Offer blocks to the end times

“I’ve made up my mind,” Azriel glanced at the blank space, then at Senju, a sinister smile creeping across her face. “Anyone who dares to insult Lord Artshu deserves to be punished by heaven. I’ve decided, what follows is a real battle game!”

"Real battles? There's this option too?" Sora asked curiously. Jibril explained, "It's virtual battles held in virtual space, but because it lacks realism, we don't really like it."

“Oh? A virtual space, I wonder if it can hold my power. If not, then use the space I created,” Senju smiled as she looked at Azriel, a purple light shining from her fingertips. “Of course it can. This space can hold eighty percent of Lord Artshu’s power.”

"Eighty percent, huh? Looks like I've been underestimated," Senju smiled and shook his head, his aura slowly rising. "Then feel the divine power, Jibril, protect the three of them, and make sure they don't die!"

"Boom!" The world around them shifted, and golden flames erupted. The Skywings felt as if they had fallen into the sun, and their wings seemed to begin to burn. The Fantasy Species, Abant Heim, instinctively let out a mournful cry, feeling as if it had been incinerated, though it still existed under the protection of the Covenant.

However, it was then horrified to discover that the power of the Covenant was weakening, and its own existence was gradually diminishing. The Skywing races on this side were also struggling to resist. Seeing that its power was about to break through the Covenant's restraints, Thousand Hands shrugged and withdrew its power. "That's about it."

"Wow, so strong!" The Skywing race members knelt on the ground, burns appearing on their bodies. This was a manifestation of their 'awareness' of being burned when facing the power of the Thousand Hands; it wasn't actually a Thousand Hands injury. However, feeling the injuries on their bodies, they became excited, their faces showing...

A bloodthirsty smile.

The Blank siblings beside them were trembling with fear, and Bram had fainted from exhaustion—and that was only after they were protected by the amulet. Jibril, on the other hand, was excitedly laughing, "Lord Thousand Hands, you've gotten even stronger!"

"Well, it's alright," Senju said, waving his hand as he looked at the three of them. He cast two spells of concentration on Blank and infused Bram with a stream of blood energy. Bram immediately woke up and frantically checked his body.

Bram breathed a sigh of relief after realizing that the injuries on his body were just psychological. However, as a master of illusion, he also knew the danger he had just faced. If he hadn't been aware of the danger, he could have really been killed by his own illusion.

While everyone was amazed by the power of the Thousand Hands, what they cared about more was that the Thousand Hands' ability to break free from the constraints of the Ten Covenants was not a good thing, at least not for humans or vampires.

Azriel breathed a sigh of relief. "Really, how can you use such a barbaric method of combat? We Skywing race are a race that pursues knowledge. I've decided, the method of combat will be word-based word chaining!"

"Tch~" A group of Skywing races snorted unhappily, but they didn't say anything. Although they were warlike, they didn't like being abused! Moreover, they instinctively submitted to the aura of the Thousand Hands.

"But who will compete?" Sora, who had regained consciousness, poked her head out from behind Jibril, looking timid. "Jibril, they won't let you compete, will they?"

“Don’t worry, Master, I think I can do it,” Jibril said, flapping her wings happily. “Look at my people, they’re all terrified. We still have to rely on me here!”

"You!" Azriel shouted, then looked at her comrades around her, who, though unhappy, had already submitted. She knew they couldn't fight Senju; after all, she herself was the same, completely subjugated by Senju's aura and dared not think too much. "I've decided, Blank, you will fight Lord Senju."

"Blank, if you win, we'll help you this once, but if you lose, you'll have to hand over ownership of Jibril to me!"

"Objection! Objection!" Jibril shouted. "Compared to the Winged Race, Master is more important! Master, please don't agree!"

The surrounding Skywing race remained silent, showing no intention of shouting. Although they were protected by the alliance, they had just witnessed the Thousand Hands' 'power' and instinctively submitted to the strong. It seemed that Sora was right; to the strong, they were truly opportunists!

"Jibril, be quiet," Sora said with a smile and a wave, then launched into a tirade against Azriel, basically saying she was brain-dead and a fence-sitter who would kneel before a strong person without hesitation, but now acted like she was begging for mercy, asking if she didn't know how shameless she was!

If you want help, offer something of equal value! Do you think you care about stray dogs and empty puppets? However, Lord Kong is magnanimous and doesn't care about these things. As long as the Skywing race agrees to join the Elzia-Eastern Alliance, he will agree to help the Skywing race achieve victory.

"..." Seeing Azriel speechless as Sora continued his tirade, Senju was dumbfounded. Were all these people masochists? After being scolded, they were completely convinced. However, Senju didn't understand one thing: his actions were merely to subdue others, while Sora was using insults to make the Skywing race 'think'!

