Chapter 377 Ending
Sanity is crumbling, and everyone is gritting their teeth and holding on.
People were constantly being dragged in the air, falling into the mouth of the "Mother" with screams.
Almost every moment, the pulling force from the black thread is getting stronger.
Qiao Xi felt several times that he could hardly bear it, but when he looked back at the people in the secret society behind him, he inexplicably felt a little more strength in his heart.
These refugees from the north are weak and poor, but in terms of will, they are no weaker than others.
The pulling force became stronger and stronger, and Josh's consciousness gradually became blurred. Only the obsession in his heart remained, and it even became clearer under the confrontation.
Reality gradually fades away, and consciousness falls into the deep sea. When I am about to be lost, there is a scorching sun burning quietly across the sea water.
That is his anchor.
A lot of knowledge inexplicably appeared in his mind, and Josh suddenly became sober. He gasped and looked around, and the illusion was shattered.
The pull from the black thread continued, but he found it much easier to deal with it.
He didn't know much about the extraordinary, but he vaguely felt that something seemed to solidify his understanding. When he tried to explore, he found that it was... "Holy Scripture?"
He turned around and found that many refugees from the secret order were subconsciously chanting the holy scriptures, which actually helped them fight against the will of the [Mother].
But didn’t he make up this holy book? And the content made Qiao Xi shudder suddenly. This matter must not be known to the lord.
Aside.
Zoe was gasping for breath and she felt like she couldn't hold on any longer.
All kinds of memories flashed before her eyes quickly, and Zoe had a bad feeling in her heart. Could this be a revolving lantern? Her parents' faces were still blurry. She entered the Duke's mansion as a maid, flipping through private novels. Chaotic memories came flooding back, and Zoe's eyes gradually became unfocused.
bite! Her mind suddenly became clear for a moment, and in a trance she seemed to see another silk thread tied around her body, dispelling the disturbing image.
What is that? She didn't know, she just remembered that she was Zoe.
Zoe, the maid in the manor, the enlightenment teacher of the banshees, the instructor of the literacy class, the lord's clerical specialist, and the diplomat sent to Blood Harbor.
Which one is she? The silk thread only gave her more opportunities to fight back. If she wanted to hold on, she had to rely on herself. Zoe gritted her teeth and looked at those memories and identities. She needed to make a choice. She had to consolidate her self-awareness first and then gather her will.
As her consciousness jumped between identities, Zoe's eyes gradually became firm.
"No, none of these!"
No matter what identity she has, it is not of her own will. She has always been drifting with the flow. Even if she has an identity and status that she never dared to imagine before, it is just luck.
She had almost never taken control of her own destiny, never had her own will.
My own will. An insignificant memory suddenly came to my mind.
"I want to go to the downtown area." She stood at the door, excited like a child, looking past Galahad at the vast Blood Harbor.
Gwen was in the shadow of the alley, watching Zoe stand up from afar, a relieved smile appearing on her little face.
The hurricane was howling, but both the rain and the black silk threads stayed far away from the little girl, as if they dared not to get close.
She loosened her fingers slightly, and a silk thread flicked lightly and was pulled away from her fingertips.
If Zeus saw this scene, he would probably find it very familiar. This thread was the one he used to pull several people into the connection, and the other end of the thread in Gwen's hand was connected to Zoe.
On the high ground in the distance.
Galahad let out a long sigh, looking a little strange.
He was a transcendent being, so it was not difficult for him to deal with the drag of the black thread - it should have been so.
But he had just lost control once in Castel recently. His will and cognition were unstable to begin with, and he had just experienced some twists and turns before he stabilized.
Just now, he had hallucinations at the moment of the confrontation of wills. Of course, for an experienced transcendent like him, a mere hallucination would not cause any big impact.
And it was a scene he had seen before, which he had seen in the Castel Cathedral, where the evil god was burning in an enormous stellar furnace.
This illusion could no longer disturb his mind.
But to Galahad's surprise, he wanted to gather his will to fight against the "Mother", but after this illusion appeared, the confrontation suddenly stopped.
No, to be more precise, [Mother] directly withdrew from the confrontation, so hurriedly that it seemed like she was running away?
This scene left Galahad dumbfounded. He had just gathered his will and was preparing to fight, but he found that the enemy had disappeared?
Is there something on Castel that can restrain the evil god? His knowledge of the supernatural was not very extensive. After thinking for a while, he decisively gave up his entanglement and turned to look at his master.
Galahad had no doubt that the prince could withstand this confrontation of wills; he had never seen anyone with a stronger will than the prince.
The reality was just as he had imagined. Although the prince was a little embarrassed under the pull of the black thread, he was still nailed to the spot. He even drew out his sword and shouted something to the harbor guards. The soldiers' condition stabilized visibly.
Galahad breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that he should be able to survive this round.
But his face was still full of worry, he heard what Mira just said, [Motherly Love] will only become stronger and stronger, if he can hold on through this round, there will be the next round, and the next round, and it will go on endlessly.
If Galahad were sacrificed, he sighed and thought no more.
At the dock of Blood Harbor, on the central battlefield, [Mother] ended this round of devouring.
Mira looked around in surprise. She thought that this time all mortals would be dragged into the mouth of the [Mother], but that didn't happen.
Most people have survived the confrontation of wills. They stood up, panting, and their expressions were much calmer - the confrontation of wills is also a kind of tempering. Those who can stand still have their own determination in their hearts.
This scene moved both the banshees and Mira.
The Banshees stopped firing one after another. Mother had been strengthened to such an extent that the effect of her bullets was already very weak. Compared to her huge body, these shots were too insignificant.
