Overturned Tower

"Tokifat."

In the bottom center of Happy Island, where the "Heart of the Dragon" is stored and where the host computer that controls the entire island's equipment is housed, a calm and confident young voice came from the dark golden crystal throne.

It was a crystal throne more than five meters high, and the seat was more than one meter high from the ground. But the dark golden sacred mecha was just right enough to sit on. He even crossed one leg and rested his elbow on his cheek, looking lazy.

"I am here, Your Majesty the Pope."

Behind Him, an elf with six arms instead of legs and a dark red halo on his head stood behind him and responded respectfully.

"The 'Gray Dome' is my eyes now, and I can see clearly. The base where the 'Mother Tree' system is located has been destroyed by the dragon's cannon."

The Pope said calmly: "Your plan failed."

The mother tree system infected by the virus will only allow the named elves who enter the reincarnation sequence after death to become one of them. But the giant dragon took decisive action before that, completely destroying the contaminated "mother tree".

"It doesn't matter, this also means the end of the old era."

Tokifat didn't feel any sense of disappointment.

He even seemed quite happy, speaking in a brisk tone: "The original 'name-taking' system should be a kind of inheritance of rights and obligations. By constantly screening out the outstanding talents of the new generation, knowledge and power, and the truth of history will be constantly transferred , the future of the world, and handed it to him along with his name and identity.

"This was supposed to be a very sacred act. It was like primitive humans walking in the dark wilderness, and we all held sticks in our hands. The stick in the leader's hand turned into a torch, leading the crowd towards the light, while the others Holding a wooden stick and guarding him, when he burns out, someone will come forward again, take over the fire... and burn him to death.

"They are the first. But they should not be the last. They are Alpha, but they should not be European and American. They were before and are here now, but they should not be there again in the future.

"But they tampered with the mother tree system, ignored the last words of the previous civilization, and distorted the inheritance system. A civilization built on such betrayal and deception has no hope at all - even the leader has given up his glory, How can the successors have any self-respect?”

——What value does such a civilization have to continue? What is the significance of protecting human beings born in such a civilization? The initial path was already wrong, and it will only get worse in the future.

"It's better to knock it all down - it's like a bird that has eaten all its food and throws it into the forest, leaving a white patch of ground. It's really clean."

Tokifat said sarcastically.

"And this cannon was finally fired by the giant dragon, which had a more wonderful meaning of ridicule. Originally, they had many opportunities to stop the elves, but they chose silence in the end. Since they chose silence at that time, now is the time. It’s time to pay the price.”

"I see. That's what you think."

Andrew nodded calmly.

"Why," Tokifat raised his head, "My Majesty. Haven't I already imported my thoughts into the Holy Code Server? We have become one... How can you not understand me?"

"——Or do you also choose to cut yourself off from the group and separate from us?"

"Yes."

Unexpectedly, Andrew responded calmly: “You are right.

"But I had to do it. My plan was sound - and to do that, I had to put myself on the chessboard."

"……What?"

"And you, it's almost time to go back now."

The Pope - or rather, the young Pope spoke calmly in an unhesitating and solemn voice.

The next moment, a brilliant light flashed, and Tokifat's body suddenly fell apart!

But the mecha sitting on the throne didn't react at all.

Because just before Tokifat was cut by the light, the dark red light in his pupils went out first. It was like a robot whose power had been cut off, cut and dismembered by the sword light at the moment it fell.

"...Tsk."

Bad Ri's somewhat regretful voice sounded: "What a quick response, His Majesty the Pope."

He and Russell appeared from the corner of the door, one to the left and the other to the right.

"What did I see? A pet cat, a pet dog. Am I in a pet store?"

From the dark golden mecha, a young man's voice came out that was powerful and steady, reminiscent of a crackling bonfire in the dark night: "It's a pity that the deer didn't come - was it because he was afraid of damaging the core computer room of Happy Island behind me? That's really gentle.

"——In other words, looking forward and looking back will lead to failure. Kamalse is not wrong in the name of the bad guy."

