booktalesy Chapter 4279 Repairing the Ritual Array
Chapter 4279 Repairing the Ritual Array
Chapter 4279 Repairing the Ritual Array
Guides of civilization?
The withered one looked at Angell and saw that the look in his eyes was solemn, not like he was lying.
It nodded vaguely, "Okay."
"If we meet again, I will serve as a guide for the Prussian civilization, leading them towards a... different tomorrow."
Angel chuckled softly: "Do you want to know my name?"
The withered one looked at Angor silently, and finally shook his head: "No need."
It's not stupid.
If Angell really wanted to tell people his name, he would definitely do so voluntarily.
He didn't offer to say it, but instead asked if he wanted to know his name.
There must be some reason that made him hesitate; behind this hesitation may be limitations or some kind of risk.
The Decaying One already owes Angel too much kindness, and it doesn't want to put him in a dilemma because of a name.
Moreover, the decaying creature has witnessed too much loss and separation, and it understands the importance of "restraint" better than anyone else.
Without knowing its name, there is no need to worry, nor will this name pose any potential risk to the other party or the remnants of Prusha in the future.
This refusal was the only, insignificant expression of gratitude it could offer at that moment.
Moreover, it believed that when the day came that they could truly speak frankly, Angell would naturally reveal his name. Until then, not knowing his name was perhaps the best protection for both of them.
Angell could naturally see the clarity in the eyes of the decaying one.
He was silent for a moment, then said softly, "Next time we meet, perhaps we can formally introduce ourselves to each other."
The withered one paused for two seconds, then smiled with relief: "Alright."
The moment those words were spoken, the decaying being seemed to have met some unknown condition, and the speed at which its body dissipated suddenly increased.
In just a moment, it went from one-fifth to one-half, until finally only the head remained.
But now, with Angor's promise, the Decayed One no longer cared about his own dissipation, and only took a moment to look at Eran.
"We'll see you again."
"You were once my teacher."
"When we meet again, I will be your teacher, and I will guide you to become... a Star Orbit Scholar."
The voice of the decaying being was gradually swallowed up by the light and was about to disappear.
At that moment, the withered creature suddenly sensed something and lowered its head to look at the earth.
From the golden, flowing sea of hemp beneath the glass floor, a gigantic golden sphinx emerged. The withered one's eyes widened in surprise: "How did you get here? Weren't you already..."
Before he could finish speaking, the withered creature had already vanished.
The empty space was left with only Angell and Elan, and... Normeffens under the glass floor.
Angell lowered his head and met Nomefens's enormous eyes.
"...Congratulations, you've passed the Chapter of the Heart." Nomefens seemed somewhat dazed.
Angel gave Nomefens a deep look and nodded slightly: "Thanks to you, and the help of the Book Fairy."
He naturally did not overlook the unfinished words left behind by the decaying one as he departed.
If there are no surprises, the line "How did you get here? You were already..." should refer to Normfins.
Unfortunately, he didn't say anything.
What has Normefens done? Has he left? Or is he dead? Or something else?
Angell was very curious, but he did not choose to ask Nomefens right now.
He asked Normeffens about his identity twice, but Normeffens avoided the question both times, citing "time constraints."
Even though there was no formal refusal, it was practically the same as a refusal.
If he asks now, he'll probably get the same answer.
Therefore, there is no need to ask now.
If Normefens still "exists" after we leave here... then it's not too late to ask.
If Normefens continues to make excuses, Angell has many ways to get the answer, and can even search the Sea of Power and Information directly without Normefens's consent.
Therefore, Angel suppressed his curiosity.
Normefens: "You..."
Although Angell refrained from questioning, Normefens seemed hesitant, as if he wanted to say something.
Angell simply lowered his head, met Nomefens's gaze, and waited for his words.
After a while.
Normfins said softly, "You... don't you have anything to ask?"
Angel thought for a moment and said, "Next, once the sealing array of the outer hall is complete, I will go to meet the Demon God. What do you think I should be careful about when meeting the Demon God?"
Normefens' pupils contracted; it thought Angor would ask about the withered one's last unfinished words, but Angor did not.
This left it feeling both relieved and somewhat...empty.
