The red gem is like a drop of blood.
Falling, tapping into the void.
The last gap in the Box of Truth was finally filled with blood.
The small box lit up in Lin Yuan's palm.
This used to be a shabby wooden box. To Lin Yuan, it was just a relic of his parents, a map to show the way, and a key to explore secrets.
It was not until the last time she saw such a vast spiritual universe in the box that she realized that this small wooden box contained a more powerful force than she had imagined.
Complete it.
Use this power to reach that elusive hope of life.
But the price was a bit high. The ground was littered with severed tentacles, with a few broken legs still bleeding in a pool of blood, and red blood slowly spreading.
Lin Yuan sat in this blood-red scene, with a bright light shining in the palm of her hand.
The light spread outward with her as the center, breaking through the thick black smoke and rushing out of the tall tower made of bones.
The smoke and gunfire of battle were still roaring at the base of the White Tower.
A dazzling light appeared on the top of the white tower.
Almost everyone in the entire empire saw this scene.
The light from the top of the tower was not divine, but rather the cold fluorescence of human technological products.
A spot of white light spread out from the top of the tower and turned into a translucent virtual screen, which slowly unfolded in mid-air and floated down around the pure white tower.
The slowly descending virtual screen lit up with fluorescence, and a picture appeared on it.
The scene looked mysterious, but the sight that appeared on the screen was not some fantasy.
Just some ordinary human faces, some real things that happened.
One soft virtual screen after another floated out from the white light at the top of the tower. They surrounded the tall white tower and slowly fell.
On the huge screen, the events that had happened on the land beneath human feet were played in a scrolling manner.
The real history of mankind, without any tampering or modification.
The scenes that Lin Yuan had seen in the corridors of the Food City, on the walls of the temple in the Land of No Pupils, on the stone walls of the Golden Tree's underground nest, and on the white gate of the No. 5 Contaminated Area were now displayed one by one in broad daylight.
Surrounding the White Pagoda, under the bright sunshine, it appears before the world.
From the invasion of the human world to the reasons for the appearance of sentinels and guides.
From the White Tower being the product of humanity’s kneeling down, to the Empire being a pasture where monsters keep humans captive.
Frame by frame, scene by scene, tells the truth.
The officials of the empire personally delivered their compatriots to the monster's bloody mouth.
Those young lives that died tragically in the contaminated area were nothing more than sacrifices offered by humans to their enemies.
Every time the Box of Truth is embedded with a gem, a miniature virtual scene will appear.
No one knew that after it was fully completed, it would present such an amazing scene and the bloody history of mankind in a grand manner.
Screens fell from the tower like snowflakes, randomly scrolling and playing secrets in the history of this empire that were unknown to most people.
Everyone looked up.
Whether it was the sentinels stationed in remote areas, the children running in the fishing village, or the passers-by walking in the slums, one by one, they all stopped.
More and more eyes are gathering in front of various screens of all sizes across the empire.
Even the sound of artillery fire from both the attacking and defending sides in the battle paused for a moment.
Originally, the TV was playing the Empire's Coming of Age Ceremony in a rotating carousel.
I don’t know who hacked the camera, but when the revolutionary army rushed into the White Tower, the video image never stopped.
Those who had gathered in front of the screen to watch the enthronement ceremony saw the live broadcast of the battle to invade the White Tower.
At this moment, cameras outside the White Tower were aimed at the screens that were falling from the White Tower.
The massive explosion of information has generally overturned the three views of countless people.
The chaotic brain was washed back and forth by the horrifying truth. Everyone in every corner of the empire was stunned.
In front of an old TV set on the side of a slum road, an old man with a broken leg came to his senses and pointed tremblingly at a face frozen on the screen.
"That's my child, my son!"
Everyone living here knows that Lame Zhang Ben had an excellent sentinel son who died in the polluted area a few years ago.
After that, Lao Zhang went crazy. He acted crazy every day and even broke his leg.
There was a little blood on the child's face on the screen. He looked back outside the camera, then turned around and rushed towards the monster in the contaminated area without hesitation.
