Eternal Night

Chapter 787 I Choose You, Pikachu!
(PS: Only two updates today, but over 8,000 words.)
"The Egyptian civilization was not an ancient civilization."

Wu Pifu read that sentence in the document dozens of times.

Ancient civilization.

Wu Pifu had heard this term several times in the Lost Lands. According to the individual civilizations who planned to leave the Lost Lands with him, ancient civilization did not simply refer to one or a few very old civilizations. It did not refer to time, but to strength, or level.

When a civilization survives the fall from the absolute truth level, survives various pollution disasters, survives the root catastrophe at the bottom level, survives the self-destruction trap, and so on, it has the foundation to become an ancient civilization. However, this is only the foundation and prerequisite. It must also meet three major conditions.

The first is the source of a civilization that gives birth to a clear-headed consciousness and protects that civilization.

Secondly, the extraordinary path of a civilization possesses completeness, allowing individuals within that civilization to ascend sequentially and ultimately reach a sublime state, possessing an upward ladder.

The third, and most important, aspect is that the mortal individuals of this civilization can survive the dormant period and continue to be born and grow in cycles, without becoming extinct.

In fact, Wu Pifu had already learned that in the dream world layers below 0.3, the countless roots hidden in the darkness had long since lost their civilization. Their past civilization had been reduced to themselves, and most of them had lost their minds. Most of the time, they were just ignorant and mindless monsters. Occasionally, when they were lucid for a moment, only endless pain awaited them.

Only a very few civilizations can survive after the birth of the Root and live below Level 0.3 under the protection of the Root. Although these civilizations fall into a period of dormancy every now and then, these civilizations do exist and are exceptionally powerful. At the same time, with the Roots of their civilization anchored by the cognition of both mortals and superhumans, they can also maintain more time of wakefulness.

Ancient civilizations are all very powerful and have the ability to survive many disasters and calamities. Unless they encounter extremely extreme events, ancient civilizations are very difficult to perish.

This is also the level that all races in the entire Lost Lands most desire to achieve: Ancient Civilization. It represents a title of honor, a kind of power, and the right to survive and prestige in the Dream World.

The Egyptian civilization was not an ancient civilization... There are many implications in that statement.

Wu Pifu sat by the sea. After thinking for a moment, he took out Beelzebub from his waist and said, "Come on, let's analyze the Egyptian civilization."

The big fly looked at Wu Pifu with its innocent compound eyes, rubbing its little feet incessantly, as if to say, "I am a fly, and you're crazy to talk to me."

Wu Pifu flicked the fly lightly, and the large fly flew dozens of meters away, then flew back like a boomerang.

All the compound eyes of the giant fly were spinning in circles. Only then did Wu Pifu say, "There are scattered Heavenly Dao shields here, so it's okay to talk."

Beelzebub spun around for a while before finally speaking, "...One day I'll make you die of a sweet tooth..."

"Hmm?" Wu Pifu hummed in response.

Beelzebub immediately said, "No, I mean, you've finally realized something's wrong, haven't you?"

Wu Pifu said directly, "I didn't find anything wrong, it's just that my premonition was triggered."

Beelzebub scoffed, "I thought you'd finally gotten your brain working, so it's just your premonition before the autumn wind blows? Oh well, you're going to ask me anyway... To put it bluntly, the Egyptian civilization's stats on paper are terrifying, a standard raiding dream world civilization, seemingly invincible at first glance, but in reality, it's not as strong as you think. For example, its third mode, its trump card, seems unbeatable, but in fact, as long as it can contact other dream world superhumans, it can deliver a fatal blow. After all, the so-called specialized attack is to allocate all points to countering the enemy, and you'll be countered by enemies you don't counter. Don't you think that makes sense?"

Wu Pifu remained silent for a long time before nodding in agreement with Beelzebub's statement.

Beelzebub then continued, "If that's the case, then why is the Ae civilization called Ae, meaning that it leaves only dust in its wake? It's not an ancient civilization, so it can't be that invincible. And the Dream World isn't actually closed off. In the vast Dream World spanning 0.6 to 0.4, there exist many forces, civilizations, and powerful individuals who can communicate across worlds. From the information gathered by these extraordinary individuals from their own worlds, it's clear that they must have found extraordinary individuals from other worlds and had extensive exchanges with other Dream Worlds. So why... didn't they find a savior? Why didn't any extraordinary individuals from other Dream Worlds come to kill this so-called White Child, this so-called autonomous artificial Root?"

