Wasteland Echoer

As Archimedes spit out snake-like worms from his mouth and made an annoying hissing sound, some weird buzzing sounds appeared in the ears of "Future".

Immediately afterwards, the humming began to be repetitive, diverse, and became more and more complex. After a period of severe dizziness, religious music played in ancient times when worshiping the lord and gods actually appeared in his ears.

In line with the rhythmic and soothing rhythm brought by the music, one of the "concrete" sequence cores with a green totem on the surface jumped to the top of the head of "Future", desperately moving towards "Future". Shake off any remaining lint.

These fluffs are very light, like the falling snowflakes from the empty, quiet, lonely and holy realm of Crusted North, hovering softly in the air.

But when the "future" thoughts briefly and uncontrollably fell into the "snowflake" state of appreciating "beautiful", these fluffs stood up in the air one after another, constantly replicating and becoming extremely hard, like countless silver sewing needles. Like, falling towards the "future" body.

Whoosh! Whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh…

Even though the dark magic power surged all over his body almost at the same second to resist and evade, "Future"'s body was still injured by some fluff, and a few fluff even missed his eyeballs. A few more left some horrifying scratches on his face.

Fortunately, Fluffy's attack only lasted this round. "Future" caught the gap between the "concrete" sequence core lingering in the air, and slammed his fist on the mark containing the power of darkness on his forehead. He hesitated slightly, He recited the incantation praying to the "Lord of the Night" to activate the "Burning Black Vision" and said:

"O God of Order of Darkness, please grant the gospel of salvation to your most loyal believers."

"Please give me the most ancient and pure power of darkness, and please give me the ability to see the danger behind the darkness."

"I am willing to burn part of my life and future to resist all dangers that destroy the fire of resurrection."

After 0.5 seconds, "Future"'s eyes instantly turned into the familiar pure black existence, his hair turned into pure black color, and his arms were unexpectedly covered with a layer of dark energy like a gauze, and he was stunned. For 0.5 seconds, "Future" instantly realized that this was the "Lord of the Night" answering its prayer.

It was different from the last time he activated the "Black Sight" in Hermosk. This time, not only his right eye, but also the colors he observed in his left eye were reversed.

The pure black world instantly turned into a temple as holy, wonderful and warm as the realm of gods. The cliff turned into a high platform for the gods to stand and call out to the Creator. The dark clouds turned into white clouds. The golden sun exudes gentleness and severity in the sky like a father, but it makes people extremely admired and yearned for.

If "Future" is not a lost person and does not have excellent mental control, he will definitely kneel on one knee, raise his right fist high, and keep shouting the two supreme words of praise "Father" and "Loyalty".

Under the eye-catching brilliance, "Future" slowly stood up straight, staring high and high at the "concrete" sequence core above his head that was already crowned with an angel-like sacred halo.

The endless ocean in the distance turned into a blue existence, with sparkling waves and golden brilliance. The transparent water splashing along with the ocean current actually revealed a moist, refreshing and sweet smell, tall and tall all around. Among the oak trees, it is extremely refreshing.

"Is this contrast... real?" "Future" murmured to himself subconsciously, not daring to raise his head too much to look at the already half-monster Archimedes, even though she might be in the "Black Sight" Under the influence, she has already transformed into a gentle goddess.

"The 'heart' is the universe, and the universe is the 'heart'. Any demigod with a supreme 'heart' blessed by gods and approved by the Creator can break through the absolute constraints of matter, or spy on or create your own world. "Achaimedea said, her voice seemed to be cast in a holy and ethereal tone under the influence of "Burning Black Sight".

"So, is darkness real, or is light real? For a lost person like me who has never seen real light, I am willing to believe in light, but I also know that darkness will last forever." "Future" sighed Taking a breath, his right hand gathered all the dark magic power in his body, forming a trident that looked normal despite its abnormal holiness.

This trident is not a conventional weapon that the "future" can condense with the power of dark magic, but if you look closely, you will find that its material is pure steel with mechanical brilliance, and the entire shape reveals a strong Kru The style of the royal family.

The handle of the trident is engraved with patterns of sunflowers and sunflowers, while the body of the trident is slightly artistically processed. From a distance, it looks like a double-headed eagle standing upside down on the top of the long handle, and its " There is still bright red liquid dripping down from the "claw" position, which is incompatible with the holy place "created" by "Burning Black Vision".

"However, in the 'Zhongjini Realm', people with 'divine nature' can freely choose what they see, hear and think. If you think the world is bright, the world will follow your heart and move toward the sun. If you want to be with darkness, the world will gradually die in darkness." Archimedes' voice came again.

"It's not like that..." "Future" whispered, clenching his teeth, holding the "Trident" in his right hand tighter, still trembling slightly:

"That's not the case. If the world is my heart and my heart is the world, how could human beings have experienced the five-hundred-year-long Wasteland Era? Human consciousness always exists based on existence, and everything is everything, including the Creator. Inside, it relies on one of the most basic existences to survive until now. "

"Interesting." Archimedes stretched out his right hand covered with sharp nails, signaling "Future" to continue speaking, even though "Future" could not see this action.

"You have given me a new 'heart', and I should use it to understand the deeper 'principle' of the universe, to understand the true meaning of human existence, the true meaning of the existence of the Creator, and the world of mankind. The ultimate source and destination of suffering. "Future" lowered his head and said firmly:

"This 'middle realm of silence' is neither real nor false, neither a dream nor reality. It is actually telling me my choice."

