The end of the world begins with failing an exam

Chapter 164: The stars return to their positions and the old king revives (Part 2)

The north of the continent.

The polar day capital.

On the holy mountain where the [Great Buddha Mother Temple] is located, there is a narrow and tortuous mountain crack that has existed since the old days.

It is like a scar that has never healed.

It stretches for hundreds of kilometers.

The widest part of this mountain crack is less than one meter, and the narrowest part is less than one centimeter...

Qiao Youning went up the mountain with her master for the first time. If her master hadn't reminded her specifically, she probably wouldn't have noticed the "holy scar" that covered the mountains under her feet.

"Okay, okay, don't shout, you can go to atone your sins soon..."

Qiao Youning was wearing a plain monk's robe, and her face was covered with a layer of white gauze embroidered with the totem of the [Great Buddha Mother Temple].

The pretty and soft face looked particularly hazy under the white gauze, and there was always a clear and stupid smile on her face.

At this moment, she was talking to the "little babies" in the backpack.

Although her voice was so gentle and refreshing, the "babies" in the backpack were scared to death...

The backpack on Qiao Youning's back was not big. It was made for her by her master "Grandma Red" with bamboo.

There was a complex talisman painted with blood-colored ink on the outside of the backpack, which was specially used to suppress these "bad babies" in the backpack to prevent them from being disobedient.

When they arrived at the widest hill of the "Holy Scar", Qiao Youning wiped the non-existent sweat on her face, pretended to be very tired, and put her hands on her waist and panted.

"Practicing is really too hard. I have to carry you up the mountain three times a day..."

Qiao Youning untied the backpack and put it on the ground.

She opened the lid and saw that it was full of "weird babies" with extremely deformed head-to-body ratios.

Only the size of a palm.

But the head is as long as the body.

They are like shrunken adult humans, and their faces look like adults or even old people.

And their bodies are all wrapped in red cloth covered with talismans, with only their heads left outside.

The red seal on their mouths was not tight, and their sobbing cries could be heard faintly.

"You have done so many bad things in this world and bullied so many people. You should be punished. Grandma said that the Buddha likes to play with you bad guys as children the most..."

Qiao Youning picked up a doll with a middle-aged man's face with ease, and threw it directly into the "holy scar" that was like a mountain abyss, regardless of the fear and despair in the other's eyes.

The next second.

A sticky chewing sound came from the depths of the mountain crack, followed by some faint laughter like babies.

"Buddha mother, don't be anxious, there are still many here..."

Qiao Youning continued to pick in the backpack.

Each doll was struggling to avoid her hand, but she seemed to be unable to see the fear in the eyes of these "kindred", but felt... inexplicably happy.

Yes.

Shouldn't bad people be punished?

Only when there are fewer and fewer bad guys, good people like us who never bully others will not have such a hard life...

"Youning."

Hearing this familiar voice suddenly coming from behind, Qiao Youning paused and hurriedly stood up and looked back.

"Grandma!"

"Hurry up and pour all the offerings in, and then come back to the temple with me."

"Is it so urgent? I still have..."

"The black star is crossing the sun, a sign of great misfortune."

The old woman who spoke was standing under the shade of the tree. She raised her hand and pointed at the black spot that was constantly moving in the sky.

Qiao Youning looked up in the direction pointed by her master, and saw that between the nine suns above the polar day, there was indeed a small black spot like a mosquito, moving rapidly...

Before Qiao Youning asked anything else, the ground under her feet began to tremble without warning.

And in the depths of the "holy scar", in the mountain space where the Buddha Mother was sealed... waves of terrifying roars also came.

"Master, is that a star?"

"Yes."

"Is it a meteor?"

"No."

"Then how can it move so fast..."

Hearing Qiao Youning's question, the old man looked at the fast-moving black star in silence for a long time, until the star completely disappeared from her sight...

"Maybe it's because it's in a hurry to go home."

After the old man said that, he turned and walked towards the temple, with a hint of uneasiness in his seemingly calm words.

"In a hurry to return to the place called 'Kakosha'..."

...

Eastern part of the continent.

Hanging City.

Under the gorgeous and strange neon lights, anything can happen in the poor streets and alleys of this city.

For example...

The high-ranking alchemist of the research association.

He will also squat in the alley with a few lowly and despicable stray dogs to smoke.

"Damn..."

Li Mobai spit out the half-smoked cigarette in his mouth and glared at the young men squatting beside him fiercely.

"We are fellow villagers after all! You use this cheap cigarette to deal with me? This stuff stinks when you smoke it! There must be shit in it!"

"..."

"Brother Li, no no Master Li! Master Li!" The young man who spoke had short hair and was dressed like a spirited young man, "Isn't it because I'm new here and can't get along... You know how difficult it is to get along in this city..."

