Chernobyl!
Upon hearing Amon's words, Klein's first reaction was astonishment.
As he approached the dark blue-green cyclops, he anticipated many possible scenarios, but he never expected to hear such a name.
It's like a water-cooled machine gun appearing in an ancient oil painting, or a scene from a scientific research paper—it's so incongruous and unbelievable.
The next second, Klein thought of the comical story of the Ancient The Sun God creating the Dark Angel Sasrir from his own rib, but naming his eldest son Adam. He instinctively felt that his current situation was similar, which made him want to laugh.
Realizing that Amon, the Angel King, whose power was so immense it was almost a "bug," spoke such a name with a relatively serious and solemn demeanor, Klein found it increasingly difficult to suppress his urge to laugh, and he didn't want to suppress it.
The best outcome would be if Amon got so angry that he killed me... The Ancient The Sun God's teachings are definitely a huge part of the reason Amon turned out this way! Klein grinned, ready to unleash his inner laughter without holding back.
Just then, another streak of silver lightning ripped across the sky, illuminating the deep ravine and allowing Klein to see once again the heavy, gray-white structure at the bottom.
This is an architecture that is completely different from the current style, and from the style of the Quaternary, Tertiary, and even the Biological Period.
Thump!
Klein's heart clenched and then expanded; his smile, which had just begun to bloom, froze on his face.
Thump! Thump!
Klein heard his own heartbeat, and a series of common-sense facts about the current world suddenly flashed through his mind:
A year has twelve months and three hundred and sixty-five days, and there are leap years...
"Twenty-four hours a day, sixty minutes an hour, sixty seconds a minute..."
"Confirmed to be a planet..."
There is only one the Sun and one the Moon in the sky...
Thump! Thump! Thump!
Klein's instincts stopped him from thinking further, but a "voice" still rose from deep within him:
Could it be that there was never such a thing as "time travel," and that I've actually always been on Earth, just suspended above the Gray Fog by that Door of Light for far too long, truly not belonging to this era...?
As this idea took shape, a multitude of details that had previously gone unnoticed erupted like a volcano in Klein's mind:
"At the easternmost point of the Sonia Sea, before entering the Ruins of the Gods' Battle, there are decaying and collapsed steel structures around the ancient deep-sea well, which seem to be left behind by humans..."
"The overall topography of the Northern Continent is very similar to that of North and North America, except that a large area close to the two was wiped out by some unknown force, forming Raging Sea with complex and winding shipping lanes... Also, Sonia Island, like the large island to the north, drifted south... The Sonia Sea is like an expanded, connected version of the Great Lakes, as if it had been hit by a giant meteorite..."
"On the Northern Continent, the mountains and rivers have changed considerably, but their overall shapes are still barely recognizable..."
"In this way... the Western Continent, the homeland of the Elf, and the Eastern Continent, where the ' Forsaken Land of the Gods ' is located, correspond to Chernobyl..."
"In the legends of treasures at sea, there is a lost civilization called Newins, which sank somewhere in the Sonia Sea..."
" The Giant King's parents were human... and the origins of Sanguine and Elf are also suspected to be human..."
"My two previous questions—why ' Sefirah Castle ' captured 'time travelers' from Earth, and why all of them belonged to my era—have now been explained..."
In just two or three seconds, it felt as if one thunderbolt after another was exploding in Klein's mind, causing his lips to tremble slightly, as if he was trying his best to suppress the formation of a certain answer.
"But the Moon in this world is crimson... and the Starry Sky is a little different from Earth's... I'm not an astronomy enthusiast, so I don't remember very clearly, but the Emperor took the ' Reader ' pathway Potion, so if the Starry Sky were exactly the same, he would have discovered it long ago..." Opposing opinions then appeared in Klein's mind, like sturdy anchors that prevented ships in a storm from being blown away from the harbor.
But the next second, Klein remembered two sentences.
One of the sentences was a terrifying prophecy he had seen online in his "past life":
"When the stars are in their proper places, chaos will rise from the earth, and the great the Original will awaken."
The other sentence is:
"Watch out for the Moon!"
This... that prophecy wasn't just made up? The stars have returned to their positions, so it's different from before? Klein almost ignored Amon in front of him, and even his body trembled slightly.
He mustered all his strength before he could let out a sigh in his heart:
Perhaps I never left my hometown, but I will never be able to go home...
The moment he had this realization, the grayish-white mist appeared silently before his eyes.
This time, he stood directly in the " Forest of Decay," the historical segment corresponding to the end of the First Age and the beginning of the Second Age.
Unlike before, the boundless Gray Fog in front of him was no longer empty; deep within the fog, in a very, very far place, one broken spot of light after another lit up.
