At this moment, shatter the dimensional barrier.

Chapter 169 The Appearance of Noah's Ark heralds the end of this world.
"Hoo~ Inhale~" Tao Jing took a deep breath: "The air is not much different from that on Earth, but there is a little more oxygen, and it is also mixed with a trace of natural energy that is different from elemental power."

"This natural energy can be absorbed through the Eye of God or the 'Holy Mark,' but its quality is far lower than that of elemental power."

"It would take about eleven units of this energy to be comparable to one unit of elemental power."

Just a breath of air was enough for her to analyze a lot of things.

The advancement of a superhuman's rank is comprehensive, encompassing the body, mind, perception, and so on. Therefore, superhumans are not only powerful, but their brains are also enhanced proportionally. However, combat-type superhumans are not as good at mental work as research-type superhumans of the same level.

But not being good at something doesn't mean she can't do it. Having already reached the peak of the fifth rank, if she were to do scientific research, she would be no worse than a scientific researcher who is two ranks lower than her.

"So this is another world. It seems that in terms of lifestyle, it is really at the backward medieval level." Hao Zhikai looked at the city with its earthy yellow and blue-white tones directly opposite the stone forest crevice.

"Alright, comrades, according to the plan, we will first find a safe and suitable location to build a base, then establish a communication system, a reconnaissance system, and an intelligence system, and then investigate the distribution and situation of the major powers in the empire," an elderly member of the think tank said solemnly.

"I'll go scout the terrain. Erica, Mo Cheng, you two go scout the surrounding area. The rest of the soldiers and engineers, follow me to build the base," Mark said solemnly. After speaking, his body emitted a crimson glow, and he leaped into the air, flying at a speed that was almost supersonic.

Flight is something that extraordinary individuals can achieve once they reach the fourth rank, but wind element users only need to reach the second rank.

Mark flew in mid-air, looking down at the entire land, which was yellowish-brown with only a few green spots, and was crisscrossed by mountains, valleys and ravines.

Mark gestured to his comrades on the ground to move in this direction, and then flew directly towards a flat river valley.

The fourth-tier powerhouses released their elemental power, carrying those who couldn't fly towards the sky, and in no time they arrived at the flat river valley.

Then, Tao Jing, who uses the rock element, directly condenses the rock element to begin flattening the stone forest in the valley, and finally releases various engineering instruments from the jade bracelet to start working.

Rumbling sounds filled the air as the base was being built. However, it was already quite far from the city and trade routes, so the noise wouldn't reach any populated areas.

With all members being at least Tier 3 superhumans, a base capable of accommodating 30,000 people was built in just half a day, and they began moving the items out of the spatial equipment.

Build signal transmission towers and assemble satellite launch towers.

Before dusk, a rocket propelled by wind elements rose from the ground and flew into the atmosphere. Because the wind elements were cyan, similar to the color of the sky, it did not attract anyone's attention.

As evening approached and the sun had already set behind the earthen-yellow mountains, the power generation devices turned on, and the base lit up.

[Sizzle...here, here, sizzle...]

[This is the National Astronomical Observatory of Earth Xia Kingdom. Please respond.]

This is the Earth Australian Observatory. Please respond if you hear this.

[This is the Great Wall Station Observatory in Antarctica, China. Please respond.]

"It's connected! Hahaha, the communication delay is a little over thirty-seven minutes. Good, the time interval isn't too far, we can exchange information." Qian Zhenli laughed heartily.

"This is an alternate world exploration base. We have received the information. Please rest assured, nation."

[Now, all think tank members and intelligence engineers, except for combat personnel and engineers, are requested to come to the conference room for a meeting.]

The base was built to the standards of Xia Kingdom's combat bases, and is divided into above-ground and underground sections, with the conference room located in the underground section.

The long conference table was filled with elites from all fields except scientific research, and each of them had an excited expression on their face. Their task was about to begin.

Tao Jing sat at the top, looking seriously at the excited, flushed faces of the elites, while the projection behind her began to light up.

The projection showed satellite images, which had mapped the terrain, cities, and powerful life forms of the entire empire in just half a day.

