Male Succubus Apocalypse

"...but I'm sorry, both of you, I can't 'eat'." Machi hesitated for a moment, unable to bear to look at the cracked face again, and sighed slightly in his heart, "'Brother Heng', we are so similar, and yet so different..."

Feeling that he did not have enough time and did not plan to stay any longer, Machi quickly flapped his wings and flew towards the light and shadow above.

The speed was very fast, and soon there was no trace of Machi, only the "wreckage" left on the ground.

"It's too pitiful that he didn't get 'eaten' and is lying here. That guy is really unique. It's a pity that one of you committed suicide. Well, I will take care of the aftermath so that you can be more respectable."

However, things seemed to have taken an unexpected turn.

"A person like that, who obviously has such a high starting point, yet refuses to 'eat', is so willful and self-important. Your dignity has been crushed to pieces by him. But don't worry, after I 'eat' you, I can quickly kill him, the guy who doesn't follow the rules."

……

Undercurrents are surging and the pressure is doubled.

As Machi looked up, he could see the sea above more clearly and feel the changes in the environment more clearly.

The real "levels" cannot be distinguished, after all, the sea is the sea, but Makima did not expect that when it really reaches a certain height, the characteristics of the "levels" will change so obviously:

The "spiritual flow" is like the tidal waves surging in the body, sometimes heavy, sometimes light, and the pressure changes unpredictably.

In a moment, the "mental flow" was strong enough to instantly format March's emotions and desires, making him suddenly dazed and stunned, forgetting what he was supposed to do and why he was going up, and losing his motivation.

After a while it will weaken to the point where it cannot be felt anymore, but the sudden resurgence of some previously suppressed emotions will make it easy for Machi to adapt, especially after experiencing the "sacrificial deaths" of the two "Xu Hengs" just now - this makes him feel powerless about whether he can influence "Xu Heng's" decision and judgment.

Because just like the real Xu Heng, the two or even all the "Xu Hengs" may have the same underlying logic, that is, they are actually pursuing "change", but they all agree that "change" does not have to come from themselves.

They just desire results, and pursue an order even if it goes against their will. They are willing to sacrifice and make concessions for those they approve of. Their interests override certain individual interests.

This was unimaginable to March. Many times, March believed that he could not see through Xu Heng's "lies" and the intentions hidden behind his actions. This was because, for him, "himself" and "his own ideas" were the most important. He would apply this logic to everyone.

It just doesn't work with Xu Heng. Even if I understand why Xu Heng would think this way, I can't understand where this logic comes from and how it develops.

Although after experiencing a series of things related to Xu Heng, March's concept of "I first" was shaken, but he only put Xu Heng on the same level as "himself" - he found that Xu Heng had been integrated into his world, whether it was memories, emotions, or the opinions brought.

If "self" is the confirmation of one's own existence in the past, present and pre-set future, then Xu Heng becomes a confirmation anchor for March to have a more realistic sense of the world.

It was hard for him to imagine a world where Xu Heng did not exist.

But this only applies to Xu Heng, so Ma Qi currently understands that it is impossible for him to truly understand Xu Heng.

But at least in Xu Heng's spiritual world, he got a more intuitive feeling and a discovery, that is, the reason why Xu Heng was so kind to him and all the other brothers who had met him by chance was because of him.

It was probably for what he called a "pursuit", if what was reflected on this spiritual level was correct. But after understanding this, I became even more confused.

However, at the moment, March is not allowed to further sort out these constantly changing "spiritual flows" and the physical mechanisms of the spiritual world. Not only does it make him feel torn between "up" and "down" mentally, and he cannot fight against it in a fixed pattern at all. It is more torturous than a single, extreme "spiritual flow". Even physically, he feels uncomfortable because of the water pressure.

The body, which was sprinting, could not maintain its original speed due to the mental pause and was then knocked all over the place by the surging water.

This is absolutely against common sense! How could the water pressure be higher the higher you go? And there is an undercurrent!

March noticed this with some madness.

