Immortal I Speedrun Supernatural Game

Chapter 559 The Truth of the Eternal Curse

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In that instant, everything around them froze, just as Peanut had done when he used his ability to extract code.

Wu Wang watched as Hua Wuyin slowly walked towards the office door.

Now only the two of them are still continuing their operation.

The other party explained, "Don't worry, it's not a special ability. It's just that the two of us are temporarily not part of this program, so we can't act in sync with it."

After saying that, he opened the door to the room.

The outside was no longer the corridor of the Eternal Building, but a place filled with dazzling white light, where nothing could be seen clearly.

Wu Wang blurted out, "Are you trying to take me to heaven here?"

Hua Wuyin said, "I will take you back to the real world and let your soul be the master of my body. I hope you will keep your word."

As he watched his figure gradually disappear behind the white light, Wu Wang also took a step and followed closely.

The next second, the blinding light made people's eyes hurt.

Wu Wang slowly opened his eyes and sat up, rubbing his still throbbing head as he surveyed his surroundings.

He arrived at a temple filled with mystical atmosphere.

The walls around the room were covered with various characters that could not be deciphered in words.

"My hand... oh no, this isn't my hand."

Looking down, I saw my arms, thin as withered wood.

Wu Wang immediately realized that he was now inside Hua Wuyin's body.

And its condition is not very good. It is now like a mummy, wrapped in white cloth, sitting inside a cold stone coffin.

After briefly assessing the frailty of this body, Wu Wang realized that he probably couldn't even lift a glass of water.

Hua Wuyin's body was far too fragile.

It even far exceeds the limits of weakness that normal humans can achieve.

He even doubted whether there was any flesh and blood left under the strips of cloth. Could it already be a skeleton?
Logically speaking, this body should have died long ago.

Gulu gulu——

While Wu Wang was still trying to climb out of the stone coffin and get down to the ground, like a toddler learning to walk.

A strange sound emanated from around the temple, and the mysterious characters seemed to come alive.

In an instant, Wu Wang felt a strong sense of weightlessness.

He found himself floating into the air.

"Holy crap! Even though it's only a meter or two tall, won't this guy's brittle bones shatter if he falls on it?"

It would be ridiculous if he died before he could even get started.

Just as Wu Wang was about to adjust his posture or find a support to lie back steadily in the stone coffin.

The feeling of weightlessness vanished instantly, and he plummeted straight to the ground.

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Just then, a pool of soft, flowing liquid, like a waterbed, steadily caught it.

They carefully placed Wu Wang back into the stone coffin.

Only then did he see clearly that a liquid creature, its body shimmering like a galaxy yet possessing a fluid quality, had appeared in the temple at some unknown time.

After reviewing the eldest sister's fragmented memories and receiving reminders from Hua Wuyin.

Wu Wang immediately recognized that this thing was the offspring of the [Eternal] Venerable—

【Nia】!
"Human, do you know your sin?"

A calm voice suddenly appeared from within the liquid organism.

It sounds like a machine-synthesized voice devoid of any emotion.

After all, it doesn't have the organs that normal living beings use to make sounds, and Wu Wang doesn't even know where its face is.

Anyway, this thing looks like a sticky blob of slime.

Regardless, its words infuriated Wu Wang.

He sneered, "Crime? What crime have I committed?"

"Is it a sin not to be deceived by you? Or is it a sin to question a descendant of a venerable being who cheats even when trading with mere humans? Or is it a sin for me to save myself?"

"[Eternity] is nothing but a deception! Everything will eventually come to an end!"

Faced with Hua Wuyin's sudden outburst of rage.

Nia didn't seem very surprised.

From the moment she realized that the cognitive barrier had been broken, Nia knew that the other person would eventually remember everything that had happened.

Originally, I planned to personally go to the Eternal City program to seal Hua Wuyin's memories again, which would be equivalent to restarting the entire program.

Let Hua Wuyin return to the state he was in when he first arrived in Eternal City.

I never expected this guy would dare to come out and confront me face to face.

Well, it's actually simpler to do it outside.

Just as the power of the Venerable One is so great that rashly descending upon any world would only cause it to collapse.

As a descendant of the Venerable One, it was no easy task for Nia to enter the world of the Eternal City program.

It can easily overload and crash the entire program.

Then the gains outweigh the losses.

Nia needs this program to continue operating.

So it simply replied: "Eternity is real, but you don't believe in it, so you can't receive its blessings."

"Now, return to the embrace of [Eternity], and you will eventually understand its mysteries."

After saying that, Nia extended a liquid tentacle from her body and tried to press it on the forehead of the emaciated human.

