Apocalyptic Era: Starting from picking up a Bishoujo
Chapter 570 - 535 Last Hope

Chapter 570: 535 Last Hope

This is indeed a curious question.

Perhaps there is a bit of stereotyping here. I think that an immense human force like the Evangelical Institute, established during the Doomsday Era, should have a more in-depth understanding of the survival laws and taboos of the Doomsday Era compared to ordinary doomsday survivors. As a force that split from the Evangelical Institute, the Tai Sui Army should possess similar, if not comparable, survival qualities. Accidents like "carelessly provoking the Great Demon while walking on the road" should not happen to the Tai Sui Army.

Even if triggered accidentally, it shouldn’t lead to an extended chase by the Great Demon Xuanwu like a pursuit of a mortal enemy. Is it perhaps the same logic as the Catastrophe Demon pursuing Little Bowl, where the Great Demon Xuanwu feels that if it has to pursue, it must pursue to the end? Failure to eradicate the issue would be perceived as its own failure?

Little Bowl’s next words dispelled my doubts.

"The Great Demon is essentially also a Sin Demon, possessing an instinctual drive for slaughter against humans. Once humans are discovered, it’s a zero-tolerance approach without exceptions. However, each Great Demon has its unique personality, making them distinguishable in their approach to slaughter," Little Bowl said, "For instance, according to some rumors, the Great Demon Xuanwu prefers to kill humans with Flame Power and, when in the same venue as the Catastrophe Demon, will prioritize attacking the Catastrophe Demon.

"On the other hand, the Catastrophe Demon prefers attacking those with great power. It disregards the weak who happen to survive but relentlessly pursues capable individuals who consciously escape from its grasp.

"Generally speaking, the Great Demon Xuanwu doesn’t pursue a target with such strong obsession as the Catastrophe Demon... Could it be that among you there are powerful Flame Ability Users, attracting the attention of the Great Demon Xuanwu?"

Her tone was steady and calm, contrasting sharply with her youthful and adorable appearance, revealing an air of intellect and proficiency. The guide showed a hint of surprise, yet quickly masked it. Being accustomed to the ups and downs of the apocalypse survivor world, a "strangely behaving child" didn’t surprise him.

The guide no longer treated Little Bowl as an ordinary child but answered seriously, "We do have some Flame Ability Users here, but firstly, they’re not particularly strong; secondly, to avoid attracting further attention from the Great Demon Xuanwu, they haven’t displayed their powers in inappropriate situations..."

"So, why is it?" Little Bowl asked curiously.

The guide glanced at me first, seemingly as a gesture of respect, before answering Little Bowl’s question, "though it’s just speculation... the Evangelical Institute has likely mastered the technology to manipulate Great Demons."

Little Bowl clearly didn’t expect such an answer, unable to quell her astonishment, she uttered in disbelief as if doubting her ears, "...What?"

"Is there any basis for this speculation?" I probed further.

"I’ve heard that from a long time ago, the Yellow Springs Evangelical Institute has been researching ways to alter the behavior patterns of Great Demons, using them for their own purposes. And for a long time, their main responsibility was to pursue and eradicate our Tai Sui Army," the guide bitterly spoke, "even though we’ve never provoked the Great Demon Xuanwu, we inexplicably endured such prolonged pursuit...

"Once could be attributed to bad luck, but being chased to this extent, it’s hard not to suspect whether the Yellow Springs Evangelical Institute has made breakthroughs in relevant technology and applied them to our Tai Sui Army.

"It’s said that in the past, Human God Huang Quan sought out the Great Demons several times and clashed with them. Sometimes, he would die, and revive somewhere else... You should know Great Demons are also undying, and opposing them is futile unless... Otherwise, it’s hard to imagine any other reason Huang Quan would do such things than to collect data for relevant technology."

Great Demons are also undying... Mazao also mentioned aspects of this, saying no matter how utterly the Great Demon is destroyed physically and spiritually, they bizarrely resurrect someday in the future.

In this regard, it’s similar to me. But the difference is, I can instantaneously revive in place, whereas the Great Demon’s resurrection doesn’t sound localized and takes a long time, seemingly more akin to Huang Quan’s undying nature.

However, what the guide was saying is merely speculative without providing more evidence. After asking several questions, I shifted the inquiry direction: "Pardon me, can I ask another potentially impolite question... Why is the Evangelical Institute so unyielding in wanting to utterly annihilate the Tai Sui Army?"

The guide showed a bitter smile, "Are you saying... though we are already battered and weakened, with merely a paltry number of people, without a human god to preside... In this perilous wasteland, even if left to fend for ourselves, we might disband before long... Why does the Evangelical Institute still use the power of Great Demons against us?"

"That’s one way to see it." I said.

The guide seemed to ponder for a moment and then replied, "It could be because... the Evangelical Institute believes we are planning to resurrect the Tai Sui God."

"Reviving Impermanence... resurrecting a human god?" I asked, surprised, "Can you accomplish that?"

Legend has it that the one who killed Tai Sui was the Evangelical Institute Master Yama.

Conflicts between human gods and human gods result in one’s defeat and death... Such happenings hold significance far beyond a mere mortal’s confrontation with another.

Being killed by a human god means truly perished. Unless the killed human god possesses resurrection abilities, it doesn’t count as "truly killed," otherwise, any post-factum attempts to revive them are mere pipe dreams.

Even if not killed by another human god, reviving a deceased human god itself is as challenging as ascending to the heavens. Just reviving one Yinyue requires meeting crazy conditions like "sacrificing another Yinyue" and equivalent to "draining the power of ten human gods," what cost would reviving one human god entail?

Simply reviving ordinary individuals killed by human gods is a daunting task. The reason I could revive so many ordinary people at the Luoshan Branch Base was due to modifications to history for revival costs, already pre-absorbed by Xu Gou summoning them here in some form.

"Truly meaningful resurrection is beyond our knowledge... However, amidst chaotic spacetime, limitless possibilities exist." The guide’s voice showed a faint fervor, "As long as we persist in exploration, perhaps one day we might encounter the ’still living Tai Sui God’ somewhere."

Upon hearing this, Little Bowl slightly parted her lips, seemingly wishing to speak up, ultimately swallowing her words.

I too don’t think this can be achieved.

The power of a human god possesses partial space-time transcendence, enabling intervention in past and future. Wanting to miraculously encounter the divine being slain by another somewhere and regain its protection on different grounds?

Life-and-death strife between human gods is no mere joke.

The mysterious woman leading the Tai Sui Army, simultaneously a person of Great Success Rank, could probably somewhat gauge secrets of the human god realm, and likely see through matters of this degree.

However, she evidently didn’t reveal this fact to her subordinates, even encouraging this misunderstanding’s spread...

I believe this is highly probable because unveiling the truth means certain annihilation of the Tai Sui Army.

The "Tai Sui God possibly persisting somewhere" is the last hope of this decayed army.

"Such crucial information, you just told me, there’s truly no issue?" I asked.

The guide replied, "This isn’t a secret, and moreover, the leader instructed us to speak everything known to you, without holding back."

"Well then... when is your leader returning?" I asked, "She instructed you in advance how to welcome me, and gave you my Mind-Written Photos, yet hasn’t returned herself?"

"It shouldn’t take much time." The guide truthfully answered, "The intel concerning you was transmitted remotely by the leader using Spell communication devices, including the image information...

He spoke with clear conviction, "Heard she has already shaken off the pursuit of the Great Demon Xuanwu. Provided there are no mishaps along the way, you’ll soon meet her."

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