Apocalypse Circular-Chapter 460: Sequence S-01 Destroyer (6K)

"Did you hear any sound just now?"

"[I am the sum of your senses; of course, I heard it.]"

"So it wasn’t an illusion?"

Lu Luo pinched his chin, adopting a thoughtful expression.

The sound just now was clearly Noah’s—Noah had called out to him? But there was no sign of him? What was this situation? Could it be that his spatial ability had broken through to such an extent? That he could send his voice over through space?

"Even if you’re acting, this isn’t how you do it..."

Noah’s voice came again, and this time Lu Luo was far from calm.

His surroundings were desolate; except for the white stone floor, there was nothing. Not even the tentacles Lu Luo had planted himself.

So the question was, where was the sound coming from?

"It’s haunted!"

"[Are you still afraid of ghosts?]"

"I fear ghosts, yet have they ever harmed me? Not at all."

Lu Luo shook his head, casting the irritating background music from his mind.

The current issue was whether Noah was nearby or not.

If he wanted to ambush him...

"No, wait!"

Lu Luo suddenly realized something: Noah’s behavior was odd.

There was a hint of tension in his voice. Moreover, if Noah wanted to ambush him, he definitely would not engage in conversation with him at this time. A more likely scenario would be an undetected spatial strike from the shadows, severely injuring him first.

"This is getting weirder and weirder!"

Lu Luo looked around; he increased his altitude slightly to enlarge his field of vision. Many more tentacles had grown on the ground.

In the realm of the Doomsday Disc, Lu Luo was still somewhat confident. If Noah really showed up before him, relying on the unrestricted use of Sequence Power, he could defeat Noah in a short time.

"Let’s wait for him to come."

Lu Luo floated in the air, waiting for Noah’s appearance, but Noah did not appear or ambush him as expected. He ended up waiting in the sky for over two hours.

"What’s happening? Has he really disappeared? But if it were an illusion, it doesn’t make sense. This place doesn’t shield the Observer; on the contrary, my Sequence here can be maximized. Then the Observer is even less likely to be mistaken, so where is the problem exactly?"

"[Have you ever considered the possibility that both the space and time you two are in may have been folded?]"

"Folded?"

Lu Luo shook his head. It wasn’t that he didn’t trust the Observer; it was just that the issue was too complex for him to handle. He shook his head, unwilling to admit his complete ignorance of space-time theory.

"Forget it, no matter what, let’s head to the center first. I have a feeling, at the center of the Disc, there will be something there I want."

Lu Luo decided to temporarily set aside the matter concerning Noah. Letting Noah stay within the Disc Space was indeed dangerous, but not being able to control the Doomsday Disc was even more perilous. Without the ability to control this world, even if he wanted to find Noah, it would probably be impossible.

So, having cleared his thoughts, Lu Luo resumed his journey to the center of the Disc.

Meanwhile, Noah, seeing that Lu Luo hadn’t returned and that he could not see him, felt a sigh of relief. But then he suddenly realized that he was actually afraid of contacting Lu Luo.

This was totally unlike himself. Even though his physical strength had greatly decreased, he had never been afraid to confront other enemies. Lu Luo was indeed a genius, but wasn’t Noah one too?

"Am I actually scared? Is it because of her?"

Noah glanced at the mute girl. His emotions made him hesitate and also made him understand some truths he had read in human books before.

Why do so many books write that emotions are a man’s burden? At this moment, Noah truly felt it. Because of his situation with the mute girl, he was actually afraid to confront Lu Luo. Was this a kind of retreat?

"Ah? Uh?" The mute girl gestured at Noah, not knowing what was on his mind at the moment.

However, the perceptive mute girl still sensed Noah’s mood sinking. At such a time, as Noah’s woman, it was natural for her to comfort him.

"It’s okay; that man is my enemy, and it has nothing to do with you."

Noah said, somewhat forcedly, but his face showed a bit of insincerity.

Deep down, he still resented the mute girl to some extent. That was something he was unwilling to admit, yet he had to accept it.

Noah turned and looked at the cabin, which had completely collapsed due to the vibration just now. If he were to fix it, it would probably take an unknown amount of time.

He looked at the tentacles sprouting from the ground and seemed to understand what Lu Luo intended to do.

"A beacon? Lu Luo, this guy, has he lost control over this place? Is his ability just to drag me here? But with these tentacles, he should be able to discern the direction now."

