Swallowing Zaratul
Chapter 579 Swallowing Zaratul
Word count: 1876 · Updated: October 24, 2025
Chapter 579 Swallowing Zaratul
Above the gray mist, Sefirah Castle.
Crane sat in the high-backed chair that belonged to Mr. Fool, his head propped up by one hand. His gaze penetrated the ancient, stained bronze table before him, penetrated the gray mist, crossed the spirit world, and took in most of the Earth.
At this moment, under certain conditions, Clayne, who can possess the status of "half of the old day", can use the identity of "ruler of the spirit world" to seem to have countless powers and watch every corner of the earth at the same time.
To some extent, this is equivalent to "omniscience and omnipotence" within a certain range.
Crane supported his head with one hand and tapped the other lightly on the long table in front of him.
He saw Rune, Intis, Fesac, and the City of Silver, and saw each city gradually become modernized, getting closer and closer to the "modern" world in his memory.
Even in places like Silver City, the level of technology is far higher than that of the distant past.
With the exception of Intis, the aristocracy system has been abolished, and the titles that were once purchased with great expense have lost their meaning.
Thinking of this, Crane couldn't help but sigh.
A lot of money wasted again...
Crane felt like he was going to huff.
It seems that he does have some kind of "losing money" trait.
I hope it won't pollute the entire Squatters' path, or even the entire Three Kingdoms in the future.
Even as his thoughts wandered, Crane continued to gaze at the Earth below.
In Intis, the aristocracy system has not been completely abolished because Roselle needs this kind of order, and because the Beyonders of the Black Emperor Path still need this system to help digest potions.
But the so-called "aristocrats" have basically lost their rights and are more of a "symbol" and a "name".
Crane sees the world getting better.
People's quality of life is getting higher and higher, and the crime rate is getting lower and lower.
There are fewer and fewer unexpected things in life, as if everyone has become the "lucky ones" of Monster Path Sequence Seven.
You can see someone going out and picking up money, you can see someone having all the green lights on their way, you can see someone just walking down the street in a daze and then encountering love...
No more despair... no more pain... no more setbacks...
Crane knew this was because the [Anti-Despair Equation] had completely intervened in the "fate" of the entire Earth.
Everything will be in a good direction.
All... all...
Crane closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and exhaled slowly.
He was silent for a long time, thinking about something.
Ten or so seconds later, Crane opened his eyes again and stood up from his chair. His ethereal body crossed the long table in front of him, slowly walked to the gate of Sefirah Castle, and then solidified again.
The gate opened automatically, and Crane walked into the mist outside Sefirah Castle, into the gray mist of history, step by step, to the first century, and into the layers of ancient cities.
He stood on the top of a dilapidated building that was barely standing, looking down at the piles of ruined houses, public transportation turned into iron cakes, and cars piled up one on top of another.
"It's a perfect setting for apocalyptic writing," Clain muttered. "Maybe I could ask Miss Magician to come take a look sometime."
Muttering to himself, his eyes swept across the remaining houses, penetrating the barriers of history and seeing light bulbs lighting up inside them one after another.
The light from these lamps spread out softly, illuminating the glass, the buildings, the streets, and the ruins in a corner of the old city.
After staring for a long time, Crane withdrew his gaze, took a step forward, and walked towards the real world.
But he did not appear in a city. Instead, with every step he took, his body was quickly erased like a pencil drawing being erased by an eraser.
By the time he completely left the historical fog, his body had completely disappeared.
He grafted the misty town of the goddess of night in front of himself, and in just a few steps, he walked into the hidden city.
The mist in front of him dissipated, and Crane saw a mist above his head, with the crimson moon hidden in it, appearing and disappearing from time to time.
Looking around, the first thing that caught his eye was the pervasive fog and the deep, cold night, and not far away, there was a small town.
As if attracted by some special attraction, Crane subconsciously raised his head and looked towards the most conspicuous building in the town.
The most eye-catching building in the town is a very old-style steeple church. It is completely black, without a clock tower, and black crows are circling and hovering on the top.
There are many buildings scattered around the church, including ordinary two-story houses, simple wooden houses, a bakery with a hanging sign, and a gray-white mill powered by a waterwheel, but there is no pedestrian. They seem to have fallen asleep in the quiet and peaceful night.
