Deep Sea Hunter, but Deep Sea Titan

When the Witch King was still alive, Theresis had not yet become the regent, but he could already see a trace of the qualities of a ruthless hero in this former Demon King's swordsman.

"No, the Sarkaz are now ruled by the conquerors, and Theresis is nothing but a failed exile."

Lotin didn't continue explaining the relationship between the multifaceted nature of Nautilus to the Witch King. He had essentially severed ties with reality more than twenty years ago, and explaining it would be a laborious but ultimately pointless task.

"The Conqueror, that legendary Sarkaz war god? He actually took the throne of the Demon King himself?"

"Ha, first the giant knights and the Eastern behemoths came to my palace to fight against the demons with me, and then the conqueror himself became the demon king? Has Terra entered some kind of mythological age?"

Whether it's the mythical era or not is unknown, but it has certainly entered the mythical version, and Lothing's power has rendered Terra's conventional weaponry meaningless in its presence.

"He said that the years of war had drained Sarkaz of his blood, and he could no longer give birth to a new Demon King on his own, so he had no choice but to sit on the throne of the Demon King."

Lotin repeated the same shameless excuse a second time. The first time was because no one in the Sarkaz dared to oppose him; this time it was because even the Witch King didn't know the specifics.

"The Conqueror will help us against evil spirits; he has already helped us fight a sea monster once."

After all, Nautilus the Conqueror was Lothing himself; it's just that the Witch King didn't know that the Giant Knight and the Conqueror were the same person.

"That's really lucky. Terra has never been so united in the face of danger."

“I have committed atrocities against my country, and my exploitation of Letania was also mixed with my own selfish desires, thirst for knowledge and exploration.”

"I do not wish for, nor will I allow, my homeland to be swallowed up by annihilation. Before the demons are banished, please, Twin Queens, lay down my sins. My palace needs the support of Letania. Let me cleanse my sins in defending Letania's future, until my echoes dissipate in the chaos and disorder of the wasteland."

Chapter 286: Theresis's Struggle

The Silver Mountains, the birthplace of the Sarkaz civilization, are also where the Faraway Lord opened Pandora's Box, and the Originium that later shaped the Terra civilization was released from there.

At this moment, a ragged Sarkaz man with tattered armor stood in the same spot once more. He was sometimes dazed, and sometimes his eyes burned with the fury of revenge. The few remaining followers around him had collapsed and become almost mindless shells, while he himself was only barely maintaining himself from being completely eroded by the ancient Sarkaz magic.

This person was none other than Theresis, one of the former two kings of Sarkaz, the regent who gave countless exiled Sarkaz hope for unification. When he fought the Conquerors with Lontinim, he did indeed use a ground effect vehicle to transfer the core of the Cataclysm guidance device in the Shards beforehand, but he himself did fight the Conquerors to the last moment on the airship.

But he did survive, with the help of the lich, and lived as a wanderer in the wilderness ever since. He and his last remaining forces, the military council confidants who had left with the ground effect vehicles, successfully reunited and began his revenge plan.

Terra's landmass has vast, uninhabited wilderness areas, making it technically possible for Theresis to go into secret exile, and the former regent did indeed persevere with astonishing willpower.

He remembered that it was the liches who saved his life with Originium Arts involving space, which directly led to the fact that even now, the liches still dare not respond to any announcements from the conqueror Nautilus, let alone show themselves easily.

They were terrified of Nautilus's revenge and deeply regretted their actions, finding themselves in a complete dilemma. They disappeared and lived in constant fear.

They probably never imagined that Nautilus the Conqueror would actually defeat the entire main battleship fleet of Victoria and be recognized and crowned king by the remaining royal court.

"The Sarkaz were thus collared and ultimately became the Creator's hounds..."

"Compared to the priestess, that cold and ruthless creator, this one hidden in our Sarkaz history is far more terrifying."

Theresis had vaguely sensed that Nautilus's true nature was not merely that of the "God of War" Nautilus the Conqueror from Sarkaz history. He believed that Nautilus was also one of these creators and was not as indifferent to Terran civilization as the priestess.

