The invisible enemy. The beast of change. The snake that is not a snake. The one who devours himself.
These are all names that once belonged to [the enemy], and they all reveal one side of it.
The reason why it is said to be Zeng... is because it does not have a formal and fixed name. A simple ceremony such as "naming" cannot bind it. Instead, it will increase its power.
It is different from the principle that gods lose their names after they die.
This is because worms are "living creatures".
Its concepts, composition, and capabilities may change at any time.
It may be it, or it may be them. Not only the core will change, but the appearance will also change. Its specific location, and even the era it is in, the world will continue to change... The most important thing is that its existence cannot be
Everything is known.
Trying to define it accurately with a definite and unchangeable name is like trying to find a sword while carving a boat.
Even Chiron, who had been in close contact with the worm, could only understand one aspect of it.
Even the name "worm" is just a nickname - because it is a huge worm that drilled out from the belly of the crane operator. Therefore, in the minds of people who know it, they can understand who this "worm" refers to.
But if they don't know this secret, then when they pronounce the name "Snake that is not a snake", only the knowledge about "Snake that is not a snake" will appear.
The reason why gods accept "god names" is to fix themselves in this world. Just like when you think of a certain name, its image and related knowledge will appear in your mind.
But the worm is just the opposite... it does not exist in this world, and there is no need to fix itself in this world.
Obviously, things like "names" cannot catch up with it and will be eaten by it - it can choose to accept certain names or not accept certain names.
If it accepts this name, then it can get the power hidden in this name; if it does not accept this name, then people will not be able to remember it through this name.
Therefore, the more people study it and understand it... the more powerful and irresistible it becomes.
"Just like when the elves understood the theory of 'snake that is not a snake', the worm gained the wisdom like a philosopher; in the past, the dragon called it the 'beast of change', so it gained the ability to mutate mortal things.
the essence of.”
Ya Weng said calmly: "The 'worm' symbolizes its essence as a parasite - because of its original name, it has gained the ability to draw power from the depths of the earth. This is also its power to devour the world.
source.
"It is the incarnation of doom that intelligent creatures cannot resist... If the chariot driver started all this, then the worm will destroy it all.
“When its name is the ‘Invisible Enemy’, it means that it can borrow the power of the fallen sky carriage to attack the enemy from the perspective of destiny, past and future... This is what the centaurs call it.
"If it is said that "destiny is the rut of a celestial chariot", then the worm is like a snake. It walks across the ground and also leaves a 'rut'. And because of its special relationship with the celestial chariot, it can be turned into a rut.
The 'rail of the sky train'... is used to control destiny, launching an 'invisible attack' from the future to the past, or from the past to the future."
"...An attack from the future?"
Annan frowned: "In that case, how can we be careful?"
"Unfortunately, I just can't be careful."
Yaweng shrugged: "That's why worms are extremely dangerous.
"The worm cannot be killed, otherwise it will be reborn in the virtual world or the dream world. The worm's skin allows it to travel through the world at will... Once it is released from the seal, it means that the worm will never be found again.
"But if you just seal it, although it cannot break the seal from the inside out, mortals from the outside can still use the worm ritual to steal its power.
"In this process, the Worm Cult was inevitably born. The more people understand worms, the more they will realize that they cannot be fought against. There will always be people who worship this great power... Yes, even if this
The enemy of time' must also admit that this power is indeed great and extraordinary."
"...The Worm Cult."
Annan murmured.
He repeated the name.
Suddenly, the voice of Zoya who mentioned the Worm Ceremony and the Worm Cult to him appeared in his mind:
"——This ritual was not originally used in this way."
"——We had already investigated the Worm Cult before Your Majesty was born..."
It was probably around that time...
Vladimir, "The Defying Winter," must have just come into contact with the Worm Cult for the first time.
He initially served as a guardian and punisher to wipe out the Worm Cult.
After that, Vladimir himself was infected by this power and also began to worship worms.
"Is it because the elves used the worm ritual to complete distributed calculations that the seal was leaked?"
Annan couldn't help but ask.
Yaweng raised his eyebrows.
"Distributed computing...the name is good. The elves didn't name that technology at that time, they just used all the power they could use as a matter of course.
"But it's not because they used too much force to extract the worms, which caused the leak."
The corners of Yaweng's mouth raised slightly, revealing an extremely sarcastic smile: "Because the unified barrier itself... is the seal of the 'worm'.
"The essence of the worm is the 'Shadow of the Heavenly Chariot' corresponding to the light of the Heavenly Chariot. It must be sealed in a certain entity. By the way, the power corresponding to this name means that as long as the worm exists in the world, nothing can ascend.
Once this entity is broken, it will break free and return to a state of no entity.
"For the elves at that time, they believed that the only thing in the world that would never be destroyed was the Unification Barrier.
"'Anyway, if the Great Barrier collapses, then the world will probably be destroyed'... Yes, that's what they said at the time. So they moved the ritual of sealing the worms to the Great Barrier."
——As a result, after more than a thousand years, the Great Barrier really collapsed.
But the world was not destroyed.
So, the worm escaped from jail.
"The elves started out as Silver-level extraordinary beings. They were unable to fight against the gray mist. Therefore, some of them chose to accept the power of worms and tried to escape from this world.
"At that time... the last emperor decisively awakened the [Three Sirens], and used the power of the White Girl to materialize the fantasy of 'the imperial capital instantly sinking into the deep sea', so that those parasitized by the worms can
Directly and completely destroyed.
"Before that, he also used the [Sixth Phase Purana] to throw the worm into the future more than 180 years later. Then he used the [Fourth History] to confirm that the worm would be sealed.
"
Only the Fourth Historiography can rewrite the fate of worms.
Just like it can also control Annan.
This is a great magic weapon in the world that is specially used to restrain "Heavenly Cart" and "Heavenly Cart Driver". But it can also be used to restrain worms...
Annan soon realized another problem.
That is, the [Sixth Phase Purana] is not a one-time exile prop. It has a "return point".
"So, the emperor sealed the worm's return point... and swallowed it into his own belly. He sealed himself in the sarcophagus and sank into the deep sea together with the imperial capital."
Ya Weng praised: "He is indeed a ruthless person. He was able to control the curse of the [Three Siren] with his own will... It can be said that he is quite decisive, and he dares to make decisions. If it were not for that accident, maybe Yase
The Lan Empire will thrive again in his hands."
"Accident?"
"It's 'those' accidental people who destroyed the Great Barrier."
"You mean..."
Annan suddenly realized something: "There are traitors from the Worm Cult in the upper echelons of the empire?"