Arad's unruly savior

The black volcano spewed forth billowing smoke and fire into the sky, accompanied by a deafening roar like a waterfall or tsunami. The intense heat visibly spread, giving most of Tayberrs the temperature of midsummer.

The roaring sound was Anton's heartbeat, the sound of blood rushing through his veins.

When viewed from afar, Anton resembles a continuous, majestic mountain range, spanning countless regions, as if separating two planets. Its size is significantly larger than when it was in the Celestial Realm.

When Anton fled from his hometown of Kronkula, he was still a teenager in the Odin clan's developmental stage, still a child who hadn't grown up. Now he has grown up a lot.

Looking at the Apostle's essence that was still slowly approaching her, Agnes was filled with helplessness. She subconsciously took a step back, completely numb.

This scene has played out countless times. Every time she urged Lord Anton to perk up, the latter would decisively start swinging his weapon.

“Lord Anton, I do not fit the description in the prophecy.” Agnes waved her hand and explained, “Look at me, I’m only two meters tall, how can I fit the description of ‘one with an infinitely long body’?”

Moreover, although she can manipulate flames and enter the black volcano with her physical body, she is far from meeting the concept of a flame devourer.

Anton sent out a mental fluctuation: "You believe in Hilder's prophecy? You care about these descriptions...?"

Herder saved its life once, and later transferred it to the heavens, intending to kill it. Anton was always easygoing and kind-hearted, so he considered it a life for a life. Therefore, he didn't really hate the bad woman, but he wasn't as grateful as before.

“The selection of the Apostles also involves the factor of the Fate Domain. The Origin of Darkness is perfectly compatible with you. The gathering of the twelve Apostles will surely bring about incredible changes. If I were to appear using your Origin, it would be more like stealing your power, and I wouldn’t be able to unleash the true power of the Origin of Darkness.” Agnes tried to persuade her somewhat numbly, analyzing the situation logically. She repeated these words over and over again.

However, Anton wouldn't listen at all.

If it were in the past, around the time she had the opportunity to obtain the Origin of Darkness in the Celestial Realm, she might not have been able to resist the temptation.

But things are different now. She knows that the fates of the apostles are connected to an unimaginable supreme being.

With my meager resources and strength, I am not qualified to interfere.

Then, the source of darkness moved closer to Agnes, almost shoving it directly into her hand. The way it was delivered to her door made it seem like a relative was giving a child a red envelope.

"Lord Anton, please be a little more reserved..."

Suddenly, a brilliant red light streaked across the distance. Medil of the Abyss arrived, landing near the black volcano, and said:
"We received news from the Queen of Flowers that Lord Blazing Flame Gadraken will awaken within a week."

That means it's time to switch shifts; Anton can sleep until the next shift change.

Upon hearing Medil's words, Anton's heart suddenly pounded violently, the sound like a thunderclap. Then, fiery red patterns gradually appeared on his limbs, which were deeply embedded in the earth, as if endless lava was flowing backwards and spreading, turning the entire mountain range fiery red. He would have a hearty meal before going to sleep.

Anton, the apostle who was strongly opposed and despised by the Celestial Continent, was deeply respected and loved by the natives of Tayberrs.

The environment of the golden planet Tayberrs is very special. It does not have a normal sun. When the Apostle Prey wakes up, it is daytime, but when Isis takes control, night will cover the earth.

However, the daytime under Pre's control provides very little heat to Tayberrs, which is insufficient to meet the needs of life's planting and reproduction. Just as the Ston Snowfield never lacks light, and sometimes even experiences polar day, what it lacks is always heat energy.

A small portion of the heat energy of this golden planet comes from the planet's geothermal activity, while the majority comes from the giant beast Blazing Gadraken, which resides at the planet's poles. When it awakens, it spews heat, and Tayberrs enters spring and summer. The natives rush to cultivate the land, the Flower Queen sows seeds, and the planet's plants seize the precious time to sprout, flower, and bear fruit.

When Gadraken is forced to sleep due to exhaustion, Tayberrs will experience autumn and soon winter, with cold sweeping across the land, frost covering it, and almost no life on the ground.

For this reason, Pree always respected Gadraken and would always ask for his permission before going to the pole.

