The Dragon That Devours the World

"Why care about this kind of thing? What's coming will come after all. Just face it calmly."

As for A's worries, F was more comfortable with a smile on his face.

A didn't refute, just silently, and finally nodded.

"Right."

The long corridor has no end. There are doors on the left and right. On each door, there are signs and names, and behind the doors are taboos.

F follows A, looking at those doors from time to time, watching the doors one by one such as [Parallel World Jump], [Three Thousand Ways to Become a God], [God of Destruction in the World], [Idol’s Prison Force]... Waiting for the logo, thoughtfully.

"However, among so many forbidden technologies and forbidden things, is there no way to defeat that monster?"

F asked.

"Have."

Unexpectedly, A gave a surprising answer.

Opening his eyes, the handsome-looking man stopped, looked at a door beside him, and said.

"There are actually many ways to defeat monsters, and even ways to kill monsters. For example, before you came, we reviewed a taboo technique for jailbreaking, a complete fantasy creation."

"This C-level technology can theoretically create a thousand worlds. Everything you think can be realized, and it has the ability to match the creators. In the past, prototypes have used this technology in wars to create In the multiverse, endless universes, including the world where monsters die, have indeed been wiped out for a time."

"But soon, within tens of thousands of years, the monster woke up from sleep. This time it was stronger than before. The imposing monster was furious and swallowed the prototypes together with the created world again. We were lucky to survive in the end."

"Such wars have occurred countless times, and monsters cannot be measured by common sense. It's like the thing behind this door..."

A points to the door beside him.

On the door, it says [Abstract Concept-Hero].

"In conceptual things, [hero] is not a very powerful taboo. In the evaluation, its rating is E, which is the same as time travel and the like, a civilian technology that can be widely used in the past."

"When establishing the federation, we used this abstract concept extensively to create the federation. Therefore, young people are a group full of heroic temperament, and each of them has the potential to become a hero."

"But it is this not powerful abstract concept that has guarded the prototype time and time again. It performed even better than a lot of high-level skills mastered by the prototype, and it strongly supported the crumbling prototypes."

"Monsters are unexpectedly vulnerable to heroes. For some reason we don't know, the concept of heroes has great restraint on monsters...as if heroes are the only weakness of this monster."

"But even if you are a hero, you are struggling at best. Sometimes you can save the prototype from the monster, and more often it will end in failure, and at most you can buy a little time."

As he said, A stared at the door that said [Hero], as if reminiscing.

For old people who have memories of the past, this word also makes them respectful, because this word has saved them from despair time and time again.

With a fearless heart, he accomplishes incredible miracles, so he is respected as a [hero] by mortals.

But heroes are perishable.

Quite different from eternal monsters, heroes can do incredible things for a time, but they will eventually die.

"It was possible to defeat the monster once, and it was possible to kill the monster once, but it was impossible to stop the monster..."

In the war from time to time, the prototypes finally confirmed this.

Countless methods were used, but still fell into despair.

F also stared at the door and was silent for a moment.

Although he was born after the war ended, when the prototypes had found a way to completely defeat the monster, but it has not experienced that era of war.

At this moment, behind that door is the concretization of the concept of hero. The admiration of [heroes], although I know, has never been so close.

"It's really amazing."

Looking at this door, F praised.

"It's really amazing..."

A nodded.

With that, he pointed forward.

"Go ahead, there are so many incredible things ahead. You are a member of the veteran, and all the technologies, things, and information...all preserved by scientific management should be open to you."

…

I don’t know how long I’ve gone, and I have experienced amazing doors along the way, and each door is incomparably wonderful.

Every thing behind the door, A will give an introduction and explanation.

【The Universe in the Brain】

This is a man whose brain is replaced by a universe. Although it looks microscopic, it is actually a real universe.

In this brain universe, what a man thinks will become reality, and he can even flip the boundary between reality and his fantasy, and replace the real world with his fantasy.

It is considered a D-class taboo, which permanently stops the flow of its time axis.

【Reality penetrator】

A lot of black letters were deliberately marked in the information section, and only a few words revealed that it seemed to be something related to the "fourth wall"?

The evaluation is the same as D grade.

[The Great Aion Tower]

There is no end of the tower, each floor has a different world, and each floor of the tower has all kinds of weird phenomena.

It is rated as D-level, but it seems to have the meaning of lifting the ban as E-level?

And among them, there is even one thing that surprised F...

【New Human Federation】

Experimental objects of the Institute of Scientific Management, precautionary measures in the face of crises...

On that door, the words above were clearly written.

Yes, this new human federation is just an experiment of the Institute of Scientific Management.

Behind this door is a holographic image of the federation, or an item that controls the federation. Through this holographic image, the entire real federation can be controlled.

This is why there have always been young people in the Federation who try to oppose the undercurrents of the Scientific Management Institute, but the old people are indifferent.

Because from the beginning, the entire federation was absolutely controlled by scientific management.

And on this door, the evaluation is C-level.

Although it is a reserve of veterans, it is also the first time that F who has truly seen the foundation of scientific management can't help but be speechless.

However, after looking at the many doors, F realized that he hadn't seen Grade-A or even Grade-A objects.

"Class objects and Class A objects."

Facing F's doubts, A turned around and suddenly smiled inexplicably.

