Abnormal Doomsday Records

Chapter 35 35. For the Evil Land that failed to complete the End Celebration, the punishment given by the Fetal Movement Moon is
"Red! The moonlight is rapidly turning to scarlet. We can already tell that this moon phase is the 'Moon of Madness'. Thankfully, this is the least destructive of all the moon phases. But in the next seven to ten days, all creatures in the Badlands will go berserk.

Including ourselves!

The return journey is difficult.”

That same night, in the Snake State territory, nearly a hundred kilometers away from Zhou Ke's hiding cave, Uncle Ohm, painted in classic "desert style," put down his special telescope, blew out a puff of spicy smoke, and turned to Qiao Ya, who was sitting in the heavily loaded three-wheeled RV, and said:

"Next we have to speed up and get you back to Slag Town before those insane beasts form a small demonic tide."

"Ow."

Miss Joya nodded.

She looked at the moon that was changing strangely in the wind and sand with some fear, and the ominous scarlet that was gradually covering the entire sky like ink dripping into a basin, and couldn't help but whispered:

"You don't have to worry about me. I have experienced this kind of red moon many times since I was a child. I have also experienced the more dangerous 'Moon of Truth' more than once. Besides, compared to an ordinary person like me, you are more dangerous in this situation, right?
I heard that every time the Moon of the Moving Moon changes phases, psionicists suffer the pain of being cut into pieces. It is said that your psionic powers are all given by the Moon of the Moving Moon."

“It’s just a rumor.

The changing phases of the moon in the Month of Fetal Movement will indeed stimulate the movement of psychic energy, but I have entered the sublimation state for many years and am very proficient in controlling my own psychic energy. The impact of the Month of Madness is not enough to make me feel more pain. On the contrary, it will strengthen my psychic energy in the short term.

The real danger to us is the Moon of Truth.

During that period, the uncontrolled growth of psychic energy and the strange knowledge that constantly poured into our brains would put us at risk of being 'stuffed to death'."

Uncle Ohm was driving this heavily loaded three-wheeled RV on the night road with only wind and sand blowing. He turned on the headlights to the maximum to drive away the monsters hidden in the wind and sand.

As if chatting, after flicking the cigarette butt into the wind and sand, he spoke to Qiao Ya:

"The power of psionicists doesn't come from the Moon of Fetal Movement, but from something higher. Well, I don't know how to describe it. That's your mother's theory. Anyway, she believes that the source of psychic energy is higher than the Moon of Fetal Movement.

The Fetal Moon itself is merely a 'spectacle' formed by the psychic energy as it erodes and changes the world.

Do you know that the psychics in Jiubang call these special things formed by psychic infection "visions", right?

The Month of Fetal Movement is the Great Phenomenon No. 002 that they observed and recorded.”

"I've heard of this!"

Miss Qiao Ya, who aspires to become the most powerful merchant in the Bad Land, likes to listen to stories. She hides in the carriage to avoid being exposed to the scarlet moonlight and causing bad "mutations", and says to Uncle Ohm:
"At this time last year, I did business with a merchant from the Eagle Nation. She told me about their list of phenomena. It was said that even psychic storms and psychic tides were listed as phenomena by them, as well as the mysterious time mazes in the Badlands.

The most famous one is the Time Maze No. 11 that suddenly appeared more than a year ago.

That place is not far from Slag Town. It is said that it is the largest and most dangerous time maze that has been born since the Bad Land era. "

"I don't know much about the Time Labyrinth, but the psionicists of the Eagle State do have their own unique worldview. They summarize all phenomena that should not belong to this world and regard this as a necessary part of 'healing'."

Uncle Ohm laughed and said to Qiao Ya:

"It is said that this classification method comes from the leader of the Eagle State, the mysterious lady 'Evil Eagle'. There are also rumors that she may be the most powerful psychic in the entire Bad Land and even the entire surface world. The current psychic training program in the Eagle State comes from her guidance.

You don't have to be envious, Xiaoya. Having psychic talents is not always a good thing.