"Waaaaah~" Azriel, who only came to her senses a moment later, burst into tears and threw herself into Jibril's arms for comfort, only to be kicked away by Jibril. "Alright, let's vote now. I agree to let Master represent the Winged Race in the competition."

Chapter 1201 Backroom Dealing

“We agree as well,” Jibril stated her position, followed by a dozen or so Skywings who then expressed their opinions. After observing for a while, Senju realized that these were the members of the Eighteen Wings Council. A majority vote meant the resolution would pass. The Skywings were now somewhat confused. Was the Unknown (Blank) more powerful, or the Known (Senju)? Let them see for themselves!

"Sigh, really, another multi-player game. Looks like I have to win this time," Kong stretched his body, then grinned, "The prizes are just too good to pass up!"

"You're really cunning," Senju shook her head slightly, looking at the smiling Sora over there. "The last person I want to encounter is an opponent like you. But Sora, you'd better watch out, I won't hold back."

“Well, Lord Senju, we can’t lose either,” Sora said, patting Shiro’s head before walking over to shake hands with Senju. “But it’s truly an honor for us to challenge you.”

“I’m honored too,” Senju’s eyes lit up as she clasped hands together and smiled at Sora. Azriel, on the other hand, remained calm as she watched Senju and Sora exchange smiles. Regardless of who won or lost, it would benefit her. If Senju won, she could reclaim ownership of Jibril; if Sora won, she could prevent the Skywing race from falling back into a state of self-destruction due to the loss of their target.

Of course, she believed that the Thousand Hands would win in the end, but if Blank won, it would be time for her to consider Jibril's words, think about the meaning of the existence of the Skywings, and see what unknowns Blank might have.

The surrounding Skywing beings exchanged glances.

Then together they began to weave the spells needed for the game, and Azriel explained the rules of the materialized word chain game.

The item mentioned will disappear if it is present, and will appear if it is not present.

You lose if you say a word you've already used, can't answer within 30 seconds, or can't continue.

However, things that do not actually exist, are fictional, or are unimaginable cannot be concretized, so even casually uttered words or phenomena will result in an invalid answer.

Then, Sora kindly explained the rules to Senju, who nodded in understanding and learned a few more things.

If the contestant says 'woman', all the women around will disappear except for the contestant, Shiro. However, if the contestant says 'man', Senju and Sora will be unaffected.

If we're talking about the heart or the water that makes up the body, then the water outside the body and the heart will all disappear. Other things are similar; tangible objects will not affect the player's existence.

Everything will return to normal once the game ends.

"Lord Senju, do you understand the rules?" Sora asked with a smile. Senju nodded. "I see. I was worried that you would just mention 'memories' right away."

"Haha, I thought so too," Kong laughed and shook his head, "but that would cause significant harm to the players!"

“That’s not a problem, but I have another one,” Senju shook her finger and continued to argue with him, “that is, the language problem. You know, you can’t play word games between different languages.”

“That doesn’t seem to be a problem either,” Kong shook his head, a different light in his eyes. “When Jibril and I played this, we probably spoke different languages, but the game connected those languages ​​through ‘understanding’.”

“Alright, that’s good then,” Senju nodded, indicating that he understood the rules, and Sora said with a smile, “Then, Lord Senju, how about I go first in the game, since I’ve explained it to you?”

"You're not planning to end the game right at the start, are you?" Senju glanced at him sideways. Even if she had the choice, she would have ended the game right at the start. She shook her head slightly. "Don't worry, I won't."

Azriel clapped her hands, and a table appeared, on which were placed the equipment needed for the game. "We can begin."

“Swear to the covenant,” the three sat down. Azriel looked at the blank space opposite her, unable to think of any chance of victory for the two of them, but the two of them calmly hugged each other. “Then, we’ll go first, Imagine Breaker!”

Instantly, Azriel felt unable to unleash her power. Then she found herself in the space where the items that should have been eliminated were located, surrounded by all the Skywing races. Outside, the Machine races also collapsed to the ground. Then the library began to fall downwards. Senju shook his head slightly, "It really does deny all supernatural power. But it'll still be falling for a while, phone!"

"No!!!" The two watched their phones disappear, then immediately burst into tears. After pounding the table to vent their emotions, they cried out, "Mecha!"

"Ah, I can't think of anything," Senju said, looking like she had a headache. Although Azriel had a good idea, Sora wasn't stupid. While he was talking to Senju, he had used a gadget to communicate telepathically, agree on various conditions, and played a little game.

Thousand Hands can not only copy the books of Elzia and the Eastern Union, but also the books collected after the Blank, including the ones that are about to be acquired.

They also mentioned the plans for purchasing and trading various items, saying that with their help, Senju wouldn't have to put in so much effort.

This pleased the somewhat lazy Thousand Hands, who immediately agreed to his failed plan. Indeed, the words of a wise person are very reasonable; even the Dragon Linker is so powerful.

