Abstraction for a bad world

Chapter 206 A way to save everyone (4k)

A long time ago.

The second heaven, Mercury Heaven.

——The infinite abyss is about to fall down, and everyone is probably unable to escape the fate and end of being eroded and turned into monsters.

This is the perception of almost everyone.

Because as long as you are in the Mercury sky, no matter who you are, you only need to look up to see the deep darkness that almost covers the entire sky.

And every morning when I woke up, I could see that it had grown a little bigger.

If one is a transcendent being with better eyesight, one can see that in that disturbing darkness, there are parts with scattered towering trees, and there are also parts with huge cities that are incomparable in the sky of Mercury embedded in them.

Because of this, sharp quarrels and shouting can be heard day and night in this prosperous palace, which seems to have not changed much from the previous thousand years.

"I lost contact with Yueliangtian seven years ago! You are at least an Ascended Stage, can't you see the bottom of the Kabbalah in the abyss?!"

A general in heavy iron armor roared, then turned around and bowed to the man on the throne who looked young but surprisingly calm:
"Your Majesty! The abyss is about to swallow Shui Xing Tian. If we continue to sit and wait for death, it will be too late to regret in a few months."

The general said, and then was silent for a few seconds: "Even now, after your Majesty ordered His Highness Randkiel to return from the front line, the situation at the front is not optimistic."

It is more than not optimistic.

It was a complete rout.

Mercury Tian, ​​who was not originally known for his military power, could only fight the monsters that escaped from the abyss and the eroded species on equal terms.

That was the initial situation.

As time went by, Moon Sky, which was on the front line, was defeated and fell into the abyss. Now, Mercury Sky replaced him and stood on the front line of the battle against the abyss.

As a result, the situation on the front line naturally deteriorated.

Fortunately, there is the guardian angel Randkiel who has guarded Mercury for more than tens of thousands of years. He alone can stabilize the originally corrupt war situation and make the stable front win.

But anyone with a little common sense knows... this situation obviously cannot be maintained for long.

Even if Randekiel could hold on, the number of angels and ordinary people dying on the front lines was enough to make everyone fall silent.

Not to mention, now His Majesty has gone crazy for some unknown reason and has withdrawn Randkiel from the front line and the angel garrisons stationed in various towns.

——Of course, they would never say in public that His Majesty was crazy, and it was even impossible for them to say it out loud.

After all, who knows if there are ears on the other side of the wall? Maybe someone is just waiting for this opportunity to kill you.

Even though everyone has said it thousands of times in their hearts.

The man on the throne was speechless, just looking at the sky outside the stained glass window.

——It’s pitch black, so… so far away from my childhood.

At this time, next to the general, a man dressed in priest-style clothing coughed and also looked at Mercy on the throne:

"The rest of the days have made it clear that they will send troops to support us. The great Lord also spoke the Holy Word last month, saying that as long as we can continue to hold on for another three months, everything will be fine."

The priest also had a serious expression on his face, and bowed deeply to Mercy: "Your Majesty, please do not believe the incitement of this fool. Now the only way to win is to continue to maintain the front line and get the support and help of the remaining five heavens!"

Hearing the priest's words, the general's expression changed again. He didn't care about being in front of Mercy and shouted angrily: "Maintain the battle line for another three months?! Do you want to listen to what you are talking about! You can take out the current casualty rate and map of the front line and see it yourself!"

"If we really listen to your words, we will probably have no choice but to watch the Corrosion Species invade the Royal City in three months!"

The priest smiled and said, "If it were just us for one day, it would be like this, but..."

"——Bullshit!"

At this moment, right in front of Mercy and the rest of the important officials, the general placed his unsheathed sword on the priest's neck and said, "Wait, wait! They've been saying that reinforcements would arrive since a year ago, but until now I haven't seen anyone from the other heavens coming!"

"——Are you a spy from the rest of the universe?!"

The priest felt the spiritual essence flowing in and out of his neck, his expression changed slightly, and when he was about to speak to Mercy, he saw the man's palm pressing down.

