The Infinite Dragon God Cannot Find Silence

For Alpha and the others, the sphere of light was not unfamiliar.

That was the Gaia Star Power that was taken away by the King of the Killer Race... which is also the symbol of the Blue Star Spirit.

After Orpheus wiped away the part that belonged to the decadent wind, the remaining part of the King of the Killer Race's will resided in this star power.

Orpheus could only utilize his cosmology; things like willpower and memories would be cleared away as impurities, and swallowing them would be a waste.

Norns, however, thought of a more meaningful use.

"Do you want to...?"

Bai Ye seemed somewhat excited, and Norns nodded in agreement.

“Well, now that star power has been reclaimed, it’s time for the exiles to return.”

Of course, we need to find the right people first.

However, the information on Star Power can be accessed by other people first.

“Call Poritvi back, no matter what she’s doing.”

Orpheus gave an order to the Skywing race.

It was rather strange that a leader of Ouroboros would cross boundaries to command the Buddhist protectors of the Twelve Days in the form of an order, but no one present paid any attention.

With the matter concerning the King of the Killers temporarily concluded, Norns coughed lightly.

"Then, let me explain the information about single digits."

Norn's opening statement immediately drew many skeptical glances.

Single digit...

This is a level of understanding that even the two goddesses couldn't quite explain.

If it weren't for Orpheus, they probably wouldn't have paid any attention to this charlatan who appeared out of nowhere.

Of course, this was only the first time.

Once Norns gets to the point, the others present, with their limited knowledge, will certainly not take it lightly.

Although the terminology for this classification differs, Norns was probably at the level of a single digit or higher, and almost reached the level of a primordial dragon god.

Even though she doesn't have specific experience now, she can still talk about the nature of things without any problem.

Soon, the Norns Lecture Hall captured everyone's attention.

Chapter 860 Orpheus's Demand

The meeting ended quickly, since it was unclear when the decadent trend would actually begin. So even though it was a group of goddesses who enjoyed drinking tea and chatting, they didn't linger for too long. After clarifying the key issues, they immediately went to prepare for their own tasks.

In the end, only Norns and Orpheus remained.

"The decadent wind comes from the end of time, which has already passed away. Naturally, it has no concept of time. When its main body is asleep, the rest of it should also be evenly distributed on the timeline. But in any case, the past on the void level cannot be interfered with—this is the most rigid bottom line set by the order. Other loopholes can be exploited however they want, but this one is fatal if touched... and generally, no loopholes can be found in this regard."

Norns tapped the table as he spoke.

"So there's no need to worry about the past at all. However, given that the decadent trend probably doesn't yet have an intellectual nature, its reaction to stimuli should be very direct."

"In other words, He will target the future of human history itself that provokes Him."

Orpheus finished speaking for Norns.

"Oh, it seems you've thought of that too. Indeed, but at the point when that pillar of light shot into the void and was sensed by the Wind of Decadence, the historical transition period of 'the successful development of the perpetual motion machine' had already been established, and the Wind of Decadence cannot interfere with the past, which means..."

"The target will be the next historical transition period."

Orpheus once again made a tacit assertion.

"Yes."

Norns clapped his hands as well.

The two reached the same conclusion.

Since the past of human history can no longer be interfered with, then at the next juncture, I will descend as the strongest demon king and lead it to its utter demise.

Although the ultimate trial of humanity is itself a symbol of a specific historical transition, the decadent trend has not yet been intellectually able to act on this basis.

He is not now standing in the way of humanity's final trial as an obstacle, but rather a natural disaster that directly opposes human history and intends to devour humanity's future... However, once He truly manifests, the decadent winds will still exhibit the characteristics of the final trial, revealing another future for humanity.

Norns has already given a general overview of this information, but they haven't explained the specific timing to anyone else, since it's largely speculation and it wouldn't be good to lose vigilance because of it.

Of course, it's also unacceptable to be caught off guard by responding too late.

The most appropriate time to issue a reminder is after the exact outline of the next transition period has emerged, and if there is no sign of decadence, then it will be more appropriate.

Of course, there is another, more important question before that.