"Although Tokifat is not completely dead, now he no longer takes up the name 'Tokifat'. He will be left to you, Russell."

Bad Day finally patted Russell on the shoulder and prepared to leave.

The Pope now exists in the form of "Dragon Heart". Only Russell, who has obtained the power of "anti-electron", can follow the network cable to completely kill this data. Even if Bad Sun tried his best to tear it into pieces, he could only kill the dragon on Happy Island and let Happy Island fall.

It's just a pity that Tokifat couldn't be completely killed here.

But that's just to let him escape for a little while longer.

——When they catch up to the "Temple", they will attack the central server directly.

"If my guess is correct," the Pope suddenly said, "your next stop is to go to the Temple Island where the 'Sacred Scripture' server is stored, and destroy the core server of the church."

"how?"

Bad Ri glanced at him, and was not impressed by the majestic appearance of the mecha: "Let me declare in advance, even if you beg me, I will not let them go. But if the Pope wants to say something nice, If you want to beg me sincerely, I’m not afraid of wasting time.”

"I'm just proving to you," the Pope replied, "After obtaining the computing power of the Dragon Heart, I can easily predict your actions. I can even predict Tokifat before you appear. The data is saved back.

"——So, do you think I don't know that you sent Russell to kill me?"

"……Um."

Bad Day snorted with no meaning.

He put his hand on Russell's shoulder and tapped it twice with the middle finger and ring finger of his left hand.

This means asking if he needs to stay and help.

Russell shook his head and stepped forward instead.

"After seeing the dragon's firepower, you should know...it's useless for you to stay here."

The dragon's energy comes from the dragon's heart, which transmits energy remotely.

Being able to fire such a devastating shot shows just how far the Dragon's Heart, as a perpetual motion machine, can achieve. As an energy transmission device, the Dragon's Heart is made into such a form that is good at multi-terrain and multi-field combat. It is obviously designed to abandon the hull and run away directly at critical moments, or to fight against special forces sneaking into the ship. of.

In other words, even if he adds Russell, he may not be able to defeat the Heart of the Dragon. If it were to be physically destroyed, the problem would be even greater. It's better to support the inferior ones.

Russell, on the other hand, has a trick.

——In other words, perhaps he is the only one in the world who has the chance to defeat the Pope who has gained unlimited power.

At the same time, he has the spiritual power of "caged bird" and the power of Holy Order of "anti-electron"...

"Remember to close the door. I still have something to talk to His Majesty the Pope."

Russell said softly, and Bad Sun nodded thoughtfully.

"Be careful too."

Bad Day didn't say much, he just chose to believe Russell.

The moment Bad Day closed the door and left, a birdcage suddenly appeared in Russell's right hand behind his back.

The next moment the door closed, the slender metal birdcage opened on its own.

Accompanied by the sound of heavy handcuffs and shackles falling to the ground, the bright ultramarine flowed out of the birdcage like an endless sea, turned into a monstrous sea water, rolled up into a vortex, and pulled the standing Russell and the seated Andrew together. Get involved.

Wow——

Wow——

As the sound of the tide sounded, it faded away.

When Russell and Andrew appeared again, they appeared in the middle of the ocean.

Below you are the undulating deep blue ocean, and above you are the sky blue cloudless sky. You can also hear the sound of seagulls coming from nowhere, and the rhythmic rising and falling of the tide is everywhere around you.

And there is a bright sun hanging in the middle of the sky. Under the background of the sunlight, the ocean is as bright and beautiful as a constantly broken sapphire.

There was pure blue in all directions - only the two of them had a small piece of land under their feet.

The place where the sea and the sky meet seems to be in an endless distance, and the whole world seems to be endless at a glance. However, the range of activities that he can move is as narrow as a cone.

"It's beautiful. This is the real sun and the real blue sky." Russell said softly.

He was not wearing his Happy Island Special Enforcement Department uniform. Instead, he wears a slightly larger, white wool cloak with a hood. The clothes he was lining were also somewhat worn linen.

