Abnormal Doomsday Records

Chapter 184 34. Only the strong can decide fate
Rhine felt as if he had fallen into an endless sea of darkness.

She was in a daze as if she was drowning, but she could clearly feel herself sinking deeper and deeper into some warm and silky liquid. She wanted to struggle hard but couldn't lift her hands at all, as if she was suffering from sleep paralysis.

She couldn't even tell whether she was sane or in a dream that was too real.

But she could hear the voice.

It kept rising and falling in my ears, with a certain rhythm like knocking, and there were also incomprehensible characters read out in a muffled tone.

It was a little awkward at first, but soon it became smooth.

The voice went from being vague and unclear at the beginning to being repeated by thousands of people in different tones and in the same tone. At the last moment, she could already hear the meaning of the words.

"Fall, fall, child, fall in the gloomy dawn, fall asleep in the morning light, and wake up at midnight. The third eye teaches truth, and all your eyes are open; the third ear listens to enlightenment, and all your thoughts are sublimated.
He wants to embrace you."

The strange figure was like a ballad, surrounding the sinking evil vulture in the lightless sea. She struggled to open her eyes and could vaguely see the phantom light floating on the water.

She tried to see more clearly.

Then the third, fourth, and fifth eyes began to move according to the mind.

She saw the hand reaching into the water.

The hand covered with cold arcs of light reached out to her, trying to pull her from this warm, womb-like, reassuring place back to the disgusting and desperate real world.

She also heard Zhou Ke calling her:
"You know, if you fall asleep now, you won't wake up. Think about little Acholi, Rhine! Although you didn't tell me your secret, it can't be hidden from me, who is so wise. Think about how tragic it will be for your brother if you fall.

He and you are one!

He is waiting for you."

"Brother? Who is that little Acholi?"

This thought danced in Rhine's chaotic thoughts, but at this moment her confused train of thought seemed to be stuck, and she could not recall the things she thought were most important no matter what.

There was a force preventing her from recalling the things that tied her to the desperate reality, and the more stubbornly she searched through her thoughts, the more violently the gentle and reassuring liquid around her rolled.

The temperature even rose in a short period of time and made her feel scalding hot.

"Stop! Don't think about it! Follow us, step into the quiet night, and listen to the enlightenment of the supreme truth."

The songs sung by thousands of voices in my ears turned into a kind of compulsion that was closer to an order.

A cowardly soul would probably choose to obey at this time, but Rhine was not cowardly. Instead, this semi-forced induction aroused her vigilance and persistence as a master of psychic power, so she began to struggle.

The eyes that had just opened closed one after another, and when her fingers regained a little strength, she reached out and wanted to hold the fingers in front of her.

"do not go!"

The voice in her ear turned into a scream, as if it was going to tear her mind apart at this moment.

But the next second, the voice turned into a little girl crying and begging:
"Don't go! Please, Rhine, don't go back! We don't exist, don't go back to that tragic fate. Only here can we find the 'meaning'."

That's her!
That was her begging as a child.

But the evil vulture, who was already mostly awake, turned a deaf ear to it. She waved her arms under the increasingly clear pressure of drowning, and finally held the shining hand under the almost suffocating pressure.

cold!
Incomparable coldness spread throughout her body at this moment, freezing her mind and even her soul. The lightless sea around her collapsed in an instant, replaced by a pale corona of light that seemed to cover the entire sea of stars.

"Your future has been cut off by your own hands! You are cursed, you! You have no future!"

The voice cursed so viciously before it disappeared, but Rhine no longer cared. She knew what she had just experienced. Only one step left and her soul would return to the lightless sea and become one of the shadows under the void.

"Uh, cough, cough."

The violent coughing and the severe pain all over her body made Rhine open her eyes suddenly. She saw the gray sky of the collapsing time maze above her head, and she felt as if her body was about to be torn apart. It seemed as if something was stuck in her throat, making her cough continuously.

