Chapter 851: One Day Until the End of the World
This time, there are obviously more people who can choose.
In addition to the "sour wine" in soul form and the eldest princess who passed through the first painting, the soul forms of Aiwas and the old wizard were suddenly added, as well as the still alive Aleister and the loyal "old dog" Lalo.
The number of people who can vote has increased to six, half of whom are souls.
This time, five more points were added, one of which shone brightly. The steel gate also finally changed—a deep groove appeared on it, and touching it gave it a texture similar to that of stratum corneum.
The groove was dark gold in color, like the claw marks of some animal, or like a scab formed after human skin was damaged.
"The plot of this painting is finally moving forward..."
Aiwass breathed a sigh of relief. "It's a good thing they aren't too familiar with the rules of modern society, so we didn't miss out on too much intelligence..."
After a quick count, the living people have now died quietly and only four - or five - are left.
Because the first painting was no longer accessible, nor could it be exited, it was unclear whether the Moon Child, still petrified within, was still alive or permanently sealed.
If she didn't take up the living quota, but no soul could come out to vote... there would only be four people left alive.
The Princess, Lalo, Aleister, and the captured warrior. If one more person dies, the special victory condition of "Choose One of Three" will be triggered.
...It's outrageous.
Looking closely, two of the top three strongest players have already died.
On the contrary, it was the eldest princess's faction, which was not favored at the beginning...both of them survived to the final round.
"I don't know if I can be resurrected..."
Aiwass was a little helpless.
...Because according to his calculations, there is even a relatively small possibility that he will not be resurrected this time.
The resurrection of [Sinbound] can only be completed by killing the murderer within three minutes of receiving the curse.
If Aleister wants to resurrect Aiwass, he must kill the eldest princess accurately.
But Lalo is determined to die and is very likely to take the initiative to block the knife - as long as Aleister kills the wrong person, the curse time will be easily dragged out.
Furthermore, as a Path of Wisdom, the old wizard fully understood the rules of the Ascension Ceremony. Although Aleister couldn't be resurrected unless he was killed during the curse... it was entirely possible that he would simultaneously curse Aleister to weaken him and prevent Aiwass's resurrection.
Aiwass was already powerful, and he was also a support class for the Path of Devotion. Once he was resurrected with the intelligence gathered from his spirit form, he and Aleister would undoubtedly take the top two spots.
——In order to prevent this situation, the old wizard will definitely continue to stop Aleister.
Because he knew that his points would most likely not be higher than Evans'.
Aiwass could meet the conditions for a [Holy Resurrection], but he would have to kill Aleister to be resurrected, otherwise he would be dead... There was no chance of surrendering. But he would not let Aleister know about this.
If Aleister gave up, or adopted a conservative strategy of avoiding battle and giving up on resurrecting Aiwass in order to survive, then the Pelican would be impossible to resurrect. Therefore, he never cursed Aleister once, just to avoid being discovered by her... He had been lurking in the dark, waiting for that opportunity.
But even if his points weren't the highest... and he really died, Aiwass wasn't really afraid.
——Because he still has a resurrection coin.
That was a gift from the Lord of Scales and Feathers.
Although I originally wanted to save this chance of resurrection to fight the Fallen Angels...it doesn't matter if I use it in advance.
Even if he really died, it wouldn't matter - he could still give Aleister the chance to resurrect.
Aleister possessed the same memories as Aiwass, so he could also care for Aiwass's family and friends. As for the future apocalyptic crisis... the profession of the Great Sin Scholar was essentially tied to the path of transcendence, simply lacking the higher divine arts.
If he could survive, all would be well; but if one of himself, the one who dedicated himself to the Tao or the one who transcended the Tao, had to die, Aiwass hoped that it would be only himself.
For Aleister, he was willing to die; and for the sake of this world, Aleister must live.
"...I hope we can win the resurrection match smoothly."
Aiwass sighed, but still prepared himself for the worst.
After all, everyone here... oh, except for that warrior he didn't know very well, everyone else had a reason not to die.
And Aiwass, who was trapped in the Theocracy, felt envious and confused when he saw Aleister's activeness in Star Antimony.
He envied Aleister for being able to do so many things he wanted to do, but was confused because... Aiwass didn't know what there was that only he could do now.
He was so familiar with that feeling...
