452. Muddy water (4)
God of time.
A cold sweat ran down my spine as I realized that an ancient deity from the distant past who existed before the Tower of Trials appeared was standing right next to me.
I didn’t know why they didn’t even notice the presence of that monstrous ancient god right before he came next to them.
‘… … ‘How on earth did this happen?’
It was difficult to understand.
‘… … I have not let down my guard against the God of Time.’
Even though I realized that there was a time god right next to where I was standing, I couldn’t believe it.
‘… … ‘There’s no way the Lord of Time could have noticed that I was here so quickly?’
From the beginning, I came here fully prepared to avoid being caught by the God of Time.
Using not only skills and authority, but also technique, he captured the energy of divinity and mana and hid it inside his body so that his presence could not be detected.
In fact, it is no exaggeration to say that there was nothing that would have made them realize that I had come to the southern front.
“The God of Time is looking at you and smiling.”
[ Seed of Ascension. Why is there no answer? Or, did my words bother you? or not… … . ]
But there was no time to worry about what was wrong.
“The God of Time looks at you and laughs as if he is having fun.”
[ Pfft. Were you surprised by my sudden appearance in front of you? Well, then I’m really sorry. If I scared you, I sincerely apologize. ]
When I didn’t have an answer, the God of Time suddenly started taunting me at will.
“well.”
I can’t even remain silent any longer.
“Specifically?”
Pisik-.
“If I had to really ask, I think it would be more accurate to say I was annoyed rather than surprised.”
Although I was full of embarrassment on the inside, I reacted calmly on the outside as if I was not at all upset.
“When we first met, he suddenly pretended to be friendly and said something about being the seed of ascension, so I was dumbfounded and just kept silent.”
And in the meantime, he noticed that the other person had no intention of fighting right away and cut through the confusion like a knife.
‘Let’s stay calm.’
There was no benefit in expressing my surprise at not even finding out that the God of Time had come.
Even if we compare it to the logic of common animal instincts, we can see that showing weakness in front of a wild beast will only result in being reduced to prey.
I just pretended like nothing was wrong and quickly guessed in my head how the God of Time could have noticed that we were here and secretly approached us.
‘No matter how strong the God of Time is, there’s no way he would be able to come here without being caught by me.’
Surprisingly, the answer was closer than I thought.
‘Probably, the reason the God of Time was able to come right next to me without being noticed was not because the main God’s power was strong, but because he used powers such as divine supernormal abilities or special powers.’
I also gained various skills and powers while climbing the Tower of Trials, and gained the ability to block presence, which is also used by high-level strongmen.
“That’s fun.”
In that case, it wouldn’t be surprising if they also had abilities similar to mine.
“Did you say that the goal is not a fight for leadership between sacred realms, but coexistence of leadership, and the usurpation of leadership that comes from that?”
I succeeded in regaining my composure and turned my head to look at the God of Time standing right next to me.
“I can’t stop laughing when I think that the shortcut of exploiting a loophole like that is a trick they have planned.”
observed.
Appearance like an old man.
Like all the wizards he had seen while climbing the Tower of Trials, the God of Time was dressed like a typical wizard, wearing old-fashioned robes and holding a staff.
“The God of Time chuckles, showing interest in your provocation.”
[ Pfft. You might think of it that way. Well, in the eyes of a seed of ascension like you, someone like me is no better than a piece of junk rolling around on the street. What is the meaning of struggling in the face of such tremendous and brilliant possibilities? You must be young. ]
The God of Time smiled and continued speaking as if he was annoyed.
[It doesn’t make sense to you to overwrite the divine confrontation realm with my divine realm, does it? ]
The look reflected in his eyes contains feelings like jealousy.
[I guess so. For the Seed of Ascension, which devours everything, walls are something that must be broken down and overcome. However, unlike you, the only thing that increases even if I live for a long time is the despair of not being able to move forward, so I cannot just fight stubbornly like a being like you. ]
Should I say that he seems jealous of everything I have?
[So, understand. ]
An indescribable feeling of envy was evident in the words spoken by the God of Time.
[ Seed of Ascension. Unlike you, I am just a failure who did not succeed… … . There’s nothing you can do except struggle. ]
After hearing his words, I regained my composure and responded coldly.
“okay?”
At this point, my curiosity about the God of Time has subsided.
“That sounds like a loser.”
As I climbed the Tower of Trials and heard all kinds of jealous comments, I was filled with frustration.
“Actually, I was curious about what kind of person the God of Time was… … .”
And then I told a story that came from deep within my heart.
“I guess I was a loser who didn’t really need to be curious about this.”
As if he didn’t like that, the God of Time narrowed his eyes and closed his mouth.
[ … … . ]
Instead of saying no more harsh words, I continued talking as if I was annoyed.
“Moreover, what I asked earlier was why you were talking about me as the seed of ascension. Are you not going to answer that?”
The God of Time also answered that question.
