Mystery: Big Alarm Clock Ghroth Path

Chapter 278 The Will of the "Dark Side of the Universe" (Seeking Recommendations)
Roger twirled his greatsword with both hands, then planted it in the ground with a "bang," and looked at the two wounded "demons" in front of him.

Those were clearly two beings whose absolute strength had reached the level of demigods, whose resistance, physique, and power far surpassed most Sequence 4 Extraordinary beings.

At this moment, the wounds on their bodies, which reeked of sulfurous blood, were healing, slowly but surely.

"Is it a genuine demigod-level demon, or was it forcibly pulled to the demigod level by the aura of the 'Abyss'?"

As Roger pondered this, he looked up at the vast, square island platform before him.

Because the hallucination was completely dispelled by the source material that was suspected to be Gherros, Roger was finally able to see his surroundings clearly.

The island platform was about the size of a football field, or even slightly larger, and Roger was standing on the edge near the exit.

Around the platform, there were mountains of bones, mostly human, but also some that looked like animals and extraordinary individuals from "alien" pathways, and they were of all ages.

Because thousands of years have passed, these bones have suffered severe corrosion and weathering and are fragile enough to break at the slightest touch. However, the marks on the ground still reveal that there were several grooves that were specifically designed to drain human blood, which have completely changed color from years of soaking in blood.

In the air and on the ground, there are many demonic creatures flying and standing. They are all different in shape. Some are on all fours with sharp fangs and long, thick tongues, while others have wings on their backs and carry giant swords burning with sulfur flames.

Interspersed among them were some low-to-medium sequence "alien species" that appeared to have mutated out of control. At this point, these "alien species" had almost all been demonized, exhibiting many demonic characteristics.

In any case, every extraordinary creature here looks very abnormal, with dull eyes, as if it has no will of its own.

Roger concluded that these creatures were enslaved by the "Abyss," or rather, by this specific entrance to the "Abyss" that had undergone some kind of mutation, which was why they exhibited such a beautiful mental state.

Judging from the previous murals, this should have been a sizable island, but with the appearance and loss of control of the "Abyss" entrance, the surrounding landscape has also changed drastically.

This evolution over thousands of years resulted in most of the land either sinking into the sea or becoming the "Blackwing Reef," which moves on its own with the power of the "Abyss." The highest hilltop and the altar used for sacrifices on the island remain exposed above the water, forming this strange black island.

Previously, the "Deathcaller" and the "Undying King" were also influenced by this abyss of the "Blackwing Reef," which is why they showed signs of approaching, gathering, and even obeying.

Although Roger didn't know what the "Abyss" wanted the "Death Ship" for, he was almost certain that the demon ship, as a Sequence 3 sealed object, could potentially lead to some unpredictable and serious consequences if it were enslaved by the "Abyss" here.

So, although Roger killed the humanoid avatar of the "Undying King" just now, he actually saved the "Death Note" in a roundabout way.

The strange scream that the ship made as it sped away was likely a manifestation of fear emanating from the "Death Scream" itself!

"Is there some particular reason why these abyssal creatures are hindering me?"

Roger looked up at the abyssal creatures before him. Earlier, "Fallen Shadow" had used the power of "Demon Slayer" to kill several demons. Afterwards, Roger's "Spirit and Flesh Blade" also killed several foolish abyssal creatures until finally being stopped by the two demigod-level beings.

However, the remaining demons showed no fear whatsoever. Instead, they automatically filled the gaps and stared at Roger with cold, dull eyes.

They seemed to share the same goal: to prevent Roger from getting close to and destroying the indescribable, twisted "abyss" entrance on the most important altar!
If a normal person confirmed this, they would most likely choose to retreat and leave, but Roger did not intend to do so.

Since the "Abyss" has attracted him here, there must be a deeper reason. If he doesn't figure out the reason today, the hidden problems will inevitably erupt one day.

He pulled the deep greatsword out of the ground, then stepped back slightly with his left foot and quickly ran towards the entrance of the "Abyss".

The abyssal creatures roared in unison, and one of them, who looked like a "Desire Apostle" of Sequence 5, stretched out his withered, dark hand toward Roger. Columns of fire, emanating the scent of sulfur, immediately shot into the sky, trapping Roger inside.

