Chapter 148
Author: Captain of the Youth First Crazy Squad
"Since there's no special benefit, then I'm not interested either, hurry up...what are you doing?" Luo Mo was about to close the door without saying a word, but the witch actually put her head in and let him They were all taken aback by this strange action:
"If I slammed the door hard, your head would burst open. How could anyone block the door with their head? That's not how horror movies are played, right?"
"—Humanity must not be wiped out like this. Please save all the human beings in this world. Humanity needs you and the hero!" The witch said sadly and sadly:
"Even if you can go back to the sky, you should think about Qianjing-sama, who has lived with you for more than half a month? If she leaves you, or the world is destroyed, how will she continue to live? - I beg you. ...make sure to make a compassionate choice."
"Qianjing? Tsk, okay... Take me to your headquarters, I have to talk to your god."
In fact, I also understand that since it is a global disaster, it is meaningless to hide in it all the time. After all, there are eggs under the nest? And he can't leave this world if he wants to.
But he easily agreed that others would only treat him as a cheap gunner, so he deliberately pretended to be displeased, scratched his head forcefully before nodding, it seemed that it was for Jun Qianjing's sake that he planned to take action Helpful look.
"thank you very much!"
The witches kowtowed in unison, as if they had been awakened by the knock on the door, but Qianjing, who did not want to get up and pretended to be asleep, clenched his fists silently.
But she didn't speak, because she didn't know what to do, just unwillingly clenched her fists and let the witches who filed in picked her up and moved away the items stored here.
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Due to the geographical location, even Luo Mo did not notice that at the same time that the huge barrier appeared, the edges of the entire four kingdoms had changed.
From the car going to the Taisha headquarters, you can see through the window of the Seto Inland Sea, a huge wall made up of countless large and small roots.
The wall made of tree roots directly divided the ocean... It is said that the Pacific Ocean on the other side was also divided, turning the sea near Shikoku into a huge saltwater lake surrounding Shikoku.
And the wall composed of countless tree roots is exactly the outer foundation of the enchantment arranged by the divine tree, and it is only by those tree roots that the four kingdoms are temporarily protected.
The stardust of the entire planet outside seems to have sensed the stubborn resistance of the losers, and then temporarily stopped the attack and returned to the sky... Probably the gods are thinking about the gods on the ground, why are they so stubborn and so on? ?
But also relying on the temporary suspension of the offensive, the great migration and refuge can be carried out.
On the way to the main body of the divine tree, Luo Mo could see the planes in the sky constantly, and the four sea-crossing bridges connecting the four countries were also crowded with cars and people, and the tram was even more crowded with people.
All warships have become transport ships, sending people and supplies to this not-so-small island as much as possible, hoping to leave as much fire as possible for the human beings in this world.
There is no doubt that the government has announced to the outside world that Shikoku will become the most solid fortress for mankind. As long as they are in the land where the sacred tree is located in Shikoku, people will still be safe.
Although there are still risks in the four countries, this small space will also become the "ark" in the myth of this world.
Therefore, after arriving at the main body of the sacred tree, the entrance to the mountain leading to an unknown shrine has been blocked by the Self-Defense Forces.
Heavy machine gun snipers do not need to say, armored vehicles, tanks, self-propelled artillery, armed helicopters, etc. are all available, and a large group of soldiers are building fortresses, erecting radars to debug fixed air defense missiles, and searching for a large number of air defense armored vehicles on land. Self-propelled air defense vehicle.
"It's really heavily guarded." Luo Mo glanced at the outside of the car, and the large group of soldiers who were waiting in battle couldn't help but sigh, and the witch next to him explained respectfully:
"Master Shenshu is the foundation that supports the four kingdoms. If something goes wrong with Lord Shenshu, this final ark will also be finished. Of course, it needs to be more rigorous."
"Having said that, but... how long will this last?"
Although there are plenty of armed forces here, if the opponents are inexhaustible, then everything will be meaningless, especially ordinary weapons can't really kill the opponent.
Although there is an enchantment, you shouldn't need to worry too much, but this enchantment has just been made, and it is very likely that a lot of star dust will be squeezed in in the next moment, and then...it depends on how long it can last here.
The troops here may be more used to deal with people, to prevent some desperate terrorists who want to perish all human beings from approaching the sacred tree.
The witch also understands this, so she can't judge how long the troops here can last, so she can only keep her opinion in silence.
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After the vehicle passed the inspections, it was at the foot of the fortified mountain. Jun Qianjing was handed over to the other witches to take care of, while Luo Mo followed the witch who initially led the way and climbed the long passage leading to the top of the mountain.
Passing through the red torii gates and reaching the open area at the top of the mountain, at the end is a tree that is not too huge, but it can also be called a towering tree-the sacred tree that appeared here yesterday.
Dozens of priests and witches lined up on both sides of the tree leading to the gods. When Luo Mo arrived, they bowed their heads on the ground in a posture of lying on all fours, and said their congratulations in unison.