If you don't know how to control your growing power, don't know how to deal with the mumbling and hallucinations that sound in your half-asleep dreams, and don't know how to meditate to control your increasingly crazy mind, then the end result will only be harming others and yourself.

Let’s not talk about this anymore. You have seen the snake man in the Seven Ring City before. How did you feel about it?”

"what"

This question made Miss Qiao Ya hesitate for a moment.

She secretly glanced at Uncle Ohm, but couldn't see his expression, so she could only whisper:
“I don’t know the specific relationship between you and the Snake Man, but your sister said before that you are all old Yuri’s children. What I am about to say may offend your father.

I feel like old Yuri doesn't look like the legend that everyone talks about. Instead, he looks like an incurable old drunkard!
We stayed in the Seventh Ring City for four days, and I never saw him sober. He was just like a white-haired drunkard. But the old man was quite kind. Occasionally when he was sober, he even said that he wanted to adopt me as his granddaughter.

But this kind of thing must be discussed with Dad, and I heard from people in the Seventh Ring City that old Yuri is already a hundred years old this year?"

"One hundred and ten, to be exact."

Uncle Ohm corrected Qiao Ya's comment:
“When the month of fetal movement came, he was already seventy years old.

This is not surprising. He experienced some difficult-to-explain past events before the collapse of the old civilization. His longevity is not a natural ability, and his constant indulging in fine wine is not because he really likes those things. "

"I feel like you don't want to talk too much about Snake Country, so tell me more about my mother's story? Is she really a great scholar?"

Qiao Ya looked at the road leading to her home in the night wind and sand with some anticipation.

She held tightly in her hand a rolled-up document, which was the seal of Seven Ring City. It represented that the Snake State had officially accepted Slag Town as a subordinate town, and that all the troubles facing Slag Town would be settled by people sent by Seven Ring City.

Now Dad doesn't have to worry about retaliation from Tiger Country.

This is also the gift that Miss Merchant is going to give to her father as proof that she is an "excellent businessman". After all, this document is the agreement she reached with the Knight Commander of the Snake State alone in the past few days.

"I don't know how Zhou Ke is doing now?"

Miss Qiao Ya listened to Uncle Ohm telling stories about her mother's youth in the Bad Land. As she listened, she dozed off in the shaking RV. In her drowsiness, she couldn't help thinking:

"If Zhou Ke hadn't given me advice and pointed out a few key points, this matter wouldn't have gone so smoothly. Well, if he can return to Slag Town alive from the End Castle, I will definitely thank him.

Perhaps it would be a good idea to make him the deputy leader of my caravan, as he has a very good brain."

"Qiaoya, hide!"

Just as the merchant lady was thinking about other men, Uncle Ohm's warning suddenly sounded, which startled the sleepy Qiao Ya and she immediately grabbed the long-barreled shotgun with the black snake mark beside her.

This was a gift given by the kind old drunkard when he met the Snake Man in the Seventh Ring City.

"what happened?"

She asked.

There was the hum of a blade being unsheathed outside the car, and then Uncle Ohm whispered:
"It's nothing. It's just a group of helmeted bulls that have gone mad due to the crimson moonlight approaching. It's not a big deal. I will take care of it."
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"The End Ceremony was not completed, the perfect sacrifice was not offered, and the God of the End was angry! Look, just after the sacrifice escaped, the fetal moon changed. Look at this scarlet moonlight, this is the angry fire of the End!"

In a square in Fort End, amidst the streets littered with dismantled rebellious mechanical parts, a crazed psionicist waved his hands and shouted to everyone around him:
"The disaster has already arrived, this is the will of the end!
The appearance of the Moon of Madness is just the beginning. Believers, listen to me, if we cannot recapture the escaped sacrifices and offer a blood sacrifice to the God of the End, then the continuous disasters will only more ruthlessly destroy this world and us.

Master Merck's death is proof of this devastation!

He clearly found the perfect sacrifice, but he failed to complete the sacrifice in time, so he went crazy, so he died, and if we don't take action, we will be the next to die!
Castle End will become a God-forsaken place, and the entire Badlands will become a terrifying meat grinder!"

