lcionline Chapter 357 The former Fei Yang, not an innocent atonement
Chapter 357 The former Fei Yang, not an innocent atonement
It seemed to be instinct, a strong desire that made them want to take Livy somewhere.
But Li Wei sensed a different, more intense emotion from it... destruction, a despairing feeling of destroying everything.
The emotions of liberation and destruction are intertwined, entangled, and coexist.
Besides this, Li Wei felt that his body was moving, yet his body was also beginning to dissolve... The power of death pulled him back from the brink of death time and time again, only to bring him to the brink of death again in an instant.
He wanted to open his eyes and look around, but he couldn't at all. He truly existed within the cables, like a small boat, not knowing where it was going.
Perhaps a long time has passed... and we still haven't reached our destination.
Li Wei ceased his resistance; with the power of death, he would not die and would surely be able to return to his original form.
It seems like giving up on treatment, or feeling exhausted, or like everything I've experienced in the past, I need to be bolder, even bolder...let go of all my timid and hesitant thoughts.
Be brave and do it!
Li Wei gave up treatment.
Gradually, he began to lose sensation in his own body.
The body plunges into the deep sea, the soul merges into the abyss.
After realizing that they accepted his integration and his invitation to assimilate.
Li Wei smiled gently.
How can we bring a lifeless group chat back to life?
That would certainly be... distorting and mixing historical facts!
Gradually, he... became part of the cables, becoming one of them.
As he regained his senses, a voice rang in his ears, "What's going on? Why has the lord issued a restriction order?"
Li Wei's gaze swept over the notices posted on the wall.
Then I noticed a banner, a golden banner with flames that looked like shooting stars.
The flag of Feiyang.
No one is allowed to leave the territory of Flying Sun...
Li Wei then realized that he was unable to act on his own, and his own consciousness could not exert any influence.
Am I just observing someone's experience in Feiyang?
Li Wei muttered to himself in confusion.
Passing by a glass window, Li Wei saw the man's face clearly: he was wearing armor, had a long sword at his waist, and his appearance was quite ordinary...
The sounds of smashing and looting suddenly rang out.
A group of soldiers emerged from the nearby shops: "Captain, let's go."
They escorted the shop owner and his family.
An angry voice burst from the boss's mouth: "You damned barbarians!!!"
"The ban has been issued; no one is allowed to leave the territory. What are you doing, secretly selling off your property?"
Li Wei reached out, and the man he possessed raised his sword and placed it against the boss's neck. "Don't make things difficult for us."
When the farce ended, the people gathered around it had no idea what had really happened to the land they lived in.
A dizzying sensation swept over me.
Li Wei heard cheers rising and falling like waves, and in his line of sight, in front of the tallest building, Had stood on the terrace.
A black dragon spiraled down and grabbed the spire of the building that stretched upwards.
Hader stretched out his arms to welcome the cheers of the people.
He said loudly:
"From this day forward, Feiyang is no longer the territory of a weak kingdom!"
"From this day forward, we will have our own sovereignty!"
"From this day forward, I, Had, declare that Feiyang will break away from the Kingdom of Belzegu and its new name will be the Kingdom of Feiyang."
"And I, by virtue of the people's great affection, hereby proclaim myself the First King!!!"
An even louder and more enthusiastic cheer erupted.
"Yes, absolutely right, they should fucking be independent!!!"
"Why should we, the people of Feiyang, pay taxes to the insects of the kingdom?"
"Independence, independence, independence!!!"
Li Wei frowned deeply.
Feiyang's blockade, and independence...
He had never been to Feiyang in person. The blockade of Feiyang had begun long ago, and he heard about independence... in the royal city.
Not long after that, Cecilia overthrew the hereditary throne of the Kingdom Pig and changed the kingdom into a duchy... declaring herself the first queen.
As the viewpoint shifted once again.
"It's time to go out."
A familiar male voice.
Still him.
They left the narrow, dark room.
We arrived at the city gate.
The man was surrounded by a large crowd.
A row of people, their hands bound behind their backs and their ankles shackled with iron chains, knelt on the ground in unison. Judging from their clothing, they appeared to be merchants...
One of them pleaded, “Sir, please, we just want to go home.”
"The ban has been in effect for a full month, don't you know that? Those who defect from Belzegu should all be executed."
The pleading voice rang out again: "We were wrong, we won't leave, we won't leave, please let us go."
"Execution!"
Pleading is useless and has no effect.
When the people around saw their heads fall to the ground, they couldn't help but sneer, "You stinking outsiders."
