Arknights, but the sickly pretty girl starts

However, this is a different time now. Fate has brought her here, and she must stand up straight. If she shows weakness in front of these beings... she will definitely be looked down upon. Even though she is the heir of the Son of Stars, the behemoths have long been accustomed to the days without the Son of Stars. The reason they appear here now is mostly out of curiosity.

What they want to know... is what kind of existence the Child of the Star is today, or in other words, whether he is worthy of their loyalty.

"Silence—" she said, her face turning cold. She used some power to say this. Although her voice was not loud, every giant beast participating in the meeting could hear it clearly. Moreover, in the face of this sentence, the giant beasts discovered with horror that their bodies instinctively obeyed this order subconsciously. Not only the giant beasts, but even the beast masters shut their mouths instantly.

The entire snowfield seemed to have fallen into a deathly silence. Those gods from the beginning of civilization, which originated from the earliest existence of Terra, were suppressed by an inexplicable force and unconsciously obeyed Noah's words.

"My name is Noah Kyrielight. I am this generation's Star Child. I received this power from the administrator and inherited the name Star Child. I know that among the behemoths that come here, most are simply curious, or simply dissatisfied with my existence and intend to eliminate me. For you, the existence of the Star Children is too long ago. You have adapted to this world. You don't want to be controlled by a leader who appears out of nowhere. For you, my non-existence is the best outcome."

As soon as Noah opened his mouth, he went straight to the point and directly hit the thoughts of some of the giants. Indeed, although there were friendly ones among these giants, there were also quite a few hostile ones.

Although Star Child was their creator, she was an incompetent mother to them. She created the behemoths, but she abandoned her duties as Star Child and left Terra. She even brought the group of humans on the strange spaceship to Terra, transformed their compatriots, and allowed the sea to be occupied by those weird things. Even the original behemoths on the sea were forced to go ashore.

Later, strange humans with animal ears appeared. In the eyes of these giant beasts with unlimited lifespans, all this happened in a very short period of time.

Those who live to be immortal often have a very poor sense of time.

In their opinion, they had only slept for a short time, and when they woke up... their mother was dead, and a new "mother" was found for them. Anyone would feel uncomfortable about this.

What's more, some giant beasts are hostile to humans. For example, some giant beasts from Dayan were once hunted by humans, and some even died. These giant beasts were driven out of the territory of Yan State and could only wander everywhere. Naturally, they would project this hatred onto all humans. In the eyes of these beings, Noah is also a [human], so naturally this hatred will be attributed to Noah.

"I understand your perspective. As giant beasts and gods, you've existed on this land for far too long. Of course, you wouldn't consider someone newly born to be that young... What I mean is, in your eyes, I'm just a newborn child. My lifespan and cognition are insignificant. Your long lifespans have made you stubborn, but what I have to do... is break your stubbornness."

"...Arrogant." Noah's words had barely left his mouth when the shadow of one of the behemoths began to twist. Then, a terrifying gravity was exerted upon Noah's body, ten times greater than Terra's gravity. Ordinary creatures would be instantly crushed into a puddle of mud under such high pressure. The power of this being was [Gravity]. Of course, the gravity it could control was only that of Terra, but that was enough...

His attack was so sudden that many friendly behemoths didn't even have time to intervene. Ten times the gravity was applied to Noya's body. In a single moment, not only her outer layer, but also her bones and internal organs were subjected to terrifying pressure. His goal was to kill this arrogant little girl. This guy actually spoke arrogantly to them, even claiming to break their stubbornness?

Huh... Stupid, short-sighted, just like all the humans he had ever met.

His strength is of little use to his compatriots. It is very easy for these giant beasts to bear several times the gravity, but for tiny creatures, it is like a mountain falling, and they will be shattered to pieces if they are not careful.

He could already imagine the little girl being crushed to pieces under the heavy pressure.

"Stop! She is the Child of the Stars! How dare you!" At this time, the friendly beasts immediately took action, but before they did so, a faint voice sounded in their ears.

"It doesn't matter."

"?"

The giant beasts focused their attention on Noah. Even though they had applied ten times the gravity, the girl was still standing there, motionless, and even raised her head. She was not dead.

No, not only was she not dead, there wasn't even a trace of fatigue in her eyes.

"I need to correct some of your perceptions. Indeed, in your eyes, I am just a tiny human." Noah smiled, "But you are wrong. I have long surpassed the concept of humanity. If you say so, I am now also a "monster"."

Noya looked the same as before, her hair only graying at best, but what about inside? After being parasitized by the gray matter, her physical qualities had been genetically altered. If Noya's spirit was stronger than her body before, then Noya now, after activating her unicorn and nightmare bloodlines, had already reached the level of a god's people... or even higher.

