"I'm not the only one who doesn't want to see them."
An imperceptible realization flashed in Zhou Li's eyes. He looked at Mr. Muqi and said with a slight smile, "It seems you don't like the guys from the Shadow Union either."
"It's not that I don't like it."
The old man seemed to be recalling the past, and his expression was a little dazed. He sighed and said helplessly: "Kenny... he is too paranoid. His belief in the void far exceeds that of any other fanatical believer in the church. This has led him to a path of no return. road."
"Belief?"
Zhou Li keenly captured the key point of Mr. Muqi's words, "You mean, he regards void as his belief?"
Hearing this, the old man fell into silence for a long time. He felt the vitality gradually dissipating from his decaying body, but countless fragments of the past slowly emerged in his mind. After a long time, the old man said quietly: "Kenny... was also my student."
Zhou Li was mentally prepared for this. After all, the old man in front of him has accepted students from all over the world, and there are countless of them who have become the best. The familiarity in the old man's tone with Kenny, the president of the Shadow Union, also revealed that Kenny has a close relationship with the old man. But Zhou Li noticed that Kenny seemed to have more than just contact with the old man.
The old man looked at Zhou Li, then continued: "Did you know that Kenny changed his name?"
"Um?"
This surprised Zhou Li. In his previous life, he had often worked with this god-given assassin who specialized in walking in the shadows, and they knew each other well. But he really didn't know that Kenny once had another name.
"Lin An."
The old man let out a long sigh. He thought that this name would never come out of his mouth again, but what he didn't expect was that today, everything would be so logical: "Kenny's former name was Lin An."
"Lin Yuan's brother."
Regarding the name Lin Yuan, Zhou Li and Eluma were both familiar and unfamiliar. She is the wife of the brave Chonghuang Emperor, but she rarely appears in front of outsiders, and there is very little information about her from the outside world. People only know that she has a god-given professional level. But no professional union has ever issued a statement saying that she is a member of their own professional union.
Just when Eluma began to figure out the relationship, Zhou Li suddenly thought of something, his pupils tightened, and a look of disbelief appeared on his face.
“Buzz!!!!!!”
Before Zhou Li could express the doubt in his heart that frightened him, a buzz suddenly resounded throughout the house. A man dressed as a survey team hurriedly pushed open the door, his voice full of anxiety: "Sir! The void is coming!"
Suddenly, the air in the hall became stagnant. A look of astonishment appeared in the old man's eyes, and then quickly turned into a look of confusion. He didn't panic. He tapped his right hand slightly, and a green halo injected into the survey team member's body, calming him down.
"Don't rush, stay awake."
After feeling the clear current that calmed his heart, the survey team member took a deep breath, and then calmly said to the old man: "A minute ago, a strong void collapse broke out in the Eternal Forest, and dozens of voids collapsed. The door is opened. According to Mr. Noah's calculations, after thirty minutes, there will be 457 void crawlers creating the same number of void corridors."
"How can it be!"
The old man's brows tightened, and a puzzled look appeared on his face: "Four hundred and fifty-seven...impossible, it is impossible for Emperor Chong to leave so many crawlers."
The crawler they just mentioned is the only creature in the void race that can open up the "void-reality" passage. This creature has sharp claws that can tear apart space and is the most powerful vanguard of the void. The emergence of this creature means that the void will completely invade the area where the crawlers appear, leaving no way for retreat. This also led to another name for the crawler - omen.
When Zhou Li and Eluma heard the report of the survey team, the group of people who rescued Linghai appeared in their minds. The two looked at each other and had the same thought in their minds.
Things are getting serious.
Fortunately, Mr. Muqi has insight into all things, and he did not think that Zhou Li had been raped and led Void to Muqi's state. In fact, Mr. Muqi was much calmer than Zhou Li expected, giving people the impression that he was well prepared. He closed his eyes first, as if he was feeling something. Soon, he opened his mouth and said to the survey team:
"Assemble all survey teams and immediately seal off all areas within 20 kilometers around the Eternal Forest. Let the security team lead the people to take refuge in underground areas and carry out emergency evacuation work."
The old man paused, and then continued: "Order the First Army and the Second Army to go to the south of the Eternal Forest and cut down three trees. The Third Army to go to the north and cut down one tree, and the 45th Army to the west to cut down two trees. Order at the same time The Legion of Glory chopped down three, no, four trees at the location where the void energy gathered the most, and immediately alerted them."
After arranging confusing instructions, the old man looked at Zhou Li and Eluma and said, "I can't leave this chair. I need your help. This is for humanity and for your companions."
"It is obligatory."