Along with his attack came numerous sulfur fireballs, toxic steam, and a cacophony of foul language!
As for attacks based on emotions and desires, Roger was now almost immune to them. These abyssal creatures seemed to have realized this as well, so they unanimously used physical spells to attack and used the auxiliary effects of corruption spells to restrain Roger.

However, Roger remained calm. As the figure of "Fallen Earl" Chunas Korg appeared, the series of flames and toxic fumes emanating sulfur began to deflect and twist, instantly coalescing into a larger vortex of flames and toxic gas, engulfing several abyssal creatures of Sequence 7 or so who were trying to pursue Roger!
At the same time, the figure of Seamus, surrounded by lightning, appeared about five meters above Roger's head. This "Ocean Singer" only charged up for a moment before shooting a "lightning arrow" at the "entrance" protected by the two demigod-level abyssal creatures.

This "Thunder Arrow" was initially just a normal Sequence 5 level form, but when it was halfway through its flight, its brightness, size, speed, and hidden destructive power were instantly "amplified" to the level of a demigod.

Having completed a full set of attacks to ensure the enemy's defenses, Roger charged into the demon horde. Using one leg as a foothold and drawing upon the fighting techniques of the "Fighting Scholar," he began to rapidly spin the greatsword in his hand!
This ferocious, black, full-moon-like slash instantly created a storm mixed with blood, sulfurous odors, black mist, chunks of flesh, and roars. At the center of the storm, a large number of demons were instantly felled, while the bodies of many more abyssal creatures on the periphery were stained with the viscous liquid carried by the storm.

As the figure of "The Corrupted Baron" Godric Heisenberg appeared, the abyssal creatures charging towards Roger all stopped in their tracks.

The bribery was successful!

"Pfft."

A strange cracking sound rang out like a prologue, followed by the viscous liquid rapidly expanding into a series of flesh-and-blood explosions. Accompanied by crackling sounds like percussion drumbeats, these explosions detonated the abyssal creatures stained with the slime, unleashing a massive storm of filthy flesh and blood.

If that were all, it wouldn't be so bad. But as the storm of flesh and blood raged through the air, a gigantic, ethereal maw appeared amidst the barrage of bullets formed from flesh and blood.

A powerful sonic boom suddenly erupted, instantly shattering dozens of abyssal creatures and clearing a passage about 6 or 7 meters wide.

So much so that when the sound waves reached the nearby black mountain, the aftershocks were still present, causing about tens of cubic meters of the mountain to collapse and bury the abyssal creatures below that were not quite dead.

As the sound waves and the storm of flesh and blood subsided, Roger, his figure clad in black armor, raised his head to receive the baptism of the rain of blood and flesh. Beneath the armor, his red eyes flickered, seemingly absorbing the flesh and blood to enhance his power.

At this moment, Roger was like a god of death. After a moment, he turned his red eyes to the dazed and confused low-to-mid-sequence abyssal creatures.

Whether driven by their survival instincts or influenced by Roger's oppressive presence, none of the abyssal creatures dared to step forward and stop this young man who had recently ascended to demigod status.

However, Roger wasn't about to let them have their way. He curled his lips slightly, glanced at his shadow, which was wrapped in "Demon Slayer," and realized that it had somehow moved to the feet of the abyssal creatures. Then he turned to look at the two Sequence 4 abyssal creatures who had just dispersed a large area of ​​dense electric nets, and strode towards them.

As the dawn light behind Roger erupted once more, the remaining abyssal creatures were all wiped out in less than two minutes by the lurking "Fallen Shadow" using "Demon Slayer".

A dozen seconds later, Roger, carrying a vertical longsword, and "Fallen Shadow," wielding the bright "Demon Slayer" in both hands and with a deep green glint in their eyes, stood side by side with the two remaining Sequence 4 Abyssal creatures at the demigod level.

Seemingly sensing their oppressive aura, one of the Sequence 4 abyssal creatures, who had been silent until now, suddenly spoke:
"No... I'll kill you, you... go."

The words were spoken intermittently, as if they were a dream, but the content of the words was indeed a real discussion with Roger.

This surprised Roger slightly.

"Is this a negotiation with me?"

Roger was once again convinced by their unusual behavior that they were protecting the entrance to the "Abyss" and preventing outsiders from getting close. On the other hand, their self-awareness was indeed incomplete. Even beings with divine nature seemed unable to escape the influence of the entrance to the Abyss.

