Chapter 1210
Lilith: Sell them directly!
After some time, through countless tests and investigations, and with the occasional apostle aura leaked by Lilith, Rokubun Gigendo finally figured out who this person beside him, who was wearing Rei Ayanami's skin, really was.
Lilith—the leader of the apostles who should have been humanity's natural enemy.
Logically speaking, as the former commander of NERV, knowing that such a dangerous Angel was lurking around him, he should have acted immediately and done everything in his power to destroy this threat to human safety.
Who is Rokufen Yiyuantang?
He's a complete and utter beast! A bastard so insane that he'd drag all of humanity down with him just to see his wife one more time!
Anyway, according to the information revealed by the world's consciousness, this bastard did exactly the same thing in the previous world—for his obsessive obsession, he ignored all life and personally dragged the world to the brink of destruction.
What's most despicable is that before his wife, Yui Ikari, left, she repeatedly told him to protect their son, Shinji Ikari. But what did this brat do? He ignored her completely, turning his back on everything and abandoning young Shinji to a distant relative's house, leaving him to fend for himself.
When Yui Ikari's consciousness completely dissipated and she left this world, looking at this man who didn't even treat his own son well, she probably felt from the bottom of her heart that this guy was a real bastard and that she must have been blind to entrust her life to him.
In short, this shameless and obsessive bastard had only one thought in his mind at this moment—to cooperate with the Angel, even if the other party was Lilith, even if this might plunge humanity into a greater crisis, as long as it could help him deal with Cui Ming and take back "Ikari Yui", he was willing to do anything.
Rokubungi Gendo suppressed the sinister intent in his heart, raised his eyes to look at Lilith in front of him, his tone showing no fear whatsoever, only naked exploitation, as if the person in front of him was not the leader of the apostles, but merely a tool to help him achieve his goals: "Lilith, do you have any way to invade Cui Ming's mental world? Don't you apostles have that so-called ability of mental pollution?"
"Are you fucking crazy?!"
Lilith almost instantly bristled, her voice rising sharply, the playfulness and indifference on her face vanishing without a trace, leaving only horror and disbelief. She even subconsciously took a step back, as if she had heard something unbelievable.
Holy crap! Invading Cui Ming's mental world?!
Is this idiot crazy? How dare he even think of something like this!
Lilith roared inwardly, her hair standing on end, her eyes filled with panic and fear—you idiot, don't mess things up! If that big shot really gets enraged and explodes completely, not only you and me, but the whole world will be blown to smithereens, leaving not even a trace!
As the only being in the world who had sensed the endless terror and despair hidden deep within Cui Ming's mind, Lilith knew better than anyone how dangerous Cui Ming was. Let alone invading his mental world, even the slightest glimpse could backfire. She dared not risk her life, or the safety of the entire world, to accompany this madman.
Lilith knew perfectly well—although she was born hostile to humans and carried the antagonism between apostles and humans in her bones, she never intended to blow up this world! Nor did she intend to perish alongside that mad bastard Sextans under the terrifying power unleashed by Cui Ming.
So, before Sextant could come up with any more outrageous ideas, Lilith decisively took advantage of the fact that Sextant was out gathering information and not around, found a secluded corner, and hurriedly dialed Cui Ming's number, her fingertips still trembling slightly.
As soon as the call connected, Lilith lost the arrogance she had shown when toying with Sextant. Her tone was full of unease and ingratiation, even with a hint of barely perceptible panic. She stammered, "Um... um, big brother, I have something to tell you. Sextant, that stinky idiot, he wants to invade your mental world, which means he wants to use my Apostle's power to do some kind of mental pollution or something. I didn't agree to that!"
She deliberately emphasized the words "did not agree," fearing that Cui Ming might misunderstand that she was in cahoots with Sextant, and if he took his anger out on her, she would be truly finished.
On the other end of the phone, Cui Ming's tone remained calm and even, without a trace of anger or fear. Instead, it carried a hint of nonchalant indulgence: "Oh, it's nothing. You can try if you dare, really."
"Big brother, you're joking." Lilith's lips twitched suddenly, her fawning expression froze instantly, and she stammered even more, inwardly cursing—Big brother, how could I dare! Forget invading your mental world, I even need to muster up courage to look at you directly now, let alone oppose you!
I don't even dare to look you in the eye, and you dare to cause mental pollution? Isn't that just asking for death?!
Lilith swallowed hard, her palms sweating, her mind filled with disbelief and confusion: Good heavens! What on earth is this?!
It's ridiculously powerful, its aura is terrifyingly suffocating, and its mental world is something you wouldn't even dare to touch. It's like a human, yet it far surpasses both humans and apostles. Who knows what kind of monster you really are!
The more she thought about it, the more panicked she became. She gripped the phone even tighter, hoping that Cui Ming wouldn't really get angry, and even more so, that he wouldn't pin the sextant's crazy idea on her.
What kind of bizarre mental world does Cui Ming have?
Lilith didn't even dare to think about it; she had only one thought in her mind—she didn't want to know even if you killed her.
She hung up on Cui Ming, still clutching the phone with lingering fear, the chill on her fingertips lingering. At that moment, all thoughts of apostle dignity and human hostility vanished into thin air.
All she hopes for now is that everything goes smoothly, that that idiot Sextant will behave himself and stop thinking up stupid ideas to invade Cui Ming's mental world, and that he won't drag her and the whole world down with him and blow them up.
Like Lilith, there was another person who was filled with terror and trepidation at this moment.
This person was the same one who had met Choi Myung by chance in the park.
He was sitting on a park bench with a stiff smile on his face. He seemed calm, but his body betrayed his panic. Cold sweat trickled down his temples, soaking the fabric of his back. Even his fingertips were icy cold, and his palms were clenched with cold sweat. He was even breathing cautiously.
He felt terrible; the chill that seemed to seep into his bones made his whole body stiff, and even moving was difficult.
What the hell!
He cursed wildly in his mind, his eyes filled with disbelief, shock, and fear. His gaze was fixed on Cui Ming, who was feeding pigeons not far away, and his heart was pounding so hard it felt like it would burst out of his chest.
What on earth is this thing?!
In his eyes, Cui Ming was like a "man of light" radiating dazzling light. The light was so intense and dazzling that it made everything around him look dark, even the sunlight seemed dim.
What made his scalp tingle and his body go cold was not the blinding light, but what was hidden in the light—a bottomless despair, icy and bone-chilling, as if it could devour all light and drag one's mind into boundless darkness. Just glimpsing a sliver of it from afar made him feel like he was suffocating.
Dude, what the hell are you?!
The more he looked, the more panicked he became; the more he thought, the more devastated he felt. The contradiction was tearing him apart—the light was so dazzling it was almost blinding, yet it concealed a despair capable of destroying everything. It was both a salvation and an abyss; he had never seen anything so terrifying and bizarre. (End of Chapter)