The Prophecy of the Apocalypse

"Mr. Fool, aren't you going to sleep?" Neph yawned. "Aren't you tired after just one fight?"

She looked a little listless, but Klein didn't think she was really tired. After all, Angel had transcended the realm of mortals in every sense. For Angel to feel tired, it would have to be due to Spirituality depletion—and he figured Neph probably didn't do anything that would cause Spirituality depletion.

Therefore, Klein didn't bother with formalities and asked directly, "Your purpose in attacking the Church of Storms was to start a war?"

"That's not hard to figure out, is it?" Neph looked at him strangely. "Although I've been referring to God, the actions of gods and believers are corresponding. If the gods are fighting each other, how can believers get married?"

"I—" Klein was speechless.

"But why you?" he asked through gritted teeth. "You've been emphasizing that war is inevitable, and I accept that, but why should you be the one to start this inevitable war?"

Neph frowned, stared at Klein, and after a few seconds of contemplation, said, "Because I disrupted the original situation, given the current circumstances, while war is still inevitable, it will likely be delayed for a very long time."

"Why can't we keep dragging this on?" Klein continued, "It hasn't even happened yet, how do you know it's inevitable?"

Neph looked at him with an absurd expression. She realized she was being questioned and almost instinctively wanted to retort, but she quickly calmed down because she realized that Klein knew nothing about it.

He didn't know that Adam needed the death of the God of Combat to become a god, didn't know that the "True Creator" could only merge with Adam after he became a god, didn't know that the Outer Deity were watching Earth with predatory intent, and that the Apocalypse was just a cold, unreal number to him.

"Klein," Neph sighed softly, her voice filled with sorrow, "We don't have time."

Before Klein could voice his doubts, she continued, "The Apocalypse will come in 1368. This is a universally acknowledged message among all Beyonder skilled in Prophecy. But Klein, the Apocalypse will not come without warning. Before everything happens, the earth will groan, and living beings will die one by one, and be corrupted one by one—"

"If we were to foolishly wait until 1368, everyone would be dead by then!"

She wasn't exaggerating. Although as a "Child of Winter" who came from the "Pure White Walker," she should be as pure as a child. Before she dug through the thick layer of snow, she couldn't possibly see the truth of the Apocalypse. But having already grasped the Authority of disappearance, if she tried to sense it within the Pure White Space, she could feel everything that was about to disappear, including the crumbling barrier outside the Earth.

Neph could sense that if the barrier continued to dissipate normally, it would likely break in 1368. However, in the Fourth Epoch Fifth Epoch, the God were still able to walk on the earth, but in the Fifth Age, God had to rely on their divine kingdom to block the barrier. Now, at the end of the Fifth Epoch, a considerable gap has appeared between the barrier and the divine kingdom, enough for some special Outer Deity to penetrate the barrier and bestow their blessings.

As for going even further, by 1358, the "Circle of Inevitability" had even sent down Archangel! They were practically Divine Descent directly!

Although the "Angel of Redemption" was sealed away the moment it landed, the damage to the barrier was already obvious. Neph sometimes even suspected that the Apocalypse in the Prophecy was not the time when the barrier broke, but the time when all people died. Before that, the Outer Deity would have a way to pass through the crumbling barrier and bring about a Divine Descent!

This is inextricably linked to the existence of the sequel. The sequel's protagonist, Lumian, levels up at the same frantic pace as Klein in the first book. When the story reached the sixth volume, not two years had passed yet, and Neph even doubted whether the sequel could cover the three-year timeframe of the first book, let alone wait until 1368.

Klein could sense the impatience in Neph, which was different from the impatience they had felt when they Oldest One met. Back then, Klein felt more impatience, but now, Klein could sense a deep anxiety in her.

It was as if she could actually see the scenes she was describing.

Klein guessed that Neph hadn't seen it, otherwise she wouldn't be so calm, but something must have given her a real sense of the Apocalypse. Therefore, Klein abandoned that naive and ridiculous hope and asked, "Then why do we greet the Apocalypse with a world war?"

After a few seconds of silence, Neph uttered a single word. "Supreme God."

Klein was slightly taken aback, recalling the Oldest One words about "Dao Fruit." He still couldn't understand what those things were, but with the concept of the Supreme God, Klein seemed to understand them a little.

There are currently Seven Orthodox Gods in the world, as well as a large number of Evil God. Among them, there may not be all True God, but there is more than one Evil God who is known to be True God. Whether they are righteous or Evil God gods, they all have their own ideas and can only form alliances for a short time. Klein witnessed the alliance between the righteous and Evil God.

It's unrealistic to expect a group of God bound together by interests and alliances to fight against the Apocalypse. Even if they don't scatter when disaster strikes, it's still difficult for them to work together towards a common goal.

Klein recalled the Ancient Sun God of the Third Epoch period, and those enigmatic historical events, and asked thoughtfully, "The Ancient Sun God of the Third Epoch was actually a supreme god, wasn't he?"

Neph nodded slightly, then added, "I can't explain it to you in detail, but I think you understand why."

Klein didn't have much of an opinion on this; he just felt an increased urgency for his advancement. However, he still had one question he wanted to confirm, "Is the War of the Gods for the birth of the supreme god?"

Neph nodded again, and before Klein could speak again, she said, "Don't ask anymore, I really can't say any more."

Klein wisely gave up, and instead stopped, his tone much gentler than before. "Neph, do you understand what war will bring?"

Neph paused slightly, then nodded and shook her head. "I've read a lot of books, Historical Records, or books about war, about the consequences of war, and anti-war books. Of course, I've read quite a few as well."

"But unfortunately, I had only seen war in books, and at that time, I had not yet seen the power of history through books—don't forget, I was born and grew up in a country that had not experienced war for decades, and before I traveled through time, I hadn't even had a chance to leave school."

