Abnormal Doomsday Records

Chapter 170 20. The murderer and the victim reached a settlement on the spot, which is cause for celebration!

"Valsenk, an obscure historian. Excuse me, if I believe even one punctuation mark in your self-introduction, it means that I am stupid and hopeless, and can be thrown into the incinerator and destroyed humanely."

In the simulated sandstorm of the time flow fault, Zhou Ke sat on the other side of the campfire, feeling the unusually gentle flow of time around him. He complained to the white-bearded old man in front of him who was stirring the fire with a wooden stick:
"You may be a historian, but you are definitely not unknown! Your name may be 'Walsenk', but I guess that name is usually preceded by a rather complicated series of adjectives.

But that doesn't matter.

Playing tricks is a necessary skill for someone with a mysterious background like you. I can't comment on it, but what I mean is that you should at least talk more. Anyway, we have nothing else to do except listen to your bragging."

While he was complaining, D-4 and Afu beside him were staring at the white-bearded old man in front of them nervously. Amanda was sleeping soundly and healing herself at the moment. She believed in Zhou Ke's judgment. If that guy said that the white-bearded old man was not a threat, then there was a high probability that there was really no danger.

This sister's mental state is so good that it is enviable.

D-4 was nervous because she and Zhou Ke had seen the power of this old man before. Just with a casual instruction, Zhou Ke broke a simulated time maze through physical contact, which showed how mysterious he was and his origins were extraordinary.

Afu's nervousness comes from the "legend" of Jiubang.

It is impossible for a team of psychics not to be interested in something like the Time Maze, and during Jiubang's exploration of the Time Maze, there were indeed outrageous rumors about the "white-bearded old man". Those unlucky guys who strayed too deep into the maze and couldn't find their way home would occasionally encounter guys dressed like this.

According to them, this old man with a white beard will appear in random areas at chaotic time points under completely random circumstances.

If you meet him, it means you are blessed. He will most likely show you a way to leave the maze of time, and will also chat with you about some external topics within the limited time.

But if you treat others with malice, then you will most likely be swallowed up by a sudden "vortex of disorder". Although you will not die, the experience of falling into a more chaotic timeline fragment will be equally bad, and you will most likely be trapped in the ever-changing time forever.

The Jiubang are accustomed to classifying all the inexplicable supernatural forces they encounter as "visions."

The white-bearded old man in front of him was recorded as "Anomaly 03-1·Time Lost" in the records of the Eagle State. The "03" in front is the code name for the big anomaly "Time Maze", and the "-1" at the back refers to the small anomaly that accompanies the big anomaly system. This recording method came from the advocacy of Ms. Evil Eagle.

With the psionicists' consistent records for ten years, Jiubang's "Vision Booklet" has become very thick.

Of course, most of these phenomena come from outside the occupied areas. Although the Badlands Reservation is full of monsters and demons, in the eyes of the Eagle Nation members, this Doomsday Reservation is obviously very, very safe.

In short, the three people present had reasons to be wary, but the white-bearded old man who called himself "Historian Professor Walsenk" was very calm.

Facing Zhou Ke's complaints, he said slowly:

"Who says you have nothing to do besides listening to my stories? Don't you want to go find your friends? They are heading towards the inner circle. With all due respect, it is very dangerous there, especially as the Time Lords have been getting out of control recently.

If they are unlucky, they will probably die at the hands of that monster, adding a few more bones to this time maze."

"That's a good point, but the problem is that we couldn't help in the past."

Zhou Ke shook his head and said:
"I've come into contact with that thing. It's definitely not something that can be described as 'sublimated'. Its strange form and power have reached a higher level. In fact, when it was chasing us, I could even feel that the entire chaotic time system was showing malice towards us.

So I guess that guy is the 'core' of this time maze, right?

It is not the time maze that trapped it, but the entire time disorder area was created because of it."

"Wow, this young man has a keen sense and a big imagination!"

The white-bearded old man in front of him gave a thumbs up and praised:

"What you said is basically correct. The reason why that alienated creature was able to take shape is because when the No. 1 reference instrument was broken, it transferred all the power and rules to itself, making itself the core of a completely chaotic time system, a gangrene on the timeline, a self-propelled disaster.

But you have to know that the real future does not come from things that can be killed. That thing is still a "bio-capsule". It is nurturing a soul that has undergone transformation. It is a "gift" from the subspace and another nail that Chaos has driven into this doomsday.

It took a lot of effort for me to get it stuck here.

It even prevents me from moving freely in the cut timeline, but if I don't do this, the entire Villain Reservation will be dragged into chaos as the power of the Time Lord spreads.

