Chapter 1128. Endure

Fhtagn, Fhtagn...

He had been skirting around Him, but it was still impossible to ignore the sole ruler of the Subterranean Sea.

Charles' gaze followed the pitch-black line, and his gaze eventually landed on God Fhtagn. God Fhtagn was also in His true form.

God Fhtagn's true form was a dark substance that resembled both a tower and a mountain. The dark substance seemed to have merged with everything in the void, and it was a kind of darkness that couldn't be described by any colors.

Charles couldn't determine whether the dark substance's darkness was intrinsic or if it was a void left by the non-existence of a vast expanse.

Human sensory organs couldn't perceive such an existence, so their brains would distort Fhtagn's appearance into a winged, flesh monster, or more often than not, any eldritch creature that their minds could imagine.

The truth was that Fhtagn's appearance was not frightening at all. He was also excessively quiet, as quiet as a real mountain.

God Fhtagn is different from me. Charles instantly reached that conclusion upon seeing the other party. He couldn't see through the kind of existence God Fhtagn was, one thing was certain—His path to godhood wasn't the same as His.

There weren't a myriad of tentacles all over God Fhtagn, which meant that he hadn't fused with the other versions of Himself from other planes to become a god.

God Fhtagn was one and only. He was unique, and there wasn't anything else like Him out there.

Charles' tentacles waved slightly, and the choices made by the people on each timeline changed. The reality changed, and some events made Anna too busy to leave a tattoo on Charles' neck.

𝐟𝐫𝕖𝗲𝘄𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝕧𝐞𝚕.𝕔𝕠𝐦

Regardless of the changes, the outcome remained the same. Every single Charles still sported the same, special tentacle tattoo on their necks. Even the Charles in planes that had no Anna sported the same tattoo.

It was inevitable.

The pitch-black line attached to Charles wouldn't disappear.

Fhtagn, what is this? What is the meaning of this black line?

Charles asked, but it wasn't difficult for the current Charles to obtain the answer to his question. After all, 002 was right behind God Fhtagn.

002 certainly looked different before, but regardless of its previous appearances, it now looked like a black ball emanating a purple glow in a net-like pattern.

002 living at the Core seemed to have become one with God Fhtagn.

However, Charles immediately noticed something amiss. 002 wasn't originally a part of Fhtagn. Charles could still barely see 002's unique afterimages, and they all depicted its ascension to godhood.

In the distant past, way before the Earth was formed, God Fhtagn had fought with It, but God Fhtagn eventually won the fight. He eroded 002 and forced 002 to become a part of Him. Unfortunately, that tragic end would soon befall Charles.

Perhaps God Fhtagn had devoured other gods as well.

Charles just hadn't seen Them, or perhaps He had already digested Them.

Charles remained unmoving.

Just then, a Fhtagnist inexplicably appeared around a young version of Charles on a ship. Charles saw the Fhtagnist's sudden appearance through one of his tentacles.

All of a sudden, the number of Fhtagnists around the young Charles on the surface world increased drastically, and Charles noted that the pitch-black line connected to his tentacle had grown longer and thicker.

Despite the abrupt changes, Charles wasn't flustered at all. In addition to the fact that he could no longer panic, he had also become strong enough to resist.

God Fhtagn was once a god that could not be gazed upon, but now, He had become as strong as Him.

If I were still human, I'd say, 'fuck you!' I hate being under someone's thumb. It doesn't matter even if you're a god.

God Fhtagn made no attempts to communicate and simply stayed quiet, but Charles discovered that a Fhtagnist had become a part of the Narwhale in the distant past.

Upon seeing that, Charles counterattacked in his own way. Their fight distorted every single plane, and drastic changes occurred in each and every one of them. It was to the extent that everything became distorted.

Unfortunately, humans could never imagine nor participate in a fight of this magnitude. The only thing they could do was endure—endure the hardships and stay ignorant to live in the broken world left behind by a battle between the gods.

***

Anna opened her eyes and fell into a daze. After looking at Gao Zhiming in her arms, she got out of bed, opened the window, and started smoking. She stared blankly at the distant trucks while assessing her current situation.

She was busy building up her strength for the sake of dealing with the Foundation in one fell swoop.

After the ritual in the Indian Ocean, Anna now had thousands of Fhtagnists, but against the Foundation, they weren't enough. It didn't matter even if they were unafraid of death.

If Anna wanted to increase their strength in the fastest way possible, then making them absorb Anomalies was the quickest way to do so.

However, Anna couldn't find that many anomalies for them to absorb right now.

If the plan was not feasible, then Anna could only try to overwhelm the Foundation with numbers. She would rapidly expand the Fhtagn Covenant, and then trade a life for a life against the Foundation.

Anna wasn't afraid of losing people. The most important thing for her was the success rate.

Unfortunately, a group of Fhtagnists was an unstable group. Moreover, it was clear that the Foundation had an overwhelming advantage when it came to numbers.

How about we do them both? What if I carry them out both at the same time?

After jotting down her idea, Anna opened her laptop and browsed through some news.

Hello, viewers, a peculiar EY12 virus was discovered by doctors in Switzerland. The virus has been analyzed and is deemed highly contagious, but what's concerning is that the virus has been secretly spreading for a long time before it was finally discovered.

To ensure everyone's safety, five permanent members of the UN Security Council have taken the lead in closing ports and national borders, prohibiting people from entering and leaving the affected cities.

Anna scrolled down and found an article about a powerful computer virus. The virus was apparently so powerful that multiple countries were prepared to disconnect from the internet at any given time.

Although the article was written in a serious and professional manner, Anna saw through it at a mere glance. The two articles were both smokescreens; they were fabricated.

The EY12 virus and the so-called powerful computer virus were all for the sake of restricting contact between hostile forces. The IMF had to have urged the countries to close their borders for the sake of rounding up every anomalous organization in each country one at a time.

It sounded like bad news, but for Anna, it was actually good news.

The fact that the IMF had decided to create such a big commotion meant that they were at a critical juncture. It seemed that the surface world was about to usher in a new era, regardless of the victors.

"Big Sis, you're up so early?" Gao Zhiming asked, yawning while scratching the scar on his forehead.

"It's just half past four. You can sleep a bit more," Anna said.

However, Gao Zhiming no longer wanted to sleep. After using the bathroom, he began his physical training.

Gao Zhiming was just a twelve-year-old boy, but the daily high-intensity training had bestowed upon him a physique that exceeded the average human being's physique.