(This unique way of lining up to welcome religions is really memorable. It's like returning to the Witch Cult. No... The Witch Cult is just kneeling on one knee. Religion is really scary. It can actually make people lose their dignity at all. In other words.... What the hell are they saying? Why can't I understand a sentence?)
Luo Mo murmured in his heart, and only wanted to ask the witch next to them what they were reading, but found that the other party did not follow, but stopped at the steps, and bowed his head like the others, followed by a strange congratulations. .
"...Religious believers, they are all existences that I can't understand..."
Glancing around, he couldn't help but sigh, and then came to the front of the divine tree, not knowing how to communicate with the other party, he tried to reach out and touch the trunk of the divine tree.
Originally, he thought it would be a rough and cold tree, but.... rough is right, but it is not cold at all, and even warm is like touching a warm-blooded animal.
And the moment he touched the trunk, the whole towering tree glowed with colorful light.
This scene can be described as magnificent, as unbelievable as a dream, and even the atmosphere is filled with an indescribable sense of holiness and majesty.
When the surrounding priests and witches were amazed, it seemed that countless people sang in the grand theater, and the mixed voices that could not distinguish between men and women and any characteristics, followed into his mind.
[The first time we met, a compatriot from another world who was just born but was contaminated by evil and went astray. ]
[....compatriots polluted by evil? ]
Divine Tree's strange statement made him stunned for a while.
But after thinking about it, he also thought that the other party should have misunderstood that he was a god because of the problem of the soul.
Calling oneself an angel to the outside world should only avoid unnecessary trouble, the so-called contamination by evil.... No accident is probably a matter of spirituality.
Shenshu did not answer his question, but said to himself:
[We brought you here for no other reason than to hope that you, who was just awakened and weak, could shoulder the responsibility of being a god and protect this world. ]
[No, I don't have that lofty interest. ]
[This is a responsibility, the strong guard the weak, God guards the believers, why do you not understand? ]
[You are mistaken, I don't need believers. ]
The world may need faith, but he doesn't.
After all, the earliest gods like the creator of the Ex-Machina were born earlier than humans and all things. It would be fine if they did not have faith and would not die, and they could still create their own race.
The emotions of sentient beings are important supplements to strengthen themselves. They are not optional, but they are by no means life-sustaining.
Therefore, he didn't think about getting any believers. After all, if a large number of believers appeared, it might be a very bad thing.
After all, his spiritual essence has nothing to do with any beauty, and if he really becomes a god, he must be a demon god or a evil god... If believers want him to become stronger, they have to kill and set fire to cause hatred and hatred.
Shenshu will come to him, it is estimated that he is jumping over the wall, there is really no choice, right? Do you think that even evil gods will protect believers?
Chapter 6 Going to Nara・Takashima Yuuna
In the face of Luo Mo, who did not take the usual path, Shenshu also seemed to feel a little troubled, and said after a long silence:
[Your godhead is very strange, even though it is weak... How about making a deal. ]
[trade? ]
[You are weak, so we will lend you the power to prevent you from falling in this turmoil to the greatest extent possible. ]
[You all pulled me over, isn't it normal to borrow some strength as compensation? And don't be so stingy, there are so many of you, can't you just give me some? ]
[....It's not that we are reluctant to give up, but that our current strength has been greatly damaged, and we can't recover it for a while, and we can't even give strength directly to anyone. Even lending strength requires a medium to do it, even if You are a god, you don't need to worry about compatibility, but you still need it... The giant sword behind it may be a good material, and it can become a medium after modification. ]
[...Let's do it first. ]
After being silent for a long time, Luo Mo, who originally wanted to have a good talk with the other party, finally agreed to this proposal, which he was completely dissatisfied with.
I really want to complain about the unexpected stinginess of the gods in this world, and I don't really want to agree to this cheap deal, but then I thought about what good things I got from a group that was defeated and could only reunite and survived, obviously. Nor is it realistic.
It's like asking a beggar for money, it's a complete waste of time.
Now everyone is a grasshopper on the same rope. Whether they want to or not, they have to fight, otherwise he will die if the enchantment of the divine tree is finished, so he can only agree temporarily.
But before he moved his hand away from the divine tree and said nothing, the faces of the surrounding clergymen all stared at him with nervous expressions.
Because, no one can touch the divine tree and communicate with it for more than three seconds.
Even the shrine maiden who has the best affinity with the divine tree will pass out due to the mental inability to endure the moment when the communication ends or the oracle is issued.
"....Lord Angel, Lord Divine Tree He..." The priest at the front of the crowd asked fearfully, "Has he issued any new oracle? Why did you come to this mortal world in person?"
"It's too much trouble for me to explain, just send any witch to accept the oracle."
Although I really want to make Taisha as its own lackey, but...that might anger the god tree, and they themselves can communicate with the god tree, there is no way to cheat for long, so he just put it out because of the trouble. Waving his hand, he walked through the crowd and walked down the road.
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The world-class turmoil, after Stardust had suspended its offensive for five days, quickly continued with the return of Stardust.
