The Soul Shrieker glanced at the other end of the battlefield.
A wall made entirely of tentacles blocked its line of sight.
But it could sense — — -
That guy called Li Jiu wasn't dead.
Not only that, but something that made it wary was slowly manifesting on his body.
『「 Tentacles …』」
The Soul Shrieker muttered in a low voice as it glanced around.
Every living being on the battlefield had vanished without a trace, not even a severed limb could be seen.
With a flash of blue and white light, the pillar of light rapidly flew across the battlefield.
The Soul Shrieker's expression changed as it raised its arms to block again — — -
Boom!!!
The bolt of lightning that was countless times more powerful struck its body, causing countless arcs of electricity to shoot up into the sky.
『「 Aaaargh — — how laughable!』」
The Soul Shrieker roared and tried its best to push the pillar of lightning away.
In a split second, the pillar of lightning flew across the sky, broke through the void of space, and disappeared without a trace.
『「 Even though you've become several times more powerful, can you really wield such power? A frog at the bottom of a well like you wouldn't even know how to use such power to fight!』」
The Soul Shrieker spoke full of contempt.
Gu Qing Shan stood behind the wall of tentacles and replied: "You're right, such an abrupt increase in power makes it easier for people to get lost, normal people wouldn't be able to use it properly"
『「 — — but I'm not normal』」
As soon as she said so, the Soul Shrieker abruptly froze.
Hundreds and thousands of tentacles suddenly emerged from the depths of the earth, entangling its body like a dazzling afterimage.
The Soul Shrieker's expression changed and shouted: 『「 Retreat!』」
Oom — —
Its entire body crumbled into a mass of yellow sand that scattered in the wind.
The entire battlefield also disappeared.
The only thing that remained was a mass of sand.
The great desert.
Gu Qing Shan was surprised.
I've returned.
The tentacles on her arms were squeaking, as if regretful that the Soul Shrieker managed to escape just now.
Gu Qing Shan stood in the middle of the desert and continued to fly forward.
— — what exactly is going on with this Apocalypse?
Could it be that those apocalyptic monsters can just run away as soon as they realize that they can't win?
While Gu Qing Shan was thinking, another figure appeared from within the sandstorm.
"Who is it?"
He shouted in a low voice.
The figure emerged from the sandstorm and said, "Don't attack. I'm an ally."
Allies?
Gu Qing Shan's brows twitched as she carefully sized up the newcomer.
It was a burly male insectoid. Its arms, legs, and back were covered in a sturdy carapace, and it had the face of an adult male.
Gu Qing Shan said in a low voice, "I have never heard that we have formed an alliance with the insects."
He waved his arm.
However, the tentacles on his hand did not spread out. Instead, they stuck tightly to his arm and remained motionless.
It was like falling into a deep sleep.
Bugman stared at the tentacles on his arm and cautiously said: "Your Sequences have been cut off by the apocalypse, but regarding the matter of the alliance, the upper echelons of all three sides have reached an agreement … the will of the Demon Emperor is the best proof"
Gu Qing Shan naturally knew what was going on, but a strange expression appeared on her face as she asked, "What's with the three-party alliance?"
The male insectoid replied: "The Ultimate Tomb is about to appear. Your Sequences, together with our Insectoid race, and the Dragon race, will join forces to fight against the Samsara and obtain the final civilization achievement of the Human realm!"
Gu Qing Shan cautiously glanced at him, then slowly retreated.
"Maybe what you said is true, but I prefer to act alone."
Saying so, he slowly retreated into the sandstorm, chose another path, and quickly left.
The male insectoid stood still for a while.
A voice came from behind him:
"How is it? Why did you let him leave? "
The male insectoid replied: "That guy is extremely cautious, the tentacles on his hand had already eaten once. If we went too far and roused the tentacles again, it would be bad …"
Within the sandstorm, a pair of vertical pupils appeared and glanced towards the direction where Gu Qing Shan disappeared.
It begrudgingly replied: "Hmph, then forget it. The matter of weakening the Era of the Demon Emperor can be done on other Sequences …"
…
The desert.
Gu Qing Shan was flying by himself.
He couldn't find Shi Zhi's location, so he could only continue forward in the same direction.
About an hour later.
The howling sandstorm slowly calmed down.
The scenery far away became clear.
— — -a large depression appeared in front of him, inside of which was a lush green, as well as a mirror-like reflection of a lake.
— — -an oasis.
An oasis was hidden in the middle of the desert.
Gu Qing Shan scanned it with her inner sight, only to find that there seemed to be a simple town at the deepest part of the oasis.
A town?
There's actually a town within the Apocalypse?
As Gu Qing Shan was about to move forward, his figure suddenly flashed and disappeared.
A blood-colored flash struck the path he was originally heading in, completely wiping out a large amount of yellow sand.
Gu Qing Shan's eyes flickered as he looked towards the void of space.
A woman slowly walked out from the void of space.
A familiar figure, an unforgettable face — — -
Su Cher!
