There can't be a Harvest Moon in the RimWorld.

Perhaps the information explosion that brought the knowledge of "phantom energy" was too unforgettable, because Kai said that the Navigator Alliance unanimously believed that there was a "curse of knowledge" in their bloodline.

Of course, it could also be the shadow of memes. In any case, the current Earth is not suitable for the reemergence of these dangerous technologies. The planet's singularities have been completely distorted and contaminated, and countless terrifying things have been spawned from them. It's time for "psy energy" to exit the stage of history.

The stone statue's expression was blank, like that of an abandoned child. It raised its head, gazing at the setting sun hanging in the sky, and sighed deeply.

"Then my mission is over... This great city will continue to slumber until it turns into dust in the universe along with me..."

I stood on the giant rock and shouted: "It is the end of this city's mission, not that you should disappear! The people who are looking for this place still need you to tell them the glorious history of its creators. I believe that these people, who chose to carve their stories in stone until their demise, would not want everything they protected to be completely forgotten."

The stone statue remained silent, as if petrified.

Facing the unmoved stone statue, I climbed onto the rock and reached out, only managing to touch its knee: "Come out with me, and let everyone witness, on you, the glory of the 'great nation' in its heyday."

The stone statue slowly turned its head. "Me? No, what they need is this city, not me..."

I firmly rejected the idea: "If the story of this city is so important, why create you to protect it? Have you thought about that?"

"Do you think those who found this place were amazed by the magnificent city, not by beings like you who were created? When the world could no longer be protected, the Creator built the City of Sacrifice; when this city was no longer needed, you became the key to all memories..."

Dusk edged everything with a brilliant gold, and the sea of ​​clouds was now bubbling with a chaotic glow of rose and sky blue, as if an invisible singer was singing a jubilant song.

"Hmm... I'd like to go see them..."

The stone statue silently shook its head. "If, as you say, it's all over, then this is my mission. If you've deceived me..."

It paused for a fatal moment, and I thought it was going to say something like, "Your ass isn't as good as your juice."

"...Then I will exhaust my life to return here, and seal this place off until I perish."

I smiled and asked, "By the way, what's your name?"

"I have no name..."

"Then come with me. Until it's confirmed that this is your responsibility, I hereby declare you to be ***-003, codename 'ENIAK'."

Chapter 656 If I Could Do It Again

[You brat, in alchemy, the limit to which various elements are heated and corrupted is the "death threshold"...]

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[Hey kid, why are you suddenly so quiet? How's Zack doing?]

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Hey kid, if you die, just say so! That way I can arrange to collect your body and have a little celebration!

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A gloomy sky, a silted-up island, an atmosphere fraught with danger. I don't know why I'm here, but the throbbing pain in my head continues.

What came first was an old man's rambling voice, as if I had just been knocked unconscious by some weird pornographic website, and the call hadn't even ended before I passed out...

Who could possibly get into a race with that accent? Are they going to do extreme sports?!

Should I wear a Red Bull logo with me?

[…I'll hang up on the old man now, talk to you later.]

In short, this statement sounds far too suspicious!

I looked back and sure enough, I saw Zack in a big pit—the guy was lying there in tattered clothes, his fate unknown.

Something's definitely wrong!

I stared in disbelief as I watched Zack stagger to his feet, take a couple of steps, and then collapse back into the deep pit in the ground. Blood was gushing from his eyes, ears, nose, and mouth, and he was vomiting large amounts of blood, emitting a violent stream of steam. His body was as pale as a paper doll.

"...Wife, come out with the Bull Demon King to see God!"

My mind was blank, and only this line popped into my head. I was then overwhelmed by a mix of excitement and tension, and my whole body trembled involuntarily. Even Fan Jin, who passed the imperial examination, didn't experience such severe symptoms as I did.

Wait! It's time travel! I've time traveled!

Moreover, it was a physical body that traveled through time!

Hurry, hurry, hurry and remember the winning numbers for the next lottery! And the next World Cup champion! If all else fails, just copy two songs or two famous works!

If I make a fortune this time, my ranch will be transformed into a super luxurious resort!

Little Pony (emoji pack), all you're responsible for is eating!

Fighting Chickens, you can all rest assured, I will never call you Huangmen and Gongbao in private again!

"Marcus, what happened to you! Are you injured too?!"

Across the chasm, Kai raised his gun and shouted at me, gritting his teeth as he stared at the monster not far away—at this distance, he could shoot even with his eyes closed without missing.

But if he were to fire and get headshot... a terrifying scene of white light flashed before my eyes!

...Damn it, I only traveled through time for a few minutes, and I don't even have the chance to guess what your next line will be!

Want to get rich quick? Maybe in your next life!

Like a bucket of cold water being poured over my head, my initial excitement turned into frustration, my limbs twitching and my eyes and mouth contorted in shock. Kai, terrified, forgot all about the monster and rushed towards the crevice where we were, yelling, "Hold on! I'm going to find someone to rescue us!"

The meme-worthy pony on the ranch had no idea that it had transformed back into strategic rations in such a short time. The fighting roosters were also unaware that they had suddenly acquired these two strange nicknames. But I knew that my time was running out...

"Kay, my whole body aches!"

I deliberately fell to the ground, as practicedly as a group of people who staged accidents before dashcams became commonplace, shouting, "Come here... come help me check if my butt is stuck in a tree!"

Upon hearing the cries for help, even across the vast chasm in the ground, Kai gritted his teeth and moved closer to me to rescue Zach and me.

