Weird collapse, chasing husband crematorium

The so-called "purification" is to throw the pollution into the dead life.

As the only source of weirdness in Yae Village, controlling everything, it is natural that the ghosts will avoid Yae Sakura.

The reason why he was able to stay awake during 50,000 years of pollution was entirely due to Sakura Fubuki and his own abilities.

A ghost sword that can transfer pollution to itself, a weird thing that can absorb pollution through vitality.

The two reach a certain balance.

"Hmm..." Ling nodded, lowered her eyes, and was a little afraid to look directly at Li Mo.

"Brother, do you think Ling's actions are right? Isn't it... very cruel? Those people came in with a desire for life and full of expectations for a better life, but in the end, I turned them into nonsensical beings."

"If you were from a previous civilization, you would definitely feel very unfamiliar seeing Ling like this..."

In the midst of sorrow, Ling slowly closed her eyes with a complicated expression.

Li Mo stood outside, his face haggard.

For a moment, it was impossible to tell who was human and who was weird.

Even the weird ones are depressed, while the living people are always indifferent.

"So you're asking me if it's right to take the lives of a few for the sake of the lives of the many?"

Li Mo stared straight at Ling and looked towards the quiet village behind him.

Looking from the castle tower, the houses in Yaemura look like tombs in a cemetery, lifeless.

Even the few dozen houses where people still live are gradually becoming dim and being deprived of their vitality.

"To curb the spread of pollution, this approach is not wrong, and I will not judge whether your behavior is just or not."

"Justice has nothing to do with one's stance. Everyone has the right to pursue justice. Those who benefit can sing for themselves, and those who suffer can naturally resist."

"When the position changes, justice will also show its fangs."

"I'm not sure how the people around you in the previous civilization viewed you. In an era that has experienced destruction, what does justice mean? For the sake of civilization's continuation and personal gain, it's only natural that justice is trampled upon."

"If you allow your consciousness to be polluted out of temporary mercy, all you'll get in the end is self-righteous justice."

"From the perspective of his actions, it is definitely not justice."

After the pollution spread, more people died than just this...

There is one point that Li Mo did not say clearly, that is, in this era, even he cannot say it accurately.

Is it better to live in a war-torn era where people eat each other, or to live in Yae Village, which is weird but still has some good times left?

At least, living people can have a normal life trajectory during the day.

No matter what you choose, you will lose and gain. Evaluation is meaningless, the process is meaningless, and even the result is meaningless.

"After I leave, I will become the Lord of the Eightfold Gods, right? I want to know what the necessary connection is between becoming the Lord of the Eightfold Gods and entering the castle tower."

"At least I can't feel it now."

"Or maybe my previous guess was wrong. Entering the castle tower won't make me the Lord of the Eightfold Gods. It will just give me another proof."

Li Mo carefully observed himself from head to toe and found no strange changes.

The thermometer's display was no longer meaningful, because his current state was almost like a ghost, although his essence was still a living person blessed by the laws.

But the thermometer cannot tell the difference and can only give a low temperature prompt.

Facing Li Mo's questioning, Ling raised her head and looked directly into Li Mo's eyes.

In the dim space, the emerald green eyes looked particularly strange, reflecting a distorted and weird figure.

"Ling doesn't know much. She spends most of her time in the castle tower, but she's relatively knowledgeable about the ghost inside her body."

"Brother, try to stretch your body." Ling said.

Li Mo felt strange, but still did as Ling said and raised his right hand tentatively.

Guiya's left hand is a mutilated ghost. Human limbs are easily affected, so as long as the right hand is fine, it proves that there is not much change.

However, a strange thing happened. Although there was nothing in his right hand, Li Mo was unable to raise it to the horizontal line.

There seemed to be an invisible gravity pulling at his arms in the void, and no matter how hard Li Mo tried, he couldn't break free.

Li Mo immediately focused his gaze on Ling's eyes.

In the dim green light, Li Mo saw the white insect web in Ling's eyes quickly climbing up around his body like a wildly growing vine, tightly entangling him and covering most of his face.

It stretches out its thin and pointed tentacles, penetrates into the hair follicles, spreads through the body, greedily sucking the last breath of life from the living.

"..."

A special law is transforming him into a ghost.

It's not that arriving at the castle tower triggers this law. The law of life absorption has always existed and is triggered as long as you pass through the cave.

However, after entering the castle tower, this rule will undergo a fundamental change.

"I see."

Li Mo accepted this fact calmly.

"I've become what the villagers call a monster. When I walk out of the castle tower, even at night, what awaits me is probably no longer ghosts, but villagers pretending to be living people."

"The Lord of the Eightfold God is not a living person, and neither am I now."

The Eightfold God Lord is not just an identity, but a form of existence.

There are different rules for treating different beings in Yae Village.

For fallen living people, sacrifices must be held to ensure that the seeds of sorrow will not erode Ling's consciousness and the pollution will no longer spread.

But there is one thing that Li Mo is still confused about.

Although Ling can roughly mobilize the rules of Yae Village, does she fully understand and control the behavior of ghosts?

