Plan B

The Hidden Sage may be mentally unstable, but that doesn't mean he lacks combat experience.

Putting aside Constantin's experience, over the years, so many people have tried to deal with him, the most representative of whom is Stiano.

But in the end, no one succeeded, which demonstrates the level of the Hidden Sage.

Therefore, after feeling the restraints on him weaken, he disregarded the pain in his body and chose to break free from his current state.

His choice was absolutely wise, as it helped him escape Kronos's Judgment.

After dodging the attack, the Hidden Sage charged straight at Kronos without the slightest hesitation.

A torrent of Information surged in, and the scene was quite spectacular.

Kronos could have easily avoided it if he had wanted to, but he didn't.

Since they all followed the same Pathway and were all King of Angel, Kronos wanted to confront this Hidden Sage head-on and see just how strong he really was.

Since the Hidden Sage has chosen to fight head-on, Kronos has decided to accompany him.

Then Kronos gradually revealed his Mythical Form.

The Hidden Sage is constantly in a state of Information Stream, which is not suitable for dealing with using the main body, because attacks may not be effective.

Just as Kronos's mythical state was fully revealed, the Hidden Sage appeared before him.

The two ethereal Mythical Form then collided directly.

With that one collision, Kronos realized the gap between himself and the Hidden Sage.

After all, the Hidden Sage has been at the level of King of Angel for over a thousand years, which is something that someone like him, who was promoted just a couple of days ago, cannot compare to.

However, since they were both King of Angel, the battle was evenly matched for a time, although Kronos was at a disadvantage.

Kronos was actually quite satisfied that they had fought to this extent.

As long as he doesn't lose outright, it means the gap between the two isn't that big, and he still has a fighting chance.

In fact, this is how the Hidden Sage usually fights. Because of his Informationization state, many attacks are ineffective against him. And with his Mythical Form, even an Archangel would find it difficult to withstand him.

However, this time he was unable to gain the upper hand directly, so the Hidden Sage quickly began to change his tactics.

Amidst the constant "hand-to-hand combat," a considerable amount of Information Stream began to circulate around them.

Knowledge Attack —that's the true specialty of the Knowledge Emperor.

However, this tactic was clearly not as effective for Kronos, who was also Knowledge Emperor.

After this knowledge poured into Kronos, Kronos directly used the Knowledge Emperor’s Power of Control.

Knowledge Emperor can Dominion his own knowledge, and he can also Dominion knowledge from outside.

However, there is a prerequisite: he must understand all of this knowledge.

The first strike of the Hidden Sage contained a vast amount of knowledge, which was extremely complex, but mainly fell within the Paths of the Divine.

Therefore, for Kronos, who had thoroughly studied Blasphemy Card, this knowledge wasn't particularly troublesome, it just made his head spin a little.

While Analysis the knowledge in his mind, Kronos also dealt with the physical attacks, managing to handle the situation with relative ease.

However, since the Hidden Sage had prepared for this type of attack, he naturally wouldn't give up easily.

So soon, the second and third waves of attacks began to arrive.

The twenty-two Paths of the Divine only had so much Information, so soon, some of the knowledge that came in began to be less common.

The Moses Ascetic Order, as an organization specializing in magical Spell, existed long before the appearance of the Hidden Sage, and therefore has a deep foundation in this area.

For example, the knowledge used to tempt Old Neil, while not necessarily effective, was absolutely reasonable knowledge; otherwise, it wouldn't have tempted Old Neil to that extent.

The Hidden Sage also knew a great deal about this type of knowledge, so he began to pour it all into Kronos.

This knowledge was quite obscure to Kronos. Even with the Analysis power of the Knowledge Emperor, his efficiency was reduced when faced with too much information at once.

Therefore, Kronos began to feel increasingly powerless, as his head began to throb with pain.

Since his defenses were gradually failing, Kronos had to resort to other methods.

Taking the initiative to attack should at least slow down the Hidden Sage's attack, giving you a chance to recover.

Therefore, Information Stream began to gather around Kronos.

These Information Stream don't contain ordinary knowledge, but rather Kronos's own understanding of higher-level knowledge such as the True God, Outer Deity, and Sefirah.

In terms of basic knowledge, Kronos is no match for the Hidden Sage, because both the Moses Ascetic Order and the Hidden Sage have existed for far too long.

However, using this level of knowledge might have a surprising effect, because he is very likely unaware of it.

It's not that Kronos looks down on the King of Angel, it's just that the Hidden Sage isn't a normal King of Angel.

If he were normal, he should be able to easily acquire this knowledge.

However, he is not normal, so he may never be interested in these things, in which case this advanced knowledge will have a miraculous effect.

Kronos poured everything he knew into the Hidden Sage.

The Sage's actions of Time Concealment himself came to an abrupt halt.

Since he doesn't understand this knowledge, he must Analysis carefully in order to completely eliminate the harm caused by it.

Taking this opportunity, Kronos began to accelerate the assimilation of his knowledge.

But just as Kronos was starting to relax, things changed on the side of the Hidden Sage.

That knowledge is indeed very tricky, so it cannot Analysis clearly in a short time.

Therefore, the Hidden Sage chose another method to deal with it.

Suddenly, a Bright Lamp rose up in front of him.

The Hermit is the embodiment of solitude; he is wise and compassionate.

Choosing solitude is not out of cowardice, but to hold Bright Lamp and illuminate the path for those who are lost, day after day.

As a manifestation of the Uniqueness of the Hermit, the Hidden Sage is naturally able to utilize some of the Hermit's Abilities.

In fact, it's not just the Hidden Sage; even beings like Adam and Amon, who already possessed Uniqueness before becoming gods, could do this.

