Chapter 718: Chapter 49: Overactive Imaginations... and Human Form Calamities

Could it be that—

This person’s intention is that he directly destroyed the entire extraordinary world...

To completely eradicate all other extraordinary systems, rendering them non-existent, leaving himself as the sole sacred one?

The moment this thought uncontrollably surfaced in the mind, an inevitable shiver followed. It seemed that there could only be such a reason that made sense. Moreover, they indeed knew certain things, such as the appearance of the Wild Hunt and its final outcome.

Because the incident of Joseph and others being abducted had caused a huge uproar on the European side.

Even though they later returned on their own, what happened that night naturally shocked governments and high-level individuals in various countries.

The frost covering the ship and the sea...

As well as the various surveillance devices that recorded everything at the time...

And the unanimous statements from everyone on the ship at that time...

All of these, without exception, accurately recorded the same event, clearly pointing to the scene of the Wild Hunt’s demon spirits crossing the sky in droves.

And after Joseph and the others returned, they inevitably repeated the story of how they escaped from the hands of the Wild Hunt demon spirits, rather than being taken to the Netherworld as the legends said... Based on their statements and cross-verifications, people could only speculate about the other party colliding with the Hunt—

It was none other than the Penglai Immortal Mountain, which had recently caused a big stir in Asia.

Although they didn’t know why that island appeared in the sea on the European side at that time, nor did they understand why the legendary Wild Hunt from Europe clashed inexplicably with immortals from the East...

But precisely because they didn’t know, it naturally caused people to let their imaginations run wild, making baseless speculative connections, even suspecting that it was because of the need for battle that these entities, which had always been legendary, appeared at that time... Otherwise, how do you explain why they didn’t show up before, and once appearing, it had to be a fight to the death?

Now, it seems that perhaps this is indeed the case.

At this moment, almost everyone’s mind subconsciously surfaced the same thought—

The Wild Hunt might have already been the last remnant but was still caught by this presence... or they knew this presence was coming for them, so they understood fate was unavoidable, hence at the time, they generously headed to the battlefield, resulting in a similar outcome of being annihilated?

It is said they were killed in an instant.

Relying only on the words of Joseph and another, it’s hard to imagine the situation at the time...

But at this moment, those who have personally felt that world-destroying power and unparalleled divine power stare blankly at the elegant and calm young man before them, feeling as if their souls were freezing over, even though the lady whose courage had just erupted from belief subconsciously wanted to say something, yet her body disobeyed her mind.

Her belief might be devout, but ultimately, it belongs to mortal cognitive activities, which cannot bring her any additional benefits in this non-mysterious real world. The phenomenon of bioelectrical activity from mere nerve cells cannot make her body at this moment defy her life instinct to fight against the God of Origin standing before her.

If one were really foolish enough not to realize this terrifying "truth," perhaps they could maintain composure, but ironically, she is not slow-witted and along with others, almost simultaneously thought of the same thing, which instinctively made her brain perceive the unparalleled fear and tremble.

"..."

"..."

The air seemed to solidify.

The silent silence spread like suffocating.

Next to her, Miss Naoki frowned slightly in confusion. She also knew about the incident of the Wild Hunt demon spirits invading Penglai Island and then being wiped out in a glance, but she didn’t think too much about it and didn’t understand why this group of people suddenly became silent, each with a look of terror and cold sweat.

Having not felt any pressure of authority and momentum from beginning to end, this Miss Witch with special treatment and attention did not understand what these people were feeling at this moment.

"Alright, it seems that’s all the questions you have..."

Gu Mo calmly glanced over, all psychological activities were undisguised, and he said somewhat uninterestedly.

This group was all frightened, already holding deep respect for him, which was now exacerbated by their own dreadful speculations, further intensifying that respect. At this moment, their minds were blank, with no psychological activities, making it naturally difficult to formulate any questions effectively.

"Then let’s stop here, and from now on, you can choose to stay or leave on your own..."

He reached out to pull Miss Naoki over, left such a sentence indifferently, and his figure disappeared into the air without any warning, as if he had never appeared.

People were understandably startled, then they finally snapped back to senses and looked at each other, finding themselves at a loss for words, not knowing what to say.

Even the special members, representing the positions of various governments, were in a state of disarray, feeling their emotions were extremely complex and realizing their performance was quite unsatisfactory.

Hardly exchanged a few words...

Did not finish asking the questions they wanted to consult...

And even the most crucial task of proposing demands on behalf of the forces behind them remained incomplete...