"All right. Stop arguing with Mikhail. War - you won't get anywhere if you keep arguing like this."

The man with a translucent crown dotted with stars on his head spoke softly, and the noise in the entire palace instantly disappeared.

"War advocates shrinking the front line and preserving manpower. If you save land but lose people, you lose both land and people. If you save people but lose land, you save both land and people. I naturally understand this simple truth, and what war says is indeed correct."

The general called "War" showed a hint of joy in his eyes, but it was quickly diluted by the next words.

"——But at the same time, Mikhail's news that the other few people are going to send troops to support Shui Xingtian is also true. I spoke to Shengli and the others a few days ago, and they said that the reinforcements will be dispatched within 15 days."

Now it was the priest's turn to smile and nod slightly towards the general.

This expression that asked for a beating almost made the general clench his fist so tightly that he could crush the opponent's head.

"but."

Mercy's tone changed again, and he turned his gaze to the general below: "It would not be wrong to temporarily shrink the defense line, so I ask His Excellency War to start this matter before the reinforcements arrive."

As soon as these words were spoken, the other ministers showed expressions of understanding, and some lowered their heads and pursed their lips, trying their best not to laugh out loud.

These two bowls of water were served so peacefully.

He did not side with the priests and believed the other side's argument that "reinforcements will definitely arrive", nor did he obey the rapid contraction of the war and reduce casualties.

Instead, he picked a point in the middle and made the most innocuous decision.

As for how things will really turn out, it all depends on what War and the priests think.

Hedging your bets.

The new emperor, Cibei, came to the position at a young age, lacks experience, is indecisive, and has few plans and decisions.

Many ministers sighed inwardly.

You cannot be called a king.

Even if he makes a decision, it won't have much impact on him, and he can't be blamed for it - most of the things have been balanced by him using his cleverness.

If it weren't for the fact that we are now at a critical juncture where the abyss is about to swallow up Mercury Sky and rebellion now would be tantamount to suicide, someone would have raised objections to the new Mercy long ago.

How could he be allowed to recall Randkiel from the front line at will...

Compassion sat back on the cold, hard throne, sensing the subtle flow of spiritual essence, and silently watched the court quarrelling once again.

The questions were nothing more than - asking Randkiel to go back to the front line to put out fires everywhere; why the super-large defensive spell that was supposed to be cast by summoning angels from other cities back to the royal city has not been deployed yet; and when the reinforcements from other cities will arrive.

"What a bunch of ignorant idiots..."

Mercy thought in her heart - but maybe that's not the case, because it is almost impossible for anyone to be stupid enough to stand in this palace at this moment in time.

Even the second generation who relied on connections to get to the top should have received far more education than most people.

——So, these guys who seem to be very anxious for their country and their people are all thinking about when and how to run away...

They are still collecting information or looking for a buyer, and have not made a real decision yet.

On the other hand, although Zhan and Mikhail were arguing with each other, they never thought of just leaving - otherwise, why would one of them go to the embassy every day to bow and greet the others, and the other would go without sleep for several months just to reduce the number of casualties.

But they all thought too well.

Other heavens are sending reinforcements to Mercury Heaven? Mercy wanted to laugh out loud just by listening to it.

Not to mention that the abyss now blocks most of the Seventh Heaven... Oh no, now it should be said that the Sixth Heaven is the road that connects the Sixth Heaven.

Even if there was no abyss blocking the way, no two people would want to put pressure on "Mercury Sky".

Although everyone understands the principle of "the lips and teeth are interdependent", when it comes to actually doing it, it will be dragged into a lot of other things.

——Anyway, the destruction of the Moon Heaven has proved that reinforcements are of little use, so why should the other heavens reduce their own strength to support the Mercury Heaven?

So the idea of ​​waiting for reinforcements...

Compassion curled the corners of his mouth, as if mocking.

--Totally impossible.

——As for the so-called will of the Lord mentioned by the priest.

That's even more ridiculous.

Because from the time he was born until now, he has never seen the true face of the so-called "Lord" - he can only hear the wills or oral instructions coming down from the highest point.

