Eternal Night

Chapter 720 Departure and the Plan to Recruit People

After reading the diary, the three of them not only failed to find the answer to this strange event, but were left with even more questions.

However, a few things are clear at present: this town seems to have been a technologically advanced city in the past, belonging to a vast country, but due to a sudden upheaval, it was shrouded in a sudden fog and plunged into destruction.

Judging from the few words in the diary, this world is intricately connected to the Ocean Dream World. The Sacrifice Master is also a transcendent path in this world. Moreover, the diary mentions the ocean, the Grand Line, and the Celestial Dragons, which seem to be related to Haki in Wu Pifu's memory, but he can't recall them. Obviously, it should be related to his original personality in the 21st century.

When Wu Pifu told Xu Shilan and Amadeus about his hazy memories, Xu Shilan fell into deep thought.

"...Perhaps we're thinking in the wrong direction."

Xu Shilan pointed to the diary and said, "Leaving aside the connection you mentioned with the Ocean Dream World, even some of the things mentioned in this diary are quite astonishing. First of all, the diary mentions that this country has a sublimated body, right?"

Wu Pifu and Amadei were both taken aback. They nodded at the same time, and Xu Shilan continued, "Since the topic of countries has been mentioned, there must be other countries. For example, after the establishment of the Unified Human Government, no, even during the Azure Organization period, no one referred to Azure and the Unified Human Government as countries anymore. They only referred to them as governments because humanity no longer distinguishes between countries. This means that there must be other countries in the world where the diary's owner is located, and probably quite a few. And just one of these countries has an Ascended Body. Just think about what kind of terrifying power that is."

While Amadeus was still thinking, Wu Pifu nodded with a serious expression.

Leaving aside the human civilization of this era, since they haven't been in the dream world for very long, even so, none of the three human pillars have become ascended beings, and they haven't even found the opportunity to become ascended beings.

Xu Shilan continued, "That's not all. She also mentioned the Root, and even the coveting of the Root. Think about it yourselves, how could the words 'coveting the Root' be combined? According to the information collected by the Redemption Land's data station, the Root basically always directly erodes and pollutes, directly devouring and plundering all worlds, right? The word 'coveting' usually only occurs between equally matched opponents, at least on the basis of equality. How could a strong person covet a weak one? Most importantly, the person who wrote the diary is clearly an ordinary citizen, so how could he know information about the Root?"

This time, Wu Pifu and Amadeus both nodded at the same time.

To put it in terms of human civilization, the core information remains top-secret intelligence known only to the highest levels of government. It is unlikely that anyone below the highest level would know about it in the short term, let alone ordinary citizens and mortals.

Looking at it this way, the world in which the diarist lived must have been terrifying.

Xu Shilan said, "Therefore, I suspect that the world the person who wrote the diary originally lived in was not this Ocean Dream World at all, nor was it some ancient ruin or a past civilization. I suspect that this misty space comes from the upper realm, which is the transcendent world of the Mountain and Sea Realm!"

Through Xu Shilan's deductive description, Wu Pifu and Amadei sketched out the possible origins of this ruined city in their minds.

In the Upper Realm, a major incident occurred in the Mountain and Sea Realm. A terrifying pollution invaded, and the main pollutant was this mist. Even the powerful beings in the Mountain and Sea Realm were helpless against this major incident. In the end, they could only cut off this polluted area and throw it into the Lower Realm.

"...That's my guess."

Xu Shilan frowned and said, "It could be the root cause, or it could be the disappearance of the source of pollution. In any case, the so-called transcendent world doesn't seem to be as perfect as initially expected. Moreover... judging from the contents described at the end of this diary, it gives me a very bad feeling."

Wu Pifu nodded, and Amadei immediately said, "Yes, I feel the same way. I always feel that the Great World of Mountains and Seas is a trap. Otherwise, how could there be such a thing as a free lunch? If there really is such a powerful and amazing Great World that is neither polluted nor dragged down by the Dream World, then why would the root of the Dream World and those ancient civilizations allow it to exist for so long?"

The three of them felt heavy-hearted, because their struggles in the Ocean Dream World were ultimately aimed not only at becoming stronger and gaining points, but also at preparing for entering the Great World of Mountains and Seas. If the Great World of Mountains and Seas was truly a huge trap, then entering it would be like walking into a snare.
If we think about it even more deeply, these traps are very hidden and lurking. For example, the unification of the general consciousness that the goblin mentioned. After humans enter, they are secretly corrupted and lurking. Once all humans are corrupted, it will suddenly erupt, or they will be restricted to the Great World and unable to leave. Wouldn't that mean everything is over?
Xu Shilan was indeed much smarter than Wu Pifu and Amadeus, but her intelligence was not actually much superior to others. She was a clever person who thought a lot, but when faced with the situation in front of her, she was at a loss. Being able to deduce one possibility was already the best she could do. If she wanted to obtain more information and answers, this diary alone was not enough.

but……

As the three were reading the diary, the fog around them grew even thicker. When they first entered the ruined city, the fog was still outside the city ruins, but now it had enveloped almost the entire ruined district, and the fog was no more than twenty meters away from them.

