"—Your brother's biggest defeat was to fight alone, and now, we need allies." Griffin replied with a smile, "Human beings will not give up their rights, war is the only way." ”

"We shouldn't be alone anymore, you can see the results, the original organization of dozens of people, now only the two of us are left." Griffin paused, "Ideals can't be eaten, let alone created, only by recognizing reality and making compromises is the guarantee of survival." ”

"Nothing in this world is free, land, resources, dignity and the right to life. Nothing is free. If you want it, you have to take it, and if you want it, it will lead to war, individual to individual, group to group. Either stand at the top of the pyramid and show mercy to the weak. Or, to be trampled under the feet of others, to be enslaved, to be ravaged, to be trampled on. There is no other way. ”

Syllable! Syllable! Syllable!

Cold and monotonous applause came from above, and the cloaked man slapped lightly, "What a wonderful speech." ”

"Thank you." Griffin bowed slightly.

"If the revolution succeeds, I will give you everything you want, an ideal country. Land, wealth, dignity, whatever you want, I can give you. After all, we all have the same goal, and we all want to end this damn world. ”

"We don't want anything, Lord Bachmann, we just want the world to go back to its original trajectory." "It's time to end the ridiculous game that was messed up by that man," Griffin said. ”

Skaya frowned and watched the two sing and harmonize, obviously the other party's decision was made and could not be changed. She spread her hands, "I don't care, I'm alone, whatever you say." But I'm curious, Lord Conrad, if Harris dies at your hands, believe me, Habs's revenge will raze this place to the ground, and what will you gain in this epochal bargain? Did the aspect reveal? ”

"No good." The huge robot shook its head and spread its hands, "Witnessing the changes of the times is the best reward." You should have noticed the mural nearby when you came in. ”

"This is an aboriginal cave from 3,700 years ago, and it was buried here because of the changes of the times. It once shone with a remarkable civilization, although it is now in decline and has not even had time to add a touch of heavy makeup in history. But it is real, the great history created by the great ancestors. The robot stood up and stared at the little man below, "What exists behind the mountain, I want to know." This is an explorer's tireless pursuit of the fault field. ”

What exists behind the mountain? I want to see it.

The gods of earth live on top of the highest mountain on earth, and they forbid humans to see themselves and talk about their whereabouts. At first, the gods lived on lower mountains, but as the humans on the plains climbed the rocky and snow-covered slopes, they were driven higher and higher, and finally, only one peak remained of their abode. When the gods leave the top of the mountain where they once lived, they erase all traces of themselves, with one exception: they carved their faces into the rocks of a high mountain called Ngranek.

Skaya crossed through his mind a passage from the Codex Nackert. It is a whisper that narrates the ancient mysteries.

Conrad's message was clear, he wanted to be a "climber", like Balse. But Balse's ending is not happy, and mortals who watch the secrets of the gods cannot escape the end.

The ending of Balse reads: "I hear the voices of the gods! I hear the gods of the earth singing on the top of the mountain of Hatig Kora! The voices of the gods of the earth are known to me, the prophet Balse! The fog thins, the moonlight shines, and the gods dance wildly on the mountain of Hatig Kora, whom they once loved in their youth! I, Balse, have overridden the gods of the earth with my wisdom, nullified their spells and barriers with my will, and now I see the gods—the proud, mysterious, gods who refuse to see themselves from man! ”

Whatever Barse heard, Atal didn't. But he tried to get as close as possible to the protruding cliffs, trying to find a foothold; Then he heard Balse's shout again, this time higher and stronger.

By now, Attar was gliding dizzily upwards on an incredibly steep rock face. He heard an abominable mockery coming from the darkness, mixed with the wailing of a man. No one has ever heard such a sound except for Phlegethon, the river of hellfire that he dreamed of in a nightmare of chaos. The wail seemed to concentrate all the horrors and pains of a tormented life into a horrific moment:

"The other gods! It's the god of Fan! These gods of the outer hells are protecting the weak gods of the earth! …… Turn your head! …… Get back! …… Don't look! …… I can't see it! …… This is the revenge of the Infinite Abysses...... The cursed, abominable pit...... O merciful gods of the earth, I am falling into the sky! ”

"A bunch of crazy people, all crazy people." Skaya went completely insane, jumping and pointing at the people above and yelling.

"Calm down, Skaya." The cloaked man raised his hand slightly, and under a stream of aqua blue light, Skaya, who had lost her mind, gradually calmed down. He tilted his head and spoke, "The greatest secret of the Habsburgs, their ice cellar holds the remains of a complete demigod, as well as the remains of an incomplete god. And some of these will be properly handed over to Lord Conrad for research. You should know what this means, meaning that the truth that has always been monopolized will be displayed in front of everyone through and through. ”

"The void is the ring, and the circle is stored by God, and God determines the law for the benefit of all things. The decay of all things means that the gods disintegrate, and when they disintegrate, the rings are broken, and the void will be closed to welcome the new gods. The cloaked man sighed slightly, "Now, before the time has come, someone is trying to force a change in his mission by another means. I don't have much to comment on what the future holds. However, I believe that if we stop struggling, we will even have the opportunity to struggle without reservation. ”

"Skaya, I know you just want to live. Believe me, the world of the future, no matter how bad, will not be worse than it is now. The cloaked man said, "I reserve all your aspirations for the future." As long as I can, I will protect your unrealistic dreams, but now, we need you. ”

"Don't let the rules be broken until the Void enters the next closed loop!"