— and then everyone will be worse off.

If that Lord was really useful, why didn't He take action when the moon and sky collapsed?

Maybe the opponent is at the peak of the sixth level, or maybe he is at the seventh level seeking a breakthrough...but it doesn't really matter.

The key point is that the other party watched the moon sky being swallowed by the abyss.

If that is the case, then what is the use of this useless master even if he is real?

Mercy once again put the thought of asking for help from others out of his mind, and he then thought about the words of war.

What he said about "shrinking the defense line in order to hold out longer" actually means exchanging territory for time - in short, slow death.

Perhaps if we shrink the battle line to one-tenth or even less than one percent of its current size, we can hold out for a longer time. But in this long, slow death... will anyone really feel the joy of being alive?

The ending is fixed, the process is a struggle, and what you see is tragic.

And the proceeds...

Sorry, but in those days there is nothing to be gained but birth, war and death.

Even if we use slogans like "protecting our homeland" to blur the lines between our own mindsets and those of others, it will never change this established fact.

What is the need for such waiting?

So the purpose of compassionate and equalizing the situation is just to prevent the two people from arguing so fiercely.

If there is still something they want to do, mercy will allow them to do it - if they want to work hard, want to try, want to save, mercy will give them permission.

Then wait for them to fail and accept it silently.

A meeting with completely different opinions cannot proceed, and it is impossible for both sides to reach a consensus on their ideas - seeking common ground while reserving differences is completely impossible.

Therefore, today's meeting ended in a bad mood as usual.

Mercy just sat on the throne, watching everyone leave, then glanced at the empty armor beside him and asked:

"Randkiel, how long will it take to complete the ritual?"

"Thirty days and four hours, Your Majesty."

Mercy was silent. He was wondering how many of his people would die in these thirty days and four hours, and how many families would be broken up.

"Feel sorry."

That was all Ran Dekiel could say.

Mercy did not reply, but waited.

Wait for success.
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In this situation, a month passes in the blink of an eye.

Neither the war, Mikhail, nor Mercy himself, slept almost nothing.

Although time is stretched on a subjective scale, it passes very quickly on an objective scale.

——Most of the people had this strange feeling.

On this day, many ministers gathered in front of Cibei again - but a few people were inexplicably missing.

Compassion asks why these people didn’t come.

Some people said that some of them died from overwork, while others died on the battlefield.

Then Compassion understood - it was he who had fled to another heaven.

Mercy did not say anything about the ministers' desertion from the battlefield - he just felt that it was a good ending for these cowardly guys to die unwillingly.

Without further ado, Mercy looked at the ministers who were clearly exhausted and said directly, "I'm sure you all are wondering where the angels I called back to the Royal City from outside are."

Quiet.

No one was not curious about what the new king had so many angels do - after all, even if so many people were thrown onto the battlefield all at once, they could push the battle line back to the starting point.

As for what I said before about asking the angels to create a defensive spell... anyone who believes such a thing is an idiot.

If the new king really wanted to do this, he would have obeyed the general's words and directly withdrawn the battle line to the royal city.

"In fact, the formation I mentioned earlier that I would build to resist the erosion species is used to deceive people."

Cibei looked at the court which had not changed much, and for the first time in a long time she revealed a happy and relaxed smile.

As relieved.

"——Actually, I went to make them become the foundation of a formation and form another kind of spell."

In the silence, Zhan Zhan spoke with difficulty: "May I ask, Your Majesty, what is the spell?"

Compassionate Smile: "A technique that can save everyone."

doubt.

Puzzled.

Dead silence.

No one responds to compassion, just as no adult would respond to a child's innocent thoughts.

So just silence.

But Mercy didn't care what they thought, and just continued:

"——As long as everyone actively chooses to be corrupted before the abyss actually descends, then no one will passively become a corrupted species, but will fall into the abyss while maintaining their sanity."

Facing many dry gazes, Mercy stood up, kicked over the empty armor beside him, and laughed loudly.

(End of this chapter)