Apocalypse Circular-Chapter 492 - 490: Fantasy Above the Sky

Lu Xiaotian knew that its existence had special significance and that it was very likely also an Angel Envoy sealed in this world, much like Meiqi.

But her understanding of Leviathan was still based on what she’d read in books from Wasteland Alliance humans.

Ideas like it being a mascot, or that seeing it was supposed to bring good fortune, and so on.

It was ridiculous. Lu Xiaotian knew very well that every Angel Envoy-level Exotic Species was a calamity for humanity.

Their appearance was the embodiment of disaster. Therefore, the whole idea of it being a mascot was nonsensical.

It only refrained from attacking humans due to certain restrictions.

After hesitating for a moment, Lu Xiaotian finally reached out and touched this bubble with her finger.

From the outside, one could only see a rough outline; it was only by actively bursting the bubble that one could obtain complete information.

POP!

The bubble burst, and information flooded into Lu Xiaotian’s mind like a torrent.

Her forehead creased slightly, and a faint vein protruded.

It was evident that forcibly absorbing this information was putting her under some mental strain.

Fortunately, her power as a Nightmare Demon was substantial enough. After digesting the information for a while, Lu Xiaotian slowly exhaled in relief.

"So, it’s sealed in the sky too?"

Lu Xiaotian stood there thoughtfully, still wanting to touch other bubbles. Yet, just as she was about to reach out, Lu Luo, who had caught up from behind, grasped her hand.

"Stop absorbing them."

"What’s it to you?"

Lu Xiaotian had noticed Lu Luo’s arrival long ago, but she was still angry and didn’t want to pay him any attention.

"These consciousness bubbles are quite harmful. Even though you’re Eighth Order, absorbing multiple ones in succession can affect your thinking. There’s even a chance of developing an additional personality. After all, it feels as though you are experiencing their past."

Lu Luo’s description was on point. Hearing this, Lu Xiaotian raised her eyebrows slightly: "Seems like you’re very familiar with this place? Been here before?"

"Yes, I’ve been here once, and my impression of this place isn’t good."

After pondering for a while, Lu Xiaotian finally nodded. The disagreement between her and Lu Luo was minor, like a spat between friends.

It wasn’t worth risking her safety over such a petty quarrel.

"Alright, since you have experience, I’ll listen to you this time."

Lu Xiaotian relented, which eased the tension between them a bit. They began observing the bubbles again.

Although the information obtained this way was more fragmented, at least she wouldn’t be in any danger.

"Lu Luo, Leviathan is sealed in the sky, and its original place was in the sea," Lu Xiaotian suddenly said. Lu Luo nodded, somewhat surprised.

"I know that."

"What does the sea look like? Have you seen it?"

"The sea? The sea is a vast expanse of water, incredibly huge. I have seen it."

"Oh, I’ve never been out there. I really want to see the outside world, the sky, the ocean."

Lu Xiaotian’s words gave Lu Luo a foreboding feeling.

This girl... she isn’t getting any strange ideas, is she?

"Just say what you want to say, don’t beat around the bush with me."

"Lu Luo, I’ve heard that Meiqi’s territory includes a sea!"

"Do you have a death wish?"

"No, it’s not that. Strictly speaking, we are both pawns under Meiqi’s control. Even though these pawns have developed some independent thoughts and rebellious ideas, we essentially haven’t freed ourselves from Meiqi’s shackles. I’m not wrong, am I?"

Lu Luo hesitated. Although he didn’t know what Lu Xiaotian was going to say, her previous words indeed seemed sound.

"You keep talking, I’m listening."

"Since we belong to Meiqi, and we are envoys of the Tenth Angel Envoy, the Doomsday Snake, shouldn’t others show us some respect—like this great beast that veils the sky, Leviathan?"

"Show us respect? What kind of thought process is that?"

Lu Luo was both amused and frustrated.

Is respect something that can be given so easily?

"Just tell me if what I’m saying makes sense. We are Meiqi’s people, after all, so Leviathan should definitely show us some respect. Well, even if it doesn’t respect us, it would respect Meiqi. Am I right?"

Having listened for so long, Lu Luo had more or less guessed Lu Xiaotian’s line of thinking. He looked at her with a face full of doubt: "You aren’t thinking of ascending to the heavens, are you?"