There are also sporadic "heroes" all over the world. They rely on sacrificial utensils stored in various religious places, or things processed from sacrificial utensils, to obtain the power lent by the divine tree to fight against star dust.
But...the Taisha didn't plan to send any personnel to support them, just let them come over by themselves.
It's not that I don't want to gather heroes, but.... the newly born barrier is too fragile, so they can only be used as bait to attract Stardust's attention to buy time for Shikoku.
In addition to that, the Divine Tree, which was defeated in the battle, maintains the barrier, and its weakness is not even enough to support too many heroes fighting at the same time.
Luo Mo, as an envoy and an angel in the sky with its own strength, is considered to be a small part of the gods and does not approve of the divine envoy who destroys human beings, so he is also regarded as the representative of the guardian deity, which can be undertaken without the support of the divine tree. The duty of the brave, to kill the stardust that broke into the barrier.
The previously rented apartment was destroyed, and the Taisha also provided them with a mountain castle built on a mountain in Kagawa Prefecture.
The alias of the mountain city is Penglai City, and Penglai is the name of the sacred mountain, so it often refers to the fairyland, perhaps it is because of this that it was given to him.
As the residence of ancient daimyo (feudal lords), it was much bigger than he imagined, even to the extent that it was too big. Even the top Tang Dynasty-style castle, the Tianshou Pavilion, was not at all like an area for two people to live in. .
And not only food and clothing are worry-free, but even the best tonic was delivered immediately, which made Jun Qianjing's weak physical condition quickly return to normal level, and even surpassed the normal level through exercise.
In this way, the days of occasionally attacking the stardust and returning from the boring target task are calm and in a blink of an eye, and half a year has passed.
The system checked the situation of the world, but did not propose any tasks, as if to think that surviving in such an era was not an easy task in itself.
Apparently....the star dust is weak right now, but they won't stay weak forever.
And in this cold January, nothing happened, Luo Mo was also in the warm house after the modernization, while playing online games with Qianjing.... The witch came to visit again and asked He went to support an important person.
Still staying in Honshu, the hero of Nara Prefecture, Takashima Yuna.
"....Youna-sama is the most favored existence among all the heroes, and it is also recognized as the key to the survival of the four kingdoms, so....Mr. Mo, please go to Nara in person to see Youna. Bring it back, sir."
The shrine maiden knelt on the ground with all her body thrown to the ground like the first meeting, and respectfully asked him to travel far to meet the hero who was most favored by the tree of gods.
But before Luo Mo opened his mouth, Qianjing couldn't sit still, and jumped up violently:
"—No! It's been half a year! There's no way there are people alive outside! Isn't going to the rescue at this time the same as sending death? I really want to support you, why don't you go! Why don't you go by yourself if the tree is so important!?"
".... Lord Shenshu has gone through an unimaginable battle, and now even Shikoku can't leave, and if I can do it, I am willing to dedicate myself to 'hope'." The witch retorted without hesitation, while looking at Qianjing hesitantly road:
"Also....Lord Qianjing, although I don't want to say it, don't you need Lord Mo to fight now? We are weak, so we can only rely on the strong; There are heroes who attract stardust all over the world, and we can only survive now."
"I..." Qianjing clenched his fists, lowered his head deeply, and said in a low voice: "...I want to fight too!"
"Don't be silly, even if you are the chosen hero, you can borrow the power from the divine tree, but the borrowed strength is proportional to the hero's aptitude and physical fitness. Even if you want to fight, you need to first Sharpen your fighting skills." As for Qianjing's determination, Luo Mo just smiled and patted her head, without any intention of agreeing to her hot-headed request:
"You are a complete rookie in combat right now, and your body has only been recuperated a little recently, right?"
"But! I'm also a brave man, so I can definitely help!"
"I admit that you are capable of fighting, but forget it now. After all, you don't need to fight for others and get injured."
"Even so, I... I want to fight with you!"
"I'm very happy to have such a heart, but now is not the time. You are still too young. When you grow up, even if you don't want to, I will ask you to take care of me." The child's willful Qianjing, he didn't get angry or preached anything, just smiled and squeezed her face gently:
"So now, can you please wait for me to come back?"
"this....."
Qianjing wanted to object, but she also understood that Luo Mo would not agree.
And since she "discovered" after pretending to be asleep and eavesdropping, Luo Mo participated in the battle because of herself, and she didn't want to make Luo Mo embarrassed from the bottom of her heart.
He could only nod his head with difficulty, put his forehead against his chest, and whispered:
"...If you don't come back for too long, I will definitely go out to find you."
"It's okay, I'm not an angel, I can't die."
"...I...but I believe you."
"Don't worry, I didn't lie to you, did I?"
"...The matter of wanting to be a little white face, is it serious that you want me to say, 'I want to be my brother's wife in the future'?" Qianjing raised his head with a complicated expression and looked into his eyes.
"Seriously, but I said girlfriend last time, right?"
"It's all the same... This unpromising brother