Chapter 5: In the Rain
The world has lost order......
Chaos enveloped the land as order was lost......
Sudden monsters appeared on the ground, and the monsters tore apart the army that had been put together......
The army collapsed under the claws of the monsters, and the government was completely paralyzed with the disappearance of dignitaries......
The paralyzed government has left the powerless people as food for monsters, and tens of millions of people have died in just one week......
The dead are either eaten by monsters or eaten by monsters......
Fear and despair spread out their pitch-black wings to cover the sky......
Even with the dazzling sunlight on their heads, people's hearts are still as dark as iron......
Fear breeds death, and there is no hope in despair......
The possibility that man once believed and was proud to grasp all things with his own hands burst like a bubble under God's law......
Those who finally realized their humility fell to their knees towards God in the abyss of despair......
Repent of your arrogance, pray to God, commit your sins, and pray to God for merciful redemption......
God's power knows no bounds, God's mercy has no end, and God answered people's prayers and sowed the seeds of hope on a land that was on the verge of destruction......
It was the unfulfilled ambition of the ancient Babylonians, whose name was once recorded in the Bible-Old Testament......
The Tower of Babel, the gateway to heaven, is the only salvation God has given man......
O desperate man, ye longing for salvation, lift up thy bowed head......
If you can see the light on the horizon, if you still have the strength to move forward. Let's go in that direction......
That is the place of salvation, and that is where God's mercy lies......
When you arrive at the promised place of redemption, despair will be driven out by hope, and fear will be embraced for peace......
In God's mercy, no pain will come to intrude anymore......
Come on, come on......
O longing for the redemption of the earthlings......
Towards the Tower of Babel. Let's take a step......
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ββ¦β¦ What a masterpiece, and I guess this passage will be recorded in the Bible in the future......"
As he spoke, Lucas reverently crossed his chest and closed the yellowed worn-out Bible in his hand. The corners of his mouth curled into a bitter arc.
"But it's blasphemous to call the place where God is most unlikely to be the place where God came......"
Lucas was staring at a towering tower, but rather than calling it the Tower of Babel, it was more in line with the image of "Optimus Pillar".
In any case, the bottom floor of the tower alone is more than twenty kilometers in diameter. In this way, even if you put three Denver cities in it, it is more than enough, far beyond the common sense definition of a "tower" as a human being. The upper part of the Tower of Babel protrudes into the low clouds, obscured by thick clouds and fog, and the top of the tower can only be described with an ambiguous decoration such as "reaching to the clouds", but it is more relevant than being used anywhere.
The body of the Tower of Babel is gray in stone, but there are no artificial gaps in it, as if it were a living stone growing slowly. If you magnify the scale of the towering bean vine in the fairy tale of "Jack and the Beanstalk" by 10,000 times, it is probably close to the feeling of the Tower of Babel in front of you, right? The lines left by the growth form mysterious lines on the body of the tower, and the appearance is very similar to the appearance of the wings when they are folded up. It is like countless gray wings wrapping around the body of the tower, showing the extraordinaryness of its divinity.
The Tower of Babel rises over the western wilderness, and its majestic posture is clearly visible even from hundreds of kilometers away. In the eyes of ordinary people, such an imaginary giant could never have been artificially articulated, so it was natural for them to think that it was the embodiment of a miracle, and they would have more trust in the rumors deliberately spread above. Driven by false hopes, it was as if rushing to the place where the gods descended, that is, the Tower of Babel......
Like a moth to a fire.
It's just that unlike the moths, they don't know that the Tower of Babel, which is seen as hope, is actually a thousand times more dangerous than fire.
ββ¦β¦ Humans in despair need hope, even if it is hypocritical hope, as long as they can believe it, they will drink the poison in their hands willingly like drinking honey water, and for this reason they borrow the name of the gods, but they did not expect to be seen as blasphemy by their predecessors......" Lucas responded to a young man who came out from behind. His body seemed to be thin due to lack of activity, but his face showed a fierce look, and Lucas blamed him. "After all, compared to the Bible compiled by our predecessors, what we do is the true will of God, right? I don't think it's appropriate to call it blasphemy. β
"Is it......" Lucas, who was accused, laughed bitterly. Conrad, I doubt that the world has the weight of a piece of tissue paper in the eyes of the gods......"
"Wouldn't it be nice for the senior to confirm this kind of thing in person?" The young man known as Conrad shrugged his shoulders, but his eyes shone with pleasure. "Anyway, it doesn't matter to me if I can fulfill my wishes, whether it's a god or a demon......"
"Even if it's the price of a hand?" Lucas looked mockingly at the young man's left hand.
"Well, as long as Juliet can get life, the price of a hand is nothing." Conrad raised his left hand nonchalantly, with a metallic prosthetic leg flexibly stretching his fingers, but the raised arc of his lips gave the onlooker a chilling reflection.
