Chapter 77 Choice and Burden

Have you ever seen a Gray Knight living peacefully with demons?

There are a batch of them right now.

Calvin and a group of Gray Knights, led by Hyland, walked all the way into the hall at the top of the hive, which is where all the stories begin.

After passing through the chapel, Hailan pointed to the shrub in the banquet hall and said:

"That's it, you can feel it too. It's the one that corresponds to me - the eternal cancer."

Following its guidance, Calvin saw the bush that could easily have been overlooked without warning.

In Calvin's eyes, its small body is full of the beauty of life. Its green leaves and crimson berries make people feel happy at first sight.

But in the spiritual vision that reveals the reality of matter, it reveals the ugly and deviant essential form of subspace creatures.

Through the masonry in front of him, Calvin could see its huge tentacles that could not see the edges. What they encountered in the mezzanine of the hive city was just a branch of one of the tentacles of this thing.

The true size of the thing in front of me can only be seen clearly if the entire hive is demolished.

Compared to the size of the shrub in front of me. Calvin had to admit that this thing was more like the crown it wore on its head than the demonic body called "Eternal Cancer".

"So? You brought us here to see this? I already know its existence in the documents you prepared." Calvin said to Hailan who was standing far away.

"I can only die behind it." Hyland said to Calvin.

"Otherwise, the moment I die, it will become a demon. You won't want to see what it looks like in its entirety. By then, there will be nothing in the entire planet or galaxy that can stifle its existence. Not even the macro gun."

"But if it is the one that dies first as you said, then similarly, won't you become a big trouble for us?" Calvin's thinking was very clear.

"Yes, that's it. If it dies first, then I will also get the complete process of reincarnation of all life on this planet. Then I will also be unable to control myself."

Hailan said frankly. There was nothing it could do about the knot in front of it that had been brought down by a loving father.

After all, for the gods, most of the time, the so-called wisdom and death struggle of mortals can only be laughed at.

Everyone fell into silence.

Time is running out, and the ritual of chaos will not stop.

If the delay continues, Calvin's comrades on the other six planets will only face an even more desperate situation.

"You said it's not perfect now, right?" Calvin, who was deep in thought, suddenly asked.

"Uh, yes." Hyland replied.

"What does it require? Material? Or ritual?"

"Everything is there. The material is in my body. It can get it when I die. The ritual is that it must use its roots to retrieve the fruits it has produced. That is where its power lies."

"Is that the one?"

"That's the one, but don't even think about destroying it. It's useless."

"Why?"

"That fruit is the condensation of the souls of the entire hive. It is their sin, and it is my sin. It exists both here and in the warp. It is a cause, not just an effect, do you understand?"

"Someone has to take it?"

"Yes, it can only be taken away. But what a huge burden is that? No one can withstand such an impact! No matter who touches that thing, it will be assimilated in an instant."

"But as soon as someone takes the blame, the ceremony is interrupted, isn't it?"

"Of course, but who will bear it? That is the darkness of the souls of hundreds of millions of people!"

"I see"

Calvin looked back at Hailan and confirmed to it: "If this fruit is taken away by a third person, then you have no reason to live anymore, right?"

Hailan also seemed to understand Calvin's thoughts. He knew that the man in front of him would not listen to his advice.

In other words, it was beyond his expectation that these angels could tolerate him for so long without taking action.

"It would have been great if it was them who came in the first place..." Hailan thought in his heart.

Ah, my thinking is divergent again. This was a sign that he was about to fall into instinct, and there was not much time left for him to explain his aftermath in a clear mind. He quickly replied:

"Yes, that's it. This is the only reason why I persist until now. If, I mean if you can bear such a burden, then I will have no regrets. In the name of Father God, I swear that I am willing to return to this Dust will never be reborn."

Another sigh-like sound appeared from Hailan's ear.

The original lively power in its body seems to have sensed the death wish in its owner's heart that is contrary to the loving father's will that symbolizes life.

The green skin began to fade, and the originally plump body began to lose weight immediately.

The forces of life were betraying him. No, to be precise, after feeling his betrayal of the teachings of the Lord of Life, these forces that did not originally belong to him were disgusted and left him.

Hailan also felt these changes originating from himself.

He cried loudly to Calvin: "Come, if you wish to do it! Hurry! The Father is forsaking me! It is almost complete!"

Calvin, who was reminded by the sound, strode across the psychic door that did not exist to people other than Hailan, and walked straight towards the bush.

Eternal Cancer, the name of this demon.

It seemed to have sensed that its death was approaching.

The foundation of the entire hall shook violently as its foundation shook.

These were the huge tentacles several dozen meters high outside the hall, lashing the outer walls and vaults of the palace with all their might.

The cracked walls were constantly dropping broken stones and fragments of decorations from the sky.

The most instinctive alertness and fear from life made it give up the test of its loving father.