Unexpectedly, the other party, despite his nearly broken body, managed to raise his hand and slap the tentacle.

And with a disdainful expression on his face, he said:
"As the son of the great [Eternal] Venerable, you think the only way to make humanity acknowledge [Eternity] is through forceful oppression? Hahaha! How laughable! A belief that even mere humans cannot wholeheartedly accept."

"No wonder some people have become more devoted to 'Twisted,' at least it brings visible changes, while 'Eternity' is just all talk and empty lies! Does 'Eternity' mean that the means are always despicable? Hahaha!"

"A coward who dares to do something but not to admit it! Bah!"

As someone who deeply understands the contradictions between the opposing sides of the Venerable One.

Wu Wang knew very well how to provoke a venerable man's son.

Just like when I met the Tarot Club president, the "War Lord," on the "Spiritual Disaster Joy Show."

The offspring of [Chaos] cannot tolerate the representatives of [Order] swaggering around.

As a descendant of [Eternity], Nia certainly cannot tolerate anyone praising [Twisted].

As expected, upon hearing these insults, Nia withdrew her tentacles and did not rush to send her consciousness back to the Eternal City program.

Instead, it crawled around the stone slab in circles.

Then, Nia said, "Human, you are different now."

"Compared to when you first arrived here, your words are sharper, your courage is more imposing, and your eyes are more fearless."

"I'm curious about what happened to you."

However, Wu Wang simply said coldly, "People always change, don't they?"

In response to these words, Nia burst into a rare, hearty laugh.

The liquid body surged around the stone slab like undulating waves, and Wu Wang was like a lone boat struggling to stay afloat amidst the turbulent waves.

Nia laughed and said, "No, no, no, people don't change. You may be able to change your appearance, but you can never change your inner self."

"Compared to these apparent changes in you, perhaps you have simply become more foolish."

“As a descendant of the Eternal, I would not stoop to lying to mere humans.”

"There is no such thing as daring to do something but not daring to admit it; it's just that human ignorance cannot comprehend my earnest intention to lead you into eternity."

Upon hearing this, Wu Wang once again revealed a contemptuous expression.

He scoffed, "Oh? Then tell me, how will you lead us into eternity? Let me see if I can understand it?"

"Let me guess, is it related to the curse on me?"

"They need me, yet they're afraid to let me know the truth. What is that if not cowardice?"

Upon hearing this, Nia stood upright before the stone slab, blocking out all light like a liquid wall. Looking at the tiny human in the shadow of her own body, Nia felt a rare sense of surprise.

It certainly didn't see the slightest fear in the guy's eyes.

It was nothing like the fear and anxiety he felt when he first came to the temple and summoned himself.

The image of him kneeling and begging to save his sister, knowing he was the offspring of a god of an opposing faith, is still vivid in my mind.

Of course, what hasn't changed is the arrogance in the other party's eyes, the self-confidence that he believes he can compete with the Venerable One's offspring.

Nia suddenly became interested.

It slowly spoke, "Alright, I can tell you everything, but I wonder if your fragile human heart is ready?"

To this, Wu Wang calmly replied, "I was ready the moment I decided to meet you."

wow——

The liquid substance clung to the walls surrounding the temple, its star-like colors illuminating the characters with a dazzling brilliance.

In the dim light, Wu Wang saw images appearing on the other person's body.

Nia's voice echoed throughout the temple like a 3D surround sound effect—

"The curse on you is the result of my research many years ago."

Upon hearing this, Wu Wang felt a violent tremor in the depths of Hua Wuyin's soul.

Yes, a curse that can only be cured by the offspring of a venerable being of an opposing faith—it would seem rather untrue to say that this thing has nothing to do with "eternity."

Hua Wuyin may have already guessed it, but he was just unwilling to admit or believe it.

Since this was a curse placed on Hua Wuyou by the other party, how could they possibly be genuinely kind enough to help her remove it?

As expected, Nia then said:

"It's called the [Eternal Curse]. Its sole effect is to exterminate all beings outside of the [Eternal] faith, allowing you to clearly perceive your finite lifespan slipping away bit by bit. That feeling isn't pleasant, is it?"

"It's alright. As long as you have faith in 'eternity,' the curse will naturally disappear."

"Of course, I don't have time to travel to different worlds and plant this curse on everyone."

"So, the curse I left on your sister was the first one, and the source of all curses."

"What I need is not your useless and weak sister, but you, a genius who willingly jumps into a trap even knowing it's a trap."

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An image of a seed falling into Hua Wuyou's body appeared on Niana's flowing body.

In the blink of an eye, the seed arrived at the temple and was transplanted to Hua Wuyin.

