Chapter 1057
World Consciousness: Dad! Save me! Save me!
The world Misato once lived in was utterly shattered by the rampage of monsters...
As for exactly how it shattered, even Cui Ming himself couldn't explain it. He only remembered that when he realized it, that world was already fragmented and on the verge of annihilation. But from another perspective, it was a stroke of luck amidst misfortune—at least Misato, Asuka, and Misato's mother Zeppelin had successfully escaped to other worlds, saving their lives and avoiding turning to dust along with the world.
Now, the shattered world is finally beginning to be repaired. However, the EVA world consciousness, responsible for maintaining the world's operation, is far from happy. Instead, it's as anxious as an ant on a hot pan, desperately trying to contact Cui Ming, hoping that this reliable "outsider" can come and lend it a hand!
It was truly terrified!
Damn it! The monsters in the Ultraman world are all incredibly powerful characters with explosive stats. If you randomly picked one and threw it into your own world, it would cause devastating damage. There's no comparison, you bastards!!! What's even more devastating is that the humans in their own world just love to court death—blindly exploring forbidden areas and recklessly challenging unknown forces. Most of the countless disasters in the past were caused by this kind of behavior.
If, after the world has finally been repaired, humans cause some trouble again, or accidentally provoke powerful monsters from the Ultraman world, wouldn't this world, which is just about to be restored, explode again? Just thinking about this made the world consciousness shudder.
But right now... it finally found a way, broke through all the obstacles and entered Cui Ming's dream. Just as it was about to ask for help, it was instantly dumbfounded - a world-shaking battle was taking place in Cui Ming's dream!
The EVA world consciousness was stunned, frozen in place. "No way, Storm One? This dream is too absurd!" Inside, all sorts of bizarre aliens roared and fought, the ultimate form warriors unleashing their ultimate attacks, causing the heavens and earth to shatter and spacetime to warp. The surging energy fluctuations were so exaggerated that even its world consciousness couldn't help but feel a tightness in its chest and a tremor in its heart.
No! Brother, is this... a dream, or another real battlefield?
Well... it didn't dare ask any more questions, and could only pray silently in its heart: I hope everything goes smoothly... at least so that I can see Cui Ming and explain my request for help.
Cui Ming stood on the edge of a dreamscape where chaos and light intertwined, looking at yet another uninvited figure before him, and couldn't help but sigh inwardly.
He felt that his dream was truly chaotic, like an undefended open square where all sorts of random creatures and strange beings could wander in. Not long ago, aliens were fighting here, and now a new face had appeared; there wasn't a moment of peace.
However, after taking a closer look, Cui Ming quickly recognized the elusive light and shadow before him—the faint yet familiar energy fluctuations were clearly the world consciousness of the world where Misato and the others lived.
In an instant, Cui Ming understood Miri's inexplicable anxiety and uncertainty from a while ago. No wonder she was always worried that something would happen after returning, or that she would forget him; it turned out that the world consciousness of her world had entered her dream. The energy fluctuations of this world consciousness would inevitably affect the people in that world, and it made sense that Miri could sense the abnormality and thus feel anxious.
No wonder Cui Ming nodded slightly, his doubts completely resolved, and his gaze towards the ball of light and shadow became more understanding.
He pulled himself out of his reverie, took a step forward, and ripples of light and shadow spread beneath his feet. Cui Ming's calm voice broke the brief silence of the dream: "So, what brings you here?"
The more Cui Ming looked at the ball of light and shadow before him, the more miserable it seemed. The composure and weight that a world consciousness should possess, the ability to control a region, was completely absent from it. Instead, it was weak and on the verge of collapse—fine fragments of energy kept peeling off from the edges of the light and shadow, and the light at its core was dimmed considerably, even trembling slightly, as if it were enduring immense pain.
Good guy, was he beaten like this by the guardian power in his dream when he came here? Cui Ming was secretly speechless. He knew that those resentful entities and those ultimate beings in his dream were very protective. Any intruder would be scrutinized or even attacked first. It seemed that the consciousness of the world had to take a lot of beatings outside just to see him. However, this also made Cui Ming silently memorize a key piece of information: It turns out that in his dream, even an illusory existence like world consciousness that controls the rules of the world can be attacked. This discovery is quite interesting. If you encounter similar intruders in the future, you will have more confidence to deal with them.
Cui Ming didn't speak again, simply standing there quietly, waiting for the weakened figure before him to recover. He could sense that the other party meant no harm, but simply came with some kind of request. In that case, there was no rush. Time in dreams doesn't flow at a fixed pace, so waiting a little longer wouldn't hurt.
The light and shadow of the world consciousness were still trembling slightly, with chaotic thoughts surging at its core.
Right now, its mind was completely focused on how to approach Cui Ming. If it were to be subtle and indirect, it feared it wouldn't express itself clearly enough, and this powerful figure wouldn't grasp the urgency of its plea for help; if it went into too much detail, it feared it would seem verbose and annoy the other party, making them unwilling to engage. After all, in its current weakened state, even maintaining its form was difficult, and it really didn't have the confidence to maintain the airs of a world consciousness.
After hesitating for a while, it suddenly realized—since things are already this bad, it might as well be direct! Beating around the bush is more likely to lead to mistakes, so it's better to be straightforward and just say that it needs help.
"Just say, 'Big Daddy, please help me?'" The moment this thought popped into its head, it felt surprisingly reasonable. The Cui Ming in front of it was powerful and had even protected Misato and the others from its own world. Lowering its stance to ask for help might be more touching.
With that thought in mind, it instantly made up its mind.
That's how it is!
The previously flickering light and shadow suddenly tightened, and the next second, a piercing cry, choked with sobs, exploded in the chaotic dream space: "Daddy! Help! Help! Help me!!!!"
"Daddy! Help me!!! The humans around me are really asking for trouble! Please help me!!!"
A tearful cry echoed through the chaotic dream space, even causing ripples to spread through the interwoven light and shadow around it. The weak radiance of the world's consciousness trembled violently, its core light flickering as if it were about to completely dissipate at any moment.
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Cui Ming stood rooted to the spot, his face expressionless, but a fleeting, almost imperceptible look of surprise crossed his eyes, quickly turning into silence. He simply stared at the shimmering light and shadow before him, seemingly on the verge of tears, only one thought in his mind: It... really is in a sorry state.
Putting aside the fact that it was half-beaten to death by the guardian force in its own dream, it had now completely abandoned any semblance of dignity befitting a world consciousness in its desperate plea for help, calling out in the form of a cornered child. Especially the phrase "Humans are too reckless," which resonated with a deep-seated despair, making Cui Ming want to ask just how reckless it was to drive a world consciousness to this point. (End of Chapter)