Volume Four: Withering in the Mortal World - Chapter 311: Monster of Flesh (2)

The flying chunks of flesh easily annihilated the Blood Beast army, leaving them no chance to resist. I had to unleash thousands of highly concentrated blood pillars, using the hellish heat of compressed Blood Flame to completely incinerate the flesh; otherwise, even if only a few bits of ashes remained, they could regenerate instantly!

"Moon Sea!"

The familiar silver sea of moonlight spread out in mid-air, the silver waves crashing against the space, obstructing the attackers' vision and greatly interfering with the attacks below!

"Moon Wheel Spear Formation"

With another swing of his sword, Haoyue caused the golden runes on the Moon Wheel Spear to split into thousands of pieces, each of which transformed into a new golden Light Gun, pointing downwards like a massive army formation.

"A volley of guns!"

A golden rain of destructive light poured down, indiscriminately attacking everything on the ground; the goal was at least to control that thing's movements.

Then, the enormous viper sword cleaved the Moon Sea in two.

Or rather, it was something that at first glance looked like a viper sword.

It can extend and retract freely, bend at will, is flexible yet sharp, and has countless serrated blades. But upon closer inspection, it resembles more of a human organ or part than a cold weapon.

Spine.

"Watch out, Haoyue!"

Flame Wings surged wildly behind me, propelling Haoyue forward at maximum acceleration. At the same time, the massive Spine Sword grazed my ear, and a gust of wind swept by, splitting the clouds in the night sky above my head in two!

"It's practically a long-range slashing attack comparable to Sick Spider... but!"

The saying "an inch longer, an inch stronger" is true, but weaknesses will also be magnified accordingly!

"Grab him!!!"

Blood congealed into a giant hand that grabbed the spine sword that hadn't fully retracted, and with all its might, it pulled upwards—success! I could clearly feel something being pulled up!

"Haoyue, prepare for battle!"

"Understood—Golden Moon, Moon Emperor!"

The longsword Snow Moon suddenly grew into a golden Greatsword. I stretched out my hand, and the blood-red Void Greatsword also appeared in my hand. I looked at her and nodded.

""Superior!!!""

Blood Hand unleashed his final burst of power, pulling the thing across the turbulent Moon Sea, like fishing it out of the water. At the same time, Haoyue and I swung down our Greatsword!

My guess was correct; that giant viper-sword-like thing did indeed originate from a spine, with the end part resembling the spine of a mammal.

However, at the very end, connected to it is a girl—

Wrapped in a dark gray robe, only her still-childish face and the strange, large scar on it could be vaguely seen. Seven or eight Light Gun from before were still stuck in her body, but she showed no sign of pain.

Her pale, thin lips gently wove words into words.

"Offered with, my stomach."

As she said.

Her abdomen split open, and something flew out, turning into Acid Bomb.

It started in the evening.

At the edge of the wetland, something that looked like a horse-drawn carriage was speeding along, but there were no horses in front, and it was suspended off the ground without wheels; it was supported by a magical array.

This is a magically powered vehicle that the Revolutionary Army seized from the Vatican. It can run automatically as long as a few Psionic Brick are added to it regularly. Although its performance is far inferior to the race cars in the Northern Realm Rally, it is convenient and does not easily attract the attention of the Vatican.

"When do you think Little Butterfly will finally be back to normal?"

"This takes patience, Xiao Ye. Don't babies usually take ten months to be born?"

"But my situation is a little special..."

I sat on the soft cushions in the carriage, carefully observing the cocoon that Little Butterfly had transformed into after being severely injured in the attack by the organization's higher-ups. The cocoon was shimmering and felt warm to the touch, but it showed no sign of breaking open.

"Planet Will"—that's what the Leader called Little Butterfly during the catastrophe that destroyed the Central United Academy. He was clearly in a state of extreme excitement at the time, and his voice was so loud that even I could hear it clearly.

What is that?

"The notes Ling Ye left for Xiao Wu did indeed mention 'World Will,' which is something that takes concrete form from the principles of the world within the framework of countless causes and effects. Its purpose is very simple: to maintain the stable existence of the world. For this reason, anything that is detrimental to the world's survival—such as those with supernatural abilities that can interfere with time or causality—will be forcibly eliminated by it."

"So, Xiao Ye, by that logic... Little Butterfly exists to ensure the stable survival of this planet, eliminating anything detrimental to its existence. Since that Jili powerful enough to destroy a planet, it's not surprising that it triggered Little Butterfly's awakening."

"But Little Butterfly is clearly not very effective. Although she may not have fully awakened her power yet, it's a bit too much for her to be completely overwhelmed by the combined attack of two high-ranking members... I think even if she were at full power, she wouldn't be a match for Jili."

"There's something strange, Xiao Ye, have you noticed it?"

Haoyue's expression was a little serious, and I knew she and I were thinking of the same thing.

"Of course I noticed... At that time Jili clearly wanted to capture Little Butterfly Die. Why would he want to capture Little Butterfly —or rather, capture the Planet Will?"

Even now, many mysteries Jili remain.

Gathering materials and rebuilding the World Crossing Gate according to the design blueprints of the Craft God thousands of years ago, opening a passage to another world—this is the goal the organization is currently striving for.

