"Believe me, 'finding the lost self'... no 'Self-Annihilator' could ever refuse the matters recounted in these ravings."
Because Herta understood this, she understood the leader's choice.
"Ravings?"
Leon thought of something. "'Terminus'?"
Looking at it this way, yet another 'Aeon' was involved. Children, even the 'Terminus' of the Swarm Disaster era got involved back then.
"You actually have some foresight."
If it really was 'Terminus'...
Would this mastermind, who single-handedly pushed forward the Swarm Disaster through ravings, really aid his actions and help him turn fiction into reality to end 'The Propagation'?
It was the right move for Herta to prepare 'The Hunt' as a backup plan beforehand.
After all, unlike the inscrutable 'Terminus', if he called upon 'Lan', He would undoubtedly come.
"Indeed, many people think these ravings are the handiwork of 'Terminus'."
"What, you don't think so?"
Leon knew Herta; if she thought it was, she wouldn't use that kind of phrasing.
"Mm, though I have no basis for it."
People like Leon possessed typical 'Terminus' thinking; she couldn't be bothered to explain.
"But compared to 'Terminus', I lean more towards it being the handiwork of 'The Equilibrium'."
"'HooH'?"
The most mysterious Path; this was true for both the 'Aeon' Himself and His faction.
"'The Equilibrium' does have some plausibility. 'HooH's' stance is just like the Path He presides over; neutrality is carried through this 'Aeon's' entire existence."
"If there are too many bad people, increase the good people. Conversely, if there are too many good people, increase the bad people. His stance cannot be easily defined; the galaxy maintains a delicate balance under His handiwork."
"So, whether 'HooH' pushes for 'The Propagation' or crusades against 'The Propagation', both are quite reasonable."
"It's just a baseless feeling, nothing more."
Herta waved her hand, telling him not to mind it.
"We scholars care most about having evidence and logic in everything we do. Without absolute rationality, one cannot easily make assertions. So, you can just listen to this kind of personal speculation and leave it at that."
"Evidence and logic? Shouldn't scholars believe in themselves most of all?"
Leon expressed that whatever he says goes. If he says it exists, then it exists.
"If you don't believe in yourself, then how could you go on to research?"
Even if it doesn't exist, it must exist.
Not convinced? If you're not convinced, suck it up!
Herta glanced at him. "I increasingly feel that our personalities are compatible."
Yes, both believed in themselves more than anyone else.
And their attitude towards those questioning outsiders was consistently: You will understand sooner or later.
"You are?"
Oi, oi, this Cup Class is a bit of a mismatch.
Although reality was indeed so, Herta saying this was purely gilding her own face.
"Why do you always care about that Cup Class and those stats of yours? It will alienate people!"
Herta knew what he meant.
Sorry, perhaps there are things other than intensity, but I can't cast it aside.
Herta sighed.
"Let's go, to avoid getting entangled by these people later."
Saying this, she reached out and summoned her staff.
"What?"
Leon was a martial artist, not good at coded language.
"Didn't I just say? The birth of an 'Aeon' is something we can absolutely never prevent. Even if you stop the Iladisina army directly, it's useless."
The scepter lay horizontally.
Herta held her witch hat, performing an action that fit her outfit and her 'Witch' nickname quite well, and sat directly upon it.
"Since we can't do anything, we might as well be pure spectators."
As her words fell, the scepter carried Herta flying towards the sky.
"Let us witness together this history that facilitated the birth of an 'Aeon'."
Listening to Herta's voice, Leon gazed at her figure.
He thought for a moment, then took down 'The Expedition', throwing it forward.
He lifted his foot and stepped lightly onto the bow's body, following Herta's departing footsteps.
Sword riding is sword riding... just as a spear can be divided into a spear and a lance, why can't this arrow be a sword?
Next, the two were in a prime spectator position.
Witnessing the beginning... and the end of the entire Swarm Disaster.
Meanwhile, in the galaxy of the present.
Several major factions had entered the field one after another.
They were fighting inextricably with the Swarm, which had regathered due to the recovery of 'The Propagation'.
And the seven 'True Stings'—the 'Swarm Kings' that Leon had speed-run in a single day—also re-emerged with the recovery of 'Tayzzyronth', becoming the greatest danger to the galaxy in the present moment.
Aside from the Marshal who remained behind to hold the line, the Xianzhou Alliance dispatched all other Arbiter-Generals.
"Since my debut, this is the first time I've faced an enemy of the same stature."
Feixiao faced off against the 'Star-Shattering Swarm King'. Behind her, the 'Flying Aureus' was opening its bloody maw, roaring at this Swarm King, seemingly demonstrating its might.
