「Tayzzyronth」 intended to act again—
Suddenly, a bright purple arrow exceeding the speed of light struck from the side!
Looking closely, a third "Aeon" had arrived in this Subspace at some unknown time. 「Lan」, joins the battlefield. Leon called Him, so He was bound to come.
「The Hunt」.
This Path was never the stagnant existence solely targeting 「The Abundance」 as some claimed. Strictly speaking, neither the Xianzhou Alliance nor the Interastral Peace Corporation could be considered true factions of these Paths. The "Architects" and the "Galaxy Rangers"—these two are the direct lineage factions of these two Paths. And from the faction of the Galaxy Rangers, one can see...
What 「The Hunt」 represents—has always been the justice within one's heart!
The Lux Arrow broke through the void, pointing straight at 「Tayzzyronth」! Its momentum was incomparably mighty, carrying an unconcealed aura of slaughter!
During the Swarm Disaster era, no one had the ability to resolve the authority of 「The Propagation」 left behind by 「Tayzzyronth」. 「Aha」 might have had it, but His temperament is elusive. No one knows which side this God of Elation truly stands on; He has always been unpredictable. Judging from the fact that this authority was suppressed by 「Qlipoth」 using His own body as a container, this one had previously actively helped fight against the 「The Propagation」 Aeon during the Swarm Disaster. Yet in the end, He still stayed His hand and chose to sit back and watch the show.
And since 「Qlipoth」 Himself focuses on guarding, He naturally could not extinguish this authority of 「The Propagation」. This led to this very moment—the revival and return of the passed "Sand King", 「Tayzzyronth」!
「Lan」 held His bow, His gaze beneath the mask fixed upon 「Tayzzyronth」. But the past is the past, and the present is the present. The current galaxy already possesses an existence capable of thoroughly extinguishing the authority of 「The Propagation」. Aside from 「The Destruction」 at the end of entropy increase, there is 「The Hunt」, which prioritizes slaughter!
No, one cannot say "the current galaxy," because the past is also about to change. In that era, the era when 「The Hunt」 had not yet been born, the common people lived in destitution. Regardless of gender or age, no one was spared from becoming a seedbed for 「The Propagation」. Humans did not live like humans.
But no one could stand up, and no one could raise a call to uphold justice for them. But now, there is!
「Lan」 takes pride in Leon, takes pride in this proxy. So... although it is somewhat of an inversion of the heavenly order, it should be said like this: The Swarm Disaster era had Leon—and after the Swarm Disaster, there was 「Lan」! Since the proxy has already taken a step ahead of Him, how could He sit idly by and watch?
The arrowheads of 「The Hunt」, on this day, will end the injustice in the name of justice!
The arrow shot forth, and the sizzling sound of flames erupted simultaneously! Golden flames suddenly appeared from the tail of the light arrow, burning through its entire body in an instant! The next second, an aura not weaker than any "Aeon" present appeared. A fellow capable of standing as an equal to 「Lan」, 「Qlipoth」, and 「Tayzzyronth」 had emerged!
A tiny cluster of golden flame, as if transforming into a living thing, whooshed out of the void within the Subspace. The flame's growth expanded in the blink of an eye, becoming a raging fire. From above this flame, a human figure began to coalesce. After forming a general outline, it gradually turned from void to solid, and finally, a person emerged just like that.
It was a male with a ferocious wound on his chest, appearing with dark skin and white hair. 「Nanook」. Now that the "God War" had just unveiled its curtain, this Aeon of 「The Destruction」 also arrived at the battlefield. To bring endless destruction to the three "Aeons", please, may all three Paths die today!
「Nanook」 looked down upon the three with contempt, His attitude self-evident. I only want to beat everyone to death today, or be beaten to death by everyone!
「Qlipoth」 said nothing. Holding the Amber Hammer, He had no intention of retreating. As the final line of defense for the galaxy, even if He had to suppress 「The Propagation」 with one hand and fight 「The Destruction」 with the other, 「The Preservation」 still feared nothing!
「Lan」 remained silent, simply raising His bow. The crosshairs of 「The Hunt」 were aimed precisely at 「Tayzzyronth」 and 「Nanook」! The stances of the four "Aeons" were now clear. 「The Preservation」 and 「The Hunt」, versus 「The Propagation」. 「The Destruction」 was not in the same camp as anyone; He targeted everyone present!
