Chapter 15: The Recipe for Lies
A dull orb reflected the dark cloak on the side. Shao Nian and Sanqi cautiously approached the granary against the wall.
"Yes, the center of gravity should be lowered, the feet should be gently lowered, and the main reason for sticking to the wall is to facilitate the body to be as little light as possible to ......"
Shao Nian lowered his body and explained, his voice so weak that it only spread in his mouth. In other words, almost only the three with headphones plugged in can be heard.
Previously, Shao Nian taught three times how to speak in a low voice - three learned quickly, and his pronunciation was originally produced by vibrating his sun, as long as the vibration amplitude was reduced and the vibration frequency decreased.
Sanqi listened and paid attention to his surroundings. Shao Nian's detector mainly monitors the level of technology, and San's perception is aimed at the module, and his light-reflecting vision system also allows him to see through general obstacles, and the cooperation of the two can achieve a more perfect control of the surrounding situation.
"Huh?" said San, looking up suddenly, "there's something inside the granary." ”
"Aren't you talking nonsense. Seeing this, Shao Nian walked out of the shadows directly, "The granary is on fire...... Wait, you say there's something inside?"
"I don't know...... Top?" Sanjo shook his head, "but I feel the same mod fluctuations as the beasts." ”
Shao Nian pondered for a moment, "I feel like you left your hand behind the last time you beat the beast." Seriously, how many beasts can you fight?"
"One hit, I don't have the strength until I run out. "Three of them.
"Very nice. Shao Nian nodded, "Why did you keep your hand?"
Shao Nian looked at himself with disdain: "Didn't your expression at that time just want me to do this?"
"Expression?" Shao Nian touched his face in surprise, "I've clearly practiced duplicity...... Huh?"
The instrument jingled, Shao Nian copied it and looked at it, "It seems that Comrade Gero has already done it, and the technology from this granary is already very amazing." ”
Then the two looked at each other and quickly rushed to the location of the granary. On the way, Shao Nian took out the walkie-talkie: "Take care of yourself, if you hear a sound, find a place to hide." Seriously, don't go to the Porcelain Sword Merchant Hall. ”
On the other end of the walkie-talkie, Xue Yu, who did not act with Shao Nian and others, but was not a stranger.
Geralt was in the hallway of the building next to the granary. Step by step, he walked to the roof of the building.
Surprisingly, there was no threat inside the building. But Geralt knew very well that it was only because all the enemies were on the rooftops.
He stood in front of a door with the rooftop of a tall building, where the men behind the storm in the city were waiting for Geralt...... Or step into a trap.
And that's exactly what Geralt wanted.
"Let me see that expression under the mask, the hero at the top of the stage—"
The mastermind of the beast, the mastermind of the kidnapping, the conspirator who shakes the people - right behind the door.
"Preparing the ...... of the gods"
This time, though, Geralt was armed. Compared to last time, he carried more domineering equipment.
"Zz-boom!"
A powerful impact shattered the gate in an instant, turning the soldiers in ambush behind the gate into dust! This attack was not a simple shock wave, it was a blue torrent that looked very tyrannical! The electric energy was transformed into a majestic resource power by the mysterious technology at this moment, and it was converted into a ...... through the equipment in Geralt's hand A devastating strike called "Divine Marrow"!
And the torrent still did not stop, and it shot with a clear goal towards the woman on the throne not far away. Why is there a throne here in the granary? Because this woman is rampant enough to be rampant.
The blue torrent of "Xiu Xiu ......" is blocked by the same blue shield, and from a distance, the shield in front of the woman is like a boulder in the river, splitting the water in two, so that the blue torrent is either dissipated or divided from both sides.
But Geralt had no hope of destroying the woman with a single blow. A deafening roar rang out, and the previously rampaging alien beasts reappeared with the user's chant, this time three of them, and the Yukawa soldiers who surrounded Geralt—their characteristic mod fluctuations that made Geralt's identification device buzz.
"Let me see that expression under the mask, the hero at the top of the stage—"
He jerked out the long sword at his waist, and the power of technology was once again blessed on the blade, and with a low swing, the Yukawa soldiers who rushed forward were all cut in half, and they didn't even succeed in activating the protective mod-
And it's all because of that attack called "Divine Essence". The area that has been cleaned by this attack will suppress the mobilization of resource power for a long time, and the average soldier will certainly not be able to use the mod -
But except for the woman. She had a powerful resource dancing on her body, and now that she had neutralized Geralt's first attack, she was still watching him with interest, even though it had bottomed out her resource power.