That would mean the complete extinction of civilization.
A man-made 'god', a man-made monster. Of course, before it degenerated into a monster, its heart was already quite dark and dirty, but this is not what I want to talk to you about, Lan. "

"That name again!"

Zhou Ke frowned and said:
"Let me make a suggestion. How about we speak frankly?
Just tell me why you call me 'Lan' and what the 'Eternal Singularity' is all about. If I think the information you give is true, then we can talk in depth about what you want me to do for you."

"Why do you think I have something to ask?"

Professor Walsenk smiled delicately and said:

"I never mentioned this from the beginning to the end, and most importantly, this is only our second, maybe two hundredth time meeting?

Is it really okay to be so familiar? "

"Nonsense! If you didn't have something to ask of me, how could you, who can easily trap an 'alienated demigod', have the time to waste time fighting with me here?
A big shot like you must be very busy, right?

You said before that time is both generous and harsh to you, which actually means a lot.”

Zhou Ke sighed and said:
"I said the same thing again, please stop being a riddle teller, okay? We are all tired just by living in this apocalypse, and we really don't have that much time to waste on guessing."

"Okay! Since you said so, I won't be polite."

The old man with white beard smiled as if to say, "In that case, I don't need to pretend to be a gentleman anymore." He threw the stick in his hand into the bonfire and said:

"I need you to help me do something in this time maze, an experiment, an experiment that concerns the lives and existence of many, many people.

It has certain dangers.

And you must find a way to get rid of the Time Lord. I must confirm that the power of the End in your body has reached a certain level before I can start. No matter what the result of the experiment is, I will pay you in advance, and I will not have any complaints even if I fail.

But there is only one request, I need you to participate as much as possible!

Do your best! "

"Does it have to be me?"

Zhou Ke asked, and Valsenk nodded and said:
"It has to be you! Only an individual who possesses both the symbolism of 'chaos' and 'the end' can do what I want you to do. In fact, this is the purpose of the 'Eternal Singularity' project.

Artificially create an individual with a double symbol and use him as a key"

"What key?"

Zhou Ke sat up straight and asked:
"What kind of door does it open?"

“The door to fighting against doomsday, the door to finding hope, the door to self-salvation and long-term existence, of course, for the entire civilization.”

Walsenk said seriously:
"That was the idea proposed by my companion ￥@?&%#. It existed in parallel with the 'Sacred Benchmark' project that Dr. Acholi and I were promoting. They were two different approaches to solving the same problem.

We both believe that our own proposals are correct, but at present, it seems that neither side has been able to provide completely convincing evidence.
I'm not implying that you're a failure, Lan.

It's just that you haven't reached the design criteria of 'Eternal Singularity', and are weaker in all aspects.

However, the duality that exists within your spirit is real, which means that you, who are currently vulnerable, can still help.”

"I just heard a string of undecipherable gibberish."

Zhou Ke blinked and said:
"Is that another member of the 'Eternal Seven'?"

"Yes, you couldn't understand because that information was deliberately obscured by Chaos. He obviously didn't intend to let all the information about ￥@?&%# be disclosed during this period of time."

Walsink explains:
"In fact, when I introduced myself to you just now, I triggered my 'meme'. Chaos noticed me because of it. Perhaps soon, He will start 'reckoning' with me.

But that's not important!
There will always be moments in a person's life when they have to make heavy decisions. My last decision resulted in a tragedy, and that tragedy has continued to this day and has engulfed my future. I hope that this decision will have a good result.

Even if it means I'm in danger."

"So, you are placing your hopes on me?"

Zhou Ke sighed and said:
"Why do you all have more confidence in me than I do in myself?"

他 说:

"My companion once said that desire is a subtle violence, using weak expectations to kidnap others and force them to obey your will. I am now being 'kidnapped' by you. This is really stressful, so let's talk about 'reward'.

You want me to help you do something that sounds very dangerous, so where is the reward I can get that matches the risk?"

"What you lost here!"

The old man with white beard smiled, stood up and said:
"The thing that caused you to change from 'Lan' to 'Zhou Ke' because of the loss is also a key, a key that can open the blocked past and let you see part of the 'truth'. It is also a key that can unlock your mission, temper your mind, and sublimate your courage.

It's right here!

That's what you took the risk for, but it's not in the dangerous inner circle.

From there you launch your trek into the Badlands that fateful night. It's truly an amazing game of cat and mouse, as no one with any sense would leave anything important where it could be seen by everyone.

Go outside!"

