Survival Guide in the Age of Cataclysm

Chapter 61 Ritual

The space in front of me was pitch black.

At this moment, it was suddenly torn apart.

Like a torrent, beams of multicolored light surged forth from the darkness.

When the line of sight fell upon those beams of light

A series of bizarre images flashed before his eyes, forcibly imprinting themselves into his brain.

It's just like……

Xu Yang was suddenly filled with terror.

memory!

Or to put it more simply, experience determines the formation of a living being, and all behaviors and ideas originate from it.

If these things enter his mind—

So... is he still himself?

Xu Yang had no answer; his mind remained frozen in the void.

The beam of light rushed in rapidly.

The scene before him shifted; he saw the Serpent's Child infancy, the birth of the first drop of water from the Black Sacred Lake, and the final, frozen images of countless distorted faces before they melted away—

Then, they crashed into us!

Consciousness let out a piercing scream!

When almost his entire field of vision was filled with vibrant colors, his ego began to melt away, and the history of the monster overwhelmed him.

Gradually, as a large number of images begin to blur the individual's personality.

Sudden--

It was completely empty, nothing was left, like the fading away of a nightmare.

The colors of the surrounding iridescent pigments faded completely.

I have no recollection of it and it has no impact on me.

In the darkness, Xu Yang paused, momentarily stunned.

It took me a while to finally realize that I was still myself.

But what exactly happened...?

After a while, he suddenly realized something, and a name popped into his mind.

Gene stabilizers.

No matter how bizarre the scene was, he had taken a stabilizer before entering the dream, so it was just an invalid genetic memory.

Invalid!

He breathed a sigh of relief and secretly glanced at Gu Ling.

The enormous ouroboros hovered in place, like an ancient and unchanging statue.

He did not respond.

They seemed unaware that their methods had failed.

Or perhaps they know, but simply don't care.

next moment.

Just like being driven away after all the procedures were over, Xu Yang was suddenly thrown away.

Weaving through the darkness, getting closer and closer to the darkest depths of the city—

boom……

It crashed into it.

He suddenly opened his eyes.

The spacious circular hall was filled with solid, dark flooring. The inverted eye above no longer displayed its dense black lines; only a few remained.

The serpent race that once covered the entire tower has almost completely disappeared.

Cold sweat still clung to his back as Xu Yang slowly adjusted his breathing.

A series of orderly sounds could be heard from outside.

Looking out from the cave entrance, the light was still a yellowish-brown from the plaster, combined with the dust in the air.

He calmed himself for a moment, then strode out of the cave.

On the once empty street, rows of snake-like beings were now lined up neatly and heading in one direction.

Not far from it is a wide square in the center of the city.

Xu Yang crossed his arms, a hint of doubt flashing in his eyes.

What are these bastards planning to do now?

He was about to step forward to find out what was going on.

Suddenly, a hissing sound came from behind.

"You're... a new Serpent Clan member?"

Xu Yang looked back.

A serpent-like creature, slightly smaller than himself, stood not far away, staring at him—

His vertical pupils swept over him, clearly scrutinizing him.

"What's up?"

"No...no." The snake-born shook his head and took a half step back, but his gaze did not leave.

Instead, they swept their gaze over him again, this time faster and more unrestrained.

"You are very powerful; Lord Guling favors you."

It paused, as if making a decision, then bowed slightly: "My name is Roy, and I am a recently transformed snake-born."

Xu Yang glanced at the other person.

Weaker than themselves, and also newly born snake descendants, are they now trying to... band together, form an alliance?

He didn't mind having another source of information and replied immediately:

"My name is Cato. I just woke up. What are they doing over there?"

Xu Yang glanced towards the square.

Roy flicked out his snake tongue and looked towards the square, his tone carrying a hint of respect.

"They are beginning the festival."

"What festival?" Xu Yang asked, puzzled.

"It was Lord Guling who instructed us to welcome His guests here, and we need to use a special ceremony."

As he spoke, Roy looked the other person up and down again, then said meaningfully, "Cato, do you want to come with me?"

Xu Yang did not answer immediately, but first looked towards the square.

It was already a dark mass there, and the snake race was gathering steadily.

It seems to be a very important matter.

He then nodded to Roy, and as he took a step, casually asked, "Does Lord Guling often welcome His friends?"

Roy paused for a moment, then shook his head and said:

"This should be the first time since arriving on the meteorite. Didn't you see it in your inherited memories?"

"I just woke up, and my mind is still a little foggy."

Xu Yang brushed it off, but other thoughts were churning in his mind.

Gu Ling's friends? What kind of friends would someone who is almost a god have?

And this is the first time I've been to a meteorite. How long has that been?

Judging from the surrounding buildings and the previous slime lake, this has probably been a long time, so now it's—

Special event.

Xu Yang suddenly realized an important point.

As a genetic memory, has everything I've experienced so far been too... ordinary?

I entered my memories through the radiation of the Ancient Spirit Temptress, so how did the Ancient Spirit become the Temptress?

Could it be... related to this friend?

Lost in thought, he and Roy walked toward the square.

On the street, all the snake people rushed towards the square.

Beside him, trying to find common ground, Roy spoke up again: "Cato, where did you come from in the Serpent's Abyss? Crawwood, did you send Enel or Pewdor?"

"I don't know, I used to be a snake beast," Xu Yang replied evasively. "I have no memory of that."

"A snake-beast?"

Roy looked at him with surprise. "No wonder you're so strong. We should go up and take a look when we have time."

"Go up? Why?" Xu Yang asked, puzzled.

"Because before... you were just food on the inferior people's table."

Luo Yi took a step closer to Xu Yang, his eyes filled with eagerness: "But now that you can eat them, isn't that enough?"

The air fell silent for a moment.

Soon, Xu Yang's voice came calmly: "Hehe, that's a good idea."

A hint of coldness flashed in his eyes.

"However, eating only the inferior breeds isn't enough!"

That's far from enough...

Beside him, Roy obviously didn't understand the deeper meaning in the other person's words, and just assumed that he wanted to try more flavors.

"It's okay, there are also farms up there, and some other creatures too."

Are there humans here?

"Humans?" Roy shook his head. "No more. I heard that when the sacred lake was built, they didn't leave any seedlings behind—the flesh of these things is very hard to eat."

It paused, then its tone suddenly changed.

"However, if you are really interested in humans, when we go up there, I can take you to the orphanage where I used to live. There should still be a few human specimens there."

Xu Yang asked expressionlessly, "What is an orphanage?"

"It's a place that breeds inferior people; that's where I grew up."

A hint of nostalgia appeared in Roy's eyes: "Speaking of which, I also miss the headmaster and the others a little."

"Go see it if you want."

Roy flicked out a scarlet snake tongue, took another half step closer, and had a strange smile in his eyes.

"Okay, that's what I think too."

Its voice was low, as if it were sharing a secret.

"Then—we'll mate and eat them at the same time, what do you think, Cato?"

Those vertical pupils looked at Xu Yang.

It's as if it's the most self-evident thing in the world.