noffsinger Chapter 535 Cowardice is not shameful
Chapter 535 Cowardice is not shameful
In the trials of conflict.
When Eve opened her eyes again, there were no scenes as she had imagined; instead, there was only darkness.
Furthermore, Wan Di and Dan Heng, who were traveling with her, have also disappeared without a trace.
"Are the trials separate?" Eve wondered to herself.
Her consciousness instantly spread throughout the entire space, but here, time and space seemed to lose their scale.
"That's interesting."
Eve closed her eyes and activated the intelligence engine.
With the breakthrough in computing power, this dark domain finally revealed its weakness.
The darkness quickly receded, replaced by warm sunlight that shone on Eve's face.
"This is... a rainforest?"
All around were tall trees, the forest was filled with the sounds of insects and birds, and the damp air confirmed Eve's feeling.
"However, no rainforest has ever been seen in Onphalus..."
"Mimi?" (What's wrong?)
Mimi suddenly appeared out of nowhere.
"You're still here."
"Mimi!" (Of course I'm here!)
Mimi stood with her hands on her hips, eyes closed, and a slight upturn at the corners of her mouth.
"I know, but this place gives me a sense of familiarity."
Eve looked around at her surroundings and felt increasingly familiar with them.
She quickly realized something was wrong.
"Those are... grass seeds? And the Lotus of Calamity?" Eve's eyes widened in disbelief.
This is something that only exists in Mount Sumeru.
"An illusion?" Eve immediately realized her current situation.
Clearly, this was an illusion specially prepared for her by the trial.
"As expected, the trial content is separate."
Eve was ready.
Just then, a guardian of the ruins broke a tree and walked up to Eve.
The central nervous system in the center of its head emitted a "beep beep" light.
Upon seeing this ruins guardian, Eve's mind was filled with questions.
"That's it?"
"Are you really underestimating me?"
Eve raised her hand and unleashed a Forest Echo, instantly obliterating the Ruin Guard and reducing it to dust.
"Mimi!" (Defeated!)
Mimi jumped up with joy.
But Eve was still frowning, because the illusion hadn't disappeared.
This means the trial is not over.
But one thing is certain: this is indeed Mount Sumeru.
After waiting for a while, Eve realized that nothing unusual had happened.
"Does this mean we need to explore something or find something in order to pass the trial?"
After simulating this possibility, Eve immediately set off with Mimi.
"Confused?" (You seem quite familiar with this place?)
"Of course, after all, we've lived here for thousands of years."
"MiMi?" (Several thousand years? How old are you now?)
"Over six thousand years old, I suppose," Eve thought for a moment.
"Mimi!" (Six thousand years old! Isn't that an old woman?!)
"Hmm?" A thumbs-up symbol appeared above Eve's head.
"Mmm~" (cough cough~)
"Mmmmmmmmm!" (Look, there seems to be a building ahead!)
Eve's attention was drawn to the building that Mimi had mentioned.
“That is Huacheng Guo.”
Eve recognized the building immediately; it was so familiar to her.
But there was something different, because flames were raging everywhere in Huacheng, and thick black smoke drifted over the city.
"How could this be?" Eve's heart clenched instantly.
Even though she knew this was just an illusion, Eve couldn't help but worry.
"Mimi!" (We need to hurry over there!)
Eve didn't respond to Mimi, but instead grabbed her collar with one hand, and the next second, Mimi was spinning around.
When her dizziness subsided, they had arrived at Huacheng Guo.
"Mimi!" (So fast!)
Eve had already begun to survey the surroundings.
The city walls were in ruins, flames had engulfed everything, but not a single person could be seen.
"what happened?"
At that moment, a person with long ears, clutching his arm, walked over shakily.
"Lord Tree King, they, they've returned..."
After saying that, he collapsed to the ground.
“You are, Tinari?” Eve recognized the person in front of her.
"Tinari, what exactly happened?"
