The System Vanished
Seven days later, at the deepest point of the Mariana Trench.
This is no longer a desolate, lightless hell.
The massive energy detection matrix, jointly deployed by the five major powers, was like countless cold eyes, illuminating the dark seabed as if it were daytime.
The "Eye of the Deep Sea" from Longxia, the "Poseidon's Wrath" from America, the "Abyssal Echo" from Europa, the "Ivan Detector" from the Soviet Union, Su'e'ai, and Egypt, and the superconducting energy core provided by the Middle East Alliance... the cutting-edge technological achievements that humanity has survived in its struggle against the apocalypse are now working together in an unprecedented way, weaving a vast network covering hundreds of kilometers.
Holographic projections lit up simultaneously in the command centers of the five major forces and in the monitoring room of Longxia headquarters where Lu Jingheng was located, clearly displaying the dynamics of the seabed.
Countless eyes, through this signal that crossed the ocean, were intently watching this "final battle" that would determine the ultimate fate of humanity.
Luo Li hovered in the core area of the detection matrix, with no energy flames around him and his aura completely contained, as if he had merged with the surrounding deep sea.
Only those [Eyes of the Time Abyss], like two cold stars, reflected the marked underwater mountain range below, constantly emitting abnormally regular fluctuations—that was one of the most likely "anchor points" where the Leviathan "core node" was calculated to appear.
"The joint detection matrix is operating normally!"
"Energy interference field ready!"
"Biological consciousness solidification toxins have been loaded into special torpedoes!"
"Mr. Luo Li, please prepare yourselves. In ten seconds, we will simultaneously launch interference and decoy operations!"
A calm yet tense instruction came through the communication channel from the joint command.
ten.
Nine.
eight...
Luo Li slowly tightened his grip on the Enma. The blade was silent, all its power compressed to the limit, awaiting the earth-shattering moment.
... three.
two.
One!
"Start up!"
Buzz--!!!
The detection matrix erupted with unprecedented light, and countless energy beams pierced into the target underwater mountain range.
Almost simultaneously, several uniquely shaped special torpedoes, shimmering with a ghostly blue light, silently entered the area where the energy beam was focused, at speeds exceeding those of conventional weapons, and exploded with a deafening roar.
There was no physical explosion, only an invisible, strange fluctuation specifically targeting mental consciousness and energy connections, which spread rapidly like a plague.
"Roar--!!!"
A scream, filled with extreme pain, Wrath, and... a hint of panic, exploded from the depths of the underwater mountain range like a tangible sound wave, instantly sweeping across the entire sea area.
That was no longer the fluctuating consciousness of before, but a clear and stable roar originating from a single "point".
It worked!
Using a combination of technical means, Leviathan's "core nodes" were temporarily and forcibly "separated" from their integration with the deep-sea environment!
Now!
Luo Li moved.
Instead of using [Space-Trace Instant Shadow], he channeled the compressed Spacetime power to its limit into his feet, as if stepping on invisible stairs. With one step, the seawater beneath his feet was forcibly "solidified" at the level of rules, carrying his body and rushing towards the source of the wailing at a speed beyond the imagination of any living being.
[Eyes of the Time Abyss] locked onto its target—no longer an invisible consciousness, but a grotesque mass of flesh, violently writhing and struggling, composed of countless twisted soul fragments and pitch-black viscous energy, resembling a giant, rotting heart.
That is the core of Leviathan that was temporarily solidified.
"Die!"
Without uttering any unnecessary words, Luo Li raised Enma high above his head.
This time, the blade no longer shimmered with a hazy, chaotic luster, but instead embodied the purest and most extreme power he could unleash after absorbing the essence of the six deadly sins and gaining an ultimate understanding of the rules of Spacetime —the power of [Finality]!
The blade fell.
An absolute line that completely separates "existence" and "Nihility".
That "line" silently swept across the core of Leviathan's struggle.
Time stood still at this moment.
The Leviathan's roar abruptly ceased.
Its writhing core, like a painting cast into Nihility, began to fade from the point where the "line" had been drawn, its colors fading, its form disintegrating, its energy dissipating... All traces of Leviathan's existence were utterly "Finality" from the root by this single strike.
[Endless Blood Drain] instinctively activated, and a pure, cold primal power, filled with endless Envy and deep-sea resentment, surged into Luo Li's body like a final stream.
The origins of the seven deadly sins have finally... reached their conclusion.
An indescribable feeling, as if he himself were the embodiment of the rules, filled Luo Li's entire body.
He felt that if he wanted to, he could make rivers flow backward and the sun and moon lose their light with a single thought.
He hovered in the gradually calming deep sea, slowly sheathing his sword.
it's over.
