There was no need for anyone to introduce themselves. The four demigods present all clearly recognized one fact:
The man sleeping on the iron-black throne, who is about the same height as the giant, is God’s left hand, the vice-lord of heaven, and the “Dark Angel” Sasriel!
Among them, Lovia also clearly felt the oppression from the absolutely superior person, just like when her prayer to the "True Creator" was answered. It was a breath that could confuse the mind, make the soul fall, and make the body tremble.
Suddenly, she heard a laugh and looked to the side in confusion and astonishment.
Klein bent his back slightly and laughed:
“He is still sleeping. Should we wake Him up directly or wait for Him to wake up on his own?
"If I choose to wake Him up, how should I greet Him? Hi, His Highness the Dark Angel? Leader of the Redemption Rose?"
These two questions sounded absurd and arrogant, but they freed Colin Iliad and Derrick from the influence of the environment and made them fall into deep thought.
Just now, they instinctively considered the first question, which is very important and related to what to do next.
Colin Iliad thought for a moment and said:
"Don't wake him up for now. Try to get closer and look for clues and gather intelligence."
“That’s what I thought, too.” Klein casually snapped his fingers with his left hand and was about to walk towards the iron-black throne.
At this moment, he was quite grateful in his heart, grateful that he had solved the "shadow" and restored his soul to its original state. Otherwise, he would not be able to restrain his virtual personality at all - when he was simulating how to say hello, he almost blurted out "Hi, Xiao Sa".
Seeing that Gehrman Sparrow had taken two steps forward, Lovia finally came to her senses:
"I'll try it with the grazing spirit."
This is a relatively safer method that will not endanger the exploration team.
Klein nodded, holding his black cane, and turned his body with a smile on his face.
A three or four meter tall shadow immediately appeared in front of Luo Weiya. It had a pair of goat horns covered with mysterious patterns on its head, dark and dull skin, and was full of evil. It was a demon.
Unlike the demons Klein had seen before, its body had many signs of decay and was covered with yellow-green pus, which seemed to be mixed with the power of "corruption".
Just as Klein casually looked at the phantom, the demon spread its giant bat-like wings behind it, causing the pale blue flames on them to burn more violently, emitting a strong smell of sulfur.
It stepped forward, slowly approaching the iron-black throne and the steps prepared for giants, using its own danger instinct to scout for possible changes.
While Colin Iliad, Klein and other demigods were paying attention to it, they also examined the details of the Shadow Palace and discovered that behind the iron-black throne where Sasriel was sleeping, there was a double-door that was gray-blue, dimly lit, and depicted a dusk scene.
This might be the "door" to the outside world... Colin Iliad, Derrick, and Lovia, the three demigods of Silver City, had this thought at the same time.
At this moment, the demon figure, which had walked half the distance, suddenly stopped, and was enveloped by a ball of entangled silver-white lightning. It broke into pieces with a crackling sound and quickly faded.
A beam of light wrapped in sacred flames fell from the sky, completely purifying the demon's soul.
Luo Weiya did not feel any pain due to the loss of her grazing object, but just frowned slightly, unable to think of a better way to explore.
Klein glanced left and right and said with an exaggerated smile:
"You still have to rely on me."
As he spoke, he walked slowly forward, took out a box of matches from his pocket, and then lit them one by one and threw them around casually.
“I’ve always been timid.” After throwing away half a box of matches, Klein half-turned around, turned back, and explained with a smile.
Even Derrick Berg didn't quite believe this.
Then, under the illumination of red flames, Klein continued to walk towards the iron-black throne that may have once belonged to an ancient god.
When he came to the place where the demon soul was destroyed, his left palm suddenly tightened.
Klein lowered his head and saw that Creeping Hunger had returned to the state of a human leather glove. An exaggerated crack appeared on the palm, revealing two rows of illusory, white teeth.
The seal was trying to tear into Klein's flesh and blood, and eat his body and soul together.
"Creeping Hunger" has fallen!
"Tsk." Klein sighed clearly and glanced at the "Star Staff" in his right hand to confirm that this "0" level sealed object, which had no living properties, had not mutated.
He then raised his right hand and stuffed the other end of the "Star Staff" into the mouth of "Creeping Hunger".
The "Creeping Hunger" gnawed a few times, and was suppressed by the status, and finally regained its calm.
After laughing twice, Klein took another step and walked forward a few meters.
At this time, the shadows covering the walls, pillars, and floor tiles began to crack open one after another, and brass eyes grew out one after another.
