The Infinite Dragon God Cannot Find Silence

"Perhaps, I just hope it doesn't have the opposite effect."

Izayoi shrugged.

The Heavenly Army's original mission was to conceal the existence of the forces related to the Little Garden as much as possible, but the Roman incident that occurred half a month ago made it impossible to hide. Although the military forces were unable to get close due to the enormous energy, and observation methods such as satellites were also rendered ineffective... such a commotion could not be ignored as long as most people's senses and brains were still functioning properly.

While altering the memories of all humans in an ordinary world would not be difficult for the gods, it far exceeds the limits of interference that the Celestial Army has set for itself.

Ultimately, aside from removing the petrification from Rome, they did almost nothing else to repair it.

Since it's already happened, it's not bad to use it as a warning signal.

Doomsday theories are usually quite silly, but when the end of the world is actually a possibility, this is the only way to raise awareness among humanity.

Only under such circumstances is it possible for humanity to unite.

However, all of this still has to be done by the Pope, who is brought in as a temporary outside help from the human race.

Although in this era... or more accurately, after the rejection of dystopia, the power of the Church has long since diminished, this Pope is now one of the very few people that Izayoi's side can contact and communicate with other high-ranking officials.

In addition, the sovereignty of the Ophiuchus Sun that was won over can also play a role. This thing can indeed make contact with a certain organization among humans that uses the caduceus as its banner... although only in a mysterious rather than real way, it can still have some subtle influence.

But that's all there is to it.

In general, aside from trying to make the most of their time for research, there's very little else that Izayoi, Homura, and the others can do right now.

After all, what they want to do is establish a period of historical transition, in other words, to provide a model for human history that can be replicated and emulated.

This essentially eliminates direct interference from superhuman forces—even if Izayoi could directly storm the White House in this world, no other Izayoi in any other human world could do the same thing, so such an action would only have a counterproductive effect on the development of human history.

Unless it's an organization like the Church of Christ that's associated with the Little Garden, it's not possible to use the power of a Celestial Army-level organizer to interfere and thus influence all timelines.

So... right now, both the Heavenly Army and Izayoi are close to their limits.

Moreover, judging from the current research progress, Saigo Homura's progress is still quite dangerous.

Ultimately, the decision of whether to embark on a forbidden path depends on whether humanity as a whole can provide sufficient resources and talent.

To be honest, Izayoi wasn't particularly optimistic about this.

"You don't need to worry too much."

Seeing the boy's expression, the girl smiled and patted him on the shoulder.

"Anyway, it's no use for you to worry about it alone now."

"...Even I have to say, your skills in comforting people are really bad."

Izayoi pursed her lips.

However, the girl smiled and shook her head.

“I’m serious. Although you’re called a candidate for the original text, you’re different from ordinary myths or legends. So-called human history has never been something that can be driven by one person. You’ve done everything you could perfectly, so you don’t need to have any psychological burden about what’s to come.”

"That's easy to say. I don't believe you could stay so calm if you were in that position."

"Haha, maybe that's true."

The girl only smiled more deeply at Izayoi's complaints... In her opinion, only the boys of today truly had the feeling of being young.

This child is only under twenty years old.

However, precisely because of this, even the Great Sage Equaling Heaven felt compelled to express his feelings upon recalling the information that had recently come from the Heavenly Army headquarters.

Although Orpheus will personally bear the brunt of the decadent trend, that thing still holds the title of humanity's final trial, so Izayoi will definitely have to deal with some of its residual effects.

For a teenager, this is undoubtedly an excessive burden.

"In any case, you don't need to put too much pressure on yourself. Human history is what is constructed by all of humanity. The task of the original candidates is ultimately just to break open the originally locked path. What kind of scenery is built on this path is not something you can completely control... Cough, you're right, I'm not very good at comforting people."

Seeing that Izayoi's expression showed no improvement, the girl could only manage a bitter smile.

"In that case, I'll tell you something to distract you."

With a slightly serious expression, Sun Wukong stood up from his position against the wall.

"Tch, so we're finally getting to the point."

Izayoi also stretched her lips, seemingly to express a smile.

"I knew you weren't just here for casual conversation."

"Indeed, after all, you're not so fragile that you'll collapse at the slightest setback."

The girl smiled brightly again, then quickly returned to her serious expression.

"However, the enemy you will face next is not a 'minor setback'."

"Oh?"

Clearly, the girl's method of diverting attention was very effective. Izayoi soon showed her signature enthusiastic smile, completely disregarding the fact that her old injuries had not yet healed.

"Let me guess, it must be those chaotic black storms, right? The final trial for the strongest humans?"

"It seems you know very well."

The girl pouted.

"In short, the strongest Demon King could descend at any moment, and there's a very high chance it will happen before the perpetual motion machine is completed. However... without a spirit level capable of perpetual motion, it's impossible to fight against him. You'll have to figure out a way to deal with that yourself."

