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

Chapter 538 Need help?

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"You really agreed." The Outer God nervously grabbed a handful of popcorn, "This is so exciting."

The sound of someone angrily scolding him for watching a show seemed to begin to echo in his ears, but it was probably an illusion.

Klein, who did not receive an immediate response from the Lord of Mysteries, looked up and was shocked at the guy who suddenly spoke.

The other party seemed to have compressed his presence to the extreme, producing an effect similar to "psychological invisibility", so before the other party took the initiative to speak, he didn't even notice that there were other people in the square!

“Why are you looking at me?” The Outer God asked as he stuffed popcorn into his mouth. “Look at yourself. You will soon be like the male protagonists in those cool novels written by Russell. You will become stronger instantly after getting an opportunity, and your Beyonder characteristics will come to you just by raising your arms. Are you happy?”

“Are you wondering why I’m here? Because you were taken away too quickly by the Demon of Knowledge, directly from the sea to the inland. I couldn’t catch up, so I just swam here from the sea.” After saying that, seeing that Klein was still staring at him as if he had seen a ghost, the Outer God simply handed the popcorn in his hand to him, “Why are you still looking at me? This is the new product of the improved popcorn machine of the Mystery Church. It’s quite sweet. Want to try it?”

Klein subconsciously glanced at the popcorn.

It was indeed freshly baked and still steaming, the caramel-colored crust was mouth-watering and it looked very delicious.

No no no, is this the time to think about this? ?
Klein felt that his emotions were a little broken. I was seriously discussing the issue of life or death with Fusheng Xuanhuang Tianzun the last second, why did I see you eating popcorn the next second? Why did the Demon of Knowledge replicate this? Every time this guy appeared, it seemed that he would smash the ideas he had brewed at the time into pieces, making him feel the urge to give up thinking.

"Didn't I agree to go out as I just said?" He thought hard, "Why is Fusheng Xuanhuang Tianzun silent now?"

While he was thinking, the uninvited Outer God picked up a few of the sweetest popcorns and stuffed them into his mouth, then said to him with a smile:

"I have temporarily improved Antigonus' condition, so Guile has to hide himself again. There are several loopholes in the conditions Guile gave you just now, but you hurriedly agreed because of the worst possible outcome you imagined. He didn't even fool you."

"I'm sorry, I've been following you and listening to your conversation, but I don't mean to come between you two."

Klein opened his mouth, but once again felt speechless.

"First, He confuses the concepts of 'madness' and 'divinity.'"

The Outer God who symbolizes "the mystery and possibility of decline" chewed the popcorn in his mouth and spoke very quickly as if in a hurry:
"In your human mind, you become 'crazy' because of the so-called 'divinity' and the inability to contain the force that causes the body to collapse. And divinity is nothing more than the nature of the original will. He said that He would not let you go crazy, but would only increase your divinity, but in fact it is the same as not saying anything. Oh, if you confirm with Him in advance that the collapse of the body and the disappearance of the will are also considered crazy, then you can ignore what I said."

"But you didn't."

"The second is 'Until the day you are defeated by God' - although this is the first time I have seen Guimi, he is indeed a guy who is good at manipulating concepts. 'God' is nothing more than the will of the Chaos Sea, the original omniscient and omnipotent being. Is the 'God' defined by Him that will, or the complete omniscient and omnipotent being? These two are very different. If it is the former, then you can't beat either the God of Thunder or the guy sleeping in the depths of the East Continent, right? As long as you retreat, Guimi will have a reason to confiscate your body."

…Do these words make sense to me? Regardless of whether He finds loopholes or not, the Lord of Mysteries may immediately revive in Amon or Bethel. This is nothing more than the difference between the world being destroyed in a while and me struggling for a while and being destroyed with the world…

Klein felt a little annoyed and looked up at Him:

"So you don't intend to let me agree to this condition?"

"You promised, you already promised." The God of Withering yawned, "How can I interrupt your deal? I just couldn't bear to see you being cheated like this, so I wanted to ask if you need some help."

"help?"

Klein heard this word again. He was so familiar with it that he felt neither sad nor happy. "I wonder what your conditions are?"

