Chapter 10: The Tampered Past, Present, and Future
I watched the Champions League last night and was delayed, so I continued to go to the code word.
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"Tong Shino Art Museum ......"
Li Bai held a black umbrella, looking at the silhouette of the building looming in the rain across the street, and couldn't help but think of that terrifying night again, and the face that was filled with dead silence appeared in his mind again.
To this day, she doesn't understand how Xia Di died, let alone what the purpose of the system's mandatory mission is...... Because at that time, she can be said to have not contributed anything to the development of the plot, on the contrary, because of her, an important plot character died.
The gray-black sky was pouring rain, and the pedestrians on the street were hurrying through it, and everyone looked a little lost.
A bolt of lightning pierced the sky, imprinting the entire appearance of the building.
The girl was startled by this scene, and her legs took two steps back uncontrollably, and she was forced to stabilize until she hit something.
"What's wrong, Shiro." Seahorse reached out to support her sister's shoulder, and found that her body was trembling slightly, so she asked with concern.
He couldn't help but snatch the umbrella from the girl's hand, and shook her hand halfway.
ββ¦β¦ Your hands are cold, is it a cold? β
"Ahh No...... I'm fine......" Li Bai came back to his senses, turned his head and squeezed out a smile at him.
"That lightning came so suddenly, I was just scared."
"Really?" Seahorse saw that she was not telling the truth, but he did not continue to press, he looked at the art museum not far away, "The door is open, but there is no one...... We have to thank for this rain. β
"It locks all those unwanted curiosities into the house."
The meeting was entirely private, and although he did not understand why the other party had chosen a public place, the current situation was clearly to his liking.
"We want to thank ...... Is it really this rain? Li Bai didn't think so.
"Huh?" Seahorse stared at her puzzled, not understanding why she said that.
If they don't thank this rain, do they have to thank people for their normal mentality of staying at home on rainy days?
The girl gave him a roll of the eyes: "Don't forget the letter." β
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Pushing open the door and entering the museum, they saw Isis at a glance.
The lights of the entire museum were dimmed, except for the faint white glow of the display lights in the front window of the avenue, where a beautiful woman dressed in exotic clothes stood with her back to them.
"Welcome, Seto." Isis turned to look at the seahorse, and then she looked at Li Bai with some confusion.
ββ¦β¦ Who is this? β
"My sister." Seahorse didn't explain much about this question, he put away his umbrella, leaned it against the door, and led Li Bai towards the window.
"Bekas's meaning is also what she conveyed to me, how...... Didn't he tell you in the previous contact? β
"Mr. Becas just said that the chosen one is a very incredible person......" Isis looked the girl up and down curiously, and Li Bai was a little uncomfortable with that look, "Unbelievable, could it be that the person he said before was this girl?" And not Mr. Seto you? β
ββ¦β¦ The one who defeated Mr. Bekas, was she? β
Something is wrong...... Li Bai put the feeling of being spied on and frowned.
Whatever the reason, Isis would not have known about her existence...... This is very, very abnormal.
The millennium artifact Isis held was the Millennial Jewel, the golden collar that now hung around her slender neck, and the iconic True Eye was shining with a faint golden glow, especially in the somewhat dim environment now.
This artifact's ability is to foresee the future.
"What's going on? Didn't Becas even make this kind of thing clear to you? How did you do it? Seahorse stared at Isis impatiently, in his opinion, such an important matter should be completely transparent in advance, and at this time, the other party did not even understand the important people in it, it was simply an unforgivable childish mistake.
"I'm sure it will take time, let's talk about this later......" Isis glanced at Li Bai deeply again, and revealed the topic with some understatement.
"Now that Mr. Bekas's message has been reached, I think we just need to get straight to the point."
"Wait a minute, I need another explanation!" Seahorse called out to her.
"Explain?"
"About the real purpose of this competition." The seahorse said expressionlessly, "For those gods who don't exist...... You don't think that trick can fool me? β
"That idiot Becas is tormented by his painful memories of the past and can't tell the difference between reality and dreams, but you should be a normal person......"
