Abstraction for a bad world

Chapter 207 Did we... succeed? (4k)

The crisp cracking sound entered Yuan Qingzhuo's ears.

He slowly retracted his fist and looked at the barrier with some confusion, which had a big hole in it after he punched it with just one punch.

For some reason, Yuan Qingzhuo always felt that this barrier was only good-looking but not practical.

This strength is too fragile.

He threw a punch with 50% of his martial arts willpower, but the barrier exploded before he could even unleash his power - I really don't know how much corners the warlock construction team cut when they created this barrier.

Putting these random thoughts aside for the moment, Yuan Qingzhuo remained silent, letting his vision be occupied by a dazzling white color.

He seemed to have discovered something extraordinary.

Because everywhere I looked, there were angels, angels, angels, and more angels.

Countless angels with folded wings and closed eyes stood on a huge spell that stretched as far as the eye could see, floating in it like lifeless corpses accompanied by the tides of spiritual essence.

The spells that slowly condensed in the ritual passed through the bodies of the angels, and then seemed to be transporting something to a certain place.

Now the case is solved.

——It turned out that all the angels summoned back to the royal city by the new king were gathered in this super-large ritual one thousand meters underground.

Everyone had their eyes closed and didn't react to my arrival. Judging from the situation, it would be more appropriate to say that they were "transforming into a ritual" rather than "manipulating the ritual."

These angels, these tens of thousands of angels became the nodes and formation base of this spell, together forming a large formation that covered at least the entire royal city.

Then new doubts arise.

——What is the use of this ritual that the new king spent so much effort on, forced so many angels to withdraw, and indirectly caused the deaths of countless people to complete?

If it could only speed up the rate at which everyone was eroded, then this technique would be a bit too foolish... Yuan Qingzhuo even suspected that the new king's brain had been kicked by a donkey to do such a stupid thing.

Yuan Qingzhuo didn't understand.

But it doesn't matter, he thinks someone will understand.

right here.

The martial arts will took several seconds to spread and filled the entire barrier, and naturally it discovered where the center and core of this super-large ritual was.

Of course, the so-called "core" also discovered him.

It was certainly easy to break the barrier by himself, but it also meant that he would be easily discovered.

"Randkiel..."

He whispered the name softly - because apart from Randkiel, he could not think of any other angel in this audition world who could bring him unspeakable pressure just by standing there with his eyes closed.

Without a doubt, a legend.

It could even be more than that... but Yuan Qingzhuo couldn't tell it clearly. After all, he had never seen the truly powerful pressure of the Legend and Truth levels.

As for Ann and Flandre, if you only look at their appearance, they are not much different from ordinary people.

Flandel had expected this - Yuan Qingzhuo could tell at first sight that this woman was a truly strong one.

But Ann is different. She is just as indecisive, gentle, and emotional as a real ordinary nun...

It was not until long after Yuan Qingzhuo was born that he unexpectedly discovered that the nun An, who had been taking care of him and other children, was actually a notorious member of the Truth Order.

However, Dekiel did not respond to him, which was within Yuan Qingzhuo's expectations.

After all, he was just a parasite to Randkil. He suddenly appeared in such an important place where a big secret was hidden. It was a good thing that he was not killed by Randkil with one punch.

Therefore, you need to raise your fist first and let the other party take the initiative to touch you.

Yuan Qingzhuo smiled - who told Randkiel not to move either? Like the other angels, he became a node in this giant ritual, and the most important one.

A legend that can’t take action is also called a legend?
Yuan Qingzhuo waited for another two seconds and clenched his fist when he still didn't get a response from the other party.

The will of martial arts, activated——!
A large amount of martial arts will gathered together, until the body of Yuan Qingzhuo with the reincarnation time body showed a crack, he slowly sent out his fist with the technique at his feet.

Slowly.

Slowly...

【This gentleman. 】

coming.

Yuan Qingzhuo's expression remained unchanged, and he did not retract his fist, but just kept it there with the same strength.