This is a child who grew up in front of everyone on this street and finally became a sentry. He is the pride of his father.
It turned out to be just a sacrifice.
The child was caught by the monster, and red blood rain splattered all over the screen on TV.
"Ah! Damn it!" Lame Zhang rushed forward frantically, holding the small old TV and shaking it, "Give my son back! Give my child back to me!"
In the dirty alley, the people gathered in front of the screen fell silent. Only the madman was still shouting.
In the distance, the sound of artillery fire continued to roar from the White Tower.
Pairs of hateful eyes rose from this inconspicuous alley and cast towards the tall tower.
This old man is not the only one who has shed tears of blood. Almost everyone here has family members whose flesh and blood have been thrown into the contaminated area.
It turns out that we are just sacrifices, poultry, hiding in the White Tower and living a life of drunkenness and debauchery in order to feed the very few people who are hiding in the White Tower.
Destroy that tower!
Destroy that tower!
Such voices were like clarion calls, which began to sound in every corner of the empire.
Like waves and huge waves, it spread across the entire empire.
If at the beginning, only a few underground organization fighters raised the banner of resistance.
As the truth was revealed frame by frame, the flames of hatred ignited in the hearts of all civilians throughout the empire.
In the White Tower, a captain of the Royal Guard pushed his subordinates and cursed loudly.
"Hurry, what are you standing there for? Go get more weapons! We must defend this place. We can't retreat any further."
The young soldier shook his body, turned around blankly, and pointed at the TV screen embedded in the wall.
"Sir, did you see that?"
In the smoke of war, the TV on the nearby wall was still on. No one was watching it, and it was emitting a cold light on its own.
On the screen, a huge royal airship floated in the air. A young guide was riding on the airship and was quietly sent into the contaminated area by the escort team.
"Stupid thing, that's just something the enemy uses to confuse the people. You actually believe in such a trick." The captain raised his hand and fired a few shots, shattering the outrageous screen.
The video with the light on shattered and the crispy pieces fell to the ground.
"But I have seen that child." The young soldier said hesitantly, "That time, I was the one who sent her to the contaminated area."
"The guide was very lovely. She even gave me some spiritual counseling during the ride on the airship."
The captain wanted to interrupt him eagerly, "Shut up, shut up, watch your words and actions!"
The young soldier, who had always been very obedient, did not stop talking. He lowered his head and looked at his hands. "I have always found it strange why you kept it a secret from everyone and sent a weak guide there. You did not allow me to ask at that time."
His voice gradually became firm from the initial hesitation. Finally, he raised his head and sneered, "So, this is what you do!"
Around him, his companions in the trench turned their heads one by one and looked at him as he spoke.
"Don't forget, you are a noble!" The captain's roar was filled with the rage of someone who had been exposed. "You are a sentinel of the Royal Guard! It is your duty to guard the tower!"
The young nobleman grabbed the medal on his shoulder and tore off the golden armband.
"What nobles, what royal guards, I quit."
He threw the bit of gold into the dust at his feet and turned away from the trench he was supposed to be guarding.
After a moment, several people looked at their superiors, then stood up and left.
The team leader opened his mouth and wanted to shout, but finally his eyes fell on the fragments of the electronic screen.
The screen here was shattered, but he knew he couldn't shatter what really happened.
In the secret academy at the top of the White Tower, Lin Yuan placed the Box of Truth, which was still glowing, on the ground.
My arms seemed to have no strength left and I couldn't even lift such a small box.
Her hand holding her personal terminal dropped to her side.
"Don't cut off the communication, Lin Yuan." Ni Ji's voice came from the personal terminal.
She could still see Ni Ji's face.
On the screen, the sentry's brows were tightly knitted together, his eyes were purple, and his face was solemn. The scenery behind him was rapidly receding, and there was a loud sound of gunfire.
He is still far away from himself.
Lin Yuan looked at Ni Ji on the virtual screen with longing for a while.