"If he were here, surely he could have solved it in a single encounter."
She looked at the 'Swarm King' she was responsible for, muttering to herself.
This is... the gap that cannot be crossed...
The guy he solved with a casual wave of his hand required her to go all out.
Feixiao had already exchanged blows with this 'Star-Shattering Swarm King' for several rounds, but clearly, in this confrontation, neither side had gained any advantage over the other.
They fought to a draw.
It likely wouldn't be resolved in a short time; Feixiao dared not guarantee a win.
Do not use Leon's fleeting engagements as a standard.
His kind of absolute stat-crushing dominance was a minority among minorities throughout the past many Amber Eras.
Once 'Emanators' start fighting, determining a victor between them is not that simple.
Even though 'Paths' have highs and lows, strengths and weaknesses.
But in an actual fight, even if this high and low is reflected, it's not by much.
It's a very simple principle.
Just like if one 'Aeon' were to clash head-on with another 'Aeon', even if the Path represented by the former far exceeded the latter in depth and width...
In a real fight, it's impossible for the former to just win instantly.
One can only say that the disparity in strength brought by the 'Path' might make the former the likely final victor, but the process of magical combat is absolutely unavoidable.
If 'Aeons' are like this, how much more so for 'Emanators'?
Moreover, 'Emanators' are not as absolute as 'Aeons', where those practicing a grand 'Path' would steadily suppress those practicing a narrow 'Destiny'.
'Emanator'.
At this level, the polarization is actually extremely serious. Either one is so strong they suppress an entire generation, preventing anyone else from raising their head, or they are roughly the same.
Those of narrow Paths turning the tables and killing those of massive Paths.
Such things are rare among 'Aeons', but among 'Emanators', they are actually quite common.
So no 'Emanator' has ever dared to say they would surely win against another 'Emanator'. Or rather, the goal of Emanators at that level would certainly be 'Aeons'.
Like 'Iron Tomb' and Leon—'Emanators' simply couldn't enter their eyes.
One can only say that the more one fights, the more one understands just how high the gold content is of Leon killing seven great Swarm Kings in a row in one day, speed-running seven 'Emanators', and finally not even panting a single breath.
He even insta-killed 'Iron Tomb'; it can completely be said that he has already broken away from the scope of an 'Emanator'.
Worthy of being the apex of the current age; he is simply not a poet!
Zzzzt—
A massive golden thunderclap rang out from not far away!
Feixiao looked up.
She saw the 'Lightning-Lord' and Jing Yuan united in mind and intent, swinging the glaive in their hands in unison, slashing toward the opposing 'Beguiling World' and the true form avatar behind it!
"Can you do it, Jing Yuan? Do you need help?"
The Luofu's General of Divine Foresight was famous for his resourcefulness, but in frontal combat, he was indeed slightly inferior.
Piercing explosion of insectoid sounds
Taking advantage of Feixiao's distraction, the 'Star-Shattering Swarm King' immediately gathered energy at its mouthparts!
Although it did not possess much wisdom.
Driven by the instinct to survive, it could cope with various situations. It knew that only by killing the woman before it could it and its kin find peace.
So, naturally, it could not let such a good opportunity for a sneak attack pass!
A flash of light that blotted out the sky passed in an instant, and massive energy immediately erupted from its mouthparts!
The 'Flying Aureus' triggered its master-protection mechanism. Seeing the attack coming, it immediately opened its mouth as well. A large amount of energy began to gather, and it directly rubbed out a Tailed Beast Ball to fire back!
Boom—!!!
The two sides clashed with waves. After a standoff, the result was the same as the many times they had exchanged blows before.
Evenly matched.
"I won't trouble General Merlin's Claw to worry."
At this moment, Jing Yuan's voice also rang out appropriately.
"General Merlin's Claw should look after herself first. I am old; if I go, I go. But you are still young, not to mention that as a young lady, you still have unfinished business."
Jing Yuan spoke with a smile, his words pointing to something specific.
"Don't lose."
"Of course."
As the words fell, the aura on the 'Flying Aureus' surged once again!
"We have to see the dawn he brings, his triumph, together!"
Therefore, she had a reason she absolutely could not lose.
"Sigh, having decided the outcome from the rear for so long... after too much time off the battlefield, my hands are a bit loose."
Yao Guang, who was circling with the Swarm King 'Phantom Twilight' and whose situation in the clash had clearly fallen into a disadvantage, spoke after sighing.
The Jade Sovereign, her spirit, 'Time-Wheel Heavenly Pheasant Wisdom King'.
