Picture scroll.
Although this puzzle only contains a small part, the various strange elements still make Bai Wu feel that it looks very much like a picture scroll.
But is the scroll a map? Or is it similar to the mountain and river maps in ancient mythology, with a world hidden in the scroll
Speaking of which, the appearance of the stalker brought some minor troubles to Bai Wu several times, but they were always resolved by Bai Wu.
But in Bai Wu's view, the significance of the hunter is not his Dharmakaya, nor his attitude... but his existence itself.
According to Bai Yuan, the hunter may have existed for a very long time, and like Jing Yi, it has been dormant for a long time.
"Bai Wu... did you see anything?" Yan Jiu asked.
"It's not obvious now, but it will be obvious eventually. However, I really didn't expect that everyone would collect the pieces of the Doomsday puzzle so diligently during my absence."
This also leads to the question that the pieces of the doomsday puzzle must be very important.
The Eye has said before that there will be debris in every area, but the fact is that most areas do not have debris.
Does that mean that other forces have been collecting fragments over the past seven hundred years
If this force is a farm... then the strength of the farm should not be underestimated.
Bai Wu shook his head and carefully reviewed the situation in the future apocalypse—
"Humanity will be driven out of the tower. Jingsi will be suppressed by a fake tower created by Alpha."
"But this process is very long, which means that during the process of guarding the tower, the farm owner Jingyi will probably not come in person."
"Jingyi's strength is lower than Jingsi's, but higher than the other Jing-level ones. But Jingyi has a part of Alpha's body. If they really fight, he may not be stronger than Jingsi, but he can definitely hold out until the monsters break through the tower."
"That's the big problem—"
Bai Wu squinted his eyes and looked forward, and countless scenes seemed to appear in his eyes:
"In that revelation, the people in the shelter did not participate in guarding the tower, and I did not participate in guarding the tower..."
"Now that we are included, will everything change?"
The white mist was uncertain.
But it's all just a gamble.
"As long as the tower is not destroyed, Alpha will not be able to escape, and Jing Si will not be sealed in a new tower. In this way, Jing Si and Jing Yi can restrain each other."
After sorting this out, Bai Wu realized the importance of the tower.
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Black Gold Island.
In the Deep Sea Hall, the flames in the furnace had cooled down. When Jing Wu saw this, he subconsciously said:
"Blacksmith, are you slacking off too? Where's the octopus? Where did the octopus go?"
A few seconds later, a monster wearing a black cloak with tentacles wriggling inside the cloak said:
"Sir... are you looking for us?"
Next to the monster, there was another monster holding a hammer, but its shape was quite similar to Liu Mu, and its skin was like black rock.
The forging hammer in his hand looked a little small and didn't quite match its huge body.
Jing Wu looked at these two people and felt a little dazed.
Again he realized that the blacksmith and the merchant were both dead.
He died at his own hands, and then at Jing Si's hands.
When the blacksmith and the merchant followed him in the past, he didn't think these two were that good.
Sometimes I even feel that the businessman is too optimistic and often misleads me, and the blacksmith is too silent and often fails to persuade me.
Now, he used the decomposition of all things to transform all the monsters on the island into the most basic energy, and then used all things to reshape them, creating two beings that were several times more powerful than the blacksmith and the merchant.
But deep down in his heart, Jingwu couldn't erase the feeling of boredom.
The newly created "subordinates" could not replace the blacksmiths and merchants after all.
"Damn it! Damn it! Get out of here, both of you! Get out!"
After the subordinate who had been with him for many years died, Jingwu thought that he should be an emotionless person.
It was as if in order to kill Bai Wu, he could instantly activate the decomposition field and decompose the merchant and the blacksmith indiscriminately.
It was only later, when he watched the white fog distort time and restore everything, that Jingwu realized that he had done something stupid.
Seeing his two subordinates coming back, he even felt a little relieved.
But unfortunately, the merchant and the blacksmith did not have his immortality.
Now that he has reunited his body, the merchant and the blacksmith have already been shattered and turned into ashes in the collision between the two forces of Nijing and Wei.
Jingwu didn't expect that his biggest anger wasn't his repeated defeats to Bai Wu.
But the death of two subordinates.
The tower has appeared.
As a Tic-Tac-Toe-level being, he could sense the call.
Jingwu believes that the biggest chaotic war in the world is about to come.
He lowered his head and looked at his hands.
Since his death in the battle on the plane and his resurrection, he has become more skilled in disassembling and reconstructing all things.
Even though Jing Si can't crack an iron nut, he can at least crush Bai Wu's companions to death.
He looked at the dark sea outside the bulkhead with a gloomy look:
"Brother, you will not miss the opportunity to attack the tower, right? We brothers haven't been together for a long time."
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Outside the tower, unknown area.
Although this place is on the edge of the well, according to Jing Er, this place is affected by the aura of the well, and the space and time are disordered.
But the distance between here and the well is also constantly changing.
These days, Hong Yin and Jing Er have been able to reconcile reluctantly.
