TOMWDET Chapter 186.3

God-Making Chapter (2.3)

When the young man’s eyes were covered in red, the merman, who was struggling against the pain as if countless needles were piercing through his brain and the constant thoughts of suicide, became aware of this.

Until the human youth spoke words that were not directed at him, nor at the Raven.

At that moment, the merman was certain that he had seen hatred in the red color within Su Li’s pupils.

A hatred that wished for all monster beasts to die!

Just one glance was enough to make the merman shrink back instinctively, wanting to find a corner to bury himself in, hoping to gain some sense of security…

That was a darkness darker than the deepest depths of the ocean, yet such an existence was contained within Su Li’s eyes.

Red obscured Su Li’s eyes. Compared to his brilliant emerald-like pupils, in that instant, those eyes became red as blood.

Whether through intuition or rational thinking ability based on facts, Leia was certain that something was obscuring Su Li’s eyes.

And that entity’s purpose was to make Su Li put him to death.

The irrational madness constantly anticipated Su Li granting death. Yet reason screamed, begging that human youth not to make a move.

But Su Li still acted, only breaking both of his hands.

What the raven had thought—that Leia believed Su Li would not make such a decisive move—was not the truth.

What Leia had thought at that time was that Su Li had not killed him.

He had not chosen to strike him down as the mad part of his consciousness desperately craved, but instead broke his hands, suppressed his strength, and ensured he would no longer cause tsunamis due to madness…

The madness was not satisfied, and reason’s desire for survival created the current phenomenon where Leia felt satisfied just by seeing Su Li.

The merman then spoke of what he had done after returning to the sea.

Whether reading books or, as if possessed, demanding that numerous aquatic monster beasts accompany him in researching the history of monster beasts…

Even regarding this part, Leia believed he had been influenced.

“Your explanation is too far-fetched,” Elvi didn’t believe it.

But Bartholomew looked thoughtful.

“You mean that in your view, that unknown entity that hates all monster beasts was trying to influence Su Li and hoped Su Li would kill you.”

Leia wanted to explain that this wasn’t what he meant—he only wanted to express the sensory impact Su Li had brought him during this period. But Bartholomew had already continued: “Su Li possesses the power to kill you, this has become fact. If he had chosen to kill you, then he would only need to kill me and Elvi afterward, and aside from our king, no monster beast could stop him from continuing to kill.”

“He would never do such a thing!” Leia felt stifled with anger.

“Of course I know that—this is just a possibility,” Bartholomew looked at Leia with an even stranger expression.

The merman was truly strange now.

He currently could not raise any sense of wariness toward that human, and this was the most abnormal aspect.

A human who possessed tremendous power and had clearly expressed dislike for transformed monster beasts…

Yet he couldn’t make a transformed monster beast feel any wariness?

After contemplating, Bartholomew showed no intention of targeting Su Li, only saying: “I’m just trying to say that if what you claim is true, then based on what has this special entity—which has existed for over ten thousand years, can suppress all transformed monster beasts, afflict us with madness, and for which there is no cure—been unable to influence Su Li…”

Everyone knew Su Li’s weakness.

Once his defenses were broken, he would surely die.

All of Su Li’s defenses were based on elements; his body was so fragile he couldn’t even lift a slightly larger fish.

Yet how had such a person managed not to be influenced by that entity?

“What’s the use of figuring this out?” Leia frowned.

Bartholomew couldn’t answer this counter-question.

Because he suddenly realized that whether it was the dragon or the merman, they both acknowledged Su Li’s strength.

The former was convinced that Su Li must not be analyzed, that none of his words should be listened to.

The latter was even more certain that an entity that had existed for ten thousand years could not influence Su Li.

And the unicorn, who had no clear feelings about Su Li, was also attempting to prove Su Li’s strength from a factual perspective.

Why was he proving Su Li’s strength?

Just as Leia had said, what was the use of figuring this out?

Turning his attention to analyzing his own heart, Bartholomew suddenly discovered that unknowingly, he had already regarded Su Li as someone who could truly oppose Clemens.

A human, and a monster…

What he believed in was not that monster to whom he had knelt and submitted countless times, but rather this human with whom he had barely spent any time…

They must all be mad!

Otherwise, how could they think that a human could have the ability to oppose that monster?

Seeing that Bartholomew hadn’t spoken for a long time, Leia first frowned, then directly reached out to push him.

But the result was that the unicorn gave no response whatsoever.

Leia suddenly looked at Elvi and said, “I really think I shouldn’t have started this topic with you all.”

Elvi sneered. “I also don’t think I had any need to listen to your incomprehensible boasting.”

The two nearly came to blows afterward—the merman was stopped by aquatic monster beasts, and the dragon was also restrained by other dragons.

On the human side.