"The evil spirit of the Tower of Babel had a weak and compassionate side, which was the basis for our ability to utilize her help at the time. But the conqueror was different; before him, there were only two choices: grovel or perish..."

"A life of servitude bought with slavery..."

Therese gritted his teeth. He had long planned to take revenge on the merciless creator, but the variable "Nautilus" almost eliminated any possibility of him turning the tables on the creator.

During this time, he came to the Black Stream Tree Sea in Bolivar, where a terrifying high-dimensional ruler was sealed. In order to create another variable, he loosened the seal of this high-dimensional ruler with his remaining followers. In exchange, he obtained a powerful demonic fragment.

"Arrogant and indifferent creator, you probably never imagined that the ants in your eyes would have the power to bite back."

The demon fragments are confined within the guidance devices of the Shard Tower. All Therese needs to do is launch a collapse energy attack on this sprawling Originium vein, opening a new rift within the Originium's interior space. This would create an opportunity for him to steal authority while the Creator is preoccupied with dealing with the demons.

However, the rudimentary and almost non-existent protective measures led to irreversible consequences. Theresis's last servants were quickly corrupted by the demons and turned into collapsed bodies, while his own body was also affected by the demonic corruption, undergoing irreversible changes.

"Ha, if I had mastered the technology used by the Ursus guards, perhaps things wouldn't be in such a predicament now."

Regardless, Theresis still maintained a basic level of consciousness, but even he himself didn't know whether this was because the higher-dimensional rulers wanted his desire for revenge to cause greater chaos, or because the Sarkaz's protective magic was working.

The chaotic energy fluctuations impacted this massive Originium vein, and the data stored within the Originium was disturbed and eroded by terrifying obsolete code.

The chaotic energy emanating from the demonic fragments is like a hunting beast, searching for the information flow within the Originium to devour.

Everything it touches will be twisted into something filthy and depraved. The wondrous flickering and rhythms, the surging, vibrant data streams, and the light shimmering with rich information generated by the information language within Originium are all things of the past; now only grotesque, evil distorted things emitting terrifying screams remain.

Theresis succeeded. He successfully reached the temple of the Creator. He opened a rift connecting the wasteland within the temple of the Creator—the inner space of the Originium. The priestess, who was arguing with Nautilus, was caught off guard. Theresis calmly seized this opportunity and usurped a portion of the Originium's authority.

He is now able to recode Oripathy patients by reshaping their bodies, reconstructing their consciousness and bodies to "cure" Oripathy—in turn, he can also reshape Oripathy patients into something more terrifying, but both forms require a considerable amount of preparation time.

“I have succeeded! The authority of the Creator is now in my hands.”

Therese longed to share his joy with his retinue, but they had all been corrupted by the demonic fragments and become mindless, collapsed entities, unable to respond to his words.

But when he tried to seize more authority, he discovered that Precys had sealed off most of the Originium's internal space. She was willing to give up interfering with the Terra world in order to plug the gap in the wasteland.

"It is a pity, but it is enough. It is enough for me to liberate my compatriots who have been enslaved and deceived by the conquerors."

"Give me a little more time, give me a little more time..."

Theresis was still unsure how long his consciousness could remain under the corruption of the demons, but at least so far, the collapse had not taken away his self-awareness, as if it were deliberately done by some higher-dimensional ruler.

Thus began the demonic uprising. However, Theresis did not expect that Nautilus's reaction would be so swift, that his control over the Sarkaz would be so strong, and that Nautilus would be able to eliminate a high-dimensional ruler in the wasteland.

Moreover, Theresis had been hiding too well these days. He didn't think Nautilus could find his trail in a short time. He didn't pay much attention to the failed study of the Knocker, Quesatushta. It was precisely because of the Knocker's failed study that Quesatushta and the Doctor found Theresis's trail.

Chapter 287: Locking in the Target

With the tacit approval of the higher-dimensional ruler in the Black Stream Tree Sea, Theresis has indeed successfully seized a small portion of the ability to selectively retrieve certain consciousness sets from the Originium Information Ocean, which is why he is theoretically able to cure Oripathy by reconstructing his body.

