Free Web NovelChapter 493: Chapter 110: I’m Here to Fulfill My Promise (12000 Words Mega Chapter)
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Outside the tower, in the unknown land.
In a desolate landscape, although it was still daylight in the distance, the two combatants were enveloped in darkness.
In the darkness, stars could be faintly seen, and the sky above them seemed to have turned into a starry expanse.
The final battle of The First Generation, the opponent—Jing Si.
The year was 2128, the year the High Tower closed.
It was also this year that Lin Rui, from Food City, encountered the Masked Strange Person through seemingly coincidental, yet inevitable circumstances.
No one knew where The First Generation ultimately went.
In this scene, watching the memories, it was hard for Bai Wu and Wu Jiu to imagine The First Generation could survive.
The weapon in Jing Si’s hand had already pierced through The First Generation’s chest.
To bring Jing Si back to his senses, the duel between The First Generation and Jing Si was exceptionally brutal.
The mask slid off, revealing a face mottled with gray in front of Jing Si.
The distance between The First Generation and Jing Si was close, and Jing Si could smell the mingling scent of their blood and sweat.
"Ah... are you awake? If you were any later, I might not have been able to... cough cough... say goodbye properly."
Even with a fatal injury, The First Generation’s tone remained as usual, light and teasing, as if all the troubles of the world were but amusing vexations.
When Bai Wu witnessed this scene, he was filled with a faint sadness.
Just as Bai Yuan had said, all the people in this world are flawed, seeking completion through others.
Lin Rui, a child born on a farm.
Everyone around him had handsome faces; from a genetic standpoint, they were a group of perfect children.
Only he was born ugly.
In that environment, one would expect loneliness. There should be some complaint.
But like being influenced by Bai Yuan, when he smiled, even though it wasn’t as charming as Bai Yuan’s, it was equally carefree.
In the final duel with Jing Si, he wanted to smile, but the pain was too great; he couldn’t bring himself to smile.
Fear filled Jing Si’s eyes:
"Why... why has it come to this... I’m sorry! I’m so sorry!"
Although it wasn’t the first time he had been in such a situation, over the years, he had fought with The First Generation many times.
But this was the first time he had lost control to the point of almost... or rather, actually having killed The First Generation.
The First Generation was still alive but breathing like he wouldn’t last much longer.
"Jing Si, I don’t have much time left, so save your apologies..."
The First Generation slowly pulled out the blade that had penetrated his body:
"Ddnglin City is about to be destroyed... I originally wanted to save those scientists... but I can’t do that anymore."
Bai Wu had already guessed the cause of this battle.
Prophecies are ultimately lies, and for some reason, Jing Liu temporarily left Jing Si’s side.
With the closure of the High Tower, Jing Si completely fell into madness.
The heart of evil thoughts began twisting Ddnglin City, taking root in Professor Tao’s body.
"Remember everything you’ve done today... I can forgive you on my behalf, I will disappear for a long while, and perhaps you will never see me again..."
"But when you think of me, there’s no need to feel guilty or to blame yourself... We are friends."
Tears appeared in Jing Si’s eyes.
For the first time, Bai Wu saw a being of the Well Level shed tears.
He suddenly realized, perhaps at heart Jing Si truly was an extremely kind existence.
But even he couldn’t withstand the assault on the will from the deluge.
"I’m sorry... I’m so sorry..."
The profound sorrow seemed to take on a tangible form.
Both Wu Jiu and Bai Wu could feel that because of Jing Si’s immense power, both his memories and emotions could manifest in some physical form.
"I accept your apology... but Ddnglin City does not, the scientists trapped in the tech buildings do not, and Professor Tao... definitely cannot."
Blood splattered as The First Generation pushed Jing Si away, struggling free from the blade.
He stood with difficulty, breathing more rapidly.
Temporal Power tried to repair his body, but Jing Si’s attack, as well as the weapon itself, were both beyond the scope of normal rules.
Temporal Power couldn’t restore the wound to its pre-injured state. It could only just maintain the status quo, preventing the wound from worsening.
Temporal Power itself would protect its owner, and as a Semi-Evil Fallen on the brink of life and death, amidst the tragedy of Ddnglin City and with his emotions in severe turmoil.
He could feel the onset of fusion sickness; he placed his hand on Jing Si’s shoulder and issued his final entrustment:
"Save them... save as many as you can, otherwise... even if I go to hell, I will not forgive you!"
"Lastly... my friend once told me that all the things I’ve strived for in my lifetime were fruitless..."
"I don’t think so. Over the years, we have been fighting against the Twist, trying to keep you lucid..."
"Even though it’s becoming harder for you to stay awake, but remember the you who struggled against the twisted will..."
Golden power went berserk, and The First Generation disappeared.
In the last moments of his life, this hero didn’t choose to find a place to die in peace.
Instead, he embarked on the legacy of a hero, passing on his power to the next Masked Strange Person.
Under the starry sky, Jing Si knelt on the ground, his eyes filled with self-reproach and sorrow.
