I run, you chase?

"I didn't expect to see you here." Bethel Abraham walked out of the shadows and came to Antigonus, who was wearing a hood but still showing the thick black short hair on his face, and responded in a tone without much fluctuation. The two former friends stood beside the collapsed castle, looking at each other speechlessly. Two thousand years ago, they were both the great nobles and King of Angel of "Tudor Empire". One had completely mastered the "Gate" Pathway and only had to wait until the remaining consciousness of "Celestial Worthy" weakened to become God, and was named the most High Sequence of this Pathway. The other mastered a share of Sequence 1 Characteristic and Uniqueness of the relatively most dangerous "Fool" Pathway, and was called "Half Fool". They even formed a "Old One Research Group" with Amon, who was also a high noble of the empire and King of Angel at the time, and abandoned the prejudices and hatred between Adjacent Pathways. They jointly studied the secrets buried in history and discussed how to prevent the resurrection of the "Celestial Worthy". Fourth Epoch, who still had a strong sense of the remaining consciousness of Creator and Great Existence, reached a delicate balance and did not start a protracted war within Pathway related to "Sefirah Castle". Bethel even helped Antigonus hunt "Mystic Seer" Zarathus during the war, and helped him obtain and accommodate the second copy of Sequence 1 Characteristic. But everything became different in the later stages of "Four Emperors War". Amon seemed to have received instructions from his brother who was hiding in the dark, and suddenly disappeared without a trace. Mr. "Door" Bethel encountered Evernight Goddess, who had the power of "Secret" and "Misfortune", and Lord of Storms, who was fast enough to catch up with the most agile King of Angel. With the cooperation of Two Gods, he was exiled and sealed in the gap between reality and darkness, and Storm. As for "Half Fool" Antigonus, because it contained the second copy of Sequence 1 Characteristic, its state became more and more unstable, and it lost most of its faith anchors after the destruction of the Tudor Empire at the end of the war. Finally, in a certain loss of control, it destroyed the Nation of the Evernight that he and his sister built, turning most of the remaining citizens into Marionette, including his sister. Fortunately, at the last moment, Antigonus was sealed by Evernight and fell into a deep sleep. The worst case did not happen, but his sister was taken away by Evernight Goddess. Nation of the Evernight also became a ruin, existing only in some historical research and folklore of Fifth Epoch. The few remaining Nation of the Evernight people became the Marionette hanging from the ceiling in Antigonus's sleeping castle, until they were broken into and completely destroyed... Of course, Antigonus did not blame them. The moment they became Marionette, these people were equivalent to dead, and there was no possibility of rescue. He was only glad that his sister Philanias did not end up like this. Although she was still imprisoned under the cathedral of Evernight and was used by Amanises from time to time, she was still alive after all and there was still hope. Thinking of this, Antigonus looked at the castle where he had ruled City of the Dead as a palace for thousands of years and slept in it for thousands of years. The place was completely destroyed by the familiar "Blood Emperor" atmosphere. Only part of the city wall and half the gate were left. The internal buildings had long been reduced to dust. It was obviously the work of a certain Goddess who controlled the power of "Chaos". He was so angry that he dared not speak, so he had to turn his attention to Bethel, who also stopped to watch, and said, "You're probably not here to remember my past, right?" He knew that the other party had escaped from Storm and darkness for less than two years. At this time, he should be trying to find ways to make Abraham Family great again and cultivate a new batch of Saint. It was unlikely that he would come to the territory of his old friend to "inspect". Sure enough, Bethel shook his head and said, "Recently I have been chasing an Archangel from Outer Deity, and divination and Spirituality told me that I will meet Him here." Antigonus smiled when he heard this, "What a coincidence, so am I." After helping the believers of "Goddess of Calamity" divine the whereabouts of Zedus's torn body, Antigonus received another commission: to find Archangel and "Termiboros" who were sent into the barrier by "Circle of Inevitability" and whose whereabouts are still unknown. The Sequence 1 "Angel of Redemption" of "Inevitability" Pathway was blocked and attacked by God in the barrier before landing. It is said that he has been severely injured and has been hiding his whereabouts. For Antigonus, it is not too difficult to deal with an Sequence 1. Although he is only "Miracle Invoker" now, he was once King of Angel known as "Half Fool". With the power of Historical Void Reenactment, although he cannot reproduce Uniqueness, he is still stronger than the ordinary Sequence 1. What's more, he is definitely not the only one Angel who is chasing Termiboros. Angel in all major churches must have received similar instructions, and now it also includes powerful beings like Bethel who have not directly joined the church but are affiliated with a certain God. But Antigonus is still curious, why is an external