Theresis looked around at his followers who had fallen into the form of collapse. These were the loyal ones who were willing to follow him even in the last moment. Even though Theresis himself believed that his plan for revenge against the Creator was a desperate, suicidal act to try and gain a sliver of hope, these people still chose to follow him without hesitation. They didn't even know that Theresis's ultimate goal was to avenge the Sarkaz, not to revive them.

Theresis once used the means to help the evil spirits of Babel carry out the Originium Project, and now she's using demonic power as a means. Either way, there's a clear tendency to want the Sarkaz and Terra to achieve a coexistence.

In order to verify the authority she had obtained, Theresis used the Shard Tower's guidance device to spy on the interior space of Originium.

He looked around in a calm, golden sea. Clearly, this was not the chaotic area where the turbulent currents intersected within the Originium's internal space. Although the consciousness stored here in the form of information was still intertwined and mixed together, it was at least not in an unstable and turbulent state as it had been at the boundary.

What he had to do was try to salvage the consciousness of those loyal followers, and if possible, he wouldn't mind trying to salvage the consciousness of those powerful rivals who had been defeated by Nautilus.

Of course, this is all predicated on the successful return of the consciousnesses of those opponents to the inner space of Originium. However, after Precys sealed off most of the inner space of Originium, Theresis can now access very little area, so he doesn't have much hope of finding these consciousnesses.

“Those more powerful consciousnesses have clearer characteristics, so I can find them more easily.”

The Sarkaz souls have been imprisoned and bound by Lothine, who is Nautilus in Theresis's perception, so the consciousness here consists only of a portion of the dead Oripathy patients.

"This is the realm of the Creator, which those who knock on the door have always sought but have been kept out..."

This was a magnificent sight that Theresis had never seen before. The “Sea of ​​the Underworld” that truly existed in the Terra world—the inner space of Originium—was more accurately the boundary between the main area of ​​the Originium inner space and the information turbulence area. A large part of the Originium inner space was sealed off by Precys and could not be accessed.

Unfortunately, Theresis had no time to appreciate such a magnificent sight. He knew that the reason he was able to stand here was entirely because the creator "Priestess" Precyth, whom he feared the most and who had almost absolute control over the inner space of the Originium, was trapped by the harassment of demons.

Otherwise, a cold, black star would rise from this golden sea of ​​information, casting an unfathomable gaze upon every outsider who enters this space—that would be the gaze of Precys.

Theresis was cautious. He positioned himself at the boundary between the turbulent currents of the boundary and the calm ocean of information. Anana had already fallen into the hands of Nautilus and the Doctor. They possessed Originium access second only to Precys. The query and extraction permissions he had stolen were completely insufficient to support him in a direct confrontation with them.

Therefore, he was prepared to disappear into the information overload at any time, in case Nautilus and the Doctor discovered his whereabouts because of his current actions.

"This consciousness is!"

Soon, Theresis retrieved a collective consciousness that felt incredibly familiar to him. It was centered around his student Manfred and intertwined with the countless souls of the Sarkaz royal court soldiers. Countless wails and echoes recounted the bloody horrors of the conqueror Nautilus.

"Not just Manfred's consciousness, but also the consciousness of the Sarkaz warriors who fell in Londinium..."

Theresis longed to find a safe corner to gather the souls of her beloved disciple and the other fallen warriors, and then use the material information transcription properties of Originium to reshape their bodies. However, the only safe place inside the Originium was the information turbulence at the boundary, but that place obviously did not have the objective conditions to carry out the separation of consciousness information.

"So, if separation operations are to be carried out, they must be done here?"

The risks were enormous, and the goal was simply to prove the extent of his authority. Although he longed to "resurrect" the fallen soldiers and his beloved apprentice Manfred, reason prevented him from prioritizing this objective.

Ultimately, Therese decided to conduct his experiment on the calm edge of the information ocean and was prepared to escape at any time via terminal operations.

