Eternal Night

Chapter 967 He's Already Dead
As soon as Wu Pifu spoke, everyone present calmed down.

Unbeknownst to him, he had accumulated an astonishing reputation. Whether within or outside the Gaia humans, he gave everyone the impression of being a figure who could hold up the sky with one hand and stand tall and upright. With him around, even the most desperate situation could be shattered with a single strike.

Not to mention the humans of Gaia, even the goddess Daiyu showed a look of longing.

After Wu Pifu was teleported away by the main brain, the others also left one by one, leaving only Daiyu Goddess, Wu Pifu's companions, small animals, and three sublimated beings.

The goddess Daiyu felt somewhat uncomfortable with Wu Pifu's "confidante," so she didn't speak, but she glanced at the three sublimated beings and said, "State your names."

The three ascended beings were still wondering about everything around them and sensing the presence of the fish. They were all a little stunned when they were asked this question.

Daiyu immediately grew impatient, especially since Xu Shilan and Huang Rong were both looking at her, which made her even more irritated. She reached out and rolled up the three sublimated bodies like pages of a book into her sleeve. Then, she gave a cold snort in a voice that the others could just barely hear but couldn't be sure of, before turning around and stepping into the air, disappearing from sight.

Xu Shilan seemed to be deep in thought, Huang Rong seemed to be deep in thought, only Amadeus said with dissatisfaction: "Is this person sick? He is inexplicably hostile to us."

Xu Shilan shook her head and said, "No, it has nothing to do with you... If it were related to you, that would be too much of a yandere thing."

Huang Rong chuckled but didn't say anything, while Xu Shilan spoke directly: "Mastermind, explain the current situation."

On the other side, Wu Pifu arrived at a radiant plain, where he saw surging waves of light, various explosions, and hundreds of light-forged fortresses where Night Watchmen and ordinary people were fighting and shouting. Various laser weapons, Gauss weapons, and sonic weapons were being unleashed. Directly in front of them, hundreds of "robots" were striding in.

Most of these "robots" are humanoid, but some have four arms, six arms, or multiple legs, such as snake legs. Each of them is covered with a flowing, metallic sheen, and they hold weapons similar to lightsabers or lightsabers. Moreover, there is a visible diamond-shaped barrier on the outside of their light armor.

These invaders, who appear to be mechs, robots, or exoskeletons, are charging towards the Fortress of Light. Their weapons are not only capable of melee combat but also of firing long-range beams. Each long-range beam does not simply produce an explosive shockwave when it reaches the Fortress of Light; instead, it produces various effects, including physical attacks such as tearing and crushing, chemical changes such as dissolving and corroding, and even annihilation and pollution.

The battle had escalated to close combat. These celestial soldiers still retained some supernatural power, but their strength came primarily from their weapons and armor. The origin of these standard weapons was unknown, but under the judgment of the Absolute Truth Layer's main brain, they could exert both power and defensive effects, and could even easily withstand Gaia humans' fourth-level individual weapons. It was these celestial soldiers, who possessed some supernatural power and advanced weaponry and armor, who had already leveled at least a dozen light fortresses, and the guardians within those light fortresses had all been annihilated.

When Wu Pifu arrived, this was exactly the scene he saw.

His reaction was simple: he drew his sword, soared into the sky, and stood firm above the battlefield of light. Then, he unleashed a series of slashes with his death-defying blade, each strike unleashing blades of varying sizes. In an instant, thousands upon thousands of blades of energy roared out from the sky, raining down and striking all the invaders on the battlefield. The entire battlefield was filled with crisscrossing blade energy, and almost every invader was struck by more than a dozen blades of varying sizes.

However, most of the blades only sparked from friction on the outer diamond-shaped protective layer, and only a small number of blades touched the armor. Yet, none of the intruders present were injured or killed.

The scene was indeed grand, but it was a case of all that maneuvering and all that damage resulted in a mere 250. Not only were the people on the various light fortresses stunned, but most of the invaders were also dumbfounded.

But in the next instant, at least a third of these invaders immediately began to retreat, while the remaining two-thirds either stood there in a daze, continued to attack, and some even burst into laughter.

Wang Wudi was also present. He turned and ran immediately, and his speed was incredibly fast. While running, he not only used all his martial arts skills, but also applied all the Qi-absorbing techniques he had learned after entering the Heavenly Court. This running immediately triggered a warning message from the Heavenly Mark on his body, and his Heavenly Merit Points were being deducted at a slow rate.

Just then, an intruder darted past him, and a female voice immediately came from the intruder: "What are you doing? Are you crazy? Wang Wudi! Retreat is allowed, but running away will deduct Heavenly Merit Points, and those are Heavenly Merit Points!!"

Several intruders looked at Wang Wudi, and all of them showed expressions of mockery and disdain.

However, Wang Wudi's speed increased by three points, and at the same time, he secretly transmitted his voice to the female intruder, saying, "That's Wu Pifu!"

