Johnny's words made everyone's eyes look at him, and also made the huge luxury box silent.

"You've drunk too much, Johnny." Brian reached out and tugged Johnny for a moment, hoping he would sit down and calm down.

"No, I didn't drink much, I'm sober now, more sober than ever." Johnny shook Brian away and said in a firm tone, "I've had enough of days like this, my life is being wasted in no sense. ”

"You've got everything." David was still sitting in his seat, leaning on the soft ergonomically designed sofa, his eyes becoming a little clear at this time, "Wealth, status, power, and fame, you have everything you once wanted as a low-level in Liberty City, and more than you originally thought, hundreds of millions of people know your story, and your songs will be known by the entire galaxy as the empire expands." ”

"But we don't have the original intention, we are bound by these things, and we become slaves of those things. Like the children of the family we once were, we are becoming the people we once hated the most. Johnny yelled, "We can't go on like this, doing nothing, wasting our time, indulging in alcohol and women like a waste." ”

"And what do you want?" David asked calmly.

"I'm going to join the Expeditionary Force, with a new identity, one that won't be shackled. Even if I die in the vast void, I am willing to eat. "I'd rather burn like fireworks than rot like dead wood." ”

Johnny's face flushed with excitement as he walked to the door and reached open the gilded door, where the noise from outside came in instantly.

Countless men and women were partying in the hall outside, hot dancers wiggling their slender waists, and some drunken drunkards grinning and shoving Imperial coins into each other's white, smooth chests.

There are also male models with naked strong chest muscles performing for female guests, and every tease will make countless female guests scream with excitement.

Physically fit security guards walked up and down the halls, alert for contingencies.

At the door of the box where David and the others were, there were also several bodyguards dressed in black and wearing sunglasses.

Although David and the others have retired from their respective positions, their prestige and the status of the empire have not changed much, and there are still special agents to protect them from accidents.

As Johnny stepped out the door, he looked back at his brothers, "Goodbye, maybe never again." ”

After saying this, he left without hesitation, leaving only the silent crowd to stay in the box.

Johnny is a symbol of freedom, and before he even joined Qin Zheng's ranks, he was already able to get a job in high society with his musical talent.

But he didn't choose that kind of rotten life, but persistently pursued what he wanted in his heart.

The empire made him a hero to be worshipped all over the world, but it also bound him.

And now, he chooses to give up the shackles formed by fame, fortune and status, and find his true self.

There was no drunkenness on their faces, and everyone had already sobered up from the alcohol that paralyzed themselves.

But no one spoke, and after the entire box was closed, there was complete silence, only the soft hum of the projection device.

Like a rotten wood, living in the Xuanyuan starry sky, enjoying the wealth and status brought by the right choice in the past, waiting for the slow decay, or fighting for the dream again, going to the vast starry sky to pursue the meaning of life, like a bright fireworks, pursuing a moment of blooming, this is a choice.

Everyone has their own choice, there is no right or wrong, it is simply a choice.

What happened at the Ritz Bar is important to some people because it determines their future.

But for the Empire, it is only a part of countless episodes, and the fate of countless people continues to develop into the future like a surging river, and it will not stop for anyone

And in the depths of the base in the Orok district, where the souls of the past are sealed, another event is happening that will determine the fate of many people.

People don't know anything about it, and those involved don't intend to make it public, and something should be completely sealed in the fast-passing time, never to be touched and explored, which is the best choice for everyone.

The director of the base looked at the gate that had been restored to metal and merged with the stone wall, and his expression was solemn, and his heart was full of apprehension and uneasiness.

The God-Emperor and his guards entered the terrible hell where the old days slumbered, and they could do nothing but wait in silence.

"I just hope everything goes well." The director of the base said silently in his heart that if something happened to the God Emperor, it would be a catastrophe for the empire.

Leonidas didn't know what the base director outside was thinking, and he was huddled around the Emperor like the other Praetorian Guards, alert for possible enemies.

The God-Emperor was in a divine posture, and the sun-like light was emanating from him, shining on them, giving them strength and courage to defy all things.

Stepping past the portal left by the Human Alliance, you enter the passage that connects the dimensional space between reality and illusion.

