Chapter 778 [The Secret Room and the Screaming Demon]
Seth's words echoed in the silent space.
The face of the fourth sword holder in the Kingdom of Heaven remained calm, but his golden eyes revealed a deep luster.
He was thinking about Seth's words filled with the Riddler.
He has become accustomed to the habit of people on this land not speaking human words in order to avoid the interaction between information authorities.
Therefore, Xia Xiu's mind was stripping away the unnecessary symbolic metaphors in Seth's words and pointing directly to the core message hidden behind the words.
What is certain is that the "brave new world" Seth calls is the same as the new world pursued by the Gear Orthodox Church. They both have one characteristic.
—describes a global anomaly that affects all of Terra.
In the Word of the Ancient Ones, when an event occurs, flowers suddenly bloom across the globe, covering most of the landmass.
The climate has become extremely pleasant, air pollution has disappeared, and the environment has become more beautiful and harmonious than ever before.
People inexplicably realize that this event heralds the inevitable end of the world, with violence significantly reduced and society becoming more peaceful.
This event occurred within 24 hours before the global extinction of life and was similar to Terra's "Back to Light".
This is undoubtedly an apocalyptic event - all creatures on Terra will be "euthanized".
But who has this power?
Supreme divine entity?
Unknown Memevirus?
Stars?
Xia Xiu tilted his head slightly, and his eyes fell on the white pigeons that were still pecking on the ground. The pigeons seemed to be unaware of the tense atmosphere surrounding them, and were incredibly quiet.
St. George, who was standing next to Xia Xiu, was obviously very direct in his response to Seth's Riddler behavior:
"Alarmist."
Of course, the Tenth Hero pays attention to the intelligence mentioned by the ancient one, and he is also very alert to the [Crisis Sequence] that may involve the destruction of the world.
However, this does not mean that he will be afraid of these apocalypse.
The Kingdom of Heaven has faced, contained, and destroyed many [crisis sequences] that could destroy the world.
Therefore, he will naturally not be afraid of them.
Seth's smile was still gentle, and the corners of his mouth were slightly raised, as if he didn't care about St. George's words.
He responded softly:
"Maybe."
Just three words, but they seem to contain deep meaning.
Saint George frowned slightly and subconsciously clenched his hands a little tighter, but Xia Xiu raised a hand to signal him not to move yet.
His eyes withdrew from Seth and fell back on the group of pigeons, his tone calm but with a hint of inquiry.
"Where did these pigeons come from?"
Seth did not answer immediately, but raised his head and slowly pointed his index finger at the sky above his head.
"One of the twin portals in heaven...it seems to be now called by the inhabitants of Terra - the Gates of Heaven."
【Heaven's Gate】.
It is one of the twin gates that stand in the sky of Terra. Since its appearance, its existence has been like an untouchable mystery, standing between the [Crystal Sky] of Terra and reality.
Even the higher-ups of the Kingdom of Heaven are very secretive about the anomalies of the Twin Gates, and they are always vague when mentioning them.
And now, Seth, the ancient man's understatement, seemed to connect these "peace doves" with a weapon-neutralizing aura to the mysterious portal.
"Heaven's Gate..."
Xia Xiu repeated in a low voice, frowning slightly, with a rare solemn tone in his tone.
All kinds of information about the Twin Gates flashed through his mind, and some of the "miracles" within the Kingdom of Heaven may be related to it.
It is the [Spiral Road] that Mu said was the foundation for the establishment of the Kingdom of Heaven.
[Spiral Road] connects the twin gates and leads to them - heaven and hell.
Mu once said that [Spiral Road] is a paintbrush.
The twin doors are scraps, reflections of the world.
Xia Xiu has always guessed that the world he lives in is one of "reflections".
The mysteries are growing, and so are the crises.
He couldn't help but ask:
"How much do you know about the Twin Gate?"
Seth's expression was solemn, and there was a rare trace of fear in his eyes, as if he was recalling some unfathomable secret.
He spoke slowly:
"What's behind the door, I don't know what it is, but the feeling it gives me is related to my mission in Ode Papadopolis.
