Chapter 474 - 245: The Month of Chaos and Madness

Chapter 474: Chapter 245: The Month of Chaos and Madness

The month of chaos.

It was also the month Lu Cang hated most...

On this day, the Secret Sea would be destroyed.

Lu Cang had his hands in his pockets, gazing at the murky sky.

This was also the day he had previewed the most...

He estimated he had run previews of this day more than ten times, and the situation was completely different each time.

Not even five days ago had any of his previews shown the current situation.

In just a few days, a tiny deviation had led to a massive discrepancy.

’Perhaps this is the butterfly effect I heard about in my past life...’

With the Future Preview Talent, Lu Cang could test the theory that a tiny action could cause earth-shattering changes in the future.

’The path of Destiny is truly ever-changing and unpredictable.’

Moreover, the chaotic month was the most difficult for replicating his previews, as all sorts of random events were bound to happen. The dramatic increase in randomness and chance made Destiny all the more unpredictable.

Sometimes, even with a preview, he couldn’t tell if a certain outcome was caused by some random, unforeseen event.

That was why Lu Cang hated this month.

It had no rhyme or reason.

Rhine glanced left and right, then said, "Everyone, this is the Ancient Ruins."

Lu Cang felt a powerful repulsive force coming from the ruins.

At the same time, multiple different marks within his body were resonating with the spatial entrance before him.

A total of nineteen Divine Talents were resonating with the space before him!

At the same time, the Reincarnation Mark within him was also reacting strongly.

’This is really the first time I’ve ever felt something like this in the real world.’

’I wonder what principle is behind its formation.’

’If I could create a spatial passage with this effect, it would be much easier to set traps in the future.’

"I’m going in first."

Yelieya walked forward. Her legs were slender, pale, and long, and with every step, a faint shimmer of light particles trickled down.

WHOOSH!

A fierce wind blew her long hair back.

Her entire figure vanished.

Lu Cang glanced behind him. He figured it would be a long time before he came out of these ruins.

In his previews, an increasing number of people from the Miselux Continent were headed to investigate Lorren. The good news was that war wasn’t likely to break out for at least a month, so Lorren wouldn’t be destroyed just yet.

As for Yuna, Leng Qingying, Lu Luwei, and the others...

Although Leng Qingying had the Infinite Illusion Divine Talent, the gap in their power was currently too great for her to explore these Ancient Ruins alongside him.

’Best to leave her out of it.’

SWISH!

The second to enter was Light, the puppet of a Puppet Master. His name was so plain it was almost forgettable.

Rhine smiled at him, then followed them in.

Finally, Lu Cang glanced around.

He touched the ground at the entrance of the ruins, and magic unfolded, leaving behind several thousand faint magic arrays.

Then, he followed them inside.

BZZZT—

Inside the ruins, the first thing he saw was a sprawling, wild forest.

Lu Cang extended his Perception and looked around. He could see the remnants of light-based attacks everywhere.

A battle had already broken out here.

Yelieya possessed extreme speed, seemingly unaffected by the typical limitation where increased speed leads to diminishing gains.

WHOOSH—

Yelieya returned to the group’s side.

"Yelieya, you’re amazing! We didn’t even see what the danger was, and it feels like you’ve already taken care of it all."

Yelieya’s voice was cold. "Hmph."

"Still, these ruins are huge... Such a vast forest. Are we in a valley right now? Which way should we go?"

"Never mind..."

Rhine thought for a moment, picked up a random stick from the ground, and tossed it into the air.

The stick landed on the ground, pointing in a certain direction.

"Uh, let’s go that way then."

Lu Cang said nothing.

Rhine, the Inheritor of Luck.

He’d heard that the other Churches had extremely strict selection processes for their Inheritors. For instance, the Inheritor of Light required a perfect affinity with the Light Element and devout faith in Zuya. On top of that, they needed at least a Supreme Level Light Element Talent and had to pass all sorts of internal Church trials and tests.

Only then could one become a qualified Inheritor.

The Life Church, Cold Church, and Dark Church were all the same...

Even the Death Church had an extremely strict internal selection process.

But for the Lucky Church alone, the selection method was simply drawing lots.

When the day came to choose an Inheritor, believers would simply draw from a large box of wooden lots.

Whoever drew the lucky number was chosen...

No trials, no complex or harsh conditions.

’It’s like a damn joke.’

And in his many Future Previews, Lu Cang had fought with this Inheritor named Rhine more than once.

However...

The result was basically the same every time: Lu Cang killed him, and that was that.

Nothing unexpected ever happened.

He couldn’t even see where Rhine’s "luck" came into play, which made the man seem all the more mysterious to Lu Cang.

Inside the ruins, it was a clear day.

They were surrounded by mountains and forests, with nothing particularly special in sight.

The direction the stick pointed was indeed deeper into the ruins. The farther they walked in that direction, the darker and more oppressive the sky became.

After walking for over a million kilometers, the entire world would plunge into a state of absolute darkness.

From that point on, they would have to rely on special means for lighting.

And the farther they advanced in that direction, the more strongly light would be suppressed.

Along this part of the journey, Lu Cang basically didn’t need to deal with any of the dangers.

In fact, of the four of them, the only one who fought was Yelieya.

Every time they sensed a monster, there would be a flash of light, and in the next instant, all the Demons would be eliminated.

The Demons that had appeared so far were basically only Tier Five and Tier Six.

And the four people present were all Level 6 Reincarnators. Their special statuses also meant their combat power far exceeded that of ordinary Reincarnators of the same level.

With their combat strength, even directly taking on a Level 7 Reincarnator wouldn’t be much of a problem.

