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Chapter 249 The Sky Thunder and the Unseen Opponent (Typhon, step forward!)
"boom--!!!"

The thunderous roar resounded throughout heaven and earth.

Where the hammer struck, the ground cracked like a spiderweb, and dust and gravel shot into the sky.

This violent shockwave actually forced the pervasive poisonous fog aside temporarily, revealing a brief period of clarity.

"What's going on?" Xia Sheng, who was in the next area, was startled by the sudden impact and instinctively raised his hand to protect his face.

After pausing, he slowly turned his head to look, his gaze piercing through the remaining mist.

The [Day of Tears], with an attack power of 6,600, was surrounded by the phantom images of three coffins. The massive demonic battle spirit behind it had not completely dissipated, making it stand silently like a blood-soaked Asura.

But his controller, Li Guanqi, the white-clad examinee who always wore a gas mask, made a surprising move at this moment.

Taking advantage of the brief dissipation of the poisonous fog, he suddenly ripped off his gas mask and casually tossed the cumbersome mask into the air.

The mask traced an arc in the air and began to slowly descend.

He spread his arms, looked up at the sky, and let out a loud, unrestrained laugh, like a child.

"Wow, hahaha—!"

Laughter pierced through the gradually dissipating poisonous fog, carrying an almost manic joy that echoed through the deathly silent poison zone.

It wasn't just simple joy; it was more like a desperate gamble, like dancing on the edge of a knife.

Transcending life and death, transcending all concerns.

Like a dying outlaw.

The last shot, for myself.

He stood at the edge of the poisonous fog, his white clothes fluttering gently in the aftershocks of the shockwave.

Kasper's gaze sharpened.

He quickly drew the revolver from his waist.

clatter! clatter! clatter!
The magic bullets transformed into three streaks of light, accurately eliminating the three divine-equipped [Day of Tears].

The dead demon, filled with resentment and rage, dragged its enemies into hell.

A crimson beam from hell pierced through the poisonous fog, striking Nanyang Ming and taking away his last 200 health points.

【The winner is】

【Red Square】

[The duel is over; the examinee is the victor.]

The mechanical announcement echoed, and the entire venue fell into a deathly silence.

The dissipated poisonous fog began to converge on Li Guanqi again.

But he remained standing there, laughing loudly with his head thrown back.

So exhilarating, so carefree.

There is a kind of carefree attitude that disregards life and death.

As Xia Sheng gazed at the unruly man in white from afar, a figure involuntarily flashed through his mind.

That was a very blurry figure from the depths of my memory.

To be precise, it's not his memory.

It is Gilsu's memory.

He had coexisted with Gilsu's soul for a long time and learned some secrets unknown to the people of the Seventh Age.

Four hundred years ago, in the Seventh Age, was the most glorious century for the development of Biantana.

In that century, there emerged a great scientist who did not know his own name. He had been carrying a blank card with the character "白" (Bai) engraved on it since childhood, so he named himself Bai.

Gilsu is Bai's student and assistant.

Ninety out of a hundred pages of the history of the Seventh Period are related to this Mr. White.

Based on his theory, in just a few decades, human technological civilization has made three leaps, reaching the sixth generation. The Duel Disk, spiritual projection, supercomputing ring, and metaverse are all inseparable from this scientist.

But in reality, every technological advancement...

Behind every one of them is an 'opponent'.

Just like a duel, if you keep fighting newcomers, your skill level won't improve.

Teacher Bai is the same; she has an old rival standing behind the scenes.

This opponent is someone that ordinary people cannot come into contact with, and it is really not suitable for ordinary people to come into contact with.

He is truly a person who is hard to describe.

A normal researcher, like Professor Bai, would focus their research on improving people's livelihoods or enhancing military capabilities.

But what he studied were the soul, reincarnation, time and space, memory, and God.

Unrealistic and impractical.

Professor Bai often scolded him: "Studying these things will only waste your funds and your intelligence!"

“Restricting this and that, what kind of scientist are you!” the man retorted. “If you continue researching according to your theory, you’ll only be stuck at the seventh generation.”