In front of Jing Si lay two uniquely shaped weapons, one a blade and one a sword.
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Denglin City, Grey Mist District.
After the grey mist dissipated, Bai Wu and Wu Jiu both woke up from their memories.
Both felt sorrow for the hero’s downfall.
In a sense, The First Generation and those scientists shared the same fate.
Bai Wu clenched his fists, recalling the various experiences of The First Generation.
He had wanted to save the world, only to find that no matter what he did, the number of Evil Fallen kept increasing.
He had wanted to protect his friends, but in the end, his friends chose to flee this world.
Eventually, he found Jing Si and saw the enormous power within him that could influence the world.
For many years, he helped Jing Si gain clarity, but Jing Si’s madness became more and more frequent.
No matter how hard he tried, he was getting farther and farther away from the hope he wanted to achieve!
This might just be the destiny of Denglin City.
"Did you feel it? This massive heartbeat, it seems the strongest monster in the city is about to appear," Wu Jiu said, looking around at the increasingly dim surroundings with a wary expression.
Bai Wu nodded:
"It’s time to put an end to this cursed city."
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History was clear to Bai Wu now.
Seven hundred years ago, The First Generation tried to save Jing Si but ultimately failed.
The scientists tried to find a way to deal with the Evil Fallen but also ended in failure.
Before The First Generation’s death, he awakened a sense of responsibility in Jing Si, who then wanted to save the city cursed by himself.
Especially the leader of the scientists—Professor Tao.
But the result was the same, ending in failure.
Jing Si had two hearts.
Both were extremely twisted creations, one in Xuanhui City, protected by the scientists there.
The other had become the monster present.
Huge buildings began to collapse one after another, only the Tech Tower of Denglin City remained.
Wu Jiu and Bai Wu hid in an as-yet uncollapsed building, looking down from high up to finally see the changes in the city.
The terrifying heartbeat was like thunder hidden in the clouds, and countless giant tentacles stretched out.
These tentacles were covered in bone spurs, crimson flowers, and things that looked like Leviathan’s Eye; a single tentacle was hundreds of meters long.
Such tentacles were everywhere, densely packed.
It was as if chains capable of connecting heaven and earth suddenly seeped out from the ground.
Wu Jiu marveled at the monster’s enormity; he originally thought the tentacle that entwined the Tech Tower of Denglin City, even if not the whole body of the monster, should account for a significant portion of it.
But now it seemed that tentacle was merely one hundredth... or even one thousandth of the monster.
Seeing such a terrifying monster, even Bai Wu revealed a shocked expression:
"The size of this monster... I’m afraid it’s not much smaller than the Ark..."
Denglin City, the earliest black area in The Era of the High Tower.
Under the curse of Jing Si’s heart, this was also the most distorted area.
Numerous strange rules, countless powerful Evil Fallen, and the strongest Guardian—Professor Tao embedded with Jing Si’s heart.
Numerous giant tentacles stretched out at once, as if an ancient god from the abyss roared, ready to tear apart those who offended it.
Bai Wu and Wu Jiu didn’t see Professor Tao, but from their high vantage point, they spotted a peculiar tentacle different in color from the others, wrapped in countless black veins.
"That seems to be the target?" Wu Jiu looked toward Bai Wu.
Bai Wu nodded:
"That’s indeed our target. Deep within those black veins lies another heart of Jing Si, and... Professor Tao."
In the face of the gigantic monster and countless terrifying tentacles, Bai Wu and Wu Jiu were as insignificant as two feathers between heaven and earth.
Wu Jiu drew another blade, and wielding dual blades, he was ready to make his strike.
Bai Wu did the same:
"If the Seven Sins are truly in this city, I hope this replica can resonate with them!"
Wu Jiu and Bai Wu silently gathered strength, and Bai Wu suddenly frowned:
"Captain, we don’t have any cover this time, you’d better be careful... My Sequence can’t get any information anymore."
"Fused with Temporal Power and having evolved for seven hundred years, it will be beyond my sight when it awakens; now this city is within its domain, old pal, good luck," said Prayle’s Eye, throwing in the towel. The battle-ready Bai Wu suddenly calmed down.
After all, the adversary was a part of Jing Si; even though far from comparable to Jing Si himself, it was definitely not on the same level as the previous Evil Fallen.
All the eyes on the tentacles suddenly opened!
In that moment, the tentacles actually attacked before Bai Wu and Wu Jiu could move!
Bai Wu and Wu Jiu didn’t know what would happen when stared at by the eyes, but with rich combat experience, they both burst forth at their fastest speed.
They moved so swiftly that onlookers couldn’t even see them clearly!
The dual blades traced beautiful arcs through the air; Wu Jiu, invoking Instant Shadow, was fast as lightning!
Bai Wu too fully unleashed the power of his Well Level physique, his greatsword slicing through the air with violent sword energy!
There was a distance of 3,300 meters to that most special tentacle, wrapped in black veins.
