He changed Tiwat

Mortals are manipulating the "Heart of God" and the power of the gods at will, while the gods are completely unaware of it.

Are you kidding me?

However, Nasita kept her head down and only weakly replied, "Sorry."

After a short while, she softly said, "I am just the 'moon,' the real 'sun' is long gone."

"'Moon'... 'Sun'... what kind of metaphor is this...?"

Paimon felt his little head buzzing.

What time is it? Why are you still telling riddles?

Ying sighed deeply.

Nasita's demeanor made Ying feel as if she had punched a cotton ball with all her might—no matter what others said or did to Nasita, she silently endured it all with this soft and yielding attitude, leaving others with no way to retaliate.

What is this, "nonviolent non-cooperation"?

Dixia, who had been observing from the sidelines, sneered: "Hmph, I thought that the Council of the Faith was just a bunch of selfish hyenas scheming and plotting, and that their 'merciful' god had been deceived, which led to the disaster. But... ha, it turns out that the hyenas are led by a sheep. No wonder the hyenas can't control their animalistic instincts and want to come out and eat people."

"Manipulating the 'Void' to fool the people of Sumeru and endanger their lives... No matter what their purpose was in doing this, it is unforgivable."

She clenched her fist, and the golden gauntlet, resembling a lion's claw, creaked.

“We desert people are different from the ‘wise’ Sumeru people. Our way of dealing with hyenas is to smash them to pieces, skin and bones alike!”

"I don't really understand 'Heart of God' and 'Void,' but since this dream is being controlled by the Instruction Council, surely someone from them must be monitoring what's happening in this dream? When the Gilded Brigade they sent to kidnap Miss Dina Zede was defeated by us, didn't the Instruction Council quickly appear with mercenaries to eliminate the witnesses?"

"I'm going to the Order House right now and tear those hyenas to shreds one by one. The dogs that have been beaten will definitely bark a couple of times when they're hurt. Then I'll grab that guy and force him to stop 'reincarnation'!"

"Wow, Dixia, calm down!"

Seeing this, Paimon quickly flew forward to try and stop Desia's impulsive act, but her cloak was grabbed once again.

The person who grabbed her was Han Fulai.

“Dixia is right. In fact, I have also considered this plan. Although I previously considered this plan as a ‘last resort’ and planned to implement it when there was no other way, now it seems that this ‘last resort’ is actually a ‘best’ plan.”

He chuckled self-deprecatingly: "Violence doesn't solve problems, but it can solve the people who create them. This method doesn't seem very 'wise,' but it works very well, which is why people have used violence as the ultimate means of solving problems throughout history."

"Of course, Dixia, your plan needs to be modified."

“I conducted an experiment in the previous two ‘reincarnations’. The Archsage Azar of the Council of the Church in this dream, and his assistant Setare, are just ‘dolls’, not real people. There is no point in destroying a few ‘dolls’.”

"Given the temperament of those 'hyenas' in the Order of the Church—well, I think that name suits them well—'hyenas' are scavengers that always hide their heads and tails. It would be very difficult to catch them. Even if they really send people into the dream to monitor everything, they will most likely be hiding their identities and blending in with the crowd."

"Therefore, in the time that follows, let's work together to destroy this Sumeru City. Without Sumeru City as our 'stage,' how will the Order of the Church continue its 'performance'?"

Chapter 93 Do you have a better way? [4k]

Destroy Sumeru City?

Ying was taken aback upon hearing this.

Han Fulai's proposed method was simply outrageous, and Ying almost instinctively wanted to object.

Destroying a city-state sounds like something only villainous monsters would do, like Stormterror, Oser, or Bhadra...

But after thinking about it carefully, she quickly realized—that's right, this is the Sumeru City in the dream, everything is fake, even if the "scenery" in the dream is destroyed, the real Sumeru City will not be affected.

The "hyenas" of the Order of the Fathers concealed their identities and mingled among ordinary people, just like wild beasts hiding in the forest. How easy would it be to find them? But if you set the forest on fire, those wild beasts would come out on their own.

Most importantly... it feels so good!

Having been stifled for so long in this "cycle of the Flower Goddess's Birthday Festival," Ying couldn't wait to tear something apart to vent her frustration.

Dixia wholeheartedly agreed: "Ha, I've wanted to burn down that fake Order House for a long time, leave this to me! But... if we expand the scope to the entire Sumeru City, can we manage it with our limited manpower?"

She was, of course, the person who most supported Han Fulai's plan.

As Dina Zede's bodyguard, it is also her mission to tear the "beasts" that harm their employers to pieces, and as the holder of the fire-type God's Eye, arson is her specialty.

Actually, let alone destroying the Church of Gods in her dream, she would even want to set fire to the Church of Gods in reality—after all, it was the Great Sage of the Church of Gods who created the "Reincarnation of the Flower Goddess's Birthday Festival," which caused Dina Zede to be in mortal danger... The people of the desert have always been straightforward, repaying kindness with kindness and revenge with revenge.

