Mystery: Big Alarm Clock Ghroth Path

Chapter 339 Aid to Fabuti (Seeking Recommendations)

The moment the thought appeared, it quickly occupied Roger's mind.

The more he thought about it, the more feasible he felt this path was.

On the one hand, Roger had personally witnessed the "Abyss" during his time at "Blackwing Reef," where he fell for a period of time and, with the help of Fabuti and Adam, grasped some of its mysteries.

Although it was only a fragment of the "Abyss," its nature and status were no different from the real "Abyss."

With the help of the power of the "Key to the Gate," this part of the "Abyss," whose status is consistent with the original body, can have completeness in the mystical sense. This means that Roger can directly use the "reproduction" ability of "Amra's guidance" to forcibly summon a part of the "Abyss" from his memory and use its symbolism that can make everything "fall" to devour all the monsters in "Midnight City" at once.

Although this approach can only clear the monsters on the surface of "Midnight City" for a period of time, and cannot stop "Lord of Mysteries" from continuing to use the mist of the Western Continent to create his own marionettes that are pursuing the "Chaos Sea" and attempting to corrupt it, it can still resolve the crisis in "Midnight City" for a considerable period of time and give Roger the opportunity to go underground and find the survivors.

On the other hand, Roger had already guessed Fabti's true identity. He was probably a remnant of the old era who had lived from the past to the present, and very likely, like Grisha, he was someone who possessed the authority of a true god as soon as he awoke.

Therefore, in terms of background, Fabuti is a natural ally of Adam, Klein, Roger, and "Goddess of Night" Amanisis. In addition, he has been controlled by the corruption of the Mother Tree of Desire and has an objective desire to change the status quo.

Therefore, from all perspectives, Fabti has the potential to form an alliance with Roger.

Previously, during the "Blackwing Reef," Fabuti guided Roger into the "Abyss" and, together with Adam, assisted Roger in obtaining the complete potion recipe and advancement ritual from Sequence 9 to Sequence 0 of the "Abyss" pathway. This could perhaps be seen as a way for Fabuti to show goodwill.

It is precisely for this reason that Roger has been pushing his family members to implement the "Honest Demon" plan, hoping to see if this can help Fabuti rebuild some "anchors" that are different from the "Mother Tree of Desire" in a mystical sense, thereby helping Him to rebuild His independence.

The second batch of personnel selected for this plan has been released, and Cecilia should have submitted the list to Luna for review recently.

If Roger were to throw all the hundreds of thousands of monsters suspected of being corrupted by the "Source Castle" into the "Abyss," and use the "Fallen Mother Goddess" pollution released by "Amra's Guidance" to form a three-way balance with the pollution from the "Mother Tree of Desire," which already holds a dominant position in the "Abyss," thus restraining the pollution from the "Mother Tree of Desire," Fabuti might be able to gain a respite and regain some of his self-awareness.

Roger doesn't need to worry that the contamination from the two pillars will make the situation in the "Abyss" worse, because on the one hand, the "Celestial" is currently in a slumber, and on the other hand, the source of contamination in Amra's guidance is not the "Fallen Mother Goddess" of the original body, but comes from Mr. "Door" Bethel Abraham, who has been contaminated by Him.

In contrast, although the "Mother Tree of Desire" has lost its two extraordinary pathways, it still occupies the "Abyss" and has greater autonomy. Moreover, its corrupting power has a home-field advantage in the Abyss. Therefore, in terms of the intensity of power, it is entirely possible, and quite likely, for the three parties to form a balance.

On the other hand, based on Roger's previous conversation with the "Rat of De La Hoya," the number "3" symbolically points to the "celestial realm."

This can also be formed in the deepest part of the "abyss" in a symbolic sense, that is, the anchor of the mystical "starry sky" and the "dark side of the universe" in a real sense, so as to give Fabuti more opportunities to fight against the "Mother Tree of Desire" without destroying Fabuti's power and authority.

In fact, Roger guessed that Fabti might have already sensed this possibility while he was still conscious, which is why he has been using the identity of "the dark side of the universe" to operate.

However, Fabti's initial opportunities and timing were not ideal, so his plan did not seem to succeed, or at least not largely, which led him to have to seek other solutions.

For Roger, this is a golden opportunity.

This may also be the underlying reason why Adam led him to the "Abyss" and the "Midnight City" one after the other. This Sequence 0 true god also wanted to see how much Roger could do to help Fabti.

