LIGHTNOVELONLINE Chapter 150
This time, she couldn’t just let it pass.
Pop!
Rosha quickly jumped into the alley.
Lest she miss it, she had raised her body’s reaction speed to the extreme with lightning magic.
In the blink of an eye, a short time, not even a full second.
“…”
However, there was no one in the alley. Only a tricolor cat was meowing at the air.
No human shadow could be found even after looking carefully.
“Lady Roshanak, is there something suspicious about this alley?”
“…No. It seems I was mistaken.”
Rosha, who had been thoroughly scanning the inner part of the alley as if reluctant to leave, turned around unwillingly.
The ring on her finger was gradually cooling down.
* * *
“…You say the ring showed a reaction? That’s impossible. This ring’s function is only to emit heat and give a signal when the two rings are close to each other.”
“Is that so? I thought there might be other functions…”
She briefly interrupted the story to ask about the ring, but Froy had a resolute expression as if that couldn’t be the case.
Even when she asked again, the same answer came back.
After a moment.
The man, who seemed to have something on his mind, let out a low hum and continued speaking.
“…Well, keep talking. I’ll listen quietly.”
* * *
The city was divided into outer and inner areas.
In the outer area, which made up most of the city, lived humans who didn’t age. This wasn’t just a saying.
‘They said immortal angels…’
They seemed to be at least similar to such beings.
Beautiful people with light hair and bright clothes were overflowing with leisure in everything. From their conversations, it seemed they easily lived for several hundred years.
Moreover, the harmony between them and this white city was even somewhat holy.
There was no worry on their faces at all. If I stay here, could I become like that too…?
‘…Oh, come on.’
Rosha, suddenly coming to her senses, quickly shook her head.
To be enthralled even with just a slight relaxation of attention, what kind of place is this?
It might even be someone’s enormous ‘domain’.
“It seems the city’s influence doesn’t work on you.”
The Emperor, who had been staring at her, suddenly spoke.
The same was true for the Emperor himself. He had only been dazed when first arriving in paradise, but now he seemed to have regained his composure.
“The same goes for Your Majesty, doesn’t it?”
“Of course. As I expected, the blood of ‘god’ flows in you too. And quite thickly at that.”
“…What?”
Why is god suddenly popping up here?
But he continued speaking with a pleased expression, as if bestowing a favor:
“I told you I came here when I was very young. That’s because the blood of ‘god’ flows in me. To be precise, the blood of
Strangely, the name
Moreover, she had heard the title ‘God of Time’ before. Even in her previous world, an ability user with the power of time had boasted that his god was the God of Time and that he was invincible.
‘…It wasn’t exactly a good image.’
Although it wasn’t accurate since she had only heard about it, it seemed he ended up self-destructing in the end.
But…
“
“Precisely on my mother’s side. She took me, when I was young, to see paradise and told me to find her if I ever came here. And she left this stigma on me.”
The Emperor rolled up his sleeve to reveal the inside of his wrist.
There, a strange tattoo in the shape of a wheel was engraved in a color brighter than his skin.
“She said to show this when entering the inner area of paradise. You are also a benefactor who brought me here, so you can enter as a guest together.”
“The inner area… What’s in there?”
Rosha, who had been checking the wall visible ahead, asked.
A high wall and mist blocking the inner area. No matter what, the inside couldn’t be seen.
Even though there were no guards at the city entrance, they were guarding the gate to the inner area like an iron fortress.
‘Did I fail by trying to sneak in there during the last trial?’
It seemed possible.
What’s in there?
The Emperor’s answer to Rosha’s question was quite surprising.
“Gods live in the inner area of paradise.”
* * *
As Rosha had experienced, gods could extend their influence to various worlds in different ways.
Just look at how the god she had seen in Korea appeared in her world.
The Emperor explained it like this:
“Gods are ‘guests’ of the world. Beings with immense power that can’t even be chased, visiting there for a while. All living beings in that world must watch the guest’s mood and treat them preciously.”
“That…”
“The reason I left the world that could perish at any time and came to paradise is also to become a guest. I think I have enough power and position for that.”
The Emperor looked full of confidence. His steps were also unhesitating, as if remembering the paradise he had seen as a child.
‘He wants to become a god.’
Although the uneasy feeling kept growing the longer they stayed in paradise, it didn’t seem very good.
Rosha, who had entered the inner area of the city, looked around.
The drowsy afternoon sunlight shattered dazzlingly on the golden leaves of the street trees. The temperature was neither cold nor hot, and the clean streets without a single piece of trash were empty.
‘I wondered if I could meet God…’
Although a holy aura could be felt here and there, no matter how much she looked, there was no trace of the Guide God’s energy.
Rosha walked half a step behind the Emperor, diligently scanning the surroundings.
Although the Trial of the Sacred Relic was about enduring for a long time, she wanted to know something about this place even if it meant taking risks.
Moreover, since this was a place that could only be entered with the Emperor, she had to observe diligently while she had the chance.
At that moment.
“…!”
She suddenly felt her breath being cut off.
A feeling of her throat tightening and all her organs shrinking under pressure.
Rosha rolled only her eyeballs to look ahead. An immense energy that didn’t consider the surroundings at all could be felt from far away.
It was the energy of a god.
‘Protect, I need to protect my body.’
She instinctively drew up all her magical power, spread it over her skin, and gasped for breath.
It took quite a long time to calm down, and during that time, the owner of the energy slowly approached.
‘She’ who approached with guards was a very beautiful being.
Her silver hair, as if long-drawn melted silver, shone brilliantly at her waist, and her deep blue eyes seemed to look down on them like a majestic sky.
But…
‘Somehow she resembles the Emperor?’
Their appearances were subtly similar. She seemed to have noticed it too, looking slightly surprised.
However, her gaze soon regained composure, and then a voice cold as frost pierced into their minds.
[I felt the mark of the slave I left and came to see…]
…What?
[Yes. You’ve come to return my power on your own.]
The Emperor seemed to want to say something with his eyes wide open, but couldn’t make a sound.
His body cracked like a porcelain doll and turned into shining powder, being sucked into her hand.
‘Is this… the end?’
Compared to the power the Emperor had shown so far, it was an absurdly futile end.
[So, what are you?]
But there was no time to be dazed.
Feeling
‘I was trying to save the ability as much as possible.’
If not now, when would she use it?
As Rosha’s eyes turned golden, golden threads stretched out, seeking the best path.
But right after that,
[…Ha! The power of that Guiding God!]
Clear hostility beyond understanding surges. Even her skin protected by magic tingled.
[Do you intend to ruin this paradise as the old prophecy said? Now? That won’t happen!]
Immense divine power was felt from
‘…Quickly!’
She needed to get out of this place fast.
However, [the Guiding Lantern] didn’t easily suggest a path and only circled around.
It was as if… it couldn’t find a way out of this crisis.
[Die.]
Seeing the sharp spear of light being created, Rosha sensed death.
Before she could visually recognize it, she felt the tip of the spear gently pushing into her abdomen.
‘Ha, ruining the trial like this.’
A helpless laugh escaped her lips. Still, it seemed she had endured much longer than the previous record.
But at that moment.
Swoosh!
As the ring suddenly heated up intensely, a cold storm swept in from all directions. She heard
‘What on earth is happening?’
Rosha, whose vision had already turned black, muttered inwardly.
And…
* * *
“After meeting death like that, I came back to life thanks to the Crystal of Life. When I regained consciousness and looked around, I was in the outer area of the city.”