From the end of the world

Chapter 256 The truth behind Ma Zao's time travel 2
According to the description in the second bowl, the Great Demon of Disaster is a huge humanoid monster with black flames wrapped around its body. It is unclear what the flames look like, so it is possible that the monster is formed purely of black flames.

After humans become demons, most of them will transform into monsters, which is similar to how monsters will transform into goat-headed demons when they use their full strength.

In the information I have come across in the past, there is no specific mention of the color of Xuanming's flame. In other words, since there is no specific mention, it means that it is not a special color. However, since they have all become demons and their human forms have undergone mutations, it is not surprising that the color of the flame has changed.

There is no black light in nature. In the final analysis, black is the color that appears after absorbing all light. However, it is not difficult to imagine this color of light. Just take a photo of the incandescent light that can be found everywhere, and then use software to invert the color, and then you can get a creepy black light. The black flames of the Great Demon of Disaster also seem to give people an extremely ominous feeling, and as a characteristic, it is extremely easy to identify.

Ma Zao and No. 2 Xiao Wan, who recognized the Great Demon of Disaster, immediately tried to escape. However, the opponent was the Great Demon of Doom who was likely transformed from the Great Impermanence, and even a monster transformed from Xuan Ming, who was also a leader among the Great Impermanence. It was not possible to escape just because they wanted to. Even Ma Zao in his prime could not escape with No. 2 Xiao Wan.

And at the critical moment, small bowl No. 2 used the power of the fragment of the divine seal.

This was also her behavior that she did when she was forced into a corner. She could communicate with spiritual objects, but the possibility of getting feedback was extremely low. Although the fragments of the divine seal were first-class unknown objects in the strange world, they might have spirituality that could be used for communication. At that time, she was just trying to save a dying horse, but she didn't expect that she could successfully draw out the power of the fragments of the divine seal.

Of course, now that she knows, it seems that anyone who is bound to the fragment of the divine seal (except me) can use its power, and her ability to channel it at that time is not necessarily entirely due to her "natural communication ability". In any case, what happened next was undoubtedly closely related to the power of the fragment of the divine seal.

That force intensified the power of her prayer to nature countless times in one breath, and realized the most urgent and strongest thought in her heart at that time.

"What were you thinking at that time?" I was curious.

"At the time, I thought we would probably die there, and I was just a burden. Maybe if Sister Ma Zao had abandoned me from the beginning, I would still have a chance to survive. So I thought that even if I died, at least Sister Ma Zao could survive." No. 2 Xiaowan said embarrassedly, "After that, I hope she can go to a place where she won't encounter strange things so easily, and meet new friends who can truly accept her..."

So, when Ma Zao used the power of return to initiate space transfer, strange fluctuations appeared in the space and time they were in.

It is very likely that this abnormal fluctuation caused an unpredictable failure in Ma Zao's space transfer, and then sent her to the modern society of who knows how many years ago.

The second little bowl was also involved, probably because she didn't think of arranging herself in it, so she was randomly teleported to a certain location in the doomsday land. Although she still needs to continue to face the various strange dangers of the doomsday era, at least she is temporarily free from the threat of the great demon of disaster.

At first, she was not completely sure that Ma Zao had traveled to the past, but she vaguely realized that the failure of the space transfer was probably closely related to what she did at that time. Later, she entered the virtual world, met me, and heard about my encounter with Ma Zao. Although she had lost her name and most of her memories at that time, she was still subconsciously certain that it was she who sent Ma Zao to the past.

This is the truth behind Ma Zao’s time travel.

At least from the perspective of No. 2 Xiaowan, this is everything. To be honest, if it were from my perspective, there would still be some mysteries that are hard to let go. For example, why did Ma Zao, who traveled back in time, come to this era as a patient with amnesia...

There is one more thing. I didn't think much about this matter before, but I suddenly realized it at this time - the reason why Ma Zao can be sure that the fragment of the divine seal in my hand is the real thing is because she and Xiaowan No. 2 have come into contact with the fragment of the divine seal before.

Then how did she identify that the black jade in No. 2 Xiaowan's hand was the fragment of the divine seal and was so convinced of it?

Where did she obtain the knowledge about the fragments of the divine seal?