The beast roared and Geralt rolled away, and the moment he got up, he pulled out the rifle on his back, shattering the heads of every enemy with precision and violence.
And yet—
"Fight as you like, as long as you don't kill him. ”
The beast went from madness to order in an instant. The Earth Beast condenses the core of the rock, the Fire Beast attaches extremely hot flames, and the Wind Beast applies an extremely rich oxygen—the Flame Meteor, which can incinerate almost everything, is formed, and it roars towards Geralt the moment it takes shape!
Geralt dodged, his clothes on fire and the flames of metal prosthetics and synthetic skin. He stared at the woman on the throne, standing in front of him the still many Yukawa soldiers—and the three strange beasts.
However, the battle intent in his eyes was undiminished, and it seemed that an emotion called justice was burning in his chest. For the sake of the innocent people of Heping, in order to eliminate the crisis of the city, he threw himself into the most dangerous battle without hesitation.
He raised his rifle and fired a new shot of the marrow of the gods at the woman. Where is the scientific and technological power behind him?
And then—
"Humans are really interesting creatures......"
The woman on the throne suddenly bowed her head. When she looked up, a calm, sharp, and intelligent look appeared on her face.
The resource power that had bottomed out began to surge, and the woman dodged a series of attacks with an extremely soft body as if the joints of her body were freed—not like any evasive action that any species could do!
And yet—
"Be part of the memory, goodbye. ”
This was the moment Geralt was waiting for.
Because his target wasn't the woman on the throne in the first place—
The reason why the throne appears in the granary is because there is a being that needs to be positioned to descend on some people.
Then, Geralt took out the "Divine Remains". The effect is to force the target's resource power into a mod activity that consumes resource power, to put it simply, assuming your resource power is money, the god is to take your money and hire robbers to rob you, and then use the robbed money to continue to rob you until you run out of money or the attack is defused, and then leave with a curse.
And the essence of God is immortal. As soon as it is hit, the resource power will be automatically canceled until it is completely gone. This is simply a weapon specially prepared for the killing of gods.
Do you know what the "God" of this world is?
The essence of the gods was knocked out. Geralt carried his unassuming weapon and played the most dangerous hole card against the woman with a changed expression.
- "Divine remains" are not the bones of gods, but the bones of gods.
Gods are the trend of thought. The Divine Skeleton was originally an ancient intelligent machine, a killer move prepared to fight against the Ideology!But why did Geralt, as a human, possess this thing?
"Ahem......"
Although the Skeleton can effectively kill and damage objects that rely on the ability of the mod, it will also have the same effect on the user itself, so it is best to use the Skeleton to someone who does not have the ability of the mod - and Gero is obviously one. That is, maybe Shao Nian can use this as well?
But power didn't come out of nowhere. The activation of the Divine Remains requires a lot of energy and high-strength materials. Geralt's sword that shot out the "Divine Remains" has collapsed, and the mechanical transformation part of his body is nearly paralyzed due to the huge energy consumption, not to mention the battery pack that was originally prepared for launch.
Look around again - everything has been destroyed, the structure of the tall building has been shattered, the floors have collapsed one after another in the violent tremors, and Geralt and the enemy have fallen to the ground floor in the chaos. The clamor of people and the roar of the guards reverberated all around him - the righteous Geralt, of course, would not let the common people be harmed, and he asked the nobles who supported his operation to evacuate the crowd.
Even though the soldiers were almost wiped out by this blow, the woman who had been hit by one of Geralt's blows was howling in pain on the floor, trying to ease the pain of running out of resources—like Xue Yu, who had exhausted his resources to treat the sick......
But—
"What an astonishing ...... of destructive power"
In the midnight darkness, a white flame rose violently. A soldier from Yukawa slowly rose to his feet, but his eyes were keen, and he looked around him like a seasoned leader.
The abundant resources made Geralt's detection equipment buzz, and it was clear that this soldier was ...... No, to be exact, it's a certain intelligence that is manipulating this soldier, and it is transmitting a huge amount of resource power to this place. The mod fluctuations it emits can almost pinn a person to the ground and make it difficult to get back up.
The white flames burned across the soldier, and Geralt could clearly see that his body was turning to dust at a speed visible to the naked eye. However, the soldier did not seem to care, and did not show any painful reaction at all.
This is a trick commonly used by beings called "incarnations of thought", which is carried out on behalf of others. To put it simply, it means remote control to control the person if the person wants, and then access the five senses to control it remotely.
The lower the person's approval of the ideology, the more the white flame burns on the body, this flame does not rely on modules, nor does it rely on science, it does not harm anyone other than the manipulated, but as long as the institution is still controlling the person, the white flame will never be extinguished.
