Overturned Tower

In this way, an empty island completely extinguished its light and silenced its sound. Eventually, contact with the entire world was lost.

Like a quiet, sunken island in the center of the ocean.

Although other empty islands are also in panic and despair, they are not as isolated and desperate as Happy Island.

Because the church has put all its "forces" on Happy Island. Although there are fallen angels transformed by locals on other empty islands after drinking the holy source and uploading their thoughts... but the number is definitely not many.

The number of holy sources is limited. If you don't drink the holy source before uploading your thoughts, you won't become an angel when you download them again.

In addition, the dragon hearts on other sky islands were not controlled, so the network was not cut off. The drones are still able to operate normally - those angel veterans saw the crazy things done by the church, and declared rebellion in grief and sorrow, fighting to the death against the Cyber ​​Church.

The war is getting more intense, and people have not completely given up resistance.

"——The only thing that can confirm misfortune is the Happy Island."

Amirus sighed and whispered to Russell.

Standing next to him was Towatus the Discordant, with his arms crossed and silent. And Zhu Rong was parked above their heads. Normally, they would have been under the shadow of the giant ship at this moment, but now Zhu Rong had to cast a beam of light to illuminate them.

As early as the first day of the disaster, the old man and the young man took the last airboat available from Happy Island and headed for the land.

But that's not an escape -

After all, the distance an airship can fly is limited. Before falling, they contacted Zhu Rong. And Long picked them up and brought them to Russell.

"Now that things have happened," Russell's eyes were deep, "there is no point in discussing 'destroying the mother tree system' anymore, right?"

"Yes."

Zhu Rong's gentle voice came from the sky behind them: "Today's situation is no longer as simple as a world war. The Gray Dome system has been completely destroyed, and Kübler, the only one who can possibly repair the Gray Dome, has also Controlled by the Church. Even with the current level of damage to the Ash Dome system, I don't think Kubler can restore it to its original state on his own.

"If you do not consider the situation of destroying the Gray Dome, the probability that you will eventually defeat the Cyber ​​Church is only 1.85%, and the probability of human civilization being destroyed is as high as 85.47%; but if the Cyber ​​Church is defeated, then the probability of human civilization being destroyed will increase. to 99.97%.”

"Mr. Zhu Rong also thinks that the church is correct..."

Amirus made an old voice.

"I have not said anything in the affirmative that explicitly supports the Cyber ​​Church or acknowledges any plans they have proposed."

Zhu Rong made an objective voice: "Because the church's plan has eliminated the possibility of 'resisting them' and 'surviving' at the same time."

"Then," Tovatus said lazily, "why can't we discuss destroying Gray Dome?"

"Because if you destroy the Gray Dome, you will release the Dream."

Amirus replied without hesitation.

But Tovatus just nodded: "I know.

"What I mean is - things have become so serious, does it really matter whether the illusion is released? If the church really intends to destroy the world, in my opinion, it is better for us to release the illusion directly , let’s die together. At least Huan Meng will eventually be able to find a way to regenerate a new intellectual civilization for the sake of his own survival. I think this is much more reliable than Andrew’s pusher.”

The discordant attitude is very clear.

If the world must be destroyed, he would rather feed it to the dusk.

He smiled and patted Russell on the shoulder: "Besides, we still have Russell anyway!

"What are you looking at, Russell? I have always supported you in conquering this world in a nutshell and becoming the king of the endless universe."

The discordant smiles fearing that the world will not be in chaos.

Russell knew what he said was true. Because he could sense that Tovatus did think so - unlike other elves, Tovatus did not have much resistance or fear towards dusk. In other words, he doesn't have much memory of the world now.

After Russell killed the previous generation of Kamaltha, Tovatus' enemies were eliminated. From then on, he had no reason to survive. Rather than doing that, turning the world into a grand fireworks would be more to his liking.

"-No, I mean."

Amilus smiled slightly and said softly: "Because destroying the Gray Dome will release Dusk. And this conflicts with the underlying code of the dragon... So if someone wants to destroy the Gray Dome, they are directly against the dragon. .

"This is the real dead end designed by the Cyber ​​Church. If the whole world unites, it may indeed be able to fight against the dragon, not to mention that the dragon cannot destroy human civilization. Therefore, when humans gather, the dragon has no choice but to compromise.

"But on the other hand, if the church allows those who can break the gray dome to become a minority, then the dragon will in turn become a help to the church. Because the church's plan can indeed preserve human civilization - even the worst one Preservation. The underlying logic of the dragon is that it would rather be destroyed than broken."

"Yes."

Zhu Rong replied: "Before we confirm that the sealed dream has been moved to a safer container, we will stop any individuals or forces that try to crush the gray dome and release the dream."

"How can those few people who raise their heads from the cracks of the church's suppression fight against the desperate enemy of the dragon? Not to mention, if we lose these dragons, we will simply not be able to replicate this technology and create new ones. The giant dragon. We can't even make the most basic dragon core of the 'perpetual motion machine', and without a perpetual motion machine, how can we cross this nearly two hundred light-year prison?

"At that time, will those strong, courageous, and sober warriors be able to fight against the dragon until the end?"

"—Because he knew his enemy from the very beginning of his promotion."

Russell replied: "He does not need to fight against everyone, let alone defeat the whole world. He only needs to defeat those 'brave men'."

He is that kind of brave.

They are all.

The church is not a "minority"; on the contrary, they are the majority. Under the layout of the Cyber ​​Church, those without a mass base became their side.