The location for the final attack on the Beast Tribe was decided to be Ergonikin.

Gabriel expressed that this wouldn’t work; Gabriel believed it was not acceptable.

“This… this isn’t very good,” he said after holding back for a long time, only able to produce this sentence.

“What’s not good about it?” Egbert naturally hadn’t forgotten Gabriel’s identity. “Ergonikin is arguably the only monster beast city that the human side understands.”

“Besides that, that city is also the Beast Tribe monster beast city closest to Rota County. All things considered, Ergonikin is the most suitable place.”

Gabriel became dejected.

It wasn’t that he couldn’t understand these reasons, but when he thought of the home where he used to live…

No, wait—originally, he hadn’t seemed to be a monster beast.

Like Leia, who had been slightly influenced mentally to actively browse through history, Gabriel also suddenly began thinking about his past as a human.

However, he felt no emotion toward those things at all.

This made the gray wolf involuntarily begin to panic. Without time to worry about whether the first Beast Tribe city humans would attack would be Ergonikin, Gabriel hastily asked Egbert, “In the past, I should have been human too, but why do those memories in my mind only have images, yet lack… lack emotion?”

“Didn’t we mention this? Humans in Rota County who have the potential to become transformed monster beasts will have the emotions of their memories directly sealed due to unknown mental manipulation from the moment they enter that city,” Egbert answered without hesitation.

But Gabriel felt as if struck by lightning.

He certainly remembered the transformed monster beast he liked—a human he had never even met, named Connie.

All the bittersweet feelings mixed into that affection, he could recall completely.

However, in those memories related to humans, there were clearly more things that symbolized emotions.

Hatred, joy, happiness, regret, longing… these things existed in Gabriel’s current mind like pure adjectives, having no connection to his human past.

Gabriel’s lips trembled continuously.

But Lan Zhe said, “Although we haven’t tried methods to remove that kind of emotional seal on monster beasts, if you don’t mind, Egbert and I could attempt it.”

“No… I cannot recall those useless, useless memories!”

“What was my past like? Why can I see it but not feel it…”

The first sentence was like a complete denial of the past, while the second was filled with confusion.

“What’s happening here?” Roy patted Gabriel’s shoulder, but in the next instant, the two-star mercenary’s arm was directly twisted and pressed against his back.

“None of your business!”

“S-sorry.”

“Mind your own business.”

“I don’t know why I’ve suddenly become like this either.”

“It’s like two people are fighting in his own brain,” commented the merman, who had once again approached Su Li’s side, intending to show his intention to follow.

“Just a precursor to madness,” the merman’s expression was indifferent.

“Before this, we never thought monster beasts could fall ill so easily,” Roy, who had finally broken free, voiced Su Li’s thoughts.

Previously, when in dragon territory, Su Li had not seen any mad dragons.

Someone like Adison, who was somewhat insane, Su Li regarded as merely having mental flaws—some psychological problems that didn’t even qualify as psychological disorders.

“Most who have experienced it are already dead. Not everyone is as lucky as I am to have the fortune of meeting Su Li,” Leia’s tone toward Gabriel grew increasingly cold, yet his gaze toward Su Li became more and more fervent.

“If what you want to understand is the difference between him and me, then I can only say that the reason for my madness was considering the fundamental differences between monster beasts and humans. As for Gabriel, what he experienced was simply the conflict between his individual self as a human and his individual self as a transformed monster beast.”

“The unknown entity controlled him. That thing, like a human will, wanted me dead,” Leia recalled again the scene of Su Li’s green eyes being obscured by red, and shivered uncontrollably.

Leia continued, “I don’t know the true reason, but I suspect that this weak monster beast is trying to prevent Su Li’s actions.”

“What kind of strange nonsense is this?” Roy’s expression was bewildered as his mouth gaped open.

“That unknown entity, despite wanting to control Su Li, is also drawn to Su Li,” Leia let his intuition guide his words. “It resists any monster beast that obstructs Su Li’s actions.”

“But what does this have to do with Gabriel suddenly going mad?” Roy forcefully struck the gray wolf’s neck, and after he fell unconscious, asked with a confused expression.

“Why do you think I call that mysterious thing a collective consciousness of humanity?”

“Of course it’s because that strange entity can itself represent the human group. I don’t know what Su Li wants, but as long as he remains human, as long as he still possesses empathy and compassion, he cannot possibly watch Rota County exist for long.”

“This also means that Su Li will no longer allow humans to become transformed monster beasts in the future. And that unnamed entity, as a collective human consciousness, certainly cannot fail to support Su Li’s actions.”

Thus Gabriel, who obstructed Su Li’s actions, would naturally become a target for that inhuman entity.

Egbert’s eyes widened. “Wanting to control Lord Su Li?!”

