Zongman: A journey through time starting from the Supreme

But this is just a last-ditch effort.

One day, pollution from the outside world will destroy this last fantasy land, and all ancient things will disappear into thin air.

Monsters live on humans' fear. Human fear is the monsters' food and the basis of their existence.

But if one day humans are no longer afraid of monsters, then the monsters will lose their basis for existence and will naturally disappear into history.

And this day may not be far away.

Seeing the sad mood of his master, Yakumo Lan said cautiously: "...Master Zi, if that day really comes, perhaps we can break the great barrier."

"…There are already enough gods, demons and monsters gathered in Gensokyo. If we release them all, they might bring enough fear to humans."

Yakumo Yukari's cold and beautiful eyes glanced at Yakumo Lan, and she opened her thin lips slightly, her voice arrogant and cold: "...Lan, be careful with your words! Are you going to ruin our years of hard work?"

When Yakumo Lan saw her master's expression, she hurriedly bowed and said, "... Lan doesn't dare!"

Soon, the coldness in Yakumo Yukari's eyes disappeared, and she softened again, saying softly: "...We know you are also thinking about the entire monster community."

"…But the times are different now. Through self-learning, humans have gradually gotten rid of their fear of monsters."

"Although if all the monsters in Gensokyo were to appear in the outside world, it would cause temporary chaos and cause some panic among humans."

"...But humans nowadays are no longer ignorant. I'm afraid they would rather capture us and study the bloodline and so-called genes of the monsters."

Yakumo Yukari pointed with her delicate jade hand and said, "...Do you see that place? That's the human zoo."

"...When that day comes, maybe monsters will just become rare animals, kept in cages for people to admire."

"Especially for a beautiful vixen like you, Lan. You should know the malice of human beings. Who knows how many rich and powerful people will capture you and use you as a plaything to satisfy their physical desires."

When Yakumo Aoi heard her master's words, her fair cheeks turned slightly red, but she also knew that Yakumo Yukari's words were not alarmist.

"The soil for the survival of monsters lies in fear, and the soil for the survival of gods lies in faith."

"…But this is only the basis of our existence. If we want to exert our strength, we also need the support of magic and demon power."

"But since the industrial revolution of mankind, magic and demon power have been decreasing. With the ability of monsters, we are sure to turn this island country into a monster country."

"…But what's the use? The number of monsters is too small, far less than the number of humans."

"Every bit of power we squander will be hard to replenish. When our power is exhausted, we will become nothing more than slaves of humanity."

Yakumo Yukari sighed deeply, perhaps because of her age, but she began to reminisce about her past glory.

Thousands of years ago in the Heian period, humans were afraid of monsters, and countless monsters were born out of human fear.

At that time, the earth and the sky were filled with enough magic power for monsters to squander, and from time to time one could see hundreds of demons parading at night.

But the heyday of monsters has long ended, and now is the era of humans.

Especially since humans have also invented many terrible weapons. Her, Yakumo Yukari, only has mysterious powers, but she cannot destroy a city with one blow.

Not to mention the ability to destroy this planet.

If she really had this ability, she would have built a kingdom of monsters long ago instead of building Gensokyo.

"Compared to humans, these demons that have only appeared in recent decades are more worrying to us."

Yakumo Yukari looked sad. She opened her folding fan to cover half of her face and stared at the ground beneath her feet with cold eyes.

"Lan, look, right there in Kyoto, there is a fox..."

Yakumo Yukari pointed again, this time pointing to another mountain in the distance.

Yakumo Lan also took a look, she lowered her eyes slightly and said: "...but that is not a monster, but a demon!"

Yakumo Yukari said softly: "...Yes, that's a demon!"

"... Monsters have lost the fear of humans and have become difficult to survive. The appearance of these demons has taken away the last fear humans have for monsters."

"…It has become more difficult for youkai to survive."

Yakumo Lan said with a worried look on his face: "...Master Zi, where on earth do these demons come from?"

