NOVEL NEXT Chapter 85: Calamity Completed
"Alright, everything that needed to be sent into Yila's body has been sent. Those who needed to return to the main plane to say their goodbyes to their acquaintances have also gone... Let's prepare ourselves."
The Divine Snake Shedding said this, looking at the emptiness around her. She stretched lazily, her arm casually draped over the young goddess's shoulder, and said, "It's about time for me to discuss the next world with Yila."
Saying that, the Snake Shedding began seriously packing up her things...
Well, although that's what she said, her "things" were actually just a few chessboards, some tables and chairs, a sofa, and a TV. From this perspective, she really was a very frugal Golden Finger.
Although describing a Golden Finger as "frugal" was rather strange, as the saying goes—
When the Snake Shedding looked back on her life, she wouldn't regret wasting her years away nor feel ashamed for her inactivity. She had dedicated her entire life to being Yila's Golden Finger, devoting herself to the cause of opening hacks for Yila.
"Hmm..."
The young goddess watched as the Snake Shedding conjured a broom out of thin air and started sweeping the floor. She pondered for a moment, then asked indifferently, "Can't you just conjure things out of thin air? Is there really a need to pack and clean here?"
The question made sense, but the Snake Shedding continued to sweep diligently.
"It's different~ It's different~"
Although she didn't understand why the Snake Shedding was doing something strange, the young goddess couldn't be bothered to care and directly asked, "Snake Shedding... Is there really no way for this world to continue existing?"
*Even though she knew the answer was certainly "no," the young goddess still asked...*
*Before she was a calamity, she was the goddess of an empire. Before she was given the prefix "of the empire," she was first and foremost a pure lifeform... And a goddess couldn't help but love this world, nor could she avoid feeling deeply moved by its destruction.*
*This world, the nine major planes, and countless half-planes, the planes beyond the nine major planes, and all the living beings within—could all be considered the creations, the children, of the goddess.*
"Yes, it's beyond saving."
The Snake Shedding answered calmly, shaking her head helplessly. She said, "You should know this as well, right? The key issue isn't our lack of ability but the inevitability of destruction... This is an unsolvable situation."
"It's not just this world that's going to be destroyed. It's the world that's going to destroy civilization and all life in the largest purge in history. It's not just this world we're in right now... Countless, countless worlds have chosen the same course of action."
As the Snake Shedding spoke, she began to give examples: "Hypothetically, if the manifestation of the world as a "beast" were a dragon... then the state of the world itself would be linked to that dragon."
"If the dragon gets hurt, the state of the world would deteriorate with it. Perhaps there would be eruptions of flames, or maybe tsunamis. Compared to calamities, disasters with more visual manifestations would obviously become more intense and rapid."
"If the dragon were sealed away, the world would lose its vitality along with it. If the dragon were killed, the world would instantly collapse... And such "collapse" might not be irreversible for the world itself, but for the living beings..."
the Snake Shedding was saying.
Before the Snake Shedding could finish speaking, the young goddess sensed something. She looked towards Yila, who had been standing behind them for a while, then turned her head and said, "I understand. For living beings, an environment sufficient to be considered destructive is actually..."
Yila quickly took over the conversation. As a former federal citizen, there was no doubt he fully understood this point. He said, "Whether it's a tsunami, the extinction of organisms, or even if the planet were split in two... for Earth..."
After saying words difficult for the young goddess to understand, Yila paused and then changed his wording, "For the world itself, it's just transitioning from one state to another. But for civilization and lifeforms, it's a catastrophic disaster."
"..."
"When did you get here?"
the young goddess asked.
"Since the Snake Shedding said, 'It's beyond saving.'"
Yila said, looking quite helpless as he pointed to the Snake Shedding and said, "The Snake Shedding called me here, saying she wanted to 'enter' me. I highly suspect she deliberately said it that way."
Indeed, there was no hope for this world...
Yila thought regretfully. He looked at the Snake Shedding sweeping the floor haphazardly and said, "So, you could have just called me, could you? Did you leave a contingency in the mutation mechanism?"
It wasn't surprising. After all, the "Governor" profession was a result of the Snake Shedding and Yila's joint research. Yila didn't mind this... In fact, back then, his malicious speculations about the Snake Shedding were far worse than this "leaving a phone number" equivalent of a contingency.
Actually, it's even lighter than "leaving a phone number" because a phone call would be annoying, whereas now... Even though the messages sent by the Snake Shedding would still be received by Yila, he could choose to read and not reply.
It was more like QX or WeX or something similar.
"No, no!"
Although Yila didn't mind, the Snake Shedding immediately retorted. She said, "I'm a Golden Finger! A Golden Finger! What kind of Golden Finger doesn't have the ability to chat with the protagonist? I might not need to use it, but I must know how to!"
*Where did you get this ridiculous sense of pride?*
Yila thought, unable to help rolling his eyes. Not only him but the young goddess also rolled her eyes. Realizing this, Yila sighed and got back to business, "So, when you said 'enter' me, you meant going into my body?"
"Just like the Inheritance of Snake Shedding?"
Yila asked. There was no doubt he had already guessed the location of the loli Snake Shedding. All signs pointed to this truth; if he couldn't figure it out, he would be too stupid.
Because of this, the Divine Snake Shedding didn't seem too shocked.
"Yes... Yila, stand still."
Watching as the Snake Shedding spoke, Yila saw her head move close to his neck, her hair tickling him. Then... he felt a slight pain in his neck. Before he could react, the Snake Shedding had backed away several steps.
"Blood is the key to the soul, the soul the currency of existence."
With a bit of blood in her mouth, the Snake Shedding had to make an effort to keep her words clear. She spat the blood onto the ground... The mixture of snake saliva and blood quickly spread on the ground.
A gorgeous glow enveloped the three of them.
"Prepare to set off!"
The Snake Shedding announced as the light grew brighter.
"..."
"..."
"Snake Shedding, let me ask you..."
Unable to help himself, Yila asked. He stared into the pitch-dark interior of the World Tree, asking once more the question he had asked many times before, "Is there really no chance, not even a tiny one, for this world?"
"..."
"I'm very sorry."
"I see..."
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Destruction of the World Act One: Four-Legged Uprising (Disaster Relief)
Destruction of the World Act Two: Zero-Degree Deep Cold (Disaster Relief)
Destruction of the World Act Three: Sea Erosion Left Skull (Disaster Relief)
Destruction of the World Act Four: Resurrection of the Dead (Disaster Relief)
Destruction of the World Act Five: Flame Demon from Beyond (Disaster Relief)
Destruction of the World Act Six: God of Reversed Star (Disaster Relief)
Destruction of the World Act Seven: Fallen God (Disaster Relief)
Destruction of the World Act Eight: Resentful Black Dragon Snake (Disaster Relief)
Destruction of the World Act Nine: Rugged Ones (Disaster Relief)
Destruction of the World Act Ten: Tower of Silence (Disaster Relief)
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Civilization Extinction: Noah [World Beast]—Consciousness Awakening