On how PhDs become human evil

Let me see, you beast, who stole the world from my grasp, which path will you lead this world down?

P.S.: Update

P.S.: Okay, okay, time to take a shower.

Section 175, Chapter 35. To the Beast Who Was Once the World

To be, or not to be, that is the question, as Hamlet famously said.

Now, the balance is between Bai Jie's survival and the survival of the world. If Bai Jie wants to live, he can use his magic to forcibly open a spacetime portal and go to another world, but that would mean the end of the world.

But if Bai Jie chooses to put aside past grievances and save the world...

"Saving the world? That's really not my style," Bai Jie said in a nonchalant tone. "What does the survival of the world have to do with me? In the end, all my abilities are designed for destruction. Saving the world is simply impossible for me!"

"So... let me show you how to solve the equation for saving the world using a method of destruction!"

The answer is already clear, no... it should be said that there is no need for a choice at all. The moment this ferocious beast appeared, the Arctic region began to be transformed into another world. In other words, now there are only two beings in the entire world: Bai Jie and the ferocious beast in front of him.

A forced one-on-one duel!

A crimson light shone in Bai Jie's eyes, and the madness that erupted from his body burst through Bai Jie's clothes. His white hair grew wildly to a demonic length in an instant, and demonic patterns appeared on the surface of his muscles exposed by the ripped clothes, as if a demonic hand had grabbed his body.

"Hee hee hee!"

A childlike, innocent laugh rang out in this desolate otherworld. Bai Jie raised his face, which had been transformed into a demon's. Entangled by the power of natural disasters, even his smile was extremely ferocious.

"Come on... fight me!"

Boom! ...

With a single stomp, the entire area within a two-kilometer radius beneath Bai Jie's feet shattered into countless fragments. Amidst this scene resembling the earth's crust crumbling, Bai Jie, the instigator, reached the World Beast in less than a fraction of a second. Under the influence of the calamity's power, his hands, now transformed into beast claws, crossed in front of him—

Sizzle!

Space was torn apart by the blood-red claws, and several wounds appeared on the body of the World Beast. However, what flowed from the wounds was not blood, but a giant arm the size of the Tokyo Skytree. The surface of the giant arm was covered with blood vessels like writhing dragons and mountains of flesh!

Nearly a hundred of these enormous arms emerged from the wound!

"Hahahaha! The Hundred-Handed Giants of Greek mythology? Don't bring out trash that's only good in number!"

A crimson light shone between heaven and earth. Bai Jie held the Heavenly Fire Greatsword, which was over three thousand meters long, in his hand. The raging crimson Heavenly Fire was like the fangs of a demonic dragon!

"Nisnei!!!"

Bai Jie laughed wildly as he sped through the space, shattering the air beneath his feet and creating rings of shockwaves. With this incredible speed, the three-kilometer-long Heavenly Fire Greatsword transformed from fangs into a sword flash!

*Sizzle sizzle sizzle sizzle sizzle sizzle sizzle sizz

In a mere second, the crimson sword flash wove a deadly net, and the nearly one hundred giant arms were chopped into rotten, disgusting pieces of meat that even pigs and dogs wouldn't eat!

"GGGGGGGGGAAAAAAAAA!!!!!"

The Beast of the World let out a roar that shook the heavens and the earth. In this other world, as the absolute ruler, it had the right to control everything. Therefore, with its roar, the thunderous purgatory descended!

"Boom boom boom boom boom boom!"

High in the sky, tens of thousands of thunderbolts pierced through the clouds, enveloping Bai Jie and the surrounding space like a prison. The thunderbolts that fell to the ground even pierced through the earth's crust and penetrated deep into the asthenosphere!

Bang--------!!!

Magma erupting from tens of kilometers underground transformed into a lifelike magma dragon that attacked Bai Jie!

Thunder and lava—this is the fury of nature! No matter how powerful humanity is, it remains incredibly vulnerable in the face of nature's wrath! A single volcanic eruption can destroy the civilization that humanity has painstakingly built!

However, if we're talking about natural disasters, Bai Jie is no exception!

"Crack!"

Like a giant clamp gripping the magma dragon's neck, Bai Jie grinned ferociously at the Beast of the World: "Since you're sick, then drink more magma! I'm a pretty good doctor, no need to thank me!"

Holding the magma dragon in one hand, Bai Jie slammed the magma in his hand onto the Beast of the World's face like cake being smeared on its face. The scalding magma immediately burned its face beyond recognition.

