The Creators: From Night City

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Its flesh and blood still wriggled slightly under the blessing of 'Odon', but without the power supply of the 'superior', it could no longer achieve the super-fast regeneration of 'creating something from nothing'.

Without the blessing of the crimson moonlight, its defense returned to normal levels, and it was quickly dismembered by various bombs and chainsaw swords.

"Burn it."

Holding onto the idea that even a mosquito's leg is meat, Jiang Bing directed the crows to pour out a waterfall of fire from the lantern, igniting the opponent's deformed yet enormous body.

Chapter 839 Mensis's Dream

A massive amount of 'information' was refined and acquired as the 'etheric fire' burned.

Jiang Bing gradually learned about the ugly monster's name, weaknesses, manufacturing method, purpose, and even its fundamental composition.

'God of Rebirth'

This is the name of this flesh-and-blood hybrid formed from the aggregates of countless human bodies.

The Mensis school's plan to revive the divine child 'Mego' consists of two parts: first, to call upon and revive 'Mego's' consciousness; and second, to create a body large enough to contain Him and to encapsulate His spirit within that vessel.

This monster, formed from the bodies of countless humans, was the 'vessel' prepared by the Mensis School for the birth of 'Mego'.

In order to control or obtain knowledge from the superior being 'Mego', a high-ranking member of the Mensis school voluntarily offered himself up, merging into the body of the God of Rebirth and becoming its main consciousness (that is, the human half of the other's head), in order to imprison and coexist with Mego when it descended.

To be honest, the idea was crazy, and the implementation process was equally crazy, but it was a bit overconfident.

Although the Mensis school had carefully prepared a two-step plan, Jiang Bing speculated that a serious change must have occurred in the first step of reviving 'Mego's' consciousness.

Otherwise, the 'god of rebirth' that the commandos encountered shouldn't have been just a clumsy 'superior imitator' empty shell.

His conclusion was quickly proven true.

There were practically no living people left in the Mensis School building; all that remained were corpses.

All of these corpses had octagonal metal cages covering their heads, densely packed together like a honeycomb, filling the entire huge circular space.

They were all scholars of the Mensis school, and not one of them escaped death here.

Although they had become emaciated and some of their heads had even exploded, they were not completely dead.

Although their physical bodies perished, their consciousnesses remained connected and did not disappear; instead, they together formed a dream within a dream that existed above Ahak.

The consciousness of the 'superiors' is not an easy thing to deal with. These fanatical Mensis scholars use their own brains as 'computing units' to 'connect' everyone together, forming a huge human brain wet server, trying to support a huge dream and put 'Mega' into it.

However, the ceremony went awry, and everyone crashed due to overload, trapped in the dream they had built with 'Mega'.

Judging from the gruesome deaths of these lunatics, it's clear they weren't having a good dream.

Fortunately, Jiang Bing didn't care about good dreams or nightmares; all he wanted was to find 'Mei Gao'.

In the central position, which resembled a grand theater, sat a tall, thin deceased man.

He was both the mastermind behind the entire ceremony and the leader of the entire Mensis school.

Mikrash.

The young man wasn't particularly handsome, and his death wasn't exactly graceful either; the excruciating pain from brain overload distorted his face like a real-life version of "The Scream."

Fortunately, he was quite competent as a ritual node, providing coordinates to the Nightmare of Mensis.

The person in charge of the ceremony was cremated on the spot.

The message contained in the flames of his burning body illuminated the path forward for everyone.

A phantom door opened, behind which emanated an ominous black mist and a twisted aura.

Fortunately, the people present were no pushovers either, and showed no fear whatsoever.

Mensis's Nightmare.

A dream within a dream.

The world formed by the subconscious minds of all scholars of the Mensis school.

The twisted, maddened, and collapsing earth, the swirling sky overhead, and the stench of blood in the air all brought this world closer to the essence of a dream—chaos and illogicality.