"By the way, young Lu Cang."

"I heard your Secret Sea is going to be destroyed, so you all teleported to the Moon Sea together. Is that true?"

Lu Cang: "Yes, it’s true."

"If nothing unexpected happens, it should be today."

Rhine: "Man, that’s terrifying."

At this very moment, while they were exploring the distant ruins of Moon Sea, the people of the Secret Sea could probably only wait for death in despair.

Lu Cang made a wish: "I will make it out of the Ancient Ruins alive."

Lu Cang had gradually mastered the art of making wishes.

He would make a wish that was controllable and destined to be fulfilled.

As long as he left these Ancient Ruins, the wish would automatically be completed, freeing up the wish slot.

To accommodate Lu Cang’s slower speed, the group took about eight hours to cover a distance of roughly one hundred thousand kilometers.

"Oh, that thing over there is a special mechanism."

Lu Cang pointed in a certain direction.

"This?"

Rhine patted the huge rock Lu Cang was pointing at.

"Mhm. If you pat it, it summons a Tier Seven Demon."

ROAR!

A roar erupted!

A giant mouth formed of rock appeared behind Rhine. The mouth opened to its widest and snapped down at Rhine!

"Holy crap!"

WHOOSH—

Then, a flash of light streaked past!

The entire giant rock mouth, along with the mountain of boulders behind it that resembled a centipede’s body, was sliced in two by a single sword strike!

Lu Cang stared at Yelieya beside him, who had just drawn her sword.

[Divine Artifact: Sword of Purifying Fire and Judgment]

A single draw of her sword, a slash that crossed tens of thousands of kilometers, had instantly severed the sprawling Tier Seven Demon...

’What a fine weapon.’

’Although I prefer a war spear, I wouldn’t be against using this sword if it fell into my hands.’

"Whoa... that was close."

"Thanks to you, Yelieya."

Yelieya couldn’t help but ask in a slightly doubtful tone, "Rhine, do you actually have any combat ability?"

Rhine wiped the cold sweat from his forehead. He seemed genuinely terrified by the Tier Seven Demon.

"Of course, of course."

"I’m very capable, of course."

’Capable? How?’

’Whether in reality or in my previews, I’ve never seen you display any real power. The only "skill" you’ve shown is tossing a stick to find the way.’

’But that has to be the most basic of basic Luck skills, right?’

...

As they walked a while longer, the sky gradually darkened. The surroundings also began to fill with corpses and jumbled stone tablets.

"What’s written on these stone tablets?" Rhine asked.

"It’s the Gumir Language. It tells the story of a race that sought eternal life."

"In ancient times, there was a race that was almost identical to humans in every way, except for their lifespan. They could not live past the age of twenty."

"This race would reach the end of their lives before human children had even come of age."

"So they would fall in love at 10, have children at 14, and at 20, even though all their bodily functions had reached their prime, they could only die tragically at this age due to their racial traits."

"Even with the extended lifespan of a Reincarnator, a Level 7 Reincarnator of this race would still only have a lifespan of 60 years."

"That was the Gumir Race."

"Huh? There was a race like that?" Rhine was clearly surprised.

"If they died so easily, shouldn’t they have gone extinct long ago?"

Lu Cang revealed a childlike smile. "Mhm, that’s why they went extinct long ago."

"But before they went extinct, they were unwilling to accept their fate. After hearing of a method to achieve long life, the entire race set out to find it."

Lu Cang had pieced together these stories from the stone tablets.

Basically, they all told the story of this race’s search for a way to extend their lifespan.

The place was covered in corpses, somewhat like the ancient battlefield he had encountered in the Forgotten Realm, but the difference was that there was no thick fog here.

And the corpses were probably not as dense as on the ancient battlefield.

There were only two or three scattered about every few dozen meters.

And there was little on their bodies that caught Lu Cang’s eye.

As they traveled, Lu Cang couldn’t resist casually searching the corpses.

Passing by a corpse, Lu Cang casually flipped it over and happened to notice a tag hanging from its waist.

"Romoxi."

...

’I’ve seen so many corpses along the way, but I haven’t noticed any identifying features on them.’

’But you... you actually had your name tag on you.’

’Sigh.’

’I’ll hold onto this name for you. If I ever hear anything about you one day... we’ll see.’

Seeing Lu Cang stop before a corpse, Rhine glanced back. "What is it, young Lu Cang? Did you find something special?"

Lu Cang stood up and looked at Rhine. "It’s nothing."

Then, Lu Cang placed the name tag into his Storage Bag and continued walking with Rhine.

As they went deeper, their vision grew darker and their Perception Range was gradually compressed.

The others actually had a wider Perception Range than Lu Cang, but as the darkness closed in, his remained unaffected. In contrast, its relative value was gradually increasing.

Suddenly, Yelieya, who was at the very front, stopped in her tracks...

She looked back at Lu Cang.

Lu Cang immediately understood her meaning, and with a flicker, he was at the front.

Before them, four different gates had appeared out of thin air...

Lu Cang frowned slightly. This was something he hadn’t encountered in his previews. At the same time, the four gates were filled with a chaotic aura.

However, text on the closed doors offered some information.

[Gate of Chaos and Confusion] [Gate of Eternal Life] [Gate of Divinity Ascension] [Gate of Ascension]

Lu Cang put on his black gloves.

He lightly touched the four different gates before him with a gloved finger. In reality, hidden at the fingertip was a brilliant ’Core.’

Information about the four gates flowed into Lu Cang’s mind.

’This... isn’t part of the ruins themselves.’

’Instead, it’s a random chaotic event, something that only appears during the "Month of Chaos and Madness."’