What Dixia was worried about was the lack of time and manpower.

There are less than three hours left until the end of this "cycle," and apart from the two little white-haired guys who are not part of the fighting force, there are only three people left.

It's impossible for three people to destroy this enormous Sumeru City in less than three hours, right?

"Well..."

Han Fulai winked at Ying, who immediately understood and drew her "Mist-Cutting Return of Light".

The next instant, the two of them made a small movement.

Han Fulai snapped his fingers.

Ying waved her "Mist Cutter" once.

A giant rock suddenly appeared in the sky filled with the glow of sunset, like a falling meteor; at the same time, a black sword light, representing destruction, swept across the sky, splitting the red clouds in two.

A celestial star fell to earth, turning the wilderness on the western outskirts of Sumeru City into a petrified wasteland, while the distant rainforest was bisected in two by the dark sword light, stretching for miles.

With the combined might of two demon-god level warriors, "Heavenly Movement" and "Thoughtless Strike" were enough to easily dismantle the Sumeru City.

Amidst the billowing dust, Han Fulai and Ying exchanged a smile, then asked simultaneously, "Do you think we can do it?"

The drastic change in the world left Dixia's face blank with astonishment.

She had expected these two to be strong, but she hadn't anticipated them to be this strong—what she had just witnessed seemed to be the Li Yue Emperor's "Heavenly Movement" and General Inazuma's "Unthinking Blade"?!

Yes, that's absolutely right. These things were in the stories of the demon wars that Kusela told her more than ten years ago.

But, those are legendary moves that only gods possess, right?

Dixia was immediately filled with awe at the gazes of the two men, and the only words left in her mind were "terrifying".

Paimon, with a "we three are really awesome" look on his face, floated between Ying and Han Fulai with his chest puffed out and head held high: "Now that we've made up our minds, let's not waste any more time and get started!"

As she spoke, she waved her small hand, pointing towards Sumeru City with the air of a battlefield commander, almost as if she were about to shout "All troops, attack!"

Although she herself won't be playing, Ying and Han Fulai's actions are equivalent to her taking action!

However, Nasita once again spread her arms and blocked their way.

"Gentlemen, please wait a moment... I cannot allow you to destroy Sumeru City."

Her hands were visibly trembling, as if she were frightened—whether it was the "War of the Demon Gods," the "Dark Calamity," or the other "Seven Rulers of the Mortal World"... she had only read some records through the "Void," and her knowledge of those brutal wars and the power of the gods was limited to the level of knowledge.

In other words, this was the first time she had witnessed firsthand the immense power capable of easily destroying a city or even a country.

For her small, frail body to block such beings was undoubtedly a courageous act. To be honest, Nasita didn't think she could stop the two of them.

If these two were really going to attack her, she might not be able to stall them for even a minute...

But Nasita still stood in their way.

Han Fulai's gaze pierced Naxida's face like needles—this was the first time he had heard her say "not allowed" since he had met this little auspicious grass king.

However, Nasita's firm and clear expression of her will to resist was directed at him.

For a moment, he even wanted to ask, like the villain in the story, "Are you sure you want to be my enemy?", but he held back.

Yingmei tilted her head, looking utterly puzzled: "No... Naxida, have you misunderstood something? We're just going to demolish the Sumeru City in this dream, we won't harm the real Sumeru City. Besides, we're doing this to help everyone wake up, right?"

Nasita still stretched out her two short arms, like a little fledgling protecting its nest behind it: "...But by doing this, you will also hurt the people in Sumeru City. In dismantling the 'scenery' in the dream, you will inevitably inadvertently harm the people living in this 'scenery'."

"It's like the city gate is on fire, and people use water from a small pond to put it out, but the fish in the pond end up drying up and dying."

“I told you before that the reason I didn’t dare to directly wake people up and tell them the truth about ‘reincarnation’ was because I was afraid it would cause a mental shock. Dying in a dream is the easiest way to cause a mental shock, and their consciousness might suffer irreversible damage, or they might never wake up in reality.”

“I know you want to break this cycle of reincarnation, but… but those ordinary people trapped in this cycle are innocent!”

“That’s only ‘possible’.” Han Fulai stared at Nasita’s face and said in a deep voice, “In the first ‘cycle,’ we personally killed the members of the Gilded Troupe who kidnapped Dina Zede, and their consciousness also appeared in the second and third ‘cycles’ without suffering any mental damage.”

"but……"

Naxida tried to explain, but Han Fulai waved his hand to interrupt her.

“I had considered the possibility you mentioned before, which is why I considered this method as a last resort when necessary—but even a last resort is better than having no other options.”

“If they continue to be immersed in the ‘cycle’ of dreams, they will inevitably suffer wear and tear and die. Conversely, if they are ‘killed’ by us, they may ‘awaken’ from the ‘cycle’.”

"The Council of the Orders 'harvests' dreams, which requires their main consciousness to continuously 'reincarnate.' Once their main consciousness breaks away from 'reincarnation,' the dream spaces outside the city will also disappear because their owners no longer dream."

