wjnovel Chapter 1076 Let's Face the End of the World
Chapter 1076 Let's Face the End of the World
When he finally stood beside the main seat, Alyris had already respectfully stepped back half a step and stood at his side.
A peaceful smile appeared on Kana's face, like a spring breeze sweeping across an icy plain.
He slightly raised his hands, a simple gesture that seemed to contain a calming power.
Welcome everyone.
His voice was not loud, yet it resonated clearly in every corner of the silent Hall of the Universe, as if it were ringing directly in everyone's hearts, gentle yet full of power.
"Those of you who were born in this world, grew up in this world, and will eventually live in this world, you are all the leaders and guardians of the countries, ethnic groups, and countless living beings behind you."
"What you bear on your shoulders is not just your personal honor and disgrace, but also the heavy responsibility of the expectations and survival of millions of lives."
His words carried a peculiar rhythm that reached straight to the heart.
"Today, I have invited you all here not to act arbitrarily, but to share with you the responsibility of protecting this world. The title of 'Savior' has been bestowed upon me, but I firmly believe,"
His gaze swept over the familiar and unfamiliar faces at the head table, his tone sincere and firm: "All of you here should become saviors of the world! The survival of the world is not the work of one person, but the power of all living beings and the will of all people!"
After saying this, Kana bowed slightly and gave a simple yet respectful salute to all the standing leaders in the room.
"Similarly, I sincerely thank you all for answering the call and gathering here."
"boom--!"
Kana's bending motion was like throwing a boulder into a calm lake.
The expressions of the tycoons at the main table changed drastically.
The emperor's pupils constricted and his body stiffened; the lion king gasped, his enormous hands clenching instinctively.
Among the four Elf Kings, even the most composed Sun King was instantly moved, and the Night Queen could not hide the astonishment in her eyes.
On the outer tiered seating area, many monarchs and representatives from small countries were so frightened that their legs went weak, and they would have almost knelt down on the spot if they hadn't been holding onto their chairs.
The rituals of the gods.
This is hardly a thank you.
This is clearly meant to terrify them!
Who dares to receive the bow of a true god?
That invisible weight seemed to crush everyone's spines in an instant!
Panic swept through the venue like a tangible tide.
Everyone, regardless of status or strength, hurriedly responded with even greater deference and humility, unconsciously uttering gasps of fear and awe.
The entire venue descended into a near-chaotic atmosphere of humility, as if only in this way could the "unbearable weight" be offset.
This suffocating fear lasted for several breaths until Kana straightened up again, his face still bearing that peaceful smile.
He gently raised his hand, palm down, and made a gentle downward pressing motion.
"Please sit down."
As if freed from an invisible curse, everyone—whether the emperor and ruler at the main table or the representatives of the smaller countries on the periphery—at the same moment, with a sense of relief akin to surviving a catastrophe and a deeper sense of awe, uniformly and silently returned to their seats.
He then took a deep breath.
Kana, watching this scene, still wore a peaceful smile, but inside he felt somewhat helpless.
really.
The identity of a deity is like a heavy burden hanging high in the sky for everyone.
However, this meeting was very important, so he had to be present.
Inside the Hall of the Universe, only the sound of thousands of hearts pounding violently in chests remained.
An unprecedented silence descended upon the place.
All eyes, whether from majestic emperors, ancient rulers, or representatives of small nations, were fixed on the figure in the plain white robe, whose silver arms shimmered with starlight.
He surveyed the entire room, his eyes, glowing with the soft light of dawn, seemingly able to see into the depths of every soul's anxieties and resolve.
"Gentlemen," Kana's voice rang out again, gentle yet with an undeniable penetrating power, clearly echoing in the vast space, "the world, under the grace of data, has gathered its own power, broken free from the shackles of ignorance, and gained independent wisdom. Its name is Aegira."
This news was like a boulder thrown into a deep pool, but the reaction it stirred was not entirely a raging storm.
At the main table, the four elven kings, the emperor, the lion king, the candlelight councilors, and even the Holy Light Pope and the legends of the Mage Council, mostly appeared calm, but their eyes revealed a deeper solemnity.
