Abnormal Doomsday Records

Chapter 236 26. The end is coming, so say goodbye to heaven with a pious heart

The Garden of Eden has been pretty quiet lately.

Although the people living here can also observe the abnormal moon entity transforming into a rather enchanting pink halo through the artificial sky in various places in the space station, no one here pays too much attention or worry about it.

The reason is simple. When the old civilization fell, the most powerful people on the surface had already come to the shelter of this space station. They were also afraid that being illuminated by the Moon of Fertility here would transform them into abominable monsters. However, it was proved that the multiple light-blocking and overall psychic suppression devices set up in the Garden of Eden were indeed effective.

When the Moon of Reproduction occurs, we only need to activate a series of defense facilities, and no one here will be turned into an hideous monster by the shining pink moonlight.

However, the perfect result of this "three-dimensional defense" is based on the almost cost-effective stacking of protective facilities. The area of the Garden of Eden is controllable and there is material supply on the entire surface to achieve this. However, it does not mean that such terrible consumption can be tolerated if it is distributed among the cities on the surface.

Besides, the basis of the "pollution immunity" achieved by the Garden of Eden through three-dimensional defense is that the complete technology of the old civilization is still preserved here. In the environment on the surface where the technology tree is almost distorted and locked, even if the people of the Badlands use the same standard of defense equipment, they will still turn into monsters.

It’s not that the masters of the Garden of Eden are stingy with money, it’s mainly because the ratio between input and output is too disproportionate.

Besides, how could the residents of the Garden of Eden be in the mood to care about the problems facing the surface at this time?

People here are busy preparing for the most important festival of the year.

They called it "Founding Day".

According to the "records" of this place, this day was the day when the surface of the earth was facing the doomsday disaster, and the bravest and most fearless people protected the last batch of precious knowledge and pure humanity that could be passed on and made a victorious transition.

According to them, the original inhabitants of the Garden of Eden did not abandon the surface of the earth voluntarily, but because the surface could no longer be saved.

It was with great pain and determination that they chose to bid farewell to their hometown and move to this safe space station to continue maintaining the final operation of human civilization.

Look at the surface today!

Most of the world has been occupied by monsters, leaving only a small piece of pure land in the Badlands Reservation. Facts have proved that the decision made by the immigrants in the Garden of Eden was correct. If they had stayed on the surface and continued their hopeless resistance, perhaps even the last spark of civilization would not have been preserved.

Considering the current prosperity of Eden, this is undoubtedly a victory worth commemorating. In order to commemorate the wise decision made thirty-eight years ago, the people of Eden hold grand gatherings and parades on this day every year. It is a task that must be taken seriously.

Of course, the situation this year is somewhat special.

Because not long ago, under the order of the Archon, all the servants in the Garden of Eden were sent back to the Evil Land in batches every day. This meant that this year's grand city-building day party needed the locals to take the trouble to arrange it.

But this isn't a big problem.

Although most locals would not do hard labor, there are always some enthusiastic people who do not refuse to embellish their city with their own hands, which makes them feel that the city founding day celebration is given some kind of "special meaning".

"Parker, come and lend a hand."

Following the call of the young man North, Instructor Parker, who was a little distracted today, immediately reacted, then climbed up the ladder swiftly and hung the colorful ribbon wreath in his hand on the street of the "Hunting House Club".

Every shop on the entire street is doing something similar. After all, the warm-up activities for the City Day will begin tonight.

It is said that Governor Han Bin will personally appear in the city square on the third ring of the Garden of Eden to read out the congratulatory message and celebrate with the people.

"You don't look good today."

Mr. North, a senior member of the club, was carrying a bag of gold stars to decorate the wall. While busy, he joked:

"What? Were you busy late again last night?"

"That's not true."

In response to his joke, Parker smiled and said casually:

"I will be heading to the starport soon and taking the last flight back to the surface before the start of the Fertility Month. Well, it will be about four hours later."

He rolled up his sleeves and took a look at his watch. This thing was bought with two months' salary when he first arrived in Eden. The locals in Eden would bring such antiques of old civilization as decorations. Therefore, Parker, who came from the Evil Land End Castle, felt that if he wanted to fit in here, he must have one too.

But now he is not so stupid anymore.

A man from the Badlands like him could certainly wear the same clothes and accessories as the people in the Garden of Eden, and even live in the same houses and enjoy the same entertainment, but he would never be able to truly fit in here.

The reason may be that his father or grandfather was not powerful enough to follow the first group of immigrants to the Garden of Eden and give himself a "heavenly identity".