But is this truly the ultimate purpose of the Jili?

Why does he want to open the World Crossing Gate another world? Does he want to conquer it? If that's all, then he doesn't seem to need to capture the Planet Will at all, right?

"And Xiao Ye, there's something else I don't understand. That World Crossing Gate... You mentioned that Blood Fiend's memories said it was designed thousands of years ago by someone known as the 'Craft God,' right? Back then, he gathered super-powerful beings who possessed those Divine Item and constructed the World Crossing Gate for the first time..."

"Yes."

"So... what happened to the World Crossing Gate that was built back then? The Craft God must have failed, but what were the reasons for the failure?"

"The reason for the failure... Ah!"

The purpose of the World Will is to ensure the world's continued stability, and for this purpose, it is willing to eliminate anything that could shake the foundations of the world.

So how does World Crossing Gate?

Being able to create a path to another world is tantamount to directly connecting different worlds. Once that happens, will the world with the Spirit Star still be the same world? It's like breaking through the wall between two rooms to merge them into one large room. Do the original two rooms still exist? Wouldn't this be considered another form of "destroying the world"?

"So that's how it is! The existence of the World Crossing Gate is bound to be intolerable to the World Will, which is why they were thwarted by the World Will when they first tried to build World Crossing Gate, and thus failed! The first World Crossing Gate was also destroyed! Fortunately, the design blueprints of the Craft God still exist, and have been passed down to later generations and obtained by the organization... Wait, I think I understand a little better Jili wanting to build the World Crossing Gate —or rather, one of his reasons!"

Jili's ability to "bring back the dead" is simply too overpowered. There is absolutely no one on this planet who can rival him. The only one who can not only threaten his life but also relentlessly hunt him down, forcing him to always hide in the shadows, is the World Will! Therefore, Jili must hate the World Will to the core and try every means to get rid of it!

But how can we eliminate the will of this world? Logically, as long as the world exists, its World Will shouldn't perish. So let's change our approach—

Thump!

The car suddenly lurched.

"What happened?"

Did you bump into something?

I quickly pulled back the curtains in the car. The location was the beautiful Blue Reed Wetland. The sky outside had turned a dark blue-black, and the moon and stars twinkled in the sky.

Night had fallen before we knew it.

A word popped into my head.

"Enemy attack..."

Haoyue and I exchanged a glance and jumped out of the car at the same time.

"--Huh!?"

For a split second after jumping out of the car window, I thought I was seeing things.

This is the Blue Reed Wetland. Logically, the area outside the vehicle should be a swamp or something similar, with soft silt in the shallow water.

But I saw it--

"Xiao Ye!!!"

The orange moonlight instantly focused at the feet of the bright moon, providing a foothold, and she pulled me back just before my feet touched the water! At the same time, I heard a voice—a clear, melodious girl's voice—

"Offered with, eyeballs."

Then, from the silt beneath the water's surface, countless eyeballs with silvery-white pupils emitted dazzling laser beams.

"Tsk!"

I sprayed out bursts of burning blood from my toes. Using the recoil, I did a backflip to dodge the volley of lasers. The skin grazed by the lasers felt an icy chill, as if it had been frozen to death!

"Haoyue! Try to avoid getting hit by her attacks!"

"Clear!"

Flame Wings unfurled behind me, and runic halos appeared beneath Haoyue's feet, signaling a full-scale battle readiness.

They might be troublesome attackers, but there's nothing to be afraid of. After all, we've already fought monsters like Special Class Combatant at the Central United Academy, and we're teaming up with Haoyue.

The only uncertainty is the possibility of a surprise attack. The enemy is in the open while we are in the shadows, which inevitably makes us tense.

"Offered with finger bone."

A whooshing sound rang out, and in the next instant, something shot towards me at incredible speed! But I didn't panic. Look at my Blood Crystal Shield—

Snap

The shield was easily pierced, like a piece of paper.

"Moon Wheel Slash!"

With a sharp shout, Haoyue's longsword, emitting a dazzling orange light, collided with the incoming object in mid-air. In that instant, I realized that what had shot at me was something like a barbed iron chain, but its red and black color and bizarre structure—why did it look so much like bone?

"Whoa—what, such strength!"

The long chains, like bones, hissed and seemed to have a life of their own, pressing down on the longsword, while several more shot towards me!

"Flame Fan!"

The shooting Blood Flame condensed into a dazzling arc of light, deflecting the incoming Bone Chain slightly off course. At the same time, I grabbed Haoyue and quickly created distance! The Bone Chain relentlessly pursued us, coalescing into a ball and attacking us!

"What kind of superpower is this?!"

Tracking and attacking—a simple move, but something feels off. The Bone Chain are increasing in number and speed, even obstructing the view.

"Tsk! The Crystal Shatter Sword!"

In that instant, I realized what was happening. A faint Blood Energy reaction flashed by! Countless tiny blood crystals burned, forming a giant fire sword that stabbed in that direction before exploding violently! I could clearly feel that I had hit something. My other hand produced dozens of Blood Tentacle and Bone Chain that intertwined, and I pulled hard!

So, through the aftershocks of the explosion, I pulled the attacker's body towards me.

We succeeded—that's my opinion.

Although somewhat surprised, the attacker was such a petite girl.

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