Mystery: When the Fool Meets the Masked Fool

Chapter 478 The First Fate Sequence Zero
Backlund, 7 Pinsk Street, Leonard's bedroom.

Leonard leaned against the window, but instinctively kept his head down, not daring to look at the scene in the sky.

"Old man, how's the battle going?" he asked in a low voice.

“This is quite spectacular,” the aged voice whispered in Leonard’s ear.

"Hehehe, your goddess not only has to take care of the whole world, but also has to face the siege of three true gods." Pales chuckled a few times, "I'm afraid she's in grave danger."

"Three!" Leonard could no longer contain himself and blurted out loudly.

"Is... Emperor Roselle joining the battle?" Leonard seemed to realize his lapse in composure, lowered his voice again, and asked Pallas.

“No,” Pales replied. “Although the Black Emperor who has just returned has indeed joined the battlefield, he seems to remain neutral, merely maintaining order on the battlefield and preventing ordinary people from being corrupted by looking at the sky.”

At this point, Pales sounded somewhat exasperated: "Actually, you could just look directly... You're a demigod, so why are you still so timid?"

Pales's tone conveyed a sense of disappointment at their lack of ambition.

"You're talking like you're talking to my real grandfather," Leonard muttered.

But Pales merely hummed in response.

Leonard struggled with his conscience for a moment, then raised his head and looked up at the abstract, distorted oil painting in the sky.

Indeed, he was already a demigod, a high-ranking deacon of the Night Watch.

Just in the last few days, he was promoted on the spot. After voluntarily handing over Inszangway's Sequence 4 extraordinary trait as "spoils of war," he was quickly promoted to become a Sequence 4 "Night Watchman."

After the war ends, he will return to the sanctuary to study for a period of time and receive the corresponding holy relics.

“A demon has joined the battlefield in the heavens, mingling with the clashes between the divine kingdoms,” Pales explained to Leonard, who was clearly not well-versed in the arts and hadn’t understood.

“Demons? But didn’t they all escape into the abyss?” Leonard looked at the malevolent, distorted face in the sky, like an oil painting.

“He ran away.” Palles expressed concern about Leonard’s intelligence.

“Then… what’s next, Goddess…” Lennart hesitated.

"Hmm, it seems that the Night is planning to feign weakness by exhausting itself, and then join forces with the Earth Mother to launch a sneak attack on the God of War," Pales analyzed. "But it seems that He miscalculated one thing and did not expect that the God of War would join forces with that Demon Lord."

"The Earth Mother Goddess was suppressed by the Demon Lord because she was ambushed, and she herself was suppressed by the God of War because she was too weak."

"In short, the situation is quite dire for the Church of the Night. But what does it matter? Aren't you an undercover agent for the Church of Pleasure?"

"Who told you I'm an undercover agent!" Leonard retorted first, then changed the subject and asked, "Old man, do you think if I went to the battlefield now and a large number of Lafsak people entered my dreams, could that shake the anchor of the God of War?"

"Well, maybe a little bit. Roughly equivalent to a drop of water in the ocean," Pales said, trying to undermine Leonard.

But Leonard wasn't discouraged at all. He jumped up from the bed, put on his red gloves, hesitated for a moment, and then transformed into his magical girl form.

He opened his bedroom door: "I have to do something, even if it's just a little bit." He said firmly.

The door was opened, and he suddenly saw someone sitting on the sofa.

The man was dressed in a classic black robe and wore a pointed soft hat. He had his right foot resting on his left leg and was leisurely reading a newspaper.

Seemingly noticing Leonard opening the door, the man raised his head, adjusted the monocle on his right eye, and revealed a mocking smile.

"Hi, Pales."

…………

The divine battle high in the heavens continues.

As the battle reached a stalemate, the goddess of night and the mother of the earth were locked in a fierce struggle.

The God of War's strength grew ever greater, making each attack increasingly difficult to defend against.

The damage the Goddess of Night inflicts on the God of War gradually decreases with each use; after three uses of the same ability, it becomes almost ineffective.

