Chapter 17: When the Stars Return to Their Positions
"Chernobyl!"
Hearing Amon's words, Crane's first reaction was stunned.
As he approached the blue-black cyclops, he had expected a lot of unfolding, but he never expected to hear such a name
It's like the appearance of water-cooled machine guns in ancient oil paintings, and the appearance of bridges in scientific research papers, which are full of disobedience and make people unbelievable.
In the next second, Crane thought of the funny thing about the ancient sun god who used his ribs to create the dark angel Sasriel and named his eldest son Adam, and instinctively thought that what happened at this moment was something similar, which made him want to laugh.
When he realized that Amun, the king of angels, who was so powerful that he was almost "bug" and always had a bad smile, said such a name in a relatively serious and solemn manner, Crane's urge to laugh became more and more difficult to contain, and he did not want to contain it.
It's better to laugh so much that Amon is annoyed and embarrassed, and just kill me...... Amon will become what he is today, and the education of the ancient sun god is definitely responsible for a large part!The corners of Crane's mouth grinned, ready to let out a smile in his heart without mercy.
At this moment, another silver-white lightning bolt pierced the sky, illuminating the deep ravine, allowing Crane to see the gray and heavy building at the bottom again.
It is a very different building from the current, from the Quaternary, Tertiary, and even the Second Age.
Poof!
Crane's heart contracted and then expanded, and his smile froze on his face as soon as it bloomed.
Poof!
Klein heard his own heartbeat, and common knowledge about the current world suddenly popped up in his mind:
"There are twelve months in a year, three hundred and sixty-five days, and leap years......
"Twenty-four hours a day, sixty minutes per hour, sixty seconds per minute......
"Confirmed to be planetary......
"There is only one sun and one moon in the sky......"
Puff! Puff!
Klein's instinct stopped him from wanting to go on, but a "voice" still came out of his heart:
Could it be that there has never been such a thing as "crossing over", I have actually been on Earth all along, but I have been suspended by the light door above the gray fog for too long, and I really don't belong to this era......
As the idea took shape, many details that had not caught his attention erupted in Crane's mind like a volcano:
"In the easternmost part of the Sunia Sea, before entering the ruins of the Divine War, there are decaying and collapsed steel buildings around the ancient well of the deep sea, which seems to have been left by humans......
"The overall topography of the North and South Continents is very similar to that of North and South America, except that a large area near the two has been directly erased by some force, forming a violent sea with complex shipping lanes and twists and turns...... In addition, Sunia Island drifted south as a whole like the big island in the north...... The sea is like an expanded and connected version of the Great Lakes, where it is like being attacked by a huge meteorite......
"On the northern continent, the mountains and rivers have changed a lot, but the overall shape is barely recognizable......
"That's it...... The Western Continent, the hometown of the elves, and the Eastern Continent, where the 'God's Forsaken Land' is located, corresponds to Chernobyl......
"In the legend of the treasure of the sea, there is a lost civilization called Newnes, which sank somewhere in the Misty Sea......
"The parents of the Giant King are humans...... The source of the blood clan and elves is also suspected to be human......
"My previous two questions, why did the 'Source Fort' grab the 'Traveler' from the earth, and why those people all belonged to the era I was in, can also be explained......"
In just two or three seconds, it was as if one thunder after another exploded in Crane's mind, which made his lips tremble slightly, as if he was trying to contain the formation of an answer.
"But the moon of this world is crimson...... The situation in the starry sky is also a little different from that of Earth...... I'm not a lover of astronomy, so I don't remember exactly, but the Emperor was on potion from the 'Knowledgeable' path, and the starry sky was really exactly the same, and he had already discovered it......" The opposing opinions then appeared in Crane's mind, and they were like solid anchors to keep ships from being blown out of port in the storm.
But in the next second, Crane remembered two sentences.
One sentence is a terrifying prophecy he read on the Internet in his "previous life":
"When the stars return to their positions, chaos will rise from the earth, and the great first will awaken. ”
Another sentence is:
"Watch out for the moon!"
This...... The prophecy wasn't made up? The stars returned to their positions, so there was a difference from before?Klein almost ignored Amon in front of him, and even his body trembled slightly.
It took a lot of effort for him to let out a sigh in his heart:
Perhaps, I never left my hometown, but I will never return home......
As soon as he had such a realization and enlightenment, the gray mist appeared silently in front of him.
This time, he stood directly in the historical fragment corresponding to the "decaying forest", corresponding to the end of the First Age and the beginning of the Second Age.