The sound of crying could be heard in the shattered black fog on all sides.
The queen's spirit disintegrated and turned into a thick black liquid that scattered around.
The black sludge emitted mist and twisted back and forth in all directions, slowly condensing again and again, and failing and disintegrating again and again.
At first, there were some curses that Lin Yuan could understand. Gradually, the various strange accents became unclear and Lin Yuan could no longer hear them.
Lin Yuan felt that it was not him who defeated the queen.
Many times, when the spirits were colliding most dangerously, the powerful queen would suddenly freeze.
Or maybe a sentinel's face mysteriously appeared, interrupting her movements.
It is undeniable that Her Majesty the Queen of the Empire possesses an extremely powerful spiritual body and is a strong person in this world.
Lin Yuan even felt that not only was he no match for her, even if the Queen of Pang Food in the sea of flowers came here, she might not be able to surpass her in strength.
This emperor who had been at the top of the tower for hundreds of years lost to herself.
She craved power and became a slave to it.
In order to gain powerful strength, she devoured countless people. The unwillingness and anger that remained in her body eventually tore her apart.
At the last time, when Lin Yuan had almost no strength left, a golden branch suddenly appeared at her feet.
Lin Yuan had an extra foothold and he stepped on his friend's golden arm. When his strength was exhausted, he reached out and grabbed the blood-red necklace.
Lin Yuan fell back into the pile of tentacles and could hardly get up. The emperor on the altar, with smoke billowing out of him, finally couldn't hold on at that moment. His pale body cracked inch by inch and collapsed into broken bones all over the ground.
The broken bones collapsed on the platform with a crash.
The battle of mental power caused both of them to fall to the ground in a mess.
Lin Yuan, with trembling arms, struggled to sit up from the bloody broken limbs on the ground, and inlaid the red gem into the Box of Truth.
When he looked up again, the fragments of the queen's body had disappeared from the center of the altar.
Only half of the face, which was painted with red lips, was left, like a mask.
It was like a half-broken mask falling on the altar. The veil was torn, and the eyes under the white veil were staring at the forest garden outside the altar.
The two people stared at each other without saying a word.
One of them collapsed physically, his spirit was destroyed, and he scattered on the altar. The other one was bleeding profusely, and he cut off his countless tentacles and sat in a pool of blood.
After such a brutal battle, both were covered in blood and had broken bodies, and were on the verge of death.
They stared at the enemy before them.
Finally, Lin Yuan heard a long sigh.
Crying sounds were heard in the thick black fog. The cries of various souls rang out from the thick black smoke all around.
The muddy black mist no longer tried to piece itself together like before. It flowed aimlessly, seeping into the white bricks underground bit by bit.
Everything around seemed to begin to melt.
The ground was shaking, the tower was vibrating, and the bricks and stones on the ground were falling and sinking.
At some point a ray of sunlight shone through from above his head. Lin Yuan looked up and discovered that the top of the white tower had melted.
The outer wall of the spire was like a melted candle, flowing down little by little. There was a piece of the wall missing, and the sun could be seen through the gap.
The children outside the academy seemed to be running out. Lin Yuan knew that he should leave immediately, as the place was about to collapse.
But she had completely lost her strength. Too many of her tentacles were broken, and she had cut every one of them with her own hands in order to avoid being eroded during the battle.
Now she doesn't even have a single leg that can move.
The body hurts, and the spirit suffers even more.
Lin Yuan moved his body and barely found a sturdy stone wall, and leaned his broken body against it.
Everything around her was falling and dissolving. She wished she could fall more slowly.
"Hold on, wait for me. Wait for me. Okay?" Ni Ji's voice came from the virtual screen.
As he spoke, his tone even sounded pitiful, with a hint of pleading, as if he was afraid that I would not wait for him.
He is a very perceptive man and has seen everything that has happened here.
"Okay, I'll wait for you." Lin Yuan looked at the sentry's face on the screen. He looked so handsome when he was running and climbing. Lin Yuan wanted to watch him for a while longer.