If Fabuti can truly awaken, then with the control over a portion of the "Abyss," the extraordinary characteristics of a Sequence 1 "God's Abomination" that He already possesses, and the uniqueness of the "Bound One" pathway that He may obtain, He could potentially unleash at least half the power of an Old One, thus playing a pivotal role in the war of the end times.

Having confirmed this, Roger shared his thoughts with Bernadette and Alexis.

After two semi-neuro-psychotropic individuals assessed the feasibility and agreed it was feasible, he stood up and walked outside.

The next second, he used the "Traveler's" teleportation ability to return to the territory where Linssaya and Bandit were.

"Well, Captain?"

When Linssaya saw Roger appear, she stood up with some anticipation and ran over to ask him.

"It seems a solution has been found."

Roger nodded slightly and answered.

"any solution?"

Bandit asked with some curiosity.

To this tabby cat, the city teeming with supernatural creatures was utterly outrageous; even a single glance from a great distance was enough to trigger its physical discomfort.

Now Roger claims to have come up with a solution to the problem, which makes it both excited and a little scared.

"It's very simple."

Roger shrugged:

"Remember the 'Abyss' I told you about before? I plan to throw those monsters into the 'Abyss' and increase their strength."

Roger smiled slightly. In any case, he had no intention of reclaiming the extraordinary characteristics belonging to those three demigod-level beings, because, just as Amon feared, who knew what pitfalls awaited him.

"So, are you two coming with me?"

Hearing Roger's words, Lindsay was about to nod when she saw Bandit shaking his head repeatedly:
"I'm not going, I'm not going, it's too scary, Roger, I suggest you don't go either."

By the end, Bandit's voice was trembling with emotion:
"In the end, the problem of 'Midnight City' has nothing to do with you. If you want to digest the potion, you can do it slowly, but I don't want anything to happen to you."

Roger sighed softly upon hearing Bandit's words, and crouched down to stroke the tabby cat's fur.

"Little kitty, you don't understand."

"Although it seems amazing that I advanced from Sequence 9 to Sequence 4 in just one year, I actually made some opportunistic moves and I can't guarantee that I'll be this lucky in the future."

"On the other hand, in reality, I don't have much time, or rather, this is true for everyone."

"I need to digest the potion as quickly as possible, otherwise there could be very serious consequences."

After saying this, Roger stood up and activated his "gravity" ability, floating into the air.

"Then I'll go too."

Bandit struggled to overcome his fear and began to speak:
"Just wrap me up properly."

"it is good."

Roger was touched. He nodded and then made a genuine leather cat carrier, wrapping Bandit inside it tightly.

"Captain, I'm going too."

Linssaya also spoke up.

"You shouldn't go. Although I know you're worried about me, your men need you to maintain morale."

Roger patted Lindsay on the shoulder, and after the two embraced, he took Bandit and shot into the darkness of the sky.

Having learned from his previous experience, Roger did not approach Midnight City rashly from high altitude this time. Instead, he flew almost close to the mountainside, using the terrain as cover to reach the vicinity of Midnight City.

The oppressive atmosphere emanating from the deserted city-state remained, and the three leading demigods were quite agitated, seemingly because of Roger's previous approach.

They roamed freely throughout the city, devouring and indiscriminately killing any extraordinary creatures that stood in their way.

In fact, these three extraordinary beings had already noticed Roger's earlier departure, but due to the allure of the Chaos Sea, they still chose to prioritize their mission and temporarily remain where they were.

To prevent himself from being discovered immediately, Roger used "fate" to temporarily change his identity.

As expected, this reduced his presence. Even though Roger could see the three extraordinary creatures from afar, he was not attacked from a distance as he had been before.

He first temporarily placed Bandit into the "Old Days Box", and then took out "Amra's Guidance" from the "Original Core". The terrifying pressure contained in that piece of hand bone immediately surged out and slowly flew into the air.

This oppressive feeling immediately attracted the attention of hundreds of thousands of extraordinary creatures, including the "King of Souls," the "Mist Spy," and the "Mist Wolf."

They all looked up at the tiny white figure in the sky, and the next second, a crimson light burst forth from that white.

The essence of this light is the manifestation of the corruption of the "Fallen Mother Goddess," which, due to its inherent characteristics, can automatically recognize all living entities.

This was Roger's idea—a method to merely banish the supernatural beings who occupied Midnight City, while preserving the city's architecture and any valuable things that might be hidden within it.

