Chapter 1464
Chapter 1464 - 1460: Chaos
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The sudden event disrupted everyone’s plans.
Especially the "Eastern Country Big Shots," who entered the fray without hesitation.
On each front and battlefield, it was the Rule-level Big Shots themselves taking the field, with eighth-tier Legends patrolling back and forth, and ninth-order Quasi-Gods lurking in the mists, ready to intervene at any moment.
𝓯𝙧𝙚𝒆𝙬𝙚𝒃𝙣𝙤𝒗𝓮𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢
"They’re in a rush, looks like they’re all panicking this time."
Originally, the Eastern Country Big Shots were in the position of Chess Players.
No matter how the frontline battles fared, as long as they didn’t lose this game completely, they could simply wait for the war of attrition to unfold.
As the Controllers behind the scenes, even a complete wipeout on the frontline wouldn’t affect them as long as the industrial chain remained stable, and their various businesses could still make a fortune... As long as the game was still on, Chess Players could continuously profit from it.
"We absolutely can’t let ’Its’ Personality Will achieve Ascension to Godhood, otherwise we’ll all have no choice but to flee..."
Now, there was an entity that could flip the table at any moment, naturally leaving all the Chess Players restless.
If the World’s Will were to reawaken, It would definitely prioritize cleaning up the Easterners first...
"No, based on my past encounters with It, It would directly trigger a massive catastrophe, purging all life forms and initiating a new epoch."
When Lu Ping’an saw a Quasi-God stating this, he thought the assessment was rather extreme.
But the comments below showed unanimous agreement.
Is the grudge so big that it justifies the extinction of all life forms?
"It’s the first time ’It’ has faced the threat of ’Death.’ As an instinctual response of a life form, upon awakening, It will cleanse all threats."
"Even if it’s just the potential leak of weakness information... It will surely erase all Informed-persons."
Lu Ping’an couldn’t understand this mindset, but when "Life Form Experts" reached a consensus, he felt he had no reason to disagree.
"No one could accept such an outcome."
Even Lu Ping’an couldn’t accept an ending where his hard work, along with all the life forms on this land, went extinct.
Thus, he, as well as they, hunted the Divine Beasts even more viciously.
During this process, it was the first time Lu Ping’an saw Lord Xiuyi personally intervene... A gigantic burrowed insect, miles underground, suddenly went mad, tearing itself apart and crawling to the surface to die a gruesome death.
Lu Ping’an couldn’t comprehend what this ability was, but since this super Strongman was on his side and had finally taken action, it seemed to be a good thing.
Perhaps, it’s because Lord Xiuyi was here that Lin Nu’s group of Big Shots was willing to invest so much here... Having a bedrock of strength in their own camp gave all the investors much more peace of mind.
With the fair winds of these days, the Big Shots not only secured steady profits but also naturally increased their investments.
This time, in order to protect their own interests, they would obviously take things seriously...
"I killed a Desert Divine Beast; its strength was average, seemingly not even seventh-tier... But I did find a Personality Fragment."
This perhaps was the worst news.
It confirmed the previous speculation, and at the same time, established that "Personality Fragments" might not only be found in those high-profile Divine Beasts.
"No Divine Beasts should be overlooked."
"What about those Ancient Heroes?"
"They have Self-consciousness, it’s less likely they are possessed..."
"But it’s not zero, is it?"
The possibility that Lu Ping’an had speculated became unavoidable in the conversations.
At that moment, Lu Ping’an could only sigh and say nothing.
He already foresaw what would follow.
Even though everyone knew that most "Ancient Heroes" were unlikely to be problematic, would they dare to bet?
"I’m afraid some who are not trusted will be directly killed. The rest, if they attempt to become Deities or touch upon sensitive Domains, will also be directly executed."
Those Ancient Heroes, most of them were heroes from previous epochs, with strong Talent and accumulation, they could set the trends of an era.
In the new epoch, having grasped the Extraordinary, becoming Professionals was not difficult for them, and they had amassed considerable Power.
Those "minorities," even if disheartened and retreating to second-tier seclusion, could still shine in some corner like the protagonist of a light novel series.
In fact, several Heroes have emerged and integrated into society, including an old friend from the Bug Clan.
Not only actively fighting against the Insect Swarm on the frontline but also engaging in public speaking, spreading their Race’s technologies, and striving to eliminate local prejudice against the Bug Clan.
Especially in these six months, with the birth of the New Kingdom, they really went all out to gain more support and understanding; some stories really could be written into Epics and fairy tales.
"...This, for those people, it’s too unjust."
Lu Ping’an sighed but ultimately said nothing... Because he knew it was pointless to say anything; even with just suspicions, too many Easterners and local High-level people wouldn’t dare take the risk.
"If this is a ruse to sow discord, then It has succeeded."
"No, It doesn’t have people’s hearts... It’s probably just trying to resuscitate as quickly as possible."
Arguing about the reasons for the situation was meaningless, and attempting to advocate for those Heroes and Divine Beasts was even less so. It seems all that could be done was to eliminate hidden threats as much as possible.
"Is there really no way to completely eradicate them?"
Lu Ping’an thought, perhaps the complete destruction of this World’s Personality Will.
But at least for now, it was impossible.
Merely destroying is meaningless; the majority of the World’s Personality Will is dormant, trying to destroy Its existence would probably only provoke its instinctual defense, startling It awake instantly.
"Then, can we not seize control of this world from Its hands..."
This has always been a security concern; Lu Ping’an didn’t think It would sleep forever.
"You all are doing it already, aren’t you? Every Deity inserted into the world’s roots is a Controller, already seizing Its control rights."
Now, Lu Ping’an understood and thought back to the Silent Mountain Range World. Those so-called Divine Kings were probably the true Controllers, customizing their "defense systems" for the world and obviously surpassing the world’s intrinsic permissions.
"Heh, it’s quite tragic to be a world, either corrupted by Chaos or controlled by the Order Gods..."
Lu Ping’an had no time to lament such matters; in this battle, he was a stakeholder, one who had to contribute earnestly.
"The ’Phoenix’ that stole his faith had been cornered, and now, it must be eradicated."
As the entire ocean boiled and the "Sun" slowly rose from the horizon, Lu Ping’an knew this was not going to be an easy battle.
— End of Chapter 1464 —