Then he calmly responded, "Guardian Angel Randkiel?"

[It's just some false reputation... It's not important...]

"No, this is important."

Yuan Qingzhuo shook his head and looked at the angels' closed eyes with curiosity:

"I wonder if the person I'm talking to now is Randkiel, who said 'quiet' to so many angels, or Randkiel, who decided in an instant that I was a threat and wanted to prevent me from destroying the spell..."

Yuan Qingzhuo hesitated for a moment, then blurted out a word: "Clan... no, collective will?"

no respond.

"Or did you do something even more extreme, destroying all the rituals of other angels by yourself, because there cannot be any uncontrollable variables?"

Still no response.

But the lack of a response itself allowed Yuan Qingzhuo to see a lot of things.

First of all, it is impossible for all angels to maintain clear self-awareness. With tens of thousands of angels, there will be tens of thousands of thoughts under abnormal circumstances.

The precision of the technique before him was unprecedented in his life. Not to mention having too many ideas, even if a normal extraordinary person had no ideas, he might not be able to serve as the node for converting spiritual essence.

So he guessed that whether the opponent was a collective will or a single Randkiel, the proportion of "Randkiel" was definitely very high...

After a few seconds, as if a decision had been made, a voice sounded again in Yuan Qingzhuo's mind.

[You are right, sir - I am not Randkiel, nor any of the angels in the ritual, but a combination of all of them.]

[A single will is prone to carry personal emotions and is too fragile over a long period of time, so it is more perfect to fuse everyone's will into one.]

[But you can still call me Randkiel. I don't mind this name.]

Yuan Qingzhuo was slightly stunned by the other party's frankness. He was wondering why this was happening when he heard Randkil continue to speak.

[I am currently in a special state of fusion with the technique, and cannot attack or touch you, sir. You should be able to feel it.]

Feelings are feelings.

But if Yuan Qingzhuo really believed what Randkiel said, he could change his name to Caroline.

"So, Randkiel." Yuan Qingzhuo looked sharp but spoke with a slightly strange expression: "You seem to have something to ask of me now?"

There were no unnecessary greetings or beating around the bush. Yuan Qingzhuo could hear the implication in Randkiel's tone at a glance - the other party hadn't made a move on him for such a long time, so he must be asking for his help in some way.

Otherwise, I would have been kicked out long ago.

——Even a legend tightly bound by ropes is still a legend.

Only then will we see whose fist is bigger. As for now?

No need.

Since Ran Dekiel was obviously smiling, there was no need for him to slap him twice.

——Let’s get some intelligence and information first. There are too many confusing things in this world of trenches. It would be a disaster if we fail to figure out what is going on and end up making things worse.

【Yes. 】

The simple words made Yuan Qingzhuo put away his fist. He used his martial arts will to patch up the gap in the barrier above his head with great interest, and then said, "Tell me in detail. Let me hear the situation first."

Yuan Qingzhuo looked as if he was listening attentively.

Then Randhir began to tell the story...bullshit!
His first sentence almost froze Yuan Qingzhuo in place.

[For some unknown reason, His Majesty left Mercury Heaven and abandoned the crown here. 】

The words used by Randkiel as an opening remark set off a huge wave in Yuan Qingzhuo's heart.

The new king left from Mercury Sky?
If my guess is correct, it was after the Big Bang, because the light column disappeared as well.

In other words, the new king is also a contestant in the War God Festival?
——Regarding the contestants, Randkiel, who lives deep underground, seems to know nothing about them.

Yuan Qingzhuo remained silent.

This possibility is very high.

But not entirely.

After all, he had never seen a contestant who could replace an NPC, and the identity of the new king was guaranteed by Rush.

So... the new Mercy's escape from Mercury Sky is a historical event?
With even greater confusion, Yuan Qingzhuo continued to listen in silence.

[After your majesty left, the abyss erosion collected through the ritual lost its original outlet... Your majesty is the most critical link in the entire plan. ]

[But as a conversion technique for collection and transportation, we must not be eroded even a little bit before everyone is completely eroded by the abyss, so we can only release the collected abyss erosion to other output ports.]

