stjorthotic Chapter 217 "Nezha"?
Chapter 217 "Nezha"?
Chapter 217 "Nezha"?
Faced with the methods of the true creator, Bernadette wanted to do something, but no matter how she urged it, the mask on her face did not react, as if she was slacking off and didn't want to work. Even its side effect—gradually turning the wearer into a 'dead person'—seemed to disappear in an instant.
Evan, on the other hand, focused his attention on the "seed" that the true creator still attached to his body, fearing that the "seed" left behind by the true creator would mutate again and that his physical body would be usurped.
Just as Bernadette was about to pull Evan away, a handsome young man in a white robe appeared in the spacious underground hall. He had blond hair and blue eyes, a smile on his face, and compassion in his eyes as he looked at everyone with kindness, inspiring respect in all who saw him.
Bernadette and Evan remained highly vigilant at the sudden appearance of the young man, adopting a fighting stance. Bernadette even produced an item in her hand.
The item was golden, like a miniature kettle, with a wick protruding from its spout.
This sealed artifact is called the "Wishing Lamp," which first appeared in the First Age. Although it has never been obtained by the seven major churches of the true gods, it has a corresponding number.
0—05!
This was Bernadette's last and greatest trump card. She had considered taking Evan away immediately, but after this young man appeared, she instinctively knew that without his permission, she and Evan would not be able to leave safely. This was the prophecy of the angel who knew the secrets.
At the same time, Bernadette couldn't help but curse Evan in her heart: Bullshit! The Angel King of the audience route might intervene, but there would never be a true god involved.
If a true God is involved in this matter, her previous prophecies that the action was not dangerous could not possibly be accurate.
Evan's reaction was even stronger, because after this young man appeared, he felt as if he had returned to the day when he was discovered by the true creator and the seed was planted in his body, as if he were facing the true creator directly.
Now, Evan felt an unprecedented sense of fear and didn't know how to deal with it. After all, the book "Lord of Mysteries," which he had always regarded as his bible, did not teach him how to deal with the true God.
He still had to face his most loyal subordinate, the true god whom he had almost killed.
He was even nominally someone else's patron, though Evan never truly acknowledged it in his heart.
His current sequence is still too low. Even if he can activate the City of Calamity, he cannot unleash its full power. He cannot even remove the seeds planted by the true creator, let alone face the true creator himself.
What now gives Evan a sense of security is actually the two "Sunfire" talismans he bought from Klein for 10,000 gold pounds each.
Holding the talismans in his pocket, Evan wondered if it was because these two talismans originated from the blood of the Eternal Sun. He felt that the two talismans had not undergone any obvious changes and he could still feel the heat emanating from them. The pen that Mr. Azik had given him had long lost its previous strangeness.
Under the tense gazes of Bernadette and Evan, the young man in white robes glanced at them with a smile, then walked to Medici's side, who was covered in black flesh and blood, and stroked the mass of flesh and blood in front of him.
As he stroked it, the flesh and blood, the size of an adult, shrank and rolled inward at an increasingly faster pace, until it finally became the size of a football, resembling a fleshy embryo.
During this process, the young man was successively affected by the colorless flames that Evan had infused into Sauron Einhorn Medici, the destructive aura of the Spear of Longinus, and the aging caused by 'Pale Death'. All the damage that Evan and Bernadette had inflicted on Sauron Einhorn Medici had just done to this young man had manifested on him.
This caused his aura to fluctuate between strength and weakness.
Strangely, Bernadette's alteration of the information flow that makes up Medici did not occur.
Before long, the fleshy embryo burst open in all directions, emitting a soft red light. When it was fully opened, there was a naked, indistinct phantom of an infant standing inside.
The baby opened its eyes, tears suddenly streamed down its face, and it knelt on one knee, shouting in a childish but excited voice:
"My Lord!!!"
The handsome young man gently stroked the head of the baby kneeling before him and said in a soft tone:
"You have suffered all these years. When Solomon died, I was seriously injured. In order to protect the believers from leaving, you took the initiative to borrow power that you should not have borrowed."
This has also corrupted you, making you less and less like yourself. So I condoned Adam's schemes against you. Do you blame me?
The illusory infant kneeling in the center of the fleshy womb—Medici—quickly shook his head and excitedly said:
"My faith in you has never wavered or diminished, so how can I blame you? Besides, you made the right decision!"