Noah gazed at the tentacle, lost in thought for a long time, until after a while, it seemed like he had made a decision.

"I have to go, I must leave!"

With that sudden exclamation from Noah, the mute girl beside him also trembled slightly. She had a feeling that Noah seemed about to abandon her.

"Can you wait for me here, Yang?"

Noah’s question left the mute girl somewhat at a loss, unsure whether she should agree to his request.

The man who had taken her for himself, would he never come back once he left? Noah offered her no promises, and she also knew that sometimes, promises were utterly useless.

"Uh."

The mute girl shook her head, indicating her reluctance. Then she took the initiative to grasp Noah’s fingers and nodded her head.

"You want to come with me?"

The girl nodded, but Noah frowned.

As he was about to head towards the direction the tentacle was reaching, he was likely to encounter Lu Luo, possibly even engaging in battle. If the mute girl were there...

"Damn it, when did I become like this, so fearful and indecisive, not at all like the real me."

Noah suddenly laughed, unsatisfied with his own behavior.

As a Monarch of the Exotic Species, he should not be acting like this.

"Alright, I believe that, as of now, I should be able to protect you. So let’s go together."

Noah took the mute girl’s hand and began walking toward the center of the Disc World. Under the starlight, the girl’s figure began to blur as though she was merging with the light. However, when Noah looked at her, her body suddenly solidified again into a tangible state.

"Did she seem to disappear for a moment just now, or was it my imagination?"

Noah looked at the mute girl with some puzzlement, and she cocked her head and looked back at him.

"It’s nothing, I just wanted to look at you more closely."

Noah kissed the mute girl, and the simple show of affection made her very happy.

Together, they slowly made their way toward the center of the Disc World. With Lu Luo’s tentacle clearing the path, they too had a beacon for their journey.

"Lu Luo, we should meet again, and this time, I will not lose."

「 」

Lu Luo had walked ahead for who knows how long. He asked the Observer about the time on several occasions, but the Observer’s judgment of time was always in a very vague state.

"Not yet?"

"[Stop asking. If I give you incorrect information, that would be bad.]"

Seeing how even the Observer was responding, Lu Luo had no other choice.

After walking for a while longer, the white flooring under his feet was nearly gone. Ahead of him lay a layer of dark purple.

Lu Luo recognized the color—it was the original color of the Doomsday Disc. It was also the color displayed by the Disc whenever he summoned the Doomsday Disc.

"So, I’m finally getting there!"

Lu Luo felt somewhat exhilarated; if he were to be trapped here, even with his positive attitude, it would be troubling.

He clenched his fist and stepped onto the dark purple earth.

HUM!

A strong will instantly descended upon Lu Luo. The power of this will was enough to almost instantly shatter Lu Luo’s spirit.

All of Lu Luo’s Sequence Forces erupted at this moment. S-02 Devourer, S-04 Fusioner, S-07 Summoner, S-11 Observer. Each unleashed their own unique Sequence Force. They began to counteract the will descending from beneath their feet.

But these efforts seemed futile; even the might of four Grade S Sequences could not contend with the will from the skies. The force started to break through Lu Luo’s Sequence defenses, commencing its invasion into his mental world.

As this force penetrated his mind, Lu Luo felt as though he was being watched. It was as if his surroundings were filled with the Observer’s Eyes, and furthermore, these eyes did not belong to him.

This feeling was truly awful.

"So it turns out, you’re not of this world."

Lu Luo’s spirit was almost on the verge of collapse at the emergence of this statement.

This must be his biggest secret, right? Even if the Doomsday Disc existed in this world, there would also be the Dawn Disc and the Truth Disc to correspond to it. But his identity as a transmigrator was absolutely unique.

"[No wonder, no wonder!]"

The Observer was controlled, and Lu Luo suddenly saw a giant eyeball appear before him. It was the Observer’s Eye.

At this moment, he truly felt some panic. The Observer’s power may not be the most formidable, but it was undoubtedly the one he used most often. The degree of his dependence on the Observer was even greater than that on the Devourer.

"Observer?"

"[His name is Luo, not Observer.]"

Lu Luo fell silent for a moment. Luo should be the Observer’s former name, right? The way the other addressed him, and this attitude... was it stronger than the Observer? And even the Devourer’s Sequence Power couldn’t resist under the suppression of the other’s will, then the identity of the other... No, something isn’t right!

