Chapter 1262: The Truth Behind the Enemy

When he realized that the Dark Angel had woken up, Klein only felt his

heart tighten and was on full alert. He didn't feel any fear or anxiety.

After all, he had already confirmed that the real Dark Angel had

returned to the ancient sun god's body. After being betrayed by the

existences such as the Lord of Storms, the Eternal Blazing Sun, and the

God of Knowledge and Wisdom, "He" had focused his negative and extreme

emotions on "His" corpse where "He" was reborn, turning into the True

Creator. "He" didn't return here, so whatever was left was just a

culmination of "His" psyche and will.

Furthermore, he had just communicated with the remnant psyche of Dark

Angel Sasrir rather normally; he didn't sense any obvious animosity.

However, with the City of Silver's six-member council Elder, Lovia,

losing control without any means to resist the moment she opened her

eyes, turning into a flowing shadow and eyes hidden behind the shadowy

curtain, Klein couldn't help but widen his pupils as he curled the

corners of his lips. A strong sense of fear and despair surged through

him. It was as though he was watching himself fall into an abyss without

any life-saving straw to clutch at.

Just waking up from "His" slumber and not using any Beyonder powers or

revealing "His" Mythical Creature form was enough to make a Sequence 4

demigod of the same pathway lose control on the spot. This was a

testimony to how powerful and terrifying "His" level was!

At that moment, all that remained in Klein's mind were the titles he had

previously mentioned.

The left hand of God, the deputy of Heaven, the king of the Kings of

Angels!

It wasn't as if Klein had never dealt with a King of Angels before. On

the contrary, he had frightened Red Angel Medici and made a deal with

the Angel of Imagination Adam. He had obtained the key to enter the

palace from the Wisdom Angel, Herabergen, and had gleaned potion

formulas from White Angel Aucuses. He had managed to crack Angel of Fate

Ouroboros's cycles of fate in front of "Him," and had pitted his brains

against Angel of Time Amon. He possibly was well-deserving of the title

as the person who had crossed the most paths with the Kings of Angels

for those below Sequence 0.

However, in these interactions, he had never fought with the Kings of

Angels most of the time. He either relied on the power of Sefirah Castle

to instantly escape or cut off contact with them. He had never faced the

Kings of Angels or deities in the true sense of the word. The only

exception was the time when he was caught by Angel of Time Amon, and he

had exchanged blows with "Him" several times in the span of a few days.

However, at that time, it was mainly a battle of wits, not a physical

battle. The Angel of Time, Amon, had mostly shown the characteristics of

a God of Trickery. "He" didn't fully reveal the level and strength of a

King of Angels. It was only at the final moment that "He" revealed it,

but the Evernight Goddess had used the Giant King's son to stop "Him,"

preventing "Him" from directly harming or influencing Klein.

Even so, whenever Klein encountered the Angel of Time on the way, "He"

would easily finish off the strongest "helpers" that Klein could summon.

It was something that Klein couldn't replicate up to now. It exceeded

his peak strength. After all, if he wanted to summon the historical

projection of Zaratul, he would be in danger.

And at that moment in time, Klein, Colin Iliad, and The Sun were facing

the king of the Kings of Angels, the malice-filled deputy of Heaven.

"He" was the left hand of god that instantly caused a Sequence 4 demigod

to collapse and lose control.

How could such an enemy, with such a level and strength not make them

reel in despair?

For a moment, Klein wanted to give up on Derrick and the Chief of the

City of Silver, returning to the world above the gray fog with a single

thought using the Sefirah Castle's summoning. By relying on the last

miracle and Deceit Bullets, he could revive outside the Forsaken Land of

the Gods.

As his thoughts raced, he raised the Staff of the Stars in his hand.

At this moment, the shadow that Lovia had broken down in her loss of

control stopped flowing. It let out a low voice that was filled with

pain but not crazy.

"'He' isn't that strong!"

As she spoke, the curtain-like shadow split apart, revealing what was

hidden behind it.

It was a lump of squirming flesh that was nearly two meters tall. At the

top, there was a pair of pale gray eyes that seemed to be looking down

upon the entire world. They were eyes that had remnants of rationality

left in them.

In other parts of this lump of flesh were arms, thighs, and calves that

weren't covered in skin, but sticky blood. They either held up the body

or crowded towards the chest in layers, tightly hugging a huge,

milky-white human skull.

The shadowy curtain fell again, covering the lump of flesh, turning into

"her" cape.

Then, a phantom about five to six meters tall appeared in front of

Lovia.

This was the Silver Knight that she had Grazed.

She could still control herself and attack Dark Angel Sasrir.

Upon seeing this scene, when Klein and Colin Iliad heard what Lovia had

said, they quickly understood what she had meant without needing any

further explanation from her.

Dark Angel Sasrir didn't possess the strength "He" appeared to possess.

"He" only used the authority of "Degeneration" and "His" influence over

relatively lower Sequences as a High-Sequence Beyonder of the same

pathway to make Lovia's body degenerate, betray, and break down on the

spot. As for her own spirit, she still remained conscious and rational.

She could still control her own strength to a certain extent.