"Good for them! Kill all these outsiders!"
"They are the ones who ruined Feiyang's atmosphere."
"Damn it, are you soldiers just sitting around doing nothing? Look who else is there! Is that all? Find them all and kill them all!!!"
My vision blurred and shifted.
Along a section of the city wall about one kilometer long, corpses were hanging everywhere, cruelly suspended from crosses.
"Execution."
As the words fall.
A new prisoner was executed...
Among them were even non-commissioned officers wearing armor and rank insignia.
What did he do wrong?
"He helped several people desert."
"Oh my god..."
"Don't go out lately, recruitment has started, we're going to fight Belzegu... I heard from a source... that they're conducting experiments here, trying to turn soldiers into super soldiers."
"really?!"
"Do you remember the black dragon on Independence Day?"
"I remember, Black Dragon... He was so handsome."
"That might be the king's eldest son."
"This...it can't be, it absolutely can't be..."
“Nothing is impossible. Our king may have sold his soul and made a deal with the devil.”
...
"Please, no, no!"
A gaunt old woman, clutching a young child tightly in her arms, frantically brandished a sickle, trying to scare away the people in front of her.
Li Wei tried to understand the situation, but before he could, he raised his hand, easily grasped the swinging sickle, pulled hard, snatched the sickle away, and threw it away.
"Being able to join the army means the highest honor! How dare you disregard the lord's orders?!" Li Wei pointed to the folder in his hand, "Your grandson meets the requirements for enlistment and must serve the country."
The old woman cried out angrily, "But what about my son... He joined the army a month ago, without a single letter, and you won't even let me see him."
The old woman shouted, "I've heard everything! My son has been transformed into..."
The smell of rust filled his nostrils, and Li Wei stared blankly at the splattered blood in front of him.
Then he reached out and pulled the young child in the old woman's arms.
The child cried and screamed like a madman, casting pleading glances at those around him.
But those around dared not linger.
The child was taken away.
It's raining.
No one dared to drag the old lady's body away.
Finally, after the rain, everything was washed away.
Time and again, Li Wei witnessed the man he possessed transform from a soldier who initially guarded the territory into an executioner who personally handed his people over to the devil.
A new scene appears.
Li Wei noticed that the streets were deserted.
The place is messy and dilapidated. The once timid rats now scurry about the streets with an air of arrogance, eating until they are round and plump.
My gaze moved forward, through the narrow, dark alley, and I pushed open the door.
Inside the house, people wore tattered cloaks, their hands clasped together, and before them stood a statue—not of goddesses, nor of any common type.
This is a stone statue with indistinct features, dressed in feathered robes, and only about 20 centimeters in size.
Not long ago, a figure began to gain popularity on the streets and alleys, and was called the "Goddess of Savior".
By believing in the Goddess of Saviour and praying sincerely, they can avoid any disaster, overcome suffering, and usher in a new life.
The people who were praying ignored the visitors and continued their prayers and chanting.
The man let out a long sigh, then smashed the statue with his sword. From the shards, a metal object the size of a button, emitting a faint light, appeared before everyone's eyes.
"Locator, you know? There's no savior goddess."
Immediately afterwards, a squad of soldiers rushed into the room, captured all the believers, and took them away to an unknown destination.
The escorted believers showed no signs of panic, fear, or anxiety; they continued their mourning in a numb manner.
A soldier approached, "Captain, is this really the right thing to do? We..."
The captain shook his head slightly.
"Just follow orders."
"But."
"Don't overthink it. If it weren't for them, the next one would be us," the captain said.
More and more images appeared before my eyes.
He possessed the body of a soldier, a squad leader of relatively low rank.
With this clever idea, he led one Feiyang citizen after another away.
The people he took away never returned.
He heard that war had begun, and he prepared to go to the front lines.
He heard that a large number of dragon beasts had appeared at the front lines.
He heard that King Hader had formed an alliance with the devil.
Later on... he mechanically and numbly took away his own compatriots... even a child.
He was terrified, he was afraid, he worried that one day he would be next.
at last.
At the end.
The longsword held by the soldier before him reflected on his calm face.
"I'm sorry, Captain, I'm so sorry, I don't want to be next... Please, don't resist... Please..."
"Let's go," the man said.
then.
The man saw where his compatriots, whom he was escorting, had gone...
Inside the factory filled with machinery, the noise of cutting echoed, and the assembly line was filled with the cries of fellow countrymen. When someone fainted from fear, a violent electric shock spread throughout the entire assembly line.
They awoke with a start.
They screamed.
