"Approaching Order, in the eyes of Chaos, is even more of a Chaos."
Unexpectedly, a joke made that day to conceal his identity actually came true.
Precisely because the believer of Chaos, bearing that fabricated name, approached Order and killed the Child of Order, the true Chaos was born.
From then on, the Grand Tribunal fell into the quagmire of War and couldn't extricate itself. chaos began to descend as the Time of War progressed and Faith spread.
So, who exactly am I?
Am I Ultraman of Hope Continent, or...
Cheng Shi from reality?
This question is so big that it could cause someone's mind to collapse.
To avoid going insane, Cheng Shi decisively chose to skip this topic and return to the Trial.
This is not something a mortal can figure out, at least, not now.
He quickly sorted out his thoughts and expression, not letting Gao Yu see any flaws that could lead to conclusions about himself, and then skillfully changed the subject.
Gao Yu seemed a little unsatisfied, but after Cheng Shi stopped talking, continuing to talk to himself would make him appear somewhat childish.
So his mouth opened and closed a few times, and this time he finally restrained himself.
Everyone had been walking in the mountain hollow for four or five hours. At this time, the rainwater had begun to accumulate underfoot, and in low-lying areas, the water had even covered their feet.
The path was becoming increasingly difficult to walk.
But thankfully, the destination was in sight.
Zhao Qian looked up at the mountain in front of him and said solemnly:
"Miss Tao, please."
Tao Yi hummed softly and began to cast spells on the vines stretching out from the mountain wall.
As her nimble fingers beckoned, the vines hanging on the mountain wall began to grow wildly, like ink spreading on a pure white rice paper. Within a few breaths, the vines covered the entire cliff face.
This was clearly for everyone to climb the rock face using the vines.
Time was tight, so they decided not to go around the mountain.
They would turn at a right angle and go straight up here.
Cheng Shi looked at the nearly 90-degree cliff face and sucked his teeth.
Gao Yu heard the sound and muttered in a low voice:
"Do you need help?"
An adult, being asked if he needed help by a Child who wasn't even 18 yet.
Anyone with a little bit of shame would politely refuse at this time, put on a show, and appropriately display an adult's strength.
But Cheng Shi didn't.
What is shame?
I only have a heart of resignation.
"Yes."
His answer was decisive.
Gao Yu showed a "I knew it" expression, nodded mechanically, and pulled out his tool bag from his clothes.
He took out a palm-sized piece of silver-white metal material and a small hammer, suspended the material in the air, and then started hammering it with the small hammer.
Soon after, under Cheng Shi's sound effects of "Forty, forty, forty," he made a brand new back chair with a dark face.
A chair that could be carried on someone's back, and then someone could sit on it to be carried up the cliff!
Cheng Shi was not interested in the chair, but was very interested in the Mechanical Engineering Department's spells.
Obviously, the small hammer in Gao Yu's hand was a very powerful magic tool.
The Child didn't even have to focus on shaping; he just casually hammered a few times, and the chair was made according to the idea in his mind.
This level of shaping was much stronger than any 3D printing.
"You... want to carry me?"
"..."
Gao Yu turned his head to look at Cheng Shi, showing an expression of "You are even more shameless than I imagined," and gritted his teeth, saying:
"I am a Mage!"
Cheng Shi smiled, took the chair, and aimed his gaze at the front row.
Old Cui...
Forget it, his lungs are about to cough out.
Zhao Qian...
He had already climbed up, can't ask him to come down again.
Su Yida...
This dog had already seen through his thoughts and immediately put his hand on the cliff, clearly not wanting to do manual labor.
In that case, only one pink-haired girl is left...
Uh...
Child making tools, woman doing manual labor?
If this is the result, then wouldn't I, a dignified and upright man, become useless?
"Do you need help?"
Tao Yi seemed to have already expected that Cheng Shi would need help. She turned around and looked at the back chair in Cheng Shi's hand.
Cheng Shi paused, then mustered his masculinity and said loudly:
"Yes!"
Then he approached Tao Yi with a fawning smile and asked cheekily:
"Is it convenient?"
Tao Yi smiled like a little fox, her eyes narrowed into a line.
"It's convenient, I have them."
After speaking, she waved her hand and drew the vines from the cliff down, threaded them through the chair, and placed it beside her.
Cheng Shi was extremely moved and rushed over to sit down.
Oh my god, human elevator, it smells so good.
Gao Yu followed behind with a speechless expression.
There seemed to be some sort of power assist device on his legs, allowing him to walk on the cliff face as if on flat ground.
Everyone climbed to the mountainside of the stone mountain without much effort, took materials on the spot, split a few layers of stone slabs, and built a temporary rain shelter.
"The stone here is indeed hard, and it's convenient to go up and down, it's a good place."
Su Yida touched the stones on the mountain body with emotion, highly affirming Zhao Qian's judgment.
Zhao Qian smiled casually, stood on the edge of the cliff, and looked into the distance.
"Don't be blindly optimistic. We don't know if the theme of this Trial is rain. We are just taking it one step at a time."
"Cough cough cough... Don't be pessimistic either, cough cough cough... Young people, be more positive. When soldiers come, block them; when water comes, cover it with earth."
