The appearance of the giant army in Snowfrost City had caused an expected impact.
Even though Duke Owen had made some preparations, even though the northerners were known to have the toughest nerves, even though the people of this land had been dealing with all sorts of incredible ancient relics all day long, the giant army and the carrier they were riding on were enough to challenge the locals' ability to accept it.
Some of the citizens who saw the starship landing on the city walls were shocked and caused a small commotion.
But in the end, all the commotion was effectively contained. With Duke Owen's timely coordination and the efficiency of the Army of the North, the city quickly calmed down and began to await further orders.
The unique population and social structure of the fortress city brought about a great deal of discipline at that moment.
As for Constance and Duke Owen, Hao Ren did not need to explain the specific situation of the guardian giants to them. Perhaps they should be thankful that the many Turns of the Eras had caused their legacies to be broken and history to be distorted. Different heritors often meant different civilizations, and the two groups of heritors that were cut off from each other could have powers as different as Earth and Zenith. Constance knew this, but she did not ask too many questions.
Hao Ren had indeed thought of finding a suitable entry point to let the princess know the whole truth, including their identity. But after seeing the urgent report from Nolan, he realized that the world was much more fragile than it looked. To avoid affecting the last glimmer of hope of the world, he had to work hard to prevent any influence that could shake Constance.
"The strength of the giant army is enough to help you gain the upper hand on the battlefield. They are extremely good at dealing with the mutated minions." Standing on the walls of Snowfrost City, Hao Ren looked at the guardian giants gathering on the plains and said to Constance, "They do not need you to provide any support, including supplies and bases. They have their own supplies, and they can live in the carrier. This army will follow you to the imperial capital, and their support will last until you step onto the last wall. "
Constance could hear the underlying meaning in Hao Ren's words. "Are you not coming with us?"
"No, we have other matters to attend to." Hao Ren retracted his gaze as he looked at the Gorgon Dimension Rift in the sky. "But don't worry, Rheia will be with you. She is our number one combat force, and with her, you and your knights will have a smooth journey until we reach the imperial capital."
"From what you're saying … Rheia and the giant army's support will stop at the imperial capital?" Constance frowned, puzzled. "Why?"
"Because the last battle must be fought by you and your knights." Hao Ren looked at Constance. "It is more appropriate for you to end your father's reign than to leave it to us. And I believe you have the ability, don't you? "
"I did not expect an army of giants to come to my aid at first, but I still went to the battlefield." Constance smiled brightly, and did not probe further into whether Hao Ren had any other intentions in his arrangement. "The giant army is yours, and you have the right to decide. As long as you can get me and my knights to the imperial capital … that is enough for me. You are right, it is best for us to fight the last battle ourselves. "
Vivian stood beside Hao Ren, but she did not join in the conversation between Hao Ren and Constance. Instead, she turned to Charlemagne and Constance, "You two, have you decided? Actually, your mission is complete, and you can return to Izzo. That way, at least before the era resets, you can continue to live in peace for two more years. "
"If we still do not know the truth, this is undoubtedly a good choice. But after knowing the truth, there is no point in trying to cover our eyes," Charlemagne said calmly. "Even if this world is destined to only have two years left, we are willing to spend these two years fighting. Let's leave the chance to enjoy the dream of peace to those who do not know the truth."
Awenna, who was beside him, smiled. "Ignorance is indeed the greatest blessing. There is a price to pay for facing the truth."
"Even if your legacy is gone, you are still worthy of respect." Constance looked at Charlemagne and Constance more seriously than before. "Knowing that the world is fated to end in two years, and even if you fight till the end, you will still face the fate of being wiped out by the world, many would choose to cover their eyes and numb themselves, but you chose to spend your last two years on the battlefield … even if it is meaningless to you …"
"It is not meaningless." Charlemagne smiled. "We know that most of the 770,000 Knights of the Ebon Blade were normal people who fell in the final battle of the last era. Even if they are only left with a shred of their soul, at least they survived the Turn of the Eras, right? My sister and I are probably normal people now … Then we have a little greed, maybe we can survive the Turn of the Eras, and live another life in the new era? "
Constance looked at Charlemagne quietly for a while before she suddenly laughed. "Alright, if I can see your souls when I open my eyes in the new era, I will try my best to recreate the Ebon Blade's transformation technique."
Charlemagne laughed. "Then you have to work hard. In the next era, you might only be able to rely on hammers and furnaces to forge weapons!"
