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The seemingly gentle and innocent priest half-closed his eyes, raised his right hand, and tapped four times in front of him.
A silver crucifix pendant hung there.
When he opened his eyes again, his light-colored pupils had turned pure gold, and he nodded in a certain direction.
Suddenly, black stone pillars rose up on the bustling port, supporting a magnificent and enormous church embedded with countless skulls.
Innumerable, empty eye sockets of different races collectively gazed at Klein, who was suspended in the center of the skeletal church with his eyes tightly closed.
Adam took off the silver crucifix from his chest and placed it on the mark on Klein's hand, then began to pray silently.
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In the Nation of Disorder, Aaron looked at the translucent dark cloak that occupied the entire prayer screen, and his gaze met the blank, illusory mask beneath the cloak.
He's looking at me! This is bad, Astolfo....
A very bad premonition suddenly arose in Aaron's heart; almost at the same moment, the brilliant star symbolizing Astolfo seemed to be covered by a shadow, and the prayer image became blurry as well.
Fortunately, this was only the part of the Celestial Worthy of Heaven and Earth for Blessings's consciousness that had revived within the Attendant of Mysteries's Beyonder Characteristic, far from a complete revival. With Aaron's current control over the Nation of Disorder, he wouldn't be completely defenseless.
Surging dark-gold mist began to boil, and layers of power tides surged, breaking that invisible restraint, allowing him to see the scene of the Forsaken Land of the Gods again.
The barbed thorns stopped growing, and Astolfo stood dazed in place; as a complete mythical creature, he actually forgot what to do next for a moment.
This was the authority of 'Blind Stupidity' wielded by the Fool!
Fortunately, this authority was not complete, and Astolfo's essence was also extremely high. With the help of the dark-gold mist that had re-established connection, he quickly left this area and fled without looking back.
From beginning to end, other than activating 'Blind Stupidity' once, the figure containing terrifying will made no other movements.
It seemed only interested in the Nation of Disorder's aura contained within Astolfo, and had no other thoughts about this angel of a non-adjacent Pathway, or perhaps a more compelling presence for his consciousness had appeared.
True Creator! This has gotten out of hand.... Looking at the shadow curtain that covered the entire sky in the last moment before the prayer image disappeared, Aaron's face twitched slightly, and he cursed in a low voice, truly feeling that this plan was somewhat out of control.
That a Demonic Wolf plus a Tyrant's punishment could awaken that Celestial Worthy's will was indeed something he hadn't anticipated. Although he always felt something was off, he couldn't afford to think too much now.
Even if the Forsaken Land of the Gods was barely sealed by the True Creator, that couldn't stop Sefirah-level power. Not to mention anything else, what if the True Creator couldn't stop that revived Celestial Worthy's will from returning to Sefirah Castle.....
Forcibly stopping his increasingly divergent thoughts, Aaron apologized to Mr. Fool in his heart and quickly left the Nation of Disorder, returning to the real world.
First, he temporarily shielded the Nation of Disorder's suppression of the Sefirah Castle imprint. Aaron sensed it and confirmed that the worst-case scenario had not yet occurred. He then immediately used the historical projection of the 'Staff of Stars' to directly teleport to the Church of Tranquility in Winter County.
The familiar tranquil and quiet aura slightly calmed Aaron's somewhat anxious mood. Since he didn't see Ms. Arianna, he went alone to the great hall with the Evernight Goddess statue.
The situation was urgent, and he didn't bother to set up a ritual. After chanting the honorific name, he recounted the general situation of the Forsaken Land of the Gods.
As Aaron's voice fell, the deep Darkness around him surged instantly, and a clear, cold voice echoed directly in his mind:
"The anomaly of Sefirah Castle has been suppressed. I will give you a drop of the River of Eternal Darkness's water. You don't need to worry about Amon. As for the rest, you must rely on yourself."
Upon hearing the Evernight Goddess's words, Aaron's hanging heart finally settled. He secretly guessed that the Goddess might have again borrowed Antigonus, a half-The Fool's influence over Sefirah Castle.
Before he could think further, the voice, like a gentle caress to the soul, continued:
"Rusco's Eye!"
Can this thing even hold the water of the River of Eternal Darkness?
Aaron was stunned for a moment, then reacted immediately. He closed his eyes and had the consciousness he left in the Nation of Disorder transmit a thought to Cavendish, telling this Scholar of Yore to immediately sacrifice that item.
A moment later, the huge, blood-stained eyeball appeared in Aaron's hand, and the silent Darkness around it surged again.
In the tranquil and quiet atmosphere, a colorless drop of liquid with a strong aura of eternal silence quietly appeared, falling towards the dark and deep pupil.
This drop of the River of Eternal Darkness's water fell extremely fast. The grey-white mist originally surrounding the eyeball simultaneously contracted slightly, clearing a path for it, allowing it to silently disappear into the pupil.
