The destruction of the Holy City, fifteen days later.

In the midst of communications filled with clutter interference, distant voices rang out.

"This is B1, apply for warehouse observation. ”

"The agency agrees to get out of the warehouse, pay attention to the pollution index, and watch out for the erosion on the outside - the tidal movement has slowed down, and there will be a lull after about three minutes, and you have thirty minutes to make physical observations. B2 is in the cabin and is ready to assist in the rescue. ”

"B1 received. ”

"B2 received. ”

In the cramped cabin of the iron-hulled ship, Adams, the musician number B2, raised his hand, pulled the trigger on the outside air pressure chamber, turned around, got up from his chair, and assisted his colleagues behind him in putting on heavy protective clothing.

The inner armor was made of lapis gold wire, then covered with a thick layer of aetheric fluid, then snapped into the outer iron shell in the slots, and finally, a helmet resembling a goldfish's eye bubble was placed on Edwin's head.

It looked like a few or three onions were piled up in a ball, with arms and legs growing, bloated and funny.

Completely enclosed, isolated from the inside and outside, the heavy equipment that can withstand the heat of hell and hundreds of degrees below zero, and even enough to survive in the cosmic vacuum, is now covered in the body of the silent musician.

"How's it going?"

"I can barely move, but if I want to escape, I'm afraid I can't move my legs, so I can only use rolling. Edwin sighed, "Also, can't you really smoke in here?"

"This dress shouldn't mind you secretly opening meat, but where are you going to throw the ashes and cigarette butts?"

"You asked a good question. ”

Edwin shrugged, finally buckled his belt, swerved his way through the cramped cabin, and climbed into the barometric chamber. It's like an onion monster burrowing into a coffin, and there is silence where no one speaks.

It's the closest thing to the outside.

What has become of the outside world today?

Is it the fire of destruction, or is it covered with the poisonous fog of death?

In the absolute dark zone, whatever happens is not surprising, and in absolute hatred, whatever brews is not surprising.

Now, as a musician who has signed a contract of sale with the Silent Agency, he can only jump into the realm of death and go to the soup with an order.

For the sake of humanity...... Probably.

With the crisp sound of the second hand ticking, Edwin closed his eyes and took a deep breath until the countdown came to an abrupt end.

"B1, Edwin Buzz Aldrin, ready to come out, please command tower authorization. ”

"Authorize the exit. ”

The Revelation musician on the other end of the newsletter recited a short scripture, "Friend, I wish you a safe journey. ”

"Come on, love me so much, let me smoke another cigarette before I die. ”

Edwin shook his head, leaning over his massive helmet and laboriously turning the wheel-shaped handle at his feet. Amid the cacophony of metal grinding, the final hub that sealed off the outside world and the ship's cabin crept open.

He took two deep breaths, but he didn't dare open the door.

"Adam, say something, give me some courage. ”

Adam rolled his eyes, "Fuck you, can you get out quickly?" ”

"Haha, okay. ”

Edwin chuckled, closed his eyes, gritted his teeth, pushed open the door, and rolled out of the tilted barochamber.

It fell to the ground with a pop.

Through the heavy isolation suit, you can hear a dull sound, dust rising from the ground and falling on the mask, which seems to hide metal debris inside, like a little star when it takes off.

"B1 is out of the warehouse. ”

Edwin rose from the ground, mustered up the courage to look up, and fell into a long silence.

"B1, are you still there? Talk back, repeat, talk back. ”

It wasn't until Adams urged again and again that Edwin took a deep breath and shook his head vigorously, shaking off the trance in his mind: "What time is it?"

"No, it's noon. Adams was relieved to hear his reply, "How's the situation out there? My aether here is all a mess of points of light, and I can't see anything clearly. ”

"I ...... Not sure what I saw. What the fuck is this...... Wrong...... You know what's not right......

Edwin stammered, "Where the hell are we? What the hell did the Silent Agency send us to......? What the hell is it!!"

"Calm down!B1, calm down!"

After a long period of confusion, Edwin fell silent, only to sit down on the floor weakly, "Where did you hide your cigarettes?" Seriously, I want to smoke a cigarette......

"Don't take off your hood! It's completely dark outside, and even just breathing will blow your lungs out!" Adams raised his voice, "What the do you see?"

"I don't know, friend, I don't know. ”

Edwin looked up and tapped his hood hard, as if trying to fix an old machine, reawakening his stalled brain.

For a long time, Adams heard his sad voice.

"Here...... It's not a human world anymore. ”

-

In what seemed like an eternal silence, Edwin looked up at the dark sky.