In a sense, it is to burn the self in exchange for the advent of the ideology.
It was clear that the target Geralt wanted to hit was lifted at that moment, and then he got back on after dodging the attack.
And the coming tide of thought -
TA looked at Geralt with interest.
"If such a force were used to maintain peace, it would be very effective. ”
TA's words and deeds indicate that TA is an ultra-pacifist ideology.
The battlefield fell into an eerie silence. Geralt is waiting for time to recover, and the institution is also wary of Geralt's "Divine Remains" - due to their lack of knowledge of science and technology, the Institutions have no way of knowing that Geralt is no longer able to use the "Divine Remains".
And yet—
"What good is it to humanity and the inhabitants of this city?"
Think about it—how can a person who is willing to take over the weapon of killing gods believe in God? Trends of thought are no exception.
"You don't care about people, you don't care about the inhabitants, you only care about your own survival, am I wrong?"
Geralt let out two dry laughs.
"If you really care about people's lives, if you really love peace, you should take care of it before I even reach this city. ”
- Why not stop the strife?
"You could have turned all these weapons into snowflake shards, or disarmed these Yukawa soldiers before they even stepped into this tall building, but you didn't, you just hoped for the outbreak of war, so that more people could hope for peace and produce more resources for you to survive. ”
"With all due respect, the noble ......"
A young man dressed in black stood again on the earth, holding a god-killing silver cross,
"Are you putting yourself too high? like a selfish person playing God. ”
The mortal bone named Geralt, a man without mods, questioned one of the most powerful mods in the world.
Are you really the ideological currents that represent "peace"? No, or rather, you currents of thought will really benefit the people like the ideologies you represent? Or will God be willing to reach out and save mortals? One is a divine grace, and two are God's gifts, but a million ...... Have you ever seen a god come to a purged village and stop the unilateral purification?
Anyway, Geralt hadn't seen it. Coincidentally, he had seen the "purification" that had not been stopped. Well, you know.
If it weren't for the fear of Geralt's divine remains, I'm afraid that any thought could easily defeat him......
But—
"Child, my strength is still very weak, and the actions of you and Yukawa have made me powerless to stop the war. ”
The Ideology was not angry, and patiently explained:
"For the safety of the South, I must stop you, and those porcelain-"
"Boom!"
The ruins were torn apart with a loud bang, and in the dust, only a cloud of light pierced the dust and shone through.
Three arrived at their destinations. He was accompanied by Geralt's men. Those people swarmed up and directly dragged the woman who Jello had hit earlier, while the lizardman Yukawa soldier who was bent over by the thought just watched quietly.
And then......
Suddenly, a cold breath filled the area.
With a slight thud, ice rose from beneath his feet, freezing the man Jello had brought with him, along with the woman being dragged along.
The ice tried to freeze three times as well, but the skeleton only shone twice on its head, and the nearby ice and snow melted. In the face of mod attacks, the most effective means of defense is, of course, a more powerful mod force.
"If you can do the act of freezing so many people to death in one go, can you be considered a pacifist?"
Geralt scoffed. Sanjo tilted his head, and he could feel that the people in the ice were not dead, and that the ice had not permanently damaged them—it was a very gentle deprivation of the enemy's combat effectiveness, so to speak.
And the thought looked at Geralt with disdain at this time. Ta has already understood that this young man has come purely to find his own stubble.
"Oh, how dare you despise humanity like a god on high and despise humanity when you're a remnant of the past? ”
The possessed lizardman lowered his head, and Sanjo felt a stream of mods faintly pointed at Geralt...... What is that?
"Well, since you don't look at it, then I don't need to stay here, and when you really dare to look at me head-on, let you experience the feeling of [death], then, don't pass by, noble one. ”
Geralt slowly retreated with the corpse in his hand, and Extreme Pacifism jerked its head at this point.
"I don't think you're going to be able to strike that fatal blow again. ”
Mods – Peace Potential. Checking whether a unit is still combat-capable, is generally used to confirm that the captives are safe...... At this time, it has become a mirror to see through Geralt's disguise.
"Stay. I hope you don't mess around anymore. Your little tricks that you think are protective of others are really ridiculous. ”
Thought held out his hand to Geralt, and a dove of peace flew over Geralt's head.
And then......
"Ideology...... ? ”
Three of them pulled out a long sword formed by combining the scales of a sandworm from the earth.
"You are not a human being, but you are going to hurt a human being. Well, you're no different from the 'monsters' I've encountered before. ”
He slammed into the ground, and his whole body stabbed at the thought like an arrow!