Lily looked at them and suddenly smiled brightly. She reached out and patted Charlemagne on the shoulder. "Don't make it sound so tragic. Mr. Landlord is very powerful. Go to the battlefield in peace. This time, the fate of this world will be different from the past!"
A few minutes later, Rheia healed Charlemagne's comminuted shoulder, and Hao Ren led Lily and Vivian into the teleportation beam.
They had arrived at Gorgon's Abyss.
The endless red fog of chaos filled their vision, and in the vast distorted space, floating boulders and broken wreckage could be seen everywhere. Ancient starships of all sizes were like silent tombstones in the sea of clouds, and a low howl echoed in the air. The howl seemed to be mixed with the murmurs and ravings of countless people, but if one listened carefully, it seemed to be just the agitation and friction between the clouds.
There should have been no sound in Gorgon's Abyss at first, because it was originally just the wreckage of a battlefield in the universe. Of course, there was no way to transmit sound in the universe. However, the distortion of the world had given rise to a sea of clouds and an atmosphere. Among these anomalies, there was the never-ending sound of the wind and whispers, as if the universe was moaning in pain.
The three landed on an asteroid covered with ravines, and the remaining factory facilities on the asteroid still had power, and from time to time, there would be vibrations coming from beneath their feet. And in the depths of the distant sea of clouds, the shadow of a giant starship could be vaguely seen. It was the "Revelation" that Hao Ren had first visited with a probe.
"Gorgon's Abyss …" Vivian looked at the scenery in the distance. "Is this the other battlefield you were talking about? What did Nolan find? "
"The truth about the Cycle of Annihilation and the Turn of the Eras," Hao Ren said slowly. In the chaotic sky above, large and small spatial rifts were opening, and huge guardian battleships and countless armed drones were poking out. "Nolan opened the encryption system at the center of the earth and successfully established a connection with an ancient database, which belongs to a larger and more sophisticated super facility."
"Super facility?" Lily's eyes widened. "What is it used for?"
"It calls itself the 'Heart of God', and it is the heart of the supreme leader of the first era," Hao Ren explained. "According to the records in the database, the supreme leader of the first era took out his own heart, and then all the other most powerful leaders used their lives as a price to modify the heart, and made it into that divine artifact. And as for the function of the Heart of God … it is to reset everything in the world when the universe is completely eroded by the Force of Annihilation, and all the defenses are about to fall. "
"Wait …" Lily was stunned. "That is to say, the constant reincarnation and reset of this world … was actually set up by the ancestors of the first era?!"
"That's right, they set it up themselves." Hao Ren nodded. "Constance and the other heritors have always seen the Turn of the Eras and the Cycle of Annihilation as the world's greatest curse, and there are even extreme unofficial legacies like the 'Twelve Curses' in the ancient kingdom of Izzo. But in truth, this cycle is the only legacy left by the ancestors … It is the glimmer of hope that they left for this world after paying an unimaginable price."
The droid swarm entered the battlefield, and the mountainous guardian fleet also lined up in formation. Now in this chaotic dimension, the Gorgonian 'demons' that were cruising in the distance finally sensed the arrival of the uninvited guests, and began to converge in this area.
"The apocalypse has indeed come, but it has never ended." Hao Ren looked at the converging Gorgonian ships as he said flatly, "The ancestors used a very ingenious method to almost delay the apocalypse indefinitely."
"When the apocalypse comes, the order of the universe will enter its most fragile state, and all the barriers of time and space will be broken, the timeline will become easily manipulated, and even the world line will become something that can be influenced by humans." The MDT continued Hao Ren's words. "We have actually thought of this before. The stacked historical fragments in L 'Haronne's data could very well be the result of the timeline and world line being distorted, but what we did not expect was that this distortion and stacking was not natural, but was the work of the ancestors."
Hao Ren nodded. "They used the power of the apocalypse to complete the ultimate technological breakthrough at the last moment. They rushed to close all the timelines, and before history became final, they folded their world."
The Gorgonian ships that had gone out of control in the distance began to exchange fire with the guardian fleet, and the bright flames once again shone upon the silent battlefield.
"So the apocalypse of this world is still ongoing, so an observer from the Tumen Empire can see our arrival, so this apocalyptic war will not end from the sea of stars to the surface of the planet. There is only one reason: L 'Haronne's timeline and history has never closed, and until today, it is still an open system."
Hao Ren recalled the first sentence that Nolan read from the Heart of God's database: The apocalypse may have begun, but until the day everything is saved, we will not allow it to end!
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