Clearly, the existence of the world's will, "Aigera," has been quietly passed around in the highest levels of society, becoming a kind of tacit "common knowledge."
However, on the outer tiered seating area, the faces of many small-country monarchs, tribal chiefs, and city-state representatives were instantly filled with astonishment.
Their eyes widened as they looked incredulously toward the main table, as if hearing such a mind-blowing declaration for the first time—that the land beneath their feet, the air they breathed, and the world itself that bore all things was actually a living entity with its own will?
But when they saw the calm reactions of the bigwigs at the head table, and the lack of surprise shown by the other delegates around them, their astonishment was quickly replaced by a belated realization and a vague sense of shame.
It turns out that this was already an open secret within the elite circles, and they were merely marginal figures who had just been allowed to touch upon the core truth of this world.
The initial surprise and disbelief gradually subsided, replaced by a complex sense of awe and an awareness of the information barriers.
Without pausing, Kana steered the conversation toward a more pressing and realistic level.
"As offspring of Aegira, wherever we are or what we do, protecting Her continuation is protecting the foundation and future of our own civilization. For this, we should all do our utmost and have no choice but to do so."
His words carried a sacred sense of mission, causing everyone to instinctively straighten their backs.
"And the threat is already imminent."
Kana's tone turned serious, and the temperature in the hall seemed to drop several degrees. "According to the latest observations and projections, the full-scale invasion of the Void is expected to occur in five to six years."
The atmosphere in the room instantly tensed up upon hearing this.
Even if you are mentally prepared, the sense of pressure brought by a specific time point is completely different.
And it's so short.
Kana's hand traced a fluid, natural line in the air. "The path of invasion will begin in the northeast direction, where the continent of Taliel is located—" His fingertips seemed to be drawing invisible threads, "—spreading all the way to the southwestern edge of the world."
"Northeast...Tahrir?!"
At the main table, Sergio, the Golden Dwarf King, frowned deeply, his thick fingers tapping the table unconsciously, producing a dull thud.
Tahrir, the frozen wasteland of the dwarves' thousand-year-old homeland, is the homeland that the "Tahrir Expedition" is struggling to reclaim.
If that becomes the starting point of the invasion... the dwarves' newly ignited flames of revival will be met with the most violent frost.
The faces of the representatives from other dwarven city-states beside him also turned ashen, their eyes filled with worry that their homelands were about to be reduced to ashes.
It is clearly a homeland that has just been rebuilt.
In stark contrast are the leaders of several human kingdoms, especially the monarchs from the southwest of the continent.
Despite their efforts to maintain the solemnity expected of a diplomatic occasion, a barely suppressed, relieved smile crept onto their lips.
The southwest...that's the place furthest from where the disaster started.
This means that their land and people, at least in the initial stages, will have a valuable buffer period.
This subtle sense of "luck" seemed particularly glaring against the heavy backdrop of the impending apocalypse, yet it was also undeniably real. "Please look, everyone." Kana said no more, slowly bringing his hands together in front of him before separating them.
hum-
The entire scene of the Hall of the Universe instantly dissolved and was reconstructed!
Solid alloy walls, towering domes, thousands of seats...
All entities instantly lost their color and texture, spreading and dissipating like ink splashed in water.
The participants felt the solid ground beneath their feet suddenly disappear, as if their bodies had lost their weight and were being lifted up by a gentle yet irresistible force.
Exclamations, sharp gasps, and even short screams erupted instantly.
In the blink of an eye, they were no longer in the floating fortress of the City of Towers, but suspended outside the cold and desolate world.
Before me lay a deep, boundless dark void, dotted with the faint, distant light of stars.
However, this vast starry sky backdrop was completely obscured and swallowed up by an "existence" whose size cannot be described in words.
It was a... or rather, it was a living nebula formed by the accumulation, writhing, and fusion of countless void creatures.
It is not a physical behemoth, but more like a living abyss that is constantly churning and expanding.
Its form is chaotic and uncertain, with its edges spreading a nauseating purplish-black mist like a rotting nebula, while its core is a churning aggregate of indescribable limbs, ferocious mouthparts, flashing compound eyes, and energy vortices.
