Chapter 1217: Chapter 1217

1217: Chapter 1203: Highly Toxic 1217: Chapter 1203: Highly Toxic “The Disaster of Longshan, a tiger-like Divine Beast, it was the one that killed Su Quanxi…”

“The Hunting Team from Kui’an City, they were the ones who severely wounded….”

“Soothing Rain” Mei Yuge was not a weakling, and the hatred from eight or nine years ago, everything she could avenge, she already had.

The powers and individuals who once chased her, deceived her, and pursued her to the ends of the earth, after Mei Yuge’s strength reached a certain level, she sought them out, one by one, to settle the score.

But there were two she couldn’t deal with.

One was a resuscitated ancient Divine Beast known as “The Disaster of Longshan.” It was truly beyond Rule-level… For the current Mei Yuge to challenge it would basically be akin to courting death.

The other was a force, a Hunting Team under the command of the Octopus… These days, Mei Yuge hadn’t been negligent in causing them trouble, but to truly root them out, or even destroy the city, she might not be capable of doing so just yet.

Yes, it’s not that she couldn’t, but that she wouldn’t.

“My abilities allow me to wreak massive destruction easily, but there are always innocents within cities.

I only want to kill those old enemies, some of whom seem to be high-level priests within the city.”

Lu Ping’an gave her a glance but said nothing.

Some things have changed, and some, perhaps, are truly hard to change.

“… Let’s go have some fun with that Divine Beast first.

If it were other professionals, they might really believe this creature to be a natural disaster.

But someone like Lu Ping’an, a member of humanity’s high echelons, knew more or less that those Divine Beasts could be considered extensions of the World’s Will.

Of course, it might be a random act of predatory killing by the beast, but more likely… Heh.

Let’s just have some fun with that Divine Beast first.

“… Unable to use teleportation temporarily?

Uh, my emblem doesn’t work either?”

Accompanied by Mei Yuge, Lu Ping’an went directly to the local Church of the God of Life, planning to borrow their “Divine Boat” teleportation system.

Clearly, this would be no small expenditure, but Lu Ping’an hadn’t expected that even his own authority would be outright denied.

“Sorry, Archbishop, it’s not that we’re looking for excuses to deny you, but… all contact with ‘God’ above and the earth below has been severed!”

At that moment, Lu Ping’an remembered the grand fireworks he had seen earlier.

Disrupted by Mei Yuge’s actions, he had momentarily forgotten about this trouble.

He fell silent for a moment, fearing that this was no small matter… Previously, humanity relied on the God-level Divine Boats as relay stations, utilizing an extremely small force to maintain a mobile advantage across multiple war fronts.

Now that the connection was completely severed, it wasn’t just about being unable to use teleportation again.

“I’m afraid humanity’s powers will be isolated into pieces before the connection to the Divine Boat is restored…”

If it could be restored quickly, then naturally there would be no issue, but if this became a prolonged situation, it would be necessary to consider the possibility of being surrounded in reverse and obliterated one by one.

Previously, the total combat power of humanity’s side was quite limited, but the top-tier combat power was both high-quality and plentiful, using teleportation to plug the gaps in various defense lines and war zones.

But now, many top-tier combatants will likely have to consider getting ships, and, simultaneously, many areas will have to consider the pressure of being underpowered and the possibility of enemy reprisals… and it might be an insurmountable difference in forces.

In simple terms, many defense lines and cities might have to contemplate the outcome of a collapse.

“So what exactly is going on…”

Lu Ping’an casually asked, although he didn’t expect to receive any information in return, since even he hadn’t been given a prior briefing (only a hint), how could a regular staff member of a rural branch of the Church possibly know.

But the two employees exchanged glances and then, after checking Lu Ping’an’s identity registration, produced a file envelope.

Lu Ping’an was surprised to see that its seal bore the “lock” manipulated by Lin Nu’s emblem…

Judging from the pattern, the key to unlock it could only be a fairly high-ranking Lin Nu’s Church holy-emblem.

This was intelligence meant only for the higher-ups, yet here it was in the countryside…

“Just before all communication was cut off not long ago, all the branch churches received such spell-enchanted file envelopes.

We got one too, but the contents were quite simple, just telling us what would happen next, what to do, and your copy…

if there is any information we should know, please do tell, as things are quite chaotic here.”

As Lu Ping’an touched the envelope, he sensed a countdown of “no more than fifteen days” inside it.

It was clearly a “top-secret” plan that had been in the works for some time: if anyone other than someone with specific authorization came in contact with it, it would self-destruct, and if the time expired, it would self-immolate…

But such a thing could be spread all over the world, and even if it were truly leaked, it should be a manageable outcome.

Holding the holy-emblem, Lu Ping’an swept over the seal, and the bag opened straight away.

He briefly perused its contents, memorizing them with the Scholar’s Never Forget…

Flame consumed the file envelope, turning everything to ashes.

In the face of the expectant mid-level staff, Lu Ping’an just smiled and shook his head.

Some things are better off unknown to them.

“Interesting; they’ve been laying out the groundwork from the very start…”

The information Lu Ping’an received was of quite a high order, almost completely laying out the whole story.

From the beginning, Elder Liu’s Avatar coming for Ascension was no coincidence…

That World Consciousness, It doesn’t realize that the Elder Liu here is merely a Clone; It probably still thinks Elder Liu is just a rather unique Quasi-God.

What did Elder Liu do?

but as an eighth-tier Quasi-God, doing nothing is practically asking for death.

“…Nature’s Curse, there’s actually such a thing…”

Every professional must confront their fate, and practically all Professional Abilities come with a cost.

Unless you forcefully use low-level abilities beyond your tier, every Professional Ability must be handled with caution to prevent backlash from the cost and side effects.

For instance, the “Curse of Sterility”, common among high-tier life series, is an inevitable outcome once the life form reaches a certain level.

As the pinnacle of the Gardener series, the ninth-order Great Gardener also has their unique Quasi-God level Curse.

“Merging into Nature” is their ability, but also their curse.

You blend yourself into mountains, rivers, or even the earth itself, turning into a part of nature, borrowing the tremendous power of the natural environment.

But looking at it another way, when sugar dissolves into water to become syrup, it seems to be omnipresent, but can it revert back?

Should you worry that you might dilute yourself to the point of losing consciousness, completely merging into “Nature”?

In fact, this is the fate of many Quasi-God Gardeners; they become a part of nature, transforming into an element of the ecosystem…

It’s their instinct; the stronger they are, the harder it is to control.

Elder Liu is no different; having merged with an island and maintaining its natural form for a long time, his instinct to “Merge into Nature” is remarkably strong.

He must constantly fight this instinct…

Normally, with the willpower of a Quasi-God, one wouldn’t falter.

But if he were to go mad and actively drive this instinct, turning himself completely into a part of nature, becoming part of the planet’s unconscious natural ecosystem…

“…He turned himself into a deadly poison, contaminating the linked World Consciousness, forcing It, already in a deep slumber, to fully merge with the world…”

Not necessarily, because if he truly had been, the complete demise of the World’s Will would be perceptible.

But judging from the outcome, the World Consciousness has paid a tremendous price.

It has fallen to the Mortal World.