The passage is extremely wide, enough to walk side by side with more than a dozen hundred-meter mechas, but the field of vision is not wide, because there is a white mist rolling everywhere in the passage, and if you can't see far, you will be obscured by the white fog.

The fog seemed to be manipulated by some kind of special will, and from time to time it would roll over and appear in some strange shapes and scenes, some of which belonged to humans, but more of which were strange-looking creatures.

Leonidas looked around through the eyepieces, and the various advanced devices built into the helmet did not detect any signs of life, but there were plenty of signs of movement.

The problem is that the signs of activity are like ghosts, flickering in the scanner, not belonging to any kind of creature, and not following any physical laws, as if a group of ghosts are dancing in the passage, or the passage itself is moving unnoticed.

Leonidas heard his name called, the voice was unfamiliar, and the helmet's communication module didn't respond, only the hum of the servo stirred the voice, making it hoarse and obscure.

Several times, Leonidas felt a creature whisper in his ear, the sound as soft as an ethereal smoke.

After walking some distance, Leonidas and the others made new discoveries.

Hundreds of twisted corpses were scattered in the passages, some of them had turned into dry bones, while others were still in their dead state. Time becomes chaotic here, and there is no longer a fair treatment of everything, but there is a choice to let time go on for something and time for something stalls.

Leonidas activated the halberd in his hand, arcs of light and subtle thunder covering the heavy halberd body, he walked up to a corpse that remained as it was, flipped it over, a standard human face, and short black hair, half of which was implanted with a metal prosthetic.

The helmet detection module retrieved that the clothes on the corpses belonged to the time of the Human Alliance, and it was clear that these dead people had belonged to the scientific research team that built the dungeon.

When recovering the Oroku District, the Emperor obtained the crystal storage device left by the supervisor outside the door, which recorded various records and information left by the scientific research team that built the underground palace.

Now, the crystal device has been completely cracked, and the Empire has obtained the information stored in it, and knows the whole thing.

After the construction of the underground palace, the scientific research team tried to study the creatures of the past, with the original intention of helping humanity find a new way out.

After all, at that time, the crisis of eternal night was budding, countless colonies were plunged into darkness, and many capable people stood up and tried to continue human civilization.

The team also tried to do something to give some hope to human civilization, but unfortunately it ended in tragedy.

The in-depth study of the creatures of the past has plunged these scientific research elites of the human era into a state of madness and chaos, and the final outcome is either suicide in despair, or they are controlled by the will of the other party to escape, become a puppet that has lost itself, driven to come here, and finally die desolately, and even the soul is trapped here, and there is no liberation for eternity.

The guards examined the corpses, and they were all dead, even some of them were still in the same way they were when they first died.

"Destroy these corpses." Leonidas said that in a place like this, no one can say what will go wrong, and there is nothing wrong with being careful.

The resurrection of the dead, the undead and the like, are not uncommon things in this universe.

The Praetorian guards poked the corpses with their halberds, destroying their structures and even cutting off the heads of the entire corpses to ensure that nothing happened to the corpses.

Qin Zheng didn't pay attention to the actions of the guards, since he entered this place, he had been silent, and the power in his body continued to be released as he approached the old day, affecting everything around him.

At this time, Qin Zheng didn't look like a mortal at all. Both of his eyes were burning, the golden fire was burning in the sockets, fine golden lines appeared on his skin, as if it contained some kind of terrifying power, and a flame aura appeared behind the head draped in laurels, and a steady stream of light erupted out of his body, expelling the malice around him, in the eyes of Leonidas and others, he looked like a god walking in the world.

The scene Qin Zheng saw in his eyes was also completely different from the scene Leonidas saw, after all, at this moment, he already had a vision comparable to or even beyond that of a god.

In Qin Zheng's field of vision, although they had not yet come into contact with the old creatures in this group, the two realms had already begun to fight, and countless Heroic Spirit armies, lined up in columns one after another, their foreheads shining with the light of the flame emblem, they continued to swing the swords in their hands, slashing and slashing the enemies who rushed towards them.

The tumbling twisted old days screamed in the subspace, setting off ferocious stormy waves, shrill enough to scare the veteran psionics into insanity.