Ling couldn't tell what Li Mo was thinking, and thought he was worried, so she reminded him: "Brother, as long as you stay in the castle tower, nothing will happen. Although it's boring..."

Li Mo glanced at Ling in the cocoon, then turned and walked towards the stairs.

Ling frowned slightly, "Brother, you will die if you walk out of here!"

"Stay in the castle tower. Ling can still protect you."

Li Mo turned a deaf ear to Ling's attempts to keep him.

"Even the Herrscher of the End... Ling can control it."

Hearing this, Li Mo suddenly stopped.

The Ruler of the End...

The Strange End is Ling's work, which polluted the Herrscher of the End of the previous civilization into a derivative, which turned into a ghost under the influence of time.

But it is still under Ling's control.

Li Mo turned around and asked, "The girl who just tore apart the Herrscher of the End, do you have the confidence to defeat her? Even if it's just to compete with her?"

Ling was stunned, and stammered out "I..." and then there was no further words.

Obviously, she couldn't do it.

"But she left, and Ling can no longer sense her presence in Yae Village." Ling wanted to say something.

Li Mo interrupted directly: "She will come back, it's just a matter of time."

"Why?" Ling asked in confusion.

Li Mo replied calmly: "Because I'm here."

"..."

"..."

The air in the room became quiet. Ling stopped talking, and so did Li Mo.

Ling didn't understand why Li Mo would provoke such a terrifying existence. The obsession in her behavior and the grief in her heart were so pathetic that she felt it was incomparable after just a glimpse of it.

"You are not the truth, Ling, don't stand in my way."

Li Mo left the fourth floor and walked downstairs.

I used to think that once I saw the mysterious source of Yae Village, I would know everything.

But now it seems that it has only confirmed the previous speculation.

There are even more crucial strange behaviors that remain unanswered.

Ling cannot control the behavior of the ghosts in the village and can only give a general guideline.

Then why did Lord Yae know that he was going to enter the castle tower? This was obviously beyond Ling's control.

When did Yae Village come into being and what happened to the previous civilization?

"Kurosuke Manzan's memories have definitely been tampered with. Something related to ghosts must have happened in the previous civilization. Ling's words are proof of this. And since Kurosuke Manzan mentioned Mei, it means Mei existed in this world."

"As the last leader of humanity, Mei's abilities are unquestionable. She's the only one with the power and authority to tamper with the Void Bankao. But why would she do that? Wouldn't it be better to preserve the ghost's memories and let future generations realize the danger sooner?"

Li Mo was puzzled and began to recall the first time he discussed ghosts with Xukong Wanzang.

[Ghosts? They only exist in human imagination.]

"The ghost's memory is blocked, but the 'pseudo-human''s is not."

"What exactly does Mei in this world want to imply..."

"etc……?!"

A terrifying thought appeared in Li Mo's mind. This possibility is definitely a nightmare for human beings.

Mei was replaced by a fake person...

"No, Mei shouldn't have been replaced by a fake person, otherwise there would have been a trap left behind instead of vague records."

Li Mo remembered Xukong Wanzang saying these words about pseudo-beings: [Records and descriptions of such beings were accidentally discovered in ancient ruins, but they have not been confirmed.]

Accidental? Unconfirmed?

Is it really unconfirmed? Or is it confirmed but can't be said openly?

Because one of the rules of being a fake person is to hide in the crowd.

At least they won't show too strong a desire to attack until they are recognized.

But once their true identities are recognized by humans, they will try every means to silence them and kill them.

Could it be that this memory was... compiled to protect Xukong Wanzang?

Would it be a waste of effort?

"From Xukong Wanzang's tone, it seems he's just surprised that I know the name 'Pseudo-Man', not that I know this."

"The pre-civilization was already treading on thin ice in the face of the Honkai, leaving them with no time to deal with demons. Mei, as a leader, would certainly not risk her life in some apparently fabricated 'ancient ruins'. This logic flaw may have been intentionally left there by Mei."

"So... Xukong Wanzang's modified memories are public, specifically for presentation to the public."

“Why present it specifically to the public?”

Li Mo thought for a while and guessed that humans no longer have the ability to isolate the pseudo-humans hiding in the crowd. They can only sacrifice a small number of people and devote all their energy to fighting the collapse.

Maybe the top leaders have been infiltrated by fake people.

Trust has become the most precious thing in the Fire Chaser Era, because even Mei is not sure who to trust.

"It's really a hopeless situation." Li Mo commented.

As the end of the world approaches, ghosts have already integrated into human society and are killing people among the few survivors.

No matter who is dealt with first, humanity will end up dead.

After thinking for a moment, Li Mo arrived at the first floor of the castle tower.

Outside the exit, the villagers lined up neatly on both sides, staring at him with strange eyes.

No torches, no light.

There were no fireflies outside, perhaps they had sensed the strange presence and fled away.

The dead evening wind blew through the branches, and the fallen leaves rustled and fell to the cold ground.

There was no sound, Li Mo couldn't even hear the sound of his heartbeat.