The Death Knell

The strong wind blew by, and the red gravel rubbed against the armor, making a rustling sound. The wasteland underfoot seemed to have no end, with only some huge earthen platform stone pillars like ghosts standing abruptly on the surface of the earth.

This is the real apocalypse. Humanity's weapons have finally destroyed itself. When observing from space, Su Ming can identify the crater after the nuclear explosion with his naked eyes.

The earth is like a cracked mud pond after being hit by rain. Circles of ripples record the location of the raindrops.

It's really hard to feel happy walking in a place like this. Even if it's a world like Fist of the North Star or Radiation, at least there are still some living people.

But Su Ming and Lao Zheng came all the way on the flying carpet and saw very few creatures, and they had obviously suffered from nuclear radiation. At this time, their appearance had been completely distorted into monsters.

"Our country also has nuclear bombs." It took Zheng Xian a long time before he covered his mouth and said: "But seeing things like this, I don't know whether studying nuclear physics is right or wrong."

Su Ming looked at the almost identical roadside scenery through the eyepiece: "Calm down, Old Zheng, we still don't know why the apocalypse started. Humans are not the only ones in the universe who have nuclear energy, but we shouldn't be in a parallel world here. , but a certain future.”

"You mean, we performed time travel in the body of the alien species?"

"Who can say for sure? Maybe the 'white blood cells' or 'phagocytic cells' in the body of the gods are time channels."

Zheng Xian coughed twice, his throat was very uncomfortable: "I'm thinking now, whether we can go back."

"It's not a big problem. I am Death Knell. No matter how severe the situation is, I can still find a way out." Su Ming replied calmly, but in front of him, the ruins of the city were getting closer and closer.

To say that it is a ruin is an exaggeration. What is left is better described as a pile of rubble after the destruction of the city. Except for a few lonely walls of skyscrapers, most of the things that come into view are twisted steel frame structures, covered with rust.

After walking for a while, Zheng Xian pointed to something in the ruins: "I recognize this."

Su Ming sighed. Not only Zheng Xian, he also recognized this former landmark building.

The Statue of Liberty now only has a broken head, and its appearance is almost unrecognizable, but the iconic crown can still be seen at a glance.

"This is New York." Su Ming drew out the God Eater and asked Zheng Xian to be more vigilant: "New York after the end of the world."

"The construction quality is good, the statue... is quite complete." Zheng Xian smiled and followed his footsteps.

It's true. Compared with New York City, which was completely razed to the ground, the Statue of Liberty is still half a head smaller, which is already pretty good.

"It's good news. Although the time cannot be determined, at least we have determined the space."

"What's the plan?"

Su Ming closed his eyes slightly, calculated the position and distance in his mind, and then determined the direction based on the sun: "New York can be regarded as one of my base camps. Come with me first to the company... ruins to see if this is In the future, I should be aware of a nuclear war before it happens and have backup plans in place."

"Then I hope your behavior and habits haven't changed much in the past, no, in the future."

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In the alley, Su Ming and Zheng Xian were beaten, large and small, with hundreds of weapons pointed at their heads. The red and blue police lights made the originally dark corner of the city bright.

"Hands up, the charge is private interstellar and space travel, and you were arrested for this."

Su Ming put down the soda bottle in his hand. Fortunately, it was not for drinking on the street in the middle of the night, so it seemed that he was not going too far.

Zheng Xian looked at him and asked about his plan with his eyes. Should he go to the police station to collect some information first, or should he simply go out? However, the searchlight from the police car quickly shone on his face, causing him to turn his head to avoid it.

"Put your hands on the wall and turn around!"

Another order came from the police car, and the tone was very mechanical. Su Ming motioned to Zheng Xian to do as he was told. He needed a terminal that could contact the network.

The two of them turned around and put their hands on the outer wall of the building beside them, feeling the cold touch penetrate their hearts.

With both hands on the wall, a halo of light suddenly appeared on the wall where the palms of the two people were, and a strong suction force stuck the two people to the wall. It must be that the police used some equipment to change the local properties of the building so that it could Trap the suspect.

No police officers got out of the car during the whole process. They seemed to be stuck in the car. Only the gun on the top of the police car pointed at the two of them motionlessly.

At this moment, the wall in front of Su Ming began to flow, and a small screen deformed from the building. The metal seemed to be alive, and a series of equipment was quickly built.

Nanotechnology?......

Under the screen are not only microphones and cameras, but also some tools that look like they are ready for blood sampling.

"Hey, brother, can you do it? It looks like we are going to be sliced ​​into pieces for study."

Both of them can actually break free, and these suction forces are not a problem. Whether it is Zheng Xian or Su Ming, they both attach great importance to their blood samples or tissue samples and cannot easily leak them.

Su Ming gave him a reassuring look. Now that the terminal had been delivered to him, he knew what he could do based on all the previous information.

A familiar voice came from the screen: "Please watch the camera and register."

Su Ming looked at the small metal probe and smiled calmly: "Adjutant, identity verification, Jim Raynor."