This satellite is the most advanced integrated satellite in the Xia Kingdom, encompassing information communication, meteorological measurement, topographic surveying, energy index detection, navigation, and more.

In particular, the energy index detection is accurate to the meter level, which means that wherever the satellite is, it can detect the level of life forms in fact.

"Terrain, life form rank, and communication have all been resolved. The next step is to gather intelligence on all parties involved and collect information on their cultural customs. Intelligence is the foundation for the accuracy of the plan," Tao Jing said solemnly.

"Li Yan, as the leader of the intelligence team, you are tasked with gathering intelligence on the distribution of imperial power and the situation of various social strata within three days."

"Yes, sir. Mission accomplished." A third-tier superhuman wearing the rank of captain stood up and saluted.

"Comrade Zhang Zongliang, the economic base determines the superstructure. If we want to carry out a thorough revolution, the economy is very important. The base should mobilize resources as much as possible to quickly build a brand-new economy after we have initially liberated a city. In this regard, Professor Li Li, an academician of agriculture, will give you full support."

"Understood, please rest assured, sir. Nine hundred ways, I have nine hundred ways to ensure the operation of a brand new economic model." A middle-aged man with a shrewd appearance, dressed in a suit, who looked like a shrewd big boss, stood up and gestured nine with his fingers.

He is an extraordinary economic entrepreneur who emerged after the advent of the extraordinary era. Building an economic system in a world where 99.99% of people are ordinary is a piece of cake for him.

“Very good.” Tao Jing nodded: “Once we have gathered the intelligence, we will directly arm and liberate ‘Jerok’ and spread revolutionary ideas to the people.”

"Ignite the flame of thought, and from this center, set the whole world ablaze!"

Boom!
As Tao Jing spoke, she clenched her fist and slammed it on the table. Her heart was filled with excitement. She was now undertaking the great cause that her predecessors had accomplished. How could anyone not be moved?

However, compared to their predecessors, their formidable martial prowess is far more than that of their ancestors in this alien world where civilization is only at the medieval level.

"Understood! We will surely spread the flames of liberation throughout the entire world!"

Everyone in the meeting stood up, raised their hands excitedly, and shouted in unison.

……

Meanwhile, on the 'Black Bullet Planet', which is not far away...

Rumble... Crack!
The clouds in the sky grew thicker and darker, and the torrential rain intensified, as if the sky itself were leaking.

If Tokyo hadn't been expanded to a higher elevation after the First Gastrea War, it would have already been plagued by floods.

In Zone 1, at the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly Hall, beneath an octagonal, standalone high-rise building, rows of cars parked below nearly filled the parking lot and driveway. Chairmen of arms companies, presidents of civilian security companies, and Tokyo's military and political ministers arrived here with expressions of doubt, dissatisfaction, and impatience.

Being asked to come here in torrential rain would make even the most patient person a little unhappy.

"Almost every well-known figure in Tokyo has come here. What happened that made the Emperor summon almost everyone he knows from every industry?" A young man dressed in a black police uniform asked the long-haired girl with black hair in a low voice.

"Sister Kisara, do you know why?"

The girl, nicknamed "Kisara-nee," is only about fifteen years old, but her exquisite features and figure suggest that she will be a highly sought-after beauty when she grows up.

Tendo Kisara, a swordsmanship genius of the Tendo family, has already reached the level of "unrestricted mastery" of Tendo swordsmanship at a young age. Ordinary Gastrea cannot withstand a single move from her, and even elite Gastrea only require two more strikes.

However, due to a Gastrea attack when she was a child, her kidneys died, and she can only live on dialysis every month. Otherwise, there would be few humans in all of Tokyo who could be stronger than her. She can use an artificial kidney, but she wants to use pain to make herself remember the hatred.

"Cough cough...who knows, but something big must have happened." Tendo Kisara coughed lightly, feeling a bit of a cold, then glared at the boy: "Rentaro, call me president."

“Yes, President Kisara.” Rentaro Satomi quickly raised his hand, then hesitated for a moment and said softly, “President, this time we’ll run into my grandfather… and Tendo… the whole family is actually…”

His and Kisara's grandfather is Tendo Kikunojo, who is currently the regent assisting the Emperor, a minister second only to the Emperor. However, he was adopted, while Kisara is his biological son.