"Before that, you can listen to my intentions first."

The Outer God cleared his throat and said, "You already know who I am. I am very sorry for your two deaths, but please do not raise your original body to the level of your clone. Once you become a Secret Servant, these times will be refreshed."

Klein opened his mouth, his expression twisted in a complicated way. For a moment, he didn't know whether he was more shocked by the other party's weirdly frank expression, or the good news that "the mysterious waiter can refresh the number of resurrections" came more unexpectedly.

"You can regard Him and I as one person, or as two people... He is stubborn and will never give up his goal unless he goes against you until the last moment. But when I realized that the birth of the Lord of Mysteries seemed unable to be stopped by such crude means, I decided to intervene and see if I could get some help from you."

"Are you the real body?" Klein had a strange expression on his face. "Edward Vaughn is much stronger than you. You don't even look like a demigod."

"Whoever has the source essence is the essence."

"He is indeed stronger than me now, but that cannot change the fact that I am the real body."

The God of Withering shrugged. "As for my power—ah, this is a relatively safe way to transfer power in the starry sky. It directly grants part of one's own power to a specific individual. The only limitation of this kind of grant is the physical strength and adaptability of the specific individual. It is generally used to explore unknown environments. You will also learn it in the future. So you won't get extraordinary characteristics if you kill me, but my power is far more than that of a demigod."

Klein was a little interested in this special way of granting abilities, but not much.

He nodded briefly, then asked:
"What do you want from me?"

……

Salinger trudged along the River of Everdarkness.

He repeated the process from last time, trying to break free from the river, but was dragged under the water by the "Eternal Darkness River" uncontrollably. But soon, a brand new Salinger was refreshed at a distance from the Eternal Darkness River, returned to the stone tablet with the bronze giant bird statue on top, and walked down step by step along the gray stone stairs.

He had no expression on his face, and repeated this process, as if he was dying again and again. And he no longer knew whether he was dead or alive.

It didn't take long for Salinger to reach the end of the stairs again. He saw the "River of Eternal Darkness" flowing in the void, the pale pillars on both sides of it, and the countless blurry figures wandering on the edge of the tributaries.

His memory stopped at the time when he forcibly accepted the characteristics and uniqueness of the Mother of Heaven. After that, his will sank into darkness. When he "awoke" again, he had already begun to repeat the cycle of being submerged by the river and returning again. From this situation, Salinger felt that he should not have succeeded in accommodating the uniqueness and sequence one, but he did not fail either. Perhaps because he had enough connection with the River of Eternal Darkness, and now he was by the river, his half-dead appearance led to this strange state.

Go forward, away from the steps, closer to the water of that tributary, and then bend down.

The water rose silently. As expected, as His body approached the water of the "River of Eternal Darkness", pale hands immediately penetrated and stretched out, grabbing His legs and arms, swallowing Salinger again, fading from gray to dark.

Countless death marks appeared around him, once again dragging this creature between life and death to the bottom of the river.

He was caught headfirst and dragged in. The dark river water submerged His head, making His body cold and His mind silent.

His thoughts were interrupted.

After a moment, Salinger reappeared.

He closed his eyes and did not open them immediately, recalling the things in the illusory river - he could not help but look at the huge shadow.

It was a giant bird that was completely submerged in a tributary of the "River of Everlasting Darkness" and suspended in the water.

The giant bird's body was covered with feathers woven with pale flames and mysterious patterns, but most of its body had been melted by the "River of Eternal Darkness", revealing part of its black, rotten skin with yellowish pus.

The eyes of the giant bird seem to be made of bronze, with layers of illusory doors hidden inside.

Gray Carrie, the ancestor of the Phoenix.

The ancient god of death who opened up the underworld was also the one that Salinger once served.

When their eyes met, bronze light flashed in Graycarrie's eyes, as if she wanted to drag him over as well.

Salinger didn't know whether this guy was dead or alive. Logically speaking, this old guy who had been dead for three epochs should be dead, not to mention that all his resurrection tricks had been cleared by himself. ——Things that died even when their authority was taken away should not think about coming back. Using the authority of the "gate" to open up the prototype of the underworld was the greatest reward to this world.

