In the Shiring Apostles' worldview, the universe was a complex mathematical machine. Everything was rooted in information theory. The description of a large amount of information constituted everything in the world, and the deduction and transformation relationship between information meant that they all belonged to a complete system. When this large-scale mathematical machine began to operate, every value and every footnote began to be calculated according to a precise formula, and the universe began to move. It was self-consistent, self-perfected, self-explanatory, and self-sustaining. The world barrier contained all the information needed for this system to operate steadily. Every event in the universe could find its corresponding footnote in this mathematical system. Its' self-sustaining 'nature was the most stable field of order. This endless, self-sufficient information allowed the world to exist in the void for a long time.
However, once the world barrier was destroyed, the entire universe would be exposed to the fatal power of 'zero'.
If the universe was seen as an orderly data recorded on a disk, then the void was undoubtedly a magnetic field (of course, the real situation was much more complicated. This was just an example to make it easier to understand). The magnetic field could record information and write all the information needed by this' universal disk '. It could build a world, but in most cases, it could also sweep away everything on the disk. Since the universe was essentially a' data disk 'without a carrier, the possibility of restoring a world after the void had wiped it out was completely zero. The process of the void being reversed was like a strong magnetic field sweeping through. The information on the disk would instantly be fragmented. Eighty to ninety percent of the data would be restored to disordered magnetic dust, and the remaining twenty percent would be world fragments. These data fragments that luckily escaped the first zero would float in the void until the day they were completely restored.
But in the end, it was difficult to describe an abstract thing with concrete words. So, instead of investigating how the world disappeared, it was better to see what it looked like when the world was torn apart.
This was the North Fortress on the surface of planet Hessenwood. Everyone had come to the open space outside the house, watching the world ushering in earth-shattering changes. To avoid a panic, Edwina had explained what was happening today as a 'miracle'. So, no one knew that the end of the universe had arrived. They were now just watching with curiosity and anticipation.
The sky had split into two and was gradually distorting.
The few of us also looked up curiously. Speaking of which, this was the first time I stood on the surface of a planet and watched the end of the universe from the point of view of the people involved. It was a completely different feeling from standing on the command deck of a starship and giving the order to end the world. The sky above us was divided along a tangent line from south to north. Half of it looked normal, with the afterglow of the setting sun still lingering on the horizon. The other half was a strange dark night. Stars twinkled in the dark sky, and half of the planet Redermoen gradually emerged from this tangent line.
Perhaps it was the result of Alaya's intentional adjustments. The sky where day and night intersected, the dim moon that was right on the dividing line, and Edwinsa's "divine revelation" made the scene look more or less like a religious symbol.
"Oh, it looks spectacular …" Shallow Shallow raised her head and exclaimed excitedly. "So fast?"
"The world barrier should have been destroyed." I looked at the virtual clock in the corner of my vision. "The void flow is faster than the speed of light, so the entire universe will disintegrate at the same time. After the cosmological constant stops, other than the surviving world fragments, the concept of space will be reset to zero. So, the half of the starry sky that we see could have come from any corner of the universe. It's completely random … This can be considered the last remnant of this world."
"You can't even think of a better analogy." Lin Xue glared at me impatiently. Then, she turned her head away and closed her eyes to continue meditating. She didn't have the time to accompany us to watch the end of the world crashing down on Earth. As a prophet, Milady was the busiest. She had to ensure the safety of the plan. Once the Fallen Apostle noticed a certain world fragment, her advance warning would be the only thing that could ensure the survival of the lives in the world fragment.
I didn't disturb her crucial work. I continued to study when the distorted starry sky above us would completely cover the normal half of the sky. The void flow had completely destroyed the optical laws outside the world fragment. Even though the light inside the world fragment was still operating normally, the chaotic optical phenomena outside the world fragment projected a large number of bizarre scenes in. These scenes could have come from the end of the universe, from a certain part of history, or even from the future of the timeline. In short, the normal world overlapped with the abnormal scenes outside, forming a distorted and absurd scene in the sky.
The normal day quickly receded, and the starry night sky began to occupy the sky. Soon, the planet ushered in the first night of the end of the world. And this happened in just a few minutes.
Finally, the last trace of the sunset was swallowed by the night sky. Bright torches and braziers began to light up everywhere in the camp.
When we split up the world fragment, we had to reduce its "information content" as much as possible. In other words, the smaller the fragment, the better. Therefore, the Redmunn-Heisenwood twins were in a fragment that didn't include the sun. So, the star that had shone on Earth for billions of years had already been washed away by the void a few minutes ago. However, the light emitted when the star collapsed would never reach the eyes of the people on Earth. They probably thought that the sun would still rise the next day.