In that distance of 3,300 meters, Bai Wu and Wu Jiu made a sudden charge, and these two strongest members of the Investigation Corps managed to sever more than a dozen giant tentacles.
It all happened in the blink of an eye.
The scientists of Denglin City watched this scene in shock, all of them clutching their fists tightly amidst their afflictions, nervous and tense.
The city echoed with the monstrous heartbeat, yet what they heard was their own.
A curse of seven hundred years! They finally saw hope!
Bai Wu and Wu Jiu’s mighty slash from the incision fell, as if it could cleave everything in twain!
The tens of thousands of tons of huge tentacles landed, shaking the entire city even more intensely!
"Charge through! Charge through!"
Bi Yunxia, Hou Haiyan, and every scientist, including Fu Lei, were suddenly inspired with belief by the two—
Charge through! To completely sever this pitiful fate!
That’s what they thought, even Bai Wu shared the same longing!
For seven hundred years, the despair that had converged in this city was too heavy; he had no intention of saving the world, but at least...
The task that The First Generation and Jing Si had left unfinished, he wanted to complete!
Numerous black substances materialized between heaven and earth, dense and numerous, as if the sky had suddenly brought forth a black rain!
Red Karmic Fire instantly enveloped Bai Wu, the horrific flames steaming the black rain!
With white light flashing continuously, Wu Jiu, with swords in hand, wove through the rain, not a drop touching him!
Wu Jiu and Bai Wu, like a beam of light in the darkness, charged into the deepest darkness!
The scientists trembled with excitement!
In seven hundred years, no one had ever awakened that monster! And no one had... ever continued to march forward under the pressure of the monster’s might!
Although darkness enveloped the world, everyone’s hearts lit up!
But at that moment, Fu Lei suddenly felt his heartbeat skip a beat.
He couldn’t see what was happening in the darkness ahead.
Just as countless tentacles suddenly shot out from the ground like spikes...
His heart was suddenly engulfed in fear.
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Bai Wu and Wu Jiu, who had been advancing triumphantly, were not something these tentacles could withstand.
Just when Bai Wu and Wu Jiu thought the battle might end in one fell swoop—
Suddenly, countless tentacles, as if they had crossed barriers of space and time, appeared instantly before Wu Jiu and Bai Wu.
Just a few hundred meters away from the black blood vessels, Bai Wu’s body was suddenly pierced by countless bone spines on the tentacles!
The figure, too fast for the eye to follow, finally stopped.
All the tightly packed eyes on those tentacles turned to Bai Wu at once.
In that instant, Bai Wu felt a multitude of negative effects forcibly applied to him.
The Well Level’s strong body, even after suffering those bone spines, could still maintain a surging vitality to continue fighting.
But as those gazes fixated, tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands of eyes, when they imposed a certain power onto Bai Wu’s body—Bai Wu’s form suddenly shattered, turning into dust.
The most crucial part was that these powers from the monster all carried some rule-level or even higher power.
Bai Wu was clear, he wasn’t facing any ordinary Evil Fallen, but a part of Jing Si that had been evolving for seven hundred years.
Even with his Well Level strength, a moment’s carelessness could lead to death, just like now.
Seeing this scene, Wu Jiu’s figure stuttered, his eyes suddenly filled with bloodshot veins!
Wu Jiu let out a bellow, and his speed astonishingly increased even further!
White light exploded, and the immense anger transformed into a burst of blade light!
Countless tentacles that approached Bai Wu were cleanly sliced by Wu Jiu.
But seeing Bai Wu begin to disintegrate... Wu Jiu’s body still hesitated for a moment.
He swiftly paid the price for that fatal hesitation—countless gazes were imposed on Wu Jiu.
Far outside the mist, Li You suddenly felt a pain in his chest.
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Minutes later, in Denglin City, Science Tower.
When Bai Wu and Wu Jiu appeared again, the scientists’ expressions turned incredibly complex.
Just minutes before, all scientists believed that Bai Wu and Wu Jiu, like a forceful current, would break through all obstacles and slay the huge monster.
But now, they suddenly smelled a familiar scent.
"The sky... it seems darker, look quickly, those tentacles have changed again!"
A scientist pointed outside in horror.
Everyone, including Wu Jiu and Bai Wu, turned their eyes outside.
The tentacles had indeed changed again; following Bai Wu and Wu Jiu’s defeat, the tentacles had evolved.
Lightning twined around the tentacles, suggesting that anyone who got close would be struck by a huge electric current.
Bai Wu stood up:
"Didn’t think even the weapons would return, that’s a stroke of luck amidst the misfortune."
Wu Jiu was still somewhat bewildered:
"I thought we were dead..."
"When you enter this building, death is no longer death, but a nutrient for the monsters to grow stronger," said Fu Lei.
Fu Lei stood at the threshold of leaving the building:
"You guys... failed, right?"
Although the answer seemed obvious, all the scientists still looked to Bai Wu and Wu Jiu, hoping to hear an answer that could sustain their hope.