"Ha, it sounds like some kind of funny story."

Even Izayoi was speechless after hearing what Son Goku said, and then waved her hand.

"But I understand. Anyway, that's how we've always gotten by. Thanks for the information."

"Well, that's all I can do. Good luck to you guys from now on."

The Monkey King turned around and waved, leaving Izayoi with a dashing silhouette.

Izayoi watched the other person leave, then turned her gaze to the depths of the research institute.

"Seriously, it's easier said than done."

Despite complaining, Izayoi's expression remained unchanged.

"But no matter what, we can't let the achievements created by the nameless in the past and present go to waste... You agree, Canary."

Pressing his hand against his chest to feel his heartbeat, the boy's lips curled into a slight smile as he uttered a sigh.

Almost simultaneously, a tremendous tremor, a roar, and a white light emanated from the direction of the experimental field.

Feeling the immense energy that even the reinforced research institute couldn't conceal, Izayoi smiled and rose from the wall.

Human efforts continue.

Since that's the case, he can't afford to slack off.

Speaking of which, the Pope should have a result by now... In fact, although half a month is a bit tight for human communication efficiency, if there is no result soon, it may be too late.

A new historical transition is just around the corner.

Chapter 863 Preparation and Beginning

Ripples spread through the space.

"Are you here?"

Alpha glanced at Orpheus, who emerged from the spatial ripples, and Norns, who followed behind her looking exhausted, and nodded in greeting.

After nodding in response, Orpheus took a few steps forward and looked ahead with Alpha.

There, the blue planet is slowly and gracefully rotating as always.

"how's it going."

Orpheus asked Alpha.

This surprised the latter. Although Orpheus was usually quite lazy, he should have kept up with such important information, so he shouldn't have to ask questions now.

However, she didn't ask any more questions, but just frowned as if she was troubled.

“My understanding of humanity is not very deep—at least not compared to Buddhism or Christianity, which spend all their time mingling with humans and trying to adapt to the times to spread their teachings. So if you’re asking about possible future developments, I can’t give a very definite answer. But what I can say for sure is that…a new historical transition is already taking shape and will soon be truly born.”

To be honest, Alpha, or rather the two goddesses, are probably not very interested in the future of humanity. At present, they are only concerned about Orpheus and the Little Garden, so it is understandable that they are not very clear about the development of humanity.

Orpheus nodded in understanding.

"Hmm, the transition period is indeed approaching... It's about time to start being on alert."

"...?"

Alpha raised an eyebrow.

"If we're talking about vigilance, we've never let our guard down."

A wave of decadence is about to sweep in—that unusual aura of emptiness can no longer be concealed, and most of the high-ranking officials above the level of the Little Garden God King are already aware of this fact.

Of course, it's too late to run away... unless they're willing to abandon their business and choose to flee alone.

Otherwise, you'll have no choice but to stay.

Although in terms of strength, even those who were once considered to be at the top of the pyramid would be easily killed in this level of battle if they were slightly affected, they had no choice but to resist when facing a demon king who would indiscriminately devour everything that descended.

The current miniature garden can be said to be fully operational. Even if it is not capable of directly participating in the war, various powerful gifts or power-related items are being continuously 'donated'. All kinds of intelligence obtained by various communities through their own channels are also being sent to the observatory for compilation.

While most of these efforts may not be useful, even just being able to detect something a moment earlier, delay it for a moment longer, or block a little more power is still a good thing.

In addition, those in the two-digit range who are able to face the decadent trend head-on are also in place.

Currently, there are fewer than twenty confirmed individuals with double-digit abilities, and even including queens whose abilities are close to double-digit, there are only about twenty. Among them, some cannot be found at all, some are demon kings who are either dead or crippled, and not all of the remaining ones are under the command of the Heavenly Army. Less than half of them can truly be considered as combat power.

These forces, which were far from sufficient in the face of a single-digit demon king, were naturally assigned tasks without any waste.

However, even though it's called a task, it's actually a fairly simple division.

Brahma, Buddha Shakyamuni, World Dragon Kurima, and the Christian God Child who came to support them after choosing to cooperate are responsible for guarding the Little Garden to prevent this base, which is as important as human history, from being swept away by the Demon King's remaining power—this is not a possibility, but an inevitable situation that will definitely occur once the battle begins.

Although the Little Garden holds a relatively transcendent position in the void, the scope of the decadent trend itself is inherently difficult to determine. The most important reason is that... the Little Garden will use its connection with other worlds to protect all worlds and bear the aftershocks on behalf of all worlds within its jurisdiction.

Otherwise, even if Izayoi's world is saved in the end, all the other worlds will be gone—making all the previous efforts meaningless.

Of course, in the end, these aftershocks were stopped by those four two-digit numbers.

This task was not easy; in fact, it could be described as hellish. However, it was still relatively safe compared to the other group.

Orpheus, the two goddesses, and the White Night—naturally, they were tasked with blocking the winds of decadence from the front.