The momentum of the four "Aeons" climbed steadily. Undoubtedly, a world-shaking confrontation that would obliterate the Great Dao was about to begin here! Just this vastness made Dongfang Qixing feel as if he were facing death.
"It's up to you, youngster."
Dongfang Qixing knew well that he did not have the ability to intervene in this game, so he immediately retreated from the Subspace under the heavy pressure. Avoiding being shaken to death by the shockwaves like a roadside wild dog later on.
The confrontation between "Aeons" changes in an instant; every second is crucial. They could not spare any more time to fight the offspring of 「The Propagation」; there would more or less be "Emanators" slipping out of the Subspace as fish that escaped the net. The enemies that Dongfang Qixing and the galaxy had to face were these escaped fish. And the key to resolving all of this was entirely bet on Leon.
Originally, with 「Lan」 and 「Qlipoth」 joining forces, two "Aeons" against one 「Tayzzyronth」 would have been a sure thing; thoroughly cutting off 「The Propagation」 today would not have been a problem. But 「Nanook」 charging out halfway changed everything. With 「Nanook」 as an obstacle, no one could expect a result in a short time.
But, in the past, there was no 「The Destruction」. During the Swarm Disaster era, 「Nanook」 had not yet been born, while Leon, symbolizing 「The Hunt」, had already been born in the past. This means he has no obstacles.
「Ena」, 「Xipe」, 「Aha」, 「Akivili」, 「Qlipoth」—the faction crusading against 「The Propagation」 in that past era could be called luxurious. It only lacked a decisive killing method. Although 「Qlipoth」 tried very hard to carry the game, His ability and the authority of 「The Preservation」 He held were destined not to bring an end to 「The Propagation」. Every art has its specialization.
As long as the killing method lacking in that team during the Swarm Disaster is supplied, then 「The Propagation」 will definitely not be able to survive. 「Tayzzyronth」 will die in the true sense during the Swarm Disaster, just like 「Ena」. Unfortunately, 「The Hunt」 was not born in the past.
But Leon's departure makes up for this. As the proxy of 「The Hunt」, he is obviously the final piece of the puzzle missing from this team! As a Path governing 「Causality」, it is not difficult to make 「The Hunt」, which has already been born in the present, also exist in the past. Leon is the medium communicating with the past!
To put it simply: 「Lan」 is the current Aeon of 「The Hunt」. And Leon, under 「Lan」's entrustment, will become the Aeon of 「The Hunt」 in the past! This is the blood-boiling combo skill of the two! This time, they are determined to put 「The Propagation」 to death!
...
The Past, Swarm Disaster Era, Du System. Seventy-two system hours before the birth of 「Tayzzyronth」.
「The Finality」, 「The Enigmata」, 「The Erudition」. With the three of them together, mere regression to the past is nothing special!
"Ouch, damn it, where has this sent me?"
Arriving in a foreign land, Leon shouted out habitually.
"The beginning of the Swarm Disaster, the fuse that prompted the birth of 「Tayzzyronth」," Herta replied, thinking he was asking seriously, explaining the time point the two were in.
"Don't understand. Just say who we're fighting." Leon expressed, 'What is this gibberish?'
"Fight who?" Herta scoffed. "I'm afraid we can't interfere with anything."
"Meaning?"
Why say such mean things? Do you mean they can only watch? Then what did they go to all this trouble to come here for?
"At least until 「Tayzzyronth」 ascends, this is the case. The birth of an 'Aeon' involves too many things; it is something no one can prevent or change." Herta clarified the objective for him again. "So our gaze can only be placed on after 「Tayzzyronth」 ascends."
She turned her head, asking Leon, "Can you feel your own changes?"
His changes would be the most crucial key in the upcoming plan! Absolutely indispensable!
Hearing this, Leon carefully sensed for a moment, murmuring, "Changes?"
Hmm, a step further in the involvement with 「The Hunt」? The 「Paths」 Leon has stepped into are many; although less than the number of two hands, they are not few enough to be counted on fingers. Putting aside 「Remembrance」, which should be considered an exception.
Then, momentarily ignoring the miscellaneous stuff like ability mechanisms, usage conditions, trigger requirements, and so on, if ranked solely by the intensity of the blessing... From high to low, it should be the following order: 「The Hunt」 > 「The Abundance」 = 「The Elation」 = 「The Finality」 > 「The Enigmata」 >> 「The Trailblaze」.
