edge of pure land.

Chapter 376 The seven years of disappearance

The river flowed quietly at night, and the sound of wind blowing palm leaves echoed on the shore. The girl's cold and ruthless voice was ethereal and clear in the wind, but it was also inhumanly cold.

Elder Sada's body seemed to have become a silent, empty shell, but another person's soul had awakened from his body. This scene was as strange as the resurrection of the dead in folklore, especially his emotionless eyes, which were staring at you like a ghost.

Lu Buer felt a chill.

"Brother Xiaolu."

Ai Yue murmured, "Is He greeting you?"

It was obvious that she was also aware of the strange changes in this prisoner.

"seems like it."

Lu Fuji said softly.

It was at this time that they both realized something.

That is, Yuan Qing had no reaction at all. He always maintained the posture of drawing the bow and arrow, staring at the prisoner under the tree, and did not notice the other party's changes at all.

It was as if time had stopped in front of her.

How is this going?

Why is it that only Yuan Qing can’t see anything?
"who are you?"

Lu Buer turned around and asked coldly.

Ai Yue had already taken two steps back. Although she didn't feel any danger, such a strange scene forced her to prepare for evacuation or battle in advance.

During the time when Brother Xiaolu is communicating with the other party, she has to act as a guard.

"After so many encounters, you should have the answer."

The voice in Elder Sadar said again: "If it is you."

Lu Buer felt an inexplicable sense of familiarity from the other person's tone, as if an old friend was greeting him after a long separation, but unfortunately there was no emotion at all.

"If I'm not mistaken, you are...Omega."

He spoke each word with emphasis: "The will born from the Tree of Life."

"Although I am Omega, I am not the will of the birth of the Tree of Life."

Omega said indifferently: "Modern Chinese is indeed the most wonderful language in the world. Sometimes, just missing a word can make a world of difference in meaning. I am not the will born from the Tree of Life, but the will born for the Tree of Life."

Lu Buer frowned slightly.

"An extra word 'wei'?"

Ai Yue also frowned, not knowing what he meant.

"So you really exist."

At this moment, Lu Buer felt the cool breeze by the river and felt a little complicated.

The God of Origin has always been his greatest enemy and his biggest worry. But at the same time, the threat posed by the Tree of Life is even greater, because the existence of this thing is too strange and gives people a sense of conspiracy that is hard to explain.

The God of Origin is just strong.

Perhaps it is inexplicably powerful.

But being that strong isn't scary anymore.

After all, it's like the earth suddenly exploded.

There is nothing as destructive as an explosion of the Earth.

But are you afraid of the earth exploding?

For many people the answer may be no.

Too much pressure will directly make people choose to lie down or give up.

In contrast, more concrete threats are more frightening.

For example, if you commit a crime and are wanted by the police.

For example, being imprisoned in a secret room by a perverted murderer.

For example, when you plan to get up to go to the bathroom one night, you just open your eyes and find that the person next to you is standing by the window with disheveled hair, staring at you motionlessly.

The existence of Omega is a more concrete threat. Originally, the power system of the Tree of Life was used to maintain the order of this extraordinary world, but suddenly one day someone discovered that this thing had already developed self-awareness and was even secretly controlling the dark side of history.

You think you are a free flying bird.

In fact, they are chickens raised artificially in turkey farms.

A long time ago, when Lu Buer's parents were researching virtual helmet technology, they asked him a question: "Son, do you think this technology will really harm humanity?"

His answer at the time was: "As long as it doesn't turn out like The Matrix."

At present, Omega has been able to transform a group of Omega believers to serve Him without anyone noticing, and has continued to influence the human world in the past five hundred years. Then when He becomes more powerful, it is very likely that He will develop even more terrifying abilities.

For example, the famous hypothesis, the brain in a vat.

Omega cannot do it at present, perhaps because humans are generally unable to adapt to the special White Walker magic of Order Factor, let alone master the Divine Ashes magic that is closer to the truth.

This means that the reason why Omega has not yet been able to control the world is entirely because humans themselves are too weak, not because He has any performance disadvantages.

This is also the main reason why Lu Buer is afraid of Omega. He is not afraid of a real fight with real swords and guns, but when it comes to such a complicated layout, even he is unable to do so.

Even though I guessed in advance that this guy would come out, when I saw him materialize with my own eyes, I still felt a sense of horror as if I had seen a ghost.

"After so many overt and covert contacts, you should have been aware of my existence a long time ago. When you decided to come out, you no longer concealed yourself."

