Gene from the 13th Department of Bright City

Gene smiled. He never thought that humans would eventually reach this point.

"You may feel helpless, Mr. Jean, but there is nothing you can do about it, because humans have no time. The current approach can only delay the time for the Devourer to come out of the cage. It is just a delay. Mr. Jean, you should know , it is impossible to deal with the Devourer."

Gene nodded.

"Indeed, it can only be delayed. In the future, I have tried many methods, but all failed without exception. I can only isolate the resonance between the Devourer and life from the source, so that it cannot use life as a medium to escape from the cage. .”

Tommy asked, staring at Gene.

"Mr. Jean, you should know where the key is, right?"

The relief on Gene's face disappeared and he smiled.

"Indeed, I know where the key is, but I won't give it to you."

Tommy nodded. He knew very well that Gene would not give him the key, and no one else could get the key except Gene.

"Mr. Jean, there is a question that I haven't figured out yet, or maybe it's because I don't have enough information to figure it out."

Tommy asked as Gene nodded easily.

"Didn't those gods think about the same problem as me?"

Gene nodded.

"We have discussed these things before, and it is true that the final answer is only mechanization, so that humans do not have to suffer from injuries and illnesses due to their bodies, and only their brains are enough."

Gene had discussed this matter with six other people for countless days and nights, and the final result was this: a mechanized world, a mechanized human body, and just keep the brain.

However, the arrival of such an era is a disaster for mankind, and after Gene has seen more things, he knows that this is useless, because as long as the human brain still exists, human emotions will cause trouble and make human beings Society is once again in crisis.

Even if the human body can be controlled, humans will still find ways to break free, because this is human nature. Human beings have never thought about living a stable life. Most humans will always have strange thoughts of one kind or another.

"Can your destiny system even influence human thinking?"

Tommy nodded.

"You can think of it as a combination of the virtual and real worlds, but it still needs some trial and adjustment. We can get a lot of real and effective data from the mimics."

Gene nodded.

"I see. No wonder you want to make the mimics look like real humans. This is to prepare humans to enter the era of the destiny system."

"Such an advance plan actually has a big problem, because if we can't win this war, we won't have absolute dominance and can't unify mankind. This plan requires the participation of all mankind. We Through various data inspections, we have clearly understood the positive and negative orientation issues in human thinking."

Gene noticed Tommy's intention. He talked about the soot and looked at the calm and dark sea in the distance. There had been no wind for a long time, and the whole world was only deathly silent. I don't know how long this era will last. Humans Only then can you see the light.

"But there is a small problem. Mr. Jean, our destiny system ultimately needs one more thing. I hope Mr. Jean will think about it carefully and then give it to me."

Gene looked at Tommy in front of him, his eyes became serious, and the relaxation on Gene's face disappeared.

"I have already said that it is impossible to give the key to you."

Tommy shook his head and stepped closer to Gene.

"Mr. Jean, this key is what opens the Devourer's function, right?"

Gene didn't nod or shake his head. He didn't expect Tommy to already know this. Gene stared at Tommy alertly. He walked over step by step until he came to Gene.

"Where did you know that?"

Gene asked, his eyes growing colder and Tommy laughed.

"Eye of the Devourer, I already got one."

Jean frowned.

"Where did you get it?"

Tommy said after thinking for a moment.

"From the ground."

Gene stared at Tommy with serious eyes. Tommy took out his mobile phone and quickly opened a file. There was a huge eye on the screen.

"This was found accidentally after we started underground engineering. According to our current technology, we cannot fully analyze it, but what is certain is that this eye has the ability to combine the atoms of all things together and give it something like life. Function, so there are so many monsters in this world, all randomly spliced ​​together with various elements."

Jean still didn't answer the question, just stared at this eye seriously.

"This is our last step to prepare for war. The reason why I told you, Mr. Jean, is just because our concepts are similar. I want to have a good talk with you, Mr. Jean, about this issue. The Eye of the Devourer, if If it can be opened, only a key will do. The eighth god-level life form on the asteroid close to this planet took away an important part of the Devourer's function and made it into a cage, and only made a key to bind it. Live the Devourer.”

Gene took out a cigarette and lit it, he said.

"I didn't think you could calculate this far."

Tommy pointed at his head and said.

"My mind is completely different from before, because I have obtained more data, so I speculate that it is not some kind of power that can bind the Devourer, but the power of the Devourer itself. After all, such a powerful Devourer, I think It's impossible to tie it down. The energy it gained from destroying countless lives can probably destroy everything in an instant."

Gene nodded and stared at Tommy blankly. He never thought that one day he would have to face his own choice. Gene smiled bitterly. He had also considered Le Xiao or other people in Bright City. , but in the end Jean gave up.

Because Gene knows that such a painful mission, no matter if it is handed over to anyone, will be a disaster for this person. He will live alone forever and need to experience life countless times. Each experience seems very fast, but for the experiencer, Say, it is eternal pain.

Gene originally planned to wait until the last moment, until there was nothing he could do. However, after Captain John came back from the future, Gene knew many things and had no choice but to make a choice.

Choosing Tommy, a seemingly inconspicuous but unexpectedly suitable person, Gene knew very well that it was not himself who chose Tommy, but the ninth divine power, who chose Tommy.

There is no accident in this world, only necessity. It can only be that Tommy's life form has reached a very high degree of consistency with the ninth divine power, so Gene will give this power to Tommy.