"...Verification passed, welcome back, Sheriff Renault, the control of the planet is being transferred..." A small figure suddenly appeared on the screen, a silver-white robot. , except for her skin color, her appearance was no different from that of a human woman, and she was looking at him with a smile on her face.

The weapons on the walls on both sides of the alley seemed to have melted, flowing into the interior of the building, and the halo of light used to fix the two people dissipated.

The small display screen then deformed and fell into Su Ming's hand, just like a mobile phone.

At the same time, the dozens of police cars that originally surrounded the two people all exploded, and the fire lit up the streets and alleys. Various wreckage flew everywhere, and a thigh flew over in a spin, and Su Ming grabbed it in his hand. .

"You're dead now?" Su Ming dropped the stump and shook off the blood on his hands, while Zheng Xian reached out and touched his neck.

He also heard what the robot said just now, planet control, this is too...

However, the robot on the screen didn't feel anything was wrong. Her eyes glowed faintly blue and she answered seriously: "In view of the fact that 80 androids aimed weapons at the Emperor, this is a first-degree felony and is deemed an omnic rebellion, punishable by death! Everything! It’s all logical and nip the danger in the bud.”

"Well, you did a good job." Su Ming scratched his head. There was a piece of minced meat on it: "So, I really became the emperor?"

The image of the adjutant turned left and right, as if to show off his figure: "There is no way to answer this question. The progress of time and technology is limited. The current answer... you are now, you were not in the past, and you may not be in the future. "

Su Ming pouted. Is there really any research? Isn't this nonsense? But now is not the time to study this.

"Where are all my people?"

The image nodded, looked up some data, or contacted someone in real time, and then replied: "Currently, everyone's body is located outside the omnipotent universe. I am one of the subroutines of the body, responsible for the Holy Terra in the 40K universe. For management, do you need to contact Gin?"

The corner of Su Ming's mouth twitched. Is it really called Holy Terra?

"No, you come pick us up, I need some intelligence analysis."

"The aircraft has departed and will arrive in 7 seconds. Please wait."

Zheng Xian smacked his lips, not knowing what to say. Suddenly appearing in the future society, and the earth is managed by Deathstroke, this is really...

"Awesome, brother."

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The heart-shaped grass is indeed very easy to find as Su Ming expected. Because of the explosion of plants, they have grown out of the cave, and now the mountain is full of such weird plants.

The principle of their action in modifying the human body mechanism is not yet clear, and generally speaking, only kings can take them. I wonder if there are any unknown restrictions.

From Su Ming's point of view, this kind of transformation is completely different from the SSS serum. They are more like a psychic medium. After drinking it, you will see the heroic spirits of past kings, meet the Black Panther God, and then become powerful.

Of course, that's not necessarily true, but if it weren't, there's a lot of things T'Challa does that are just silly.

There are good things at home, so it’s okay if the loyal guards don’t give them a drink. I don’t want to give such a good sister a couple of mouthfuls, and my wife doesn’t have a share either. Isn’t it too stingy? Just some grass leaves.

But maybe the customs of other countries are like this. The king must be the strongest, and others must be weak.

I don’t understand, I really don’t understand things like tribal folk customs.

If the SSS serum could be mass-produced, Su Ming would definitely give each of the girls in the spider web a shot and let them do whatever they had to do. He would be a salty fish at home every day.

While thinking about whether there was enough or not, Su Ming bent down and picked up the heart-shaped grass like pulling weeds. He grabbed a large handful and stuffed it into his backpack.

"Is this useful?" In Zheng Xian's eyes, the grass looks a bit like alfalfa.

"It may not necessarily have the effect of strengthening the body, but if you eat it, you can see the Leopard God. Maybe humans have become extinct, but the Leopard God will not die so easily."

"What leopard god? Immortal?" Zheng Xian also bent down and pulled out a few, holding them in his hand for a closer look.

Su Ming packed two groups of herbs into the small silk bag, then used his weapon to cut a small bowl on the stone wall, and pounded the heart-shaped grass into it to get the juice.

"Hmm... It should be a kind of Loa god. The Leopard God is a very powerful totem god."

"Can it help us?"

"It's hard to say whether it's still alive, and even if it's alive, whether it's willing to help or not." Su Ming's arms rose and fell rapidly, and the God Killer was turned into a medicine pestle again: "But take it one step at a time. If it doesn't work, we will You can also think of ways to contact the gods in heaven, at least Asgard doesn’t have to think about it.”

"Why?" Zheng Xian asked while pulling grass. He didn't have a space bag, so he could only stuff the grass leaves into his suit pocket, which looked bulging.

"Because the earth has become like this, either Asgard has also been completely wiped out, or they deliberately made the earth become like this. I can't trust them."

Su Ming and Zheng Xian returned to the cloak. He still held the stone bowl in his hand and was not in a hurry to drink.

Now that Wakanda has been found, it would be a wasted trip if you don't go mining. Look for vibranium first, and then make the next move.