After the intense aura of eternal silence disappeared, Aaron bowed slightly towards the large statue of the Goddess. Only then did he pick up the 'Rusco's Eye', which seemed to remain unchanged.
He didn't know if the Goddess had attached a hidden authority, but he couldn't feel any of that eternal silence. If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, it would be hard to believe that a drop of the River of Eternal Darkness's water was hidden inside.
Putting aside his conjectures, Aaron's figure quickly faded and disappeared. After leaving the Church of Tranquility, he quickly took 'Rusco's Eye' back to the Nation of Disorder. Time was urgent, and he couldn't afford to find Klein to confirm his state.
Although he didn't know what the Evernight Goddess did to prevent that Celestial Worthy's will from manipulating Sefirah Castle, it was far from the time for him to relax his guard. For him, this only avoided the worst outcome.
Without the blessing of Sefirah Castle, even if that Celestial Worthy's will was extremely high-grade, it was fundamentally still just a Sequence 1 Beyonder Characteristic. Amon, who could be considered half an Error, might be constrained, but the True Creator, who belongs to the five Pathways of Omnipotent and Omniscient, was completely unfazed.
It was only a matter of time before this complete Sequence 0 True God took down that Attendant of Mysteries's Beyonder Characteristic, and this was something Aaron was unwilling to let happen.
Even if Amon snatched it, he might still be able to make a deal with that Sequence 1 Worm of Time Beyonder Characteristic. At most, Klein would have to compensate Pallez well then.
But if it truly fell into the hands of the True Creator, with whom he had many grievances, Aaron couldn't even imagine what method he could use to retrieve that Beyonder Characteristic from this lunatic.
Well, it's not impossible. There's still hope of retrieving it after Adam achieves Visionary and merges with the True Creator, taking the dominant position, but by then, it would be too late.
Aaron, who was still unsure how far the True Creator's battle or suppression had progressed, felt a bit anxious. The moment he appeared in the magnificent palace, he immediately connected to the brilliant star symbolizing Astolfo.
In the newly stabilized prayer image, Aaron could only see the boundless shadow curtain that seemed to cover the entire world, exuding terrifying pressure comparable to a Tyrant's; this was the wrath of a God!
Even though he couldn't see through that shadow curtain, judging solely by the aura, this suppression was far from over. At least, it seemed that the resilience of that Celestial Worthy's will was much stronger than Aaron had expected.
His tense spirit relaxed slightly. Aaron reached out and lit up that star. As the dark-gold mist surged, the Door of Sacrifice and Bestowal opened again, and he directly threw 'Rusco's Eye' towards the open dark-gold door.
Sitting back on the throne with an uncertain expression, Aaron pondered for a moment, then took off the 'Ring of Mysteries' and threw it together towards the rapidly closing dark-gold portal.
If he could create an opportunity to disrupt the True Creator's suppression of that Attendant of Mysteries's Beyonder Characteristic, then the disadvantaged Celestial Worthy's consciousness, unable to connect to Sefirah Castle, would most logically follow its instinct for aggregation and completion, gathering towards high-level Beyonder Characteristics of adjacent Pathways.
Within the entire sealed Forsaken Land of the Gods, the most suitable candidates for this, besides the recently escaped Demonic Wolf Kotar, would probably only be Amon's true body.
Even if 'Rusco's Eye', which carried the aura of Sefirah Castle, was once the body of that destructive Demonic Wolf, from the perspective of aggregation alone, it still couldn't compare to those two.
But if 'Rusco's Eye' was combined with the 'Ring of Mysteries' personally left behind by that Celestial Worthy, the aggregation effect should not be much worse.
Although he didn't know why the Evernight Goddess said not to worry about Amon, Aaron had no other choice now but to trust the Evernight Goddess's confidence, which seemed to come from nowhere.
Looking at the dissipating Door of Sacrifice and Bestowal, Aaron leaned back against the chair, feeling somewhat tired, and pinched his brow, saying:
"Should I ask Will Auceptin to give me some luck?"
Sighing, Aaron dispelled the thought. Not to mention whether this 'Snake of Fate', who had restarted into an embryonic state, would be willing, even if he was, he probably couldn't do it.
After all, there was still the seal of the Forsaken Land of the Gods, and the Celestial Worthy's will itself was too high in status. Even if the 'Yesterday Once More' charm was strong, it had its limits.
Looking again at the brilliant star above the palace dome, and at the boundless shadow curtain, Aaron murmured to himself:
"Create an opportunity...."
Aaron's eyes flickered, and a somewhat crazy plan immediately emerged in his mind.
Finally, he gritted his teeth and still transmitted this plan into the star symbolizing Astolfo.
Success or failure depended on this one move!
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In a bizarre and rugged mountain range somewhere in the Forsaken Land of the Gods.
After Aaron removed Amon's mark, Cavendish had been waiting here, and he met with Astolfo, who had successfully escaped while that Celestial Worthy's will was distracted by the True Creator's arrival.
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