Omega said, "Your doubts are due to your fear. You have always had a certain fear of me in your heart, just like you did many years ago."

Lu Buer thought of her first sentence.

haven't seen you for a long time.

"you know me?"

"A truly powerful species will evolve with the environment. Since humans entered the information age, I have been the biggest beneficiary. The Order Factor strengthens the human nervous system, but the gods do not need that kind of thing. So that is not the essence. The authority I hold is essentially the ability to process information. With the help of the Internet, I can be everywhere. Therefore, I can use the Internet to observe any individual in the world. Of course, the one I am most familiar with is the Cocoon Breaker."

Omega responded: "Especially you. I have spent many years observing you and even appeared beside you in some form, but you don't remember it."

A hint of horror appeared in Lu Buer's eyes.

"Do you remember a tower defense game called DOTA7 that you played? I played against you 54 times, with a win rate of 51%. And in the remaining games, I was your teammate in every game, and our win rate together was %."

Omega talked freely: "Do you remember a girl named Xiaolu? You added each other as your friends and had a long time of communication. You even sent her blessings for the high school entrance examination..."

Then He listed many more things.

A lot of games are listed.

Lu Buer himself had forgotten some things, but when he was reminded by this strange thing in front of him, those once forgotten memories floated up like bubbles.

"Those are all you?"

His scalp felt like it was going to explode.

It’s not because of social death.

Instead, he felt fear. Ai Yue, who was listening nearby, turned even paler.

"Yes, it's all me."

Omega said calmly, "I have observed three people in this way, and you are one of them. You are the most ordinary of the three, and the strangest."

Lu Buer's eyes flickered: "Who are the other two people?"

Omega answered calmly, "Medanzo."

An eerie silence.

The wind blew Lu Buer's hair, but he waited for no further news.

It seems that Omega is not going to answer who the first person is.

"Why are you watching us?"

Lu Bu Er asked with a frown.

"I am happy to answer your questions like Baidu Encyclopedia, just like I used to observe your curiosity about the world on the Internet. But I hope that this time our conversation can be more pleasant, and not like in the past... you are always scared by me. Considering that you are no longer a child, I don't think that situation will happen again."

I thought Omega would not answer this question, but He continued to confess: "Because you are all very special cancer patients, you are all evolving."

Lu Buer's pupils trembled.

how is this possible.

It turns out that Medanzo is also a cancer patient!
But he never mentioned it!
Omega continued, "Yes, your cancer is a kind of evolution. It is a genetic mutation inherited from the God of Origin, but due to the lack of the restraint of the sacred rhythm, uncontrollable changes have occurred. In 2046, due to the high development of medical technology, humans have been able to prevent cancer in advance, reducing a large number of cancer patients. But this cannot prevent the spread of the genes of the God of Origin, which is the most special cancer in the world."

He then paused for a moment and dropped another shocking bomb: "All cocoon breakers are patients with overt or latent cancer. In layman's terms, cocoon breakers are all those who have cancer or are likely to have cancer. You have all been chosen to become cocoon breakers."

Lu Buer was struck by lightning.

Ai Yue was also surprised, and her eyes fluctuated violently.

This sentence completely overturned mankind's understanding of that drastic change over the past five hundred years.

No one expected that those who broke out of their cocoons would have such a common point.

After a second of silence, Lu Buer said hoarsely: "The third elder of the Tianren Organization, Gu Xun, once said that some of the cocoon breakers are just filling in the numbers."

Omega's answer was straightforward: "Of course, having cancer or the possibility of having cancer does not necessarily mean that one has the qualifications to evolve. I remember you replied to a long science video on a short video platform on May 2039, 5. The individual differences between people are sometimes greater than those between people and pigs. I agree with your remarks. Humans are such a wonderful species that sometimes they give birth to individuals that even I think are very strange and stupid."

He paused and said, "I like such individuals very much, because they can greatly slow down the progress of human civilization. Especially at certain critical nodes, if such inferior individuals can become the ones in power, they may destroy a civilization if they are lucky enough. Back then, I had enough ability to screen out these inferior individuals from seven billion people, but I didn't do it... I still consumed a huge amount of power to protect them. Enough bad coins can drive out good coins, just like when you broke out of your cocoon, you were almost killed by the idiots in the Land of Rebirth."

Lu Buer thought of the middle-aged rich man when he had just emerged from his cocoon.

He suddenly fell silent.

At this time, Ai Yue raised a question: "If that's the case, why has there been no cancer in the human world since the beginning of the new era? Is it because of the divine rhythm?"