They are like lighthouses, illuminating the path of history, guiding Klein forward, constantly tracing back through thousands or even tens of thousands of years.
Then, he saw the brilliant Door of Light tinged with a bluish-black hue, saw one transparent cocoon after another hanging above the Door of Light, and saw himself wearing a t-shirt and casual pants.
An invisible wind blew by, and the gray-white mist beneath the Door of Light rolled back layer by layer, revealing cities one after another.
Inside, towering skyscrapers stand, all kinds of cars are parked, and pedestrians come and go in a frozen state.
These cities, one after another, were covered in gray-white dust. Many buildings had collapsed, with broken steel bars protruding from them. Some cars were dented, some were broken, and some were flattened like pancakes. The pedestrians were lifeless, like wax figures...
Seeing this, Klein stopped and stared intently.
He was perfectly clear:
This world is Earth!
His " Scholar of Yore " Potion was completely digested at that moment.
Suddenly, Klein's consciousness returned to the real world, and he found that his connection with " Sefirah Castle " had been further strengthened.
The humming sound amplified the resonance of the prayers of the Tarot Club members around him.
Previously, they had been able to vaguely sense the " Sefirah Castle " above the Gray Fog using these objects, Klein, who saw the " The Fool's " chair, seemed to have finally established some kind of connection with the crimson "figure" that was Distortion and trying to take shape.
Klein suddenly realized that at this moment, he didn't need to chant incantations or take four steps backward; with just a thought, his spirit could enter the " Sefirah Castle " and merge with the "human figure."
This is undoubtedly his best chance to escape!
Forgetting to marvel at the fact that this world is Earth, and thinking that Amon would never have imagined such a change, Klein immediately changed his mind and "leaped" towards " Sefirah Castle ".
Just then, Klein's eyes reflected Amon, who wore a pointed soft hat, a monocle, and a classic the Magician's robe. The corners of his mouth were slightly upturned, filled with indescribable pleasure.
Klein's mind suddenly exploded; all his thoughts were consumed by Amon's insane ramblings:
"You're right. I don't want to steal your Fate and burden you with a heavy responsibility while becoming the new master of ' Sefirah Castle '..."
"You're absolutely right, this is a Deceit that's been going on from the very beginning..."
"However, the core of this Deceit is to make you believe that I'm giving you hope and then destroying it all in order to break your will and make you agree to become my Blessed..."
"If I hadn't deliberately changed my clothes when entering the ' Forsaken Land of the Gods,' and if I hadn't 'accidentally' displayed my ability to exploit ' Error ' several times, could you be so sure that my true body had arrived?"
"Could a ' God of Deceit ' not understand that changing his image back then would reveal a lot of problems?"
Do you think someone who's been to Chernobyl wouldn't understand what that name represents?
"I have spent over a thousand years in the Forsaken Land of the Gods, searching for the oldest history, a history that transcends the First Age."
"The real purpose of this journey is to give you some time and historical knowledge to help you digest the ' Scholar of Yore ' Potion, lower your guard in this regard, and then, when your connection with the ' Sefirah Castle ' deepens further and you attempt to activate it, seize this opportunity, exploit the loopholes, and steal the ' Sefirah Castle Sefirah Castle ' directly."
" Fate is yours, ' Sefirah Castle ' is mine."
This terrifying murmur from the Angel King not only contained Amon's soft laughter, but also ravaged Klein's spirit, no less than Mr. "The Door's" roar.
Traces of " Worm of Spirit " appeared on Klein's skin, and he was on the verge of losing control.
Within his body, a twelve-segmented " Worm of Time " emerged, transforming into a phantom of Amon dressed in a black the Magician's robe, wearing a matching pointed soft hat and a crystal monocle.
He is Amon, who is superficially " Parasitism " in Klein's body. His purpose is not to monitor thoughts, nor to control the situation through deep " Parasitism " at critical moments, but to seize the current opportunity!
Amon initially employed a "deep-level" Parasitism, primarily aiming to " Parasitism " a " Worm of Time " at a shallower level without a Saint's knowledge!
The phantom of Amon turned around, glanced at Klein who was distracted by his delirium and unable to focus his thoughts, and revealed a smile exactly the same as the real Klein:
A slight smile played on his lips, radiating unspeakable joy.
He immediately turned around and, using the invisible connection, "leaped" towards the " Sefirah Castle " above the gray-white mist.
This is similar to the situation where He previously " Parasitism " Derrick Berg's body, attempting to infiltrate the Gray Fog through the crimson star corresponding to the " The Sun ".
This time, however, no one Purification the " Sefirah Castle," closed the "Gate," or isolated Amon.
This was a fantastic performance.
This is the " God of Deceit ".