This is part of Night City, a hidden town belonging to the goddess of night, Amanesis.
The moment he appeared here, Crane felt a sense of attraction.
A deep darkness flashed across Crane's eyes, and his emotions suddenly calmed. He raised his right hand and shook it from a distance at the church.
A vortex appeared in his palm, formed by densely packed translucent worms. From time to time, a tentacle would extend out, as if trying to grab something in the air.
Some fine powder was blowing out from the direction of the church.
It seemed to be ashes.
The ashes scattered in the air like stars, and some dark spots of light seeped out from them.
That is the extraordinary characteristic.
A Sequence 1 "Mystical Attendant" Beyonder characteristic.
By the time the characteristic appeared in Crane's hands, the ashes had already been blown away by the wind, and only the characteristic was thrown into the vortex.
Crane's eyes were calm, without any trace of surprise.
As expected, the true body of Zaratul, which could not be found no matter what, could only be with the goddess.
To be more precise, it is the ashes of Zaratul himself.
He was sealed in this hidden town by the goddess of night, Amanesis, preventing him from being resurrected.
Zaratul sensed danger the moment Crane descended upon the town.
He could do nothing but despair.
Because half of the Old Sun-level "Extraordinary Characteristics Aggregation" has firmly locked him, even if he just takes a step forward, he will come to Clayne under a "miracle".
He was doomed to die, with no possibility of resurrectionBeginning the Promotion to Sequence Zero
Chapter 580: Beginning the Promotion to Sequence Zero
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Chapter 580: Beginning the Promotion to Sequence Zero.
Crane expressionlessly clenched his right hand, swallowing the vortex in his palm and absorbing the characteristics that were delivered to his mouth.
A feeling of joy rose from within the body, diluting the sudden increase in the amount of "divinity" within the body.
The corners of Crane's mouth curled up, shaking off the indifferent attitude he had a few seconds ago.
"Hehe, it's me, the Yellow and Black King who controls good luck."
"Aside from financial luck, I am truly 'lucky'."
Then, he took two steps forward and used the ability of "Useless Scholar" to skip the entire process and teleport directly to the top of the Hornachis Mountains. He "saw" an ancient palace shrouded in mist, dilapidated, and overgrown with weeds.
Facing the ancient palace, Crane lowered his top hat, raised his right hand, and snapped his fingers.
The peaks of the Hornachis Mountains suddenly grew dark, dotted with illusory stars one after another.
Crane grafted this place onto the astral plane.
Afterwards, he walked to the main gate of the ancient palace, stretched out a hand, and pushed through the air, immediately pushing the heavy stone door open.
With a creaking sound, the door opened a little, revealing the scene inside.
It was pitch black inside and I couldn't see anything.
Clean knew that this was the sleeping place of the "Half Fool" and should have been strange and mysterious, but the "Goddess of Night" used the water of the "River of Eternal Darkness" to put the ancestor of the Antigonus family into an eternal sleep.
Although there was no need to do so, Clayne still thanked the goddess in his heart.
It's really comfortable to work with smart people.
As Crane walked in, the darkness swayed and changed.
Buildings appeared all around, people walked on the streets, and voices spread out, making the entire environment suddenly lively and noisy.
People ignored Crane and went to different places on their own, talking to each other about various things.
They and the buildings were all gloomy, almost black and white, like an old photo from the depths of history that had suddenly come to life.
As Crane walked, he observed the lives of these people, as if time were intertwined in this moment, and the past and the future were connected.
He knew very well that this was a dream, a dream belonging to Antigonus.
It is a "dream" that has been gone for thousands of years.
It is the "Utopia" of Antigonus.
Crane strolled briskly through this strange town, following the gradually ascending streets.
The higher you get, the more magnificent the building becomes, with exaggerated domes supported by huge stone pillars.
The scenes here change continuously, showing the birth of a baby, the growth of a child, the ignorance of youth, the troubles of adulthood, the pressure of middle age and the sadness of aging.
As we walked along the way, the surrounding scene changed rapidly.
But Crane's reflexes were strong enough to handle these countless changes that took seconds or even years.
As he walked step by step, Crane felt as if he had gone further on the road of joy.
Then, Crane saw the townspeople die.
Their relatives did not feel too sad. They took the dead back home, placed them on the beds, and placed them next to their pillows, as if the bodies were still alive.