What is behind the door is very similar to the secret room I want to guard. ”
"Secret room?" Xia Xiu frowned slightly, his golden eyes flashing with deep light.
Seth nodded and continued:
"That is a blocked passage between the Ode Papadopolis Hall and the Chaohui Hall.
Like any other passage - it connects 'here' to 'elsewhere'.
Unlike other passages, it is old and has stable steps.
The light of the world has long since left this place, and mortals are no longer allowed to walk. ”
His tone gradually became lower, as if he was being pulled into some disturbing abyss by his memories:
"How should I describe what is behind the chamber... 'the formless form'.
It is a twisted, topsy-turvy spiral that forces life to submit to order.
It is a state of affairs, a shadow cast against the light, a mastery that prevents all things from transcending their sum.
It is a set of laws that propagates upward, gradually eroding everything above it. It wants all things to perish, and every action must require a sacrifice. ”
His tone was like a whisper crawling from the depths of the earth, and every word seemed to be telling some kind of chilling truth.
"Something like entropy?" Xia Xiu rubbed his chin, his eyes filled with deep thoughts.
Seth shook his head with a complicated expression:
"Part of it, but not all."
"That's something bigger."
Xia Xiu was thoughtful and his tone became more cautious:
"Thermodynamics as a whole? The ultimate law of physics?"
Seth paused for a moment, then slowly shook his head: "No, it is a more complex thing. Its existence depends on the cognition of intelligent creatures. Human observation and understanding give it the concept of 'existence'. But in fact, it doesn’t exist.”
Xia Xiu frowned and repeated Seth's words in a low voice: "Relying on the cognition of intelligent creatures..." His voice was full of questions and thoughts.
Seth remained unmoved, his eyes were distant and his tone remained steady:
"I can explain it to you this way. What exists in the secret room is a kind of 'static void' - an abnormal area beyond common sense. In that area, no matter, energy or information exists.
It emits or absorbs no light, sound, or heat, has no form or texture, cannot be traveled through or touched, and has no dimensions. "Xia Xiu's brows furrowed deeper, doubt and alertness flashing in his eyes.
Seth continued:
"Nonetheless, those who enter the area claim to see sights that closely resemble their surroundings - flora and fauna, buildings and even the sky.
In fact, those scenes are just the completion effect of the human brain on "emptiness".
This is an instinctive compensation of cognition for things that cannot be understood. ”
He paused slightly, his eyes fell on Xia Xiu's face, and his tone became deeper:
"But the objects or creatures that enter that area will disappear completely without exception. They no longer exist in reality, as if they have been erased from the concept of existence."
Xia Xiu's eyes narrowed slightly, with a hint of suppressed surprise in his tone:
"Is there really such a thing?"
Seth was silent for a moment, and a complicated smile appeared on the corner of his mouth. In that smile, there was both fear of the unknown and some kind of indescribable relief:
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"I also hope it doesn't exist, but the fact is that it is in the secret room, safe and sound."
When he said this, there was a hint of awe that could not be concealed in his tone, "That's why, I have to stay here and guard it."
At this moment, silence enveloped the space between the two of them. Xia Xiu was deep in thought and involuntarily stretched out his hand to press his temples.
He tried to connect Seth's words with the theory and logic he had mastered, but found that it was beyond his cognitive scope.
"If it is as you say, this kind of static void..."
Xia Xiu's voice was slightly lower, with a hint of uncontrollable suspicion and inquiry.
"Its existence itself is already a threat to reality."
Seth nodded, but there was no surprise on his face, only calmness:
"Its existence is a warning. An ultimate anomaly that we cannot understand and cannot control."
Xia Xiu's eyes were solemn, he leaned forward slightly and asked in a low tone:
"Do you know its origin?"
Seth nodded slowly, with a hint of complicated emotions in his eyes. He whispered: "They are the 'ghosts' of the universe."
"Ghost?" Xia Xiu frowned slightly and repeated.
Seth explained in a slightly heavy tone:
"I call them - 'Xiang Shou Demon'.