The bloodline of the perfect gods, plus the bonus of gray matter, in a sense... her individual existence has reached the level of a natural disaster.

That’s right, a human-shaped disaster, this is how Noah describes himself.

She can control the magic of the Witch King, she can control people's hearts, she can create things out of the void, she can repair souls. Before becoming the Child of the Stars, she already had the capital to fight against the behemoths, let alone now?

You must know that the power of the behemoth comes from the Son of Star. To the Son of Star, the behemoth is more of a tool than a life.

That’s right, the essence of the behemoth is a tool created by the Son of the Star to facilitate the precise control of power.

The real power comes from the Star Child herself. As long as the Star Child is willing, she can shut down the power of any behemoth at any time, and even take away their independent will.

This is why some behemoths fear the Son of Stars. The Son of Stars is the only being that can completely destroy the behemoths.

——In the memories of most behemoths, there are memories of how the first two behemoths disappeared.

Yin and Yang, two of the most powerful beings among the behemoths, completely lost their authority and power under the judgment of the Son of Stars and became the cornerstones of creation. From that moment on... the behemoths realized that they would actually [die].

Since the Yin-Yang beasts can die so silently, killing them is really easy.

"I accept your provocation because I understand you. When you face a being you don't understand, you will naturally feel fear. This is the instinct of living things."

"Fear? You?"

"Yes, you are afraid of me." Noah smiled. "No matter how you try to hide it, what you did just now was also a sneak attack. Why didn't you even dare to confront me head-on, but resorted to a sneak attack?"

"...Of course it's because I disdain..."

"No, because you're scared."

Noah revealed the psychology of the behemoth that attacked. Although these behemoths have lived for so long, their minds are as immature as children. Under Noah's Originium skills, they are almost defenseless. Noah's words directly destroyed the [arrogance] that the behemoth had built up. She directly pointed out the fundamental reason why the behemoth suddenly attacked, which was the fear of Noah.

"You're angry out of shame. That's good. It shows that at least you haven't lost your emotions after so long." Noah smiled and met those eyes filled with shame and anger. "Admit it, you're not high and mighty. I'm willing to respect you, but the prerequisite is that you also respect me, respect humanity, and correctly understand your own status."

"...Aren't you hurting him too much by saying that?" Anma finally spoke up. "After all, he was once a god in the eyes of humans. It's only natural that he's a little arrogant."

"Ms. Anma, I'm not mocking him. I'm just telling them that the era of humans allowing themselves to be manipulated by them should have ended long ago. Times will continue, and the future will inevitably change." Noah shook her head. "I'm just revealing a truth. If someone can't even accept the truth, they will sooner or later be crushed by time. When that happens, I won't mourn for them."

"...Idiot! How dare you!" The giant beast began to roar. In his rage, he even planned to use a hundred times the gravity to crush the existence in front of him. But before he used a hundred times the gravity, Noah's eyes fell on his body. In just a moment, he saw [death]. He had never really come into contact with death, but he was very sure that in that moment just now... that was the feeling of death.

It was as if a blade had passed through his neck without hurting his skin... The feeling just now was definitely the breath of death.

"I only allow you this one offense, Mr. Unknown Beast." Noah's words were like a poisonous sting, piercing his heart. But when he tried to resist, he found that he couldn't even make a sound. This unprecedented feeling of suffocation and oppression made him feel humiliated. However, Noah didn't even look at him, turning his head and speaking.

"From today on, from the moment I open my mouth, the behemoth should return to its own place." Her words were cold. She was just announcing a decision. As the Son of the Star, she had deprived the behemoth of its position as a god. From now on, the behemoth must return to being a part of Terra, rather than a high and mighty god.

"...Then what should I do?" At this moment, a weak voice sounded, "Should I disband Manzhuyuan too?"

The one who came here was naturally Yaer, or rather...Yeragond.

"Don't worry. I'm only warning those who think they're superior to humans. But Ya'er, you've never truly looked down on humans—so, you must continue to watch over Kjerag. Kjerag still needs you."

Noah shook her head. She had also considered that some of the giant beasts did not become gods willingly, but were simply worshipped by humans to become so-called gods. In this case, of course, special treatment was required. Noah was only targeting those guys who claimed to be gods and abused their power.

"Well, you're the Star Child after all." Ya'er was even a little disappointed. She had originally thought that if she disbanded Manzhuyuan, she would feel much more relaxed. Unexpectedly, Noya had also thought of this.

"Remember, whether you recognize or acknowledge my existence or not, I have already set the rules. Those who violate the rules... I will settle accounts one by one." Noah's words were basically a threat. Those giant beasts who were still hostile to Noah naturally did not dare to show their heads when they saw that the first one to stand out would suffer a big blow. In fact, their thoughts were no longer important now.