Although his clothes were a little shabby, they were very clean. It was a gift given to him by the people on the ground. It looked very fluffy and smooth, and seemed to be emitting a white shimmer under the sunlight. Russell's silver-white prosthetic hand poked out from the linen clothes, holding a golden lightsaber.

He just stood there calmly, not making any attacking moves. That extremely thin body formed an extremely sharp contrast with the three-meter-high steel mecha sitting opposite him on the five-meter-high crystal throne.

"This is the spiritual energy you got from Xiao Liuli, right?"

Looking at all this, Zhang Sheng was still sitting on his crystal throne, lazily holding his chin. His body was filled with sunlight, shining with dazzling brilliance, and the dark gold crystal throne behind him was like another sun on the ground.

The young pope said calmly: "Being able to peel off the restraints of 'foreign objects' on the body... You want to use it to peel me off from the Dragon's Heart, right?

"——Then, why not give it a try? See if it can bypass the power of my holy order and peel off my soul."

Staring deeply at the dark golden sacred mecha with its eyes illuminated by crimson lights, Russell narrowed his eyes slightly and raised his head.

The dim yellow light overflowed. The sea surface under his feet was centered on him, and increasingly fine ripples continued to spread outward.

"I see... The reason why you can't resonate with Tokifat is because you cut off the link from the 'Group God'."

Russell just whispered softly, but his voice echoed under the sky: "Let me guess why you did this.

"——Because 'Dragon Heart' is also within the scope of negation of 'Anti-Superman'. As long as you want to have a perpetual motion machine based on Dragon Heart, you cannot use the power of 'Anti-Superman' because it You will deny yourself. You built Noah's Ark with your own hands, but you did not get on board."

"Wrong. I couldn't get on the ship from the beginning. Someone had to occupy the dragon's body and control the gray dome. And this meant that that person had to break away from the group - and he had to have the power to break away. "

The young pope replied calmly: "And I have known this outcome for a long time. Only I can do it. After mastering the power of the dragon, I will never be corrupted. So I am the only one who can do this. .”

"Won't be corrupted?"

Russell smiled: "Is this what you think...'His Majesty the Pope'?"

"I didn't admit that this was Tokifat's wishful thinking."

The young man shook his head: "Although he harbored hatred and jealousy for the elves from thousands of years ago, he actually still lived more than a hundred years ago... in that era of kings and nobles. He It is also something that lags behind the times, and is no different from the people he despises."

"...You know this very well, don't you?"

Russell's tone softened a little: "What's the difference between your behavior and that of a giant dragon or a monkey-faced eagle?"

"The difference is that I had the determination and perseverance to withdraw from eternity."

The young man's voice resounded throughout the world, like a god: "I must thank you, Russell. In that chat, you made me aware of my shortcomings. I realized that my plan was still deluded, and history was also I will eventually return to the cycle. It was your 'external force' that kicked me out of the cycle."

"me too."

Russell said softly: "You reminded me of something very important...for example, don't be you."

A godlike and arrogant voice sounded from the mecha, calm, objective, compassionate, and aloof: "I know. That's why I will execute the plan in advance and interrupt your 100% possibility of swallowing the dream. That's why I will stay here all the time. , waiting for you to pull me into this little world of a caged bird. The only thing that went beyond my plan was that Sheath went to find you on her own initiative and gave you the power of the Holy Order of 'anti-electron'.

"Both of you, father and son, have the same willfulness. Even if you go against the whole world, you will never waver in this. This kind of impulse makes me unable to perfectly calculate all possibilities."

At this point, the Pope suddenly changed the topic: "You should know the 'black dome' that covers the world, right? I call it 'Black Sky' - Vishnu, the son of Vasudeva and Devaji. The incarnation of slave.”

"The incarnation of Vishnu, the 'God of Maintenance', is Krishna..."

Russell chewed on the name: "It's really surprising. I thought it would be 'Maikala'."

Krishna and Mahakala are the same word, but they are the incarnations of Vishnu and Shiva respectively.

The former is the "maintainer" and the latter is the "destroyer".

——Zao Sheng actually believes that this black dome that cuts off light is the "maintenance" of the world rather than the "destroyer"?