Wu Pifu fell into deep thought, and after a moment said, "The threat of the Egyptian civilization?"

"Bingo, you got it right!"

Beelzebub said, “A move will leave traces and information. The Egyptian civilization is a very obvious predatory civilization in the Dream World, also known as a nomadic civilization. Its characteristic is that it has no fixed world or civilization. It wanders all over the Dream World, and no one knows who its next target will be. What if you expose your own world and civilization information because of your move, and attract the Egyptian civilization? So this sentence, ‘The Egyptian civilization is not an ancient civilization,’ is less a statement and more a kind reminder to outsiders who are giving information about the Egyptian civilization. It is not a reminder to the people of this world, but a reminder to you, who are also outsiders!”

Don't act rashly, or your world might be the next target...

Wu Pifu stood up, instinctively reaching for his sword, only to realize his death knives were missing. He asked, "Do the people of this world know all this?"

Beelzebub scoffed, "What you really want to ask is, 'Does the Mainframe know all this?' Right? Don't worry, the Mainframe definitely knows everything. When that thing rented you out to these scattered Heavenly Daos, it must have received countless bribes. Besides, your civilization is still an Absolute Truth Layer civilization. The Ai civilization couldn't possibly go to the Absolute Truth Layer to parasitize your civilization. They can't possibly have that much truth. Not every civilization is as wealthy and powerful as those Ascended Beings in the Mountain and Sea Realm. That's just an extremely rare occurrence. In the entire Dream World, the Absolute Truth Layer is still very, very safe. As for whether the people of this world know... what does it matter if they do? Does knowing mean they'll bring trouble to other worlds and other civilizations and then completely abandon themselves? Come on, are you hoping to encounter a world where everyone is a saint?"

"That's true, I was being too demanding."

Wu Pifu replied with this sentence, and then led the three small animals and the golden tree bonsai towards the sea.

At this very moment, far beyond the horizon, the sea has suddenly bulged outwards, rising higher and higher, already at least a hundred meters above the sea level. Physically speaking, this bulge cannot last; it would eventually turn into waves or even a tsunami and spread outwards. However, this bulge has not spread outwards; instead, it continues to rise, carrying seawater, bulging upwards more than three hundred meters high in a way that completely defies physical properties. Then, this bulge moves towards the shore.

"Be careful! You can't see this thing. Only the people of this world can truly see its appearance. This Egyptian civilization actually has some things that can simulate a self-closing information loop!" Beelzebub shouted loudly as he lay on Wu Pifu's waist.

"It's just a self-contained loop of simulated false information."

After saying these words, Wu Pifu began to accelerate.

He ran directly on the sea surface with his mortal body. He was not fast. He did not use any power other than his physical body. He did not even use the human immortal martial arts that he had just cultivated with this spiritual body. He looked like an ordinary person running on the sea surface. However, the seawater only reached his knees and did not submerge him at all.

"...What do you want to do..."

Just as Beelzebub was about to speak, he saw Wu Pifu suddenly stretch out his hands, one hand grabbing his neck and the other supporting his waist. Then, with a twist of his body, he actually made a throwing motion. With his knees pushing off and his hands twisting, he actually leaped a hundred meters and was "thrown" out.

"I choose you, Pikachu!!" "...Are you fucking crazy!?"

"Chirp chirp chirp chirp chirp!!"

"Wow wow wow!"

"..."

The three little animals couldn't help but cry out, and even the golden tree bonsai waved its branches and leaves in a strange manner.

However, Wu Pifu's expression didn't change at all. The moment he landed, he stomped his foot and shot more than twenty meters to the side, bursting into water with a bang where he had originally stood.

Wu Pifu brandished his fists and feet, then flicked his fingers at the three small animals and the golden tree bonsai. The three small animals only felt a breeze on their faces and nothing else.

"……very good."

Wu Pifu then said with satisfaction, "The Pokémon System is really good. It's an extraordinary method. When used in the normal way, it activates your bloodlines, allowing you to share my percentage of strength, while I enjoy the percentage of strength protection that comes with your activated bloodlines. This is how a normal trainer, that is, me, would use it to summon you. But if used in reverse, it becomes me sharing your percentage of strength, activating my pure human bloodline, while you enjoy the protection that comes with my percentage of strength. It's really good."

The three small animals and the golden tree were still somewhat bewildered. Beelzebub said irritably, "So how much has your strength increased? Another superhuman multiplier?"