"Sue me, what is the reason why this competition must be held?"
Li Bai glanced up at his brother.
Seahorse is an atheist, she knows that very well.
Looking at the window behind Isis, the girl hung her head silently...... What happened next may have cut a gap in the cornerstone of Seahorse's firm worldview.
"A god who doesn't exist?" Isis looked at Haima with some amusement, "Seto, do you think that gods are imaginary, illusory and non-existent?" β
ββ¦β¦ Isn't it? β
"Do you still think so after seeing the power of the Thousand Eye?" Isis shook her head, and then she stepped over to reveal the window behind her, the only light source in the hall of the museum, "If you haven't recognized your own slate, please take a good look at this slate behind me." β
"The content imprinted on this must change your stubborn perception a lot."
It is an old stone slab full of pits, shallow pits.
Many parts of the stone slab have traces of weathering, and columns of ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs and drawings are carved on them, arranged in a roughly symmetrical manner according to the unique aesthetics of the ancient Egyptians...... Looking at it is like looking at history.
The black suitcase that Seahorse had been holding tightly in his right hand had slipped out of his hand and stomped on the ground with a click.
ββ¦β¦ That's an Egyptian emissary? β
The cross in the middle...... It is simply a replica of the dead Susheng Kathu, and the five-point pattern that surrounds it is chained...... It's clearly the "sealed Egyptian emissary" that the game once had!!
"And the monsters around it, the one down there, is ...... The Devil's Summoning? The seahorse leaned closer to the window, carefully discerning the various carvings of the monsters on it, and he couldn't believe it.
Could it be that what Becas said is true?
"No way...... "He gasped and roared back at Isis, "even if these are indeed the precursors to the dueling cards, they won't prove your claims!" β
"The only value of antiques is that they are antiques...... The same is true of myths and legends...... It is also normal for the ignorant ancients to come up with something that does not exist! That doesn't change my opinion! β
"So, what about this?"
Isis had now walked to the window to the left of the slate, and as she said this, the display light in the window came on at the same time.
"This tablet, according to the records that have been handed down, was left behind by the last pharaoh of ancient Egypt." Isis pointed to the right of the slate, "The figure carved to its right must be the pharaoh himself." β
"Games?" Li Bai exclaimed in a low voice.
The iconic bizarre hairstyle is exactly the same as the face of Muto's game...... Looking at this man was like watching a game, especially the monster that came out of the slate behind him...... That's the Black Magician!
Seeing it in reality and seeing it in anime are completely two feelings.,Even if she is familiar with the plot.,She now has a feeling of being hairy.γ
"This is the product of the pharaoh in memory of his friend, Seto."
Isis looked at the seahorse with horror in her eyes, and looked at this most likely ...... with some sadness of men.
ββ¦β¦ Take a good look at the priest on the left. β
Their eyes followed her guidance to the left, landing on another figure carved there.
A face identical to that of Seahorse Seto was carved there, and there was also a stone slab behind him, and a monster flew out of it, and it was-
"Blue-eyed white dragon?"
The seahorse stared blankly at the monster.
He felt like he wasn't horrified as much in his life as he was today.
These slabs are at least 3,000 years old, and there are men who look so much like him and the game on them, and the two monsters are also the representatives of the two......
Is this possible?
"It's not just that." Isis looked up at the three detached mural carvings arranged in a zigzag pattern above the slate, "Look up and look at the carving on the top of the slate." β
The two of them followed her and looked up at the three murals there.
"That is, the predecessor and prototype of the three cards made by Bekas."
"There is no doubt about it, Seto, those are the three cards of the gods, and they have inherited the powerful power of the name of the gods, and they are the incarnations of the gods." Isis left the window to give them space to take a closer look at the three murals.
"Becas told me that he didn't know how he made them, but as a tomb keeper who had been handed down since ancient times, I could feel that it was God's own will. They're actively getting into the cards, trying to find something ......"
"Looking for what?"
"I don't know."
"Perhaps...... is their true master. β
Hearing Isis say this, Li Bai couldn't help but glance at her.