"Do you have any ideas about the next historical transition period?"

Norns asked Orpheus.

"Ah."

This time, the little dragon god didn't get confused because of his laziness and nodded gently.

"Now that the completion of the perpetual motion machine is a certainty thanks to Homura Saigo's determination, the next transition period should be the 'method of completion'."

Since the existing perpetual motion machine of stellar particles (referring to Izayoi) was achieved on a human body, Homura would certainly be researching in the direction of this existing case in order to accelerate the speed.

Ultimately, however, for humanitarian reasons, the target was shifted from humans to plants.

Despite the considerable achievements already made, the future remains uncertain.

As time goes by, the number of human test subjects for stellar particle experiments has become quite large.

The bodies of Izayoi, the two girls rescued earlier including the axe-wielding Rama, and Gaia's last child preserved by the Heavenly Army... are all of great reference value.

In addition, emulating the human experiments performed on the two girls before them is also one way to accelerate the research.

Of course, in the form of a human body.

Saigo Homura's determination was to take this path of "sacrificing fewer people to save more people" when it was truly necessary.

Although he never considered himself a god capable of judging which life was more important, if this was the only way to save humanity, then he had no choice but to do it.

The future of perpetual motion machines was thus established.

The next transition period is precisely the choice of whether or not to make a 'sacrifice'.

In a sense, it can also determine the true future of humanity.

Azdakha, forged from blood and countless wronged souls, or the myths and miracles represented by the spirit of Izayoi Sakamaki.

Of course, now we need to add one more.

— Regardless of good or evil, the 'nothingness' that will completely negate all the glory and darkness that human history has built up to this point is also poised to erupt.

"At this point, the Heavenly Army basically has no room to intervene."

Orpheus said with his eyes closed.

The Celestial Army was responsible for problems that were beyond humanity's final trial and beyond its scope of competence.

Other than this, excessive interference might steer human history in the direction they desire... but it would greatly affect the purity of human history.

The result is the rebirth of dystopia.

To put it bluntly, what humanity will face next is the four forks in the road leading to the three final trials and the perfect ending.

wrong……

To be precise, there should be three.

"After going around in circles, we've come full circle back to this issue."

Norns smiled, as if finding it amusing.

—The final trial for humanity.

Only by overcoming this hurdle can humanity see the future in the far distance.

The closed world was rejected; absolute evil was defeated by goodness.

And then...

"The winds of decadence and decay—the formless and shapeless demon king that proclaims humanity's decline and its inevitable end—is the final and strongest trial that humanity must face before achieving omnipotence."

While marveling at the situation, Norns couldn't help but admire a certain guy.

"What a perfect fate."

Only now did she finally understand why that guy was able to assert the arrival of the decadent trend... Although he said that Orpheus was bound to fight him now, she was never someone who would rashly intervene for such a reason.

In the end, the system that guy had personally woven for this world, corresponding to 'humanity' and 'humanity's final trial,' had already predetermined this event.

To bring even a single-digit number of beings under one's control... Even in her prime, Inori could not have achieved this.

Although that guy couldn't possibly predict the outcome, watching this fateful collision would probably satisfy her boring and perverse sense of humor.

Looking back now, the name "small garden" is indeed very fitting.

Because in the beginning, this place was indeed just a miniature garden in the hands of an evil god.

As for now...

Norns glanced at Orpheus, who still had his eyes closed and seemed to be resting.

She didn't know what the evil god was thinking, so she didn't know what Orpheus meant to her at this moment.

One of the purely transactional aspects? An interesting anomaly within one's own little garden?

Or... could it be a variable beyond our control?

Thinking of this, Norns couldn't help but shake his head and laugh at himself.

She was overthinking things. It was impossible for Orpheus to reach that level in such a short time. That's why she sought the help of that evil god in order to withstand the might of the primordial dragon god.

Moreover, if Orpheus could truly be beyond that guy's control, how could he allow the decadent trend to descend?

"Oh, right."

Just then, Orpheus suddenly opened his eyes as if remembering something.

"Now only Norns and I are left. Can you introduce that evil god to me?"