Lan Zhe frowned. “What do you mean by collective human consciousness?”

“Just as you said, that entity shares the same goal as Su Li—they both hope that monster beast society will no longer produce new transformed monster beasts,” Leia had already confirmed this point. “But compared to the gentle Su Li, that entity hopes all transformed monster beasts would simply die. After all transformed monster beasts are dead, humans naturally would no longer be transformed into monster beasts.”

Natural monster beasts of the current era were truly prolific.

Just like ordinary wild beasts in modern society.

A fish spawning over a hundred offspring in one nest was perfectly normal.

But their power was truly that of ordinary fish.

Although those fish could still cultivate elemental powers, they had developed the characteristic of natural lifespans like humans. For example, clownfish with elemental power could only live about ten to twelve years.

The few natural monster beasts that could break through lifespan limitations shared the same characteristics as the Ravens.

That is, large numbers and widespread distribution.

An example would be Adonis.

The gray crane clan had always been the most numerous monster beast among the Winged Tribe.

Numbers had created miracle-like possibilities, but rare possibilities were insufficient to return natural monster beasts to the past before humans appeared.

They remained beings rejected by the world, who should have long since become history.

Elvi, whose hearing hadn’t been excessively weakened, didn’t want to acknowledge the merman’s seemingly mad theories, but she suddenly thought of two familiar names: the Crystal Winged Dragon Na’an, and Victoria…

Their common point was that both were natural monster beasts.

The former and latter had successively gone extinct within just over a year.

Current transformed monster beasts might still partially possess black dragon bloodlines, but transformed monster beasts could never be equated with natural monster beasts.

One came from humans, the other was truly natural…

“So the collective human consciousness refers to humanity’s desire for all monster beasts to die? But why is this?”

“Previously, humans killed monster beasts only because monster beast bones and flesh helped human power growth, but this wasn’t enough to make humans completely exterminate monster beasts.”

Egbert glanced at Su Li, who remained clear-minded and uncontrolled, breathing a sigh of relief while keeping his gaze fixed on the merman.

“Then have you considered the source of human knowledge about how to use monster beast bones and blood?” As the topic deepened, Leia showed no resistance.

But Egbert’s brow furrowed deeper.

“Someone else told you, right,” the merman said in an affirmative tone. “But who was that someone else? Do you have a clear concept?”

“As an early transformed monster beast whose emotions weren’t sealed during the human stage, my memory tells me that this so-called ‘someone else’ never existed. You humans innately knew how to use everything from monster beasts. And this usage wasn’t in the direction of control, but of slaughter.”

“Monster beasts have strong individual strength, don’t they? If you wanted to gain monster beast power, compared to killing them and using their bodies to become stronger, obviously commanding them to fight would be more convenient.”

What did people who raised large dogs think? There was no need to speculate too much about others, but many interview reports had shown that raising large dogs could give humans a sense of security.

Training other monster beasts into loyal dogs to guard one’s side—wouldn’t that be more convenient than crafting weapons from their corpses?

But the result was no.

All human cognition was that monster beast bones and blood could become human resources.

Monster beasts were merely dangerous, walking treasures.

They could be obtained just by killing.

Just by killing…!

Deep in human hearts, the conviction to exterminate monster beasts was always engraved.

This was a species’ desire based on survival.

Humans should have lived in an era without monster beasts who lived far longer than humans, easily living thousands or tens of thousands of years.

But reality was not only the opposite—humans had been turned into transformed monster beasts who could live hundreds or thousands of years.

Moreover, transformed monster beasts, whether due to their harsh circumstances or because of twisted hierarchies among humans, mostly had their first thought after becoming transformed monster beasts be how to continue surviving, then for various reasons denied they were still human.

If such a thing truly existed, then a collective human consciousness…

No, Su Li had already proven the existence of the human spirit.

Then what kind of madness should that entity fall into in such a desperate situation?

The madness disease, which seemed completely incurable in current times—why did it make transformed monster beasts believe that replacing all their blood with that of natural monster beasts could provide relief?

Leia felt chilled throughout his body.

The merman’s first thought was that transformed monster beasts, as part of humanity, after each transformed monster beast individual denied they were still human, had been marked with the extreme concept that natural monster beasts must definitely be killed.

If they couldn’t kill natural monster beasts, had no way to replace their blood, then transformed monster beasts would commit suicide due to the madness disease…

Either this or that.

This was also—mental manipulation.

Undoubtedly, this was an idealistic world.

Otherwise, Su Li would be completely unable to construct skills related to time and space concepts from the game in reality through imagination alone.

Leia looked at the youth who had remained silent throughout, waiting for them to deduce on their own. The merman said with a calmness bordering on coldness, “Any existence that dares to obstruct Su Li…”

“Will go mad.”