Parker used to be troubled by this and even sold his body to an old woman in order to obtain permanent residency, but now he has learned to comfort himself and no longer suffers from mental exhaustion because of these things.

In response to Parker's words, the expression of North, the young man who was joking just now, became serious.

He dropped the decorative star in his hand, stepped forward quickly, grasped Parker's wrist, and said:

"Are you crazy? Yesterday's astrological forecast said that the Fertility Moon will begin in the Bad Land tonight or tomorrow morning at the latest. Although I have not experienced that kind of disaster, I know that this Fertility Moon means that the surface of the earth will fall completely.

I know your permanent residency application was rejected again last week, but that's not a problem, Parker.

Don't go to Starport, don't board the ship that will take you back to hell!
Things are different now. If you go back, you will die! Although you are from the Badlands, we are friends! If you have nowhere to go, hide in my house first. "

"Don't be silly, North, your family isn't one of those big shots who live within the Fourth Ring Road."

Parker grinned and joked:
"Even an outstanding soldier like your father can only give you a citizen card of the Garden of Eden. You need to earn your own future here. What if I am caught by the mechanical sheriff while hiding at your place?
This will implicate you, and I can't do something that would let my friend down."

“It was indeed troublesome in the past, but it’s different now. When you go back, you will have to face the Reproduction Moon, which means there is a high probability that you will die. Moreover, you are the last group of Badlands people to be repatriated, which means that you actually scored very high in the evaluation agency of the Garden of Eden.

It’s that kind of fuzzy area that’s totally acceptable.”

North shook his head and said:
"The Garden of Eden is an orderly and humane place. The dilemma you are facing can be explained in many terms. The most important thing is that you cannot leave here at this time!
Believe me, even if Hei is caught here and thrown into the Sheriff's jail, it is much better than you boarding that spaceship and returning to the surface."

Facing Parker's puzzled look, North, who was not born in Eden Garden but was still a local and had connections, looked around. He dragged Parker back to the hall of the Hunting House Club, away from the people who were busy decorating the room to prepare for the festival, and explained to Parker in a remote corner:
"A few days ago, I heard from a good uncle of my father that the management department of the Garden of Eden has made a decision. They have repeatedly evaluated the probability of the Badlands surviving this reproductive month, and each time the results were regrettable. Therefore, out of humanitarian considerations, once the reproductive month really begins and the population of the Badlands Reservation drops to an unacceptable level."

North sighed and said:

"The Garden of Eden will launch an antimatter generator-transformed explosion into the core area of the Evil Earth planet, and before the monsters completely occupy the surface and ravage the last human survivors, the entire planet will be blown up and turned into stardust in the universe.

I know this sounds cruel.

But compared to letting the people in the evil land watch the whole process of themselves turning into monsters alive, it is better to give them an instant, painless and dignified death.

So you can't go back!

You may think that with your skills and luck you can survive until the disaster is over in your hometown, the chaotic city that you have described to me countless times. I also believe that you have this ability, but the fact is that you may not have the opportunity to use your skills to win yourself a chance to survive.

Stay here.

I can't watch you go back and die."

"you."

Parker was stunned by the news.

During the six months he had stayed in the Garden of Eden, he had known that this place was not as noble as advertised, and he knew that terrible things were happening in this place called "paradise" by the people of the Badlands. However, he did not expect that these guys living in an orderly place would be so "decisive" when faced with the disaster brought about by the Moon of Reproduction.

He swallowed and said in a hoarse voice:
"Do you know how many people there are in the Bad Lands?"

"The last time I watched the news, it seemed that after thirty-eight years of reproduction, the total number of residents in the Badlands and the City-State Districts has finally approached ten million?"

North felt a little guilty.

Even though he was not the decision maker of this action, even though he had no power to participate in such decision-making, he still felt a little guilty at this moment and said:

"Although my father told me when I was a child that he firmly believed that the Garden of Eden was built in order to return to the Bad Land with the power of salvation one day to pull our compatriots out of the quagmire, after my father died and I grew up, I already knew the tragedy and severity of the situation. The technology of the Garden of Eden could not save the current situation of the Bad Land.

The Third Fertility Moon is destined to engulf the entire surface of the Earth. We cannot save them, and this is for their own good.

We don’t want to be butchers, though.”

"You are the butchers! It has nothing to do with whether you want to or not! You have already decided to do this!"

Parker interrupted North's explanation.

He knew it wasn't the young man's fault.

He knew that most of the people in the Garden of Eden were actually very good people like North. They had lived in this space station with the old civilization order since childhood, received education that was consistent with the past, and developed gentle personalities in abundance.

They are good guys in the traditional sense, or at least not bad guys.

