Yama Reborn

Chapter 648 645: It's Time to End This

Given the Controller's level, dealing with a few hundred soldiers in the base is like a dimensional onslaught.

The Son of the Sun stormed into the base in a nearly overwhelming manner, wreaking havoc everywhere with a ball of fire, flames erupting like a humanoid high-energy weapon.

As for the soldiers' counterattack, the dense bullets, even large-caliber weapons, weren't even enough to tickle the old man.

In just a few minutes, the garrison in the base was completely disbanded and fled, the entire camp was shattered, flames soaring everywhere.

Chen Nuo and Vanel simply stayed far away, and at the retreat point behind the camp, they found the retreat vehicle Vanel had hidden there, and Chen Nuo also found Sally, who had been brought by one of Vanel's men.

Next, Chen Nuo even leisurely pulled Vanel to sit on the hood of the vehicle, watching from afar the action drama of the [Invincible Controller Crushing Armed Forces].

Vanel watched with an unusual gleam in his eyes—the kind of absolute admiration for an old-school controller like the Son of the Sun that he had at the time.

Chen Nuo could even bet that Vanel, with his current mindset, was definitely thinking, [If someday I could also...].

Still too naive.

Chen Nuo wanted to tell this Davarishi that, at least for a few years, he had no chance of advancing to a controller.

Even after interacting with Vanel for the past two years, Chen Nuo had a thorough understanding of this Davarishi.

With the talent, aptitude, and ability of the Bear Warrior, Chen Nuo was certain he didn't have the talent to become a controller.

In this lifetime, getting to Destroyer already counts as a miracle.

With such a mindset, Vanel watched with exhilaration while Chen Nuo quietly smoked beside him.

A few minutes later, the Son of the Sun, surrounded by flames, descended from the sky and landed in front of the two.

Vanel immediately threw away his cigarette butt, hurriedly stood up, looking flustered and stammering: "Re-respected Sir Son of the Sun, I, I... am the 9th infiltration special agent of the Ark, I, I..."

The old man listened and raised an eyebrow, looking at Vanel with some curiosity: "Someone from the Ark?"

"Yes, yes, yes!" Vanel was instantly excited: "I've always greatly admired Sir Son of the Sun, I..."

The old man waved his hand dismissively: "Move aside."

Vanel: "...Uh..."

The Son of the Sun strode up to Chen Nuo, looking him up and down, then said in a deep voice: "It's you, isn't it?"

Chen Nuo nodded, cigarette between his fingers, raising his hand slightly: "Yes, it's me."

The Son of the Sun sighed with relief: "Finally found you!"

Seeing the Son of the Sun about to question him, Chen Nuo raised his hand: "Let's not rush; let's do the most important thing first!"

"What...?"

"Find a person in the base."

Seeing the somewhat impatient expression of the Son of the Sun, Chen Nuo quickly added: "This person is related to the Mother!"

As a member of Noah's Ark, upon hearing this, the Son of the Sun finally suppressed his impatience, looking at Chen Nuo in surprise: "...Mother?"

"This, this person is also from our Ark, is..." Vanel hastily introduced to the side.

"Lies." The Son of the Sun immediately shook his head decisively, looking at Chen Nuo disdainfully: "If he was part of Noah's Ark, then I would be a Round Table Knight of Arthur!"

"...Ah?" Vanel's face froze.

The Son of the Sun shook his head: "Bullshit! In the current Noah's Ark, I'm one of the highest-ranking individuals, and I know exactly which guys are undercover and what they are responsible for. Did he tell you he's a member of the Ark? He's lying to you!"

Vanel's face immediately fell, staring blankly at the old man.

Chen Nuo coughed: "Sorry, Davarishi... I indeed deceived you, I..."

"You're not one of us?" Vanel was stupefied: "But, but, the things you mentioned were all true... How do you know so much about our internal..."

Chen Nuo patted Vanel, having no time to console the wounded heart of this Davarishi, and instead looked towards the Son of the Sun: "Although I deceived this guy, what I said was not a lie. The guy I'm looking for is in this base! He's crucially linked to the Mother! He must be found."

The Son of the Sun squinted at Chen Nuo.

Chen Nuo sighed, suddenly saying: "Corot, in Antarctica."

