Beating Instances through Words Left by the Dead

Chapter 1008: Chapter 421: Failed Imaginary Divinity

A circle of fence-like wire walls stood around the black building, with many disk-shaped objects resembling food placed by the wall.

These were said to resemble food, but in Wu Chang’s eyes, they looked more like rotting meat blocks mixed with soil, arranged along the base of the wall, somewhat reminiscent of offerings.

The Underground People who occupied Collette City seemed to treat this place as a Holy Land, not only enclosing it but also performing rituals.

Indeed, the source of all anomalies is right here.

The Surface People, fearing Wu Chang’s methods, had already fled cleanly, so Wu Chang opened the Golden Country to release Erin.

Erin emerged from the Golden Country, but she didn’t appear as low-spirited as Wu Chang imagined; her expression was calmer than expected.

During her time in the Golden Country, she had come to understand something; within the calmness of her gaze, there was a touch of determination.

Wu Chang was about to console Erin, the Underground People were already dead, merely kept moving by a special power, she couldn’t change anything, and need not feel guilty.

But before he could speak, Erin stepped in front of him, gently resting her head against his chest.

Lowering her head, Erin softly said:

”I’ve realized, I cannot relieve them from their suffering because I’m not strong enough; my Power cannot support the ideals I wish to uphold, am I right.”

Wu Chang opened his mouth, the words stuck in his throat, finally turning into a soft sigh, he stroked Erin’s hair, saying:

”Yes, these Surface People have actually long been dead, an internal power holds their Death in check, preventing their souls from dissipating.”

”If Death can be restrained, then if strong enough, vitality can be created. If we’re strong enough, not only their abnormality, but even the entire planet’s desolation can be reversed.”

”For what you want to achieve, and to take control of our destiny into our own hands, we can only keep getting stronger.”

Erin stepped back, withdrew from Wu Chang’s chest, and earnestly said, ”I will guard your destiny, I absolutely won’t let it be grasped by anything else.”

Wu Chang was taken aback for a moment, somewhat helplessly saying, ”I thought I was the Guardian.”

Oops, Erin took the initiative again, the attack launched by her natural Attribute wasn’t just swift but also difficult to withstand.

While Wu Chang and Erin were talking, He Yi looked at them with a strange gaze, connecting to the drone where He Yun was through the internal system channel, and whispered:

”Why do I feel the relationship between Lady Goddess and this kid Wu Chang doesn’t seem quite normal.”

He Yun’s calm voice came from the other side, ”No, it’s your imagination.”

He Yi frowned and said, ”But I just saw Lady Goddess’s behavior, clearly looking like a young girl seeking comfort from that kid.”

After a brief silence, He Yun quietly asked:

”Brother, have you seen a young girl seeking comfort from you, what makes you dare to speak so confidently?”

”You...” He Yi’s face flushed red with anxiety, nearly being defenseless against He Yun’s words.

Before the Underground Shelter was sealed, there were many young girls pursuing He Yi, but he was obsessed with piloting Mecha and joining exploration teams to the surface; with his mind full of muscle, he couldn’t understand the feelings of the girls.

”Can’t I see it from someone else?”

”Sigh.” He Yun sighed, without responding.

But the lack of response only made He Yi more defenseless, temporarily unable to consider the attitude between Erin and Wu Chang.

Wu Chang and Erin separated, turning their gaze back to the black building.

The essence of the black building was similar to the Inner World created by Wu Chang.

Although it existed on the plaza, its internal Space did not overlap with the Space within the city; ordinary methods could not enter it.

To enter the black building, one first had to traverse the barrier of the Inner World; generally, only with the creator’s permission could outsiders enter the Inner World.

However, Wu Chang as the Space Lord, wanting to force his way into an Inner World, didn’t require much effort.

He unfolded his Spatial Domain, creating a web of Space, enveloping the black building within it.

Wu Chang’s clenched fist opened outward, several threads of Space twisted and tore open the Inner World surrounding the black building.

Bang~

A sound similar to a balloon being popped was heard, the black building, originally full of a sense of wandering and seeming not to blend into the coating, became solid.

The surface of the building steam released a faint black mist, exuding Divine Power; it was this force that had just prevented the surface Purification generator.

Wu Chang stepped forward to the building, waved his hand, the planks that sealed the building door twisted and broke, as if the door was opened by an invisible hand.

”Let me see, what’s hidden inside.”

Before he finished speaking, a giant dog more than ten meters tall, entirely red, as if soaked in blood, burst from within the door and charged towards the crowd.

The giant dog’s eyes were blood red, emitting a chilling madness and hatred; as it ran, scarlet flames spewed from its mouth and nose, the flames burning fiercely, yet everyone felt a piercing cold, as if their souls were about to freeze.

It’s apparent without saying, the Soul-Consuming Hound that had been continually troubling the third underground layer was from this blood-red giant dog.

Facing the giant dog charging straight at them, Erin stepped forward to shield everyone, using her body to block the oncoming blood flame.

On Erin’s head, a White Sacred Flame ignited; before the blood flames could touch Erin, the blood flames being flames themselves, were ignited by the white Undying Sacred Fire, causing white flames to burn upon the blood flames.