Chapter 606 Above the Shadow
Early morning.
Nanweicheng Pier.
Enid put her hands in her pockets and waited quietly for the cargo ship on the sea to dock.
The law enforcement officer personally greeted the smuggling ship, which can be considered an ironic scene.
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In the distance, on the deck of the ship, Milo and Rebecca also saw Enid guarding the dock early.
“It’s looking more and more like that.” Milo tilted his head and looked at Enid, who was standing on the shore with her back against the railing in the distance, and then glanced at Rebecca beside her. , said: "She is becoming more and more like you now."
More than a year ago, Enid still had long light brown hair, wore a college uniform most of the time, and had a delicate face with The contrast between the pair of playful little fangs and the demeanor of not recognizing any of her relatives makes people feel like a spoiled cat most of the time.
But at that moment, Milo would definitely not have been able to connect Enid’s face with the heroic black trench coat at the moment.
It can be seen that she is deliberately imitating some of Rebecca's behaviors, not just Rebecca, but all the "masters" in the law enforcement system. This is probably the positive effect of the object of worship.
However, imitation is imitation, and some innate and deep-seated characteristics cannot be erased in a short time.
Just like her face, even without makeup and mostly covered by the shadow of a three-cornered hat, at first glance she has the temperament of a bitter and resentful law enforcement officer, but once she Grinning, those two little tiger teeth will immediately shatter all the cold and severe illusions created in front of him.
And that mouth, it can make the suspect laugh during the interrogation.
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As soon as Milo's Rebecca docked, Enid pretended to stare at Rebecca deeply, and then said something shocking:
"You two are in bed!"
That loud voice seems to be eager to be heard by deep divers on the bottom of the sea.
Milo really wanted to give this silly kid a roll of his eyes.
If she said this to Emma, Milo would have to lament "a woman's intuition", but to Rebecca, it would be nonsense.
"What are you thinking about every day?"
Milo stretched out his hand to pull down Enid's brain, and then thrust Rebecca's heavy weapon box into her hand. .
Enid pushed up the brim of the hat that covered her eyes again, leaned next to Milo and said, "If you still say no, that's Xingai's hairstyle."
Milo listened. I couldn't help but turn around and glance at Rebecca.
Indeed, that red hair really feels a little messy.
But Rebecca's expression was normal in all aspects. Apart from the heavy fatigue between her brows brought about by the journey, the words "Is it over yet?" seemed to be written on her injured face. .
It is not difficult to see that even a tough woman needs a rest.
Milo was in a hurry to go home, so he only whispered an order to Enid:
"She was injured a little. I'll give you a chance to bandage and change her dressing. Take advantage of it." , I still have to take a step forward.”
After hearing this, someone immediately showed a sly and cunning smile.
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After leaving the dock.
Milo did not go straight to home.
The moment he set foot on land, he already knew that Emma had returned home safe and sound, so he naturally did not need to go back to confirm it.
In fact, if your senses are sharp enough at this moment, you should be able to smell some unharmonious smells in the air.
The "disharmony" mentioned here does not refer to the malice coming from any particular individual, but the disharmony in the order. Some of the same names have appeared in the already agreed and mature rules of the order of the waking world. Something for order.
That is the chaotic order from the abyss.
This is the consequence that Milo must face after making that decision, but no matter what, the apocalypse did not happen as quickly as he expected. Although the stars in the sky have been distorted, even the dull people Without realizing this, no one knows even more about the so-called smell of the abyss.
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The source of the smell was next to Innsmouth station.
However, when Milo arrived nearby, he did not find the crack from the abyss, the kind that carried the formed chaotic order, exuded dark light, and floated in the crack.
On the railway track, Milo was very sure that the place he was standing at this moment was the place where he first sensed the chaotic order.
Everything is "clean" at the moment...
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But soon, Milo took a few steps forward and squatted down, almost pressing his face to the ground. Only then did he see from the side perspective a dim stream of light floating on the sand that was probably like smoke, and it took less than a few breaths. , the stream of light also completely dissipated.
At this point, the traces of chaotic order that Milo had sensed before completely disappeared.
“This is weird.”
I don’t know why, when it comes to the so-called death son Megao’s arrival, the picture Milo makes up in his mind is always a baby emerging from a certain crack. The weird scene of crawling out and running wildly through the streets.
However, the fact is that no one knows what Megao looks like. Even the Sumerians, his creators, could not possibly know, because Mego had never been born at any point in time in the past.
The black stroller and the ten-year-old boy only exist in imagination.
He might not even be a humanoid creature, maybe it's a squid...
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When Milo was squatting beside the railway track in a daze, he turned around and found that he didn't know When did the Scarlet Witch start to appear behind him with the dead wood cane.
"You're awake."
Milo glanced at the vertical knife marks on the Scarlet Witch's chin exposed under the worn hood.
Then he threw the "pieces of meat" of Holthas that he brought back from the abyss to the old witch.
This guy must have come here because of the smell again.
