"In the Nirvana Building, Laplace not only told me that the canopy weapon would destroy its self-consciousness and the humans present, he also told me one thing," Cain pretended to be surprised, "You are in a closed-loop state. Heavenly spirit.”
Li Liang said calmly: "Then what."
"You have too many secrets, Li Liang," Cain walked closer, raised his head, his eyes bright, "I grew up on the Defiant. I was bullied, and I used the cruelest means to repay those people. I have I forgot how many people I have killed with my own hands. I actually don’t care about humankind at all, what slogans, what missions, it’s boring. When I first met you, I just thought you were funny and fun. Later, I guessed that you don’t belong here. Times, I started to wonder, what on earth are you doing here?”
Li Liang lowered his head and stared into Cain's eyes.
Suddenly he remembered the first time they met, when he was repairing the armed drone by the dim light of a lighter. Cain came closer, there was a layer of furry sweat on his forehead, and there was a small tear mole in the corner of his eye.
At this moment, Cain was clearly a projection, but he still vaguely smelled a mixture of engine oil, mint, and camellia.
"I think getting to know you is the most interesting thing that has ever happened to me. I want to find out all the secrets about you, no matter what the cost," Cain tiptoed. "It turns out that my bet was right, Laplace didn't lie. Me, when I woke up in ASK, I saw the spirit and I saw your secret."
"What secret?"
"There is someone always behind you, standing back to back with you, moving in unison, like there is a mirror behind you."
Li Liang's face turned ugly: "Who is it?"
"You yourself, or another Li Liang," Cain's eyes burned. "In addition to these, Laplace also said that the aura left on your body makes it afraid. There should be a god far more powerful than Elune. Came upon you, and departed not long ago.”
In an instant, Li Liang figured out two things.
The "person behind" should be "the self who has recovered his memory". It turns out that he has always misunderstood. It is not that he regains his memory after eating the Dream of Hermes, but that "self" is one and the same with him. With the help of Hermes, The effect of the dream is replaced.
No wonder Dr. Sisson once questioned how it was possible for human beings to forget, recover, and forget again in a short period of time given their physiological structure.
In addition, after being rescued, Tam taught him to draw a magic circle to summon the gods he actually believed in. The God of Chaos was indeed summoned at that time, but later, Tam revealed the truth. It noticed that the memory had been tampered with and suspected it was cunning. The gods interfered with the effects of the magic circle and descended upon him, leading to speculation that he was caught in a war between gods.
The perception of the new world undoubtedly confirms this. The question is, when did the cunning god leave?
An idea flashed through my mind, perhaps, when I was in the bunker of the Joint Conference Headquarters, and Li Chengshu's strange death was related to the God of Cunning.
"You should thank me, Li Liang. At that time, Laplace told me that you were in a very dangerous state after losing the control of that god. The other one was in Axia, and you were in Aqi Road. The two Existences pull against each other, and you quickly spiral into crippling self-doubt and turn into a lunatic, and I saved you.”
"How did you..."
"Huh? Do you think that was a fucking dream?" Cain said angrily.
Li Liang was stunned, and a charming memory appeared in his mind.
Isn't it a dream?
Cain stood on tiptoes, leaned into his ear, and whispered: "Don't worry, I will be responsible."
"..."
Is this line reversed?
Li Liang could not help but recall that passionate and hot "dream".
The empty "Moon Palace" echoed with giggles. Cain lazily walked back to the piano, touched the keys and said: "Okay, I know you still have many questions. If in the end we are all like Laplace predicted If you survive, I will tell you slowly. Now, it’s time for you to go, Li Liang.”
Li Liang frowned: "How can I rescue you?"
"Look," Cain looked up, "the shadow of Machisas."
Li Liang followed her gaze and saw that the magic talisman array was extremely dazzling against the black background. The shadow of Machsas above had its wings folded, a snake body entwined, and a wolf's head hanging down.
"Now, I have replaced the heroic spirit as the summoner of Machisas. If I complete the talisman formation and become a heavenly spirit, all the consciousness that I swallowed will die. If I stop the talisman formation, the shadow of Machisas will make human beings extinct, so , I can only rely on the power of Elune possessed by Laplace to delay the process of the magic talisman formation and buy time for you."
