After that, the gear robot was like a pile of sand, and it smashed into a stack of gears. The clothes draped over the gears, swaying with the evening breeze traveling through the forest.

　　 "Don't even approach."

　　 Jenkins said, and then quickly walked to the pile of gears, bent over and inserted his hands into the metal gears, and quickly stood up straight again with a dark object.

　　 It doesn't matter what the black metal object is. The important thing is that it jumps in Jenkins' hands, and in the metal seams on the surface, you can vaguely see the red light flashing at the frequency of breathing. Even if you hold your breath and concentrate, you can still hear the faint "dididi~" sound.

　　 For anyone who has seen the weapon "bomb", the thing in Jenkins's hand will be linked to the bomb in the first place.

　　 "I'm still playing clever."

　　 Jenkins whispered.

　　 It is clear that the gear robot just now has a very weak aura, but the aura of this bomb has surpassed that of the creepy. The difference engine probably thought that everyone would relax their vigilance after he left, so he tried again to get rid of Jenkins directly.

His hands are freezing, but the heart-shaped bomb frozen in the ice is still shining, and the frequency of the light is getting faster and faster, and the beeping sound is getting louder and louder, just like a reminder. Bells.

　　 "This is troublesome...Be ready to open the shield. I don't know what its effect is for the time being."

　　 Jenkins said to the people around him, and regardless of whether they understood what he meant, he grabbed the bomb with one hand, and then climbed neatly on the giant tree beside him, rushing to the top of the tree like a cat.

　　 The giant tree in the center of the evergreen forest is extremely high. Even if it grows in a canyon, it still overlooks all the surrounding scenery from the top of the canopy.

　　 After he reached the highest point, he tried his best to throw the bomb in his hand into the sky, and then he fell to the ground in free fall.

　　 At the same time, a magical shield shining with various auras appeared at the top of the canopy.

　　 Although it was so easy to let the differential engine control the forest just now, it was because too much power was transferred to the urban area. One-sixth of Nolan's power remained in the Evergreen Forest, plus the demigods brought by Jenkins. The shield deployed this time was second only to the protection of the Church of the Sages relying on its own strength.

But Jenkins believes that this is not enough, so in the process of falling, it communicates with the spirit of life in the entire forest, allowing the giant tree and all the surrounding trees to grow upward, and the middle layer between the magical shield and the giant tree canopy is filled with life. The branches of the Spirit once again woven a net-like shield.

　　 He was caught by Miss Audrey, and at the same time an explosion finally broke out in the sky. The explosion sound was not loud. To be more precise, the sound was like puncturing a balloon with a needle. Although it was not loud, it was very sharp.

　　 Jenkins looked up and saw that with the explosion, the black aura swept across the sky like a shock wave. After being blocked by the magical shields of the churches, it eroded downward again.

　　 The sound of corroding branches came over his head, and Jenkins hurriedly mobilized more plants to join the net above. But this is the case, some black liquid is still dripping down.

　　 After landing, the ground was corroded to black immediately, and it quickly assimilated the nearby soil like ink falling into clear water. Fortunately, people have long been prepared. Once they find that the droplets are falling, they will dug up the whole piece of soil and seal it up.

　　 The aftermath of the bomb explosion did not completely dissipate until more than ten minutes later. When he came to Jenkins at the top of the canopy again, he saw flocculent black unidentified matter floating in the sky. And the layer of branches and trunks he built was almost completely destroyed.

　　 "What do you do now? Can't bring these numbered items that we prepared for you, Jenkins, do you really have a way?"

　　 Miss Audrey asked worriedly.

　　 "It's okay, I told the differential engine just now, I have my own idea. Do you think I was lying just now?"

　　Miss Audrey was skeptical of this statement, but when Alexia took Jenkins to talk alone, she didn't believe it at all:

　　 "Usually when you mention that you are lying, you must be lying. Jenkins, you have no other means now."

　　 She looked up at Jenkins:

　　 "The development of things is beyond your expectations, and you are also worried."

　　 "Of course I have other ways."

　　 He said so, but he just didn’t look at Alexia’s eyes:

　　 "If things really go to the worst, I will abandon this body."