“The God of Time looks at you with cold eyes and answers.”
[ Seed of Ascension. You are the one who will transcend everything and ascend high into the sky. That’s why I just called it that. ]
It was an annoying answer.
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‘It’s hard to give a general answer.’
I wasn’t sure why the God of Time called me the ‘Seed of Ascension’, so in many ways, nothing was clear.
‘I just wanted to find out how much you know about the Tower of Trials or about me, but it’s not as easy as you think.’
Currently, we can be sure that he has achieved an enlightenment that is close to prophecy, but the depth of information he has discovered is so limited that it is difficult to say for sure where it begins and ends.
‘If you know about the Tower of Trials at a fairly deep level, there is a high possibility that the reason they are so hostile towards me is not because they want to blindly kill or seal me.’
I was curious.
How much does the God of Time know about the ‘truth’ beyond the fact that this world is not real but fake?
If you know that the War of the Gods is fake and not real, and that there is a transcendental structure called the ‘Tower of Trials’, then the plan to kill or seal me is close to a bad idea.
So, I tried to figure out how much they knew, but I failed.
‘Seeing as they tried to have a conversation rather than a surprise attack after coming here, it probably means that they don’t really want to fight right now either.’
Perhaps the God of Time also knows the value of the information he possesses, so he does not try to increase information exposure… … .
‘It would be troubling if there was a purpose other than to exclude me to rob the sacred realm by overlaying it with the sacred realm.’
Then there is no need to talk anymore, right?
‘let’s fight.’
After thinking about it, I came up with the most reasonable decision in the current situation and pretended nothing was wrong.
“Seed of Ascension. I wonder if losers like you really know what that means. “I feel that way even more because there is no real answer to anything.”
There was no sign of fighting yet, as if I also had an intention to talk to the God of Time.
“Actually, aren’t you casually calling me a name when you don’t know much about me?”
and.
“The God of Time is looking at you and smiling.”
[Tsk tsk… … . Not really. Well, you have the right to say that, so I won’t say anything. Let’s talk as much as we want… … . ]
Accordingly, the moment when the God of Time continued speaking with an irritating laugh.
“Skill ‘Battle Acceleration’ is activated.”
“Skill ‘Battle Focus’ is activated… … .」
“Skill ‘Instantaneous Acceleration’ is active… … .」
It has begun.
“As a user, I encountered a strong opponent that was difficult to handle.”
“Skill ‘Indomitable Will’ is activated.”
The countless powers he had gained while climbing the Tower of Trials were flowing through his entire body, and he entered the ultimate fighting state.
「… … .」
“The conditions for exclusive spell activation have been met.”
“The exclusive spell <Contempt of the Strong> is activated.”
“All abilities and all skill efficiency increase by 100% until the end of the battle.”
The God of Time may not be at the same level as the three ancient gods, but isn’t he higher in the hierarchy of divinity than this one?
“The power ‘King of Winter’ is automatically activated when the conditions are met.”
“All abilities are amplified by +10% and the user is not affected by cold at all.”
“The special power ‘Solo Duel’ is strongly activated… … .」
「In a 1:1 duel with an opponent, the user’s divinity consumption value is reduced by 15%… … .」
「The special power ‘Battle Craving’ satisfies the conditions and becomes active… … .」
“It becomes easier to immerse yourself in battle, and the increase rate of all skill proficiency increases by 300%… … .」
Even among the paddles in hand, most of the powers that were not activated unless certain conditions were met were activated.
“The power skill ‘Blessing of the Wind’ is activated.”
“All speeds increase by 180%.”
「Current skill overlap progress – [18]」
In the blink of an eye, I ran forward, holding the Blood Heaven Demon Sword and the Break Heaven Sword in both hands, activating numerous divinity, skills, and authority.
───!
And very quickly.
KIEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEING───!
In an instant, I moved at supersonic speeds and poured my power in the direction where the God of Time was standing.
The Holy Light, which is currently considered the best attack method I can use, and the undying mortal flame were added to it.
And not only that, but it was a combination of numerous divinity, skills, myths, and authority-like powers, and it contained destructive power close to maximum output, so it could easily be called a special move.
‘Perfect.’
In fact, not only the timing of the surprise attack, but also the completeness of various techniques and skill combos were flawless.
‘It’s the best blow.’
So, I was sure.
‘therefore… … .’
The aim is successful.
‘They’ll be fooled, too.’
In reality, there was no difference.
“Sacred <Save Defense> is activated, allowing absolute defense only for the first attack.”
Knock-.
Although the God of Time may not be one of the three ancient deities, isn’t he a strong person with a high level of divinity and accumulated experience over many years of experience?
“The God of Time is both embarrassed and angry at your surprise attack.”
[ under! Seed of Ascension, did you ever think I would fall victim to such a low-level surprise attack? How can I be so foolish… … . ]
That’s right, not only can you keep up with the supersonic movements they show with your body vision, but no matter what level of special moves they show, you have no choice but to defend them with your hidden cards.