Lin Yuan remembered that she once seemed to have said that she would make him happy and live a happy life.
Even if it was not expressed in words, when the mental pictures intersected, it was certain that he had been coaxed and promised in this way.
But I don't seem to have done well, so I haven't made him happy many times.
The screen in front of me suddenly turned black, and the picture was covered by countless smoke.
I don’t know what this sentinel did in order to rush up and find me.
Lin Yuan raised his head and looked at the sky through the small gap above his head.
Today's sky is exceptionally clear, like a washed sapphire. It's just strange that the clouds in the sky are white.
It doesn't matter, the white clouds look so beautiful.
It's like cotton candy.
Lin Yuan felt that his body was very cold and wanted to eat something sweet at this time.
The bottom floor of the White Tower.
A soldier charging forward was suddenly grabbed by the ankle by a white arm that stretched out from the wall.
Hundreds of strange arms stretched out from the wall, grabbed his feet, wrapped around his waist, and dragged him into the brick wall.
"It's a mutant!" someone shouted.
His companions behind him saw this strange scene and immediately opened fire, trying to break those strange arms that suddenly attacked them.
But it was too late, as the strange tentacles covered its prey, wrapping it in a white cocoon.
Soon red blood flowed out from the wriggling white cracks.
A sacred brick fell from the wall of the White Tower.
The bone-white square brick squirmed on the ground for a moment and turned into a strange deformed creature without eyes. The monster twisted its body, bared its sharp teeth, and rushed towards the crowd.
On the wall of the White Tower, the place where the stone brick fell was empty, and the outdoor sunlight shone into the interior of the White Tower through the hole.
One brick fell, then another brick fell, and the white tower, which had never been illuminated by sunlight, began to be dotted with holes.
Countless rays of sunlight shine into the tower.
Those fallen bone bricks turned into mutants, rampaging in the White Tower.
At this moment, the legion that invaded the White Tower encountered the most horrific ambush since entering the tower.
There are aberrations everywhere.
Monsters of different types and appearances were transformed from the bricks of the White Tower, and they twisted and crawled down the wall one by one.
A little higher up, the royal sentinel who was hastily retreating turned his head and was grabbed by the monster's claws.
The guards guarding the White Tower had to hurriedly turn their guns toward the stone wall of the White Tower.
it is true.
It turns out that what was shown in the video was real.
By now, no one denies it anymore.
The tower is full of holes and monsters are coming in and out. The White Tower that has been protecting mankind for hundreds of years is actually built with monster bones.
There was a loud bang of cannon.
The shells hit the giant monster. A soldier rolled out from the fireworks, but was knocked unable to stand up by the shock wave.
The next moment, an arm stretched out from behind the cover, grabbed and dragged him into a hiding place.
The two dusty warriors exchanged glances and found that one was wearing a bandit's veil and the other was wearing the armband of the Royal Guard.
The Royal Guard sentry was embarrassed for a moment.
But no matter how angry the nobles above him were, at this moment, he no longer wanted to point his gun at his own kind.
"Here. There's a hiding spot down here. There's also ammunition."
The intruder wearing a black scarf quickly ran over and followed the guard wearing a gold armband into the hiding place.
Outside the hiding point, the ugly face of the mutant appeared.
At this moment, the muzzle of the gun was turned and the artillery was set up again.
The target is no longer one's own kind.
Outside the White Tower, a reporter opened his eyes wide.
He braved the gunfire and lurked nearby with a camera, filming quietly. He was a very courageous photographer.
But he was so shocked by the scene before him that he was speechless.
In front of his camera, the towering skyscraper slowly melted starting from the top.
The smooth outer wall of the holy tower was filled with holes like insects, and ugly mutants slowly crawled out of those holes.
The holy tower became riddled with holes.
"It's turned into a tower!" muttered the reporter carrying a camera.
Looking up, even the sky of the empire seemed to be losing color bit by bit, like a curtain slowly falling from the sky.
The blue sky with the scorching sun and white clouds appeared.
(End of this chapter)