Chapter 1804: Chapter 1803: Grim Reaper Makes a Move?
He Ao placed his hand on his chest, and soon he realized that the pressure was not coming from his body, but from his soul.
His soul was being ’compressed’ by some kind of force, an invisible force, one that couldn’t even be directly sensed, was pressing his soul. His soul couldn’t clearly feel this compression, but when it was transmitted to the body, it turned into a suffocating sensation that made it impossible to breathe.
It wasn’t his body that was suffocating, but his soul.
Something was squeezing his soul.
Yet using his own power, his own perception, he couldn’t confirm the ’existence’ of this thing.
It was as if this thing didn’t exist at all, and all his feelings were merely illusions.
Or perhaps this thing was part of himself, he was compressing his own soul.
Like a person grabbing their own throat.
Suddenly, the sensation of suffocation vanished, as if it had never appeared.
Even when He Ao tried to sense it again, there was no clear perception.
As though everything he just felt was purely an illusion.
In an instant, purple light gathered in He Ao’s eyes, he focused his Super Memory Strength inward, sealing off all his perceptions, trying to maximize the enhancement of the ’Secret Wizard’.
As his powers delved deeper into the soul, some invisible fluctuations still gradually revealed themselves.
That invisible, ’contracting’ state deep within the soul still existed, but it was even more intangible, impossible to perceive.
Moreover, it was much faster.
At that moment, He Ao realized that this invisible compression likely came from a more powerful force, a force so strong he couldn’t comprehend, perceive, or understand.
So, the previous moment’s chest compression was not merely the soul’s perception transferred to the body, but a spiritual warning?
Even with the power of the Three Angels and the spiritual support of various strong Extraordinary Items, his Spiritual Perception could only provide him a warning of chest compression at that moment.
This indicates that the force ’compressing’ him was of a Position so high that it was unimaginable to him.
Divine Being?
Was it the Grim Reaper?
In that moment, he connected what Dest did in the plaza with his own situation.
This is the reason the Church of the Grim Reaper wants to say ’K’ as ’Grim Reaper’, is it fundamentally some kind of ritual?
A ritual by the Grim Reaper targeting ’K’?
What does this current compression signify?
In that moment, He Ao suddenly realized something, raised his head, and looked at the surrounding mist.
The very essence of this ’ritual’ was to truly ’replace’ ’K’ with the Grim Reaper, making ’K’ truly the Grim Reaper’s ’incarnation’?
Would just a few words be enough to change most people’s minds? Directly succeeding in the ritual?
That’s unlikely.
So the conditions for completing the ritual are other requirements? Just ’shaking’ is enough? As long as Dest can shake the belief of ’K’s believers and make them question for a moment, then the ritual succeeds?
Then this ritual is too simple.
No, it shouldn’t be the ritual that’s simple.
The power of the Secret Wizard gathered in He Ao’s mind, and his thoughts quickly turned.
The Grim Reaper might have ’grafted’ the ritual in such a way that when people waver, they immediately obtain part of the ritual’s ’belief’ result.
Behind the scenes, it’s truly the Grim Reaper?
Or did the Grim Reaper shift some attention to advance this matter?
The gaze of the Divine Being is here, the Favor of the Divine Being is here, this is why the Church of the Grim Reaper received so much Divine Grace?
Thoughts gathered in He Ao’s mind, quickly allowing him to piece together what the Church of the Grim Reaper was actually doing.
But why?
He Ao could roughly understand the purpose of these actions, but he couldn’t understand why the Grim Reaper would target ’K’.
Many people in the Federation believe that the Federation is the universe’s only civilization, the civilization world of the entire universe, only as vast as the Federation.
And if the entire mystical universe was indeed only a hundred or so cities large, the Grim Reaper, as an earthly Divine Being, coveting ’K’s faith, He Ao could understand.
But He Ao’s understanding of the mystical world is not solely based on the Federation.
He knows very well that the entire universe is vast, the vast starry sky wide endless.
From the background stories described by the system, it’s clear that Divine Beings are the top existences across the entire starry sky, their power has far exceeded mortal comprehension, and they could destroy a world with a flick of their hand.
He Ao still remembers the wound left by a good friend in the Martial Arts World, bringing the fate of the entire world to an inevitable conclusion.
’K’ might have considerable influence in the Federation, but in the entire starry sky, that influence is estimated to be as insignificant as a needle in the ocean.
Most likely the previous strategic games with other friends gave He Ao some legendary status, but that also seemed unlikely to attract the Grim Reaper, such a true Divine Being, to covet.
Even to the extent of the Grim Reaper deliberately plotting to ’assimilate’ He Ao.
Unless, it is for something He possesses.
Is there something on him that Divine Beings covet?
Historical Contract, Wheel of Stars...
These things are powerful, but they shouldn’t entice Divine Beings, right?
Furthermore, how does the Grim Reaper know he has good things? Detected by some clues?
However, it’s clear that the Grim Reaper only knows that ’K’ refers to He Ao, but doesn’t know He Ao’s current identity, otherwise his surroundings should be filled with Grim Reaper cultists.
He Ao lifted his gaze, looked at the surrounding mist, and took a deep breath.
This copy’s progress is too fast, so fast that it hasn’t even given him time to carefully investigate.
He hasn’t entirely sorted out the early clues, and this ’drama’ seems to be performing its final act.
Nevertheless, in the later stages, the need to conceal early information is completely unnecessary.
Using this information, perhaps the truth can also be quickly restored, just the pace and response both need to be swift.
He Ao looked up, staring at the mist in the sky.
Some kind of distorted and terrifying creature was slowly emerging from the fog, indistinctly.
The air in the void cooled down, seemingly carrying a bone-chilling coldness.