At the same time, they had already determined that Roger's strength was enough to threaten the entrance to this "abyss," which is why they used negotiation tactics.

"You don't really think you can deal with me with just two Sequence 4 'demons', do you?"

Roger shook his head. These words seemed to be addressed to the two "devils," but in reality, they were directed at the "abyss" they were protecting.

Although these two abyssal creatures have not yet unleashed their full power, they are still no match for me at all.

Putting aside the fact that the "Demon Slayer" had already decimated these demons before the liberation progress had even reached 90%, Roger himself was able to single-handedly fight and restrain demigods starting from Sequence 6, and by Sequence 5 he was even able to kill demigods single-handedly with the help of sealed artifacts.

It can be said that he has a wealth of experience in dealing with demigods, and he has mastered at least five methods for dealing with demigods.

Upon hearing Roger's words, the two demons immediately let out angry roars, and their bodies expanded violently once again, instantly transforming into two giants nearly ten meters tall.

But if that were all, it wouldn't be so bad. The heads of these two "demons" were now crackling with deep blue lightning between their long, black crystal-like horns, and their hands had transformed into long, narrow, alloy-like claws. Even a slight swipe could generate tremendous wind pressure on the mountaintop.

They were surrounded by flames and emitted a strong sulfurous smell, while their two pairs of black wings were flashing with countless dense, evil symbols, so large that they almost completely covered the mountaintop altar.

This is the semi-mythical creature form of the "demon," or more accurately, under the influence of the "abyss" aura, their appearance is now not much different from that of a complete mythical creature!
In contrast, their momentum also rose, reaching the level of Sequence 3!
"..."

Roger stared at the scene with his mouth agape in astonishment.

He was surprised by two things. First, these two "demons" were able to activate their mythical creature forms without any pressure.

It should be noted that the extraordinary and supernatural beings of the "Abyss" are easily controlled by desires and the tendency to fall into depravity, making them one of the most easily out-of-control of the twenty-two divine paths.

However, the fact that these two delirious beings could freely activate their mythical creature forms once again demonstrates that they are puppets of the "Abyss," rather than truly independent beings. On the other hand, these two Abyssal creatures, approaching Sequence 3 and reaching this level of size, are indeed not something he can easily deal with at his current level. At least in a direct confrontation, Roger would likely suffer a significant loss.

"In this case……"

With that thought in mind, Roger stopped hesitating and took an item out of his hand.

This is a three-tiered jewelry box, quite large. If Roger weren't already nearly 2.4 meters tall, it wouldn't be easy for him to lift it with one hand.

Its appearance is silvery-black, with many delicate openwork decorations on the surface, inlaid with rubies, emeralds, sapphires and diamonds, making it look quite luxurious.

This is the "Box of the Past"!
The moment Roger took the box out, the two "devils" seemed to be greatly provoked, and they launched an attack on Roger from above from both the left and right!
However, as a beam of light flashed, one of the "demons" was stopped by a "door" whose height and thickness were precisely controlled. Then, the "demon" suddenly shrank and disappeared into thin air, as if it had been exiled to some indescribable place.

The black ground where he had originally stood now had blocks of color resembling building blocks. These blocks were extremely large and abrupt, and even the power of the entrance to the "Abyss" could not easily alter their shape.

The other "demon" disappeared at the same time as Roger two seconds later. A strange chewing sound came from the "Old Box" that was suspended in the air, but it soon convulsed and spasmed and spasmed out Roger.

Just now, Roger, through his good fortune, "designated" a certain location in the starry sky and then threw himself and that "devil" there at the same time!
Unlike the "devil," Roger was spat out of the box again as soon as he teleported to the toy space on the first floor of the "Old Days Box." This was a mechanism bug he deliberately exploited to avoid rashly entering the starry sky before becoming a demigod of the "Star of Judgment" pathway.

In this back and forth, Roger easily used this "0" level sealing artifact to deal with the two demigod-level "demons"!
A strange roar suddenly came from the "Abyss" not far away. The roar seemed to come from an extremely deep and unfathomable place, but Roger heard a very complex meaning in it.

There was anger and resentment, but there also seemed to be a tiny, almost imperceptible hint of relief and pleasure.

After that, Roger found himself seemingly able to "see" part of the entrance to the "Abyss," a feeling that was hard to describe, as if some corrupting force had been greatly weakened.