Lu Xiaotian suddenly burst into laughter: "Haha, you really get me!"

"Damn it, you really do want to ascend?"

"Yes, yes! The oceans and such are under Meiqi’s control. If I go there now, Meiqi will kill me, so that’s clearly not an option. Since the vast sea channel is out of reach, then let me witness the expansive sky instead! Lu Luo, will you take me to the sky, please?"

The corners of Lu Luo’s mouth twitched. If Lu Xiaotian weren’t Ludie’s daughter, he would definitely give her a couple of punches at this moment to bring her back to her senses.

"You really want to go to the sky?"

"Really, I truly want to go to the sky."

"Then you go."

"What about you? Aren’t you going?" Lu Xiaotian asked curiously.

"I want to stay alive."

"Hey, why are you such a coward? Didn’t I just explain our identity and status to you? It has to show us some respect."

"But I still want to live..."

"Forget it, I know you’re scared."

Lu Xiaotian was displeased again.

However, Lu Luo suddenly hesitated. The Observer had spotted a scene in another corner, one he hadn’t seen before.

"A city?"

"What are you talking about?"

"I said, there’s a city up in the sky... or rather, a country."

Lu Luo pointed to a bubble in the corner as he spoke.

Lu Xiaotian followed the direction of Lu Luo’s finger and saw that a bubble indeed revealed a city that was above the clouds.

"A Floating City? A Sky Island?"

"Probably so. Who would have thought that such legendary things from fairy tales could actually exist."

Lu Luo didn’t doubt the reality of this thing one bit, as these bubbles were the memories of these Angel Envoys.

Some memories weren’t very valuable, like those of his childhood, growing up and playing.

These memories occupied a large number of bubbles.

But some memories carried very crucial information, like the one about this Floating City.

"Let’s go take a look." The more impulsive Lu Xiaotian flew straight towards that bubble.

Lu Luo stretched out his hand but ultimately didn’t stop her.

He, too, wanted to know the secrets these bubbles held.

"Hold on, I’ll do it! You just absorbed a bubble. If you absorb another one so soon... Damn it!"

Before Lu Luo could finish his sentence, Lu Xiaotian burst the bubble.

Why is this girl so damn stubborn!

The process of absorbing information from the bubble was very fast. Maybe Lu Xiaotian felt like she spent a long time in the flow of information, but in reality, it was only a few seconds.

Seeing the veins popping on her forehead, Lu Luo was still somewhat worried.

But fortunately, although the information absorption this time was intense, Lu Xiaotian’s spirit and will were strong enough, and she quickly recovered.

"You really aren’t afraid of death, are you!" Lu Luo teased.

But at this time, Lu Xiaotian didn’t laugh, just said lightly: "You don’t know what I’ve been through. This is nothing compared to that."

"Uh, sorry." Lu Luo didn’t know why he was apologizing, but he sensed Lu Xiaotian was emotionally off just then, so he did.

"It’s okay, I’m not that fragile. However, that city in the sky should genuinely exist. We might even find some information there about the Angel Envoy seals."

Looking at Lu Xiaotian’s serious expression, Lu Luo felt skeptical. "You... after all that, you still just want to go to the sky, don’t you?"

"Just say if you’re going or not."

"I have a wife and kids, I’m afraid of death."

"It’s not that dangerous. Leviathan can’t get close to that place; there’s something there he’s afraid of."

That piqued Lu Luo’s curiosity. "Something there he’s afraid of? That’s strange."

"What’s so strange about it?"

"Because there’s a similar lost city in the sea region controlled by Meiqi."

"There’s also one at Meiqi’s place?" This time it was Lu Xiaotian’s turn to be surprised.

"Yes, also a lost city. In the undersea world Meiqi controls, there’s a Western-style city. Its level of civilization is ordinary, but it’s not small in scale."

Lu Xiaotian hesitated for a moment: "What is a Western city? Are there other countries to the west?"

"Uh, the so-called Western city refers to cities of white people, as recorded by the Imperial. However, in the Imperial now, their population has declined to almost nil. They no longer have their own independent civilization; it should have been lost in ancient times."

He had no choice; otherwise, he couldn’t explain it. Luckily, Lu Xiaotian had never been to the Imperial, so she didn’t suspect his words.

