Chapter 635: The Hunt for the Hidden Sage (end)

Chapter 635: The Hunt for the Hidden Sage (end)

Every time, the Fallen Mother Goddess always found a way to easily spy on all his secrets.

It was as if a backdoor had been installed in his body, allowing the Fallen Mother Goddess to enter and exit at will, ignoring his will.

"Are you afraid?" The seductive voice of the Fallen Mother Goddess echoed once again.

"Heh, don't be so self-assured. Do you really think you've completely taken control?" Roselle sneered.

"I have discovered a significant secret. If Klein were to die tragically because of you, would you live with guilt for the rest of your life?"

"Why do you talk so much? Have the long years not taught you to keep quiet?"

Roselle's tone grew colder, while the power he had been silently accumulating gradually increased.

"It's all in vain..."

Before the Fallen Mother Goddess could finish her words, a silver streak flashed across the sea, slicing the entire crimson moon neatly in half.

The shattered crimson moon began to sink into the depths of the sea, and the starry sky, previously shrouded in darkness, once again revealed a brilliant display of stars.

Roselle could feel the consciousness of the Fallen Mother Goddess dissipating from his body.

This was not a real ocean but a peculiar space formed under the influence of the Fallen Mother Goddess. The crimson moon was not the real moon but a vessel of the Fallen Mother Goddess's power.

The brilliant hunter, having uncovered the secret of this place, seized the opportunity to strike down the crimson moon when the Fallen Mother Goddess's attention was on Roselle.

The Hidden Sage, witnessing this scene, attempted to flee once more.

"Damn Hidden Sage, where do you think you're going?"

Roselle's pent-up emotions reached their peak at that moment. He prayed to the stars, asking them to help him briefly reclaim the position of Black Emperor.

The brilliant hunter merely glanced, transforming into a silver net that enveloped the Hidden Sage, who had fled a short distance.

Now that the prey was caught in the net, it was time to see if the hunting knife was sharp enough.

Briefly assuming the position of Black Emperor, Roselle pursued from behind, clad in black blood-stained armor, wearing a helmet, and wielding a black greatsword.

"Hidden Sage, I've long wanted to cut you to pieces!"

Roselle raised the greatsword, channeling the power of the Black Emperor, and swiftly sliced the Hidden Sage's body into dozens of equally sized pieces.

The power of order and rules bound each piece equally, preventing them from reassembling.

"Seeing your head makes me sick!"

Roselle swung his sword again, chopping the Hidden Sage's head into a pulp, and spat disdainfully.

The Black Emperor's power transformed into black flames, using order and rules as fuel to burn the Hidden Sage to ashes from inside out.

As the fierce flames gradually subsided, the brilliant hunter retracted the net, leaving no trace of the Hidden Sage behind.

"Is it finally dead?" Roselle still felt uncertain.

Just as he finished speaking, a gray, dim river of knowledge suddenly surged from the empty space, like a brown snake, quickly disappearing into the void.

"Damn, it escaped again. It's really hard to kill!" Roselle looked in the direction of the Hidden Sage's escape, showing a helpless expression. The borrowed power he had was reaching its limit.

The brilliant hunter said nothing, continuing to transform into a silver arrow to pursue.

In the distance, a thunderous roar erupted.

From the clear sky, hundreds of lightning bolts descended, striking the already blurred form of the Hidden Sage.

"Is it the stars taking action?" Roselle raised an eyebrow but then dismissed the idea. This wasn't the power of the stars; it was Klein who intervened from the Source Castle.

Though the lightning couldn't effectively harm the Hidden Sage, it could delay its steps.

Amidst the thunderous sea of lightning, the brilliant hunter appeared once more, revealing a blurred figure wielding two silver daggers, conjuring two silver dragons that easily shredded the Hidden Sage's form and severed the river of knowledge into several pieces.

Even so, the Hidden Sage was not completely dead until a starry sky descended, and an ancient, mysterious hall of stars manifested.

An unassuming box opened from the starry sky, from within the hall of stars, directly pulling the Hidden Sage inside before closing, leaving the Hidden Sage completely silent.

The brilliant hunter looked up, nodded slightly, then transformed into a silver arrow and pierced through space, disappearing.

