A Colossus rushes in at the start

Chapter 105 Atomic Cleanup Too Thorough

In the vast desert, creatures resembling weasels hopped and twisted around a large stone altar, performing a bizarre dance.

They danced wildly and with extreme excitement, displaying an abnormal mental state. Some even dislocated their arms, yet they showed no sign of giving up.

In the very center of the altar stood a vertically placed stone coffin, from which billowing black smoke seeped. As the strange, weasel-like creatures on the altar danced faster and faster, even more black smoke poured out of the coffin.

A thin needle shot out from the stone coffin, piercing a creature on the altar. The weasel-like creature then convulsed and collapsed.

Before long, the creature that had been pricked by the needle stood up as if nothing had happened.

His demeanor was completely different from before, as if a lump of mud had been transformed into a piece of gold, and his brows concealed an arrogance that looked down upon the world.

Those creatures that had been dancing and sacrificing fervently toward the altar all turned down and knelt before their fellow being pierced by the fine needle, speaking in unison with utmost piety.

"Welcome, Demon Emperor, to the mortal realm!"

The Demon Emperor ignored his kneeling subordinates, gazing instead at the distant horizon of the vast desert beyond the altar, and asked softly, "Dust swirling, where is this place?"

The kneeling subordinates reported to the Demon Emperor: "This is the capital of the Demon Kingdom. This altar is the place where you slept, and an era has passed since you fell asleep."

Upon hearing this, the Demon Emperor did not show much emotion. He understood the principle that things change and people are no longer the same. An era is a long time. Not to mention a spiritual immortal like him, even an inanimate object would find it difficult to survive the long river of time.

Not to mention, there's the great terror that will end every era...

Contemplating the immeasurable terror, the Demon Emperor couldn't help but ask his subordinates in a deep voice, "Besides our lineage, are there any other demonic lineages in this world?"

"The Grand Elder has gone out to search, but there's still no news," the subordinate reported.

Based on archaeological research on ancient kingdoms, the Demon Kingdom discovered that many eras had existed before them. As each era was nearing its end, all the kingdoms and races living in that era would mysteriously and collectively disappear.

The reason it is described as vanished is that the Demon Kingdom could not find any fossils of any creatures from that period near the end of the era.

The Demon Kingdom refers to the unknown crisis that caused all nations and races to mysteriously disappear as the era drew to a close as the unknown crisis was called the "Great Terror".

In order to prepare for the coming great terror, the Demon Kingdom began a nationwide tribulation-crossing plan.

Simply put, it involves storing an individual's memories and personality in material form, and then transferring these stored memories and personality traits into the brains of these intelligent beings when the great terror of the era ends and a variety of intelligent beings reappear on the earth.

In this way, the people of the Demon Kingdom are essentially just in a different body.

Of course, this is just wishful thinking on the part of the Demon Kingdom people. If a person clones their memories and personality into another body, and the two people have the same personality and memories, then is this considered one person or two people?

The answer is naturally two people.

Because if you stab one of them to death, the other cannot feel the pain of the "self" that died, nor can they experience the feeling of death.

As someone once said, people's joys and sorrows are not shared.

Even if they have the same personality and memories, it is the same. If two people with the same personality and memories can live for a long time, as they experience different things, the characteristics of two independent life forms will become more and more obvious. In the end, two people with the same personality and memories may not be able to understand each other.

The current rulers and emperors of the Demon Kingdom, as well as these former citizens of the Demon Kingdom, are nothing more than personalities and memories from the previous era; the real people died long ago in the previous era.

Thinking of these things, the Demon Emperor was in a bad mood. He so desperately hoped that his Demon Kingdom could survive the great terror at the end of the era without relying on the altar.

Looking around, the once lush green mountains and clear waters, the palaces and pavilions, had all turned to dust. He made a decision in his heart.

"I do not like this mortal world, so I shall destroy it and rebuild the supreme demon kingdom," said the Demon Emperor.

Upon hearing this, the subordinates stirred with excitement, some excited, some thrilled, and some cheering. It was unclear who shouted first, but the altar was soon filled with loud slogans.

"Supreme Ruler of the World, Rebuilding the Demon Kingdom!"

"Supreme Ruler of the World, Rebuilding the Demon Kingdom!"

"Supreme Ruler of the World, Rebuilding the Demon Kingdom!"

……

The world has already experienced a great terror, and there will not be another great terror in the short term. In the eyes of the demons, with their memories of the previous era, conquering the world is just a piece of cake.

In the previous era, the Demon Kingdom was an invincible force, but unfortunately it only rose to prominence near the end of the era. In this era, they have ample time to develop!

Unbeknownst to the demons, their altar, which had stood for millennia without weathering, was gradually turning into atomic-level dust particles, and this dismemberment was spreading from the outside of the altar inwards.

When the demons in the ancient altar realized that atomic-level dismemberment had occurred, feelings of fear and astonishment quickly spread throughout the entire demon race.

Some tried to stop their bodies from collapsing using their own spiritual power, some tried to escape the altar to avoid the collapse, and some desperately begged for help from the Supreme Demon King, whom they revered as a god.

However, when these demons discovered that their most exalted and powerful Demon Emperor was also helplessly facing dismemberment, a sense of utter despair, as if the sky were falling, quickly spread throughout the entire altar.

Watching his people being dismembered into atoms in despair, the Demon Emperor was filled with rage. As the strongest being in spiritual energy, he could do nothing but watch helplessly as his brethren died tragically before his eyes.

Enraged, the Demon Emperor's rationality vanished. He unleashed all his spiritual power, instantly killing all the demons still struggling in the altar, their bodies being dismembered at the atomic level. He used his spiritual power to vibrate the air, creating a sound wave comparable to a nuclear explosion.

"The Emperor cannot be humiliated!"

"Who is it? Who on earth is it?!"

"You shameless scoundrels who attacked us, get out here! Do you think you can call yourselves strong by hiding?"

The Demon Emperor, wielding his spiritual energy, burst forth from the altar, standing in the void, his fighting spirit palpable.

However, he didn't see any enemies, but instead witnessed a scene that made him wonder if he was dreaming.

The once boundless desert is now fragmented!

The Supreme Demon Emperor, who stood in the void and was the most powerful psionic being in the previous era, now seemed to be nothing more than a tiny insect in the world.

Man-made disasters may evoke anger, but natural disasters only leave one feeling powerless. The Demon Emperor had already lost the anger he felt earlier.

"No...it's impossible...this can't be..."

The Demon Emperor muttered in disbelief to himself. In his knowledge, there had never been any power that could dismember heaven and earth.

Suddenly, it dawned on him: "Could this be the great terror that ends every era?"

Having figured things out, the Demon Emperor was eager to leave something behind, but he was disappointed to find that he could leave nothing behind. Everything would be dismembered into atomic dust, and unless he mastered the ability to inscribe information on microscopic particles such as protons, neutrons, and single atoms, it would be impossible to leave behind even a single word.

This great terror does not intend to leave anything intact, unlike before.

……

The managers of the breeding area gradually reported their findings through the bee colony network.

Only after no further reports were received from the breeding area managers did the mastermind, Kasha, ask, "Is the cleanup complete?"

"It's all over," the managers of the breeding area replied.

(End of this chapter)