Under normal circumstances, if a planet orbiting a star suddenly lost its sun, it would definitely bring a series of catastrophic consequences: the atmosphere would cool, the water would freeze, and everything would wither. In just forty-eight hours, the people on Earth (and the people on the Dark Moon's side) would usher in the coldest winter night they could imagine. Then, they would gradually go extinct in the process of approaching absolute zero. But the world fragment itself was not a normal situation, so this would not happen. For the world fragment, the sun did not simply disappear, but part of the information deduction related to it suddenly stopped.
So, like a computer process suddenly stuck, many things would "freeze" in a strange state. Even if the sun disappeared, the planet would not cool down. The world fragment would generally maintain the state it was in at the moment when it was separated from the universe until the entire data fragment was swallowed by the void. The first time I came across this phenomenon was when I found little Artemis. At that time, she and her companions stayed in such a "stuck" world fragment. But now the world fragment in front of us is man-made, so its "stuck" is limited to a range that is harmless to the ecosystem.
Let's get back to the current world.
Icetis's side seemed to be going well. The abnormal optical phenomenon in the sky indicated that the order of the universe had begun to disintegrate. The strange starry sky in the sky was the last afterglow of the universe's disintegration.
But as the void flow became more and more serious, the disorder of the rules on the periphery of the world fragment rapidly worsened, and the "stuck" starlight finally became unstable. The stars drifted rapidly like a violently shaking TV screen, even drawing long starlight strips in the sky. The night gradually became brighter, and soon, it was covered with chaotic cracks. The people around us were a little overwhelmed by the sudden arrival of the night. At this moment, when they saw the crazy shaking stars, someone suddenly shouted, "The stars are falling!" and suddenly there was a commotion. It seems that Edwina's hasty pacification measures in a few hours had limited effect. Faced with the strange phenomenon in the sky, these somewhat superstitious mercenaries suddenly became confused.
Immediately, the clergy in white robes came out to reorganize the camp. The heralds also got back on their horses and started to run around the camp, telling everyone not to panic. But I could see that even the people who had been appointed by the Pope were in a state of panic. One of the heralds had fallen off his horse twice, but fortunately, he was strong enough to hold on to his bones.
But the activities of these clergymen still had some effect. At last, the mercenaries finally calmed down a little. At this moment, someone in the crowd suddenly pointed to the sky and shouted, "Look! The dim moon! There is a ring of light around the dim moon! "
A few exclamations followed one after another. People looked up at the strange moon in the sky. A golden ring had appeared around the dark gray planet that was shrouded in thick fog. Then the ring gradually expanded and split into a second and third ring. Three rings surrounded the dim moon, and the outermost ring was nearly five times the diameter of the dim moon. This magical scene was obviously more reassuring than the falling stars. The clerics who were running around to maintain order immediately understood and began to wave their Bibles and shout at the top of their lungs, "Miracle! The miracle has begun! The goddess is launching an all-out attack on the dim moon! Everyone, don't panic! The night will end soon! The light will return to the world with the goddess in triumph! "
It turned out that the basic clergymen needed a good voice. Under the propaganda of these loud clergymen, the truth of the miracle was finally established. The mercenaries and knights began to cheer, while the believers who had been baptized took out their Bibles and began to read the chapters. Many of them even had tears in their eyes. The entire camp and the fortress not far away were filled with people's cheers. I looked around in surprise and realized that everyone's joy was from the bottom of their hearts. That Edwina was a talent. Even though he was only 'half a goddess', he was still able to make his religious career flourish. His proselytizing ability was probably second only to Liliana.
Liliana was proselytizing in the presence of a 'goddess of negative numbers'. So, I felt that Edwina still couldn't surpass that girl. To preach to Jingle, you need to have an indomitable and fearless heart. After all, she was a god who would suddenly teleport down from heaven when you were reading her teachings, and then pull your finger and ask you for candy …
At this moment, I heard Icetis's voice in my head, "Chen! I'm almost done here. I've taken down all the outposts along the world barrier, be it the Empire's or the Fallen Apostles'. The world barrier is full of holes. All the celestial bodies here have been wiped clean by the Void. What are you going to do next? "
"Continue to pretend that you are a city gate. Hang there and don't move," I replied. "It's definitely not normal for the Gate of the Abyss to suddenly disappear. Slowly reduce your presence according to the speed at which the Gate of the Abyss dissipates in the Void. Then, find the nearest Empire defense army and we will meet up in the Empire district. "
Icetis's voice sounded a little unwilling, "Damn it, only you dare to order me around like this. I, the Void's number one sister, actually pretended to be a piece of furniture for you today …"
Icetis nagged for a while before hanging up. At this moment, the clamoring crowd around us had just quietened down. Everything seemed to be developing according to plan. Everything was perfect from the macro to the details. At this moment, I was a little worried about the situation on the planets in the other world fragments. Before the world began to tear apart, Jingle had cast a spiritual soothing divine spell on all the living creatures in this universe. However, the end of the world would interfere with the effects of the divine spell, so some hard losses were probably unavoidable. The good news was that all the world fragments had been accurately divided according to plan. Not a single planet with an ecosystem had been destroyed due to a spatial collapse or a reverse flow of the Void. Also, it seemed that the Fallen Apostles hadn't noticed our plan yet. Being able to maintain this momentum was already a victory.