They are concepts or consciousnesses left over from the 'pre-universe' or the 'multiverse of destruction'.
These universes completely disappeared due to unknown reasons, and the Xiang Xiao Demon was the only remnant. ”
His voice paused for a moment, as if giving Xia Xiu time to digest the information, and then continued:
"Hostility and screaming."
Seth's tone was low but clear.
"They are deeply hostile to the existing universe and regard the new universe as a betrayal of their existence.
The Screaming Demon's scream is a painful, indescribable 'sound' that not only destroys the spirit, but can even tear apart the stability of reality, causing the surrounding matter and logic to collapse. ”
Xia Xiu frowned deeper and asked in a deep voice:
"What's their form? Or, do they have a form?"
Seth shook his head, his expression becoming more solemn:
"They have no physical form.
The Xiangshou Demon itself is a kind of 'nihilation existence', and their power comes from the foundation of concepts, consciousness and reality.
They act on the world by distorting these fundamental elements. You can think of them as embodiments of ‘nothingness’, they exist in the void you observe, but their nature is not matter or energy that we can understand. ”
Xia Xiu's expression gradually became complicated, and he repeated Seth's words in a low voice:
"Existing in the void of being observed..."
Seth nodded, his tone getting deeper and deeper:
"Yes. They are an existence that is completely contrary to the logic of our universe.
They have no form, but they are everywhere; they have no voice, but they scream in our consciousness.
Because of this, they are not only difficult to understand but also nearly impossible to directly combat.
Their influence is subtle, eroding the very foundations of reality and even those who try to understand them. ”
Seth's eyes fell on Xia Xiu's face, with a strange sigh: "This is why their existence is called 'Xiang Xiao'. Their screams penetrate all logic and break through every attempt." Pry into their sanity.”
Xia Xiu was silent for a while.
Countless clues seemed to flash in his mind, intertwined and entangled, but there was no clear answer. His fingers gently rubbed the [Lever of Heaven] in his hand, feeling the slight vibration in it, as if he was also responding to Seth's words in some way.
Xia Xiu raised his eyes, his golden eyes flashing with a glimmer of inquiry. His tone was low, but with a sense of oppression that could not be ignored: "Have you... ever fought against them?"
Seth's movements paused, and he subconsciously touched his neck, as if there had been some kind of secret trace there.
He then sighed softly, spread his hands, and said slowly:
"There have been a few times. At the beginning, it behaved like a realm of nothingness, nothingness that swallowed everything. There was no form, no sound, and even no sense of existence. But when it intersected with the projection of a higher being, we understood Its true essence.”
Seth's voice became deeper, with an indescribable heaviness:
"Anything that enters this bottomless pit will be placed under an extremely sharp 'fractal sieve'.
Its laws are absolute, and anything that cannot be reshaped or adapted to its rules will, without exception, be torn to pieces.
No exceptions and no mercy. ”
Xia Xiu narrowed his eyes slightly, and his tone was calm but with a hint of chill:
"Such strict rules..."
Seth nodded and continued:
"What's even more terrifying is that this destruction is not limited to those beings exposed to it.
Like something impossible, the damage to the projections spreads upward, affecting and tearing apart all higher beings that rely on those projections for growth.
The fall of every projection will involve countless existences falling into the abyss. ”
His voice was almost suppressed and calm, as if he was describing some irreversible disaster:
"Those once arrogant higher beings - those conceptual entities that dominated countless dimensions, were broken, collapsed, and fell one after another - they had no resistance in the face of the absolute laws imposed in the 'things'. ”
"What happened?" Xia Xiu repeated in a low voice, frowning deeply.
"Yes, the rule of 'things'."
Seth's eyes were filled with deep fear.
"Its rules are so severe that no life seems able to survive within them.
It is not simply entropy or nothingness, but something deeper that requires all existence to pay a price for continued existence.
Every action, every change, must be accompanied by sacrifice. ”
Seth paused for a moment, and his tone suddenly became heavier:
"And the worst part is, it's growing.
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