Eve immediately checked on Tinari's condition, but unfortunately, Tinari had already stopped breathing.
"they?"
Eve's face turned cold. When she looked up and around again, she was surrounded by dozens of black dogs.
"Taboo knowledge?"
Sensing that familiar presence, Eve finally understood who her opponent was.
Forbidden knowledge, once her mortal enemy.
"Even though it's an illusion, you've angered me."
Eve gave her a single glance, and instantly all the black dogs exploded and died.
Eve's face was terrifyingly cold at that moment.
This is the first time someone has challenged her in the illusion.
At that moment, a shrill laugh came from the sky.
"So, what's next?"
The moment the sound disappeared, the scene around Eve changed.
The city of Conghua has transitioned to the desert.
A gust of wind carrying fine sand blew toward Eve, and the dry air made her feel irritable.
At this moment, Eve is standing in front of the Red King's tomb.
Suddenly, a hand grabbed Eve's ankle.
"Save us, Tree King! Please, save us, Tree King..."
"Let us die..."
Eve looked down and saw hundreds of people crawling toward her, their bodies covered in black scales, suffering unbearable pain and feeling like they were dying.
They are all children of the desert.
Eve was devastated, but she did not break down.
Eve looked up at the sky. "Is this all you've got?"
"Don't you think it's ridiculous?"
There was no reply from the sky, but all the people who were crawling on the ground began to burn, each one turning into a black dog.
“So, those black dogs from earlier…” Eve clenched her fists.
She suddenly felt as if something inside her had been broken.
"Intelligence Engine, take over my body."
Eve relinquished control of her body, handing it all over to the intelligence engine.
[Announcement: Taking over the body.]
It's taking over the body... it's taking over the mind... it's taking over the emotions...
[Body functions are normal...]
[Normal thinking pattern...]
[Emotional breakdown at 11%... Actively closing the emotional window...]
[Takeover successful; purge mode initiated.]
Eve suddenly opened her eyes, and the four-leaf clover mark in her eyes flashed red.
The next second, all the black dogs surrounding her exploded and died; not one of them survived.
At that moment, the same sound echoed again from the sky.
"Hahaha, so this is how our Tree King treats his people?"
"That's really interesting."
Eve mechanically raised her head, her scarlet eyes fixed on the sky.
Immediately afterwards, an Echo of the Forest was fired, shattering the twilight sky and revealing its true form.
It was still that same black space.
Eve and the others never left the house.
At that moment, a person who looked 99% like Eve slowly emerged from the darkness.
The biggest difference between her and Eve is that she is entirely black, including her pupils and hair.
Forbidden Eve.
“You’ve changed, Eve.”
"To actually surrender one's body to something like this."
"Are you afraid to face me?"
"Hahahaha, what a coward."
Forbidden Eve laughed scornfully.
"I have no obligation to answer your question."
"To carry out a ruthless mission."
"Hahaha, you think you can beat me...?"
Before Forbidden Eve could finish speaking, a beam of light pierced through her body, leaving a circular hole in the center of her lower abdomen.
“How…how is this possible…” Forbidden Eve said in disbelief.
You're wrong.
"It's not that I'm afraid, it's that I don't want to."
"What a ridiculous illusion! Do you really think manipulating memories is some kind of clever trick?"
At this moment, the red light in Eve's eyes had disappeared.
In the final moments before Forbidden Eve disappeared, she smiled and said, "But at least, you've become cowardly."
"Cowardly?" Wisdom Eve looked at her palm.
"This might be a good thing."
"Because, as an intellectual entity, I do not possess emotions."
"But now, I feel more like a human being."
"Cowardice is not shameful; it is giving yourself a chance."
At this moment, Forbidden Eve vanished completely.
The black space disappeared, but Eve found herself in a war-torn Ohmma.
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the other side.
When Wan Di opened his eyes, he was still in Ohma.
However, at this moment, Ohmma was engulfed in war, with ruins everywhere, corpses lying by the roadside, and children crying.