This guy's voice was shrill and sharp, like the howling of a ghost or a wolf. Combined with his distorted face and constantly rolling white eyes, it made the Tiger State members around him, who were exhausted from just experiencing a mechanical rebellion, panic.

Especially the lower-level members of Tiger State.

They have not received a complete education, so superstition has become a necessity.

In addition, the Tiger Nation uses "Faith in the End" as one of its tools of unity, and the direct result is that these irritable, aggressive and unthinking biochemical warriors easily link the "Fighter Escape" and "Moon of Madness" together.

The main reason is that this matter is too shameless.

Yesterday, the "perfect sacrifice" Zhou Ke escaped, and tonight, Crazy Moon appeared. It's really not the Tiger Nation's fault for being ignorant; the connection between the two events, linked by a poor belief, is already convincing enough.

In addition, after the old man died unclearly because of Zhou Ke's escape, old Merck's disciples secretly colluded with each other and were determined to make the matter bigger and force Tiger King and his elite troops to capture Zhou Ke and bring the audacious bastard to justice, to cut that audacious bastard into pieces, to avenge their crazy mentor and inherit their mentor's position.

As the situation grew, by the time the Crazy Moon's phase completely transformed midnight into a scarlet light, even Wu Qinhu could feel the unrest in the entire End Castle, which made the Tiger King, who was already in a bad mood, even more angry.

Several Biaowei were summoned to Wu Qinhu's office tonight. The most capable right-hand men under the Tiger King gathered together, looking at each other, with a lot of information exchanged in their eyes, but no one said a word.

"Are you all mute?"

Wu Qinhu was getting impatient waiting, and he shouted:

"Old Merck's disciples can't bear the loneliness, so they're holding back their energy and acting strangely in front of the crowd. Isn't it just to force us to give them an explanation? Now, tell me, what should we do about this?"

"Boss, it was clearly Old Merck who was instigated by Zhou Ke to rebel. That night, many people witnessed him launching a shameless sneak attack on you in order to save Zhou Ke.

This shouldn’t have been kept secret.”

A Biaowei said with a fierce expression:
"In my opinion, this is an opportunity! Why don't we arrest all those restless psionicists on the charge of 'spreading evil words to confuse the people' and kill them all."

"Shut up, idiot!"

Another Biaowei immediately scolded:

"Do you think the current stall is not messy enough?

Those rebellious machines set half of the city on fire, and the number of deaths has not yet been counted. The sudden appearance of the lunar phase of the Mad Moon is an ominous sign. You still want to kill people at this time. Isn't this obviously forcing the remaining psychics to continue causing trouble?

They are responsible for all religious affairs here. Although no one at the middle and senior levels believes in that nonsense, many people at the lower levels do.

Once we are dragged into a riot, the entire End Castle will be gone!

Although we won't suffer any serious damage, we will inevitably be laughed at by other forces. So, in my opinion, boss, the biggest problem right now is that the Final Festival was ruined by those escaped fighters.

As long as we capture those guys and chop them up in the city and offer them to the End, whether the Month of Madness ends or not, we will finally give an explanation to the people in the city."

"That's right, Chief."

The most intelligent person among the Biao Guards, and the leader of the Valkyries, Ms. Franny, spoke at this time:

"Those psychics are talking about bad omens, but they are just coveting the position left by old Merck after his death. They are holding back their performance just to claim the righteousness of revenge. As long as we catch Zhou Ke and chop that guy up, this matter will be settled.

Psionicists are not stupid.

They will not rebel against your authority for a crazy dead man. This commotion is nothing more than a demand for more power."

"Well, that's it. You still see things clearly."

Wu Qinhu nodded.

The Tiger King became more and more satisfied with Franny, his "personal disciple". As for the other guards whose brains were all brawn, the Tiger King had nothing much to say.

That's what biochemical warriors are like. They sacrifice their brains in exchange for power. The more brains they sacrifice, the stronger the power.

Wu Qinhu is an outlier, and Franny is also half an outlier, so the future of Tiger State will most likely be handed over to this "tiger" who is brave enough to fight and use her brain.