This is something that happened in the past, and it was a deal between them.

However, the video didn't stop.

The seeds took root and sprouted, passing through the boundless body of the flower, starting from the temple and connecting to one human being after another.

They were unaware of it, yet they were in immense pain.

Watching the figures grow haggard and withered under the torment of the curse, collapsing to the ground and losing their last bit of life.

Hua Wuyin and Wu Wang simultaneously realized something.

Nia continued:
"Do you see that? By helping me maintain the existence of the Eternal City, you are actually helping to amplify the spread of the curse. The curse is like a virus, originating from you and spreading throughout the entire world."

"And every heretic you killed in the city was a rare genius among the thousands of victims. They were connected to your heart through a curse, but you mercilessly killed them and fixed them as bugs."

“You are indeed a genius, at least more so than any heretic you’ve ever encountered! Otherwise, you would have been killed by them long ago.”

"You keep talking about a distorted faith, yet you personally kill one of your own kind after another."

"Humanity, you can never go back."

"You have long been an accomplice of [Eternity]."

This is why Nia needs to spend boundless time in the Eternal City to fix the bugs, yet he can't actually fix them.

It requires a tireless laborer to spread the curse infinitely.

Like a hamster in a spinning top, it runs frantically but never sees the end of the top, unaware that the power it generates from spinning the top can be used to generate electricity.

The victims of the curse are no longer just Hua Wuyin and his sister.

The whole world is engulfed in flames.

A curse is like a filtering device.

Kill all believers who do not belong to [Eternity] from the world.

This world is forcibly reduced to a plaything of only "eternity".

Either believe in eternity;
It's either a dead end or certain death.

This can be considered a slight victory in the competition with [Twisted].

Moreover, once this world is transformed, Nia can take the curse to other worlds and repeat the same trick.

Unconsciously, Hua Wuyin continued to become its weapon for conquering territory.

Until someone appeared who could outmaneuver Hua Wuyin in the Eternal City.

At that time, Nia will be able to replace this useless battery.

Design a new bug that the new genius, who believes he has broken the curse, will feel needs fixing.

Just as it lured Hua Wuyin into its trap, it now lures another human into its snare.

A brand new cursed battery has been born.

However, during this process, Nia had no idea that an unexpected person would appear.

After hearing what it said, Wu Wang temporarily ignored the collapse of Hua Wuyin's soul deep within his heart.

He addressed it, saying, "So what? As long as I destroy the [City System] now and break the curse at its source, the curses that branched out from there will also collapse, right? I will make up for the mistakes I made!"

The body of Nia, attached to the temple wall, displayed mocking electronic symbols.

He laughed wildly and said, "Naive, human, you are still as naive as ever."

"Don't I know your inherent human flaws? You simply can't bring yourself to destroy the [City System]."

"The deal between us will never be completed."

"I will also nourish your body and soul with the [eternal] divine power of my Lord, so that you will not easily rot and die. Of course, your useless sister will also be kept in my care."

“She can’t die, otherwise you wouldn’t be working so hard.”

"You will live for her forever, won't you?"

After saying that, another stone coffin emerged from Nia's liquid body.

Inside lay Hua Wuyou, who had fallen into an eternal slumber with her eyes closed.

This scene almost made Hua Wuyin break free of his inhibitions and replace Wu Wang with abusive language towards Nia.

As expected, Hua Wuyou is now in their hands!

"Alright, are you satisfied with this so-called truth?"

"Of course, whether you can accept it or not, you'll soon be back to being the genius programmer who helps me maintain the curse."

"Go back to your Eternal City and restore order to the heresy."

Nia's tentacles surged up again.

Suddenly, Wu Wang struggled to stand up from the stone coffin.

The expression on Nia's face was slightly crazed.

He grinned and said, "No, you're wrong. I've actually completed the deal I made. The curse has been completely removed from my body. You can check if you don't believe me."

"Even if you forcibly implant a new curse now, I already know the truth, and I will have suicidal thoughts deep in my heart. I will never be as determined as before to save my sister and fix the bug."

"If you still want to send me back to the Eternal City, to make me that tireless cursed battery once more, then there is only one way—"

"Let's gamble again, Nia!"

"This time, I will win back my and my sister's freedom!"

"As the proud descendant of a Venerable One, you wouldn't lack the courage to face humans, whom you've already defeated once, would you?"

After saying that, Wu Wang slowly extended his withered hand toward Nia.

Like a crazy gambler who is about to lose everything and is making a desperate gamble.

It's more like a wicked demon from hell trying to get someone to sign a contract that involves risking their soul.

Wu is dead, and he's starting to set a trap for Nia!
(End of this chapter)