Time and place

Besides gratitude, Nosk also wanted to convey a message to Kronos through Old Fan: he wanted to leave the sea.

Nosk agreed to the mission at sea mainly because Kronos had persuaded him well.

In Nosk's view, he was only there to preach and gain some prestige, so that once the situation at sea improved, he could return to the mainland and rightfully become an Archbishop.

But who would have thought it would end up like this?

During my time at sea, aside from being hunted, I spent the rest of my time in secret.

If he continued living in such circumstances, Nosk didn't know how long he could survive.

Therefore, he naturally wanted to be transferred back to the mainland, even if he could only be an ordinary bishop, he would be willing to accept it.

Although this Mechanical Puppet originally didn't have a strong Spirituality, it did have the ability to say a few words, so Nosk placed all his hopes on "Mr. Jacques".

After returning to the Church, Old Fan naturally told Kronos the truth about the matter.

Kronos completely disregarded Nosk's request.

The entire Church of Steam and Machinery knew that Nosk was Horamick's student, so as long as he continued to drift at sea, Horamick's spirit of selflessness would live on.

Kronos really needs this character setting, so he can only make things difficult for Nosk.

As for the dangerous matters, Kronos was not too worried, because the most dangerous moment had passed.

If Nosk keeps a low profile in the future, he should avoid attracting the attention of the Dawn of Elements.

But if this judgment is wrong, then it can only be said that Nosk was unlucky, and it has nothing to do with Kronos.

With the successful arms deal, Laurien's position was further solidified, and she was able to continue to win over other New Party Member of Parliament.

Kronos paid little attention to this matter, instead continuing his arduous "seclusion" in the Church.

Two days later, one evening after finishing the verification of a Material Structure, Kronos suddenly felt drowsy.

This is certainly a very rare thing for a Sequence 3 Beyonder.

Because if Kronos doesn't plan to sleep, he can stay awake until the Apocalypse.

Kronos had experienced this feeling before; it Lady Arianna contacting him.

For safety reasons, Kronos left the Saint Hilleran Cathedral and then, at Lady Arianna's summons, entered the dream world.

In this dream, besides Lady Arianna, Kronos also saw two other figures.

One of them is quite representative because it is not humanoid, but a giant silver-white Giant Snake.

This Giant Snake has bright red eyes, no real scales, and its body is covered with dense patterns and Symbol that are interconnected to form a series of rotating wheels. Each rotating wheel has different markings around it, and the rotating wheels on its tail and head are only half of each.

Kronos had seen it many times before; this was Will Unsetin's Snake of Mercury.

The other figure was a man who looked to be in his fifties or sixties. He had long, pale yellow eyebrows, his hair was neatly combed back, there were some wrinkles on his forehead, and his face was an unnaturally pale color.

Kronos searched his memory for similar descriptions and finally settled on a name—"Baoli Dellaunay".

This lineup can only serve one purpose: the pre-arranged Betting Duel.

As Kronos expected, upon his arrival, Lady Arianna said, "Now that everyone is here, let's set the time and place for the Betting Duel."

Kronos spoke first, "Didn't you say we'd wait until Will restarted before starting? Are we deciding so early?"

The giant silver Giant Snake spoke, "My preparations are complete, and I am ready to be born at any time. Set the time, and I will be born accordingly."

The reason for this is that Will's condition will be significantly affected after the reboot, and it will be virtually impossible for him to regain his previous strength in a short period of time.

However, there is one exception: the moment of birth.

Will will briefly possess his full power at that time, thus enabling him to participate in the Betting Duel as agreed.

But after hearing Will Onsetin's words, Kronos was somewhat surprised.

In my memory, Will was supposed to be born in about a month, but this time he was born a month early.

What Kronos didn't know was that in the original story, Will's reboot was entirely to avoid trouble; his self-defense abilities would even decrease after his rebirth, so he simply let everything take its natural course.

Things are different now. With this Betting Duel in place, once Will is born, the trouble can be dealt with to some extent.

If Kronos loses, he will most likely die, and everything that hinders his path to godhood will disappear.

But if Kronos wins, under the witness of Fate, all conflicts will be wiped clean, and Will will completely submit to the arrangements of Fate.

By then, Will won't become a god, and neither will Ouroboros, so Ouroboros will naturally stop chasing Will.

Therefore, Will tried his best to shorten the time of his birth this time.

If it weren't for the need to protect the mother's safety, Will could have been born even faster.

So this month's progress was all rushed by Will himself.

Will noticed Kronos's surprise and said calmly, "It seems you know quite a bit about my original birth time."

Upon hearing this, Kronos quickly regained his composure and said, "Will overestimates me. I have no such ability."

Will didn't say much, just gave a couple of cold laughs.

Arianna was well aware of the feud between the two, so she didn't show much emotion or attitude, but Baoli Dellaud was a different story.

He looked at Kronos with interest, then at the silver Giant Snake, trying to discern something.

As a leading figure in the Visionary Pathway and the President of the Psychology Alchemists, he is naturally very interested in psychological matters.

He couldn't understand how Speaker Will, as Sequence One Archangel, could have a conflict with his opponent this time, nor could he understand how a Sequence 3 could survive after offending Archangel.

Therefore, I really want to find the answer through observation and psychological analysis.

But he didn't have that much time, because Arianna called him directly, "Mr. Baoli, the time for this Betting Duel will be decided by our Church of Evernight, and the location will be decided by you."

