Above Destiny

Chapter 242 Love, Death, Machines and Humans.

The remaining flag glowed brightly.

Looking down from the sky, it looks like a ray of dazzling starlight rising from the darkness and embers, shining brightly.

But in that huge projection, everyone's eyes were looking higher, at the terrifying shadow that enveloped the entire Quan City.

"It's too late."

In the darkness, a sigh was heard: “The haze of the four seas gathered together, and the evil of the world served as a pillar. The entire Quancheng was sinking into the shadow of the vortex.

Lu Changsheng was betting that he could hold out against Tao Cheng's Tian Yuan assimilation, and that he could fulfill his ambition. I told you guys long ago that the madman wanted to win another round after winning one, and wanted more after tasting the sweetness. How could there be a limit to what is enough?"

"Then what are you still hesitating about?"

In the five seats surrounding the projection, an anxious middle-aged man asked, "The legacy of the Sky Track has been abused, and the Federation has been sending us messages questioning us.

It's like we violated the T5 agreement on purpose.

When the Skyrail collapsed, who knew there was such a Universal Engine lost out there?"

"Another mess for us?"

A doctor-like man wearing a white coat and a mask said slowly, "The T5 protocol is like a dog leash hanging around my neck. It's almost strangled me. I've been doing this for so many years, and there's only so much business every day. I can't figure it out after reviewing it over and over again. When something goes wrong or I get sick, I remember it and ask, doctor, please come and save me... What have you been doing before?"

"There is even more troublesome news—"

The irritated middle-aged man said slowly: “Two minutes ago, the emergency communication line between the Emergency Office of the Federal Central City Council and the Senate of the Empire was connected.

At present, both parties are assessing the situation. If the situation continues to deteriorate, it is very likely that the Supreme Heavenly Worker with other numbers will be used to clean up the situation."

"Then what are you urging us to do?"

"Don't forget, the T5 Alliance is one, and we share the responsibility." The old man who initiated the meeting knocked on the table: "If this continues, once the Sky Track collapses and the Shadow Sun Seal goes out of control, how will the consequences be dealt with?"

Everyone fell silent.

Only the old man in the shadows put out his cigarette and suddenly raised his hand: "Yongji Bank has initiated a proposal to solve the current situation of abuse of the Tiangui heritage and activate [Dust]."

For a moment, there was dead silence, and even the sound of breathing could not be heard.

Dust, sounds insignificant.

In fact, the remaining amount in the safe of Yongji Bank is only 0.81 grams.

The destructive weapons left behind by the Mountain Dragon in the era of the Chaos Kings - originated from the supreme work of [Ruins], it looks like dust, but it is the natural enemy of all tangible things in the world.

Only less than 0.1 grams is needed to completely wipe out the entire Quancheng and everything within thousands of kilometers from the map.

It's as if it had never appeared in the world.

And as a price, with the disappearance of tangible things, an equal amount of intangible things will be born.

Tangible things are objects, which last forever.

Invisible things are disasters, coming and going without a trace...

If the entire Quancheng was completely wiped out, what kind of terrible disaster would arise from it?

"…Why is it so?"

Even the most impatient middle-aged people were hesitant.

"The federation has authorized it, and this is in accordance with the emergency provisions of Article 5 of the T Agreement."

The old man sighed, "I have already called the Federation. If the proposal is passed, the dust will be deployed in half an hour, and they will have enough time to evacuate.

I know the consequences are disastrous, but at this point, you have to choose one of the two consequences, right?"

Then no one spoke anymore.

"Everyone, T5's mission has already been completed, and we will eventually fade out of history. What we need to do is to maintain our final dignity and power so that it is not abused.

Please start voting——"

The old man raised his hand first: "Yongji Bank, approved."

A green light came on.

The clerk-like man who had been silent in the shadows from the beginning to the end, whose face could not be seen, put down the phone and raised his hand: "Universal Heavy Industry and Great Creation, approved."

Second green light.

The middle-aged man was silent for a long time, then he sighed silently: "Boundless Communication, give up."

The third light went out.

"Would you mind not bothering me with murder and arson in the future?"

The doctor waved his hand and said, "I hope the hospital will approve it."

The fourth green light came on.

Three votes passed, one abstention.

"In that case, let's adjourn the meeting." The old man stood up and said, "Let's hand in the preparations..."