The dense fog arrived quickly and was so thick it resembled some kind of creature, making it impossible to see anything inside. At the same time, the ground was trembling slightly, as if an unimaginably large creature was gradually approaching within the fog.

Xu Shilan looked around, feeling somewhat relieved. She then asked Wu Pifu, "After we die, what would you usually do in this situation? If there's no other way, then just keep listening to me..."

As he spoke, Wu Pifu had already drawn his ancient broadsword. He was about to rush forward, but when he heard Xu Shilan say that she would listen to him, he froze and looked at Xu Shilan. As a result, both of them were stunned.

"No way, you actually have a solution in this situation?" Xu Shilan couldn't help but shout.

Wu Pifu scratched his head and said, "Let's give it a try." "Try what?"

The next second, Wu Pifu appeared in the distance, and not in one place, but hundreds of them appeared simultaneously around the edge of the surrounding mist. He slashed down with his death-defying broadsword, and in an instant, sand and stones flew everywhere. Xu Shilan and Amadei couldn't even open their eyes.

When they looked more closely, they saw that a large part of the surrounding fog had dissipated, and the area covering them had increased from within 20 meters to more than 50 meters. The two of them were overjoyed.

But this attack seemed to have enraged something. Although it was silent, all three felt a sudden chill in their hearts, as if some incredibly terrifying yet formless entity was awakening and peeking out from the mist...

"Wu, Wu, Wu..." Xu Shilan's teeth were chattering, and her whole body was trembling violently.

Amadeus wasn't much better off, but he gritted his teeth and stood firmly in front of Xu Shilan.

Only Wu Pifu suddenly relaxed and said, "It's effective within five steps, so... close your eyes and cover your ears!"

Xu Shilan and Amadeus naturally trusted Wu Pifu completely. The two of them closed their eyes and covered their ears at the same time. Then, a violent shockwave suddenly struck, almost blowing them away.

Wu Pifu was now unleashing his full power: Chinese martial arts, human immortal martial arts, immortal martial arts internal force, domineering aura, bio-armor, magical girl's heart flower... except for the Hero race transformation which had no uses left, all his power was erupting at this moment.

"Forty percent of my emotions are negatively impacted!"

"Super Brain World!"

In that instant, Wu Pifu seemed to multiply into millions, appearing in dozens, hundreds, thousands, tens of thousands of places simultaneously...

The blade's edge was like a wall, pushing straight into the mist. As the thick fog was pushed back, countless Wu ants suddenly disappeared, leaving only one figure. This figure suddenly charged straight into the thick fog, and just as it was about to crash into the fog, something impatiently appeared.

"Heaven and earth reduced to ashes, severed in two with a single stroke!!"

In a flash, Wu Pifu roared, his suicidal broadsword gleaming as he slashed forward. The instant it touched the thick fog, Kratos's title activated, and Wu Pifu immediately felt a sharp pain all over his body. His skin and muscles tore, and even his bones creaked. But the backlash was still within his tolerance, and he continued slashing with his sword without stopping.

Silent and still, the slash seemed to have struck the air, producing no reaction whatsoever. Only Wu Pifu stood there, knife in hand, his wounds beginning to heal slowly. At the same time, the dense fog around him began to dissipate rapidly. And that wasn't all; the ground beneath his feet began to tremble slightly, and the intensity of the trembling was rapidly increasing.

At this point, Wu Pifu reverted to his magical girl and Guyver armor transformations. He turned to Xu Shilan and Amadeus and said, "That's enough!"

Even though the two had covered their ears, they could still clearly hear Wu Pifu's voice. They opened their eyes at the same time and saw the thick fog receding. Before they could speak, the ground beneath their feet suddenly began to tremble more and more violently.

"Oh no! The island is about to collapse!"

Both of them knew something was wrong, so they immediately ran towards the direction of the Gou Dan ship. Wu Pifu sensed the danger and followed behind them.

As Xu Shilan ran, she said, "It's a pity. There are probably a lot of clues on this island... It's a pity I can't figure out the secrets behind it."

Wu Pifu was running beside her. Hearing this, he shook his head and said, "It's okay, there's still a chance. Once we establish the shelter, we'll go back to the Land of Redemption to recruit construction workers. In addition to the Xu family team under your command, we'll also try recruiting from other Night Watchers, and even ordinary people."

Xu Shilan was puzzled, but she didn't ask. She just looked at Wu Pifu.

Wu Pifu looked ahead and said, "Since none of us can figure out this riddle, let's find someone who can solve it..."

"Someone has to give the world a big shock!"

(End of this chapter)