"This is……"

Roger composed himself, his heart churning with emotion.

In fact, he had just conducted an experiment, which involved shrinking one of the two demigod-level abyssal creatures and exiling it to the first level of the "Old Days Box," while using the aura of the "Key to the Gate" as a guide, he threw the other "demon" into the starry sky outside the Earth's barrier.

The chewing sound coming from the last box seemed to originate from some indescribable entity, and the aura of that entity seemed to greatly influence the entrance to this "abyss," causing it to undergo a very significant change.

The indescribable murmurs that had been echoing in his mind had mostly dissipated, leaving only a single syllable.

"Come……

"Come……"

When Roger heard that voice, he was immediately jolted!
Because this is not the language of the devil, nor is it any language originating from the Second Age.

It is the language of the remnants of the past!

"No ill intent..."

Roger deduced this from the other person's tone, so he boldly stepped forward.

Soon, he arrived at the entrance to the "abyss" and gazed into the boundless, indescribable depths within.

Only now did he finally intuitively grasp the true nature of this entrance.

It does not appear to be the core leading to the "abyss," but rather a relatively large tributary of it.

On the other hand, rather than being a tributary, it is more accurate to say that a portion of it has been artificially cut off, but this cutting has not been fully accomplished, and the "abyss" itself seems to have some kind of problem.

"listen……"

At this moment, the voice changed again, as if it were beckoning Roger to listen carefully.

Roger paused, quickly assessing that the pollution he carried and the source essence of Gherros should be enough to protect him, before activating "Listen" towards the entrance of the "Abyss".

For an instant.

Darkness, slaughter, twistedness, death, the bizarre, the ultimate, unfathomable evil.

These things exploded before Roger's eyes at the same time, and in an instant he experienced all the light and dark sides that may have appeared on Earth over the past tens of thousands of years.

This includes those that are easily detected, those that are not easily detected, those that cannot be detected, and those that may or may not have existed.

Even Roger, who was the "leaker," had no urge to pry into these secrets when faced with them; he only wanted to get away from them, as far away as possible.

However, he couldn't do it. At this moment, he couldn't grasp the concept of "leaving" at all. It seemed that the world only had the concept of going down and not going up.

"This is the 'Abyss'..."

Roger had this realization, and just as he was about to use the authority of the "Key to the Gate" to forcibly open a "door" to leave, a voice that Roger was quite familiar with appeared around him.

"Don't do that."

"Adam?"

Roger's eyes widened. Although he couldn't speak, he didn't activate the "Key to the Gate" authority. He simply continued to fall, quietly waiting for Adam's next words.

"Your mistake is not in directly 'listening,' but in that you see the abyss as a conceptualized 'abyss.'"

"It's like someone who deliberately takes off their shoes; no matter what, their feet will still get dirty."

Is the abyss being viewed as a conceptualized abyss?

Roger thought for a moment and then understood what Adam meant.

To put it simply, the abyss is everywhere, but its door is always open to those who notice it. If a person does not notice the abyss, the abyss will not interact with him.

This is what is meant by "when you gaze into the abyss, the abyss also gazes into you."

Having understood this, Roger directly retrieved the "Demon Slayer" from his "shadow" and then completely unleashed it!

As Roger's eyes turned dark green, his resistance to hallucinations also increased dramatically. He tried hard to imagine that he was still in a normal world.

Roger's descent quickly came to an abrupt halt, and with a cough, the surrounding darkness and indescribable terror vanished instantly.

Roger reappeared on a gray-white stone platform. The twisted "Abyss" entrance that had been in front of him and the strange force field it created that could deflect light had disappeared, leaving only the bones and extraordinary properties scattered all over the ground.

He could also see the three ships drifting not far away, as well as the fog that had begun to dissipate.

But that wasn't all Roger sensed; there was more.

In his memory, the complete potion recipe and information about the ascension ritual for the "Abyss" path appeared!
This made Roger think.

Roger's armor and "Demon Slayer" had disappeared again, and the sea breeze was blowing against his clothes, making a "rustling" sound.

"The dark side of the universe..."

Roger muttered to himself, then let out a long breath and turned to look at the stone platform.

"Next, it's time to find a suitable reward for Mr. 'The Hanged Man'."

(End of this chapter)