"Good! Well said!"
Since everyone didn't expend much effort, Cheng Shi had no use for his abilities, so he could only serve as a spiritual motivator, giving everyone some spiritual encouragement.
Su Yida glanced at Cheng Shi and shook his head with a laugh.
This one... The Priest of Birth? Alas, I hope he can be more reliable.
Cheng Shi caught the expression on Su Yida's face from the corner of his eye. He smiled brightly, treating it as a response.
Time began to fast forward, and the rain also became heavier.
The initial curtain of rain had gradually developed into a downpour.
No, perhaps downpour could no longer describe the current heavy rain; it was like the water from a river had been drained and was being poured down from overhead.
The volume of water was so large that it was almost impossible to lift one's arms.
As the floodwaters rushed down, even their shoulders and necks began to feel pressure and became burdened.
Seeing this scene, no one could continue to chat calmly anymore.
"The water is rising. In less than an hour at most, it will flood up to here. Everyone, prepare quickly."
Zhao Qian was pulling a section of vine and rapidly wrapping it. This posture seemed like he was making something.
They could no longer hear each other clearly over the sound of the rain, and the stone slabs providing shelter were also precarious due to the heavy pressure. Su Yida cupped his hand under his nose and barely managed to open his mouth and say:
"It's only just reached the foot of the mountain. Can it be this fast?"
"You have to consider that the rain is still increasing. It will only be faster than this, not slower! Miss Tao, Gao Yu, help!"
"Okay!"
Tao Yi stood under the stone slabs and once again cast a spell towards the cliff face, making these vines climb up on their own and become raw materials for building tools.
Gao Yu constantly swung the small hammer in his hand, compacting these vines and shaping them into hollow, solid "logs."
But this efficiency was far less than when he hammered those special metals.
Zhao Qian was responsible for tying these logs tightly and then assembling them into a raft.
In the visible flood disaster, the most basic and simple method was to build a raft that could drift with the current.
As for why they didn't let the Engineering Child directly build a submarine...
Cheng Shi hadn't thought of it, but the Child had too few materials in his bag, not even enough to build a single-person version.
"Alas, He calculated everything long ago. This move of sealing space is truly brilliant."
"How much more?"
"Three more!"
Just as the raft was about to be assembled, Su Yida ran back from the edge of the cliff with a solemn expression.
"Quick, everyone get ready! There's no Time!"
Everyone looked up in astonishment, only to see that beyond the mountains, where the sky and earth met, a continuous white line had appeared at some point.
This white line kept getting thicker, and before long, it allowed all the Players to clearly see its original appearance.
It was not a white line at all, but a monstrous giant wave that could make people drop their jaws.
The height of the wave was almost enough to make people tilt their necks back!
Damn, what are you kidding me!
With such a big wave, what's the use of a wooden raft?
With this amount of water crashing down, it's a question whether the stone mountain will even remain!
"Tao Yi, continue! Gao Yu, weave vine baskets! Old Cui, reinforce the vine baskets!"
Zhao Qian quickly reacted and began to change strategy, attempting to turn the raft into a floating device that could carry people upwards.
In this situation, sinking to the bottom of the water was definitely a predictable outcome, so they could only quickly find a way to remedy the situation based on the idea of how to float up quickly.
"Su Yida, if we don't succeed, is there a chance to try again?"
Zhao Qian looked at Su Yida with a solemn expression, anticipating his reply.
Su Yida's eyes darkened, and he said seriously, "I'll try my best."
He didn't give a definitive answer, but it was a positive response.
This showed that He could indeed recall memory.
Knowing this was enough. Zhao Qian's face looked somewhat better. He then turned to look at Cheng Shi.
"Healer, the underwater breathing and healing will depend on you. Don't worry about the 'newborns,' we'll handle them."
Priests have a skill called Water Healing, which allows people to breathe sufficiently underwater and relieve pain. This is a basic skill, and Cheng Shi naturally has it too.
He nodded, indicating that He was reliable, but then He frowned.
The Trial lasts for three days in total.
If the first day had such a grand display, Cheng Shi found it hard to imagine how they would spend the next three days.
Could it be that they would have to spend their days surfing?
This wasn't online surfing; it wouldn't kill Time.
"It's coming! Everyone, get in the baskets!! Quick!"
As soon as the words fell, the sky turned dark.
The rumbling roar even momentarily covered the thunder in the sky!
Cheng Shi stepped into the vine basket fixed on the raft without hesitation, watching Cui Dingtian cough while accelerating the absorption of the decay energy from the vines to make the raft more solid, and nervously took a breath.
In this situation, He couldn't help but be nervous.
The unimaginably huge wave was now close at hand. It was like a giant wall built from the ground to the starry sky, and the oppressive feeling that rushed towards them was simply despairing.
"Healer, heal!"
In Zhao Qian's final roar...
With a "Boom—" sound.
The wave crashed down, destroying everything.
Everyone felt a weight like the sky collapsing on them, and each person coughed up a mouthful of fresh blood.
But this blood quickly disappeared.
Because after a moment of dizziness, what was once called a mountain peak had turned into a stone reef rising from the seabed.
Everything in sight was completely submerged in the sea.
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