fail?

Victor pondered for a moment.

He did fail, but those failures are now distant memories.

However, as the Grand Master said,

When facing a boss of his caliber for the first time.

He no longer relies solely on combat experience to achieve simple victories, as he did when facing lower-level bosses in the past.

Death, resurrection—through this repeated cycle, they figured out the enemy's attack methods.

This is the simplest and most efficient strategy for defeating bosses.

Viktor had challenged them thousands upon thousands of times, and naturally, he had failed thousands upon thousands of times as well.

Through repeated failures, he found the path to victory.

Through continuous practice, I've improved my win rate to near perfection.

Until the very end, he never failed again.

"Then why do you seek failure?"

These words struck him deeply, causing Viktor to fall into a sudden silence.

He lowered his head and began to think deeply.

Yes, he was pursuing absolute victory.

Before doing anything, I think things through carefully, ensuring that every detail and every potential problem is thoroughly prepared.

He must be in control of everything, maximizing any tiny chance of winning to 100%—that's Viktor's style.

For this reason, he is hailed as the 'victor' of this world.

That means a victor who will never lose.

However, this title of 'victor' was forged through countless failures.

Despite failing countless times before becoming a 'victor,' he ultimately yearns to experience a real defeat to prove the 'victor's' innocence.

That's quite ironic.

Seeing Viktor's eyes lower and his seemingly confused expression, Vega became displeased.

It squinted and bluntly questioned the Grand Master:

"Hey, Old Deng, what do you mean?"

These words suddenly brought Viktor's thoughts back to reality.

He looked at Vega, who was angrily rebuking the Grand Mage because of his topic, with slight surprise, and then glanced at the Grand Mage, who was smiling and seemed unsurprised.

“Vega”.

He whispered Vega's name, trying to get Vega to be more polite, that there was no need for this.

Victor was not averse to talking with the Archmage; on the contrary,

His conversations with the great master always brought him more inspiration.

Despite his instinctive haughty attitude towards these characters,

However, the Archmage was portrayed as the wisest man in the world, which made Victor respect him.

However, he should also thank Vega for the reminder.

If Vega hadn't spoken up in time, Victor might have really started to struggle with the connection between his past failures and his present self.

That's pointless.

Victor took a deep breath, then refocused his attention on the Archmage and slowly began to speak:

"Because before, I wasn't a [winner]."

This statement contains multiple meanings.

It not only directly revealed his identity to the Grand Master, but can also be interpreted as...

He wasn't the Victor he is now.

The archmage squinted, his previously smiling face now displaying an expression of extreme interest:

"Um……"

"So, you only became the 'victor' after you were completely familiar with us?"

"It depends on how you interpret it."

Viktor smiled lightly, his smile full of nonchalance and casualness, showing that he didn't seem to care about the Archmage's opinion.

Upon seeing this, the Grand Master nodded knowingly.

He then spoke directly:

"So, you seek out a real failure in order to discover your true self?"

"The self that sheds the identity of the victor."

Victor looked at the archmage, who returned his gaze with a gentle, smiling look.

In the silent exchange of glances, both sides understood each other's deeper meaning.

"I see."

The high priest, leaning on his cane, raised his head.

His gaze seemed to pierce through Valhalla, looking at the flowing sea of ​​clouds outside, and he said calmly and clearly:

"In your eyes, all the routes in our world seem to be pre-planned."

“I created magic a thousand years ago, so I must be the creator of magic in any timeline you have experienced.”

"Similarly, a thousand years later, I created the Temple of Heroes. It is very likely that in every timeline you experience, I have always been the guardian of the Temple of Heroes, and that has never changed."

He gazed at the clear sky outside, a hint of melancholy in his eyes.

It seemed as if it was pondering whether today's clear sky was also a predetermined fate.

Then, he added softly:

"I am like this, and so is Aubrey."

"No matter how many times you go back in time, or how many times you go back in time, Aubrey will always be the strongest emperor of the Karencia Empire."

Viktor squinted, curious to know how the Archmage had discerned the underlying patterns in all of this.

However, before he could ask any further questions, the archmage spoke to him first:

"Do you remember the three people I mentioned when we first met?"

Victor naturally remembered,

A righteous goddess full of humanity.

A nature goddess who is about to ascend to the throne.

A human empress who has broken through the limits.

At this moment, Victor seemed to suddenly realize how the Archmage had come to this understanding.

Before Victor could speak, the archmage had already confirmed his guess:

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