World Occult Usage Guide

Chapter 226 Even the Gods Themselves

"Cough cough..."

The chestnut-haired man climbed out of the water, instinctively touching the wound on his chest; the skin was smooth and completely healed.

"I wonder how long I've been unconscious, and whether the teacher and the witch are looking for me everywhere."

Joshua looked around. The place where he landed was not unfamiliar. It was the Windsor area near the port of Domonto in Dietrich.

“Great, we can make it back in time for the fox spirit’s morning tea.”

Not long after they embarked on their journey, a deafening roar shook the heavens and the earth. Joshua was startled to see the passersby suddenly transform into indescribable monsters, howling as they lunged at their companions.

"Pfft."

Fortunately, Joshua was faster and killed the monster before it could eat people.

He didn't even glance at the pale-faced survivor, but frowned slightly and gazed at the distant, swirling nebulae in the sky.

"A Stand user suddenly goes out of control? An ominous phenomenon..."

Before he could recover, a ship not far away sounded a sharp horn, like a scream.

A monster rose from the surface of the river. It was enormous, comparable to an adult sperm whale, with a wide, loose face and eyes that were as transparent and protruding as glass. Its appearance was extremely hideous, and its hoarse roar echoed.

The monster grabbed the ship and tried to drag it to the bottom of the sea.

But Joshua swooped down on the monster in an instant, a comet swirled down from the sky, the blood-red sea churned, and the aura of slaughter engulfed its body.

The monster howled, its scaly wings trembling as the comet struck its head, causing it to collapse helplessly into a pool of sticky blood, the crimson color spreading across the bottom of the water.

“It’s not safe here,” Joshua said to the shaken captain. “Let’s go ashore.”

"who are you?"

“I don’t know either.” Joshua shook his head, then he heard screams coming from the direction of the city and rushed over without stopping.

As the chakras expanded, the nebula inhaled and exhaled the energy of "Comerth," and the radiation instantly spread throughout the entire Eagle Nation. The out-of-control mystery, caught in Adria's conspiracy, had already become over 60% corrupted the moment it awakened, and was unconsciously wreaking havoc on Dietrich City.

Although Joshua's methods were swift and efficient, they could not keep up with the speed at which the chaos spread.

Screams and wails filled the air, flames soared into the sky, and the bright red blood made Joshua, covered in blood, unable to distinguish between the flames and the warm blood before him.

out of control.

Everywhere you look, there are cries of a collapsing civilized order.

The disorder and chaos overwhelmed Joshua, leaving him unable to focus on anything else. No matter how many monsters he killed, he could not gradually establish rules to ensure the survival of most people, as he had before everything collapsed.

In the end what happened?
Why did this ability, which is beyond human control, suddenly spread throughout the city?

If this continues, won't the city of Dietrich, which represents over three hundred years of human effort, be reduced to nothing?

Joshua's doubts vanished in an instant, and he rushed to the next place where he needed to ask for help.

Thinking too much is not as efficient as doing it yourself.

"Wait a minute!"

A blonde woman blocked Joshua's path, preventing him from touching a wisp of drifting smoke.

Joshua stopped moving for the first time after the nebula appeared, overwhelmed by a wave of exhaustion.

The intense battle left him feeling somewhat dizzy.

“I am Caroline Jones of the St. Anilov Foundation. This is my captain, not one of the out-of-control mystics!” the woman called out to him. “Are you [White Dove]?”

"Yes."

“I’ve heard of your deeds, the ‘valve’ of the free mystics,” Caroline said hastily. “Listen to me, White Dove, although the Foundation is unaware of the situation, we are doing our best to move ordinary people who have not yet awakened their mysticism to safe areas.”

"where?"

“It’s the foundation’s facility. Perhaps because our staff rarely go out, no one has gone out of control there; it’s a safe haven,” Caroline explained. “Because we were hiding from the ghosts before, the facility still has plenty of food and water, enough to last for several days.”

"Is he 'transporting' survivors?" Joshua glanced at the black mist, which grabbed a crying little girl, enveloped her in hissing particles, and gradually blurred.

“That’s right…” Caroline’s voice suddenly became somewhat subdued, “They even went so far as to generate pollution values ​​just to increase the efficiency of the mystery.”

“Don’t feel sorry, Caroline.” The black mist trembled, its previous madness gone, its tone as cold as a morgue. “Vanessa lost control after hearing what I said. It was my fault… I indirectly caused the death of my teammate in my power struggle.”

“Captain, she was clearly possessed by the [Ghost Box]…” Caroline was about to say something when the black mist interrupted her.

"Let me, the derelict captain, finish the job in her place. This is my final confession."

After saying that, the falling frequency of the black mist particles increased, and they instantly lost their human form.

"Captain Reagan Modicridge!"

Caroline screamed, as if the contamination of "Commerx" had climbed onto her as well.

The black mist silently carried the little girl away from where she stood, then flashed towards the safe facility.

"The pollution level... has been enhanced with a mysterious effect..."

Joshua seemed to be deep in thought.

Later, when Lin An saw that Joshua's memories had not been awakened by Doris, he tentatively revealed the rules of "Comers" to him. However, Joshua still habitually referred to it as "Stand ability," since that was the name his teacher had given him.

The teacher also seemed to mention that his pollution level had a very high upper limit.

This means that if I abandon rationality like the black fog, I can gain even greater power.

"White...White Dove!" Caroline held back her tears, forcing herself to continue discussing with Joshua, "Could you help us transfer these people to the Foundation's facilities?"

"No."

"why?"

“Your facilities are too small to accommodate many people,” Joshua concluded. “I have a better way to get all the survivors to take refuge on the other side of the river.”

