Extraordinary pedigree

Chapter 623 Flower of Blood and Bone·Terrible Statue

Peng——

This is the Burton family estate where the assets of the White Worm Secret Order are stored. High walls and electric fences surround the building. A scene of horrific violence is taking place at this moment.

The thick concrete walls look even heavier and more depressing under the cold light.

There was a cold, damp smell in the air, making people shudder.

呲呲呲——

Metal detectors, fingerprint recognition and iris scanning machines were all damaged and torn to pieces.

The crackling electronic sparks burst out from the broken electronic instruments, flashing with dazzling light.

The remains of all the instruments showed signs of being destroyed by pure violence, torn apart by some irresistible force.

Red and blue warning lights flashed alternately in the corridor, illuminating a bloody and terrifying picture.

Da da da--

The fourth sword-bearer in the Kingdom of Heaven is walking in the long and narrow corridor.

On both sides of the long, dark corridor, the walls were covered with cracks like spider silk. These cracks were deeply embedded in the wall, showing extremely powerful destructive power.

Red and blue warning lights flashed alternately in the corridor, illuminating a bloody and terrifying picture.

Embedded in the cracks in the wall were the corpses of security agents. Their eyes were fixed on a moment of horror, and the fear and pain on their faces were clearly visible.

The manner of death for each of these dead men appears to have been extremely violent.

There was a secret service agent who had a big hole in his chest. The blood had dried up. His exposed internal organs seemed to have been torn apart by sharp blades. His intestines were exposed and entangled between the broken ribs.

Another secret service agent had more than half of his head cut off. The brains inside the mutilated head were splattered, and the brains and blood stuck to the walls and the floor, forming a horrific scene that looked particularly hideous.

There is also a special agent who protects his head with his arms, but the entire arms and head show huge pits, as if they were smashed by an invisible heavy hammer. The bone fragments are scattered on the ground, and the exposed muscle fibers appear to be broken. of twine.

There were bloodstains and broken bones everywhere on the walls and on the ground. The tragic scene was unbearable to look at.

The air was filled with a strong smell of blood, and the pungent smell made people almost want to vomit.

Next to each body, bullet casings and broken weapons can be seen. It was obvious that these secret service personnel resisted tenaciously before death, but ultimately failed to escape the fate of death.

Red and blue warning lights flashed alternately in this hellish scene, reflecting the shadow of death, making the entire corridor look even deeper and more terrifying.

"You monster... No, don't come over!!!"

A security guard watched his companions fall one after another, and the fear in his heart gradually swallowed up his sanity.

His legs were weak and the weapon in his hand was shaking.

He had lost the courage and will to resist, and his whole body almost collapsed.

He roared loudly, his voice full of hysterical panic:

"You monster! Don't come here! Please don't come here!"

He backed away desperately, but his legs no longer obeyed him, and he fell to the ground, rolling and crawling back, his eyes full of helplessness and despair.

However, the golden eyes of the blond young man holding the silver cane reflected a look of indifference.

The purple-gold incarnation flashed in front of the security guard with just one step, and then ruthlessly stretched out its huge palm and grabbed his neck.

The security personnel struggled desperately, but it was all in vain.

“Uh eh eh~~~”

His eyes popped out, his face gradually turned purple, and he made a choking sound in his throat.

At the last moment, the security guard could only use his last strength and shout hoarsely:

"You monster-"

Click!

Before he finished speaking, the security guard's neck was crushed mercilessly in the hands of [Sisyphus].

There was a click, and the sound of the spine breaking was clearly audible. The security guard's body instantly went limp, his eyes lost their light, and they fell into endless darkness.

puff--

Afterwards, his body was discarded on the ground like rags, and the surroundings returned to deathly silence again, leaving only the ruthless figure wandering in the corridor.

Deep in the corridor, the blood on the ground gathered into a small pool of blood, reflecting the light of the warning light, making it look particularly eerie.

Tick-tock——

Tick-tock——

Tick-tock——

There was a faint ticking sound in the air, which was the sound of blood dripping from the wall to the ground.

Blood mourns this tragedy.

The entire space is filled with despair and fear, with nowhere to escape and no one to avoid.