"In other words, even if someone falls into a coma due to a mental shock, causing their main consciousness to fall into silence, they can still escape this 'cycle' and reduce the number of individuals 'harvested' by the Order Institute. Moreover, after the 'cycle' ends, the victims can return to reality, and with Sumeru's medical level, they can recover with timely treatment."

“On one side is inevitable wear and tear and death, and on the other side is only a small probability of injury or death. I think the ‘God of Wisdom’ of Mount Sumeru should not be unaware of the principle of ‘choosing the lesser of two evils’.”

Faced with Han Fulai's accusing gaze, Naxida finally did not back down this time.

"...Even if there is only a very small probability that innocent people will die, I cannot allow it."

The "Caged Bird" who has lived alone in Jingshan Palace for five hundred years will appear in this "Flower Goddess's Birthday Festival" in order to save those innocent victims. Although most of the people trapped in "reincarnation" are not her believers, she still personally enters "reincarnation" to save those who ignore her or even despise her.

Using the power of dreams, she repeatedly pierced through the shell of the "void," unfolding the "Temple of Maya" within the dream world to protect those who were unconscious. All of this required consuming her already limited divine power. If her divine power was exhausted, her own consciousness would also fall into a deep sleep... Yet she still did it without hesitation.

She is the successor of Buya, the Lord of Great Auspicious Wisdom of the Great Good Dharma.

Maha-sambodhi is "great and supreme goodness," and its "compassion" is never limited to any particular object.

Believers forge the glory of the gods, while those who turn away witness to the gods' salvation—these are the words left by Bouyel, and also the creed that Nasita adhered to.

She gave her "love" to everyone equally.

Perhaps she is not capable enough to save everyone, but she will certainly do her best for the "good law" in her heart.

No doctor dares to claim they can cure all diseases, and Nasita was no exception. All she could do was not give up on any patient.

She doesn't see the concept of "choosing the lesser of two evils".

If someone were to present Nasita with the "trolley problem" of "killing one person to save five, or killing five to save one," Nasita's choice would be to block the trolley with her own body.

Their gazes met in the air, like two wills silently clashing.

Even Paimon could see that Nasita seemed determined to go against Han Fulai this time, and the atmosphere between the two was on the verge of exploding.

...They were both trying to save people, so why did it turn out like this?

Paimon wanted to offer some advice, but the words just wouldn't come out.

Or rather, they dare not speak out.

Her intuition told her that once she opened her mouth, she might break a fragile balance, and the two of them might really become enemies.

Ying and Dixia did the same, both quietly watching Han Fulai and Naxida, waiting for these two different wills to decide a final result.

During this short yet long period of time, Han Fulai thought about many things.

He actually had a lot to say in his defense.

For example, he could question Nasita about why she didn't use those words to question the great sage who was harming people, but instead questioned him who wanted to save people; or he could mock Nasita for being useless, only knowing how to point fingers and drag people down; or even, he could directly exercise his own will with his own power, because Nasita had no power to stop him.

But he didn't do that.

He thought of the "salt in the earth" and the "trolley problem" that Zhongli had given him.

At that time, his heart and his feelings also wanted to choose "the best of both worlds," but his rationality led him to make a cold-blooded answer.

It's cold, but correct, like a simple yet perfect mathematical formula.

His memory ultimately settled on Zhongli's words: "As the 'successor of the Emperor,' you only have two things to consider. First, whether this should be done. Second, whether this can be done. I don't want you to become the next Heuria, but I also don't want you to become the next me, understand?"

At some point, when I stood before Zhongli, did I also feel like a fledgling bird with undeveloped wings?

Was the way he tried so hard to protect something with his own arms just as ridiculous as Nasita's today?

After a long silence, Han Fulai spoke first: "Yes, this is not a perfect solution, and it cannot guarantee the saving of everyone. It may even cause accidental injury, abandonment, or even the death of some innocent people."

"So, do you have a better way? If you think of a better way, you can stop me. Well, as long as your method is acceptable to me, I am willing to help you implement it unconditionally. I am a person who always does what I say."

A look of surprise flashed in Nasita's emerald eyes, like sparkling green gems.

But soon, the light dimmed.

"...I...haven't thought of anything yet," she stammered, "but I believe there must be a better way..."

"How long is this 'temporary'? How long do I have to wait? Oh, don't get me wrong, I'm not rushing you, I can wait."

Han Fulai's tone was unusually gentle, and he even had a slight smile on his face, so much so that Ying, Paimon, and Dixia looked at him as if they had seen a ghost, wondering why he had suddenly become so... uh, gentle?

But soon, his next words shattered that gentle facade.

“Kedina Zede can’t wait. Those lying in the ‘Hall of Maya’ can’t wait. They might not survive the next ‘cycle of reincarnation.’ Have you thought of a way to save everyone?”

“I…I still…” Nasida stammered.