Neither of them could win an argument.

Professor Bai believes that his old rival is wasting negative cubes and disrespecting ethics and morality. He frequently conducts human experiments, and those who don't know him might think he's a doctor. He doesn't miss any sensitive or taboo subjects and never cares about other people's opinions or feelings.

The old rival believed that Professor Bai was a rigid person, a person without the "soul" of a scientist, a person who succumbed to "humanity".

If this continues, it will inevitably become a tool for personal gain.

However, the two of them only ever attack each other's character, never their scientific research abilities.

Only your old rivals know just how awesome you are.

Time passed slowly, and Mr. White introduced one invention after another, which greatly improved the lives and military of Biantana. His duels were also promoted all over the world, and he was praised as the "first person in Biantana's history".

Even so, many inventions actually rely on the help of old rivals.

But every time Professor Bai tried to nominate him, he would say, "I'm not interested in these things. I just want the equipment and the negative square crystal."

Yes, he has absolutely no interest in fame, fortune, or interpersonal relationships.

Professor Bai was too lazy to argue with him and would continue to provide him with funding and equipment for forbidden experiments.

Behind the scenes, they also quietly helped him deal with many public opinion issues.

To be honest, if it weren't for Teacher Bai holding the line, this old rival would have been crushed by others long ago.

But without this old rival, Teacher Bai wouldn't have gone so far.

As an assistant, Gilsu not only had to conduct research on the Lyre and the Machine Knights, but also had to frequently shuttle between the two, which was exhausting.

As a messenger, he played a role in smoothing relationships.

This old rival treated Gilsu better than Teacher Bai, mainly because Gilsu was responsible for sending him money and equipment.

That day, Professor Bai and his old rival were arguing again in the laboratory.

Teacher Bai stopped what she was doing and frowned slightly.

"If my theory continues, will it really stop at the seventh generation?"

The old rival didn't even look up, fiddling with a strangely structured metal device.

"certain."

"The seventh generation is God's thigh."

“If you touch it any higher, God will be angry.”

My old rival is almost obsessed with the study of "God," though, to put it bluntly.

In Professor Bai's view, this kind of research is a money pit, but it doesn't bring any practical use.

After decades of investment, aside from the assertion that "we will be stuck in the seventh generation," the results have been meager.

This time, Teacher Bai did not immediately refute, but simply let out a long sigh.

His tone was somewhat weary.

"Can't we just trust the wisdom of future generations?"

He himself seemed to be able to glimpse that bottleneck.

But he always felt that the younger generation might find a way out that they couldn't see, so he was relatively optimistic.

"Descendants?" The old rival finally raised his head, a smirk playing on his lips.

"I only believe in myself."

He paused for a moment: "And..."

The word "you" was on the tip of his tongue, but he ultimately didn't utter it.

His gaze suddenly turned cold: "I will not die!"

These words ignited the fuse. Teacher Bai's eyes widened, and her voice suddenly rose: "What exactly are you thinking!"

Teacher Bai is quite traditional and has always revered the natural laws of life.

He believes that only by respecting death can people cherish life.

"What are you thinking about?" The old rival met Teacher Bai's gaze without flinching.

"Of course, I want to know how to survive."

"Keep living."

"Until we bring that high and mighty god down from his horse!"

"If you still have things you can't let go of, why should you die!"

The soul and reincarnation are also forbidden areas that he has devoted countless resources to researching.

Unfortunately, progress has been frustratingly slow.

The two argued again.

When it comes to the topic of life and death, there is absolutely no way for them to reconcile.

Until that day, the two miraculously reached a consensus—to develop the metaverse.

They both saw surprise in each other's eyes.

Only Gilsu, who was standing to the side, knew the truth.

Teacher Bai wanted to develop the metaverse to provide people with a place for entertainment, or rather, to escape the possibility of a second [Divine Will Big Bang].