A figure appeared in front of Klein, who was being watched by countless eyes.
He first appeared as Gehrman Sparrow, who had black hair, brown eyes, and a stern face. Then, he gradually twisted into Klein Moretti, who had black hair, brown eyes, ordinary features, and a bookish air. He then degenerated into a blurry shadow, with gray mist emanating from his body.
At this moment, the figure that seemed to reveal all of Klein's secrets stopped.
Bang!
He exploded and turned into countless illusory fragments that fell to the ground and disappeared.
Klein raised his eyebrows and chuckled:
"The 'omniscience' power that belongs to the 'Reader' path?"
As soon as he finished speaking, the brass eyes growing in the shadows around him and on the ground shook together, and a voice so ethereal that it seemed to come from ancient times was heard:
"The aura of Sefirah Castle..."
"Source Castle"... Colin Iliad seemed to remember something and had a certain realization.
Must I possess the "source" to get a response or get close to Sasriel? So, even though the "Hanged Man" has Lovia, a demigod believer in Silver City, he still wants to force me to enter the palace and meet the "Dark Angel"? Klein finally controlled the instinct of his virtual personality and spoke.
Before he could think about what to say, the brass eyes hidden in the shadows spoke again:
"Your fate intersects with Amanesis, Leodros, Adam, Amon, Herabergen, Oseicus, Medici, Ouroboros, and Him..."
Colin Iliad, Derrick, and Lovia were familiar with the real names spoken by the brass eyes. They knew that the first one was the "Goddess of Night", followed by seven of the eight angel kings, and some of them were current Sequence 0 True Gods. This made them a little stunned. They couldn't believe that Gehrman Sparrow would have his fate intersected with so many high-level beings beyond Sequence 1.
Together with the sleeping "Dark Angel" mentioned earlier, Mr. "World" and the eight kings of angels have also intersected. It's really amazing... Derrick sincerely praised in his heart.
Klein was in no mood to tease his own "interpersonal communication" and asked with a clear smile:
"Him?"
Klein believed that this "Him" should refer to the "True Creator". After all, he still had the corrosive power left by the other party.
The brass eyes on the shadow curtain were silent for a few seconds, and then a disembodied voice said:
“He is another me…”
Is the "True Creator" really the other side of the Ancient Sun God, the side that was born from the corpse of the god, the side that is full of hatred, venom, and in charge of corruption? Klein gradually equated the dark and sinister baby that was sitting in the crack of the Ancient Sun God's chest and abdomen and eating his intestines with the "True Creator", and preliminarily confirmed that the one who was talking to him now was the spirit left behind by the "Dark Angel" Sasriel.
He thought about it, and couldn't help but curl up the corners of his mouth and said:
"Why did you form the 'Redemption Rose' to assassinate the Ancient Sun God?"
The information revealed in this question was something that Colin Iliad and Lovia had already known and guessed, but hearing Gehrman Sparrow say it in person still made them feel sad and confused.
The shadow curtain covering the walls, stone pillars and floor tiles shook, but the sleeping "Dark Angel" remained motionless.
Those brass eyes stared at Klein and said:
"The Sun God is only my original name. You should now call me the Lord who created everything, the omniscient and omnipotent God, or you should honor me as 'God'."
“…I can see that you’ve been moving in that direction.” Klein finally laughed out loud, and then felt scared because he was mocking the Vice-King of Heaven, the Left Hand of God, the King of Angels among Angel Kings, and His true self.
In order to prevent the other party from getting angry, he quickly repeated the question:
"So, why did you betray yourself and establish the Rose of Redemption with the 'Goddess of Night' to assassinate yourself?"
Those brass eyes fell silent once again, and the shadows covering everywhere like a curtain swayed gently without stopping.
After several seconds, the ethereal voice slowly said:
"The origin has awakened in my body..."
After hearing this answer, Klein's pupils suddenly widened, and he inexplicably felt his hair stand on end and his spine go cold.
He was very close to one of his guesses, but it was even more terrifying.
At this moment, the shadows on all sides became much thicker, more eerie and gloomy, as if they were pregnant with some terrible, unknown and irresistible danger.
Although Colin Iliad, Derrick, and Lovia did not quite understand the meaning of the words of the "Dark Angel" Sasriel, they were still affected by the gloom, fear, and creepiness in the words, and had the illusion of being chilling and trembling physically and mentally.
"The origin has awakened in my body..."
This sentence echoed over and over again, and it took a long time to calm down.
PS: Update first and then modify.