　　 He points to himself:

"You know, my body is actually the yoke of the soul. Unlike the greatness of the soul, the body is just a mortal thing. Even though this body is almost equivalent to the world tree body, before I grow further, it is only a physical body. The key to the world tree and all power lies in the soul, and I will be stronger if I abandon my body."

　　 "Abandoning your body, is your soul strong enough to defeat the difference engine?"

"of course not."

　　 He did not lie on this point:

　　 "Although I can't win, at least I won't lose."

"Don’t you mean to say that if it’s the last juncture, you will explode at the cost of complete damage to your body, and then use your newly acquired ability [Mechanical Dream] to force the difference engine and yourself into the dream. , Do you have a decisive battle on the level of consciousness?"

"This is just a possibility. Although the evolution of [mechanical dreams] has restricted the original almost omnipotent dream to only one theme, it has also greatly strengthened my ability to control dreams. It has mechanical power, and I also have ours. Power is the same in a certain angle, which is more conducive for me to pull it into a dream..."

　　PS: Regarding the restriction mentioned at the end of the previous chapter, please explain that it only restricts numbered items, does not restrict ordinary ritual materials with weak spirits, and does not restrict divinity. After all, this is just a mystery set by the differential engine, not changing the rules of the world, so it will certainly not have an impact on the divinity.

Chapter 2099 Chapter 2068 Suffering

　　 Alexia pursed her lips, her expression serious:

　　 "So, are you really going to use this method?"

"What better way? And the difficulty now is not whether I can beat the differential engine, but whether I can climb the ninth tower... Alexia, I know you are worried , But didn’t we expect these things a long time ago?"

　　 He smiled reluctantly, and reached out to touch the cat on his shoulder. Chocolate stretched out his paw and grabbed Jenkins's hand, which surprised Jenkins. He turned his head to look at the chocolate, and the big amber eyes of the chocolate were also looking at him. In the cat's eyes, Jenkins actually saw a feeling of "not giving up".

　　 "Oh, is my ability to empathize finally able to understand the idea of ​​chocolate?"

　　 he said.

"Don't divert the subject. Without the help of the large number of numbered items, have you planned how to use all your abilities reasonably? Are you ready to bring the ritual supplies into the tower? Have you ever thought about it? , How do you deal with the power of those beasts of calamity? Is it just a trick?"

"It can only be this way, we don't know the content of the deception, we don't know which of the beasts of calamity are... everything, only when I see it, I can prepare... .. Sorry, Alexia, I know you are worried, but under the circumstances, there really is no other good idea."

　　 Alexia couldn't refute this view, she slowly lowered her head. Jenkins wanted to hug her, but she was gently pushed away:

　　 "How many abilities do you have now? How many blank bubbles are there?"

"If the chain ability [Destiny Stage] is considered to be an ability, then I now have 31 abilities and one blank bubble left. With the remaining blank bubbles, I am waiting for my final destiny. I don’t believe in the qualifications of fate before the final battle. Will not appear."

　　Alexia does not comment on this idea:

　　 "Since you have no better way to change the numbering of items, you can make a fuss about the ability. You should know that the church has a way to let the gifter add blank bubbles, and even learn the ability directly..."

　　 "But there is a big price to pay."

　　 "Jenkins, as long as you are fine, you can pay any price."

　　 Alexia's tone and expression when she said these words were extremely terrifying.

　　 The Evergreen Forest has no value for staying for the time being. After asking about the gear robot after it came to the forest, Jenkins and the team returned to the Sage Church in the city again.

　　 It's just that the two fortunetellers stayed in the forest. They seemed to be preparing for a ritual, but the gods kept Jenkins from knowing it mysteriously. In addition, the number of people returning to the city was much larger than when they were back. The importance of the Evergreen Forest was much lower than that of the Church of the Sage, at least before Jenkins entered the tower.

　　 The tree house will cause trouble in front of the tower. At that time, people will need to protect Jenkins into the nine-story metal tower.

　　 On the way back to the city, Jenkins thought of many things. For example, in addition to the various items on his body, he also came into contact with a lot of items belonging to others during the period from a month ago to a year ago.

