Apocalypse Forecast

The terrifying power instantly destroyed the entire cage, in the burst of roaring, countless steel pipes twisted and collapsed along with the cement, rolling in all directions, almost burying Huai Shi in the ruins.

And right in the center of the explosion, Qi Yuan seemed to lose gravity, floating in mid-air, convulsing violently, allowing the darkness that had entered his body to travel freely, until finally, the darkness in his eyes spread, and he could no longer see any trace of white.

He slowly landed, stepping on the flesh and bones that were mangled under his feet, letting out a sigh of relief.

”What the hell is this… ”

Huai Shi groaned under the cover of rubble.

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”Didn ’t I tell you earlier, Huai Shi. ”

Qi Yuan turned around and looked at him, his smile mocking: ”…I have tried every method I can imagine, all of them.
But I forgot to tell you the rest— ”

He said, ”And then, I obtained power, from the paradise of the abyss. ”

From the hands of the Savior Society.

Perhaps Qi Yuan never dreamed that his son, whom he had treated as trash, had long since converted to the Savior Society, with a position even higher than Wang Hai, having received the baptism of the Lord.

Now, he had drunk the blood representing power, received the blessings and protection from the blessed land, and assimilated with the power of hell.

Or to put it more accurately: if a Sublimator transcends will and matter, ascending upwards, then Qi Yuan had actively embraced the erosion of hell, merging himself with the eternal abyss as a solidifier!

Now, Qi Yuan had become a monster transformed by the abyss.

”Now, I have power! ”

Qi Yuan laughed loudly, cheering, opening his arms wide.
Countless blood surged from the corpses on the ground, from the stairs above, converging on him, turning into a blood-colored robe.

Huai Shi quietly raised the barrel of his gun, wanting to pull the trigger.

But in that instant, the gun in his hand disappeared, twisted into a ball in Qi Yuan ’s hand.
Then, Qi Yuan grabbed him by the collar and lifted him up slowly.

”You need to understand… ”

Qi Yuan grinned, his smile ferocious: ”This is not a personal grudge. ”

Bang!

He threw Huai Shi to the ground, almost feeling like he was about to shatter.

A twisted steel bar protruded from his chest, supporting a half-broken lung.
Then, Qi Yuan ’s hand pierced through his bones, entering his chest cavity.

And crushed the beating thing inside.

His heart ruptured.

Huai Shi twitched for a moment, and then stopped moving.

Qi Yuan slowly pulled out his hand, threw the fragments aside, withdrew his gaze from him, and turned to leave, stepping up the stairs step by step.

Not long after, chaotic gunshots came from above.

Soon, all the sounds disappeared.

In the silence, Huai Shi ’s stiff body twitched slightly, his eyes that were once rolled back quietly returned to their original position, focusing on listening, but he didn ’t hear any sound.

That guy seemed to have left?

He really left.

When he was certain of this, his expression twisted in pain.

”Is anyone there? ” he struggled to make a sound, ”Help! Help! ”

Ordinary people would have died in this situation.

He almost thought he was going to die.

But he still felt like he hadn ’t died yet, so he struggled a bit, trying to see if he could still be saved.

He no longer hoped that someone from the Special Affairs Department would come to his rescue, he just hoped that the Crow, who was always slacking off, wouldn ’t be too late.

”Oh, why do you look so miserable after just a moment? ”

The voice of the Crow sounded in his ear, and then he saw that familiar face again.

No longer in the form of a bird, she once again transformed into a human form, already standing in front of Huai Shi without him realizing it.
Her gorgeous skirt almost spread to his side, her exquisitely beautiful face lowered, calmly examining his miserable appearance, while holding a cup of otaku happiness drink in her hand, occasionally taking a sip.

So relaxed and happy.

It would be great…
if Huai Shi wasn ’t on the verge of death, he might even ask for a cup to drink.

Huai Shi opened his mouth and spat out a mouthful of blood foam, meaning to stop watching the show and save him quickly.

”Ah, I understand, I understand. ”

She lifted her skirt slightly, squatting down, revealing a slender and fair leg in front of Huai Shi, as if tempting his gaze to continue exploring upwards.

But the hand that let go of the skirt reached under her collar, pulling out a strange key from there, shaking it in front of him with a joyful smile:

”So, the key, are you worthy? ”

Huai Shi nodded desperately: ”I am! I am! ”

”Are you worthy? ” the Crow raised an eyebrow, ”How many keys are you worthy of? ”

”As many as there are! ” Huai Shi was going crazy, ”Can you please hurry up? I ’m really about to die. ”

”Don ’t worry, I ’m here, aren ’t you dying? It ’s better to suffer a little. ” She calmly said something extraordinary, ”But, this is actually a good opportunity.
After all, the transformation of the completed potion is only halfway done in the plan.
We can take the opportunity to complete the other half.

But before that… ”

She paused for a moment, smiled mysteriously, and took out an ancient sheepskin scroll from her sleeve.
When she unfolded it, it revealed strange and evil characters filled with a sense of mystery and darkness.
It looked like seal script, but also like a variant of some kind of alphabet.