However, when Bai Jie splattered magma on his face, the giant arm fragments that Bai Jie had previously shattered and fallen to the ground transformed into a giant serpent that soared upwards and swallowed Bai Jie whole!

"Boom—!"

Upon seeing Bai Jie being swallowed up, the Beast of the World grabbed the tail of the Mortal Python and twisted it into a ball like a ball of yarn before slapping it down with both hands!

boom--!

The World Python was instantly smashed to pieces, its blood and flesh scattering across the sky and earth. Bai Jie, who was inside the World Python, also fully endured the terrifying squeezing force. All the bones and flesh in his body were pulverized into dust in an instant. If it were the power of evil in this world, Bai Jie would definitely have died on the spot!

The black sludge flowed out of Bai Jie's body, repairing his internal organs, bones, muscle tissue, nerves...

Spitting out a mouthful of black mud, Bai Jie was extremely grateful that he was immortal; even if he had died on the spot, the black mud had forcibly revived him.

"But even the evil of this world can't resurrect me indefinitely... Damn it, I'll run out of resurrection coins after about five hundred more times!"

"But five hundred times is enough. Before that, I'll dismember you, you big guy!"

Once again simulating the Heavenly Fire Greatsword, Bai Jie slashed down the simulated Fenrir that lunged at him. He then charged towards the World Beast, and magic arrays appeared around him in mid-air. Indigo magic cannons suddenly erupted from the magic arrays!

Bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang!

Although it's called a magic cannon, compared to the Beast of the World's enormous body, it's merely a bullet; it's lucky if it can serve as a harassment weapon.

In fact, Bai Jie was indeed trying to harass the Beasts of the World.

"Satellite Railgun Fafner! All 88 guns—fire!!!!!"

Within the few seconds that the magic cannons bought, all eighty-eight satellites were projected. Eighty-eight identical dragon cannons surrounded the Beast of the World. Under Bai Jie's command, the eighty-eight Cataclysmic Cannons, capable of withstanding the full force of a Herrscher's attack, spewed out light of destruction!

However, the moment the Cataclysmic Cannon fired, as if to show Bai Jie what a real light cannon was, a colossal magic circle appeared in front of the World Beast's mouth, its size seemingly endless! It was even larger than a circle formed by eighty-eight satellites!

Feel the world's wrath!

The Beast of the World seemed to be saying these words, and the light that shattered stars poured out from the magic circle like a torrent, colliding with the eighty-eight cataclysmic cannons!

"——————————"

The world suddenly fell silent; everything ceased its activity at that moment, except for the sun, which had absorbed the attacks from both sides.

This other world doesn't have the concept of night and day, but because of the appearance of this [sun], this other world has ushered in the so-called daytime for the first time! And the area of ​​daytime is constantly expanding, with dazzling light that burns the eyes constantly occupying every corner of the sky.

finally--

"boom------------------!!!"

The sun exploded, releasing all its internal energy in an instant. A devastating energy storm erupted in the sky, and the nearest world beast was immediately affected by this destructive storm. Its enormous body disappeared at lightning speed, like molten steel.

Upon seeing this, Bai Jie immediately ran to the base of the World Beast, attempting to use it as a human shield to block the oncoming storm of destruction.

However, the combined power of the world's full-force attack and Bai Jie's full-force attack was so great that even the aftershocks were beyond Bai Jie's ability to withstand. Even the defensive barrier that Bai Jie had hastily constructed and the protection formed by the oath of Judah were ineffective, and were all torn to pieces by the destructive storm!

P.S.: Update

P.S.: Time for bed, I'm exhausted.

Section 176, Chapter 36: To the Beast Where Good and Evil Coexist

Bai Jie had no idea how far he had been thrown by the aftershocks. All he remembered was that he had built a defensive structure at the fastest speed he had ever used before being hit by the aftershocks, and then he lost consciousness.

He must have died during the time he lost consciousness. The exact number is unclear, but it was definitely more than sixty times, perhaps even more than a hundred. The power of the salvo from the eighty-eight satellite orbital cannons far exceeded Bai Jie's expectations. Add to that the counterattack from the World Beast... the power was roughly enough to penetrate the Earth's core.