I can only think of the "Gospel House", a doomsday force. However, even if I ask Ma Zao this question, I probably won't get an answer. Although Ma Zao remembers past knowledge, he doesn't remember past experiences.

I asked Xiaowan No. 2, and she also knew only a little about it. Although she knew about the Gospel Institute, unlike Ma Zao, who was once a member of the Gospel Institute, she only heard about it from others and knew no more than I did. As for topics related to patients with amnesia, she was even more confused. According to her, there was no concept of "amnesia" in the doomsday era. She had never come into contact with any information related to it there.

"You said that in the apocalypse, nature will not respond to your voice... So can you still hear the voice of nature?" I asked.

"Yes, I can..." She hesitated, "but the sound I can hear is quite vague and very confusing, like the ravings of a lunatic." Is the advent of the apocalypse making the natural world itself go crazy? I couldn't help but think so.

Then, I carefully inquired about the information related to the power of the God Seal Fragment. I don't know why, but it seems that other chosen ones can use the power of the God Seal Fragment, but I can't. Is it because I am not the official chosen one of the virtual world, but an intruder?

Even if it is just one of the fragments of the God Seal, it is very likely that it contains a mysterious power that can rival the Great Impermanence. The No. 2 Little Bowl used it to allow Ma Zao to travel from the future to the past, the Silver Mask Doctor used it to restart time and space countless times, and the Dog used it to become a Great Impermanence Qualified Person... and I think this is probably not the full potential of the fragments of the God Seal. If I can use this power, maybe I can turn it into a key trump card to defeat the hostile Great Impermanence.

At this stage, I guess only Xiaowan No. 2 is willing to reveal to me the power of the divine seal fragment.

“I don’t know what form the power of other people’s divine seal fragments takes. At least for me, the power of the divine seal fragments only greatly enhances my prayer power. And this ability is originally quite unstable. Even after being enhanced, it is hard to say that it can be used as a normal means.” said Xiaowan No. 2.

"What about other aspects? For example, the ability to communicate with nature and the ability to increase luck?" I asked.

"My communication ability seems to have increased, but I can't test it in my environment. At least it's not as great as my prayer power. The same goes for my perception ability." She said, "As for good luck... that is a power that can only be achieved by following nature, and nature itself is in a contradictory state after the apocalypse. It can no longer help me improve my luck."

"With just these abilities, are you able to survive the apocalypse now?" I asked.

"It shouldn't be a problem for now. In fact, when I was on the verge of becoming a demon and my self-awareness was in chaos, I should have relied on my existing perception ability and good luck to avoid many dangers unconsciously." she said.

Maybe after separating from Ma Zao, her difficulty in surviving has been greatly reduced... I couldn't help but have this thought.

However, her tolerance for error when she was alone was still too low. It seemed that she could avoid many risks, but in fact, once an accident occurred, she would be doomed. Perhaps it was because of this that she was on the verge of becoming a demon before she first met Ma Zao.

I thought about the information she had given me, and then said, "If you were to come to my time, you might be able to further improve your luck... Let me ask you, if your luck is further improved, will it cover up Ma Zao's bad luck?"

"I don't think it's possible." She said regretfully, "Although this is just my personal feeling... Sister Mazao's physique that attracts strange things is probably not a bad luck, so it cannot be offset by pure luck. Even if my luck is increased tenfold or a hundredfold, I can't save her."

"Encountering strange things" may not be a matter of luck or misfortune.

Ma Zao considers his physique as bad luck because for people who want to live a normal life, strange things themselves mean chaos, and strange things do have great potential for danger. Even if only five out of ten strange events are life-threatening and five can be used to gain benefits, except for people like me who like to do good things, I guess not many people would want to have a ridiculous physique that "encounters ten strange events every week". No matter how much you can gain, as long as you fail in one of them, you will lose everything.

What's more, in the doomsday era when Ma Zao lived in the past, it was hard to tell whether any of the hundred strange events had positive meaning.

"Um, Mr. Three..."

Just as I was thinking, Little Bowl No. 2 looked at me eagerly and made a weak sound.

"What's wrong?" I asked.

She showed her eagerness and said with concern: "I have finished talking about my side. Can you tell me about your side next? For example...what is your relationship with Sister Ma Zao now?"

(End of this chapter)