Upon hearing this, the handsome young man sighed deeply and then said:
"The pollution of the City of Calamity has been cleansed, but your resurrection will not be so easy. You must undergo the nurturing of a mother, which is one of the most fundamental rules of heaven and earth. I will use myself as the 'mother' to nurture you anew."
When the young man uttered the term "City of Calamity," Evan's expression shifted slightly, his eyelids twitched, and he wondered if he had been tricked.
Bernadette, however, felt a sudden connection between herself and the illusory city on Evan's body. An aura filled with destruction and rust assaulted her, as if the name was a terrible taboo that would corrupt anyone who heard it.
However, Bernadette is no longer the same as before. Sequence 2 angels and Sequence 3 demigods are not on the same level at all.
So she simply changed her mind, instantly transforming herself into complex occult information, and then changed back, cutting off the invasion from Evan. At the same time, she kept savoring the name "City of Calamity" in her mind, guessing what it was.
What is the connection between Evan and the City of Calamity?
Upon hearing the young man's words, Medici's eyes filled with tears, and he bowed his head excitedly, saying:
"It's my pleasure!"
Upon hearing Medici's agreement with his suggestion, the young man nodded, then pointed again, and the fleshy embryo that had blossomed like a lotus flower closed back into a ball of flesh, before turning into a beam of light and entering his belly.
Looking at the scene before him, Evan was dumbfounded, feeling as if a myth had come to life, or a myth from his past life had come to life—Medici had become Nezha.
But now is not the time to think about these things. Evan suppressed all his extraneous thoughts, looked at the young man who had turned to look at him, his left hand in his pocket holding the 'Sunfire' talisman, his right hand trembling as he drew an inverted cross in front of his chest, and forced a smile as he said:
"Mr. Z of the Aurora Society welcomes the Lord's arrival! I have heard that the Lord's wrathful and punitive angels are trapped here, and I have come here specifically to rescue them."
Evan wanted to lie through his teeth, but looking into the eyes of the young man who seemed to be a god, his voice grew softer and softer, and he became less and less confident.
Bernadette, standing to the side, was stunned. Evan was a chosen one of the true Creator? He was actually a chosen one of the true Creator?
This true Creator's favorite deliberately provided him with information about the true Creator's divine descent into a vessel, helping him ascend to the angelic realm, and then dragged him along to kill another of the true Creator's favorites.
Is the true Creator blind, or is Evan, this chosen one, devoid of conscience? What is he trying to gain by doing this? Is it to 'compete for favor'?
"What kind of palace intrigue plot is this, written for female audiences?"
Bernadette recalled the occasional grumbles her father used to make, and felt they were perfectly applicable here.
The young man before him was unusually easy to talk to. He didn't argue with Evan's lies. Instead, he gestured with his hand, causing the shadows of the underground hall to gather a card that had fallen to the ground into his hand. Then he said to Evan:
"The seed planted within you is a symbol of his attention to you. It originally had no function, but it is only through my intervention, acting as a 'channel' for his authority, that it has been able to display such power. So you don't need to worry!"
Upon hearing this, Evan breathed a sigh of relief. As long as it wasn't a ticking time bomb, he could barely accept it. However, he immediately became suspicious of the person's words, thought for a moment, and then cautiously asked:
"he?"
"Thanks to your planning, he had the opportunity to cultivate a suitable vessel by taking advantage of Tingen's resentment and pain, and by using the authority of 'fallen' to split off 'me', thus finally bypassing the blockade of the seven gods and descending into the world!"
Therefore, I am merely an angel through the "Hanged Man" pathway, not the true God with complete authority.
Otherwise, there would be absolutely no way to escape their gaze now, and this place would become a battlefield for the gods!
Evan felt as if his head had been put into a giant bell and violently shaken by a sledgehammer. His head was ringing. He never expected that the young man in front of him had come because of his Tingen operation.
He finally understood why, just over ten hours earlier, Ulorus had chosen to force his way into Backlund, even though he knew there was no chance of killing or capturing the Speaker of Life.
He finally understood why the true creator hadn't made a sound when Lannault was eliminated by Bernadette.
Moreover, he finally understood why the actions in Backlund and Tingen, which seemed completely unrelated, were so consistent.
All of this was done to conceal the true Creator's intention to send the divine child from Megos's womb into the world.
Ouroboros stormed into Backlund to draw the attention of all the true gods, clearing as many obstacles as possible for the arrival of the true creator.