"and many more."

Yuan Qingzhuo showed a puzzled look: "I didn't understand what you just said."

"What does this sentence mean before everyone is completely corrupted?"

[Sir, you asked the same question as I did back then - before everyone is completely eroded, it means that everyone must be "completely eroded by the abyss."]

Randkiel seemed to smile.

[But at the same time, after being eroded by the abyss, the people who have become "abyss creatures" or "abyss residents" in advance will not truly become eroded species - because the erosion on everyone's body has been absorbed by the ritual and then transported to your majesty. ]

[And the residents who became abyss creatures before the abyss actually descended will not be eroded a second time. Therefore, everyone will not be transformed into erosion species due to excessive erosion at the moment when the abyss and the Mercury Sky merge. ]

Even such a brief verbal explanation cannot conceal the countless days and nights of deep contemplation and emotional entanglement behind it.

What if the final outcome is to fall into the abyss and turn everyone into mindless monsters?

——Then why not just turn everyone into the erosion species in advance?

But what’s the point if everyone turns into monsters in this process?
——Then let me bear all the erosion by myself.

This thought flashed through Yuan Qingzhuo's mind - he thought that this was probably what Cibei, who had made such a decision, was thinking.

In this way, all the residents of Mercury Sky will only be named "Erosion Species", and will have a golden medal of immunity from death in front of the abyss, without having to bear the cost of being an Erosion Species.

Because someone has already taken responsibility for them.

It's really... a perfect plan.

Are you crazy?
Or a saint?
No matter what, the guy who could come up with this plan and put it into action must be a crazy guy.

But now, the core of this plan disappeared inexplicably and without any warning.

The star mask flashed through Yuan Qingzhuo's mind, and when he thought of what the other party had said, he couldn't help but feel extremely strange.

——The new king he met seemed to be completely different from this impression.

It doesn't feel like I'm alone at all!
Yuan Qingzhuo was not some dragon girl who had trained her muscles and fighting into her brain, so he was only stunned for a moment before he figured everything out.

Then he found the answer, which was absolutely the only answer even though he didn't want to believe it.

"Rush..."

That’s right, it was the new king who he saw sitting on the throne after he came to the Martial God Festival.

It's Rush.

It's definitely her.

Because no one except her would know so much information about herself.

As for the new king, was he really just slightly connected to Rush? Was he actually terrified and fled?
- Stop joking. Anyone who can come up with such a method to make people lose their voice must be scared and commit suicide because he can't bear it.

And he would never run away without saying a word.

【Sir, what did you say? 】

"nothing."

After going over in his mind what Rush had said and what she had done, Yuan Qingzhuo twisted his fist and palm, then smiled: "Please continue."

[His Majesty has left, and War, Mikhail, and many other colleagues have also disappeared quietly for some reason... So I can only transfer the output to some other strange people who suddenly appeared. ]

Yuan Qingzhuo immediately understood.

——So this is why everyone feels that the erosion of the abyss is getting worse.

But war, Mikhail?

Who is this?

[However, the receiving power of these output ports is not large, and the spatial coordinates are also moving rapidly, not to mention that the overall number is still decreasing...]

[Strange, it's really too strange. How could His Majesty choose to disappear at such a critical moment? How could War and Mikhail leave without saying a word...]

[Sir, I feel like there are a lot of problems in this world.]

"It seems that there are some problems." Yuan Qingzhuo responded, and said: "Perhaps, your colleagues are not here because they are not remembered by history."

Ran Dekiel waited for a long time before he slowly spoke.

[Then, sir, please tell me the truth, are we not in the real Mercury sky...]

This time, it was Yuan Qingzhuo's turn to remain silent.

[So, I know.]

There was another silence before Randekiel continued to ask.

[Then may I ask you, sir, in reality, in history, have we...succeeded? ]

(End of this chapter)