The eternal blue sky was torn apart, like a piece of waste paper being torn off, revealing the infinite darkness of the universe.

There was no blue sky, no white clouds, just pitch black.

Countless stars shone indifferently above the heavenly dome, and in the very center, the distant and huge scorching sun spewed out fierce light, but it did not bring any warmth, nor could it dispel even a drop of darkness.

After losing the atmosphere, the whole world has become an uninhabitable demonic realm.

In the barren world, there is only gray-white dust, and the dead leaves of plants and trees are mixed in it, which is broken after a little handful, and then sets off a chain reaction, collapsing and continuing in all directions, and there is no longer any breath of living creatures.

Only the cold earth, the dark sky.

And also...... The flow of light that runs between the sky and the earth.

Like the pillars of a new world.

The all-pervading light rose from afar and stretched into the sky, shedding the glow of the bounty.

After the separation between the material realm and the etheric realm was completely destroyed, the torrent leaking from the etheric sea has completely submerged this world, taking over all the air and bringing unpredictable changes.

There was no sound here, because the moment any sound was made, it was already consumed by the thick and viscous aether that took over the entire world.

Only light.

The light is like a pillar, towering over the earth.

In all directions, countless thorn-like bands of light stretched out from the parched earth, crawling on the earth, enveloping the earth and wriggling like living creatures.

Eventually, they became entangled with each other and converged into dozens of thick beams, entangled in the pillar of light in the center.

It's as if you want to hold up the throne of God.

Pour out all the values of the world, exalt the glow of the gods, and create this cold and cruel kingdom of heaven.

It's so magnificent that even the absolute dark zone can't hide its traces.

In the observation of the outside world, every few tens of minutes, a tide of destruction and purification will be set off, and a sea of blazing light will be poured in all directions.

It's like a heartbeat.

With each beat, this realm of death spread by one point, and in just half a month, it has expanded dozens of times, and it is getting faster and faster...... I'm afraid it won't be long before the whole world will be covered by it.

"Conning tower, this is B1. ”

Edwin reported in a trembling voice: "I have entered the Caucasus, reached the periphery of 'Eden'. Here it has been ...... Completely hopeless. ”

"Calm down, B1, according to the course of the mission, collect information on the outskirts of Eden, remember, do not make any provocative moves towards 'Eden', and do not approach. You just have to observe on the periphery. ”

"If you don't say it, I know. ”

Edwin shook his head numbly, prostrate on the edge of the cliff, looking down at the distant landscape. There was a thick thorn of light not far from him, even close at hand.

He and the landing chamber behind him, which was as huge as a house, were insignificant compared to the thorns, like dust falling next to the thorns.

He didn't dare to approach.

With such a thing, it is simply obvious where all the living people in the Caucasus have gone.

It's just that when he looked up and looked into the distance again, there was a moment...... I was in a trance.

In the still world, something moved in the distance.

Just when he thought it was an illusion, the tiny dust seemed to move forward a little more......

"Wait! there's something there!"

Edwin stared at the barren plains in the distance, at the shadow that moved slowly across the land.

In a world where the Aether is out of control, the Observation Movement has been scrapped, leaving only mechanical engineering that seems to have not had time to betray humanity.

But when the telescope inside magnified the shadow, Edwin couldn't help but scream, "There are still alive! Oh my God, there are still people alive!

Ignoring the tower's waiting orders, Edwin defied the rules by jumping off a cliff and striding toward the plains, rolling and stumbling.

It wasn't until a long, long time later, when the long distance was finally crossed, that he saw the withered old man.

It's like losing a soul.

He crawled sluggishly on the ground, his hands and feet worn by sharp edges and corners, his hair mottled and emaciated as if he were about to die. But he was still alive, and his body was so healthy, that it was as if he had been given eternal life.

Death was taken away.

"Wrong, wrong...... Wrong...... Not at all...... What went wrong? Tell me, what went wrong...... What the hell is wrong......

He muttered something in confusion, as if he had witnessed a nightmare appear in reality, and he muttered to himself frantically, as if no one else could see Edwin who was close at hand.

"B1, this is B2, don't approach that thing, don't approach ...... The thing that can survive in such a ghost place is no longer human!" Adams's voice rang out in the communication, noisy and harsh: "Get away quickly! Get out of him!"

"This ...... It's ......"

Edwin stared blankly at the frantic man in front of him, looking for traces in the record, for a long time, he could no longer hold back the fear that surged in his heart.

"Conning Tower, this is B1, I've identified the survivors. ”

"He's ...... Gaius ......"