Bullets were not designed to deal with large monsters.
Mira sighed: "It has come to this. I don't know how much sacrifice it will take."
After saying that, she suddenly frowned: "What are you looking at?"
The banshee standing in front of her was actually distracted on the battlefield? [Motherly Love] is clearly in her strongest state, but the banshee on the opposite side doesn't seem to care much. She just stays where she is, wondering what she's thinking? Nini blinked her eyes, and seeing Mira's unfriendly look, she said with a playful smile: "Oh, I just encountered something, sorry, can you say it again?"
Mira took a deep breath and said, "Do you know what is happening now? Mother has grown to the point where your magical firearms are no longer effective! You must immediately choose who will be sacrificed!"
She looked at Nini's nonchalant expression and suddenly widened her eyes: "You guys, are you planning to just run away?!"
Indeed, if they wanted to escape directly, it would definitely be possible for these extraordinary people to do it.
Even a considerable number of mortals were able to escape. Although [Mother] was powerful, she was not very good at hunting and killing.
But running away would only allow [Mother] to continue growing, and there is no limit to how strong she can become. More people will surely die, and more cities will be razed to the ground. Perhaps [Mother] will eventually be stopped by some church with all their might, and perhaps the world will eventually be destroyed by her.
Mira suddenly realized that she had made a misunderstanding. She always wanted to take responsibility and solve the disaster caused by the evil god. However, wasn't this the responsibility of these banshees?
Mira remembered that they mentioned that they came from Castel, a distant island that had nothing to do with Blood Harbor, and that these extraordinary creatures were not even human.
Why should other races be sacrificed for the troubles caused by humans? Why should Castel bear the consequences of the disaster brought by Blood Harbor? What right does she have to force others to bear responsibilities that do not belong to them?
"I see. Sorry." Mira said hesitantly, "You guys, run away if you want."
Then she saw Nini had a puzzled expression on her face.
"Why are you running away? I just got online and was a little surprised."
"What line?"
“Even the giant beast on the sky curtain—” Nini stretched out her hand and pointed above her head.
Mira looked up at the sky in confusion, and then froze in place.
It's raining in Blood Harbor.
It was like ink splashed into the clouds, the sky was dark and gloomy, the wind was blowing and the rain was pouring down, the whole world was gloomy.
At this moment, the gloomy clouds seemed to be even lower.
No, those cumulonimbus clouds were really descending, as if they were being squeezed downward by something, forming a huge oval outline.
After a moment, the clouds could no longer hold back the things above, and the entire sky seemed to split open. A huge shadow squeezed in and occupied the entire field of vision.
Mira couldn't see the whole picture of it from the bottom. She only felt a huge shadow from the sky pressing down, like the sky falling to the ground.
The huge propeller dropped from the sky as the giant beast did, bringing up a wisp of smoke. The ring-shaped tail wing was emerging from the clouds like a door to another world.
At the other end, a sharp and ferocious shark tooth pattern first broke through the clouds, as if biting a hole in the sky, and instantly filled the view with a hideous smile.
The [Mother] is as huge as a mountain, and humans standing next to her are like insects. And under the giant beast that appeared in the sky, She is also a bug.
The heavy dark clouds were torn apart forcefully, revealing the pure sky and warm sunshine. There was a storm a few steps away, but the sun was falling on Mira's face.
In the storm-shrouded Blood Harbor, the entire [Mother] was filled with sunlight, and above Her head was a giant beast that tore through the sky. This scene stunned everyone present.
Mira looked up at the clear sky, then looked down at the wind and rain around her, as if she was looking up at the kingdom of God from hell.
Is the person before her a god who has descended to the earth? "Sorry, sorry, they just entered the link range. I'm guiding the descent coordinates—" Nini said as she waved at the airship. The giant beast in the sky blew its whistle in response, and a huge buzzing sound echoed throughout the Blood Harbor.
There were vaguely a few banshees controlling the machinery in the airship. Their hands, which had been holding weapons all the time, were operating the machines so skillfully.
What kind of creatures are these? The banshees on the dock put away their weapons and retreated back to the sea in an orderly manner. Nini also turned and left.
"Miss Mira, it's nice to meet you. It's a pity that we are about to part. Don't worry, I will write a special report for you to remember you."
Mira stared blankly at Nini who was getting farther and farther away, then looked up at the giant beast in the sky. Suddenly, as if she understood something, her eyes became a little clearer.
She placed her hands on her chest and bowed gently to Nini.
The next moment, another rain fell from the clear sky, and dense black spots fell from under the airship like rain.
Everything seemed to go into slow motion.
Nini took one last look at Mira, but only saw her back in the flames.
The orange light reflected her thin profile, and for the first time a smile appeared on her face, as if she had turned back into the little girl who received food.
Farther away, the prince was dazed as he watched the airship cutting through the clouds.
He pointed at the Skyshroud Beast, his fingers trembling, and he staggered and looked at his knight.
Galahad had rushed to his side, pushed him to the ground, and used his body to block the prince to prevent the shrapnel caused by the bombing from harming his monarch.
But the prince raised his head stubbornly, his eyes fixed on the bombs falling like rain, and balls of red flames bloomed wildly in his eyes.
Gwen sat on the edge of the dome of the bell tower.
Her friends gathered around her, facing the huge sky-curtain beast in silence, their faces showing either fear, terror, or shock.
But Gwen watched with great interest, swinging her legs in the air as if she were watching a fireworks display.
With friends, there is nothing to be afraid of.
The wind blew up her snow-white hair, and the pouring rain did not wet her sleeves at all.
(End of this chapter)
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