Gatekeeper of all realms

Chapter 647: The Bamboo Grove!
Let's go back in time a little.

Star Moon City

Surface city.

On a certain street.

In a very ordinary merchandise store.

An incredible thing happened in a way that was not at all noticeable.

"Mr. Cade, please settle the bill."

"Okay, I'll take a look."

A mechanical arm dropped from the ceiling and rummaged through the shopping cart.

"WeChat signal processor No. 9557, second-hand goods;"

"Five alloy bolts;"

"Brain wave sensor, ugh, this is something that has long been outdated. Sometimes it can cause epilepsy, so I'll give you a discount;"

"And a—a duck? A live one? Ah, are you sure you want this duck?"

During the questioning, the old man behind the counter leaned his head out and glanced at the duck.

Duck.

Where did the duck come from?

The girl's calm voice sounded:
"I heard that ducks are good food - people ate this creature in ancient times, so I want to buy one to try."

"Mr. Cade, please do the math."

The old man immediately put aside his doubts.

No matter whose bad taste it was, a duck was edited using genetic technology.

No matter who left it here.

Anyway-

"Well... originally you were going to pay for three alloy chips, but this duck - well, duck, I'll give you a discount, you only need to pay four chips."

The old man said.

"Deal." said the girl.

The words fell.

A line of small words suddenly appeared above the duck's head:
"I was sold out!"

of course.

The line of words disappeared the moment it appeared.

As for the shop owner and the girl, they were completely unaware of this extremely important matter.

Instead, it was the duck itself that raised its head with interest, looking at the lines of small words that appeared in the void:

"Sacred word."

“Description: God has concealed his whereabouts for you, and you came here according to his guidance, wanting to see what God is doing.”

"——Every move of the Lord contains deep meaning."

The girl took various things, hugged the duck, and walked out of the store.

She went into an alley, turning left and right until she could no longer see anyone.

dong dong dong.

The girl knocked on the wall.

A secret compartment opened.

The girl walked down the stairs and into a basement.

"came back?"

Said a man whose entire body was covered in metal, with only his head still made of flesh and blood.

"Dad, look, what is this!"

The girl excitedly lifted up the duck and showed it to the man.

"Goose? No, maybe a duck?"

"Yes, I bought it from Cade, and it cost me one chip."

"It's too expensive. This thing has long been extinct. Who would spend the time to genetically engineer something like this? It has no use at all—"

"This is a waste of money and does not conform to the basic principles of your future survival!"

After the man said this, he took a few breaths with difficulty.

The girl whispered:
"Dad, I remember your last wish before you died was to stop taking nutrient solution."

"How about I go find an ancient recipe and make you an ancient meal using duck?"

The man stared at the duck, his expression becoming complicated.

"A living being... Look, it's looking at me..."

He went on in a low voice:
"I can't believe it."

"Now I think it's normal to eat that disgusting nutrient solution. I can't eat something that has thoughts."

The girl said in frustration, "I spent a chip, and you changed your mind?"

"...Bring the duck here for me to see." said the man.

The duck was brought to the man.

The man stared at the duck.

The duck opened its eyes wide and stared at the girl, looking a little frightened.

——Because the girl unscrewed the metal cover on her chest, revealing the interface inside, and then picked up something that looked like a power bank from the table and plugged it into the interface.

A soft voice sounded:
"Drip drip!"

"Your prosthetic is being charged."

Charge!

Damn it, this is totally wrong.

I shouldn't open some sacred breakfast shop.

These guys' bodies rely on charging or nutrient solution!
——Humans nowadays no longer eat!

No wonder when the Holy Restaurant opened, I felt that the eyes of passers-by on the street were strange and curious.

But no one came in to eat.

Eating is already considered an ancient etiquette!

"Strange monsters will attack the city tomorrow, Dad, if you can't do it, just run away."

The girl lay on the sofa and said nonchalantly.

"Humph, after being a sentry for a lifetime, it's normal to die on the job." The man said calmly.

"I heard that someone escaped to the wilderness and lived for a long time." The girl asked tentatively.

"Don't listen to those rumors. It's impossible for anyone to escape the pursuit of the Outer Gods. They are all dead."

"That's not true. I heard——"

"enough!"

The man's voice suddenly became louder, but when the girl fell into a long silence, he sighed again and whispered:
"My metal body has reached its limit. It's okay for me to die on the battlefield. At least you can get a pension."

The girl remained silent for a long time, then wiped her eyes with her hand.

But the next moment.

"Gah!"

The duck quacked loudly, startling both the father and daughter.

Followed by.

The man's whole body made bursts of mechanical friction sounds.