Zhou Li nodded directly in response. Seeing this, the old man's thoughts moved slightly, and a sapling slowly grew from the ground, and then fell. The old man signaled Zhou Li to pick up the sapling, and then explained: "This is the sapling connected to me. If you wear it on your body, you can keep in touch with me at any time."
"What do you need us to do?"
Zhou Li did not rush to the Eternal Forest to rescue him. Now he knew nothing about the void creature that appeared inexplicably, and his reckless actions were likely to be counterproductive. Therefore, he chose to help Mr. Muqi, and at the same time he was helping himself.
"Kaya."
The old man said a name, with a hint of imperceptible sadness in his eyes: "She is the key, this is what Emperor Chong left for me. If the void appears again, the only reason that can be explained is Kaya."
"Find her and I'll tell you what to do next."
Zhou Li nodded. After taking a deep look at the old man shrouded in light, Zhou Li turned his head, picked up Eluma and ran towards the outside of the tower quickly. Two excellent dragon-crested horses were prepared at the door early. Zhou Li turned over, then reached out and used the black mist to place Eluma behind him, and quickly headed towards the eternal forest under the gaze of another dumbfounded dragon-crested horse. Run.
"wrong."
Feeling the oncoming wind, Zhou Li observed the road in front of him intently, but countless ideas and fragments kept emerging in his mind.
"The void has been destroyed. This is a fact."
In the previous life, even though the earthly coalition forces had been driven to the point of life and death by the Demon King, there was no trace of void invasion. If Void really has a desire or conspiracy for reality, they cannot let go of the perfect opportunity. Therefore, Zhou Li believed in the fact that the void creatures had been eliminated.
However, after the old man said Kaya's name, Zhou Li had a new guess. He suddenly thought of the most fundamental reason for the demise of the country Muqi in his previous life - a void collapse that affected the entire country of Muqi.
But why this time?
Obviously, the void collapse in the previous life occurred much later than the "void invasion" in this life. But Zhou Li couldn't figure out why Void returned at this time. Watching the Eternal Forest gradually approaching, Zhou Li's reins sank, and a black mist instantly spread around him.
When the black mist dissipated, Zhou Li, who was wearing a crown, black gold armor, and holding a long sword, fell to the ground with Eluma in his arms. After driving away the dragon-crowned horse behind him, Zhou Li quickly led Eluma. Rushed towards the eternal forest surrounded by heavy soldiers.
With Mr. Muqi's token, Zhou Li entered the Eternal Forest directly and unimpeded. Unlike the Twilight Forest, the trees in the Eternal Forest store sunlight during the day and release this light at night, making the forest never dark. But when he stepped into this supposedly sunny land, Zhou Li only felt a chill from his heart.
Purple and black, two deep colors eroded the entire forest. The originally white trees were covered with purple-black hideous lines, which looked particularly terrifying under the sunlight. The texture of the green leaves also turned into a faint black color, and the flowing viscous juice gave people a strange feeling.
This is the precursor of void invasion.
Looking at the terrifying scenery that was exactly the same as in the book, Zhou Li frowned slightly, with a thoughtful expression on his face. But he didn't waste too much time on this. After finding the direction, he quickly ran with Eluma to the originally planned location.
Approaching the planned location, Zhou Li saw a layer of blue oval shield emitting a buzzing sound. After approaching, Zhou Li saw the figure in the shield and breathed a sigh of relief.
"Odd changes to even and stays the same!"
After shouting the set slogan, a small passage opened in front of Zhou Li, and Zhou Li and Eluma entered the area where the protective shield was located through the small passage. After entering the protective shield, the two people saw what the eternal forest should look like, but now, neither of them had the intention to appreciate the beautiful scenery.
"What's going on?"
There was no shortage of people on the field. Azi did not plan ahead because of her impatience. It was still a long time before the agreed time, so she did not let Kaya open the gate to the void. When everyone saw Zhou Li and Eluma, their tense nerves finally relaxed a little. After all, the erosion of the void outside the protective shield was clearly happening around them. Even the usually calm Don Quixote said when this kind of disaster reappeared:
"I've never seen this scene before."
Don Quixote faced Zhou Li and said with a serious face: "We just arrived here, opened the protective shield, and an indescribable purple light swept directly over our heads. Then there was the appearance of void erosion, follow me What I saw in the history books is exactly the same.”
Zhou Li nodded and said to Don Quixote: "First pay attention to the remaining energy of the protective shield. This kind of precursor is not too offensive. Once the void invasion really starts, we will be the first to bear the brunt of the disaster."
"Aren't you going to retreat?"
