"It's all settled." Mutt returned to the village from the arena and said to everyone.
"So...what did you talk to them about?" Albert asked a little uneasily, fearing that Mutt would make random conditions without thinking.
Inside the room was a medical cabin dispatched by the abyssal forces from the outside world. At this time, Albert was already half-lying in the room and was just about to close the medical cabin to treat his seriously injured body.
"In short, I gave you the right to [Infinite Challenge Arena]." Mutt said: "Even if you lose in the Arena, this duel will not be a complete failure. Neither will you."
You will truly die. Just like the ancients can send countless challengers to challenge you, as long as you don't give up, you can challenge the ancient warriors countless times."
"All this sounds too ideal." Albert frowned: "I don't believe that the ancient people and the abyssal forces would simply agree to such conditions. Are there any conditions attached?
"
"Indeed." The cat-man boy Mutt vaguely showed a mischievous smile, as if the prank had succeeded: "The condition is to add a time limit to this duel. If you cannot defeat the enemy sent by the ancients within the specified time,
The last four warriors, the Abyss will... destroy the world."
The faces of everyone present turned gloomy.
"What does it mean to destroy the world?"
"It means literally. A large-scale sacrifice is about to begin, and countless people will die. Their deaths will be accounted for as sacrifices to the abyss, in exchange for resurrecting the ancient people." Mutt
He said calmly: "If you fail to defeat all opponents within the specified time, countless people will die, and the ancients will be resurrected. They will once again rule the surface and rule everything in the world. When the worst happens, we
Either he will become a cold corpse, or he will become a slave of the ancient people."
Albert slapped his mouth: "This is too crazy."
"Without these terms, you now have to use your life to fight countless ancient people. This battle has no end in sight, it is just being perfunctory by the abyss. Moreover, as long as you fail once, the world will also face
The same bad ending." Mutt said: "Compared with this, letting you challenge countless times in a limited time is actually beneficial to us, isn't it?"
"But--"
"I believe this is not the whole plan," asked the strategist Eric, who had been silent for a long time: "You attached a [time limit] to the duel, and it seems that you have another purpose."
"The [time limit] is a condition set by the ancients during the negotiation," Mutter said. "It was within my expectation that they would set such a condition. It can just be used."
"Is it safe to talk about this here?" Gusta, the tiger man, asked nervously, for fear that the forces of the abyss were eavesdropping.
"It's okay, I didn't feel the guys from the abyss were nearby." The cat boy said, but he still lowered his voice and continued: "When we agree to the newly changed conditions, [the countdown to the destruction of the world] will begin.
The time in this different space we are in will begin to flow, and the flow speed will become one-tenth that of reality. They give us one month to complete the challenge and defeat the last four ancient warriors. If Mr. Albert
If the goal cannot be achieved within a month, the world will be destroyed."
"One month here is about, um, three days in the real world?" Albert estimated. If the time flow in different spaces really becomes one-tenth of that in the real world, then thirty here
Tian happens to be three days in the real world.
"Yes. I heard that they will move the entire [Great Hollow] to the hinterland of Africa. Three days later in the real world, the [Great Hollow] will trigger some kind of catastrophe and destroy the entire Africa. Probably hundreds of millions of people will die.
Let's do it." Mutt still said in a calm tone, as if he didn't care at all about the lives that might be lost.
"To actually enter into such crazy terms..."
"But looking at it from another angle, this also means that the ancient people were anxious. They wanted a quick victory. As long as you have repeated defeats within a month and have been unable to defeat the warriors they sent, in the end it will be their complete victory."
Then the ancient people will be resurrected and become the masters of the earth again, enslaving all living creatures on the earth.
"In other words, the [Big Hollow] will move to Africa within three days in the real world and eventually destroy all of Africa?" Strategist Eric noticed the important details and asked: "This [Big Hollow] is very likely
Is it some kind of terrible disaster, or... a monster? If it moves to the hinterland of Africa like this, won't it attract the attention of countries around the world?"
Mutt took a sip of tea and replied unhurriedly: "Yes."
"Then the whole world realizes the horror of [The Hollow] and tries to destroy it. Is this your plan?"
"Yeah." The cat boy nodded: "You have noticed it, right? The duel with the ancients and the defeat of four ancient warriors within three days are all superfluous conditions. What we have to do is actually
There is only one thing, which is to completely destroy this alien space.
When the [Great Hollow] has a big enough impact on the outside world, people outside will not ignore it. They will find ways to destroy [The Great Hollow]. This is our opportunity.
The outside world is initiated from the outside. Only by destroying it from within and cooperating with the outside can we destroy this place. The duel with the ancients has no meaning, it is just amusement in the abyss. Finding a way to destroy this ghost place is the key point.
"
They had discussed before that they would seek help from the outside world and cooperate inside and outside to destroy this alien space. Only by eradicating the last [origin point] once and for all could it be possible for the Dawn Region to usher in (semi-)permanent peace.
But it is true that if nothing changes in the [Big Hollow], it will not attract the attention of countries around the world, and no one will bother to attack it. The new agreement reached by Mutt completely breaks this deadlock - if [
Big Hollow] will go out to try to destroy the world, then all countries in the world will have to pay attention.