"...I see, you knew from the beginning that there was a loophole in Black Sky. By returning the extraordinary power, you can shatter the Black Sky... No, this was set up specially by you."

Russell murmured in a low voice, and gradually understood: "That's why you turned a blind eye to going to the 'Temple Island' and destroying the 'Sacred Code' server. You have already transferred the group gods you created to the black In the sky!”

That’s why “someone must control the dragon and the gray dome”!

If the world fell into complete darkness and freezing, the servers on Temple Island might not be able to survive that low temperature. So, how can they save themselves after becoming digital beings?

They transferred and stored themselves in the "black sky"!

"Are you going to sacrifice yourself to help others?"

As soon as Russell spoke, he suddenly understood what the Pope meant: "No, that's not right. You are - gambling."

"This is not a gamble, but a test!"

The young man's young, confident and energetic voice sounded from the mecha: "Now, the only ones who can decide the outcome on this planet are you, me, and Huan Meng. It is true that I have absolute confidence in myself—— But objectively speaking, I also have to consider the possibility that 'you're right'.

"There will never be any omissions in the plan I made. Although I don't think you can succeed, you might as well come and show me.

"——Then let me see. Let me see if those extraordinary beings can choose to sacrifice themselves for the sake of the world, even if it is a 'sacrifice' that has nothing to do with life."

This is the Pope's second plan.

If he fails, it must be due to the unity of mankind, not from the erosion of illusions - under his layout, if mankind can break through the "black sky" he created, it means that they have completely resisted The fantasy dream also means that the fantasy dream is completely sealed.

And if he succeeds, then human beings will become extinct under the ice and dreams will be sealed again. The "group gods" are controlling the "black sky". When all humans are extinct, they can open the black dome, thaw the glaciers, and resume civilization.

"Because what is stored in the black sky is not the power of discrete Holy Orders, but the 'group gods' with consciousness. This means that no matter how much effort the extraordinary ones put in, they cannot be completely eliminated - only you, Russell.

"No one can accurately observe how much power of Holy Order has been dissolved in the black sky. But the final impact can only be you, it must be you.

"If there are not enough people willing to sacrifice for civilization, then your spiritual energy will melt at the collision. The fantasy sealed by you will escape the seal, and then everyone will die together. Even we can't escape. If You yourself don't trust other people, so you'd better be more conscious and become a named elf...become the new 'Untoppled Tower'. Let this world go through another cycle.

"There is only one situation in which human beings can win, and that is to truly transcend dreams, defeat the inferior nature in their own hearts, and allow enough people to return their 'superiority' to the sky. Then when you collide with the black sky, you will If all the group gods can be dissolved, 'we' will have no value in existing.

"——Praise my genius design as much as you like, Russell. If you win, it means you prove that mankind has defeated the dusk, then I am also very happy; and if you fail, then I win, then of course I am very happy. Be happy; if we all fail, then at least you don't win either, I'm still happy.

"HE, cycle; BE, fantasy; TE, sky. I have designed all three endings for you. Which step you can take is up to you.

"Well, is it a very fair bet?"

The three-meter-tall giant laughed. There was no hesitation in his words.

"……I see."

Russell just lowered his gaze: "You want to win so much."

"I am a digital life now, Russell. Digital life is only 0 and 1, so it is either/or."

"So the future you design must only have 'yes' or 'no'. It's like a right and wrong gate that judges logic." The young man said.

"This is the most perfect form of the 'plan' - either one or the other, both are victories." The young man said.

"But human beings just need to exist, not necessarily always win. Human beings seem to be in great danger now, but in fact they just need to take one step forward. It may not be now, it may not be in the future, it may be next time..." the boy said .

"Maybe not, Russell. I only believe in the answer in the calculation. The probability is absolute, and the overall success rate of my plan is more than 99.99%." The young man said.

"——Probability is false. For a reality where there is only one chance, even a random probability of 0.01%. That is also a true and unmistakable reality." The hero's tone was calm.

"There is no need to continue talking, Russell. It will only be an infinite loop. One of us wants the process, and the other wants the result. There is no right or wrong, but we cannot coexist."

