Post-Apocalyptic Survival Modpack

Chapter 100, Section 99: Destruction and Rebirth
The wind from the sky bent the small white flowers, and 'Tears of God' drooped its head as if sighing.

Amidst fierce storms and flames, amidst extreme cold and the shaking of earthquakes, and surrounded by an endless sea of ​​monsters, everyone still alive in the world unconsciously raises their heads to look at the celestial bodies that were once familiar but now seem somewhat strange.

The moon has never been as clear as it is today.

It is no longer a distant celestial body hundreds of thousands of kilometers away from people, but seems to be floating outside the atmosphere.

It expands quietly, and then expands even further.

Like ink drops falling into water, it slowly and irresistibly spreads, staining everything in the sky.

People were finally able to see clearly that the hollow eyes and gaping mouth on the moon were not organs, but simply two huge craters and a large fissure.

The moon shed all its mysterious veil and was revealed to people in its true form.

The pits and shadows above were so sharp they were like slashing eyes, giving one a headache.

The process of waiting for death is a desperate one.

The sky was gradually filled, and everything overhead was squeezed out of sight, leaving only a gray wasteland and a deep void, like a wall, constantly pressing down.

Clang.

The pressure struck first, and a massive force pressed everyone to the ground, leaving them unable to resist.

The fear originating from within is constantly amplified, stimulating the heart and every cell in the body.

Countless people silently shed tears, trying to utter their final cry.

But none of this matters.

The impact was silent.

Under this pressure, matter completely disintegrated, everything collapsed, turning into pure chaos and nothingness.

All the love, hate, and memories that once existed come to an end at this moment, leaving nothing behind, and even the meaning itself loses its meaning.

The traces of civilization have vanished.

People no longer had to struggle to survive; all the suffering had disappeared.

Along with the world.

Wang Ji floated in space, staring blankly at everything.

Just watch as the two celestial bodies physically merge, and as dust and debris mingle.

silence.

Deathly silence.

A tremendous, unstoppable sense of loneliness washed over Wang Ji, causing him to shiver.

Everyone is dead, truly dead.

Everyone in the community, including Oswald, died, and the Zerg were all wiped out. Nothing could survive under such circumstances.

The world was destroyed.

Wang Ji's mind went completely blank.

From this blank space, a flash of inspiration appeared, the scene when I first opened my eyes.

Then came everything that has happened up to this day.

This world isn't actually that great, and it's often upsetting.

But the azure sky and the sun-kissed clouds, the mountains and rivers, the casual chats and care from relatives and friends, the pleasant afternoon... all of these were real.

Sometimes, it's nice to be a free and unrestrained person, without having to worry about anything or be concerned about anything.

But everything in my memory is real.

Everything seemed fleeting and hurried; before one could fully appreciate it, it vanished into nothingness.

Wang Ji slowly closed his eyes.

A sense of gloom crept into my heart.

From the ruins of the world, a massive black shadow coalesced, emitting a sinister laugh.

The laughter stung Wang Ji, forcing him to open his eyes and look at the world again.

"Ha, finally they've shown up."

A colossal, pitch-black entity loomed atop the lifeless ruins of the world, radiating malice toward the world's sole survivor without any attempt at concealment.

"Cognitive apocalypse".

That is the entity formed from the perception of the end times.

It has grown to its current size by feeding on all living beings in the world.

[Doomsday Cognition Points +1]

At that moment, Wang Ji suddenly understood everything.

This is indeed a dead end that is destined to remain unsolvable from beginning to end.

As long as humanity exists, the apocalypse of cognition will parasitize people's cognition, constantly creating various disasters and causing the laws of the world to collapse.

The deaths and suffering of people will accelerate the growth of the apocalypse, making it ever stronger.

It will not stop until everyone is completely dead and the world is destroyed.

Wang Ji suddenly recalled a conversation he had with Oswald.

'As long as humanity exists, the apocalypse will not end; it's a dead end.'

But conversely...

If humanity disappears, then the apocalypse will also disappear.

It depends on humans for its existence, yet its purpose is to destroy humans.

So what about now? What if someone could truly die and then truly be reborn?
Wang Ji looked at the enormous, black entity clinging to the remnants of the world and smiled.

I think I've held you back.

"So, goodbye."

Wang Ji removed all his equipment, deactivated his star power, and launched an attack on himself.

boom!
Darkness invaded consciousness once more.

The last living being in the world has been confirmed dead.

Number of survivors remaining: 0.

In the silence, the apocalyptic entity began to dissolve itself, its body covering the world crumbling on a large scale and dissolving into the void.

It's like it never existed.

At the moment when all life in the world disappears, a certain change occurs.

The celestial bodies became chaotic and blurred; the starry sky and the Milky Way were torn apart and tangled together.

Space is constantly collapsing, shrinking inwards from the world.

This world is about to disappear completely.

However, before that...

The remnants of the world suddenly began to move, and the great rift in the south expanded once again, drawing in and swallowing fragments of the moon.

As this action continued, two huge holes appeared above the great rift, as if a pair of eyes had grown out.

Just like the moon.

It opened its mouth wide, revealing the scarlet core inside.

Hahahahaha——

Laughter seemed to echo through the void.

The boundaries of space kept closing in, crushing the newly revived planet and squeezing it into a tiny dot.

At last.

bump!
Like a bubble bursting, the world vanished completely, leaving nothing behind.

Nothingness remains.

The apocalypse was finally resolved in one fell swoop.

The price was the extinction of all living beings and the destruction of the world.

...

Rebirth

From the void, Wang Ji opened his eyes once more.

An incomparably powerful will called to him and suddenly crashed into his consciousness.

In a daze, scenes appeared before Wang Ji's eyes.

Space was created, matter appeared, the laws were restored to their proper order and began to operate, and life was born…

That was the scene of creation.

Time flew by, skipping over many things, until they arrived at a scene familiar to Wang Ji.

empire.

After that comes the community.

Wang Ji saw himself, and also saw many things he had encountered and had not encountered.

Familiar yet unfamiliar.

As consciousness wandered, the scene suddenly stopped, and Oswald appeared.

He wasn't looking at Wang Ji, but at something else, and said, "You've been resurrected, truly resurrected. In the brief moments of your death, you escaped the apocalypse."

"You are hope."

The scene changed again, and Wang Ji saw himself talking to Oswald.

This scene is familiar; it occurred during the first apocalypse, when the two were discussing something.

Oswald looked at Wang Ji in the picture and said, "You have made the world what it is, and the world will stand behind you."

Before he could finish speaking, the scene changed again.

It was another conversation.

In the scene, Wang Ji says, "There's always a solution to everything. If you can't solve it, destroy it and rebuild it."

Across from him, Oswald agreed: "Yes, if it can't be solved, destroy everything and build a new, healthier one on the ruins of the old."

"However, the prerequisite for achieving this is to first integrate the existing resources."

The sound gradually faded away.

Everything before my eyes vanished like a dream.

A notification came through.

Creation Points +1

Along with that, there is a new option.

[Create a New World]

(End of this chapter)