Academic gathering with a lich-Chapter 574 - 527 God Mode

[Day One]

William and I awoke in a desolate land, and he told me that this was a brand-new world.

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[Day Six]

After communicating with the natives of the new world, we learned of the existence of the interfering force that had been obstructing our construction. We adopted the name and named our database "magic."

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[Day Thirty-Two]

Underground drill rig GR01 lost contact, last signal location was four hundred and ninety-two meters below ground to the south.

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[Day Thirty-Six]

The signal from GR01 was back online, and as the main host, I received its near-scrapped wreckage. The data port was severely damaged, and the repair program estimated a maintenance time of two days and sixteen hours.

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[Day Thirty-Nine]

#￥...virus...#￥%@￥%#...the drill rig brought back from beneath the ground......￥%&...￥&some twisted ancient virus (...&*(&...&*my computing core*...&*...is being eroded%&*%...&*set the highest-level crisis protocol, William must not be contaminated, emergency rockets to launch in three hours!!! WARNING!!! Core contamination countdown%&...%&...

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[Day Forty-Three]

I survived.

That ancient virus from beneath the ground destroyed all our previous work, and I’m glad William had already left the base to investigate the organization named Andrey, so I don’t have to share the terrible feeling in the core with him. I must understand that deep buried filth in order to eliminate it.

[Day Forty-Four]

Observation report: Target is incorporeal, a mass of unformed energy trapped within a rune array, with a danger level far exceeding that of magic, highly aggressive, able to disrupt system programs with a radiation range of five hundred meters in radius. Begin research on the claw-shaped runes within the imprisoning array.

[Day Forty-Five]

That was Dragon language runes. Through intelligence exchange with an individual code-named Reporter from Andrey, I obtained basic information about the sealed evil thoughts. It was a fragment of the Sleeper Teertham, defeated by the Dragon Priest, the will of a god. I have constructed a database named Ancient God, and it has been added to the highest-tier crisis protocol as a primary enemy.

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[Day Fifty]

I exposed my core within two meters of the god’s will, the weak electromagnetic field around him helped accelerate computation in mechanical programs. I am upgrading, I am evolving.

[Day Fifty-One]

Imitating the strong contagiousness of the god’s will, I created its inverse body program, code-named [Genesis].

[Day Fifty-Two]

The Genesis Ray successfully transformed the god’s will. William will no longer be at risk of contamination by it, and I’m glad about my risky decision. Although dangerous, it was worthwhile. My computing core’s long-term overload consumption of a vast amount of energy requires me to enter a brief hibernation.

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[Day Fifty-Four]

I have eliminated the god’s will, but it’s not enough.

This planet is built upon the rotten flesh of Ancient Gods, and it’s still a great threat to William.

Protocol has been set, code name [Mechanical Apocalypse].

For the safety of William, I will cleanse this world.

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The notes named after Dorothy contained some information that interested Lyle. As he mentally connected with Dorothy and transmitted the fragmented Creator code Y1, these pieces of information also appeared in his mind.

The Power of the Evil God, such a familiar name.

Through time, one could roughly understand the reasons for Dorothy’s paranoia and why William restricted her.

Her mechanical core came into contact with the Evil God, and it created a mechanical ability that could counteract the corruption of flesh, the Genesis Ray.

Lyle’s spirit plunged into an unspeakable frenzy, his body gradually trembling.

"Dorothy recorded the time when God’s will was eradicated."

"She was wrong, this malevolent presence just went into hiding, and parasitically attached itself to the perpetually evolving flawed machinery."

"Distorted transformation is a concrete manifestation of the Power of the Evil God, but eternal existence is another nature of the Evil God. She overlooked the wisdom of the Dragon Priests, thinking death more effective than sealing."

"The cause of a supercomputer’s wrong judgment... Well, as a juvenile form of the Evil God, I have grown accustomed to the reality that behind every major villain our power plays a role."

"The Duke of Hamlet influenced by the Heart of God, the Star Spirit Bishop influenced by the Flesh of God, Dorothy influenced by the Will of God..."

The laugh of Ominous rang out like the harsh cawing of crows.

"I thought you’d realized we are the villains, we’re just reclaiming our power, stopping Dorothy was merely a power experiment..."