Evan couldn't help but let out a wry smile. He had previously thought he was quite capable. Although he hadn't changed Tingen's final fate, he had completely altered the scripts of 008 and Ince Zangwell.
Little did he expect that all his actions had been observed and exploited. Perhaps his scheme was going so smoothly.
There is also the personal impetus from the true Creator behind the scenes.
Those who plot against others may also be plotted against by others; those who scheme against others will always be schemed against, and schemers may ultimately die because of their own schemes.
Evan suddenly felt the "Conspirator" potion in his body being completely digested in an instant, but he felt no joy at all.
All the true gods and angels were tricked. No, there must be two who knew about these things: the goddess of night who had been manipulating Tingen and Adam, the king of angels.
It's somewhat understandable that the Goddess of Night tacitly allowed the true creator to descend, since the most important thing to her was the legacy of Death. Moreover, the moment he let go of 008 and sought Death's legacy, he had already torn up the tacit understanding between the seven gods. But why didn't Adam stop him?
The leader's "Twilight Hermit Society" targets and is mortal enemies of the true Creator! They are also mortal enemies on adjacent paths to the true Creator! What exactly does this mean?
Evan was overwhelmed with questions, so much so that he stood there dumbfounded.
"In the Fourth Age, in order to cover the relocation of the last believers, Medici chose to actively connect with the City of Calamity in order to obtain greater power, but in the end, he was also corrupted by it."
This contamination is extremely troublesome, and even the true god has no good solution. Only the master of the city of calamity can kill him to remove the contamination.
And you need to kill him to seize his power and regain control of the City of Calamity!
It sounds like this battle is a good thing for Evan, but he feels no excitement at all, only bitterness. After all, this kind of ending, which is completely in someone else's hands and was predetermined from the beginning, makes him feel very powerless.
"Was this a scheme orchestrated by you and Adam? Aren't you mortal enemies from neighboring roads?"
Knowing that everything about him was transparent to others, Evan simply stopped pretending and directly asked the question that was on his mind.
"Sometimes the positions of friend and foe can be reversed. Moreover, our relationship is not as simple as you think. The Seven Gods' blockade is not only aimed at 'me,' but also at everyone else!"
Don't you think that since entering the Fifth Epoch, the world situation has become much more stable compared to the chaotic Fourth Epoch? This is the result of the combined pressure of seven Sequence 0s!
During this period, others considered rebelling, but ultimately failed to change the situation. The closest they came was Russell's rebellion, but it ultimately failed due to his reckless actions.
When the topic turned to Emperor Roselle, even the usually calm 'young man's' tone involuntarily wavered slightly.
This topic also touched Bernadette, who had been holding the "wishing lamp," maintaining a fighting stance, and observing coldly from the sidelines.
Before she could even speak, Evan, like a sweet little angel, asked:
"Besides driving the Industrial Revolution in the secular world and changing the economic foundations of all nations, Emperor Russell also..."
What efforts did he make in the extraordinary world to change the status quo, and why did he ultimately fail?
The 'young man' glanced at Bernadette, who was standing to the side looking at him with eager eyes, and continued in his gentle tone:
"Roselle Gustav is preparing to cross the path to become the 'Black Emperor,' and then use the 'Black Emperor's' ability to resurrect and return to use 'death' to discard all the extraordinary properties he had previously consumed and rid himself of all the contamination."
He ultimately succeeded, but also failed. He successfully rose to become the "Black Emperor," but couldn't escape the deadly pollution!
Although he had expected it beforehand, Evan was still inexplicably shocked when he heard it with his own ears.
When he previously speculated that George III's plan to elevate himself to the status of "Black Emperor" was in line with the trend of Adam's era, he had deduced what the previous trend of the era was driven by Adam's Twilight Shrine. He then turned his attention to the Industrial Revolution promoted by Russell.
Emperor Roselle was so famous that much information about him was not a secret in the mystical world, such as that he was an extraordinary being of the "General Knowledge" pathway.
Russell Gustav was also a time traveler, so Evan had a deep understanding and research on him, and knew very well that his death was not simple.
At the same time, he was quite certain that Rosell was at least an angel in his previous life and a transmigrator. Evan could imagine that Rosell must not be willing to stay at the angel stage, but the reality in front of him was that there was a "God of Steam and Machinery" above the "Generalist" path he belonged to. According to the conditions for advancing to Sequence 0, he could not even advance to Sequence 1.