"Hey, Lord Senju, you're so lazy!" Sora complained, while Senju waved his hand helplessly. "Alright, there's no audience, what's the point of playing?!"

Bram, huddled nearby, dared not utter a sound. Senju glanced at him, and then Bram obediently accepted a memory: a super-powerful game between Senju and Blank, which ultimately resulted in the universe being evaporated.

"Alright, everything's fine now," Thousand Hands snapped his fingers, and the surroundings returned to normal. The Skywing races around them looked over, "What was that?! It made us disappear?!"

"Who won?!" Azriel asked nervously. Thousand Hands shrugged. "Ah, Blank is really amazing. I lost this time."

"!!!" The surrounding Skywing races were astonished, glancing at Thousand Hands with bewildered expressions. Even a god-like race had been defeated by this human? No wonder Jibril submitted. Azriel's eyes narrowed. A human race could actually defeat a god?! Is this the unknown?!

"Tch, I haven't had enough fun yet," Sora said irritably from the side. Senju knew he was referring to the mecha. "What's so special about that? I sell those here too."

The Skywing race members bowed slightly to Sora, then looked at Senju, "Now can you tell us the cause of Lord Arthut's death?"

"Of course, it's a video I worked so hard to make," Senju waved his hand, and a...

In the illusion, a group of people floated in the air watching. "Although it's not very detailed, after watching these three hours of video, you will understand who killed Altshu and why. Of course, you might also come to agree more with your current master."

Chapter 1202 Watching the Movie

"Could it be..." Several figures suddenly flashed through Sora's mind. Although he didn't understand the process, the intelligence he had recently gathered made him instantly realize who had killed Altshu! After all, six thousand years ago, it was related to him, the first queen of the human race. When these clues were connected, wasn't it obvious that it was Riku and Shubi?!

"Then let's begin," Thousand Hands snapped his fingers, and the illusion opened with a scene of a white-haired human boy playing chess, with a phantom figure seemingly opposite him, accompanied by a narration. Then, the group's gaze was drawn upwards, and they rushed out of the small house.

The outside world was shrouded in darkness, the sky filled with ominous clouds, not a ray of sunlight could be seen. The surrounding Skywing creatures suddenly felt an extreme sense of familiarity, and they all looked at the sky with a kind of thirsty gaze, "Yes, the smell of a great battle!"

"Where is this?" Kong asked in confusion. Bram looked around, his face suddenly breaking down. "This...this is the world six thousand years ago, during the Great War, a world before the Covenant existed!"

"Six thousand years ago?" Kong looked curiously at the dust swirling in the air, touched it with his hand, and felt a sharp pain. Upon closer inspection, he found that there was no damage. However, Jibril, who was standing nearby, became nervous. "Master, don't touch these spirit remains! They are extremely dangerous!"

“Spiritual remains?” Before Kong could continue asking, a violent energy fluctuation came from the distant sky. A dragon spirit was fighting against a group of machine armor species. It directly used the ultimate move 'Yanlong Roar', which was released by breaking its own spacetime cycle. The violent energy fluctuations were too much for the machine armor species to withstand.

“Those scrap metal are finished,” Jibril declared, but to the group’s surprise, the dragon spirit’s attack was dispersed and deflected into several streams by the machine armor, and one of them flew towards them and flattened the human village below.

"This is the world of war? How did our ancestors even survive?!" Kong stood there, his face filled with despair, while Bram looked equally mournful. "I also want to know how we vampires survived!"

However, as their gaze descended, they saw that the only survivor in the village was the boy from the beginning, and standing on the ruins nearby was a female-looking cyborg, softly saying, "Shubi..."

Seeing the change in the boy's eyes as he held the chess box, everyone also noticed the change in the eyes of the mech. A group of Skywing races felt that this beginning was a bit strange. What did this have to do with the cause of death of the God of War?

However, the scene in the illusion then shifted, and in the blink of an eye, the boy had become an adult. He was leaping under the dim sky, wearing a hooded cloak, goggles, and a mask to protect his skin from the black and gray grime. Behind him were two other people dressed similarly. Then everyone saw the three's target: a wrecked goblin airship that had been shot down for some unknown reason.

"Strange, this place seems familiar," Jibril said, looking around at the land with a puzzled expression. She then shook her head. "I've fought too many airships, I've forgotten which one it was. Hey, does anyone remember this airship?"

“I don’t remember,” the surrounding Skywing races shook their heads. Then, the group watched as Rick and his group entered the airship to explore. They found a communication device left behind by the goblin race. Looking at the image on it, Blank made a mental note of it. The surrounding Skywing races were quite surprised. “Huh? Were the earth rats planning to detonate it here back then?”