It was like when he was very young, before the earthquake that destroyed Aiwass's childhood... After school, he watched other playmates laughing and playing, while he could only read and study at home.
Although his family is very open-minded, after he finishes his homework, his father will play the game console with pirated cartridges with him, and his grandfather will come back from fishing and play chess with him... But the feeling of playing with family is completely different from playing with friends.
He probably didn't want to play some boring chase or role-playing with those people. He just wanted to be with them.
Or perhaps it's the fear of being abandoned by friends...it doesn't matter what you play.
Aiwass just hopes they don't forget him.
He was so afraid of being forgotten that he was willing to help others for free - even if it meant becoming a useful tool. As long as someone could remember Aiwass when they needed him and still miss him when Aiwass was gone, he would be satisfied.
——Except for being here, temporarily acting as the Pope until the Pure White Saint completely purifies the traces of amber, and serving as a battery for the elves, Aiwass didn't know if there was anything else he had to do himself.
Perhaps... the eldest princess is more valuable to this era than herself. She might be able to change the entire planet... and Lalu, who harbors a suicidal aspiration, is also a true man, a steely star.
Apart from pastoral care... apart from being a "pastor", what value does he have as a dedicated person?
Touching the door, the confused Aiwass murmured softly: "Please give me some enlightenment, Sizhu..."
With determination, Aiwass pushed open the door.
——Then, he suddenly opened his eyes wide.
I saw that the originally azure sky had now turned half deep red and half deep purple.
The beautiful scenery, like the afterglow of the setting sun, is reflected in the sky.
This prosperous city, the capital of Camelot, has now been reduced to ruins at some point, as if it had been bombed by some force!
But there were no enemies on the streets, but many people were working hard to rebuild their homes.
The extremely chaotic power of transcendence... or the power of transmutation formed elemental turbulence, causing all kinds of strange phenomena to appear around.
The leaves on this tree were covered with frost, and that bush was scorched black—
The large screens on the streets that were originally showing advertisements have now dimmed.
The most primitive method was used on it - hanging a large number of cloth strips with words written on them.
[If you find any traces of demon believers, doomsday cultists, etc., please report it to the Supervisory Bureau immediately! ]
[Disaster Relief Emergency Contact Center: XXX……]
The third phase of the shelter is under construction and is expected to be available in 3 days!
…
Finally, Aiwas found the information he wanted most at the moment from one of the strips of cloth.
That is the specific time at this moment——
Thursday, December 30, 1999
There is one day left until the end of the world.
“…What’s going on?!”
Aiwass's eyes suddenly widened.
There is no doubt that it is the power of Huan Tiansi - or the Endless Knot!
He should have chosen the Fallen Angels—
Because when the question was asked just now, Aiwass basically already knew what the two endings meant.
According to previous speculation, the rule for the third painting should be "add something based on the choice" to give the painting a chance to fit the final choice.
Although "Goodbye" is vague, it is not known what it refers to.
But "Ouroboros" clearly refers to the apocalypse in 1999, when the world rebooted and returned to the Amber Year. The cycle begins anew... This is undoubtedly a cyclical ending.
As for "A Thousand Years Later," it should be a happy ending. To reach this ending, one must break through "Doomsday" and break the cycle of reincarnation... which will most likely lead to facing the endless knot that becomes the enemy.
For them in 1899, 1999 was a hundred years from now. If they could reach 2899, a thousand years from now... then it would mean the doomsday crisis had been resolved.
If this were a game, then Aiwass would definitely go for the hardest ending.
But this is reality, and his every move will involve the lives of others and himself.
The simplest ending should be triggered by the arrival of the Fallen Angels.
All you need to do is trigger the reincarnation ending. This is just a preview anyway... Letting more people survive is the best option...
"Keeping more people alive is the best option...right?"
A voice suddenly sounded from behind Aiwass.
Ai Hua was startled and turned around.
—He saw...
Another self.
Although their appearance and temperament are very similar, he is more masculine and more resolute than Aiwass.
He was wrapped in elemental power and wore a pure white crown inlaid with four-colored gems on his head.
"Yes," sighed the other Aiwass, "I thought so too."
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I was so sleepy that I accidentally fell asleep while typing... I slept for an hour and a half, so it's a little late——
I hurried to have lunch, feeling like my routine was broken again...
(End of this chapter)
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