977. The Slit-Pupil Eyes Staring at Shirou / 978. The Invasion of the Three Beast Gods ...

"Hmm!" The chubby boy turned his head to the side.

"Hello, Shuk Beta, I'm Shana."

"Yay!" Shuk Beta, with rainbow hair, shook hands with Shana's fingers with both of his.

"It's friendly; it's greeting you," Haotian said.

"Shuk Beta are amazing. They're not only architects, but they can also talk to flowers and grass," Haotian introduced.

Upon hearing this, Sukbetta snapped his fingers in response, and the surrounding flower vines began to move, stretching out in all directions.

"See? You're really lucky. Not everyone gets to see the legends of this area," the chubby boy said.

"A legend? What legend is she?" Shana looked at her friends around her in confusion.

"I know that Shuk Beta are very similar to the legendary Druids, but Druids should not be little girls with flowing seven-colored hair like Shuk Beta and Beta. Instead, they should have the most intelligent minds in the world and be able to play games with other giants with ease."

"But I think that's all just people's fantasy. Someone with that kind of ability would have to be at least a man in his thirties or forties. Those are all giants who dominate a part of the world. How could someone without enough experience possibly deal with them?" the chubby guy said matter-of-factly.

"I think Wang should be like the white-bearded sage in the book, because she created many technological products that scientists could never achieve in their entire lives, putting her twenty years ahead of the world."

"Like Gandalf, Dumbledore, um, and great inventors like Einstein? Scientists." Haotian rested his chin on his hand and nodded pretentiously.

"Pfft... Dumbledore is an inventor... and... Einstein, hahaha, hahaha. I can't help it, I'm dying of laughter, ahahaha..." Shana almost choked.

"Xiao Na, that's very rude of you to laugh like that. After all, he's the king who created this paradise for us," the chubby boy said.

"Beta~!" Although the little girl couldn't understand the language, she could tell something from the expression and tone of voice. She also felt that Shana was laughing at her, so she puffed up her cheeks in anger.

"Haha, I'm sorry, Shuk Beta," Shana said, comforting the little elf.

"Yay~!" The little elf raised an eyebrow, looking smug, but quickly laughed to herself, forgetting her previous anger and forgiving the girl.

Chapter 977 The Vertical Pupil Staring at Shirou

Late at night, after her roommate's little sister had fallen asleep, Shana quietly climbed out of bed. At the same time, a fluffy little person crawled out from under the covers.

The little boy stretched out his waist, looked at Shana with an excited smile, and opened his mouth to let out a joyful shout.

"Shh!" Shana quickly covered the little girl's mouth with her finger, then put it to her own mouth to signal her to be quiet.

"Shh." Shuk Beta remembered his promise to Shana and nodded repeatedly.

Shana nodded, gently patted Shuk Beta's head, and then led her outside.

Because Shuk Beta had always stayed in the park and had never gone outside, she had been sleeping all the time. But after meeting Akai and Haotian, they became playmates, and she gradually began to develop a curiosity about the outside world.

Especially after meeting Shana, a girl, she became attached to Shana. No matter how Shana tried to persuade her, she would still follow her around, and she couldn't shake her off. So, Shana had no choice but to bring Shuk Beta back to the orphanage.

Shana agreed to take Shuk Beta to observe human society, but she had to avoid letting anyone else see it. She couldn't let the people in the orphanage see it, especially those older brothers and sisters who couldn't communicate with her, like Gil. If he discovered Shuk Beta, he might kill her instantly.

Shana carefully walked out of the room, through the corridor, and then saw a light shining from a half-open door in a room— Shirou's room.

Fortunately, Shana was prepared. She knew that Shirou was still awake at this time. He usually had to read a lot of materials or collect intelligence, and he wouldn't turn off the lights until after three o'clock. The half-closed door was also so that he could hear the children's voices at any time. When some of the younger siblings who were abandoned in their swaddling clothes cried in the middle of the night, it was the first time that Shirou rushed to take care of them.

When Shuk Beta saw Shirou, they shuddered. Their big, round eyes automatically turned into vertical pupils filled with murderous intent, and their soft, fluffy fur stood on end. Unfortunately, Shana didn't notice any of this.

