This was — memory reading!
The only difference was that they had exposed their memories to the King in the Presiding Holy See, but now, Hackzord was the one who took the initiative to instill memories into her consciousness!
Silent Disaster took a long time before severing the connection.
Memories were difficult to forge and were far more accurate than narration, but it also had a flaw that could not be ignored. It was easy to see fragments outside of the "matter." The open memories were like an unguarded city. Silent Disaster never expected Sky Lord to choose such a method to convey information to her.
"You …"
"There's no need to say anything else." Hackzord's voice was very deep. Clearly, this action had exhausted her. "If I didn't do this, would you believe what I experienced?"
The answer was undoubtedly no.
A small island not far from the Blackstone region was actually the real location of the Origin of Magic. Even after reading the memories, she still felt that it was unreal, much less verbally.
"You can create your own consciousness domain?" Silent Disaster changed the topic.
Hackzord gave her a puzzled look. "I thought you would first pay attention to Valkries's whereabouts. But you guessed right … If not for that, I wouldn't have been able to transmit my memories to you. The moment I saw the tree of light, I suddenly had a deeper understanding of the Realm of Mind. If not for the Sky-sea Realm's interruption, I might have been able to improve further. Of course … compared to the King's Holy See, my domain is much smaller. "
"I see." Silent Disaster returned to the side of the pool with her back facing Sky Lord. "I really want to know the whereabouts of the Nightmare Lord. When I 'saw' that slip of paper, I wanted to immediately go to the human kingdom to look for her. But reason tells me that I have to reject your request."
"Reject … what?" Hackzord flipped over. From this angle, he could see the other party's smooth back and a lock of long blue hair that fell into the pool.
"I rarely speak, but that doesn't mean I don't think," Silent Disaster said slowly. "You came to find me first instead of reporting this situation to the King. Your intentions are self-evident. You want to stop the Battle of Divine Will or wait for the truth to be revealed before making a decision. This is undoubtedly a violation of the King's decree. It's no different from betrayal. Once the king finds out, he definitely won't let you off easily. You're alone, so you need help. I am the helper you chose to seek help from. "
"No, I am absolutely loyal to the king!" Hackzord retorted in a low voice, "Since we know that the Battle of Divine Will is a scam, why do we still participate in it and wait for our doom? Do you think the King will be stubborn? As long as I find a way to contact Valkries, the King will definitely understand what the right choice is, so … "
As it spoke, its voice grew softer and softer.
"Damn, you saw it all?"
"Yeah," Silent Disaster said frankly, "I didn't do it on purpose, but memory can't be filtered and omitted like language. From the moment you left the Bottomless Land, you knew that the King would never agree to your actions. "
The Battle of Divine Will was a scam, and the Realm of Mind hid an even deeper secret. This did not conflict with the destruction of the human race and the Sky-sea Realm. Even if the information on the note was true, as long as they did not combine the legacy shards, the "upgrade" would not begin. They had plenty of time to decipher this secret. Regardless, everything related to the Divine Will should be in their own hands. Leaving a competitor alive was an extremely dangerous thing.
Indeed, the destruction of the human race could cause the Shapeshifters to completely disappear from the Realm of Mind, but compared to the entire race, a senior lord was negligible, even if the other party was Valkries. The King would not allow emotions to affect his judgment. The only rule he followed was ice-cold logic.
Once the war stopped, the speed of development of the human race might cause the advantage of the race to disappear. This was something that Ösrook had repeatedly emphasized. The King would never take this risk — Hackzord was definitely aware of this.
"If this were any other time, I would definitely beat you to the point where you can't escape and hand you over to the King for judgment." Silent Disaster sighed. "But seeing that all of this is because you want to save Valkries, I can pretend that I don't know."
"Since you understand, then shouldn't you take action!? Or are you saying — "Hackzord glanced sideways at the Nightmare Lord's body on the other side of the Red Mist Pond." Your respect for Valkries is all an act. Compared to her, you wish to see an empty … "
Bang!