Leonidas and the others had no idea what their lord had seen, and after disposing of the corpses, they continued on their way.

As they went deeper, the strange sound that had been like light smoke became stronger and stronger. The voice was full of mockery and hatred for mortal life, and there was something ancient enough to make people crazy.

If you stop and listen for a moment, you will have old scenes in your mind.

Before humanity even stepped into the Void, an ancient race had already occupied the planet Regulus, and they had magnificent cities so old that human history seemed like a passing history.

When the end came, the creatures of that ancient race abandoned all law and morality and embraced the freedom and wildness bestowed by the ancient gods.

They roared, slaughtered, and indulged in the carnival of chaos in the endless wilderness, creating reverberations that continued to stir through the subspace, allowing countless subspace creatures to enjoy the feast.

This madness lasted for a long time, until the entire race fell into the abyss of no end.

At a time when the race was on the verge of destruction, an eternal being was born from the wreckage of chaos and revelry, devouring all living beings like hungry beasts, turning their former people into nourishment for their own growth.

Eventually, it became the young old day of the birth of this cosmic era, and if nothing else, it would live forever until the universe was shattered and reborn.

The old days of birth slept in Xuanyuan, waiting for the restart of the universe, waiting for the stars to be extinguished, and everything to return to chaos, when it will be free, and it will also ascend to the throne of God, becoming an immortal and immortal existence.

The hidden message in the whispers allowed Leonim to witness the truth about the birth of an old being.

At this moment, he finally deeply understood where the God Emperor's hatred for the immortals and the god-becoming came from. He commanded the Empire to kill every discovered eternal and god-hungry person at all costs.

It's just because those guys are trying to take advantage of the tragic destruction of the human race to reproduce those feats of becoming gods, even if they can't become gods in one step, they can become eternal old days and live forever.

The destruction of the race is a terrible catastrophe for most people, but it is a great opportunity for those with bad intentions, and if done well, they can gain eternity and no longer need to fear death and death.

As the group progressed deeper and deeper along the passage, a bone-white desert appeared at the end of their line of sight, and at the end of the distant horizon stood mountains piled up with huge skulls, representing ominous ghost fires burning in the desert everywhere, igniting the miserable white sky.

The air was filled with whispers, ash and remorse.

The whispers in my ears grew stronger, and the scenes that came to mind changed, no longer showing everything that had happened in the past, but showing something strange and terrifying.

Leonidas heard the screams of despair, but could not see the flesh of those creatures, heard the clash of swords and strange roars, but could not see the traces of the battle, and the closer he got to that strange realm, the stranger it became, and everything around him became unbelievable.

As they progressed, the scenes brought by the whispers even showed various images of their tragic deaths.

The decapitated corpse of the Praetorian Guard fell to the ground, convulsions continued, the God Emperor was entangled in wire, even if he was immortal, he was bound forever, and the blood containing divinity flowed from his noble body, dripping on the white earth.

Occasionally, you can see the empire shattered, the stars wiped out, and countless humans slaughtered and twisted into monsters.

The old creatures hidden in the depths of the space intended to use these means to scare away or pollute the future, but Leonidas and the others did not back down in the slightest, their hearts were extremely firm, and they still moved forward under the protection of the God Emperor.

When they finally walked through the long passage and reached that special realm, those malicious and hateful whispers reached their peak, and their twisted will was enough to turn a normal person into a monster in an instant.

Leonidas subconsciously looked high in the sky and saw a scene that he would never forget in his life.

The eyes as huge as the mountains were wrapped in countless cysts of flesh, and the huge mouth of the planet was like a mountain, with teeth like mountain peaks, and the distorted appearance that even the craziest artist could not depict.

The laws of time and space have all failed in that monster, and the concepts of time and space familiar to humans, such as far and near, before and after, seem very ridiculous at this moment.

Leonidas saw the endless details of the monster, as could be counted like the texture of an array, everything that was once familiar and known collapsed, and infinite knowledge of the universe poured into his mind, tormenting every brain cell.

Even a glance at such an evil presence would cause the soul to melt into liquid in a scream.

That abomination is the greatest mockery and desecration of the real universe, and it should not exist in this world.