Juliet...... It is
The name of the lady inside, right? Lucas's gaze fell on Conrad's right, and it was a black ThinkPad laptop, although it was not obvious from the appearance that it was a long configuration, but Lucas knew that this ThinkPad was not an extraordinary product.
In fact, this young man named Conrad used to be one of the few computer geniuses in the world, and he was once secretly caged by AGS and brought him into contact with him, and he was dragged into the command of the "gods". As for Conrad's "Juliet", it is not actually life in any sense. It is the virtual personality of ZΓ o created by him, and Conrad pours all his love and passion for Juliet, and within the limits allowed by the First Law, Juliet's personality is perfected by him to the point that it is almost comparable to real life.
Conrad himself has no psychic powers, and no matter how hard he tries, he can't make the virtual electronic life gain a soul, but Lucas's appearance makes him see the possibility of fulfilling his wish. Therefore, he did not hesitate to join the command of Silver Kamen. The Angel Beast that ravaged the Great 6 Lands of North America was of course out of the plan of the Silver Mask, but the Tower of Babel in front of him and the distorted force field centered on the Tower of Babel were planned by him.
Although Conrad's original motive was nothing more than to protect Juliet's storage of zΓ i in the form of a number jΓΉ, he forcibly amended the first law. However, it has caused the repulsion of the spirit child within a radius of 500 kilometers from the center of the Tower of Babel, and the activity of the spirit child in this area will be greatly suppressed, even if Lucas, who holds the supreme alchemy, once he steps into the range of the distorted force field, he will become an ordinary person who has no way to use magic power, and this inhibition force is also effective for other people.
As a result, the Tower of Babel has become an impregnable fortress. Even the area around it that is covered by a distorted force field can be described as a nightmarish environment for the people of the Red World who step into it.
Perhaps with this in mind, Silver Kamen was relieved to hand over the North American region to Conrad, and Lucas only came to check on the execution of the planned plan, and after confirming that nothing would hinder the plan, he was not going to stay in this area that refused magic for long.
"I don't know when I'm going to get interference from there, but until then. Just do what you want, Conrad. Lucas announced to Conrad. But don't forget that even if you can't use spiritual power. In the red world, people have already transcended the common sense of the mortal world, and the idea of sitting back and quiet in the distorted force field is undoubtedly suicide. β
"I will remember your advice." Conrad bowed to Lucas, followed with a fanatical look at Babel. "The crowd that was attracted by the rumors is heading here, according to current predictions. In just one more month, there will be enough inhabitants in the Tower of Babel, and that will be the moment when Juliet's new life and commander plan will advance to the second phase...... No one could break it until then. β
"Let's hope so......" Lucas replied with reservations about Conrad's fanaticism.
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A motorcycle with a tow bucket was running on a deserted road, and the scorching sun overhead had brought excessive heat to the two passengers on it for the past five hours, and the fact that he had not seen any companions along the way also made the person in charge of the motorcycle feel more and more impetuous, and he drank the remaining water in the Baoli bottle, throwing the empty bottle casually, and smashing the empty Baoli bottle into an object covered by a tarpaulin in the next trailer, but it only made the other party snort.
"I said you can really bear it, isn't it hot inside......"
Yihao looked at Asola in the tow bucket with a "really convinced" gaze, and since the sun rose, she had hidden herself under the rain cloth, as if she intended to use it as a substitute for a parasol.
ββ¦β¦ It's hot, but I don't want to bask in the sun. β
Asora's voice sounded like a rain shield coming out of the depths of the earth, and she writhed a few times.
"It's rare to meet such good weather, and the sun is very comfortable!"
Yihao wiped the sweat from his head and seduced Asora in as soft a tone as possible.
"Don't! I hate the sun, and Lilith also said that too much sun exposure can make your skin rougher. β
Asora firmly rejected Yihao's demagoguery, and then covered herself tighter with a rain cloth.
"Damn, who the hell made this kind of hell place......
There was a salty smell of sweat from the corner of his mouth, and Yihao gritted his teeth and resented. If Supreme Alchemy could still be used, ice water would have been created to cool the body temperature a long time ago, instead of enduring the scorching sun while paying attention to the sudden situation around the surroundings at all times, as is the case now, which is simply a torture for the mortal spirit. Although she wanted to switch places with the one in the tow next to her, Asola refused to let the obedient Lilith come out.
"How long will this car last......" touched the oil cylinder that was baked hot by the sun, Yihao couldn't help but worry about this problem, and at this time. The long road finally turned around the long canyon part, and the vision in front of me was bright for a moment.
"Hmm...... Huh? The sudden widening of his vision made Yihao dazed for a few seconds, and when he calmed down, a black line erected on the distant horizon caught his attention.