If you actually ask, it won't know whether it should answer or not, and will most likely make excuses.
But if it doesn't ask, it feels uneasy, wanting to express something but not knowing where to begin.
It remained silent for a moment before suppressing the inexplicable sense of loss: "Every wisp of the Cruel Scholar's divine thought has a different personality, whether it is greedy, brutal, or elegant... but in essence, they are all similar to the Cruel Scholar himself."
"While the ruthless scholar enjoys plundering knowledge, he respects those who possess it."
"If He is curious about you, He will treat you like a friend."
“If He is not curious about you, He will not look at you directly, but you are, after all, a tester of the Chapter of the Heart, and He will listen to you as long as you express your opinions.”
"Therefore, His divine thoughts are probably like this as well."
In short, it all depends on whether the Demon God's divine sense is curious about Angor.
Regardless of curiosity, the demon god's divine will always give Angor time to "express his opinion."
Therefore, there are no special points to note when meeting a demon god; just speak normally.
At this point, Normefens said softly, "However, I suspect the Demon God's divine sense will be interested in you. After all, you freed and revived the soul fragments in the withered one's head, and I just heard the Demon God's divine sense say that His true form might have seen you..."
"All things considered, He is definitely very interested in you. In this situation, His attitude towards you may not be hostile, and may even be as friendly as a friend."
"But be careful, His attitude is most likely aimed at gaining access to the knowledge in your mind..."
Angel nodded noncommittally: "It's alright, I myself need to use knowledge to seal Him."
Normiffens paused for a moment, "Yes, I almost forgot that you met with Him to offer knowledge... In that case, it's a good thing that He is curious about you."
At this point, Normefens suddenly fell silent for a long time. When he spoke again, he asked, "Excuse my boldness, but have you really met the true form of the Cruel Scholar?"
Angell: "Does that matter?"
Normfins shook his head: "It's not important, I'm just... a little curious."
Angell lowered his eyes and looked directly at Nomefens: "Actually, I'm also very curious about you."
After a long silence, Normfins spoke softly, "If you have any questions, sir, I can... answer them."
Angell gave it a deep look. "Not now."
"As for whether I have met the true form of the Cruel Scholar?"
"The answer is, I've seen it, but I wouldn't say I've truly seen it."
When Angor was in Rasudran, he followed Popota to the Void Tower, where he saw the statue left by the Cruel Scholar.
The statue contains a wisp of the cruel scholar's divine will.
However, this wisp of divine thought was not a split spirit, but was connected to the main body.
So, you can say you've seen it; you can say you haven't.
"Seeing you doesn't mean you've truly seen me?" Nomefens was somewhat puzzled, but it didn't press the matter further. It simply said softly, "According to the Demon God's divine sense, the Demon God himself at that time considered you worthless, so he didn't share the information with other divine senses."
"But after today, the Demon God himself may share your information with all divine thoughts, and even with his own followers."
Although Normefens didn't understand the mechanics of the Dream Crystal Plains very well, it could roughly guess that the Decayers and others had entered this place after entering a dream.
Once they awaken, they will still be in the Heart Chapter of the Abyss.
As the Heart Chapter is the private domain of the Cruel Scholar, it may have already sensed the situation of the Decayers and others "entering the dream".
Once they go offline, they might face harsh questioning from scholars.
In this situation, it's highly likely that Angor's intelligence will fall into the hands of the ruthless scholars, and the consequences afterward are not hard to imagine...
"Forgive my bluntness, but if you don't go to the Abyss in the future, it might not have any impact. But once you go to the Abyss, you are very likely to be targeted by the Cruel Scholars."
Normeffens said very solemnly.
Angel nodded silently: "Thank you for the reminder."
He paused, then changed the subject, suddenly asking, "Have you ever heard of the Lord of No Flame?"
Nomefens nodded, his expression very serious: "I know, the Lord of No Flame is also a great demon god, pursuing eternal burning... Even an unparalleled great demon god would retreat in the face of the Lord of No Flame's flames."
Angel said casually, "The Lord of No Flame died before my eyes."
Nomifens: "???"
The Lord of No Flame died before your eyes?
