Landed Xumi: There is no problem with my numbers!

"Whoosh whoosh"

Swallowing the air in front of him in big gulps, Azar, who had never worn a void terminal before, felt as if he had just experienced the deepest despair in a dream.

Although I don’t believe like those fooled untouchables that having no dreams is a symbol of wisdom and maturity.

But just now, for a moment, he felt that not having dreams might not be a bad thing.

He shook his head, distracting himself from the absurd dream of Xumi City being breached by the enemy.

Hazard calmed down his still frightened heart and decided to wash up carefully and then attend the celebration party for the success of today's god-making plan in the most perfect condition.

He skillfully came to the office in the corner of the Palace of Wisdom, took out the authority certification card representing his identity as a great sage, boarded the spherical mobile device, and went to his secret research base in the Lidu Valley through the secret passage in the Academy of Orders.

Different from the busy scenes in the past, the researchers who remain here now all have fanatical expressions on their faces.

——The only thing left is the injection of God’s canned knowledge, and they will be able to complete the great research of the House of the Decrees that has lasted for hundreds of years.

Creating a god in human form will be a supreme feat that will be engraved in the history of Teyvat!

As the leader of the research, Azar is naturally one of these fanatics.

Ever since the departure of the Great Compassionate Tree King, without the guidance of the gods, the Ordinance House has been standing still for too long.

——For 500 years, no researcher has ever made a qualitative breakthrough in his or her field.

Countless research results continue to emerge, allowing the House of the Decrees to maintain its superficial prosperity.

But only the wise men knew that after the departure of the Great Compassionate Tree King, they had lost their ability to create and could only continue to explore based on the research results of their predecessors and obtain some insignificant achievements.

This situation, which is considered desperate for scholars, will finally come to an end today!

"The Sage Who Created Gods" will be a new and great title that Azar will obtain after "The Great Sage", which will be engraved in the history of the House of the Decrees.

The sages who participated in the God-making Project did not care who their gods were.

They see the gods merely as tools to harness their wisdom and power.

——"Omniscient and omnipotent" is how the classics describe the gods. But for a scholar, these four words are tantamount to a curse that can make one's blood burn.

In front of God, humans are so foolish.

But if one can create a god at the pinnacle of wisdom with an ordinary body, then that would be the most powerful exploration made by the sages into the possibilities of human identity!

"Sage, all the 'canned knowledge of the gods' has been prepared. Now all that is left is to inject this knowledge into the consciousness of the new god so that he can master the power of 'wisdom'."

After Azar arrived, the enthusiastic researcher left the experimental table and approached the great sage who was looking up at their final results.

"After the unanimous decision of the sages, this final and most crucial button can only be pressed by you, who has participated in the entire experiment!"

"Don't be so reserved. After today, the names of all of us who created the new God will be recorded in the most prominent page of the history of the Ordinance House."

Hazard's tone was calmer than ever before, but his uncontrollable anticipation still brought him to the final experimental table.

Looking at the bright red button in front of him, the great sage, with trembling hands, pressed it heavily in front of everyone's expectant gazes.

"Om-"

With the sound of the machine starting up, countless bright red canned knowledge of the gods was injected into the mind of the new god.

The gigantic mechanical god slowly stood up in front of the sages. The extremely powerful sense of oppression made all the researchers who witnessed this scene unable to suppress their shouting.

"Haha, finally I succeeded!"

"God! This is undoubtedly the real God!"

"."

"Everyone, we have successfully created God. Next..."

Azar and the other wise men also planned to say something at this moment that was destined to go down in history.

But before they could finish their words, they noticed that the researchers in front of them all showed expressions of horror.

They looked back in confusion, but they only saw the god they regarded as a "tool".

At this moment, his eyes were bloodshot, and he raised high up the streamlined and graceful upper limbs that had just been praised. With the roar of the body's movement, he brought what could be called "equal" death to all the "ants" that appeared in front of him.

"Do not--!!!"

"how so!!"

The all too familiar feeling of despair came back again.

As the arm of the new god falls, before the darkness of death comes,

The sages only heard a word that sounded like a judgment from the mouth of the mecha-like god in front of them.

This tone was extremely familiar to the people around them, and they had even heard it just now.

——That is the contempt of the wise for the foolish, and the scorn of the extraordinary for the mediocre.

That short sentence consisted of only eight characters, but it seemed to negate everything about their so-called god-making plan from the very beginning.

——And the content of the divine message is:

"How dare a tiny insect look upon God?"

Chapter 98 Nashida's Redemption

"Whoosh whoosh"

It was like waking up from a nightmare again.

For a moment, Azar couldn't tell whether the death of the body was more terrifying or the shattered ideals were more despairing.

After waking up, for some reason, he suddenly felt a little scared about his previous idea of ​​escaping to Lidu Valley.

Before Hazard had time to continue immersing himself in the chaos in his mind, the severe pain from his lower limbs brought him back to reality.

"Hurt? Why does it hurt?! Isn't that a nightmare?"

Hazard couldn't believe it and turned his head to look at his lower body.

——I saw the extremely familiar green wall, the green wall that appeared in my nightmare, now pressing down firmly on my left leg.

Although it was different from the tragic situation in his nightmare where his lower body was completely crushed, this incomprehensible situation still made the already confused Hazard fall into a deeper level of madness.

"Where exactly is the real dream?! Is this chaos just a dream too?"

"Yes! The absurd reality that the so-called House of the Lords was breached by the enemy must be just an absurd nightmare!"