Gu Qing Shan was shocked and silently shouted: "The Echelon, what's going on? I remember that when I escaped into the Reality Gate, I also connected her to the Human Army and put her into hibernation within the Echelon — —"
Lines of crimson text quickly appeared in the void of space:
[Checking Su Cher's storage location]
[Name: Su Cher, hibernation location: Human Army's Echelon]
[Attention!]
[The Echelon has performed a deep investigation and discovered that this hibernation is a spare Apocalypse body!]
[Her real body is standing in front of you]
[The highest-ranking Echelon has performed an investigation on her identity]
[She is the Apocalypse — —]
"Worlds Apocalypse Online – Apocalypse Demon!"
Gu Qing Shan's thoughts quickly moved.
— — in other words, after I awakened her last time, she had left a spare body within the Echelon.
The real her had silently left, and even did something else!
Indeed, as soon as she passed through the Reality Gate, she had already turned into an Apocalypse …
"Why didn't you notice this earlier!?" Gu Qing Shan asked.
"At the time, my power was too weak, so I had to use all of it to stabilize every single moment of your timeline; not to mention, she was hibernating within the Human Army, not here" the highest-ranking Echelon explained.
Gu Qing Shan's thoughts were boiling, but her expression didn't change at all and shouted: "Who are you, why are you blocking my path?"
Su Cher narrowed her eyes and simply stared at him without moving.
Gu Qing Shan had used [Ultimate Beings Equal], so she naturally couldn't see through his original identity.
However — —
The spare body hidden within the Echelon suddenly moved.
A line of crimson text appeared:
[Attention, Su Cher tried to summon her spare body, then gave up]
"She has already sensed her backup body from you."
[She had confirmed your identity!]
Gu Qing Shan looked at Su Cher, only to see that she wanted to laugh, but quickly restrained herself.
"I've never seen such an ugly Echelon like you, tsk tsk, so ugly, not handsome at all" she scoffed.
Gu Qing Shan naturally knew that she was referring to how ugly the person he was impersonating was.
However — — -
He glanced at the tentacle in his hand without anyone noticing and shouted in a low voice: "I don't care who you are, if you want to die, give it a try!"
Su Cher also saw the tentacle in his hand and understood that he was saying that it was very dangerous.
Her expression turned cold and said: "Puny Echelon … I don't care to kill you, as soon as you entered that oasis … your fate was already sealed"
Saying so, she stared deeply at Gu Qing Shan, then leapt into the air and disappeared from Gu Qing Shan's sight.
She left.
Gu Qing Shan stood still for a while.
He looked at his hand, only to see that the tentacle was still.
Two lines of crimson text appeared:
[The Demon Emperor's tentacle is currently in slumber]
[Only when you're in combat will it awaken and attempt to absorb everything]
Gu Qing Shan sighed in relief.
He glanced at the oasis not too far away, only to see several Echelons appearing in the oasis, heading towards the simple town.
In another direction, another dragon flew over from the sky and landed in the town.
Another squad of insectoid soldiers entered the oasis, also heading towards the town.
— — after all, this is the only place in the desert with any signs of human habitation, so there's no telling what kind of information they might be able to obtain.
Gu Qing Shan stopped and appeared cautious.
Entering the oasis … my fate is sealed …
Su Xue Er specifically came here to confirm my identity, as well as to remind me not to enter the oasis.
Then — — -
I'll avoid the oasis.
With that in mind, Gu Qing Shan took a step forward and headed in another direction.
After taking a long detour, he finally avoided the oasis.
Up ahead, the sandstorm kicked up again.
Endless killing intent was hidden within the sandstorm, as if waiting for Gu Qing Shan.
Gu Qing Shan turned around.
The oasis was still calm, not even a single sandstorm could be seen, as if it was a paradise.
"Forget it, I'll just collect information later when I fight against the Apocalypse"
Gu Qing Shan muttered to himself and was about to leave.
Suddenly.
The countless tentacles on his arm abruptly spread out, assuming a defensive stance.
— — -as if he was facing some sort of terrifying enemy!
Gu Qing Shan couldn't help but ask: "What happened?"
He cautiously looked around, but nothing appeared within the sandstorm.
The tentacles extended one by one, pointing towards a certain direction.
Far away — —
Gu Qing Shan followed the direction the tentacles were pointing and saw the oasis.
The entire oasis abruptly closed up.
It was a mouth — — -
A mouth large enough to swallow the entire oasis appeared from deep within the desert and swallowed the oasis whole.
He could faintly hear the sound of countless spells and attacks coming from that mouth.
But it was useless. The mouth didn't move at all.
At the very next moment.
The ground began to tremble.
The mouth left the desert and slowly rose up, revealing its gigantic body — — -
A line of crimson text quickly appeared in front of Gu Qing Shan's eyes:
[You've seen a 'Destroyer of All Things and Living Beings']
[Even if you have the Demon Emperor's tentacles, you cannot win against it, unless you give up your current identity. Only with the two paths you have would you be qualified to stand in front of it]
[If you don't want to give up your identity, then run!]
After glancing through everything, Gu Qing Shan flew deeper into the desert.
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