Bai Wu was calm, and so was Wu Jiu.
"Captain, if I die next time, don’t stop, don’t change the pace because of me."
"I’ll try my best." Wu Jiu didn’t agree immediately.
Watching his subordinate die in front of him, it was only after entering this building that he couldn’t turn into an Evil Fallen.
Otherwise, the anger at that time would have already exceeded its limit.
"Then, the monster seems to have become more troublesome, but have you noticed that the tentacle with black blood vessels tangled around it had no bone spurs, no such eyes with negative attributes, and no strange flowers?" Bai Wu said.
Wu Jiu realized:
"Are you saying that it’s the other tentacles that have evolved, not this one itself?"
"Yes, so we don’t need to chop off these tentacles, this time, we’ll try to be even faster!"
"Good! This time, we will at least reach its core."
Bai Wu lifted his greatsword again, and Wu Jiu gripped his dual blades once more.
"Sorry, I don’t have time to answer your questions right now."
After saying this, Bai Wu and Wu Jiu no longer paid attention to the scientists.
The atmosphere turned strange.
Watching Bai Wu and Wu Jiu leave in a hurry, the scientists felt a sense of déjà vu.
"Many years ago... weren’t we just like them?"
A scientist in the corner suddenly spoke, and as soon as he finished, everyone fell silent.
Yes, many years ago, they were just the same.
When they failed, they would reflect on the reasons for the failure and think of ways to overcome it.
They would comfort each other.
"They... Could they become like us? If they keep failing... Could they eventually lose their edge?" Hou Haiyan looked at Fu Lei.
Fu Lei didn’t know either, he gave no response, and just walked to the window again, looking off into the distance.
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The second battle began.
As Bai Wu and Wu Jiu moved forward, they could distinctly feel the paralyzing sensation brought on by the lightning.
It slowed down both him and Wu Jiu.
This time, Bai Wu and Wu Jiu’s plan failed.
They had intended to bypass these tentacles and break through as fast as possible, but their speed was reduced by the paralyzing effect of the lightning...
They were caught in a tough battle.
Facing countless eyes, they had to maintain a super high speed that couldn’t be tracked by sight.
But as the tentacles gathered incessantly, the space available for Bai Wu and Wu Jiu to fight in became smaller and smaller.
Countless tentacles extended from the ground, and just as many descended from the sky!
They were like a cage, firmly trapping Wu Jiu and Bai Wu.
This time, they were eleven hundred meters from the core.
In terms of distance, it was actually worse than the last time.
In the end, Wu Jiu was strangled by tentacles, while Bai Wu was swallowed by a giant flower on a tentacle.
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Denglin City Technology Building.
When Bai Wu and Wu Jiu reappeared, the scientists’ expressions were already somewhat troubled.
But Bai Wu didn’t bother with them and continued to discuss quietly with Wu Jiu:
"There’s no change in appearance, and we can’t see where it has evolved."
Wu Jiu said:
"Tentacles will strike out from the ground, and I can avoid them through the vibration sense, but I can’t avoid the tentacles that fall from the sky."
"The key is the eyesight, those eyes may not be as powerful as Leviathan’s Eye, and can only implant one negative attribute at a time, but the problem is that there are too many. The tentacles are covered in eyes; someone with fear of clusters could die on the spot," Bai Wu frowned.
Wu Jiu said:
"Let’s do this, I’ll take the lead, try to attract as many eyes as possible, and you take a different route to get closer to the monster’s core."
"Okay, we can try."
After agreeing on the plan, Bai Wu and Wu Jiu acted again.
No one spoke, and no one tried to keep them.
The scientists still had hope, but the sense of fear and despair were slowly eating away at their hope.
This time, they could see very clearly the distance Bai Wu and Wu Jiu covered— which was even less than the last time.
Everyone couldn’t shake off a certain thought—the curse had begun again.
The curse that, the harder you try, the more distant your goal seems... Any who set foot in this city cannot avoid it.
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During the third battle, Bai Wu and Wu Jiu could clearly feel that the gravitational parameters of the space had changed.
This was probably a rule evolution, or possibly some term that didn’t have visible characteristics...
Although Wu Jiu’s speed was still too fast to be caught by the naked eye, the physical strain grew greater.
Wu Jiu and Bai Wu, one behind the other, this time Wu Jiu was in charge of drawing fire, and Bai Wu was in charge of circling around from another direction.
But when they were still fifteen hundred meters away from the monster, a mutated tentacle suddenly lashed out. Compared to the others, this one struck with an incredibly fast speed.
And as soon as it appeared, the scenery around Wu Jiu changed dramatically.
Illusions, phantasms.
Despite Li You’s assistance, the lack of Bai Wu’s protection, even if only for a brief moment of stagnation, was fatal to Wu Jiu.
When Bai Wu sensed the weakening of the captain’s presence from afar, it was already too late.
Under countless scrutinizing gazes, Wu Jiu’s body... completely disintegrated into dust.