"I shouldn’t be this weak. I am the man who controls the Doomsday Disc. This world belongs to me; at least the world of the Doomsday Disc belongs to me. Even if I’ve lost control over this place, my will can still influence this world. So, you... get out of here."

Lu Luo suddenly started talking to himself.

Following that, the Sequence Chain S-00, the Unbeliever, naturally activated under the suppression.

"[You carry the Sequence S-00 Unbeliever. You are very superstitious. You believe in yourself, you believe in unscientific things, you believe in your invincibility. So here, you fear nothing.]"

"[Clearing other wills for you, please wait...]"

"[The Sequence will has been cleared. The Sequence is S-01, the Destroyer.]"

Lu Luo’s eyes suddenly opened, and he finally knew the name of S-01, the Destroyer.

Just hearing the title, Lu Luo could feel the difference in it. Each Grade S Sequence corresponds to a monster behind it, that is, an Angel Envoy, which has certain descriptive attributes. For instance, the Devourer, whose original form is the World Devourer, a tentacled monster - Xu. So the Devourer will have tentacle-like characteristics, and its abilities are the same as Xu’s: devouring other things to enhance its own energy.

This is undoubtedly a very powerful force already.

Lu Luo had also considered this matter before: with the growth potential of the Devourer, if left uncontrolled, allowing it to continuously devour, then as the host, would I completely break through the limits that a normal creature should have? Could I even surpass the Angel Envoy itself? Lu Luo did not get an answer, because the Devourer Xu had never exceeded the limits of an Angel Envoy. Moreover, he was only Sequence S-02, and there was Sequence S-01 above him. Sequence S-01 should be the most powerful Sequence in the Doomsday Disc. Its power should be the strongest and the most fearsome among all Sequences.

Lu Luo knew he carried Sequence S-00 Unbeliever. Just now, it was because of the Unbeliever’s Outburst that he was able to break free from S-01’s bonds.

However, after some time researching, Lu Luo discovered a problem about S-00 Unbeliever: the Unbeliever does not belong to the Sequence Disc. In the golden inner circle of the Doomsday Disc, which is the Gold Twelve Wheels, there is no mark belonging to the Unbeliever. The Observer, the Devourer—those exist, but the Unbeliever has no trace at all. It is indeed a Sequence, but it does not belong to the Sequences of the Doomsday Disc. So the Unbeliever is special.

"It seems you are the reason why the world of the Doomsday Disc became like this. S-01 the Destroyer, this guy doesn’t seem all that impressive. Invading someone else’s mental world so casually, how is that any different from a thief?"

"[I actually understand what you mean. You just don’t want people to know that when you were little, you secretly blew up poop with firecrackers, and it splattered all over your dad.]"

"How do you know about this?"

Lu Luo pondered. Although the Observer is the summation of information channels, as long as his own mental will is resistant, it has no way of reading his memories. That’s one of the reasons why he was so confident in the Observer.

"[And in the 6th grade, you secretly... to your female deskmate...]"

"You still haven’t answered my question from before."

"[Oh right, your browser history...]"

"Stop talking, I admit guilt."

Lu Luo surrendered. He indeed did many shameful things when he was young, but those were all things of the past. The person he is now has turned over a new leaf and started anew, so those things are no longer important.

"You still haven’t answered my question. How do you know about these things?"

"[When your mental world was controlled by the Destroyer, and then we were also controlled by it, we knew...]"

"So, you want to say this isn’t your fault?"

"[Of course. You figured it out, didn’t you?]"

Lu Luo’s mouth twitched. Now was not the time to bicker with the Observer. He’d better endure it for now. After settling the matter with the Destroyer, he needed to deal with it properly. At the very least, he needed to sign a non-aggression treaty with it. At least it couldn’t secretly peek into his brain anymore.

"But the current problem is, is this Destroyer really easy to deal with?"

The opponent was very strong, extremely strong, ridiculously strong. This was something Lu Luo felt during the contact just now. The energy of the four great Sequences was crushed in an instant; his mental world was thoroughly invaded by the other. The four great Sequences were controlled by the other like domesticated chickens. This level of strength was indeed superior to the Devourer. But the thing is, the World Devourer Xu itself was already on the verge of possessing the power to destroy worlds. So how powerful would the true form of the Destroyer be? And if he was so powerful, then how was he sealed here? There were too many questions, too many strange points.

After breaking free from the will of the Destroyer with the help of the Unbeliever, Lu Luo’s surroundings had returned to calm.