Compared to when he first came to the Hanging City, Li Mobai has completely changed his outfit.

Just like his master.

He is wearing a bulletproof carbon fiber robe specially made by the Turing Research Society. The Bagua diagram breathing lamp is looming behind him, and the hairpin used to tie his hair into a bun has a constantly rotating yin and yang fish.

"I will protect you from now on." Li Mobai stood up and stretched, then glanced back at the hundreds of fragmented corpses in the alley, "No matter in this world or in that world, I will ensure that you enjoy everything you need." !”

Hearing this, everyone nodded and looked at Li Mobai with admiration... This guy is so reliable!

Not only can he sneak into a place like [Turing Research Institute], but he can also put together a "Tao Fei Prosthetic Body" from the research institute in such a short period of time... This is something that even the people in the Council can't afford. High-end goods!

What bullshit military-industrial body?

Compared with these top-notch products from the research association, they are all scum!

"Brother Li, if you have a chance, please help us connect the dots and see if we can join the seminar and hang out with you..."

"We'll talk about it when we get back." Li Mobai responded casually, "I still have a lot of troublesome things to deal with here that Master ordered me to do, and I don't know where they are..."

At this moment, a short-haired girl squatting at the edge suddenly exclaimed, pointing at the floating lane in the sky at the entrance of the alley and shouting.

"Look! Why did all those floating cars fall down?!"

Hearing this, Li Mobai subconsciously looked up and saw that the floating vehicles that were speeding a second ago seemed to have malfunctioned and lost power and fell from the sky...

"What's going on?" Li Mobai was surprised and hurriedly walked out of the alley.

It wasn't until this moment that he discovered that it was not only the aerial vehicle that was malfunctioning, but also the electronic instruments scattered throughout the city's streets and alleys...

Whether it is the surveillance probes or traffic lights deployed by the Institute, or the holographic projections placed by the shops outside the stores, or even the airships that pull up banners in the sky to advertise the shopping festival...

Everything related to electronics is out of whack.

Including his eyes.

"How is this going?!!"

After Li Mobai's eyes were gouged out by his master's hands, they were replaced with the research institute's standard biological prosthetic eyes.

At this moment, his prosthetic eye was shining with a faint red light, and the picture in his eye was gradually becoming blurry, as if it was a high temperature overload... No, it's not! !

Just when Li Mobai was wondering if his biological prosthetic eye was about to shut down and the screen went black, a strange human face composed of billions of pixel squares appeared in his eyes without warning...

more specifically.

This face appeared in the eyes of all the alchemists from all the research societies at the same time.

"Tu... Turing Tianzun..." Li Mobai murmured, "Shouldn't you be staying at the research association's consciousness network terminal 'Lihentian'... Why are you here suddenly..."

The blue human face made of pixel squares trembled violently, and it seemed that it did not hear Li Mobai's voice.

He just kept saying the same sentence repeatedly with an electronically synthesized human voice, as if giving a warning to all the alchemists of the research association.

Or a hint.

"Deep space is about to bring disaster here!!! Kill kill kill kill kill!!!"

"Deep space is about to bring disaster here!!! Kill kill kill kill kill!!!"

…

On the wasteland.

The ancient ruins of the Huangwang Courtyard have been completely destroyed.

The golden light pillars that emerged from the ground and shot straight into the starry sky began to gradually dissipate.

Seeing this scene, Chen Bofu and everyone began to approach slowly.

They had been hiding in the sky two kilometers away before, and it was only now that they had the courage to approach the ancient ruins...

"Chen Jing will be fine." Yan Que was not like the nervous Wei Nan. She could see the anxiety hidden in the old man's eyes and comforted him in a low voice, "The light beam that appeared before might be a good omen."

"I hope..."

When Chen Bofu and the others stepped into the ancient ruins again, the golden light pillar had completely dissipated, and two figures appeared silently where the "courtyard gate" had been.

One of them they had met before and saved their lives.

It's the monster wearing armor and holding a broad sword!

And another person.

He was wearing a yellow robe as soft as silk, and a hood on his head covered his face.

Even though he kept his head raised, no one could see his face clearly. They could only see the deep and hollow nothingness in the hood.

"Oh, I forgot...you can't see me with the hood on..."

Hearing this familiar voice, everyone showed a surprised expression, especially Chen Boxu, who opened his mouth wide in shock, as if he wanted to eat a child.

Hood off.

That fair and slightly green face came into everyone's eyes.

"It's all collapsed inside! Fortunately, we ran fast..."

Although the unfamiliar golden color in Chen Jing's eyes has not completely dissipated, the smile on his face is still as warm as before.

Chen Jing's eyes scanned every face, and finally stopped on the old man.

"Grandpa, I'm back!"