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Upon hearing the familiar voice in front of him, the soldier's body trembled instinctively.
several times?
Or perhaps it's a cycle of ten or dozens of times?
The soldier couldn't remember clearly, but his body and soul had already memorized that bone-deep fear. However, he still forced himself to lift his head and look at Lin Jiu'an, who had suddenly appeared in his room and was smiling at him, revealing a maniacal smile.
"Hahahaha, I remember now, I remember everything!"
"It's all fake, it's all a dream!"
You can't fool me anymore!
"I understand!"
"I am the core of this cycle of dreams!"
"From this moment on, this damned cycle can no longer continue, hahahahahahaha!"
As the stragglers finished speaking.
A sound like shattering glass suddenly rang out in this 'world'.
The soldier heard the voice, saw the regretful expression on Lin Jiu'an's face, and heard the other's bored sigh. Then, the soldier revealed a carefree smile as if he controlled everything, as if he wasn't the one who had been slaughtered like a pig in countless reincarnations of dreams.
"Hahahahaha!"
"As expected! As expected!"
Even if it were any other time, even if he were facing this enemy who had turned him into a stepping stone, leaving him to endure the wind and rain and the trampling of countless lowly humans every day, he would not have shown such an ugly side, even if victory was assured.
But those countless cycles of death had brought him to the brink of mental collapse.
He desperately needed an outlet for his emotions.
Finally 'liberated', the soldier could no longer control his emotions. He finally understood what 'joy' and 'pleasure' meant, and he also experienced the happiness that comes from pursuing what one has always sought.
Thorn left,
猬
菠
萝
Small 0
Say Aya
Pay up.
流尔
group
You can no longer hold me captive!
"I know everything, I know everything about your past and present lives!"
"Didn't expect that, did you!?"
"Just you wait! You just wait! When I reappear before you this time with the 'God of the Righteous Path,' you won't be able to defeat me like you did in my past life!"
"I will repay you a thousandfold for the humiliation and pain I have suffered!"
"You'll die a horrible death!"
The soldier's eyes were bloodshot and his face was contorted with rage, like a demon from hell staring at Lin Jiu'an and uttering the most hateful curse.
"Lin! Jiu! An!"
As his last words fell, the world seemed unable to withstand his awakened consciousness any longer.
Like a dam that has developed a crack, countless cracks spread upwards from it, like a mirror that could not hold on and turned into countless fragments with shattered effects, and then completely collapsed with a 'crack'.
In the instant his consciousness faded, the stragglers saw Lin Jiu'an's face, now shattered into countless pieces of 'glass,' smiling at him again.
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When he opened his eyes again, the soldier saw the familiar pale ceiling.
"you're awake?"
The soldier turned his head and saw "Doctor" looking at him in surprise, as if he had never expected that he could break free from the cycle of dreams.
Ignoring the surprise in the "Doctor's" eyes, the soldier got up and freed himself from the dense tubes inserted into his body. He looked at and touched everything in the laboratory, which was both unfamiliar and incredibly familiar to him, and an uncontrollable excitement appeared in his eyes.
"Finally, I finally..."
I'm finally out!
The stragglers murmured excitedly, but didn't utter the words they hadn't said.
Instead, he turned to look at the "Doctor," and several sages from the Order of the Church who were also standing inside. He suppressed his excitement and asked, "What happened during this time?"
“You have also been pulled into the cycle of dreams, and we have lost control of the dream,” the sage said.
Compared to the "Doctor," there was no surprise in their eyes, only delight and satisfaction. They were clearly very satisfied with the "experimental subject" who was able to break free from the cycle of dreams.
"A bunch of trash."
The soldier coldly replied, then asked, "How is 'God of Righteousness' doing?"
The sages also paid no heed to the insults hurled at the experimental subject, the stragglers.
"The Dream of Reincarnation has pulled almost all the Sumeru people into it."
"The number of reincarnations also exceeded our expectations."
"The accumulated capacity is enormous."
"but..."
Just as the stragglers were getting excited, the sage's change of heart poured cold water on them.
"That Lin Jiu'an, I don't know how, stole all the accumulated energy. We only got some scraps, which is far from enough to complete the 'God of the Righteous Mechanism'."
"What do we do now?!" The soldier's expression visibly twisted again.
The countless recurring dreams that haunted him still had a certain impact on his temperament. His emotions became agitated again. "The God of Righteousness" was the only thought that allowed him to break free from his fear of Lin Jiu'an and torture him to death.
