Light Fortress Chapter 1980 - 41: Destruction

Take the Source Energy Boat in advance, leave the Northern Continent, and head to the [Old World].

This idea... Zhou Jiren and the others had tried it before, but even though they are "Outsiders" who can reboot repeatedly, there are many things they cannot achieve.

At this current time point, the relationship between the East Continent and the North Continent is very delicate.

Gu Changzhi’s life or death is unknown, the Empress is in seclusion in the attic.

The friendship between the North Continent and Light City has yet to break, as for the grand merger with the East Continent... it hasn’t even begun to take shape.

Zhou Jiren, in previous timelines, had contacted his "old friends" in the North Continent more than once.

When he proposed to borrow a Source Energy Boat to play, those old friends could barely agree... After all, on the other side of the communicator was the esteemed Grand Judge of the East Continent. With this identity and reputation as a guarantee, borrowing a Source Energy Boat for temporary use was not an overly excessive request.

But when Zhou Jiren mentioned that he wanted to go beyond the frontier.

His old friends in the North Continent fell silent, and ultimately they all chose to refuse.

Are you kidding?

Go beyond the frontier?!

The control authority of the Frontier Fortress has always been in the hands of the North Continent, to be precise, in the hands of the Central City royal family... As their guardians, how could they dare to easily let their Source Energy Boat go beyond the frontier?

But now, this restriction no longer exists.

Because sitting in front of everyone was the absolute voice of authority over the Northeast Frontier, the first leader of the Fourth Legion.

"Go beyond the frontier? No problem."

Rust Bone spoke lightly: "But the administration of Gu Castle Fortress is not in my hands. I need to check in with Zhu Xue and Bai Xi."

The guardian of Gu Castle Fortress is Lin Lin.

Rust Bone certainly knew Lin Lin’s identity... Choosing Gu Castle to go beyond the frontier, he definitely needed to notify Zhu Xue, and as for Bai Xi, there was no need to worry too much. The current Bai Xi had not yet been taken by [Deep Sea].

Origin strong people of the level of the three generals often carried out missions beyond the frontier solo.

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Rust Bone’s main boat hovered over Gu Castle Fortress.

This time, Gu Shen did not leave the airship. He just sat in the lounge, looking through the porthole at this fortress he was most familiar with... At that time, Lin Lin, wearing a quasi-general’s uniform, stood straight and personally came out to welcome Rust Bone General, the entire Gu Castle was invigorated by the general’s arrival.

As for Rust Bone’s request to go beyond the frontier, Zhu Xue had already approved it, and naturally Bai Xi would not obstruct.

In a moment, the main boat would cross the umbrella defense line of Gu Castle Fortress and dash towards the vast [Old World].

"What are you thinking about?"

Zhou Jiren brought a cup of hot tea and placed it in front of Gu Shen.

He glanced out the window and said lightly, "Is it because you saw an old friend again?"

Gu Shen was stunned for a second.

When the teacher first stepped into Moon City Fortress, he did not yet know Lin Lin... Although he detailed the events that happened in the Five Continents, there were some things he chose to hide from everyone.

For example, the Ancient Literature Society.

"073, that kid, is very reliable, even apart from his identity as the Empress’s brother, he’s a very worthwhile partner to associate with."

Zhou Jiren took a sip of hot tea, "Before I left, he was responsible for the recording and maintenance of the meeting room... I originally planned to take you to meet him after the Moon City mission was over..."

"But now, it seems unnecessary. You have already fused the fire seeds, and I suppose you have also figured out the identity of the ’core members’ in the Ancient Literature Society."

Zhou Jiren smiled, leaning back in the cabin chair.

His voice had a slight tremor.

Zhou Jiren asked the question he always wanted to ask but was afraid to ask.

"What is the current situation with the Ancient Literature Society, is everyone alright?"

Gu Shen stared into his teacher’s eyes intently.

He had long confirmed Zhou Jiren’s identity... the "031" in the meeting room who appeared in the form of a child.

But as long as they hadn’t met in the real world.

No matter how much he confirmed, it was just speculation, unable to be verified.

Now, Zhou Jiren personally admitted it!

"Not good."

Gu Shen’s eyes were somewhat dim, he said: "Although we erased the existence of the meeting room in advance, [Deep Sea] completed eleven upgrades, using computing power to forcibly collect fragments, completing a reconstruction... Along the trajectory of the Spirit Network, it found the identity information of every participant."

"..."

Zhou Jiren tightened his grip on the cup.

He silently listened to the long struggle of the Ancient Literature Society.

No one could calm down from the news Gu Shen brought.

The war waged by [Deep Sea] harmed every contributor who devoted their efforts to their homeland.

"Truly something not even as good as pigs or dogs."

Zhou Jiren let out a deep breath, coldly said: "Thirty years ago, I should have slapped its host computer to pieces."

He quickly suppressed these bad emotions.

Zhou Jiren knew that getting angry now had no meaning.

"I’m here to talk to you about the matter of going beyond the frontier..."

He spoke in a deep voice, slowly saying: "Although I have never left the fortress this early, we’ve experienced hundreds of reboots."

In previous reboot experiences, going to the [Old World] through Moon City Fortress was the only choice for Zhou Jiren.

Gu Shen listened intently.

"If you think of ’rebooting the world’ as a game... then the map of this game seems vast, yet it actually isn’t."