Soon, a red mist-like light appeared on all the creatures, including the three demigod-level extraordinary beings. This immediately alerted them, and the figures of the three demigod-level beings began to blur, as if they were trying to use some special feature on themselves to avoid being locked onto by the red light.

However, the power of the "Undying" was not so easy to escape. Soon, Roger used the power of "Reappearance" to project the "Abyss" from his memories directly into the entire "Midnight City".

As a void resembling a Schwarzschild black hole appeared, all those extraordinary beings vanished in an instant.

Clean and utterly invisible, even an angelic-level marionette was utterly powerless against the "Abyss" manifested by "Amra's Guidance".

In that boundless abyss where only the concept of "falling" exists, unless permitted by the Lord of the Abyss, this downward trend is irreversible. One can only continue down to the very bottom of the abyss, becoming a part of the "dark side of the universe," from which even light cannot escape.

Just as Roger was about to deactivate the projection of "The Abyss," he heard a strange voice.

Logically speaking, something that has fallen into the "abyss" should not be able to send out any signals, but Roger heard them clearly.

It was a man's low moan, sounding as unreal as a dream, yet containing a dual meaning of pain and release.

The next second, the entrance to the "Abyss" suddenly disappeared, and the entire "Midnight City" became clean and tidy, as if nothing had ever existed.

"Phew, looks like it's done."

After confirming that nothing had been missed, Roger breathed a sigh of relief and flew at lightning speed to the side of "Amra's Guidance" to contain the "0" level sealed artifact, which was already overflowing with contamination.

"The danger in 'Midnight City' has been reduced to a level suitable for a team of extraordinary individuals to explore."

Roger flicked a coin to make sure the king's head was facing up, then used his "living astrolabe" ability to check his luck before finally letting out a sigh of relief.

He released Bandit, then scooped the cat up in his arms and put it back on his shoulder.

"This, this, this."

Bandit, seeing the empty "Midnight City," exclaimed in surprise:
"Is this done?"

"Correct."

Roger nodded, a smile playing on his lips as he glanced at the dark cliffs at the bottom of Midnight City, and nodded again.
"It's a win-win situation."

"Killing two birds with one stone, what is the other benefit?"

Bandit asked with some curiosity.

I helped a friend I had never met before.

Roger had already made a preliminary judgment based on the voice that came from the "Abyss" just now: his practice of banishing more than 100,000 monsters, who were contaminated by the two kinds of pollution, to the "Abyss" had indeed had a real impact on Fabuti.

Because the voice was almost identical to the one Roger had heard speaking the language of the ancient people at Blackwing Reef. Except for the frequency of the voice, the tone, timbre and voice were exactly the same.

On the other hand, considering the current situation of the "Abyss", Roger could not think of any other being besides the "Mother Tree of Desire" and the "Demon King" Fabti who could release his voice.

Now all he can do is pray that Fabti can truly balance the three different pollutants and then wake up as soon as possible.

Roger was also unsure whether Fabti would be able to regain the opportunity to operate independently, but if possible, he hoped that Fabti could give him a signal.

However, it was too far off to talk about these things now, and Roger didn't want to make any promises. He didn't explain anything further to the puzzled tabby cat Bandit, but simply turned around and flew back into the valley.

"captain."

When Linssaya saw Roger return, she breathed a long sigh of relief. She clapped her hands, and all forty-odd members of the combat squad stood up.

"Captain, you've worked hard! Welcome back, Captain!"

The moment Roger landed, everyone shouted in unison, "Thank you all for your hard work!"

Roger was somewhat speechless at Linselia's enthusiastic welcome, but he didn't correct her. After all, this tactical squad belonged to Linselia, and she could arrange it however she wanted.

As long as they don't do anything that could create problems for the joint exploration team, anything goes.

"Captain, how is 'Midnight City'?"

After the welcome, Lindsay approached Roger with a curious expression and asked about his current situation.

"It's done. I've exiled all the monsters from 'Midnight City'."

Roger nodded and replied.

"Great."

Linssaya clenched her fist in a celebratory gesture, and then said:

"Shouldn't we go in and explore?"

"We should explore it, but the city is so big that we probably can't explore it all on our own."

Roger thought for a moment and then spoke again:
“I plan to bring Lady Bernadette and Zeus along as well, so that we can explore together. This will reduce the risk, and we will also need Lady Bernadette and Leomaster’s help to rescue the humans underground in Midnight City.”

Roger understood that he alone could not break the seal set up by the "Angel of Fate" Urolius and the "Angel of Time" Amon. However, Amon had also said that under certain conditions, humans could enter and exit the underground "Midnight City".

