At this moment, shatter the dimensional barrier.

Chapter 172 The Gates of Hell Open, Hell's Carnival, the Arrival of a New World

Rumble, rumble, rumble——

A massive flood, thousands of meters high, submerged the entire country of Japan in just five seconds. Under the destructive power of the water element, human cities and buildings were completely destroyed, and the creations of human civilization were broken down into their most basic substances.

The sinners did not die instantly in the great flood, but were swept away by it. Their skin and muscles were torn apart by the water element, as if they were in sulfuric acid. They struggled desperately as the flood carried them, inhaling seawater in the process. The water element decomposed their internal organs and tissues in their bodies.

The physical pain, far exceeding what humans can endure, constantly assaulted their nerves. Not only their bodies, but their minds also suffered pain equal to that of their sins.

"Gurgle gurgle..." At this moment, Rentaro Satomi felt as if he was being agitated in a washing machine filled with sulfuric acid. The last thing he could see was the emerald green 'Noah's Ark' passing overhead. His will to survive made him subconsciously reach out his hand, but the blue light quickly disintegrated his hand. His skin disappeared, his muscles disappeared, and in the end, only bones remained.

Eventually, the trace of Rentaro Satomi disappeared from this planet.

In the great flood that destroys the world, the deeper the sins, the slower the death; every second of suffering is like the sum of one's sins.

From outer space, the originally blue-white planet is now rapidly turning into a pure blue planet.

The four oceans engulfed all the land at an extremely rapid pace, breaking down all living life on the land and in the sea, including viruses, into the most basic substances.

All traces of human civilization will vanish the moment the great flood engulfs all the land.

Only seven emerald green giant ships floated quietly on the sea, as if the turbulent waves beneath the surface had no effect on anything on board, not even causing a sway.

The people on Noah's Ark were huddled on the hull, watching in terror as the flood destroyed everything, and the carcasses of large Gastrea were occasionally slapped to the surface by the waves.

Even watching the sinners struggle and disintegrate in the waves, everything familiar vanishes rapidly in that moment.

The people on board prayed, rejoiced, wept, and waited...

On the 'Noah's Ark' that carries the survivors of the Japanese Civilization Zone.

The environment on Noah's Ark was no different from that on land; there were forests, buildings, meadows, gardens, farms, and people farming and studying—it was like a small city.

It could easily provide for the daily lives of a million people, but the total number of survivors in the entire Tokyo Civilization District was less than 400,000.

Although the world was being destroyed by a great flood outside Noah's Ark, life had to go on after the initial emotional shock.

At the call of the former ruler of Tokyo, the Holy Emperor, the survivors spontaneously restored order on the 'Noah's Ark'.

Those with governing abilities spontaneously gathered around the Holy Emperor to begin managing and classifying the people.

However, most of the survivors were children, so the entire Noah's Ark was more like a giant kindergarten, with the adults acting as 'parents'.

In a large canteen, thousands of children sat obediently on stools, watching expectantly as adults carried in large iron buckets containing the children's first lunch after boarding the ark. Some children were already drooling.

However, most of the children are normal, and only 30% are cursed children.

After boarding the 'Noah's Ark', the side effects in the Gastrea genes of the Cursed Children were cleared, and they can now be considered at most ordinary children who were born with genetic abilities.

"Dinner's ready! Good children should sit still and not take other children's food," said a kind-looking, slightly plump middle-aged woman, holding a child.

"Okay." ×n, the childish voices rang out in unison.

“They’re all good kids,” another young woman said affectionately.

"Kids, I'll start handing out fruit from here." Yamazaki walked in from behind the cafeteria, carrying a large basket filled with fresh fruit.

He didn't recognize what kind of fruit these were, but the fruit on the Ark must be edible. He had eaten them before, and they were very delicious. These must be fruits that only angels and gods could eat.

He felt incredibly lucky to have met a god and been granted the 'Eye of God,' which gave him inexhaustible strength and extraordinary knowledge about ranks.

He only knew that he was now a second-tier superhuman, but he didn't know exactly how strong he was, nor did he dare to use his abilities on the Ark, as that would be blasphemy against the gods and angels.

In fact, he felt he was not worthy of such a great gift as the 'Eye of God'.

Perhaps God intended for him to take on the mission of caring for those children in the new world, which is why He exceptionally granted him the 'Eye of God'.

While there are many adults who can board 'Noah's Ark', there are too many children. An adult basically has to take care of more than seven children, which would be difficult for an ordinary person to manage.

"Elder, elder, are we going to a world where we can eat our fill every day?" A child took a big, bright red fruit the size of an adult's fist, took a bite, squinted his eyes happily, and asked in a childish, innocent voice.

