Apocalyptic Era: Starting from picking up a Bishoujo
Chapter 585 - 548 Quasi-God Mazao

Chapter 585: 548 Quasi-God Mazao

Anyone with a sound moral compass and conscience like Zhu Shi would ultimately choose to defend the lives of eighty billion humans. No, such a "choice" could never even emerge in Zhu Shi’s thoughts from the start. Regardless of how others align themselves, she would instinctively point her sword at the Evangelical Institute. Mazao would certainly do the same. Changan as well.

Unfortunately, I lack sound morals and conscience, so I pondered a bit.

Little Bowl seemed to sense my emotions; she turned her head and looked at me silently. Although she had previously claimed she didn’t care about the world and its future, and said she would trust me and stand by my side, would she still stand with me if I really chose the path of slaughtering all mankind?

After a brief consideration, I decided to abandon that route.

To turn away from the apocalypse that would obliterate everything, and wield the butcher’s knife against eighty billion mortals... this sounds like choosing a route that’s both easy and safe to avoid a desperate situation, which doesn’t match my disposition.

This is still a lesser problem. A more crucial reason is, if it were just me standing against all of humanity, that would be one thing. Honestly, during middle school, I often fantasized about scenarios where I would stand against the world alone for the sake of a beloved person, but if accompanying me against the world are various Impermanence figures, human gods, supernatural forces, and whatnot, it feels inherently strange.

"..."

Little Bowl seemed relieved.

So, how would other Impermanence figures choose?

The images of the Lushan Great Impermanence figures fluctuated in my mind; eventually, I realized that, aside from myself, the only Impermanence who would unwaveringly stand against the Evangelical Institute was Fa Zheng.

Fa Zheng’s friend Jian Feixian would only support Governance Ideology due to their friendship. By nature, Jian Feixian actually leans towards Extraordinaryism and a neutral stance. He doesn’t care about the life and death of the masses; if simply burying existing human civilization could halt the apocalypse, he might join the burial route or choose to stand aside.

As for Gua Tianshi, although he plans to fulfill Governance Ideology visions through Extraordinaryist means, I’m uncertain whether he would refuse the Evangelical Institute’s extinction plan. On one side, I can sense he holds a profound passion for human civilization, viewing Impermanence as merely a helmsman in civilization’s timeline, believing that civilization will one day embark into the cosmos.

On the other side, I can also sense his callousness towards humanity. To accumulate rich experiences during civilization’s enlightenment period, he might even casually remark, "Let Extraordinaryism fish for centuries in human society."

This is already the perspective of a Transcender. In his eyes, there is only civilization and a "distant future"; the life and death of individual members of civilization and the current joys and sorrows don’t concern him at all. That’s why Dong Che would leave his side, because he lacks empathy for the masses.

Abandoning everything accumulated by human civilization to this day would inevitably cause him grievous pain, yet he might abandon a civilization overwhelmed with faults for the sake of relaunching a new civilization in a remote future, driven by a farsighted thought.

As for Ming Zhuo... let’s skip this person; I can’t think of a reason why he wouldn’t defect.

King Zhuanlun is even less worth discussing. Now that it’s known this "Doomsday Era" isn’t a future world but a Post-mortem World, the human god King Zhuanlun present at the Evangelical Institute can only be the Lushan Great Impermanence King Zhuanlun who defected in betrayal.

As for Old Fist God and Liu Shuying, I’m unsure of how these two hold their neutral stance, but one thing is certain... fundamentally, neither are upright figures who care for the masses.

The situation is dire.

But Lady No. 7 offered her perspective.

"Whether we act or not, the Evangelical Institute is bound to have contact with the Lushan Great Impermanence figures. Those who will be swayed will be swayed eventually; those who will fight till the end will fight till the end eventually," she said, "And what we need to do is deliver the intelligence necessary for the battle to the latter as early as possible. Without means to access the Post-mortem World, they’ll only be at a disadvantage."

"So, how can you be sure that I’m not among those who’ll be swayed?" I asked back.

After a moment of silence, Lady No. 7 said, "You’re allied with Impermanence Fa Zheng and supporting Governance Ideology; the few friends you associate with are good people willing to stand on the side of the ordinary crowd... Are you trying to say you’re choosing the path of the Evangelical Institute? If so, then I have no words..."