The latter didn't say a word, even the crutches were temporarily thrown aside, and he crawled on the ground like a wild beast, grabbing Holthus' meat with his two old tree root-like palms and gnawing wildly. got up.
I don’t know whether it’s because of insufficient healing or because the Golden Law Temple did something to the other half of Scarlet Witch’s body. In short, the skin color of the left and right parts of Scarlet Witch’s body is completely different now. One side is pale, while the other side is extreme. of bleakness.
However, this phenomenon has undergone some visible recovery after the Scarlet Witch brought back Milo and swallowed the green crystals.
As her breathing gradually subsided, the Scarlet Witch's mind seemed to have returned to normal.
"Holy Communion...delicious Holy Communion...the taste of the old gods, well done, well done..."
She licked her fingers over and over again , until he swallowed all the taste of Holthus, he kept sighing:
"Holy old gods, inviolable old gods, so wonderful..."
Milo sat on the railway track, patiently listening to the Scarlet Witch talk for a long time, and finally spread his hands impatiently and asked : "All you need to eat and not work?"
However, as soon as he stretched out his hand, the Scarlet Witch pinched it at an extremely fast speed.
She pulled Milo's hand forward, almost touching her face, as if she was looking at a rare treasure. As she studied, some uncomfortable sounds came from under the hood. Sharp laughter: "Hey, hehe... being beaten by the outer gods and the old gods There should be no more terrible curse in the world than the arm that has been watered with blood. With this, your sermon in the dreamland will go more smoothly... Hehe... Hehe..."
Melomer He remained silent and looked at the Scarlet Witch coldly.
In the end, it was the Scarlet Witch who took the initiative to cut her wrist open with the broken nails and gave Milo the blood in exchange for the Holy Communion sacrifice to drink.
The powerful taboo power poured into every inch of Milo's body, and some mysterious material entanglements were happening quietly.
The power obtained by the Holy Communion sacrifice is not the same as the blood stains on the hands. The blood stains are similar to some kind of mark of sin, and the Holy Communion obviously has some kind of power that existed in ancient times. A systematic background that contains more profound religious metaphors and esoteric principles.
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No matter what camp or nature of flesh and blood, under this system, it is all wine and bread.
You must know that they are the old gods and the outer gods, the known existences that stand at the top of the order. Even Milo, who has his own halo, the flesh and blood he harvested came from the semi-finished incarnations that were forgotten by the outer gods. , The will of the old gods has been extremely weakened after falling into the abyss. To put it bluntly, they are all old, weak, sick and disabled, and they are taking advantage of loopholes + shit luck.
It is absolutely impossible for the person who created the sacrament to place the source of the sacrament on luck. It must have the power to kill gods as the most basic prerequisite to derive such a set. The law of power exchange...
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So Milo suddenly asked such a question -
"So what is above the shadow?"
"Above the Shadow is determined by your followers. Your nature, your honorific title, and your strength are all determined by your followers. You have to go to the battlefield to plunder on your own, and that battlefield, It is called the end of the world in human prophecies." The hoarse voice of the Red Witch revealed some unknown secrets:
"Heroic Spirit, Ancient Lord...all the titles are meaningless...only Only the old days that are remembered can have a chance to become gods and be reborn in the dreamland continent with a peak posture like that golden tree. And those forgotten by all living beings, even the old days, even the old days at the shadow level , will lose its godhead one day, and when it completely forgets itself, this old person will die. The same goes for gods. Being completely forgotten is the interpretation of their death. "
" That’s why Imnar had to go to great lengths to retrieve his godhead, and the Foolish God Plan he came up with was not only for the thing under the ground, but also for the purpose of plundering faith. No, if Nanwei City was replaced, those things imitated by fractals , naturally they are all his followers..." Milo was slightly stunned.
The reason why Imnar is so bold is because as a forgotten past, it is about to "die".
So strictly speaking, the Windrunner Itakua who is "not seen on the totem" is actually dead, and the one who is alive now is the Wendigo.
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The above part is the Scarlet Witch’s explanation of Shadow’s advancement in life level.
Although her wording was convoluted, it was still full of useful information. It also explained why she chose to "preach" to Milo in the lands abandoned by the gods in Dreamland.
Perhaps the apocalypse has long been anticipated by the Scarlet Witch, or perhaps it has nothing to do with the apocalypse. If Milo, who is already a shadow, wants to go further, he must take the path of preaching.
Because only those who are believed in and remembered can become gods.
Perhaps this is also one of the meanings of the existence of ancient classics.
The classics that carry forbidden knowledge contain information about all these ancient gods that are not known to the general public. From a certain perspective, isn't this also a way for the gods to continue their own divinity? The way? After all, as long as the classics exist forever, there will always be a group of people who are thirsty for truth and ancient knowledge and will devote their fanatical belief to a certain god mentioned in the classics.
At this time, the fear in human nature will cause "fanaticism" to turn into "madness" and then destruction.
It seems to be confirmed from another angle that fear is a shackles given to humans by the gods.
To a certain extent, this is also an effective means to prevent low-level old rulers from plundering faith.
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(End of this chapter)