Their consciousness constitutes this world and serves as both the fuel and a part of maintaining this nightmare. The monsters and distorted environment throughout the nightmare are all manifestations of their collective madness.

Of course, the cries that echoed throughout the nightmare were an exception.

The nightmare terrain of Mensis inherits the architectural style of Yharnam, which is winding and confusing, with various twists and turns that separate close distances.

Fortunately, the assault team also inherited Jiang Bing's excellent combat philosophy and always adhered to the principle that "the shortest distance between two points is a straight line".

The sturdy walls and thick iron doors could hardly withstand the impact of cannonballs as thick as a human head.

The magnificent Mansis school fortress couldn't even hold out for three minutes before being breached by the assault team.

It goes in at one end and out at the other.

Simple, straightforward, and with a touch of Russian aesthetics.

The 'beast-like patients' who have completely transformed into werewolves, the Mensis scholars who resemble slimes, the spiders with human heads, the two-headed villagers who are glued together, the festering and emaciated wild dogs—anyone who dares to come near them will be riddled with bullets and turned into a roadside loser, or their own flesh and blood will adorn this crazy world.

If it weren't for the need to maintain the stability of this dream within a dream, the raging golden flames would have already ignited within this fortress.

Following the direction from which the crying came, a stark dividing line appeared before them.

"If nothing unexpected happens, what lies ahead is 'Mei Gao's' dream," Jiang Bing, who had been slacking off, deduced.

Dreams originate from the dreamer's subconscious.

The various manifestations of the nightmare world of the Mensis school originate from all scholars of the Mensis school, so no matter how distorted the dream is, everything that appears in it can be traced back to a specific source. Monsters, buildings, decorations, and even streets are all in the standard 'Yarn' style.

After all, people cannot imagine things beyond their own understanding.

The other end of the dream is clearly more wild and ancient.

The dilapidated building is full of exotic style, with a large number of scales, tentacles and roots decorating every corner of the building.

The Sumerian civilization was filled with the worship of those in power, and this worship was reflected in every aspect of life.

From their architecture to their clothing.

The crying grew closer.

The monster blocking their path became increasingly distorted.

The dwarves, clad in ancient-style chainmail and wearing iron masks, are Megol's servants. They seem to have crawled out of the distant past, their bodies covered in signs of decay, yet their claw whips, inlaid with sharp claws and blades, remain deadly.

The head servant wielding a chain axe was almost as big as the 'Apostles', while the headless Abandoned Son, whose features were on his neck, was even larger.

These deformed creatures, clinging to enormous stones, maintained their working posture even in their dreams.

The familiar sound of the bell rang out again.

Urged on by the priests, the remnants of the Sumerian dynasty surged towards the armored corps of the new era.

Gunfire erupted.

The scene was extremely horrific.

Chapter 840 Yanan, the Last Queen of Pumeru

Along the passageway, which stretched for over ten meters, the ground was evenly covered with a paste of flesh and bone. The chain axes, riddled with bullet holes and mixed with bits of bone, were soaked in blood and looked exactly like the dead.

The bell-ringing priestess hid in a corner, ringing the bell even more vigorously, until two witchers arrived at the sound and physically exterminated her with explosives, at which point the sound of the bells ceased.

Then, even more bizarre creatures attacked.

A pig that looked like a rhinoceros, wearing steel armor, charged around recklessly, only to be blasted into pieces here and there by a single cannon shot.

Three 'Shadows of Yharnam,' originally guards of the Pumeru royal family, used their strange ability to disappear into the darkness to approach the 'Apostles,' attempting to secretly injure them with their poisoned blades. However, as soon as they stepped into the area illuminated by the flames, their true forms were revealed by the orange-yellow light.

The ensuing brawl, a righteous act of violence, moved everyone who witnessed it to tears.

The luckiest 'Shadow of Yharnam' was instantly struck by two chainsaw swords, splitting into three, then five, and finally into piles of three.