Leonida was supposed to be killed the first second he saw the monster, but the power unleashed by the God-Emperor protected him.

It was a wonderful feeling that a steady stream of power poured into his body through the connection between the two.

The power and will of the God Emperor flowed through his body, and those strange and evil things could not hurt him in the slightest.

Even if you face the filthy truth, you will not be harmed in any way.

A number of twisted monsters appeared out of thin air in the pale desert, all with twisted bodies, sharp teeth and claws, and some with decaying weapons.

They let out a roaring sound and pounced on Qin Zheng and his party, intending to tear them apart completely.

Leonidas and the others raised their weapons and fought the things, the flames covering the activated halberds as well, making their attacks extremely devastating.

The undead monsters wailed under the power of the God-Emperor, turning into ashes or puddles of filthy liquid.

Cracks also appeared out of thin air, and out of them came the flame-shrouded warriors, the Legion of the Dead of the God Emperor, made up of countless loyal Heroic Spirits.

Leonidas witnessed a warrior walking past him, his body spewing flames, his eyes, mouth, nose, and ears in a terrifying roar that made the twisted monsters scream and fear.

Leonidas's heart was filled with emotion, and it was a great honor to be able to serve the Emperor after his death, and only the most devout believers and the most powerful warriors could receive such a privilege.

"I wish I could have such glory after I die!!" Leonidas thought to himself.

++ Protect yourself. ++

A will flowed through the minds of Leonidas and the other Praetorian guards, sacred, unquestionable.

Leonidas was executing a subspace creature with two monstrous heads, and the screams of the other were pouring into the air along with filthy blood.

Leonidas subconsciously looked at the Emperor who was surrounded by them in the center, his body suddenly became incomparably large, holding the Divine Sword in one hand and the scepter in the other.

Behind him rose the majestic throne, the chanting of billions of humans rising in tune as the flames rose, the ancient trumpets sounded, and more warriors poured out along the open rifts.

Violent power poured out of the Emperor's body, making him like a giant sun, and the twisted creatures died screaming, but Leonidas was full of power, giving him the illusion that he could easily kill all enemies.

The flaming golden giants and the twisted monstrous monsters erupted into battle, the power they unleashed was like a terrible storm that rattled the subspace and made the lifeless scream.

Their battles can be observed by people of the past and the future, simply because there is no concept of time in subspace, the past is the future, and the future is the past, both instant and eternal.

The monster stretched out its tentacles and tried to wrap around the giant, while Qin Zheng swung his sword and slashed at the opponent's body, which was just some kind of metaphorical appearance, the essence of which was a battle between two minds and two realms.

Qin Zheng is like an ancient hunter looking for the origin of the other party, tracing everything about the other party in the long river of eternity, and then cutting it off and giving the other party the true death.

The two sides fought in different places across time and space, and then formed this scene that could be understood by Leonidas and other mortals.

It's a battle that shouldn't be seen by mortals, chaotic, mad, and even a demigod psyker can spiral out of control in an instant, turning into a twisted monster or being destroyed by the aftermath of the battle.

Leonidas fought with the flame warriors, sword in hand with the Emperor's blessing, slashing at the twisted monsters.

He even forgot the time for a while, only that it lasted for a long time, and his body felt sore.

Those monsters are endless, killing one wave, and there is another.

The same is true of the flame warriors on his side, who continue to emerge from the rifts, slashing at their enemies with weapons in hand.

Leonidas once thought that the war would last until the end of the universe, until a voice full of pain exploded in his ears.

The monster with its terrifying eyes and mouth was pierced in the wail, and the golden sword was extremely huge, directly piercing the body that didn't know how to hide, like a giant mountain range, dancing wildly, but it couldn't change the fate of being devoured.

Leonidas's vision changed again, seeing the monster being thrown into a huge fire like firewood.

There was a myriad of darkness around the fire, and that fire was the only light in the darkness, and the monster was thrown into the fire, and the flames of the fire rose sharply, instantly illuminating everything around it, making the abomination hidden in the darkness let out a painful scream and retreat into the darkness farther away.

Six thousand words, continue to rush, drive the expedition, and unify the galaxy

(End of chapter)