"What time do you want to buy?"
"Laplace said that Machisas's magical characteristics can be broken."
Li Liang reacted: "I go to the spiritual world to find a way to break it? How long can you delay it?"
"How many days?" Cain smiled, "I don't know."
"Can't Laplace predict?"
"It cannot predict your fate, Li Liang," Cain stretched out his hand to touch the air, his eyes losing focus, "Since I just saw you, the past and future have changed again..."
At this time.
The ground shook again, and Cain's figure twisted and deformed.
Li Liang's heart skipped a beat.
The heroic spirits are fighting back?
Sure enough, after a few seconds, Cain disappeared and was replaced by a heroic spirit.
It's just that the body of the heroic spirit at this moment is covered with black mold spots, and his head has no facial features, only some sunken outlines.
He stretched out his two mutilated hands tremblingly and groped around, unable to make a sound.
For a moment, he seemed to notice something and pointed his palm at Li Liang.
A bloodshot eyeball grew out of the palm of his left hand, and the palm of his right hand split open, revealing charred gums and a ulcerated throat.
Li Liang's face was gloomy, and the flying sword tattoo on his left index finger was about to move, as if he felt the anger of his master.
"Li Liang..." The eyes of the hero's left hand shook rapidly, and the mouth of his right hand made a vague sound, "I saw from Cain's memory... the Defender... the weapons base... the map... too many interesting traces... the Twin Gods Ah... So you and I... are the same... Ho ho ho ho... Nuclear war? Ho ho ho ho... Yes, only nuclear war can hide your consciousness of greedily devouring mortals..."
"What?" Li Liang looked shocked.
"I was born in the dark age after the nuclear war. At that time, people could live up to twenty years old. There was no food, no clean water, all animals and plants were dead, and people could only eat people. Ho ho ho ho ho... You When he appeared, he was like a savior. Twin Gods, I was more pious than anyone else, and you gave me the glory I deserved...Now, I want to ask you..."
The eyes of the heroic spirit's left hand turned red, and the mouth of his right hand made a hoarse voice: "Do you think you can forget the dark era you created by starting over? Do you think ridiculous justice can save our hopeless world? ?”
Li Liang was in disbelief, and the joints of his clenched fists turned white.
The mold spots on the heroic spirit's body began to expand, the eyeball on his left hand shrank, and black liquid overflowed from the mouth on his right hand, and he said vaguely, "You can't escape from here...Li Liang...your Xi'an is controlled by the android...it is timid... Cowardly...you...are alone...enjoy despair, twin gods..."
next moment.
The lights throughout the canyon went out and all equipment stopped functioning.
Above the Moon Palace, orange fire shined, and Li Liang raised his head in the portal of endless birth and death.
The huge "blood vessels" that deliver energy to the Galaxy gradually dim, and the energy originally surging inside decays at a speed visible to the naked eye.
In another flash, he appeared in the control center.
Total darkness.
He stepped into the portal and walked into the underground of the headquarters for a moment.
The orange fire illuminated the shadowy figures, and everyone in the ring still stared at the center. However, the mirage-like light and shadow disappeared, leaving only a cold wellhead.
He looked down from the mouth of the well.
In the very depths, the lunar core emits a faint light and seems to be wrapped in layers by something translucent.
Li Liang took a deep breath and jumped up.
Half an hour later.
A ray of orange light burst out from the mouth of the well, and he jumped out of the portal. His whole body was steaming with mist, and he was half-kneeling and breathing heavily.
It had just been falling for more than ten minutes, and the temperature and pressure had risen to a level that he could no longer bear.
The lunar crust and lunar mantle have obviously been transformed and are no longer in their original form.
After recovering a little, Li Liang stepped into the portal again.
This time, he showed up at the Joint Staff.
The robot's head at the door hung helplessly, and the staff headquarters was completely dark.
Sudden.
He noticed that his breathing was a little suffocated, and at the same time, his feet became light and airy.
Dust swirled up, and the canyon in the field of vision became gray.
Oxygen and gravity...are disappearing.
