"Let me introduce myself. I'm Amon's true body, and the man beside me is Adam."
"I'm sure you know why I called you here."
Hearing Amon's words and looking at the two Kings of Angel before him, Wilt felt the pressure on him multiply.
Sure enough, I can't trust a single punctuation mark out of Amon's mouth!
Avatar No. 037 was just pretending to think it over seriously before giving me Amon's Honorific Name.
Now it's clear he wasn't thinking on the spot. This was definitely planned in advance.
Once Amon learned his identity had been contaminated by the starry sky, he must have gone straight to Adam. Then the two brothers lay in wait for me at the Corpse Cathedral.
As soon as they confirmed I'd been contaminated or turned into some unknown existence, they would have killed me on the spot!
Wilt instantly pieced together the whole sequence of events.
Then again, given how afraid Amon is of death, that's quite consistent with how he does things.
But isn't this a bit much? I'm only a little Sequence 8!
Wilt therefore decided to sound him out. He too chuckled and said to Amon:
"Can't you steal memories? Why don't you take a look yourself?"
"There's no need to sound me out." Amon pinched his monocle.
"Although I can look at your memories, the contamination on you is at too high a level, and it's too severe."
"It wouldn't be worth it for me."
Too high a level, and too severe! A glint flashed in Wilt's eyes. He seemed to have grasped a clue.
"It seems avatar No. 037 didn't tell you." Amon's cheerful voice continued as he said directly:
"To cut off the contamination coming from you, I had to expend two Sequence Two Angel avatars, as well as thirteen Sequence 3 and Sequence 4 demigod avatars."
"I see." Surprise showed in Wilt's eyes.
No wonder Amon was so cautious and even brought Adam along. Turns out the Circle of Inevitability scared him.
I didn't expect the Circle of Inevitability's contamination to pass through me to Amon and cause such serious losses!
"All right, enough small talk." Amon interrupted Wilt's thoughts.
"Now you can tell me what happened to you."
Wilt looked at Amon, his expression turning solemn. He opened with a bombshell:
"I was contaminated by both the Sefirah, Key of Light, and the Great Old One, Circle of Inevitability!"
Amon's hand suddenly stopped pinching his monocle, and the corners of his mouth twitched slightly. But he quickly recovered. "Tell me more."
"It all started at the ruins in the Rorsted Archipelago..." Wilt said what he had prepared in his mind.
"I found a golden bead in the ruins. The moment I picked it up, information about the Sefirah, Key of Light, and its Honorific Name sounded in my mind. Then I passed out."
"When I woke up, I left the ruins and gave the bead to avatar No. 041. Just as I was about to tell him what had happened to me, avatar No. 041 stole my memories, and then he exploded."
"Right after that, the bead lit up with a golden glow, and all the avatars died one after another."
"Finally, the bead entered my body. Just then, the sky went from light to dark, countless eyes appeared in the starry sky, and a beam of light descended from it and landed on me."
"Did you see that beam of light?" Wilt asked Amon.
"Of course I did."
"More precisely, everyone in the Astral World saw it."
"No one expected that an existence in the starry sky could project power across the barrier."
"And then?" Amon asked.
"What happened after that beam of light landed on you?"
"His name and corresponding Honorific Name appeared in my mind."
"Circle of Inevitability!" Amon thought of the Great Old One Wilt had just mentioned.
Wilt nodded. "That's right. He called Himself a Great Old One-the Circle of Inevitability!"
"Then the Circle of Inevitability's power began contaminating me. At that point, the bead took my spirit body into the Key of Light, where I met someone who called himself Holy Monk."
"Holy Monk?" Amon was surprised and curious about this unfamiliar name.
"Who is he?"
"Hmm..." Wilt pondered for a moment, seemingly gathering his words.
"He called himself the current controller of the Key of Light and the leader of the Holy Monk lineage. He also said something strange, like 'You have an affinity with my Buddha.'"
"Then Holy Monk helped me seal the Circle of Inevitability's contamination, but the Circle of Inevitability's residual power still turned me into a Sequence 9 Dancer."
"After that, I woke up and got your Honorific Name from avatar No. 037. You know what happened next."
When Wilt finished, the entire hall fell silent. The amount of information he had brought was a little too much.
"Boon... Sequence 9 Dancer..." Amon murmured under his breath.
"Do you know what a Boon is?"
"The Boon System is a special Beyonder Pathway bestowed by a Great Old One. Through bestowal, the Boon System can make someone a Beyonder of that Pathway without requiring them to take a Potion."
"Tell me about the Dancer's abilities."
"The Dancer's abilities..." Wilt was still recalling the additional Beyonder knowledge in his mind.
"One's flexibility is greatly enhanced, and one's Spirituality is strengthened, allowing one to master ritual dances with ease. The dances involve the mystical domain and contain supernatural power."
"By combining dance movements and rhythm with one's own Spirituality, one can mobilize the surrounding forces of nature and pray to unspecified existences."
"One masters the Dance of Attraction and can use it to attract certain things nearby. Then, at the cost of blood, one can have one of them possess one's body, thereby using one of its abilities or traits. Once a Monster possesses you, it's like having another brain. Most of it is filled with thoughts of hunger, bloodlust, madness, and the like, while a few areas retain traces of the instinct to use its own traits. By using willpower and Spirituality to amplify one of those instincts, you can use a trait or ability of the Monster possessing you."
"That's roughly what the abilities are. Is there anything else you want to ask?"
Amon: "..."
Amon fell silent.
But just then, Adam, who had been silent all this time, acted. He raised his hand slightly, and the Blasphemy Slate instantly appeared between Adam and Wilt.
Pure energy then poured out of the Blasphemy Slate and enveloped Wilt's body.
Wilt frowned, but he didn't move.
A moment later, the light faded, and Adam spoke:
"The power bestowed by the Circle of Inevitability was Sequence One. If Holy Monk hadn't intervened, you would have become an Angel the instant that energy landed on you, becoming His Divine Descent Vessel."
"But even so, your crisis is far from over."
"A Great Old One's level is too high. His energy is constantly leaking through Holy Monk's seal. Within a month at most, you'll automatically become a Sequence 8 of this Pathway, and the longer it goes on, the faster the energy will leak."
"Moreover, the Boon's power carries the Circle of Inevitability's imprint. Your body and mind will gradually draw closer to Him, and you'll eventually become His puppet."
Wilt: "..."
No sooner had one problem subsided than another arose. Wilt hadn't expected his problem to be so serious. He hurriedly asked Adam:
"Can I still be saved?"
"Of course." Adam gave a gentle smile.
"For your situation, I have a plan that can slow the Circle of Inevitability's contamination and buy you enough time!"