So now Roger needs to figure out what those conditions are and how to meet them.

This all requires the assistance of Bernadette and Leomaster. In fact, if possible, Roger would even like to bring Alexis along as well.

Since both "Fog City" and "Midnight City" are cities supported by "Angel of Fate" Urolius, they may share some commonalities.

As the former archbishop of "Fog City", the only elder of "New Fog City", and a witness to the entire destruction of "Fog City", Alexis should have some understanding of some of Urolius's methods.

If he could bring her here, Roger's chances of successfully finding his way into the underground "Midnight City" would increase.

After all, Roger didn't want to force his way in if he could, since Amon had said that an angel had once appeared in Midnight City. Although he didn't know what state that angel was in now, Roger didn't want to be his enemy in any way.

Having realized this, Roger once again used Louis Wayne's "traveler" ability to return to New Fog City and find Alexis, Bernadette, and Leomaster.

After hearing Roger's words, Alexis was stunned:

"Is it done so quickly?"

Alexis originally thought Roger would have to work on it for at least another day or two, but she didn't expect him to solve the problem so quickly.

Keep in mind that those were hundreds of thousands of extraordinary beings, including one at the level of an angel. Roger simply banished them without any explanation.

To be honest, if Roger hadn't failed to figure out the contamination path beforehand, he wouldn't have needed to go back to Fog City to discuss it with Bernadette and Alexis. He could have just put all those monsters into the "Old Box" and turned them into toys—it would have been much easier and less troublesome.

In other words, Roger was actually solving a puzzle that Adam had given him, and judging from the results so far, he seems to have solved it correctly.

"...In short, I hope you can explore 'Midnight City' with my tactical squad. If we find anything, we can distribute the spoils according to our contributions."

"On the other hand, I also need your help to find a way to enter the underground 'Midnight City'."

Roger began to speak.

“Okay, New Fog City will do its best to help you.”

Alexis stood up:
We don't need any harvest or anything.

"You brought my Lord's message and knowledge of astronomy and calendar to 'New Fog City,' helped us find our lost time, resolved the pollution on my body, and helped Jack ascend to demigod status. We can never repay all these kindnesses."

"These are all blessings from my Lord."

Roger made the sign of the cross on his chest, and then Alexis and Leomaster did the same.

"Then, Your Excellency Bernadette, Your Excellency Leomaster, please feel free to make any requests you may have."

After confirming Alexis's meaning, Roger looked at Leomaster.

"What I want most is exposure and knowledge. Understanding the secrets of the Tertiary period is interesting and very attractive to me, so I don't really care if there's nothing particularly useful to me."

Bernadette began by saying:
"But in any case, I have to consider the needs of my team members, so I need to allocate some resources to my personnel."

"it is good."

Roger completely agreed with what Bernadette said. The two of them came to the "Forsaken Land" to explore together, and even if Bernadette hadn't said anything, it would have been right for Roger to distribute the profits.

As for Leomaster, he shook his head:

"It is my honor to save the lost sheep of my Lord. Moreover, as you just said, the restrictions on 'Midnight City' were jointly set up by the two angels, 'Angel of Time' and 'Angel of Fate,' so there must be some holy relic of my Lord in 'Midnight City.'"

“For me, this has always been a pilgrimage, and I am already very grateful to be able to participate in it.”

For some time now, Leomaster has been undergoing ascetic training in one of the most humid caves in New Fog City, where conditions are the harshest. He hasn't left except for necessary food and drink, and often sits for twenty hours at a time.

This greatly shocked Alexis, the former archbishop of Fog City, and even made him feel somewhat ashamed.

Even during her past ascetic practices, she trained in a monastery in the "Fog City".

In terms of both the conditions and intensity of her training, Alexis knew she could not compare to Leomaster. In a sense, Leomaster was truly the most devout and hardworking believer she had ever seen in the "True Creator," without exception.

And now that Leomaster had said such a thing, Alexis couldn't help but look at him with admiration once again.

“You are truly a devout believer of my Lord. Compared to you, I feel very ashamed.”

She couldn't help but exclaim in admiration.

"You flatter me."

Leomaster spoke in a friendly tone:
"Your deeds of leading my Lord's believers through hardships and dangers to find a new home amidst the perils created by the heretics are truly remarkable."

"In fact, it was only after meeting you that I realized I hadn't done enough for the Lord before."

