Ember Gun

  Chapter 581 Civil War

  Lorenzo also saw a lot of various monsters and ghosts along the way, but now facing the pioneer, he actually had an unexplained feeling, as if there was a blood clogged in his chest, and he couldn't vomit it out.

The feelings of other people are similar to Lorenzo's. In this gloomy moment, the pioneer who followed a few people all the way and offered help from time to time unexpectedly jumped out. Judging from his looks and words, he seemed to be They are the secret keepers who are struggling to pursue.

"This……"

  Lorenzo was almost ready to speak, but at last the words went back, he tried to calm his mood.

  This guy with the truth of the world walked over casually, sitting by the campfire, waiting for the question of a few people.

   "Are you... the Secret Keeper?"

   "Well, it used to be," the pioneer replied.

   "Once? What do you mean?"

  Lorenzo continued to ask. Judging from the attitude of the pioneer, he was not prepared to make any concealment, and seemed to be able to answer all of Lorenzo’s questions.

   "Our ideas have been divided. They chose to stay in the shelter, avoiding the world and being forgotten, but I chose to leave here and have been wandering in the world."

  The Pioneer did not have any extra actions. Since he sat down, he did nothing except make an answering sound. The bonfire reflected the silver armor in a golden color, but in any case it was difficult to illuminate the darkness under the helmet.

  The pioneer was silent. He rarely had any active words. He basically answered what Lorenzo asked, and remained silent for the rest of the time.

This is a weird guy. He is controlling everything like a layout. He made Lorenzo meet and fight with the epidemic doctor, but he saved them from their crisis and prevented Leviathan from attacking until now. , And explain all the problems here.

The Pioneer’s series of operations made people confused about his purpose, and it was difficult for Lorenzo to judge what his position was. However, from the intelligence known to Lorenzo, the ultimate leader of the final association was also a living. Besides the old monster who didn't know how long, his behavior was quite expected.

  After all, after living for so long, it is normal to have some mental problems.

  The conversation stalled for a while, and Lorenzo had too many questions in his mind. Now they are crowded together, he actually doesn't know where to ask.

   "Is the secret guard alive?"

   Lorenzo asked, although the pioneer “was” a Secret Keeper, Lorenzo was still wary of the identity of the final association.

  Because of different ideas, so the final association is created by one hand? The association that pursues absolute death? This is in serious contradiction with the essence of the existence of the secret guards. The secret guards are for the continuation, and the pioneer is for the end.

   "Probably, I haven't come back for a long time."

  The pioneer thought, his memory is too large, and the memory of the past has become bloated.

   "I remember that the people from the Victoria family came, probably decades ago. At that time, the condition of the Secret Guardians was not very good...probably they were all dead, and there may be a few alive."

  Unfamiliar and familiar memories emerged before her eyes. The pioneer had not returned for too long, and everything seemed like a lifetime.

   "Who knows? I have been away for too long."

   "So they are all dead..."

   Hearing this, Lorenzo was a little disappointed and looked at these silent monuments.

  The pioneer noticed Lorenzo's gaze, and he continued.

  "They are not here, these things are just monuments to commemorate those who died in the war, and as an array to strengthen the scope of antimemetic influence, and even envelop the entire field."

  Listening to the pioneer's words, Lorenzo was a little startled, and then exclaimed.

   "They are not here!"

  Looking around, this is the end point, where can the Secret Guardians be?

  "Do you think that as a refuge for preserving the fire of human civilization, it would be easily built on an explosion pit?"

  The pioneer seems to have laughed, or he may not, probably an illusion, and Lorenzo is also a little uncertain.

  Listening to the pioneer's words, Lorenzo couldn't help looking at the ground, under the layers of ice, in the darkness beyond reach.

"That is a huge artificial creation made entirely of forbidden alloy...that is, the holy silver in your mouth. It is a huge artificial creation poured out with multiple layers of protection and protection. At that time, the enemy started a war here. On this surface, the war continues. After a few months, we finally relied on [Final Echo] to end the war.

People within the range of [Final Echo] were directly obliterated, and the terrain also changed drastically due to subsequent explosions, but this did not affect the shelter buried deep in the ground, and we even said that we would later use this [Final Echo] The aftermath of, established today's antimemetic protection circle. "

  Pioneer picked up the spear and tapped lightly on the firm ice.

  "They are right below. According to the usual reincarnation iterations, they should come out to greet you, but now it seems that they are all dead."

  The pioneer sighed and continued talking.

