Simultaneous Travel: Becoming a Legend in the Heavens.

Chapter 590 Stage Equipment
After crossing the snow-covered plains, the view suddenly opened up.

What came into Wang Lang's view was a hall with a throne standing at the top, exuding a solemn and dignified atmosphere. However, Wang Ming did not linger and simply gave a brief explanation.

"This was once the throne of the Winter Kingdom, but that story has been lost to time. Both the White Queen and the Red Queen have vanished into the wind, so there's no need to worry about it."

He led Wang Lang down a staircase with a blank expression.

The staircase was unusually long, with steps that seemed to extend downwards without ever ending, as if it were an endless path. The scenery around us remained unchanged for a long time.

Wang Lang could sense that time and space here were frozen, almost eternally frozen, so Bai wasn't too worried about the battle situation outside. He patiently followed along for a while longer, and the scene ahead finally changed.

It was a small room covered in blood on both sides. Behind the room was a short, unobstructed road that led to a corner.

After Wang Ming led him to the small room, the road behind them was suddenly blocked with a "bang." He slowly stopped and pointed forward expressionlessly.

"The finish line is just ahead, there are no more obstacles. Go around the corner and you'll see the 'stage setup'. Go!"

Wang Lang immediately became alert. He glanced at the cut-off escape route and narrowed his eyes.

"You won't come with me?"

"You have to walk the last stretch of the road by yourself. To see the 'stage setup,' you need a sacrifice. This is a necessary 'setup.' If you want to get the 'stage setup,' you have to become a puppet."

Wang Ming remained where he was, ignoring his son's wariness. He calmly finished speaking and quietly looked at the stunned Wang Lang.

The walls on both sides began to close in, slowly advancing them as if to crush the two of them.

Under normal circumstances, even if Wang Lang wasn't the "God of Old Data," he could easily escape using the sealing artifact. But at this moment, he discovered that all his abnormal abilities had instantly failed, and he had returned to being an ordinary person who was inconspicuous in the crowd.

"It's time for you to go."

The calm voice roused the stunned Wang Lang. His face was extremely pale. He opened his mouth but didn't know what to say. Veins bulged on his forehead. Finally, he gritted his teeth and ran out of the small room in one go.

He ran forward at breakneck speed, not daring to look back at what was happening behind him, but the sound of bones and flesh being crushed still stubbornly penetrated his mind, making his eyes well up with tears.

After Wang Lang turned the corner and ran a few more steps, he finally arrived at the room at the finish line...

stage.

It was furnished like a library, but the place that should have been filled with bookshelves and other facilities was completely empty, except for a slightly elevated platform at the very top.

On the platform stood a blonde, blue-eyed girl, lifeless in the center, stiffly moving her head to look at the people below the stage, revealing a strange smile.

The surrounding scenery began to change at a frantic pace, and all the locations that existed in Wang Lang's memory flashed on the "stage".

The hospital where I was born, the house I lived in as a child, the school I attended, the movie theater I went to with my first love, the hospital room where I took care of my mother Qin Fang, the underground base of "future technology"...

Wang Lang saw countless threads suspending everyone he saw, and the girl at the top moved her fingers, causing the marionettes to move accordingly.

He involuntarily took a step back, feeling a sense of chaos and fear that his life had been orchestrated all along.

A piece of information appeared out of nowhere in his mind.

0-1 “Stage Installation” Guran Gunnar
Description 1: The White Queen of the Winter Kingdom conspires with the Red Queen, the incarnation of the "God of a Thousand Faces," to grant the stage a power that even the "Great Beings" covet.

Description 2: It possesses the authority of "creation" and the identity of "master of the miniature garden," and can mobilize everything in the miniature garden to make everything happen according to the script.

Description 3: It is both a beginning and an end. Everything will come to a close on the "stage" unless the "divine bird" cries out, bringing the end of the dream.

Description 4: Saying goodbye to the end of the fairy tale, calling for the final curtain call of love!

Assessment: This is the final battle!

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The infernal flames burned away everything, incinerating the "world within the book" of the "Story Editorial Department"—a world built over countless years, restarts, and revisions. Lu Ke's figure gradually emerged from the wreckage of millions of books.

