The already dimly lit Holy City was plunged into darkness once again.
The drone, still emitting a blinding light while flying in mid-air, somehow managed to block out light no matter what it did.
Even now, looking at the drone, you can see that its headlights are still lit, but you still can't see any light emanating from them.
For some reason, the chaotic environment suddenly became quiet. Whether it was the professor studying the stone tablet, the soldiers guarding the area, or even the AI robots created by humans, they all seemed to have triggered their underlying code and suddenly stopped talking.
Even their gazes were drawn to the high steps.
"Beep..."
The sound of dripping water seemed to echo in the silent, dark environment.
The sound broke the silence and the darkness.
The lights had returned to normal sometime later, and everyone seemed to have regained their senses, looking at each other in bewilderment.
The members of the Super Eight seem to have realized something is wrong.
Currently, only these eight people possess true extraordinary power, so they are the only ones who were able to step forward immediately after sensing something was wrong.
Skull-Crushing Hand John, being the second in the echelon, promptly activated the paint spraying device on his armor, ready at any moment, while also cautiously asking a question.
" Benny?"
The cry echoed far into the desolate darkness, seemingly striking the coffin and causing a series of reverberations. After several repetitions, the cry sounded exceptionally ethereal, adding a touch of panic to the already unsettling environment.
The room was dimly lit and densely lit. For some reason, the AI robot stood motionless not far away, and even the 'beep beep' signal notification sound that it usually played had completely stopped.
This product, so familiar to humankind in this day and age, now appears faintly in the boundless darkness, yet it suddenly seems to possess a somewhat sinister aura.
Benny didn't respond; instead, the ticking sound started again.
"Splat..."
It seemed as if some viscous substance was dripping from a height onto the ground, making a sticky, squelching sound.
The sound, which had no inherently terrifying atmosphere, now seemed particularly eerie.
John raised his gaze, staring intently at the highest point of the platform. The night vision mode that had been activated seemed to be malfunctioning, and the situation he could see was even worse than that of the professors around him who were not equipped with the device.
Even so, he still heard the source of the sound.
Right there on that platform that Benny just climbed!
Jenny and several professors, including Charles, instinctively began to move closer to each other, a chill running down their spines that instilled in them a rare sense of fear.
The Super Eight and the soldiers also gathered, and all kinds of weapons were aimed at the high platform where Benny had climbed up and remained silent ever since.
John's hands clenched tighter and tighter, his inner tension inexplicably reaching an extreme level.
Back then, when he carried out a special operations mission alone, facing three thousand terrorists by himself, he never felt this deep-seated chill.
This feeling of fear when facing the unknown in the dark.
"Ban... ni?"
Such an eerie atmosphere made his shouts sound hesitant and timid.
A weak cry rang out, echoing far into the darkness.
The ethereal echo made them subconsciously look around.
The stark white light, meant to dispel the darkness, seemed more like adding to the eerie atmosphere of the surrounding darkness.
The surrounding dimness revealed countless coffins, the robots under the stark white lights remained silent, and the eerie ticking sound that accompanied John's shouts recurred—all of this created immense psychological pressure on the crowd.
"Gurgle..."
The sound, like flowing water, rang out again, instantly attracting the attention of everyone present.
This time the sound seemed a little closer, and it was absolutely certain that it was coming from the high platform right in front of them.
However, the surrounding robots were frozen in place, and no one could adjust the lights.
So they could only look up in terror, like sinners awaiting their fate, at the last glimpse of the spotlight shining from a height of over ten meters, waiting for the final blow to fall...
Fortunately, they didn't have to wait too long.
"Gurgle..."
The sound of water surging rose again without waiting for a shout, this time seemingly even closer.
The crowd was starting to panic.
However, those present were either experienced professors, soldiers, or super soldiers. Even though they were panicking inside, they remained on high alert, their eyes fixed on the high place from which the sound came.
"Gurgle... du..."
Accompanied by another ticking sound.
It seems something is dripping from above.
"Beep!"
A drop of black water fell onto the steps in front of everyone.
"What is that?" John looked at the dark liquid in front of him and breathed a slight sigh of relief.
It's good that it wasn't the blood he expected.
The moment that thought crossed his mind, the drop of black water that had fallen onto the steps seemed to come alive, spontaneously flowing forward slightly and turning itself around.
A whitish circle appeared on the surface of the black water, and inside that whitish circle was a black center point, which looked rather strange.
John and the crowd around him frowned as they looked at the liquid on the steps in front of them, which seemed to have stopped moving spontaneously.
However, the next moment, someone suddenly realized what was happening.
"No, this is an eyeball!"
As soon as the words were spoken, to everyone's horror, a distorted face, as if it were real liquid, flowed down from the darkness above the steps in full view of everyone.
Then came pools of black water...
" Benny, it's Benny!"
The face that flowed down the steps like water was none other than Benny's appearance as he had just climbed the steps!
"Aaaaaah!!!"
A bloodcurdling scream echoed through the Holy Lord City, which had been silent for millennia, followed by gunfire, laser cannon fire, and violent explosions.
Such a series of loud noises seemed to have really caused a huge mess.
Amidst the explosions and screams, a sound like stones shattering rang out.
Even from within the darkness, the creaking sounds of decaying coffins opening and closing began to emanate.
A swarm of ants from ten thousand years in the future frantically fled outwards.
From the dark ruins behind them, silent for millennia, finally resounded a divine voice imbued with endless time and supreme authority.
"I am for Norton... Pale God..."
Those who see me will enjoy an advancement in life...
Garden of Eden, because of me, endures forever...
Hahaha, hahaha, I, Norton, have finally returned!
"Congratulations on Your Majesty's arrival..."
Life, which had been dead for ten thousand years, seemed to have been revived. In the darkness that had been silent for ten thousand years, a congratulatory sound mixed with the flow of time resounded.