Beep!
At that moment, a shrill sound was heard.

The fifth light came on, a dazzling red!

Everyone was stunned and turned around blankly to look at the empty seat.

[——Skyrail transportation, veto! ]

According to the T5 agreement, the five parties will unify their positions and share responsibilities, but in order to avoid mutual interference, the main party will have a veto power when proposing proposals regarding the internal affairs of each party!

At this moment, a figure appeared on the dusty seat that had been vacant for who knows how many years.

I took the initiative to move forward and sat where the light could reach.

It's a shepherd dog.

It was as if it had traveled through mountains and rivers, and its soft and shiny hair was covered with oil and dust, and was wet, and had traces of smoke and fire.

So embarrassed.

There were only two black eyes, still clear and shining.

Reflecting the lights.

Silent plea.

The middle-aged representative of Unbounded Communications was stunned for a moment, then suddenly became furious: "Hey, you bastard, do you understand the situation?"

"Boss, this is not a joke."

The doctor reached out and carefully wiped the dust off its face: "Don't mess around, understand?"

"What on earth were those guys thinking? I told you long ago that it's not credible to let a dog hold the voting rights on your behalf!" The old man looked gloomy and glared, "It's too late now. I demand a forced replacement of the proxy!"

Amidst all the gazes, the president lowered his head in disappointment.

He drooped his ears and whimpered twice.

"and many more."

It leaned forward hastily and poked its nose at the voice button on the table: "I! I! I! Speak!"

"Group! Defend! Must!"

It raised its head, looked at everyone, begged, and pressed its claws: "Problem, President, good, employees, together, solve! Employees, good, very good, President, believe it!"

"Everyone, believe it, President, please, believe it!"

"..."

The old man was silent for a moment. He wanted to speak for a moment, but when he looked into those clear eyes that no human could match, he sighed silently: "Do you really understand the consequences? This is not a responsibility you should bear."

The president's eyes lit up, as if he was smiling, and his paw pressed on the button: "President, I like it, human! I like it! I like it! I like it! I like it!"

"Boss, love, humanity, more than anything else!"

"I love you more than myself!"

"Please humans, don't hurt humans!"

It hurriedly and anxiously looked for the button, pressed it, and begged:

"——President, you will definitely protect humanity!"

In the silence, no one spoke.

After two hundred years, SkyRail Transit once again submitted an application to the T5 Alliance.

Franchise rights open!
Time, three minutes!

Many people have different views on the scene when the world was created, but the scene when the world is destroyed seems to be similar.

Just like many years ago.

The earth was pitch black, the sky was burning red, and rain of ashes was drifting between heaven and earth.

Like the regrets of the dead, the ashes of death...

"It's so similar."

Ji Jue looked at the world in front of him and suddenly felt that what Jianyuan said was actually not without reason.

Perhaps, I have never been able to escape the hell of the past.

Perhaps, this is just a fantasy of a child before dying, a fleeting dream, so absurd and bizarre.

The disaster more than ten years ago, the destruction and burning came so quickly that everything I had was torn apart.

Half is buried in the past, sleeping in eternal silence.

The other half, however, hurried forward, gradually moving further away.

Today, he witnessed it all again, and suddenly began to wonder whether some of the ashes in the wind came from his past self?

Hell is so terrifying, why are there so many people who are eager to create more hells?

"Why do you want to devote yourself to corruption, Kanemoto?"

Ji Jue turned around and asked curiously, "You have never suffered any sin, so you obviously don't care about the so-called great sin at all."

The moment he started the engine and revealed his soul, Ji Jue saw it clearly.

In Jianyuan's body, traces of the Supreme Good and the Great Evil coexist, but neither of them can take the center stage. Just like he said that he despised the Great Evil and the Supreme Good equally.

He treated everything as material and simply used it, but he had no intention of taking sides.

But why are you so obsessed with destruction?
"Does it really matter? I don't care."

Jian Yuan waved his fingers, easily manipulating the sky track he created, maintaining the stability of Quancheng, and asked indifferently: "Why can't I devote myself to evil?
Why are good and evil divided into two categories?"

“Incompetent people always draw lines and deceive themselves. There are always people who are beyond their ability to face their own insignificance and incompetence calmly, such as the pedantic and incompetent people in the association.

But some people, like you, will take those excuses and lies seriously and think they are the truth.