The girl no longer cared about her emotions, jumped up from the sofa, and said in panic:
"dad--"

She looked at her father and suddenly froze.

The old, battered steel body of my father had completely changed.

Every single part.

Every metal surface.

All are as bright as new.

The girl rushed over, put her hands on her father, and shouted:
“Check parameters, report performance!”

Drop drop-

There were flashing curves and wildly rising attribute values ​​in her eyes.

"Inspection completed. All equipment is currently in 'factory' condition and in good working order. The service life is approximately twenty years."

——Father’s iron body has turned into a brand new one!

why?
How could this be?
The father and daughter looked at each other.

——What did you do?
——I didn’t do anything.

The two became more and more confused, and suddenly seemed to remember something, and looked at the duck together.

The duck pouted and looked at the two of them cutely.

The entry "Behind the Scenes" was launched.

Added the prefix "Factory Fresh" to an old Sentinel's Man of Steel.

It’s just that easy to use.

——So God wants me to save people?
The duck thought silently.

"Great, you should be a magical-"

The girl said this happily, opening her arms and trying to catch the duck, but her father stopped her with a stern look.

The father coughed lightly and said to his daughter as if no one was around:
"I'm still in good shape, and I'll still participate in tomorrow's battle. That's all."

"——While there is still time, I want to tell you about my final affairs. If I am no longer around, you must remember them."

The daughter was stunned, somewhat confused.

The duck's eyes moved back and forth, and soon showed an expression of approval.

This man is sensible!
He is indeed a veteran.

Besides, he had been a soldier on the front line for many years and should know a lot of information that civilians didn't know.

It turns out that God wanted me to get intelligence!

The man thought for a moment and said seriously:
"The Sequences control everything in the city."

"It is the sequence that determines the lifespan of various prostheses. Everything is determined when the prosthesis is manufactured."

"Like a veteran like me."

"——The lifespan of my parts and equipment determines how long I can live."

"In fact, my life will end in twenty-seven minutes and eighteen seconds."

"If I hadn't died at that moment—"

"The sequence will use the strong to kill me and take my soul and everything for its use."

"Now what I say will have a consequence."

“I will die early.”

"—This proves that the sequence monitors everything about me."

“Human beings are under surveillance and control from birth to death, with no way out.”

“Unless it’s someone like you.”

"Your Excellency!"

"I have told you everything I know. I only have one wish. Please protect my—"

Sudden.

There was a dull explosion sound coming from inside the man's body.

He shook twice, knelt on the ground, and insisted:

"Daughter...daughter." A shrill cry came from outside the basement.

Shrill alarms sounded at the same time.

The girl began to cry and scream.

The duck watched the scene quietly, looking at the basement that looked like a rat hole.

It seemed lost in thought.

same moment.

the other side.

Outside the Holy Restaurant.

midair.

The giant who was hundreds of meters tall behind Xu Xingke slowly stood up and let out a silent roar.

The eternal spiritual god figurine!
It swung its fist towards the Outer God Nyarlathotep—

The Outer God stared at the giant without moving.

Rays of light and magic emerged from the void, piercing through the giant's body and causing the black bricks on his body to fall off continuously.

"To attack me is to disrespect the gods. Your fate is already determined!"

The voice of the Outer God Nyarlathotep echoed through the night sky.

Xu Xingke was not afraid at all. He held the magic seals in both hands and kept urging the Dharma images to descend.

He looked at Shen Ye in surprise.

——The moment just now was a good opportunity for us to attack together.

Shen Ye drew out his knife.

But then—

I did make a move, but he didn't.

What's going on here?
"Chen Ye."

Xu Xingke shouted.

Shen Ye came back to his senses, shook his head, and said:

"Sorry, I was distracted just now."

He was suspended in mid-air, looking towards the city.

The night is deep.

But this city that never sleeps, lit with various colors, is like the destiny of mankind bound by an intertwined sequence.

One after another, flying vehicles with flashing lights flew towards the outside of the city.

It is the front line against strange life.

On the streets everywhere, people were bustling about, holding various modern weapons, ready to support the direction of the city walls at any time.

But all this is under the rule of sequence.

Tsk.

From the moment humans are born, everything is determined by the sequence.

It's really boring.

Such a life is not even as good as the ten thousand worlds.

Shen Ye thought silently, but saw lines of dim words appearing in front of him:

"——You are the pioneer holding a torch, illuminating the darkness."

"You have insight into the fate of the current historical fragments and have the ability to think accordingly."

“The eternal poetry of humanity resonates.”

"The third mission is about to be activated."

"That mission is up to you."

"Please make choices regarding the development of the human race, fighting against man-made sequences, and surviving in the midst of strangeness and doomsday."

