The Master of the Strange Realm

He felt the wind, fog and smoke in the air, and the shadow of the giant steel tree appeared behind him again.

After the test of the nine-story tower, he thought he understood more things. In this world, nothing is completely opposite. As long as it exists in this world, it must have the possibility of harmonious balance.

Everything can coexist, but if there is only one thing in the world, it must be wrong. The differential machine went the wrong way, and Jenkins was more and more sure of this.

The shadow of the giant metal tree behind him became more and more solid. Life and death, as well as the immortal machinery, three forces spread their glory to this small world. Even if there are only four abilities left, it doesn't matter if you can't fully use [Theory of All Machines] or [World Tree Seedling].

He is gradually getting rid of the shackles of the gifter system and the constraints of this kind of magic-like extraordinary system on high-ranking people.

In the wind, those chaotic-colored light spots were sent to various parts of the city. As the light spots merged into the earth, the tentacles, and the bodies of the people in the strange world, the vibrations of the ground gradually subsided, and the tear in the space was repaired bit by bit.

The tentacles stopped dancing wildly, and they returned to the ground along the holes on the surface. The black smoke and gray fog also gradually dissipated in the wind.

The moon emerged from behind the clouds, and Nolan was gradually regaining his calm. The twenty-four demigods returned to the edge of the square and watched the double-helix metal vine isomers that climbed on the square, like mountains and trees, slowly shrinking downwards as if time was going backwards.

The two were originally entangled with each other. At this moment, with the flashing of runes on the surface of the vines and spells on the surface of the metal, they rubbed against each other and untangled in circles.

When the last vine shrank back into the gap between the stone bricks of the square, and the last strand of metal wire shrank back to the big hole in the center of the square and filled the big hole again, Jenkins in the sky slowly fell in the moonlight.

Of course, this was not flying, but just gliding with the help of the wind.

When Jenkins' feet stepped on the ground, except for the clock tower destroyed by the gear man's self-explosion, everything in the strange world seemed to return to normal, as if it was just a dream.

But as long as you look closely, you can know that this is not a dream. Countless gray, green and bronze light spots are flying in the night sky, the smell of Nolan's burnt smell is lingering in the air, and black lightning is flashing in the dark night sky. The whispers that cannot be noticed under normal circumstances are getting louder and louder as the battle subsides.

The light of the two full moons gradually dimmed, as if they were afraid of something.

"It will finally become a disaster beast."

Jenkins stood in the center of the square and breathed a sigh of relief. Dad and others walked quickly, and Chocolate also ran over and jumped into Jenkins' arms.

"Is this... the end?"

Almost everyone was injured, and even the demigod from the Church of the Sea who was good at using the trident had to be supported by people to stand firmly, but at least everyone was still alive. The biggest pressure just now was on Jenkins.

"Of course it's not over."

Jenkins answered Mr. Gilbert's question and looked around. The citizens of "Nolan" reappeared in the square and the streets, but the white light gate to leave the strange world did not appear.

"I defeated the humanoid incarnation created by the differential machine, and together with you, defeated the key body of the differential machine used for combat. Now, only its core is missing."

"So where is the core?"

The old gravekeeper asked hurriedly. The coffin he was carrying had no lid, and his originally very handsome beard looked like it had been burned. In addition, the sleeve on the left side of his shirt was gone, and there was blood on the right chest, but his eyes still had a brilliance beyond his age.

"Don't worry, wait until it has completely completed its transformation, and you can see."

Jenkins stood in the center of the square and pointed to the sky. Generally speaking, the sky of the strange world is all dark, and it is impossible to observe the stars, but this time the strange world is extremely special. There is not only the moon but also the stars:

"It is among the stars."

Everyone present is a demigod, and they all have their own understanding of the stars. When pointed by Jenkins, he immediately discovered the mystery of this strange starry sky. Among the stars, something seems to be hiding. The indescribable thing almost blends into the dark background of the night sky, but it can breathe and tremble with the changes of the starry sky.