"Yes, a wonderful world where people are well-fed, warmly clothed, and loved by everyone."

A large cafeteria on the other side.

Tendo Kisei was frantically holding a toddler who was less than a year old and had just learned to walk. The child's eyes were red, proving that she was previously an abandoned 'cursed child'.

"Why do I have to take care of children too? I don't know how to take care of people, especially children..."

After boarding 'Noah's Ark', she, who previously suffered from kidney damage and needed dialysis to survive, was completely transformed and her body returned to normal.

However, the Holy Emperor had just asked them to take care of the one- or two-year-old children, as the adults were all too busy to help, so these fifteen- or sixteen-year-old girls needed to be looked after.

This caught her off guard. She used to practice killing techniques all the time in order to seek revenge, so how could she have such a warm and caring ability?

"Hmph, you're really useless, Sword Demon. What use are you besides wielding swords and spears?" Sima Weizhi mocked mercilessly, while feeding a baby less than a year old with a bottle.

"You fox, who are you talking about? You're no different." Tendou Kisara said with a dark face.

"Hehe, besides being skilled in swordsmanship, I am also proficient in housekeeping. As the daughter of the Sima family, I have to learn housekeeping from a young age. Taking care of children is also one of the courses. This is an important skill for being a good wife in the future." Sima Weizhi proudly raised her chin.

"A woman like you who only knows how to kill is destined to never get married."

"Hmph, so what?" Tendou Mugen said dismissively.

"Oh my god, haven't you noticed? The male-to-female ratio is three to seven, which means boys are in high demand, especially boys our age." Sima Weizhi said with a smile.

"Or do you want to remain a spinster for life? Or perhaps you want to try your luck with supernatural powers?"

The Holy Emperor has already told everyone about the extraordinary power.

The extraordinary rank is the process of becoming a god, but don't even think about becoming a god, it's too ethereal. Even reaching the fourth or fifth rank is considered the top of the pyramid of the entire civilization, a brave hero of an era.

The existence of a sixth-order being is legendary; it's questionable whether even one can emerge in an era.

It is certain, at least, that no fifth or sixth-order beings ever existed in their old era.

Fifth-tier heroes have lifespans of four to five hundred years, and sixth-tier heroes live for thousands of years. If such beings existed, the disasters of the old world would certainly not have occurred.

Perhaps the highest level ever reached in the old era was the fourth tier, and that was two thousand years ago, otherwise it would definitely be well-known.

Alas, their old era was truly tragic; thousands of years had passed since the last cataclysmic flood, and not a single hero had emerged.

"Extraordinary power? I have no interest in it. I'll be content living as an ordinary person in the new world," Kisara Tendo said after a moment of silence.

Just then, a blond-haired young man walked in, followed by four girls.

"I'm so sorry, my name is Katagiri Tamaki. I used to be a police officer. I'm just too busy to find the time. Could you please spare a little more time to take care of these three children and feed them? They were cursed children and may have some mental issues."

"Huh? We don't have time either." Kisara Tendo looked over.

Especially the four children behind Katagiri Tamaki, one of whom has pigtails and arms crossed, looks like a little adult and resembles him somewhat. She must be his sister. Is the sister the 'initiator' of the brother who is a policeman?

That's quite a rare combination.

"Those three are such a nuisance. One only wants to fight, one is always sleepy, and one just stares blankly at everything I say," the little girl with yellow pigtails said impatiently.

"My brother and I are busy harvesting rice and husking it. We're so busy."

“Yumizuki, be polite,” Katagiri Tamaki quickly said.

"Anyway, those three troublemakers are yours to deal with. Brother, let's go." Katagiri Yuzuki pulled Katagiri Tamaki and turned to leave.

"Sigh..." Sima Weizhi sighed, stepped forward, squatted down, and looked at the three children, asking, "What are your names?"

"Ah~" The girl with long golden hair, who looked like a little princess, yawned, rubbed her eyes, and said sleepily, "Hello, big sister... My name is Tina, Tina Sprun."

"Ah~ Because I have owl genes, I don't have the energy to eat right now, I'm hungry..."

She came from the United States and was assigned to assassinate a senior executive at Sima Heavy Industry. Before she could take action, the great flood came.

She didn't want to kill, but a self-destruct bomb was planted in her body. After arriving at 'Noah's Ark', the bomb disappeared, and her modified internal organs and bones returned to normal.

"And you?" Sima Weizhi looked at the little girl with blue hair who kept her head down and looked listless. The little girl was wearing high-end clothes, which meant that her partner treated her very well.

"Daddy...where did Daddy go?" the little girl muttered listlessly.