But boundaries are always meant to be crossed, and the so-called rules have never existed in the first place!

If you are complacent and lazy, cover your eyes and pretend nothing happened, cover your ears and pretend you can't hear anything, and deceive yourself and others, what kind of craftsman can you be? "

He looked back, as if he had had enough of the madman's ramblings, the ugliness and jokes of the foolish and self-troubled: "Whether it is the highest good or the greatest evil, it is the principle of the world.

Since the truth is there, I will go there to find it.

I want to ask you, why is there something in the world that I don’t know?

Ji Jue was indifferent and just asked: "Even if this causes endless harm?"

At that moment, Jianyuan couldn't hold back any longer and burst out laughing.

"What does the flood have to do with me?"

"No, it's none of your business."

Ji Jue shook his head and told him solemnly: "When a snow mountain collapses and a torrent bursts its banks, among the millions of snowflakes, perhaps one or two innocent ones will come to you.

In the endless torrent, won't there be a drop of revenge that falls on your head?"

For example, now——

At that moment, a violent roar exploded from under Jianyuan's feet.

A fierce light shot up into the sky.

In comparison, the silver light in Ji Jue's eyes seemed so small.

There was only a single wisp of it, but as it flowed, it was like a hot knife cutting through wax, destroying all the blockades that Jianyuan had set up on himself with ease.

Destroy everything!

After completely exhausting the breath of change that was once left in him, Ji Jue regained his freedom.

Without hesitation, he rushed forward! He had been comforting himself that the situation had not yet reached its most troublesome point, and that everything might not be that bad. He had to be patient, stay calm, and wait for an opportunity.

But he couldn't wait any longer.

"Fuck you!"

At some point, the skeleton left at Jianyuan's feet roared angrily and completed its final translation work.

Then, inside the locked skull, the chain of spiritual structures blessed by [Two Hearts’ Knowledge] fell like dominoes, triggering an irreversible chain reaction.

Over the past few days, all the flames and temperatures that Ji Jue had stolen from the furnace exploded in the phlogiston explosives that Fei Gong had purified to the limit.

Unfortunately, it's all useless.

The moment the flames exploded and rose, they stopped where they were.

At best, it was just a waste of time as Jianyuan stretched out his hand and pointed downwards.

Ruins and Stasis Zone!
But it was enough to buy Ji Jue the crucial moment. While breaking free from the restraints, the wheelchair he was sitting on suddenly roared and roared. The hand-rubbed motor spun wildly, the structure operated, and the mercury hidden under the steel pipe flowed and changed. In the armrests, seat cushions and even wheels, sharp blades were unsheathed from the mercury blockade and slashed.

It was like a steel storm, covering everything and cutting Jianyuan into pieces!

Unfortunately, it still doesn't work.

The dominance of the Way of Embers is almost absolute. For a master like Jian Yuan, all of Ji Jue's tricks cannot escape his eyes. What's more, he has been seeing it all right under his nose, but he has been pretending to be ignorant?
Even Ji Jue's sudden attack at this moment was within his expectations.

The only miscalculation was...

Ji Jue’s counterattack was too weak!
He didn't find a better opportunity, nor did he have the patience to wait until he revealed a flaw. He rushed forward so recklessly and meaninglessly, which yielded no results at all.

What's more, it's just a trivial trick!

boom!
With just a snap of the fingers, countless sharp blades and knives, along with the entire wheelchair, fell apart and collapsed into dust.

Tianyuan Power Impact!

So, finally... the real purpose is revealed!
From behind the remains of the wheelchair, a ray of gray fluorescence illuminated his pupils.

It even made this wounded body shudder!

That was the flesh that Master Zhou Zhong ruthlessly cut off and forcibly gave to Ji Juemai...

——An arrow of poison in the heart!
The moment it emerged, it had already disintegrated into countless tiny rays of light, which converged into one ray, fully activated and locked!

No, there is obviously no spiritual essence leaking out as a medium for locking, so how can it work?

In a flash, Jianyuan caught a glimpse of the remains of the skeleton out of the corner of his eye, and he couldn't help but think about it and laughed suddenly - is that so?

Was it planned until today when this kind of funny work was created to entice myself to try it?
Really, you are quite capable!
But, it’s still not enough!