"Do not."

Wu Pifu stomped his foot again and darted more than ten meters away. At the same time, he turned around and struck out with his palm. With a bang, he broke the sound barrier. Although there was nothing where he struck, the bulging sea surface hundreds of meters away from him trembled violently.

Wu Pifu said calmly, "My strength has not increased at all, it is the same as the original strength of this body. Your strength is too weak to give me any boost, but you have gained extremely high defense, which is the most important point. Unless I die, you will never be affected or harmed by the aftershocks of the battlefield again."

While this was indeed good news, at least they would no longer be a burden to Wu Pifu, these words still made the little animals and the tree quite unhappy. Beelzebub retorted, "Just keep showing off. The bloodlines of all of us are extraordinary, and my true form is far stronger than yours. Once they grow up and my strength is restored, this Pokémon System's Extraordinary Ride zone might even be your biggest trump card."

“…I’m looking forward to it.” Wu Pifu said expressionlessly, while continuing to move and attack on the empty sea surface. With each attack, the bulging sea surface trembled.

Meanwhile, in a magical palace far away from the sea, a mercury mirror made of magic is displaying the battlefield.

The extraordinary beings in the magic hall looked at the battlefield. The bulge in the water in front of Wu Pifu was not a few hundred meters high at all, and it was not even a bulge in the water. It was the foot of a towering, pale giant that was ten thousand meters tall!

The pale giant, standing ten thousand meters tall, has no facial features, only a body composed of pure white flesh. Its body has towered into the clouds, and people on land or islands far away, let alone on this coast, can see this pale giant.

However, all life, upon seeing this pale giant, will perish instantly. Their flesh will rapidly turn into pale chunks of flesh, then quickly rot, crumble, and turn to dust under the sunlight. This applies to men, women, children, and even superhumans without exception.

Simply seeing it can bring about the absolute death of all life in this world, and this seeing includes surveillance systems, images, and so on.

Prior to this, the superhumans of this world had already informed the major powers with satellites around the world about the situation, as well as neighboring countries, to take precautions and evacuate their people as much as possible. However, secular countries cannot be perfect, especially now that the superhumans' strength has declined significantly and secular countries have begun to be less "obedient." Naturally, there are quite a few people who are courting death.

In the few minutes between the emergence of the White Child from the sea and Wu Pifu's confrontation, millions of people on the entire planet had already turned to dust and died.

The only exception is this magical palace constructed of the Second Law, where those inside can see the White Child with the naked eye.

"...The White Child who ended the Age of Gods." Ai Xiu murmured to himself as he looked at the nightmare in his memory.

In everyone's eyes, Wu Pifu was completely disproportionate to the White Child. This ten-thousand-meter giant could crush Wu Pifu with a mere stomp of its foot. However, every time the giant stepped on Wu Pifu, Wu Pifu only needed to move twenty or thirty meters to dodge in the blink of an eye. Then, with its seemingly mortal hands and feet, it could retaliate and shatter and annihilate a large part of the White Child's body.

The battle between them did not even destroy the coastline.

“This is a special attack targeting only our world and our civilization. As a great being from outside, he can naturally restrain the White Child,” the Pope said to Ai Xiu.

Ai Xiu remained silent, but an elderly man with a white beard beside him said in a deep voice, "It's not that simple. The White Child has absorbed all the characteristics and essence of our civilization... If any alien being could easily defeat the White Child, then why do you think we haven't captured any life from the outer universe all these years?"

Many extraordinary individuals were taken aback, and they all seemed to be deep in thought. Then, just then, the White Child indeed changed.

Its pale white flesh turned into mud and dripped down, each piece of pale white flesh rapidly transforming into a different shape.

Even Wu Pifu could see all of this. He watched as the white silt, appearing out of nowhere, fell into the sea, quickly coalesced and took shape, and then…

Men, women, and children materialized from the pale mass of flesh, each wielding a different weapon—swords, spears, axes, wands, magical artifacts—and taking on various forms, such as knights, swordsmen, spearmen, archers, and magicians…

Thousands of heroic spirits of various ranks and extraordinary beings of all types emerged from that white flesh and blood!

"...That's fine, otherwise this mission would have been so simple that it didn't feel real to me."

Wu Pifu muttered something to himself. He was about to rush forward when he suddenly froze, then his face lit up with ecstasy.

He saw Adam!

Adam with a six-pointed star in his pupils!!
(End of this chapter)