"There are currently three options:"

"1. Lead the revolution; you will become the leader, leading all the survivors to load the classical natural sequence, under the cover of God, unnoticed by the artificial sequence, and grow stronger step by step;"

"2. Form an alliance: Go through the extremely dangerous void alone, go to the extremely distant time loop, and in that closed and complete historical paragraph, find the Lord of Doomsday and convince him to help you defeat various man-made sequences at this moment;"

“3. Under the witness of God, declare your mission.”

Shen Ye took a look at it and made a decision immediately.

"Choose 3."

"Why not 2? I thought you would choose 2." God's majestic voice sounded in the void.

"How can I always trouble others? They don't owe me anything."

"I plan to go and thank you specially when I get a chance."

"As for now—"

Shen Ye stared at the Outer God Nyarlathotep in mid-air and continued:

"I am a gold medal salesperson. I work with people all year round and often make compromises in exchange for benefits."

"So this time I know clearly that humans have no way out."

"Besides, I don't like procrastination--"

"Neither option 1 nor option 2 can achieve what I want at the moment."

He made a magic seal with one hand.

The Dharma has arrived and is in charge of Yin and Yang!

in the dark.

Rays of sunlight fell from the sky, illuminating this human city.

Even the dilapidated basement was illuminated by the dim light.

Some people began to resurrect.

More people received the order of the "Blood-Burning Prosthetic" sequence and looked towards Shen Ye.

"That's a strange monster that sneaked into Star-Moon City!"

The crowd was noisy, as if facing a great enemy.

The battle formation was quickly formed.

The humans in the surface city began to prepare for a battle with Shen Ye.

Humanity.

We are about to deal with Shen Ye with all our strength!

Shen Ye watched this scene indifferently, without any emotion in his eyes.

"Many things are difficult to prove."

The long knife was raised.

"But I believe in one thing—"

“The weapon of criticism cannot replace the criticism of weapons.”

“And I definitely don’t want to wait any longer.”

"I will kill those sequences and Outer Gods until they are completely destroyed."

"——The world will be pure."

As Shen Ye spoke, the small glowing words in the void froze.

"You hold high the eternal torch, and under the witness of the omniscient and omnipotent Lord, you guide the third mission of the human race:"

"Kill all the enemy demons."

"Description: You have a desire to make everything work out for you (physically speaking)."

"From now on, all tasks issued by your sequence will revolve around this core mission."

"——From now on!"

Night and day intertwine.

In this beautiful and psychedelic scene, Shen Ye watched as the giant statue behind Xu Xingke began to lose his balance and retreated repeatedly.

——After all, Xu Xingke had just arrived at the other side.

He still needs some time to acquire enough strange powers to upgrade his sequence and increase his strength.

and so--

For an instant.

It seems like something happened.

midair.

The Outer God Nyarlathotep retreated again and again, with wounds of varying sizes bursting out all over his body, and blood dripping all over.

Xu Xingke's giant form suddenly stabilized its body.

——The upside-down shadow of the sun!

This is Shen Ye’s innate unique skill.

"Do not……"

The Outer God Nyarlathotep, regardless of his injuries, looked towards Shen Ye fiercely, and his tone of voice changed:
"You really are a strange life!"

Shen Ye smiled and shook his head:

"You just said I was weird, but now that I've taken action, you're so surprised again."

"Bullshit gods."

"But this is not strange, but the power of the 'God Killer' sequence."

As he spoke, waves of holy light swirled around him.

——It was as if a sacred skill had just been activated.

Everything seemed so real.

God took action.

"Impossible... I have never heard of any sequence that has the same power as Qiwei."

The Outer God Nyarlathotep suddenly roared:
"Soul-Erosion Desire, stop pretending to be dead and come and help me!"

Its sound spread throughout the city.

The ground shook slightly.

It seems like something is about to appear.

Take advantage of this moment.

Shen Ye suddenly collected two clones and raised his strength to his original level.

Then--

"You activated 'Holy Song Song Girl', raising all your skills and abilities by two levels."

The small words flashed quietly and then disappeared quickly.

wind.

The wind was like a ghost crying, shuttling back and forth in the darkness.

——It’s my turn.

Shen Ye raised the Youhuang Sword high up and made a magic seal with one hand.

The Dharma Image·Yin Yang Siming gradually turned into nothingness.

boom--

Black and white lightning fell from the void and lingered on the Youhuang Sword.

Special Dharma appearance, Lord of the Reincarnation Department.

This is a Dharma image that has been upgraded by two levels, and its power is even stronger than that of Yin Yang Siming!
"Youhuang," Shen Ye said softly, "I remember you can take away everything from the enemy. Now follow me -"

"Take everything from them with all your strength."

(End of this chapter)