Those unlucky ones were first elbowed, then kicked, their necks slashed with chainsaw swords, their bellies kicked hard with thick heels, and even after falling to the ground, they were kicked and kicked by several big men who jumped up and flew into the air.

The 'Apostles' have no concept of martial ethics; they use whatever move is practical and deadly.

They crushed everything in their path, advancing with overwhelming force, until the cries were right before their eyes.

The unborn 'Mego' is a juvenile 'superior', and is much weaker in strength and wisdom than 'old schemers' like Orton and Luna.

This is also the main reason why the Mensis school chose Him.

But he had a good father.

The invisible Eudon sent down a servant to be Mego's wet nurse, responsible for protecting His safety and raising Him.

At the end of 'Mego's' nightmare, in the nursery, a deformed wet nurse pushes a stroller, trying to soothe the crying 'Mego'.

But ultimately, this was all in vain.

As an unborn being, 'Mego' both exists and does not exist; the resentment of not being born caused Him to cry incessantly.

Only when He is truly born, or dies again, will this crying finally cease.

The bright moon hung high in the sky. The chaotic and heavy footsteps of the 'Apostles' angered 'Mego's Wet Nurse'. This deformed creature turned her head towards the door, exposing the empty space beneath her brown robe to everyone.

The absence of form is a symbol of the 'Formless One's Familia.

The same applies to this wet nurse.

His limbs are composed of dozens of sharp blades, while a black robe accentuates his features.

The bomb pierced through His chest, but seemed to hit the air, exiting through His body. The bombs that followed left His robe stained and full of holes, but gained nothing.

But that's enough.

The cloak was blown into countless fluffy pieces, and after all the blades were destroyed, it became a toothless tiger, which was easily set ablaze by a crow holding up a lantern.

In the blazing firelight, the existence of 'Mego's wet nurse' came to an end.

Followed by.

'Megau' is dead.

Although this is not entirely accurate, since He was never born.

But He did indeed 'die' once again.

The baby basket was empty.

But the crying finally stopped.

Jiang Bing was born from the fire. He picked up the baby basket that had been overturned by the gale of the bomb and let the flames engulf it.

As golden flames rose, a bloody, mangled mass of flesh faintly emerged from nothingness, yet remained indistinct and elusive.

No wonder 'Odon' didn't intervene; 'Megau' was never born, it existed between existence and non-existence.

Jiang Bing would find it difficult to track Him down based on this.

The Lord of Eternal Flame, in its mercy, granted 'Mego' the deepest slumber, and the flames of creation completely dissolved all information about the being named 'Mego'.

This last divine son of the Sumerian civilization was ultimately reduced to ashes.

The sky is collapsing, the earth is cracking, the dreamer wakes up, and the dream naturally ceases to exist.

The world is being destroyed.

After receiving instructions that their mission was complete, the soldiers solemnly bowed to their chests and returned to where they came from, leaving only three old hunters temporarily sheltered in the cracks left by the collapse of the dream under Jiang Bing's protection.

There was no sun, no moon, no earth; all things were in a state of chaos.

"Thank you for your kindness, which has freed me from this endless nightmare of reincarnation."

In the hazy light, a tall woman in a white Victorian-style wedding dress appeared from nothingness.

The pure white wedding dress was woven with beautiful flowers, and the light veil complemented her full head of soft white hair.

The woman was dressed in her finest attire, like a bride-to-be, but her slightly protruding belly was covered in a deep red stain.

A long, narrow wound ripped open her belly, and the divine child 'Mego' she was carrying was forcibly pulled out of her warm womb on the eve of his birth, dying in agony.

The culprit behind all of this is none other than the last queen of Sumeru herself, whose smile has an inexplicable warmth about it.

Seeing Jiang Bing cast his gaze upon her still blood-soaked abdomen, she involuntarily flinched slightly, but ultimately chose to give up, allowing this 'great being' to observe her.

"I have been searching for you, Yharnam, the last queen of Pumeru."

“Your Excellency, what command do you have for me, the sinner who caused the destruction of the Sumerian civilization?”