The aftershocks of such a terrifying attack were naturally not something to be taken lightly. They were manageable in this other world, but if they were to erupt in the real world, the entire surface of the earth would likely be turned into scorched earth. Even the planetary defense barrier [Simulated Temple of Solomon] constructed by Bai Jie would not be able to withstand it.

"Alright, let's check the current situation..."

Opening his eyes and sitting up, Bai Jie saw an endless expanse of snow-covered plains, but unlike typical snowfields, the snow was black.

Picking up some snow, Bai Jie instantly understood why the snow was black: "So that's it. This isn't snow; it's powdery crystals formed by the fusion of evil in this world and Honkai energy."

The true form of [Snow] is an extremely high-density Honkai energy aggregate. The Honkai energy contained in just the snow in Bai Jie's hands is already comparable to that of a Herrscher. Furthermore, Bai Jie's demonic power, imbued with the evil of this world, is mixed into this snow. If it were all released, the harm it would cause would be terrifying beyond measure.

"Thump..."

The snowfield suddenly trembled, and Bai Jie put down the snow in his hand and looked behind him.

On this deserted and silent snowfield, the presence behind Bai Jie stood out so conspicuously and drew attention.

He rose from the snow and walked up to the being, a mocking smile playing on his lips: "So... you paid such a huge price but still couldn't kill me. How do you feel now? You beast of the world."

【regret】

The Beast of the World uttered only this one word.

Unfortunately, at this moment, the Beast of the World's thoughts are only this. As an existence born from the root of this world, its purpose in life is to eliminate Bai Jie's existence. However, Bai Jie is still standing right in front of it.

I am powerless; you may kill me.

So said the Beast of the World.

“Powerless… I see. The energy of this world has been exhausted.” Bai Jie thought for a moment and understood. “First, it triggered the Great Collapse one after another, giving birth to the Herrscher. Then, it extracted the concepts of various monsters from mythology to create you. Then, it opened up this other world. These actions have exhausted all the Collapse energy of this world.”

Honkai energy is needed to trigger Honkai, Honkai energy is needed to create Herrschers, Honkai energy is needed for the birth of Honkai Beasts, Honkai energy is needed to create the Beasts of the World... In this world, all supernatural phenomena are related to Honkai energy, and with so many supernatural phenomena occurring in succession, there is no more Honkai energy left to use in the world.

No, it's not just that it was completely depleted. It's estimated that Honkai energy will never appear again in the future. The World Beast was born from the root of the world. In order for it to fight, the world consciousness probably prioritized outputting all the Honkai energy of the future to it. Otherwise, it would be impossible to explain the physical abilities of the World Beast that transcend the laws of physics.

They mortgaged the entire future just to eliminate Bai Jie. Presumably, in the eyes of the world's consciousness, as long as Bai Jie is killed, the remaining humans are no match for the World Beast and can be easily wiped out, allowing the world to return to the prehistoric era.

All that's left is to wait. It takes millions of years for human civilization to develop from scratch to the modern era, a long enough time for the Honkai energy consumed in this battle to recover.

This was indeed a clever plan, but the world's consciousness underestimated Bai Jie, or rather, it underestimated the evil of this world and the blessing of natural disasters. Bai Jie, who possesses both of these powers, is undoubtedly the embodiment of the dark side of the world. Just like light and darkness, which are mutually reinforcing and mutually restraining, the dark side and the surface of the world are also mutually reinforcing and mutually restraining. Neither side can completely eliminate the other. The result of forcibly eliminating them will only be this—mutual destruction.

"Click,...click...click..."

Suddenly, cracks appeared in the surrounding space. Because Honkai energy had disappeared from this world, the last Honkai energy that supported the existence of this other world began to dissipate. Soon, this other world will disappear.

"Well, in the end, all we did was fight with all our might. We talked about saving the world, but we didn't actually do anything effective." Bai Jie said with a wry smile. "But I'm still pretty satisfied. This is the first time in my life I've fought so hard, and it's also the first time I've realized that I'm actually such a good fighter. I'm practically a monster."

Once upon a time, Bai Jie was just a simple human being with no special abilities whatsoever. He couldn't even control Originium energy. All he could do was some paperwork and battlefield command. At least Swire could control drones, but Bai Jie couldn't even do that.

The White Knight who once lacked Originium Arts and combat abilities, relying solely on operators for protection, has now grown so powerful that he can contend with an entire world. The magnitude of his transformation is simply indescribable.

However, looking back on what he had experienced along the way, Bai Jie did understand why he had become so abnormal.