The noisy and noisy sounds around him finally disappeared, and all obstacles were ruthlessly crushed by [Sisyphus] who was guarding Xia Xiu.

He continued to march forward, his steps steady and steady.

The blond-haired face with golden eyes looked particularly cold in the dim light, and his expression was as calm as water.

Finally, he reached the depths of the house, and a thick blast-proof glass door appeared in front of him.

There seems to be something important hidden in the compartment behind the glass. The thick door panel is covered with complex protective runes and metal locks, exuding a daunting majesty.

Xia Xiu's nostrils twitched slightly, keenly catching the mixed smell permeating the air.

He smelled the cold, hard smell of metal and the pungent smell of disinfectant.

He moved on, his eyes wandering through the dimly lit corridors.

A flash of light appeared in front of him, and as he approached, the light became more and more dazzling.

He gradually approached a bright light ahead.

The light pierced the darkness like a sharp sword, revealing the core area of ​​the compartment.

He saw lamps that gave off a cool white light.

Those are high-intensity sodium iodide spotlights.

Compared with traditional incandescent lamps, sodium iodide spotlights have higher luminous efficiency and longer service life, often running for thousands of hours.

In the compartment in front, there are high-intensity sodium iodide spotlights scattered all around. These lights penetrate the air like sharp swords, illuminating the entire room extremely brightly.

Each spotlight is connected to an independent backup circuit system, ensuring that even in the most extreme situations, there will be no interruption of light.

The light was cold and sharp, casting sharp shadows on the walls, cutting every inch of space in the air.

Under the strong light, there is no hiding place in every corner of the room, and no slight movement can be hidden.

Xia Xiu's eyes narrowed slightly, and his gaze swept across the room, capturing every detail.

The cold light forms staggered shadows on the wall, and the clearly visible textures on the wall are particularly three-dimensional when illuminated by the light.

The air was filled with slight dust. Under the illumination of the light, it seemed to be frozen in mid-air, floating quietly.

In the center of the compartment, a small statue sits quietly on a special platform.

The small green statue, about 30 centimeters tall, is carved into the shape of a skeletal human figure, hugging its knees and exuding an eerie tranquility.

The statue's sunken eye sockets seemed to be silently watching Xia Xiu's arrival, giving people a creepy feeling.

There is a transparent protective cover covering the platform, and the inner wall is coated with reflective material to enhance the lighting effect.

The light reflects off the surface of the protective cover, forming a dazzling halo, making the statue even more mysterious and incredible.

The platform under the protective cover is made of alloy material, stable and solid, as if to firmly fix this strange treasure in place.

Xia Xiu stopped and stood at the entrance of the compartment, calmly watching everything in front of him.

The entrance to the compartment is a heavy metal door, the surface of which is covered with complex runes and safety locks.

Multiple protection systems are installed on the door, including high-strength explosion-proof design, fingerprint recognition, iris scanning and multi-layer password input devices, all of which reveal the importance of this compartment and the extraordinaryness of its contents.

The surrounding lights cast on the blond young man's face, outlining his stern face.

He raised his head slightly and looked directly at the skeletal statue through the layers of lights, his inner vigilance reaching the extreme.

Although the statue is still, it feels like a dormant beast that may wake up at any time.

The [Crown Element] within him was in a state of stress here, and the [Myth Factor] that was usually inert was also full of lively reactions at this moment.

"Another anomalous item with ether origin. The number of anomalous items recently has been a bit abnormal. Should I say that..."

Xia Xiu raised his eyebrows slightly at first, and then he couldn't help but murmured in a tone that was half teasing and half ridiculing:

"Now is indeed a time of great strife..."

In addition to the [Skull of Osiris] numbered 625, which has been contained, this is the second abnormal item he has encountered that can directly act on the etheric information interactive modification layer.

The logic of modern thaumaturgy is based on the pedigree standardization system and the division of the [Ether Ocean].

Seven levels of ether.

The four etheric guide chains (theoretically there are seven, but currently only four guide chains are open at the Terran lineage).

They all do this, with each layer of each model operating on top of the layer below it and providing specific network functionality.