"You, who stay in the Post-mortem World, seem to know quite a bit. Have you asked the Master of Divine Seal about my nature?" I said.

Lady No. 7 did not respond, so I continued, "Rest assured, I won’t side with the Evangelical Institute. Let’s hear your concrete plans first."

"I’m fine with attacking the Yellow Springs Evangelical Institute. But do you know how to reach the Yellow Springs Evangelical Institute? When will the operation commence?"

Lady No. 7 breathed a sigh of relief and then replied, "Rest assured, I have already surveyed the surroundings near the Yellow Springs Evangelical Institute in advance, can draw a map of how to get there, and can use my ability to teleport you and the Tai Sui Army there anytime.

Because we don’t know if Huang Quan is there, if he is, you need to deal with Huang Quan first, while I and the Tai Sui Army take the chance to sneak into the enemy’s base and search for the technical data of the Life and Death Transmission Array ’Du Shuo Mountain’ and seize the Divine Seal Fragment hidden there.

The finished product of ’Du Shuo Mountain’ is located at the Evangelical Institute headquarters; afterward, we can find ways to return to the Living World through there. However, to activate ’Du Shuo Mountain,’ you must first go through an unknown procedure. The requirements to fulfill this procedure should be written in the technical data, so even if we simply desire to return to the Living World, we must secure this technical data."

After hearing this, I asked, "—Are you saying there’s also the matter of the Divine Seal Fragment?"

"The foundation to realize ’Du Shuo Mountain’ is the Power of Divine Seal Fragments. This is why I initially hoped you would transfer this technical data to Weichi ..." Lady No. 7 patiently explained, "Only Weichi, who is simultaneously a master of Super Array and a Void Envoy, can rapidly comprehend and utilize this technical data."

That does make sense. The Gate of Life and Death, which Lushan hasn’t found a clue for over a hundred years, can be pushed open by the Evangelical Institute under the harsh conditions of the Post-mortem World, but only with such unreasoning power.

Thinking about it this way, Ming Zhuo’s request to Divine Light for help researching the use of Power of Divine Seal Fragments to push open Naraku Gates was indeed correct, yet too bad Divine Light died too soon.

Though Lady No. 7 claims she would humbly ask me to join the mission, I have no reason to refuse. Securing the technical data of the Life and Death Transmission Array ’Du Shuo Mountain’ is something I must do. The difference is that, in this cooperation, I’m the dominant party, so she needs to present herself humbly in advance.

"Any other questions?" Lady No. 7 asked.

Little Bowl looked at me and then raised her hand.

"What issue do you have?" Lady No. 7 asked.

"Lady No. 7, I’d like to ask you about someone." Little Bowl said solemnly, "Have you heard of the name ’Mazao’?"

Upon hearing this, Lady No. 7’s eyes changed slightly.

I too recalled belatedly. The information Lady No. 7 previously provided is excessively heavyweight and drastically altered my perspective on the world; my attention inevitably focused squarely on that. To the extent that I temporarily forgot I should inquire about Mazao.

Lady No. 7 was once Tai Sui’s confidant, a high-ranking cadre at the Evangelical Institute, and also a Demigod, and Mazao was once one of the Evangelical Institute’s Demigods. Lady No. 7 must know information about Mazao.

Furthermore, these two might have been acquainted in the past, with stories untold to both Little Bowl and me.

"Mazao... that’s indeed a nostalgic name." Lady No. 7 said with a complex tone, "...Yes, I know of her."

Little Bowl’s attitude became slightly tense, and she asked tentatively, "Could you share what you know about her?"

"It’s my request too." I added.

Watching Lady No. 7’s reaction, I sharpened my ears, reminding myself not to miss a single word from then on.

Lady No. 7 nodded and, as her face became reminiscent, replied, "Huang Quan has numerous students at the Evangelical Institute, and Mazao was the best among them, regarded as Huang Quan’s direct disciple. To this day, in terms of progress speed, no one in the Evangelical Institute is worthy of comparison with hers. Before I became Tai Sui’s confidant, she was already Huang Quan’s confidant, holding an incredibly esteemed position and authority at the Evangelical Institute.

"Before her betrayal, the Evangelical Institute had only three human gods: Yama, Huang Quan, and Tai Sui. Many believed she was the genius most likely to become the fourth human god."

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