Published: March 2, 2025
“Calm down!”
Gul looked at the anxious and restless Tang Hao, gently patting his shoulder.
“Being anxious won't solve any problems,” he added, and Tang Hao, noticing his emotional fluctuations, took a deep breath and tried to suppress his unease, turning to look at Gul.
Meeting Gul's clear eyes, Tang Hao couldn't help but lose focus for a moment—despite the obvious disparity in strength, he had to admit that in other aspects, Gul was indeed outstanding.
“Cousin... what should we do?”
He asked softly, as if letting go of his inner grievances.
Seeing this, Gul fell into a brief silence, then gently rubbed his temples and slowly began to speak.
“Let’s sort things out from the beginning.”
“First of all, it’s confirmed that a good portion of the parasites are ones we have yet to discover. This means that whatever it is, regardless of what the spirit of the demon lord has played, its success is almost predetermined.”
“So the first thing we need to do is understand its purpose and what it wants...”
“Its goal is to break the level restraint.”
Qin Tian joined the conversation, quickly adding a point.
“So, this destroyed vine cluster is the spirit of the demon lord's means to break the level restraint—but we don't know exactly what method is being used.”
“In my opinion, this bloody and bizarre scene is mostly similar to some kind of sacrificial ritual. Based on past experiences, the consequences of sacrificial rituals typically involve summoning, cursing, or bestowing power... Considering multiple factors, I feel that summoning is more likely.”
Arthur interjected.
“However, this guess cannot be verified until the spirit of the demon lord’s plan is fully completed, so there’s no need to discuss it further. I believe that the most important thing right now is to minimize the consequences of this incident.”
“We should prioritize the situation.”
Gul said, then looked down at the ground and quickly continued.
“You all understand the concept of level restraint, right?”
This was a completely unnecessary statement—being natives of Earth, the principles of level restraint, its destruction methods, etc., were all documented in elementary school textbooks.
Just like the multiplication tables before the apocalypse.
“Based on the extent of the destruction of the level restraint, we can simply divide the entire world into two parts—one is the layered battlefield, and the other is the Earth’s homeland.”
“After the seeds take host, these hosts are running amok, and many have already come to the Earth’s homeland. Regardless of what that vine cluster was, the destruction it causes in the Earth’s homeland will definitely be different from the destruction caused in the layered battlefield.”
In the layered battlefield, even if dozens of continental plates were lost, as long as people remained alive, it would have no effect on the level restraint. However, any destruction of the terrain in the Earth’s homeland would put immense pressure on the level restraint.
The layered battlefield is like a suit of steel armor, while the Earth’s homeland is merely flesh and blood...
“This means we must first ensure that the Earth’s homeland is not threatened by this incident. By the way, Uncle Qin Tian, the Heavenly Eye System should have covered the entire Earth’s homeland by now, right?”
Qin Tian fell silent upon hearing this and shook his head after a moment.
“To say ‘the entire area’ is not quite accurate. After hearing your assessment, I realized that there are actually monitoring blind spots in the Earth’s homeland...”
After saying this, Qin Tian pointed to the distance.
“Deep in the ocean... There, we have no monitoring means.”
Upon hearing this, Gul immediately smiled.
“So, you understand what we should do next, right?”
As soon as Gul finished speaking, Tang Hao had already vanished into a beam of light!
...
In fact, when Gul expressed his deductions, Tang Hao's mind had already cleared.