"Dream World?!"

The little wizard blurted out, his expression full of incredulity.

Compared to Vera, the night watchman next to her, who looked ignorant and didn't know what this group was talking about, had already opened the first valve, but had not yet shaped her own dream world, and her knowledge of this aspect was still in a literal sense.

A more powerful spiritual temple, a place that simulates the formation of a "void world" that only belongs to a wizard himself, a place that carries "all knowledge and memory"... Ain's understanding of the dream world is basically limited to this.

"That's right... Bypass the actual road and walk through the dream world directly to the church. A smile tugged at the corner of Asriel's mouth: "Normally, of course it is impossible, but right now, this city has almost completely been eroded by the Void, and the power of the Void that pervades the surroundings is so strong that it is no different from the Void World." ”

"As we all know, there is no concept of time and space in the void, so if we take advantage of this property and connect it to the maelstrom above us the moment we open the dream world... That's all right. ”

Asriel looked at Loren and the little wizard with interest, ignoring the Night's Watch who had not yet figured out the situation:

In this way, Loren was able to avoid being disturbed by Serol on the way to the cathedral, or having to waste time for some garbage. ”

"Of course, all of this is possible thanks to the fact that you have already cleared most of the monster tides, and through the materialization of the power of the void, the power of the maelstrom above us has been more than doubled, otherwise it ......"

"What do you need me to do?"

The little wizard snapped, not even a second of hesitation.

"Dear Ain, of course the most critical part. A flash of blood flashed in the blonde boy's pupils, and with a flick of his pale fingers, a nine-pointed star magic array appeared at the black-haired wizard's feet.

"With Loren's dream world, there is nothing complicated about the whole process, the only problem is that the work of 'teleporting' is at most an additional 'function' for the dream world, but it can be done, it was not born for this. ”

"So ......"

"So there needs to be a special indicator, a directional power to strengthen the ability of the dream world in this regard, so that it can become a magic array like 'spatial teleportation', so that it is foolproof!"

"Hey, hey, hey... I don't think I have agreed to this plan yet......"

"Shut up, big liar!"

Without waiting for Loren to finish speaking, the slightly drunken little wizard had a solemn expression, and looked at Asriel with a wicked smile very seriously:

"I see, let's start now!"

Asrael, who smiled silently, bowed to the little wizard with a blank look.

"Wait, you ......"

"Defeat him, Loren. Einland, who made another steal, met Loren's blue eyes with his blue eyes: "Do everything you can to defeat the Black Cross and make him pay for his actions, for all those he hurts... Pay the price!"

"Then, when it's all over, I'm going to hear you explain it all to me personally... From the first time we met in Dingo Village, we told me all the things you had told me about your beauty. A smile hung on Ain's lips:

"No, I'm going to take me for a fool!"

..........................................

In the dim midnight, a huge gray-blue vortex hung high in the dome, and the dead cathedral sanctuary was immersed in the power of the gray-blue void, at the highest point of the Golovin hills.

When he opened his eyes again, the black-haired wizard was standing in front of the temple.

The buildings of the surrounding cathedral had been reduced to rubble when the hill "collapsed", leaving only the temple perched on the cliff of the hill in front of me, with bottomless cliffs on both sides like an abyss.

Ruined castles, abyss-like cliffs, undead monsters all around, never-ending night, and huge gray-blue vortex overhead... The "sun" that burns with a blue flame.

Stripped of certain existences, the scene in front of him is simply a copy of his dream world.

And his dream world was created by a guy named Asreel... So it's definitely not a coincidence.

“...... The burning black sun is a fantasy, an existence beyond the material world, but it is a deception, a deception at a glance, and the reason for its appearance seems to tell you that all this is just a lie......"

Loren finally understood the meaning of the words of the Holy Cross.

The burning "black sun" ... It was the Barrier of the Two Realms, or the Nine-Pointed Star Holy Grail, which symbolized the barrier of the Two Realms, and it was a lie to the extreme, which was only a slight modification of the gray-blue void power at the edge of the huge vortex into the color of flames.

That's why the Holy Cross calls it "a deception at a glance", because it is only a matter of time before you see the vortex created by the barrier between the two realms and think of the burning sun.

"I'm sorry to tell you the truth so hard, Asrael......"

Muttering to himself, Loren tugged at the corners of his mouth.

Although I didn't see it with my own eyes, even if I thought about it, it was not difficult to guess that a certain blonde boy at this moment was probably also preparing the "lie" for so many years for himself, and he was overjoyed at the moment when the mystery was finally revealed, right?

Maybe he is playing with a playful face in a corner right now, quite complacently admiring his expression of sudden realization at this moment, waiting with interest for himself to come to the door to ask, and then pretending to be pitiful and asking for his forgiveness......

Well, very much in line with that guy's character.

The corners of his mouth twitched more and more, but the black-haired wizard's face showed a certain "knowing smile", as if he had reached some kind of tacit understanding.

The kind of tacit understanding between the fraudster and the victim.

"Loren Turin ......"

A dull, slightly familiar voice rang in the ears of the black-haired wizard.

"You are exactly as the Black Cross Serol said... Came to this place;"

Following the direction from which the voice came, a trace of astonishment flashed in the dark pupils the moment he saw the open figure.

He spoke in a muddy mud that stretched between him and the temple on the cliff steps.

The black mud was mixed with gray-blue pus, and you could faintly see the muddy broken bones and severed flesh in between, mixed with the chaotic living creatures, flowing and wriggling on the stairs, and the pustules that were constantly expanding and bursting proved that this was a "living thing".

But it wasn't this that surprised Loren, it was the voice of the other party... Although it was cloudy like a throat mixed with countless strange liquids, and it was stuffed in something, the voice definitely belonged to ......

"Surprised?"