"But there is nothing we can do. The Secret Guardians are different from us. We have embarked on the road of sublimation, so we will enjoy a short eternity, and those guys will still stick to the'purity' of human beings. Their life span is only a moment. For a moment."

  The pioneer hasn't told anyone about this for many years, and there is no need for Lorenzo to ask anything. He continues to tell the story.

"Our disagreement at the time was part of the reason. The Secret Guards believed that the path of sublimation was a sharp double-edged sword. Sooner or later, we people would bring disasters. Just like the original cause of all this, we cannot continue to stay. In the shelter.

But the lifespan of human beings is limited. If they don’t do this, the Secret Keepers cannot continue the story. For this reason, they choose to combine their bodies with steel to become inhuman and ghost monsters, replacing one organ after another with complex machinery. Until it's totally unrecognizable.

  Compared with me, they are the real monsters, but they think they are pure. I can't persuade them, nor can I be persuaded by them. I left with a person who arrived at the shelter. "

  The pioneer was puzzled, and he said to himself.

   "So it's weird, right? Everyone has become a monster, but they are extremely strict with the'method' of becoming a monster."

   "No, they are right. What mechanically changes is only the body, but it does not distort the soul... Sublimation makes us greater, and it also tends to be inhuman. In the mortal physique, a soul that does not belong to humans grows."

  Watson's understanding of sublimation far exceeds that of Lorenzo, and she tells it according to her own thoughts.

  "Probably...I will struggle with these later, but gradually, these are not important anymore. Anyway, those guys are all dead. This continues the fire of unknown reincarnation, and it is finally extinguished."

  The pioneer noticed something, he pointed to the bag aside.

   "Is that wine?"

   "Well, we originally wanted to celebrate these at the gate of truth."

  The epidemic doctor picked up the bag, anyway, the black angel can also carry a huge amount of goods, so these drinks will also be brought along by the way.

   "Oh, it feels pretty good. The last time I had a drink here was a celebration, because the supplies were almost destroyed, so we just mixed it with alcohol and water."

  The pioneer picked up the wine bottle and poured it under the pitch-black helmet. After a while, he said with a bit of disappointment.

"Those guys may be right. I used to like to drink, but now I can hardly taste the taste of these wines... They are unnecessary things in maintaining life. Unnecessary things do not consume energy. Reason for acquisition."

   As he said, he poured the remaining drinks into the bonfire, and the fireworks became more brilliant.

   "Anything else I want to ask?"

  The pioneer slowed down, and asked again, Lorenzo could feel the stiffness of his tone, just like a guy who hadn't spoken for hundreds of years re-speaking, his voice was dry and stalemate.

  "What is the meaning of your creation of a terminal association?" Lorenzo asked again.

  He is not eager to ask the answer to the mystery, just like pulling a cocoon, he wants to build a complete history from the broken words of the pioneers.

  Why the pioneers prompted such a group, and intentionally continued it.

"It doesn't make much sense. I left the sanctuary, wandering in this world and there is nothing to do. It just so happens that some people like to deify me, I just follow the trend... In fact, this is quite interesting, just like watching ants worshiping another Like even greater creatures, a long life is too boring, so I use this kind of thing to pass the time."

  The pioneer said very casually. It seems that these deaths and endings, which lasted for centuries, are really just a game of time-killing for him.

   Lorenzo observed that although he could not see the Pioneer’s face, he could feel the emotions rolling in it. Lorenzo had briefly experienced this deja vu feeling in someone's body.

  Watson...

  After the light stared at the dark armor, Lorenzo had felt in Watson's body, this kind of detached attitude, abandoning all emotions and distracting thoughts... divinity.

   "So... why is the end of all things?"

  Why did the pioneers spread the idea of ​​silent death? And because of his ideas, endless deaths and disputes have arisen. No matter how many times the Demon Hunter sect hunts and kills, they will all come back under the guidance of the pioneers.

  The pioneer laughed. This time his laughter was obvious, with a metallic tone.

   "Holmos, why do you think a person believes?"

   "Because he must be believing something?"

  The pioneer turned his head, the darkness under the helmet stared at Lorenzo.

   His eyes couldn't help being attracted by the darkness, and Lorenzo felt as if he was facing the abyss.

  What is under the armor? A person is still a dead soul wandering for centuries.

  The pioneer continued.

  "But ah, believing is far from enough. What really matters is the actions you take after believing."

   "They believe you and then die? Does death have any meaning?"

  Lorenzo couldn't help but touched the sword bag, which was filled with sharp spiked swords.

