It's nothing when you don't notice the changes in the false starry sky. But once Jenkins pointed out its location, even if you close your eyes, you can still feel the weirdness and horror in the starry sky. That is the power to oppress the soul. Even if the perception is completely closed, you will feel that your soul is constantly being corroded and polluted.
It seems to see the phantom of the steel city overlapping with the eyes, as if to see the floating airship dancing with the steam gear whale under the dim yellow sky.
This is not a power that mortals should come into contact with, but among the twenty-four demigods, some people have come into contact with similar power.
"The Beast of Calamity!"
The demigod from the pseudo-god sect [Spirit Summoning Association] opened his eyes wide and looked at the starry sky, two lines of blood and tears ran down the woman's beautiful cheeks. The old gravekeeper immediately supported the back of her head and forced her to lower her head, while the demigod lady from the Natural Church beside her helped her calm her restless spirit.
"No, Calamity Beast-[Difference Engine] has not yet fully formed. It is still gestating..."
Because the vision of the battle was restored to calm by Jenkins, under the summer starry sky at this moment, it seemed that the galaxy was hanging upside down. This is also the reason for the monster sleeping in the starry sky. Jenkins stood in the square with the cat in his arms, as if he could pick off the stars with his hand.
The abnormally shining starlight represents the power leaked from a more abnormal disaster. The brightness of this starlight surpassed the false double moon a few seconds after everyone discovered "it". The silver-blue starlight hangs over everyone, reflecting Jenkins' hair and shoulders, and the fur of the black and white kitten in his arms into that fascinating color.
This is the color of disaster in the starry sky, this is the color of madness. The false stars in the deceitful world are already on the verge of alienation just because they have come into contact with the remnants of the unformed power of the Calamity Beast. The power of the beast of disaster can be seen from this.
"Savior, but..."
Someone wanted to take advantage of this critical moment to defeat the things in the Starry Sky, but Jenkins made a silent gesture. He was clearly standing in the center of the crowd, but he seemed to be very far away from them. Jenkins has really changed a lot since the moment he stepped into the metal tower as a mortal.
"In every era, disaster beasts will definitely appear. This is the condensation of superfluous sins. Therefore, even if we defeat the difference engine at this moment, sooner or later other disaster beasts will appear. Please wait patiently, it is better to once Sex takes care of it, and as I said, it's the final battle."
He reiterated the theory he once said once again. Although it is indeed very reasonable, people are worried about whether they can defeat the new eighteenth calamity under such hasty preparations.
In the ancient era in the past, people in the material world would always be warned in advance before the end came. Whether it is the appearance of the purple star of destiny, or the abnormal actions of the saviors, or even the predictions made by the great sages, they can always warn civilization decades or even hundreds of years in advance.
Jenkins has encountered shelters built by people in the past more than once in Weirdland, which means that they have enough time to arrange a way out for civilization. There is plenty of time to try to save your own era and save all people.
As for the eighteenth era, the time span from the appearance of the purple star of destiny to the decisive battle with the beast of disaster is not even a year.
People don't have time to prepare for the best of times, whether secular or religious, and neither side has time to prepare for battle and arrange worst-case shelter-in-place.
Therefore, facing the beast of disaster that is about to be bred at this moment, the best choice is to terminate its birth in advance. Then, use the next few decades or even hundreds of years to re-formulate the way to face disaster and doomsday, and build the last kindling ground for the continuation of civilization.
After making complete preparations, go to face the beast of disaster without any worries, and face the final chapter of human civilization in the eighteenth century.
The above is the best choice, but it is only the best choice for others. For Jenkins who has worked so hard to climb to the ninth floor, now is the time for a decisive battle.
"This is a trap."
Jenkins hugged the cat and looked at the sky and said:
"It deliberately slept in the starry sky, just to make us think that we came to the ninth floor one step ahead and could prevent its final sublimation. But this is a trap, how could the difference engine not expect this to happen? Just wait, I and it have already made up my mind, and fate has already made a verdict, today is the time for the final decisive battle, the savior and the calamity must complete their respective missions today."
Since Jenkins said so, people did not dare to object, so no one proposed to test the situation of the difference engine at this time. Jenkins then asked:
"How's the situation outside?"