Wan Di did not feel fear or unease, even though he was alone.
"Where there is 'strife,' there is bound to be bloodshed... It is not surprising that Nicardo's trial was so horrific."
He said to himself.
"However, the thing that 'hates most deeply'... what that man fears most is actually this scene?"
"You can't escape, you hovering fly!"
"Barbarian! Tell me your name, so that your wretched fate may be the subject of my banquet conversation!"
“My name is Padicas... I have come to avenge my people.”
Wan Di's expression turned strange. "The Suspended Peak People... are fighting with the Ohma People?"
He rushed over immediately and saw the crazed Ohmama soldiers fighting against the soldiers of the Hanging Peak.
"Haha... Padicas! Even the screams of livestock waiting to be slaughtered are more beautiful than this name."
"Say what you will, you lowly Ohmama..."
"Better to die in battle than return in glory—the spirit of Suspended Peak will forever defend me!"
"Foolish barbarian, since you're so eager to die, I'll grant your wish!"
"Wait!" Wan Di blocked the path of the Ohma soldiers.
"You are... Ha, the leader of the wild dogs has actually delivered himself to our doorstep?" The Ohma soldier laughed disdainfully.
"Unfortunately, it's too late! You can't withstand the Holy City's onslaught—we'll use you, this pathetic subject, as a sacrifice for our flag!"
The Ohm soldiers dodged the enemy's attacks and slashed at Padicas with their swords.
“Ah...ah......” Padicas let out a violent scream.
He grabbed Wan Di's arm, groaning in pain.
“Madmos (Enemy of Ten Thousand Enemies)... Your Majesty..."
"Avenge me...!"
"This is......."
Before Wan Di could even react, the crazed Ohm soldiers charged forward with their swords raised.
"You're next!"
His body twisted violently, and a cracking sound was heard.
The soldiers had turned into clay figures.
"As expected..." Wan Di clenched his fist.
"Cowardly king... die!!"
Wan Di sensed the undisguised killing intent emanating from it.
"This unfathomable killing intent... is Nicardoli's rage."
"Heh, this is utterly absurd. He was clearly an upright warrior, yet 'Conflict' has twisted him into this distorted form."
"And this noisy sound... when it starts, the murderous intent in my heart becomes hard to suppress."
"Bai'er must have been blinded by this war cry and lost his mind... Hmph, useless fellow."
With a single punch, Wan Di shattered it into pieces.
Just then, a sound of "Ugh...!" came from afar.
"That voice... is it Hatonus?" Wan Di made a judgment in his mind.
He rushed over immediately.
"Hattonus, even you..."
Hattonus knelt on the ground, slowly raising his head to look at his enemy.
“Maidemus, you are…”
"Destroy everything, you vile king... come to take my life, finally?"
Hattonus suddenly sprang up, swinging his arm as if to grab Wan Di.
Wan Di immediately retreated, avoiding the attack.
"I will not ask how all this happened, nor will I hurt you in the slightest, as you said."
"I just want you to tell me where Bai E is?"
Hattonus roared, "You know all this perfectly well. Get out of our land, you hateful sons of the Goergos!"
"Hattornus, I have no intention of harming you!" Wan Di still refused to make a move.
"You don't need to humiliate me—get out, get out of Ohma!"
"Get out! Your kingdoms, take the scathing rings, and revel in your blood-stained glory!"
Hatonus tossed out a ring.
“This… Mother’s mark ring?” Wan Di recognized the ring.
"Here we go again, I knew it...!"
Wan Di's face darkened.
Hattonus roared madly, "Ha! Finally mad, you vile flies! Destroy yourselves together, with your mad king, in the vortex of that battlefield!"
"Enough, shut up! You're not Hattonus at all!" Wan Di roared in anger.
The two sides were on the verge of exchanging blows, their anger reaching its peak.
At that moment, a green beam of light struck, instantly destroying Hattonus.
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