Eternal Night

Chapter 812 "Doomsday" Arrives

Those who are able to come to the edge of the Dark Continent from the human world, whether by chance, through dirty political deals, or through conspiracy, are all among the best of human Nen users.

These Nen users immediately felt their souls tremble. Before they could even realize what was happening, their bodies and Nen began to move on their own, and they ran towards the deck of the ship.

Six days ago, all the Nen users on this ship witnessed a terrifying event known as the "Celestial Change," which changed their worldview at that moment.

As I said before, the Nen users who can come here must be among the best of human civilization. Their strength must be at the top of the food chain in human society. Everyone has their own pride. Even if they know that there must be Nen users stronger than them, they will only know who wins and who loses after the fight.

A saying circulating among Nen users goes like this: Nen ability doesn't depend on the amount of potential or manifested Nen; practical application, combat experience, and on-the-spot performance all determine victory or defeat, and life or death.

However, six days ago, everyone's worldview collapsed and was reshaped because they saw a scene that they would never see even in their dreams... The visible Nen energy covered the sky and the sun, covering a quarter of the distant horizon. Moreover, that Nen energy had an owner and was activated to perform Nen effects and Nen attacks.
If one had to describe the shock they caused, it would be roughly equivalent to the shock of a handsome young man suddenly appearing in the peaceful 21st century and lifting an island in the Pacific Ocean into space.

My worldview has been shattered!

It was because of the celestial upheaval that these humans from the "island" in the middle of Lake Möbius truly understood for the first time what the Dark Continent was and just how terrifying it was.

The act of reciting can lead to the good becoming even better and the evil becoming even more evil. It amplifies certain essential aspects of a practitioner's consciousness, such as obsessions or pursuits. However, if one is shocked by the power of recitation or "admits defeat" in terms of mental consciousness, the amplification effect will also occur.

Because of the occurrence and observation of the celestial changes, more than 70% of the Nen users who were originally very enthusiastic on the ship backed out. They planned to return to the human world immediately after the ship's return period, forget all their experiences on the Dark Continent, and completely erase the Dark Continent from their memories and cognition.

They were scared...

This "fear" is not only felt by those who give up, but even those who continue to forge ahead have begun to harbor fear deep in their hearts. However, they can control it, or rather, their obsession outweighs this fear.

That's why they are almost all on high alert right now. Even if they don't realize it, they are in a state of panic at the slightest movement.

At this moment, their sense of danger, their intuition, or even their sixth sense, were triggered.

When hundreds of Nen users of various appearances, skin colors, genders, and powers arrived on the deck, they simultaneously activated their Nen abilities, concentrating their powers in a special way on their eyes. They then looked towards the terrifying horizon, and then…

Their values ​​have shattered once again...

They saw the overwhelming power of death, no, it couldn't even be described simply as "overwhelming," because even from a distance, they immediately understood the terrifying scale of that power. It was like compressing a small mountain or even an ocean to the size of a palm; just seeing it would be enough to drive someone to a mental breakdown. And this power of death, even compressed to such a degree, still created a visual effect that covered the sky and the sun.

Everyone had a feeling that if this compressed death consciousness were to be allowed to erupt completely, the entire world, including the Dark Continent, would be completely swallowed up in an instant!
"What... what is this?!"

At least a hundred people suffered a mental breakdown on the spot, shouting and screaming. More than half of them went insane within a second, with tears and snot streaming down their faces. They then started to cry and scream, using their Nen abilities to attack those around them.

Because the attack was so sudden, and because hundreds of people in the crowd launched the attack directly, many people around them were caught off guard and were immediately severely injured, with more than twenty people dying instantly.

Peter Young and the bearded youth attacked simultaneously, and in an instant, the hundreds of people were subdued. Moreover, due to the urgency of the situation, the two could not hold back at all. Not to mention those who suffered serious injuries, more than a dozen people also lost their lives.

The other Nen users unleashed their Nen power and retreated abruptly to defend themselves, but their gazes remained fixed on the terrifying Death Thought in the distance.

"...They're getting closer to us!"

The unshaven young man said in a low voice.

