Clang! Clang!
In places like Backlund, Trier, Lenburg, and Saint Milom, doors and windows were simultaneously closed tightly, even though there was no wind.
The headquarters of the Church of the " God of Knowledge and Wisdom " is located inside a white tower.
Luca, who was on duty in the underground area, sensed the unusual commotion and suddenly stood up.
As a " Prophet," he keenly sensed that something was happening.
The old man, dressed in a plain white robe inlaid with brass threads, immediately used a secret technique to arrive at the entrance to the underground area in one step and pushed open the door.
However, this door, which was not heavy for Demigod, did not move an inch at this moment, as if it were sealed shut by an invisible force.
Instead of forcing any attempts, Luca Brewster turned his attention to the depths of the earth.
It was completely quiet there; not a sound could be heard.
This is not normal... Luca doesn't need to rely on his extraordinary abilities to determine that something is wrong here.
Normally, from the deepest part of the earth, there would always be sounds that sent chills down your spine and made your hair stand on end, but now, it had disappeared as if it had never existed.
Others might not know, but Luca, as a high-ranking member of the Church of Knowledge, knew that the voice came from an extremely terrifying Sealed Artifact whose specific details he himself did not know, and that it could not have been erased out of thin air.
The current situation only proves one thing:
Either the Sealed Artifact has broken free of its restrictions and entered an even more bizarre state, or it has been sealed even further, no longer able to exert any influence on the outside world.
Regardless of the possibility, it implies that extreme danger lurks nearby, because the Sealed Artifact's number is:
"0-01"!
At the top of the remaining clock tower in Bayam, the light on Amon's monocle gradually faded and returned to normal.
This "Mr. Error " has just made no attempt to conceal his newly acquired extraordinary abilities, demonstrating to all those watching him a fact:
He has embraced the Uniqueness of the "door" and acquired the corresponding authority!
He has just used this to close everything in the world related to the concept of "door," maximizing the effect of closure.
This means that items sealed within the Church of the True God and Concealment organizations cannot be used for a short period of time, as no one can break the seal.
Even if a true god were to descend from the Astral World, it would likely take some time to break the restrictions.
Therefore, Amon excluded the vast majority of "0" level Sealed Artifact from the upcoming divine war, no longer needing to consider any potential interference.
Of course, such influence exerted on the world through the use of power cannot last long unless Mr. " Error " Amon devotes all his energy to this matter. That is why he did not do it in advance, but only launched it suddenly after observing the disturbance in Klein's anchor.
The more powerful a "0" level Sealed Artifact is, the more terrifying its negative effects are. This is especially true for artifacts that can affect the divine level. Even a true god of Sequence 0 might not be able to withstand it for long. Therefore, true gods will not break the seal unless they need to use it, otherwise it would cause them greater interference, and the gains would not make up for the losses.
Having done this, Amon pushed himself up with his palms and lightly leaped up, sitting on the railing at the top of the bell tower without any semblance of a true god.
As He gazed at the horizon, He leisurely awaited the unveiling of the Concealment, and the ritual by which Klein embraced the Uniqueness the " The Fool " officially began.
At that time, He will toll the Death Knell for the other.
Within the Concealment world of the " Evernight Goddess ".
Klein's consciousness, under the repeated impacts of the revived will of " Celestial Worthy of Heaven and Earth for Blessings " and Antigonus's self-awareness and spiritual imprint, was like a sailboat in a storm, sometimes being tossed high, sometimes being slammed down, sometimes being eroded, and sometimes being pushed sideways.
This caused his thoughts to become extremely chaotic, almost splitting him into two different personalities, one called Antigonus and the other " Lord of Mysteries ".
At the same time, his clone also lost its mind and was on the verge of collapsing into a worm vortex. Only the Marionette was currently just Manipulation, uncontrolled.
The prayers and praises from the believers echoed in Klein's ears, forming a corresponding cognitive image.
This is like a dam, struggling to resist the surging flood.
Klein was not unfamiliar with this situation. After becoming a " Attendant of Mysteries " and consuming Zaratul's Beyonder Characteristic, he had a similar experience. So, with the help of the anchor, he had just gotten through the initial chaos and skillfully guided Antigonus's self-awareness and mental imprint to the will of the " Celestial Worthy of Heaven and Earth for Blessings," causing the two to erode and entangle with each other.
The raging " Mind Storm " subsided considerably, and Klein's self-awareness finally got a chance to breathe.
Without calming down, he immediately introduced the divine images formed by numerous anchors into the entanglement of the two kinds of spiritual pollution, attempting to find a new balance.
But this did not go smoothly. Compared to the previous one, the essence, resilience, and madness of Antigonus's spiritual imprint were significantly stronger than Zaratul's. After all, this was an Angel King who embodied Uniqueness and was known as half a " The Fool ".
Furthermore, Klein also Stealing the other party's identity and Fate. This brought two other negative consequences:
His personality was constantly on the verge of splitting; he would occasionally think of himself as Antigonus, attempting to merge the other's mental imprint with his own. He inherited Antigonus's Fate of losing control and going mad, and his entire body was collapsing uncontrollably, which brought even more and more mental pollution.
Furthermore, the spiritual imprint of Antigonus and the will of the " Celestial Worthy of Heaven and Earth for Blessings " are not entirely incompatible. In certain aspects of the local "battlefield," they show signs of merging into one, seemingly originating from the same being.
This initially confirms one of Klein's conjectures: as a born Mythical Creature, Antigonus was born with a certain " Celestial Worthy will." When He ascended to become the " Attendant of Mysteries," this problem suddenly became serious, causing Him to undergo an unconscious transformation. When He absorbed the Uniqueness the " The Fool," madness seemed to directly become one of His aspects.
