Episode 157. Breakwater.
If the information about the giant that Alfredo mentioned was true, it was enough to save his life.
‘however.’
I still didn’t know if what he said was true or not.
“Let me save you first. But if the story about the giant is false, you will never survive.”
Alfredo answered, crossing his arms in an arrogant manner.
“of course.”
How can that be the attitude of the guy who was pleading for his life just a little while ago?
‘The shamelessness is sky-high.’
After my conversation with him, I said goodbye to Gregory.
“I guess I’ll just have to say hello today and leave.”
“I can’t help it. Next time, bring at least a good drink.”
“I will do so.”
Gregory asked me as I was about to leave with a worried expression.
“What happened?”
“So, if something happened, would you like to help me?”
“Is that possible? “I am unable to move here.”
I responded by lightly tapping his shoulder.
“So, what can I say? “An apostle is someone who cannot leave this tower.”
“… Verdin, if you need any help, let me know. “I can’t leave my tower, but I can have some influence on what happens here.”
“okay? “Then can you fight the dragon for me?”
“Dragon?”
“Yes, dragon.”
Gregory scratched the back of his head with an embarrassed expression.
“If necessary, victory is not guaranteed. “That guy is something that not even our masters can do anything about.”
“… what?”
“what?”
“No, what you said a moment ago. “Didn’t even the tower’s owner say he couldn’t mess with the dragon?”
“That’s right, the owner of the tower also doesn’t know who they are or how they stay in the tower.”
If so, it is very different from the history I know. Apparently, in the record I saw from the upper level of the tower in my past life, it was written that the person who built this tower called a dragon.
I tapped his shoulder again and said,
“It’s a joke. “I will handle this guy with my own strength.”
“… okay.”
“Anyway, let me ask you one more thing. “I heard a strange rumor about me.”
“Strange rumors?”
“They say there was a battle between an apostle and an apostle outside the tower. “There are more than one witness to this.”
Gregory shook his head and did not deny it.
“I heard that there was a big conflict between Amon and a new apostle named Edward.”
“?!”
“The owner of the tower selected that wizard as the new apostle for the 50th floor. “They say he declined the offer and ran out of the tower.”
“A new apostle on the 50th floor?”
“okay.”
“Then what about the existing apostles?”
He pretended to slit his own throat with his fingers.
“it’s over.”
“It’s over?”
“Yeah, I don’t know what the story was. “Amon received his orders and processed them.”
What does this mean again?
The apostle in charge of the 50th floor of the tower is not weak enough to be defeated by Amon. He is also an apostle who boasted an undefeated record for over a hundred years, preventing my father and other adventurers from going further than that.
‘For what?’
I don’t know the reason, but it was very shocking news. If you had climbed the tower without knowing this fact, you might have been embarrassed.
“So now, an apostle from the 60th floor has come down to fill that empty space. “If you don’t save him before he gets there, you might have to go through his ordeal.”
Does not matter.
Rather, it is a good thing.
The apostle on the 60th floor is not that strong, and his ordeal can be solved by the party members without me.
“Okay, thank you for the good information.”
“It’s not even a problem at this point. By the way, the two people you sent me-”
I just stretched out my hand and covered Gregory’s mouth.
Pop!
Then he covered his lips with his index finger and winked lightly.
“We’ll talk about them later.”
“… … .”
“I heard from Rox that he was sent to the 20th floor. “It was a very good decision.”
“… Eup-eup.”
He smiled.
I removed the hand covering his mouth and glanced at Cynthia. With just this action, Gregory must have understood what I meant, nodding his head slightly and saying:
“Goodbye, I’ll definitely come back again.”
“okay.”
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“And that guy has been waiting for me since a while ago.”
Gregory pointed into the air above the cathedral. As soon as he finished speaking, the space split and Timeless appeared.
Easy profit-
“No, Gregory. What if you tell me in advance? “I was planning to surprise Verdin with a surprise event.”
He flew over with a sigh and bowed his head deeply in front of me.
“I came to pick you up myself to save you the trouble. “The matriarch of Strange, who defeated Glazer and became the strongest person on the continent!”
I let out a long sigh and approached the space he had created.
“It’s uncomfortable to hear those words coming out of your mouth. From next time, just call me by my first name.”
Timeless responded, giggling.
“All right. By the way, are they all going to be tried as well?”
“okay. Alfredo, Cynthia, Rox and me. “There are four people in total.”
“Oh, what about Theresia?”
“Get out of the ordeal. “But it won’t matter, right?”
Anyway, she can go to the upper floors even if she doesn’t undergo Timeless’ trials.
“… It’s a shame, but I understand. “Then, let me guide you straight to my territory.”
Let’s go into the space opened by Timeless. Countless clocks made a ticking sound, indicating different times.
‘I can’t believe a space like this existed.’
Evil energy swirled from all directions, and it felt horrifyingly murderous.
Knowing that this part was hidden in his area, which was the easiest to conquer, made me feel like I had discovered a treasure chest.