They were deprived of their human dignity.
It became part of... a vast creation that spread to an unknown distance.
A man walks onto the assembly line.
The demon let out a sinister laugh and a mocking tone.
He hummed an unknown song softly, becoming one with his compatriots... and becoming the next one.
Li Wei opened his eyes, and with the aid of the power of death, regained control of his body, severing the fusion with his flesh and blood.
But then, an even more frenzied killing began.
Li Wei sensed the malice directed at him by the flesh and blood cables.
Squeeze his body.
Shatter his body.
Eat, swallow, merge...
Li Wei understood... the flesh and wires weren't just their bodies fusing together; more importantly, their spirits were gradually merging...
During this time.
The strongest emotions overwhelmed all others... Anger and sadness prevailed.
They were enraged by the damned demons and their own people, and tortured and transformed them into their current inhuman form.
But he was powerless to rage.
Their anger had nowhere to go, and just then Li Wei arrived... They rushed over in droves.
He wanted to assimilate Li Wei into himself.
Why should you be able to breathe freely, have your feet on the ground, and live as a human being?
But when Livy used his power of death to break free from their union.
They were even angrier.
They were even more eager to merge Li Wei with themselves.
The ugliness of human nature was on full display at this moment.
Li Wei felt confused and didn't understand.
No, if that's the case, why didn't they express these things at the very first moment of contact...?
Even now, Li Wei can still sense the noise present in it.
Once again, I chose to integrate myself into their group.
Assimilate as much as possible...assimilate into one of them...he finally heard that discordant note.
Although insignificant.
The noise that truly exists... hinders assimilation.
Just as someone weakly pleaded, yearning for Li Wei to give them relief... yet contradictorily wanted Li Wei to be 'the next'.
The 'herd effect' refers to the phenomenon where an individual's beliefs or behaviors change in a direction consistent with the majority due to the influence or pressure of a real or imagined group...
The body and mind are almost integrated into one, and the manifestation of this effect is displayed in a very concrete way.
Most of them have already succumbed to despair. Their unvented anger and the suffering they have endured have gradually become shackles on their souls, and they wish that everyone would experience the same misfortune they have suffered.
Why are you so lucky while I'm so miserable... If you want to drink water, you have to kill the well digger too, otherwise he'll have to drink my water too.
But still.
There were a few sounds, as faint as drops of water falling on the surface of a lake, so faint that they could only create ripples... eventually merging into the lake, but they truly existed.
Li Wei's unwavering belief has always been... salvation, even in the most insignificant way... even in saving those who oppose him.
As long as the result is good... that's enough.
Li Wei opened his eyes again.
He said slowly.
"Don't waste your energy, you can't kill me."
The flesh and cables trembled violently.
Li Wei was completely unconcerned; after experiencing death once again, he continued.
"The culprit who caused all of this is not here."
"But you are not innocent either; you have contributed to all of this."
Li Wei paused for a moment and then continued, "I can't save you."
"You can't go back to your original form."
"But if you are willing, I can give you a chance to be freed."
As expected.
Upon learning of Li Wei's thoughts, the flesh and blood cables began to violently reject him, trying to expel him from their bodies.
The will to survive is ingrained in one's instincts.
At this moment, Li Wei said:
"Or perhaps, we'll give you a chance to atone for your sins."
"Take me where I am supposed to be."
"I will free you."
Li Wei stretched out his hand: "I also promise you, I will repay your anger and all the suffering you have endured to the culprit!"
"Whether it's a demon or Hades."
"I will kill them all."
The flesh and cables came to a standstill.
Li Wei said:
There won't be another one!
"While you still have a choice, do you choose to live in humiliation, or do you choose... revenge?"
"My patience has its limits."
In an instant.
No longer deathly silent.
Li Wei's body was transported to the central hub that connected all the cables.
He stood on the soft ground made of flesh and blood.
This appears to be a cavity.
Looking up.
The enormous heart was pounding wildly, and through its membrane, Li Wei could vaguely sense something brewing and growing within, about to awaken.
Just as Li Wei was about to take action.
The demon's voice sounded from behind.
"Welcome, Mr. Li Wei."
Li Wei turned around and saw... a huge mechanized demon, whose appearance matched the battle report—the Pillar Demon!
The demon opened its arms toward the heart.
"A demon, composed of countless pains and desires, filled with rage towards all life, and intent on annihilating every living being, is about to be born."
"He/she/it will make up for the missing pillar."
“And this place,” he said, gazing at Li Wei, with a soft laugh, “will also be your grave.”
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