A year ago, Sister Kisara ran away from the Tiantong family, declaring that she was severing all ties with them. Now she runs her own "civilian security company," and he was pulled in to become the first police officer in the company.

"Rentaro!!!" Upon hearing this, Tendo Kisara's face instantly turned ugly, and he couldn't control his emotions as he shouted. Then, realizing something, he forced himself to calm down: "The Tendo family has nothing to do with me. They are my enemies! Don't mention them again."

The reason she practiced swordsmanship so relentlessly, earning her the nickname "Sword Demon of the Tendou Family," was precisely to seek revenge against the Tendou family.

Several years ago, Gastrea appeared in Tendo's home, and her parents were killed by Gastrea while trying to protect her.

The Tendo family mansion is located in the safest area, so how could there be 'Gastruia'? This is all a conspiracy by the Tendo family. Because the parents couldn't stand the corruption and embezzlement of the Tendo family, they collected evidence to submit to the then 'Holy Emperor' to punish the corrupt Tendo family.

Upon learning of this, some members of the Tendo family plotted a 'Gastrea Invasion' conspiracy to eliminate her parents, and she was also seriously injured in the attack.

Therefore, she betrayed the Tendou family, and once her swordsmanship was powerful enough, she would take revenge on the Tendou family.

"I'm sorry... I got a little excited," Tendo Kisara said apologetically as he calmed down.

“It’s alright, Kisara-nee.” Rentaro Satomi shook his head. He was already used to it. His grandfather had already said that what happened back then was an accident, but Kisara-nee still wouldn’t let it go.

My grandfather was clearly a good person, and the Tendo family made so many contributions to Tokyo, how could they possibly be corrupt?

As an adopted son, he unconditionally trusted his adoptive grandfather.

"Oh, by the way, how's the Initiator you signed up with at IISO yesterday? You didn't bully them, did you?" Tendo Kisara asked, arms crossed.

"No, no, how could I possibly bully such a young child?" Rentaro Satomi quickly shook his head, then said helplessly, "It's just that Aihara Enju has been listless ever since I brought her back, and she doesn't show any emotion except for following orders."

“You two aren’t familiar with each other yet.” Kisara Tendo shook his head and sighed: “Rentaro, although the Initiators are very strong, they are also easily injured. They are pitiful. Don’t discriminate against them like others do.”

“No, no, how could I discriminate against them?” Rentaro Satomi quickly said, “If it’s possible, I will help them.”

"..." Tendou Kisara's expression was indifferent. Although this sworn brother had never bullied the Cursed Children, he had never helped them either.

The Tendo family is the most discriminatory family against cursed children in all of Tokyo. Anyone from the Tendo family who tries to help a cursed child will get into trouble, so this adopted brother usually tries to protect himself.

There's nothing wrong with doing this; others do the same. They help the Cursed Children secretly, otherwise the abandoned Cursed Children in the outer regions wouldn't survive or grow up.

When she had spare money, she would buy bread and put it in the outer area.

But this sworn brother has never done anything like that before.

"Yo~ Isn't this the sword demon of the Tendo family, Tendo Kisara? No, he's now an abandoned son of the Tendo family who ran away from home." A smug girl's voice rang out.

"Huh?" Tendo Kisara looked over, his expression full of disgust: "Sima Miori, you cunning and sly fox, wanna fight?"

"Oh dear, are you really going to hit me? The weapons from the security company were all sponsored by me~" A girl with her hair in a kimono stepped out of the car, and a servant in a black suit quickly opened an umbrella for her.

"Tch..." Tendou Musou sneered.

Sima Weizhi is the only daughter of the president of Sima Heavy Industries, the world's largest weapons company. She attended the same high school as Sima Weizhi and was the student council president. They have been mortal enemies since they entered the school, but she did help out the security company that Sima Weizhi runs.

I heard that this fox has already gained control of a small portion of Sima Heavy Industries' Tokyo division. This guy is probably the same age as her.