When Crane was about to leave the town, he saw the dead being transformed into puppets by an invisible force. They got up from their beds, left their families, walked out of the house, and walked step by step along the street to the highest point.
There is also a city there, which seems to be the city of the dead, the final destination of all life and the kingdom of eternal sleep.
The land of the living and the city of the dead are thus connected, at either end of a short road. The distance between life and death is so close, so close that they seem like neighbors.
When you miss your loved ones, you can even go visit them.
They will appear exactly as the living remember them.
What a merciful God...
Crane's lips curled up.
He likes gentle people and a gentle God.
"Antigonus..." Crane whispered the name of this "half-fool" to himself.
He decided to take away only His uniqueness and Sequence One characteristics during the ceremony, retaining the Beyonder characteristics of Miracle Worker and below.
Ryan nodded slightly and climbed up to the top of the dark peak step by step.
What he saw was a seemingly normal town, but every person here was a puppet, their spirits intertwined, stretching toward the sky.
Passing by the marionettes in various clothing and appearances, Clean entered the magnificent palace in front of him that seemed to be dedicated to gods.
During this time, Crane raised his hands and made a hugging gesture.
He was following the connection between this dream and the real body to steal Antigonus' extraordinary characteristics.
Deep in the palace, on the huge stone chair, a figure rested his elbows on the armrests and leaned his head against the backrest.
He looked quite young, but his long hair was half white, half hidden and half visible; he was male in appearance, but his eyes were darker than Zaratul's, and contained an indescribable sense of bitterness; his facial features were quite good, but tufts of coarse black hair like wolf hair had grown on his cheeks, giving him a contradictory feeling of being both old and young, both rational and crazy.
At this moment, spots of light were emanating from his body, which then gathered into a piece of soft cloth and a mask.
This is the ancestor of the Antigonus family, the real "Antigonus".
Crane heard the whispers of "Honakis...Fregela..."
These are the words that Antigonus unconsciously murmured in his dreams even in his eternal sleep.
They correspond to his "second homeland" and his father respectively.
He no longer took on the form of a mythical creature, but sat in his original form on a huge stone chair.
At this moment, his eyes were half-open, as if he was resting, while inside the hall hung corpses, some dressed in simple clothes, some in gorgeous clothes.
They are like a forest growing backwards, swaying gently in the wind.
Crane leisurely stole His characteristics.
Among them, some of the spiritual imprints in the characteristics were inevitably stolen.
Those were Antigonus's most vivid memories.
Crane's expression suddenly became a little strange.
This little wolf...
Did he actually have a crush on the goddess of night...
Ah... this is really...
Crane put the index and middle fingers of his left hand together, as if pinching a knob.
Gently turning it, those memories slowly moved towards Crane's phone in the mist of history and merged into it.
Dark history, GET.
In the future, whether to show it to the goddess or to Antigonus, it would be a good choice.
Or you can show it to Mother Earth.
The left hand records the dark history, and the right hand is also busy.
Crane moved forward to grab the cloth, and the soft cloth entered Crane's hands and merged into Crane's body.
Above Crane's head, the "Lord of Mysteries" Crane, who had come into contact with him more than once, appeared.
This is an illusion, but it could also be real.
His appearance confirmed the historical fact that "the Lord of Mysteries had already been born", which is an indisputable fact.
At the same time, Crane reached out and grasped the uniqueness of the Fool's Path.
It was a translucent gray-white mask.
He brought the mask close to his face, attaching it to the existing mask of pleasure.
The mask of joy slowly melts, embracing the fool's uniquenessCredits
Chapter 581 Credits
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Chapter 581 Credits
Inside Antigonus' body, the consciousness belonging to Fusheng Xuanhuang Tianzun immediately entered Crane's body.
He cleverly avoided part of the "simulated universe" in Crane's body and entangled with Crane's spirit.
Crane's consciousness was also impacted by it, like a sailboat in a storm, sometimes thrown high, sometimes knocked down, sometimes eroded, and sometimes pushed sideways.
The prayers and praises from the believers echoed in Crane's ears, forming corresponding cognitive images.
It's like a dam, resisting the surging flood.
At the same time, illusory starlight shone into the hall.
This ancient palace appeared in the dark and mysterious star realm, on the peak of the main peak of the Hornachis Mountains, and in the palm of a giant figure
. This palace has always been held in the hands of the ancient sun god.
