Enforcer Manual
Chapter 1041 - 918: 1/150 (Part 2)_2

Chapter 1041: Chapter 918: 1/150 (Part 2)_2

The control panel of the hovering car showed that there was still 1 hour and 12 minutes left on the journey from Lira to Oasis, and she felt she could challenge the record.

"His nose is much more sensitive than his ears, so take it as it comes."

Just as Song Lan’s eyes were about to open, the hair slipped from his nostril, and the eyes that had almost opened were closed again.

That moment was nearing its limit; half a second later, and Song Lan would have awakened.

Lu Xiang waited another two seconds, then once again directed the hair toward Song Lan’s ear.

"Nothingness" was not happy; his heart ached.

Not only because he was forced to feel full, but also because the Lu Xiang he knew had completely changed. Previously, in her partnership with Song Lan, Song Lan was in charge of slacking off, and she dealt with serious matters. Only such a combination could barely continue, and now, Lu Xiang had also failed to resist the fierce "salty fish" virus and started neglecting her duties alongside him.

Thus, the last sanctuary of the upper world had disappeared.

Compared to this, the virus and Song Lan were nothing.

"Nothingness" lamented, "You have fallen."

"Fallen? I don’t think so,"

Lu Xiang said, "This is reclaiming the joy that belongs to humanity, and it’s the same for you, isn’t it?"

She had heard of the various deeds of "Nothingness" in her daily calls with Song Lan; the current "Nothingness" no longer had the dignity of upper life.

"He also said that once this is over, he can introduce you to audition at Kolo Film Industry."

"Really?"

At these words, "Nothingness" indeed lit up with excitement.

Although the guild was powerful in the Neutral Country, it lacked a proper film company, unable to satisfy his pleasure.

"Really."

"That’s what true friends do!"

If one remains in the upper world, one would never understand the joy of being human.

Lu Xiang remembered Song Lan saying that the life forms of the upper world were beings of extreme boredom, and nothing was more dangerous than a group of extremely bored people possessing power.

Observing believers and writing their destinies were the most common pastimes of the upper world.

This was also recorded in the Church’s scripture, "The Devil and the Unforgivable".

The Devil said that suffering had no meaning; it was not a test from the Deity, but merely their way of having fun.

The devil in the scriptures was always tempting believers, trying to overturn the stability of faith.

"I am very happy now, and that’s important."

"That indeed sounds like something he would say."

"Nothingness" glanced at Song Lan, "Only he hasn’t changed at all over the years; he has been like this since the day I met him."

Sneaky and deceitful, like a malignant tumor, that was how the upper world viewed Song Lan.

"From the day you met him, he has been human, and that identity has never changed."

How could human ways of thinking ever sync with the deities’?

But every deity was initially evolved from humans or other creatures, getting lost in the quest for power, thus forgetting their true identities.

Although Lu Xiang didn’t retain any memories of the upper world, everything Song Lan said was constantly unfolding before her eyes; the destruction of the upper world didn’t stop the cycle. "Have you heard of the corporate system?"

"I would love to hear more."

"In the United Government, corporate leaders have become deities in people’s eyes, their daily lives becoming tales of wonder shared among the masses, with many corporate employees seeing meeting a manager as a lifetime honor."

Just as the past believers longed to hear whispers from the upper world.

And every decision made by these corporate leaders, like those of the deities, had the power to change the destinies of countless individuals.

The upper world had been destroyed, but even if history was buried, some things inevitably remained.

"Achoo—!"

A loud sneeze interrupted the conversation between the two, making him vigorously scratch his nose and quickly clarify, "Don’t misconstrue my words, I didn’t mean that, I have no opinion on the company and the Review Meeting system!"

"Oh dear, 10 minutes and 27 seconds."

Lu Xiang said in annoyance, then looked at Song Lan with innocent eyes, as if he wasn’t the one who had just brought up a dangerous topic, "There’s about an hour left to go, why don’t you sleep a bit more?"

"No, thanks."

Song Lan politely declined Lu Xiang’s kind offer.

Recently, Little Black was prevalent, and given that Oasis was a very special place, he definitely didn’t want to wake up suddenly becoming a leader of opinion or a spiritual rebel.

"But ’they were mostly human initially, no different from you and me’—that was your very own quote."

.......................

Meanwhile, somewhere in Lute City.

When flames pierced through the darkness, the blood all over the ground vanished completely.

This was the seventh statue that Ricochet had destroyed that day, the number of infection sources was staggering, and many were located in densely populated areas; no wonder the virus had swept through Oasis in the blink of an eye.

The situation in other cities was much the same.

However, at his suggestion, the immunes in various cities had started taking action.

First, they had to eliminate the infection sources scattered around the cities as much as possible.

"Praise the God of Life! We have hope now! We just destroyed the fifth statue!"

The phone brought good news again, but the celebrations made Ricochet’s teeth grind; he clenched his fists.

Only he knew that the location of the statues did not come from the guidance of the God of Life but from the source of the plague, which had provided him the locations of many statues.

And since that night, he had never again been able to hear guidance from the God of Life.

But for now, Ricochet couldn’t reveal the truth; only a miracle could unite the people of Oasis at this time.

"Listen to their praises."

From within the evaporating black smoke came that evil voice again, "Whenever I want, I can play the role of the God of Life—what a touching scene, every single one of them praising my mercy."

Ricochet once again activated the flame thrower.

It was an act of venting; he was well aware that this action accomplished nothing.

The intense flames couldn’t silence the mocking voice; every time he destroyed a statue, that malicious voice would rise, watching their struggles as if watching a play.

"Ricochet, you really should reflect more on yourself. If it weren’t for your unnecessary actions, these things wouldn’t have happened, not only that, but they would have received gifts from the Deity... curing diseases, regenerating limbs, even bringing the dead back to life? Weren’t those who signed up coming for that? The power of a god can bring blessings as well as destruction; you chose the latter."

The voice paused for a moment, then suddenly said, "I just had a great idea, you could climb the bell tower once again, confess your actions to everyone – that might make me consider stopping this epidemic."

"If your power is limitless, why are you telling me this?"

"It’s an interesting game..."

"Because you can’t do it, can you?"

Ricochet spoke up, "I’ve heard before that Psychic ability users can warp a person’s will, forcing them to act against their own interests. If your power is indeed so great, why not take action?"

His question plunged the dark and cramped space into a prolonged silence.

"Or, follow the Brotherhood’s methods, kill me, let my corpse lie across the streets, then I suppose those who regard me as the God of Life will collapse, right?"

Ricochet had been pondering these questions all along.

Although that malevolent voice maintained that it was already winning, it hadn’t taken any substantial action even after he destroyed the seventh statue.

"The truth is, you can’t warp wills nor take my life."

The silence confirmed Ricochet’s conjecture.

He turned and walked toward the entrance; more statues awaited his destruction in this city.

—"If you can’t even handle a mere messenger, how can you possibly stand against the God of Life?"

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