It is a dormant disaster, a sublimated disaster. From the beginning, it has been sleeping in the starry sky above everyone's head, and now the clouds and fog have dissipated, and it can be seen that this huge thing is completing its final sublimation in this starry sky.

Jenkins's real eye is no longer needed, and the naked eye can observe the cycle of the indescribable thing and the spirit of the entire strange world. Every tremor makes it stronger, and every rhythm represents the increase of power.

And more importantly, the darkness is so deep that people almost dare not look directly at it. In the center of the huge thing hidden in the starry sky, almost above everyone's head, there is a black vortex in the night sky. It is hidden in the background of the deep night sky, terrifying, desperate, and any negative adjective can be used to describe its impact on people.

But it is also heavy, so heavy that it almost falls from the sky, and pulls the space in the sky to overlap with the space below. This is the root of everything, this is the sin of the eighteenth century, this is the most horrific creation created by humans while creating civilization.

It seemed as if countless tentacles were dancing in the starry sky, and it seemed as if the secrets of the stars were being torn apart by the indescribable thing. The deep, terrifying, unknown, all the sins gathered in the starry sky above the head.

Chapter 2223 The Responsibility of Being a Human

It was nothing before I noticed the changes in the false starry sky in the strange realm. But once Jenkins pointed out its location, even if I closed my eyes, I could feel the weirdness and horror in the starry sky. It was the power that oppressed the soul. Even if I completely closed my perception, I would feel that my soul was constantly being corroded and polluted.

It was as if I saw the phantom of the steel city overlapped with my eyes, as if I saw the floating airship dancing with the steam gear whale under the dim sky.

This is not a power that mortals should come into contact with, but some of the 24 demigods have come into contact with similar powers.

"The beast of disaster!"

The demigod from the pseudo-god sect [Spirit Summoning Association] opened his eyes wide and looked at the starry sky, and two lines of blood and tears slid down the woman's beautiful cheeks. The old gravekeeper immediately held the back of her head and forced her to lower her head. The demigod lady of the Church of Nature beside her helped her calm her abnormally restless soul.

"No, the beast of disaster - [Difference Machine] has not yet fully formed. It is still incubating..."

Because the vision of the battle was restored to calm by Jenkins, at this moment under the summer starry sky, it seemed as if the galaxy was hanging upside down. This was also due to the monster sleeping in the starry sky. Jenkins stood in the square holding the cat, as if he could pick the stars with his hand.

The bright and abnormal starlight represented the power leaked from the more abnormal disaster. A few seconds after everyone discovered "it", the brightness of this starlight exceeded the false double moon. The silver-blue starlight was draped over everyone, reflecting Jenkins' hair and shoulders, and the fur of the black and white kitten in his arms into that intoxicating color.

This is the color of disaster from the starry sky, this is the color of madness. The false stars in the strange world have already shown a tendency to alienate just because they have come into contact with the remnants of the power of the beast of disaster that has not yet taken shape. The power of the beast of disaster can be seen from this.

"Savior, but..."

Some people want to take advantage of this critical moment to defeat the thing in the strange starry sky, but Jenkins made a gesture of silence. He was clearly standing in the center of the crowd, but he seemed very far away from people. Compared with the moment when Jenkins stepped into the metal tower as a mortal, he really changed a lot.

"The beast of disaster will definitely appear in every era. This is the condensation of superfluous sins. Therefore, even if we defeat the differential machine at this moment, sooner or later there will be other beasts of disaster. Please wait patiently, it is better to solve the problem at once. I said that this is the final decisive battle."

He reiterated the theory he had said once before. Although it is indeed reasonable, people are worried about whether they can defeat the new 18th disaster under such hasty preparations.

In the ancient era of the past, before the end of the world, people in the material world would always get early warning. Whether it is the appearance of the purple star of destiny, or the abnormal actions of the saviors, or even the prophecies made by the great sages, they can always give early warnings to civilization decades or even hundreds of years in advance.

Jenkins encountered the shelters built by people in the past for survival more than once in the strange world, which means that they have enough time to arrange a way out for civilization. There is enough time to try to save their own era and save everyone.