"Hahaha, hahaha, hahahaha——"

The dishevelled great sage laughed with unprecedented ecstasy.

Azar used strength that he didn't know where to pull his left leg out from under the rubble. He seemed to completely ignore the pain in his body and limped towards the direction of the Church of the Lord Ordinance in his memory.

At some point, the destruction caused by the ruins machine seemed to have moved from Bao Shang Street, where people gathered, to the area next door.

Although the colossus seemed to be moving unconsciously, it caused some not-so-complete destruction to some buildings on the edge of the city.

But what Hazard saw along the way were all sad people wandering aimlessly in the deserted and dilapidated streets.

The great sage, who did not care about these things, only wanted to return to his own throne in the House of Decrees as soon as possible.

But for some reason, the people who originally had confused expressions, after seeing Hazard, showed ferocious expressions as if they saw an irreconcilable enemy.

".Agree to cede land and send some people to Zhidong as 'experimental subjects'"

".Since the other party is willing to promise not to participate in the internal management of the Faith Court, a mere pariah..."

".Stop bringing up such a stupid proposal as releasing the gods."

Under the manipulation of unknown personnel, the people who had been waiting for instructions from the Council of Lords did not see any guidance for themselves in the void.

Instead, in deep despair, he saw the ugly behavior of the wise men of the Decree Council, who compromised with Winter, betrayed their people, and imprisoned the gods.

"It's that dog sage—, kill him!"

"The reason why the gods didn't respond to us and why Xumi City was destroyed is all because of the work of these bastards!"

".Experimental subject, the so-called 'treatment program' my child participated in turned out to be just an 'experimental subject', Azar——, I will kill you!!!"

Countless people, who seemed extremely foolish to Hazard, rushed forward after seeing the figure of the culprit. The surging crowd ruthlessly shattered the only remaining hope in Hazard's heart.

The physical pain and inner torment left this once high and mighty sage with no other desire except a quick death.

Xumi City, north side, people’s evacuation route.

"Master Disciplinary Officer, please leave immediately. Most of the people have already evacuated. There is no need to stop that terrible monster!"

"You've done well enough! Without your inducement, the Colossus would not have bypassed the edge of the city, but would have gone straight through the most prosperous neighborhoods. In that case, countless people would have died!"

The discipline officer in green looked at the wounded Seno in front of him, and sincerely dissuaded this leader who had made him a little afraid in the past.

"Two thousand people."

"Ok?"

"This is the population outside of the 'vast majority' you mentioned."

Seno ignored the scars on his body and mentioned a number as if it was a casual remark.

"."

Looking at the younger generation who suddenly fell silent, he continued:

"As the Grand Disciplinary Officer, I have to judge not only the scholars who have made mistakes, but all the enemies who will pose a threat to Xumi."

"I will not abandon my duties, so I cannot leave here, but you, please help me take care of the people behind me."

"But."

"Go quickly, this is an order!"

The young disciplinary officer obviously wanted to say something, but Seno interrupted him sternly.

Looking at the younger generation who were walking away quickly beside him, the thin disciplinary officer took a deep breath and stepped onto the final battlefield.

"President, do you really want to go?"

"We are just adventurers. There is no reason for us to face that mountain-like monster, right?!"

"Yes, you have already worked with the Grand Disciplinary Officer of the Ordinance Court to lead the monster that was big enough to cover the sky away from the crowded area. This is already a worthwhile adventure!"

Many members of the Adventurer's Association held back President Kamal who was about to leave, and sincerely dissuaded this sturdy man who, in their opinion, was "going to die."

"Don't worry, guys—"

Although it seemed like he had no chance of winning, the muscular President Kamal did not appear desperate.

He just said in a full voice:

"Even that unreliable guy Serius was able to kill three evil dragons, wipe out two transnational plundering organizations, and save the continent of Teyvat in the process."

"As the president of the Xumi branch, I am only facing a giant relic statue. What kind of danger can there be?"

"Don't waste time, let's go quickly. After this battle, don't forget to come to the Adventurer's Association to have a celebratory drink with me—"

Without waiting for the other adventurers to reply, the unrestrained Kamal took brisk steps and rushed to the most dangerous battlefield as if he could not wait.

Echoing behind him was only a vague slogan that he had heard countless times:

"—Towards the stars and the abyss!"

As if his patience had run out, the Colossus of Ruins, who had been destroying the city instinctively, finally used his most terrifying weapon.

——The dark energy in the huge orange-yellow pupils slowly gathered, and the earth vein elements from the center of the chaos furnace were compressed by the Colossus's weapon system into a bombardment strong enough to penetrate the city.

A thin boy, a burly green-clad adventurer, a blue-haired girl in gorgeous clothes, and a few scattered strange mercenaries.

At this moment, countless people who were originally strangers, for a common purpose, just like Don Quixote rushing towards the windmill, "foolishly" rushed towards the giant statue that blocked out the sky, just to divert this fatal attack away from the people evacuating behind them.

However, it backfired.

The tiny human power is still too insignificant in the face of such a natural disaster-like force.

The Colossus's bombardment finally fell.

——Facing the people evacuating behind them.

The desperate old man and the child closed their eyes helplessly, in the fear of death, they sincerely hoped that the god they had long forgotten could break through the shackles of the sages and bless them, the "betrayers", at this moment.

"Merciful God, we already understand the pain you feel for being betrayed by the world, but even with such a guilty body, are you still willing to lower your majestic eyes and bring salvation to sinners like us?"

They hoped for it with more sincerity than ever before.