This is the Warrior's powerful ability to find weaknesses and adapt, a power that begins to manifest in the Demon Hunter stage of Sequence Four.

On the other side, Lilith was also suppressed by the sneak attack of the demon king Fabuti.

He is Sequence Zero of the Abyss Path, and also possesses the extraordinary characteristics of a Sequence One Abomination. Furthermore, he is a true "Ancient God".

The ancient gods and the later true gods are significantly different, but this does not mean they are weak. On the contrary, they are more powerful because of the more extraordinary characteristics they possess.

He frantically displayed the two characteristics of "I am the abyss, and the abyss is me" and "when you gaze into the abyss, the abyss also gazes into you," instantly controlling Lilith and putting this true god, who was not particularly skilled in combat, at a disadvantage.

Although Lilith is also one of the eight ancient gods of the First Age, she has become relatively weak because she has already eliminated her excess extraordinary characteristics.

In contrast, Fabuti, because he contains the extraordinary characteristics of the abominations of adjacent pathways, is actually one of the two or three best among the eight ancient gods, but at the same time, he is also the most insane one among the ancient gods.

But just when the situation was so one-sided, another unexpected event occurred.

The battlefield suddenly froze, as if it had turned into hard amber. Fabuti and the God of War suddenly felt their divinity solidify, feeling incredibly heavy on their bodies, as if a planet was pressing down on them.

Lilith's lips curled up slightly: "It seems you all failed to seize the opportunity either."

Without a sound, yet another "god" appeared on this battlefield.

Waiting, sacrifice, and protection are the very essence of the destiny of [Preservation].

If someone could persist for a thousand years on this basis, and also obtain the aid of the Destiny Elixir, and was fortunate enough to have cast a glance at the Amber King from afar when he descended.

So, He might actually be able to achieve Sequence Zero of the [Preservation] pathway in a short period of time.

And without a doubt, the “King of Angels” who has struggled for 922 years under pollution and has always exercised great restraint and waited patiently perfectly fits this standard.

The ritual for the fifth preservation path, "Unsinkable Giant Ship," is as follows: protect a city during a disaster at least at the middle level, and finally, consume the corresponding magic potion at the highest point of the city.

If one can endure the pollution of the Outer Gods alone and protect a planet, then one has already exceeded the scope of the ritual.

The ritual of Sequence Four, "The Passionate Guardian," is to naturally build a city from a barren land under one's protection and without excessive interference, filling it with laughter, joy, and melancholy, allowing everyone there to have their own life and their own destiny.

The progress of time had already greatly facilitated His completion of this ritual long ago. The ritual of the Sequence Three "Calamity Preventer" is to prevent a disaster that could endanger the entire planet, and to nip it in the bud before it erupts.

Clearly, the corrupted Him was the disaster itself, but He persevered until the source of the corruption died, and He was reborn, completing the ritual.

The ritual for the "atheist" in Sequence Two is to stand firm against the attack of the true god, proving that the "god" is merely a more powerful being.

And He even proved that even the Old Ones could not destroy His will; they were nothing more than that.

The ritual of the Sequence One "Fate Restorer" is to stop multiple true gods or beings of higher rank from interfering with the fate of the world under their protection, until the error of fate is corrected.

With the death of the polluter, the outsider's infiltration of fate came to an end, and the fate that had been distorted by that polluter naturally returned to its proper course.

The ritual for Sequence Zero, the "Heartless Giant," is: to pay homage to the [Guardian] Star God, Kripper.

However, the standard for this audience is actually quite lenient; a mere glance from afar is sufficient. And if one can receive a response from the star god's gaze, the effect of the ritual will be unimaginably enhanced.

When the Amber King descended upon the Forsaken Land a year ago, all beings of Sequence One and above on Earth took notice of Him, including this "King of Angels".

He is the strongest of the Prisoner's Path, the leader of the Temperance faction, and the King of Angels who possesses two Sequence One extraordinary characteristics and the uniqueness of the Prisoner's Path.

After persisting for a thousand 33550336 seconds, they finally escaped.

He is the "bound god," Thorzner.

The goddess of night suddenly ascended to divinity, and in an instant, night enveloped dusk.

