Since Myrgongen, the " Light Slayer," did not gain his long lifespan from Beyonder Characteristic, Klein can only consider external factors:
"The effect of a magical item? No, he doesn't have any magical items, nor do they exist in the surrounding area, except for the Giant King's residence, but that's the Land of Slumber of the ' Dark Angel ' Sasrir, and the key is with me. Myrgongen shouldn't dare to, and can't, enter..."
"Who took the key to the Giant King's residence after Sasrir fell into slumber? Isn't that a bit too unethical? Of course, a palace without divine power probably can't hold Angel King... Or perhaps the key was lost to the Northern Continent during the migration of the Giant tribes, Sasrir chose that palace to sleep in because, apart from a few exceptions, no one could open the gates and disturb His slumber?"
Could the key, " Vice Admiral Iceberg," be a roundabout way of giving it by the " God of Knowledge and Wisdom "? Does He want to see Sasrir's current state?
"If it's not the effect of a magical item, then what could it be? Time granted by Angel through the ' Marauder ' pathway? Leaving aside whether Stealing illusory things can be transferred to others, there would first need to be an Angel with the ' Marauder ' pathway or a '0' level Sealed Artifact, and there's nothing like that nearby... They gave Myrgongen thousands of years of time at once? That... is something only Amon could do. Clearly, He wouldn't help the ' Dark Angel ' Sasrir..."
"Furthermore, this ' Blasphemer ' seems to be wandering in the ' Forsaken Land of the Gods.' If there are Angel of the ' Marauder ' pathway or 'Level 0' Sealed Artifact here, they might have already become its food..."
"A cycle of Fate? After ' Light Slayer ' Myrgongen died of old age, everything started again from when he guarded Sasrir? Hmm, that's possible. If Myrgongen is now old, then it's understandable that a long period of time has passed... Moreover, since this cycle has been sealed for hundreds of years, the deadline hasn't arrived yet, so it's normal that I didn't detect any signs above the Gray Fog in my haste..."
With that in mind, Klein quickly surveyed his surroundings, searching for any traces left behind by the " Angel of Fate," Ouroboros.
However, no similar force remains.
Klein quickly averted his gaze and continued to observe " Light Slayer " Myrgongen, who was engaged in fierce combat with Colin Iliad and the Silver-Armored Knight Evil Spirit.
"His Spirit Body Threads are normal, ruling out the possibility that he has become Marionette... Under ' Spirit Vision,' his condition is normal, indicating that he is not a summoned historical image..."
"The ' Giant King's Court,' this divine realm, slows down the passage of time or the Aging of life? The former can be ruled out, because my Spirituality is almost unable to support this observation, which matches the time the City of Silver exploration team has accumulated in this area... The latter is somewhat possible; life is in its Twilight, but also frozen in Twilight?"
"The problem is that the ancient god, the Giant King, has already fallen, and Badhair, who controls the power of dawn and Twilight, has moved the divine kingdom to the Astral World. It's unlikely that this royal court still has such a strong residual influence..." Klein went through all the ways he could think of to prolong life, but none of them fit the situation of the leader of the " Court Pursuers ".
He had to consider other possibilities:
"A flawed secret technique?"
"This must rely on some kind of power within the ' Giant King's Court,' otherwise Myrgongen's area of operation wouldn't be so small, and he wouldn't have waited until the City of Silver exploration team arrived at the Giant King's residence before taking action..."
"Within the ' Giant King's Court,' there is another figure clearly connected to life: the former ' Goddess of Harvest,' now the ' Earth Mother,' the Giant Queen Omebella."
In a flash, Klein had an idea and turned his gaze to the giant statues outside the Giant King.
They weren't much different from those the City of Silver exploration team had encountered along the way, only a bit taller.
However, upon closer inspection, Klein noticed a few anomalies. These giant statues possessed a sense of life and a certain degree of Spirituality, but behind their masks lay only darkness, without any flickering crimson light.
This... " Light Slayer " Myrgongen bound his spirit to the living statue through some kind of secret technique in the realm of life, gaining a long life through them, but also being confined to this area and unable to leave... This is very similar to the existence of Evil Spirit... As a result, Myrgongen may not be able to normally manifest the Mythical Creature Form... Klein materialized a gold coin and tossed it up to confirm.
After seeing that the answer was "yes," he raised the " Sea God Scepter," preparing to remind the little " The Sun " through the "Prayer Light."
Just then, Colin the Demon Hunter, who had dodged one of Myrgongen's attacks, suddenly rolled around, bypassed his opponent, and sprinted from the side toward the Giant King's residence.
His gaze was fixed on those giant statues!
During the fierce battle just now, although the chief of City of Silver was at a disadvantage, he did not give up observing the surrounding environment, nor did he stop thinking.