"Her name is Hiruko Kohina. She's ranked very high among the Initiators, over 130. Her father must be her Promoter," Tina mumbled, still a bit dazed. She was ranked 98th among the Initiators and paid some attention to the Cursed Children who were at a similar level to her.

“I see. After all, they are promoters, and 99% of them are sinners,” said Kisara Tendo. He then looked at the brown-haired twin-tailed girl who had been silent all along, seemingly soulless like a rag doll.

"What about her?"

"I don't know," Tina shook her head.

"Hey, little sister, what's your name?" Sima Weizhi patted the girl with pigtails on the head.

“Aihara Enju…” the girl with twin tails said in a hollow, mechanical voice.

“Aihara Enju…it’s you.” Tendo Kisara was stunned for a moment. Wasn’t this the Initiator signed by her adopted brother?

Is this soulless appearance because he just finished training to become an 'Initiator'?

Those trainers at IISO are damned... oh... they're already dead.

My stomach rumbled with hunger.

Three little girls were pulled onto a table covered with food, but none of them ate. One was too weak to eat, one longed for her father, and the other seemed soulless.

"What a hassle." Tendo Kisara sighed and picked up some food to feed them.

"Ah~ Mmm." Tina opened her mouth and bit into the cake that was fed to her, chewing happily, then opened her mouth again: "Ah~ Big sister, I want more."

"Let's do it in order." Kisara Tendo was completely immune to the little girl's cuteness and refused outright. If it were any other man, he would have been melted by her cuteness.

"You need to eat your fill before you can find your dad."

"Oh..." Hiruko Kohina was so hungry that she opened her mouth and started eating. Since she couldn't find her father for the time being, she decided to eat first.

Enju Aohara mechanically opened her mouth, and after taking a bite, her empty eyes regained some of their light. She looked up at her older sister who was feeding her.

She hadn't eaten since being taken back by the 'facilitator'. Later, something appeared in her body, and she subconsciously followed the instructions of that thing to come here.

She was passively led to a place where there were many people like her.

She thought the promoters didn't want her anymore and that she had been sent back to the training base.

But they weren't beaten up...

"This isn't where you used to be, but anyway, you won't go hungry," Tendo Kisara said, looking into his eyes as they gradually regained their sparkle. She certainly wasn't good at comforting children.

"Eat it yourself."

As he spoke, he pushed a plate of food over.

"Mmm." Lan Yuan Enju nodded, picked up her fork, and started eating. The delicious taste exploded in her mouth, and her eyes shone brighter. She then ate heartily, her face covered in oil. "Good, delicious."

She had never tasted anything so delicious before. Was this older sister her current mentor?

While the entire planet was submerged by a great flood.

The underworld, hell.

The area of ​​Hell was not large before, only about one-tenth the size of the Underworld, which is roughly equivalent to the area of ​​two Japans.

Moreover, it has only one layer, a crimson hell filled with lava, which is also called 'Lava Hell' by the demons here.

The entire Magma Hell has now tripled in size, and a second layer of hell has appeared, with an area equivalent to the Magma Hell before the expansion.

The second layer of hell, unlike the lava hell, is composed of ice elements. Everywhere there are ice spikes like sharp knives and spears, and the winds so cold they can freeze souls stir up the entire 'Frozen Hell'.

Moreover, each time these cold winds blow onto the soul, it's like countless steel needles piercing through it. The deeper the sins, the greater the damage and the more intense the pain.

The human body has a limit to pain; exceeding that limit results in unconsciousness at most. The soul, however, has no limit to pain and remains conscious indefinitely. The degree of pain depends entirely on the sins committed.

The newly formed 'Frozen Hell' has yet to give birth to any demons, but a steady stream of sinful souls are already falling from it.

At this moment, above the first level of hell, the 'Magma Hell', a 'Gate of Hell' over three thousand meters high opened completely, and countless sinful souls emanating 'evil aura' poured out like a flood.

In an instant, a black river formed from 'evil energy' was created.

"Aaaaaaah, it's so hot, so hot, it hurts so much!"

"I'm dead! I'm already dead! I've already suffered so much, why do I have to go to hell?!"

"Help! Help me! I don't want to go to hell! I don't want to be eaten by demons!"

"God, I was wrong, I was really wrong! I don't want to go to hell!"

"It's burning me! Help me!"

"Demon! Demon! Don't come any closer! Don't come any closer!"

The screams, wails, cries of despair, and shrieks of the sinful souls mingled together, forming a buzzing sound that echoed throughout the 'Magma Hell'.

The lava river was filled within seconds, and the crimson lava river turned into a black river that produced an endless stream of 'evil energy'.

