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Dragon is a divine creature that controls the clouds and rains and blesses the earth. Renlong means the ultimate dragon, that is, the dragon god.
Is that really a warning from the earth? Kotaro doesn't know. If there is anyone who can give a clear answer to this matter, the only one that comes to Kotaro's mind is that girl, Gaia.
Renlong was still under the earth veins, staring at the direction where the underground chariot disappeared for a long time.
Destroying the earth veins is an unforgivable sin.
Everything Renlong said was true, but what it didn't say was that the earth veins were destroyed and the one who suffered the most harm was itself.
The people of this land have believed in dragons since ancient times. This belief originally came from a huge country across the sea. Just like many other cultures, it was accepted and inherited by this land.
But the belief in dragons is always mysterious. Here, the dragon god has nine heads. Edo, Kyoto, Izumo, Nara, Kamakura, Fukuoka, etc., ancient marks, are the source of these dragon heads.
Today, Tokyo is the capital, the main head, and because the two missiles damaged the Tokyo veins, they also left a wound on its central head.
But as it said, it doesn't need to do anything, humans will bear the consequences of their own actions. When natural disasters occur frequently on this land and it is no longer suitable for human habitation, the ground is cleansed, and the traces of civilization are wiped out before the next reincarnation.
It has seen this kind of thing more than once. Humans are not the first, and they will certainly not be the last.
Renlong's eyes gradually closed, but at this moment, it suddenly realized that something had changed.
The ground is shaking!
The huge cavity and the damaged rock layers gradually gathered together, and even the underground river drilled by the walrus monster began to flow back.
The earth is repairing its damage.
No one can do this except the planet itself!
It's Gaia!
The tiny figure was reflected in its huge dragon eyes. She stood in the filthy water, but the filth could not stain her body.
She just stood in the middle of the water, and the water began to become pure. It wasn't magic, it wasn't any spell. It was just that the world didn't want to taint her, that's all.
The damage to the earth healed, and at the same time, the wound on Renlong's head healed. After a while, the place returned to its original state.
Why do you want to do this? Renlong doesn't understand.
It is the dragon god formed by the land veins of the island country.
The land of the island country did not exist since ancient times. Instead, it was separated from the mainland 12000 years ago due to geological movements, thus forming this island. Therefore, Renlong is more than years old.
More than 10,000 years is long enough for human civilization. It is so long that no civilization can record the history of 10,000 years ago.
However, Gaia fell into a deep sleep after the Triassic extinction event 6500 million years ago.
During the process, perhaps there were times when we woke up because of the call of civilization, but it was only a brief awakening. Civilizations like Wu appeared and disappeared, and were just brief waves.
So in the more than 10,000 years since the birth of Renlong, it had never seen Gaia.
But as a dragon of the earth veins, it can feel Gaia's greatness better than anyone else.
The will of this planet, He is the planet itself. Not only that, He is also connected to countless planets called "Earth" in a mysterious way.
Why would He take the initiative to repair the mistakes made by mankind? How could a mere human being deserve His love?
But Renlong didn't dare to ask.
It says that humans are insignificant. But in front of this planet, isn't it also extremely insignificant?
So Renlong had no choice but to bow his nine heads deeply.
Chapter 380 Forgiveness
The guardian of this island who has lived for thousands of years since its formation has lived under the earth since ancient times, watching over all living things on the ground.
Those high and mighty gods in mythology are just juniors in front of the oldest beings on this earth.
But in front of the girl, Renlong lowered his nine huge heads deeply.
The so-called 'oldest' is just a boring joke in front of Gaia. What's more, everything about it is given by Gaia.
It was born from the earth's veins, and similarly, the scars of the earth would be reflected back on it. But now the scars of the earth are gradually healing.
There are underground veins in Tokyo, not only in Tokyo, but also in Heian-kyo thousands of years ago, today's Kyoto; Izumo, the legendary first island country and the land of Okuninushi; Nara, Kamakura, and so on.
Dragon veins gather and people gather. These ancient capitals were once the places where dragon veins gathered. There are nine such ancient cities, and now they finally converge in Tokyo.
Legend has it that in ancient history, the Yin Yang Ryo had placed seven seals in Tokyo. Once the seals were lost, Tokyo, and even the entire island nation, would be in chaos.
There is a seal in the basement of Ginza.
Ling didn't know anything about seals. She was called the Sun Priestess, but she didn't know anything about the common sense that a priestess should know.
To be honest, the only training she received as a shrine maiden was before she became one. At the Miyamizu Shrine, Granny Miyamizu spent an afternoon teaching her how to weave Japanese ropes and what a birth spirit is.
But after she became a real shrine maiden, no one taught her anymore, and no one told her what a shrine maiden should do. Lord Boli never said that, and Lord Hyuga never said that either. They might have different reasons. But even Lord Kuze never asked her to practice.
So when it comes to common sense about Shintoism, Ling knows nothing about it. Even the swindler Bo Li Shenzhu knows the doctrine better than her.
Ling couldn't understand it either.
But at this moment, in Renlong's vision, the dots of light were endless divine power. They filled the space hundreds of meters underground in Ginza.
Damaged underground rivers, where the riverbeds are settling downward;
The caves previously pierced by the walrus monster were filled;
The underground space that was blown up by the two annihilation bombs was restored to its original state as if time had gone back.