The Pope’s tone was calm and rational: “Kill me.

"'I' can't go back to heaven. But I will be your last nourishment."

In an instant, the sun turned upside down and turned into the moon. The deep blue sea boiled and turned into a sea of ​​blood.

Giant pillars made of metal rose from the ground, converging at the center of the full moon, blocking the light in the sky. It turned into a huge birdcage. But the sea of ​​blood beneath their feet was churning, and the dry and cracked ground floated up from the sea level.

Between heaven and earth, everything is a prison. You and I are all caged birds.

This is different from the bloody tears that Xiao Liuli cried out in the beginning, but another interpretation.

The dark golden mecha became transparent and was then stripped back to the real world.

But what emerged from it was not that unruly and confident young man who looked like a god.

He was actually a skinny old man with brown hair and blue eyes!

The pope in his spiritual state lowered his head and stared at his withered hands. That was when all the skills and external influences on him were stripped away, revealing his true appearance.

He suddenly realized that he was so old. It doesn't even look like he was fifty or sixty years old when he became the first generation, but more like a hundred years old. It was as thin as a skeleton and light as if it could be lifted with one hand.

When he looked down and saw how old his hands were, there was obvious surprise and confusion in his eyes. His expression was completely frozen. That was something he hadn't even thought about.

Even if he uploads his mind, these hundred years of time still exist. His soul has not become younger because he left his body - although the AI ​​has calculated his voice when he was young and simulated his mentality when he was young, those are still "external things."

All of a sudden, there were so many thoughts. The old man's back was hunched, and his pupils reflected the sea of ​​blood. There was no more confidence and unruliness in his pupils, because he suddenly realized that he had made a mistake - it was a low-level mistake, a mistake that he had known about since he was a boy, but had completely forgotten it or deliberately ignored it. fact.

What determines a person's essence is the memory and will condensed from everything he has experienced, not his physical age. The "God's Descend Device" was a technology destined to be out of control from the very beginning - it allowed a person to have the fruits of his life out of thin air.

The irony is that the angels remember that these memories do not belong to them. But he himself forgot about it.

"...Sure enough," the old man murmured in a low voice, "time will never go back..."

He raised his head, and the moment his eyes met Russell's, his pupils were filled with a kind of insightful light.

The moment he realized that he was getting older, he seemed to understand where he had gone wrong.

But it's too late. Everything he did was too late.

But fortunately, the world still has time.

Russell stood motionless, but the golden lightsaber in his hand suddenly extended infinitely - as he swung the sword, it tilted across the entire world, along with the old man's decaying spirit body.

A golden crack appeared extremely clearly on his green spirit body, shining like the sun.

"I am...a sinner."

The skinny old man murmured in a low voice and slowly knelt down. But just before he knelt on the ground, light suddenly burst out from his spiritual body - his body suddenly shattered in the birdcage of heaven and earth.

Countless memory fragments are scattered everywhere, embedded in the entire world. Fitted to each cage are some memory fragments from his childhood to youth, from youth to middle age, and from middle age to old age.

"I hope that my sword is sharp enough, that your death will not be painful, and that the sinner will be promoted. I hope that we can defeat you, the deceiver who steals the sky..."

Russell said softly, feeling that the saint's beheading in his hand was extremely heavy.

That's not the "weight of life" or the "weight of life" - it's the "weight of the future."

It is a key to the unknown future of this planet.

The boy stretched out his hand towards the distant sky. Under the gentle blood moon, in the eternal sound of the tide, I point to the fragments of life that are as bright as stars, and whisper in a low voice: "I was only one step away from becoming you. But now, I refuse That kind of future - the mask can only be a mask, and I will always be a mortal. The shell of others is not me.

"Rest in peace, Andrew. Show me your heart...and then, come to me."

A big chapter of 7,000 words!

Yesterday I drank some wine for the first time in a long time and was a little excited. Because it’s the end of the plot, I didn’t dare to write it for fear of making trouble, so I didn’t update it yesterday, so I will post a big chapter today——