly. Was Lingjiu so happy just because he said a few words to him?
"It's almost over." Ling Jiu pushed aside an obstacle floating in front of her, and Anno's vision suddenly opened up. Then, she saw Sitar and Mingxiao flying up and down among the obstacles.
As if sensing her gaze, Sitar turned his head, and upon seeing her, shot and killed an opponent who was rushing towards him before running towards her.
"Anunu!"
Sitar leaped down from the obstacle above and landed in front of Anno. Seeing that she was completely unharmed, he breathed a long sigh of relief, pulled her into his arms, hugged her tightly, and rubbed his face against her neck.
Anno patted his back reassuringly, "Alright, alright, I'll be fine. I'm a Queen Insect, I can protect myself."
After saying that, Anuo asked, "How many triangular patterns did you and Mingxiao get?"
Sitar said, "Three, there's still one we haven't found."
Anuo looked at Mingxiao, who was still searching for people in the distance, and asked Lingjiu after thinking for a moment, "We're still on the first floor. How many more floors do we have to fight?"
Ling Jiu said, "There are still eight more levels. Actually, the illusion that Mo created for you just now is the final challenge."
Anno nodded: "I understand."
She coughed as she listened to Mo humming a song in her head.
Mo immediately stopped humming and asked her expectantly, "Do you want me to take you up?"
Anuo asked, "What's your purpose in treating me like this?"
Mo immediately replied, "I have no ulterior motive, I just want to make you happy. I can give you anything you want!"
Anno smiled and said, "How could I not have a purpose? Tell me, and see if I can help you. If you don't tell me your purpose, even if you send me up there, I won't help you."
She didn't believe that Mo had no ulterior motives. Mo directly put her on the ninth level of the challenge, seemingly wanting to trap her with an illusion, but more likely wanting to use this to please her, like Caesar's mutated wolf clone on Earth.
Just now, Lingjiu told her that Mo's vitality is already very weak. He is the last Mo. After He dies, His race will be wiped out. Right now, He is only prolonging His life by relying on the Enlightenment Organization of the City of Heaven.
When Annuo heard Lingjiu mention this, she thought that perhaps Mo didn't want to prolong his life at all.
Her guess was right; Mo really didn't want to prolong his life any longer.
“Anunu, you are the future queen of the Zerg. You have the ability to kill me. I hope that once you go up there, you can kill me.”
Mo's tone carried a hint of pleading, and also a hint of weariness.
Anno said, "09 said that the Enlightenment Organization is extending your life. They should have the means to control you. How can I get close to you? And can you guarantee our safety?"
Mo said, "I can cover for you and absolutely protect your safety. I know you went up there to find that spatial gate. I control the spatial gate and I can open it for you, but it will take some time to confuse them."
They were referring to the Enlightenment Organization, which held the key to control Mo.
Anno relayed Mo's words to Sitar and Zero Nine, and Zero Nine said that he could trust Mo.
Anno asked Lingjiu curiously, "You seem to really believe in Him? Why?"
Ling Jiu paused for a moment, then said, "In the City of Heaven, there were many times when I didn't want to hold on any longer, but He opened my memories, let me see you, and made me keep waiting."
Upon hearing this, Anuo felt a tightness in her chest. She reached out and grasped Lingjiu's hand, saying to Mo in her mind, "Okay, I'll help you. Let's get up there."
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