I lay on the ground pretending to be dead, keeping a close eye on Kai's purple headscarf as it approached, and finally seized the opportunity to leap up from the ground!

I quickly gathered my strength in my legs, and with a short running start, I leaped across the widening crack in the collapsed rocks with a peculiar posture...

"Ah! Leo Flying Kick!"

A powerful flying kick caught Kai off guard and struck head-on. He was sent flying into the air, tumbling three and a half times before crashing to the ground, clutching his swollen face in disbelief.

"Marcus... I came to save you out of kindness, and you kicked me! Even my grandfather never hit me!"

My flying kick landed smoothly in mid-air, and after a slight roll, I picked up the No. 113 ray gun that had fallen to the ground, dusted it off, and tucked it into my waistband.

Nonsense! I've already traveled back in time, do I need a reason to hit you? Given the dangerous actions you're about to commit, it wouldn't be an exaggeration to sentence you to crimes against humanity.

I'll explain it to you later.

I turned and left, not giving him a chance to pester me.

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The massive figure of Hekiras was approaching us, its feet stomping the ground and causing a series of earthquakes, until a beam of mixed-color light struck it!

"Come on, you little brat! If you've got the guts, come and sla in the mid lane!"

Having drawn the aggro, I turned and ran, leading the dragon-shaped monster on the back of the black toad toward an empty place, dodging the deadly red rays with almost superhuman agility!

The explosion of scarlet rays followed me relentlessly until I saw the dawn, when suddenly a pile of boulders flew over and blocked my way!

In the distance, the Red Kilas was wreaking havoc on the camp, cunningly smashing a rock with its long tail and deliberately blocking my path, making the journey even more difficult.

Damn it, it's getting closer!

A little further ahead!

That place... is the site of the final battle!

With a boulder in front and pursuers behind, and my destination just a hair's breadth away, I mustered my full strength and smashed a rock in mid-air. The impact caused a momentary jolt, instantly closing the distance. The evil ray had undoubtedly locked onto me…

"boom!"

A huge explosion suddenly occurred, blasting two piles of rocks right next to my face. A wave of scorching heat rolled over me, but luckily a hand pulled me away from where I was!

"Marcus, what exactly are you trying to do!"

An explosion of this scale could not have been the work of Ada Wong, the walking bomb monster!

In the nick of time, she caught up with me in a drone, then waved her hand and scattered bombs all over the ground, trapping the monster Blackgilas in the smoke and dust of the explosions for a moment.

Although there was smoke but no harm, that's enough.

"Great! Quick, let's head into the underground ruins!"

Ada Wong gritted her teeth and said, her breath lingering in my ear, "I've already explored the cave, there's nothing there! So you really are going to sacrifice yourself? You idiot!"

"After hearing your words, I'd rather hang myself from a tree in the southeast. If I wanted to die, I'd just lie down and be done with it. Why am I running so desperately? Just hurry up and get there! Believe me, our comrades are all over the country, some have even infiltrated the enemy's ranks..."

Amidst the casual conversation, the unmanned aerial vehicle had already sped off at an incredible speed, disappearing into the underground complex shrouded in dark, miasma-like energy. Moments later…

The timing of the change was so coincidental that it was as if I had found a secluded corner, pulled out my magic wand, and transformed myself in a moment of free time.

A deafening rumble emanated from the underground structure, accompanied by the sounds of stone pillars collapsing and crumbling. A muffled, indistinct buzzing sound drifted up, ancient and desolate.

Blackgilas's cruel pursuit came to an abrupt halt, as if he had sensed something unknown.

Rising abruptly from the deep, dark cavern was a massive stone pillar.

The stone pillar was black with a hint of green, and its surface had gold and shimmering spots and stripes. It was an ancient rock that no mineralogical researchers had ever discovered before, existing only underground.

The massive edges and surfaces of the stone are covered with signs of weathering and water erosion. The surface of the stone is so large that it could not possibly be used by any normal human on Earth. It is covered with terrifying patterns and hieroglyphs.

The enormous stone pillar was long and jagged, and it had even grown out distinct limbs and hands, roaring towards the sky.

Ada Wong, who had abandoned the aircraft and was hiding with me in a crevice in the rocks, said to me with a look of despair, "Is this your plan? We've awakened such a huge monster again. Our chances of escaping are almost zero."

"Don't rush, do you remember what I just said—some of them even infiltrated the enemy ranks..."

The massive stone pillar that burst forth from the ground did not pause for a moment, rapidly rising to the same height as Blackgilas. Then, without stopping, it continued to rise even higher, until it looked down upon the now enormous monster before it slowly opened its mouth...

"I was sealed away for ten thousand years..."

"What are you doing...?"

"You're courting death!!!"

After delivering my urgent lines, the stone man swung its massive stone arm, which resembled a battering ram, unleashing its stored kinetic energy and striking downwards!

It stood unharmed, shielding the monster from Black Gilas's crimson rays with its body, and slammed it into the ground from its superior position, unleashing another cataclysmic disaster!

Blackgilas, unable to move easily on its legs, struggled to get up from the ground, only to be mocked by the stone statue with a sneer—this time truly mocking—who stepped on it and then slammed down on its swollen, bumpy skin, eliciting a deafening wail...

"Eita-level disaster..."

The stone statue looked disdainfully at the monster on the ground. Facing the crimson destructive rays that Black Gilas fired haphazardly, it had no interest in dodging. A hint of gold shone through the black and green mottled stone surface.