Because people without a high enough perspective will become short-sighted, the powerless who have lost the possibility of the future will tend to be conservative, and those who are squeezed by life are not afraid of the destruction of equality - not to mention, it is another world of eternal life.

Even if the price is to lose the body and turn into a ball of data... but everyone has to pay the price anyway, do you still lose?

"So to turn this around...it has to start from everyone's side. I'm the first step, you're the second step."

The old man squinted his eyes and looked a little sleepy: "So, then it's time... when we need a 'miracle'."

"...That's why you want to destroy the mother tree system."

Russell understood Amirus.

Tokifat indeed changed his direction and destroyed the mother tree system - but the way he destroyed it was that any named elf who was reborn using the mother tree system would become a member of the fallen angels. It's like hijacking the Mother Tree system and introducing all reborns directly into their "Sacred Code" server.

The named elves are naturally cyber-eternal. They have more advanced technology, and the Mother Tree System is the most advanced technology in this field... The Pope cannot get it and can only use flawed cyber immortality technology. This kind of uploading is permanent, and even if more advanced technology is used, it cannot make up for the humanity he lost in the process.

Therefore, the first thing he did was to go back and destroy the mother tree system.

The so-called burning bridges across rivers. Not to mention that he didn't get on the bridge, but swam across it with all his strength... Then it would be better to burn the bridge to the ground so that people no longer have any cyber immortality solutions other than him.

"I've lived enough."

The old man said slowly: "My destiny is 'persistence'. The church once gave me hope and made me persevere... Although they have let me down now, it does not mean that my perseverance was meaningless. .”

"I see."

Russell nodded seriously.

He raised his head and confirmed to Zhu Rong: "Can we destroy the mother tree system?"

"Yes. I always refuse, and I'm a little embarrassed. So if you want," Zhu Rong said calmly, "I can do it for you. After all, there are quite a few guards near the mother tree. If I come, I can save unnecessary time. Time. What we lack most is time.”

"Sorry to trouble you." Russell thanked him.

"You're welcome." Zhu Rong responded.

The next moment, the sound of the turbine gradually increased in pressure and became sharper.

Caught off guard, fire fell from the sky——

A laser cannon that seemed capable of destroying the city crashed towards the "Mother Tree System" in the distance.

Under the eternal night, the sky-like fire light is as bright as daylight.

It was as if another sun had risen above the earth, and a white mushroom cloud slowly rose.

The entire earth was shaking violently, and after seven or eight seconds, the hurricane roared in along with countless gravel and broken branches. Russell narrowed his eyes, his hair flying wildly back in the hot wind.

——This means that the name-bearing elf system that has been maintained for thousands of years has been discontinued.

Russell had asked Amirus before. It was a well-guarded ruin located in the deepest part of the dense forest. There are countless drones guarding it. From the appearance, it has nothing to do with a "tree", but a hemispheric shape like a water drop. It's not easy to invade directly with his power alone... He needs the support of bad guys or bad guys who are good at physical destruction.

But now, the dragon destroyed it easily with just one shot. They definitely have the power to shatter the gray dome, but they are limited by the authority of digital beings and cannot do such a thing. They can only watch the world fall into chaos and destruction.

The irony is...this is also something that is only possible through the pressure given by the church. Only then did the giant dragon, who had always stood with the named elf, personally destroy the mother tree system.

"It's over..."

Amirus murmured in a low voice with a complicated expression: "The destiny passed down for thousands of years, the former guardians of mankind, the fallen sages..."

The old man closed his eyes, his face full of grooves showing some emotion.

After a long silence, he opened his eyes.

"Can you let me see the saint's beheading again?"

The old man asked Russell.

"Here you go."

Russell carried it with him, took it out of his arms and gave it to Amirus.

Amirus put it towards his throat and wiped it lightly. The blood soaked the blade.

"The force that prompts the saint to behead... is enlightenment."

The old man said slowly: "The consciousness of killing. The consciousness of fighting. The consciousness of dying. The consciousness of sacrifice.

"And among the many awakenings..."

He said, gently reaching out and smearing blood on the blade.

That was the first psychic weapon he built himself.

And as his fingers crossed, the bright red and transparent bloody blade turned into a bright golden dazzling light blade.

"——The most intense, painful, and difficult thing to inspire... is the 'consciousness to live'."

With his words, Amirus's body gradually began to burst into cracks, shining with irrepressible light under the eternal night.

It was the power of his holy order, his sublime and immortal soul.

This is not a "miracle" in the ordinary sense. Instead, it directly destroys one's own soul and destiny together, bursting out the most complete miracle.

"Living is not easy in any way. Face the shortcomings of life. Look directly at the incompleteness of the world. Accept all sadness, all pain, all despair. Meet and overcome it - summed up in one word, 'live on'."

Amirus whispered: "Do your best and take a step forward."

His glass-like pupils were burned by the increasingly intense light.

The vegetation around him was ignited by the light, like an altar.

The old man was in the middle, turning the last trace of blood from the "saint's beheading" into gold.

"Stay alive, Russell. Take the world with you."

As these words fell, a brilliant golden light suddenly burst out with him as the center.

The bright nova of light spreads along the ground, covering the entire world at the speed of light.

Everyone was stunned for a moment at that second.

A pure obsession took root in their hearts.

It's not complicated or intense. It's just an unwilling thought, a desire for a miracle.

——Want to live.

——I don’t want to surrender yet.

——Perhaps, I can hold on a little longer, I can hold on a little longer...

Like a torch sharing its own light, lighting up thousands of candles.

Amyrus is dead.