After the lava river was filled, the crimson earth was also filled with sinful spirits.

They screamed and rolled on the crimson earth, their sinful souls not even worthy of standing up. Every breath of hellish air they took was a burning sensation on their souls, let alone standing on the ground.

The number of demons in the lava hell has reached millions, and they are so excited that they want to explode on the spot.

"Hahahaha!!! Sinful souls! We can't finish them all! We can't finish them all! We can't finish them all!" A crimson demon flew in mid-air and kept forking at the souls filled with sinful energy. More than a dozen cool, black-smoking souls were already impaled on the steel fork, and it laughed wildly.

“Every breath of hellish air I take is filled with the 'sinful aura,' and my breath is getting stronger, hehehe!!!” Another demon took a deep breath, and black air kept drilling into its nostrils.

"You damned demons! The lord has ordered that we first fork out those souls whose sinful aura has condensed into sinful faces! The rest of the sinful souls can be ignored for now!" A seven-meter-tall great demon exuding the aura of a fourth-tier demon rebuked the excited and unrestrained demons.

"Ahhh... those sinful souls smell so good, I can't stand the smell! Slurp~" Green liquid kept flowing from the mouth of the demon with several souls stuck in his steel fork.

Saliva dripped onto the wailing soul on the ground, instantly corroding a large hole in it, making the screams even more hysterical.

"Yes, it smells so good. The souls with faces formed from this evil aura are the leaders of a fallen civilization. Even an ordinary second-tier demon could evolve to the fourth tier after eating one."

"With so many sinful souls being devoured by the lord, wouldn't the lord directly ascend to become a demon lord?!"

"You ignorant newborn demon! This is the leader of a civilization's decline. If you, my lord, eat him all, you'll definitely be promoted to Demon King and automatically be given the demonic title of 'Satan'!"

"Quickly send these top-tier sinful souls to the Lord's Castle, then devour those deeply sinful souls to advance your lord's rank! In the past, only lords could afford to eat them!"

"Slurp, smells delicious! Lord, you've been promoted to Demon Lord! We, the Great Demons, have been promoted to Lords!"

In just a few hours, the entire 'Magma Hell' was filled with 'evil energy,' and some of the evil energy even condensed into crystals.

The demons were getting stronger with every breath they took; the newly born demons advanced a level in just half a day.

At this point, Dracula's City already had a resemblance to a modern city, but it was only similar in appearance; its core remained unchanged.

Countless top-tier sinful souls have accumulated in the demon city, making the 'aura of sin' here much denser than outside. Even the high-level demons of the fourth and fifth tiers have mastered the ability to change their own appearance.

They all put on suits and became like gentlemen, ignoring their bright red skin, sharp teeth, and devil horns.

The lord's castle was no longer rough; it had truly become a magnificent and exquisite castle, ignoring the rows of sinful spirits nailed to the walls as decorations.

The sinful souls nailed to the wall wail constantly, which is the most pleasing music to the devil.

These sinful souls were all capitalists from the United States on Earth.

Upon closer inspection, I was able to recognize them all.

On the demon throne in the castle hall, Abaddon, the demon lord who had transformed into a gentleman, laughed wildly. His eyes rolled back as he laughed, and green saliva dripped from his mouth, soaking the collar of his suit.

"Hahaha————"

"My lord! They've arrived! They've all been brought! These are all sinners who were once at the pinnacle of civilization."

One by one, demons flew in, sticking steel forks skewered with souls into the floor, as if preparing to roast lamb skewers.

"For example, this one! This one is called Kikunojo Tendo, and he's one of the best among all the sinful souls."

"Aaaaaaahhhhhh—Demon! Aaaaaahhhhhh—It hurts, it hurts so much! I, I don't want to be eaten!" Kikunojo Tendo struggled on the steel fork, his eyes overflowing with despair and fear.

"God! I was wrong, I was wrong! Please don't let me be eaten!!!"

"God! Please, please!!!" The other sinful souls screamed hysterically as well.

"I, Qi Wu Xuanzong, am the President of Osaka!! Everything I do is for the people of Osaka!!!"

"Please, please, you demon! Don't eat me!"

"Ah~ so melodious, so incredibly melodious, such a beautiful scream~ What a pleasure this is!" Abaddon spread his arms wide, his face filled with ecstasy: "This is the life we ​​demons should live~"

Billions of sinful souls entered Hell, instantly filling the entire hell with an ocean of 'sinful energy'.

It was confident that it could quickly break through to the seventh, eighth, and ninth tiers, and then ascend to the throne to become the monarch who reigns over the first level of hell.