He even disdained to mobilize blessings, let alone defend himself. He raised his head indifferently and let the arrow of poison in his heart penetrate his body, and endless resentment, bitterness and even distortion poured into his soul.

But so what?
The next moment, it was completely devoured by the traumatized soul!
I have a vicious heart, nothing more than that!
Snapped!
The sound of a sharp blade piercing through flesh and blood was heard.

Jianyuan's sneer froze on his face.

He slowly lowered his head and saw a shallow blade extending from his chest, piercing through it. Then, the evil poison forged with his careful teachings spread out and poisoned his flesh and blood.

That's... a fragment of a skull.

Debris that falls from the main body of the Skeleton upon explosion.

But along with the collapse of the main structure, what emerged from it was actually another blessing from a large group!

[Battle-hardened]?
Where did it come from? When?
At that moment, what appeared before his eyes was actually that completely useless tickler...

Deliberately turning the tickler into waste, but hiding the incomplete blessing in the skull?
The fist-sized creature was actually a double-blessed creature. It relied on hidden explosives to completely deceive his eyes in terms of structure.

There is another secret room under the secret room.

There are changes hidden beneath the changes!

At the moment when the fragments flew, a third invisible spiritual hand caught the flying knife-like fragments and held them tightly.

Then, without hesitation, it penetrated his heart from behind.

The blade, which was only an inch long, instantly sucked all his blood and multiplied itself. Then, dozens or hundreds of scarlet sharp blades exploded and spread from his body.

Chop into pieces!

If, that is what it really makes sense to do.

boom!
Ji Jue's body flew backwards, his legs that had just healed were shattered into pieces, and his ribs broke from the pressure, piercing into his lungs and spreading with severe pain.

But his hands were intact.

The mockery left him with the possibility of resistance.

Jianyuan's shattered body reassembled itself in mid-air.

You have just been reborn, but you still have infinite vitality. Why do you underestimate yourself?
Or did they already know the consequences and had no way of defeating the enemy, so they made a last-ditch effort just to let those drops of flood water and snowflakes fall on their own heads?
"Really, I underestimated you."

He waved his hand and easily crushed the spiritual hand, snatched the remaining sharp blade, and carefully examined it in his hand. When he glanced at Ji Jue's tragic appearance, he could not help but sigh in admiration:
"How come I just discovered today... that in the Way of Embers, there is actually a messenger of justice who is willing to sacrifice his life? A warrior who is not afraid of authority?"

Jian Yuan sneered, "How should I call you?"

Ji Jue was silent.

It's like I'm distracted.

But for some reason, I remembered the immortal patients in the ruins not long ago.

Their cries, shouts, and silent wails echoed in the rain and darkness, just like those of the others before them.

So familiar.

Just like myself back then.

The earth burned and ashes fell like rain.

The flames rushed, carrying hell and more pain, through the desolate world and flowing into the sea of ​​tears, never to be seen again.

But what is he?

Among so many suffering people, there may not necessarily be only one special one. Among so many innocent people who died, there may not necessarily be one missing.

He was just lucky all along.

He just happened to be lucky enough to be loved by the best person in the world, by... her.

Therefore, there is no need to have a special name, nor is it necessary to summarize it with a high-sounding name.

That is why I feel so regretful and ashamed.

Sorry, Director Qian.

He laughed at himself and sighed: "I'm really not a good doctor."

At that moment, in Ji Jue's hand, the bone knife stretched out from the flesh and blood and fell into five fingers. On the translucent blade, there was no mercy anymore, and the sharpness was revealed.

Pointed to Kanemoto's face.

But then, before he could react, it turned around.

Stab down!

Penetrate into the heart and twist!
"Call me whatever you want, Kanemoto."

Seeing the stunned look on Master Yousui's face, Ji Jue smiled calmly: "You can call me anything."

I have never had great love, nor do I have any compassion.

He is hypocritical, hesitant, cold and indifferent, with only resentment and anger, and a little cleverness that is not presentable. He cannot be a messenger of justice, a doctor with a kind heart, or an indomitable warrior...

"I am your enemy, Kanemoto."

He raised his eyes contemptuously, glanced at Jian Yuan, and told him: "That's all!"

At that moment, the bone knife was pulled out from the chest cavity.

Then, it seemed as if endless scarlet gushed out, spreading, winding, swaying, falling in all directions, flying, and a drop from among the millions of strands fell on Jianyuan's face.

