Mystery: Big Alarm Clock Ghroth Path

Chapter 277 Abyss
"If I haven't returned by dawn, you should go back to Gilain!"

After Roger finished speaking, he passed through the upper part of the core area of ​​"Blackwing Reef" with almost no hindrance. At the same time, the shadow around him gathered again, and a moment later, he, covered by the "Black Knight" armor, and "Fallen Shadow" holding "Demon Slayer" landed on the black reef at the edge of the island.

On the pure black island illuminated by moonlight, a wave swept by, carrying the evening breeze and making a "whooshing" sound, which sounded strangely eerie at this moment.

Strangely, the moment Roger's feet touched the ground, the strange whispers from before reappeared.

That insane sound, like crumpling a plastic bag!

Roger's sword light suddenly surged, as he used this method to forcibly balance his mind and prevent it from being corrupted by the strange babbling.

"Good heavens, it took my own abilities plus the 'Demon Slayer's' extraction power to barely balance out my discomfort. What on this island is it?"

Roger started walking forward, guessing what was going on in his mind.

As he began to move, the almost intense darkness on the island seemed to come alive. It began to approach Roger and, as Roger went deeper, it gradually deflected the moonlight, making it distorted and eerie.

From the perspective of the people aboard the "Star Lord," "Saturn," and "Moon," however, the scene was quite different:
As soon as Roger arrived on the island, his black figure blended completely into the island's darkness, while the dawn's glow from "Demon Slayer" and the red light from Roger's own eyes seemed to be frozen in place, motionless in a fixed spot above the ground.

The entire island was like an event horizon that could devour all light; once you entered a certain fixed range, you could no longer see anything happening on the island!

This also explains why the island appears completely dark, with nothing visible except for a general outline.

At that moment, a strange word suddenly popped into Alger's mind.

That was a word he mentioned in some ancient texts from the Church of the Lord of Storms and the Blood Worship Cult.

"Dark Side of the Universe"!
According to legend, it is the end of light, the abode of demons, and the abyss of depravity, where even angels who go there will inevitably be corrupted and fall.

"This might explain why the 'Death Scream' was attracted here?"

Alger gazed worriedly into the darkness. Roger's figure had completely vanished into the shadows, and he wondered how long it would take for him to return.

Although this "Dark Star Saint" and "Galactic Admiral" has already made arrangements for what to do next, it is impossible for his situation not to be worrying.

Philip, Zeus, and Ophina were also worried about Roger, while Dionysius remained indifferent and seemed much more relaxed than the others.

……

Roger glanced back at the three ships of the "Star Fleet." The surrounding moonlight had been distorted into an almost blue state, making Alger and the others appear unreal and surreal.

He took a deep breath and began to walk forward.

Before us was a long and rather wide staircase leading up to the highest point of the island, with many broken pillars and ruins connecting them on both sides.

Strangely, the pillars are decorated with many human or animal carvings, while the ruins contain faded murals that seem to tell stories of the past.

Roger began to discern the intentions behind the carvings on the pillars and the paintings on the walls with great interest.

The preceding records depict men and women engaged in farming and herding, and their clothing suggests they were likely indigenous peoples of the southern continent, a fact also supported by the painting style.

But not long after, an uninvited guest suddenly appeared at sea. It was an ugly, twisted man whose body was wrapped in thorns and roses.

This man displayed a variety of great powers that only gods could possess, including but not limited to being able to transform into various forms, being impervious to the scorching heat of flames and the soaking of seawater, and the ability to jump through space like teleportation.

With these strange abilities, He quickly subjugated the natives—at this moment, a mural before Roger showed these humans kneeling before Him in submission, offering sacrifices.

But when Roger squinted and saw what the offering actually was, he was horrified.

There were two babies who were tied up, and from their appearance, there was one boy and one girl!
"Human blood sacrifice?"

At this moment, Roger finally understood the core message that the mural in front of him wanted to convey.

Through the power displayed by that so-called deity, Roger was able to make a preliminary judgment about the opponent's background.

That is most likely one of the ancient gods of the Second Age, the "King of the Alien Species" Kvashithun!

This true god who once held the "Bound Ones" pathway was the master of the later "Bound God" Thorzna, who later became the "2+1" Angel King, established the "Rose School" in the southern continent at the beginning of the Fifth Age, and ruled the Pass Valley and Star Plateau for a long time.