He was equally puzzled as to why the leader of the " Court Pursuers " could live for thousands of years. After discovering that the living Giant statues only stood outside the palace and did not participate in the battle, he had already made a certain judgment in his mind.
He wasn't quite sure what exactly happened, what principles it was based on, or what field it came from, but his extensive exploration experience and " Demon Hunter " intuition made him believe that the statues were the key to the problem!
Thump thump thump!
Colin Iliad, carrying two straight swords, began to run at full speed, but he did not run in a straight line; he sometimes turned left and sometimes right.
Upon seeing this, " Light Slayer " Myrgongen roared, gripped his broadsword with both hands, and slashed forward rapidly.
His reaction proved Colin Iliad's judgment correct.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
" Demon Hunter " Colin leaped away and began to roll. Along his original running path, streaks of silver light appeared out of thin air, bursting open and forming a "long snake" that completely lifted the hard and solid ground of the royal court, tearing deep cracks in it.
With a thud, " Light Slayer " Myrgongen took a step forward, his nearly five-meter-tall body bending as he slammed the silver broadsword in his hand heavily onto the ground.
Clang!
The area shook violently, stone pillars and railings snapped and fell into the bottomless orange-red clouds, and the ground between the two buildings exploded in layers, scattering countless fragments of stone.
Meanwhile, " Demon Hunter " Colin had already leaped into the air, crossing his two swords to create an invisible barrier that blocked the arrow-like pebbles.
At that moment, Myrgongen, who was hunched over, sprang to his knees, and his massive body shot out like a meteor, instantly closing the distance with " Demon Hunter " Colin.
During this process, he swung the silver-white broadsword he was gripping tightly in both hands upwards.
Just as " Demon Hunter " Colin had nowhere to dodge, a bright light suddenly shot out and accurately struck Myrgongen's broadsword.
With a clang, Colin Iliad landed and rolled in one fluid motion, finally getting close to the Giant statues.
At the same time, out of the corner of his eye, he saw that the silver-armored knight phantom in front of Elder Lovia, the " Shepherd," had already drawn a greatsword, which he used to condense the Dawn into a large bow, and fired a series of light arrows.
The One-Eyed behind the mask of " Light Slayer " Myrgongen was tinged with a dark red. He completely ignored the long arrows of light, letting them strike his body with a clanging sound.
He charged forward relentlessly, brandishing his broadsword and unleashing bursts of silvery light from different parts of the void as he pursued the Giant " Demon Hunter " Colin, preventing him from attacking the colossal statues.
Suddenly, a beam of clear light, like a cluster of arrows, leaped over Myrgongen and silently struck a gap in the mask of one of the statues.
This comes from the Evil Spirit that " Shepherd " Lovia Grazing.
" The Demon Hunter " Colin is the bait; the real attacker is Colin.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, one light arrow after another flew past, but this time they were all blocked by Myrgongen.
But at this moment, the " Demon Hunter " had already found a good position and swung two straight swords that covered the Dawn at the remaining Giant statues.
A burst of light erupted, and a " Storm " engulfed the area.
With a series of cracking sounds, the statues crumbled and collapsed, crashing to the ground, while the aura of " Light Slayer " Myrgongen rapidly faded.
The leader of the " Court Pursuers " then roared in anger:
Let's die together!
The silver broadsword in his hand exploded, shattering into countless fragments of light that coalesced into a terrifying Storm that swept over and enveloped everything around it.
The Silver-Armored Knight Evil Spirit and " Demon Hunter " Colin simultaneously plunged their swords into the ground, creating an invisible barrier.
A blinding white light swept between the two buildings, destroying the gray-blue gate and stone pillars behind Derrick and his companions, but when it reached the Giant King's residence, it failed to budge it in the slightest.
After an unknown amount of time, just when Derrick thought the invisible barrier was about to be torn apart by the " Storm of Light," the patches of Dawn finally dimmed.
Within the ruined area, the silver armor on " Light Slayer " Myrgongen's body gradually faded and disappeared, revealing his gray-blue body dressed in linen clothing.
Not far from him, " Demon Hunter " Colin, covered in blood, was returning to his normal state from his Giant form, but his aura was still relatively stable, only a little weaker than before.
With a thud, Myrgongen knelt down on one knee, his flesh rapidly aging, decaying, and "evaporating."
In the orange-red light, he seemed to see that vibrant royal court again. In the frozen Twilight, Giant came and went, playing lyre, blowing bone flutes, fighting, and enjoying the food that was always available. Life passed by extremely slowly, and their king sat on his high throne, watching everything with majesty.
That no longer existed after that incident, so he chose to follow the " Dark Angel " Sasrir.
A smile spread across Myrgongen's face, and he opened his mouth and whispered:
"King..."
The " Court Pursuers " lowered his head, his flesh and blood "evaporating" away, leaving only a huge white skeleton and specks of silvery light that were re-condensing.
P. S.: Updated first, revised later.