There was also a hint of doubt in the eyes of the Monster Sage. She shook her head slowly and said, "...Even if you ask me, I can't answer it."

“…They just appear suddenly, as if they came from another world.”

"These demons were born in hell and live according to various human concepts."

Lan's expression slightly changed: "...Hell?"

Yakumo Yukari waved her hand and said, "...You worry too much, Lan! This hell is not the same as the hell judged by the King of Hell Shiki Eiji."

"...Besides, Shiki Eiji can only manage the judgment of the dead people in Gensokyo. She can't manage anything outside of Gensokyo."

"And the hell where these demons were born is just a name given by the demons themselves. It is more like a strange space."

The nine-tailed fox asked carefully: "...Master Zi, have you ever been to that hell?"

The Yokai Sage narrowed her beautiful eyes and answered softly, "...Ah, of course I've been there! I once tried to destroy that so-called hell and prevent the demons from appearing again."

"...This will also give the monster more time."

"But the reason we failed was not because we encountered an opponent that was difficult to defeat. Those demons were not very strong. Even the most powerful demons in hell were no match for us."

"…5.5… The power that constitutes this hell makes me feel terrified. These demons are slaves to this mysterious power."

"If you kill them in hell, they will be resurrected in the world. If you kill them in the world, they will be resurrected in hell again. This cycle repeats over and over again. You can never kill them all."

Upon hearing this, Yakumo Aoi clenched his hands subconsciously. Lord Murasaki is already one of the strongest monsters and also the most intelligent one.

If even Lord Zi can't do anything about it, then it would be impossible to completely eliminate these demons, and the last bit of living space for the monsters would be completely devoured.

“When you have no other options, you may have to give it one last try.”

Yakumo Zi said softly as she took out a pitch-black piece of paper from her arms.

The piece of paper seemed to absorb all the light around it, like a terrifying black hole.

Holding the piece of paper, Yakumo Ziyu's hand trembled slightly and her expression was hesitant.

She didn't know if she really wanted to open this mysterious thing.

What will happen then?

Is it hope for the monsters, or their complete extinction? .

Chapter 105: Ask the Queen to borrow something!

"Master Zi!"

When Yakumo Aoi saw the thin black piece of paper in Yakumo Yukari's hand, her hair stood on end and an inexplicable panic surged from the deepest part of her heart.

She only glanced at the piece of paper and quickly turned her head away, looking horrified and saying, "...Master Zi, why did you take it out?"

Although there was only a trace of breath on the piece of paper, its depth and antiquity made Yakumo Aoi's soul tremble.

She believed without hesitation that if she could use that trace of incredible power, it would be enough to annihilate the planet beneath her feet.

Yakumo Lan didn't know why Lady Murasaki took it out.

Just a trace of breath is so terrifying, so if this black piece of paper has an owner, how terrifying would that owner be?

Is there such a terrifying existence in this world?

When she first saw this piece of paper, Yakumo Aoi suspected that it was related to the moon.

But it was only after Yakumo Yukari told him the true situation of the people on the moon.

Those people on the moon are actually unable to take care of themselves now.

Don’t be fooled by the fact that the Moon People seem to have a high level of technology, they seem to be even more powerful than the current Earthlings.

But Yakumo Lan knew clearly that the technology of the 28-month-olds also relied on external energies such as magic, and was more like mysterious technology.

But in this day and age, especially after the turn of the millennium, the magic level in the atmosphere began to plummet, as if rejecting all mystery.

Most of the weapons of the Moon People will gradually become ineffective.

This is also the reason why the Moon People built a barrier similar to Gensokyo on the moon.

The purpose of their building the barrier is to preserve the magic power inside the moon to prevent it from leaking out.

The Moon People look down on the people on Earth, but when the people on Earth landed on the Moon, the Moon People did not react at all. This shows that the Moon People are strong on the outside but weak on the inside and feel empty inside.

However, the resources on the moon are not as abundant as those on Earth, so the lunar people cannot redevelop human technology.