A distant song echoed in the void, the dark tide surging in the darkness, as if people were falling like harvested wheat in the depths of the fog.
Clearly, this time the Copy World was much harder than before.
He Ao clapped his hands, took a folded hat from his pocket, expanded it, then smoothed out the wrinkles, and placed it on his head.
"My mother is from the Julia Family, I have an aunt over there who is still alive, and her position is not low," Medala, on the side, was quickly manipulating her phone, speaking rapidly,
"I just contacted her, she said the Julia Family would offer us two positions, allowing us to temporarily escape the mist. However, after the mist, we’ll probably have to do a lot for the Julia Family to repay this incident, but at least we’ll survive,"
She looked up, observing the mist around her, "These mists, though terrifying, fortunately do not damage physical and mechanical facilities, the network is still usable, but we need to leave immediately. These mists seem to erode the body, if we don’t go now, we might be left with permanent scars."
She raised her hand, pulled out a small bracelet and slipped it on her wrist, as a faint glow covered her body, her previously pale cheeks regained a bit of color,
"Who knows how many will die in this event, it’s a pity, they did nothing wrong, but don’t get all compassionate, you can’t change anything, finding a place to survive is what’s most important."
As she spoke, she turned her gaze towards He Ao, looking at him wearing the hat, her eyes suddenly froze, "What are you planning to do?"
"To do something I should do now." He Ao adjusted his hat, looking at the thick fog around him.
With his gaze, a blur of shadow suddenly surged out of the mist, lunging towards him.
He Ao raised his hand, and a flaming Fire Whip flew out from his hand, like a fiery rope, instantly wrapping around that shadow.
This rope bound the shadow, setting its entire body aflame; the shadow tried to struggle but ultimately could not withstand the roaring flames one bit.
Then, the roaring flames began to contract inward, compressing the shadow into the shape of a fierce horse.
"You’ve been a Captain for so many years, you should understand," Medala looked at He Ao in front of her, biting her lip slightly, "A person’s power can’t change anything, even if you were once a Mercenary Corps Leader, a board member of the Menshu Group, a B-level Extraordinary. But aren’t you still alone, running around like a stray dog at this moment,"
She looked at He Ao, "What you’re doing now is no different from a moth plunging into the flame. It’s obvious to anyone that this mist is a struggle between their Angels. If us mortals get involved, there’s only one dead end."
"Thank you," He Ao looked at her and nodded slightly.
Then he raised his hand, grasped the flame reins in his hand, smiled, "But some things, someone always has to do, and I’ve lived long enough."
As he spoke, he leapt up, mounted on the fiery horse enveloped in flames, and the blazing fire wrapped around him, turning him into a skeleton engulfed in flames.
This grim skeleton lowered its head, slightly lifted its hat not yet covered by flames, and bowed slightly towards the lady below.
The lady below looked up at the figure wrapped in flames, opened her mouth to say something, but ultimately said nothing.
She raised her hand, lifted her tattered skirt slightly, and returned the bow to the Flame Knight.
He Ao smiled, waved the reins, and lashed the fiery stallion beneath him.
The stallion, feeling the sting, abruptly started galloping, carrying He Ao’s body through the surging smoke.
And the woman left behind only stood blankly staring at the departing figure until it completely disappeared into the fog.
Finally, she gently lowered the skirt she was clutching in her hand and turned her head to look behind her.
At that moment, a flame fell from the skies towards her, and she reached out to catch it.
This flame hovered in the air, without a burning sensation, resting in her palm like a candle lit in the darkness, driving away the mist.
The shadows, with vaguely outlined bodies, also subtly retreated with the burning of this flame.
——
Wilds outside Rock City
Green plants covered the entire towering building, the thick vines with a hint of dark red light clinging to the exposed steel framework.
Around these green plants, tall iron walls were erected, surrounding the entire building, along with the vegetation and open space around the building.
Cameras and machine guns were arranged on these iron walls, slowly scanning the wilderness outside the walls.
Large red letters were printed on these iron walls, stating, [Danger Forbidden Zone, No Entry]
An exotic beast resembling a small deer approached this wall, raising its head to gaze at the towering building.
The automatic machine guns on the wall aimed slightly, but made no further move.
The little deer stared at the building, as if seeing something on it.
Caw—
At that moment, a loud screech echoed from the sky.
Soon after, large black birds suddenly soared across the sky, fleeing away from the building.
At this time, the silent earth began to tremble. The creatures originally residing around this wilderness also began to flee in all directions.
They knocked down trees, pushed aside rocks, and ran desperately into the distance.
But the little deer still stood there, somewhat dazed, gazing at the towering building.
A faint red light flickered from the vines entwined around the building, exhibiting dazzling colors under the dim sky.
Also at this moment, a subtle sound, like whispers of countless people, arose beneath the dim sky.
The machine guns and cameras continued rotating, but they seemed to have a slight dark red glow clinging to them as well.
The whispers grew more intense at this instant, resonating throughout the entire night.
The mountains seemed to change direction at this moment, the earth appeared to be hanging upside down.
The little deer stood before the iron wall, gazing at the towering building, as slightly twisted flesh began squirming and spreading over its body.
Bang bang bang—
At this instance, the automatic machine guns by the wall fired towards the sky.
This sharp noise startled the little deer, making it turn abruptly and run away, back to the iron wall.
Behind it, the vines entwining the wall subtly wriggled, with hints of dark red light flowing over them like blood.
The entire building seemed to pulse and contract slightly, as if something terrifying was slowly awakening at this moment.
The mountains beneath the night sky were eerily silent, but the intense whispering grew louder and more raucous.
Carrying its chatter, the wind swept across the wilds.