The pioneer noticed Lorenzo’s small movements, but he didn’t care. He carried that kind of transcendent divinity. Whether it was Lorenzo or the epidemic doctor, he was just an ant. You would care about an ant pair. Are you brave?

  As Watson said at that time, the king will face the king.

  The pioneer is the existence that can repel Leviathan, neither Lorenzo nor the Epidemic Doctor can confront him head-on.

  "Do you think I was the one who deceived those people? Like a cult leader, cheating them to death?"

  The pioneer smiled happily.

"Actually, the reason why the final association is like a cult group is also my deliberate act. After all, Adren has a hunting sect under him. I think I should have something to oppose this old friend. Okay. Let this long life not be too boring."

  He narrowed his smile and asked calmly.

   "Holmos, would you deceive a child?"

"Will not."

"Why?"

   "Naive and boring."

   "Then why do you think I will deceive mortals?"

  The scene was silent for a few seconds, and Lorenzo could feel that under the darkness of the helmet, a grinning smile was showing.

  It was a mockery from the divine, he stood high, looking down at all beings.

   "I didn't deceive them, I just let these children see the ‘real world’, and then they chose to die. That’s it, it’s very simple."

   "Impossible, how can someone die willingly?"

Lorenzo refused to believe it, but his firm tone gradually loosened. What he thought of, the pioneer seemed to know the changes in Lorenzo's mind. He watched Lorenzo's expression and tried to see something on it. Same.

   "Yes, even if the gospel church promises the wonderful kingdom of heaven, few people are willing to dedicate themselves, right?

   In the final analysis, a beautiful kingdom is only ‘cause’. This method does not work. The most primitive and strongest human emotion is fear, and ‘coercion’ is the first thing that forces people to take action. "

  The pioneer spoke and stretched out his hand. The metal-covered fingertip was only a few tens of centimeters away from Lorenzo, as long as Lorenzo stretched out his hand, he could reach it.

  "It's like a simple multiple choice question.

  You can live timidly, but then you have to face endless torture, just like being in... hell, yes! In hell, but as long as you die now, you can escape the torture of hell.

  Of course, many people don’t care about this. After all, **** is too vain, so I let them see the ‘real world’ and step into the ‘hell’.

You know what happened after   . Basically everyone is willing to die here to escape the torture of hell. "

  The pioneer said almost crazy words. Lorenzo had thought that he might be the keeper of hope, but now it seems that the pioneer is an unpredictable monster.

"Are you going to try? Holmes, do you want to see these with your own eyes? Actually, I'm curious if you will do the same actions as them when you step into hell, such as raising the nail sword and pushing yourself Cut off his head."

   "You lunatic."

  Lorenzo could not understand the words of the pioneer, but he could feel the madness and darkness in it.

   "How come, I just let them see it, I never interfere with their decision." The pioneer said.

The Epidemic Doctor and Watson beside    were completely silent. They didn't know how to join the conversation. They might also be frightened by the words of the pioneers. They thought that hope was coming, but now it looks like a darker existence.

   "Then why is this? Why is there such a existence as ‘hell’ that is so scary as suicide?"

  Lorenzo resisted, and continued to ask the pioneer.

The pioneer did not know his enemies and friends. He seemed to be a lunatic who lived too long and had some mental problems. The most important thing was that Lorenzo did not have the power to fight him. In the face of such a lunatic, Lorenzo could only endure him. Before the conversation collapsed, more intelligence was unearthed.

   "Well... This is a long story. Your question involves the origin of all stories."

  The pioneer seemed to be very idle and not in a hurry, his helmet turned to the epidemic doctor, and he seemed to be signaling to the epidemic doctor.

   "What is the end of sublimation!"

  The epidemic doctor rushed to ask, the flesh and blood under the mask squirmed violently, and countless scarlet pupils were watching the pioneer closely.

  If the pioneer is not too mysterious, and the knowledge in his mind is still useful, the epidemic doctor may have been swallowed by the ecstasy in his heart, waved his claws and began to dissect the pioneer... well, this is just thinking about it.

  The Epidemic Doctor doesn’t care about any **** conspiracy, nor is he interested in any final association. He just wants to know what the end of the road is.

   Faced with the urgently focused epidemic doctor, the pioneer replied.

  "What do you think is the end of sublimation?"

  The epidemic doctor paused, and he confided all his experiments and conjectures.

   "Evolution! Evolution! Endless evolution!"

  From bacteria to animals, from holding sticks to wielding swords.

  "Life is driven."

   said the epidemic doctor.