For the Eighteenth Epoch, from the appearance of the purple star of destiny to the decisive battle with the beast of disaster, the time span is less than a year.

People have no time to prepare for the end of the world. Whether it is secular or religious, both sides have no time to prepare for battle and arrange for the worst-case scenario.

Therefore, facing the beast of disaster that is about to be bred at this moment, the best choice is actually to terminate its birth in advance. Then, use the next few decades or even hundreds of years to re-formulate ways to face disasters and doomsday, and build the last fire land for the continuation of civilization.

After making all preparations, he went to face the beast of disaster without any worries, and faced the end of human civilization in the Eighteenth Epoch.

The above is the best choice, but it is only the best choice for others. For Jenkins, who has worked hard to climb to the ninth floor, now is the time for the decisive battle.

"This is a trap."

Jenkins hugged the cat and looked at the sky and said:

"It deliberately slept in the starry sky, just to make us think that we have arrived at the ninth floor one step ahead of time, and can prevent its final sublimation. But this is a trap. How could the difference machine not expect this to happen? Wait, it and I have already made up our minds, and fate has already made a judgment. Today is the time for the final decisive battle. The savior and the disaster must complete their respective missions today."

Since Jenkins said so, people did not dare to object, so no one proposed to test the situation of the difference machine at this time. Jenkins asked at this time:

"What is the situation outside?"

People looked at each other, waiting for others to speak first, and finally it was the old man who spoke:

"The situation is very bad. Almost all the doomsday scenes you can imagine have appeared in the material world. The content of poisonous gas in the air now does not allow ordinary people to leave their homes at will, and reports from all over the world that ordinary people have been transformed into gear people in those falling white ashes."

Although it sounds scary, it is not unexpected. But Jenkins looked at his father, which made him feel a little uncomfortable:

"What's wrong?"

"Dad, are you feeling okay?"

He grabbed his father's shoulder, and green light immediately radiated out, covering a group of twenty-six people. As if warm water was pouring from the top of the head, not only the physical injuries were healed, but even the spirit that was consumed by the war was slowly replenished:

"I have to say that the nine-story tower of the Difference Engine is really a good challenge. I think that even if an ordinary person can safely walk from the first floor to the ninth floor, I am afraid there will be a huge change."

Jenkins said, petting his cat. Dad checked his physical condition a little. Although his injuries and illnesses had been cured, and the lifespan curse that had spread for hundreds of years due to the departure of the evolutionary key had also been reduced, the state of death in three days remained unchanged. Not something Jenkins can solve now.

"Savior, we are just the first batch of reinforcements sent by the church. After you entered the tower, the tower shook violently many times. Now the enchantment and the space barriers outside have been reduced a lot. As long as we persist After a while, the church will find a way to send in the second batch of reinforcements."

Mr. Gilbert said that he is the youngest of the twenty-four demigods and the youngest demigod in the Sage Church in the past thousand years. It should be said that he has a promising future, but he voluntarily joined the reinforcement team and came to help the savior.

However, this gentleman used to directly call Jenkins "Jenkins", but now he calls Jenkins "Savior". This represents the attitude before and after, and also shows the consequences of Jenkins becoming a god before entering the tower.

He didn't want to solve the matter for the time being, but just nodded:

"Actually, there's no rush for this. After all, no matter how many people come, the final battle will only happen between me and it. Speaking of which, during this period, there were no riots caused by fear among the people, right?"

"not yet."

The middle-aged man from the Traveler Church said in a dull voice. Although this person looked inconspicuous, he was the strongest among the group. Jenkins had not even seen him before. It was probably hidden by the Traveler Church. Demigods who deal with unexpected events:

"It has not been 24 hours since you entered the tower. The church and the kingdom can control order. But once the situation outside becomes normal, I am afraid things will not be very optimistic."

"It's not 24 hours yet..."

Because the time flow inside and outside the realm is different, Jenkins has already spent a long time in his experience.

"Okay, let's try to resolve the battle today."

He told everyone, but no one had the same confidence as Jenkins.

"Jenkins, what are your preparations?"

Dad asked, the only one who still called Jenkins by his first name.