Skaya raised her hands in surrender, "Do whatever you say, just curious, Boss Griffin, and the man in the cloak, are you already so generous?" As followers of the Lord, have you now been generous enough to give away the Lord's secrets? ”

She pointed to Connell, "Human," and then to herself and Griffin, "Apostle." He gestured to the cloaked man, "Outsider." Aha, is everyone loving each other and holding hands? How absurd it is that the Lord has shaped us to destroy humanity, and now the objects of destruction are standing with us talking and laughing. She laughed so hard that tears were coming out.

You are mistaken, God did not mean to destroy it, but to make it grow and change. Jesus, Moses, Adam, Muhammad, Jonah.... They are all messengers sent by the Lord to the earth, they educate the ancestors, make them enlightened, and at the same time send disasters and temper their spirits. The end of humanity will eventually be compared to that of the gods. The so-called history of mankind is nothing but the beginning and end of a closed loop. One day, mankind will unite and become a new great being above the celestial bodies. And we, and the Lord behind it, are in the service of this journey. The Cloaked Man continued, "Lord Connell is well aware of this matter and is willing to stand by our side with us. ”

"Beasts and men are like two sides of a coin, and neither can exist alone. Destroy humanity and you will perish. The Lord would not give such a meaningless command. Humans are the yang side of the beast, and the beast is the yin side of man. You are incommunicative, and you are inseparable. Skaya, the moment you transform from a human to a beast, nothing can be reversed, you cannot be reborn as a new human, and you cannot strip yourself of the identity of a beast. ”

"To be honest, the ugly girl with the puppet in her arms, the girl named Skaya, has nothing to do with you. You are just taking her body, you are a new soul, guided by the Lord, from the void. But it seems that you can't get rid of the shackles and ideas brought by your shell, and you still recognize yourself as the girl you were back then. As I said, man and beast cannot mingle, you are you, she is her. If you still indulge in the memories she has bound you, you will perish forever. That's my trivial little suggestion. ”

"Don't say it, I know." Skaya glared angrily, "Griffin, you've taken out all of your mother's wealth?" ”

"Lord Bachmann is a prophet, he knows everything, so it's not my turn to expose the pain behind this move." Griffin shrugged his shoulders.

"It's all crazy, it's all crazy," Skaya took a sip and raised her hands high, "Alright, I surrender." You didn't give me a choice anyway. Say, let me do what? ”

The cloaked man looked at Conrad, who shrugged his shoulders and raised his hand slightly, the sound of gears snapping accompanied by the white smoke rising from the canopy. Dozens of circular metal cages slowly rise and fall from the flat corridor.

Hiss~~

Skaya gasped. I saw that there were naked human beings in the cages. Rao is like this, but he is not overly surprised, he is surprised that these people may not be able to connect with people.

Red eyes, bare gray skin, sharp claws, and a bloodthirsty look.

Skaya felt as if she had been pricked by a needle, a distorted "plague". With Skaya's perception, she could clearly perceive that the bloodline of the beast in these people had completely exceeded the fixed threshold by dozens of times, or even hundreds of times. What flows through them is no longer normal blood, but a more aggressive and aggressive genus than sulfuric acid. With this concentration of beast genes, it stands to reason that these ordinary humans should have been corroded into a pool of blood, but they are still alive, and they are still alive, and they are still alive and well, but they are a little violent and restless.

Skaya looked up in confusion, and Griffin nodded, "I've been thinking about the right person to rule these 'plague beasts'. Wally can't do it, he can't control the rampaging beasts, he himself will not be able to stand the environment and go berserk, which will backfire. I can't, I can't control the irrational herd, but you. ”

"Your erotic pheromones can give them directions. Although in creating them, too many things were castrated. But animal desire and reproduction are biological instincts, and this cannot be castrated. ”

Skaya glared angrily, "Then I'm not going to be a human bomber." ”

"It's not that exaggerated, although it's a little dangerous." Griffin smiled, "We'll fully plan the response plan and the plan to lure the enemy in. It's just a small risk. ”

He brought his index finger and thumb closer together, revealing a small blank space to indicate that the risk was insignificant.

Skaya laughed angrily and pointed to the "humans" in the cages: "Even if I am contaminated by them, I will not survive." You're downplaying it, because you're not the one who died, aren't you? Griffin!!! ”

"Come on, Griffin, don't bother, my ears are calloused. I'll just say, there's no need to call her over and waste time. Wally plucked out his ear droppings and swaggered over, staring coldly down, "Listen, Skaya. Either you will lead these "scourges" into the enemy line, or we will process your corpse and then throw it into the enemy line. Actually, there is no difference. Of course, I prefer you to choose the latter. He wrenched his knuckles and made a crackling sound, his face gradually became hideous, and two sharp fangs rolled out of his lips, flashing cold, "I have been coveting your body for too long, I really want to break the bones of your body one by one, listen to your heart-rending screams, tear off your hair tufts by tuft, listen to your cries for mercy." What a beautiful melody. ”

"Okay, okay, everyone is a colleague, no need, no need." Griffin came out to make a round, but looking at the old thing's expression, it didn't seem to be persuasive at all.

Skaya's face was blue and white. Her teeth chattered, but as they said, she had no choice. "Griffin, you're such a brute, I didn't know why my brother would entrust the future of the organization to someone like you, I was so blind."

"Your compliments are what motivate me to keep going." Griffin bowed slightly.

Skaya grimaced, "I'll do this damn mission, but I'm not responsible for how it turns out in the end." ”

With that, Skaya walked away without looking back.