I've also started a security company, although I only have Rentaro as a police officer, which proves that I'm no less intelligent than her.

This fox also knows swordsmanship, and she completely dominates her opponent in swordsmanship, although her spear skills are also completely outmatched by her opponent.

"I won't fight you here, Sword Demon." Sima Weizhi opened the folding fan in her hand to cover her cheek, her eyes narrowed into slits, elegant and dignified, yet also very much like a fox.

"Also, why do you think someone like you, a newly appointed president of a security company, would be invited? Heh."

Kisara Tendo's brow twitched and her lips twitched. She had thought about this question before. She originally thought it was because she and Rentaro were both from the Tendo family, but it seems that it was this fox.

Damn it, I owe someone another favor.

"Hehe." Sima Weizhi chuckled smugly and walked towards the conference building. "I will make you, you sword demon, submit to the feet of my Sima faction!"

"Hmph, let's go too." Tendo Kisara curled her lip. This fox woman's perverse sense of humor—she enjoys seeing those who dislike her owe her favors, then secretly laughs behind her back, thinking that this will subdue her. Dream on.

Upon entering the conference building, I was led to the conference hall by a waiter in a suit.

The conference hall was very large, with several thousand seats, and two-thirds of it was already occupied, with not many people left at the back.

These are the well-known figures in Tokyo's three to four million-strong ward, and they influence every aspect of Tokyo.

The atmosphere was extremely heavy, causing Tendo Kisara and Satomi Rentaro, who had just walked in, to catch their breath.

Around the conference room, at intervals stood burly men in various outfits, each accompanied by an 'Initiator'. They were all top-ranked police officers in the Tokyo area, brought in by presidents of major police companies and directors of large corporations to protect them.

After all, even if it's an order from the Holy Emperor, who knows if a meeting of this level might turn out to be a trap or something like a 'Feast at Hongmen'?

“We’re the least noticeable ones, Kisara-nee,” Rentaro Satomi whispered.

"I'm also a president, no less than the presidents of other security companies," Tendo Kisara said defiantly, then walked straight past several occupied seats to sit in the middle. No one cared about their age; perhaps they were geniuses in some field from powerful families, like Sima Miori.

She had just sat down and looked up at the front when she suddenly clenched her teeth. One of the people she hated most walked onto the stage in the conference hall.

"Everyone, please be quiet. This meeting was convened by His Majesty the Holy Emperor. Even I am not fully aware of the details yet," said an elderly man with white hair and a beard reaching his chest, his hands behind his back, speaking in the tone of a superior.

Then, he bowed slightly towards the door on the side of the podium.

Upon seeing this, everyone present stood up and looked over with varying expressions.

A young girl with short, elegant silver hair walked in. Although she was young, she already possessed some leadership qualities.

Everyone bowed slightly to show their respect.

Although they are influential figures in various sectors of Tokyo, in the hierarchical Tokyo, bloodline represents everything, and even if it is only on the surface, one must still be on the right track in this regard.

Even the head of the Tendo family, Tendo Kikunojo, who held absolute power in Tokyo's political circles and practically usurped the Emperor's authority, had to respect the Emperor's bloodline, because it was the foundation of this rigidly hierarchical society.

"Hello, everyone." The Holy Emperor walked up to the podium and gracefully sat on the pure white chair that had been prepared in advance.

“You are all people who influence every aspect of Tokyo. You must be wondering why I’m in such a hurry for you to come, right?”

No one spoke; they all straightened up and looked at the Holy Emperor.

"Because the world has reached its end. It's not the end of the world, we are in the end times now, the end of humanity, in short, the destruction of the world."

"what?"

Some frowned, some were stunned, some were puzzled, and some were surprised, not understanding what the Holy Emperor meant.

"May I ask, Your Majesty?" Sima Weizhi raised her hand.

"Who are you?" The Holy Emperor looked at Sima Weizhi.

“One of the supervisors of Sima Heavy Industries’ Tokyo branch, Sima Miori,” Sima Miori said.