The figure that was originally "joyful" had somehow ended up sitting in front of the "story editing machine" typing. The "anger," "sorrow," and "fear" around him, as well as all the employees, all turned into streams of light and flowed into the ancient inkjet typewriter. Line after line of blood-stained text appeared on the manuscript paper.

Compared to before, His aura has risen again, just like Atlas. The "world in the book" has become nourishment for Him. The longer it is delayed, the more deadly it becomes, but at least He has bought some time.

Thus, the "0-7-2" formation arrived on the battlefield.

Tens of thousands of even hotter and more surging black flames gathered around Lu Ke, and as the last book was also swallowed up, Lu Ke stepped forward and completely left the "world in the book".

A strange floral fragrance filled the space, carrying the scent of blood and life force. Invisible microorganisms began to grow and rapidly evolve into life forms, multiplying at breakneck speed. Traces of life reappeared in the battlefield that had been polluted and turned into emptiness.

These phenomena are caused by a mass larger than a planet, covered with black, whip-like tentacles, surrounded by enormous mouths that constantly drip green slime, and with black, hoof-like feet beneath its body.

Even without analyzing the information, Lu Ke immediately recognized this blasphemous creation that transcended mortal cognition.

Shub-Niggurath, one of the three pillar gods, the "Black Goat of the Forest," descended to earth as the "Messenger of Abundance," the most chilling first cry of the dark offspring, the embodiment of "nurturing countless offspring," and the final destination of blood and wails on the cult's altar.

"Black goat cubs," and moreover, individuals that are approaching maturity.

"Isn't this somewhat breaching the agreement?"

Lu Ke chuckled softly. He hadn't expected "0-7-2" to be such a renowned mythical creature, but it was merely a cub, hardly worthy of serious consideration.

He looked down at the "black goat cub" with indifferent eyes, raised his right hand, and the surging black flames were about to destroy the blasphemous creation before him.

At this moment, a woman of about fourteen years old, who could only be described as a girl, suddenly appeared in front of the "Black Goat Cubs." She was the very object that the "Story Editorial Department" had previously used to expel 0-7-2.

3-69 "The Girl of Love"

Description 1: She possesses an extremely beautiful appearance, enough to bewitch any intelligent life form.

Description 2: Her body remains in the form of a teenage girl and will never grow, so please remember that no matter how beautiful she is, she is still a minor.

Description 3: Ah, my light of life, my fire of desire, my sin, my soul…

Comment: Is beauty a sin? Lu Ke couldn't help but glance at her again. His soul wouldn't be corrupted by the characteristics of the sealed object, but even disregarding those characteristics, the "girl of love" before him had indeed taken "beauty" to the extreme.

Bang!
The black flames ignited the "Maiden of Love" in an instant, engulfing her completely before she could even scream. However, the "Black Goat Cub" was "coincidentally" transported to the front of "Atlas" by a suddenly appearing spatial wormhole and merged with "Atlas".

[The "Black Goat Cub" that has grown to the planetary level is not enough to turn the tide of the battle, but the summoning creature summoned by the second sounding of the "Horn of Doom" is certainly not that simple. It is a seed prepared by the "Goddess of Dark Abundance" as part of the preparations for her descent.]

[The "Atlas," now consumed once more, has faced its sixth death. Its infinitely expanding body has reached halfway through the universe, easily touching the "boundary." When it merges with the "Black Goat's Child," it possesses a size beyond limits, and only one sacrifice is needed for the true mother to descend.]

The offering was sealed away in "future technology" and managed by a team leader from the security department.

His name is...

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"Xue".

"Time is of the essence, so ask your questions now. The 'Tree of Wisdom' has the wisdom to answer everything."

Sera sat on Xue Pengkai's shoulders and whispered gently in his ear.

Xue Pengkai remained silent for a few seconds, then turned to the magical fairy: "Is there a price to pay for asking questions?"

[No, every life that comes before me deserves an answer, especially you.]
A voice, whose timbre and tone were indistinguishable, resounded from the depths of his heart. It was a vibration from beyond the quadrant. The moment Xue Pengkai heard the voice, he felt his brain was thrown into chaos, as if some incredibly vast information was flooding into his body.

He clutched his head in pain, collapsed to the ground, and gasped for breath.

"Although there is no price to pay, your level of existence is too low. You can hardly bear even a conversation, Xue."

Sera looked at him with pity. "For the sake of your sanity, hurry up and ask your questions, or you'll be finished before you go crazy."