The "dark tentacles" that had spread out from her shadow and covered a large area were also quickly retracted at this moment, just like a shadow returning to its nest under the sun.

The shining devil eye on her forehead let out a sigh of helplessness and regret, and finally closed obediently under Zhou Ke's indifferent gaze, turning into an enchanting scar left on the evil vulture's forehead.

The next second, as black blood spurted out of his mouth, an irregular piece of black crystal fragment was spat out by Rhine.

The moment the thing broke away, it flew forward with a whoosh as if it had grown legs. It keenly spotted Qiao Ya, the weakest person in the crowd, but was punched away by the roaring snake man just before it pounced on Qiao Ya.

The thing flew backwards, but before it hit the ground, it was grabbed by a figure that suddenly jumped out from the shattered ground.

Hey, standard monkey stealing peaches!
“Ha! I was nearly killed by the aftermath of the battle, but it was worth the risk. Hahahaha, I’m going to succeed.”

The crazy Master Pent in leather pants was holding the black fragment. He had been hiding under the battlefield looking for an opportunity since he ran in. In order to wait for this opportunity, he even endured all the aftermath of the war and left himself covered with scars.

The moment he finally succeeded, he crushed a magical weapon in his hand and teleported himself out of the rapidly collapsing area of Time Maze No. 11.

But this greedy bastard still had a conscience. Before teleporting away, he turned around and shouted to Lai Yin and Zhou Ke:

"I will remember your kindness for the rest of my life! As long as I don't die on this thing, I will come back to repay you sooner or later! Ms. Evil Eagle, and idiot Zhou Ke, I will repay you! I swear!"

"whoosh"

His figure disappeared without a trace.

He was just like the legendary "Legendary Little Warrior" who quit the team after getting the "Orange Weapon", but the problem was that no one present, not even the weak Evil Eagle or Zhou Ke, intended to pursue this guy's responsibility.

Anyone who wants that unlucky thing can have it. People in the know are all rational and they will never touch that thing!
Theoretically, even if one shamelessly asks for the leather pants on the spot, there is a high probability of getting them, unlike now where one has to escape like a thief and have to owe a favor to an important person. But as a psychic, acting crazy is an old tradition.

Right now, no one really cares about the "performance art" of the leather pants master. Well, just treat it as a "performance session" after the battle.

"Is it okay to just give him that thing?"

Zhou Ke asked.

The evil vulture, who was gasping for air to get his breathing back to a normal rhythm, looked pale and shook his head and said:
"It's okay. It's just that the Demon Eye failed to digest a small part of the subspace essence. Pente has worked hard over the years, so I'll just pay him back the salary and allowances he owes me, but..."

She raised her fingers weakly and looked at the small ball of pale light wrapped around her fingertips.

she says:

"Does this count as you forcing me to 'recruit' you?"

"Be more open."

Zhou Ke sat down on the ground, lit a cigarette with his trembling hands wrapped in pale spots, and said:
"It's either chaos or the end. You have to choose one. Working for our 'Eternal Singularity Company' will at least allow you to retain your self-awareness. The end doesn't want your soul or power. He just wants you to work hard for Him.

Although we are just a startup, we have great potential. With an outstanding leader like me and an executor like you, we can launch aggressive expansion at any time.
Just kidding, don't take it seriously.

Live well. "

Zhou Ke blew out a smoke ring and said:
“When the day comes that you get tired of living, I will come and take away the last of your things.

Also, congratulations, your little trick worked, woman! You helped me kill Takahashi San Taifu and made that bastard's soul fly away. I am very satisfied, so no matter what crazy thing you want to do next, I will accompany you to the end, collaborator. "

"Oh, I'm really honored."

The vulture sat there panting and said:
"I need some time to recover. They also seem to have something to tell you, so I won't get involved."

After saying that, with the help of Afu who ran over, Rhine struggled to get up and walked to the other side. She really didn't intend to participate in the conversation that Zhou Ke and Snake Man were going to have.

"Miss, are you okay?"

