Witch, Fireball and the Evil God of Steam-Chapter 872 - 172: The End of Civilization_2

Bazatous.

One of the captains of Leviathan attempted to give a name to the anomaly he observed in deep space, claiming to have glimpsed terrifying creatures lurking in the deep darkness during a voyage, with scarlet tendrils faintly appearing in the dark, converging like blood vessels towards a gigantic eye.

Its existence was larger than the planet itself.

The Kania people began attempts to communicate with the presence in the deep darkness, and after tens of thousands of tries, the unknown species they named "Bazatous" responded to them, pointing them to a new path.

It was a temptation the Kania people could not resist, the final form of flesh and evolution.

Once they achieved the ultimate evolution of civilization, they would completely overcome the issues of population explosion and resource scarcity, even problems of unequal resource distribution and wealth gap would be resolved together, because in the vision Bazatous promised to the Kania people, every individual would become part of the evolution.

They would collectively enjoy eternal and indestructible life, their consciousness and communication would transcend time and space, and every thought would be precisely conveyed to one another.

An unprecedented Eternal Kingdom they had never seen was about to arrive.

The seven-eyed woman showed Ethan the final form of Kania civilization — a scarlet fungus carpet spread rapidly across the surface, assimilating everything it could reach, living creatures, buildings, and even everything on the planetary surface disappeared under the spread of the fungus carpet, leaving only a pulsating "heart."

"I fulfilled the promise."

The seven-eyed woman extended her right hand, forming a marvelous scene in Ethan's eyes, her gesture looking like she's holding a planet in her palm.

That planet was where the Kania civilization was born.

"They are all still alive, in a way of eternal life and indestructibility."

This is a record and interpretation of the extinction of Kania civilization from the perspective of the God of Truth, but some key parts remain ambiguous.

The records did not reveal whether it was the Kania people's fanaticism for "flesh and evolution" that gave birth to the Old God Bazatous, or if Leviathan's exploration into the depths of darkness awakened some terrible presence lurking there.

However, the conclusion of the God of Truth deemed that Bazatous became the endpoint of a flourishing civilization.

The convergence of the desires and consciousness of a galaxy's civilization is the source of the Old God Bazatous' power.

As for "desire" and "consciousness," during the most rampant times of the Empire's Evil God worship, the Evil God's followers gave them a new layer of interpretation.

They believe that it is where the "soul" of humanity resides.

In the interpretation of the Evil God's followers, for the Old Gods, a "soul" is like a battery; they firmly believe that collecting enough souls can bring back the Old Gods, once driven away by the True God and the Middle-Level God, to this world.

Then, Ethan discovered another issue.

If every Old God, as recorded by the God of Truth, is a "composite" after a civilization's destruction, why would they gather at a specific time and place?

That was the plane they inhabited; before the arrival of the First Epoch, each Old God's apostle gathered on this "grand stage."

He did not believe this was a coincidence, and the memories he had glimpsed of the King of Gold and the Crimson Queen before showed that the plane they inhabited was special.

"Old Ba, why did you come to us?"

"Because a believer invited me."

The seven-eyed woman smiled and explained to him, "I always carefully listen to their requests."

Hearing this, Ethan couldn't help but glance again at the "heart" writhing in the depths of the stars, knowing Old Ba wasn't lying; the Kania people had received everything they wanted.

With eternal and indestructible life, all the social problems they once faced disappeared with evolution; they not only fully understood each other from the perspective of thought and consciousness but even their bodies were closely bonded together.

The only issue was that such "evolution" might not be what the Kania people truly wanted.

But having dealt with the real Old Ba before, Ethan knew that the Old God's way of thinking was far removed from humans; if you cannot specify your prayers to every detail, Bazatous would fulfill your wishes in the way he thinks is best for you.

This is why Ethan has to detail his requirements to Old Ba every time he seeks assistance.

Take the example of the dying Lance not long ago; if he had not specified in the communication process, then while Lance would still be resurrected, what the Rebel Army would face would be a massive writhing mass of flesh, launching tendrils at enemies.

However, Ethan couldn't be too harsh on the Kania people either.

After all, it was their first time dealing with Old Ba, so they should just pay more attention in the future.

"Who invited you?"

Ethan asked.

He felt he had discovered a conspiracy.

"The Goddess of Life."

"The Goddess of Life?"

Ethan sharply caught an illogical point regarding the timeline.

Old Ba would never refer to his first apostle as "Goddess of Life"; all titles of the True Gods and Middle-Level Gods were confirmed after the First Epoch, by which time all the Old Gods had been driven out of this world, returning to their original places.

This inevitably made him think of the mischief-maker during the first war — the God of Truth.

All signs indicate it was him who "awakened" the free consciousness of the Old God's apostles.

"The secret you want to know lies deeper."

The seven-eyed woman seemed to see through Ethan, and she said, "There, the information is controlled most strictly, but you know what to do."

This Old God, who had destroyed 67 planets, surprisingly gave Ethan a mischievous smile with a highly humanized touch.

A thought then flooded Ethan's mind.

Normally, the God of Truth wouldn't allow an outsider like him to rampage through the database.

Unless,

he completely disrupts it, spreading the virus everywhere.

Speaking of viruses...

For a moment, Ethan and the seven eyes' gazes converged, and he made an "OK" gesture to the other party.

With the escort of the seven-eyed woman, he left the stellar space.

When his vision, obscured by data and code, cleared up, Ethan found himself in another unfamiliar area, where many "abnormal items" distinctly belonging to this space existed.

There was a television broadcasting the scene inside the aerial fortress.

The figure seated on the throne looked down on the intruding Other Shore and warrior with a gaze as if seeing ants.

His body was fused with the steel throne, a blessing from the God of Truth, indicating that the aerial fortress had become a part of his consciousness.

How could the apostle of God possibly fall in his sanctuary, under the gaze of the new god?

Henry VI on the throne coldly watched as the Other Shore threw the crew, fully assimilated by metal and machinery, to the ground, with no trace of regret in his eyes; his soldiers were everywhere, endless.

For the people of the Silver Radiance Empire, this was their final battle.

And in the viewing position, Ethan made another new discovery.

The energy of the God of Truth was being transmitted into the aerial fortress in some way; he seemed to have found the link between the god and the believer.

It's a pity that Old Ba's assistant had disappeared, leaving only him alone here, with no one to consult.

Of course, looking from another perspective...

At present, there were no eyewitnesses.

Ethan slowly approached the duct used for energy transmission.

Meanwhile, the aloof figure atop the steel throne lazily yawned, expressing his disdain for these two ignorant intruders.

He looked down at the Other Shore — the red-haired woman who had brought him countless troubles.

He declared he had made a wise decision initially.

He should have exterminated that troublesome tribe completely.

And at this moment, he felt the gaze of the new god, the myriad of thoughts converging inside into a sentence in his heart.

This is the judgment upon the intruder.

— "Hakimi, Nanbei Lüdou!"