Chapter 243: Earth's UO Turns Out to Be Myself
Earth's Ultimate One?
Noah was visibly stunned when he saw this.
He had long known that the giant spider ORT was an Ultimate One, and he was certain ORT could recognize other Ultimate Ones. He was also well aware that ORT wouldn't lie about such matters...
Even so, this revelation still exceeded Noah's expectations.
Earth's Ultimate One... was actually me!?
Wasn't Fou, the Primate Murderer, a candidate for Earth's Ultimate One? And in practice, there was also Archetype: Earth, who could channel the planet's will and even manipulate Earth's rotation.
Noah wouldn't have been surprised if Earth's Ultimate One were either of them, but for it to be him, Noah!?
He was shocked!
This was a possibility he had never considered!
However, if he embraced this identity, then some things might start to make sense to Noah.
For instance, despite the Distortion sending so many "specialists" over, the two Counter Forces had remained silent, as if dead, never intervening or even uttering a word.
Noah had complained about the Counter Forces on multiple occasions regarding such issues, but if he were Earth's Ultimate One... perhaps that was normal?
After all, if Earth's Ultimate One were Fou, the Primate Murderer, it would signify a formal rift between Gaia and Alaya.
Although the Counter Forces weren't inherently human-like entities—they were merely two selection mechanisms—if Fou became the Primate Murderer, it would indicate a massive conflict between these two mechanisms.
They might even begin opposing each other.
But if Earth's Ultimate One were himself... perhaps it meant the two mechanisms of Gaia and Alaya had reached a reconciliation.
After all, he was both the King of Gods and the Lord of Civilization.
To humanity, he was the King of the World; to the gods, he was the King of Gods; and in the future, he would become the One True God.
Moreover, as the Will of Britain and also the King of the World, he was naturally the King of Humanity as well.
From Gaia's perspective, he was a powerful ally.
From Alaya's perspective, he was also a top-ranking general.
In that case...
If he were Earth's Ultimate One, it would mean the conflict between these two mechanisms had vanished.
So, when faced with these "specialists," the two Counter Forces entrusted the matter to their top general—himself—and thus, the problems fell squarely on his shoulders...
That seemed plausible, didn't it?
For a moment, Noah didn't know what to say.
He pondered the matter briefly but ultimately set it aside for now and continued reading.
[You were surprised by ORT's words, but not entirely shocked]
[You lost]
[However, such an interlude had no impact on the outcome. ORT was no match for you, especially fighting on your turf. After being completely suppressed in Crystal Valley, it soon...]
[You didn't kill it. Instead, after defeating it, you spared its life]
[ORT was puzzled why you didn't finish it off, but you explained that since you were Earth's Ultimate One, your perspective was no longer the same as before]
[As a human, you aspire to become the King of Humanity]
[As a ruler, you aspire to become the King of the World]
[As a god, you aspire to become the One True God, the King of Gods]
[As an Ultimate One, it's only natural that you would want to become the ruler of the entire solar system.]
[ORT found your statement rather peculiar, as it had never considered such a thing before. Due to its extraordinarily long lifespan, it spent most of its time in a state indistinguishable from sleep, never taking action unless absolutely necessary.]
[The kind of vitality you displayed was something it had witnessed in many Earthly beings since arriving on the planet.]
[However, among beings of its own level, it had never encountered such passion or energy.]
[It began to grow curious, so when you invited it to join your ranks, ORT agreed.]
[It transformed into a young girl with pale blue, slightly wavy short hair, wearing no armor but instead using its own carapace to conjure a white gown—thus becoming your Extra Knight D3.]
Reading this segment, Noah didn't find anything unusual.
Just as the simulation described, since he was an Ultimate One and other planets had their own Ultimate Ones, why shouldn't he consider becoming the ruler of the solar system?
The Umbral Star could sweep through civilizations like a cosmic janitor.
Why couldn't he expand his philosophy of conquest to the universe?
Chaos could launch an assault on a planet—was he any lesser than Chaos?
Why couldn't he do the same?
Crimson Moon could target Earth—why couldn't he set his sights on other planets?
Thus, Noah felt his thoughts at the time were quite reasonable.
What he hadn't anticipated, however, was that ORT would join his forces and even become his Extra Knight...
Moreover, defeating ORT... Seeing this outcome, Noah vaguely sensed that ORT must not have fought him with its full strength.
Otherwise, the battle would never have ended so casually.
At the very least, the simulation would have mentioned something—like two new continents being completely submerged or over a third of Earth's landmass being destroyed.
That was the least catastrophic consequence Noah could imagine.
After all, this was a battle between him and ORT...
Which Ultimate One could truly be considered weak?
If Crimson Moon's "Moonfall" were to strike Earth directly, triggering a mass extinction event would be the mildest outcome.
ORT's sheer mass was terrifying—if it crashed into Earth as a meteor from space, wiping out the planet's entire ecosystem would be effortless.
The meteor said to have wiped out the dinosaurs... No matter how weak an Ultimate One might be, it would never lack that level of destructive power.
So if ORT had truly fought him with its life on the line, even though he would have been fully prepared, Noah never harbored the naive idea that he could preserve both new continents intact.
At the very least, one or two continents would inevitably be lost.
The version of himself in the simulation must have been prepared to sacrifice a significant portion of land before taking action against ORT.
With this in mind, Noah began to grow curious about ORT's thoughts, even feeling the urge to have a conversation with it.
"Now that ORT is gone, the next one should be Crimson Moon, right? Or will the gods from the Inner Sea of the Planet come out to stir up trouble?"
"But whether it's Crimson Moon or the gods, none of them could possibly kill me."
Noah said this very calmly, without any particular fluctuation in his tone.
Because he felt it was a perfectly normal statement.
Crimson Moon, the gods—they simply have no way of killing me!
So then...
"Will this simulation directly reveal the outcome of the Simulation System as I imagined, or will... the master behind the Distortion or some other hidden force finally be unable to hold back?"
"Let me wait and see~"