Chapter 372: Overload!

【However, even death cannot stop that abominable curse from spreading. Beast God above, I hope the King will forgive me. I have taken some biological tissue and blood from the King's body to continue my unfinished research.】

【One must be cautious when researching these things. After breaking free from the King's suppression, those stripped-away mysterious substances will autonomously erode the Ether in the surrounding air. Although this process is not fast, it is quite dangerous.】

【I left the original research base with my trusted students and, taking the machine from another research group—the Silver Flash series Mainframe—built a new research institute in a hidden location.】

【Of course, in the eyes of the Federation, we are remnants of the Empire who refuse to accept the new era and have exiled ourselves. They are right, because the King I trust has been and will always be only one.】

【Damn it, one piece of good news, and one piece of bad news.】

【The good news is that my research has finally made progress, and the bad news is that the King's body is attempting to resurrect itself.】

【If it were the King resurrecting, I certainly wouldn't feel panicked, but clearly that thing resurrecting... oh no, I shouldn't say it like that... the King's body, but the fact is... alright, alright, I need to calm down.】

【I have a plan, but implementing it requires great courage. The first step is to dismember the King.】

【This is a necessary step to obstruct the resurrection of the King's body. If the King knew, the King would surely understand me. Besides this, I also need to create an environment where Ether Information is extremely thin. This is important, because the simpler the information, the slower the curse's erosion speed.】

【This is also the reason why the erosion speed of deities far exceeds that of mortals. I should have thought of this sooner.】

【As for how to make the Ether Information thin? I have an idea: use the method of stripping the curse from the King's blood to strip the information out of the Ether. Time waits for no one; I must try immediately.】

【Aha, success! The Ether with its information stripped away looks like a cluster of milky-white light spots when viewed from the spiritual world, but because it was quickly tainted by other information, I only observed it for an instant.】

【Although I really want to continue researching, I have no time left... Of course, that doesn't mean I'm going to die, it's just that the King's body is resurrecting too quickly. If I don't act, I'm truly afraid He will stand up from the coffin tomorrow.】

【It is time to start cutting the King's body. Even now, I find it hard to believe that I would dare to commit such a Profane act. But thinking about it from another angle, what I am cutting is no longer the King's body, but an Ominous Body occupied by that Evil thing... Ugh, how could I describe the King's body like that? It is truly disloyal.】

【Aminos. The work of cutting a deity's body is even more difficult than I imagined. I've been sawing for half a day with sparks flying everywhere, and I haven't even cut a single hair; the saw has been worn flat instead. This won't do.】

【... I met the King in my dream. He praised me for doing well and said that if it were me, I would certainly be able to do it.】

【Ha, He must be a fake King. The real King wouldn't be so gentle. Don't even think about tricking me.】

【Self-amusement over, I have finally thought of a way to cut the King's body—since the hardness of materials in the real world is insufficient, I will use something that shouldn't exist in this world. That's right, Pure Ether!】

【Constrain the Pure Ether into a thread-like shape and cut down like a Blade. The cut part will be scoured by the Ether and directly dissipate into the air in particle form...】

【The cutting is proceeding smoothly, but my body is not doing so well. Oh, don't misunderstand, it's just back pain. Next, I will store the cut body parts separately and isolate them using information-less Ether.】

【Heh, always calling it 'information-less Ether' is a bit boring. I should give this kind of Ether a name. I heard that the power the Elves use to drive magic is called Magic, so how about I call this information-less Ether Magic Energy? Hahaha, it sounds more powerful than those long-eared ones.】

【Oh my, bad, I've been a bit overheated lately, my nose is bleeding...】

【Dark red bloodstains (cannot be wiped off)】

【Don't know how much time has passed】

【I have stored the King's body in six regions within the Federation. This can effectively prevent the body from resurrecting, but this won't last long. At most five hundred years, the Ether used to isolate the body will be tainted.】

【I must prepare for the worst. I used the King's blood to clone some bones, inside which I have sealed the information I know, and even the technology to start from scratch after the Civilization restarts.】