Among the six Paths Leon has stepped onto, 「The Trailblaze」 is the only one where he is not an 「Emanator」. To be honest, it kind of lowered Brother Leon's style. But this couldn't be helped. After all, in his era, 「Akivili」 had been dead for who knows how long.
Can a fallen "Aeon" still produce an "Emanator"? There is currently no good example to answer this question. The only ones that can serve as references are 「Remembrance」 and 「The Propagation」. But the former is due to the special nature of the Path itself. And the latter, although its "Aeon" indeed died, and the six great Swarm Kings still exist as "Emanators" after 「Tayzzyronth」's death, the life and death of the 「Swarm Emperor」 Himself is unclear.
You can't say 「Tayzzyronth」 is dead, but you also can't say 「Tayzzyronth」 is alive. Therefore, there is no reference value either. The reason for saying all this is because after Leon did as Herta said, he really sensed two massive changes. One of them was related to 「The Trailblaze」.
He... became a 「Trailblaze」 Emanator?
"No way, did the Old Geezer drop loot?"
Leon actually didn't quite believe it either, but the increase in stats could not be concealed no matter what. Real or fake? Did 「Akivili」 come back to life?
"Hmm? What are you talking about?" Herta felt that the two were not on the same channel.
'Old Geezer', does he mean 「Lan」? Don't you usually call Him Senior? Why change your mouth now? If Leon's words referred to 「Lan」, then he was still on the same channel as Herta. Was it rare for 「Lan」 to drop loot for Leon? Although she didn't deny that she was indeed the one setting things up in the dark this time, 「Lan」's willingness to give obviously stemmed from His own fondness for Leon.
"I was just wondering, is 「Akivili」 still alive in this era?"
Leon was curious about which condition this 「Trailblaze」 Emanator status was built upon. Was it that the Path left by a fallen "Aeon" could still create an "Emanator"? Or was it that after arriving in this era where 「Akivili」 was still alive, his accumulation in the way of 「The Trailblaze」 finally got unsealed?
Severing the old shackles of the past, only today do I know that I am me! Leon felt it was likely the latter. That bastard, if the Path of a fallen "Aeon" could really still produce an "Emanator", would he have needed to accumulate until now?
"Yes, this Aeon of 「The Trailblaze」 was even one of the participants in the Swarm Disaster." Herta was puzzled, not understanding why he suddenly asked this. "Why do you ask this? Is something the matter?"
"What do you mean 'is something the matter'?" Leon exclaimed, 'What meaning?', "Isn't this the change you were talking about?"
"?" Herta typed out a big question mark. "What are you talking about? Does the change I spoke of have a half-cent relationship with 「The Trailblaze」?"
"?" This time it was Leon's turn to type a question mark.
The two looked at each other, and then he asked, "Say, let me ask something. If I wasn't a 「Trailblaze」 Emanator before coming here, and suddenly became one after arriving, is it because 「Akivili」 is still alive at this time?"
Did he really play it wrong this time?
"Are you joking?" Herta looked at him with a gaze that said 'Is there something wrong with you'. You don't say, it seems she could only experience the feeling of overriding Leon at times like this.
"Unless 「Akivili」 comes in person right now and grants you a blessing, otherwise if you weren't an 「Emanator」 before, it's even more impossible for you to be one now."
Herta's tone had a certain flavor. A flavor of "So even you, Leon, are not omnipotent," but this genius's attitude was not one of being high and mighty, but rather a kind of secret delight. Herta had always been arrogant, so she never liked being below anyone. Including Leon.
But she couldn't help that he was too strong, strong enough to solve everything. It seemed no matter what, nothing could trap him, leading Herta to only be able to briefly regain a sense of equality with him in this kind of specific domain.
"This is the prosperous period of 「The Trailblaze」. 「Akivili」 is still traveling with the Nameless; 'disciples everywhere' is not an exaggerated description." Herta continued speaking. "Even if you have some aura of 「The Trailblaze」 on you, it's actually not special in this era."
Leon: Knowledge overload! He understood Herta's meaning. In this era, when out and about, if he bumped into ten people, eleven would be related to 「The Trailblaze」. 「Akivili」's succubus constitution was exerting its power.
However, according to this statement by Herta, his becoming a 「Trailblaze」 Emanator didn't seem to have much to do with his original guess. Moreover, this 「Emanator」 he became didn't seem to be an ordinary 「Emanator」. At least judging from Leon's own perception, this 「Emanator」 position also came with some indistinct, indescribable things that were blurry but could be faintly perceived.
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