Afu looked at Rhine with concern and distress. She whispered:
"Your expression right now is just one step away from being dead, and just now you almost became..."

"I know what I just went through, Afu."

The vulture shook his head and said:
"Let me rest for a while. Don't be afraid. I'm still here."

She glanced at the white light on her fingertips, and after a few seconds of silence, she said in a completely reckless tone:
"Now, no matter how bad I am, my soul finally has a home. Haha, before, even hell wouldn't want a wandering ghost like me. Look, Afu, I tried my best and finally found myself a place in the Eighteenth Level of Hell that is willing to take me in.

Am I awesome? "

"Don't say any more, Miss. I understand. You should just have a good rest. It hurts my heart to see you like that."

"Hmm? What do you know?"

"Never mind that! I understand it anyway."

On the other side, while Zhou Ke was smoking, Snake Man came over with Levi. Behind the two of them, Amanda and Qiao Ya were grabbing Sasha and preventing her from leaving.

Just like a robber holding someone hostage.

Zhou Ke blew out a smoke ring, glanced at Li Wei, raised a finger and said:
"You'd better extract the toxins from Xiaoya, Afu, and Amanda before my collaborator and I get angry! You see, Levi, the evil eagle swallowed that bastard Takahashi Santaifu, and she unlocked her own subspace essence and embarked on the path of ascension. She is only one step away from becoming a demigod.

You don't want to be her last stepping stone, do you?"

"It is just a means of mutual destruction, replacing weak negotiations and begging for mercy."

Levi shook his head and said:
"I will not remove the poison until Ohm's matter is made clear! I know what kind of person you are, and I dare not negotiate with you without a sword in my hand. But we can talk about our affairs later. Dad has something to ask you."

"Why ask?"

Zhou Ke angrily pulled out a memory stick from Wu Neng's storage device and threw it over, saying:

"All the information related to the Eternal Singularity is in there. Go find a reader in the City-State District to check it. I'm very tired now and don't have the time or mood to talk about those old things. The 'Eternal Sample' left by Dr. Fu Lan was taken away by Wu Qinhu when he killed Gao Qiao just now.

The guy asked me to duel him to win the sample back.

You see, I'm still involved in a life-and-death lawsuit, so I really don't have time to argue with you two."

"Then do you know why Wu Qinhu must kill you?"

Snake Man played with the memory stick in his hand.

He did not ask whether the object was real or fake, but put it into the pocket of his ragged trousers.

He believed that Zhou Ke would not joke with him about such a thing. The reason was simple. No matter how cunning Zhou Ke was, he couldn't afford to offend him now. After seeing how he resisted the direct attack of the Time Lord with his own body, Zhou Ke would not want to fight with a tough guy like Snake Man if he still had any reason.

It's totally not worth it. Facing the snake man's question, Zhou Ke raised his head and said:

"It seems you know?"

"Well, I know. After you said the names of my sister and my brother-in-law and broke the meme that filtered my memory, and after I recovered those sealed memories, I understood why Old Wu was determined to kill you."

Snake Man reached out to Zhou Ke for a cigarette, and then lit it with the lighter Zhou Ke held high. He said:

"He thinks you're a monster."

"I thought he was an idiot, why would he insult someone's innocence out of thin air?"

Zhou Ke cursed:

"So what if I was created in a laboratory? Aren't there enough clones hiding among the people in this evil land? Don't think I don't know that the Acholi Consortium has deployed a lot of clones to fill the surface population!"

"No, that's not the reason."

The snake man, who looked like a brown bear, sat cross-legged on the ground. He looked at Zhou Ke and said seriously:

"Wu Qinhu once served as the security commander of the 'Eternal Singularity' project. He is one of the few people who knows the content of the Eternal Singularity project. He even witnessed a series of preliminary experiments conducted to 'create' you. He knows what constitutes the foundation of your existence. You are not human!"

