Wasteland Echoer.

Chapter 539: The Dead God (Part )

"It seems that now I can only accept your request, right, 'Future'?" Wright walked slowly to the front of "Future", with a kind smile on his lips. He lowered his head slightly and looked down at the "ruler" of the Order who was slightly shorter than him.

Then, he stretched out his right hand, which still had the blood of the Lord of Eternal Red, and gently pinched the chin of "Future". He stared at the face that was half human and half "monster" for nearly half a minute before he slowly spoke:

"Although there is a suffocating 'sorrow' on your face, there is no trace of lies and deception. I... I still remember that the people of the Rinie Empire, whether it was the humans led by Ivante or the Lost Ones led by the three major churches, all relied on various lies to maintain their survival.

"I know that you are not here because of Dark. It is the arrangement of the Creator and the driving force of the wheel of fate. I am willing to accept the arrangement of fate, just like in the Rinie Empire."

"Thank... Thank you, Lord Echo." The Future, whose chin was pinched, seemed a little flustered. Although he got the response he wanted, he was still shocked into the spiritual realm by the aura of the "ancient god" Deepser on Light.

I can feel the innate fear all over my body, including every hair and every pore.

However, even though his arms were still shaking slightly unconsciously, "Mirai" still maintained his composure on the surface and replied in a respectful manner:
"Lord Echo, if we leave this 'Non-Euclidean Tunnel', we will reach the next unknown area. This tunnel... I have read a document under the 'Grand Platform' of Carnosk, which told me that this type of tunnel is a byproduct discovered by the old empire when it was researching... researching aerospace technology."

"Interesting, keep talking. However, don't call me 'Echo' anymore, and don't call me the evil god. After all, I really didn't do anything bad, right?" Wright blinked at the "Future" as if he was treating a child, and said:

"Just call me Light. I am a human being just like those poor creatures living in the Rinie Empire and the Cruzde Federation. I am neither a god nor a Beyonder. I am just an ordinary human from an alien world."

"Okay, 'reply'... Lord Light." Under the impact of Deepser's power, "Future" no longer had the confidence he had just now, but he still swallowed his saliva and continued:
"'Non-Euclidean tunnels' lead to a random, unknown, and unpredictable space. Originally, the Old Empire wanted to create an 'interstellar jump array' to lead to the deepest part of the universe created by the Creator. Scientists in the Old Empire once discovered and controlled wormholes, but unfortunately, there was no breakthrough in aerospace technology, which also resulted in the 'jump' produced by technology not being as smooth and pliant as the magic source power."

"The technology tree is in the wrong place, this is." Wright laughed and said in an inverted sentence.

The Future seemed to have gradually recovered from the impact of the power of Deepser in Light. He breathed a sigh of relief, raised his head and looked up at the still not very clean Sugra Guard uniform stained with chemicals, blood and dirt. He looked up until he met Light's dark eyes again, then he smiled and continued:

"Perhaps, as the scientist Ivanov of the Old Empire said, we must first have a means of space travel that can break through the gravity of this planet before our skills in exploring the universe can be effective. Whether it's technology or magic, this is obviously a restriction set for us by the Creator. We will never be able to cross that blue sky, just like humans will never be able to completely eliminate us, the Lost Ones.

"The old empire once created a 'transportation array' that could travel freely through any region of the Cruzd Empire, which was faster and more efficient than the magic source force. Ivan XXIII named it the 'Io Tunnel' to commemorate a spherical elf born in the Ice Demon tribe who could lead his people to perform space transitions."

"Interesting, a spherical elf... 'Iotunnel'..." Wright said thoughtfully:

"Does this have anything to do with the 'non-Euclidean tunnel' we have in front of us?"

"Yes." Future nodded.

"In the section on technology in Carnosk's 'Hongtai Document No. 2', it was mentioned that the 'Io Tunnel' had experienced a series of accidents, which caused the 'Imperial Experimental Level Personnel' to be lost. In other words, they were teleported to an area that did not belong to the Empire. Even those scientists speculated that the 'lost' personnel might have gone to the continent west of the Endless Ocean where the 'Ancient Gods' lived.

"Later, a scientist named Ilya Alexander Rurik had the 'experimental personnel' wear heavy, airtight diving suits with rebreathers, and ran the 'Io Tunnel' again for teleportation. This time, one person was actually 'teleported' back."

"Where did he go?" Wright asked curiously.

"The 'experimental personnel' was named Ian. He claimed that he came to a place without gravity and mostly dark and cold. However, he saw countless beautiful clouds made up of stars and a twisted hole with a line of light running through it. Countless stars were constantly spinning and rushing inward." "Future" vividly described it from the perspective of an "experimental personnel":
“However, he then saw an enormous hand that seemed to have torn through a curtain of stars and stretched out from a higher dimension. It warned him in an ethereal voice not to set foot in the restricted area for humans again, and at the same time, it stretched out two fingers and bounced him back into the laboratory.