【I feel like I'm doing a meaningless, stupid thing. If someone can really decipher the information inside the God Bone, I think they probably won't need this knowledge and technology. Ah, whatever, I feel so tired...】

【Beast God above, what have I done? I woke up from a sleep to find that the God Bones I cloned have all been polluted. They were perfectly fine yesterday... No time to think about this, I must destroy them!】

【... Ah, two pieces of bad news, and one piece of good news. Let's talk about the bad part first.】

【I have been tainted by the aura on the God Bones I cloned. The other bad news is that my students have also been tainted, and their consciousnesses have been manipulated by that thing. Currently, I am hiding in the Mainframe room, lingering on in a hopeless state...】

【The good news is that the consciousnesses on those cloned God Bones seem to want to resurrect the main body, but they don't know where I hid those bodies.】

【My time is short... Haha, this time it's truly short. Reading a diary written by an Old Man is probably quite boring, right? Be patient, it will be over soon.】

【I don't know what those evil spirits occupying my students' bodies want to do, but it certainly isn't anything good. So, before I die, I still want to do something useful.】

【I uploaded the blueprint capable of scanning the aura of these evil spirits into the Silver Flash series Mainframe, and then issued the final command.】

【When the overall erosion level within the Federation reaches 38.86%, eliminate all life forms that may be tainted, seal all passages, and broadcast the information here to the whole world.】

【Absolutely, absolutely must not let the King's body resurrect!】

【This protocol, I call it—the Purge Protocol.】

Hmm... Yun Mu opened her eyes in a daze, discovering that she and everyone else had returned to reality.

Just a moment ago, she had been pulled into Fen Yege's memory, reading the notes left in the research base by that Orc Empire minister from a first-person perspective.

While savoring the memory, she had been completely unaware that she was in someone else's memory.

Thinking back on it carefully, it still feels quite terrifying.

"So... the bone fragment found by the Joy Company is not the God Bone of the Beast God, but a clone made by that minister?" She asked Fen Yege for verification at the first opportunity.

"Correct."

"Then what about the one in the hands of the Beast God Cult?" She asked again. "It's the real thing." Fen Yege glanced at her: "The Beast God Cult was founded by that minister's students after they were tainted. Those cloned God Bones on the market were all spread by them."

"They want to resurrect the Beast God, so naturally they wouldn't use fake bones. In fact, they have already found the torso and right hand of the Beast God."

"I see... So what should we do next?" Yun Mu was too lazy to think for herself at this point. Since Fen Yege looked like everything was already planned, she would just obediently follow along.

Plans set by a deity were always better than what she could come up with. Besides, the other party seemed to have been preparing for this for thousands of years; no matter how she looked at it, she couldn't possibly think of a more perfect one.

"Hehe, the plan is actually very simple." Fen Yege smiled silently. He tapped the ground with his cane and said: "Thousands of years ago, after I discovered that minister's research base, I restarted the Silver Flash series Mainframe."

"Although I couldn't modify the underlying Purge Protocol, I optimized the intelligent system of this Mainframe just a little bit." He raised his finger, making a 'just a little bit' gesture.

A universe at the fingertips, 'just a little bit' indeed.

Yun Mu couldn't be bothered to talk to him and chose to continue listening.

"Thanks to that intelligent system, although the Purge Protocol was activated, the Mainframe's priority elimination target is still those guys from the Beast God Cult. Actually, the Federation's current situation is still okay, because most of the firepower is actually on the Beast God Cult's side."

"In short, because they couldn't withstand the pressure, those guys did exactly as I thought and summoned the incomplete body..."

"What we need to do next is to send the remaining body parts to the Beast God Cult and let that Beast God truly resurrect..."

"Wait, are you sure you want to do this?" Hearing this, Yun Mu hurriedly interrupted him.

Weren't they supposed to resolve the current crisis? Why were they helping the Beast God Cult guys resurrect the Beast God instead? "Be patient and let me finish." Fen Yege waved his hand: "That guy rampaging outside is not worth worrying about at all. Even if we solve it, it's just drinking poison to quench thirst."