Of course, with the loss of control of her body, large amounts of

corruption would corrode her spirit. It wouldn't take long for her to

completely go mad. This could be subverted if she could quickly resolve

the battle in time, and think of a way to turn her into an evil spirit,

surviving in another form.

With this knowledge, combined with seeing the first Blasphemy Slate and

his own guesses, Klein had a preliminary understanding of the enemy he

was facing.

"He" was a product of the psyche, will, and aura left behind by the Dark

Angel, as well as Chaos Sea's powers which were brought about by the

first Blasphemy Slate. Perhaps there was a bit of the awakening

consciousness of the Primordial One---in other words, the original

Creator. There was a small amount of it, a consciousness that was crazy

and filled with evil thoughts!

This was equivalent to a different type of evil spirit. It was unknown

if it was considered a complete angelic evil spirit.

And this could be the reason why high-level existences like the True

Creator, the God of Knowledge and Wisdom, and Amon's brother didn't

personally enter the Giant King's palace. Once "They" approached the

Primordial One and Chaos Sea, it was more dangerous for "Them" the

higher "Their" Sequences were!

Back then, Amon, an entity akin to an Error, had used "His" avatar to

lay an ambush in Chernobyl, but "He" hadn't dared to actually enter

Chaos Sea. All he did was climb down the cliff and hide near Chaos Sea,

pretending that "He" had climbed out from it. Otherwise, it could very

well affect "His" true body.

As for Low-Sequence Beyonders, they were unable to resist the surge

released from opening the door to the Giant King's

residence---corruption that had accumulated for over two thousand years.

Even if those high-level existences had carefully chosen a suitable

Sequence 3 or Sequence 4 demigod to indirectly help them defeat the

influence brought about by the corruption and enter the resting grounds

hidden in the shadows, without the sefirah's aura to resist the negative

effects of the leaking powers of Chaos Sea, they wouldn't be able to

truly approach the figure left behind by Dark Angel Sasrir and obtain

the first Blasphemy Slate.

Therefore, the True Creator had tolerated Klein numerous times, only

finding an opportunity to corrupt him and force him to meet Dark Angel

Sasrir. This was because he was the only viable candidate.

By the same logic, the God of Knowledge and Wisdom, Herabergen, the

Angel of Imagination, Adam, and the other deities and Kings of Angels

who had an interest in this matter had more or less made some

arrangements for Klein, blessing him to a certain extent, pushing him to

where he was now.

Without any hesitation, Klein outlined an image in his mind through the

Staff of the Stars he raised. Colin Iliad took a step forward and bent

down.

This City of Silver's Chief's body swelled rapidly, once again revealing

an incomplete Mythical Creature form. He became a five-to-six-meter-tall

Silver Knight covered in silver armor, holding a pair of gigantified

swords of dawn.

Derrick was slightly slower than the two experienced demigods. He

quickly spread his arms, as though he was hugging the void in front of

him.

At that moment, two pitch-black flames ignited in the eyes of the

awakened Dark Angel Sasrir.

"He," who shared the height of a giant, immediately pressed down on the

armrest by lowering "His" arm, slowly getting to "His" feet. The

gorgeous accessories on "His" body hung down one after another as layer

after layer of black wings spread open on "His" back.

During this process, the shadow cape on the lump of squirming

flesh---Lovia---came alive. It suddenly tightened, fixing her firmly in

place.

At the same time, Dark Angel Sasrir had silver threads wrapped around

"Him." In front of the black robe with mysterious patterns, silver bolts

of lightning appeared out of thin air. They sizzled and intertwined with

each other in a thunderous manner. They rapidly extended forward,

transforming into a resplendent lightning sea that attempted to drown

the entire shadow palace.

Gong!

An illusory chime sounded from a distant history as the melodious sound

echoed in the shadow palace.

An ancient mottled wall clock appeared in front of Klein. Its face was

separated into twelve different segments by grayish-white and

bluish-black colors. Each segment had different, mysterious, and

asymmetric symbols.

The three fingers, which seemed to be formed by Worms of Time of

different length, began to tick lightly.

When the chime rang again, the lightning sea that was rapidly spreading

in the shadow palace clearly froze.

Klein had successfully used the Staff of the Stars to reproduce Angel of

Time Amon's Beyonder powers!

And the effects were much better than his previous attempts.

This made him suspect if he had obtained the approval of the God of

Deceit and even obtained "blessings" from "Him" to a certain degree.

It wasn't true that merely simulating Amon's Beyonder powers would gain

"His" notice, but that this King of Angels was almost equivalent to the

Marauder pathway's Uniqueness. "He" was the ruler of the corresponding

domain, and "He" was the wielder of the corresponding authority. "He"

could make a certain level of adjustments to particular powers in

advance, enhancing or deleting them.

From the looks of it, Amon appeared to be looking forward to seeing

Klein enter the Giant King's residence to meet Dark Angel Sasrir.

Therefore, "He" had adjusted some of his own domain's Beyonder powers in

advance, and lowered some of his "authority" in certain aspects,

allowing simple replications to achieve a better effect.

While the lightning sea had come to a halt, the Silver Knight soul that

Lovia controlled, and Colin Iliad simultaneously stabbed their swords

into the ground, creating two invisible barriers. As for Klein, his

figure faded and he disappeared.