It can be said that the Moon People are also in a stage of decline, but compared to the monsters on the ground, the Moon People's situation is much better. At least their civilization is still relatively developed.

Yakumo Yukari stroked the black piece of paper. Lan was also there when she picked up this thing, so Lan naturally recognized it.

"Ever since I got this strange piece of paper and thought the symbol on it was similar to 'Zoroastrianism', I have secretly investigated it."

"…But we didn't find any results. Zoroastrianism has long disappeared in the long river of history. Even their sacred fire has been extinguished."

"I have also doubted whether there are any powerful beings among humans, but after my investigation, I found that humans are losing their mysteries more thoroughly than monsters."

"...There are almost no Onmyojis like those of the past among humans today."

"And even if there are humans who know the secrets, it shouldn't be this kind of religion that has disappeared for who knows how many years, but 'Christianity'."

"…We have secretly been to the Vatican, and there are only ordinary people there."

Yakumo Yukari stroked the piece of paper with her slender and soft fingers, and said solemnly: "...Even if humans nowadays have mastered some special powers, they still rely on the contract with the devil."

"…Those powers do not belong to humans, they belong to demons."

"The strange piece of paper and the noble power attached to it, as well as the demons and hell that suddenly descended on this world, Lan, do you think there is any connection between them?"

Hearing Zi's murmurs, Yakumo Lan remained silent.

Even as a wise fox, Yakumo Aoi's talent in mathematics is enough to make her one of the greatest mathematicians.

But faced with this kind of thing without any intelligence information, she was unable to distinguish or analyze anything.

Yakumo Yukari asked casually, and she didn't expect Lan to answer her.

"Lan, time is running out. Gensokyo can't hold on for much longer. The appearance of those demons has taken away the fear that the monsters need. This will only accelerate the collapse of Gensokyo."

"…More than a hundred years ago, we established Gensokyo. Even though we knew that this act of escaping was only prolonging the lives of the monsters that were bound to perish, we still did it."

"We have worked diligently for more than a hundred years, hoping that this place can become the last pure land for monsters. We hope to exchange space for time."

"…But man proposes, God disposes. We still haven't found a way to save the monster. The appearance of the devil has made us completely despair."

"We have also thought about launching a second lunar war and seizing the land of the Moon People."

"...But after thinking about it, the chances of winning are not great. Even if we win, both sides will suffer losses."

"Then the moon's barrier will be destroyed, all the magic power will leak out, and the moon will completely turn into its current desolate state, with no grass growing there."

"…Even the method of escaping from this planet doesn't work. What other methods do you think are there to save the monsters?"

Yakumo Yukari laughed at herself, her tone was indescribably lonely and her expression was indescribably tired.

"Master Zi, you have already done a lot for the monster community."

Yakumo Lan said softly.

She knew that Lady Murasaki was very tired, working so hard for Gensokyo that she even needed to hibernate to rest every winter.

How could a great demon of that realm need to hibernate? It was just that Yakumo Yukari gave all her power to the great barrier, and her presence became weaker and weaker.

Zi shook her head. Her crystal eyes looked at her shikigami with a gentle expression, and her eyes were filled with gentleness, grace and charm: "...Lan, are you saying that you want me to give up?"

"…What's the point of giving up? The demise of the monsters doesn't mean that we can survive. Although I am a monster of a certain level, I am more powerful than ordinary monsters."

"But that's just a matter of time before death. This is probably the last chance."

Yakumo Yukari stared at the black piece of paper in her hand with burning eyes.

"I'm not a good person. If the owner of this thing can save the monster, that would be great. I'm willing to pay any price."

"…And if we release some terrifying monster, then at worst we can just let the monster and humans perish together. We have nowhere to retreat anyway!"

There was a ruthlessness and cruelty in Yakumo Yukari's cold and charming eyes.

The sage of monsters is also a great monster, with her own decisions and terrors.

Yakumo Aoi said nothing more, she would accompany her master to endure everything.

……

Saigo walked up the 940 white marble steps of the Salamander headquarters.