She took the little one for a walk around the orphanage by moonlight, letting the child have his fill before yawning and returning to her room to sleep.

At that moment, thunder roared from the other side of the coast. In the light of lightning, a meteorite with a diameter of three or four meters was falling from the sky. A huge wave rose from the ground, rushing towards the meteorite like a waterspout. The shockwave from the explosion smashed the surrounding rocks and cliffs to pieces with high pressure.

This is a desolate cliff edge on Mars, where red seawater crashes against the rock walls. Strong winds whip up a sandstorm, and suddenly, three black figures emanating immense power appear. They are also monsters chosen by Mars energy, but their power is comparable to that of primordial gods on Mars.

Above their heads appeared a Projection screen, showing footage of Shirou fighting the monsters. It was a memory of what he had witnessed, projected into the air through the thoughts of one of the beings present.

"The king of the Dragon Vein is undoubtedly our greatest enemy!" said the ferocious red dinosaur on the ground, its body flowing with molten lava.

"If you want to take action, are you confident you can kill the other party?" a giant white whale floating in the sea asked with a snort.

"Uh... that's why we've teamed up!" The dragon choked, paused, and then roared.

"Gentlemen, stop arguing. We're here to discuss cooperation, but if it were anything else, we wouldn't have come all this way." The old man in human form standing on the cliff said.

"Hmph!!" The white whale and the red dragon both let out a muffled groan and stopped fighting.

The next morning, the children got up and went to the cafeteria for breakfast, and Shana, who was holding the little doll in her arms, also came here.

At that moment, the sound of a child crying could be heard from the side.

"Waaaaah! The mayonnaise was taken away! Waaaaah! Brother~! I can't eat anything without mayonnaise!"

"Okay, okay, what's wrong?" Shirou put down the bread he hadn't finished eating and walked over to the crying child.

Shuk Beta turned vertical again. She quietly flew over and swallowed the piece of bread that Shirou had taken a bite out of. Some kind of viscous fluid secreted from her body dripped onto the plate of bread and burned a dent through the porcelain. Then she turned and flew out the window.

"Shuk Beta?" Shana looked at the drastically changed little figure with a puzzled expression, and then flew out after them with concern.

"..." Shuk Beta's vertical pupils were wide open at this moment, and he had not recovered. He was no longer cute and was full of aggression.

"Wait! Where are you going?" Shana ran after her.

"Hey! Xiao Na!" The chubby boy and Haotian tried to run out, but a figure blocked their way.

"Where are you running to?" It was Xiao Mei, who was checking the injuries of all the children who had participated in the battle, and assessing their recovery.

"Um, we have something to do and need to go out for a bit."

"Then come with me for a full-body checkup first." A cold glint flashed in Xiao Mei's eyes, brooking no argument.

"Hey? I made an appointment, I'm in a hurry!" Haotian said anxiously, looking out the door. Shana had already disappeared from sight.

"Sister Mei, let us go!" the chubby boy said.

However, the two were unable to escape; they were grabbed by the neck and taken away.

After a period of testing, the chubby boy and Haotian finally got Xiao Mei's permission to go out and play.

Shirou, who was upstairs, happened to see the two people rushing out and seemed to be deep in thought.

On the other side of the cliff.

"Beta has succeeded. We have obtained the leader of the Dragon Vein, the factor of the human king," a deep, resonant voice, like the sound of a conch shell, announced.

"Very well, let's charge in! Once we kill that Dragon Vein king, humans are nothing but a bunch of tiny insects," the red dragon sneered.

"Haiyan, humans simply cannot coexist with us. They need oxygen and want to terraform Mars into a habitable environment for them, but an environment with abundant oxygen in the air is actually unbreathable for us. The weak new species will die in that kind of space," the beluga whale said in a muffled voice.

"Ah, that's why I said we should be cautious," the old man advised.

"Haiyan! Stop joking! What's there to be so cautious about? Do you expect us to blend in with humans like you and go to the library to read books?" the evil dragon said unhappily.

