The Infinite Dragon God Cannot Find Silence

They probably can't be relied upon to deal with the decadent trend; it's good enough that the upper echelons haven't come up with the idea of ​​directly relocating the small garden like before.

There are enough people here... if there aren't, then it's pretty much hopeless.

"Then let's get down to business."

After Orpheus took her seat, Alpha spoke up quickly, indicating that she was not as slow-paced and carefree as Bai Ye had perceived her to be.

"The winds of decadence have awakened and are showing their signs, and could descend at any moment to trigger a decisive battle. How should we deal with them?"

Orpheus should have asked this question, but the Dragon Goddess was clearly not that proactive, so Alpha took the initiative instead.

Another very important reason is that only one person can answer this question first, so we can't let that person ask the question themselves.

All eyes were on Orpheus.

However, the Dragon Goddess did not give an immediate reply.

To be honest, the resurgence of this decadent trend was indeed unexpected.

The king of the killer race must have bestowed his wind upon the poet James.

This person's mind was indeed much better than that of the King of Killers. Even after being corrupted by the will of the wind, he accurately found the only path that remained for him at that time.

A young man who represents the origins of humanity's future.

A boy who harbors a calamity that will destroy humanity's future.

And the protagonist that forms the common foundation of these two futures—a miracle known as the third kind of perpetual motion machine, driven by stellar particles.

This is the future of humanity.

When Saigo Homura made up his mind, a new period of historical transition had already begun to take shape.

In the most desperate circumstances, even if it means sacrificing a few people, humanity must survive... Under this will, only these two outcomes remain.

The completion of the perpetual motion machine is certain; the only remaining question is whether its impact on humanity will be positive or negative.

James used his wind to project this future into the void.

Then, it awakened the true final trial that humanity had been trying to bypass.

The conditions for the emergence of decadence are not limited to the time frame of human history.

The existence of perpetual motion machines also triggers a decadent trend.

Previously, some perpetual motion machines that only existed in theory actually triggered a low degree of decadence.

However, if the perpetual motion machine could be completed along with human history, perhaps the problem of humanity's final trial could be avoided... James directly shattered this idea of ​​the Celestial Army.

The winds of decadence have no concept of time; as long as the future is shown to Him, there is no difference between Him and the present.

Therefore, it will naturally trigger a reaction.

Of course, James was also gambling, since he couldn't guarantee that Izayoi and Homura, and even human history as it is today, had really reached that point.

But clearly, he won his gamble just before Orpheus's star chart solved the problem.

There's no point in regretting it now. This is indeed the result of the enemy's struggle. The Heavenly Army can only acknowledge this oversight and face reality.

"The decadent trend must be defeated, or at least prevented from affecting human history."

Orpheus was the first to state his determination.

This is tantamount to denying the Buddhist proposal that sandplay therapy must be moved to address the trend of decadence.

"So, let's consolidate the intelligence."

Orpheus then took the first step in carrying out this decision.

Organizing intelligence—this is an action that the Heavenly Army always takes before dealing with any demon king.

The trend of decadence is no exception.

The dragon goddess then turned her gaze to Norns and the prince who was lying in a corner of the room.

Chapter 859 Norns Lecture Hall

"hehe."

—This was the first thing the King of the Killer Race said after awakening, and it was also her answer to every question directed at her thereafter.

At this moment, His Highness's body has been completely rendered powerless, but there are no other seals on the King of the Killer Race.

The seal is meaningless to the decadent trend; in terms of security, it is not as good as the presence of the other people present.

Faced with what could be described as the combined forces of almost half of the Little Garden, the King of Killers had no intention of fleeing.

Although she was unconscious at the time, she was still able to read the situation through this body.

The others were fine, but Orpheus's restrained white light really frightened her. Although she knew about it before, she never expected it to evolve to such an exaggerated intensity.

But not doing useless work is one thing, and the King of the Killers didn't consider himself a coward, so he made a tough decision not to answer any questions.