Just then, Kronos added, "It can't be a place for you Twilight Hermit Order meet."

In Kronos's own memory, this President was a cunning old fox.

He believed that "Garden of Eden" was the safest place, so he placed his true form Garden of Eden and created countless identities for himself in the outside world, using those identities to carry out his activities.

If he were to set up the Betting Duel in the Garden of Eden, or even more radically, in the Corpse Cathedral, he would have absolutely no chance of winning.

To be honest, if Kronos hadn't banned this option, Baoli would have actually considered placing this location in the Garden of Eden.

Baoli did conduct some research on his opponent, but the Information he gathered was limited.

All that is known is that their family has always followed the Hermit Pathway, and Kronos is no exception; he has now reached Sequence 3.

Kronos himself was very young, only in his early twenties, and had a bright future, so he was chosen by the Evernight Goddess as her chosen one.

Baoli felt a little Envy of this promising young man.

It's difficult for him to take things further, but it's not necessarily the case for young people like him.

So if he were asked to personally destroy the future of these young people, he would be more than willing to do it.

As for losing, he was initially worried, but after Information about his age came out, his worries lessened considerably.

At such a young age, he certainly doesn't have much experience fighting enemies, so this seasoned veteran has a much greater chance of winning.

Adam wasn't so concerned about Baoli's life or death; he was more concerned about the Evernight Goddess cooperating with His plan.

So Adam also contributed to this Betting Duel by obtaining the Beyonder Characteristic of the Archduke of Blood from the Evernight Goddess.

Items at this level are inherently limited, so regardless of who you acquire the finished product from, there's always a way to find out.

Therefore, Adam chose to change one Beyonder Characteristic and then create a completely new Beyonder Item, which could effectively prevent opponents from preparing in advance.

Unfortunately, only the Evernight Goddess possesses this Beyonder Characteristic to keep things completely secret, making it virtually impossible to maintain secrecy.

However, since it was impossible to predict what this Beyonder Characteristic would be made into, the Evernight Goddess could only offer the Never-Extinguishing Sun, an Beyonder Item specifically designed for the Abyss Pathway.

The Beyonder Item crafted from the Beyonder Characteristic of the Archduke of Blood is now in Baoli's hands, which greatly boosts Baoli confidence.

So Baoli thought for a moment and then said, "Let's be fair and just find a Deserted Island. That way, we can minimize the impact and avoid any bias."

The Visionary Pathway is also a calculated Pathway; the fact that Baoli made such a statement speaks volumes about his confidence.

Kronos smiled slightly and then said, "I agree."

How could he possibly refuse? Being on Deserted Island would be beneficial for him.

Don't forget, among the Dark Angel's Wings is a Sea Monster of the Sea King level, possessing the power of the Sea King, and the ocean is a great help to him.

The Sea King on land and the Sea King in the ocean are definitely not on the same level.

The main problem is that Kronos revealed too little Message, so Baoli only had a very basic understanding of him.

In Baoli's view, what help could the ocean offer to the Hermit Pathway? So this geographical location was fair.

Since Kronos agreed, there was naturally no objection to the position.

The three people and the snake randomly selected a Deserted Island in the ocean and left their Information Coordinates the location for their Betting Duel.

Once the location is determined, the next step is to determine the timing.

Kronos said, "Let's set it for 10 PM two days from now. I have things to take care of these two days, so it's not suitable for Betting Duel."

There's a reason why this time was chosen.

The Council of the Gods of the Church of Steam and Machinery is about to begin again, and Kronos needs to attend as Horamick, and also report truthfully on the change of leadership in the Loen Kingdom.

In his fight against Baoli, Kronos couldn't say he had a 100% chance of winning, and even if he did win, there was a high probability he would be injured.

In this situation, it's better to handle the upcoming matters first before facing this battle.

Neither Will nor Baoli commented on Kronos's suggestion.

For the two of them, a day or two is nothing.

Baoli is the youngest among them, and he is over two hundred years old.

Will, having lived from the Second Epoch to the present, can accept waiting this long.

After the time and place of the Betting Duel were set, Will and Baoli naturally left the dream world, leaving only Arianna and Kronos behind.

With only the two of them present, Kronos spoke up, "If I lose this Betting Duel, who will take over my mission?"

This Betting Duel was agreed from the beginning to be a life-or-death battle, so one has to consider what would happen if they failed and died.

As a result, Lady Arianna said in a slightly strange tone, "The goddess told me to tell you that if you can't win, use your unique ability. Adam won't let you die."

Amanises had always said not to easily reveal the authority over time, because it would be discovered by others.

Amanises's idea was to invest in it himself and not let anyone else get involved.

Kronos thought similarly; he already owed Amanises a considerable amount, and he would inevitably have to repay it in the future—there was no way around it.

However, he did not want to provoke any other True God or Archangel.

However, if the situation becomes truly critical, then the only option is to pull in another teammate.

At least in Amanises's eyes, Adam was a decent collaborator.

There was no conflict of Pathway between the two, and both were intelligent, providing a basis for cooperation.

If Kronos is truly no match for Baoli, then the only option left is to reveal the Authority of Time.

It is believed that Adam would not choose to extinguish this New Life authority directly.

Since His purpose is also to fight against Outer Deity and protect the world, wouldn't having another ally be a good thing?

After hearing what Lady Arianna said, the corners of Kronos's mouth curled up slightly.

Even if Amanises hadn't explicitly stated it, he would most likely have done so anyway.

Saving your life isn't shameful!