"If that’s the case, then that Floating City in the sky might not be safe either."

"Yeah. If the situation in the sky is like the one in the sea, perhaps Leviathan was once afraid of that city. But as time passes and the seal weakens, he might eventually gain control over that Floating City."

What Lu Luo said could indeed happen, but after hesitating for a moment, Lu Xiaotian still shook her head: "Although what you’re saying makes sense, I still feel that we should take a trip to the sky at this time."

"Why? Why are you so fixated on going to the sky..."

Lu Luo couldn’t quite understand Lu Xiaotian’s thinking.

"Because you’re about to leave the Wasteland Alliance, this might be our best chance for a long time. When I said earlier that Leviathan would show Meiqi some deference, I wasn’t entirely joking. Overall, this is a good opportunity. Think about it."

Hearing Lu Xiaotian’s careful analysis, Lu Luo also calmed down and seriously considered the feasibility of this idea.

Lu Xiaotian was right; he was about to leave soon.

On his return to the Imperial, he would have to pass through Meiqi’s territory.

After this separation, if he safely returned to the Imperial, it would be unlikely for them to cooperate again in the short term.

Together, their combined strength would be much more reliable than going it alone.

Going alone, if he encountered danger, the outcome would be uncertain.

But together, they would have a chance to maneuver. If they didn’t go this time, they might never have the opportunity again.

That meant their discovery of the truth about the Angel Envoys might be delayed for a considerable period.

After much contemplation, Lu Luo finally nodded his head: "Okay, after we go out, we can take a look!"

"Agreed, it’s a promise."

Having decided on this somewhat risky venture to the sky, they quickened their pace.

As he explored the Doomsday Sanctuary, Lu Luo’s understanding of the Angel Envoys became increasingly detailed.

One thing that could be confirmed was that there were twelve Angel Envoys. Correspondingly, there were the twelve rings of the Doomsday Disc.

Moreover, Lu Luo couldn’t find any information about the unbelievers.

It could be virtually confirmed that among the twelve Angel Envoys or the sequences they represented, there was no such figure as an unbeliever.

This meant his status as an unbeliever was unique and truly safe.

This was crucial. In the previous battles involving the Doomsday Disc, the only things he could truly rely on were his status as an unbeliever and his own cultivation techniques.

In situations like that, even the Observer could not be counted on.

This incident had left a deep psychological scar on Lu Luo.

Although he didn’t speak of it, he always kept it at the forefront of his mind.

Beyond that, Lu Luo also learned that these Angel Envoys shared one thing in common: an absolute malice towards humanity.

It seemed that from the very beginning of their existence, they harbored malice towards humanity.

The record for each Angel Envoy contained detailed accounts of this.

After their births, the Angel Envoys would launch attacks on humanity.

Such attacks had been launched a total of 11 times.

Aside from the first Angel Envoy, the Destroyer, the other eleven had all assaulted humanity.

However, the performance of these Angel Envoys in that era was not satisfactory.

Back then, the Angel Envoys seemed to lack high intelligence.

They followed only their instincts in combat, which was especially evident from the World Devourer, Xu, the second Angel Envoy.

His power was clearly stronger than that of an Eighth Order War God. Yet, when faced with a human siege, he appeared incredibly clumsy and slow.

Despite having numerous opportunities to counterattack or flee, he chose to engage in a senseless struggle.

It wasn’t even a meaningful struggle; it was purely rage, an inability to control his own emotions.

In Lu Luo’s view, such behavior was either foolish or stupid, purely the actions of a wild beast.

This slow-witted performance was quite inconsistent with the feeling Meiqi, the tenth Angel Envoy, gives off now.

He had originally thought that each Angel Envoy’s intelligence differed greatly.

But unexpectedly, the former Meiqi was almost the same!

She used her petrification ability wildly, glaring at human drone swarms, but to no avail; she achieved no effect whatsoever.

Meiqi’s defeat was even more lamentable than the Devourer’s.

Merely 5 ordinary Eighth Order humans, utilizing a large amount of obsolete military equipment, managed to bring Meiqi down.

Meiqi’s energy was completely drained by some intelligent devices.

In the end, she was knocked unconscious by missiles and artillery fire.

Doesn’t this sound quite fantastical? But that’s the truth, the former Meiqi was just as mindless.