The adjacent "Secret Seeker" path could allow him to advance to Sequence 1, but above him stood a "Hidden Sage" who even the God of Steam and Machines found troublesome.
Based on the known conditions, if Evan faced a dead end, he would risk taking the potion by taking a different path.
Those seeking promotion, not to mention the 'Black Emperor' possesses the irreversible resurrection characteristic.
Furthermore, in the original novel "Lord of Mysteries," Klein also speculated about Roselle's cross-path potion consumption, but it was not confirmed. This should have been unreleased content, but now Evan has confirmed this fact ahead of time.
Bernadette was clearly aware that Rosell was using unconventional methods to gain the title of "Black Emperor," so she wasn't surprised by it.
What she wanted to know was, since her father had successfully advanced, why hadn't he been resurrected and returned after more than a hundred years?
Today she finally got the answer she had been longing for from this "young man" who could represent the true God—contamination!
But what kind of pollution could possibly prevent the 'Black Emperor's' inevitable resurrection?
Bernadette looked at the 'young man' with hopeful eyes, but he shook his head and said to her:
"Although you have successfully advanced to Sequence 2 angels and are qualified to know a lot of inside information, some of it is extremely dangerous. Even though you are now an angel, it is not advisable to know too much about it."
All you need to know is that the source of your father's corruption is related to the end times of 1368. He recklessly ascended to the Crimson Moon right under the noses of all the true gods when he had just been elevated to the status of angel.
Even Evan was stunned this time. Any time traveler should know how sinister a moon that turns red is. He actually dared to go to the moon. He was really too reckless.
Bernadette, however, was pondering the message, and tentatively asked, "The primordial moon?"
The "young man" nodded, but was unwilling to say anything more. Bernadette didn't ask any more questions either. She hadn't forgotten that she had advanced by killing someone's divine vessel, and getting the information she had just received was already beyond her expectations.
However, judging from the conversation between Evan and him just now, it's possible that her promotion was the result of his help.
"It's one thing for Russell to be contaminated, it's another thing for him to be killed."
The best way to kill the "Black Emperor" is to create a new "Black Emperor."
Just as Bernadette thought their conversation was about to end, the 'young man' suddenly spoke to her. Bernadette paused for a moment, then, remembering that someone in Backlund wanted to be promoted to 'Black Emperor,' her expression turned unusually cold, and she nodded heavily in gratitude.
"What exactly is the City of Calamity?" Seeing that Bernadette had finished asking her question, Evan couldn't wait to ask the next one.
"This is not something you can know now. As you progress through the sequence, you will be able to understand everything yourself."
The young man's tone remained as unhurried as ever.
"Do you know what that other abnormality on my body signifies?"
Evan cautiously asked the question that concerned him most.
He was worried that the other person knew nothing and that his question would expose his secret, but he also wanted to know what it was.
The 'young man' simply chuckled and nodded, but then immediately shook his head, ultimately offering no useful words. This infuriated Evan, who wanted to slap the handsome man with the warmest smile, but considering the difference in their abilities, he could only hold back.
Seemingly sensing Evan's anger, the "young man" handed over his cards and said:
"Regardless, I must thank you for your actions, which enabled 'me' to break free from the Seven Gods' blockade and be successfully 'born'."
I also want to thank you for your help in freeing Medici from the pollution of the City of Calamity.
Even if Medici is reborn, he will not be able to embark on the Hunter's Path again to avoid being corrupted once more, so you don't need to worry about that.
Consider this card from Roselle your reward!
Looking at the card handed to him by the 'young man', Evan took it and sighed deeply as he looked at Rosell, who was wearing a deep red robe and sitting on a chariot.
This card was originally supposed to be a sweet trophy he obtained after hard work, meticulous planning, and painstaking preparation. Now it has become a reward for completing the tasks assigned by his boss.
The items are still the same, but the emotional value has been reduced to the lowest level.
Seeing that Evan had accepted the reward, the 'young man' turned to leave, but then Evan's voice came again, asking:
"Since you call yourself [the Creator], you clearly don't consider yourself equal to [the Creator]. So how should we address you? We can't very well call you the Creator, can we?"
The young man paused for a moment, then said without turning his head:
"You can call me 'Grisha'!"
After saying that, she disappeared step by step into the shadows of the underground hall.
Bernadette's spirituality reminded her that she could leave, and she took Evan's hand again and walked onto the "Magpie Bridge" made of countless points of light and flying birds!