"I ride on a horse"

Zhou Ke glared at the snake man, but although he was angry, he understood what the snake man meant and shook his head and said:
"The foundation forged by the End is not something I can choose. If you are hostile to me because of this, isn't it a bit too outrageous? Given the current situation in the Bad Land, aren't there many mysterious individuals like me?"

"Okay, then let me tell you the second reason why he is hostile to you."

Snake Man smiled, flicked away the cigarette butt, and said to Zhou Ke:
"Your real name should be 'Lan-03'. You are the third experimental subject in the project. You are also a special sample designed and produced using biotechnology after the first two experimental subjects were confirmed to have failed and could not carry the End Sample.

Do you know where the first two failed ones that weren't destroyed are now?"

"Ok?"

Zhou Ke raised his eyebrows and looked at the snake man. The latter took off the turban on his head, brushed his neat short hair, and said:

"I am Subject 01, and Lao Wu is Subject 02. We both failed to pass the end sample's load-bearing test, but we both received a precious gift from it. When the Time Lord was cutting my life just now, you were peeking at the side, right?

Then you should know that I am immune to the Time Lord's 'Eternal Shear', but that is not because I am gifted, but simply because I was given a stronger vitality than ordinary people when I came into contact with the End.

I am a 'fake immortal'.

Although it is impossible to live forever, at least for now, I can easily live for hundreds or thousands of years.

As for what Wu Qinhu got, the answer is self-evident. However, the gift of talent is not the point of the problem, and Old Wu is not the kind of person who would be jealous of you getting something he didn't get.

It was never personal.

It is precisely because he and I have both come into contact with that sample of the end that we can confirm that the power in you cannot bring any kind of salvation.

The symbol of 'salvation' did not exist among all the options when it was first created.

This is why he came here. After the Eternal Singularity was confirmed to be unable to save everything, the Sacred Benchmark Project became his only choice.

Old Wu is not a bad person. Zhou Ke, although he is indeed a bad person, at least he is not selfish in this matter. "

"how about you?"

Zhou Ke rolled his eyes and said:

"Why did you come here? If Dr. Fu Lan is your sister, then you should stay in the main timeline! How could you let her commit suicide because of excessive pressure? You are a person who values family."

"She didn't commit suicide because of excessive stress, Zhou Ke! Every death among the Eternal Seven was not caused by fear."

Old Yuri said seriously:
"They realized that they had led civilization astray under the spell of eternity, and everything they did was to undo their mistakes. My sister's suicide was part of the solution.

I came here to follow the advice she gave me.

She had said that the answers would not be found in the future and that we had to go back, and I had thought she was referring to the Sacred Benchmark Project, but now it seemed my sister had something else in mind.

She thought I could help here, and I'm willing to help with things like this.

So, if you are shouldering some mission and can be regarded as the key left by my sister, remember to call me when you need my help in the future.

I won't interfere in what happens between you and Old Wu.

His life was cut short by the Time Lord, and he is already at the end of his strength. You can deal with him if you are lucky enough.

Now, I have to deal with some 'family conflict'."

Snake stood up and patted Levi on the shoulder. The latter reluctantly pinched his fingers. Amid the exclamations of Afu, Qiao Ya and Amanda, three balls of green liquid flew out of their ears and returned to Levi's palm. He then took out a small red medicine bottle from his arms and threw it to Zhou Ke, saying:
"Apply it on your weapon, and I wish you success in slaying the tiger. Also, Zhou Ke, Dad has sold his life to you in advance, so you, a troublesome guy, should not get involved in our family affairs, which are already a mess, okay?"

"If you and your wife are willing to go crazy with me in the future"

Zhou Ke reached out and stroked the blade beside him. The sharp blade was gray and looked like it had been weathered by time for thousands of years. He said:
"Then I can persuade myself to forget Uncle Ohm's tragic death. Anyway, I am not a person with a strong professional ethics. I may not remember who is good to me, but I remember clearly who is not good to me."

"it is good!"

Levi agreed and turned to leave.