It was so vast that it encompassed the entire material world in sight—the blue planet that carried all civilizations and life—like a giant, slowly closing mouth dripping with saliva, ready to swallow the whole world whole.
"Heavenly Father—!"
"No! This is impossible!"
"Help... help!"
The sudden, immersive horror caused many representatives with weaker psychological resilience to break down instantly.
Someone screamed and fell backward uncontrollably, bumping into the representative next to them.
Some people were ashen-faced, their hands gripping the armrests of their seats so tightly that their knuckles turned white from the force.
Even more shockingly, some young heirs or civil servants from small countries were so frightened that they collapsed in their "seats," uttering helpless sobs.
The scene descended into chaos.
"Silence! Fools!" A thunderous growl boomed from the orc lion king.
His golden mane seemed to stand on end in anger as he surveyed the disgraceful crowd with disdain in his eyes.
"This is just an illusion! But it is also the reality that is about to arrive!"
A legendary court mage beside the emperor also rebuked him sternly, his voice imbued with spiritual power, attempting to calm the crowd.
"Calm down! Look at yourselves, what kind of behavior is this!"
The main problem is that most of these shameful guys are human.
There's no way around it; humanity is divided into the most small countries.
The human population is also the largest.
Therefore, they are both united and divided.
In this place where all races gather, people's faces are somehow merged into one, which makes them feel somewhat ashamed.
And this was done in the presence of God.
Omg.
The legendary figures at the main table and in the front row of the steps all spoke up, some rebuking and others trying to appease them.
The chaos lasted for several dozen seconds before the panicked voices gradually subsided, driven by the suppression of the powerful and their own sense of shame.
After all, those who can sit here are at least leaders who shoulder heavy responsibilities; pure cowards have already been eliminated in the previous screening or along the way.
At least most of them are.
They suppressed their fear and forced themselves to look again at the despairing scene, though their bodies were still trembling slightly.
“Gentlemen,” Kana’s voice was like a stabilizing force, piercing through the remaining panic and clearly reaching the depths of the souls of every person still shaken.
"This is the scene we are facing. It is not a figment of our imagination, but an imminent reality."
As he spoke, their perspective seemed to be drawn closer by an invisible force. They felt closer to their world, even able to see the outline of the continent and the ripples of the ocean.
At the same time, they also saw more clearly the chilling details inside the writhing, purplish-black "giant maw" that enveloped the world—countless void creatures of various shapes, exuding an aura of greed and destruction, floated and roared within it.
"Many people may never have the opportunity to witness the reality beyond the world."
Kana calmly stated the facts.
Below the legendary level, unless one uses special means or is in a specific environment, it is indeed difficult to directly perceive the vastness and terror of the void.
But at this moment, everyone is forced to confront this ultimate threat.
Cana waved again.
This time, the perspective begins to "shift".
No longer were they floating in the void, but the entire world, like a tiny marble, was being propelled by an invisible force, slowly crashing into that ever-opening "giant mouth" made of void creatures.
"Touch is the beginning."
Under the breathless gaze of everyone, the "edge" of the world—corresponding to the northwest direction of the continent of the prime material world—gently and inevitably touched that purplish-black chaos.
boom!
A silent explosion reverberated through everyone's minds!
The moment they touched, the northwest corner of the world—the continent of Tahrir and its vast surrounding oceans and skies—was as if a lake had been ripped open by a boulder, and space itself was violently distorted and torn apart.
Thousands upon thousands of void rifts of varying sizes, shimmering with an ominous purplish-black light, appeared out of nowhere like festering wounds.
Countless, grotesque void creatures, like erupting black volcanic lava, surged wildly from these fissures, instantly covering the sky and engulfing the earth.
"Do not……!"
The dwarf king Sergio let out a muffled groan, suppressing endless pain, as if he had witnessed his homeland being swallowed up in an instant.
Perhaps he had already seen it once.
But it wasn't as devastating as this one.
But this is just the beginning.
As Kana "demonstrated," the massive aggregate of the void did not stop; it continued to move "forward," or rather, the world was being "swallowed."
It casts its shadow over more regions of the world.
Where shadows fell, more void rifts spread and proliferated like a plague! (End of Chapter)