The abnormal phenomenon in the sky continued. I didn't know who came up with the idea of "three rays of holy light enveloping the dim moon." In any case, it seemed to be very straightforward. Now, I was curious as to what was going to happen next. "The Goddess personally purifying the dim moon" was an incredible event. However, the hastily arranged stage seemed to greatly limit what could be done. Not to mention, that silly cat angel was a cute one who would always drop the ball at a critical moment …
Just as I was thinking this, I noticed that the "black circle around a ball" in the sky had changed. Some hazy dark shadows began to appear around the dim moon, and several segments of the innermost circle of Holy Light suddenly disappeared. Soon after, the circle of Holy Light began to slowly dissipate. This was obviously a sign of the "demons' counterattack." Needless to say, this was yet another one of Alaya's tricks — that silly cat angel seemed to be having quite a lot of fun with this. At this moment, everyone's gazes were focused on the sky. Of course, they also saw this obvious scene. Everyone was instantly in an uproar. But soon, an ancient yet dignified voice came from the sky. This voice reverberated throughout the entire fortress area and suppressed everyone's commotion. "Don't panic! God's army is currently engaged in the final battle against the demons. The Goddess has invested all the holy warriors she has created over the past several thousand years. Victory will definitely belong to justice! Hold your heads high and put away the cowardice on your faces! We are glorious followers. Hold your chests high and let the Goddess take a good look. Even if you can't personally participate in the battle, don't embarrass yourselves at this moment! "
I raised my head and saw a gigantic silver-white figure slowly flying over the fortress. After a moment of surprise, I recognized that it was Sonya — the old Pope Edwina was riding on the back of a dragon and loudly reading about divine miracles. That old man was quite engrossed in his role.
"I hope that after this matter is over, the people on the surface will be able to communicate with the citizens of the dim moon as soon as possible." Lin Xue also woke up from her meditation. She raised her head to look at the sky and a smile appeared on her face. "With the great name of the Goddess suppressing them, the entire world will soon return to normal. This is the power of monotheism and faith. Then, the five of them will be able to reunite as they wish. "
I recalled the group of five that had gone through many hardships and instantly revealed a knowing smile. Then, I raised my head and waved my hand towards the sky. The gigantic silver dragon had been constantly sweeping its eyes in our direction. It was obvious that Sonya had already noticed our figures. However, it wasn't convenient for her to come down and greet us while she was working. When she saw that I took the initiative to wave at her, the gigantic dragon instantly let out a deep and drawn-out dragon roar. This should be a greeting.
I chuckled at Sonya before shifting my gaze back to the sky. Alaya was currently using Holy Light and optical illusions to create a battlefield filled with flashing lights and shadows. He was in full swing fighting with himself. I looked at the meaningless' War of Light and Darkness' with great interest, but it was even more spectacular than fireworks. I imagined the scene of the silly cat amusing herself in space. Then, I suddenly saw a long and narrow black crack appear beside the moon.
At that moment, I thought that I was hallucinating. However, right after that, a black and red streamlined spaceship rushed out from the crack. I suddenly widened my eyes. It wasn't an illusion. That was a Fallen Apostle's scouting spaceship!
Everyone saw the spaceship. However, the locals definitely didn't know what a spaceship was. The surrounding mercenaries didn't seem to realize that a calamity was rushing towards this fragile little world. They were even discussing excitedly in low voices, "What is that thing? It looks like a fish. "" Could it be the Goddess' weapon? But it's black. Perhaps the Goddess shot something down from the moon. "" Oh, long live the Goddess! "
The scouting spaceship that suddenly barged in didn't make any more movements. It just quietly hovered high in the sky. I roughly estimated that it should be thousands of meters above the ground. This was a spaceship that had suddenly barged into the atmosphere. However, the question was, why did it accurately lock onto this world and barge in? Did the plan fail? Did the Fallen Apostle already lock onto the fragments that were drifting towards the Empire District? They are preparing to intercept them? Is this spaceship a vanguard?
A bunch of messy guesses instantly filled my mind. However, thanks to the strong mental fortitude that I had developed over the past few years, the first thought that came to my mind was still clear and direct. I have to shoot it down as soon as possible!
However, before I could take action, a dazzling white light from the direction of the moon had already arrived. The light effortlessly pierced through the scouting spaceship in the sky and almost blew it into two.
Alaya's reaction was finally faster for once.
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