Embers of Embers

Chapter 662
Invisible power spreads, waving invisible swords, guns, swords and halberds, slashing at the spreading erosion. The bodies of the monsters began to break and twist in an instant, and even the blood they shed evaporated, turning into ashes all over the sky. , and soon washed away by the heavy rain.
This is annihilation, purification, and eradication.
All the existence of contamination and erosion were expelled in an instant, and the world completely disappeared from then on.
While the antimeme was destroying the enemy, it was also destroying the carrier it was entrusted with. Lorenzo was like a meteor that flashed past, burning blazingly.
"Look...has he passed your test?"
On the Dunling Tower, Watson stared at the direction where Lorenzo and Roger were fighting. The expected [Gap] invasion did not happen. Lorenzo still stayed where he was. At the same time, the violent antimeme continued. diffusion.
In the darkness, the visitor witnessed all this, looking very confused and puzzled.
"Why? According to you, he was also affected by antimemetics and didn't know the existence of 'Deus Ex Machina' at all. So why would he do this?"
The visitor didn't understand Lorenzo's crazy suicidal attack. What he didn't understand even more was that it was not his impromptu intention, but a premeditation. In other words, he had thought about it from the beginning. This tactic ends everything.
"Because he knows himself so well."
Watson said slowly.
"The Deus Ex Machina was formulated by him. Not only did he plot against you, he also plotted against himself."
she recalled.
"Lorenzo told me that sooner or later he will realize the loopholes of death row. He feels that with his character, he will not allow this unstable factor to exist, so he will use everything to achieve his goal.
For example [Finally Echo]. "
A long time ago, on the train heading to the military port, not only Lorenzo but also Watson, who was traveling with him, sat in the last row of seats.
"In other words, did he include his own reaction as part of the plan?" the visitor asked.
"That's right, when Lorenzo uses [Final Echo], it means that he is at the end of his rope. This is the gambler's last act of madness. He wants to use this method to prove his sincerity to you."
Watson turned around and looked at the being in the darkness, and she continued.
"You are in the same camp. Not only are you both demon hunters, but he also has the same desire as you, to eradicate demons."
"So what do you think? Adren Levien."
Adren walked out of the darkness and stood on the edge of Dunling Tower. He looked at the city shrouded in heavy rain with a complicated expression.
"Let me think about it, that is to say, everything you are doing now is just to win me over and let me join your plan to hunt Roger."
"To a certain extent, it is like this. Only monsters can fight against monsters. You have also seen that all our preparations are meaningless under Roger's force. Only you can really kill him."
"It's best to lose both sides and perish together, right?" Edron squinted at Watson, "In your eyes, I am also a similar threat to Roger."
Watson had no intention of hiding it, she nodded calmly and affirmed.
"Yes, if possible, we hope that you can also die in the fight with Roger."
"Are you telling me to die? Are you serious?"
Adren was a little angry and laughed, but he found that Watson's tone did not change at all when she said this. She was very serious and did not tell any lies.
"That's right, please die and put an end to these sins that have been preserved from distant times."
"What happens after that?" Edlen asked, "Without me and without Roger, only you and the Unspeakable are left. What are you going to do next?"
"Didn't you already see it?"
Watson waved his hand and glanced at the battlefields scattered throughout the city.
"This is not just Lorenzo showing sincerity to you, but also all of us signaling to you that we are capable of continuing, and it is time for you to relieve yourself of the burden and leave it to us."
Edron was silent. When the war started, he had already noticed all this. It was far more powerful than he was in his time. Even mortals had the ability to resist, instead of relying on the so-called secret blood.
Edlon suddenly thought of something.
"I think the power of [Final Echo] should be more than this."
"Of course, according to our estimates, if [Final Echo] is released, it will be enough to wipe out the entire city, or even be stronger." Watson said.
"Then..." Edron was about to ask, but then he thought, "Yes, this is also part of your plan."
"Well, an antimeme is a piece of information, and the carrier can be changed at will. Lorenzo only used [Forgotten River]."
Everyone was fooled by Lorenzo, even himself.
