novelraw Chapter 1285 378: Dongshi Imitates Xishi (Part 5)
Chapter 1285 378: Dongshi Imitates Xishi (Part 5)
This hard-won victory led all the surviving "Gray Man" to completely abandon the ethereal belief in Spirit, along with the so-called "Great Merc".
They regarded the rise and fall of the "Ark of Redemption" as a costly and painful lesson, erecting monuments for the sacrificed ones.
The Divine is unreliable, and the Evil Spirit behind the Void is even less trustworthy; only the tools and knowledge held in hand are real and dependable.
They resolutely embarked on the path of "materialism," madly excavating the remnants of the Old World, repairing those forgotten machines, and continuing the research their ancestors halted out of arrogance.
Soon they discovered, although fossil fuel resources were depleted, there was still something else that could bring them endless energy...
That was the source of "light."
It was a secret they uncovered during battles with the Cultists.
Initially, they sought to expose the falsehoods about the Holy Light, but inadvertently discovered the essence of sunlight—a power akin to stars released from the reaction of two tiny particles!
Through the study of matter, they found a way to bring the brilliance of stars to the ground!
Merk couldn't comprehend what kind of Magic it was, nor could he see it, for beyond the incomprehensible "horizon," there is no "viewpoint" to establish observation. He merely saw the flames boiling on the horizon at the moment a secret believer's faith collapsed.
Despair gradually filled Merk's heart.
The world behind the 178th Void Realm was slowly slipping from his grasp, and this detachment was all-encompassing, with consensus between the two worlds gradually disintegrating.
The Gray Man finally strode toward their own history, stepping onto a timeline where the Future was unknown.
On this timeline, there were no whispers of Ancient Gods or unpredictable Spells, replaced instead by a boundless universe.
The entire civilization's ideology had shifted.
In result, they seemed to be becoming better, more united, and stronger.
Yet, this kind of "good" that the Gray Man relished seemed to bear no significance to the Academic State far away in another world.
In the cold and lonely Mage Tower, Merk horrifyingly discovered that the lens of the 178th Void Realm was becoming fainter and blurrier!
It was like an old photograph exposed to acid rain, with the blurry edges curling under the raindrops of time.
"Quick! Quickly shut down the Magic Array!"
In a panic, Merk issued the final command to avoid a complete collapse of the Void Realm, preventing further trouble for himself.
Before the last thread was severed, the assistants hastily cut off the Magic Power supply, freezing the scene in the Void Realm seemingly in the final second before collapse.
The light of the Void Realm dimmed instantly.
The lens that once reflected the rise and fall of a civilization finally turned into a lifeless gray in a frantic rush.
Although the time for the two civilizations meeting has not yet come to an end, the day of departure seemed not far away either.
"...It's over."
Merk muttered to himself, despairing as he slumped into his chair.
"Resentful Spirit Charcoal" had completely become a part of the history of the 178th Void Realm, although it was something inevitable, it happened under his watch.
He thoroughly botched the task Professor Arist entrusted to him...