The seven sources of vampires, the embodiment of the Seven Deadly Sins, who ravaged the Earth for over thirty years and dragged human civilization into a bloody era, were completely... eradicated by him single-handedly.
[Ding! ' Leviathan, the Sin of Envy ', has been confirmed dead!]
The ultimate mission, "The Purification Era," has been completed!
[Task rewards are being distributed...]
It's here!
Luo Li Lina's heart, frozen for too long, finally erupted into a raging torrent!
All the killing, all the suffering, all the perseverance—wasn't it all for this moment?!
Coordinates! Coordinates to reach Amphoreus!
He held his breath, his consciousness locked onto the system interface in his mind, waiting for the information that carried all his hopes to appear.
One second.
Two seconds.
Three seconds...
After the system notification sounded "Distributing," it fell into an eerie silence.
The text on the screen began to blur, flickering and shaking violently, like a screen with a poor signal.
[Task... Rewards...]
[mistake...]
[Database connection interrupted...]
[Core... Authority... Changes...]
[System Uninstallation Program Startup]
What?!
Luo Li's pupils contracted sharply, and an extremely ominous premonition spread throughout her body like ice water.
"System?! Where's the reward?! Where are the coordinates?!"
He frantically called out and questioned in his mind.
There was no response.
The system interface flickered faster and faster, eventually turning into a blindingly bright, snow-like jumble of characters.
[Sizzle--Sizzle--]
Accompanied by a sickening electronic noise, like an old television losing signal, the system interface that had accompanied him from a slacker streamer to a god-slayer, issuing one mission after another and granting him countless cheat codes...
In his mind, like a sand painting blown away by the wind, it vanished completely without warning.
Even the cold, electronic notification tone abruptly stopped.
My mind was completely silent.
It was as if that so-called "system" had never existed at all.
Luo Li stood frozen in the deep sea, maintaining the posture of sheathing his sword, motionless.
He tried calling out again.
"System?"
"Post a task?"
"Open the interface?"
"..."
There was no response.
Not even the slightest trace of its existence remains.
Only the vast, star-like power of the Seven Deadly Sins within his body, enough to make him a god of this world, flowed truly, proving that his experience of frenzied killing was not an illusion.
But... what about the promised reward?
Where are the coordinates?
He completed his mission, wiping out all the vampires and purifying the world...
Then what?
The system... disappeared?
He vanished with his only hope?
Just then--
Rumble--!!!
Despite being thousands of meters deep in the ocean, Luo Li's extraordinary senses still clearly captured the thunderous cheers and ecstasy coming from the land, the sky, and every corner of the world.
The command centers of the five major powers were in complete uproar.
People embraced and wept, generals removed their hats, and scientists threw away their data tablets.
"We did it! We did it!"
Leviathan's signal has disappeared! Death confirmed!
"Vampires! All the sinful vampires! They're all dead!"
"The Crimson Era... is over! It's over!!"
"Luo Li! He is the savior! A hero to all mankind!"
The remaining global communication networks were completely overwhelmed by the ecstatic flow of information at that moment.
Fireworks lit up the night skies of major safe cities.
The survivors took to the streets, embracing each other and weeping, regardless of whether they knew each other or not, celebrating this hard-won, seemingly miraculous victory.
In the deep sea, the joint detection matrix slowly stopped operating, and its light dimmed.
Over the communication channel came the command center's excited, almost incoherent expressions of gratitude and inquiries:
"Mr. Luo Li! Thank you! You saved the world!"
"Please return to base; all of humanity awaits your victory!"
"You are our eternal benefactor..."
All the sounds, all the cheers, all the praises, traveled through the seawater and through the equipment, clearly reaching Luo Li's ears.
The world is celebrating.
Celebrating the dawn of a new era.
Only him.
He was all alone, suspended in the cold, dark, and silent deep sea.
Feeling the meaningless power within him, a power capable of creating and destroying stars.
I felt the despairing silence in my mind, a silence that offered no response.
The system has disappeared.
He carried with him the only hope he had obtained by sacrificing everything, gambling with everything, and staining his hands with blood...
Coordinates... are gone.
He could never find them again.
All the perseverance, all the beliefs, collapsed completely and turned to dust the moment the system disappeared.
He slowly, very slowly lowered his head, looking at his empty hands.
These hands slew countless vampires, Finality the Seven Deadly Sins, and saved the world.
But... even the slightest possibility of grabbing the hem of their clothes was lost.
Oh...
hehe...
Ha ha ha ha...
Savior?
hero?
Who cares?
These were never what he wanted.
The cold, deep sea silently enveloped him.
The deafening cheers from the outside world seemed to come from a distant world that had nothing to do with him.
Luo Li floated there silently, like an ice sculpture that had lost all its soul and hope...
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