He said to Zhou Ke:
"Walk the way you left here, and eventually return to the place where you made the difficult decision and pick up the 'time capsule' you left for yourself."

"But I forgot."

Zhou Ke pointed to his head and said:

"Someone shot me in the head, piercing my skull and taking away some of my memories. This place is like a whole new maze for me. So, can you help me?"

"Of course, that's what I'm here for."

Professor Walsenk smiled, took out a compass full of traces of time from his arms, handed it to Zhou Ke, and said:
“That’s part of the reward, too, to point you in the direction of something you desire in an unnatural timeline, with two constraints.

First, it only works in an abnormal timeline.

Second, you must know clearly what you desire.”

"It sounds like a magical artifact. Excuse me for asking one more question." Zhou Ke looked at the compass in his hand, which was spinning like the propeller of the helicopter that was about to chase him, and said:

"Can this almost metaphysical effect really be achieved by psychic power?"

"Psychic power? Haha, that's just the appearance of the power of chaos. Overemphasizing the power of psychic power is really a waste of time. You have to realize that the essence of chaos is to distort all 'normal' things, to mix black and white, and to not distinguish between good and evil.

Psychic power is merely the manifestation of the essence of chaos in the material world. Its "idealistic" approach to effectiveness has already hinted at the end of the road of chaos."

Walsenk seemed to be very knowledgeable about these mystical things. He said lightly:
"Only where rules exist can everything, even more abstract things, maintain a stable and controlled state. That is 'order', and chaos is its antonym.

Out of control, unstable, unclassifiable, unpredictable.

Some people who are obsessed with trivial matters believe that chaos is evil and always associate it with corruption and disease. This is also a kind of empiricism. For those who are accustomed to the existence of order, going out of control is itself a kind of "corrosion."

"Ugh, that's too complicated."

Zhou Ke pointed to his head and said:

“Can you simplify it a little bit?”

"Ah, Kuchiki."

Professor Walsenk sighed, picked up a handful of sand from the ground, put it in front of Zhou Ke, and said:

"are you hungry?"

"hungry."

Zhou Ke took a look at the sand and said:
"But I'm not interested in living on dirt. I'm not that destitute yet."

"Whatever you are interested in, whatever you want to eat, just think about it, and then hold my hand."

The old man with white beard said mysteriously:

"In a chaotic state where there is no order and everything is changing all the time, your thoughts are reality, provided that you can find a sense of control in the midst of loss of control. It's very subtle, but I think you have this talent.

Come.

Try it."

Zhou Ke frowned.

He glanced at the white-bearded old man suspiciously, suspecting that this guy was going to give him the whole job, but thinking that there was no harm in trying, he closed his eyes and silently said, "Today is Crazy Thursday, Rich Brother V me 50", and then shook the old man's hand.

After a few seconds, he opened his eyes again.

The old man disappeared, and the handful of sand disappeared too. It looked like a classic white-bearded old man scam.

However, next to the extinguished bonfire in front of him was a Crazy Thursday family meal, and there were still ice chips on the bottle of happy water.

The most important thing is that there is a 50-yuan RMB note on top of the box.

"Fuck, what the hell!"

Zhou Ke exclaimed with his eyes wide open.

He looked at D-4 and Afu, and they shook their heads to indicate that this thing just appeared in an instant and there was no psychic fluctuation at all.

"In an environment without order, everything is in constant change. There is no entity and no rules. Thoughts are reality. This is how he explains chaos, the antonym of order. It sounds like quantum mechanics.

So is this just some kind of 'observer effect'?"

Zhou Ke repeated what Valsink had told him. He felt as if he had understood something, but that was just an illusion caused by an overloaded pig brain. Manipulating chaos must be a rare talent. Unfortunately, Zhou Ke seemed unable to unlock this talent.

At least he can't do it now.

Well, now that things have come to this, let’s eat first.

He opened the box and looked at the fragrant spicy burger in front of him with nostalgic eyes, wondering if he would get a mouthful of sand when he took a bite.
After a few seconds of mental preparation, Zhou Ke closed his eyes and took a bite.

Well, that's the taste
It is not an illusion, nor is it the reorganization of the molecular structure of matter. It means exactly what it says.

The sand became food because Zhou Ke wanted it to be food.

Thought is reality
What you wish for will come true? What you say will come true?
No, no!
The nature of chaos is not that simple.
Zhou Ke thought so, picked up the happy water and took a sip, but the next moment he spit out a mouthful of hot sauce.

Blanch!
Is this what the so-called "constant change" means? All those who try to control chaos will eventually get a prank from chaos?