But this was inevitable; no matter how elite the talents might be, none had experience in such matters and had to figure out how to respond on their own. Under the pressure from the other side, facing the miraculous power of mind reading, those who still clung to ordinary people’s perception couldn’t help losing their composure.

Just like now, seeing the monster across leave as soon as it said it would, their first reaction was actually to subconsciously sigh in relief—

This destined that they could never act with poise, maintaining dignity, and facing the sense of helplessness after recognizing the harsh reality of immense life-level differences, making it a luxury to strive for equal dialogue as much as possible... Perhaps if there were some predestined ties, they might have played the emotional card, but unfortunately, none of them had any.

—After all, before this, they even doubted whether the task for them would ever be triggered, questioning the authenticity of the entire affair.

—Maybe there’s some connection on the China side?

Speaking of which, it was that black-haired, black-eyed woman who spoke first, and it was only after the Immortal seriously assessed her that he indifferently began to enlighten them... Could it be because of some shared cultural roots that he showed such a "genuine interest"?

People always like to find various reasons for a matter, trying to understand it from their perspective, and now is no different. They subconsciously felt that such great life must be lofty and indifferent to others.

Being questioned could cause a thunderous fury, and normal communication shouldn’t be expected...

As if such beings must be tyrannical, mad, or insane, incapable of being as calm as any human.

With their narrow understanding, they unconsciously tried to speculate on the logic of great beings, unaware of it themselves, naturally contemplating the recent events, interpreting all kinds of trivial details, and feeling it’s highly likely to be just as they thought.

It seems many gradually thought in this direction, with many exchanging knowing glances, then all turned towards the woman named Xin Zhen.

The latter was clutching her chest, slightly parting her red lips and gasping, alleviating the tension and pressure just now, replaying the recent conversation. Noticing the strange gazes from people around, she lifted her head and wordlessly scanned the surroundings, fearlessly meeting their eyes.

"Miss Xin..."

Someone stepped forward, speaking seriously and earnestly:

"I think it’s necessary for us to cooperate well."

"I’m sorry, I don’t think so," Xin Zhen spoke coldly. She also thought in that direction but, being the person involved, it was hard to have such baseless arrogance and confidence, so she held doubts about it. However, there was no need to show weakness at this time.

Even though cooperation is indeed necessary, agreeing with everything others say without striving for one’s own side’s interest is truly the most foolish.

......

...

"Ignore them...?"

Returning to the inner space of Penglai Island, Miss Naoki asked somewhat perplexed.

"No need, doing too much may cheapen what you offer... They have no issues now, let them go on their own." Gu Mo replied calmly, simultaneously surveying this inner mirror space where time seemed to halt.

No different from the outer side of Penglai Island, like a lifeless-colored mirror.

The lakeside village had the same layout but was empty and desolate, like a dwelling of death and silence... Only the rhythmic ground roars from the distant volcanic crater resonated, which was the Great Cauldron within, with the Clanging Cauldron pulsating.

Like the earth’s pulse, as the island’s heart, the Great Cauldron was inhaling and exhaling massive amounts of spiritual power.

With a responsible mindset, Miss Naoki usually resided in this inner Penglai Island, atop the Shrine on Lake Heart Island—of course, whether the island or shrine, they are hidden maps not reflected in the outer world.

"Alright..."

Accepting Gu Mo’s explanation, Miss Naoki gently nodded, then worriedly scrutinized his appearance.

"Speaking of which, are you alright now?"

"Rest assured, Naoki, I’m in a great condition now..." Gu Mo smiled slightly, trying to gently clench his fist, the motion tearing the air with a sound that grated on the teeth.

With the booming sound of a sonic boom, this light action exploded with an incredibly terrifying punch force.

A mere graze could shatter human cells.

He had now returned to a normal human form, but this was not a simple transformation comparable in stature, the two not even in the same dimension of mystery.

Making no concessions, choosing "I want it all"! — The mass of his body before and after transformation did not change, but through something akin to the cell simulation of life returning, combined with space replacement through an innate barrier, and so forth, it compressed, allowing the massive horrific mass to remain in normal human form.

And this compression ratio is extremely frightening...

It’s simply a walking singularity, with body density like the evolution of a dense celestial body—

Imagine Tima’s example, even if that sixty-meter-long Demon Dragon were made of ordinary steel casting mass, being forcibly compressed to a normal human size, what a concept it would be.

If not carefully controlled...

The places he visited would become the ends of the earth, the roads he traveled never blossoming, moving would be akin to overturning mountains and seas...

—This is not a lyric but a sighting report.