Cassiem Was Very Excited

The giant Cassiem was unusually excited.

—The aimless search that had given him so much trouble was finally coming to an end.

His Highness the Prince gave him a vague clue—"the place closest to death"—and asked him to find something he'd never seen before. This left him utterly bewildered, unsure where to even begin.

What is the closest place to death? What exactly does this "Book of Law" look like? Is it a book, or something else? What does it look like? Where might it be stored now?

The answer is, "I don't know, but you find it for me anyway."

... So what could he do?

And yet, they were given a death order: they had to find it. If they couldn't, they weren't going back—wait, could they at least give them some more information?

But I can't give it to them.

Because His Highness the Prince also knew nothing; his only clue came from the Eye Demon.

The Eye Demon is a demon with the power to Path of Adaptation, possessing abilities such as clairvoyance, X-Ray Vision, detection of invisibility, and precognition of the future, as well as the ability to manipulate information.

However, Prince Wolfram was not Demon Scholar, but Grand Wizard. His bewitching eye had not made a pact with him, but was merely his companion—because that bewitching eye had once been his brother.

Even in the time when the Supreme Heaven still existed, he had already become a demon, feared and hated by his own kind. Now, with the giants nearly wiped out, that beholder has become the lucky one.

But in Cassiem's opinion, that eye demon might not be reliable.

Although demons also possess some memories of their past lives... once they transform into beings on the path of cultivation, they are no longer the same as they were in the past.

Cassiem's knowledge as Demon Scholar told him that many people in the past had been killed because they believed that they were friends or relatives of demons, and their souls had become food for demons.

However, in Prince Wolfram's view, perhaps it was Cassiem who was unreliable.

Cassiem was neither a member of the Giant King nor a royal guard serving the royal family. Those Titans had long been wiped out... Although Cassiem was Pure-Blood Giant, he was just a commoner in the past.

He escaped the extermination only because of good luck; and he did not go to the Eternal Frost Empire in the North because he still could not control his anger and was therefore not recognized by his former compatriots who had turned to the Path of Wisdom.

In other words, he was a homeless orphan.

Not only the Avalon, but also the Stibnite Person and the Iris People hated giants. If he wanted to run away, he could only go south, cross the sea, and see the trolls and chimpanzees baring their teeth. He might even be kidnapped and sold by goblins.

Because nowhere would take him, Cassiem had no choice but to follow Prince Wolfram —so he was not a human, but a dog.

If the giant fails to restore his kingdom, he will be like a homeless stray dog, easily killed if seen on the street.

But if the giant could restore his kingdom, even if it were just a small piece of land... then he would not only have a home to return to, but also wealth and glory. He might even be able to openly eat people.

He had no choice. So, with that in mind, he followed Prince Wolfram and joined the newly formed Noble Red Society.

It was precisely because of this extreme thought that "I have no way out" that he was able to reach the Fifth Level as an ordinary person—now he has become a true Demon Avatar, capable of shedding his physical body and transforming into a demon at any time.

Or rather, the past him is long dead. It's just that the newborn demon is still acting in his past, still-corrupting body.

Therefore, Prince Wolfram's wariness was not without reason. Because if necessary, he could betray Prince Wolfram at any time.

Demons have no conscience like humans.

But conversely, precisely because of this... Cassiem doesn't trust his own kind. This kind of person doesn't refer to Prince Wolfram, but to his brother, the Eye Demon.

Cassiem strongly suspected that this so-called "prophecy" was a complete lie, intended to drive him away.

Because more than a decade ago, it had repeatedly spoken to Prince Wolfram about the "Book of Law".

The beholder believed that the "Book of Law" contained Secret Knowledge about the Celestials and Pillar God, and involved a great power that could change the world and influence the future.

If the right person obtains it, there is hope that the giant bear can return to its position as one of the Nine Pillar Gods... If it can also obtain the Sacred Entity again, there is even hope that it can ascend to the position of Celestial Master or even Pillar God in its mortal form.

... No, bro. Do you really believe that?

Cassiem found it utterly absurd. It was completely beyond his comprehension given his normal intelligence.

—The Book of Law is at best a book written by that former leader Jacob, who was at most at the Fifth Level, not even the Sixth Level. And this book isn't even Grimoire.

A book written by a mortal contains knowledge that can make mortals into Pillar God —if this is true, why doesn't he become a Pillar God himself? Or if a third of it is true, then he could become an apostle himself, right? But Jacob wasn't even an apostle; he died completely.

Then the Eye Demon asked Prince Wolfram to find the Book of Law. But they searched everywhere but couldn't find it, so after Cassiem's repeated dissuasion, Prince Wolfram finally gave up.

And recently, that beholder returned—it claimed that the reason it couldn't find the Book of Law before was because the Book of Law hadn't been born yet. But now that the Book of Law has been born, it can go look for it again.

Prince Wolfram then sent Cassiem out again, demanding that he find the Book of Law.

—Now, Cassiem strongly suspects that this is a conspiracy orchestrated by the Eye Demon. His goal is to drive him out, and Prince Wolfram must have already seen through it. He intends to use this opportunity to eliminate or suppress his faction's power.

After all, Cassiem is, to some extent, a Transcender.

There is no truly loyal Transcender in this world—he certainly has his own power.

According to the unspoken understanding among those Transcender, the moment Prince Wolfram began to turn back and clean up his own forces, it meant that he no longer had the desire to transcend!

Although Cassiem outwardly maintained respect and loyalty, he was actually quite pleased with it.

The Prince has begun to weaken, so...

Do I have a chance to replace him as "Prince Wolfram"? After all, to humans, giants all look pretty much the same...

Anyway, Cassiem had done what he was supposed to do. He checked all the surrounding graves and hospitals, and then they wandered around the forest, trying to make themselves look busy...

But then, they suddenly found a way.

He swore that this road hadn't existed before. It was just that from a certain moment on, a road suddenly appeared.

In other words, they inadvertently found a Mesozoic Lock.

Suddenly, Cassiem was tempted.

Because he sensed an extremely strong twilight atmosphere...

Could this be the place "closest to death" where the "Book of Law" is located? Or perhaps...

Could the "Book of Law" really exist? Another thought suddenly occurred to Cassiem.

If the Book of Law is indeed here, and it possesses at least a third of the power touted by the Eye Demon... then it seems unnecessary for him to hand it over to the Prince.

With that thought in mind, he walked through the dark forest.

After admiring the silent village under the twilight for a while and feeling the power of death filling the air, Cassiem took a deep breath.

—My life is about to change! There must be something special about this village hidden in the Mesozoic Lock.

Since that's the case...

Cassiem sneered.

"Search carefully, brothers and sisters."

With a heavy killing intent, he slowly ordered, "Search every house carefully."

"Remember to keep all the elderly and students here and gather them in the middle of the village square."

I was exhausted after finishing writing three hours yesterday, so I woke up late today and am a little late.

There will be a second update around 2 PM!