OBS Chapter 1464 He was afraid
Chapter 1464 He was afraid
Chapter 1464 He was afraid
"You damned charlatan, the planet hasn't even exploded yet and you're already thinking about picking up corpses? Aren't you going to do anything about saving them?" Negris scolded irritably.
Anthony spread his hands helplessly: "How can I save them? Even adults dare not confront them head-on, and the Abyss Maw can't even run away. How can I save them?"
Negris stared at him for a long time, then realized he wasn't joking and said somewhat dejectedly, "Now there will be a lot more dead people."
Large-scale population relocation is never an easy task, even with the spatial passage of the World Tree.
Some people are old and sick, some are young and weak, and some are plagued by illness. When these people leave their familiar environment, they may suffer from acclimatization problems, and the fatigue of travel can easily take their lives.
As for infectious diseases, colds, stampedes, and even fights, all of these could be fatal. In the days when transportation was underdeveloped, long-distance migration was a serious crime, known by the term "exile," and would certainly have resulted in countless deaths and injuries. With hundreds of billions of people migrating, it's unknown how many people would have died.
Moreover, not everyone is willing to leave their homeland. Ang has very little control over the Divine Light Alliance and the Phile Empire. Although he can control the situation in all planes thanks to the World Tree, it is still difficult to get people to leave their homeland for unknown places.
If out of tens of billions of people, even one ten-thousandth would rather die than leave, that's still millions of people. When the planet explodes, they certainly won't survive.
Neither Anthony nor Negris wanted to see anyone die, but their motivations were completely different. Anthony was unwilling to accept unnatural deaths under his rule, but if it was absolutely necessary to sacrifice some people, he would not hesitate to send them to their deaths.
Compared to Anthony, Negris was genuinely kind-hearted and didn't like seeing too many people die. If it were just thirty or fifty people, they would be fine, but with casualties starting at millions, he was unwilling to accept it and still hoped to save as many people as possible.
But now that Anthony has suddenly shifted the focus of the plan to retrieving Shenxing's body, everyone is starting to prepare for retrieving the body. Who else would try to save Shenxing?
“Yes, many people have died, but there’s no escaping natural disasters. Let’s do our best. Come on, let’s do our part,” Anthony said.
"Huh? Do our best? Us? Aren't we going to call Ang?" Negris asked in surprise.
What can they do? Even if those two Star God bodies unleashed all their White Crystals, they still couldn't stop Grimzburg.
"No, the master is busy. We'll go ourselves. We'll call for help when we need the master's help," Anthony said.
Negris rolled his eyes and reluctantly followed.
Before long, the two arrived at the trunk of the Myriad Realms Divine Tree and found the strange tree that was growing vigorously.
“Ghost Tree, take us there,” Anthony said to Ghost Tree.
A hole has split open in the trunk of the strange tree, leading to a bottomless spatial passage.
It must be said that after parasitizing the Myriad Realms Divine Tree and absorbing its original form, the Strange Tree has undergone tremendous changes, even able to open spatial channels from such a great distance.
If it were allowed to grow for tens of thousands more years, it could completely surpass the Ancient Mantis and become the second strongest plant in the Void, given its numerous abilities.
Upon reaching the tree hollow, Anthony suddenly stopped, turned around, and asked, "Now that you know Germezburg's purpose, what are your thoughts?"
The Ghost Tree paused for a moment: "Thoughts? Hmm... I regret killing my other self."
"Uh, I meant what you think about Gemezburg's plan to detonate the asteroid?" Anthony said awkwardly.
“Oh, that’s what you wanted to ask? My thoughts… Gmezburg is afraid,” the Ghost Tree said.
"Afraid?" Anthony was stunned. He had only asked casually and hadn't expected to get any valuable answer, but the Ghost Tree's reply was so unexpected.
“Yes, he’s scared. I don’t know what he’s scared of, but he’s terrified. He’d rather destroy everything than let that thing scare him away,” the Ghost Tree said.
Anthony nodded thoughtfully, and after a while, he finally crawled into the tree hole.
When they emerged again, they were already behind the silent Dead Sea.
The once calm and desolate Dead Sea is now like a whirlpool, with everything falling into its deepest core.
It was clear that the Silent Dead Sea was inaccessible, and what Anthony was looking for was not in the Silent Dead Sea. After emerging from the tree hole, the Strange Tree pointed in a certain direction, and Anthony and Negris then teleported in that direction.
Star Shift can only move in a straight line and is not as fast as Soul Shift, but it is still a very efficient way to move in the void. Soon they arrived in a pitch-black void.
The surroundings were empty, but both Anthony and Negris sensed something new in the void. Anthony called out, "Mist Whale, come out. I have some questions for you."
Nothing had changed around us.
Anthony continued, "You're not with Germezburg, are you? What do you think about him detonating Asteroid? Do you want him to detonate Asteroid?"
Nothing had changed around us.
“What exactly is that four-ringed disc you conjured for Gmezburg? Conjure one for me again, and I’ll return it to you after I’ve used the Gate of Boundless,” Anthony shouted.
Seeing that there was still no reaction around, Negris couldn't help but ask, "Could it be that it's not here? What if we end up shouting at thin air for ages?"
Anthony said nothing, but waited silently. After a long while, a four-ringed disc slowly floated over from the distant void, and at the same time a voice rang out: "You don't need to return the Gate of Boundless to me. If it asks me where I am, just say that you killed me."
"Pfft, you faked your death? What's your relationship with the Gate of No Boundaries? You'd rather play dead than have it?" Negris asked in shock.
"I have nothing to do with it; I'm just its guardian beast," the mist whale said.
"The guardian beast says it has nothing to do with you? Do you even know what its purpose is?" Negris asked.
The fog whale said, "It is the only key for you to escape this boundless cage."
"Leave the boundless cage? Where to go?" Anthony asked tentatively.
“You can go anywhere, the Gate of Boundless, without boundaries,” the Mist Whale said.
"Leaving the boundless cage means you're outside the cage, right? What's it called outside the cage?" Anthony asked.
The fog whale slowly said, "This is the last question. Outside the cage is called the wide area."
“Aren’t you coming with us? The planet is about to explode, and it will affect you, won’t it? Aren’t you going to leave the boundless prison with us?” Negris asked.
“No, I think it’s fine here,” the Fog Whale said.
“One last question, truly the last question, where did the chaotic mist surrounding your form come from?” Anthony asked.