People looked at each other, waiting for someone else to speak first, and finally Pop said:
"The situation is very bad. Almost all the doomsday scenarios you can imagine have appeared in the material world. The poisonous gas content in the air now does not allow ordinary people to leave the house at will, and there are reports of ordinary people from all over the world. In the falling white ashes, it was transformed into the report of the gearman."
Although it sounds scary, it is not very unexpected. It was Jenkins who looked at Dad, making Dad feel a little uncomfortable:
"What's wrong?"
"Father, are you all right?"
He grabbed Dad's shoulder, and the green light immediately radiated, covering a group of twenty-six people. As if warm water was being poured from the top of the head, not only was the damage to the body healed, but even the spirit that was consumed by the war was slowly replenishing:
"I have to say that the nine-story tower of the Difference Engine is really a good challenge. I think that even an ordinary person can safely go from the first floor to the ninth floor, and I am afraid that there will be great changes."
Jenkins said, stroking his cat. Dad checked his physical condition a little bit. Although all his injuries were healed, and the curse of lifespan that had spread for hundreds of years due to the departure of the evolution key was also reduced, the state of being bound to die in three days still remained unchanged. Not something Jenkins can handle right now.
"Savior, we are only the first batch of reinforcements sent by the church. After you entered the tower, the tower shook violently many times. Now the delusion and the space barriers outside have been reduced a lot. As long as we persist In a while, the church will find a way to send in the second batch of reinforcements."
Mr. Gilbert said that he is the youngest of the twenty-four demigods, and also the youngest demigod of the Church of the Sages in the past thousand years. It should be said that he has a bright future, but he voluntarily joined the reinforcement team and came to help the savior.
However, this gentleman used to directly call "Jenkins" in the past, but now he calls Jenkins "the savior", which represents the attitude before and after, and also shows the consequences of Jenkins becoming a god before entering the tower.
He didn't want to solve this matter for the time being, just nodded:
"This is actually not urgent. After all, no matter how many people come, the final decisive battle will only happen between me and it. Speaking of which, during this period of time, there have been no riots caused by the people because of fear, right?"
"not yet."
The middle-aged man from the Traveler Church said in a dull voice, although this person looks inconspicuous, but this is the strongest person in the group, Jenkins has not even seen him before, probably the Traveler Church is hiding it for Demigods against unexpected events:
"It hasn't been 24 hours since you entered the tower, and the church and the kingdom can control the order. But once the situation outside becomes normal, I'm afraid things will not be very optimistic."
"Hasn't it been 24 hours yet..."
Because of the different time flow inside and outside the plot, he has spent quite a long time in Jenkins' experience.
"Alright, let's try to resolve the battle today."
He said to everyone, but everyone did not have the confidence of Jenkins.
"Jenkins, what are you prepared for?"
asked Pa, the only one who still called Jenkins by his first name.
"I have a lot of preparations, and I can try one by one in a while. Don't worry, Dad, there will be no problems. You will attend my wedding next summer. This is something that has been planned long ago."
He said this, and he didn't care about whether it should be said in the final battle:
"Everyone will come back alive, everyone."
Even Chocolate was a little surprised by Jenkins' confidence, but thinking of his own strength, the little cat thought that Jenkins was right. Soon, it will appear in front of Jenkins as a saver. Thinking of the expression Jenkins would show, Chocolate almost trembled with excitement.
Jenkins touched his suspected epileptic cat with some concern, and looked up at the black hole in the night sky. It became more and more "heavy", so heavy that even Jenkins at the moment didn't want to face it.
"The time is almost up. My suggestion is that you leave here first, and I will face it myself."
His voice was low,
"I've come this far, how can I leave?"
People said, Jenkins sighed, watching himself surrounded by people, all looking alike. They were full of determination and thought of the worst possibility before entering the treacherous realm. No one is running away now, it is the responsibility of being a member of the Church, and it is also the responsibility of being a human being.
"Okay then, let's go together."
Originally, I wanted to fly to the starry sky, and face the ultimate enemy, the ultimate disaster, and the ultimate difference machine in that boundless sea of stars. But just as Jenkins was still considering who to fly up with him, he heard a sudden loud noise from the starry sky above his head.
That was the bell that announced that the final hour had come.