"The predator will prey on the prey. In order not to be prey, the prey will try to become stronger... Mortals have mastered steel and flame. They have defeated all creatures and dominated the world. Then there were disputes within, until one The most powerful king unifies all this."

  "But this is still not the end.

Life is driven. It is like an upward spiral. From the beginning of birth, it can no longer be stopped. It will continue to rise and continue to rise. In the end, it has only two states, either completely extinct or forever. On the rise! "

  The body of the epidemic doctor began to squirm, as if he would be unable to maintain his human form, and would collapse into a raging mass of flesh and blood.

  "And then?" The pioneer encouraged.

"Then……"

  The epidemic doctor thought, he looked at Lorenzo and then at the black angel.

  "Get rid of the weak flesh and blood, and sublimate into a greater existence, a completely emptied spiritual body, no longer bound by the flesh and the years.

  This is the end of sublimation. "

  This is the end of sublimation, an answer that everyone has already guessed, but what the epidemic doctor tells is only the first half of the answer, his words are uncontrollable, and the other half of the answer is only in his mind.

  "It's like the difference between a worm and a frog, a larva and a butterfly. Are we still us back then?

  We are no longer bound by flesh and blood, just as butterflies are no longer restricted to the earth, human ethics and morals are meaningless to us, and glory and benefits have become wasteland. "

  This is where the Pioneer’s divinity lies. No... not so much divinity, it is better to say that this is the reason for his loss of all humanity.

  He is no longer human, and it is also difficult to empathize with humans anymore.

  The pioneer smiled and applauded, he said.

   "Look, don't you already know the answer?"

   "But... but how is it all connected?"

  The Epidemic Doctor can’t figure it out, demons, erosions, spiritual bodies, nothingness...There are too many questions, even if they know these, the world is still full of doubts.

   "Come to imagine such an existence."

  The pioneers tried to guide them to describe it.

"It is the existence of nothingness, all human cognition, whether it is rules, ethics, morality, honor, joy, sorrow... Love, all of this, to it, is meaningless, just nothingness, just like ...It's like you're talking about "World History" to a beast.

   is meaningless, right? What it cares about is whether it can be full in the next meal. Knowing things like "World History" has no meaning for whether it can be full in the next meal, and it doesn't need to understand this kind of thing. "

  The pioneer is like a kid who has fun. He has been watching the expressions of several people, hoping that their reactions will satisfy him.

  "Don’t think that beasts are lowly. Don’t you think that demons are more perfect lives than humans?

  Formidable power, tough body, terrible pollution and spread, they can quickly increase and expand, but humans need to be pregnant for October, during which there are a lot of risks..."

  "How can they be compared with humans." Lorenzo interrupted the pioneer.

   "Why can't it? Why do you think humans are better?" the pioneer asked, "Because you can think and have wisdom?

  Is this important? "

   Facing the words of the pioneers, Lorenzo, with sharp teeth and mouth, didn't even know where to start.

  "What do you think is the essence of life? Holmes, love and peace? Or glory and merit? This is nothing. Under the dust of the years, all this is nothingness."

  The pioneer leaned back comfortably, and the voice became slower.

  "The essence of life is continuation, reproduction, and reproduction of individuals.

  The winner is the one who lives to the end. "

  The pioneer laid the spear flat in front of him, and his tone became a little sad.

   "So, it's almost like this. It may take a few centuries, or maybe a few years. Who knows? I might lose all my humanity and become that nihil beast.

  This is also no way. Maybe the things like ‘self’ and ‘humanity’ are the ones that limit us? "

  Listening to the pioneer's words, Lorenzo only felt cold in his hands and feet.

  Self, wisdom, love, human nature... these things regarded as treasures by humans may be the real poisonous poison. Only by abandoning them can one step into a greater existence.

   became a beast of nothingness.

   "Yes, this is the answer, this is what happened here, the noble existence wages war against the humble existence."

  The pioneer looked around and said nostalgicly.

   "I didn't understand why at the time. It was obvious that everyone was human... But now it is reasonable to say that the beasts need any reason to eat?"

  Lorenzo could vaguely see, those emptiness beasts, they ran across the sky, leaving footprints of erosion, and alienated demons.

  Perhaps there are real gods or demons in this world, maybe they are all disguised by demons, maybe those nihilistic beasts, in short, all of these are humans themselves.

  Or...the humans who used to be.

  Lorenzo gazed at the stars blankly, muttering to himself.

  "This has never been a war between humans and demons.

  This is a civil war between humans. "

  He looked at the pioneer.

   "Did we win?"

  The pioneer answered.

   "The war never ends."

  (End of this chapter)