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Chapter 412 Nihilism in a Narrow Sense

Lower life forms are subject to rules and order. Moreover, they depend on order for their existence. If they break away from the existing order and rules, they will wither and perish.

Higher-level life forms are able to traverse the void.

From the perspective of those in lower positions, those in higher positions are not to be looked at directly, touched, or easily desecrated.

Therefore, they are called "shadows".

From this perspective, it seems that the origin of the definition of shadow is bottom-up, rather than the concept existing from the beginning.

This seems to corroborate another point: the gods who now walk above the order also evolved from lower-level life forms, and they once looked up at the "shadows" in the starry sky as inferior beings.

……

Thus, the confrontation ceased to be a clash between mortal power and a ruler the moment Milo's ravaged body was restored.

This was no accident; there had been many subtle omens beforehand.

The fact that the old man from the abyss, representing the gods of dreams in the dream realm, brought Milo under the binding force of the contract already illustrates this point.

Similarly, the Scarlet Witch, who always disappears when trouble arises, had long foreseen the evenly matched confrontation, which is why she said something like granting her wish.

As the architect of this foolish plan, Imnar may have sensed it long ago, but it ultimately did not anticipate that a life form that still retained sufficient humanity could ascend to the ranks of the Shadows.

Even within the vast group of Great Old Ones, a strict hierarchy exists, and the Shadow is one of the biggest dividing lines.

The rulers above this sequence are not only extremely destructive to those below them, but also capable of harming other beings of the same kind, that is, other Great Old Ones.

……

Milo has not yet truly mastered the power of Shadow.

The most obvious point is that he cannot yet manipulate the existing order of the real world like Imnar, but at least he can exist outside of that order, and that is enough.

"To be honest, if you don't play it this way, I might never get to this sequence."

Milo stood in the void, calmly watching the intense red light emanating from his raised arm.

He felt the pure power that allowed him to exist independently after being separated from the order: the vision provided by his spiritual sight, the destructive power brought by the blood of Sothos, the physique gained from the Holy Communion sacrifice, and the inexhaustible power that fear provided him.

Whether in the real world or the dream world, when Milo is under the cover of order, he can never clearly touch or control the series of inhuman characteristics within him, as if he is shrouded in a fog.

Now, in the void, the power that had long existed within him was placed before him like tangible objects, so clear and real.

……

"At this level, isn't it a bit unreasonable to fight with fists and feet?"

He looked down at his hands and muttered to himself:

"It would seem cheap if the main form of warfare between space armies in comic book adaptations were hand-to-hand combat..."

Milo chuckled self-deprecatingly, then looked up at the most dazzling life form in his field of vision:

"But I have to say that human imagination is always limited, and for the time being, I can't think of a more sophisticated way."

The next second, his figure disappeared into the void.

Perhaps we should change our catchphrase "the next second," because at this moment the order of time has fallen into slumber, and the true order has been fractally imitated to another side.

"So it should be considered teleportation, right?"

Bang! ! !
Milo appeared behind Imnar and delivered a powerful punch from above.

……

(Stop! Please pause here) Following the previous logic, without the constraints of various orders, the sentence above contains several grammatical errors.

First of all, there will be no "bang" sound.

Furthermore, there should be no concept of "up" and "down" directions.

Finally, Milo's mutterings and his fist slamming into Imnal occurred in exactly the same time.

The most, most, most, most reasonable way to describe it is—he spoke, and attacked.

Yes, it's that pure and simple.

Setting aside all descriptive methods, including onomatopoeia, static gestures, dynamic operations, and a whole host of other complex elements, in the void world, the battles between the Great Old Ones of the Shadow Sequence boil down to just two words: attack.

Until one of them dies.

but.

This leads us to another paradoxical problem.

When all order is truly stripped away and enters into an eternal void, does the concept of "death" still exist?
Physical death refers to the permanent cessation of life activities.

But this single sentence already involves several existing orders: matter, time, and space. And if these orders do not limit and explain it, then what does death mean?
Ultimately, when everything truly vanishes into nothingness, and even death ceases to exist, does an attack lose its meaning?
……

In a fleeting moment, Milo once again felt something of a higher level slip through his mind, much like the fractal theory thinking sparked by Finn's elementary school problem about three matches.

"That which sleeps eternally is not the dead; in the wondrous span of eternity, even death vanishes." — The Necronomicon

In fact, a sentence in that ancient book had already revealed the truth.

……

...

In nothingness.

Milo can speak, think, and attack all at the same time.

The slumber of the order of time released the constraints of the past, but it also led him into another level of chaos.