And with Wu Jiu’s death, the pressure on Bai Wu increased abruptly.
Distance... one thousand four hundred meters.
The third attempt of Wu Jiu and Bai Wu to break through ended in failure.
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A surge of effort, followed by decline, and then total exhaustion.
Inside the Science and Technology building in Denglin City—
When Wu Jiu and Bai Wu failed for the third time, the scientists somewhat expected a reaction from them.
But there was none. Bai Wu and Wu Jiu were still discussing how to deal with the monster.
"It seems that the first time, it deliberately went easy on us to figure out our capabilities."
"Although it can evolve, it has evolved countless times in seven hundred years, and the evolution caused by our failures is almost negligible for it."
"The increasing distance can only mean that it has not even begun to exert its full strength."
Wu Jiu agreed with Bai Wu’s analysis:
"Then continue?"
"Continue!"
The fourth offensive was launched!
About ten minutes later.
Bai Wu and Wu Jiu reappeared in the Science and Technology building of Denglin City.
The massive monster that enveloped the whole city once again demonstrated its formidable power.
However, Wu Jiu and Bai Wu simply noted it down, briefly discussed how to evade it, and then launched the fifth attack.
On the fifth attempt, Bai Wu and Wu Jiu died in absolute zero temperatures.
On the sixth, Bai Wu and Wu Jiu were affected by an exploding "mother-child shuriken" that turned into countless tiny tentacles.
On the seventh, Bai Wu and Wu Jiu’s sense of space became greatly disordered, leading to a head-on collision with a bone spur during their journey.
On the eighth, many split bodies resembling Bai Wu and Wu Jiu emerged from the tentacles, even their abilities were strikingly similar.
On the ninth, tenth, eleventh... The split bodies multiplied, and with the continuous deaths of Bai Wu and Wu Jiu, their abilities grew stronger.
On the thirteenth attempt, facing a certain tentacle, a scientist in the Science and Technology building of Denglin City committed suicide in despair.
His death granted the monster another evolution, dealing a severe blow to Bai Wu and Wu Jiu, who had already found a breakthrough.
The fourteenth attempt.
The fifteenth attempt.
The sixteenth, seventeenth, eighteenth...
Twenty times, twenty-five times, thirty times...
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The violent sunlight could no longer penetrate the dark city. Denglin City grew darker and darker.
Night fell, rainstorm invaded, and the high temperatures of the day turned frosty at night.
Bai Wu and Wu Jiu were still discussing countermeasures, moving farther away from the monster’s main body, three thousand meters away.
But Bai Wu and Wu Jiu’s attitude never changed.
The scientists couldn’t bear the pain and all opted for death in exchange for another four hours—as it had been for seven hundred years.
That day, they experienced a hope they hadn’t felt in hundreds of years.
But in the end, all that hope was extinguished.
The scientists, who were trying to stay alive so as not to trouble Bai Wu and Wu Jiu and to prevent the monster from evolving further, were like spineless beings.
They slumped in the Science and Technology building, their gaze at Bai Wu and Wu Jiu filled with complexity.
It was as if they were waiting for someone’s death.
In such a despairing place, the body can never die, but the soul can.
Moments ago, the souls of these people were alive, but now, they’ve plunged back into death.
"Give up... Don’t you realize... The gap between you and that monster is getting bigger?" Hou Haiyan said, watching Bai Wu and Wu Jiu about to leave and finally spoke.
Fu Lei said nothing.
When Wu Jiu and Bai Wu first arrived, he was the most resistive, because he feared seeing them also in despair.
But now, when Wu Jiu and Bai Wu should be in despair, a certain thing inside Fu Lei was slowly rising, burning.
He silently observed Hou Haiyan and many scientists express their inner collapse and misery:
"It’s over! Everything is over! You can’t do anything! Why make us go through such despair?"
"Seven hundred years ago, we were like this... thinking everything could change, thinking that persistent trials would truly drive away Evil Fallen..."
Hou Haiyan’s tone even had a hint of pleading:
"Don’t go anymore, don’t go anymore. Going will only lead to death again and again... moving further away from the goal each time... What’s the point of such resistance?"
What Hou Haiyan said was probably what everyone wanted to say.
No matter the effort, it only makes hope more distant. Is such effort really necessary?
"Give up... give up, just accept your fate and don’t follow the path we took."
About to leave, Wu Jiu stopped in his tracks and turned around:
"It’s precisely because we must not follow the path you took, that we cannot give up."
Howling winds roared outside the window, the monster’s tentacles continued to ravage the city.
Scientists had long wished for true destruction, but the people in this building could only live on in endless despair and fear.
Bai Wu smiled, but said nothing.
They had forgotten how many times they had challenged the monster.
But no matter how many times, he would not stop until he had killed the beast.
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The morning sunlight was steaming the remnants of the previous night’s storm.
Watching Bai Wu and Wu Jiu appear and leave repeatedly, the scientists gradually became numb.