How did you die? Who killed you? Could it be...you?
Nomefens had a series of questions in its mind, and it really wanted to ask more, but just then, a glowing door appeared in front of Angor.
At the same time, this golden sea of flowing hemp began to slowly dissipate, just like the previous cube-shaped space.
Angel: "Gabriel has completed the final black dot challenge, and it's time for me to meet the Demon God Shen Nian, to put an end to this level and to Shen Nian."
Yes, just seconds ago, a new message popped up in Angor's text box: "Current repair progress of the sealing array: 9/9"
Gabriel lived up to expectations and passed the final challenge with only seven minutes left in the countdown.
The sealing array has taken effect.
According to the original storyline of this level, the Rabbit Hole team has now completed its final mission objective and can leave at any time.
However, Angell still needed to do one last thing.
—Meet the demon god and seal him away completely with knowledge.
Even the powers of the fairy realm acknowledge this, otherwise, the option to exit the dungeon should have popped up in the text bar by now.
Without hesitation, Angel opened the text box and selected "Yes" for "Whether to proceed to face the demon god".
As he made his choice, the space began to dissipate into points of light, and at the same time, a glowing door appeared before him.
Clearly, passing through this door will lead to the final area—the realm of demons.
Angell took a deep breath and walked towards the glowing gate.
Just then, a golden light suddenly rose from the dissipating Sea of Hemp and blocked the gate.
Under Angor's gaze, the golden light transformed into a somewhat illusory golden human-faced lion.
Without a doubt, this human-faced lion is... Normefens!
……
The abyss, a barren landscape.
Within some unknown depth, in the unopened Chapter of the Heart, a flash of fire suddenly appeared.
The little devil rubbed his sleepy eyes with the tips of his fleshy wings and stretched deeply...
"That feels so good, I haven't slept this soundly in ages."
After stretching out my entire body, I slowly opened my eyes.
"What's the rush..."
The little devil turned to look at his tail, where the flame in the lantern was flickering.
It slowly got up, muttering to itself, "Probably the host of the Chapter of Fear again, all he does is dump the test-takers on me... The examiners here have pretty big tempers too, huh? I have to wake them up, put up with their morning grumpiness, and figure out how to handle things. That bastard doesn't even know how to be considerate of me! Hah!"
The imp presiding officer turned around, ready to connect the flames and then give the presiding officer of the Chapter of Fear a good scolding.
But before it could connect to the flame, the flame itself activated and a pair of strange blue flame eyes appeared.
Upon seeing those eyes, the little devil master was so startled that he forgot to flap his wings, hovering stiffly in mid-air, stammering, "M-Master! You, why did you personally..."
Yes, those eyes in the flames belonged to the cruel scholar!
Upon seeing the cruel scholar arrive in person, the little devil host was no longer dizzy, no longer sleepy, and no longer complaining; he was trembling all over.
Cruel scholars usually don't come on their own initiative; it's always the other way around that they report to the cruel scholars.
If it comes on its own initiative, it means either there's something wrong with it, or the Chapter of the Heart is changing course and heading to another level of the abyss.
The little devil host thought back carefully and realized that he hadn't made any mistakes recently. He had even helped the Chapter of Fear test a few test takers. Could that be considered... working overtime?
So, it shouldn't be my problem.
So, does that mean we have to change course to another level?
Thinking of this, the little devil presiding said very considerately and obsequiously, "Great master, are you going to manipulate the Chapter of Heart to other levels? Your loyal servant is ready to serve you at any time..."
Blue Flame's eyes remained calm, silently watching it. A cold thought directly entered its mind, interrupting its words:
"Wex, tell me what just happened?"
"Just now?" The little devil host was taken aback, subconsciously recalling, "Nothing happened just now, I was sleeping... Oh no, great master, I wasn't slacking off, it's just that there were no test takers, so I took a short nap."
"I was referring to your slumber."
"Me? Asleep?" The little devil pointed to himself: "I, I was just sleeping normally, nothing..."
"Are you dreaming?"
"A dream?" The little devil host recalled for a moment, his expression dazed. "I think I had a dream, but I... I think I've forgotten what it was..."
(End of this chapter)