However, given Milo's level of ability, he couldn't sort out this chaotic thought in an instant; the only assumption he could make was:
Even the fractal rules mastered by Imnar, who has regained his divinity, cannot create true nothingness. Those orders that are beyond the comprehension of the Old Ones still exist, and Imnar cannot touch them, nor can he copy or imitate them.

It was precisely those orders that were beyond the comprehension of the old rulers that gave meaning to this battle.

This means that the so-called nothingness is merely the nothingness as perceived by Milo and Imnar.

Otherwise, if even death disappears, then the two of them will only be staring at each other in the void, until eternity.

……

Order defines death, and death gives purpose to the fighting.

Thus, this confrontation at the level of the Great Old Ones became meaningful.

Within this narrow void, a great battle unfolded, one beyond mortal comprehension. Yet, to summarize it in words would be utterly bland and tasteless.

attack,

Counterattack

attack,

Fight back...

And so it continues in a cycle.

Until "death" as defined by a higher order occurs in one of them.

……

It was only then that Milo finally understood that it wasn't that he could clearly grasp the power of his spiritual vision, the destructive force of the Outer God's blood, and the Holy Communion physique, but rather that in the narrow sense of nothingness, he could only use these powers.

Limited by his lowly origins and limited imagination, the only attacks he could muster were hand-to-hand combat filled with primal human instincts.

However, from another perspective, perhaps the attacks that Imnar received were not simply physical blows.

In short, it was an extremely chaotic and twisted battle, yet also incredibly pure and simple.

There were no landslides, no raging waves, and no terrifying changes in the sky and earth.

Silent and without a sound.

The lower-level life forms were unaware of the existence of such a life-or-death struggle.

Since there are no collateral damage scenarios common in traditional high-energy battles, no bystanders, and no Golden Gate Bridge that collapses every time the world ends... this battle in the void seems somewhat quiet, even tedious.

……

...

At the Garnier Opera House.

Everything returned to silence.

The survivors who did not die in the first wave of the storm remain asleep.

Because the Void temporarily severed the connection between Milo and the Shadows of Exile, the Shadows of Exile's "grand project" of moving the survivors out of the opera house was also forced to stop, and the group of seven once again fell into a state of confusion and disorientation.

……

However, just like the cat in the box, there are always two completely opposite situations.

Since the order of the real world has fallen into slumber, it means that Imnar's fractal rules have created a completely identical system of order in the imitator world, including time, space, matter, energy...

From this moment on, Nanwei City in the Imitation World became a city that truly existed.

Here, Imnar's fractals can no longer easily restore the manor destroyed by Yan to its original state as before.

In short, it is no longer the creator here.

Because order has arrived, everything here is closer to "reality" than ever before.

...

So, since we, as those in a lower position, cannot help us understand that pointless battle in the void, we might as well, like the sleeping citizens of Nanwei, temporarily forget about the already ruined city of Nanwei.

Turn your attention to the imitator, Nanwei City.

At least the fighting here is visible to the naked eye.

whee.

……

...

23rd Diocese.

Abandoned, back-to-back residential area awaiting construction, the very place where the Valrocan family first lived.

The gale-force winds that carried Enid descended, accompanied by billowing black smoke.

"Cough cough cough!!!... Waaaaaah..."

As soon as he landed, Yan began vomiting blood uncontrollably.

He knelt down with a thud, the sound of blood spurting from his mouth and nose quite horrifying.

After dragging the unconscious Enid to a corner of the abandoned residential ruins, Yan gritted his teeth and walked towards the underground area that had been smashed open after the building's walls collapsed.

This area was originally part of the original underground rainwater transport network of Nanwei City.

On the night of the hunt, the night Yan acted as the gate-blocking warrior, a mysterious explosion turned the building upside down, and at the same time, Yan discovered this natural hidden place underground.

It is now called the "dungeon".

Inside the dungeon, three "old acquaintances" were imprisoned.

They are, respectively, clergy from the Church of the Golden Rule and two bloodthirsty creatures from the distant Cainhurst Castle.

And so the most outrageous coincidence of the night occurred.

Now, everyone in this ruin, upstairs and downstairs, is a "fish that slipped through the net" under Imnar's fractal rules.

Apart from Enid, who is an exception, everyone else is not a normal person.

Or to put it another way, they are among the few non-imitators in Nanwei City at this moment.

……

Countless wild beasts are approaching the 23rd parish.

In the darkness, this street is as terrifying as hell.

"Clang!!!"

The sound of chains being cut echoed from the dungeon.

...

Yan, panting heavily, looked at Dila Xiao, whose body was half-submerged in the rain and whose face was ashen:
"I can't find my eldest son. Now only you can lend a hand. What do you mean?"

Ah, attack, counterattack, attack, counterattack, attack, counterattack~~~~~~~
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