Led by Pestilence, the group arrived at the tower in the middle of the city. Then, Fangzheng and the others finally met the ruler of Austa, the legendary "Her Royal Highness".
The castle was the only one that was completely black in Ostar, which was made up of pure white. The marble floor and the ceiling were black, and the reflected light made one feel as if they were in the middle of a dark starry sky. However, nothing could compare to the figure sitting on the chair.
It was a young girl whose age could not be determined. She was about 15 or 16 years old. She had long black hair and snow-white skin. Not only that, but the most eye-catching thing about her was that she wore a mask over her eyes and the lower half of her face was completely covered by bandages. It seemed that she was deliberately trying to prevent her from seeing or speaking.
The old man standing next to the girl opened his mouth and exhaled.
"Her Highness Wula Hekmatica, the lord of Austa. Once again, guest. Tell me your name."
"Hello, nice to meet you, Miss Wula."
Fangzheng took a step forward and nodded at the girl in front of him.
"My name is Fangzheng. I've come to disturb you without your permission. I hope I can get your permission."
"What's the matter?"
It was still the old man who asked the question, but judging from the girl's appearance … it seemed like she could not speak.
"Well, I hope to go to the core area of Austa to investigate your core reactor and clean up my predecessor's mess."
Having said that, Fangzheng sighed.
"Let's get straight to the point. I'm here to save the world."
"What?!"
However, this time, the person who screamed was not the black-haired girl, but the girl hiding behind a pillar on the other side. At that moment, she peeked her head out from behind the pillar in surprise. Her emerald-like eyes stared at Fangzheng as though she had heard something incredible.
Wasn't this the girl he had seen in the village of the dead through his Past Vision?
Fangzheng was a little surprised to see the girl. 'Why is she here?'
But the thought only flashed in Fangzheng's mind for a moment. The next moment, he saw a teenager walk out from behind the girl and pull her back.
"What are you yelling at? This is a serious diplomatic occasion, do you understand?"
"No, no, no, Mr. Zicoli, did you hear that? That man said he wanted to save the world! Just like me! "
"Alright, shut up!"
The youth covered the girl's mouth and dragged her back. At this time, the others also retracted their gazes and looked forward again.
"How rude!"
At this moment, the old man's expression had already become unsightly.
"Do you know what this place is? How dare he make such a request? Do you know … "
"Forget it, I can't be bothered to beat around the bush with you. I'll just say it."
Fangzheng sighed and interrupted the old man's words. Then, he stared at the old man and the surrounding soldiers.
"Dead people are a mistake."
"— — — —!"
As soon as Fangzheng said this, the atmosphere in the hall suddenly became tense. The soldiers also clenched their weapons. For a moment, the air was filled with murderous intent. At this moment, even the girls behind Fangzheng could not help but feel nervous. However, Fangzheng still stared at them and said word by word.
"No, strictly speaking, you're not even dead people. You're not alive, but you're not dead either. You're hanging in the middle, neither up nor down. This is a mistake, a mistake in the world's programming. Of course, I know that you're also victims, so I'm here mainly to give you two choices. "
Having said that, Fangzheng raised his hand and stretched out a finger.
"First, let me enter the core area. Then, I'll adjust the core reactor, rebuild the order of this area, and turn you into real undead creatures again — — not monsters that are neither alive nor dead like you are now."
"You …!"
"Wait a minute!"
However, just as the old man was about to give an order, the young man suddenly walked out and stared at Fangzheng.
"What do you mean by real undead creatures? What do you mean? "
"It's simple. You're a ghost. This is the process that you should go through. You see, a person lives and then dies. Then, his soul leaves his body, the body rots, and the soul ascends to heaven. This is a complete process. But now, the process of your death is stuck at the moment of death. Your soul can't leave your body, so you'll still be affected by the rotting body. After I make the adjustments, you'll become pure ghosts. You don't need to think of ways to protect your rotting body anymore. You can appear with your face when you were alive and do whatever you want. In this way, you won't have to worry about your spirit being eroded. "
"… Is there such a good thing? There'll be a price, right? "
"Of course."
Upon hearing the young man's question, Fangzheng smiled.