What was different from the past was that the boundless gray mist in front of him was no longer empty, and in the depths of the mist, far, far away, there were one broken spot after another.
They are like beacons, illuminating the path of history, pulling Klein forward, constantly tracing through thousands of years and more.
Then, he saw the brilliant light door dyed a little blue and black, saw the transparent silkworm cocoons hanging above the light door one after another, and saw himself wearing a T-shirt and slacks.
The invisible wind blew, and the gray and white mist under the light gate opened layer by layer, revealing cities one after another.
Inside them are tall skyscrapers, cars of all kinds, and pedestrians coming and going.
These cities are pressed one after the other, covered with gray dust, many buildings have collapsed, broken steel bars have been punctured, cars are dented, some are collapsed, some are spread out into discus, and pedestrians are lifeless, like wax statues......
Seeing this scene, Klein stopped and stared deeply.
He knew all too well:
This world is the earth!
His "ancient scholar" potion was thoroughly digested at this moment.
Suddenly, Crane's consciousness returned to the real world, and he found that his connection with the "Source Castle" was further strengthened.
In the humming voice, the resonance around him from the prayers of the Tarot members grew stronger.
With the help of them before, he could vaguely sense the "Source Fort" above the gray mist, and Klein, who saw the seat of the "Fool", seemed to have finally established some kind of connection with the crimson "figure" that was twisted and wanted to take shape.
Klein instantly had a realization, that is, at this moment, he did not need to recite the incantation, he did not need to take four steps backwards, as long as one thought, the spirit body could enter the "Source Castle" and become one with the "human figure".
This is undoubtedly his best chance to get out of trouble!
Unable to lament that this world is the earth, holding the mind that Amon would definitely not expect this kind of change, Klein immediately turned his mind and "jumped" to the "Source Fort".
At this moment, Klein's eyes reflected Amon in a peaked soft hat, monocles, and classical magician's robes, the corners of his mouth slightly curled up with indescribable pleasure.
Klein's mind exploded suddenly, and all thoughts were occupied by the frantic whispers from Amon:
"You're right, I don't want to steal your destiny and carry a heavy burden while becoming the new owner of the 'Source Castle'......"
"You're right, this is a fraud ...... that has been going on since the beginning"
"However, the core of this deception is to make you think that I gave you hope all the way and destroyed it in order to break your will and promise to be my dependent......"
"If it weren't for the fact that I deliberately changed my costume when I entered the Godforsaken Lands, and if it weren't for the fact that I 'accidentally' showed the ability to take advantage of 'mistakes' on several occasions, would you be so sure that my body has arrived?"
"Could it be that a 'god of fraud' could not understand that changing his image at the time would reveal a lot of problems?"
"You think that I will not understand what this name stands for?
"For more than a thousand years in God's forsaken land, I have been searching for the oldest history, the one beyond the First Age. ”
"The real purpose of this journey is to give you some time, give you some historical knowledge, help you digest the 'Ancient Scholar' potion, let you relax your guard in this regard, and then, when your connection with the 'Source Castle' deepens further and tries to induce the 'Source Castle', seize this opportunity to take advantage of the loophole and directly steal the 'Source Castle'. ”
"Destiny belongs to you, and 'Source Fort' belongs to me. ”
......
This terrifying murmur from the King of Angels not only contained Amon's chuckle, but also destroyed Crane's spirit, no worse than Mr. "Door's" roar.
On the surface of Klein's skin, traces of "spirit insects" were highlighted, and he was on the verge of losing control.
And in his body, a twelve-link "Time Worm" came out and turned into an Amon Phantom wearing a black magician's robe, a peaked soft hat and crystal monocles.
He is Amon who is shallowly "parasitic" in Klein's body, and the purpose is not to monitor the mind, nor to control the situation through deep "parasitism" at a critical moment, but to seize the current opportunity!
At the beginning, Amon used "deep" parasitism, and the main purpose was to "parasitize" a "worm of time" at a shallow level without a saint noticing!
The Amon Phantom turned his head and looked at Klein, who was disturbed by the whispering and couldn't turn his thoughts, and showed a smile that was exactly the same as the original:
The corners of his mouth were slightly upturned, with indescribable pleasure.
He immediately turned around, and with the help of the invisible connection, "leaped" to the "Source Fort" above the gray mist.
This is similar to the situation in which he had "parasitized" Derrick Berg's body, trying to infiltrate the gray mist through the crimson star corresponding to the "sun".
But this time, no one else made a purification in the "Source Fort", closed the "gate", and isolated Amon.
It was a great show.
This is the "god of fraud".