With their dreams shattered, the stragglers even wanted to kill all these useless bastards!
Noticing the stragglers on the verge of emotional collapse, "Doctor" frowned almost imperceptibly.
The sage said, "He now has control of the Void Terminal, so we can only look for alternative energy sources."
"He won't give me a chance."
The stragglers gritted their teeth, their voices low but carrying a faint growl.
"I must obtain the 'God of Righteousness'."
"Otherwise, I will die! You will die! We will all die!"
Listening to the almost hysterical roars of the stragglers, except for "Doctor".
The sages' expressions turned somewhat grim.
Clearly, although they did not enter the dream, they knew some of the things that happened in the dream.
However, on the other hand, although they wanted to complete the plan and find enough energy to integrate into the "God of the Right Machine," a final weapon comparable to a god, it was not an easy task. If they could find it easily, they wouldn't have gone to such great lengths to spread the "Void Terminal" to create the reincarnation dream of the Sumeru Man.
Even the "doctor" was at a loss for a moment.
Just as everyone fell silent, a strange voice suddenly rang out from outside.
"Perhaps I can help you."
"Who?!" the sage shouted.
Even the stragglers couldn't help but tremble.
Although he knew the voice wasn't Lin Jiu'an's, the countless recurring dreams had instilled in him a fear of any sudden sound.
What if?
Everyone's eyes turned to the doorway, where they saw a blond boy, about the same height as a skirmisher, emerge from the shadows.
Surrounded by two Abyss Singers who were much taller than him, he did not lose in terms of imposing presence. On the contrary, it was immediately clear that he was the one in charge, and his resemblance to Ying clearly indicated his identity.
"What do you want to do?"
The "Doctor" looked at the empty space with surprise.
"I can provide you with energy to replace dream energy to complete the creation of the 'God of the Righteous Machine,' and I guarantee it will be even more powerful than the original 'God of the Righteous Machine.'"
"What do you want?" A burning glint flashed in the sage's eyes, but he still asked calmly.
Kong laughed, but the smile was somewhat cold.
"Lin Jiu'an."
Chapter 8 Afterwards
Jingshan Palace.
The palace that the Great Sage used to imprison Naxida has now been transformed into Lin Jiu'an's residence.
"Hazard disappeared with a group of sages."
"There are also skirmishers and 'doctors'."
"When I arrived with my men, the place was completely empty."
"It's not important." Lin Jiu'an said dismissively, then asked, "How's the 'battery' transportation going?"
Dixia looked at Lin Jiu'an with a complicated expression.
The "battery" that Lin Jiu-an mentioned refers to the Sumeru Man.
Specifically, it refers to a portion of the Sumeru people.
However, this group of Sumeru people is quite large, accounting for almost 80% to 90% of all Sumeru people.
All the Sumeru people who voted in the dream to support Lin Jiu'an's departure or abstain were stripped of their dreams by Lin Jiu'an when the first dream ended.
Those Sumeru people who voted to support the remaining stragglers were all left in the Dream of Reincarnation.
Even after the scattered soldiers left the dream, they were still unable to leave the cycle of dreams.
They acted as "batteries," constantly dying in the endless cycle of dreams to replenish their energy, while in reality they fell into a deep sleep.
The "transportation" involved Lin Jiu'an instructing Dixia to lead people to place these sleeping Sumeru people into the underground pool beneath the Jingshan Palace.
There he finds his replenished life energy.
Even if it remains motionless inside and sleeps for a long time without eating, it will not die.
The energy provided by his dreams is greater than the life energy he provides to sustain their lives.
Let them truly become "batteries" with extremely long lifespans.
Until their souls can no longer hold on, collapsing and annihilating, their shattered souls and bodies will merge into the pool, becoming nourishment for other 'living' people, endlessly regenerating.
Are there any other people who disagree?
"No."
Dixia's expression grew increasingly complicated, and she inwardly grumbled.
This cruel act of treating people as 'batteries' naturally provoked a lot of opposition to Lin Jiu'an.
The sages who ascended to the Church of Christ.
The people who descended to Mount Sumeru.
Many people are condemning Lin Jiu'an's inhumane behavior.
Some people expressed their protest verbally.
Another group of people spontaneously organized to sabotage the transport operation.
Lin Jiu'an's answer was also very simple.
'Since you're so bored that you can't stand seeing others being persecuted, then become one of them.'
He arrested all those who disapproved and spoke out or acted against him, then threw them all into that eternal dream, making them "batteries" as well.