In other words, before Antigonus completely lost control, he was already a kind of Frankenstein's monster in terms of his mind. His self-awareness and spiritual imprint partly belonged to " Celestial Worthy of Heaven and Earth for Blessings ", and this could not be separated in the " Stealing ".
Compared to Him, Zaratul's spiritual imprint is much cleaner; only a small part belongs to " Celestial Worthy of Heaven and Earth for Blessings," while the majority comes from Zaratul's intense emotions before his death.
The difference between the two lies not only in Antigonus's inclusion of the Uniqueness the " The Fool," but also in the fact that the former became the " Attendant of Mysteries " at the beginning of the Fourth Age, when the will of the " Celestial Worthy " had not yet declined to the level of the late Fifth Age.
A new balance could not be formed, and Klein was collapsing at an increasingly rapid pace: most of his body was now composed of transparent, Distortion worms, with slippery, sinister tentacles extending outwards.
Just as he was struggling to maintain his self-awareness and relentlessly seeking a new balance, his collapsing body, Antigonus's frenzied spirit, and the resurrected will of " Celestial Worthy of Heaven and Earth for Blessings " simultaneously entered a state of dormancy.
This brought all the changes to an abrupt halt, and things returned to normal.
Klein's self-awareness, through its unique ability to resist dreams and mental invasion, maintained a sliver of consciousness during this deep sleep.
Yes, what I Stealing, besides Antigonus's out-of-control and insane Fate, was also His current Fate of Eternal Sleep... and I myself can resist Eternal Sleep to some extent... Klein seized that sliver of clarity and gained some understanding of his current state.
For him, this was an opportunity.
Only then did he fully understand why the " Evernight Goddess " needed the waters of the " River of Eternal Darkness " as a medium to attempt this.
This is not only because it is difficult to temporarily put the will of an Angel King who embodies Uniqueness and the " Lord of Mysteries " awakening within Him into a state of Eternal Sleep, but also because Eternal Sleep is beneficial to Klein, as it can create an excellent environment where only a trace of his will can be active, while all other interferences are dormant!
At the same time, Klein also confirmed one thing:
His ability to remain conscious during dream and mental intrusion is not entirely due to the special power of the " Sefirah Castle," but also because the " Celestial Worthy of Heaven and Earth for Blessings " within him is also dormant at this moment.
Although the extent of this " Lord of Mysteries '" resurgence is still very limited, His status and connection with the " Sefirah Castle " are undoubtedly stronger than Klein's current level. Even He couldn't completely resist the erosion of Eternal Sleep, so why can Klein?
Therefore, Klein believes that his specialness in this regard should be partly due to the blessing of the " Evernight Goddess," a gift he received at birth.
The blessing bestowed by the true god who holds partial authority over the dream realm, combined with the aura, power, and divine power attached to the " Sefirah Castle," has created this unique entity!
A soft song, seemingly emanating from the depths of a dream, began to play, further deepening Klein's awareness.
Without hesitation, he immediately adjusted the dormant imprints and contamination within his body and found a new balance.
Immediately afterwards, he extended slippery tentacles with strange patterns, mobilizing the power of the " Sefirah Castle " to remotely Stealing the Uniqueness of the " The Fool " within Antigonus's body.
Perhaps because he was now Antigonus, this Stealing succeeded after only a few failed attempts:
A translucent mask bearing the symbol for " The Fool " flew out from Antigonus's body!
The man with the thick, black wolf-hair hair on his face remained asleep, as if in Eternal Sleep.
At the same time, the misty fog dissipated, and illusory starlight shone into the hall.
This ancient palace appeared abruptly in the dark and mysterious Astral World, atop the main peak of the Hornacis Mountain Range.
The Concealment was broken, and Fate began to intertwine.
At this moment, on a mountain peak in the Forsaken Land of the Gods, a faint veil of shadow appeared on the surface of the giant cross, cracked open, and a man stepped out.
He was Adam, dressed in a simple white robe and with a thick golden beard, with a dense shadow of five heads clinging to him.
The shadow had partially merged with Him, but had not yet completely become one with Him.
Adam looked up at the Astral World, Distortion by authority and symbols, and smiled peacefully at the shadows behind him:
"They don't seem to know why I'm using ' Visionary ' as the foundation this time."
"I've never told anyone about this research finding."
As soon as he finished speaking, he solemnly and in a low voice said:
"I am one, and I am ten thousand; I am the beginning, and I am the end."
His eyes suddenly became illusory, and a vast ocean appeared around him, seemingly encompassing all colors and all possibilities.
Adam then raised his hand and grasped the silver cross pendant hanging on his chest.
Above His head, a blazing but illusory the Sun suddenly appeared. To His left, symbols such as lightning, gale, and ocean waves intertwined to form a phantom that looked down upon all things. To His right, a white tower with many brass eyes rose from the ground.
These Envisioning powers and symbols, propelled by the Chaos Sea, were poured into Adam's body one after another.
In the end, the shadow that had been pressed tightly against Adam's back also shrank into His body.
Suddenly, the sea, which encompassed all colors and all possibilities, rose high, and Adam swelled into a gigantic figure of light that seemed capable of supporting the heavens and the earth.
This light and shadow moved slowly across the chaotic, dark "surface," raised its finger to the Astral World, and solemnly proclaimed:
"Let there be light!"
In an instant, the entire Astral World lit up, and there was no longer any Concealment to hide. Even the invisible barrier that separated Earth's corresponding Astral World region from the complete Astral World and the entire universe was revealed.
At this moment, countless terrifying giant faces, impossible to describe precisely, were pressed against the transparent, cracked barrier, silently watching the changing scene inside.