The Bright Lamp in the Hermit's hand is a Light of Knowledge, guiding those who wander aimlessly within the realm of hidden knowledge.

Therefore, when this ray of light appeared, the Hidden Sage's own confusion vanished, and he was no longer troubled by knowledge.

To be honest, this is downright cheating.

The superior-order suppression of Sequence is just that unreasonable; this wouldn't happen if Kronos were obtained through any other Pathway.

The clever plan he devised was easily countered by the Hidden Sage.

Although Kronos was focused on Analysis knowledge, he had not stopped paying attention to the Hidden Sage. Upon seeing this situation, he was greatly surprised.

Under the control of the Hidden Sage, that Light of Knowledge never shone upon Kronos, so it meant nothing to Kronos.

In truth, Kronos should be thankful that the Hidden Sage's control over the Light of Knowledge was limited to this.

If it had gone any deeper, the Hidden Sage could have used the Hermit's Authority to unleash a knowledge rebellion within Kronos himself.

As the pinnacle of occult knowledge, the Hermit is the king of this field.

The Light of Knowledge can enlighten those who are confused, but it can also plunge those who are not confused into confusion.

This ability to trigger a knowledge upheaval in the other person is most effective on those with higher Sequence, since those with High Sequence possess the most occult knowledge.

Among them, Kronos is the most outstanding, after all, he is the Knowledge Emperor and also the King of Angel.

If the knowledge in his mind becomes even slightly confused, it might just be enough to get him shot in the head.

Although the Hidden Sage does not yet possess this ability, it has been completely unleashed.

Therefore, he began to continuously increase the amount of knowledge he imparted to Kronos, pouring countless pieces of knowledge into Kronos's mind.

Even if Kronos's Analysis speed is incredibly fast, it simply cannot outpace the speed of the Hidden Sage.

Therefore, Kronos knew that he had been careless this time.

If he hadn't wanted to confront the Hidden Sage head-on, he wouldn't have put himself in such Extremis.

If he had chosen to create distance and fight back using his two Beyonder Item of Sequence One, he certainly wouldn't have been defeated so quickly.

But since things have come to this, there's no other way but to use our trump cards.

A flash of Green Light appeared around Kronos, and he said to the Hidden Sage, "We'll meet again soon."

After saying that, the person disappeared as if erased by an eraser, leaving even the Hidden Sage stunned.

Since Kronos became stronger, he has rarely used his lower-level abilities, to the point that he almost forgot about this Life-Saving Divine Skill.

Time Reload —that's a divine skill that once saved Kronos!

By Time Reload, Kronos freed himself from all negative effects and the lock-on effect of the Hidden Sage.

Taking this opportunity, Kronos initiated Concealment Ritual based on the divinity of Amanises, and thus vanished from the spot.

He appears to have disappeared, but he is actually still in the same place; it's just that the Hidden Sage can no longer detect him.

Having already made his move, Kronos had no intention of giving the Hidden Sage any time to recover; he planned to find another opportunity to strike.

The Hidden Sage wandered around for a while, but ultimately gained nothing, proving that Amanises was indeed strong.

Finding nothing infuriated the Hidden Sage, who let out a series of roars.

But the person had already vanished without a trace, not even a breath of life remained. What could he do?

After venting his anger for a while, the Hidden Sage had no choice but to return to the main hall.

He returned here because of his exhaustion, and now, after another battle, he is even more exhausted.

Therefore, let's focus on getting ourselves back to normal first.

This was exactly what Kronos was waiting for; once he fell into a state of rest, it would be another opportunity for him.

This method of waiting passively for the enemy to come to you is effective against the Hidden Sage.

Any other powerful individual, after having their own stronghold compromised, would never consider this place safe.

Even if we don't change the location, we absolutely need to add more insurance measures.

However, the Hidden Sage had no thoughts other than his instincts; he had no thoughts at all, not even simple ones, let alone complex ones. Therefore, he returned directly to the main hall.

Ultimately, Kronos's actions at this moment were no different from bullying a child.

Kronos remained in place, quietly meditating and waiting for the next opportunity offered by the Hidden Sage.

The Hidden Sage wandered around the main hall twice, but found nothing, so he simply swept the ground several times.

Although he lacked mental clarity, he still remembered that Ritual had been performed here, a method of cleansing the Ritual.

If Kronos used a materialized Ritual, then this method did indeed work; destroying even one of the arranged materials was enough to invalidate the Ritual.

However, since he originally set up the plan using knowledge, it was all a one-time thing, so this trick was useless.

Having ultimately gained nothing, the Hidden Sage was finally at ease and once again "entangled" himself in the main hall to begin his recuperation.

This time, Kronos did not rush to make a move, but continued to wait.

Less than thirty minutes later, Kronos could sense that the Hidden Sage had completely quieted down.

Before things have completely calmed down, the Hidden Sage can react instantly to any disturbances.

But now that he has calmed down, this is the best opportunity for Kronos.

Therefore, he took out all the Figurines he had made and threw them out without hesitation.

As the Figurines descended around the Hidden Sage, each Figurines transformed into Archangel of its respective Sequence.

With such a significant fluctuation, how could the Hidden Sage not have reacted?

Disturbed from "sleep" once again, the Hidden Sage's morning grumpiness reached its peak, unleashing its strongest aura.

Under these circumstances, even these twenty-two Figurines wouldn't last long.

However, Kronos did not move at all. He had no intention of using the power of the Figurines to defeat the Hidden Sage, but only wanted to Figurines temporarily delay the Hidden Sage.

Even before he made his move against the Hidden Sage, he already had several plans in mind.

The plan for direct confrontation has failed; now is the time to implement Plan B.