He suddenly recalled that after he entered this blue ocean, the whole world was turned upside down. Could it be that now he seemed to be going up, but in fact he was going down?

However, it also fits the characteristics of a deeper spiritual level, but this contradicts the "physicality" of Xu Heng's spiritual world, because if there is really a hole below, then logically, it will leak out.

Wait, is it possible that it is not a mouth? It is just... transparent? And this sea is not the real "sea" either? - Of course, this is nonsense. Only when compared with the reality of the spiritual world, it should be the "sea".

Moreover, with so many “locals” trying to move up, haven’t they all succeeded? Then why haven’t the so-called “rules” changed? Isn’t it worth questioning?

Everything is reasonable for the "locals". It can be said that the world above is not the end and they have to continue going up. But to Machi, an outsider, everything seems very unreasonable.

True and false, deception and deception, reality and falsehood.

It seemed that since the "door" on the first floor was opened, the road ahead had become particularly "smooth", and everything pointed to going deeper, as if it had been specially arranged.

It is too logical and orderly, which makes it suspicious.

Not right.

But he had no choice but to go ahead. Putting aside his thoughts, Machi had to focus on the current action and guard against the "thing" that was approaching.

He spread his wings, facing the direction of the water flow, achieving a parallel, and bent the wings into an arc. The water flowed through, creating lift, so that Machi could maintain balance and keep an upward trend, and the wings could be controlled at will.

Then, by pushing hard with his lower limbs, March can regain a certain speed and continue to "swim" upwards.

After coming out of the nest, Machi was not just thinking about how to "do things". He also never gave up on such fundamental things as improving his strength. However, he was very busy in the past month and had to study magic.

The most basic things about magic are actually "logic" and "laws". The "mechanics" of the other world is just the so-called introductory knowledge of magic. If you don't understand "physics", using magic will be a mess.

Therefore, under his own wishes and the urging of the master who wanted to take him as an apprentice, Machiko learned a lot of "mechanics" in the past month.

It just so happened that it was used in the "more physical" spiritual world, which made March feel very magical and surprised:

This really proves what that madman said - "Learn 'Shu Ji Lian' (mathematics, mechanics and alchemy) well, and you won't be afraid of any faction in the world!"

"It's so lively down there! You, a stinky fish, want to get a taste of the scorpion? To take up the spot where the newcomers appear?"

"Humph, I don't want to do that now. I want to taste what you taste like, a guy with a mouth full of shit!"

Machi found a way. As he was "swimming", he saw two figures "swimming" towards him in the opposite direction and side by side in the distance.

One is the light blue, blue-haired "Xu Heng" in the form of a "mermaid" that is almost twice as big as himself. At the end of his arms are two huge shark heads, one black and one white, with their mouths wide open.

This "shark man" has no swimming skills, he just relies on the "shark" tail fin to push himself forward.

Following him at a distance was a person who was a little smaller than him, with purple frog hands and feet, a purple bulging "toad belly", purple hair and "Xu Heng", with black lumps on his back.

The words that Machi heard just now were from the word "Toad". As soon as the "shark man" finished speaking, he swung his tail, twisted his waist, and raised his hand to "bite" the "Toad".

"Toad" had already puffed up his cheeks in preparation. As soon as "Shark Man" moved, he started spraying a pile of yellow mixed slurry mixed with purple lumps.

I didn't expect that he was really "full of shit".

Seeing this, the "Shark Man" was about to stop attacking with a look of disgust, but it was too late. The slurry covered a large area and almost quickly covered his body. At this time, he cleverly swung his tail back, trying to use the stirred up water flow to disperse it.

But in the end the results were minimal.

"Haha, you've been fooled! Just swim slowly by yourself! I'm leaving first!" The "Toad", whose belly had shrunk after spraying the liquid, was a little shaky due to the aftermath of the water flow created by the "Shark Man's" tail. But after he finally stopped, he smiled and said sarcastically.

Then, without looking back, he continued to swim downstream.

"You damn toad! Don't let me catch you when your stomach is empty of shit!" The "Shark Man" admitted defeat and said fiercely.

