Chapter 140, Part 140: The Music Resounds
Although the lack of further information was a headache, Zhou Shuren, being a well-traveled and knowledgeable person who was used to occasionally having powerful supernatural beings emerge from all sorts of nooks and crannies (including but not limited to the seabed, no-man's land, deep mountains, wine jars, and rocks), quickly turned his attention back to the divine child in front of him.
Anyway, there's more than one threat in space now, so let's just say there are more Adams. More debts don't hurt (just kidding).
Romain Rolland, taking advantage of Zhou Shuren's request for information, began to try to pry some internal information about the academy from Zhou Ge.
It's not that it's actually useful, it's just a professional habit.
Just in case it comes in handy later, so in short, ask first.
Having just received information about the divine child Shelley, Brother Zhou casually chatted with Romain Rolland about some unimportant matters, ignoring all of Romain Rolland's questions.
Simply put, you ask your questions, I say mine, and you can either listen or shut up.
Romain Rolland's choice was that he might as well listen since he was already there.
This relaxed and pleasant intelligence exchange (at least on the surface) did not last long. It was soon forced to stop due to increased pressure once again.
It seems that because Shelley's Eden of Actions has been expanded to a more distant location, more than a dozen "divine children" have appeared sporadically, and it is unknown where those corpses came from.
What was initially a relatively easy task began to become stressful, and Romain Rolland and Zhou Shuren no longer had time to exchange information.
Shelley's rampage was able to single-handedly destroy ten buildings because her rampage was so sudden and uncontrolled. However, even now, with someone in control, the damage would be far greater.
After all, there are enough divine children, and the intensity of their battles is just like that. If someone is knocked away and crashes into a load-bearing wall, it could easily collapse a building.
Destruction is always much easier than creation, no matter the circumstances.
Just as Romain Rolland and Zhou Shuren were busy with their own affairs, several bone spurs suddenly fell from the sky, piercing through several divine children and pinning them to the ground.
Not far away, Balzac coldly withdrew his swollen and mutated hand, inserting a few more bone spurs: "How is the situation?"
"It's alright. Fortunately, Zhou Shuren controlled Shelley well from the start." Romain Rolland, completely oblivious to the fact that he was actually a wanted criminal, went up to greet him in a very familiar manner. "Now we just need to suppress the Divine Child and wait for Dante to arrive."
Balzac glanced at Romain Rolland, then at Zhou Shuren's expression that seemed to say, "If you kill him, there will be no one to do the work," and remained silent without saying anything or making any other comment.
This means that Romain Rolland will not be arrested for the time being.
Romain Rolland, who had no expectation of getting any response from Balzac, prepared to continue his battle with the Divine Child. Before leaving, he briefly spoke with Balzac about Eden.
As he spoke, Romain Rolland gave Balzac a slightly strange look, sizing him up and down.
Feeling uncomfortable under his gaze, Balzac asked with a stern face, "What's the problem?"
“Nothing, I just suddenly remembered that strictly speaking, you could also be considered a corpse,” Romain Rolland rubbed his chin. “After all, the ‘Human Comedy’ is enhanced through skeletal assimilation. But it seems you don’t have anything urgent to attend to, which is good.”
If Balzac were to be infected by Eden and become a god, that would be a huge problem. It would cause serious trouble in terms of both combat strength and other aspects.
The ASA would be furious to lose such a top-tier fighter. The UN, as the instigator, will definitely have a tough time.
Therefore, it's really a win-win situation for everyone that Balzac wasn't infected.
Balzac: Although your concerns are somewhat valid, why do I still want to slap you?
Suppressing the urge to punch Romain Rolland in the face, Balzac turned and went to cause trouble for the Divine Child.
Romain Rolland shrugged, wanting to go back and continue fighting with the Divine Child, but when he turned his head, he saw Zhou Shuren with a complicated expression.
It's that helpless yet self-righteous expression you have when you see someone on TV or in a magazine talking about the pros and cons of your hometown.
Romain Rolland was puzzled.
Sensing Romain Rolland's doubts, Zhou Shuren sighed: "It's nothing, I just found that Mr. Wu's personality traits are still so distinct."
Romain Rolland was originally a rather serious person, but after imitating Wu Cheng'en, his thinking started to become so...unconventional.
Zhou Shuren originally wanted to say "cheeky," but in the end he decided to use a more formal adjective.
Even though Romain Rolland himself said that his imitations weren't very good, maybe it's just his nature. This kind of humor that's ingrained in his bones can't be hidden.
Zhou Shuren sighed, and then sadly continued to fight the Divine Child, leaving Romain Rolland bewildered and confused.
In the end, no one understood what Zhou Shuren was lamenting about—that Romain Rolland could only continue fighting with the divine child.
Although only Balzac joined, the pressure was immediately reduced considerably.
Although Balzac could only inflict minimal damage on the divine children using brute force, the unique nature of his "Human Comedy" ability allowed him to easily suppress multiple divine children simultaneously.
Balzac himself remained standing in the same spot, but several giant skeletal hands emerged from behind him, striking a divine child with a sudden barrage of blows, rendering him temporarily powerless.
Then, a bone spur pierced from his lower body, pinning the divine child to the ground.
Although the time available for control is limited, it still greatly reduces the pressure.
Shelley is very strong and exceptionally difficult to deal with. Even though those fighting against him are all elites, they are currently helpless against him.
If time drags on long enough, three people alone will indeed be unable to control the spread of Eden.
But no one has ever said you can't hire outside help, right?
As embers filled the sky, the surrounding rubble and ruins were gradually ignited, turning the ruins into pristine ground.
Like a crime being punished, the traces of destruction and construction were erased together.
Surrounded by embers, Dante silently gazed at the divine children before him.
Can the false god take up the divine melody played between purgatory and heaven?
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