"I have a lot of preparations. I can try them one by one in a while. Dad, don't worry, there will be no problem. You will also attend my wedding next summer. This is something that has been planned for a long time."

He said this, not caring about whether he should say this during the decisive battle:

"Everyone will come back alive, everyone."

Even Chocolate was a little surprised by Jenkins' confidence, but thinking of his own power, the little cat thought that Jenkins was right. Soon, it will appear in front of Jenkins as the one who saves everything. When she thought of the expression Jenkins would show, Chocolate was so excited that she almost trembled all over.

Jenkins touched his suspected epileptic cat with some concern, and looked up at the black hole in the night sky. It was getting "heavier", so heavy that even Jenkins at this moment didn't want to face it.

"It's almost time. My suggestion is that you leave here first and I will face it myself."

His voice was a little low,

"We've already come this far, how can we leave?"

People said, and Jenkins sighed, looking at himself surrounded by people in the center, all looking alike. They were full of determination and thought of the worst possibilities before entering the treacherous situation. No one will run away now. This is our responsibility as a member of the Church and as a human being.

"Okay then, let's go together."

Originally, I wanted to fly to the stars and face the final enemy, the final disaster, and the final difference machine in that boundless sea of ​​stars. But just when Jenkins was still considering who to let him fly up, he heard a sudden loud noise in the starry sky above his head.

It was the bell that announced that the final moment had arrived.

Chapter 2224 The Announcement Bell

Not only the twenty-six people and one cat person in the strange world, but also the entire material world, and even the star realm and shadow realm immediately adjacent to the material world, all intelligent beings heard the bell at this moment, and heard the sound coming from the bell. A grand, echoing proclamation:

"I am the Great Wisdom, who bears all the sins of this world and saves the poor and weak flesh and blood."

The black wind is centered on Nolan in the material world and sweeps across the world. It was like a continuation of what had just happened in the strange world. While the earth shook and the ocean roared, metal tentacles penetrated the earth's crust and danced wildly under the sky of the entire world.

The black wind, burning ashes and gray fog announced the end of the material world.

The wildly dancing tentacles sprayed out more terrifying deadly poisonous mist. Among the burning ashes and gray mist, monsters of machines and poisonous mist stepped out one after another. The black aura followed the black whirlwind and polluted the whole world from Nolan.

If Jenkins could temporarily return to the material world at this moment, then everything in the Eye of Reality would observe the aura representing sin, just like the doomsday wonderland he and Professor Burns had experienced.

The entire world's metal machinery related to "steam" and "gears" shook at the sound of this announcement. The sinful beast of the Lord of all machines finally appeared. This is the eighteenth incarnation of sin, and it is the encounter of civilization in the material world. The essence of the 18th disaster arrived.

People in the material world looked at the black sky covered with ashes, and the shadows of huge creatures loomed in the black clouds.

Alexia stood by the window and looked at the sky:

"It's finally the end."

The short lady clenched her fists secretly. She was not as strong as she thought.

Hathaway and Britney cuddled together, sitting on the sofa. The red-haired lady and the blonde lady comforted each other, not daring to imagine what Jenkins was facing at this moment.

Dolores and Julia were sitting on the other side of the sofa. The young princess looked serious, while the maid still had her usual expression:

"Julia, are you worried?"

The trembling voice of Her Highness the Princess could reflect her suppressed mood.

"If you mean Jenkins, yes, I'm concerned about him."

The maid lady was very strong. She held Dolores' shoulders:

"You should also have confidence in yourself as your fiancé."

"Is this also a necessary character for a lady?"

The young princess, the future heir to the North Kingdom, turned around and held Julia's hand with a cold hand, her face full of worry. The maid who accompanied the princess as she grew up had a smile on her face, and she also grabbed Dolores's hand:

"No, this is the character you should have as Jenkins' future wife. Your Highness, please believe him."

Miss Windsor, Jessica, Miss J and Sigrid were in front of another window. The four of them looked at the "scenery" outside together, feeling the fear rising involuntarily in their hearts:

"Is this the end?"