In the underground of Ginza, which had been devastated by war, it seemed as if nothing had happened.
Ling had never learned Shinto rituals because she didn't need to. The Onmyoji and Miko of the Age of Gods pursued her casual actions throughout their lives.
At the same time, humans who were supposed to suffer disaster were forgiven without even knowing it.
This planet, He has forgiven humanity.
"Thank you for your hard work in protecting this land for so many years."
Seeing that everything was back to normal, Ling also took back the Light of Gaia. The cave that had been pierced by the sea was sealed again, and the water level of the underground river returned to normal. She returned to the air, without any stains on her body, and even her clothes were not stained by water.
She walked on the water waves and came to the Nine-headed Dragon. It was a huge creature that was over a hundred meters tall, but because its head was sunken, Ling could look at it level.
There is no such thing as hardship for Renlong, that is the way it exists.
Over the years, it has seen the earth gradually drying up, dragon veins being destroyed, and humans wantonly taking all available resources without restraint or limits.
The ZAT attack did cause a lot of damage, but before that, the leylines had already been overwhelmed by the long-term erosion of humans and suffered great damage.
The two missiles were not the initiator, but only added insult to injury.
This land will be eroded by humans one day, and Renlong has long realized this. Perhaps it should resist, so that humans can realize the anger of nature and learn to respect this world and love their home.
But Gaia made another choice.
[Lord Gaia, these are the sins committed by humans themselves. Are they really worthy of being forgiven? ]
Renlong's voice was not human language, but Ling could clearly understand that she would have no problem communicating with any creature on Earth.
"Renlong, what kind of creatures do you think humans are?"
What kind of creature?
The greed that can never be satisfied, the impulse to lose reason when seeing the benefits. As for the advantages, it is that I can make full use of my wisdom to stand at the top of the food chain. However, given the above disadvantages, it is hard to say whether wisdom is good or bad.
The smarter you are, the more damage you can cause.
"So you think humans are hopeless creatures, right?"
This may sound a bit blunt, but this is exactly what Renlong meant. This is the result of thousands of years of observation. Human history is a history of hatred, fighting and war, and it has never changed in thousands of years.
"But in my opinion, humans know how to reflect. Anger can't bring any results, Renlong. If you get angry at humans, all you'll get are missiles and bullets. War will only bring hatred."
Hatred will never make people understand or accept each other, but will only push them further and further down the path of disagreement.
Moreover, from Lingye's heart, she did not want to be an enemy of Renlong who had been protecting this land for thousands of years.
It's not a question of winning or losing.
Humans and the Earth can coexist, she truly believes.
[I understand, Lord Gaia. Since you are willing to believe, I will give humans some hope for the time being. I hope they will not let you down.]
Ling also turned around and looked around. Everything returned to its previous state. Her sight lingered for a moment on the fragments of the walrus monster's body that had been blown up, but she didn't say anything and just disappeared into the water of the underground river. She left.
After a few minutes, the monster's body parts gradually began to wriggle, and the broken body, organs and blood gathered together like worms.
It actually has the ability to regenerate! Even after being blown to pieces, it did not die immediately.
In other words, even the meteor technology, even the terrifying annihilation energy, cannot cause real fatal damage to it.
The ZAT team left, and they all thought they had completed their mission. Ling also left, but the glance before she left made Renlong know that she was leaving it to him.
Just dealing with garbage.
Originally it was indeed an earth creature, a seal from the Arctic. But it had been eroded by the dark forces, and the real it died the moment it was eroded, its body was used like a shell, and it could no longer be redeemed.
Renlong did not make any other movements, but there was a flash of light on his forehead. There was a piece of dragon jade.
So the seal monster, which had just begun to wriggle and had not yet fully recovered, was crushed into powder under Long Yu's mental power.
It was just a thought, without even actually taking action, and the seal monster was crushed more thoroughly than before. All vitality was truly drained away, with no possibility of resurrection.
Renlong, even the gods of the past could not compare to it, if it were an enemy, it would be extremely terrifying. Even if Taro tried his best at this moment, he might not be its opponent.
Not to mention ordinary monsters and super monsters, if it insists on being an enemy of humans, it will be no weaker than the Yabo people's final decisive weapon, King Qiangbo.
But this threat has been temporarily eliminated by Gaia.
It is willing to give humans another chance because this is the will of the Mother Goddess. But if humans continue to destroy the earth again and again, Gaia will surely be disappointed in them next time.
The legendary dragon in mythology has disappeared. It was transformed from the earth veins, and now it has returned to the earth veins.
A few days later, Kotaro's boxing match was held as he wished, and his weight was fully qualified.
"Come on, Kotaro. You have abandoned your responsibilities to the ZAT team. Since you have chosen to compete, if you lose the game, then you should quit the team!" The speaker was Araki.
Nanyuan, Kitajima, Ueno, and even Morita came, and everyone came to watch his game.
It was just a city-level competition, so it would not attract media attention and there would be no video shooting. At most, after the game was decided, a small piece of tofu-sized paper would be placed in the corner of the newspaper to announce the result.
Kotaro was already satisfied, this was the starting point of his boxing match.
"Come on, Kotaro-kun! I brought you some delicious food, all made by me."
The one who spoke was Saori, who had come with Kenichi. She had never liked boxing matches in the past, a violent competition where people fought each other, but since Kotaro was participating, she could only force herself to be interested.