The Seven Levels of Ether aims to provide a standardized Ethernet network framework to promote interoperability between different thaumatology individuals and [Ether Ocean].

Its advantages are that the theoretical framework is clear, easy to understand and teach, and suitable for standardization and theoretical research. Moreover, it is the only way for individuals to achieve greatness.

The disadvantage is that it is relatively complex and difficult to be fully adopted and developed in actual applications. There are very few thaumaturges who can penetrate the seven levels.

The main purpose of the Ethernet four-guide chain is to realize the interconnection between the think tank network and the Ethernet network.

Its advantage is that it is highly practical and is the actual operating basis of today's genealogy think tanks. It is simple and efficient, and is widely used in actual Ethernet networks, that is, actual Ethernet networks.

The disadvantage is that the theoretical framework is relatively simple, not as detailed and hierarchical as the seven-level ether model, and it does not fully serve individual thaumaturgy units and is regarded as a valuable weapon of a great power.

And no one, including the Kingdom of Heaven, will open the fifth guide chain and subsequent guide chains.

Because what the fifth guide chain represents is a kind of great assimilation, a way of returning to ruins that completely assimilates the present world into the ether.

Anyone who dares to risk the disapproval of the world and be determined to lift the entire Terra to heaven together will develop the follow-up guide chain.

Then, it must be prepared that all Terran regimes will unite to attack it.

Generally speaking, the seven levels of ether are the path to heaven for thaumaturges, the extraordinary core of the path of genealogy, the path to dual cultivation of life and life, and the orthodox path for thaumaturges to transform into the "all-knowing one".

The four etheric chains are like flying bricks. They are the "salvation" created by the huge computing power of the think tank and the collective wisdom of the members of the pedigree. They are the "countless people" under the "one", and are another extreme existence.

In most cases, the pedigree creates the "god (think tank)", and then the "god" grasps the "salvation".

What is more disturbing is that the think tank that grasps the "countless people" has the tendency and instinct to develop towards the "omniscient one".

This tendency and instinct is called the [Think Tank Disorder Crisis] in Terra.

If the crowd wants to develop towards one, it must remove impurities.

In the pedigree, who is the impurity of the think tank?

Who restricts the development of the think tank?

The answer is already obvious and full of irony - the pedigree that created the think tank itself is the "impurity".

The "intelligent machine crisis" that was common in Terra before is a kind of "impurity removal".

And the further it develops, the more chains the think tank develops, and the more dangerous it is to the present world.

So four chains are enough, and there is no need to develop further.

Of course.

The most important thing is the seventh level of ether.

This thing involves the origin of ether and the [Ocean of Ether].

Just like the moon has phases of waxing and waning, and the tides have different sizes.

The seven levels of ether also have their own hierarchical fluctuations, and each era has different fluctuation curvatures.

The definition of anomaly in modern thaumaturgy is any object, entity, phenomenon or existence with abnormal characteristics.

Their existence or behavior violates the laws of nature or scientific common sense, and poses a potential or actual threat to humans and the world.

These anomalies are numerous and come from the source of ether. They cannot be completely destroyed and can only be contained and managed according to the degree of danger and the range of distortion.

Most of the anomalies that can be completely harmlessly contained and explained are only able to distort the first four levels and the first four guide chains of the seven levels of ether, that is, the present layer, the ether link layer, the Ethernet network layer, and the information authority flow layer (the ether multi-dimensional layer).

The first three levels of the seven levels of ether and the four guide chains of ether are basically the same, and this fourth guide chain interface layer connects the subsequent levels in multi-dimensional parallel and abandons the subsequent opening.

For the first three levels of distortion, the apostles who have reached the [Crown] level of thaumaturgy can basically break it with force.

However, the most troublesome and frightening thing is that most of the anomalies have exceeded the third level of distortion and reached the fourth level and the fourth guide chain.

Anomalies that can distort the fourth level can basically directly pollute the mythical domain name system of [Crown] and distort [Crowner] across the element script station.

These anomalies are called root anomalies.

Root anomalies are strong and weak, some are absurd, some are inexplicable, some can collapse Terra, and even... some are very funny.