His idea was clear: the metaverse could significantly improve people's quality of life. Although it was very expensive, the benefits would last for generations. Teacher Bai was truly suited to be a 'protagonist' or a 'hero'; his entire life was dedicated to the well-being of humanity and society.

The league also has great faith in him and is providing full support in terms of funding and manpower.

The old rival also supported the construction of the metaverse, becoming one of the more than three thousand scientists.

However, it wasn't for the sake of so-called people's livelihood.

He did it for the purpose of uploading his consciousness, for the purpose of immortality!

He didn't want to die before he could decipher the [God].

Developing the metaverse requires two forbidden technologies: [Soul] and [Spacetime], and it requires this obsessive and forbidden scientist.

For the first time, Professor Bai's fields of [mechanics], [electronics], and [networks] have partnered with his old rivals, [soul] and [space-time].

It has undergone decades of development and improvement.

Biantana's spiritual home, the Second World, the Metaverse, was born in grand style.

The process was arduous and tortuous, the external pressure was immense, the tests were marred by numerous accidents, and the scientists who died were countless.

Only they know.

Teacher Bai and his old rival have both aged considerably, but the old rival has transformed himself into a cyborg, looking as ferocious as a demon.

The alliance doesn't care about the process; apart from Teacher Bai, the other four highest-ranking officials only care about one thing—

What does "custom permissions" mean?

The biggest conflict has broken out.

The conflict between science and political power is something that can never be avoided.

During the development of the metaverse, the alliance undoubtedly provided money and manpower, and put in a lot of effort. After the project was completed, they wanted to acquire ownership.

But these scientists, relying on their technological expertise, created a customizable permission system.

They didn't know what 'custom permissions' meant, but it sounded very impressive.

In response, Teacher Bai said, "There are no custom permissions."

That old rival, with whom he had always been at odds, once again sided with Teacher Bai.

To be precise, it means siding with science.

The alliance representative was unable to obtain custom permissions and was helpless with Teacher Bai.

Coercion and bribery were then used against other scientists.

During that period, every few days a scientist who had participated in the development of the metaverse would die mysteriously or withdraw from scientific research.

But Professor Bai and his old rival continue to fight on the front lines of scientific research, focusing on their own studies.

Ultimately, the league didn't dare to mess with Teacher White, the greatest player in history, someone they couldn't afford to offend.

but--

Teacher Bai is old, but he still adheres to the principle of respecting death.

He has never changed, refusing all physiological modifications and consciousness uploading.

The alliance's attitude towards Professor White is very complicated. On the one hand, they want him to live so that they can continue their research.

On the one hand, they wanted him dead so they could investigate custom permissions more freely.

April 11th, 640th year of the New Spiritual Calendar, is the day that the AI ​​calculated Teacher Bai would die of old age.

On that day, he, in his eighties, put aside all his work and meetings and returned to the lab alone to supervise an orange cat named Tony's weight loss.

Despite his omnipotence, he couldn't reduce the fat cat's weight to below 10 kilograms.

When it comes to matters of life and death, he couldn't really figure it out.

It wasn't that he was afraid of death, but rather that there were people and things he couldn't let go of.

Teacher Bai also has another assistant, a girl who has been with him since he was 8 years old and is now over 80. The girl has undergone dinosaur gene optimization and is still young and beautiful even in her eighties.

He didn't care about other people's opinions, including his old rival and Gilsu, but he did care about this girl's opinion.

If she wanted him to live.

Without that "what if," on the last day of his life, the girl invited him to visit the place where they first met.

But the world is unwilling to give him that time.

Teacher Bai really has too many things on him. If he doesn't hand them over, the 'world' doesn't want him to die like this.

A power struggle undoubtedly ensued.

During the battle, the girl who had been with him her whole life pressed the self-destruct switch to protect the laboratory and him, perishing together with the enemy.

Only after the girl left did Teacher Bai finally realize his mistake.

Death, it turns out, is such a painful thing.

There was one more very important thing he didn't tell that girl.

She abandoned him and left, never to return.

Teacher Bai completely lost control of her emotions and went berserk.