Originally, Jing Er thought that he and Hong Yin would have time to slowly get to know each other.
But soon, Jing Er sensed the appearance of the tower.
He also told Hong Yin about this.
“What’s your attitude?”
In the wasteland, ever since the starry sky went away, the seasons and landforms here have been constantly changing.
It may be windy and snowy at this moment, but the sun may be scorching high in the next second.
The rock was smoothed out, and Jing Er looked at Hong Yin's big eyes - on the balloon, and said:
"I do not know yet."
"But you will go to where the tower is?"
"Yes, I will go. I have a feeling that there, whether I witness the tower disappear or witness its destruction... I will get some guidance."
Jing Er clasped his hands together. He didn't see through everything, but the conversations with Hong Yin these days gave him a direction.
"Have you been lying these days?" Hong Yin looked at Jing Er, feeling inexplicably angry.
She continued:
"The tower has appeared. That's where humans live. If you want to destroy the tower, then we are still enemies."
Jing Er shook his head and said:
"We are not necessarily enemies. I don't know what I should do with the tower now. Besides..."
"I don't want to be your enemy. If possible, I want to try to change my destiny."
Hong Yin is skeptical about this:
"I don't trust you."
"Then you might as well come with me."
Hong Yin was stunned.
Jing Er said:
"We all have many things that are confusing about this world. If there is another meeting in the world that is unprecedented, it must be before the tower disappears."
"The Tower... is it really that important to you?"
"It's very important." Jing Er explained seriously:
"If the tower disappears again, my brother will have no chance. That means that the divine revelation in my mind and the prophecy in the well since I was born are all wrong."
"So... you hope... the tower will disappear?"
"I don't know, but I want to witness this from the perspective of an observer."
After saying this, Jing Er looked at the white deer. The white deer walked in front of Jing Er and lowered its head.
Let Jing Er stroke the deer antlers.
"Will you come with me?"
What Jing Er said to Bai Lu was also said to Hong Yin.
Bai Lu nodded and looked at Hong Yin.
Although Hong Yin's attitude towards Jing Er has changed, the evil aura in Jing Er cannot be eliminated.
She always remained wary of Jing Er.
But she could also sense the sincerity in Jing Er's tone, as if he really wanted to know... whether God was omnipotent and omniscient.
This question is very simple for materialists.
But for Jing Er, who believed in divine revelations since birth, he could not rely on the words of others to resolve his doubts.
It can only be understood if you see it with your own eyes.
If the tower disappeared, Jing Er might be able to break through the barriers in his heart and become completely free.
If the tower was breached by Jing Yi before it disappeared, Jing Er would probably suffer from inner demons again and would never be able to get rid of the troubles caused by the divine revelation.
Considering Jing Er's strength, if Jing Er became an enemy after the tower was destroyed... that would undoubtedly be adding insult to injury.
But after much hesitation, Hong Yin decided to take a gamble.
So in the broken wasteland, a monk, a girl, and a white deer walked towards the largest battlefield in the world.
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Outside the fog, the South China Sea.
The huge Ark cruise ship is like a moving island on the sea.
On the top deck, Wen Hao's cloak was blown by the sea breeze, his figure was bathed in the sunset, and his back looked a little lonely.
Behind Wen Hao are three great generals.
Natural disaster, Jiang Zhu.
Man-made disaster, Li Xin.
Disease, sick willow tree.
“I didn’t expect that the world would suddenly become a purgatory. There were no natural disasters, no man-made disasters, no diseases. It was just ordinary life, but the repression suddenly broke out… They became us.”
The content of Li Xin's words was somewhat heavy, but his tone seemed quite frivolous.
Wen Hao in front nodded and said:
"Humanity's transformation into evil means being overwhelmed by negative emotions. This is actually quite common."
“Perhaps it doesn’t take doomsday, just one bad day to make a person completely collapse.”
Jiang Zhu said:
"Captain, the tower has appeared, and the crew members below are eager to take a look."
The sick willow tree also coughed and said:
"Ahem... that was our obsession after all."
"Yes, that is everyone's obsession after all. We are a group of people abandoned by the tower. Let me ask you something."
Wen Hao turned around at this time. His appearance had not changed since he turned into the evil one.
He still had the face of a teenager, but his temperament already had a bit of iron-bloodedness.
"Just tell me the truth." Jiang Zhu said.
Wen Hao said:
"The Ark can still accommodate tens of thousands of people. If the tower is destroyed, are you willing to accept humans into the Ark?"
Li Xin did not answer this question because she already knew the answer Wen Hao wanted.
Liu Bingshu suddenly coughed urgently and then looked at Jiang Zhu.
Jiang Zhu usually looks very irritable and straightforward, but he is not stupid at critical moments:
"Damn it, you two bastards, are you just waiting for me to be fooled?"
Hearing this, Wen Hao smiled, and Li Xin and Liu Bingshu also smiled.