You old thing, how dare you tease Uncle Zhou Ke, whose mind is smaller than a needle? Haha, just wait for me!

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"Are you sure that compass will take us in the right direction?"

As they continued to pass through time faults one after another, D-4 said to Zhou Ke, who was holding the compass, with some concern:
"Or do you really know what you are looking for?"

"Don't talk, you're interrupting my thoughts."

Zhou Ke stared at the compass needle in his hand. Just a moment of distraction caused the thing to start spinning wildly like a propeller.

He concentrated his mind again, eager to find out his and Wu Neng's life experiences and find the thing that could unlock Wu Neng's database. The compass needle gradually pointed to the side while rotating at a slower speed.

"A mysterious guy who can trap the 'Alienated Demigod' won't commit fraud in such a matter. Most importantly, I don't see any benefit from him lying to us. If he wanted to put us in danger, there would be no need to go to such great lengths."

Afu explained beside her:

"According to the psionicists in Jiubang who have encountered the 'Time Lost One', this guy can create a vortex of disorder by waving his hands in the maze. He is much more dangerous than the Time Lord trapped here.

In fact, I felt like he was moving in the Time Maze just as well as standing in his back garden."

"Indeed, the 'Eternal Seven' lives up to their name. Each of the known members has a ruthless skill, much more ruthless than chewing a lighter."

Zhou Ke said without raising his head:
"This Valsenk is one of the seven, which means that the power he possesses is no less than that of Old Acholi, the Enlightened One, and Wood, who designed Wu Neng and the Awakening Flame. Follow his guidance and find the thing that can help Wu Neng and I find our 'previous lives' first.
Front!

Its needle has stopped trembling, and it seems we are getting closer."

Zhou Ke stopped, hung the compass around his neck, stared at the time flow fault in front of him that looked like illusory sand, and said to the three people behind him:

"Be prepared! There may be danger ahead."

"I still have a question."

Amanda, who had slept well, turned her hands into wind and sand and surrounded her body to bless the four people with the "Quicksand Shield", while whispering:

"Didn't you say before that when the benchmark instrument of Institute No. 1 collapsed, none of the researchers in the institute ran away?
Why have we been here for so long without seeing anyone? Even if the speed of time between the time faults is different, those guys are the elite of the Flash Organization. They can't even survive in the maze for a year, right?

Even if someone is dead, there should be a corpse, but we didn't see anything along the way.

That’s weird, isn’t it?”

"So, there is a lot of knowledge about what is hidden in this maze."

Zhou Ke snorted, activated the mechanical arm, and let Wu Neng take over the fire control. He pulled out the tactical shotgun from his back and loaded it with single-headed bullets, saying:
"There must be something else inside the inner ring, but let's not rush over there. We need to go in and get ready!"

He counted down to three, two, and one, and Amanda, the "Element T", crossed the time flow fault alone, and the others followed closely behind. After passing through the illusory quicksand, a scene that appeared in front of the four people was a scene that stunned everyone.

The other Zhou Ke was half-kneeling on the ground.

Roger, who has become a "half-demon", is holding his iconic "aging" pistol against the back of Zhou Ke's head, and his finger covered with crystals has already pulled the trigger.

"Roger! Stop!"

Zhou Ke shouted and raised his gun to shoot, trying to save another self.

but.
"boom"

The crisp sound of gunfire made Roger, who was about to be executed, stagger. At the same time, blood spurted out from the back of the head of the past "Zhou Ke". The evil bullet was fired from Zhou Ke's gun barrel, and after a trajectory refraction, it hit his past self exactly.

This scene stunned the four stunned onlookers and also made the "half-demon" Roger reveal a weird and regretful expression.

The moment D-4 and Amanda pounced over, he tore open a time rift and jumped into it and disappeared. The only ones left were "Zhou Ke" who was shot in the head and the "murderer" who accidentally killed him. A gust of wind blew, making this scene look extremely black and humorous.

"This horse riding"

Zhou Ke looked at the body still twitching on the ground. He glanced at the tactical shotgun in his hand and cursed:

"No wonder Roger had such a strange expression when I asked him before. So the truth is that I killed myself? Chao! What a sin."

"Think on the bright side."

Wu Neng was also shocked by this "tragedy" for a few seconds, and then he said in a strange tone:
"You have achieved an unprecedented achievement. Congratulations. Your life has one more possibility than others. To be honest, if this is considered a game trophy, it should be at least platinum."

"Shut up! Let me digest this shocking fact."

"Uh, this machine means"

"Shut up!"

"Ow~"

(End of this chapter)