Secret: The years I served as a foreign aid for the Aurora Club

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Facing the oncoming monster wolf, the God of War sneered with murderous intent.

This true god-level "demon hunter" raised his sword calmly, pierced the chest of the feathered serpent in his hand, and threw him aside.

The light of dawn illuminated half of the spiritual world. Before the sharp sword light fell, Calderon split it in the middle. The army of secret puppets in the front quickly stopped and melted in the orange-red light.

He walked out of Calderon step by step, sealed the place with light, and welcomed the enemies outside.

What came towards him was a terrifying army of secret puppets, made up of creatures from the spirit world and extraordinary people who happened to pass by from the spirit world. These little creatures, not much stronger than ants, could not attract the attention of the God of War at all, and his killing intent was only locked on one person.

Antigonus was so overwhelmed by extreme hatred that he rushed directly towards Him. This was indeed a pleasant surprise, or even ecstasy. Since he had chopped off the head of the Mother of Heaven, He had been worried and on guard against possible attacks from the awakened Antigonus, worried that the "Half Fool" would use some terrorist means. But now, the monster was rushing towards him with an army of puppets.

"Where is it hidden..."

The locked target was somewhat erratic, which made the God of War more vigilant. He suspected that the other party had borrowed the consciousness or authority of the Lord of Mysteries, or that the "Source Castle" was responding. His understanding of these three paths was very limited, but he still made the most direct judgment.

The spiritual power emanating from Half Fool seemed to be higher than that of an ordinary Angel King, perhaps strengthened by History. Although he no longer had the opportunity to hide his killing intent and launch a fatal attack, he still had the upper hand in terms of strength and extraordinary abilities.

The only thing to note is whether Antigonus in this state will cause some mutations in the source essence.

Thinking of this, the God of War looked at the River of Eternal Darkness in the black fog behind him with fear.

This source essence was quite strange. It had clearly corroded a river through its own characteristics and flowed out of the seal, but it did not show any characteristics of being alive... It was not like the "Demon of Knowledge" that had come back to life long ago and gained human identity and thinking by devouring and assimilating the souls of believers, nor was it like the "Source Castle" that was completely hidden and disappeared for thousands of years before appearing with a specific person.

But the "River of Eternal Darkness" symbolizes death. It should be one of the elements that is most closely connected to all living things in the world. Anyone who is dead will sink into the river, while those who have "died" but are still alive will wander by the river.

The "City of Disasters" with similar situations had shown strong pollution and erosion capabilities early on. The former Medici failed to contain it with the help of the ancient sun god, and could only leave a mark to resist for a long time. However, this river quietly swallowed a large number of "spiritual marks", as well as the ancient god Graygari and the god of death Salinger, but still did not show any self-will.

Unlike other places, the God of War who came to Calderon for the first time just discovered that the information he had obtained was true. Part of the water of this "River of Eternal Darkness" penetrated the gray-white fog and merged with the latter to a certain extent, sometimes dark and sometimes pale.

This part of the river keeps rolling up and falling down, like a tributary rushing through Xuhei.

On both sides of the tributary, there are huge and pale stone pillars standing one after another, as if they are supporting something to prevent the other from collapsing.

Such a situation made the God of War extremely alert, and also revealed the uniqueness of the River of Eternal Darkness - so much so that although the high-ranking people in this path knew of its existence, they were all fearful and did not even know whether to call this source essence "it" or "Him".

For this dangerous essence, it would be best if an Old One came to help contain it, so almost no one had touched it before. Except for the God of Death, who drowned in it with Graygari after his death and got a perfect opportunity to assimilate.

The God of War suddenly interrupted his thoughts, swung the sword without hesitation, and slashed at his side.

A huge demon wolf that leaped out from the void there, like countless glittering insects, was slashed head-on as soon as it appeared, and was perfectly cut in half from the middle, and then turned into a spirit and disappeared.

“Historical projection.”

The God of War did not take this unsuccessful sneak attack to heart. He could feel that Antigonus was slowly circling around him at a distance that was neither too far nor too close, looking for possible flaws in the target like a real coyote.

The Demon Hunter smiled slightly, and the armrest on his left arm automatically rose up and bounced open, turning into a solid shield.

He may not be good at "war", but he is definitely good at "combat".

Antigonus would inevitably be unable to hold back and take action first, and this moment would be the time when the God of War could deliver a fatal blow without reservation.