After a few seconds of consideration, Klein said, "I hope you'll go and see what happened after the war."

He didn't try to persuade me any further, only sighing softly, "Alright, let's stop talking about this. We won't get anywhere arguing here. Although I'm a few years older than you, I mostly just read the news online. In this respect, I'm not much better than you. I just want to avoid such a heated approach."

Chapter 33 A Premonition of the Apocalypse

"While I still doubt the undeniable truth, I suspect that what you do isn't entirely up to you, just like you said—you're working for the God behind you, right?"

Neph fell silent. Klein pondered for a moment before speaking, "I don't want to argue with you. Arguing about this won't do any good except make you turn around and leave right now. After all, neither of us can change the other's mind—no, if you're willing to be a little cruel, I think you can."

"You know I won't do that." Neph shook her head.

Klein chuckled softly and continued, "So, let's talk about something else first. You go be your White Angel, and I'll set up my charitable foundation—hmm, would you like to donate some money to it?"

"I wouldn't mind donating my shares in the Pedal Bicycle to you," Neph said, rubbing her forehead, "Provided you don't mind me taking money directly from you when I'm short of cash."

"Actually," Klein subtly reminded her, "My money is with 'Sefirah Castle,' and you might not be able to get it."

Neph smiled politely at him, "Then your two butlers will discover that Mr. Dantes' house has a highly skilled Thief."

"----Okay," Klein nodded, "I understand. Then you can indeed donate those shares, since that's what you were doing anyway."

Neph was speechless. She shook her head and said, "Do I need to sign any documents?"

"I'll call you then." Klein nodded.

They settled the matter, and Klein added with a smile, "But I'd like to talk to you about George III."

"What you've been trying to tell me all along is that he's preparing to become the Black Emperor," is that right?

Neph nodded slightly.

Klein gave a knowing look, but he still couldn't hide his doubts as he continued, "Of course, it's understandable that he has such thoughts. Once he becomes the Black Emperor and True God, he can get rid of the current situation and free the Augustus Family from the Church's control. This is certainly not a scene that the Church would like to see."

"But I don't understand. In this era of extraordinary concealment, the King is not allowed to become Demigod. Why has he already begun preparing for the ascension Ritual? Even if it's preparation in advance, isn't this way too far ahead of schedule?"

"He's at least Archangel," Neph shook her head, "And might even be the King of Angel."

Klein's expression changed abruptly, and he asked in a serious voice, "Are you sure?"

Neph chuckled and said, "Since you were able to guess this far, you certainly wouldn't overlook the Uniqueness and the origin of the three Sequence 1."

Adam deserves the most credit for enabling Emperor Roselle to become the Black Emperor, as he conveniently bestowed upon him the Uniqueness and corresponding Beyonder Characteristic. And after Emperor Roselle's death, you can easily guess that Adam went and reclaimed the corresponding Uniqueness and Beyonder Characteristic.

"And today, when George III decided to become a god, the Psychology Alchemists' Society provided assistance. But did you know that the founder of the Psychology Alchemists' Society was Hermes, a member of the Twilight Hermit Order?"

She mentioned those names without a care, seemingly unconcerned that Adam knew. Klein's expression turned knowing as he carefully considered the implications of her words: "You mean, Adam instructed Hermes to help George III?"

"Whether it was at His behest or Hermes's own initiative, I'm not sure," Neph shrugged. "But who says that his own initiative wasn't His arrangement?"

Klein felt a cold sweat break out on his back, but Neph sighed softly, resting her chin on her hand and saying, "I've even seen authors write where the protagonist punches through the screen, turning the author into a eunuch—ha, never forget, He's a Author," although this sense of caution might very well have been written by Him.

"----" Klein swallowed hard. "Let's get back to our previous topic."

"Alright," Neph agreed, "Since He can provide George III with Beyonder Characteristic and Uniqueness, why can't He also help conceal it?"

With an King of Angel acting Pathway "Spectator" personally intervening, deceiving the Church the Three Deities would be no difficult task. Klein nodded, but the doubt in his heart still lingered. "Could He possibly deceive the True God?"

"He doesn't need to hide it from the True God," Neph shrugged. "The Seven Gods have already tacitly approved of this. They need more people to ascend to Divine Office before the Apocalypse; it's just that everyone is inclined to choose what is more advantageous to themselves."

"Why is the Church stopping us?" Klein didn't understand.

Neph stroked her chin and said sincerely, "If you knew Amon, you wouldn't have such a question."

"Amon is the kind of guy who would even deceive his own clones. Compared to that, what's so strange about the Seven Gods deceiving their own Church?"

Klein wore an expression of enlightenment and asked, "Isn't this what they call the best deception being deceiving yourself?"

Neph thought for a moment and corrected him, "I think I'm the one who should be deceiving myself, because Amon's true form is actually still conscious, and He wouldn't really allow the clone to climb on top of the true form."

"And me, theoretically speaking, I can completely seal away my memories and construct a false life for myself—don't show that look! I know what you're thinking! I could never be a persona created by anyone!"

She bared her teeth and retorted seriously, "Unless I live in a dream world, it's impossible, because I know everything too well. I don't believe anyone can do what you initially suspected: Prophecy can't even reveal who says what!"

"Unless----"

She paused for a few seconds before speaking with a somewhat strange expression, "Unless He wasn't Prophecy, but for some unknown reason, He obtained a portion of the Original Creator's memories about the end of this era."

"But I think that's unrealistic, because once I get the memories, I should be responsible for maintaining the authenticity of those scenes, but in reality, the so-called plot has already been disrupted by me."

"But then again, maybe I have memories from before I Oldest One woke up? Hmm, in those places I haven't had time to explore yet—"