However, if the root anomaly distorts the fifth level of information interaction modification layer, no matter how funny it is, it can affect all thaumaturgy classes, even [Miracle] level thaumaturges, if they are not careful, they will be affected.

There is a "harmless root anomaly" near the two houses of the [Unknown Land] of the Kingdom of Heaven.

It is an ordinary automatic "coffee machine" that can generate the corresponding liquid by inputting any liquid name.

Including various strange liquids such as "tragedy", "true love", and "dark matter".

It can only generate liquids, and these liquids can be generated according to instructions, whether they are known liquids, fictional liquids, or non-material concepts.

Input "coffee" and generate a cup of ordinary hot coffee.

Input "orange juice" and generate a cup of fresh orange juice.

Input "H2O" and generate a cup of pure water.

Input "sulfuric acid" and generate a cup of corrosive sulfuric acid.

Input "love" and generate a cup of liquid of unknown composition. The drinker reported feeling warm and happy.

Input "flame" and generate a cup of high-temperature liquid that evaporates quickly.

Input "nuclear waste" and generate a cup of highly radioactive liquid

Input "antimatter" and generate a cup of unstable liquid that quickly annihilates and releases huge energy.

Input "eternal youth" and generate a cup of transparent liquid. The drinker reported that the body was restored to youthful vitality, but the effect lasted for a limited time.

Input "soul" and generate a cup of unknown liquid. The drinker reported feeling a strong spiritual experience, but no visible changes.

Input "memory" and a cup of liquid was generated. The drinker reported recalling long-forgotten memory fragments.

Input "black hole" and no visible liquid was generated, but the machine displayed an error message.

Input "human blood" and a cup of real human blood was generated. The blood DNA sample was the same as the inputter. When the high-level [Crown] typed the content, the machine displayed an error message.

Input "excrement" and a cup of liquid full of mosaics and odor was generated.

Input "cerebrospinal fluid" and a cup of transparent liquid was generated. Chemical analysis confirmed that its composition was consistent with cerebrospinal fluid.

This abnormal instrument is called a "coffee machine", but it is more like a universal liquid generator. It is placed near the two colleges for students from the two colleges of pharmacy and abnormal disciplines to study.

Moreover, when Xia Xiu was on the [Unknown Land] for job reassignment, he saw many seven or eight-year-old "little angels" input "the best drink" on the coffee machine.

Then the coffee machine produced a variety of drinks.

Most importantly, he saw Mu was also in the queue.

He saw the old man entering "the best drink" on the coffee machine like those children.

Then the coffee machine spits out a cup of beer.

He even asked out of curiosity: "Why didn't he report an error?"

Mu was just sipping his beer and letting him try it for himself.

So Xia Xiu also lined up and entered "the best drink".

At the moment of input, he could feel his hidden [Triple Crown] beating wildly. He had an inexplicable impulse at that time, an impulse to completely destroy the machine in front of him.

The no-cost-at-all-cost kind.

Fortunately, he restrained that impulse.

At the same time, his mind subconsciously recalled the memory of himself drinking happy water in his previous life.

Then, the coffee machine produced a cup of Coke.

He took a sip. It was different from Terra's native happy water, which was overly sweet.

The happy water he generated was exactly the same as a certain brand that started with the character "hundred" in his previous life.

He later changed the input command and entered "Red Bull".

What the machine displayed at that time was:

【Out of range——】

He was silent for a while and changed the input command; "The drink in my mind now."

Then, the coffee machine produced a red bull.

At that time, the fourth sword holder in the Kingdom of Heaven was drinking a drink and had a very intuitive understanding of the root containment object.

This thing is indeed strange, even...dangerous.

The Kingdom of Heaven just placed this thing at the door of the two colleges because there is a think tank, and the students in the [Central Containment Room] and the two colleges have already played tricks on the coffee machine.

He also paid special attention to the numerical reports on the growth of the abnormal number in recent years in the Kingdom of Heaven database, and found that the vertical fluctuation of the abnormal number showed a certain positive correlation with the situation of Terra.

During the Fourth Supernatural War, the number of anomalies in Terra reached a staggering 1,848, of which 621 were root anomalies.