Silent Disaster punched the Red Mist Pond, causing a few cracks to appear on the stone foundation, but it also made Sky Lord shut his mouth in time.
"Firstly, all of your deductions are based on a note of unknown origins. It is undoubtedly Valkries' handiwork, but that's all there is to it."
"But it foretold the existence of the Bottomless Land."
"It also said that the Deity of Gods isn't safe, but the humans are unable to stop us," Silent Disaster said coldly. "You want me to publicly go against the King's will just for a note? In fact, I'm willing to pretend that I've never heard of it and take the corresponding risk. If it were you, I'm afraid you wouldn't even be able to do that. "
"That wasn't my intention. We could have slowed down our attacks and investigated in secret, as long as we could hide it from Mask …"
"This is also the second point I want to make. You came back too late." Silent Disaster interrupted him. "The King has already sent a new order. Mask will be in charge of the Western Front, execute Plan B. You are no longer the person in charge of the Western Front, or rather, there will no longer be a Western Front. "
"How can that be …" Hackzord stood up from the Red Mist Pond and clutched his chest with a pained expression.
"You should have felt it, right? The ripples in the Realm of Mind. " Silent Disaster said expressionlessly. "In fact, it's much more serious than that. Not only did the Heart of Hatred die in battle, the Blackstone region's defensive line has also collapsed. In an extremely dangerous situation, the King and the core fused, causing King City to become the new Deity of Gods. Now, the entire race is moving to the only remaining land, and your plans have no chance of being realized. If you want to buy time, you have to go against his orders, which is no different from going against the King. So, I am unable to promise you. "
Hackzord realized that the situation was completely out of his control. Although it was rare for a Senior Lord to fall, it was not strange for any accidents to happen on the battlefield. But he never expected that the situation would suddenly worsen to such an extent.
Could it be that the mutation of the blades … was not a special phenomenon?
He naturally knew what Plan B was —
Back when Mask was researching the Deity of Gods, he had mentioned a crazy method of combat. Without considering the cost, the core and the God's Stone mine could be squeezed to the limit, allowing the floating island to rise to an astonishing height. At such a time, the immense weight was enough to turn it into a lethal weapon.
When the Deity of Gods fell from the sky, only God's Punishment could compare to it. Although Hackzord was not sure how terrifying it was, according to Mask, the ground would crack and the dust that would rise would cover the sky and even spread thousands of miles away. Lava would also erupt from the cracks, turning the entire land into an abyss of fire.
To deplete a precious Deity of Gods with a single attack, Hackzord originally thought that the plan would never come to fruition, but he never expected the King to agree to it.
As such, his plan had indeed become empty talk.
How could he stand out alone and defy the King? The future of his race might be uncertain, but his fate was already set in stone — other than being hunted down by the other Senior Lords, there was no other possibility.
"Maybe you're right …" Hackzord slowly sat back down in the pool. "I was indeed too inconsiderate and nearly committed a grave mistake. Since I have already switched to Plan B, I should return to Sky City and make arrangements for the follow-up … "
Bang!
Another crack appeared on the pool wall.
Sky Lord froze in surprise.
"Do you intend to give up on Valkries?" The latter finally turned around. Its eyes were as cold as ice as it looked down at him, as if it would make him bleed on the spot if he said the word "yes".
"I …" Hackzord was momentarily at a loss for words.
He couldn't save her, but he couldn't not save her either. Was he being reasonable?
He suddenly understood Mask's feelings a little.
"I rejected your request, but that doesn't mean I will give up on saving her."
"Then the method is …"
"I don't know. Precisely because I don't know, you have to think about it. " Silent Disaster's tone was unquestionable. "But no matter what, don't think you can leave now."
Following that, he retracted the chill in his voice and closed his eyes. "… Especially after you gave me hope."
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