Azi walked to Zhou Li and said with a hint of anxiety: "It should be too late to leave now."
Azi did not forcefully choose to stay and continue to save Linghai. She knew that once the current situation changed, every second would be very precious. Continuing with the plan now would be gambling with everyone's lives, and she couldn't afford it.
"Wait a moment."
Zhou Li left a word in a hurry, and then walked quickly to Kaya. When Kaya entered Zhou Li's field of vision, old man Muqi's voice rang in Zhou Li's ears.
"Into the Void."
"What?"
A surprised expression appeared on Zhou Li's face. He didn't have time to explain to everyone and asked, "What did you say?"
"Let Kaya open the door to the void. This is your only chance to escape when surrounded by the void."
Facing the old man's explanation, Zhou Li felt a panic in his heart. He quickly took out the sapling and asked Mr. Muqi, "What exactly do you want me to do?"
"Do what you have to do, kid."
The old man, a gray-haired old man. He told the young man on the other end with a calm but powerful voice: "Don't worry, I won't let you get hurt no matter what."
He didn't say anything like "trust me". The old man knew that Zhou Li had not believed in him for a long time, did not believe in his plans, and did not believe in the secrets he had hidden. But the old man knew that Zhou Li would never believe in gods.
"The God of Death is right outside the door."
White represents purity and the purest moment when a person dies.
The old man sat under the light, with his eyes closed, listening to the death roars of the survey team outside the door. Two lines of thick tears were covered by the sunlight, and they crawled undetectably across the ravine on the old man's face and fell on the wooden chair.
"Kaya!"
After hearing the words "God of Death", Zhou Li shouted to Kaya with almost all his strength: "Open the door! Open the door!"
The door to the void opened instantly. Zhou Li faced the bewildered crowd and said in a deep voice, "Let's go to the void."
No unnecessary explanations, no impassioned speeches. Zhou Li said something as usual, but this time, there was no loneliness and frivolity in his eyes that had never dissipated. There was only endless anger in his deep and dark black eyes.
Hot, burning anger.
Eluma had been standing beside Zhou Li. She pushed open the door of the void and entered the void with Zhou Li. After looking at the answers that had already appeared in each other's eyes, Ain, Aiwei and Ai Lei followed Zhou Li's footsteps with Kaya. After arranging the shield, Don Quixote also stepped into the world inside the door.
Azi finally walked into the void. She never hesitated, but she couldn't suppress the restlessness in her heart. She stretched out her hand and seemed to push open a non-existent door. With a burst of light, a futuristic city appeared in her eyes.
But in the distance in reality, in the tower, the door was torn apart, and a terrifying figure covered in bones appeared in front of the old man. Facing this god who represented death and the underworld, an unprecedented mocking smile appeared on the old man's old face. He looked at the god of death and grinned. At the same time, the first tree fell.
"There are seven hundred and thirty-two trees in total, and there are seven hundred and thirty-two souls in total. It will take you a long time to find them."
Facing the private god who can easily kill the soul, but cannot travel through space due to the loss of the god, the old man trembled, but there was no look of pain on his face. He had long forgotten the pain in his body and the eternal pain in his soul. of burning heat.
At this moment, he seemed to see the young man who traveled around the world, laughing freely, swaying his pen and ink, and using words to criticize the aristocrats and imperial power.
He saw the bookish man standing in a rough thatched hut, explaining to the poor children with shining eyes what "goodness" and "equality" were. The mud covered his clothes, but it could not cover the bright halo of his soul.
He saw the young man who was respected by the people as Chong Huang, and with a respectful look, he asked him to guide him on his future path and how to fight against the coming void disaster. The old man saw the middle-aged man accompanying Emperor Chong. He put away his sharp edge and arrogance, leaving only the lofty ideals in his heart.
Soldiers swallowed by the void, civilians who died in the war, displaced people, Chonghuang and Lin Yuan rushed into the void. At this moment, one after another appeared in the old man's eyes, figures that had been engraved in his broken soul for a long time.
When his eyes traveled through time, through the river flowing with life and death, and reflected the figure in front of him that was filled with the aura of death, the old man smiled.
"Come on, kill this ghost who split his soul into seven hundred and thirty-two parts long ago and should have died long ago!"
The old man laughed, and the pain of tearing his soul did not cause him any pain. He just used an arrogant and irreverent smile to deal with the God of Death who held the butcher knife on his neck. At this moment, Mr. Muqi was like an evil ghost in hell, frightening the gods.
"Then…"
He stared at the God of Death, as if an evil ghost had come to the world at this moment.
"I'll be waiting for you in hell."
