"Who Turned You into This, Medici?"

"...I'm curious. If even I count as a freebie, what exactly did you sell to the Lord?" Medici suddenly withdrew the danger from his eyes. His expression gave no hint of whether he was angry or not; he merely smiled teasingly.

"My deal with the True Creator was simple. Bringing the old Creator back into this era was the entirety of the transaction." Luo Lin smiled as he spoke, and was gratified to see Medici's pupils quake.

"Do you know what you're saying?" Medici stared fixedly at Luo Lin as he said this, all trace of his usual casualness gone from his expression.

To the current Medici, the Ancient Sun God's existence was undoubtedly one of the deepest taboos in his heart.

"I know exactly what I'm saying, Mr. Medici." Luo Lin smiled. At that moment, he dismissed his summoning of Azzik, looked at the Red Angel before him, and then used him as a medium for another summoning.

A familiar figure condensed once more. The Ancient Sun God opened His eyes and descended upon this era again.

Compared with the utter confusion He had shown when He was summoned the first time, the Ancient Sun God clearly understood what had happened the moment He saw Luo Lin this time.

His gaze then swept across the surroundings. When it landed on Medici not far away, the Ancient Sun God froze. For the first time, the gentle smile He always wore vanished from His face, and sorrow seemed to fill His golden eyes.

The Ancient Sun God seemed to sigh. At that moment, Backlund's rare clear skies were suddenly covered by dark clouds, and a fine drizzle began to fall, soaking every corner of the city.

Within the underground building, the long-dead Creator looked at His former War Angel and asked in a sorrowful voice:

"Who turned you into this, Medici?"

Medici found it hard to say what he was feeling at that moment. He had not seen such a Creator in thousands of years. Since the divine war at the end of the Third Epoch, the Ancient Sun God had fallen, replaced by the True Creator, who had been born from His corpse.

Although Medici did not refuse to acknowledge that the True Creator was the Ancient Sun God like Amon and Adam did, and still regarded the True Creator as the Ancient Sun God, he also understood that the Lord had changed. Deep down, Medici hoped that the True Creator would return to how He once was someday, but the War Angel himself knew that possibility was slim.

A certain fallen god might never return.

It could be said that Medici had never dreamed he would one day see that familiar Creator again.

As a top-tier conspirator, Medici should have been analyzing what this little fellow who had summoned the Ancient Sun God was, what his purpose was, and what schemes lay behind all this.

But as the War Angel, Medici merely looked at the Ancient Sun God before him, opened his mouth, and spoke the title he often used, yet which for some reason felt strangely unfamiliar at this moment.

"...Lord!"

"I am here." The Ancient Sun God answered gently. He sighed, stepped forward, and patted Medici's shoulder. "You have suffered all these years, Medici. I'm sorry."

"...You don't need to apologize." Medici pressed his lips tightly together. The War Angel, who was always so sarcastic and caustic, seemed not even to know how to speak at that moment, and could only force out those dry words.

"So who turned you into this? Can you tell me?" the Ancient Sun God asked again.

Medici's body stiffened. After what seemed to be a struggle, he still looked at the Ancient Sun God and said, "Adam. Adam betrayed me."

The Ancient Sun God was clearly stunned, seeming deeply surprised. Then a trace of pain appeared between His brows.

The Ancient Sun God looked at Medici, closed His eyes briefly, and said, "I'm sorry, Medici. I'm sorry."

Medici was clearly puzzled by the Ancient Sun God's reaction, but before he could think more deeply about it, Luo Lin gave a soft cough from beside them.

"Ahem, just a friendly reminder—you have forty-five seconds left. There might not be enough time for reminiscing!" Luo Lin reminded them with a smile. Watching the warm scene before him, thinking of the truth about Medici being cooked in a hot pot, and of the future in which Medici would join forces with the Eternal Blazing Sun and Adam to oppose the True Creator, he suddenly felt as though he were watching dark comedy.

The feelings were real, the loyalty was real, the betrayal was real, and the confrontation was real... All I can say is that God had harmed people terribly. Luo Lin lamented inwardly, only to see the Ancient Sun God look at him.

"We meet again, Mr. Luo Lin."

"We meet again, Mr. Grisha. I made a deal with the you of this era. I wonder if you are satisfied with it, sir?" Luo Lin said with a smile. As he spoke, he noticed the Ancient Sun God tilt His head slightly, as though listening to something.

Clearly, the Ancient Sun God had already made contact with the True Creator of this era.

"I am very satisfied." The Ancient Sun God, who had already exchanged information with the True Creator remotely, looked at Luo Lin and said, "So this time, it is one minute, correct?"

"The first transaction is naturally more of a trial. If Mr. Sun God is satisfied, then once we deepen our cooperation, I will naturally allow Mr. Sun God to remain in this era longer." Luo Lin smiled like a perfect merchant.

That was also the truth. Given the price the True Creator had offered, Luo Lin was already being extremely fair by summoning the Ancient Sun God for one minute and throwing in a Red Angel for free.

Though with Luo Lin's current spirituality, even going all out, he could not summon the Ancient Sun God for more than a few minutes anyway.

"I look forward to it." The Ancient Sun God gave Luo Lin a deep look, then suddenly asked, "I'm curious, Mr. Luo Lin. Aren't you afraid that I will alter the established past?"

Hearing that, Luo Lin smiled. He looked at the Ancient Sun God, his smile bright and expectant. "Actually, I'm very much looking forward to seeing what you can change."

Whether a summoned Shadow of Time, after learning of the future, could alter the past was something Luo Lin had tested countless times in his former world. Every experiment had yielded the same result—the past could be changed, but the more crucial a pivotal event was and the greater its impact, the harder it was to alter.

Now that he was in another world, Luo Lin was also curious whether the rules in this regard had changed. He wondered whether the Ancient Sun God, once the strongest being on Earth, could accomplish what others could not.

The Ancient Sun God had clearly understood Luo Lin's meaning, and a thoughtful look appeared in His eyes. But He suddenly looked in a certain direction.

Luo Lin followed His gaze and saw a blond priest in white robes standing there at some unknown point. The man had a beard and a pair of golden eyes. At first glance, those eyes seemed to contain infinite compassion, but upon closer inspection, one would discover there was nothing within them.

The Visionary Angel, Adam!