It had no time to think about the matter of ascending to the devil now!

It just wanted to break the surrounding walls and let its tentacles far away in the sky crush the damn human in front of it!

No! First of all, we must stop the human in front of us from approaching!

The green leaves on the branches of the shrubs became more vital than ever before, and the tender green even made people doubt whether it really existed in this world.

That was the green vitality and spiritual energy being drawn from the body of the Eternal Cancer, which was hidden deep underground and had no head or tail.

Visible shock waves began to spread outward from it.

This kind of power that tests the body and will of the visitor at the same time is also very costly!

But it no longer cares, it is struggling to death!

Under the terrible wave is its roar in the subspace that almost turned into a human voice:

"Get out! You tiny bug! Don't touch me! Stay away from my body!"

Calvin's forward steps were pushed back by the wave, and he immediately activated the magnetic boots to hold himself firmly on the ground.

The impact on the soul was no big deal to Calvin, at most it made him tilt his head because of the sudden tinnitus.

But the impact on the body gave him a headache. With a weight of nearly two tons including his body and armor, he was almost blown away by this wave.

Calvin simply activated his psychic shield, and together with the magnetic boots, he walked towards the fountain where the other party was, step by step, facing the other party's roar and struggle.

Five steps: "Boom!" "Get out of here, you filthy short-lived creature! Lowly human!"

Four steps: "Boom!" "Don't touch me! When I come out, I will crush all of you over and over again!"

Three steps: "Boom!" "Stay away from me! I don't want to see you!"

Two steps: "Boom!" "No, please! Don't touch me!"

One step: "Boom!" "No! I don't want to die! I haven't seen the real universe yet! I haven't breathed a breath of real air yet! I haven't even seen the sun! Please! Let me go! I curse you! You will definitely pay the price! My weight is not something you mortals can bear! I curse you! A traitor who repays kindness with hatred! You will live in your father's wrath forever!"

Calvin finally walked to the side of the shrub, and he looked carefully at the strange flower in front of him that should not exist in the world.

On the top of its leaves that have become dim due to excessive use of spiritual energy is the strawberry-like fruit that is fed by the life and soul of the entire nest.

On the bright red and tender fruit, every tiny grain looks unusually smooth.

But if you look closely, even mortals can vaguely see the silhouettes of countless souls wailing on those grains.

Calvin stretched out his hand, and the huge steel-made hand armor of the Terminator Power Armor gently pinched the fruit.

The noisy psychic waves around and the hall shaking due to the crazy whipping of the tentacles instantly fell silent.

Knowing that it was dying and the cancer of eternity, the whole bush was shaking like an animal.

It was so unwilling, and so humble and pitiful. If it had not seen the sins it committed, Calvin might not have had the determination to destroy it.

But there is no if.

Calvin took a last look at Hailan, who had been watching here from a distance, and the other party also returned a positive look after meeting Calvin's eyes.

The servo motor in the Terminator's hand armor felt Calvin's will, and the electromagnetic muscle lifted up with a slight but firm force.

The red fruit was picked under Calvin's gaze.

Without any extra scrutiny or communication, Calvin swallowed it in one gulp.

"No!" This was the last words of the Eternal Cancer.

It had been completely cut off from the fruit in terms of cause and effect, and it no longer had any meaning to exist.

The self-igniting spiritual fire instantly spread from its core.

At this moment, even from space, you can see that every corner of the entire nest city's exterior was suddenly filled with this white flame, and the rain was powerless to stop it.

The moment Calvin swallowed the fruit, he was hit by the countless souls in it.

His golden soul in the spiritual world would flicker like a lighthouse in a storm in the huge black waves.

Under such an impact, he could no longer maintain his consciousness in reality.

He fell to the open ground after losing consciousness. The servo inside the Terminator immediately noticed the abnormality of Calvin's vital signs, but five consecutive automatic injections of stimulants failed to wake him up.

The heavy Terminator Power Armor finally lost the control of its master and smashed a clear dent in the delicate floor.

The Grey Knights were already in a heavy mood, and it reached its peak after seeing Calvin fall.

They quickly sent people to help Calvin up, and the rest of the people immediately pointed their weapons in the direction where Hailan was standing.

But, Hailan was gone.

Or, the moment Calvin ate the fruit, Hailan, who had made a vow to his father to betray his life, had already destroyed himself.

Where he once stood, except for some ashes that once proved his existence, there were only those "precious treasures" that he had never lost in his life.

Those treasures left for him by his comrades when he was still a human being, and after he could no longer be a human being, he used them as an anchor for his soul to hold on to the treasure of a human heart.

"Hey..." There seemed to be another sigh in the air, and it seemed that it had not sounded before.

Big chapter, two in one.

In exchange for the reward of 10,000 yuan owed to a boss before, I remember I owed four chapters. I will pay one chapter today.