He was far less weak than he appeared.

The dreamscape beneath our feet that envelops the entire world was not created by a single God, but by the combined efforts of three true gods: Thorzna, Amanises, and Roselle.

The goddess of night creates a dream that exists between illusion and reality. Roselle twists the rules so that the living do not die temporarily after being killed. Torzner, on the other hand, completely integrates himself into this dream, becoming its foundation, "protecting" their lives, and "imprisoning" all the dead in this world.

The moment He stood up, the dream collapsed, everyone returned to where the war had begun, all the collapsed houses were restored in an instant, and all those who had died during the war were resurrected in the same instant.

At this moment, the anchors of the goddess of night, Roselle, and Thorsner were extremely firm, while the anchor of the god of war was instantly shaken violently.

Below, a message appeared in everyone's mind at the same time.

"The ones who saved them were the goddess of night, Emperor Roselle, and a brand new god."

"His revered name is: The Prisoner of Endless Karma, The Bound One Who Closes His Desires, The Bearer of the World, the God Who Bears the Burden of the World."

At this moment, Torzner changed his original title and was reborn.

He is...

The god who betrays the world.

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"The Blasphemer" Amun!
Leonard was no stranger to the man in front of him; he had heard about his various deeds and his terrible character from the Tarot Society and from the old man Palles Zoroaster.

At that moment, Leonard's thoughts were almost completely frozen, his mind was blank, and only a few ideas could be formed.

Just then, Amon glanced at Leonard, his lips moved, and he uttered a murmur that was entirely at the level of divinity.

In Leonard's mind, a series of voices echoed instantly, as if from countless Amons:

"Surprise? Accident?"

"Come on, guess who exposed your location?"

"Can't guess? Then let me give you a little hint."

"You should know him quite well."

“That’s right, it’s Archbishop Serres of the Church of Pleasure.”

"That's right, it's Him. How about that? Isn't it incredible?"

"I bet you're thinking about how to stall for time and wait for the gods to descend. After all, the Lord of Fools hasn't joined the current divine war."

These overlapping voices were so overwhelming that even in his magical girl form, Leonard could hardly resist them, tearing his thoughts apart and piercing his soul.

It caused his head to swell and contract, tufts of short black hair to grow on his face, and flesh to bulge and throb between his ribs and waist, as if to form new limbs.

His body became cracked, a bluish wind blew out, and the crosshair in his eyes became increasingly clear.

With just a few babbling words, Leonard nearly lost control, was in great pain, and was completely unable to fight back.

Meanwhile, at 7 Pinster Street, a change occurred. Black stone pillars rose up at some unknown time, supporting a magnificent church.

Every pillar, every arch, and every dome of this church is inlaid with the bones of different races. They are densely packed together in an extremely chaotic manner, staring with empty eyes at Leonard, who appears somewhat insignificant in the center of the hall, as if conducting a trial.

Standing before the cross hundreds of meters high deep inside the church, Amon smiled as he looked at Leonard, who was bent over with a distorted expression, and said:
"This Church of Bones is quite nice, isn't it? I paid a hefty price to borrow it."

"In this way, it will be at least thirty seconds before the master of the foolish trick wants to discover the anomaly here and for the gods to descend."

"that's enough."

As he spoke, Amon raised his hand and pinched his monocle made of crystal, his face full of smiles.

Suddenly, Leonard heard a faint, ethereal sound in his ear, as if it came from an infinite distance.

This abruptly stopped the babbling that was tearing apart and corrupting Leonard's spirit, bringing everything around him to silence.

In Leonard's eyes, beams of light burst forth from his body, coalescing in front of him into a clear and pure figure, like an angel, but without wings.

This figure was also a hundred meters tall, with tiny lights constantly flashing and jumping on its surface, seemingly indicating the passage of time.

"You seem to think victory is assured?" Pales's voice rang out. "Then how can you be so sure I didn't intentionally ask that being to reveal my whereabouts to you?"

"Oh? Is that so?" Amon gently pushed up his monocle. "Alright, then let me wait and see."

(End of this chapter)