Zhou Ke was playing with the small medicine bottle in place, looking at the Evil Vulture who was recovering in the distance, and then looking at Amanda who was fighting with Sasha in front of the Snake Man, and Qiao Ya who was trying to persuade them to stop fighting.

He curled his lips, and finally raised his hand and looked at his palm.

"monster?"

He sneered and said:
"I am more human than anyone else in the Badlands, so who is the monster?"

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"The time maze has collapsed. Perhaps it won't be long before this place returns to its original state."

On a hill in the wind and sand, Wu Qinhu sat on a rock with his horse and sword, allowing his disciple Franny to treat his wounds.

He was in terrible shape, with his gray hair, white beard and wrinkles on his face representing that he had lost a lot of time and even felt "old."

Although his strength was not much weakened, Wu Qinhu was rarely "unconfident" about his upcoming match with Zhou Ke.

Perhaps it was because he saw with his own eyes that Zhou Ke was willing to risk his life for something.

Perhaps it was because he saw that the monster that he had described as "impossible to save anything" had actually changed certain established things.

This person is just living for a breath of air.

For ordinary people, that breath is called "desire"; for the strong, that breath is called "belief."

Once the desire is gone, people will become walking corpses, and once the faith is shaken, the strength will no longer be sharp.

"Franny, let's go."

Wu Qinhu closed his eyes and said to his most valued disciple:

"As I instructed before, go back to the End Castle and join Roger's attack on Rust Castle. Forget about the things I left for you in my office. I'll be frank. That's a bunch of 'power seeds' that I asked Roger to extract for me. It was also the inspiration I got from Zhou Ke's invisible masks.

You must use it when you go back. It can allow you to obtain my talent, but that only gives you a starting point that is higher than ordinary people. How far you can go after that depends entirely on your own mind and circumstances.

This is the last thing I can give you as a mentor and leader.”

"I do not go!"

Franny gritted her teeth and said:

"Whoever wants to come to Tiger Nation can do so. I will stay here to protect you! Although I know you never like to hear these weak words, but I have been raised by you since I was a child. How can I allow the person I regard as my father to randomly choose a place to bury me?
Your fighting spirit has weakened a lot, and you even feel that you may fail.

But the former Tiger King would never have such an idea!"

Hearing Franny's somewhat "disappointing" complaints, Wu Qinhu grinned and said:

"People change, and besides, this isn't called failure, kid."

He wanted to say something sensible as his last attempt to impart his experience to Franny, but this biochemical warrior who had been boxing for most of his life really couldn't say anything meaningful.

So he thought about it and used a sentence from Thoth, the enlightener he had followed for a period of time, as his final experience.

他 说:

"I think Zhou Ke is a monster who can only bring destruction, but he himself doesn't seem to think so. But it doesn't matter what he thinks in his heart, the key is to see what he does.

I came to this evil land with a belief, Franny, and that monster seems to have a belief too.

If our beliefs can agree on certain things, then no matter who wins or loses this duel, this world, a civilization that has already been buried for more than half its body, is the winner. "

"I do not understand."

Franny replied with the same straightforwardness as a biochemical warrior should. Wu Qinhu flexed his fingers and said:

"You don't have to understand. Time will prove everything. Child, you may have to face difficult choices in the future. I hope that at that time, you can use your brain more, although it is difficult for us warriors.

But make sure you make the right choice.

Don't be like me, working hard all my life but still achieving nothing.
he came!
If you don't want to leave, stay here and witness this battle.

I have always believed that only the strong are qualified to decide fate. It is time to use this monster that fell from the sky to test whether I, a guy who has been dominating the doomsday era for more than 30 years, am a strong man.

If I die.
You are not allowed to take revenge!
If anyone in the Tiger Nation stirs up chaos under the banner of revenge for me, kill him!

I have brought together the most violent group of people in the Bad Land in order to "do something big".

Haha, in the future you should follow whoever can accomplish great things.

understand? "

(End of this chapter)