“Verdin and his party members. “Congratulations on coming to my secret space!”
Timeless shouted vigorously, spreading her arms upward as if starting a circus on top of a large clock tower.
-Wow!
Suddenly, cheers were heard from the empty space. With the feeling that countless people are watching us.
‘That’s fascinating.’
He seems to be close to us, but my aurors can’t get close to him.
‘Then that means I and that guy are in a different space.’
Timeless looked at me, bowed his head politely, then clapped his hands and came towards me and asked.
“Can we start the ordeal right away?
I answered, pointing my sword at his neck.
“So, can I just kill you?”
“Whoa! Calm down and first of all, why did Mr. Verdin undergo this ordeal? And why did I come to this place where no one else could come?”
Timeless slowly took off his mask and showed his face. She looked like she had been badly burned, and her skin had melted beyond recognition. Her face looked monstrous and hideous, but I felt pity for it.
“Let’s start by looking at my very sad story.”
“A sad story?”
“Yes, I really wanted to show you why I wanted to kill you so much.”
“You wanted to kill me?”
“Achacha! “This is a secret, but you told it without me knowing.”
“… … .”
“Well, it was something we would find out soon anyway, so there was no need to hide it, right? Haha!”
As it opened its arms wide, its body turned into darkness and began to engulf its surroundings.
sssss-
“Then let the trial begin.”
Suddenly, a cold energy enveloped my body and my eyes began to slowly close.
This is an ability that was previously experienced by another apostle, and was also used by the guardian spirit that protects our family.
‘Yes, this is an ability.’
I had previously overestimated this power. No, you could say it was a misunderstanding. Because I thought this technique was only allowed for those called God and those chosen by him.
‘but.’
Now I realize the truth.
Because I confirmed that the guardian gods who protect Strange and the Glazer family are dragons and not the holy beings I thought.
They also showed me the past like this. I got a clear hint about this ability.
‘The technology they use to reveal the past is a power drawn from a world that has nothing to do with time.’
It is certainly.
Those who have information about this also know. Once this ordeal is over, I’ll have to check with him.
* * *
At the same time I thought I was asleep.
As my body felt like it was floating, my vision opened and I saw the inside of a small cabin. Looking at the items laid out on the long table, I felt like I could roughly guess what the owner’s occupation was.
‘alchemist.’
He also has very advanced skills, and at least knows how to use advanced alchemy.
The ingredients that I could see were high-quality ingredients that ordinary alchemists could not obtain.
‘That’s amazing. Isn’t the ingredient in that bottle Hathi’s claw? Not only that, but the brown plant hanging down next to it is the stem of a mandragora.’
Who the hell is interest?
You have two or more ingredients that are hard to find even with money!
As I was looking at the ingredients with a series of exclamations, I heard an old man’s voice coming from a light-filled room in the corner of the cabin.
“It’s finally finished, Timeless.”
‘Timeless?!’
“You don’t know how long I’ve waited to meet you.”
‘Could it be that Timeless was a creation created by an alchemist?’
no.
That can’t be possible.
It is impossible for a single alchemist to create or breathe life against God’s will.
“Are you my father?”
A voice closer to a baby than a child. I quickly ran to the room where the light was leaking and checked inside.
There was an old man with short white hair and a wooden doll on a table.
“Yes, I am your father. “My name is Geppetto Giuseppe, you can just call me Geppetto.”
Geppetto Giuseppe.
‘I think I’ve heard this name a lot.’
The doll moved its creaky joints and placed its hand on the alchemist’s face.
“Nice to meet you, father. I am your son, Timeless. A toy born to record the history of this world.”
Recording the history of this world?
Or rather, how does that guy have the intelligence of a living being despite being a doll?
“right. “The reason you were born was to record the ‘true time’ and ‘history without lies’ of the continent that I will show you from now on.”
The alchemist lightly stroked the doll’s head and continued speaking.
“And so that in the future, those who walk the same path as me will walk the right path.”
The doll smiled and answered.
“Yes, father.”
The two hugged each other.
The appearance is reminiscent of a real father and son.
‘Maybe I should have brought Philip.’
I don’t know what level of technology he used to create Timeless, but it was beyond my understanding.
I’ve never heard of giving a doll the intelligence to have a conversation.
‘… ‘No.’
I looked at the doll called Timeless and thought about it for a moment. He was made of wood, but if you look closely, his appearance resembles a green goblin staying at the beginning of the forest.
‘no way.’
Did that guy not breathe life into a tree, but on the contrary, made living things into trees?
Before I could answer this, the space swirled and the location shifted.
The place we arrived at was a shabby slum not far from Beopwangcheong.
I think it’s probably the village with the cabin I saw a little while ago.
Pop!
The knight in silver armor kicked Giuseppe in the abdomen.
“Wow!”
As he rolled around on the ground with his face contorted in pain, Timeless, who was about three steps away, ran towards the knight, shaking his fist and shouting.
“Damn Strange, I will never forgive you!”
fantasy,