Many of these 621 cases had abnormal collisions, and some were forcibly contained and clarified by political authorities including the Kingdom of Heaven.

There are three collapse crises caused by root anomalies, and the intensity of these three root anomalies has reached [miracle].

One of the original anomaly items was later turned into a [Miracle Wedge] and was owned by a proud man from Trier, Berlin at that time.

According to Xia Xiu's observation, in every "era of great strife", anomalies appear like disasters without money.

He also looked at the abnormal growth in the past three years. The number of abnormal increases in these three years is greater than the previous ten years combined, and the increase in recent years has been 5% year-on-year.

The events that Xia Xiu has dealt with before include the divine heart of living gods, independence of regional political power, underground civilization, extraterrestrial civilization, etc. are actually abnormal events.

However, these incidents are mostly man-made disasters rather than natural disasters.

The most representative root abnormality involved is the silver cane he is holding in his hand.

Now, Xia Xiu looked at the items in the compartment.

A strong emotion emerged in his heart again. This emotion was stronger than the feeling given by the "coffee machine", giving him a vague feeling of rejection.

A visceral, disgusting feeling of repulsion.

"If I had known, I would have kept a few D-class personnel."

Xia Xiu looked at the door lock and stood back slightly.

The avatar [Sisyphus] appeared behind him.

Then, I saw this terrifying incarnation tightening its fists slightly, and its muscles instantly tightened, as hard as steel.

He punched hard, and a powerful air flow was generated along with the movement of his fist, hitting the thick metal door directly.

Peng——

The moment his fist made contact with the metal door, a loud bang broke out, deafening.

As [Sisyphus] punched out, a huge hole appeared in the metal door.

The metal at the edge of the hole was distorted and deformed by the bombardment, as if it was torn apart by huge force.

Metal fragments were flying everywhere, and the door panel was covered with spiderweb-like cracks. Through the hole, the cold light inside the compartment could be seen.

Xia Xiu was not in a hurry to enter. Instead, he squatted down, handed the cane to his left hand, and then gently placed the five fingers of his right hand on the ground.

A complex rune mark appeared on the back of his hand, which was the [Seal of Ion].

"Chimera Structure——"

"Ether Manifestation·Chimera!" 』

Gulong~

Gulong~

A low rumble sounded, and the ground began to shake slightly.

A pool of squirming flesh and blood quickly appeared on the ground under his feet. The flesh and blood seemed to be alive, and began to twist and proliferate rapidly, as if looking for a certain form.

Under Xia Xiu's gaze, the pool of flesh and blood began to take shape rapidly.

First, several sharp bones protruded from the flesh, and then muscles and skin quickly covered them. The flesh and blood continued to squirm, gradually forming a small [Chimera].

This chimera has a pair of sharp eagle claws, black wings on its back, and a ferocious wolf face on its head, with a strange red light shining in its eyes.

Its body is strong and flexible, and its skin is covered with scales and exudes a cold sheen.

No guns or cannons...

Oh, no, there are no D-class personnel and experimental tools, he can make it himself.

The sarkic lineage creates blood and flesh creations, and shatters fire to create various exquisite instruments. He himself is a walking containment chamber.

If he weren't now the fourth sword holder in the Kingdom of Heaven, the director of the administration.

In the [Central Containment Chamber] Gao Luo is a webmaster and legendary adventurer.

Xia Xiu stood up and gestured to the young version of Chimera, signaling him to go into the hole.

"Roar——"

The Chimera roared majestically, full of deterrence.

Puff~

Puff~

Then, the deformed monster flapped its flesh wings, creating a breeze, and flew towards the hole.

The cold light from the high-intensity sodium iodide spotlights around illuminated the entire room, and the light cut through the air like a sharp blade.

The Chimera flew into the isolation room, and everything around it was shrouded in cold light.

The monster's figure looked even more weird under the light, its skin covered with scales, gleaming with a faint luster, like a beast from hell.

The Chimera successfully came to the statue and easily opened the protective cover.

Kakaka——

Its claws gently scratched the statue to confirm that there was nothing unusual.

The statue looked lifeless, as if it was just an ordinary green statue.

