Chapter 177: Forced Demolition
“Again…?”
Unable to bear it any longer, I squatted down on the spot and scratched the ground in vain. My nails were cracked and blood mixed with filth, but I couldn't stop the feeling of alienation that was growing wildly in my body.
However, before the pain subsided, the scene changed drastically again!
In a cold mirrored world, I lay on the altar, my face reflected in three enormous mirrors. The evil god Gali's whispers were like tangible icicles, piercing my eardrums and piercing the deepest depths of my soul!
My body seemed to be grabbed by an invisible giant hand, and every inch of my bones and every nerve was being forcibly torn, stretched, and filled with something that did not belong to me, something cold and chaotic!
The crazy ravings were like a tide, trying to drown the last of my humanity.
"Get out! Get out of my mind!" I screamed hoarsely, my mental defenses crumbling under the impact of the pollution of the Supreme Divinity, on the verge of complete collapse.
My parents’ repeated departures, the fear of mutation, the pain of God’s descent…all my deepest nightmares were detonated simultaneously, adding up into a torrent of despair that was enough to crush any will into powder, and it continuously assaulted my spirit.
Give up, it's too painful... Merge into this madness, and it won't hurt anymore...
A seductive voice whispered sweetly in my heart.
But just as my consciousness was about to be completely devoured, a picture suddenly flashed through my mind: the worn-out teddy bear, the messages encrypted in Morse code, and my own subconscious cry of "survive!" repeated over and over again; the sense of accomplishment I felt when I first mastered the power of evolution; the heart-wrenching yet unwavering determination I felt when I snatched power from Gali...
Many familiar things replayed in my mind like a kaleidoscope.
"Why?"
I asked in confusion.
Why should I be defeated by these shadows of the past? Why should I succumb to the so-called power of God?!
A strong feeling of unwillingness surged up in me, and I propped myself up and slowly stood up.
"What a hopeless thing! You're a god after all, and this is all you can do?!" I raised my head abruptly, bloodshot eyes bursting out, tears of blood almost flowing out, and roared hoarsely.
"What other tricks do you have?! Feel free to use them! Let's see who will erase my memory first, or I will tear down this damn place of yours first!!"
Boom!!!
The pain, anger, and unwillingness that had accumulated to the extreme, all of these emotions mixed with the authority I had seized from Gali and my absolute determination not to accept my fate, transformed into an unprecedented, purely destructive mental storm that completely erupted from my body!
It is no longer about manipulation, nor does it involve any skills, but only the most primitive and brutal catharsis.
Damn it, I've been fed up with it for a long time!
I frantically attacked the surrounding environment, which was the most violent denial of all the pain inflicted on me!
Crack! Boom!
The entire museum groaned under the weight, and the scene in the third exhibition hall collapsed first.
Then, the second exhibition hall's "past," the first hall's "normalcy," all those illusions and structures maintained by a strange force, shattered and collapsed like paper being thrown into a shredder! Walls cracked, display cases exploded, and the dome's steel structure twisted and broke, collapsing with a loud bang!
And at this moment, a familiar power mixed with the contamination from the gods overflowed from all around like stars. Just like before in the pond in Xinyan City, the light points gathered together and all sank into my body.
“Ugh—!”
An even more ferocious and cold pollution instantly exploded in my body.
The newly influx of Gali power was like a torrent bursting through a dam, madly washing and tearing my meridians, clashing violently with my original strength, trying to completely disperse my consciousness!
The cracked lines on the surface of my skin spread at an unprecedented speed, almost covering my entire body. The light of rationality in my pupils quickly faded, replaced by cold, pure madness and desire for destruction!
The explosion that just destroyed the museum almost drained my strength, and now it forcibly devoured the remnants of the evil god, which far exceeded my capacity. My body became the most vulnerable battlefield after the storm, and was once again pushed to the edge of the cliff of complete loss of control and distortion!
I half-knelt in the center of the completely rubbled museum, surrounded by twisted metal and crumbling concrete. My body convulsed violently, one hand digging into the ground, a bloody mess, the other clutching my throat, uttering a wail of agony, as I waged a most instinctive, desperate struggle against the evil power within me that sought to seize everything.
Xiaobai was also showing signs of mutation. I could hear him wandering around in fear not far away, uttering helpless cries.
But I couldn't care less about it, and it couldn't get close to me at the moment because the space around me was slightly distorted due to the loss of control of my power.
The fury that had just shattered the illusion had subsided, leaving only a cold and painful tug-of-war with the monster within for its own existence.
Consciousness floats between cold madness and remaining sanity, like a drowning person struggling in a dirty icy sea filled with the whispers of evil gods.
Every time he tried to breathe, he inhaled deeper chaos; every time he tried to gather his will, he was torn to pieces by the evil power running rampant within his body.
My skin seemed to shimmer, like stars, or a bit like shards of mirror. At the same time, a bone-chilling chill and a twisted pleasure tempted me to give up completely and merge into the boundless darkness.
Just when I almost wanted to give up and let that madness devour the last bit of "self", an extremely weak but extremely pure energy, like the first ray of moonlight penetrating the thick dark clouds, seeped in silently.
It wasn't meant to forcefully expel the pollution from my body, which would immediately trigger a violent backlash from Gali's power. It was more like a way to guide and comfort me, allowing me to have a moment of respite.
There was also something oddly, reassuringly familiar about this energy.
It is warm and clear, as if it can cleanse all filth, but it is cleverly hidden in the energy turbulence of the surrounding collapsing environment, making it difficult to detect its true source.
But I'm not completely clueless. I've definitely felt this way before.
Like Lin Hanning's.
The thought flashed through my chaotic mind like lightning. Was it her? How did she get here? Had she been following me in secret? Or had she sensed my danger through some unknown means?
I didn't have time to think about this, because although this external pure energy was weak, it was like a drop of cold water dropped into a boiling oil pot. Although it could not calm the chaos, it instantly intensified the conflict between the two forces in my body!
"Puff!" I suddenly spat out a mouthful of dark red blood with what looked like starlight. My body shook violently, and the power fluctuations around me became more unstable due to the violent internal conflict, like a light bulb that was about to explode, with light flashing everywhere!
At the same time, it seemed as if another force was quietly exploring this place. Although I felt uncomfortable, my perception was still there, and I was familiar with this exploring force...
It’s the “Eye of Perseverance” from the Investigation Bureau!
Damn it, the noise is too loud, we might be discovered, I thought sadly.
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