Blessed with the power of "Inevitability" and an Archangel that can Time Reversal's own state "in poor condition"? Unless Termiboros is just pretending that he does not have complete power, and the purpose is to hunt down Angel who is chasing him... Thinking of this, Antigonus became a little wary again. Of course, he is not so vigilant. After all, it is only his Historical Projection that comes here, and there is a "firewall" built by another Historical Projection in the middle to prevent him from being taken away by the chain attack displayed by a certain Goddess. Even if he accidentally encounters such an enemy, he will have four chances to be resurrected after becoming "Miracle Invoker" again. And if the Bethel beside him runs away with all his strength, only a few God and King of Angel can catch up... At this moment, a dark figure walked out from behind the half-collapsed and half-opened door of the ruined castle. He had black hair and black eyes, and was wearing a Pure Black robe. Only his broad forehead showed a bit of whiteness belonging to a living creature in the dim sunlight. Is it "Blasphemer" Amon? Even though they were proficient in divination prophecies, the two Angel who had foreseen this meeting to a certain extent were momentarily stunned. However, they immediately discovered that although the person in front of them had a face that was exactly the same as the Amon in their memory, the Spirituality's perception did not have the weak sense of Adjacent Pathways that originated from the aggregation. Instead, it belonged to the "Inevitability" power they were tracking. This "Amon" is the Angel of Redemption, Termiboros of "Circle of Inevitability"! The three "acquaintances" who looked the same as when they were still King of Angel under "Blood Emperor", but actually had their own masters, you looked at me and I looked at you. After a moment, Bethel said in a deep voice, "It seems that the fate and identity of this Circle of Inevitability's Archangel have been completely replaced by you, Stealing. "If Fors hadn't told me in advance, maybe I would have thought you were Outer Deity Angel with the appearance of 'Amon'. " It turns out that he is really Amon... Antigonus's tense nerves relaxed, and a new question emerged: If this is the case, why should he track "Termiboros"? For acting, to deceive those Outer Deity who can only rely on the prayers of believers and vague fate to judge the situation within the barrier? As soon as he made a guess, Amon smiled and said: "The power of Stealing Inevitability Pathway is very dangerous. If I hadn't happened to meet him, I wouldn't have bothered to replace his fate. "What 'Circle of Inevitability' sent in was not a gift, but a real share of Sequence 1 Characteristic. This shows that his purpose is not to disrupt the situation within the barrier, but to have a premonition that certain situations may arise that require him to take action. "I have long said that the prophecy of 'Light of Apocalypse' is not a good thing, but in the end, I became 'Angel of Redemption' again..." The smile on his face became weaker and weaker, and eventually disappeared completely. He reached out from under his robe and took out something thick and long, and threw it to Antigonus from afar. Before it was caught, it was several sizes larger than a normal human arm. Its appearance was completely rotten, and its pus was constantly flowing out. The severed hand was suspended in the air and gradually stretched. Is this the severed hand of "Zedus", part of his dismembered body? Antigonus's Spirituality immediately gave the answer. "I heard you were looking for this? When I summoned the messenger, it passed near me, so I intercepted it. " After adding lightly, a smile appeared on Amon's face again. "Next, the game of 'Earth's Angel chases, Outer Deity's Angel escapes' will continue, just like before. If one side loses, they have to agree to the other side's request? " He asked with some nostalgia and expectation. ———— Because of Azik's reminder and his previous attempts, Fors did not use Teleportation to enter Spirit World to reach the destination directly. Instead, he took the other two Angel in a short-distance "flash" to draw lines composed of illusory arms in the gray sky of Underworld, heading in the direction of "River Styx". Soon, under the instructions of Azik, the three of them stopped by a dark and quiet river. It is better to say it is a river than an ocean, because with Fors's vision and perception, the situation on the other side cannot be seen, and the upstream and downstream directions slowly curl into an upward angle, extending to the distant sky. "This is the River Styx that connects every layer of the Underworld? " After possessing the head, Reinette was actually taller than Azik. Fors could only look up. He asked in a cold voice, but the curiosity in his words could not be concealed. His humanity is still quite good, because of the experience of being beheaded? While Fors was thinking, Azik nodded and replied: "Yes, but not in a physical sense, but conceptually... If you really go down the river, you can only get lost in the river and eventually become part of it. " "Then we continue Teleportation through River Styx? "Fors asked. She felt that it shouldn't be that simple, otherwise Mr. Azik would not let her stay on the shore full of corpses, skeletons and unknown flowers. But before the other party could answer, a tattered black wooden boat appeared on the mirror-calm