"That is, you'll never be able to live under the sun again. You can live in the eternal night, but the sun will always be your enemy. Once you're exposed to the sun, you'll be completely destroyed and turn into a pile of ashes …. Completely and utterly disappear. There's no need for a gravekeeper or any other steps. Of course, I'll set the city of Oust as the eternal night, but once you leave this city, be prepared to face complete death. "
"…."
Everyone couldn't help but fall silent. After a moment, the young man asked again.
"What's the other option?"
"It's simple. If you reject my suggestion, I'll destroy the whole city and kill all the dead here. Then, I'll go to the core area and reset the order in this area. To be honest, the latter is more convenient for me. If I start now …."
As he spoke, Fangzheng glanced at his personal terminal.
"It'll be done in about two hours."
"How dare you!"
"How arrogant!"
Hearing this, the others shouted angrily, but Fangzheng just stood there and shook his head.
"See, I knew you'd say that, so I should at least let you see it with your own eyes …."
As he spoke, Fangzheng raised his right hand and snapped his fingers.
* Boom —!! *
Just once.
Suddenly, the whole world turned bright red. A scorching heat suddenly appeared and almost enveloped everything. At that moment, a soldier standing by the window suddenly screamed.
"Come and see!!"
Hearing the soldier's words, the others hurriedly looked out of the window. Then, they were shocked.
Above their heads, the originally pitch-black night sky had turned into a boundless sea of fire. The blazing flames were rolling like thick clouds, covering the entire sky above the city. At that moment, all the dead ran into the streets in horror. They looked at the sky blankly, not knowing what was going to happen.
"That's it."
Fangzheng looked at the people in front of him with a smile.
"It'll take me less than a minute to destroy this city. On the contrary, I think it'll take more time to go to the core area. Besides, if you doubt whether these flames can kill you, don't worry. I can guarantee that this will be better than the death brought by the tomb guards. "
After all, they were reduced to ashes.
"W-who are you?"
The boy finally lost his calm. He looked at Fangzheng with a pale face, but Fangzheng just shrugged.
"I'm a god. For now, I can be considered an official god."
"Huh …?"
"A god?"
Hearing Fangzheng's words, everyone seemed to be unable to understand. They could not help but be stunned. After a while, Pestilence, who was beside Fangzheng, suddenly rushed over with a roar and grabbed Fangzheng's collar.
"So you're a god?! Was it you who abandoned us and turned us into this?! "
"Don't push the blame on me. I'm a god from the outside world. I'm not the same as the gods in your world …."
Fangzheng snorted softly. The next moment, the Pestilence let go of him and fell heavily to the ground.
"… And to tell you the truth, there was no god in your world to begin with."
"Nonsense! How is that possible?!"
The Pestilence, who was lying on the ground, raised his head and pointed at himself.
"No one will die, and no one will be born. If what we've suffered is not because of God, then who did it?!"
"It's because of the program left behind by God, and what you've suffered … Well, it's not that you've angered God, nor is it that you've done anything wrong. It's just that the program … has malfunctioned."
"Malfunctioned …?"
Hearing Fangzheng's answer, the Pestilence sat on the ground in a daze as if he had lost all his strength.
"That's right, it's a malfunction."
"You're saying … this world, our world … the suffering that thousands of people have suffered because of a malfunction in something left behind by God?"
"I know it's hard for you to accept, but that's the truth."
Fangzheng shrugged.
"To God, you're too insignificant, too insignificant. Your suffering and pain … Well, God isn't here at all, so I don't care."
"Then, then why do you care about us?"
"Because your existence has endangered this world."
With that said, Fangzheng's expression turned solemn.
"As I said just now, you're not living people, nor are you dead. You're a mistake that exists ambiguously on the boundary between life and death. If you continue to exist, it will lead to the complete collapse of the world's order. So, either you choose to stand on the side of life and death, or you'll be destroyed."
Fangzheng looked at the people in front of him and raised his hand again.
"I'm not a devil, but I have a bottom line. The existence of order cannot be destroyed, and the destruction of the world is even more intolerable. So, I'll give you a choice. Choose one of the two: become a real dead person, or choose to be completely destroyed. It's up to you. "
Having said that, Fangzheng snapped his fingers. The flames that filled the sky suddenly spun and retracted. The people watched in horror as the flames flowed in through the window like a roaring river. They condensed at Fangzheng's fingertips and finally turned into flames the size of a lighter.
"I'll give you one day. Tomorrow at this time, I'll come and hear the answer."
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