This means that Tayberrs does not actually lack energy, but rather it has always lacked a way to convert energy into heat, and a way to cover the entire planet's scale.

Anton has succeeded. It now resides at the other extreme point of Tayberrs, opposite the location of the Blazing Gadraken. Whenever the latter enters a natural slumber, its heartbeat awakens, its blood flows, and it spews out large amounts of heat energy from the black volcano and its mouth, which then spreads throughout Tayberrs. The two complement each other, and now, nine-tenths of the year in Tayberrs can be cultivated.

Anton's Odin race is a natural glutton, having devoured the entire core of Kronkula, but there was enough energy in Tayberrs to feed this one and only Odin.

At worst, there's a nuclear power plant deep within Anton's black volcano, a place to enjoy as a snack.

Agnes looked at Medil with a helpless expression. "Listen, the thunderous heartbeat is getting weaker. Now Lord Anton is even less likely to go to the Demon Realm. The Twelve Apostles will definitely be absent."

Medil, looking completely bewildered as to Agnes's meaning, continued:

"The dandelion sprites are preparing to offer flowers to Lord Anton to express their gratitude for his efforts this year... Those little guys are quite cute, much cuter than the low-ranking life forms of our Tartan race."

Agnes pointed to the still-floating source of darkness, then gestured for Medil of the Abyss to follow her and leave the Black Volcano first. The master's words were too serious; they needed to think of a solution.

After leaving, Medil understood what had happened, shrugged, and said frankly, "Agnes, do you think Lord Anton, in his current state, would be of any use in going to a higher-level battlefield?"

Lord Anton is now too big; it takes him ages to even move a leg, making him an easy target on the battlefield.

"I think Lord Anton is like participating in a team game with a strict number of players required. Although he's a bit of a slacker, you can't do without him, you can't make up the numbers without him," Agnes secretly complained about her boss behind his back.

…………

Terra's original site.

Yelin and Azera appeared together in Terra's main city, which is the place they should have been in after the eight sides of the Demon Realm unfolded.

The clouds that had been drizzling cold rain all night suddenly stopped, and then opened a gap, revealing a ray of bright silver light.

Azera gazed up at it for a moment, then accurately judged: "The Demon Moon Delarion has a somewhat illusory feel to it, and its appearance is very similar to when the star field reunited."

Therefore, it can be inferred from celestial phenomena that the real Demon Moon Delion may be in trouble. Since two completely identical existences cannot exist in the same spacetime, the main city of Terra is probably no exception. The Primordial Faction has finally taken direct action against the Demon Realm.

Ye Lin nodded, his expression becoming more serious, and said:
"Terra and the Demon Moon Delarion have been banished in the sense of time and space by Tomorrow's Rigel, which means that they no longer exist in normal time and space. So when the original Demon Realm and Demon Moon are restored, the real two become 'substitutes'."

Moreover, he turned his gaze to the adjacent mirror dimension. The three coaches had already created a new body for the artificial god Yanemer, which had been integrated into the body. Due to the properties of matter recombination, Yanemer and the new body did not have any repulsion.

With the data of the past artificial gods preserved, replication was not a difficult problem, which resulted in the current Yanemer's body being exactly the same as the past data, without any changes.

Well, Coach Three didn't listen to him and didn't pinch Yanemer's buttocks to lift it up or make her chest bigger.

Then, in the Mirror Dimension's Demon Realm, or Terra, there was no unusual activity. Mile and Sophie reported that there was no movement in the Beautiful World or the Demon Realm of the Dragon Dimension either; everything remained calm and peaceful.

Obviously, those that Carlos had already deemed substandard were meant to be sacrificed, so there was no need to care about them.

"How much time do we have left? Should we stop it?" Azera's eyes were filled with complex emotions. She sighed slightly. The "Demon Realm" that was reconstructed on her wounds was as prosperous and dazzling as she remembered, not the Demon Realm of today, which was now a desolate and ruined place.

She and Ye Lin had already arrived at what should be Central Park, which used to be the park area of ​​the main city of Terra. It was a lush green area in the high-tech city, like a pure land in the steel and neon.

This was also Azera's favorite place to visit.

And if she's not mistaken, Hayd owns a property near Central Park, though she doesn't know the exact location. Hayd has bought several properties in Terra City.