Meanwhile, in the Pardoner's Research Lab in Kazdel, the Doctor and Amiya were ready to assist Quessina with three-coordinate positioning.

“I originally thought Rhodes Island already had enough to bear, but I never expected that Mr. Nautilus would shoulder an even heavier burden on his own.”

Amiya is using the Black Crown to access the interior of Originium. Although she had to stay behind as the only remaining high-ranking leader of Rhodes Island while Lotin dealt with the Sealing issue, she still managed to learn about the situation on the front lines through various means and channels.

Amiya understood that the alliance against the Seabrook was not formed by deep understanding and tolerance; they were only temporarily united under the pressure of survival and the coercion of Nautilus. However, this was also an unprecedented step forward for the Terran civilization.

"Now he is busy fighting threats from outside the world, and I feel honored to be able to fight alongside Mr. Nautilus again."

Theresis and Amiya—or rather, Rhodes Island—have had ideological differences for a long time. As the leader of Rhodes Island, Amiya would not allow Theresis to continue to pursue his own plans.

"Theresis wanted to be the fire-stealer for the Sarkaz, and made us bear the infamy of a cold-hearted god."

"It's a pity that he wasn't the fire-stealer, but his sister was. Besides, we are not gods. We are just poor orphans of a glorious era who can't bear to see their inheritance squandered."

The Doctor used all the Originium access she had through Anana's control. She had wanted to give the Originium to the Terra civilization as a gift, but in return, Theresis and Theresa took advantage of her. She had to conclude that the Terra civilization was not ready to receive this gift.

Quessina and Liz, whose health had clearly improved, worked together to activate the magic array that the Knockers used to drift at the boundary of the Originium's internal space. The information about Theresis's consciousness left by Quessina quickly helped the three channels locate Theresis's position in the Originium's internal space.

"Sure enough, after Precys sealed off most of the Originium's internal space, Theresis could only access these areas."

The three coordinates quickly pinpointed Theresis's location, and the Doctor immediately ran the program in Anana to open the entrance to the Originium's internal space. Of course, before that, she also used the system chat interface and logic to explain her next move.

"Be extra careful, Doctor. Make good use of your privileges. Even if we don't catch him this time, it doesn't matter. After all—we've already figured out how to locate him."

Lotin judged that Therese probably knew how unfavorable the situation was for him, but his stubborn pursuit of dangerous methods to achieve what he considered "Sarkaz's revenge" made him even more unpredictable and unpredictable.

Perhaps Therese could temporarily escape by hiding in the turbulent flow of consciousness, but Quessina's research on the Door Knocker focused on exploring this turbulent flow, so it was only a matter of time before he had nowhere to hide.

If he waits until he resolves the demon problem and collects all the skin fragments for the Crystal Titan from Precyth, then Theresis will have no chance to continue playing.

Chapter 288: Old Rival

“Fear, confusion, resentment, and such emotions were intertwined in these souls, and these emotions continued to resonate until their masters were slaughtered by the conquerors.”

Theresis felt a certain empathy for these Sarkaz souls, and he saw the horrific scene of the conqueror slaughtering his Sarkaz warriors in Londinium. Despair and helplessness washed over Theresis like a tidal wave.

"Let me end your suffering. Brave warriors should not be tormented like this after death."

Theresis's will began to influence the internal space of the Originium. The wailing Sarkaz remnant soul in his hand began to be decomposed and peeled away according to his will, thus regaining its independent consciousness. The whole process went quite smoothly overall, but the overall progress was rather slow.

Suddenly, the space around Theresis fluctuated, and a door connecting to the real world was opened. The drastic change in the nature of the space forced him to temporarily stop his work.

"Did the Creator's hounds discover my whereabouts so quickly?"

Therese quickly decided to stop her attempt and prepare to escape the information turbulence zone with the still not completely separated collective consciousness.

Upon arriving at this Originium interior space, the Doctor quickly manipulated Anana to influence it. Judging from the narrowness of this area, it was likely the place where the demons had torn open the rift during their invasion. Therefore, after Precys sealed off her area, it became a small, stable, unclaimed region.