Peter Young nodded slightly. At this moment, a handsome young man walked up to him and said, "And he's very fast."

Another beautiful woman dressed in a kimono was also crying and sniffling, but she wasn't crazy. However, her hair was turning white and falling out rapidly, and her skin was starting to wrinkle at a visible speed. She cried and screamed, "We have to run! Start the boat immediately! Does anyone know how to start this boat?"

“...It’s too late.” Peter Young suddenly sat down, and at the same time he roared, his powerful aura spreading throughout the entire deck. Those who hadn’t gone mad were so stimulated by this that they regained their composure for a short time.

"Retract the condensation!"

Peter Young waved his hand and shouted, "The weak who continue to look will immediately perish. Those who do not wish to die, withdraw your gaze and stop looking. This is not something we humans can look at directly; it is an abyss..."

Peter Young seemed to have considerable prestige among these people. Even those civilian Nen users who weren't part of his team took a deep breath and withdrew their Nen. Only a dozen or so people remained in their Nen state, looking up at the sky.

Peter Young looked at the beautiful woman who was still crying and aging rapidly, and shouted again, making her stare at him blankly.

"Bring me some wine!"

Peter Young extended his hand to the elderly beauty. The elderly beauty was stunned for a few seconds before bowing deeply. Then she reached behind her and pulled out some wine and a glass from somewhere, slowly pouring a drink for Peter Young.

"Your Majesty, please forgive my embarrassment," the aged beauty said, bowing low.

Peter Young drank the wine and said, "It's alright. What I admire about you is not your appearance, nor your character, but your spatial telekinesis... But you can't really blame yourself for that, because not everyone is qualified to look directly into the abyss, you see."

The elderly beauty and everyone around her looked at Peter Young, and then they saw that Peter Young's outstretched hand was trembling violently, and he could not even hold the wine glass steadily.

The bearded young man also sat down next to Peter Young. He picked up another empty glass and poured himself a drink: "What a pity. We wanted to explore places we'd never seen before and obtain things we'd never imagined. Now it seems we were too arrogant."

"How can you talk about arrogance!?"

Peter Young, however, burst into laughter, drinking one glass of wine after another, saying, "This is life, a life driven by desire. What does death matter? At least we've come all this way! At least we've truly seen the truth of this world! Instead of sitting in our wells and thinking that we humans rule the whole world. And it's good that this terrifying thing has arrived. I want to witness with my own eyes what it really is!"

"Isn't this... a kind of gain too!?"

Perhaps it was Peter Young's unrestrained demeanor that inspired those around him, as the remaining hundred or so Nen users gradually relaxed, sat down, and awaited the final outcome.

The handsome young man who had just spoken squinted, still gazing at the sky, and said, "The speed is approximately 20,000 meters per second. I'm sorry, there are too few reference points, so I can only make an estimate... But that's right, whether it's 20,000 meters per second, 15,000 meters per second, or 25,000 meters per second, it doesn't make much difference to us. Such a speed is beyond our imagination and comprehension. This being doesn't even need to actually attack us; just flying over our heads will cause our ship to collapse instantly, and more than 90% of us will die..."

"Paris, you're really taking it easy," the unshaven young man remarked.

Paris smiled gently and said, "Otherwise what? Kim, do you want me to go crazy?"

At this moment, the terrifying, oppressive aura drew ever closer, moving so fast that it had already arrived from the horizon.

Peter Young laughed and said, "Stop arguing, stop arguing, come on, let's welcome the end of the world..."

"Snapped."

A soft sound rang out, but the anticipated terrifying explosion, shockwave, or nuclear-like attack did not arrive. The overwhelming deathly aura did not erupt, and they had not experienced anything more terrifying than death. Just as everyone was silently awaiting death, or planning a final desperate fight, or trying to find a way to escape.

He... has arrived.

A two-meter-tall young man, carrying a dazzling metal object in one hand and a naked woman, a bird, a dog, and a golden bonsai tree in the other, fell from the sky with a soft thud, appearing before everyone.

The young man seemed to be considering something, then cautiously asked all the stunned people, "You... are human, right? Me too, hello everyone."

(End of this chapter)