river. It was rowed by a man whose body was so rotten that it was almost indistinguishable from the corpses on the ground. It quickly came to the shore, turned sideways and stopped in front of the three people. The man's eye sockets were empty, and most of his body was exposed, with only a few tattered strips of cloth wrapped around him. However, he accurately found the position of Azik, and knelt down facing the "Death Consul", holding a long oar in his hand, and his whole body was almost pressed against the edge of the boat. "We'll go by boat. " Only then did Azik explain, and then stepped onto the broken wooden boat first, followed by Reinette and Fors. The boat on River Styx... is it the legendary ferryman who guides the dead into Underworld? Is this the origin of the name Death pathway Sequence 3 "The Ferryman" Potion, or is he really a Sequence 3 Saint? Who made him become like this half-dead person? I even feel that there is nothing inside him, only a layer of rotten human skin on the outside... Watching the rowing man kneeling down at an angle that was almost like kissing the back of Azik's shoe, he stood up again and started rowing away from the river bank to the other side. Fors had more and more questions in his heart. She looked at Azik, expecting an answer from the descendant of Death who had obviously been in and out of Underworld. The latter stood on the bow of the boat, looking at the dark river with no shore in sight, and whispered as if talking to himself: "The people ferrying on River Styx are indeed the 'ferrymen' of Sequence 3. Only at this stage, the Beyonder of Death pathway will not be afraid of the power of Underworld and will not die quickly because of entering here. Before my father died, the descendants of the Eggers Family traveled back and forth between Underworld, relying on Golden Mask to resist the power of Underworld, and relying on the ferryman to send them into the depths, until they grew into beings who were not afraid of death. " "But this man doesn't have the power you mentioned, he is just an empty shell, a layer of human skin. " Reinette said suddenly, his blood-red eyes staring at the expressionless man who kept rowing, pointing out the nature of the other person. "Because after the death of Death, the mutation that occurred in Underworld killed most of the intelligent Undying, including these ferrymen who were dedicated to their duties," Azik glanced at the rotten man and replied, "They still have the ability to cross River Styx without being harmed by it, but that's it. They cannot leave River Styx and can only wait for the arrival of the river ferryers to try to devour them and obtain their real bodies. " Just like the boatman in those fairy tales who asked the guests if they would like to work for him and got away... Fors's thoughts were a little divergent for a moment, and then he was curious about why the ferryman did not attack the three of him and his party, but was doing his job peacefully. By the way, when "Death Consul" is present, he behaves like a child. Is this the suppression of the low position by Death pathway? If Mr. Azik does not participate in the exploration, I may not be able to order him wearing this mask. Relying on Teleportation to survive River Styx may have unknown risks. It seems that today's exploration combination is carefully selected by "Empress" Miss, but if so, what is the role of Ms. Reinette... The small wooden boat became quiet and shuttled slowly but quickly on the dark and calm river. Only the sound of the ferryman paddling his oars sounded regularly. After an unknown amount of time, a river bank appeared in the direction of the boat's bow, and the boat stopped steadily on the bank. The ferryman who rowed the boat knelt down again, facing Azik, without daring to raise his head. The official level is overwhelming. I remember that "Hell Admiral" took the initiative to become Mr. "World" under the instructions of Death Consul. At that time, Demigod was not even Mr. "World". Marionette was also fictionalized and written into "The Great Adventurer Series" by me... Fors glanced at the boatman dripping with pus, who had been ferrying in River Styx for who knows how many years, and left the wooden boat. Although the location of the three of them is also on the River Styx shore, it is completely different from the direction they came from. There is no longer a pale Sun light shining in the sky, and there are no piles of bones, corpses and bloody flowers on the shore. The entire environment is shrouded in rich darkness, with only Star dots of pale green flames extending from the river bank to the distance, like street lamps. Ignoring the ferryman's farewell, Azik pointed into the distance and said: "Now we can continue Teleportation. There is a church dedicated to Death in that direction, and the bottom leads directly to the deepest palace of Underworld. "I have a hunch that if the last body part of 'Zedus' is in Underworld, it should be in that position." "Why?" Fors asked in confusion, while looking into the darkness, using his own "positioning" ability to plan the next Teleportation path, so as not to lose his way without being able to enter Spirit World, and take himself and his companions to inexplicable places. Azik also looked at that position and answered with a certain emotional tone, "Because that's where the divine body of Phoenix Ancestor Gregrace is." PS: I have been too busy recently... the number of words updated every day is a bit low.