The "Rose School" had a tradition of human blood sacrifice from its inception, a practice that caused many problems. The subsequent split of the "Rose School" into the "Temperance School" and the "Hedonism School," led by Renette Tinicol and the "God's Abomination" Sear, and the eventual civil war, were all closely related to this.

However, there has always been a theory that the history of the "Rose School" is not limited to the Fifth Age and the arrival of the "Bound God" Thorzna in the Southern Continent. In fact, its history can be traced back to the time of the "Alien King" Kvashithun. The current "Rose School" only retains some of the customs from the time of Kvashithun's rule.

In other words, the practice of human sacrifice by the "Rose School" may have started as early as the time of the "King of the Alien"!
And the mural in front of us seems to prove this point.

"This is very much in line with the general mental state of the ancient gods during the Second Age."

Roger nodded slightly and continued looking down.

Afterwards, the scale of "human blood sacrifice" began to grow larger and larger, and it had almost become a tradition that the followers of the "Alien King" tacitly agreed upon. This scene was depicted in the murals as a large number of corpses lying in the valley, while the people who believed in the "Alien King" sang, danced, drank and celebrated. Some people even carried out all sorts of despicable acts that carbon-based creatures could not imagine, surrounded by mountains of corpses and seas of blood. The abstractness of the scene far exceeded the limits that Roger could accept.

"What kind of mental state is this... Could this be the origin of the 'hedonistic' movement?"

Even with Roger's thick skin, the "Black Knight," he couldn't help but press his eyelids, trying to calm himself down, and continue looking at the next mural.

Unlike those who were singing and dancing in celebration, something extremely terrifying seemed to be being born from the hastily disposed mountains of corpses and seas of blood.

In the next mural, a pure black eye slowly opens amidst the mountain of corpses.

At first, no one paid any attention to the eye, but it soon transformed into a twisted vortex that spread into the dancing crowd, quickly causing them to panic.

Kvashitun quickly sensed the anomaly. He flew over the huge black vortex and, under the moonlight, gazed solemnly at the bottomless black vortex below, which seemed to lead to some other world.

"What is this?"

Roger paused for a moment, then quickly began to analyze in his mind the meaning the mural was trying to convey.

"The sacrificial acts of the followers of the 'Alien King' Kvashithun seem to have attracted the attention of the 'Abyss.' Using blood sacrifice as a medium, the 'Abyss' projected a portion of its power into the followers of Kvashithun and began to influence them."

"This is quite understandable, because the 'Abyss' pathway is very adept at exploiting human desires and all kinds of evil thoughts, and human blood sacrifice and all kinds of indulgent behavior are undoubtedly the ultimate manifestation of these.

"For those at the highest level of the 'Demon' pathway, these mediums allow them to influence Kvashithun's followers by using 'talking' or the abilities of the 'Blood Duke' at the angelic level."

"And this seems to be the reason why 'The Abyss' was able to project a portion of its influence here."

"This undoubtedly affected the foundation of Kvashithun's faith, but when He went up into the sky to confront the 'Abyss,' the moon suddenly appeared in the sky. What does this represent?"
"There's another question. At first, only an eye appeared in that mountain of corpses, but that eye later turned into a vortex. What is the connection between the two? Do they belong to different forces, or was the eye merely a projection of power before the 'Abyss' descended?"

In the ancient legends previously provided by "Sun" Derrick, "King of the Alien" Kvasithun perished in a battle against Lilith, the progenitor of vampires.

Roger knew very well that Lilith was originally a high-ranking person of the "Moon" pathway, so the moon likely represented Lilith.

This is not hard to understand. What really puzzled Roger was why the eye had suddenly disappeared.

If the pure black eyes represent the awareness of the "abyss," then they shouldn't disappear after the black vortex unfolds.

If that's the case, then Roger believes that having the black eye stay within the vortex is a more reasonable way to depict it.

"Perhaps they do not belong to the same force?"

Roger shook his head and continued looking at the murals behind him. Sure enough, in the later stages of the murals, the moon in the sky suddenly burst out with a strange light, which engulfed Kvashithun and split it into four.

Two smaller orbs of light and one larger orb fell into the followers below, while another smaller orb fell into the vortex that seemed to represent the "abyss".