　　 As far as gifts are concerned, Miss Magic once lent her pendant to Jenkins, and the book that Miss Bevanna carried with her was also touched by Jenkins. Not to mention the various special items that he and his father bought back while working in the old antique shop, these items fully meet the requirements of bringing them into the tower. And Sigrid, and Sigrid, when they were in the flowery paradise, the two gained a lot.

　　Think of it this way, in fact, Jenkins can carry a lot of items.

　　 So, after returning to the church, he projected home and tidied up, and then he went around the church to gather these items. In addition to Miss Audrey staying in the forest and unable to borrow her belongings, Miss Bevana's big book is only valid if she owns it. The church and others are very happy to lend their belongings to Jenkins.

　　 It's just that Miss Magic and Miss Silver Flute were not in the church. Brian said that they left after Jenkins went out in a carriage. Miss Magic left a letter, apologizing for leaving without saying goodbye to herself and Miss Yindi——

　　【We have very important things to do. If it succeeds, you will thank us in the future. Don't worry about us, we will soon meet with Mr. Hood and do a big thing.

　　 I leave my six-pointed star pendant to you, I hope it can play a greater role in your hands.

　　Note: This is temporarily lent to you, not for you. Remember to return it to me when you run out. 】

　　 The departure of the two made Jenkins very disappointed, not because he could not get the [Heart of the Sea] in Miss Magic's hands, but because he had no chance to say goodbye to the two friends last.

　　 Before he had time to lose for too long, he was called to a meeting by his father. It was already ten o'clock in the night, and there were two last hours before midnight. The church is intensively preparing for the battle around the metal tower. Documents from all over the world are being compiled here for the priests to sort out information about the beast of disaster.

　　 Everyone has things to do, and Jenkins, as the core of everything, must have the last meeting before entering the tower.

　　 The meeting did not use the venue of the negotiations at the Gate of Vientiane. The negotiations there are still going on, but Jenkins did not pay attention. The meeting used a very ordinary meeting room in the church. In addition to the Church of the Sages, the Twelve Righteous Gods Churches each sent three people to participate.

　　Although the number of people is smaller, these people are the people who can really make decisions in each church. It can be said that the leaders of the twelve churches are brought together.

　　 Jenkins sat in the chair headed, tilted his head and looked at the dark world outside the window. After hearing the sound of closing the door for a long time, and knowing that everyone was there, he sat upright, took away the chocolate lying on the file, and motioned to Dad to speak.

"I won't introduce my identity. It's 10:13 tonight, less than two hours before midnight. Except for the defense meeting around the Civic Square that is being held next door, the meeting here is the last one tonight. This is an important meeting. Everyone has the documents, and the situation is clear now. The new information in the tower has been compiled. Do you have anything else to add?"

　　 The crowd gathered together to provide Jenkins with the last help. But Jenkins believes that this is of little significance, but the later content on how to **** him into the metal tower is more important.

　　Differential opportunities do everything possible to weaken Jenkins before he reaches the ninth floor of the tower, so it is not only the treacherous realm inside the tower, but there must be traps outside the tower. In addition to the means of the tree house, the army of mechanical corpses is already something that can be determined.

　　 In addition to the defense of the church's gifters, the church has to decide how many demigods can appear at that time, and are not afraid of death to fight against the unknown.

　　 Although Jenkins’s trip determines the fate of the world, regardless of victory or defeat, the world needs the Orthodox Church to maintain a certain degree of combat power to protect more people in the coming disaster or doomsday.

　　 Every combat power affects the future, but if you give up the present for the future, it is stupid. This balance must be carefully grasped. This is the second reason for this meeting.

　　 The Church of the Sage does not hesitate to sacrifice everyone, but also allows Jenkins to enter the tower intact. But other churches definitely don’t think so, so we have to discuss the most reasonable plan.

　　 The meeting took less than an hour. After the meeting, Jenkins talked with his father again. The old man has made up his mind to personally send Jenkins into the tower. He will use the power of that key to protect Jenkins as much as possible. After Jenkins arrived under the tower, he gave him the key so that his apprentice could inherit this cursed power.

　　Jenkins actually wanted to talk to Alexia, but Alexia didn't know where he was going. In the end, Hathaway persuaded Jenkins to go to bed before midnight, and for the last hour, it is useful to relax her spirit.