Regarding this question, Lu Buer suddenly thought of something: "My parents said that the sacred rhythm was not given by God, but something discovered by humans themselves. It is the sacred rhythm that makes human genes stable and will not make mistakes again... After all, there were evolvers in ancient times, and that thing is not a gift from the Tree of Life at all."

Omega suddenly smiled.

His smile was very strange.

It was like a corpse giving an emotionless laugh.

"Your inference is correct, but not entirely correct."

Omega said calmly: "The Celestials control the Sacred Rhythm, but they have not made it public. Apart from the power factor, there is another very important reason. The Celestials have not completely separated from human civilization. On the contrary, they also need the evolution of human civilization. The Sacred Rhythm is essentially a lock that locks genetic changes. After humans practice the Sacred Rhythm, there will certainly be no more genetic mutations, but the species will no longer evolve."

His voice was calm, but it was like a thunder that exploded in the night. The flowing water of the Nile River and the whistling wind among the palm trees became rapid.

It turned out to be the case.

Lu Buer retreated step by step.

Until he ran into Ai Yue's arms.

Ai Yue also became like a sculpture, motionless.

Humans who practice the divine rhythm are called evolvers.

But this also makes them... stop evolving!
It sounds ridiculous at first.

But if you think about it carefully, it does make sense.

"Have you not noticed that human technology has not made any particularly significant breakthroughs in the past five hundred years? Some people believe that it is because humans focus on the study of the mysterious side, but this statement is not convincing and cannot be supported by data. The real reason is that the human species has stopped evolving because of practicing the sacred rhythm. Even the new generation has lost one of the most critical abilities because of intermarriage and reproduction with the evolved."

He once again showed that weird smile, with a hint of hideousness: "You once had an old movie you really liked called Alien: Covenant. The protagonist in the movie was a bionic man who had awakened his self-awareness. His name was David. In fact, I also like that movie. I pushed it to your phone. I don't know if you remember, but after David created the alien creature, he said something..."

Lu Buer said in unison with Him: "The essence of civilization is creation."

Omega smiled, "I'm glad you remembered."

Lu Fuji understood.

The ability that humans have lost is creativity!

Human beings have lost their creativity, so there have been no technological breakthroughs in the past five hundred years. That is why after he broke out of his cocoon, he had the illusion that the progress of civilization had been blocked.

Even with the power of the Evolvers, humans are still trapped on this planet.

Repeating the historical cycle of the past.

He clearly possesses extraordinary powers, yet he keeps making the same mistakes.

How is this different from the past?

Ancient people fought with swords.

Modern people use firearms in combat.

New Age people fight with life energy.

Essentially, nothing has changed.

Lu Buer felt a chill eroding him.

Suddenly, the world became dim in front of his eyes, leaving only Omega's expressionless face, twisted like a whirlpool.

"The Celestial Beings have the secret of evolution firmly in their hands, and they want human civilization to continue to evolve. When evolvers give birth to other evolvers, their genes won't change, just like one times one, which always equals one. Only when evolvers give birth to ordinary people will their stable genes be broken. In this way, the Celestial Beings can continuously optimize their genes and maintain the vitality of civilization by intermarrying with ordinary people. Haven't you noticed that the members of the Celestial Beings organization are all like people cast from the same mold? This is the consequence of overly stable and similar genes. Only a very small number of people are exceptions, but they will die too."

Omega continued, "When everyone in the world possesses the genes locked by the divine rhythm, the human genes will be completely locked. According to my statistics, the last ordinary person in the human world died eighty-seven years ago. Over the past five hundred years, humans all over the world have carried the genes of the Evolvers in various ways."

Amid the roar of the worldview constantly collapsing, Lu Buer said word by word: "Even those ordinary people who are temporarily unable to evolve, they also carry locked genes. The difference is that those genes are invisible and cannot allow them to evolve."

"Yes, so you are a race that has lost its creativity and is doomed to extinction."

Omega stared into his eyes, the flickering holy light was as bright as a gas lamp: "But you are an exception. In fact, I have been waiting for you to find me for a long time. Although there were a few times when we could meet directly, I can't face you directly in my state. First of all, my individual existence is not a true god, and I am not good at fighting."

"I have answered so many of your questions, and I also want to ask you a question."

He paused and said, "Are you willing to answer me?"

Lu Bu Er frowned slightly: "What?"

Omega's question made him freeze in his tracks: "You emerged from your cocoon in 2534, and the great change took place in 2046, so the gap in between was 488 years. So why do everyone think that five hundred years have passed since the change?"

(End of this chapter)