Mystery: When the Fool Meets the Masked Fool

Chapter 290 The Light Cone: "An Elderly Person Living Alone Bullies Left-Behind Children"

The goddess of fate's authority was affected, and under the influence of the beacon of destiny, chaos ensued. One "twilight of fate" after another appeared, preventing her from weaving destiny and causing her to be swept away, devoured, and torn apart by the torrent of fate. In the destiny she originally intended to weave, strands of fate snapped, turning countless of her followers into "those without destiny."

The power that the Superstar Overlord had been accumulating within him erupted, the heavy symbol instantly crushing him. The boundless starry sky collapsed inward, severely injuring him. At the same time, a black hole was created, swallowing him and his remaining followers who had not yet escaped.

In less than a ten-thousandth of a second, "Lord of Mysteries" Klein casually severely injured two Ancients and countless Outer Gods' minions during his confrontation with the Mother Goddess.

When her most beloved daughter was injured, the mother goddess let out a mournful cry and wanted to retaliate in kind.

As a result, He discovered with dismay that "Lord of Mysteries" Klein had been a lonely widow all the way to the Old Ones, without even a single child.

But the Mother Goddess seized this opportunity, and the Klein Morettis began to fight amongst themselves, resulting in a fierce battle. However, whether they were the descendants of the puppets or those who were reborn, they soon became tools in the hands of the "Puppet Masters" and entered a new cycle.

The children of the Mother Goddess began to multiply and merge, giving birth to new and more powerful individuals. From birth to death, and from death to rebirth, they entered a cycle that was difficult to break.

Many puppets tried using various abilities, but most of those abilities betrayed their original owners and destroyed them instead.

Many of the offspring attempted to use the power, but the power went awry, turning them into fireworks that exploded from the inside out.

The situation reached a stalemate, and many inexplicable phenomena began to occur in the region.

The battle was short-lived, lasting only a few breaths. Reality, after all, belonged to the Mother Goddess, and the power of the imagined "Lord of Mysteries" had come to an end.

"Sigh." Klein sighed. He used his last bit of strength to create a barrier around this place.

His trench coat and cane suddenly transformed into a monocle and a crystal ball, respectively. This was a significant mobilization of power, achieved at the cost of the Celestial Venerable's will reviving.

One by one, unseen "errors" occurred, one non-existent "door" after another was closed, and the solar system was sealed off.

Except for the Mother Goddess, who was too heavy to move, all the other outer gods were locked outside the solar system.

This barrier is certainly not as strong as the "original" one, but it can still last for more than ten years without being replenished.

"Lord of Mysteries" Klein elegantly straightened his collar and adjusted his slightly askew top hat. He felt the "Celestial Venerable" resurfacing within him.

He chuckled softly, his body became ethereal, and he returned to the "simulated universe".

In exchange for "not existing in this world," the remaining "Celestial Venerable" consciousness within the Source Castle was effectively eroded.

A final bit of playfulness helps maintain humanity.

Today's victory is a great triumph for Klein.

Before dissipating, He glanced at Earth with a somewhat complicated expression.

After being conceived, He also created a powerless clone to examine the portion of the "Ring of Destiny" provided by Serres.

He did not acknowledge that it was Himself, but felt that it might be the product of His own fusion with the Celestial Venerable.

But Amon...

“Given His performance in the ‘Lotus of the Soul,’ it’s hard not to suspect that you were revived within Him,” Serres said.

Klein did not deny it, because he also thought that Amon in that book was a bit too anthropomorphic.

Furthermore, considering that he hadn't been in the best possible condition during his confrontation with the Mother Goddess, he certainly wasn't as weak as depicted in the book. Klein became even more suspicious.

Could it be that the author expelled their extraordinary qualities when they had a baby?

At the same time, witnessed by both [Joy] and [Memory], a brand new cone of light appears.

That was a "memory scene" of Klein casually destroying the Super Star Overlord and the Goddess of Fate. Aha named it "The Lonely Old Man Bullies the Left-Behind Children".

Fu Li did not object.

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One day later, in Bayam, the "City of Generosity," inside the Intis Consulate.

A young girl named Elaine sat in front of her dressing table, staring blankly at her beautiful but slightly haggard reflection in the mirror for several minutes.

She was once a noblewoman from Intis. While adventuring at sea as a merchant, she was captured by "Admiral Disease" Tracy and subjected to the ultimate humiliation known as "Hime-head Four".

The time she spent escaping the Black Death was filled with both anticipation and torment. She feared that she might be discovered by pirates or adventurers, captured by "Admiral of Disease" Tracy, and lose her freedom forever, never to return to her homeland and resume her original life.

She only felt a little relieved after she managed to hide in the consulate of her homeland through her family's remaining connections and obtained a ticket to leave the sea.

Although she did not reject Tracy.

Thinking of this, she couldn't help but recall a recent rumor circulating at sea.

A "pirate couple" seems to have become quite famous recently; the man is handsome, and the woman is beautiful. Elaine doesn't know much about them, only that the man seems to have a noble air, and the woman seems to be a witch.

This...this is just a carbon copy of her and Tracy's story, except they had a happy ending, while I and Tracy had a bad one...

Elaine felt her face getting hot and quickly patted it hard.

"Wake up! You're a woman!" Elaine warned herself inwardly.

She let out a sigh of relief and looked out the window.

This place still wasn't enough to bring her peace of mind. She believed that only when she truly reached the Northern Continent would everything be over.

Thinking of this, Elaine couldn't help but raise her right hand and stroke her cheek, which wasn't too fair but was healthy enough, touching the spot she had just patted.

I found that its level of detail was much better than when I was a maritime merchant, giving me the illusion of reversing time and returning to my teenage years.

In fact, after entering the Intis consulate, she had another option besides escaping the sea: to cooperate with the Storm Church, the Rune military, and the consulate to use herself as bait to capture "Disease Lieutenant General" Therese.

But she didn't.

Putting aside the fact that she wasn't sure how sincere the pirate general was towards her.

Whenever she hears that "pirate couple" song, she can't help but overthink.

If I were a man, would things be different?
No...probably not.

If she were a man, Tracy wouldn't even consider her.

But after thinking about it for a long time, she finally gave up the plan and even asked her family elders and friends who served as military attachés at the consulate not to tell others that she was hiding there.

Regardless, she never caused me any real harm; in fact, she often accommodated me and satisfied my needs...

This must be what Russell the Great called "Gustav Syndrome"...

The girl thought so.

Elaine waited patiently for a while until someone knocked on the door.

(End of this chapter)