The intense headache made Xue Pengkai feel that the surrounding scenery was becoming blurry, and the image of Sera in his eyes was being stretched, deformed and distorted in a hallucinatory audiovisual experience.

He endured the excruciating pain, feeling as if he were being torn apart, and slowly got up, cautiously asking his question.

"My question is... what exactly is 0-7-3, and how do you kill it?"

[The life form you call 0-7-3 is not a creation of this miniature garden. It is protected by some unknown force, and I cannot deconstruct it. Even the "divine bird" cannot directly issue a death order to it.]
The voice, barely audible yet calm and indifferent, carrying a divine detachment, answered the first question.

[His body contains many components: humans, mages, dragonborn, ancient dragons, elves, mechanical lifeforms, ancient demons, the undead, the faded, druids, and even Outer Gods known as "great beings"... as well as all sorts of hybrids that I don't even understand.]
[As for killing him, he cannot be killed; theoretically, he can only be sealed, and even then, he will eventually break the seal.]
Sweat beaded on Xue Pengkai's forehead as his consciousness blurred with the vibrations outside the quadrant that filled his ears.

"Then tell me how to seal him!"

The barely audible voice paused, as if searching through countless possibilities, before finally answering softly.

[Theoretically, the "Chaotic Labyrinth" and the "Divine Bird" can be used together to exile any being that has not yet "transcended," including the current 0-7-3.]
Xue Pengkai, clutching his throbbing head, listened to the story, his face ashen, and forced himself to stand up.

"We need to spread this news quickly... Sera, hurry... now you can fulfill this wish..."

“Of course, but we don’t need to be in such a hurry, Xue. Aren’t you going to ask a few more questions?” Sera smiled and made a face.

"Aren't you curious about the truth of this world? Don't you want to know who the 'Child of Abundance' is a gift for? Don't you want to know what I like most?"

"Sera...?"

Xue Pengkai propped his head up with his hand, frowning as he watched the adorable magical elf flap its wings in front of him, his breathing rapid.

"We'll deal with these issues later... Don't play pranks now, hurry up and fulfill your wish, otherwise things will get worse..."

"Ah~ Ah~ I understand, I understand. Xue, you're the type who doesn't delve too deeply into things and only focuses on the things in front of you. It's a good habit, but... that's not to my liking. I don't like you like that."

Sera's adorable face began to crumble, revealing a maniacal mockery and sarcasm that Xue Pengkai had never seen before. A chilling malice gushed from her young body, almost turning the air black.

"Hehehe! Let's ask some simple questions, like how's the weather today, what's your favorite fairy tale, um... how about we ask the first customer the call girl in the alley has what his fetish is?"

The magical fairy grinned with a crooked smile and offered some pointless suggestions.

As she spoke, Xue Pengkai realized he had lost control of his body and began asking the "Tree of Wisdom" these useless questions.

As the "Tree of Wisdom" answered, Xue Pengkai felt his already splitting headache begin to worsen.

The world lost its form before him, transforming into a vast and boundless space, with the faint sound of slumbering breaths reaching his ears, as if the sleeping being was having a wonderful dream.

He convulsed and collapsed to the ground, looking at Sera, the sealed object he had been taking care of since arriving at "Future Technology," with an expression of utter disbelief.

"Why?"

"Hehehe, of course it's because it's fun!"

Sera cheered and clapped, enjoying Xue Pengkai's expression of mixed emotions—sadness, anger, despair, and confusion—as a result of the betrayal, and burst into even louder laughter.

"I really love seeing that expression on your face, which is why I cooperated with you to release Luke last time... Ah, you seem to think I don't know about last time, and that it was all your fault?"

"It's because I can appreciate such expressions that I like humans. They're so beautiful, so fascinating! Xue, you're such a great toy, much more fun than Grin or Prairie!"

"However, I'm getting a little tired of it... Time to go play with the next toy."

Sera licked her lips, gave Xue Pengkai a final kiss on the cheek, and looked down at the miniature garden called "Winter Country".

"Goodbye, Xue, I'm going to retrieve my things. Before that..."

She pointed to the "Son of Abundance" who had remained silent beside her and expressed her wish.

"My wish is..."

"My wish is... that the 'Children of Abundance' will appear on the battlefield of the universe right now!"

(End of this chapter)