The Ancient Sun God solemnly declared:
"Let there be light!"
Then, the entire starry sky became bright.
The figures of the ancient sun god and the "Lord of Mystery" Clayne were reflected.
The "Lord of the Astral Realm" has injected the influence of the "Lord of Mysteries" Crane into the entire astral realm.
The existence of this "Lord of Mysteries" is recognized by the entire universe, including the astral world, the spiritual world, and the real world.
The "Lord of Mysteries" Klein's several actions have made his existence known to the entire universe, and in a sense, he has become his "anchor".
Clain is the Lord of Mysteries, the "Lord of Mysteries" who has taken action many times.
This is established history.
No need to even fool around.
If the "Lord of Mysteries" has not yet been born, it will take time to "fool" him.
The fallen mother goddess on the moon seemed to be getting a little impatient. The crimson moonlight spread towards the earth in vain, as if making a last attempt.
The Ancient Sun God didn't even spare his gaze for the Fallen Mother Goddess, and continued to stare at the "Lord of Mystery" Clayne in front of him.
What His eyes see is established fact.
It's history.
That moonlight penetrated the barrier, the astral plane, and the ancient sun god...
It also penetrates the earth.
Nothing was touched, nothing was touched.
This attack from the Fallen Mother Goddess was completely negated.
At some point, the Earth no longer exists in reality, but exists only in "memory".
Torzina imprisoned himself in Adam's memory, and took the Earth with him.
Of course, it is also very easy to break through this layer of "protection".
Kill Adam.
However, it would take a little more effort to kill Adam.
Because Adam was hiding in the memory of the ancient sun god.
The Ancient Sun God was Russian, and Russia has a specialty...
It's called Russian nesting dolls.
At the same time, a thin gray mist and dark liquid emerged from the palace in the hands of the Ancient Sun God.
Gray mist and black liquid blended together, and dense, fleshy worms appeared on the surface. Then, they intertwined to form a translucent dark cloak.
Beneath the cloak, there was no body, only darkness.
A few seconds later, an illusory mask with blank facial features appeared from under the cloak.
The mask instantly outlined Crane's face.
A fool is born.
...
The birth of the Fool brought a temporary decline in intelligence to the entire Earth. Even Adam was affected to some extent, but the Ancient Sun God remained calm and composed.
Here, everything is over.
A few days later, Amon gave up his position as the "Lord of Mysteries", a portion of the "Time Worm" and his own uniqueness, completely unwilling to take on this difficult situation.
Although Mr. Men was resurrected, he did not possess any extraordinary characteristics. He was just a weak, pitiful and helpless planeswalker, and he expressed no interest in the position of Lord of Mysteries.
Otto returns, returning a copy of the "Star Key" characteristics and the uniqueness of the door.
It took Cline a long yet short decade to digest and perform the film.
Wandering around the universe in the simulation accelerated his digestion of the "Star Key". As a "primitive man" from ancient times who possessed the ability to fool time, digesting the "Time Worm" was not difficult for him.
Tianzun's consciousness was split into several parts and suppressed, making it difficult to affect Crane, allowing Crane to be promoted to "Lord of Mysteries" calmly.
And so, the Lord of Mysteries was truly born.
The Earth is also getting better and better under the influence of the [Anti-Despair Equation]... getting better and better...
No despair... no tragedy... no twists and turns...
Everything is moving in a good direction...
Perfect...
Perfect...
Perfect...
There is no such thing as perfection in the world. But it doesn't matter.
Mystery: When a Fool Meets a Masked Fool
Leading Stars:
Cleon Moretti.
Starring:
(?) Claire Moretti, as Mr. Fool
Audrey Hall as Miss Justice
Alger Wilson as The Hanged Man
Derek Borg, as Mr. Sun;
Cattleya, as Ms. Hermit
Folsom Wall, as the Magician
Hugh, as, the judge, Lady
? ????, as, the Earth
Amon, Amon
Adam, played by Adam
Amanesis, as the goddess of the night
Roselle Gustave, as the black emperor
Guest appearances:
Guest appearances from another world...
Everyone on earth...
Tarot Club members...
Other group actors...
Special thanks to
:
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Script Director:
Cerus Bruce
May
this journey eventually lead us to the stars.
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