"Both of you are faithful believers serving our Lord. Each of you has made your own contribution. Just stay steadfast in your own path."

Roger, unable to bear it any longer, diverted the attention of the two men, who were engaged in mutual flattery, with a compliment, and then spoke up:

"Gentlemen, our people in Midnight City are still suffering and waiting for us. If there are no further problems, let's prepare to set off to rescue them."

"Ok."

Both nodded, and Roger breathed a sigh of relief before starting to organize his men with Bernadette.

As arranged, both sides left some elite forces in "New Fog City" to assist the garrison in security and to help the clergy with their work, while the majority of the rest, as well as Jack Burton, were assembled and ready to go.

After confirming that no one had been missed, Roger used the "Old Box" to put all of them inside, and then used the "Traveler's" teleportation ability again to arrive in front of Linssaya.

"Captain, you're back."

"Where are they?"

Linssaya stepped forward and asked.

"Please step back a little bit."

Roger gestured for Linssaya to take a few steps back, and then a portal of light appeared, revealing dozens of people dressed in various styles in the canyon.

This immediately drew gasps from the tactical exploration team, especially the strange appearance of "Three-Headed Sanctuary" Alexis, which startled many of them, causing them to take a few steps back.

“Do not be rude. This is Lady Alexis, a Sequence 3 Saint from ‘New Fog City’.”

Linssaya realized that this was the "Three-Headed Sanctuary" that Roger had mentioned to her earlier, and she immediately stopped these people's exaggerated behavior.

"It doesn't matter."

The elderly Alexis spoke gently, while her young head raised an eyebrow and asked in a defiant, childish voice:
"Why are you all making such a fuss? Haven't you ever seen a pretty young girl before?"

This scene made the tactical squad members, who had already relaxed slightly, tense up again. Only because of Linsaya's orders did they not react excessively.

"Shut up."

The middle-aged woman somewhat helplessly stopped the little girl from speaking, then looked apologetically at the members of the joint exploration team:
"Sorry, my child is just being immature. Please feel free to do as you please."

"..."

The atmosphere in the crowd became somewhat awkward for a moment, but Jack Burton took the initiative to defuse the situation.

He walked up to Linseria and said to her:

“My beautiful lady, I am Jack Burton, the second-in-command and candidate elder of ‘New Fog City’.”

“I have heard about your heroic act of trekking through the ‘forsaken land’ to find survivors. Please accept my respect and I hope you can take care of yourself.”

Jack Burton's last words were referring to Lindsay's fallen men.

On the other hand, Roger was able to keenly sense that Jack Burton was attracted to Lindsay's beauty and had developed a special interest in her.

This is understandable, given that Lindsay has an alluring quality, and Jack Burton, a grown man, living in the desolate "New Fog City" for a long time, under high stress, would inevitably experience some repression.

At this moment, Roger really wanted to tell Jack Burton Lynnseya his true identity, and also to tell him that this guy would soon become a man and a "Iron Knight".

However, seeing that Linsaya had no objections and was instead chatting with Jack with a smile, he smiled and looked at the people he had brought.

"Everyone, please form teams according to the groups you formed when you explored 'Fog City' before, find your teammates, and once everything is settled, we will head to 'Midnight City'."

Under Roger's arrangement, everyone quickly took their positions, and after Roger confirmed that everything was in order, he once again used the "Old Box" to bring them directly into "Midnight City".

As soon as those people were released, some of them smelled the stench of rotting corpses and bodily fluids that permeated the entire "Midnight City" and began to vomit.

After they had vomited most of what was in their stomachs, they raised their heads and looked at the exceptionally magnificent large city.

In terms of construction standards, 'Midnight City' is far superior to 'Fog City'. Both the city's area and the level of architectural detail are truly spectacular.

On the other hand, the city not only had very regular road dimensions, but also some drainage systems, practical simple machinery and truss bridges. Roger even saw a building that looked like a technology research institute.

These details all demonstrate the confidence and cultural depth of "Midnight City," which stems not only from its elevated location but also from the fact that it is a city-state guarded by angels.

Without a doubt, Midnight City was once a powerful city; in Roger's opinion, it might even have been the capital of a country during the Tertiary period.

This sight captivated the initially uncomfortable members of the exploration team, and they began exploring the city as arranged by Roger and Bernadette.

Roger then looked at Bernadette and the other three saints, and said with a smile:
Alright, everyone.

"Now it's time for us to solve the mystery of 'Midnight City'."

(End of this chapter)