CHAPTER 402: CHAPTER 402: THE LAST HOPE?

In the Dream Battlefield.

Baiyu held the Holy Sword, his gaze extremely solemn as he looked at the giant egg that had hatched in the sky.

The creature, with four arms and four legs, wreaked havoc upon the world from the moment it was born, reducing the ruins of the Giant King’s Court to utter fragility in its grasp.

Rolling demonic qi enveloped it.

Countless evil murmurs and twisted enchantments emanated from it, turning the once normal plants around into grotesque shapes with clawing stretches.

"It’s certainly that one then."

Baiyu asked softly.

Anselin’s voice was filled with excitement and resentment: "Yes, it is a part of the Master of Reverse Brooding, a spawn formed by the concentrated power of the Master of Reverse Brooding!"

Baiyu understood.

The child of Reverse Brooding in the Dream Battlefield also existed in reality.

Moreover.

The two were one.

As long as the Dream Battlefield was destroyed, the one in the real world would also die directly.

Though he didn’t know where in the real world the child of Reverse Brooding was exactly, wherever it was, leaving an offspring of the Evil God in the world was certainly not good news.

Right now, Baiyu.

Could just try and kill it.

He had never tried confronting a direct bloodline of an Evil God face-to-face before.

"Come, Anselin, let’s kill this monster together."

Baiyu gripped the Holy Sword tightly.

Boundless strength surged from the blade, and the billowing airflow began to wash over his body.

With one swing.

He unleashed a slash that could rend the heavens!

...

In Zenith City.

The massive child of Reverse Brooding destroyed everything around it, making the few seconds since its appearance feel like an era had passed.

Already, over a thousand Imperial Army soldiers had fallen at its hands.

Even more had succumbed to its corrupting influence, turning against their compatriots in violence.

Despair was growing in everyone’s hearts.

"No one can stop it, at least not in Zenith City; it is invincible," Yuwen Ba clenched his fists, a trace of helplessness on his face.

As the City Lord of Zenith City,

and the Prefect of Maple Leaf County,

he felt deeply powerless as the realm turned from a land of peace and prosperity into an Asura Battlefield under the attacks of foreign races, demons, and the offspring of the Evil God.

Countless civilians perished.

Countless warriors fell.

These were all inevitably linked to him.

"I can sense it; it is becoming stronger. It was not complete when it was born, but now it is compensating for its congenital defects through postnatal growth."

The Bishop Sakura’s eyes were covered with a white cloth.

Blood tears dripped incessantly from her eyes, clearly the aftereffect of using some Forbidden Spirit Technique.

"Unless Tier Two or even Tier One experts come, there’s no way we could deal with it on our own.

The Legendary Ship is not suitable for dealing with such a formidable single entity, and it also has a habit of defending against energy crystal cannons.

Bishop Sakura,

the Simulation Realm covering all of Maple Leaf County was created by your Church. Can you undo it now?"

Shangguan Zi was contemplating an escape route.

This was out of necessity.

From the moment the monster appeared, she knew Zenith City was doomed.

Now,

all she could do was try to save as many lives from Zenith City as possible, helping them escape.

"The Simulation Realm was caused initially by my use of Divine Techniques.

This Simulation Realm,

is not so deadly for ordinary people, really.

You have already sensed it; the Simulation Realm of the Church of the God of Steam and Mechanics doesn’t contain much of those mysterious powers.

Its existence,

instead, prevents a certain extent of demons, exotic beasts, and foreign races from spreading to other counties."

The Bishop Sakura said in a deep voice.

Shangguan Zi frowned: "I’m asking you if there’s any way to lift this Simulation Realm? We need a way out now, and so do the people of Zenith City.

If we allow the Simulation Realm to persist,

all the citizens of Zenith City can only become food for the demons and this monster."

The Bishop Sakura bit her lip tightly and said coldly, "It cannot be undone. The Simulation Realm is a side effect of the Divine Techniques I used. Due to the excessive power of the God of Steam and Mechanics, I couldn’t fully control it, leading to the overflow of power and the formation of this Simulation Realm.

To undo it,

we can only wait for the power of the god to dissipate.

I’m willing to bear the consequences of this incident alone, even if it means dying, I won’t say a word."

Shangguan Zi already knew this would be the result.

Divine Techniques are a double-edged sword.

Once the power of the deity spills over and forms a Simulation Realm, it causes enormous damage.

But could she really blame the other party?

In that situation, if Sakura hadn’t used the Divine Techniques, the whole Zenith City might have long since been overrun by demons.

"Since that’s the case, there’s no miracle... Let’s prepare to flee."

Shangguan Zi pursed her lips.

It was uncomfortable.

She rarely experienced this feeling of being powerless to save the situation.

The last time she faced this,

was when her father was on the brink of death.

Baiyu saved him.

With a Longevity Pill retrieved from the Spirit Realm tide.

Back then, she was merely trying her luck, just to see if there was hope, but she never expected Baiyu to actually bring back the Medicinal Pill.

"Yes, Baiyu."

"He is the reincarnation of a great figure; if he were willing to make a move, perhaps there’s a way!"

Shangguan Zi suddenly thought of Baiyu on the Legendary Ship.

Since entering Zenith City, he had stayed in the room and hadn’t stepped out once.

She had a sudden inspiration.

Purple Cloud projected the image outside Baiyu’s room onto the screen; the door remained closed with not a sound coming from inside.

What was he doing?

"Third Prince, what are you doing? Right now, our task should be to evacuate the lower levels of Zenith City as soon as possible. The Imperial Army has completely withdrawn, and this monster’s pace is not that fast."

Yuwen Ba was perplexed.

The large screen of the Legendary Ship, originally showing the combat meeting, switched to a corridor surveillance image.

Other high-ranking officials of Zenith City were also puzzled by this.

"Don’t speak. Purple Cloud, try contacting Baiyu."

Shangguan Zi said coldly.

Purple Cloud immediately dialed the communication equipment in Baiyu’s room, but it couldn’t be connected.

Shangguan Zi was not dismayed but pleased instead.

Could it be...

Was he really taking action?

Thinking of this, new hope began to surge in Shangguan Zi’s previously despair-filled heart, and she couldn’t help but ask, "Purple Cloud, what’s Baiyu doing in the room?"

Though a bit impolite,

in this critical situation, there was no room for such considerations.

She was merely asking Purple Cloud to sense it; even if Baiyu was indeed doing something, it wouldn’t be disrupted.

But.

Soon, Purple Cloud provided an unexpected answer: "Unable to detect; there is forbidden power in that room, I cannot sense what’s inside."

Unable to detect?

But this was the Legendary Ship, belonging to the Ship Spirit.

How could there be a place that couldn’t be detected?

As if to prove the truth of her words, Purple Cloud displayed the scene from Baiyu’s room on the large screen.

A scene of darkness.

Nothing could be seen, and no sound could be heard.

By this time, the others realized that there seemed to be a terrifying figure on the Legendary Ship capable of turning the tide.