The liquid on his body had quickly solidified into tangled yellow-purple mucus, making it difficult for the "Shark Man" to swim by wagging his tail. He could only watch the "Toad" swim away.

Seeing this, Machi retracted his vigilant gaze and quickly increased his ascent speed. First, he didn't want to be discovered, even though he could get rid of them with his own speed. Second, after seeing the other "selves", the impact of their opinions could effectively help him counter the chaotic "mental flow". Taking advantage of this buff, he had to speed up his ascent:

“I confuse myself and others. I cannot extricate myself from this. It is also something that others cannot comprehend. We share the same confusion and the same heart.” The “toad” who makes friends by confusing others - the purple color represents “confusion”.

"Use theory to judge right and wrong, and use benefits to judge friends and enemies." Distinguish between black and white, and then use both, a rational and utilitarian "Shark Man".

The former is actually confused and sad, but with a sense of "I am in trouble, so why not let everyone be in trouble together", while the latter is an anxious and uneasy emotion, so they are eager to distinguish between "black" and "white"?

March didn't want to think about it any further as it was very exhausting. Although these were all "selves", they would "devour" and "destroy" each other. He intuitively felt that they probably had little to do with the "main self".

They are just an evolutionary process on the spiritual level, and they have some reference to reality, but not much.

From their conversation and behavior, he also got key information, which was that Machi's scattering of the wreckage had the expected effect. Many of the "big guys" on this floor had gone down or started to go down. This was a good opportunity for him to rush up.

Of course, Machi couldn't be sure if he could continue to "swim" higher, but he was sure that it was impossible to "eat" Xu Heng's "self", so finding a way to swim deeper and farther became his ultimate goal.

It’s not that “Shark Man” and “Toad” didn’t notice Machi, but the fact that he could keep rising in such a current and at a speed that required them to work hard to catch him made them automatically think that he was a “strong man”, so they didn’t intend to provoke him.

Even after the "Shark Man" was stuck, he was particularly worried that Machi would come and kill him.

Both sides had their own ideas, and Machi just kept swimming upstream.

The distance between this floor and the floor above is obviously greater.

……

After "Shark Man" gradually saw that Machi ignored him and turned into a small black dot, he breathed a sigh of relief, cursed "Toad", and began to clean the mucus that had begun to clump on his body.

"Shh-"

A green shadow flashed before his eyes, and then the "Shark Man" felt inexplicably relieved. The mucus blocks on his body were actually broken in an instant, but this was not a good thing.

The "Shark Man" instinctively tried to swing his tail to escape, but when he looked sideways, he saw a green mantis knife already against his neck.

"Don't move. You can disrupt the water flow, right? If you don't want to end up like this guy, help me hunt a guy together. I promise to let you go then." A voice came from behind, and the head of "Toad" was thrown in front of "Shark Man".

He knew that the "Toad" had sprayed out most of the slurry in order to trap him, which was probably one of the reasons why he was killed, but more importantly, the "person" who was now in control of himself had the absolute strength to break the "Toad"'s skills.

"Okay, I promise you, but I want to know, who do you want to hunt?" "Shark Man" had no choice.

"That's the guy you just saw, the one with extremely high speed." The voice turned to the side, and only then did the "Shark Man" see clearly who the uninvited guest was:

It was of the same size as him, with the lower limbs of a mantis and the upper limbs of a human - its entire body was covered with a green shell that was shiny and oily like armor, with thick red spikes growing on key joints.

The two sharp and huge mantis forearms, which are as long as the body, extend with red serrations, which are chilling.

There is also a pair of black bat wings on display behind him, which are constantly vibrating at a frequency that is difficult to see with the naked eye.

But the most special thing that makes the "shark man" feel dangerous is the "compound eyes" on the abdomen of the lower limbs of this "mantis" and the slightly visible part of its back, which are constantly rotating, with green as the main color and reflecting prismatic light.

Every minute and every second, he is observing his surroundings and locking onto his "prey".