"Old Merck's sudden betrayal caught me completely off guard. To help Zhou Ke escape, that old lunatic even embraced the 'monsters' bred within those psionicists."

Wu Qinhu looked down at the horrible, corroded wound on his arm, which looked like a burn from being splashed with a basin of sulfuric acid.

This was definitely not an injury that could be caused by an ordinary psychic spell. At this moment, he recalled the "monster" that Old Merck had twisted and transformed into before he died last night, and felt a little regretful.

He has known old Merck for many years and has worked with him for many years.

Although that guy had already gone crazy due to wandering too far into psychic energy, Wu Qinhu was certain that old Merck, who had left the city-state with him and cooperated with him to establish the Tiger State in the Evil Land, did have some kind of firm "belief" in his heart.

It was precisely for this reason that he could not understand what kind of magic potion Zhou Ke had given to old Merck that could make the crazy old guy abandon years of friendship, turn against his partners, and do this for a stranger he had known for less than a day?
This also made the Tiger King even more wary and curious about Zhou Ke.

"I should have ended this personally, but the opening of the Madness Moon means the monsters of the Badlands will begin to riot. Without the aid of machines, our territory is the largest, which means we will bear the most attacks. I must stay in the End Castle to handle the next matters. Who of you is willing to enter the Badlands under the Madness Moon on my behalf and capture the 'Perfect Sacrifice' to complete the sacrifice?"

Wu Qinhu's eyes swept over the several fierce guards in front of him.

No one retreated, instead everyone was vying for the lead.

Obviously, they didn't think this was a difficult task. This ambitious spirit satisfied the Tiger King. He used his eyes to stop Franny's eagerness to try to stand out, and turned to the big guy at hand and said:
"Duncan, you are the most senior Biao Guard. I trust your ability to get things done. Go ahead and take care of this. Bring your warriors and complete this hunt."

"Okay, boss, just wait and see my performance."

Big Duncan grinned.

The collision of a pair of iron fists produced a dull sound and flashes of light like flames, representing his status as an ascender.

Several other Biao guards were also assigned tasks. Now that Castle End was in ruins, no one could rest even with the Moon of Madness looming over their heads.

After the guards left, Wu Qinhu stood up and walked to the window.

The "strongest man in the Badlands" stared intently at the moon overhead, which had already dyed half the night sky crimson. Even though he had been a staunch materialist in his life before the collapse of the old civilization, at this moment tonight, he couldn't help but mutter inwardly:
"Could it be that Old Merc's final, frantic roar was real? Was this sudden, crazy moon phase really due to the failure of the perfect sacrifice to be delivered?

If I had known this, I should have used full strength when I kicked him last night.

But a wastelander who hasn't even touched the edge of the sublimation state took a kick from me and still survived. Tsk, there's definitely something strange about that guy! Hmm, if this evil land continues to exist, what kind of monsters and demons will be born?

I'm actually looking forward to it.

It's really a ghost."
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"I'm just asking, is there a possibility that that ridiculous Tiger State festival might actually have some mystical purpose?"

In the temporary cave, Zhou Ke sat by the fire and said to the energy device:

"Do you think that the God of the End sent down this crazy moon as punishment because the festival was not completed due to the escape of Ajie, Moni and the others? Otherwise, it doesn't make sense that the time connection between the two is so close."

In response to his outrageous speculation, the Enlightenment Device remained silent for several seconds before finally uttering a single sentence:

"Did you lose your brain? Did Han Bin accidentally cut off most of your brain during the surgery and then put your kidney in?"

"Okay, I knew you'd react like this. I deserve to be scolded for asking such a metaphysical question to a highly intelligent machine."

Zhou Ke grinned, stretched out his hand and used the stick to poke the flames in front of him, and glanced at Ajie who was still eating and drinking heartlessly across from him. He sighed and said:
"I'll take a nap. Please keep an eye on me. Wake me up if anything happens."

After saying that, Zhou Ke put on his coat and leaned against the side to take a nap. As soon as he fell into a daze and half-asleep, a familiar and haunting wailing sounded in his ears again:

"Son of the End, grant amnesty!"

"what?!"

(End of this chapter)