　　 His original idea was to go deep into the secret trail library, and finally tried his luck, but he could not withstand Hathaway's persuasion, so he went to rest. Although she was not sleepy at all, she fell asleep unconsciously after she fell on the bed.

　　 Hathaway was in a dark room, sitting on the side of the bed and looking at Jenkins's face, without speaking for a long time.

　　 She left the room on tiptoe, closed the door carefully, and saw Julia and Britney waiting for her in the corridor.

　　 "Did he sleep?"

　　 Britney asked in a low voice.

　　 "Fell asleep. When it's 11:40, we will wake her up again."

　　 The three of them walked towards the kitchen, wanting to make some supper for Jenkins and chocolate. Although the church kitchen is rich in ingredients, they have no appetite themselves, because the stomach will feel uncomfortable when they think of what Jenkins will face. And once they thought that this might be the last time they got along with Jenkins, panic would even make the body have stomach cramps and even the desire to vomit.

　　 This is a physiological reaction caused by panic. Even if I tell myself that nothing will happen, my body's reaction cannot be suppressed by reason.

Now Alexia is making the final preparations. Dolores is with Sarhi II. Jessica is speaking on behalf of Jenkins at the negotiating venue, and Sigrid is helping the church to read the part of the beast of calamity. Safety documents that can be viewed by low-level gifters.

　　A family of eight people, everyone has their own things to do. But except for Jenkins, who is asleep, the current time is suffering for everyone.

Chapter 2100 Chapter 2069 The Initial Disaster

　　 If Jenkins is still awake, he might take a person to imagine what will happen after he returns safely in the last hour.

　　 But he has fallen into deep sleep, and even chocolate can't enter his dream at this moment, because there is already a visitor in the dream.

　　 once again returned to the island in the lake, once again saw the consciousness projection of the World Tree. Jenkins stretched his legs and sat in the shade of the tree, holding his hands on the grass and looking at the clear lake in the distance. The feminine World Tree consciousness, even as tall as him, stood beside him with his arms folded in front of his chest. Look in the same direction as him.

　　 Gradually adapted to the dark sky of the material world and the gray fog that seems to be a problem with his own vision. For such bright sunshine and fresh air, Jenkins is a little uncomfortable. Even though the World Tree claims that everything here is a scene projected by his own thoughts, this does not prevent Jenkins from breathing and enjoying the long-lost natural breath.

　　 "I'm here to help you."

　　 World Tree took the initiative to say.

　　 "Can you show up in the material world?"

　　 He imagined the World Tree appearing in Nolan, entangled with the tower.

"Of course not. It's not that the world doesn't allow it, but that I am too dangerous relative to the world. But I have to help you, this world finally gave birth to the second world tree in the true sense. I can't just sit back and watch. You disappear so easily. You are like mine..."

　　 Her voice is very good. If you judge from her voice alone, she is probably a young girl in her twenties. Her face is also very beautiful, basically focusing on all the beautiful details of the girls that Jenkins likes, so it reminds Jenkins that this is not true.

　　 "Okay, needless to say."

　　 "Don't you like to be called your younger brother? But I heard, don't you have an older brother? Oh, I also heard that you will face the beast of calamity from multiple eras next."

　　 Jenkins didn’t know how this tree was so well-informed when he was clearly outside the material world, but he nodded:

　　 "Yes... and to be honest, I am actually very sad..."

"This is normal. All people who know the truth about the beasts of calamity will feel sad about such existence. The beasts of calamity cannot be eliminated, because as long as they appear, they will become the cornerstone of the world. What they bear Sins and the civilization that symbolizes an entire era have allowed them to survive forever. Even if it is only part of the power of the beast of calamity, it is not something your new seedling can fight against."

　　 Although it is strange that the other party regards Jenkins as a young sapling, Jenkins agrees with her opinion:

　　 "Furthermore, with seventeen different beasts of disaster, even if I want to prepare the countermeasures in advance, I cannot be sure which one I will face."

　　 "At least it won't be the first-age calamity beast, it won't be the calamity that was born at first."

　　 The woman's voice said softly.

　　 "Why?"

　　 Jenkins wondered, but he was very happy with the result. The original is not necessarily the best, but it is definitely the most mysterious, and the “mystery” of this world represents power in a certain sense.

　　 "Because I am the first beast of disaster."