Parker Taker from Castle End tried hard to suppress the anger in his heart. In order to avoid further hurting his friends, he looked out the window at the calm and gentle street where pedestrians were chatting and joking.

He looked at the festive decorations being put up for the upcoming City Construction Day, the red and gold embellishments that represented joy.

At this moment, something in his heart broke.

Even though those things had begun to crumble the last time he spoke to Mr. Zhou Ke, Parker still wanted to retain some good impressions of Eden despite making the decision.

But now, all those things that had been trying so hard to hold on were shattered, as if everything in the Garden of Eden had shattered into dancing light and shadows before his eyes, spinning and pulling him into that indescribable brief flashback.

He saw himself humbly applying to Governor Han Bin's "human body" in the Castle of the End, he saw himself finally getting the letter of the sign of the Garden of Eden after anxiously waiting for days, he saw himself quarreling with Monia, who grew up with him, because of this matter, he saw himself sitting in the narrow seat of the aircraft and comforting himself that everything would be fine. He saw his confusion and joy when he first entered the Garden of Eden, and also saw his determination and efforts to stay here, and even saw how hard it was for him to climb onto the disgusting bed with fragrance in the manor for the temptation given by the old woman.

"I abandoned my hometown, the dignity of the Tiger people, and Monia. Under the contemptuous gaze of my favorite girl, I gave up everything I had worked hard for in the first half of my life, just to come to a place like this?"

Parker Tiger felt dizzy.

He leaned his hands on the window beside him, breathing hard. North beside him wanted to help but was pushed away by him. Under North's worried gaze, Parker went from silent, sad despair to sobbing, but he laughed in between his suppressed cries.

Until the end, he wiped his tears and laughed out loud.

This scene frightened North. He thought that Instructor Parker had emotional problems due to too much pressure, but a few seconds later, Parker shook his head and said to North:
"It's okay, it's okay, it's okay! I just... I just remembered the joke Mr. Zhou Ke told me when he came over last time. It was really funny."

"Ok?"

"Well, I won't tell you. You're not from the Badlands, so you won't understand."

Parker waved his hands.

He seemed to adjust his mood quickly, smiled at North, and said calmly:

“I won’t implicate my friends, North. You and many people here are good people. I shouldn’t vent my anger on you. Come, let me help you decorate the club.

By the way, are you going to the Sanhuan City Square tonight to watch Governor Han Bin’s speech on the city’s founding anniversary?"

Facing his question, North shook his head and said:

"No, I want to stay in the club and practice my shooting skills. Just like you taught me before, the good shooters in the Badlands shoot with both hands and aim at the same time. It's a basic skill. I think it's cool. Although I probably won't be able to use it in my lifetime, I think it's never a bad thing to learn more skills.

And I would rather be alone than celebrating the city's construction day.

You know, I am not qualified to go to the reviewing stand, so I can only squeeze in with other people, and I don’t like that feeling. "

"I understand. You are a young man with self-respect and aspirations. You shouldn't be trapped in the Garden of Eden, a place with class locks."

Parker smiled and said:
"Just like we said jokingly, maybe the Badlands is more suitable for you. With your ability and courage, if you survive in the Badlands until you are my age, you will definitely become a powerful mayor and be a local tyrant in charge of hundreds or thousands of people."

"Hey, indeed, every time I hear you talk about the bad land, I think it's very cool."

North smiled, looked at Parker, who had regained his nimbleness, and said:
"Are you really okay?"

"Work, work, I'm fine."

Half an hour later, the Hunting House Club was decorated. North and Parker stood at the door with their hands on their hips admiring their achievements. Parker was very satisfied and said:
“This festive red color reminds me of the End of the World Festival, especially the blood that gushed out when that madman Zhou Ke beheaded the flat-headed brother in front of countless spectators.

picture!
So similar. "

He grinned and tried to take out a cigarette but suddenly realized that he was in the Garden of Eden, where smoking was not allowed.

So Parker sighed, went into the club dormitory and took out the luggage he had prepared. He put on the handsome cowboy hat given by his other students, said goodbye to North:

"Enjoy your City Construction Day. I'm going home."

"You can hide in my place!"

North did not give up persuading him. He said:

"Don't go back. You are a powerful Badlander. I rarely see Badlanders who can integrate into our community as quickly as you do. It's like you were born to be one of us.

Stay, my friend, and do not go back to die."

"Of course I have to go back. There is a girl waiting for me there. I did something very wrong to her. I will use the rest of my life to pay for it, whether it lasts thirty years or only one night."

Parker said to North very seriously:

"Remember to lock the door when you practice shooting here tonight. I left the key to the ammunition box with live ammunition in your VIP room. Do you know where the ammunition box is?"