"[Final Echo] has a more important purpose, and it's not time to sacrifice Lorenzo. He still needs to live for a while longer."
Watson explained, but she did not explain what the carrier of [Final Echo] was at this moment.
"Is this so... But I still have a question. The prerequisite for your deus ex machina is that I can be persuaded. What if I am not persuaded by you? Then your plan will be completely defeated. I think you will also You don’t have the guts to risk everything on convincing me, do you?”
Adren realized the problem.
"Yes, so the plan also has many branches. In response to different situations, it will have more complex changes. For example, Lorenzo's madness is not only to prove our position to you, it is also a trigger."
"What trigger?"
"The trigger that starts the battle."
……
Approximately how long it took, it could be tens of seconds, it could be tens of minutes, [Forget River] bombarded Roger head-on. Although it was difficult to kill him, it also gave him great trauma, and the consequences that followed ,there are more.
He was expelled from Lorenzo's [Gap], and his will was crushed all the way until he was beaten back into his original body.
In the shadow, Lorenzo was also bounced away by an invisible force and hit the wall hard. Among the shattered dust, he gasped and vomited blood.
Roger withstood most of [Forgotten River]'s attacks, but some of the power still hit Lorenzo, making him worse than death.
In the midst of pain, as the trigger was triggered, the memories covered by the antimeme in Lorenzo's mind began to revive, and a massive amount of information poured into his mind.
His expression was pained at first, and then there was a hint of joy. Then Lorenzo realized the change of the situation, grabbed the crown in the corner, and put it on his head to prevent Roger from attacking again.
Then he stood up in embarrassment. He didn't know whether Adren would be pulled into Lorenzo's chessboard as expected, but as Gawain said, human beings should rely on themselves instead of praying and hoping for something. A miracle happens.
"Come on, Watson."
Lorenzo muttered and rushed out of the corridor. The heavy rain fell on him. He turned his head and saw Shao Liangye in the distance.
He didn't go far, he stayed here, waiting for Lorenzo.
"What should I do next?"
Only Lorenzo's trigger has been triggered so far, and he has recovered most of his memories masked by the antimeme, but Shao Liangye has not yet.
"Go to the Mechanical Institute, Roger is going deep into the Pillars of the Forge and destroying the death row!"
Lorenzo yelled and started running quickly.
He ran no more than two steps, but felt a little tired. It seemed that it was still a little too slow, but at this moment there was a rumble behind the rain and fog.
A row of armed iron snakes broke through the water and stopped next to Lorenzo. The car door opened and a familiar face appeared.
"Hey! Want a ride?"
Joey smiled at Lorenzo. The carriage was filled with heavily armed scavengers.
……
Outside Jiudunling, on the railway tracks, the legions hidden outside the story are also ready to move at this moment.
"What are we going to do next?"
Arthur asked Zuo Tang beside him, looking at the city shrouded in rain and fog, he only felt uneasy.
All the troops have spread over. If the demons are rational, they should be surprised now. They surrounded the old Dunling, but now there is another more powerful legion, surrounding them together with the old Dunling.
This is a war of annihilation. In human cities, only humans are needed.
"Wait for the second trigger to be pulled," Zuo Tang didn't look in a hurry. He leaned against the side of the carriage. "After the second trigger is pulled, you will dominate the second half of the battle."
"The second half? So is it just the first half now?" Arthur asked, "What about Zuo Zhen?"
"Who knows? When formulating the deus ex machina, this was Zuo Zhen's request. He probably thought he would die in the first half. Think about it. If death row is used as bait, Roger will not let anyone go. , especially a commander like you. To Roger, you are the target that must be eradicated... Someone always needs to make a sacrifice."
When Zuo Tang said this, his face was expressionless, as if the person who was about to die was not Zuo Zhen at all, but just an insignificant person.
"Don't worry about Arthur, the deus ex machina has just begun. We are all gears, one after another, for the same purpose, even if they rust to death and collapse."
After saying all this, Zuo Tang fell silent. Under the heavy rain, huge gun barrels were erected on the armed train, and Ascalon entered the final adjustment process, waiting to be washed away by the rain of fire. time.