Zhou Jiren extended a finger, slowly drawing a circle, "It seems to only load the areas where Outsiders exist, in other words, all places you cannot reach, cannot see, are not loaded in the rebooted world."

"Have you discovered something?"

"After entering Moon City Fortress, we made different choices... But in the journey through the [Old World], we face an extreme situation entirely different from the Five Continents."

Zhou Jiren solemnly said: "Once we make choices different from the original trajectory, we will be greeted by a violent Source Material Storm baptism. In other words, the world reboots."

"?!" Gu Shen’s pupils contracted.

"You should understand what I mean... For outsiders, constant reboots are the biggest cheat. We work so hard to maintain the world’s trajectory just to smoothly step into the [Old World]. Once there, we can rely on unlimited revivals to continuously open maps. The more attempts we make, the brighter the dark [Old World] becomes."

Zhou Jiren said solemnly, "There will be a time when we can clear the level."

But if the world itself has a "will" and can manipulate the Source Material Storm to attack outsiders...

Then the difficulty of exploring the [Old World] would skyrocket exponentially.

"So, for the upcoming departure, we must be prepared to face strikes from the ’Source Material Storm’ at any time."

Zhou Jiren said seriously, "Because leaving early contradicts the world’s trajectory in the first place..."

During their conversation, the main vessel’s cabin door had already opened.

The Rust Bone General had completed the mundane tasks before departure and returned to the main vessel... The giant airship, marked with the Fourth Legion’s pattern, slowly ignited above the Gu Castle Fortress, spewing blue tail flames as its flag fluttered in the wind.

The entire fortress’s defenders raised their heads in salute to see them off.

The next moment.

A roar even greater than the airship’s vibration resounded from above the Skytop.

Boom!

"???"

Everyone was stunned.

Gu Shen turned his head to look at the position of the porthole, and the outside view was instantly engulfed in white.

It seemed as if the "sun" had collided outside the Umbrella Defense Line.

It was a massive, dazzling blaze that Gu Shen had once seen from miles away... Back then, the collision directly pierced through the barrier of the Umbrella Defense Line, reducing Gu Castle Fortress to ashes, and this time he was personally experiencing it, feeling the divine wrath that descended from the skies.

In just an instant.

The Umbrella Defense Line was broken; the blaze impacted the giant wall, exploding with hundreds of times the Blazing Flame.

Rust Bone General reacted extremely quickly, instantly wielding the Destruction Origin to attempt to fend it off!

But the abrupt power was overwhelmingly strong!

The power of the Destruction Origin resisted most of the damage from the Source Material Storm, but still, remnants infiltrated.

"Sizzle..."

Zhong Wei, sitting at the outermost edge of the cabin door, was the first to meet the scattered aftermath.

Zhong Wei’s entire body was torn apart; he looked down at his half-destroyed body, bewildered.

Buzz!

The world met Silent Annihilation amid extreme rumbling.

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Gu Shen’s eyelids trembled slightly.

He did not open his eyes.

The room was very quiet, with slight breathing sounds and the fragrance of flowers... He could already guess what the scene would be when he opened his eyes.

Compared to the previous "reboot," Gu Shen was breathing much more rapidly this time.

He was still immersed in the shock brought by that catastrophic strike just moments ago.

Too fast!

Everything happened so fast!

Zhou Jiren had just warned him to be cautious of the disaster facing "departure"... The next moment, the disaster descended, and the degree of the Source Material Storm was beyond ordinary resistance. If they weren’t outsiders, unable to welcome the reboot, then in the disaster that baptized Gu Castle Fortress just now, only the Rust Bone General would survive!

After spending dozens of seconds sorting through his emotions.

Gu Shen slowly opened his eyes.

He looked at the white ceiling and the woman in a trench coat sitting in front of him.

"Awake?"

This time, Nan Jin stood by the bed, her hands behind her back, watching the outside world. At this moment, she glanced at Gu Shen, just as she was about to reach for the contract.

"Senior sister."

Gu Shen propped himself up, calling out tiredly.

Nan Jin was stunned.

"There’s no need to sign the contract; I’ve long been a member of the Judgement Institute..."

Gu Shen rubbed his forehead and said slowly, "If you don’t believe me, you can call Zhou Jiren."

Nan Jin looked suspiciously at the young man.

She took out the communicator, but before dialing, an incoming call came through.

"...Teacher?"

Nan Jin answered, just preparing to speak, but the voice on the other end made her fall silent.

"Yes, Teacher. I understand, Teacher."

After a long while, Nan Jin hung up the communicator and looked at Gu Shen with a complex expression. The teacher had told her not to sign that contract regarding Gu Shen, and not to stop whatever Gu Shen wanted to do next.

This guy, is he really a Transcendent who has long joined the Judgement Institute?

But why is the Extraordinary Aura on him so weak, almost undetectable?

In a daze, the young man on the sickbed had already dressed up, preparing to leave.

"Hey, where are you going?"

Nan Jin couldn’t help but ask.

"Going out for a stroll, also to avoid being caught by those jail guys."

Gu Shen gritted his teeth, pulling up his pants, unsure if it was due to the relentless strike of the storm earlier or if his constitution was indeed weak after the reboot. At this moment, he felt sour all over, even walking became somewhat difficult, and he helplessly said, "Senior sister, you don’t want me to be caught for trial like this, do you?"

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(I fell asleep as I wrote last night; this Chapter is to make up for yesterday.)