After all, Noah was commanding them as the Son of the Stars.

The Star Child is absolute to the Behemoth.

The giant beast before was just questioning whether Noah had the ability and strength to become the Son of the Star, but now it turns out that... Noah has the ability to be comparable to them, or even suppress them.

Many times, for some somewhat naive giants, ten thousand witty remarks may not be as effective as using force to convince them.

Since the Star Child has demonstrated her power, these behemoths should return to the Star Child's jurisdiction. There is nothing to discuss about this.

But things did not end there. After suppressing the giant beast, Noah's eyes finally fell on the beast masters who came to participate in the meeting.

To be honest... she didn't know much about the Beast Master, and this was even her first time encountering a Beast Master-like being...

And her inquiring eyes had begun to make the Wolf Lords feel uneasy.

——For some reason, they were supposed to be immortal, but in front of Noah... they felt a sense of threat that they hadn't felt in a long time.

"...You...are not coming out of the subspace?"

Noah's words completely pissed off all the beast masters. Not only the wolf masters, but even the sheep masters began to sweat.

They suddenly realized why they were afraid of Noya's existence... because she seemed to have the aura of the warp.

"You, you, you! Who the hell are you!"

Chapter 50: Tombstone of Civilization

Noah's guess was not groundless. In fact, she felt a strange feeling from these beast masters.

He had a similar feeling when facing evil spirits.

How to say it... When Anma came here, she thought it was her own illusion. After all, Anma was also a pioneer in the fight against evil spirits, and it was not impossible for her to have some smell of evil spirits on her body, so she did not bring it up at the time. However, after seeing other beast masters, she immediately felt something was wrong.

Why do all these beast masters have an evil aura?

What she didn't know was that in the eyes of the Beast Master, she was the monster who was covered in the aura of evil. After all, Noah had officially entered the subspace, and the aura on his body was unbearably strong.

It can be said that both sides were frightened by each other——

"Ahem, calm down for a moment." Anma, a beast master who had truly fought against demons, immediately spoke to ease the atmosphere. "Ms. Noah is not our enemy. On the contrary, without her help, perhaps the problems we face would be even greater. We didn't come here to start a war with her, did we?"

"That's easy to say, but ultimately, most of us are here just to join in the fun, and this guy is demanding we be disciplined in front of everyone." The first to express his dissatisfaction was Zaro. He was far from a leader among the Wolf Lords, but with most of the other Wolf Lords remaining silent, his words could be considered their own. "Perhaps the Star Child is of great significance to the Behemoths, but to us, it's completely different, isn't it?"

"Calm down, you scabby dog." The emperor, now resembling a penguin, scratched his beak and asked uncertainly, "Let me confirm one thing first, Noah Kyrielight, can you see our true appearance?"

"...Yes, it seems to me that you're... uh... a bipedal, strange Liberian beast-kin?" Noya said, trying not to sound offensive. The Emperor didn't mind the description, after all, knowing that his situation was difficult for ordinary people to describe. "To be honest, while this isn't my first time meeting a beast master, it's the first time I've seen you all gathered together."

"After all, the relationship between us beast masters isn't that good." The emperor pointed at Zaro standing beside him, "Look at this wolf cub, he often doesn't see eye to eye with us."

"I enjoy volcano surfing, Zaro enjoys playing human battle games, and the Emperor enjoys music. We all have our own fun." At this point, the Sheep Lord Dolly also spoke up. It resembled a pink cotton ball, its dark face peeking out from within, floating in mid-air. This magical presence was truly astonishing. "If it weren't for Anma's invitation, we wouldn't be gathering together."

"Excuse my rudeness, but I'd like to know... what's the relationship between the Beast Master and the Warp?" Noah asked doubtfully. "I can sense a profound Warp essence from all of you. Uh... even a bit like... a demon?"

"Your feeling is not wrong." Anma also spoke at this time, "The existence of the Beast Master is very similar to that of the evil demon. However, unlike the disordered creatures like the evil demon, we have self-awareness."

"I don't want to admit that I'm some kind of evil demon..." The emperor felt hair all over his body and couldn't help scratching his belly. "But Anma is right, we are this kind of immortal existence."

"...But since you're not the Star Child's creation, I can't just order you around." Noah nodded. "However, I still hope to reach an agreement with you. We shouldn't be enemies. We should cooperate in the face of a common enemy."

"A common enemy, a demon?" Dolly asked curiously, "But even if it's a demon, it can't kill us. I don't think it counts as... a common enemy."