Salinger felt that even if he dragged himself down, Gray Carrie would not be able to be resurrected. This was just an instinct to destroy life.

It’s not that there are no guys from adjacent paths among the ancient gods, but they are just less crazy and more rational. They are still extremely unstable ancient gods.

His will is very clear now, but his body and mind are a little fuzzy, and he doesn't know what to do.

The danger in the water seems to be greater... The Phoenix Gray Carrie has completely sunk into the "Eternal Darkness River". Salinger doesn't want to know what will happen if he is merged with her. He is still trying to find a way to survive. The uniqueness of the "Death God" path is also somewhat special because of the existence of the Eternal Darkness River. After the next Death God accepts the uniqueness, the previous one will sink into the river.

Previously, it was His descendant Xia Eggers who replaced Him. Now that the artificial Grim Reaper has been used, if Salinger wants to save his life, he must choose Haitel or Azik... But these two resurrection backups that only angels can use are meaningless to Him. His goal is not to survive. His hiding and low-keyness have always been to wait for opportunities to make further progress when he is at a disadvantage.

How can I get out of here again?

Unless I push another person in and let Him sink to the bottom of the river instead of me...

As scapegoats, Azik and Haiter can both be used, but how can the information be conveyed?
This time, He saw a figure wandering on the other side of the River of Everlasting Darkness. The Mother of Heaven with a dazed look briefly appeared from the mist on the other side of the river, and then was swallowed up again. Her eyes had lost their luster due to death, and she had lost perception of everything around her.

While thinking, Salinger once again came to the river because of the attraction of extraordinary characteristics and sank again.

……

"I want you to kill him," said the Withering God.

"And the help I can give you will change according to the actual situation. If the mystery awakens its will in your body, I can find a way to help you relieve it. If you encounter 'God', I will find a way to prevent you from encountering 'God'."

I killed myself? I have a grudge against myself? And this condition is quite generous in a sense... Klein frowned. Being able to suppress the awakening speed of Fusheng Xuanhuang Tianzun's will, is this a kind of extraordinary ability? I heard that Antigonus fell into a deep sleep because of the River of Eternal Darkness. If my will is really out of control, maybe I can consider getting some water from the River of Eternal Darkness so that I can sleep with Him.

"Aren't you all alone? What good will killing Him do you?"

“It’s done me so much good.”

The God of Withering smiled, seemingly not caring about it all. "He has killed you twice, so it is normal for you to kill Him. I can even help you in this regard, because as long as I don't want to, He can't share my authority and the power of the source, which can greatly weaken His judgment of the future... By the way, it doesn't matter how you beat Him, because I only want to obtain His extraordinary characteristics."

Klein understood a little, but still didn't quite understand:

"You guys still fight among yourselves when you have split personalities?"

"Aren't you also fighting against the Mysterious?"

"I am not His personality." Klein felt that this analogy was inappropriate, but it didn't seem too inaccurate. After all, according to the Lord of Mysteries, he would become a part of Him sooner or later. "Is this what you want?"

"Yes, that's what I want."

Neither of them spoke for a while. After a few seconds, the Lord of Withering suddenly raised the corner of his mouth as if he had thought of something interesting.

"I suddenly thought of an interesting thing. If I had foreseen this day from the beginning, maybe I would have considered building a good relationship with you, like the Demon of Knowledge, maintaining a certain level of communication and goodwill, and then waiting for the day when I could use your power to open the seal of the Western Continent and take back my own essence. In other words, I believe many people would do the same."

"This is not a bad thing. You are like a stock that is destined to have a high return. Everyone is willing to invest in you."

"But who knows. I might still persevere and try to kill you first - because I can't resist the influence of this unknown possibility. If I can do it, then even if I will die in the next second, I will feel happy."

"But He won't, what a shame."

TBC
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Finally I can write my old love to death. I have been waiting for this day for a long time! (Happy)
I feel dizzy, as if I have caught a cold. I will probably write fewer words in the next few days. I am falling down.