Although she didn't know much about her condition after falling into a coma, she could clearly sense the growing sense of despondency that was beginning to creep in.

Considering the reactions of these people, it seems that they ultimately succeeded... although even the King of the Killer Race doesn't know how he succeeded.

Anyway, all she needs to do now is not drag the main body down.

She also concluded that Orpheus's side had no way to deal with her.

That is indeed the case.

It's practically impossible, at least in their own understanding, to force open the mouths of people of their caliber, and the two sides probably don't even share any common interests, let alone any common language.

"Is there no other way but to swallow her whole...?"

Alpha, who had still held onto a sliver of hope, sighed and said to Orpheus.

The latter nodded in agreement.

Although nothing can be extracted from the Queen of the Killer Race's heart, at least the information about her can provide some useful information.

Orpheus's simulated star map is naturally quite convenient in this regard.

"Hmph, you should have done this a long time ago. You're wasting both your time and mine."

The killer curled his lip in disdain, remaining quite defiant, completely oblivious to the possibility that he might become the only person in the history of the Little Garden to be directly killed, the most shameful double-digit number.

To be honest, even Orpheus had some doubts about whether this being was truly a consciousness born from the winds of decadence.

If this is the nature of a decadent lifestyle... then it's hard to imagine.

After spending five minutes confirming that the King of the Killers truly had no intention of cooperating, Orpheus raised his hand, white light flashing in his palm.

Although everyone present had participated in or observed the previous battle, focusing on the white light in a completely safe situation still made them feel a little uneasy.

At the same time, the current situation also reminded them that... Orpheus is probably the only person in the Little Garden who can directly execute a two-digit number.

Before this, aside from repelling them, they probably really had no way to deal with this king of killers; they could leave his body but not his consciousness.

All I can say is... thankfully they weren't enemies.

Even as the King of the Killers looked at the white light, he could only manage to maintain his unyielding attitude.

To be honest, solving double-digit numbers is nothing to her; what's truly terrifying is that... her 'wind' actually showed signs of retreating from that light!

She even began to doubt whether, even if the tide of despair truly descended, it could really resolve the Dragon God before her.

No, this problem isn't actually that important; as long as it solves the problems for humanity, that's enough.

Although the will of the King of Killers is decadent, it was ultimately born from the fusion of his obsession with Gaia.

Destroying humanity—this is the will of the darkest side of the planet that gave birth to humankind.

The King of Killers lives up to his name; he has fought to this point all for this single goal.

Therefore, he was willing to sacrifice himself to summon his original form, which should have been invincible.

To be honest, she really didn't want things to come to this.

Although she gradually came to understand her true identity after birth, if she were to truly merge with her original self, her extraneous emotions would definitely be washed away by the true winds of decadence.

It's not much different from death.

But there was no other way.

It's a pity that she no longer has the chance to merge with her original body.

However... even so, the spirit of decadence can definitely achieve her goal in her place.

Although the Queen of the Killer Race has begun to waver on her claim of being 'invincible,' she still doesn't believe that Orpheus can protect humanity while fighting.

She has won!

Thinking about it this way, her attitude towards death became more positive... In any case, she felt that she had already achieved her goal, and whatever treatment she received now was just the impotent rage of a defeated opponent.

"and many more."

Just as Orpheus was about to make her move, Norns suddenly interrupted her.

"?"

Orpheus looked back at the other person with a puzzled expression.

"Can you manage to eat only the parts that represent decadence?"

"..."

The dragon goddess girl tilted her head and thought for a moment.

This is quite difficult because she has no experience, but...

"You can give it a try."

"Wait……"

As soon as he finished speaking, Orpheus grabbed the prince's head, and the King of Killers within him didn't even have a chance to react to Norns' words.

Norns, without the slightest hesitation, inserted his hand into the prince's body.

A few seconds later, the two of them withdrew their hands at the same time.

The white light in Orpheus's hand had dissipated, while Norns now held a blue sphere.

"Earth's star power...?"