"Actually, even I don't know what level and A level are. Because every time I read it, my memory will be erased, so I don't remember what it is."

As he said, he paused, and then said.

"So, I can't explain anything to you on the next road, because I don't even know what it is afterwards."

"Oh, in this case, isn't it the same as the first time we have seen these things?"

F suddenly became interested, and said, touching his chin.

A was always explaining before, and then he exclaimed.

Although they were indeed incredible things, he still had some subtle discomforts, and he wanted to know what A's surprise would look like.

For F's sudden excitement, A seemed to see something and shook his head.

"Well then, let's go and see the things that scare us."

With a chuckle, A and F continued to move forward in this long corridor full of taboos.

…

The promenade is very long, as if it has no end.

But in some places, there will be some special signs on the floor to remind you which level of taboo area you have entered.

After walking for a long time, the two suddenly saw a long road with no doors on either side, only the huge [] on the floor.

In front is the level taboo area.

"Are you ready, F."

A's voice is raised slightly, it seems that he is not so calm, and there is no understanding of the [level area] inside the department.

Because it is considered that just knowing is a hazard in itself, anyone who enters the first-class area will be forced to erase the memory.

Even though I have been here before, this is still the "first time" for A.

"Of course, I already want to know what's in the first-level area."

F's smile remained the same.

When they entered the grade area, the first door they saw made the two of them open their eyes wide.

"this is…"

On the door, it is impressively written [Fourth Wall].

[Are we illusory? Are we fake? But these are not important anymore. Now, we have come to the world of the Creator...]

[Even if we are caged birds, we live under the same physical constant as the bird owner; even if we are dream flowers, we share the same underlying logic with the dreamer. 】

[We have seen you...]

[Class object...Containment status: non-existent]

The fourth wall.

Old people are no strangers to this concept.

Because the prototypes crossed the fourth wall and escaped the story, thus avoiding the fate of being eaten by monsters.

Is it just that the prototypes have also delusioned to contain the fourth wall?

"Containment does not exist? What does this mean?"

F questioned.

He thought that in the Science Management Institute, all behind the doors must have been contained, but it didn't seem to be the case.

A looked at the text, the text left by the prototypes, and thought about it.

"Not all things are behind the door. The prototypes have found all kinds of things, but some of them are not found by the prototype. It's just that this kind of situation is rare in D and C grades, but... it seems that in the grade area, There may be nothing behind many doors."

A lowered his head, he seemed to have guessed something.

A and F continue to walk forward.

In the first-level area, there are many things that are completely beyond the scope of understanding, and there is even no name or introduction on the door, only a door exists alone. It seems that the prototypes are avoiding later generations from knowing these things.

But there are some things that A and F can still understand.

For example, it is written on a door, [Dragon that devours the world].

On the door with a pattern of ouroboros, there is written information about this forbidden thing.

[Monsters that are destined to swallow everything will also swallow themselves, everything is in it...]

[Class objects...Containment status: everywhere]

Although the words were rather vague, the two immediately realized that this was not the monster that made the prototype and the old people anxious?

"It turns out that monsters are only grades in the eyes of the prototypes?"

F looked at that door for a moment, then walked to the next door.

There are also such things as [Creation God], the description left by the prototype is the creator of the world, the source of each world system, can create the world you want as you like.

No matter what kind of world it is, it can be created.

Including the creation of a world with other creators; a world with something more powerful than the creator; and even a world where the creator dies after creating the world.

God of creation.

For these creation gods who do whatever they want, the boundaries of life and death, existence, existence, and strength seem to be blurred.

And below, there is a row of special small-print comments [Monsters have been devouring the world, it seems to have a strong connection with the act of creation itself? Was it also created by a certain creation god? Or…】

It seemed that something was written in the back, but it was deliberately erased.

On some doors, a series of question marks were written.

For example, on a door, under a series of question marks, there is an introduction that the prototypes are also puzzled. UU Reading www.uukahnshu.com

[Naya...Nayako? Nyarlattotip? God of a thousand faces? Creator? God of Cthulhu? Indescribable? All-knowing and almighty? …I don’t know, strange things, it seems to be everywhere, there are countless incarnations, we don’t even know what it is? 】

[It seems to have left the story? But did it really leave? weird stuff. It's like peeping in the shadows, this feeling makes us very uncomfortable...]

[You stretch your hand into a piece of water. The microorganisms in the water have never seen such a huge thing. They can't even see the whole picture of your finger. They regard the **** closest to them as a god, and the most movable index finger as an evil demon, as well as other thumbs and ring fingers. They believe in the **** and firmly believe that the **** will help them fight the index finger...]

[Later, we don't know what this suspected Cthulhu **** is, all guesses about it are just blind people touching the elephant. As mentioned above, maybe... it and the monster are the same thing, maybe? 】

In the series of confusion, only the last small example seemed to reveal something.

In this area, this situation has become very common.

A large amount of containment does not exist, as well as chaotic, obliterated introductions.

If in the previous area, what the Science Management Institute showed was the power of everything under control, then in the first-level area, what F can feel is a sense of powerlessness.

Even if it is as powerful as a prototype, there are also weaknesses that can't be done and don't know.

Unconsciously, the two had already reached the end of the level area.

In front of him, there was another long road without doors, only signs of A-level on the ground.

"F, do you want to move forward?"

A's expression is solemn.