"Theresis, my biggest mistake was entrusting you with the plan to cover the earth with Originium."

The Doctor, in an abnormal state, chose to hand over the task of advancing the flawed Originium Project to Theresis in the form of a deal. This was a result of the Babel Tower's evil spirits being influenced by the Gray Needles.

Even after learning this from Lotin, Dr. Ke still believed it was her fault and therefore she had to make amends herself, which was one of the reasons she chose to confront Therese in person.

"The Sarkaz hero who once killed Lord Kal'tsit is in such a sorry state. He actually chose to run away when he saw a researcher like me who is powerless."

With Anana's intervention, an invisible force pulled Theresis back from trying to escape into the turbulent flow of redundant information. The Doctor couldn't help but recall Theresis's arrogant demeanor in Londinium, which had given Kal'tsit a severe beating.

And now, even if you only see a sickly researcher, you're going to run away? Hackett, you bastard!

“Evil spirit, so be it. Before I face that cold and arrogant god, I must face you.”

Although Theresis said this, he was still looking for a way to escape. Compared to the original work, Theresis, who had lost Ananna, was far less threatening than he was in the original work—forcing the newly awakened Precys to hibernate for another three years. However, in this timeline, he still achieved a similar effect by using the power of the demons.

Therese knew that severe damage inside the Originium could cause irreversible damage to his consciousness, potentially leading to a state of mental derangement, but he now had no choice but to try the strategy of severing his arm to escape.

The Doctor and his group arrived here incredibly quickly. Even though Theresis had just seen the "door" and immediately headed towards the turbulent area of ​​redundant information, he was still not fast enough. The Doctor used his authority to grab him in an instant.

“When have you ever had the right to face me directly, Theresis? I choose to confront you directly only to make amends for the mistakes made by my past weak self.”

The black energy beams from the doctor's hand, Anana, tore at Theresis's body. The indecisiveness of the Babel Tower doctor, the conflicting struggles of the evil spirit doctor, and the self-sacrifice of the early Rhodes Island doctor were all gone from the current doctor.

When unconditional goodwill is exploited maliciously and insatiably, and when those being helped greedily demand more, even the most benevolent doctor will change.

If only by playing the role of a high and mighty, indifferent god can these greedy Sarkaz see their place, then the Doctor wouldn't mind doing so, even though she didn't particularly like the feeling.

Coincidentally, inside the Originium's interior space, especially within the closed, self-controlled area of ​​Precys, the Doctor came infinitely closer to being a true "god".

Suddenly, a chaotic and meaningless stream of information crashed into the narrow space inside the Originium mine. The "water level" of the information turbulence surged and began to overflow. Theresis immediately realized that this was the result of her using the Shard Tower's guidance device to bombard the entire Originium mine with demonic fragments.

The Doctor immediately realized what had happened. Theresis's act of inducing the demons to attack the internal space of the Originium was even more harmful than Theresis's random unpacking of Originium data, but she really had no way to further increase the speed of deleting Theresis's consciousness data.

Finally, the information turbulence broke through the boundaries, engulfing Theresis like a flood. However, the Doctor held Theresis firmly in place, and the information turbulence failed to sweep him away. Amiya's Black Crown was doing its best to help the Doctor with calculations, but processing such a massive amount of meaningless information still left the Black Crown's computing power stretched thin.

In the end, Theresis chose to cut off half of his body, letting the chaotic flow of redundant information carry him away. Unfortunately, this choice to escape by cutting off his arm was not enough to hide him in the turbulent flow, and he was thrown back into the real world.

"I can trace where the last portal connecting to the real world was."

The research of the Door-Knocker, Quesatushta, contained a great deal of information on this topic, so Quesatushta quickly led the Doctor and Amiya to the spot in the Silver Mountains where Theresis had entered. The Doctor used Anana to open the door, and then she saw the terrifying Theresis in reality.

Theresis's cutting off half of her own body had devastating consequences: half of her body turned into Originium, her heart completely crystallized and stopped beating, and even her blood could no longer flow.