Just like the snowflakes falling during an avalanche, and the mud and water bursting out during a flood.

A drop of blood debt was spilled.

So small and insignificant.

But it is enough to establish the status quo!

At that moment, as the blood flowed and the Blade of Mercy wailed, Ji Jue's breath completely weakened, his life slipped away, and there was no way to retain it. Death came as promised.

What followed were changes that Jianyuan had never imagined.

Sudden start!

The moment he noticed something strange, Jianyuan stretched out his hand without hesitation, mobilizing all his strength, no longer having any love or cherishment for Ji Jue, and wanted to crush Ji Jue into pieces.

But then, the heaven and earth shook violently.

Steel roars.

A thousand-foot-high spiritual tide came roaring, turning into a torrent that swept over and smashed into Jianyuan, forcing his body to retreat inch by inch.

Engine changes!

He raised his head in disbelief and looked at Ji Jue.

In other words, behind Ji Jue, a streak of scarlet slowly fell from the surface of the engine, evaporating from the heat. The engine, which was shackled by countless chains, suddenly vibrated, spewing thick smoke and flames, and shouting angrily.

It was as if I had heard a call from my deep sleep that I hadn't heard for two hundred years...

So, the dead soul opened its eyes again.

Countless chains collapsed bit by bit in an instant due to the backlash from the engine.

The key created by Jianyuan was ejected instantly and twisted into a ball.

At this moment, the core center that combined all the power of the entire artificial sky track launched a counterattack against its controller. It was as if... it was endowed with life and soul!
——【Deus ex machina】!
"I have been relying on this, that, and others all this time, and I have completely forgotten that I still have a palm technique that can make you fall from the sky..."

Ji Jue leaned on the engine and laughed at himself.

At that moment, with the passing of life, the familiar pop-up window appeared again in front of his eyes.

[Life danger detected, standard emergency survival protocol activated - during the effective time of the protocol, the Chosen One's ability will be qualitatively transformed to the next level - double qualitative transformation completed! ]

It is no longer a summons, but the [Deus Ex Machina] that has entered a period of transformation under the promotion of the agreement, and is acting here.

For example, the scene that happened in Keats Hospital was repeated, but this time the target of the ability was no longer electric cars costing only a few hundred or thousands of dollars.

But it was a huge monster that was so close...

Really, give life to the engine!
The raging engine had no resistance to his ability at all. On the contrary, it was as if it had been waiting for who knows how long, and it proactively activated all the internal spiritual sequences and verifications.

Eagerly waiting.

All he needed was to take out the key...

That's it!

Countless spiritual structures overlapped in an instant to verify the lock. When all this was completed, a mighty and majestic high-pitched scream burst out and soared into the sky.

The loud and distant echo, like the whistle of a train about to start, announces to all directions.

Under the transformation of the mechanical deification after the qualitative change, the ecstatic engine spirit devoured all the spiritual essence in the artificial sky track and operated at overload.

The evil that had penetrated into every part and structure was extracted under the control of the Sky Track. The sound of steel clanging was endless. In the burning ruins, pieces of iron and debris flew from all directions and fell onto the engine, filling the gaps.

It's like turning back time!

Along with the call of the whistle, doors suddenly opened one after another in the void without any warning.

Without hesitation, all the reserves in the warehouse were used up.

Amid the president's excited howls, steel structures, drive shafts, pipelines and cables, instruments... countless parts came down like a flood and rain.

The giant beast that had once died roared back to life, regenerating its internal organs and limbs and growing flesh and blood again at a speed visible to the naked eye!
A huge monster rose from the ruins.

In front of the countless rising smoke and dust, Ji Jue sat calmly on the steps.

He lowered his head and curiously studied the wound on his chest. He reached out and fiddled with the broken heart, looking at it carefully, and became more and more confused.

Where is the greatest evil? Where is the greatest good?
He couldn't help laughing out loud anymore.

It's nothing but a pool of blood, so what's so arrogant and empty about it?

Just like that, he pulled out the blood-stained watch from under his heart and put it on his wrist in front of Jian Yuan: "Don't worry, Master. I will choose what is in this blood!"

No need to come again, Jianyuan.

There is no need to wait for any major disaster to occur...

At this moment, the enemy you desire is right in front of you!

(End of this chapter)