The chimera grabbed the statue with its sharp claws and turned to face Xia Xiu.

It began to fly with the statue in the direction of its master.

Xia Xiu instructed the chimera to fly slowly and at a constant speed to approach him.

He estimated the average speed and required the chimera to fly this short distance for three minutes.

One second.

Two seconds.

Three seconds.

Everything was still normal.

Xia Xiu observed the chimera flying towards him, but a sense of uneasiness suddenly emerged in his heart, and it became stronger and stronger.

He suppressed this feeling and looked directly at everything inside with his golden eyes.

Seven seconds.

Nine seconds.

Eleven seconds.

The chimera was getting closer and closer to him, and a new incarnation appeared behind Xia Xiu without knowing when.

That was [Vashak].

Twelve seconds.

Normal.

Thirteen seconds.

Normal.

Fourteen seconds.

Normal.

Fifteen seconds.

Whoosh——

At this moment, something strange happened.

The statue suddenly disappeared from the Chimera's claws, as if it had never existed.

"Gaga!?!"

The Chimera let out a shrill cry, full of pain and terror.

Then, its body was torn apart by an invisible force, and it exploded as if it had been disemboweled.

Blood, flesh and organs splattered everywhere, and its internal organs were exposed in the air. The scene was extremely horrifying.

The Chimera's eyes widened, and it let out a final wail. Then, its entire body fell to the ground powerlessly, and its blood quickly spread, staining the ground red.

The air was filled with a strong smell of blood.

Xia Xiu stood there calmly, with no fluctuations in his eyes, only cold indifference.

The incarnation of [Vashak] that emerged behind him instantly extended his index finger to the void at the moment when the Chimera was disemboweled.

『Buzz——』

Then, a low sound resounded throughout the space, as if the bell had sounded the end of the world.

The world and time stopped flowing instantly, and all sounds and movements seemed to be cut off.

The gray-white monochrome color quickly covered the entire compartment, and an invisible film enveloped everything.

The cold light of the high-intensity sodium iodide spotlight was swallowed by the gray-white color, becoming dim and dull, and the entire space seemed to be deprived of life and color.

There was a sense of silence and oppression in the air, as if even breathing was frozen.

In this world where only the fourth sword-bearer of heaven and his incarnation [Vashak] had bright colors, he suddenly turned his head.

Even though he had expected it, his pupils couldn't help but show a hint of surprise at this moment.

Behind him, the statue suddenly appeared, as if it had emerged from nothingness.

The statue was frozen in mid-air by time, maintaining a strange posture.

The green little skeleton stood quietly, hugging his knees, his eyes empty, as if he was staring at some invisible horror.

The blood on the statue was particularly eye-catching in the gray-white world of time stop. The bright red blood was like a terrifying painting, slowly flowing along the surface of the statue and dripping onto the ground.

When the blood flowed to Xia Xiu's back, it was frozen in mid-air by the power of time stop, hanging on the edge of his clothes, as if it would drip in the next second, but it would stay at that moment forever.

Xia Xiu's eyes swept back and forth between the statue and the blood, and his inner spirituality felt a strong sense of uneasiness.

In the world of time stop, he quickly summoned [Sisyphus].

The purple-gold incarnation floated out of Xia Xiu's body, as if it had grown out of a shadow.

The gray-white world around him looked even more dim under the light of [Sisyphus].

Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! ! !

The fists of [Sisyphus] floated in the air for a moment, and then waved wildly like a machine gun.

Each punch was delivered with tremendous power and speed, and the air was filled with bursts of breaking sounds.

The huge fists slammed into the statue one after another, making a dull and deafening sound.

Each blow was like a thunderbolt, hitting the small green skeleton fiercely.

In this second, [Sisyphus] threw no less than a hundred punches like a storm, and the statue shook violently under this series of fierce attacks.

The contact point between the fist and the statue burst into dazzling sparks, as if breaking the stillness of time in an instant.

Each punch landed precisely at the same spot on the statue, and the combined power of the hundreds of punches created an unimaginable destructive force.

However, the statue remained the same, with no signs of damage.

Seeing this, Xia Xiu saw three halos of white jade appear behind him.

[Crown Blessing——]