Ke-style law enforcement officers

Chapter 593 Journey to the Abyss
Rebecca thought she had just had a very long and bizarre dream.

Because, from a certain point in time after leaving Nanwei City, she was no longer able to objectively distinguish between dreams and reality.

For a long time, she believed that everything she had experienced was real.

But is the real world really like that?
In a higher dimension, there are projections of beings, ancient beasts as large as islands in the sea, and merchant ships from the Far East carrying hostility of unknown origin.

The burning of Iloa…

The churning dust of Suleimani...

Then came the ancient R'lyeh, which finally landed after countless stars had traversed its orbit...

The snail-like beings that tore their own bodies apart, and the countless Star Familiars filling the sky…

Conspiracies piled up one after another until the truth could no longer be proven.

...

In this long dream, many people's faces became blurry, perhaps due to the distorted light and shadow, or perhaps because Rebecca's memory was malfunctioning.

Rebecca remembered that this series of bizarre events began the moment Milo took the initiative to join the battle.

Because she couldn't hear much of Milo and Crow's conversation, and in less than a few minutes, the chaos erupted again.

She remembered that, against the backdrop of countless Star Familias floating in the sky, Milo suddenly said something to her:
"How about I play support for you this time?"

Then, a near-manic melee ensued.

Some untouchable, dark substance completely enveloped and entangled Rebecca, yet it did not affect her movements in the slightest; in fact, it provided her with unprecedented enhancements.

What was enhanced was her senses, strength, and speed.

She can easily leap from the ground of R'lyeh onto buildings in the air without worrying about the scorching sunlight.

For the first time, her world became so clear. She could receive a lot of information from the outside world, which was somewhat noisy. But for some reason, she could see the sea of ​​fire in the desert beyond the edge of R'lyeh with her naked eye, but she could no longer clearly see Milo's figure.

In addition, all the weapons Rebecca carries are imbued with some terrifying power. Whether it's a revolver, a bow-blade handle, or other strange weapons, they all give Rebecca the feeling that she is not holding the weapon, but rather that the weapon is controlling her hands.

For a long time afterward, she showed no mercy to any creature that pounced on her, unleashing bullets, arrows, and blades at a time, regardless of whether they were Star Familiars or Snail People.

The collapse of the aerial structure caused the terrifying sun to shine directly into the streets of R'lyeh, melting huge, rough stone slabs. Accompanied by thick smoke, this terrible energy began to seep into the surrounding area, causing nearby buildings to collapse.

Furthermore, it wasn't just the terrifying radiation from high altitudes that entered R'lyeh; storms from the outside world also seemed to have found an entrance to breach the city, with gales carrying countless sharp, scorching sands surging in from the breach, creating a new storm.

In this storm of sand, miasma, and fire, Rebecca, a person so weak as to be almost negligible, seemed to don a terrifying mask bestowed by an evil god, becoming one who wielded the power of slaughter.

No living thing in the storm could escape Rebecca's gaze. She saw the evil elements in the hybrid bloodline, smelled the forbidden knowledge deep in the Raven's soul, clearly noticed the outline of the swollen woman behind He Fang, and even understood the deep sound coming from Da Gun's huge abdomen.

The only one she couldn't find was Milo.

This became Rebecca's only "insecurity" point in this battle.

The power emanating from the shadows transformed her into a terrifying executioner. The Star Familiars and the Snails were no match for her gun, and even the Great Gon seemed unwilling to confront her.

Perhaps she didn't notice that even the terrifying storm from the outside world had begun to swirl around her, as if every grain of sand was surrendering to her and vying to become part of her bullets and blades.

No one knows what kind of order changes have occurred at the center of the raging storm. A force that does not belong to this era is growing in an extremely domineering and barbaric way.

Gradually, the red-haired woman who controlled this power in the storm began to forget; she no longer searched for someone's figure as she had at the beginning.

To be precise, she could no longer remember the person's physical features. Even if that person were standing right in front of her, she might not recognize him.

As time went on, the forgetfulness worsened, and she even forgot that she was "looking for someone."

It was as if she had spent an incredibly long time in the eye of the storm, so much so that she had forgotten some very important people and things.

Another important factor was that most of her attention was drawn to the hostility emanating from the deepest part of the city of R'lyeh.

Some outlines and faces that had only appeared in her terrifying hallucinations began to emerge one by one.

At this moment, she could easily handle the siege of the Star Families; those scorching rays and tentacles couldn't even penetrate the storm.

But at some point, an enormous figure, much taller than the Great Wall or the monolith in the city center, began to occupy most of Rebecca's field of vision.

The hostility she felt came from this enormous shadow.

The shadow had jet-black wings on its back and octopus-like tentacles on its face...

Based on snippets of information she had heard from others, Rebecca could roughly guess who it was.

But she could not speak its name when facing this oldest of days, especially when she knew the correct pronunciation of its name.

The scene fell into an eerie silence for a moment.

The strange thing is that the killing did not stop.

This is one of the reasons why Rebecca cannot distinguish whether she is in a dream or reality.

As someone gradually faded from her memory, the hybrid, Monquia, and He Fang—figures from the same unified world and era as her—were also surrounded and submerged by the Star Families. Raven and Crow disappeared together at a specific point in time.

At this point, there were very few people left in Rebecca's field of vision who had any connection to her conscious memories of the past.

...

……

Under the gaze of the city's inhabitants.

Rebecca severed half of the last Star Familia tentacle that lunged at her.

She could feel certain substances, enough to destroy her soul, constantly rising from the depths of her heart, only to be quickly drawn away by another force, thus causing her no real harm.