"Moreover, the Purge Protocol has already been activated. If we don't completely resolve the erosion level issue, the entire Federation will be finished."

"So that's why the Beast God needs to be fully resurrected?" Yun Mu seemed to understand his meaning.

"Exactly, that's it!" Fen Yege raised his hand and snapped his fingers.

"And then?" Yun Mu pressed.

"And then?" Fen Yege grinned, and he reached out to pat Yun Mu on the shoulder: "Then it shall be you, the outlander who traveled here from another world, the Brave who will not be corrupted by the Root Object, the God-favored one blessed by the gods, who will go and finish off that God of Beastkin!"

"Are you serious?" Yun Mu looked at his expression, which seemed to be no lie, and could not help but retreat in terror.

"Rest assured, when the time comes, this God of Hunting and Death will assist you." Fen Yege reached out and pointed to the Sheep Spirit and Wolf to the side.

"Soul from another world, may I have a taste?" The Wolf drifted to Yun Mu's side at some point, and he extended his long tongue to sniff at Yun Mu's body.

"If she dies, you will have the chance to try, Wolf." The Sheep Spirit gazed at Yun Mu with curious eyes.

He seemed to be able to see that soul which was not quite the same as an ordinary person's, as well as the 【hidden deep within the soul】 "Heh, you are right." The Wolf retracted his tongue, and he looked at Yun Mu: "So when will you die?"

Yun Mu: "."

Although she knew the other party was not insulting her, hearing such words was still a bit... "So, will Miss Yun be possessed by this God of Death, correct?" Just then, Brenna, who was beside the group, asked.

"That is correct. This God of Hunting and Death will use his true form to possess Miss Yun's body, and then fire the strongest arrow to grant that God of Beastkin eternal peace." Avala pulled a barrel of beer from somewhere at some point and began to chug it down.

"Will Miss Yun be alright?" Before Brenna could speak, Lita, who was to the side, could not help but voice her concern.

Seeing the gazes of the group turn toward her, Lita immediately felt immense pressure, but she continued nonetheless: "I, I don't know about traveling or other worlds, but in my eyes, Miss Yun is no different from an ordinary human, or from any of us."

"Possession by a god's true form is something only a Saint can do, and there are significant side effects. Putting that aside, will those Root Objects and such really not affect her?"

"... Haa." Brenna let out a soft sigh, and she stood beside Lita: "I also wanted to ask this question."

"Glug, glug, glug." The God of Wine and Victory, Avala, hugged the wine barrel and drank fiercely, with no intention of speaking at all.

Fen Yege glanced at this fellow, then looked at Lita and Brenna: "Caring for a friend is a very fine Virtue. I swear by my divinity that Miss Yun will absolutely not have any problems."

A god's oath usually carries an irresistible force, especially one sworn by divinity.

The God of Hunting and Death to the side gave Fen Yege an unexpected look, and subsequently, the Sheep Spirit spoke in a Soft voice: "What he says should be correct, but as the god actually performing the possession, I cannot guarantee that this Miss Yun will not have any problems."

Bang! The heavy wine barrel was dropped on the ground by Avala. He let out a long sigh, then looked at Yun Mu: "Why don't you ask for the thoughts of the person involved?"

"Eh? Me?" Yun Mu raised her hand to point at herself.

Seeing that everyone was looking over, she stated her own thoughts.

"If we don't resolve that guy, none of us will be able to leave here, right?" She first looked at Fen Yege and asked.

Seeing the latter nod, Yun Mu continued: "And even if we can resolve the problem of the Legion, what about the erosion of the Federation?"

"If one day in the future the God of Beastkin truly experiences a Resurrection, I think it won't just be the Federation that is unlucky..."

"Since I have the ability to stop all of this..." A smile appeared on Yun Mu's face, and she stood up with her hands on her hips:

"Then let me be the one to end it all!"

Getting to know people she likes, going on happy adventures, and saving the world while on her journey.

This is the life she once fantasized about, damn it! Although it seems she gave up on that fantasy after only a few seconds... (End of chapter)