Whether it was Roger's imagination or not, the vortex seemed to become much more dynamic after that. If he had to find an adjective, it would be that it became "more" full.

However, this feeling of fullness did not last long. Soon the vortex began to twist painfully and continuously spewed out a lot of black substance.

During this process, a large number of people turned into monsters, while the rest left this place under the guidance of a tall figure who seemed to be Kvashithun, following a downward stone colonnade staircase to another place.

"...Phew, that's a lot of information."

Roger took a deep breath, then touched his servant "Fallen Shadow" who held the "Demon Slayer," and whispered:
Let's continue the analysis.

"When Kvashitun was already overwhelmed with its struggles with the Abyss, Lilith interfered, ultimately leading to the downfall of both sides—at least Kvashitun fell."

Roger didn't say the second half of his sentence because Lilith's theft of the identity of the "Goddess of Harvest" Omibella and her disguise as an ally of the "God of War" was still a huge secret, and it was unknown what the consequences would be if he revealed it here.

Having fully digested the "Leaksman" potion, Roger had learned when to leak secrets and when to keep his mouth shut. The current situation was clearly not a good time to speak recklessly.

"After that, Kvashitun exploded three Sequence 1 extraordinary properties and the uniqueness of the 'Bound One' pathway, which is what the one larger and three smaller points of light represent."

"The extraordinary characteristics and uniqueness of the two Sequence 1 'Divine Abominations' fell into the hands of the people and were obtained by the 'Bound God,' while another one fell into the 'Abyss.'"

"Considering that the 'Abyss' pathway and the 'Bound Ones' pathway were originally adjacent, this might be the core objective of that demon king, namely Fabuti."

"But the extraordinary properties of that Sequence 1 clearly have some problem, which seems to have caused this window of the 'Abyss' to show signs of going out of control and therefore cannot be closed, and what is being ejected may be the contents of the 'Abyss'?"

Roger's expression grew even more solemn as he thought about this. He looked up again at the last mural, where the "Bound God" was leaving with a group of Kvashithun followers.

"The downward-facing colonnade here is somewhat similar to where I am right now?"

Roger immediately cursed inwardly. Only now did he realize that the top of the colonnade staircase, the highest point of the black island, should be the entrance to the out-of-control and unclosable "Abyss"!
The reason why Zatwin has this "Black Wing Reef" sea chart is probably because the "Hedonistic Faction" leaders, led by "God Abomination" S'a, wanted to find the lost "Bound One" pathway Sequence 1 "God Abomination" extraordinary characteristic from the entrance of this "Abyss" according to the records!
It's just that this place is too dangerous, so they may have only had plans for it but never actually come.

Roger swallowed hard, suppressing his fear, and continued walking upwards.

At the same time, he kept calming his nerves:

"Don't be afraid, don't be afraid. Even if you can't win, you can still run away."

Although he is likely to be unable to overcome the "Abyss" due to the two different forms of external divine corruption he carries, escaping should still be no problem for him.

At worst, we could just drop a deep-sea bomb contaminated by an Outer God into the "Abyss," but that would make the "Dark Side of the Universe" suffer.

Roger continued walking upwards, inwardly cursing at the same time.

At this moment, the murmurs had become increasingly intense, and even Roger, who possessed the "Shadow of Corruption," could not completely shake them off.

The shadows and churning flesh within the "Shadow of Fallen" became more intense than ever before. The sword light of the "Demon Slayer" flickered, and almost every few seconds, it would enter a state of liberation exceeding 80% due to the influence of that terrifying and bizarre rambling.

In the end, Roger managed to suppress most of the babbling by using the "forbidden" effect of the "Concerto of Light and Shadow," but even so, he could still hear some faint sounds.

"It must be an angelic 'murmur'..."

Roger steadied himself and continued walking upwards, still carrying the "shadow of depravity." Finally, he took a deep breath and stepped over the last step.

Roger could sum up the scene before him in a single sentence.

That is, it is impossible to summarize.

It's not just that it can't be summarized, but that it's indescribable, incomprehensible, and even seeing clearly what happened on the scene is not easy.

On the black stone platform before him, the very center was filled with extreme bloodshed, extreme evil, extreme darkness, and extreme grotesqueness, to the point that Roger couldn't even see what it looked like.