Then, she began to feel lost.

Until one moment, she raised her head and looked directly at the master of the city.

In those enormous eyes overlooking the storm, Rebecca saw a truth that made her realize something.

...

She saw her own reflection.

But the silhouette of the shadow was not Rebecca.

Instead, it was someone else, a shadow shrouded in materialized fear.

It took Rebecca a long time to remember that this was the guy she had been looking for in the first place.

It's Milo.

This seems to explain why Milo has been so hard to find...

……

...

When Rebecca regained that part of her memory, her first reaction was to raise her gun and point it at the face with tentacles.

They were actually preparing for a gun revolt.

Next, whenever she touched that so-called death point, she would pull the trigger without hesitation.

Unfortunately, only a few Star Families in the sky witnessed this scene. If a god had seen it, perhaps the future gods wouldn't have met such a fate…

...

However, Rebecca's sudden realization seemed to have solved a peculiar puzzle of rules.

Even the enormous shadow from the depths of R'lyeh instantly realized something.

Its outline began to crumble, and it retreated back into a place invisible to the naked eye of ordinary people.

They didn't attack Rebecca, as if they were just passing by.

As for Rebecca herself, she simply couldn't understand what had happened.

She raised her hand to touch her face, and what she touched was still the not-so-grotesque scar on her face.

But for some reason, in other people's eyes, his reflection became Milo.

...

Shortly afterward, muffled thuds echoed through the city center of R'lyeh.

That's where the grayish-white monolith stands.

Rebecca realized something...

...

The storm had already swept through most of R'lyeh.

The snails' fragile and soft bodies could not resist the sand carrying terrifying, scorching energy, so they fled for their lives, surging into the depths of the city.

Countless chaotic and noisy sounds raged on one side of the city.

However, at this very moment, in the deepest part of the city, in a secluded study, all was peaceful and serene. There was no bloodshed, no wailing, and no howling wind; it was simply a quiet and comfortable study.

...

"Snapped."

Milo, sitting on the windowsill, closed the heavy book in his hands.

He then took out a wine flask and took a small sip.

The book he casually tossed on the windowsill had an ancient Chinese character on its cover that read "The Book of Luoyan City".

And the instant it was put down, black flames quickly erupted from the book, and within a few breaths, the flames engulfed the entire book.

A gentle breeze swept by, leaving not a single crumb on the windowsill.

...

In another corner of the study, the younger version of the raven—Tutis Crow—was leisurely pacing back and forth in front of the wall engraved with the map of R'lyeh.

He remained silent throughout until Milo closed the book and burned it.

Crow showed no reaction to Milo's act of burning the book, seemingly taking the step for granted.

He seemed to have heard some noise coming from afar, so he turned to Milo and asked:
“That girl remembered who you were again, much faster than I expected. This moment of peace won’t last long.”

Crow spoke in a relaxed tone, as if they were chatting casually.

However, Milo, who had just finished reading "The Book of the Snail City", was not at ease.

It's about the prophecy about the end times and the secret hidden behind it.

...

It is impossible to verify in which era the idea of ​​the end times originated, but it can perhaps be traced back to Crow, who was in the same room as Milo at this time.

He himself was the creator of the Monsis school's eschatological prophecies.

As time went on, this obscure secret went from being completely unfounded at the beginning to gradually revealing clues, and then a series of ominous phenomena gradually surfaced.

For example, the Blood Moon mentioned by He Fang, and the Lunar Revelation mentioned by Daisy...

And then there's the ancient legend of R'lyeh—"When the stars are in their rightful places, they will shine anew."

……

Only now did Milo understand the connection between "the end times" and "the moon".

And the relationship between "moon" and "plum blossom", as well as the eye of thought.

And how do Daisy's "those three things" form a progressive cause-and-effect relationship...?

...

It can be confirmed that the Death Child Mego was indeed an unfinished project of the Sumerian civilization, or rather, their last struggle before they were about to be buried.

But it ultimately failed.

The Monsis school of thought continued down the path the Sumerians had failed to complete, but for some reason, two Crows emerged in this generation, or rather, two Crows with opposing wills, not merely seeking to kill each other. Their disagreement on choices in the apocalypse was perhaps the core of their conflict.

……

"It's all about choices."

Crow seemed to know what Milo was thinking.

He didn't care at all how many fantastical spells were recorded in the "Snail Annihilation City Text," and seemed to have known the truth of the apocalypse all along.

What convinced Milo of this even more was what Crow said next—

"You might think that most of it was my conspiracy. I must admit that there were indeed many things in that city called Nanwei that I orchestrated. But believe me, after today, everything is predetermined. The key is this moment, right now. After you have read the 'Snail Annihilation City Text,' everything boils down to one point. As I said before, it's all about choices."

"Your choice."

...

Milo remained silent, lost in thought, scrutinizing the man before him with a calm gaze.

Crow's attitude was very intriguing.

Seeing that Milo didn't speak, he continued rambling:

"However, when it comes to making choices, generally speaking, people who are qualified to make choices have certain qualities, such as being strong and intelligent. Of course, they also need a little bit of luck. The important thing is that only 'people who know the truth' are qualified to make choices. Now that you know everything about the end times, it is time for you to make a choice. This is the best I can do with respect."

...

Milo gave a forced smile and gently shook his head.

"It sounds nice, but who knows?"

He found a relatively comfortable and spacious place to lie down, and turned back to give Crow a look.

The latter nodded and said very respectfully:

“Enjoy your journey through the abyss, Mr. Watcher.”

(End of this chapter)