Her slender and delicate fingers spread the sheepskin scroll in front of the young man.

”Can you sign this? ”

”So you ’re going to take advantage of the situation, right? ”

”Thank you for your praise, but you will die if you don ’t sign, and you will definitely sign, won ’t you? ” She smiled happily.

”…It ’s up to you. ”

Huai Shi sighed, realizing that he had regained sensation in his left hand.

He gritted his teeth, raised his finger, and with all his strength, wrote his pitch-black name on the scroll—Huai Shi!

At the moment when he finished the last stroke, black flames ignited from the scroll, burning the entire scroll to ashes in an instant.
The flames, like demonic flames, spread in an instant, climbing up his fingers and entering his body, as if attaching to his skeleton, burning vigorously.

Every thought was engulfed by the flames.

Unspeakable pain engulfed him, making Huai Shi let out a hoarse scream in the fire.

He struggled wildly, almost breaking free from the steel bar that was stabbed into his chest, and stood up from the ground.
But then, he saw the woman lift her leg and stomped on him, stomping him back down.

”Calm down, don ’t look like you ’ve never seen the world before. ”

The Crow forcibly held him down, then reached out and pulled out the twisted steel bar from Huai Shi ’s chest, along with the cement fragments and blood, throwing them aside.

”Just now, didn ’t you want a key? Here you go. ”

She wiped the nonexistent sweat from her forehead, and the gorgeous key in her hand turned slightly, aiming at Huai Shi ’s wide-open chest, and stabbed in forcefully.

Then, she twisted it with all her strength.

As if the gate to hell had been opened within his body, Huai Shi felt an endless torrent gushing out from the opened crack, almost instantly filling every inch of his body, inflating him like a balloon.

But just when he thought he was about to explode, the flames covering his body burned vigorously, igniting everything that had poured into his body, evaporating it completely.

Only the essence that was difficult to burn remained, slowly merging into his body from the high temperature.

It was like becoming a wick.

Enduring the suffocating torment of the kerosene under his feet, and enduring the flames that enveloped his head.

Huai Shi spat out blood, but the blood seemed to have turned black, making a sizzling sound when it fell in the air.
From the torment of intense pain, he widened his eyes: ”What the hell is this? ”

”Your Holy Mark. ”

The Crow continued to step on him, gesturing for him not to move, then summoned the Book of Fate from Huai Shi ’s soul with one hand, spread it out in her hand, and pressed her other hand against Huai Shi ’s head.

”Huai Shi, under the witness of the heavens, I make a contract with you. ”

In that instant, Huai Shi felt like his forehead had been struck hard with an iron hammer, his vision went black, and his soul resonated with her words.

”I guarantee it in the name of []. ”

Huai Shi seemed to hear her say a name, but it was unclear because the power contained in that name was shaking him, making it difficult for him to maintain a clear mind, almost collapsing under the pressure of the surging waves.

”My royal authority will be manifested here, and you will forever bask in His glory. ”

Boom!

Huai Shi felt like he had turned into a bonfire.

His consciousness freed itself from the body that had turned into firewood, merged into the black flames, and rose up like a boundless fire, expanding and contracting infinitely, dancing on the edge of destruction and renewal.

Huai Shi finally saw her.

The woman who made a contract with him.

No longer a delicate and dreamlike phantom, but the surging waves hidden behind the phantom—an endless blaze and radiance turned into thunder, as if it wanted to fill the entire world.

With the surge of that terrifying power, countless rays of light rose like a tide from her pupils, and then fell into the endless sea of light.

When she spread her wings, boundless light illuminated the world, and when she lowered her gaze, all things fell into the flames of karma.

The world was collapsing, and the world was being reborn.

The existence and destruction of all things seemed to have obtained unity in her hands, endowed with the meaning of beginning, end, and everything.

Now, everything in the world lowered its gaze, carrying the weight of majesty and coldness, proclaiming to him.

”I will bear witness to you. ”

She whispered softly in Huai Shi ’s ear, ”Just as you will bear witness to me. ”

In that instant, the endless illusions collapsed and disappeared without a trace, like a painful long dream.

Huai Shi felt the door of his body suddenly close, and then the flames rolled back.

With the push of her palm, Huai Shi ’s will returned to his body once again, just like a knife being sheathed after being forged by thunder and fire.

Huai Shi felt his heart beating.

Blood flowed in his veins, spreading to his limbs and bones.
He felt his lungs breathing, and then smelled the lingering blood in the air, and heard the distant roar from the street.

He felt his hands again, and then felt his feet again.

He felt like he had returned to this world.

He was still alive, and his body was intact.

Huai Shi suddenly opened his eyes, recalling the painful dream just now, and screamed in shock, bouncing up from the ground.
As if afraid that those nightmares would catch up to him, he ran frantically in the cage, running from one end to the other, and then from that end to this end.

After a long time, he finally calmed down.

Leaning against the wall.

Sweating profusely, panting in fear.

Finally, he lowered his head, staring blankly at the abnormal sensation coming from his chest.

”What the hell is this! ”