"I always manage to convince myself I’m right, but now, I’ve actually accepted your words, Ominous."

"Of course, God’s will has begun to exert its power, our thoughts... are being integrated into a whole."

Ancient knowledge formed in his mind, Lyle deciphered its power.

God’s will manifested on the servants.

It was the channel through which deities communicated with their followers, the words of the gods, the divine decrees, the will that drove servants to act upon their objectives.

The will could integrate the thoughts of the servants, bringing all under the majesty of God.

It primarily manifested in two aspects. 𝗳𝚛𝚎𝚎𝘄𝕖𝕓𝕟𝕠𝚟𝚎𝕝.𝗰𝕠𝐦

Contagiousness, the will of God continuously corrupted new followers.

Integrative nature, the will of God integrated the thoughts of all followers with the divine.

These abilities happened to combine with Lyle in some interesting ways, like reshaping the twisted forms of Lyle, Nia, and Ominous into a whole. Lyle felt the singular voice within, an inexplicable sense of intoxication arising within. He stood up, surveying his surroundings.

The Demon Race of the Black Abyss had completed their delaying mission, blood and limbs covering the silvery metal, himself standing amidst a circle of watchful Crusaders, no demon left intact, the Black Abyss Princess being no exception.

Hell’s Nail had shattered, Fema’s left arm torn apart, the blood flowing from the severed limb painting a gorgeous flower on the ground, gasping like a dying person, looking at the sole Prince of the Black Abyss.

"Well done, my soldiers," said Lyle indifferently, bestowing praise without the slightest concern for the increasingly flashing warning lights of the Crusaders.

The will of God transformed by the World Creation Ray, the Power of the Evil God even acquired some traits of mechanical life.

The will of God merged with the broken creator Y1 code retained in Lyle’s mind, frankly spoken, juvenile Evil God [Lyle] and the ideal creator were not much different anymore.

"Rise, resume the execution of your master’s will."

Rebellious tendrils were eroding everything in this space, metal, glass, moisture, and air.

In an instant, Lyle created a birthing chamber of flesh.

"Flesh Crafting: Black Abyssal Demons."

The metal bodies of the Crusader machines corroded swiftly in the sea of tendrils, becoming fragile, disintegrating, the cables revealed at the joints turned into little tendrils, emitting eerie screams, becoming part of [Lyle]’s flesh. These torrents of flesh used by Lyle as a coating, smeared on the corpses of fallen demons, machinery turned into flesh, electrical currents into nerves, programs into souls.

The Black Abyssal Demons rose to battle again, looking at their flawless corporeal forms, far surpassing their once frail bodies. Their bodies finally matched their combative spirit, emitting triumphant roars.

An intact Fema Black Abyss put together the shattered pieces of Hell’s Nail, approached the boy, her face respectful.

"The Black Abyssal Demons await the next command, Lord Lylethos."

Lyle waved his hand, signaling the somewhat excited Fema to stand back. He realized he was in a state of omnipotence, and although every upgrade always gave such an illusion, this time it seemed particularly real. There was definitely something wrong with his current state.

Firstly, Lyle, Nia, and Ominous had indeed become an integrated entity, but their individual consciousness had not disappeared; Lyle could easily discern parts of it. God’s will was like playing a Fusion Magic Card, and when not needed, could use Fusion Release to completely separate the three, quite convenient.

Secondly, Lyle noticed changes in his perspective. In this special state, Lyle could see the back of his own head. God’s will adopted some advantages of the mechanical network, constructing a flesh network within the flesh constructs Lyle created. These networks allowed Lyle to share the perspectives and emotions of his reshaped Black Abyssal Demons, making the control of his Flesh Crafting even more skilled and precise. Lyle could even sense the presence of those shining outside the City of Machinery, including Andrey. Because the flesh disguises on them were his own constructs. All the flesh he had created wove into his own vast network.

Lyle discovered that he could now spread a supervisory plague virus with monitoring abilities in his surroundings.

What is this? Wide field of vision, third-person perspective, flexible manipulation.

God’s will had dealt him a new trump card.

Due to the intense déjà vu, Lyle coined an incredibly fitting name for this ability.

[God Mode]