Jiang Zhu said:
"Yes, I hate those humans. Seven hundred years ago, we were abandoned, but they were able to go in. How did we survive for seven hundred years? What about them?"
"But our roots are still human, and Bai Wu helped us solve a big problem last time, so we should repay the favor."
Wen Hao nodded. Jiang Zhu hated humans. In fact, most people on the boat hated them.
But if humans really have nowhere to go, they are willing to take them in.
No one could have imagined that one day, the once fake Ark plan would become a real human Ark.
"We won't participate in the war, and we'll try not to participate. If the tower isn't destroyed, it would be best if Bai Wu and his friends can defend the tower."
Wen Hao said this and pondered for a few seconds:
"But if... the tower is lost, we must save as many humans as possible."
The sick willow tree sighed:
"Captain, if the tower is really lost at that time... does it mean that the era of mankind is completely over?"
"I don't know what it means, we just need to do our own thing."
Li Xin smiled and said:
"I have no problem. I am an obedient crew member. I will do whatever the captain says."
Jiang Zhu snorted:
"But if those humans come in and don't obey me, I won't tolerate them."
Willow Sick Tree just nodded at Wen Hao, and while their eyes met, he expressed his meaning and said something else:
"Whoever can destroy the tower must be a powerful force. Our actions at that time may anger the other party."
Wen Hao agrees with this statement:
"I learned some past events from Bai Wu. We are likely to fight against the most terrifying organization in this world next."
“So we need to be fully prepared before heading to the tower.”
Li Xin was a little worried that helping humans might attract enemies that were too powerful.
The same is true for sick willow trees.
As for Jiang Zhu, although he hated humans the most, he would defend the captain's decision to the death.
"Who cares what kind of terrifying organization it is? We at the Ark have been enduring it all the time. Now that humans want to join us, we can let them know how strong we are."
Natural disasters, man-made disasters, diseases.
The combined forces of the three catastrophes should not be underestimated.
Although Wen Hao was also worried about the farm forces, he also had confidence in his subordinates.
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Outside the tower, Baichuan City Shelter.
After the team was assembled, the only thing left to do before setting off was to prepare the vehicles.
Of course, you have to ask the Mechanical City for things like vehicles.
Upon learning that Bai Wu was not dead, Zero's poker face rarely showed a smile.
But this smile did not last long, because soon Zero found out that he was the last to know.
Everyone in the tower and everyone in the shelter knew about Bai Wu’s return before him.
Obviously, he was the first one to know about Bai Wu's death, but now he is the last one to get the news.
Bai Wu spent a lot of effort to achieve this.
In the principal's office, Zero had left behind a communication device.
Now Bai Wu was like the salesperson who was selling health products to customers in his previous life. He nodded and bowed, but his tone was a little heavy:
"I was thinking, oh no, if I die, my friends will be sad."
"I felt so sorry and unwilling at that time that I couldn't even say goodbye to you properly."
"But then I thought... everyone is busy, no one will know I'm dead..."
"You are the only one who is different. You can learn about my death through the destruction of the apostles."
"So the first thing I did after I woke up was to think about how to inform you and tell you."
"The reality is, the reason I told other people my news first was because in my eyes, other people didn't know I was dead."
"I didn't tell you this at the end, I just... didn't think of the words well."
Bai Wu kept making up excuses.
Although Zero knew that this was all perfunctory, he still changed into a comfortable position on the mechanical throne and listened slowly.
Until he felt that Bai Wu had made up enough stories, and even if he was lying, he was sincere enough, he nodded and said:
"Alright, that's enough. If you want to go and stand up for those humans in the tower, I won't stop you."
Bai Wu knew that this sentence was enough, and the following conversation would be easy:
"It's best for the Mechanical City to keep a low profile recently."
"Don't worry about the Mechanical City. According to what you said, Jingwu will not attack us in the short term. Instead, he is likely to go to the tower. You and him... will probably face off for the fourth time."
Bai Wu doesn't care much about Jing Wu, but it's not that he underestimates his enemy.
Instead, he had calculated this possibility from the beginning and was worried about other variables:
"The most troublesome thing now is that we all know that the farm is powerful, but we have no idea how powerful it is."
Bai Wu narrowed his eyes:
"This place is so mysterious. The confrontation between me and the farm is like a competition to see who has the bigger cards."
Zero also had the same feeling. Bai Wu was mobilizing troops, and Jing Yi was also mobilizing troops.
But Bai Wu has been in this world for less than two years, while Jing Yi has been in this world for seven hundred years.
"So I was thinking, even if I got two Seven Sins, it's reasonable for me to lose."
Zero means:
"If you want to change a reasonable situation, you have to do the unexpected?"
Zero on the mechanical throne and White Mist in the principal's building said at the same time:
"Come up with something surprising!"
"But what counts as a surprise move? That depends on you." Zero continued:
"Or do you have something else that can enable you to do something treacherous?"
Bai Wu looked into the distance, as if he had thought of something, and light gradually appeared in his eyes:
"Hiss, don't tell me, it seems like there really is..."