……

The light of morning light also illuminates this "City of the Dead".

The city is almost a huge deep pit with no visible bottom. All kinds of strange-shaped buildings surround the deep pit, extending downward in circles, forming a magnificent city beyond the ordinary people's cognition.

Some of those buildings were single houses standing on top of pale stone pillars, some were giant long square coffins with no windows and doors on the roof, and some were simply graves.

There are stone tablets at the entrance, some of which are made of various bones, looking quite messy.

The closer to the bottom of the pit, the more intact the buildings are; the closer to the top, the more they have collapsed, and they are full of the devastation brought by the erosion of time.

The deeper you go underground, the quieter the surroundings become. Those strange buildings are apparently well preserved, but they seem to have been dead for many years. Even the atmosphere has become cold, dark and decayed.

Once you adapt to this kind of environment and your body and mind become quiet, you will truly and irreversibly die bit by bit.

However, apart from transforming all the living who visit into the dead and contaminating spiritual creatures with symbols of death, most of the time the city is as harmless as a normal spiritual ruin.

The already cold corpse of the demon wolf lay quietly at the bottom of Calderon, with a confused expression frozen on its face. It did not enter a peaceful sleep like His sequence, and spiritual light was gathering around it.

The horrific half-feathered serpent, half-human monster fell in another open space, cold and stiff, with no signs of life at all.

The invisible river flowing at the bottom of the city slowly rose, and the Grim Reaper fell to the ground with a faint gray mist floating around him.

A fresh spiritual imprint wandering by the Ever Dark River seemed to be inspired by something, and walked towards the feathered serpent's body with a chaotic look, leaving the river bank and blending in. After a few seconds, Salinger's head turned slightly and slowly raised his body.

The wound on his chest did not heal, nor did his body regain its vitality. Instead, he used the rule of "transforming all living beings into the dead" to successfully transform his state in a short period of time and merge with the rules inside Calderon. With the help of the God of War's surprise attack, he staggered to his feet again as the dead person he was most familiar with. His spirit body was still tightly attached to his body, without any signs of dissipation, and no extraordinary characteristics were released.

The God of Death still has lingering fears, but now is far from the time for him to be afraid.

In terms of understanding of "Calderon" and "Eternal Dark River" and the use of power, no one among the three paths can compare to the God of Death who has rich experience in death and rebirth. However, when Antigonus caught the thread of the spirit body remotely, the God of Death was already in a state of panic.

Because being "puppetized" means losing the chance of death, both the spirit and the body become puppets of the "Half Fool".

He himself did not have strong dream abilities, and could not quickly escape from the triple dream specially constructed by the Mother of Heaven.

But the sudden appearance of the God of War and the sudden killing of the Mother of Heaven gave him a glimmer of hope. He showed his weakness in time and did not hide his miserable state of having only one breath left. But even so, the God of War still killed him, and sealed Calderon just in case.

"Fate is so unexpected... cough."

"Ahem. Ha, ha, ha."

The God of Death coughed, and the crack on his chest that was emitting light began to squeeze out some dark red blood, as if it was from a body that had been dead for several hours. He looked at the Mother of Heaven who had almost killed him a few minutes ago, and laughed for the first time. He laughed at this ever-changing thing, and at the future that the God of War would benefit from.

"What miracles, what life... If you don't have the strength... you will die."

Salinger sneered, not knowing what he was laughing at. He looked up at the light in the sky. It felt as if this city of the dead that had never seen light had ushered in the dawn, or as if it was the sunset that symbolized the end of the world.

He was silent for a few seconds, then suddenly became anxious and angry. He directly recited someone's name and asked in a low voice:
"I know you're watching here, and I know you're looking forward to an ending!"

“Tell me what else I can give? Demon, as long as you can get my Sequence One, I am willing to give anything I have!”

Edward, who had just been hung up by Amon, was very moved after hearing the words of the Grim Reaper.

His person is higher than that of the god of war, so the spiritual messages conveyed by the god of death through occult connections are not completely blocked.

"Is it okay to die even after becoming a god?"

Death almost gnashed his teeth when he heard this:

"I can't figure out when you developed such hatred for me. I remember that I have never been hostile to you at any time. Because of my weak power, I have always focused on communicating with you and cultivating my essence, and never stopped you from taking any action."

"Outer God, what you desire is not the madness of risking everything? I have always been willing to fight, willing to fight, but why do you always reject my conditions?"