A man who did nothing and was about to become a scapegoat and have his career ruined became the man who was about to bring absolute change to the entire world.

"This is all really incredible, Mr. Jean. You once wanted to destroy this country, right? Because in your heart you didn't want to see a war happen."

Gene nodded this time, smiled, and blew out a puff of smoke.

"Yes, I actually don't want to see the outbreak of war, so after I came to this country, I made some actions to fight violence with violence. These actions did not change anything, or they could only be temporary, until After you appeared, I gave up the idea and wanted to see how far you could go."

Tommy nodded and smiled.

"Do you regret it, Mr. Jean?"

Jean shook his head, but nodded again.

"Maybe. I could take this power back at any time if I wanted to, but now you have completely integrated with this power, and it is impossible to take it away."

Tommy hummed and said with a helpless smile.

"Since I know everything about this world, I have been completely integrated with this power, so I very much hope that Mr. Jean can give me the key. If I have to use the Eye of the Devourer in the end, When the time comes, I hope to be able to use the key to unlock this power."

Gene shook his head.

"I can't give you the key."

Gene said with serious eyes, and Tommy hummed. He stared at Gene, and pink particles were released from his body. Gene smiled helplessly.

"Forget it, you are no match for me now, and you will be the same in the future."

Blue particles slowly floated out of Jean's body, his eyes ignited with blue flames, and the surface of his body was gleaming with light thunder.

"This form of yours is the third form of God's power, but this power is meaningless to me."

Tommy really wants to see what Gene's hidden power is, which Tommy still hasn't figured out because Gene has never shown it.

"You try to attack."

Gene said something, but Tommy did not act because he was also waiting for Gene to make a move. Pink and blue particles began to collide, and crackling sounds continued to make in the air.

"Mr. Jean, I really want to see what your power is like."

With a buzz, Tommy took action. In an instant, he appeared behind Gene and punched him. However, Gene did not make any move. The violent air flow instantly caused cracks on the ground and sand and gravel scattered everywhere.

Tommy's fist hit Gene's head. However, the moment Tommy's fist hit Gene's head, a violent blue light flashed across. In an instant, Tommy's body had been penetrated. He was shocked. He couldn't help but look at the body that had been penetrated.

With a loud bang, Tommy flew out, and his crystallized body began to fall apart. A violent dent accompanied by a violent blue light instantly extended to the distance.

"What's going on?"

Tommy couldn't believe it. Although his body began to repair and heal, cracks continued to appear on the ground around him, and the rumbling sound continued. He felt that he had been attacked by Jean's powerful attack. Without any warning, Tommy was hit. .

"Mr. Jean, how on earth did you do that?"

As soon as Tommy finished speaking, he saw Gene turn around and there was a bang. Tommy's eyes widened in horror. His body, which had just healed, was hit hard again and his whole body was shattered. .

The crystal crystals were scattered in a crackling manner, and the pink particles enveloped Jean in an instant. However, these particles were all scattered in the next second. However, Jean still did nothing. He just stood quietly in the distance. , staring at Tommy.

"Mr. Jean, what kind of power did you use?"

Tommy's body recovered as before. He got up from the ground. The clothes on his body had torn three big holes, which were the holes that Jean had just attacked. Tommy looked at the two bottomless holes beside him. Jean's attack didn't seem like a big move, but it was extremely powerful, penetrating to a depth of more than 400 meters underground.

It even completely destroyed Tommy's crystal structure, which seemed unimaginable to Tommy. If he continued to fight Jean, he would die.

The blue light on Gene disappeared, and Tommy was still thinking about what kind of power Gene used to hit him, because Tommy had absolute space jumping ability and could completely evade all attacks.

"You don't have to guess and calculate. You can't understand this power, and even I can't understand it myself."

Gene stared at Tommy sharply. He had no intention of continuing to talk to Tommy. Tommy had said so many things, and his purpose was just to get the key to the cage.

"Can you really not give me the key, Mr. Jean?"

Tommy asked again. His last piece of the puzzle was the key to the Devourer's cage. As long as he got this key, the blueprint for the truly mechanized era of mankind in the future would be completed.

"Mr. Jean, I hope you will consider that this is for all mankind. As long as we have this key, we can create more worlds suitable for human survival in the future."

Gene was stunned and immediately smiled.

"Then can you guarantee that this key will not completely awaken the Devourer?"

Tommy couldn't promise it, but he spoke.

"We will study the rules on how to circumvent the Devourer's function. As long as we do this, we will be foolproof."

Gene asked as he took out a cigarette and lit it.

"Can you guarantee it 100%?"

"No, it can only be close to 100%."

Tommy sighed helplessly and Gene smiled.

"Since we can't guarantee it 100%, I can't give you the key to the cage."

Gene stared at Tommy with sharp eyes. He hummed and stopped trying. Instead, he asked seriously.

"Then Mr. Jean, if I have the ability to get the key by myself in the future, can I get the key?"

Gene nodded, and this answer made Tommy feel relieved. He walked over, and the pink particles enveloped Gene, and then the two of them returned to the office in an instant.

"What kind of position do you need me to assign you? Mr. Jean."

Gene shook his head. After Tommy nodded, Gene turned and left the room. Just after taking a few steps, Justin chased after him.

"I have something I want to talk to you about, Mr. Jean!" (End of Chapter)