Only Fu Lei would seriously confirm the look in Bai Wu and Wu Jiu’s eyes each time.
The second day passed quickly, thunder splitting the sky as if the monster were mocking everyone’s destiny with its laughter.
Bai Wu and Wu Jiu had died countless times by now.
They were getting farther and farther from the monster’s real body.
On the fifth day, everything seemed to have returned to the beginning; the scientists no longer held any expectations for so-called salvation.
Even though the two brothers kept fighting ceaselessly, the passion in their eyes never faded... but effort without results would eventually cool down one day.
On the seventh day, the intervals between Bai Wu and Wu Jiu’s deaths grew shorter.
The monster was employing more and more methods, yet Bai Wu and Wu Jiu maintained their original attitude.
They calmly communicated, pointing out their own inadequacies in this performance.
Each effort more strenuous than the last, each action more perfect than before... but the monster only seemed farther away.
Even the scientists watching were puzzled... Did these brothers not know pain?
Each time involved the most brutal of deaths, dozens of times a day... The pain was far stronger than any negative attribute, did they not fear it?
On the ninth day, Wu Jiu’s weapon showed cracks, and the Evil Fallen blade that had accompanied him for so long finally broke.
The eleventh day
On this day, the emotions of every living person in the building erupted, and they cried out loud, wanting Bai Wu and Wu Jiu to give up.
Because the monster would only get stronger... Hope, in this city, was merely a mirror image of despair.
Chasing hope was a foolish act to begin with.
The scientists stood in front of Bai Wu, knowing full well the two men before them were trying to help, but now it seemed as if they were harming them, pushing them towards an even more despairing edge.
Fu Lei remembered, seven hundred years ago, how divided these people were.
It started with mutual accusations, escalating over time until any attempt to defy destiny was no longer seen as resistance, but rather as betrayal.
Bai Wu looked at the scientists blocking his path and said calmly:
"Not to die, nor become Evil Fallen, what kind of expectation is that?"
"Even the High Tower couldn’t achieve this, not even the most twisted place I have been to, nor the strongest monster I have seen could do it."
"Professor Tao’s obsession might have been twisted, but I can feel the original intent behind it."
"How strong must one’s obsession be to create such a rule?"
"I always believe that he is still waiting for someone to end all the Evil Fallen and stand before him."
"I don’t want to wait like you all for such a person to appear. The curse cast upon me, I shall break it myself before he comes!"
It was as if a raging storm had suddenly blown into the building, the aura emitted by Bai Wu in that moment caused the scientists to recoil in fear.
Eleven days were a long time compared to endless death.
But the expression in Bai Wu and Wu Jiu’s eyes never changed.
As they were about to leave, Wu Jiu suddenly said:
"I’m rather slow to grasp the depth of the despair you’ve experienced... You are heroes, but in this world, it’s not only you who are resisting."
"For seven hundred years, even those who you think have hidden in the High Tower have been resisting."
"Death might be a release for you, but if given a choice... I believe those who died outside the tower would rather live to change the world."
The fight began once more.
The two men wielding blades and great swords embarked on their journey to slaughter the giant beast once again.
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A stormy day.
The storm swept through, and lightning flashed. In the gloomy sky, countless tentacles writhed.
It was as if a sea monster from the deep sea was churning the oceans.
This day, the scientists who had lost hope once again stood by the window, watching Bai Wu and Wu Jiu fight.
Just as they had already considered, such a battle merely widened the gap between the men and the monster, repeating failures.
Yet for some reason... they still stood by the window.
When Bai Wu and Wu Jiu reappeared, the scientists silently dispersed as if resisting something.
Perhaps the trajectory of life is a circle.
They had once possessed courage, lost it, and then began to resist courage.
The reappearance of Bai Wu and Wu Jiu brought them back to a phase of having courage, but their failure also led to the loss of courage, the resistance to courage.
They thought they should have truly given up by now, that the battle of Bai Wu and Wu Jiu should no longer concern them.
Seven hundred years of despair couldn’t simply be overcome with words.
But in the end... a seed was planted in their stagnant hearts.
If these self-proclaimed people of despair were truly in despair, would they be so tormented?
The scientists gathered at the window, and in their eyes there reappeared what they had originally resisted.
Between the lightning, the two figures dashing back and forth finally answered everyone’s expectations at that moment!
Fu Lei said with a trembling voice:
"Quick... Look! They’ve made a breakthrough!"
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The twenty-second day.
Thunderstorms had been continuous for a week, and just minutes after their previous deaths, Bai Wu and Wu Jiu stood outside the doors of a building in Denglin City, looking at the countless tentacles in the distance:
"Captain... have you noticed that for three times in a row, it hasn’t come up with any new ways to kill us."
Wu Jiu nodded:
"That’s exactly what I was thinking. I thought it was a coincidence at first, but after three times, it should not be. Does this mean... it has run out of tricks?"