The Son of the Sun raised an eyebrow, but still said coldly: "I already know this. Antarctica is big, but knowing it's in Antarctica, I can investigate from several angles, then check some secret projects inside the Octopus Monster, I can eventually find him! So, do you have any more valuable information for me? If that's all, then you don't have any bargaining chips to compel me to work for you."

Chen Nuo calmly said: "I can even tell you that Corot's location is in a secret base of the Octopus Monster Company in Antarctica, a place code-named [Red Circle], and I can even give you the precise coordinates.

But I wouldn't advise you to just go there grandiosely. Even if you are a controller, recklessly rushing into the Red Circle is a dead end.

The dangers hidden within the Red Circle are something even a controller cannot HOLD.

The old man fell silent, rapidly considering for a few seconds: "Fine, what do you want me to do?"

Chen Nuo pointed to the nearby base burning brightly: "Find the person I'm talking about! He must be in the base!"

·

The hundreds of garrison soldiers in the base scattered and fled, but with the Son of the Sun's ability, he soon captured a few people, including two who seemed to be of higher rank.

One of them was recognized by Vanel as the person in charge of managing the equipment reserves in the base.

No need for torture, this guy cleverly indicated a willingness to cooperate—facing a strongman who could fly back and forth, engulfed in flames, effortlessly shattering an armed force of hundreds, the officer didn't think he had any capacity for resistance.

Then, it was very smoothly asked about what was most important to Chen Nuo.

"The special commissioner parachuted in from company headquarters hasn't appeared today. We don't know where he went. We only know that the original commander of the base was reappointed to manage everything in the base, and nobody knows where the commissioner went."

Faced with such words, Chen Nuo's heart skipped a beat.

This isn't normal.

The Mother Clone was waiting for me to compromise, expecting me to cooperate with them.

Why did it suddenly leave?

There was absolutely no reason for it to leave suddenly.

Unwilling to believe it, holding onto a glimmer of hope, Chen Nuo still asked the Son of the Sun and Vanel to press the dozen or so prisoners to search the base inside and out twice.

In the end, still finding nothing, Chen Nuo had no choice but to accept the reality of the [Mother Clone running away].

"Fuck!!!!!"

Seeing Chen Nuo explode with anger, cursing uncontrollably, swinging fists in the air to vent his rage...

The Son of the Sun frowned: "For some reason, I find this guy very disagreeable."

Next to him, Vanel wore a bitter expression: "Sir, shouldn't we catch this guy and interrogate him properly?

Because of his deception, I've ruined the infiltration mission I've worked hard for so long!!"

"That's because you're stupid." The Son of the Sun glanced at Vanel disdainfully: "Only fools would be fooled by someone like this."

Vanel looked at this Son of the Sun…

Alright, you're a controller, your fists are the hardest, you have the final say.

Over there, after venting his anger, Chen Nuo slowly walked back, approached the Son of the Sun, and said: "Old man, let's have a talk, alone!"

The Son of the Sun snorted: "Indeed, we have to talk! If you don't give me an explanation for many things, I will break every bone in your body!"

·

About five kilometers from the base, on a certain highland slope.

Behind the slope, beneath a dirt-yellow camouflage tarpaulin, a military jeep was hidden.

Beside the slope, the Mother Clone sat helplessly on the ground, face calm, watching the person in front of her.

Standing in front of the Mother Clone was an ordinary soldier from the base.

He looked nothing special:

White, in his twenties, robust build. Typical appearance of a person from the Midwest of M Country, with short brown hair, and rough hands and feet.

The military uniform he wore was also that of a common Second-class Soldier.

Yet it was this most ordinary soldier of the base who somehow managed to abduct her here this morning!

Even... the Mother Clone couldn't understand how he did it.

·

The Second-class Soldier stood on the slope, looking through binoculars into the distance—toward the direction of the base.

From the slope, one could see that the base was already on fire; the explosions and burning movements were clearly visible even from several kilometers away.

"They acted a bit sooner than I expected," the Second-class Soldier smirked, turned around, and looked at the Mother Clone, smiling lightly: "If I hadn't brought you out, you might already be dead by now, possibly by the hands of that old fool, the Son of the Sun."