Its demonic name, Abaddon, is a great demon with a story in the Bible, so it should rightfully be the demon lord.

"Hannibal! Hannibal! Get over here, Lord!" Abaddon shouted excitedly.

"Here he comes, great demon lord Abaddon, your loyal servant has arrived." A middle-aged man dressed in a suit who looked refined but wore a chef's hat on his head quickly approached Abaddon's feet and bowed.

"Very good. For today's meal, let's start with that sinful soul called Tian Tong Ju something flower. Every organ and every piece of 'flesh' will be made into a different dish."

"Finally, place his head on the table setting, so that he can watch me, the lord, taste the dish he made," Abaddon said, pointing at Kikunojo Tendo.

"I am the future demon lord, I must be elegant."

After finishing speaking, he straightened his collar, which was soaked with green saliva.

He really likes the noble, princely demon figures depicted in human literature, so he's developing in that direction.

Those low-level demons are one thing, but high-level demons must be knowledgeable, polite, honest, elegant, and have an aristocratic air.

Otherwise, once he becomes the Demon Lord and is qualified to ascend to the Pantheon, he would be too embarrassed to invite the gods to visit him in Hell.

When guests come and see this, they'll think, "Wow, this hell is so primitive! Everyone here looks like savages and barbarians. Won't they explode?"

He even had to eat elegantly, so he found a 'well-mannered' soul among the souls.

"Hehehehehe... Please wait a moment, Hannibal, I'll get started right away." Hannibal licked his lips, put on a chef's apron, and walked over with a cleaver in his hand.

"Ahhhhh! Don't come any closer! Get away, get away now, ahhhhh—" Kikunojo Tendo struggled hysterically, and then he watched as the other person grabbed his leg and forcibly pulled him off the steel fork.

"Aaaaaaah...it hurts so much..."

"Come on, I'll use my best culinary skills to make you my best creation." Hannibal excitedly dragged Kikunojo Tendo by the foot towards the kitchen. Kikunojo Tendo let out a scream like a pig being slaughtered.

"Hmm~" Abaddon eagerly tied a napkin around his neck and produced a knife and fork in his hand.

……

Time passed little by little.

The cataclysmic flood came fiercely but also receded quickly.

The Great Flood in the Bible occurred 365 times, with the sun rising in the east and setting in the west, a total of which is called 'one year'.

But Los Saint won't take that long. If God created the world in seven days, then let him destroy it in seven days.

The floodwaters receded gradually over seven days, and the submerged land was gradually revealed.

The exposed earth was earthy in color, life had been completely purified, but the next moment green grass and saplings sprouted from the earth and grew rapidly.

Wherever the floodwaters recede, greenery follows. Not only greenery, but all sorts of animals found on Earth are reappearing in lakes and rivers, and marine ecosystems are rapidly regenerating.

All of these animals are no different from those in their natural habitat on Earth.

Fresh air is once again filling the planet.

The seven 'Noah's Arks' also ran aground on the restored land, and their positions have not been moved.

After Noah's Ark ran aground, it quickly transformed into trees and merged into the earth, and the small city on Noah's Ark miraculously stood on the earth.

The seven 'Noah's Arks' brought a total of more than seven million people to this new world.

As the first dawn arrived after the seven-day cataclysm, the golden sun rose from the horizon, illuminating the green earth. White clouds returned, and a giant rainbow stretched across the sky, heralding the arrival of a new world.

People awoke from their sleep, gazing blankly at the verdant earth, the fresh dewdrops on the grass, and the golden rays of the rising sun on the green grass.

The croaking of frogs, flocks of white doves flying under the rainbow, sparrows chirping and arguing on the branches of tall trees, and colorful butterflies fluttering by.

The Holy Emperor came to his senses, stretched out his hand, and a colorful butterfly landed on his fingertip.

"Has the new era arrived? How beautiful."

"Is that... a god?" A gasp rang in his ears. The Holy Emperor looked over and saw that the Heavenly Child Mu Geng was staring blankly at the sky above him.

The Holy Emperor quickly raised his head, and in his eyes was reflected the enormous seven-colored rainbow, which resembled a fantastic divine bridge, upon which five figures radiating divine light were carried.

Two six-winged seraphim, a goddess as beautiful as an elf, and a goddess with exaggerated horns on her head who affectionately wanted to call her "Mom."

They all surrounded a male deity who was more sacred than themselves. The deity's golden eyes were majestic yet gentle as he looked down upon all living beings on earth.

"God..." the Holy Emperor couldn't help but utter the words, quickly covering her mouth with her hands. The god's golden eyes seemed to turn to her because of her voice.

(End of this chapter)