A calm and heavy tone, full of power:

"You are amazed to see the Lord of the Empire, the former Supreme Emperor of the Twelfth Generation, Eckhat de Salion, like this... Really?"

Loren raised his eyebrows: "You ......"

As you can see, this is the price of challenging God and failing. Eckhart's voice was as flat as before, and he had turned into a puddle of mud, but he didn't feel any pain, sorrow, anger or unwillingness:

"God won't kill you, He will... Punish you for pain, torment, breakdown, fear and despair... He makes you afraid, you want to run away, you no longer have the courage to face him. ”

"He wants you to know that you are doomed, that you can't afford it all, that you are not qualified to stand in front of him, no matter how smart, brave, talented, and superior in force you are... After all, it's just his plaything. ”

"To be defeated, to be ravaged, to be destroyed, to be possessed, to be testified to the power of God... Plaything. ”

In the faint voice of words, Loren slowly withdrew his gaze.

"So you know that for the Black Cross to dare to challenge him, to challenge his plans and arrangements and even the existence of ideas, it is ...... for him"

"It's... What frightened him was that he had to use this means to mark and warn those who came after him, so that they too would be afraid of it and give up all kinds of resistance. ”

"Those who betray their trusts are punished, those who resist are punished, and those who challenge are punished with capital punishment... The power of God, the majesty of God, the authority and the power of God, are also maintained only by fear and deterrence... Something extremely fragile. ”

The black-haired wizard with a sinking face listened to the emperor's meaningful words.

"He knew you were coming, so he made a lot of preparations. ”

In the muddy mud, Eckhart's deep and calm voice sounded: "But these... It's all just an illusion that paralyzes you, the real horror is far more than you imagine, and the real fear is not something superficial, but despair hidden under the shell of hope. ”

"It was the joy after the great calamity, the exhaustion after the victory, and the final relief... At that moment, the true fear of the Black Cross will be revealed before your eyes. ”

"It's something you can't resist, you can't deal with what you can only bear and carry silently... It's a doomed fate, an ending that you can't choose. ”

"Loren Turin, that's what you're going to fight against. ”

Until this moment, Eckhart's deep voice added a hint of sadness: "A fate that cannot be resisted must have the best ending and seeming best... It's the final test you're going to face. ”

"That's who I am, Eckhart de Salion... Awakened at the end. ”

"Loren Turin... I don't know why you're here, it's for more power and power, because of the fate you've borne since you survived like me, or because you've been bewitched by some evil god to embark on this path of no return that seems to reveal the truth of the world......"

"Either way, you're already another one after the Black Duke... No, it should be the first, the first human being to be feared and so hostile to God. ”

"For that alone, you have surpassed all the forerunners, including me. ”

"As yet another loser before you, all I can say is... Welcome, to the end of the world. ”

The black-haired wizard bowed slightly, straightening up and standing on the staircase at eye level with the mud.

"Thank you. Loren said softly, "So what do you want from waiting for me here?"

"Nope. ”

Eckhart's answer was decisive.

"Huh?" the black-haired wizard was stunned.

"The real Eckhart de Salion is long dead, and all you see is the last vestige of consciousness he has left for his own ends. ”

The muddy "Eckhart" seemed to have a hint of sarcasm in his tone: "What can a dead man pursue?"

"His family was destroyed by his own hands, he saw the death of his grandmother, and then took control of his father, siblings, sons and bloodline... It is still a tragedy to sacrifice everything and even oneself, hoping that he will not repeat the mistakes of his predecessor and realize his ambitions. ”

"As for myself... Or rather, the remnant of the name 'Eckhart' has completely failed in the face of the Black Cross, and has lost the last trace of success, and even the meaning of existence has been obliterated, and I have nothing to pursue. ”

"In addition to being controlled by the Black Cross, the reason for surviving is probably the last trace of unwillingness... And anger. ”

It was only at this moment that Loren finally felt the anger from the void reaction of the "mud".

"I don't care if you can defeat the Black Cross, or what happens to House de Salion, or what the Empire and the world will do. ”

"All I want is to see you walk into this temple and make the Black Cross look angry, and he will leave me here to stop you as much as he can before he destroys the Holy Cross and takes the Holy Grail once and for all. ”

The mud on the stairs began to bubble pustules, restless like evaporating liquid, and would fall apart at any moment:

"There's no way I'm going to resist his orders, so I decided to go the other way. ”

Another way?

The next moment, the mud on the stairs suddenly rolled up and pounced on the black-haired wizard.

"Boom !!!"

The mud mixed with the flesh and blood exploded in the air, and one after another tiny "droplets" rained down like arrows.

The black-haired wizard who instinctively reacted swiped his left hand in front of him, opening the magic array defense out of thin air, and his right hand had already pressed the hilt of the "Dawn" greatsword, slashing forward.

The "water droplets" that collided on the magic array did not change in any way, and did not even set off the slightest wave on the magic array, and disappeared like water vapor.

"Huh?"

A trace of astonishment passed through Loren's eyes, and before he could react, the mud collided with the blade of the "Dawn" greatsword.

Under the dark gaze, the scattered mud turned into ashes and smoke in front of the sword, and dissipated in the air without a trace.

A strong void reaction, following the blade of the "Dawn" greatsword, poured into Loren's consciousness, it was the empty shell of "Eckhart de Salion", all the emotions and memories.

From the birth, to the confrontation with the Black Cross Serol, the emotions expressed and all the judgments and reactions made... No matter how big or small, Loren experienced it all.

"Take it, Loren Turin......"

The faint voice of words sounded in the black-haired wizard's mind:

"It's... It's my final revenge. ”

With a slight shock, the black-haired wizard who had regained consciousness in a trance stood in place.

On the cliff leading to the church's temple, he was the only one left.