"Since I woke up, I have contacted you several times and thought of countless ways. I am even willing to give you half of the country! But I still can't get that Sequence One. So your purpose is to kill me?!"

"No, it's not that I'm looking forward to your death... Your death would indeed be of some benefit to me, but not much. If your death were really that useful, I wouldn't have brought you back for the sake of Xia Eggers' efforts."

While Edward was dealing with the Demon of Knowledge's mumbling, he was also making a long-distance call to the God of Death, switching between emotions smoothly:

"Because...I just don't want to give it to you."

Death did not expect this answer. He was caught off guard and was stunned: "Why?"

Edward thought for a moment, searching the air for the line of possibility he wanted, and then he smiled and said after considering his words:

"Yes, I just simply don't want to give it to you, so no matter what conditions you offer, I will not accept them."

"Then you don't have to help me come back!"

"These are two different things. All I need is a 'Pale Emperor' or your uniqueness. Besides that, I don't care whether you, Salinger, are dead or alive, so I am willing to help the burning Xia Eggers."

"Ah, I'm sorry I waited until now to tell you the reason. After all, I have my own purpose."

Salinger was silent, and Edward happily stated his reasons:

"Because your path and mine have some compatibility, and I am an Outer God. Just like the Demon of Knowledge has always been hostile and eager towards God and the Thunder God who possesses 'omniscience', I also have a plan to complete myself."

Salinger understood, and therefore felt particularly angry and frustrated. The flames of anger burned His throat until it became hoarse. "...Your goal is the God of War, the three paths that I and Darkness belong to, or to go further, you want the River of Eternal Darkness?"

"You want to use the extraordinary properties of our path to try to contact the River of Eternal Darkness?"

Edward smiled. He saw that the fate of the God of Death had come to a fork in the road. Whether it would be the fate he wanted most or another possibility depended on the other party's thoughts and his words.

"Yes."

"So you are destined not to get the last copy of 'The Pale Emperor'."

"I'm really sorry for letting you hold on to your empty expectations for so long. To be honest, although I don't plan to come into contact with the unknown 'River of Eternal Darkness' so early, the fact that the gods of your three paths are alive is still a bit of a hindrance to me, especially you."

Death uttered a strange, incomprehensible laugh, like the hissing of a snake:

"You're telling me now, because I'm at the end of my rope and I'm doomed?"

"You can understand that."

The smile on Edward's face widened, and he reached out and pinched the corner of his mouth back:
"I mean, yes."

"That's it. I'm leaving now. I wish you good luck, Mr. Salinger. I expect all three of you to die. Now it seems that the God of War has almost completed two-thirds of this mission."

After saying that, He simply severed the spiritual connection. After all, the other party was now in the seal of the God of War. As long as He did not want to respond, Salinger's prayers would not be able to reach the outside world no matter what.

In Calderon, the God of Death frowned. He thought briefly in his mind, and then he shifted his gaze to the side of the Mother of Heaven whose body was lying by the river, and looked at the extraordinary characteristics and uniqueness that had emerged around him.

Salinger's mind flashed with the images of his two former superiors - "Destruction Wolf" Flegra, who had the extraordinary characteristics of "Fool" and "Darkness", and tried to find commonality from their shared "secrets" and "secrets", but ended up falling into unparalleled madness, and his state was even worse than that of other gods of the same period - you know, the Dragon King, the Elf King, and the Giant King were all powerful ancient gods with a certain degree of rationality. In the end, Flegra died, and the former "Goddess of Night" Amanesis ascended the throne of "Darkness".

And his other old boss, Gray Carrie, who contained the "Gate" and the "God of Death" - was so powerful that she opened up the underworld, but still died in madness in the end, giving Him the opportunity to reach the top.

It has to be said that choosing a boss is a science. Under a crazy boss, although there is a risk of death at any time, there is also a chance to soar to the sky after the other party's extraordinary characteristics explode.

The past of Fregola and Graygari flashed through his mind. The Grim Reaper stretched out his hand, grabbed the extraordinary characteristics and uniqueness of the two "Knights of Disaster", and integrated them all into his own body.

In an instant, Calderón fell into an unknown darkness, as if pure darkness had suddenly descended, with only the sound of swaying water.

TBC
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Suddenly I remembered something. Now there is a new reason to criticize me: I praise the God of War.

It's so funny, praising the God of War...what a thing.

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