Having died together nearly a thousand times was painful, but during these twenty days, Wu Jiu and Bai Wu not only continuously summarized the monster’s fighting methods but also improved their teamwork.
Even without eye contact, the two of them could coordinate as if they were telepathic—
If a tentacle appeared in front of them, Wu Jiu would slash it with his sword, and Bai Wu would surely take care of the danger behind him.
And vice versa.
"It has evolved so many times in the past seven hundred years, it must have many tricks, but not many of them can actually kill us, hmm... after more than a thousand failures, we have more or less figured it out.
Our deaths, indeed, also benefited it, but compared to its huge base number, this advantage is negligible.
Moreover, some evolutions and enhancements are not practical."
"And this monster, it’s quite difficult to kill us twice with the same method.
Although we kept failing in our explorations, it’s our turn to strike back now!"
The two stepped into the storm.
The sky was dark and the storm was unsettled.
It was difficult to see the attacks coming from countless corners in such an environment.
But for Wu Jiu and Bai Wu, they were already accustomed to the battles after more than a thousand times.
They even formed muscle memory to dodge some attacks.
As tentacles attacked from all directions, Bai Wu and Wu Jiu, like rehearsing a level a thousand times, accurately dodged every attack!
In the midst of the wind, rain, thunder, and lightning, they kept maneuvering, even creating barriers to block the tentacles’ line of sight with their teamwork.
The scientists in the building could not perceive the level of proficiency and tacit understanding between the two, they didn’t take it seriously at first.
It wasn’t until Bai Wu and Wu Jiu advanced further than where they had died last time that they finally realized... the efforts of these two young people never let hope fade away!
Wu Jiu and Bai Wu kept moving forward amidst the elemental uproar of the world!
Like two fleas leaping on the arms of a titan giant, no matter how frenzied the giant became, it just could not shake off these two agile fleas.
Even though these two fleas had been crushed to death over a thousand times! freewёbnoνel.com
But each of these thousand deaths provided the monster with benefits, and for Bai Wu and Wu Jiu, they were also a chance for growth.
Two thousand four hundred meters.
Countless spike-like tentacles burst forth, but Wu Jiu and Bai Wu faced the wind and rain and ascended as if they remembered every variation of the monster’s attacks...
The pair dodged all attacks with precision!
One thousand nine hundred meters.
Giant tentacles fell from the sky, and countless eyes instantly blocked off all the zones.
Bai Wu whipped up the rain and gravel from the ground, forming a barrier that obscured the line of sight.
Even though they could not see the tentacles’ movements clearly, they dodged every attack with practiced muscle memory!
One thousand two hundred meters.
Countless tentacles formed walls on all sides, attempting to squeeze the living space of Wu Jiu and Bai Wu!
But Wu Jiu and Bai Wu cracked the code with ease, as if they were slashing the Hydra with Gu Hailin in the Causal Phone Booth scene—
This time, Wu Jiu took Bai Wu with him as they launched Instant Shadow, stepping into the air hundreds of meters high, avoiding this calamity from the heavens.
In the Technology Building of Denglin City, all the scientists again gathered in front of the floor-to-ceiling windows; the two tiny figures amidst the storm... their blood was boiling once more.
"They... seem to be constantly breaking through. Just before... just before they still..." Hou Haiyan could not finish speaking; this scientist, who had once begged to go to the High Tower, suddenly choked up.
Such a thing seemed utterly inconceivable to him.
They’d been defeated by the Evil Fallen more than a thousand times! More than a thousand failures, the opponent had also been strengthened a thousand times in this process, no... much more than that.
Over these twenty-two days, each person’s death here could potentially strengthen that monster.
Bai Wu and Wu Jiu seemed to be moving further and further away from their goal, yet in such a situation that should have gotten worse, these two were actually able... to turn the tide!
Fu Lei clenched his fists; he felt his blood burning.
This was truly an invigorating power!
Even more uplifting than the first time Bai Wu and Wu Jiu came closest to the monster’s body.
The two distant figures showed no sign of fatigue.
In the process of charging, Wu Jiu’s sword momentum continuously built up, growing stronger and stronger.
Although the Seven Sins replica had used up its times, it was still a divine weapon. Bearing Wu Jiu’s sword momentum, the white light grew even more intense!
Bai Wu’s Envy Greatsword also blazed a trail through the rainstorm!
One thousand meters.
The massive tentacles tried to summon countless split bodies once again, but this time, Wu Jiu and Bai Wu did not give the tentacles any chance.
With the eruption of the Red Lotus Karmic Fire, Bai Wu was like a fire god descending to earth! Swinging the Envy Greatsword, red waves instantly submerged tentacles hundreds of meters tall!
Seven hundred meters.
Five hundred meters.
Three hundred meters.
With increasingly frequent attacks in front of them, when they once again reached that gigantic body, entwined by countless black blood vessels...
Bai Wu knew, the final breakthrough had come:
"Captain! Help me!"
"Understood!"
Facing the all-encompassing dense assault, Wu Jiu’s Instant Shadow activated, and he vanished along with Bai Wu!