"Future" said, while walking on the white stairs towards where Archimedea was standing just now, he continued:

"'Heart' can be used to make people indulge in it, unable to extricate themselves in false illusions, and ultimately lead to a dead end and hell in the sensory pleasure of images, sounds, tastes, feelings and sounds. Of course, 'Heart' can also be used to make people Understand the way forward, be firm in your goals and ideals, and keep walking for a grand and ambitious goal until death.

"I don't deny that 'illusion' will allow people to spend this life happily, experience happiness that they have never had before in fantasy and delusion, and get some temporary harmful satisfaction. But the people of Zhini used practical actions thirty years ago It proves that constructing an illusory 'paradise' of happiness is completely unworkable.

"Because of existence, people can feel reality. There is nothing in the world that can make people feel more real than existence. My 'heart' is not the universe. Only by truly breaking through the shackles of gravity and breaking through the shackles of the planet can I Truly feel the mystery and greatness of the universe.

"Similarly, my broken, small 'heart' cannot hold something as heavy and majestic as the universe. Even if I create the so-called 'universe' in illusion, it is just a fleeting bubble. That's it. Once my power is exhausted, the physical existence and the illusory 'universe' will collapse in an instant and cease to exist."

After "Future" finished speaking, he breathed a long sigh of relief. He seemed to have gained a more profound understanding of some of the ideas that had been lingering in his heart for a long time. A more transparent spiritual power began to quietly form in his brain, and quickly Spreading throughout the body, negative emotions such as "giving up", "despair", "worry", "fantasy" and "delusion" begin to gradually disappear.

Soon, "Future" suddenly opened his eyes glowing red, suddenly grasped the "Trident" with blood in his right hand, and threw it at the "concrete" sequence core that symbolized "wisdom" .

boom!

Snapped!

The sound of breaking glass reached his and Archimedes' ears. What surprised the god who was the incarnation of the creator's consciousness was that the "concrete" sequence core that could originally pose a threat to life in the "future" , now as fragile as glass, the "Trident" simply relied on its own gravity to pass through its seemingly indestructible body, instantly turning it into a pile of worthless fragments.

"This is... my choice." "Future" raised his head, showing a determined expression, and looked at Achametea, who still maintained the monster posture, and the surrounding environment that quickly changed from the sacred realm back to the dark realm. .

He approached Achimedea along the floating road she had just walked on, and said:

"At any time, I will not be swayed by illusions and illusions. Among the choices given to me by the 'Realm of Silence', I can only choose reality instead of the seemingly more beautiful illusions. Human beings are unwilling to admit defeat. As for the race, although they have experienced failure again and again, there will always be another group of people who stand up, eliminate the mistakes of their predecessors, and move toward the truly correct path through constant trial and error.

"The nights in this world are indeed too long, but you and I both understand that the fire of civilization's renaissance is igniting an eternal flame in people like Dak who are determined and unremittingly moving forward. So, there is no need to question my ' My heart is broken, Lord Achmedea, I am willing to break through the wind wall at the cost of my life, find Pramini, find the Echoer, and find the Universal Energy Evolution Platform hidden in it.

"Perhaps now, this is no longer your request to me as a god, but my prayer to you as a 'human being'."

As soon as "Future" finished speaking, the remaining six "concrete" sequence cores floating around his body exploded and shattered like glass, and all the residue fell like a shower toward the depths of the dark ocean. Even in the dark , in the dim field, there was a golden spark that made people feel endless surprise.

"In this way, 'Future', you not only passed my trial and obtained a new 'heart' of the lost, but also got the opportunity to escape from here. For thousands of years, you have entered the 'middle silence' People with 'divine nature' in the domain either return to the underworld, or are immersed in the world of illusion and go to destruction, and you choose 'reality', which means that you have passed the test of the Creator," Achaimedea said. As she stood, her body changed from a monster form made up of terrifying machines and beasts, back to a young goddess with a strong cultural style of the central empire. She stood in front of the "future", showed a pleased smile and said:

"I believe that you will carry this 'heart' all the way, for the continuation of the sparks of civilization, for justice and light to break through the dark and long night sky, and I also firmly believe that even if there is 'failure' hidden behind the 'wind wall', you can persist in reaching the other side of 'success'.

"So, please remember that in the 'Epic of the Future' created by Adari Sage under the instructions of the Creator, there is a saying: The dark red agitation is not a declaration of sin, and the light of the stars guides the blazing white hope. The old blood blends into the glory of divinity, and the sacrifice of the Big Dipper condenses the ripples of the residual flame.

"Go to the 'wind wall', 'future', 'echo' and 'Pramini' are waking up, and this poor performance about the 'universe' is about to usher in its final curtain call."

After Achimedea finished speaking, her girlish body began to fade rapidly and quickly disappeared in front of the "future".

"Future" was about to reach out and try to grab Achimedea's body, but found that there was only a pile of bones and flesh without humanity under his feet, as well as the pungent and disgusting smell of blood and rottenness, and unbearable intense hunger.

Immediately afterwards, this deep, dark, and dim area began to collapse, and all the objects shrouded in the atmosphere of terror and deep darkness began to break free from the shackles of gravity and began to fly in all directions without restraint. The unsettling smell of sea water finally filled his nasal cavity, and the desolate boulders stained with sticky black stains smashed towards his body...

...

"Ah! Don't!"

"Future" suddenly woke up from the "Middle Silence". He looked around and found that he was lying on a white hotel bed, surrounded by the simple furnishings commonly used in classic federal hotels, with glass tables, wardrobes, desks, and a worn mahogany chair neatly placed in the room.

The gas lamp connected by winding metal on the opposite wall and the simple lantern on the desk were emitting a dim but reassuring yellow light.

At this time, he heard a rapid knock on the door.

"Knock, knock, knock."

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