"That Wu... Holy crap!"

The female intruder paused slightly, then unleashed a dark blue-green aura, with countless wailing undead heads rising and falling within it. She moved even faster than Wang Wudi, disappearing in a flash into the end of the light. This transformation was but a fleeting moment on the battlefield, a mere glimpse of the scene. Aside from Wang Wudi and the woman, only two or three other intruders fled for their lives. The next instant, Wu Pifu brandished his broadsword once more, this time without a dense barrage of blade light or energy. He delivered a single, direct strike to each intruder, though from a distance of more than five paces. After each strike, Wu Pifu didn't even look back; he turned and vanished.

After the blade flashed, the battlefield fell silent. Then all the invaders were torn to pieces, exploding into a bloody mess. Even their armor and weapons were destroyed, leaving them utterly dead.

When Wang Wudi rushed into the light, the blade light behind him was about to touch his body, and this was what he saw. This made him terrified, and he almost tumbled and crawled into the depths of the light. In a flash, he was in a cloud of mist. Only then did he manage to tumble and crawl more than a hundred meters away, his whole body trembling and panting heavily.

There is great terror between life and death. He was a hero, but he took life and death very seriously. Otherwise, he would not have sold the whole world back then.

At this point, although he had escaped with his life, he instinctively felt a sense of loss, as if something extremely important had left him. However, a certain confusion left him bewildered, unable to think about it, and even more unable to think about it. This made him both distressed and frustrated. After a long while, he suddenly slammed his fist into the ground. Layers of mist spread out like ripples, taking away his frustration and his ambition.

At this moment, a woman whose armor had disappeared, revealing her face, came to Wang Wudi's side. She said with a face full of relief, "What are you thinking about, Wang Wudi? That was Wu Pifu. It's already lucky that you were able to escape. Only six of our team survived. The rest of us died. Let alone us, even a heavenly general would only be a matter of time before he killed us... What are you worried about? Is the Heavenly Merit worth it? It's alright, I'll repay you some. The karmic debt of saving my life must be repaid."

As she spoke, the woman raised her hand, and something seemed to change; a faint light fell upon Wang Wudi.

Wang Wudi was stunned for a moment, then a huge sense of humiliation and roar suddenly erupted in his heart. However, the fog was deep, and this humiliation and roar vanished in an instant. Then, he felt joy. After all, this was Heavenly Merit Points that he had gained for free. Even he himself was surprised. This was a good thing. Cause and effect must be repaid. The Heavenly Court is the most concerned with cause and effect. To learn the profound techniques of the Heavenly Court, cause and effect is also an important part of the consideration. He shouldn't feel humiliated.

Regardless, he immediately accepted the merit points and then looked at the other four survivors.

The other four exchanged glances, and one of them sneered, "I don't owe you any karma. Although I didn't know that was Wu Pifu, I knew that he was powerful. I have other ways to sense danger, so I ran away on my own. It has nothing to do with you."

The remaining three were somewhat embarrassed, but they all silently transferred more or less Heavenly Merit Points to Wang Wudi, which was exactly equal to the karmic debt they owed. After all, all of their Heavenly Imprints actually marked with karmic data.

Wang Wudi chuckled and sat down cross-legged without saying a word; the others did the same.

Although they escaped, the deduction of their Heavenly Merit Points was enough. Moreover, they encountered an invincible enemy. The Heavenly Court doesn't emphasize dying without retreating or surrendering; it emphasizes cause and effect. When faced with an invincible enemy, one can retreat or escape, but the priority is to survive and accumulate enough Heavenly Merit Points to deduct. As for what happens afterward, the Heavenly Court's artificial intelligence will transmit the message upwards, and the Heavenly Generals will handle it. If the Heavenly Generals cannot handle it, the message will continue to be transmitted upwards, which is no longer their concern.

Although Wang Wudi was cheerful, he still felt something was wrong, but he couldn't quite put his finger on it. Moreover, a certain obsession made even this uneasy feeling slowly disappear, and soon he calmed down.

On the other side, Wu Pifu fought across multiple battlefields. Relying on the information obtained in the first round, he used his power precisely to kill off the attacking heavenly soldiers. In an instant, the entire battlefield was cleared, and all the Gaia humans cheered.

After Wu Pifu finished doing all this, he returned to Gaia with the help of the main brain and saw three small animals rushing to his side. Xu Shilan and the other two also learned about the current situation from the main brain.

Amade suddenly asked, "Just now, the mainframe marked a celestial soldier in red, and his name was displayed as Wang Wudi. Isn't that the person you want to kill?"

"……Do not."

Wu Pifu remained silent for a long time, then suddenly revealed a disdainful expression and said, "That's just a walking corpse with the name Wang Wudi, a small fry who can be killed at any time. The battlefield is more important; we can kill him anytime afterward."

"As for the real Wang Wudi..."

"They're probably already dead."

(End of this chapter)