Chapter 978 The Invading Three Beast God

Yes, among the new species on Mars, there are also powerful beings with advanced intelligence, silently observing humanity and learning about the technologies and knowledge passed down by humankind, much like Shirou is investigating the behavior of these new species.

The old man, known as the Haiyan, said calmly, "No, I just want to say that human thinking is more comprehensive than ours. What we can think of, he can also understand, and perhaps even more thoroughly."

"Yes! Humans are weak, yet they can do things we can't, things we can't understand, things that are terrifying. So there's never any room for mercy. If we rush in rashly, the result will be either their death or our annihilation."

"I don't deny your views, but this time we don't just want to destroy that place, so simple war is not enough. We must follow Mother Mars, bring humanity to the brink of extinction, and then bring salvation and rebirth to all new species."

Haiyan Omega's interface stated:

"I've been thinking, why can't we just live in peace? What kind of people are they in your eyes that you hate them so much?"

The Old Man Haiyan said slowly, "At first, I longed for the outside world and was full of curiosity about everything, so I evolved wings and became Haiyan. I think that longing itself carries energy, and humans seem to call this energy a dream."

In order to find my dream, I came to the human world. I chanted scriptures and meditated in Buddhist temples, and listened to people's prayers to the white gods in shrines. The rest of the time, I would gaze at the sky. How vast, blue and beautiful the sky was, and how charming human civilization was.

But as I grew older, the sky gradually lost its color and beauty, becoming hazy, and the air was no longer clear. At first, I thought it was because I was getting old, but later I discovered that for some reason, many factories had sprung up in the world, with black smoke billowing from them.

I tried to communicate with people and tell them about the new species, but no Human Order what this old man was saying.

Until one day, suddenly the 'Earth' heard my heart's voice and granted me the power of the wind. I began to roam the sky. During my time flying, I traveled all over the world. I saw that human life was getting better little by little, but I also saw that the living space of new species was decreasing, and some had already become extinct. Meanwhile, greedy humans were intensifying their damage to the sky and to nature.

"Kill this monster!"

"Monster!!! Disappear from the human world!"

"That day, I suddenly understood. This was the hell that Shakyamuni Ksitigarbha spoke of. Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva vowed: 'I will not become a Buddha until hell is empty.' I understood my mission. Mars is hell now. To transform it into a habitable world, the environment must be completely changed. Humans are caught in the middle, a kind of being called evil spirits. Only when evil spirits cease to exist can hell be purified. Therefore, humanity must eliminate them."

"But I believe that nature is not simply one kind of nature. There is a benevolent nature that bestows good blessings upon all things, and there is also an inhumane nature that is inherently evil and brings disasters. Humans and new species alike, while receiving the good blessings of nature, must also use their wisdom to fight against the evil nature."

Disasters are inevitable from the beginning. When floods come, we must think about how to dredge them. When the land is dry, plants wither, so we must dig water sources to irrigate them.

History books record that humanity has repeatedly made various mistakes, and many of these mistakes are repetitive.

But humans possess wisdom, understand morality and right and wrong, and can reflect on their mistakes to make the world a better place. The Dawn Development Zone is a good start. In this world, life is like rowing against the current; if you don't move forward, you fall behind. Those who stagnate will be eliminated by the world. Don't you think so?

"Let's go! Let's meet β!" The horn on the beluga whale's head pierced through space, forming a portal of light that ignored distance and traversed tens of thousands of kilometers in a single step.

The three monsters, or rather, the monster gods, shrunk in size and transformed into human form.

A tall, muscular white man with long, spiky, crimson hair, jet-black eyes, and a red horn protruding from his forehead is called Evil Dragon Alpha. On the other side is a cold, white-haired young man over two meters tall, who is White Whale Gamma.

The last one is the strongest, 'Haiyan Omega'. Haiyan is an old man with dark skin wearing monk's robes, but he gives the impression of a high monk from India. Strong winds and flashes of electricity surround him.

On the other side, Shana chased after Shuk Beta as they ran away.

"Ughhhhh!!!" The little figure's vertical pupils gleamed with murderous intent, and sharp fangs protruded from its mouth.

