EBE Chapter 362 Some Concerns
Chapter 362 Some Concerns
"It's not too late, not at all."
"Instead, you've come at just the right time."
Lin Qiong shook his head and spoke with a smile, his voice filled with a sense of relief.
"Miss Huang Quan, look, that's the true form of the 'Iron Curtain'!"
He pointed to the enormous, suffocating mechanical colossus in the distance, then changed his tone and said solemnly:
"I want you to draw your sword and cut it down, just like you cleaved the Dream of Taiyi before."
"..."
Huang Quan stared at the colossal statue Lin Qiong was pointing to, remained silent for a few seconds, and then suddenly refused, saying, "I cannot draw my sword here."
"You can't draw your sword?" Lin Qiong was taken aback. "Why?"
He couldn't quite understand it.
Back then, Huang Quan only needed to strike once to sever the dream that enveloped the entire Asdna star system, pulling countless people who were lost in their beautiful dreams back to reality.
Although this feat was also made possible by a large number of sea patrol rangers who entered the Asdna system and disrupted the original order of the dream.
Ultimately, however, it was Huang Quan's astonishing strike that was the key to weakening the God of the Sun.
"You can even sever the Taiyi Dream of the God's Sunday, so how could you not be able to deal with this iron lump that isn't even a Great Lord of Annihilation?" Lin Qiong asked doubtfully.
"That's not the case."
Huang Quan gently shook his head, then raised the long sword in his hand, placed it flat in front of his chest, and explained in a deep voice:
"This sword contains the power of 'nothingness,' and once it is drawn, those around it will be corrupted by it."
"The closer you get, the easier it is to be tainted by 'nothingness.'"
She glanced up at Su Chang, Yan Qing, and the Yunqi soldiers lying on the ground panting, before fixing her gaze on Lin Qiong.
"And all those who become tainted by 'nihilism,' without exception, will eventually lose the meaning of their existence and embark on the path of self-destruction."
Lin Qiong frowned slightly, a hint of confusion flashing in his eyes: "But... back in Pinocchio, you clearly drew the knife in front of everyone, didn't you?"
Recalling that battle, when Huang Quan drew his sword to cut down the sand gold, everyone in the train crew except Dan Heng was present.
If it's really as Huang Quan just said.
Then wouldn't all of them have already been affected by the power of "nothingness"?
Just as Lin Qiong was puzzled, Huang Quan gave a reasonable explanation with just one sentence.
"The beautiful dream constructed by 'order' will mitigate the impact of 'nothingness' to some extent; however, this mitigation is ultimately limited."
Huang Quan hesitated for a moment, but then told the truth of what had happened.
"Therefore, to prevent you all from being tainted by 'nothingness,' when I swung my sword at that corporate envoy, I also killed all of you present."
"Since there is no real death in dreams, you will be transported by memory matter to the gap between dreams and reality—the Dream Reef."
Upon hearing this, Lin Qiong froze on the spot.
He then recalled that he was indeed extremely sleepy at the moment he drew his sword in the Yellow Springs.
Overwhelmed by sleepiness, he had only one thought in his mind: to sleep forever.
It was as if only in this way could I alleviate this drowsiness.
But after hearing Huang Quan's words, Lin Qiong realized that it wasn't sleepiness at all.
Rather, it is a self-destructive consciousness that arises after being tainted by "nothingness"!
"I never imagined... that drawing my sword would cause such serious consequences," Lin Qiong murmured, still somewhat shaken.
It can only be said that he truly deserves to be called the messenger of "nothingness".
The mere act of drawing a knife from its sheath is enough to have an impact that most people would find unbearable.
"so......"
Huang Quan calmly lowered his right hand holding the knife and said softly, "I will not draw my knife unless I am in a desperate situation."
"Indeed, this knife cannot be pulled out casually."
Lin Qiong nodded understandingly, but then suddenly changed the subject: "However, I also hope you can promise me one thing."
He looked directly into Huang Quan's purple eyes and said solemnly, word by word, "If we fail to prevent the 'Iron Curtain' from ascending to the status of the Annihilation Lord, please do not hesitate..."
"Draw your sword immediately and cut everything down!"
Upon hearing this, Huang Quan was slightly taken aback. After hesitating for a few seconds, she nodded in agreement.
"Okay, I'm willing to do my part."
Hearing this familiar reply, Lin Qiong couldn't help but smile, feeling instantly much more at ease.
Huang Quan said this before the battle with the gold dust.
And it is precisely this sentence that makes people feel most at ease.
However, Lin Qiong's sense of security lasted for less than two seconds before being interrupted by a rumbling sound coming from underground.
Boom—!
The ground beneath their feet suddenly trembled without warning, as if something was moving underground.
Immediately afterwards, the giant sword formed from the white robe that had smashed the headless giant into the ground was instantly covered with dense purple cracks.
"not good!"
Su Chang's expression changed, and she hurriedly spoke, reminding everyone to retreat quickly, "Retreat quickly!"
Lin Qiong and the others reacted extremely quickly, moving away from the location of the giant sword almost the instant Su Chang finished speaking.
Just as they were leaving.
A purple energy ray suddenly shot out from the ground, shattering the giant sword into pieces, leaving not even fragments behind.
After the energy rays dissipated, all that remained was a huge, deep crater with charred edges.
"As expected, this level of attack still can't hurt that guy."
Lin Qiong looked at the deep pit in front of him, his expression gradually becoming solemn.
However, the earth cracked again the next second!
Countless pebbles shot out from the deep pit, and amidst the flying debris, a huge figure followed.
Upon closer inspection, it turned out to be the headless giant!
It leaped out of the deep pit and landed steadily on the ground, causing the earth to tremble slightly.
Strangely, the headless giant did not attack the group immediately after returning to the ground.
Instead, it simply stood quietly at the edge of the pit, facing the direction where everyone was, without moving.
As if waiting for something.
The atmosphere around them gradually became heavy.
Suddenly, a dazzling purple light burst forth from the core of the "Iron Curtain," scanning the entire battlefield like a scanner.
When that purple light swept past the location where Lin Qiong and the others were, especially the moment it passed over Huang Quan.
The headless giant, which had been standing quietly in place, suddenly pushed off the ground with both legs and charged straight toward the group.
Meanwhile, during the sprint, it muttered something that was completely incomprehensible to everyone.
This was the first time the headless giant had spoken normally, aside from his random roars.
Through the synesthetic beacon's translation, Lin Qiong understood the meaning of its words.
Its general meaning is—
"High-risk targets detected, eliminate them immediately!"
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