"...What are you saying?" The Mother Clone shook her head: "I don't understand what you're talking about. As a soldier in the external combat group of Octopus Monster Company, do you not realize that your actions now are akin to betrayal? Kidnapping a specialist sent from the company headquarters! You will be relentlessly hunted by the company."

The Second-class Soldier smiled, staring at the Mother Clone, watching for nearly ten seconds before sighing.

"Still acting at this point? Makes sense... Your only reliance now is the resources you can mobilize from the Octopus Monster Company. Besides that, in this era, you have no other power to leverage."

Upon hearing this, the Mother Clone's expression immediately changed!

This era?

The Second-class Soldier sighed: "I don't have much power left. To scare away that fool, the Son of the Sun, I've already used it once.

Then, that guy wouldn't leave and came back again, so I had no choice but to use my power once more to rescue you.

So, let's cut to the chase, I don't like beating around the bush, especially... when talking to you.

Let's both be sincere, that way our communication is much smoother.

Don't you think so?

Mother!"

The last word "mother" caused the Mother Clone to be visibly shaken!

Surprise flashed across the Mother Clone's face but quickly returned to calm as she stared at the Second-class Soldier before her: "You call me mother?

So... are you one of the seeds I created?

You're not an Octopus Monster... you're not Seed, you're also not that cowardly cat, nor the fool hiding in Iceland... you're none of those seeds, so..."

At this point, the Mother Clone sighed, her expression turning rather peculiar: "So... are you, Zero?"

The Second-class Soldier, or rather Zero—Zero sighed, but surprisingly showed a genuine, sincere, joyous smile.

"Yes, it's me, your most special child, the one you held the most hope for, but also the one you abandoned the quickest!

Mother, how many millennia have we not seen each other?

No, to be accurate, we've never met, after you created me, you left me in this world, and I've never seen you—my creator, my mother!"

The Mother Clone's expression turned even more peculiar.

Looking at Zero in front of him, he suddenly smiled: "Do you know, in our current form... a human male on Earth, calling another human male mother...

This behavior, according to human understanding, would be considered perverse."

Zero quietly looked at the Mother Clone, gently smiled: "Indeed, you've even learned this kind of human joking manner. So, you have grown emotions, right?"

The Mother Clone shook her head: "Since you're Zero, with your abilities, you should understand that I'm not your mother on this timeline."

Zero nodded, softly said: "Yes, you're right.

You're not my mother on this timeline.

In every branch of a timeline, there are countless different Mothers, countless different seeds...

So, you're not the only one... so, you're not four-dimensional, neither of us is four-dimensional."

The Mother Clone quietly looked at Zero: "We are not four-dimensional, but we are all pursuing to become the 'only one', to become 'four-dimensional'."

Zero seemed to twitch his lips, turning his head to look into the distance...

Standing on the slope overlooking this desolate mountainous area, the horizon could be seen in the distance.

Bleak, barren, with a taste of desolation...

But the sun overhead was so scorching, seeming to carry endless energy...

Zero looked on for a while, then softly said: 'Do you remember what this planet looked like when you first descended, when you first created me on this planet?"

The Mother Clone looked at Zero questioningly.

Zero softly remarked: "Too long ago... so long that you may have forgotten? Time so vast it's not measured in years, not ten thousand years, not a hundred thousand years or a million or billion years, but in units of billions...

Mother, after you created me, and then... do you know, for such a long time, I've been trapped in this time prison, spending billions of years...

No, not even just once.

Because I possess the unique 'time' ability. Being confined in this prison, unable to break out.

I could only repeat my life over and over, in this prison.

For other seeds, even for you, it may just be once... however many billions of years, just that many billions.

But for me, it was numerous, numerous, numerous billions of years!!

Do you know what that feels like?

Unable to break free, yet in this prison so endless, countless times of seeking, searching, striving...

Do you know what it feels like?

This isn't even about success or failure.

It's just that... success admittedly seems hopeless,

even failure doesn't offer hope!

Can't succeed.

Yet simultaneously, can't damn fail either!

Always trapped in this state permanently!!

Do you know what that feels like?"

The absence of hope for success... is admittedly terrifying.

Even more terrifying is that the possibility of failure is unseen!!

Forever suspended between the two, always searching!!

The Mother Clone remained silent, continuing to quietly watch Zero.

Zero chuckled, and said:

"It's time to end this, all of it."