But this guy Mutt is really ruthless in what he does. Will he risk the fate of the entire world to eliminate potential threats to the world... If the plan fails, the whole world will fall into an abyss of destruction. How could Mutt come up with such a plan?
Horrible plan, as if this kitten doesn't care about the fate of the world.
No. The plan was not entirely thought up by Mutt. I guess most of the terms were proposed by the ancients. Mutt just followed the trend and took advantage of the situation. But the cat boy actually calmly promoted a plan that could destroy the world.
The plan is also terrifyingly calm. Is Mutt still the same Mutt? Or, in other words, his heart has been gradually eroded by the abyss crystal boundary, and he has begun to no longer be a human creature?
"Doesn't this mean we have unilaterally broken the contract?" Albert snorted. If possible, he still didn't want to implement this plan.
"So you really plan to fight the ancients indefinitely?" Mutt asked back: "I don't even believe they will really keep their word. They only sent four warriors to face you. The ancients and the abyss forces They are all despicable and cunning and cannot be trusted."
Albert did not refute. Mutt’s words were not unreasonable. There was no end to this battle. He, Albert, was just carrying out one meaningless battle after another in a different space where the flow of time was meaningless. It's just a life-and-death battle. If there is no better plan than Mutt's, we can only act according to this plan.
"But in this case, we have to find the opportunity to cooperate inside and outside." Strategist Eric added: "The outside world and our side must launch an attack at the same time to destroy this alien space. The outside world does not know What is happening here, we may not be able to sense what is going on outside. So how should we coordinate with this timing?"
Albert took advantage of the situation and said: "We must send people out to inform them and let them know what is happening here."
"Then who is responsible for the tip-off?" Eric looked around.
Albert wants to stay here to duel with the ancients, and it is impossible to be responsible for informing him;
Mutt wanted to stay here with Albert, but was unwilling to leave;
And Gusta also wants to stay here to accompany Mutt, and is even less willing to leave.
Of those three big cats and kittens, none of them can leave here.
"Am I the only one who can go?" Eric showed a puzzled expression: "Once I leave this different space, I can never come back. The abyss forces have no obligation to take care of me and let me come in again to join in the fun."
"Please, Mr. Eric." Mutt looked at Strategist Eric with expectant eyes, a pitiful look that no one could refuse.
Of course, Eric knew that Mutt was just acting. This cunning tiger-striped kitten would do anything to achieve his goals.
"Understood. It's up to me to convey this message." Eric sighed: "But I won't give you work in vain. Before I leave, I have to collect the remuneration I deserve."
"What's the reward?" The tiger man frowned. He knew that Eric had come to find him from the beginning.
"I want you to enter the [supernormal] state again and use your [Lesford Radiant Light] to illuminate my whole body." Eric said, raising his left hand and moving his fingers: "Last time it was just from you. After absorbing a little bit of [Leisford Radiation Light], my paralyzed body began to recover, and I could move my fingers slightly. This may be insignificant in your eyes, but it means a lot to me. Because this is my nervous system that I rely on. To move, rather than using mind power to control the body to move."
Eric the Strategist was paralyzed from birth, and he only relied on the [Second Miracle - Creation of Mass and Energy] he had mastered to act. In other words, every action he made was the force generated by the [Second Miracle]. Like manipulating a puppet, using telekinesis to control one's body. This is an unimaginable pain and burden for ordinary people. Eric is only slightly better than a bedridden vegetative state. There should be no one in the world who He would be more eager than Eric to regain the freedom of movement of his body.
This guy desperately chased Albert into the [Great Hollow] for this reason. Because Albert's body is connected to the door to the truth of the universe, and there is a strategist Eric on the other side of the truth who wants to seek
The answer - the way to make him recover from paralysis.
"Understood." Albert did not refuse: "I can't guarantee that this will restore your paralyzed body. But if you want to try, I will try my best to help you. This...should not involve our bodies.
Isn’t it an embarrassing operation like being naked and having close contact?”
"No -" Eric said with a long face: "... Just keep your clothes on. The distance should be close enough. The point is, I need to be baptized by that light long enough."
"Okay." Albert agreed. Even if he hated helping the human young man in front of him from the bottom of his heart, he still had to fulfill his promise.
"But now," Mutt came over and pushed Albert's shoulder: "You need to heal your injuries first. After the injuries heal, you have to meet with the people from the abyss forces in person and sign the contract you just negotiated.
Conditions. Then the plan can officially start. Have a good rest."
"Hmm." Albert lay down, his whole body soaked in the special medical gel in the medical cabin. Before that, he was worried about the origin of the medical cabin. Fortunately, the medical cabin obtained by the abyssal forces was from size to color.
They are all different from those on the Dawn. They probably weren't obtained by dismantling the ship. Bediwell and others are at least safe...right?
The icy blue shimmering medical gel almost soaked his head, leaving only a gap for breathing. He himself felt more and more sleepy, and gradually fell asleep.