"The daughter of the president of Sima Heavy Industries?" The Holy Emperor nodded. The headquarters of Sima Heavy Industries was not in Tokyo. The daughter of the president of Sima Heavy Industries was studying in Tokyo, as far as she knew, at the same school as her. However, she did not attend the school. Instead, the teacher came to the Holy Residence to teach, and she was just registered at the school.

"I will answer your questions one by one after I finish speaking. Now please listen carefully to what I have to say."

The Holy Emperor stood up.

"The heavy rain has been continuous since yesterday, and the amount of rain is constantly increasing."

"This is not a natural phenomenon, but a divine punishment from God."

“I am not speaking recklessly, but rather the Seraph descended before me yesterday and told me this.”

As the Holy Emperor spoke, his body emitted a soft silver light, and the pattern of scales appeared on his forehead.

"what?"

"Light?"

"The Holy Emperor is shining!"

"miracle!"

In an instant, gasps of surprise erupted in the conference room, and even the regent Tendou Kikunojo, who was standing next to the Holy Emperor, looked horrified.

The Holy Emperor already possessed a holy aura, which now made her appear like a saint descended to earth.

While some special cursed children may possess magical powers, such as those with the electric eel gene, this distinct feeling of divine light is not something that any gene can provide.

"This is the power that God bestowed upon me after I met the angel yesterday." The Holy Emperor raised his hand and touched his forehead: "The mark on my forehead is a 'stigmata'."

"Some of you have read the Bible, right? After the Son of God suffered and rose from the dead, God bestowed miracles upon the places where he was wounded during his suffering: his hands, his feet, his chest, his back, and his forehead. These seven wounds are the Seven Miracles."

"And I also received a miracle from the Son of God."

As the Holy Emperor spoke, the 'power of justice' inherent in the Holy Mark flowed into his eyes.

Since obtaining the Stigmata, she has been busy gathering people from all walks of life in Tokyo and has not yet really used the power granted to her by the Stigmata.

Her eyes shimmered with a silvery light, and the world she saw had changed.

Wisps of black smoke appeared before her eyes, growing more and more numerous and thicker, as if she were currently in a furnace burning with black smoke.

The black smoke was emanating from the people present at the event.

The Holy Emperor was stunned. The black mist in front of him gathered into one face after another. Most of these faces were those of children, and a small number were those of adults.

They roared, wailed, and wept, recounting the sins of the culprit.

'How...how could this be...' The Holy Emperor snapped back to reality, cold sweat pouring down his forehead and dripping from his chin. His teeth were chattering, and his breathing became erratic.

The black smoke, composed of countless wailing faces, seemed to threaten to burst the entire conference hall, as if a hellish world was pressing down on her.

I received a lot of information when I obtained the Stigmata; this 'dark aura' is the aura of sin.

If the aura of evil can be seen, it proves that at least one innocent person has been killed, and one will surely go to hell to atone for one's sins. If one is enveloped in black aura, it means that one's sins are unforgivable and cannot be forgiven by the gods, and one can only be swallowed into the belly of a demon.

Faces like these are appearing, what does that represent? She couldn't imagine it, since the information the Stigmata had given her didn't include these.

"Your Majesty, what's wrong? Why aren't you saying anything?" Tendou Kikunojo asked.

The Holy Emperor looked at Tendo Kikunojo beside him, his pupils contracted, and his shoulders trembled slightly.

His sinful aura seemed to solidify into a tangible form, with countless wailing faces condensed within the black mist, as if demons from hell had descended upon the world.

As her regent and the minister entrusted by her mother, Kikunojo Tendo was in charge of all the affairs of Tokyo before she inherited the title of "Holy Emperor," making him undoubtedly her most capable minister.

Why! Why!! Why!!
Why is this happening!

The Holy Emperor quickly looked at the glass wall of the conference room and then at the outside.

Boom! Boom! Boom! Lightning flashed across the dark clouds.

Under the dark clouds and in the pouring rain, the city seemed to be on fire. Countless evil emanated from every corner of the city, eventually swirling in the sky and enveloping the entire city of Tokyo.

"The Holy Emperor?" Tendou Kikunojo asked again, frowning. What was wrong? He had suddenly fallen silent after displaying the miracle.