"Of course, but I don't think I can use it. Eden is very safe. It's enough to use some reduced-charge bullets to shoot at targets. Live ammunition shooting is too dangerous here."

North said:
"Do you need me to take you to Starport?"

"No, the starport might be dangerous tonight. You know, not everyone can calmly accept the fate of being sent back to the bad land like me."

Parker shook his head and said:
"Maybe there will be bloody conflicts there. No matter how much the people of the Badlands pretend to be kind, the cruelty in their bones will never be truly forgotten. Oh, by the way, there is something I have to remind you of."

He looked around and whispered to North:
"If you have time, remember to go to the eastern base of the Lt-092 section of the Seventh Ring. I used to work there. I hid some things there that you might find useful. That is also my last memorial in the Garden of Eden.

When I gave it to you."

He reached out and patted North's shoulder, saying:

"Repeat to me what I just said."

"Is this necessary? I'll get it when I have time."

"No! North, this is important, right now! Repeat to me right now what I just told you, and commit it to memory, my friend."

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Four hours later, at Eden Starport.

"boom"

The exploding bullet flew out of the gun barrel and knocked down the security machine that was in alert state.

An expressionless Parker Taker rushed into the bustling starport with a group of Badlanders who were as cold and crazy as he was. He stood at the entrance with a huge bag on his back, looking at the port area in front of him which had become a scene of chaos.

This place is full of evil-land servants who are about to be deported. Many of them have even obtained permanent residency in the Garden of Eden several years ago, but at this moment they are included in the deportation list, simply because the city needs to make room for every space to accommodate those who they consider "useful".

The managers of the Garden of Eden are not fools, so in order to prevent possible bloodshed tonight, they deployed several times the number of mechanical sheriffs here in advance to maintain order. When Parker brought in the "rebels" he had contacted during this period, the situation here had just entered the climax stage of "Gwangju Ditty".

Everywhere there were Badlands servants roaring in resistance, and the intelligent machines that had already entered riot control mode were waving electric batons to try to make them quietly accept their fate of being sent to the surface of the Badlands.

"It's so damn ugly."

Parker cursed.

The people around them nodded in approval, then they untied their Eden-style clothes, throwing aside the outer garments that represented order, revealing the clothes they had brought with them.

They were the best clothes that could be found in the Badlands, but some were still worn out, and some were covered with strange graffiti.

Parker was wearing a black T-shirt, which was a gift from Monia when he left the End Castle, but now he had painted a ferocious tiger with bared fangs and claws on the front of his shirt with red paint.

Only those who were born in the tiger country know how to draw such a ferocious and unbridled tiger.

This stuff requires skill, and no idiot in the Bad Land would dare to use the tiger tattoo used by Tiger Nation.

"boom"

Parker threw the homemade explosive into the chaotic crowd. In the violent explosion, the lively confrontation in the hall in front of him immediately quieted down amid the screams of the unlucky guys. Everyone, including the intelligent machines, turned their heads and looked behind them.

They saw the man with the tiger pattern on his chest jumping up to a high place with two guns in hand, and they heard the guy roaring:

"Do you recognize this tiger on me? You are all from the Badlands, I think you all know what this thing represents! Now listen to me!
Don't worry about being deported!

You will not be deported. It is not accurate to say otherwise. We fools will indeed return to our hometown tonight, but believe me, fellow countrymen, brothers, and sisters! We will not go back alone! "

Parker pointed at the brutal scene they had created as they charged in, and at the Garden of Eden behind them, which was brightly lit like the Kingdom of God in heaven, and roared:

"We will fall with this paradise! The wanderers who have left their homes will return home today, bringing their pride and nobility with them, and being crushed into the dust along with us, the peasants.

Stop crying!
Now listen to me, in a few hours, the big guys from the evil land will also arrive here, the Tiger Nation, the Snake Nation, the Eagle Nation... You know, all the big guys you have heard of will come!

They will lead us to gallop in this paradise that never belonged to us.

They'll light this place on fire!
We proudly set foot on the land of our homeland in the flames of heaven's fall, and our mission is to capture this star port for them.

Take down at least one access point!

This is very dangerous. If you resist, you may not die, but if you don’t resist, you will definitely die.

The people of the Garden of Eden had no intention of letting the Bad Land survive. But we are all people of the Bad Land, and we all know what we should really do when others cut off all your ways to survive!"

Parker looked at the omnics rushing towards him. He raised his double guns and fired, shouting:

"Fight! You losers! At least die standing like a Badlander!"

(End of this chapter)