The transaction with the stars was complete; the stars helped it manifest a clone in the real world, and it assisted the stars in hunting the Hidden Sage.

The brilliant starry sky began to fade away.

"It's finally over." Roselle, arriving from behind, witnessed the scene and murmured, "The Hidden Sage should be dead for good this time, right?"

...

Above the gray fog, Klein, having wielded the Sea God Scepter to unleash hundreds of lightning bolts, swung it a few more times in satisfaction.

Tonight, Mr. Fool achieved a proud accomplishment: joining forces with the stars to kill the Hidden Sage.

"The Hidden Sage was a Sequence 0, right?"

Klein put away the Sea God Scepter he had recently acquired and sat at the head of the bronze long table, pondering the events of the night.

The decision to confront the Hidden Sage tonight was made together with Mr. Hastur and Roselle.

Although his current strength was relatively low, he still contributed what he could.

Striking the Hidden Sage with lightning, well, Mr. Fool's image was bound to grow even more impressive.

In the Hall of Stars, Hastur, also seated at the head of a long table, played with the Box of the Old Days.

Ever since this sealed artifact fell into his hands, he would occasionally draw out the High-Dimensional Overseer , using them to feed the Box of the Old Days.

Tonight, it even swallowed the Hidden Sage whole, likely raising its level further.

If it could devour an Outer God or an Old One in the future, it would become his strongest trump card besides the Hall of Stars.

After playing with the Box of the Old Days for a while, Hastur set it aside.

Now that the Hidden Sage was dealt with, the next step was to end this war.

This matter had to be resolved before he ventured into the starry sky.

Otherwise, if he encountered danger in the starry sky, the southern continent would surely fall, and Gregory alone couldn't protect Sharon and Audrey.

Klein hadn't fully matured yet and couldn't be entrusted with heavy responsibilities. Roselle still had the consciousness of the Fallen Mother Goddess lurking within, making him unsuitable as well.

Apart from relying on the Hall of Stars, none of them could contend with Adam and the True Creator.

Recently, Adam and the True Creator had been keeping a low profile, probably guessing that he would eventually hold a ceremony in the starry sky, so they didn't want to provoke him now.

Once he ventured into the starry sky, they were likely to make a move.

"I still have the Night Emperor Trensost as a card. Currently, besides myself, the Goddess of the Night and Adam don't know that the Night Emperor has been resurrected through my hand."

"The Ruen Kingdom, its founder is a Sequence 1 of the Judgment Path... it's time to deal with this mess in the Ruen Kingdom."

"If Will can ascend to Sequence 0 Wheel of Fortune before I head into the starry sky, he might be able to protect Sharon and Audrey by peering into fate."

"The right time, huh?"

Hastur pondered the tasks ahead.

...

In Backlund, Will, who had grown quite a bit and looked like a young man, suddenly sneezed. As he recovered, he felt as if his fate had changed in some way.

He couldn't see through this change in fate, whether it was good or bad, he couldn't be sure.

"It must be Hastur and Klein planning something, affecting my fate."

"Sigh, another day of being dragged into things."

Will shrugged helplessly, letting out a long sigh, "Fate, when will my right time come?"

He knew that impatience wouldn't bring the right fate sooner, but ever since collecting three pieces of the Giant Serpent's extraordinary characteristics and possessing the unique Probability Dice, his mood had swung from hope to disappointment daily.

"Forget it, better not to dwell on these matters, just keep a calm mind."

Will took a few deep breaths, completely calming down, and a sweet smile appeared on his face.

"Will, do you want some ice cream?"

A voice suddenly sounded in his right ear, causing Will's heart to race.

"Will has grown up; he might not be interested in ice cream, a child's treat, anymore."

A voice sounded in his left ear, making Will's heart skip several beats.

At the same time, an unprecedented feeling enveloped him.

It was an indescribable feeling, like an unclear fate.

When this feeling reached its peak, the fate he couldn't previously see, the fate he couldn't grasp, the fate he had been waiting for.

At that moment, with those simple words, the fog of fate was dispelled, and his fate was clearly laid out before him.

"I see it." Will murmured in a voice that came from the depths of his soul.