More than 5,000 laboratories around the world, connected to his life's work, are like being pulled by invisible threads, all emitting a piercing buzz.

Immediately afterwards, all metals and machinery around the world went out of control.

The factory's production line was twisted and deformed, and the research institution's precision instruments were disassembled on their own.

Cars in the city, metal railings on the street, steel frames of buildings, and even the keys in people's pockets and the electronic watches on their wrists all began to vibrate violently.

Then, they broke free from Earth's gravity and slowly drifted into the sky.

On the ground, billions of people stood frozen in place, their necks tilted back to the limit, their pupils reflecting this incomprehensible apocalyptic scene.

His eyes were glazed over as he watched countless metal parts rise into the sky as if summoned.

Some people let out incomprehensible screams, while others collapsed to their knees, muttering to themselves.

"Hahaha, a miracle! A miracle!"

Some people had fervent expressions, spreading their arms wide as if welcoming a long-awaited miracle.

Countless torrents of metal converged towards the sky, gradually intertwining and merging above the rolling clouds.

Ultimately, it outlines a vague yet massive silhouette.

The outline became clearer and clearer, radiating a chilling energy.

A cold, colossal creation, imbued with a destructive will, hangs in the sky.

Star-destroying weapon, artificial god—

【Skybreaker - Acetus】.

People all over the world looked up at this thing, not daring to breathe.

Some were horrified, some were terrified.

Some people kneel down and pray, offering humble reverence to man-made gods.

A scientist who dedicated his life to the world, busy all his life, in his final hours, all he wanted was to stroll around with the girl he loved and say a few words he had kept in his heart for so long.

His small wish was denied him a peaceful life.

That is, this world.

There's no need for it to exist anymore!

"boom--"

Located in space, the [Sky Thunder-Azeus] clasped its hands together, and at its core, energy began to gather wildly, emitting a powerful light capable of scorching the entire planet.

If this shot lands, it will be a true dimensional reduction attack, a high-dimensional cleansing.

All of human civilization will be reduced to cosmic dust by this single blow.

Countless people closed their eyes, awaiting the final judgment.

There were also those who were not afraid of death, or rather, those who were tired of living, who cheered for this grand scene of destruction.

To die under such great power, to die under a miracle, is not to have lived in vain.

However, just as that world-destroying blow was about to land, the [Sky Thunder - Azeus] suddenly stopped moving.

The gathered energy began to slowly dissipate.

The world-destroying blow did not land. The [Skybreaker-Azeus] seemed to have discovered something, withdrew its destructive energy, and disappeared from human sight.

Afterwards, the sky continued to shake, and the people on the ground had their eardrums ruptured and were bleeding from their seven orifices. The surrounding houses collapsed, and a tsunami rose up.

The Sky Thunder seems to be fighting something.

I don’t know how much time has passed.

Countless metal parts, large and small, fell back to the ground with a clanging sound, like a torrential downpour that lasted for hours.

The streets were a mess, littered with twisted, scalding, broken parts.

This global crisis began abruptly and ended inexplicably.

The world escaped a catastrophe.

The incident subsided quietly, and the people, still shaken, forgot about it within a few years.

[Memory] is also one of the areas that old rival researches.

We still don't know what exactly it was that fought against the [Sky Thunder] that day and stopped the divine weapon.

All Gilsu knew was that...

That day, Teacher Bai survived.

But the old rival never appeared again.

That person who constantly shouted about eternal life and insisted on living no matter what before bringing God down, for some unknown reason, risked his life.

Neither his name nor his appearance remains on the internet or in books.

Teacher Bai, who always preached ethics and respect for life, struggled to survive and transformed himself into the person he once hated most, a cyborg like him.

Finally, without his old rival, Teacher Bai conducted his own unfamiliar soul transformation experiment, sacrificing the soul of a vampire queen to repair the core of the electronic dragon, Infinite.

Unfortunately, an accident occurred.

Electronic Dragon - Infinite Rampage, everything vanishes into nothingness.

(End of this chapter)