"Later, this 'Io Tunnel' was sealed by the Old Empire until the time of Ivan XXV, when it was handed over to the banned organization and named 'Class C Rank Monster: MB-1818: Io Tunnel'. This 'Non-Euclidean Tunnel' was a replica of the 'Io Tunnel' technology during the time of Ivan XXV, but it also failed to achieve the stable jump transmission function envisioned in advance. Instead, it could only create a limited volume of different-plane space in a small range and jump continuously in these spaces." "Wait..." Wright discovered the clue and asked "Future":
"This Red Fantasy Ruins was built during the reign of Ivan XXII, right? It was an evil plan to ensure that the mad emperor and the entire empire would perish together. Then why was this tunnel built during the reign of Ivan XXV? If that's the case, there doesn't seem to be any way to jump within the Red Fantasy Ruins during the period between the two emperors. After all, apart from this tunnel, I haven't found any other way out of here during the thirty years I've been trapped here."

"Your guess is correct, Master Wright." The Future nodded slightly, looked at Wright with affirmation, and said:
"The Cruzd royal family actually did not agree with Ivan XXII's plan, but they did not dare to make it public. On the one hand, they were afraid that the title of 'The Greatest Cruzd Emperor' would be tarnished. On the other hand, their rule itself was unstable, and it happened to be the period when Ivan XXII calculated that the empire would collapse, so they did not dare to openly destroy the 'Red Fantasy Ruins'.

"In addition, when Ivan XXII built the Red Fantasy Ruins, he never thought of turning back, so he did not set up shortcuts to connect the inside and the outside. Even his successor to the throne could only rely on a mecha activated by the royal bloodline to barely get here and install the Non-Euclidean Tunnel."

"A crazy person may be able to lead an empire to greatness, but he will also eventually bring about true destruction." Wright took a few steps forward, turned his back to the "future" and sighed:

"Alas, perhaps the Sugra gang, including General George Sugra, intended to use my soul and red magic power to defeat the enemy in front of them, but they accidentally assigned me a mission to end the wasteland world. I can feel that all the forces are operating in secret, driving me towards this goal. Perhaps, the half month that I was immersed in the power of the dragon and flew here was for this moment.

"'Future', I will not only promise you to find the 'Master Control of Heavenly Punishment Fire', I am also willing to promise you to destroy it. As long as you tell me the specific operation method, I am willing to use all the power I have to prevent the explosion. Cruelty will never be the law of survival for mankind; destruction is destined to make it impossible to escape the long night of the wasteland."

"Thank you, Lord Light." "Future" gave Light a hug from behind with tears in his eyes.

……

The two people who walked out of the "Non-Euclidean" space felt as if they had passed through a century. All the changes in light and matter in the space were changing greatly between various branches of extreme abstract art that they could not understand.

It was not until the whistle in the distance, symbolizing the return of souls, and the bells similar to those of St. Ivan's Cathedral, rang out that Wright and the "future" came out of the dizzy "leap".

"Where is this?" Wright asked.

After clearing away the extremely unreal feelings in his mind and body, Wright felt the extremely exaggerated sunshine for the first time. When he came to his senses, he found that he was standing in an endless desert with the "future".

Looking around, apart from some dry trees, standing poplar trees, and a pool of muddy water in the distance, there was only a piece of dry and cracked land next to it.

"This is an alternate dimension in the 'Red Fantasy Ruins'. If I remember correctly, it is the space where Ivan XXII replicated the living environment of people in the east of the Central Empire." "Future" wiped the sweat from his forehead, endured the scorching temperature, and replied.

Looking up at the not-so-bright sun, Wright's mind suddenly flashed back to the searchlight on top of the palace space just now, as well as the Lord of Eternal Red who was thrown high into the air by him and never landed. He turned around and tentatively asked "Future":

"Speaking of which, when you came in just now, did you see the handsome red-haired... um... former god with the 'ancient aura'? He was the one I threw high into the air after knocking him down."

"Lord Light, are you talking about the spokesperson of 'Pramini', the Lord of the Order God Yongchi? I didn't see him in the palace." "Future" held his chin, thinking and recalling:
"However, when the 'Ancient Power' guided me through an oasis area, I saw him. His body, except for his head, was extremely dry... There was indeed a strong 'Ancient Power', and the aura of the gods had long been lost.

"I think, judging by the appearance of that body... the Lord of Eternal Red must have died a long time ago."

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