"Fabulous clubs, luxurious sports cars, stunningly beautiful women... these are the lives people pursue. How did human beings... descend to this point.
When I began to learn the knowledge of the Sky Code, I realized that the essence of everything is black and white. It is a scene that mortals cannot see and a world that is difficult to understand.
Once you break free from the prison of lust and are no longer restricted by sin, you can become a god. The son of God who bears the sins of the world with his own body, the warrior who climbs Mount Olympus with the way of killing, the cultivator who fakes his way to transcendence and becomes an immortal, countless legends all point to the same answer, 'sin' is the path to death. The obstacles to the way of God are the most insurmountable chasm for mortals.
Now, I will find out my answer..."
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January 23, 2102, somewhere in the Samavo Desert.
"Start the landing procedure and switch to automatic driving. The expected descent height is 500 meters."
"The impact of the wind is being calculated. The computer automatically corrects the deviation value. There are 300 or 290 remaining distances from the ground..."
After a series of standardized processes, the Ark successfully landed in the desert, and most of the crew were arranged to stay on the ship. Many high-ranking ability users, headed by Grand Master Cesare Balmond, Pastor Manzarik Dino, Legion Commander Jacob, and Knight Master Lawrence, walked off the Ark together.
The nearest imperial army was stationed about five kilometers away. They had no idea why the Steel Discipline, which had already gained the upper hand, stopped advancing and lowered the Ark. Therefore, we must not dare to rush in until the investigation work is completed. They also happened to take advantage of this period of time to wait for reinforcements arriving from Zaoye County.
Bamond walked to the center of an empty desert with the Sky Code in his hand, a scene in his dream. It gradually became clear before his eyes, and through the hazy barrier, he seemed to have seen the lost city in black and white.
"Is this here..." Bamond suddenly stopped, raised his head and muttered to himself.
Until now, Jacob and Lawrence don't know what the Grand Leader wants to do, and neither do the many ability users behind them. Only the Reverend Dino knows the truth.
Balmond did not open the code to recite a spell or anything like that. He just raised the document with one hand and began to inject his own energy into it.
The Sky Code is not an object entirely created by the technological civilization of the human world. While sleeping in the ruins. It was just a stone slab, but when it was in the hands of Cesare Balmond, when he tried to interpret it, the object changed. It transformed itself into a paper book that could be read by humans, and the text inside became a state that he could understand.
But at this moment, the document turned into a slate again in his hands. As a recording tool, the mission of this item has been completed. And its original appearance will be revealed soon.
The stone slab changed from square to round, and the surrounding sand and soil flew up and adsorbed to the stone slab. It was immediately transformed into the same material as it, and the volume of the stone slab continued to expand. Finally, it turned into a perfectly round object about ten meters in diameter.
Balmond no longer held the object with his hands, and the round stone slab floated into the air on its own. Then it slowly sloped down until it stood upright on the sand. The stone slab was engraved with a large number of incomprehensible rune patterns. Among the many patterns, there was a very conspicuous symbol - the reverse cross. This may be the simplest figure on the entire stone slab. It is located on one side of the stone slab. It is surrounded by six complex patterns of different shapes. There is also a set of spell rings like words on the outermost periphery, which are set within these seven outside the graphics.
The huge round stone slab began to tremble, followed closely by the ground trembling under everyone's feet. There seemed to be an earthquake that lasted for tens of seconds in the desert. Even the Imperial Army in the distance felt the vibration. However, the soldiers on the Imperial Army side quickly discovered something strange. After this "earthquake" occurred, , the objects around them seemed completely unaffected, and even the bullets and gun parts standing on the table did not roll off.
Everyone standing in front of the "door" and witnessing everything at close range felt a strange sense of detachment, but they couldn't tell what it was...
Bamond knew very well that the vibration just now was not the trembling of the ground, but the effect of fluctuations in nearby space and time.
Not long after, the circular stone slab engraved with runes was divided into seven pieces from the center, like seven crescent moons embedded in each other, rotating outward. It unfolds much like opening the shutter of a camera. A door to another time and space appeared in the desert.
The world inside the door was finally found by Cesare Balmond. The black and white city that appeared in his dreams again and again was now displayed in front of him in color, but the scenery of the city was different from that in his dreams. different.
It was not a city at all, but a ruin. Although from the overall outline, Bamond could still recognize it. After all, he had seen this black and white city countless times, but this hanging garden in reality, let alone flowers, I'm afraid there aren't even any weeds left.
"Sir... is this?" Jacob, a rough-looking man, finally couldn't hold back his words. How could he not ask after seeing such a strange sight that was beyond common sense.
Balmond did not speak, and he did not know the exact answer, but this was not the reason why he did not speak at this moment.
He was laughing, his silent smile, and his ghostly face seemed to come to life in an instant, and his excitement and joy were beyond words. Like a hypocrite who saw the white powder, he couldn't wait to move forward.
It was the first time for the subordinates behind them to see such a demeanor of the Grand Commander. The Grand Commander, who had always been majestic and indifferent to emotions and anger, actually had such a side. This made them wonder about the world inside the door. Lian Lian.
"Lawrence," said Balmond suddenly.
"Yes, my lord." Lawrence responded quickly.
"You stay here while the others follow me in." When he said this, Bamond had already stepped into the door.
Lawrence didn't have time to say anything at all, and he didn't dare to say anything. He was a man who was good at observing people's emotions. He knew very well that no matter what the grand leader's purpose was, it was already very close. At this time, what people would do Many unimaginable things. For example... Killing someone who defies his will without hesitation, no matter how sincere a subordinate this person is, how many years he has followed him, and how many great contributions he has made, it is meaningless at this moment.
Therefore, the knight general stayed, and he even felt that staying was a blessing. An ominous premonition spread in his heart. On the other side of that door, there might be a more dangerous world...