It was as if a spacecraft exploring the universe had instantly passed through a wormhole! They penetrated the attack that was dense like a net in an instant!
They kept closing in, launching their final charge!
This was the longest teleport that Wu Jiu had ever initiated in history!
The essence of Instant Shadow is actually also the control of spatial power within temporal power.
Any power overused would burden the body beyond imagination, especially the power of rules.
In the high sky, Wu Jiu, having crossed countless tentacles, used his last strength to push Bai Wu forward:
"My mission is complete, Bai Wu... The rest is up to you, you must win!"
In the sky, Wu Jiu’s body fell into the abyss along with the torrential rain.
The teleport just now, surpassing his limits, was the most satisfying one of his life.
Bai Wu didn’t look back at this scene.
Thunder kept falling, and the whole world alternated between light and darkness.
All the scientists also clenched their fists at this moment!
Fu Lei, who had coldly watched the world for seven hundred years, urgently cried out:
"We must win! We absolutely must win!"
This shout seemed to be more shocking than the thunder, resounding in every scientist’s soul.
Some people’s faces were suddenly covered in tears, as if time was flowing backward at this moment, and they seemed to see the days when they struggled together, continuously trying and failing for the future of humanity... and then trying again!
"We must win!!" Hou Haiyan also roared.
Seven hundred years of despair seemed worthwhile if only this young man could slay the monster!
Seventy meters.
The intertwining powers of azure and crimson, like armor wrapped around Bai Wu, high in the sky at seven hundred meters, Bai Wu held his greatsword high with both hands and brought it down in a slash!
The trajectory formed by the two powerful emotional forces was like a scar etched between heaven and earth.
The powerful slash finally broke Bai Wu through layer after layer of barriers and brought him in front of the huge tentacle.
Bai Wu had held back from using the Power of Twist until now, fearing that revealing this power too early would make the monster prepared.
But now, he had no reservations.
All powers, all means, Bai Wu burst forth completely. If at this moment he could burn his own soul, he would do so without hesitation!
The kings finally met! A million troops, and he had already broken through with the captain’s help!
The Well Domain activated.
This was the Origin Power that transcended rules! Bai Wu hadn’t forgotten that this monster had temporal power according to the hint in its eyes.
But no matter what kind of power, everything would be completely twisted within the Well Domain!
Everything was as Bai Wu had anticipated; golden temporal power actually burst forth from the crevices of countless black blood vessels!
What a sinister intention.
If one finally reached the monster’s presence after immense hardships, only to be teleported back to the start by temporal power...
All hope would be shattered once more, surely crushing one’s will completely.
But Bai Wu had predicted this scene! Twenty-two days earlier, in the first battle Bai Wu had experienced, he had already foreseen this moment.
The golden energy fell upon Bai Wu but was shattered by the twisted domain!
On the massive black tentacle, countless fine black blood vessels were being torn open layer by layer by the ferocious Envy Greatsword!
With Jing San’s formidable vitality, Bai Wu’s Power of Twist was even more skillful and tumultuous!
All the tentacles, as if sensing a crisis in their origin, attacked Bai Wu’s position frenziedly, but to no avail.
The powerful Well Domain rendered all of Jing Si’s heart’s attacks useless.
The tremendous heartbeat nearly drowned out the thunderclaps, and this evil being that had cursed the city for seven hundred years... finally felt fear.
Layer after layer of blood vessels were torn open. Bai Wu was like a dagger that would not rest until it pierced the heart!
The black material kept bursting from the blood vessels, only to be instantly incinerated by the endless Karmic Fire.
The storm in the clouds released an even fiercer thunderstorm, as if doomsday had arrived and all things in the world would be destroyed.
But Bai Wu neither heard nor saw any of it; he just tirelessly swung his greatsword, carving out a path through the depths covered in countless black blood vessels!
At last, he reached the innermost part of the heart.
The emaciated figure entwined in black blood vessels appeared before him!
Professor Tao, the leader of Ddnglin City’s scientists.
Bound by black blood vessels, he hung like a sinner on a gallows.
Behind him lay the pulsing black heart that sustained the operation of all the tentacles.
The moist wind, following the path Bai Wu had taken, blew into the monster’s heart chamber.
As if feeling the air of Ddnglin City for the first time in ages, the man on the gallows suddenly raised his head.
As he awakened, the black heart throbbed more furiously.
This scene was like a painting that depicted hell.
"Who... are you?"
As the words fell, lightning illuminated everything; light emerged within the endless darkness.
Professor Tao’s eyes stung with the brightness, yet he never closed them.
It seemed that in this moment, he saw a savior.
"My name is Bai Wu; I once promised someone that I would come to Ddnglin City to save you. I am here to fulfill that promise!"
(Can’t finish... I’ve tried my best, 12,800 words, not even as many as the day I launched the series, and it’s really late, I can’t finish it all in one go, so I have to wait until tomorrow, good night.)