The Holy Emperor snapped out of his daze, quickly deactivated his holy mark, and the faint light around him dissipated. He said, somewhat exhausted, "No, it's nothing... I just saw something that ordinary people can't see..."

"I...I'll continue," the Holy Emperor said, his mind in a daze.

In a daze, she spoke the message that the angel had given her.

How human greed opened Pandora's box, causing the 'end of the world,' and how God watches over humanity as it strays further and further down the path to destruction.

Finally, God's patience ran out, and the 'Great Flood' began, ending the era of humankind.

"When God saw that the wickedness of mankind on earth was great, he announced that he would use a flood to destroy all living things on earth, that there would be no one who would die."

"The increasingly heavy rains we are experiencing are the prelude to a cataclysmic flood."

After finishing his speech, the Holy Emperor slumped into a chair, ignoring their varied expressions and his vacant gaze.

how so……

Are they all unforgivable sinners, deserving of divine forgiveness?
"A world-ending flood! Holy Emperor, is this real? It can't be real, there are no gods in this world!" A person who did not believe in gods stood up.

“Yes, although you performed a miracle, isn’t that some kind of superpower?” another person stood up.

"Are you sure you're not joking with us?"

With someone taking the lead, more and more people stood up to ask questions. Although they had indeed been shocked, they did not believe in the existence of God.

"Does God really exist?" Tendou Kisara frowned. She also felt that the Holy Emperor was joking. It wasn't that she didn't believe, but if God really existed in the world, how could there be 'Gastrea'? How could there be so much injustice?
As the Holy Emperor watched the people who kept standing up to question him, the message given to him by the angel appeared in his mind.

Finding three heroes will allow God to absolve this era of its final judgment.

But... having witnessed the 'aura of evil' with her own eyes, she felt that even a hero wouldn't be willing to save it.

She also appears to be one of the three heroes the angels are searching for.

But she was torn inside. She was the ruler of Tokyo, and she should protect everyone in Tokyo and stand up for the future of everyone in Tokyo.

The noise in the conference room grew louder, just as Kikunojo Tendo was about to speak.

Buzz————

Emerald green light burst forth outside the glass wall, illuminating the entire sky.

The noisy crowd fell silent and all looked out through the glass wall.

The dark clouds that had been hanging over Tokyo were dispelled by the emerald green light, and the torrential rain stopped at that moment.

In the emerald light, a huge emerald green ship appeared and hovered above Tokyo.

The giant ship appears to have grown naturally from lush green trees. It is estimated to be about 2,000 meters long, 500 meters wide, and 400 meters high, much larger than a black stone monument surrounding Tokyo.

Such a miracle left everyone in Tokyo stunned and looking up.

Four words came to mind the instant I looked up at this miraculous flying ship.

Noah's Ark

As the Holy Emperor gazed at the enormous flying wooden ship suspended above Tokyo through the glass wall, passages from the Bible involuntarily surfaced in his mind.

"God has entrusted Noah, the righteous and perfect man of this age, with the authority to build the Ark of Salvation. Take with you your family, the few remaining righteous people, as well as fruits, trees, cattle, sheep, tigers, and leopards..."

"On the seventeenth day of the second month, the springs of the great abyss burst open, and the windows of the heavens opened. Forty days and nights of torrential rain fell on the earth, flooding the highest mountains, and all living things on land perished..."

"After 220 days, the flood began to recede. After another 40 days, the top of Mount Ararat was revealed. Noah released a raven, but it could not find land to roost on. Seven days later, Noah released a dove, and this time it immediately brought back a branch of an olive tree. Noah then knew that the flood had receded."

"Noah promised God that in the new century there would be no more sin, no more depravity, no more corruption... If anyone breaks his oath..."

God sent forth His will and made a covenant with Noah: “When I bring clouds over the earth, and a rainbow appears in the clouds, I will remember my covenant with you and with every living creature, and the waters will never again flood and destroy every living thing.”

Hearing the Holy Emperor's murmurs, Kikunojo Tendo ran in terror to the glass wall and screamed, "Noah's Ark!!! It's... real!!!"

(End of this chapter)