The things around him hadn’t changed much, but Lu Luo roughly knew that the other hadn’t gained any advantage over him. So, he should continue to walk inside.

"I feel like I’m getting closer and closer to the truth, what do you think?"

"[I think you’re not far from death. That guy is so terrifying; going over there now isn’t a wise choice.]"

The Observer seemed to be still shaken, indicating that the recent collision had allowed it to experience the other’s strength.

"It’s okay. This is the world of the Doomsday Disc. I, Lu Luo, am invincible."

"[No ’send money’ after that boast?]"

Lu Luo smiled but did not continue speaking. He figured he had said enough. He knew that the Observer and the others wouldn’t back down either; when they came face to face, they would fight alongside him.

"Alright, let’s go and see what this Destroyer is really about."

Continuing to walk inward, Lu Luo didn’t notice that after he set foot on the dark purple land, the purple color gradually faded, and the black became more extensive. As the blackness increased, the whole world became darker and darker.

The stars in the sky didn’t diminish, and the Observer was constantly recording their positions for Lu Luo. One thing was certain: these stars were fixed. The light they emitted didn’t seem to have any issues. But now, the problem was that when their light shone onto the black land, it was absorbed. This land absorbed even light.

"How terrifying!"

Lu Luo said somewhat exaggeratedly, but his pace didn’t slow down at all. Instead, he continued to move inward.

「 」

Following behind Lu Luo, Noah arrived at the edge of the black land with the mute girl. When they reached this place, the purple was already very pale, almost imperceptible. Only with a strong light could one discern the hint of purple amid the black.

Noah stared intently at the ground, frowning.

The substance underfoot was strange, the fluctuations of energy quite peculiar, almost as if it had been contaminated. However, he vividly remembered that the Doomsday Disc itself should be dark purple. Thinking this way, it seemed there was no problem after all.

Noah shifted his gaze forward; not far ahead there was one of Lu Luo’s tentacles.

"So Lu Luo has already gone ahead!"

He glanced at the mute girl beside him, apparently concerned for her.

"This place is quite sinister; there might be some external dangers. You have to remember what I’m going to say next. Whether you understand it or not, remember, okay?"

Noah’s expression was stern, and his demeanor left the mute girl somewhat perplexed. Yet she obediently nodded. In times like these, she didn’t want to go against Noah; she liked being with him, it was that simple.

"Okay, hold my hand tightly, and don’t let go. I’ve said I won’t let you go, and I mean it."

Noah, as if he had made a decision, tightly grasped the mute girl’s hand and stepped onto the black land. His nervousness and unease burst forth at that moment.

Noah looked at the ground with lingering fear. What was that sensation just now? He had felt certain that stepping onto this land would lead to trouble. But why was there no issue at all? Was his intuition wrong? No, that wasn’t right. If it were a third or Fourth Tier Transcendent, then their intuition could be mistaken. But at the Eighth Order, after having a premonition, it was absolutely impossible to be wrong. It meant that something had neutralized the crisis, right?

Noah suddenly turned around, startling the mute girl.

"Uh?" The mute girl looked at him puzzled, her innocence and vivacity unable to hide anything.

Although Noah was inexperienced, he was certain that the mute girl before him was pure. She was the most untainted person he had ever seen. No others, not Qi Xinzhu who was Lu Luo’s pawn, nor Bai Yuetong, the daughter of Bai Qingshuang, could be compared to her. Noah felt dissatisfied with himself for having suspected the mute girl earlier.

He looked at her with a trace of apology.

"Sorry about before. I shouldn’t have shown that expression, but you helped me with this, right?"

Noah seemed to be seeking confirmation and convincing himself at the same time. But the mute girl’s reaction was still confused. She looked at Noah strangely, seemingly unable to grasp the meaning behind his words. After all, what Noah had said earlier was far too complex.

"Alright, maybe I’m reading too much into it."

Noah shook his head. He still felt that it was the mute girl’s merit that he was unharmed. Even without the power of a Transcendent, there had to be a reason for her survival here.

"Let’s take it one step at a time; we must be close to the center of the Disc. Lu Luo, we will meet soon."

Noah continued forward, pulling the mute girl with him, but he seemed unaware that after stepping onto the black land, the mute girl’s previously white bare feet became somewhat black at that moment. And it was only the feet that darkened; the area above the ankles remained as immaculate white as before.

Noah’s eyes seemed blind to the change in the mute girl; he completely failed to notice it, just as Lu Luo had failed to detect his presence earlier.