"It's true that the demons can't kill you." Noah agreed with Dolly's suspicion, "But the enemy we face isn't a demon in essence, but something more mysterious and elusive."

At this point, Noah also felt that he should directly inform them of the existence of the lumberjacks, at least to let them know that there are indeed things in the world that can threaten these carefree beast masters.

When Noah passed the information about the lumberjacks to the beast masters bit by bit, she clearly felt that the atmosphere began to change. Zaro began to fidget, even his tail was slightly tucked in, Dolly's eyes stopped moving, and seemed to be thinking about something. Anma was the calmest one among them, followed by the Emperor, who looked like a relative of the Liberian beast and was said to be a famous hip-hop singer.

After listening to Noah's description, the emperor touched his chin.

"So... when will the so-called lumberjack you mentioned attack us?"

"I don't know. Perhaps tomorrow, perhaps a few hundred years from now, or even centuries from now. But it exists, and it destroyed the previous civilization—I think you should know the strangeness of the previous civilization's destruction." Noya suddenly realized that these beast masters were theoretically a group of transcendental spirits, and they might have witnessed the moment the lumberjacks attacked. "Did you see how the old civilization was destroyed?"

If you want to know the methods of the lumberjacks, you may have to get information from them.

But when Noah asked this, all the beast masters reacted surprisingly consistently. They were confused at first, then looked at each other, as if they wanted to say something but couldn't.

After a long, strange silence, the emperor finally spoke.

"You could say we all saw it, but we don't remember it." The emperor pointed to his head solemnly. "After hearing your question, our minds went blank for a moment. Ah, don't ask if we have brains; I don't know. Anyway, there's a huge gap in my memory of the past... and that gap is the scene you mentioned of the lumberjacks destroying civilization before it."

"……What's the meaning?"

"Let me put it this way. If your brain is a hard drive, then we have a bad area in our heads where data is stored but cannot be retrieved," the emperor explained. "I know I witnessed that scene, but when I try to recall it in detail, all I get is a blank. The lumberjacks didn't destroy us when they destroyed the old civilization—but it seems they've completely blocked this memory from our minds. Or perhaps, our brains are specifically preventing us from recalling it for self-protection."

"I'm in a similar situation to the Emperor." Dolly nodded. "Actually, until you asked, we didn't realize there was such a huge gap in our memories."

"...I'm starting to get creepy too. What on earth could have erased our memories?" It was the first time Zaro felt so uneasy. Someone could erase their memories at will, and they wouldn't even know it. It was terrifying. "We shouldn't be... "

"..." Noah thought for a while and suddenly realized the horror of this situation. The immortality of these beast masters is a little different from that of others. They are like a bunch of read-only files. Generally speaking, the contents cannot be changed at will. However, there is a mysterious thing that has invaded their memory and modified their memory, and they have not noticed it at all.

Noah herself can do it, after all, her ability is to design the bottom layer of the soul, which can be said to be directly modifying the source code of the soul, but apart from her... she doesn't know if anyone else can do it.

The beast master's memories have been deleted...what about the giant beast?

Noah looked at the other behemoths, but they also shook their heads. Like the beast master, they seemed to have no memory of that destruction at all.

No… not just them.

In fact, not even the Administrator has any memory of the great destruction. Even the Star Child is not immune to the memory deletion... What on earth is this?

What exactly is a lumberjack?

A super civilization? A concept? A...world-wide natural disaster?

Modifying reality... affecting memory, even extraordinary races are not immune. What is the principle of mass destruction, and why is human civilization so powerless when dealing with mass destruction?

You have to know that the technology of the old civilization has undoubtedly reached the limit of a single universe. They have even begun to study the subspace through void creation, and their control over the subspace has reached a level...

No...Noah suddenly realized the problem.

She seemed to have been forgetting one very crucial possibility.

[Void Relic]

Throughout the history of ancient civilizations, Void Relics were a unique entity. The technology within them fueled the development of civilization and was a crucial factor in the rise of human civilization. However, these advanced technologies were sealed within one strange metal-enclosed "walnut" after another. No one knew what Void Relics were, nor how they drifted into the real world...

The administrator's memory also clearly stated that the Void Relic was a mysterious object that even she did not understand.

But without the Void Relics, human civilization would not have been able to take off like this.

So... Void Relics can't just appear out of thin air. Where is the civilization that created them? Or, in other words, where did Void Relics come from?

Noah seemed to grasp a possibility.

All the beast masters watched Noah in deep thought without interrupting him. They had a hunch that Noah's thoughts might be very important, even related to their life and death.

——The capture of void relics one after another marked a turning point in human civilization.

Then each captured void relic actually has a so-called number. They are salvaged from the subspace, just like a process of salvaging a sunken ship.