Shana wanted to give birth to the little person, but unexpectedly, a white light appeared, followed by three humanoid monsters appearing in front of her.

A cold glint appeared in the eyes of the white whale, Gaia, who wanted to kill Shana.

However, the Old Man Haiyan reached out his hand first. With a wave of his hand, Shana fainted, and he pulled her into his arms along with Shuk Beta.

"Alright, let's leave and wait for the Dragon Vein King to come to our position," said Old Man Haiyan.

"Wait!!" At that moment, someone called out to the three monsters from behind.

"What? I thought a large force would come after us, but it's just two brats. Where is the Dragon Vein King? Did he sense my presence and hide with his tail between his legs?" The red-haired, burly white man let out a piercing laugh.

"Go back, children, you are no match for us," the Old Man Haiyan sighed.

"Hmph! You bad guys are the ones who abandoned Xiaona, get back to where you came from!" the fat man shouted arrogantly.

"No, I agree with you. As long as we punish those evil spirits, kind humans can naturally live well." Haotian said, releasing the power of the Servant and summoning the spear of his Noble Phantasm.

"Sigh...you still don't understand what I mean. Violence will only make things worse. Violence cannot solve the problem, but it is also the simplest way to deal with it. We are not on the same page. Go back and tell your king to come find us," the Old Man Haiyan shook his head and sighed.

"No way! Give Shana back to us!" Haotian roared angrily.

"That's right! Every single one of you wants to leave!" the chubby boy shouted loudly.

Chapter 979 The Three Beast God and Shirou

"Looks like you won't go back obediently after all. Well then, let me eat you. I'm actually a bit hungry, and your energy tastes pretty good." The red dragon stuck out its long tongue, staring at the two with eyes locked on its prey.

"Get out of the way! What do you want to do to Shana?" Haotian had already used the power of his strongest Servant, bursting out at his fastest speed, trying to rush over and intercept him.

But it was still blocked by a red afterimage.

"Your opponent is here." The evil dragon leaped onto the ground, blocking Haotian's path.

"Hiss! Burn them!" The dragon released crimson lasers from its entire body, which then expanded into streaks of flame that rushed towards Haotian.

Haotian and the chubby boy tried to defend themselves, but found that their magic power was no match for the intense heat of the flames. They were about to be engulfed by the high temperature.

The other party was on a completely different level from the monsters we encountered the previous night. It was like the difference between a tadpole and an African giant frog, or between a gecko that eats mosquitoes on a wall and a two-meter-long giant lizard that attacks humans.

The two were filled with immense pain and resentment at their own weakness, knowing they could only die in such a resentful manner.

With a whoosh!

A flash of white light appeared.

A fire-resistant sword landed in front of the two children, deflecting the flames in other directions and scorching the earth.

Then another white sword struck the mouth of the fire-breathing Beast God.

"Ugh!!!" The red dragon was forced to close its mouth shut by the impact, its tongue bitten open and bleeding.

The red dragon stared wide-eyed at the wall of a nearby house, where a white-haired boy stood.

"Damn it!!! You bastard! I'm going to tear you to pieces and swallow you whole!"

"You arrived so quickly? With that kind of feeling, you must be the guardian of humanity, the king of the Dragon Vein, right?" The white whale beside him also came up and questioned Shirou.

"I am not a king, nor am I any great person. I just wanted to give humanity a space to live, and I had no other choice but to stop you ordinary humans. Leave the person here, or one of you three will have to stay here." Shirou, wearing a red cloak, Projection a blazing katana in his hand as he spoke to the Beast God.

"You dare to talk back! You think you can take on the three of us all by yourself?" the red dragon roared mockingly.

His answer was a slash from Shirou that tore through space and extinguished the dragon's flames.

The red dragon quickly retreated a few steps; if it had reacted a few seconds slower, its neck might have been severed. It stared at Shirou with lingering fear.

"King of the Dragon Vein, Muhammad said: 'If the mountain won't come to us, we will go to the mountain.' So I have come to find you, and you cannot escape." The Old Man Haiyan said calmly, looking into the void.