Chapter 180

After the entire city burned to the ground, it left, leaving behind a place of "nothingness."

If there were bold adventurers, perhaps they would dare to pass through here, fall straight out, and head to another universe.

……

"My god... did this directly burn away the entire space?"

"Why, why does the 'Missing Thing' want to destroy everything, even burning space into nothingness?"

"The 'Missing Thing' is a bit too extreme..."

"If the 'Missing Thing' granted the whole world a quick death, it would be better. Now it's like torturing a prisoner, letting the prisoner watch themselves bleed continuously, and die after long torture."

"A bit like a 'Path.' The reason it wants to destroy everything has no specific reason, just because it is the 'Missing Thing,' it is this conceptual existence... its instinct drives it to destroy the world."

"Who can say clearly? At least thank those great existences for restarting the universe, allowing us to know the epic battle that once happened."

……

Today is a good day; water and electricity have not been cut off yet, and everyone in the conference room has some documents and newspapers in front of them.

There are also some expensive foods, such as truffles, foie gras, and caviar.

However, the people enjoying these things are left with only silence.

In the conference room where the O5 Council is located, there is only deathly silence, and the air is filled with a strong smell of tobacco, making people suffocate.

In the silence, a man has his feet crossed on the table, smoking to himself.

The tabletop is made of a single piece of flawless wood, presenting reddish-brown and golden tones, with unique textures, decorated with gold and silver threads.

It's hard to imagine that in such a place, someone would actually throw decency aside.

This is like the President of the Federation, after stripping down at a press conference, making a loud noise, trying to cover everything up.

This is also not right; the subsequent plot has happened many times.

The man cuts off a section of his cigar, supports his forehead, and says his thoughts:

"Perhaps, I'm just saying perhaps... this matter should not be faced by the Foundation alone."

He carefully considers his wording, for fear of saying something wrong and being targeted by others.

O5 councilors look incredibly glorious, but except for those very senior councilors, the speed at which other numbers change owners is very fast.

But obviously, the O5 councilors are not stupid enough to engage in infighting when the entire Foundation and the entire human race are facing an existential crisis.

Nor are they short-sighted people who can't send food to the front line while their own warehouses are full of moldy food.

Seeing everyone's eyes focused on himself, the man pauses and states his complete consideration:

"We can form an alliance, regardless of friend or foe, all organizations that deal with anomalies, all countries, regions, should cooperate."

O5-1 nods, pondering for a moment:

"We should contact allies first, then issue an appeal to enemies..."

"We must let everyone know what level of terrifying existence humanity is facing this time."

Thus, on the road ahead of the "Missing Thing," more violent attacks arrived.

That was more nuclear strikes, purgatory and divine punishment constructed by supernatural powers, and holy relics passed down from ancient times...

But it never cared.

Even the most violent divine punishment did not make the "Missing Thing's" footsteps pause.

"I learned one thing from this short life: human ability is limited, unless you transcend humanity!"

"In every sense, I feel the 'Missing Thing' is a bit too unreasonable..."

"Wanting to kill a supreme divinity with human wisdom and technology, although heroic, is a bit whimsical... The 'Antimatter Legion' can easily destroy an entire civilization, and the Lord Ravagers can ignite galaxies, let alone a supreme divinity that can destroy the universe."

"Since its birth, the 'Missing Thing' has not cared about anything around it. Whether it's destroying Site-17 or erasing a city, it's like an unconscious instinct."

"This is normal. It is 'missing.' Everything we say is 'missing' to it. Emotions are like this, and maybe wisdom is the same."

"I understand it a little bit. Because of its 'missing,' it instinctively hates this world... then, the existences in this world will probably instinctively hate 'missing'."

……

When the Foundation and its allies failed, the evil enemies began to act.

They are "AreWeCoolYet?", the Serpent's Hand, and the Church of the "Broken God."

The Brush-Wielders weave their art with insane painting skills, intending to exhaust infinite thinking;

Archivists and librarians pour in from the paths, bringing knowledge from 100, 00 worlds;

The Clockwork God shocks the barren white sand with the roar of metal, and the believers who have accepted metal transformation form queues to destroy the "Missing Thing."

The "Missing Thing" remains indifferent.

It doesn't pay any attention to them at all, just like an elephant wouldn't care about the bite of an ant.

It just continues to move forward, carrying the cute white sand.

The white sea of sand is boundless, like a loyal hunting dog, crawling and following on its left and right, erasing all enemies for the "Missing Thing."

The above is the picture displayed by the projector for the O5 councilors.

The man who proposed this plan is absent, perhaps due to excessive psychological pressure, or perhaps unable to accept the reality of his failure.

Regardless, he won't commit suicide by shooting himself in the back eight times because of one failure.

All councilors are silent. Now they only have one path left to choose, a path that has been passed by everyone but has not been implemented to this day.

Once this path is stepped on, it means betrayal of the Foundation itself.

The Foundation's policy on containment objects has only ever had three points—Control, Contain, Protect.

And now, the O5 Council will take the lead in breaking the chains and releasing the containment objects.

This might cause the Foundation to gradually collapse and disintegrate.

But they no longer have the power to choose.

O5-1 glances at the lifeless young people:

"Open the prison, tell them."

"They are free."

After speaking, O5-1 leans back in the chair and remains silent for a long time.

……

"Swish—"

The clouds in the sky are layered, gloomy and overcast.

Lightning pierces through the clouds and falls, reflecting only desolation and bleakness.

This was once a barren wasteland called Boston.

The once prosperous city has only a few remaining high-rise buildings, and the exposed steel bars and broken windows indicate the traces left by the "Missing Thing."

The land is bare and uncovered, without a trace of green.

In front of the "Missing Thing," a pair of dark-skinned brothers step onto the soil of death.

One is savage, one is melancholic; one is irritable and short-tempered, one is reluctant.

They have complex and terrifying patterns tattooed on their bodies, similar yet different.

The audience immediately recognizes one of them.

"Abel!"

"Holy crap, isn't this the ruthless guy who slit his throat just now?"

"A ruthless guy is a ruthless guy, facing a supreme divinity directly, not showing any weakness."

"Is the one next to him Abel's brother? Could it be the same type of ability?"

"Kira Yoshikage has two souls in one body, Abel also has a brother, this is a fair 2v2~."

Amidst the audience's expectations and doubts, the other man's file slowly unfolds.

【Containment: Cain】

【Item Number: Containment-073】

【Danger Level: Euclid】

【Item Description: 'Containment-073' appears to be a male with a dark tan, in his early thirties, 185cm tall, 75kg, black hair, blue eyes.】

【'Containment-073' has a symbol from Sumerian culture carved on his forehead. The symbol has not yet been translated, and when the symbol is mentioned, the subject shows signs of pain and refuses to provide any explanation for it.】

【'Containment-073' calls himself 'Cain' and is polite and friendly to anyone who talks to him, but his speech is described as cold and somewhat mechanical.】

【'Containment-073' is eager to help others and enjoys helping others with their daily work, regardless of what that work is.】

【'Containment-073' is extremely unfriendly to any creature living in the soil, causing all such creatures within a radius of 20 meters to die. Any items made from creatures grown in the soil, such as wood products and paper, will immediately rot and disintegrate upon contact with 'Containment-073'.】

【Any violent behavior directly aimed at 'Containment-073' will be fed back to the attacker, while 'Containment-073' will only feel pain. This applies to any direct or indirect damage to 'Containment-073'.】