ββ¦β¦ Hey Asora, what do you see that? β
Yihao patted the rain cloth in the drag. Asora was originally out
Willing's protests, but in the end, he couldn't resist Yihao's harassment, and he was reluctant to poke his head out of the rain cloth, but he immediately frowned when he looked at it.
"That's ...... Tower? β
Although it is interfered with by the distorted force field, it is unable to use mana. However, Asora's own physical functions were not affected, and the demon's eyesight was far greater than that of ordinary humans, so Asora saw more things that Yihao couldn't see.
"The tower...... It's weird...... There were no windows and no doors, as if they were growing out of the ground...... It can't be artificial, but from this distance, it's bigger than Satan's palace......"
ββ¦β¦ Humph has found a target. "Yihao struck a shooting pose in the direction of the tower." That must be the heart of this weird barrier. It's also inseparable from the angel beast, but looking at the distance, it will take at least two days to arrive, if you want to find a way to shorten the time......" Speaking of this, he said to Asora. "I said, how about we both take turns? Give it to me when there is the sun during the day, and give it to you when the moon comes out at night. It's fair that you won't get into the sun, right? β
However, for his well-intentioned construction, Asora simply replied by hiding under the rain cloth. It seems that there is no room for negotiation at all.
"Ahhh......h Sleeping in the night, the giants gallop through the wilderness, and the mad king Yogo calls here. The great name buried in the torrent of time opens your arms and lets the night fall......"
"What did you call that crazy woman all of a sudden!" Asora immediately lifted the rain cloth and looked at Yihao angrily. "If you have something to petition me, the king's throne is above her!"
"No, anyway, the sound here can't be heard from hell, I'm just shouting casually......" Yihao shrugged his shoulders and turned his head to look at Asora, pleading in a humble tone. Then my Almighty King, could you please use your boundless power to block the scorching sun above your head for the little one? β
"Well, this matter ......," a mocking smile appeared in the other party's eyes, and Asora, who felt humiliated, bit her lip.
"Forget it, I want you to do this little thing with your boundless power, it's too difficult for you, just let your little self figure it out......" Although he said this, Yihao showed a look of boasting victory.
However, it seemed that even the gods were not on his side, and while he was triumphant, the sky that lasted for more than five hours suddenly began to rise with dark clouds. The dark clouds quickly obscured the sky, and the sun's brilliance faded at the same time, and with the gusts of cold wind, the sky began to rain heavily, and the whole process did not even take five minutes.
ββ¦β¦ No way. Yihao only used two words to express the feelings in his heart.
"Huhu see? The power of this king? Asora raised her chin triumphantly towards Yihao. Even the heavens are on the side of this king, and you dare to petition that crazy woman in the future! β
"It's my great king......," Yihao smiled bitterly, and it was already pouring rain in the sky, and the fierce raindrops hit the motorcycle, making the goggles completely invisible. Yihao had to take off his goggles and followed, but he easily pulled the rain shield on Asola's body. "Okay, sit down and cover the rain cloth, this rainstorm doesn't mean to stop, I'll try my best to find a place to hide from the rain......"
Yihao looked around, but didn't notice that Asora's gaze was following his movements, and by the time he came back to his senses, Asora had already draped half of the rain cloth over him.
"If you catch a cold in the rain, Lilith will be in trouble, so this king will be very gracious this time, so be grateful!"
"Don't be kidding, where can this cloth cover two people, you can use it yourself...... Feed! β
Yihao, who was crying and laughing, was about to refuse, but Asora suddenly jumped out of the drag, sat on the back seat of the motorcycle, reached out and put her arms around Yihao's waist, and then covered his body with a raincloth.
"Hehe, wouldn't that be good?"
ββ¦β¦ I said you're actually Lilith, right? Yihao was so suspicious, and then suddenly there was a sharp pain in his back. Feed! Don't bite! β
"Hmph, I know......" Asora let go, still hugging Yihao's waist. In the past, you caught a cold in the rain because you went into the mountains to collect medicine, and as a result, you burned Yan ZΓ²ng's pneumonia and didn't get out of bed for a month, if it weren't for Lilith's careful care, you would have died of illness a long time ago...... Hmph, Satan's contractor, the shattered demons almost died of a little pneumonia, and the angels probably laughed off their big teeth when they found out, right? β
"Is there such a thing? I can't remember......" Yihao denied it weakly.
"Hee-hee-......" Asora, who was holding Yihao, suddenly laughed for some reason.
ββ¦β¦ What are you laughing at? Yihao felt more and more uneasy.
"Huhu is nothing, but suddenly I feel ......," Asola put her head on Yihao's back under the cover of the rain cloth. It's pretty good to rain occasionally......"
"Yes...... Is that so......"
"Well, that's it."
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ββ¦β¦ Hey, I'm going to say. β
"What?" "Do you want to catch a cold again?"
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