Under such gaze, Roger felt as if his entire mind was being drawn into the indescribable, twisted vortex of darkness and grotesqueness at the heart of the altar, so much so that he didn't even notice that the "Shadow of Corruption" had become overwhelmed and returned to his feet, carrying the "Demon Slayer."

That seemed to be the end of all desires and the indescribable—Roger unconsciously walked slowly toward it, but he himself did not know why he was doing it.

At this moment, having left the balance of the "shadow of depravity," the murmurs in Roger's mind had surpassed the effect of "forbidden" and reached their peak. That invisible will seemed to be using the indifference and disregard for life that he had always suppressed within him as a fulcrum to manipulate Roger and try to devour him.

But at this moment.

Suddenly, an indescribable, strange sound rang out from the darkness.

At first glance, the sound resembled some kind of intermittent pulse signal, but upon closer inspection, it possessed a rhythm that was difficult to pinpoint, making it a unique "piece of music."

The voice wasn't loud, but it was very clear. Every syllable struck Roger's heart like a heavy hammer, and woke him up completely like a resounding bell!

Meanwhile, the area extends from Blackwing Reef in the south to Harvest Plain in the north to Pasu Island.

It extends from Toscate Island in the east to Ducey Bay in the west.

All the records and sheet music containing the music composed by Baleno Jones shattered into pieces at that moment, and then exploded into fragments!
The concentrated infusion of various rules rapidly contracted into Roger's body, mind, and spirit like a receding tide. He was startled, feeling the deafening feedback from the rules that did not cause him any harm. He quickly conjured up black armor around his body and held a vertical, deep sword horizontally above his head!
"when!"

A series of metallic clangs rang out as Roger simultaneously parried several "lava swords" of varying lengths and temperatures above the black greatsword above his head and the distorted space created by the "Fallen Earl."

Roger's eyes narrowed, and the shadow beneath his feet immediately rose, enveloping him like a fountain.

A moment later, the filth from the depraved self suddenly burst open and splashed all around.

"Hiss...!"

Evil roars came from all around, and several tall, winged demons were burned by the corrosive black liquid that exploded from the "Shadow of Corruption".

However, for the "demons" who have maxed out their resistance and are already extremely filthy, this little bit of filth is nothing.

But the next moment, from the core of that eruption, a shadow with dark green eyes embedded with strange runes and holding a sword that emanated a bright morning light shot out!

The "Demon Slayer" has been successfully liberated once again!
Before the demons could react, the dense, snow-like sword light of dawn suddenly exploded in the air, and countless sword beams radiating extreme destructive power spread outward from the top of Roger's head in an instant!
Many mid-level demons didn't even have time to utter a sound before being instantly killed by the dense sword light that was extremely effective against "demons." Roger, on the other hand, absorbed the flesh and blood instantly with his black armor and then unleashed the "Spirit Flesh Blade" in his hand.

At that moment, the figure of "Fallen Earl" Chunus Korg appeared beside Roger, reaching out his hands towards the "Blade of Spirit and Flesh".

"enlarge!"

The sword light of the "Spirit and Flesh Blade" was immediately magnified. This black light, capable of corroding flesh and blood, annihilating souls, and slicing through barriers, once again instantly killed many "Abyss" creatures blocking its way. Then it locked onto the indescribable chaos at the very center of the altar, determined to destroy it!
However, just as the sword light was about to approach the entrance to the "Abyss," it suddenly began to slow down, and at the same time, countless black shadows appeared below.

However, since this sword light was originally a product of "corruption," "Abyss" could only slow it down, but could not weaken it by using Abyssification.

The next second, two figures nearly 5 meters tall appeared in the flight path of the "Spirit and Flesh Blade" sword light.

The two figures had curved goat horns on their heads, covered with countless mysterious patterns that emitted a gray light. Behind them, a pair of giant bat-like wings were spread out, wrapped with scarlet and deep blue flames, and emitted a strong sulfur smell.

Moreover, their entire bodies seemed to be covered in a thick, hard armor, and their strength was comparable to that of Roger, the "Black Knight," enough to withstand most attacks.

As the pungent, sulfurous smell of blood filled the air, Roger's pupils contracted once again.

These two demons actually used their own bodies to forcefully block the sword beam of the "Spirit and Flesh Blade" that was rushing towards the entrance of the "Abyss"!
(End of this chapter)