It did not have the extreme visual experience of the 'Flying Aureus' or the 'Lightning-Lord'.
In terms of spectacle, it was much worse, and the same went for its killing power.
One could only say that compared to the Divine Foresight of the Luofu, this Prudent Strategist of the Yuque was more like a civil general in the true sense.
"I have a bad feeling. It's best not to be careless."
Yao Guang frowned slightly, speaking a reminder.
She used the 'Eye of Contemplation' to scan the surroundings. Including these few Arbiter-Generals, nearly everyone's head displayed a crimson 'Omen of Evil'.
This hexagram image was blatantly a look of 'everyone is going to be finished'.
To be honest, if Leon weren't here, this densely packed patch of red would actually be quite terrifying.
Nameless people, lifeless people.
Such fellows were called 'Those Who Are Free' in the path of divination. Once they entered the game, they became variables, affecting the auspicious and ominous direction of everyone's fate in a single thought.
And Leon was precisely one of the aforementioned existences.
One must know that the things involved in the Third Abundance War were no less than this time.
Both were related to 'Aeons'.
But even so, Leon still rewrote all destinies.
Since he could rewrite the Abundance War, then this time he could rewrite the Swarm Disaster.
Yao Guang saw the eyes full of good and bad omens but remained unmoved, precisely because she believed in him.
Rather than worrying wildly,
It was better to do what was before her eyes, which was also the only thing she could do at the moment.
"I heard that the intuition of 'The Hunt' can perceive the truth and the future to a certain extent."
An ethereal female voice suddenly rang out. After Huaiyan, who was exchanging blows with 'Afterglow', heard this voice, the gravity on his face multiplied several times over in an instant.
"Seeing it today, it really lives up to its reputation."
A figure appeared just like that, accompanied by the Antimatter Legion, with ten thousand as the smallest unit.
"It's Celenova!"
Someone in the surroundings recognized this figure and immediately cried out.
"Such an interesting situation, yet the God of Elation did not choose to step in."
After Celenova, a man dressed in a suit, with a black hat directly covering his entire head and dressed like a gentleman, also followed closely behind.
"The purity is really too low."
Detecting that 'Aha' had actually not arrived at the scene, Quietus was quite surprised in his heart.
Such top-tier amusement, yet it didn't invite 'Aha'?
To be honest, it was a bit fake. Quietus really didn't believe this 'Elation' Aeon hadn't come.
'Aha' would definitely come, absolutely.
Because in a certain sense, 'Aha' could be considered an agent for major events. Matters without 'Aha' weren't necessarily small, but matters with 'Aha' showing up were definitely big.
This could be seen from the fact that 'Aha' tirelessly joined in during the Swarm Disaster back then.
A major event without 'Aha' is a fake major event.
What, 'Aha' isn't here right now; could it be He is preparing to pull a big one directly afterward?
"But since the God of Elation is not here, then I will act as the 'The Elation' of this place."
After finishing his words, Quietus took off his hat.
Revealing his true countenance—his head was a hand, a hand no different from a human's, except it was purple, and the palm held a six-sided die.
"Quietus..."
Most people in the galaxy had heard the titles of the Lord Ravagers, so they naturally recognized the fellow appearing before them.
Roar of a mechanical organism
After Quietus, the Lord Ravager whom the IPC cared about most but possessed the least intelligence on—Iron Tomb, who destroys 'Preservation'—also appeared out of thin air.
"It's Iron Tomb..."
After Iron Tomb took the stage, the faces of the present Anti-Propagation Coalition became quite ugly.
And the faces of the IPC people were even uglier than that.
Not only because the sudden appearance of three Lord Ravagers would turn an already high-difficulty situation into a desperate dead end in an instant, causing the pressure to skyrocket in a straight line.
But even more so because at this critical juncture, the 'Amber Lord' was unsurprisingly playing a match against 'Tayzzyronth'.
It was already unoptimistic, and now came Iron Tomb, who was a special attack against 'The Preservation'.
"Wait, what is that?"
Someone discovered something wrong. After Iron Tomb, there was also a fog-like entity with an indescribably massive form appearing together with the Lord Ravagers.
Sound of an unknown creature
Closely following Iron Tomb was the most mysterious Lord Ravager, Lightfade, the Sun-Swallowing Beast, for whom there wasn't even an accurate statement on whether He truly existed.
"It's Lightfade!"
A sharp-eyed person guessed the identity of the comer.
"I didn't expect Him to truly exist; I thought it was just created out of nothing!"
Someone followed closely with a lament:
"Iron Tomb, Celenova, Quietus, Lightfade—the Lord Ravagers actually came, four of them!"
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