Is this woman very good at speculating on people's hearts...... I actually know how to use the hidden ambition of the seahorse to accelerate the process of cooperation between the two sides.
Maybe it didn't matter to her whether she believed the fantasy story in her mouth or not, she just wanted to make sure that the game could go according to plan.
Her true purpose...... It's really just to save her brother.
She turned her head to look at the carving of the Three Illusion Gods, and once again lamented her miserable god-attribute affinity.
The effect of the three phantom gods in the plot is much stronger than after OCG, it is simply a perfect monster, it is not very difficult for the light path to summon monsters, and the acquisition of sacrifices is as easy as a snap, if she can control one of the gods, I am afraid that before the arrival of the Egyptian chapter, I am afraid that there will only be Malik who can fight with her before the arrival of the Egyptian chapter.
"Huh?" Just as she was drooling and fantasizing about the scene of her invincibility in the world, an abrupt scratch came into view.
The scratch is not small, it is half a meter long, sandwiched between the carvings of the god who dominates the sky and hell and the sun god, and the tail end even cuts directly into the center of the thousand-year-old block!
"That'...... What is that? Opening his mouth slightly, Li Bai was confused by this scene.
She was 100% sure that there was no such thing on the slate of the original book!
"Gurus, the notorious hunters of Reyaka, they stole two of them, and the remaining one, Bekasto paid me...... That's it. β
Isis pulls a card out of her sleeve and hands it to Seahorse.
It is the rightmost carved of the three murals.
Obeliske, the god of destruction.
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"......" Li Bai looked at the door that was being concealed, and turned to face the Egyptian woman.
"Tell me, what do you want to do by leaving me alone."
"It's not easy to convince your brother, I didn't expect him to value your safety more than power." Isis smiled bitterly and exhaled a cloudy breath, "White...... Can I call you that? β
"Yes."
"Thank you...... You should have noticed that when I first met you, I was very surprised by your deposit? β
Isis approached the maiden, and now she could spare time to examine her carefully.
ββ¦β¦ That's right, and I'm curious about this, there's no reason why Bekas shouldn't tell you and me by name. The girl was actually the most curious about this abnormal situation, because she knew that this woman could see through the future, the letter that was delivered at the time of the jam, and the invitation that was specially chosen in this rainy day...... The guy who can do this will actually miss himself in the most critical things?
"Becas mentioned you, but I didn't link you to the incident."
"Why?"
"Becas should have told you that I am the owner of the thousand-year-old artifact like him." Isis pressed her hand to her neck and pointed to the gold collar, "Millennium Jewelry...... With the power to see into the future, with its help, I began to predict some of the key events of this event early on, and according to you, even if Becas didn't mention you, I should have seen you in those flashing images. β
ββ¦β¦ But I see that in the future, there is no figure of you, and we are really meeting for the first time today. β
There was an eerie silence in the hall, and Li Bai's mind was stunned by this sentence for a moment.
"Without me? What's going on? β
"That's where I wonder." Seeing that, Isis was also a little skeptical of her own judgment, "So I used it to use it to divinate for you just now, wanting to know what your future is like and what kind of destiny you have." β
"But I was surprised by the results, very surprised......
"Let's get straight to the point, Isis." Li Bai's expression was a little solemn, she wasn't sure what the other party saw, "Don't worry about my thoughts." β
This time I'm afraid it's another leak crisis after meeting Xia Di, in this same building, the same protagonist, the only difference is that this time the enemy is not mysteriously dead, but has already got the result.
"I don't see your future."
"Huh?" This is completely different from what the girl thought.
"Do you know what that means?" Isis walked up to her, her face pale, and crouched down to look up at her.
"At a time when I was concentrating on prediction for the sake of the individual, this had never happened beforeβeven the fate of gods and demons was predestined, and it was impossible for such an unpredictable situation to happen."
"Then why ......"
"Only the dead will not have any future, because the traces of their existence have died out in the past." Confused, she reached out and stroked the girl's face, as if to confirm whether she was really standing in front of her as a life.
"Understand, kid...... This shows that in the perception of millennium jewelry, you are a dead person. β