"Domondo?" Caroline's eyes widened. "You're going to send everyone to Maple Leaf Country? There are at least hundreds of thousands of people here, and there's simply no time to prepare ships!"

“I already have an idea.” Joshua turned and left. “You are free to continue; this does not conflict with my plans.”

Caroline was about to call out to him when Hector stopped her. They watched the powerful and mysterious figure disappear into the horizon, both letting out a soft sigh. "If he succeeds, it will be a miracle of the gods."

Miracles will happen because Joshua gave himself the name "Joshua," and even though he has lost his memory, he will follow the path of the Hebrew prophets of all ages in the scriptures and open a road to the land of Canaan for the people.

Unbeknownst to him, a group of people had followed Joshua.

They discovered that Joshua was incredibly powerful, always able to kill any twisted monsters that appeared, and that it was far easier to survive by trembling in his shadow than by wandering aimlessly.

Joshua fought his way through, like a war god slicing through melons and vegetables, eliminating every monster that stood in his way.

The survivors both feared and revered him, completely unaware that Joshua's energy was waning and his body was swaying more and more violently, but his expression remained as sharp as ever.

Finally, Joshua led them to the Windsor area.

He stopped and faced the group of survivors.

People finally saw his face clearly; the man's features, stained with blood, were handsome yet cold.

“You will survive this disaster,” he announced.

"But where should we go next? My house has been burned down!"

"Can you protect us forever?"

“This is an apocalypse! I can feel God’s wrath!” A rambling old woman clutched her chest. “Because many people worship the ‘ghosts’ and have abandoned God! So He sent down a great flood! The world is doomed!”

These words caused the already terrified people to gasp in horror, and an atmosphere of despair immediately spread.

"Boom!"

The next second, Joshua stomped his staff, and lightning followed the wind, severing the old woman's head from her body. The headless corpse fell to the ground with a thud, and blood splattered onto the man's face, but he remained unmoved.

"Spreading heresy and misleading the public. He deserves to die!"

The few who were itching to make a move immediately fell silent, while the rest of the crowd huddled together in fear.

Joshua swept his imposing eyes over them, his judgmental gaze sending a collective shiver down their spines.

“‘Human extinction.’ A bunch of idiots, you always so easily believe this kind of bullshit prediction,” he said. “And I will not let that happen, because I believe in humanity, and I want humanity to continue to reproduce forever.”

The crowd remained silent, heads bowed, avoiding eye contact with him.

Joshua said nothing more, turned to the surging Dietrich River, and raised his hands.

A blinding beam of light descended from the sky, splitting the murky, dark river water to both sides like a dagger, resembling a barrier rising from the ground. The beam of light was a newborn sun, instantly illuminating the several-mile-wide dry riverbed.

"Go!"

Joshua gave the order.

The bewildered survivors rushed onto this road to the other side, cheering from the bottom of their hearts, their voices humming as they gathered together like a sacred hymn.

Hearing the commotion, more survivors were drawn to the scene and stumbled and ran from all directions.

"Saved! We are saved!"

"If we run to the other side, we can escape this disaster!"

"Run!"

Feelings of exhaustion washed over Joshua. His spirit couldn't withstand such prolonged exertion. His arm trembled, and the river water surged back, nearly drowning the ant-like procession on the road.

Immediately, cries of panic rose and fell.

Do not!
I can't fall!

Joshua had no choice but to grit his teeth and push himself into the madness of "Comers".

I regret not setting more rules;
I regret not continuing to repay my teacher's kindness;

I regret not upholding my law.

Thinking this, a proud smile appeared on Joshua's lips as he raised his staff high, standing tall and unyielding.

The power has indeed increased...

Behind him lay the ruins and corpses of Dietrich, thick smoke rising from the ruins. In front of him, tens of thousands of survivors surged past him on both sides, heading towards Domondo on the other side of the river.

People crossed the parted sea without getting their clothes wet, as if walking on dry land, heading towards a new dawn.

Joshua saw that their faces were filled with a longing for life, a life that flowed on and on, brushing against his clothes, and blowing the warm breeze of spring's revival in April.

After an unknown amount of time, the dense footsteps gradually disappeared, and the running figures shrank into tiny, invisible black dots in his field of vision as time passed.

"Sacrifice, obedience, prosperity!"

A thin mist veiled his amber eyes, and Joshua's voice was clear and bright.

"Humanity, set out with my blessings!"

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List of St. Annilovian Anomalies, code A-002 [Lion Here].

Hic sunt leones, a phrase used in the Roman Empire to mark wild animals, indicating that dangerous beasts were present, and also referring to dangerous areas that only brave pioneers dared to enter.

Starting from April 1, 2038, an unyielding statue appeared on the edge of Eagle Kingdom and Maple Leaf Kingdom. It held a long staff in its left hand and a scripture in its right hand, and remained almost motionless most of the time.

The Lion Here once split the waterway that spanned the two countries, causing around 200,000 civilians to flee to Domondo.

After negotiations, we learned that this group of people had been taken in by the Wood Group and were exchanging labor for food; almost all of them were surviving.

The Lion's territory is a circle with a radius of ten miles. When a mysterious person whose pollution and radiation levels exceed a certain level enters the area, he will be eliminated by the Lion.

Ordinary people can use this rule to avoid attacks from out-of-control mysterious beings, and we often rely on it to deal with some powerful external enemies.

Strangely, [Lion Here] never attacks [Laughter and Joy].

PS: The "Lion Here" phenomenon is a beneficial anomaly. Without its protection, the St. Anilov Survivor Base in Dietrich City would probably not exist.

—Base administrator Carolyn Jones.

(End of this chapter)