……
"In the deus ex machina battle, you are just an option. With you, our chances of winning will be great. Without you, it won't be any worse."
Watson said and stretched out his hand, and in an instant Edron felt the astonishing anger.
It was as if Watson turned into something weird that he had never seen before. The nameless power was convolving under his will, and even he rarely had the ability to resist.
"Is that so..."
Adren somewhat understood what she meant.
"If you refuse, then according to our original plan, this will be the worst situation. We will face you and Roger at the same time. So when Lorenzo was invaded by Roger, he used himself as a bait and used [Forgot] Smash Roger, and I'll kill you here and continue Lorenzo's plan."
"Do dozens of extreme jumps, and then drop [Final Echo] into the Well of Sublimation?"
Adren senses the power floating in Watson's body. She is the real sword holder, the holder of [Final Echo].
All Roger has been getting is false news. Even if he really kills Lorenzo, he will only expose himself to the view prematurely. Then Watson in the shadow will launch a surprise attack and use [Final Echo] to kill him in one fell swoop. Defeat him.
But Watson is not like this. She is still lobbying Adren to let herself die, just because the root of the problem is the Unspeakable. Solving herself and Roger is only an urgent matter. She needs to retain her strength to destroy the Unspeakable. speaker.
Staring at the existence in front of him, Watson seemed to not exist in this world and was completely separated from the story.
"and then?"
Adren continued to ask.
"This is an extremely risky move. If it succeeds, I will kill you and cut off the road. Lorenzo will join forces with other anonymous people to eradicate Roger on death row and end all wars."
"This plan is not perfect. There are loopholes everywhere. There is no certainty at all. It's just... it's just..."
Adren smiled and shook his head and couldn't help but say.
"It's simply a bet. I know, we all know it, but there is nothing we can do about it. Fighting the weak against the strong sometimes requires some luck."
Watson did not deny the ridiculousness of this plan. In fact, there was no way to do it. No one knew when the crisis would come. This was the only resistance they could do.
The two looked at each other and remained silent.
Adren took a few steps forward and stood side by side with Watson, looking down at the city.
Like Roger, he also wandered around this city for a long time. Unlike Roger who killed many people, Adren fell in this city and felt a little real sense of being alive for the first time in a long time.
Adren has also lived too long, and it seems like there isn't much left except the blind stubbornness in his heart.
He remembered something, dug in his pocket, and took out a few coins, which were stained and smelled of alcohol.
The ridiculous look of the drunkard flashed before his eyes, and he didn't know what he would be like now in this desperate disaster. He might be dead.
Yes, he was probably dead. A drunkard like that couldn't survive this disaster.
But he didn't have to die. If Adren could have killed Roger many years ago, he could even end it all in that era of despair...
"You have shown me death, loyalty, devotion...will you say nothing more to persuade me?"
Adren asked curiously. She was needed for the deus ex machina plan, but Watson had always been indifferent and had no intention of asking for help. Just like she said, she seemed to be really dispensable, but Watson was also interested in He explained all the conspiracies and tricks.
This strange sense of distortion puzzled Edron.
"I was opposed to this plan from the beginning. I thought we should lure you and Roger into fighting, and then we would find an opportunity to kill you two together, but Lorenzo felt that you could be persuaded, not... under his From the point of view, it seems that you have been one of us from the beginning, and after I show you all this, you will faithfully carry out our plan."
Watson looked at Edlon, staring at the stiff, cracked face.
"You mean to die? Then why?"
Adren asked.
After a long pause, Watson talked about something else.
"You are the Pope of the Evangelical Church, the Patriarch of the Demon Hunting Order...how should I call you? Your Majesty, or the Patriarch?"
Adren didn't respond. He just put away the coins in his hand, looking down at the city with a stern face, his figure upright, like an upright sword.
"Another war...another war aimed at eradicating demons."
I don't know how long it took, but Edlen slowly drew out a nail sword, his tone having never been more relaxed.
"Call me Commander-in-Chief, that's what the knights called me during the Eastern Expedition."
(End of this chapter)