However, for humanity, a cataclysmic event struck. A demonic creature emerged, and with a complex look in Kong's eyes, a warrior named Ivan was ordered by Rick to 'die.' Without hesitation, Ivan charged towards the massive cataclysm. Kong, standing there, clutched his 'human' shirt, 'Humans...'

However, the illusion shifted, and the surroundings transformed into a human village. There, a familiar girl was teaching another familiar girl how to write her name. Sora felt that they were very familiar, and Bai whispered a reminder, "The first queen of Elzia, Nonna and Krami, have more than 70% of the same thing."

"Is that so?" Sora nodded and began to observe the village's scenery, silently memorizing it. Then he saw the two returning and the girl who couldn't accept losing her father reunited with him, feeling Riku's helplessness towards the world. Faced with such a desperate situation, Sora had no way to help, after all, the lack of information was too great.

The scene then shifts, and Rick is now acting alone. As he looks at a huge crater, the surrounding Skywings are simultaneously filled with confusion, "This is... the aura of Sky Strike?! Who did this?!"

"It's me, it's me!" Jibril exclaimed excitedly, waving her arms and legs as she looked at the enormous sinkhole. "I remember now, this is the capital of the Forest Elves! That fight was so much fun, and I even got a lot of useful books along the way."

"Ah, is that the battle where Jibril got thrown down and then destroyed the enemy capital?" Azriel nodded, while Kong looked at her strangely. "The battle Phil was talking about?! The one where Jibril licked his feet to apologize?"

"Haha, they've already apologized," Jeep said.

Lil was acting coquettishly towards the void, and Senju shook his head speechlessly. This circle is really messy. He continued to push the illusion forward, and then they saw Riku being pushed down by the machine-type Shiro.

Sora felt that Rick was already game over, because he sensed utter despair from Rick. After all, this was something that Senju had extracted from Rick's memories. In that instant, all the 'spectators' knew Rick's feelings.

"Brother, I can't hold back anymore, treat me like a woman," Shubi's words inside made Riku and Sora both gasp in surprise. The surrounding audience all collapsed to the ground, especially Shubi's voice, which sounded so much like Shiro's. Sora was pounding the ground, while Shiro touched Sora's face. "It's okay, brother, treat Shiro like a woman!"

"No, no!" Sora covered Shiro's eyes as she watched the kissing over there. "It's forbidden for those over 18!"

However, when Rick took off his goggles, the surrounding Skywings all looked at the sky. Why did the two people inside look so much like the two people outside?!

Knowing all this beforehand, Blank wasn't surprised. The two were complaining about the plot, but their eyes were scrutinizing the environment around the illusion. Blank vaguely realized that these two were the ones who would end the war, because the chess set was too obviously pointed!

Chapter 1203 Information Gathering

In the next simulation of Shubi's personality, Sora confirmed one thing: Shiro might really be Shubi's otherworldly counterpart, or even reincarnation! Although the other is still alive now! The two not only have similar expressions, appearances, and voices, but Shiro also possesses calculation abilities far beyond those of humans. Her habitual way of wearing a crown also points to the correlation between Shiro and Shubi.

Then he stood there pondering a serious question: Could it be that he and Bai were a couple in a past life? But why are they siblings now?! And he's watching that pair of 'himself' showering him with affection—what kind of crazy situation is this?!

As they observed the changes within the illusion, the two, Blank and his companion, collected a considerable amount of data on the Machine Race and the Human Race. However, no matter how they calculated it, they realized that without an alliance, the Human Race alone could not defeat the Machine Race.

Then they saw the two people in the illusion enter an underground ruin. The surrounding Skywing races all ran over to examine the composition of the spell. "It's Kainas's protective seal, the zeroth blessing of the void. This spell is a great discovery!"

“The Zero of the Void, huh?” Kong also became serious as he looked at the oppressive aura emanating from the massive facilities around him. He had heard Thousand Hands mention this before. Jibril, on the other hand, was scratching her head. “What a pity we didn’t discover this place back then.”

Seeing Riku and Shubi's relationship progressing rapidly despite their predicament, Sora felt a pang of sympathy. Then he saw Senju make a brief appearance, but Senju didn't allow him to appear for even a few seconds! He then disappeared.

Sora became very concerned about Flash. Why wasn't the final God Senju? Did he leave at this time?! However, he didn't have much faith in the 'production company'. There must be something hidden inside. He would find out if he kept watching.

Then, he saw the war between other races spread to this underground human village. No matter how smart he was, he was powerless in the face of such a catastrophe! Then, watching Rick trick Kloni and entrust the village to her, Sora seemed to see himself tricking Steve.

Then the Skywings saw Rick mention the names of gods such as the God of War and make a statement deciding to end the great war. Although they were very dismissive of him, the illusion they were in now made them understand what reality was and the origin of the Ten Covenants. They also understood why they hadn't found a trace of him in six thousand years—because he was a 'ghost'!