“I will make my move at the very end. I estimate that I won’t have much time. Based on the original timeline, it will take at most two or three days,” Ye Lin replied.

He was referring to two or three days in normal time. Due to their banishment, the time order in the Demon Realm and the Demon Moon Delarion had become disordered and could not be described using normal time scales.

Ye Lin gazed out of Terra City and said, "Before that, I would like to visit the sage of ancient Terra."

“I’ll go with you.” Azera agreed without hesitation.

The original Terra, the sage was Hilder, which matches several lines from the prophecy:
"A wise man, knowledgeable in both ancient and modern times, said: Fellow countrymen, can you feel the powerful force lingering in the universe? We can imprison these forces within our creations, and with their help, our civilization can surely flourish even more..."

Of course, the actual situation differs somewhat from this text. Although Hyid was the leader and primary person in charge of the artificial god project, the scientists of Terra unanimously agreed that the power of the Primordial Darkness should be explored, and they harbored a desire for a leap forward in civilization.

As for the sage before Hyid, Azera was not very old at the time, and had only heard a little about him. Since he had already passed away, she didn't pay much attention to him.

Now she is very curious about how the sages of Ancient Terra managed to be so knowledgeable about both the past and the present.

……

The cold rain stopped, and the moonlight was somewhat chilly, with an unreal, illusory quality. Ye Lin found the sage who had preceded Herder.

To Azera's surprise, the sage was not the one she had imagined, dressed in clothes covered in symbols, holding a crystal ball or mirror that could see the future, or an ethereal, otherworldly figure, or an indescribable cloud of knowledge.

The sage before Herder was a woman who looked to be forty or perhaps thirty. She was nearsighted, with soft facial features and regular facial structure. She was an intellectual and gentle woman, with above-average looks. She wasn't stunning but gave a pleasant impression and possessed the intellectual air of a scholar.

The sage was dressed in very common academic work clothes, which were rather loose and did not reveal his figure. The room was filled with various complex books, and there was an astronomical telescope by the window.

The sage frowned deeply the moment he saw Azera, closed the book on his lap, stared at her intently behind his glasses, and then said in a tone of surprise and uncertainty:

"No, that's not right. Are you this big now?"

Upon hearing this, Azera slowly opened her eyes wide. The sage had actually noticed her difference at a glance.

As one of the few native inhabitants of ancient Terra, Azera was naturally included in the previous anomaly, replacing herself who should have been replicated in this timeline.

She is still "playing" the role of Azera.

In the original Terra world and timeline, Azera was in a phase of dedicated study and research at this time. Although she was known as a genius and was considered a potential successor to Hilder, she was not particularly outstanding... because all the glory belonged to Hilder.

That woman was truly outstanding in Guterra.

Then, in the years that follow, she will break with Herder over their disagreement over the artificial god project and begin working on the Genesis ship.

Azera believes that her current appearance is probably not much different from her appearance back then, as her body hasn't changed much since she left Terra via the Genesis spaceship.

Moreover, she had never met this sage who preceded Herder, so how did he make his judgment?

The sage ignored Ye Lin, approached Azera for a closer look, then took a few steps back, raised his right hand to rub his brow, his eyes often showing a confused expression, and his eyeballs began to fill with bloodshot veins.

Ye Lin remained outwardly silent, but secretly transmitted his voice to Azera, saying:

"This sage seems to be quite extraordinary. She seems to have a vague sense that her and Terra's conditions are not normal, and she had a premonition. Then she found that one discordant point in you."

The sage muttered to himself, his voice audible to both of them: "No, no, Azera should still have some youthful innocence, while you are a mature woman. Could you be the flaw I'm looking for?"

After receiving Ye Lin's telepathic message, Azera felt a slight ripple in her heart, surprised by the sage's image and keen insight.

To be honest, there have been changes in her appearance. The long years haven't changed her much, but after developing a close relationship with her good bandmate Ye Lin and becoming a mature woman, her appearance and temperament have changed somewhat.

Her already ample breasts and buttocks underwent a quiet development with Ye Lin's personal help.

"and many more……"

Azera belatedly realized what was happening, suddenly looked out the window, and then compared the locations in her mind, saying:
"This seems to be... an ancient library?"

(End of this chapter)