“no.”
obviously.
“That wasn’t an attack that I used specifically because I thought it would hit them.”
So, you win.
“The power ‘Sunbo’ is activated.”
「A cooldown is granted for this power for 10 minutes.」
「Consumes divine power to immediately move to the desired point within sight.」
Chak-.
“The god of transcendence and death smiles.”
[ ―I just wanted to leave out the protection system ability it had from the beginning. ]
The first blow was just a fake.
“I am astonished by this number, which the God of Time could not have imagined.”
[ … … What is this?!! ]
It is just a ploy to exhaust the unique abilities of the evasion or defense system so that the God of Time cannot survive.
“The sacred <death> is used.”
“He can control the death of everything that has been eroded by sacred <death>.”
“The sacred <evil food> is used… … .」
“Challenger Han Seong-yoon’s next attack is imbued with the power to consume divinity… … .」
“The divinity <Embrace> lives… … .」
“It becomes parasitic on objects that touch divinity, absorbs their life force, takes control, and manipulates them… … .」
Because there is another special move.
“The deity exclusive power ‘Pure Death Seeker’ is activated.”
“All beings that come into contact with sacred <death> will perish as their life, magic power, and divinity are gradually polluted.”
“All beings touched by sacred <death> take fixed damage to essential elements directly related to life.”
“All beings who touch the sacred <Death> can never avoid damage caused by pure seekers of death.”
Swish!
Absolute death, which exists solely to destroy the opponent, shined within the Blood Heavenly Demon Sword and the Breaking Heavenly Sword.
[ ───! ]
The God of Time seemed to be belatedly responding by shouting urgently, but he knew that this too was meaningless.
‘Whether the God of Time paints the Divine Confrontation Realm as a Divine Realm and robs it, or whether he plans to use a hidden card, he can attack first and press it down.’
At that, I internally chuckled as I entered the world at supersonic speed.
I couldn’t understand why the God of Time had come this far without changing the divine confrontation realm into a sacred realm.
It’s just that, if I had made all kinds of preparations and gone into battle fully prepared as soon as I saw that this side had arrived on the southern front, I also would not have been able to guarantee my survival.
Somehow it became an easy victory.
‘It’s over…’ … .’
But… … .
Tsutsutsu───.
It was then.
‘uh?’
The world is dyed in darkness.
Should I say that everything I see in front of me looks like a black and white photo reversed?
In the blink of an eye, my entire body became as heavy as lead and I felt engulfed in darkness.
‘What is this again…’ … .’
It’s not even just that.
Hahahahahaha!
light.
In an instant, the empty space split and a human figure made of light appeared.
And, at the same time as I realized that it was an ancient deity that I had seen before, I felt a huge shock to my stomach and my vision trembled.
Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!
“… … .”
As soon as the shaking in my vision disappeared, I realized that I was lying on the ground, which was like a crater, and I coughed out blood.
Turp, trudge -.
There is no need to understand the circumstances of how this happened.
“The God of Time breaks into a cold sweat and sighs with relief.”
[ … … Pfft. Well, didn’t I tell you that? Seed of Ascension. They say that the only thing that has increased in my long life is not my strength, but my rickety struggles. I am destined to be defeated by a strong person like you. I have taken out insurance of my own to prepare for a situation like this. ]
The moment I healed all the wounds on my body with fresh, gray blood and staggered out of the hollow pit.
‘ah.’
I was desperate.
[ … … It was true. ]
A woman covered in a black robe uttered words filled with confusion, surrounded by overwhelming darkness.
[ … … You are a child with powers and talents that have never been seen or discovered before. ]
God of darkness.
“The God of Darkness looks at you with a bitter smile.”
[This is a world that is just a fake, not real. ]
Among the three ancient gods, the leader of the universe with the highest level of strength was in front of him.
[ … … If this place is fake and not real, then even I am destined to disappear as soon as that guy gets what he wants. ]
It’s not even just that.
[I want to live. ]
Standing next to it was a human-like swarm of light with the same brilliance as light itself, something I had seen before.
“The God of Light looks at you and shows hostility.”
[I never want to die, no matter what happens. ]
It’s no different… … .
[Even if this is a fake world, not real, and even if I am just a fake imitating the real thing, I can’t die just for you. ]
God of light.
Although they were not the three ancient gods, they were comparable to them and created an atmosphere where life and death were at stake.
He uttered a divine voice full of great determination and at the same time expressed his will to survive.
“… … .”
When I saw that, I was dumbfounded for a while and then burst out laughing.
“ah.”
Worst case scenario.
The number of cases where the God of Time informs the three ancient gods or equivalent powerful people of the ‘truth’ and asks for their cooperation.
I had been careful so far, hoping that something like that would not happen, but in the end, my ominous premonition was correct.
“… … “It’s ruined.”
… … Fell into the swamp of death.
