It's not the protagonist, what does it matter if you are trapped in the Shura field

Chapter 698 Guarding the Gate of the Stone Tablet of Destiny

Marbas teleported them to a deeper place.

The connection with Philica had been completely severed. Rowe looked up and saw that they were in a place that resembled a stairway to heaven. White stone steps were suspended in the air, connecting various places, and swaying light enveloped the surroundings. They could even see white clouds and a blue sky overhead.

“Where is this…?” Cass asked cautiously.

This place feels a bit too sacred; the air is filled with the sacred power of light, and the view overhead is undoubtedly an illusion... or so it seems.

The others didn't quite understand what it was like, but Luo Wei had seen similar scenery before.

For example, the small island left behind by the angelic creator.

Deep underground, in the ruins of the War of the Gods, there is not only a sky and clouds, but also a whole real sea.

"How long have you been here?" Rowe suddenly asked.

“According to the outside time, it’s been about five years,” Marbas said, standing in place. “Actually, I lost part of my memory, and it took me a long time to find this place.”

"So, where is what you want to show me?"

Marbas did not answer him, but walked forward and squatted down in front of a stone tablet.

Luo Wei walked over and stood behind her to take a look. It was an ancient stele that looked quite old. Its surface was spotless, but you could still see the traces of time weathering. The inscription was also extremely blurry, and most of the top part was completely illegible.

"S1200...God War."

……

"S1220...Saintess..."

……

...

……

"S12??...The world is destroyed."

Luo Wei's gaze lingered for a moment. This stone tablet, which looked like it foretold some timeline, might be quite surprising to others, but it was information he already possessed.

However, what intrigued him was:

"What does this have to do with you?"

From her description, it seems that she actively sought out this place after losing her memory. So what is the connection between the stone tablet located here and her, the seventy-two pillar demon god?
“Aren’t you surprised?!” Marbas stared at him in astonishment. “If I’m not mistaken, the world will be destroyed this century!”

“I can add to what’s above,” Luo Wei said casually, looking at her. “Between the Gods and the Saintess, it should be the stars that dictate that there must be war on the continent during this period.”

"??!"

Marbas looked at him with a sudden surge of adoration.

Luo Wei was speechless for a moment. If he had to say what special significance this stone tablet had, it was that the events of Uncrowned City and Melendall were not written on it.

If we take a more extreme interpretation, and if it weren't for the blurry text making it illegible, the destruction of the Crownless City and the fire in Melendale wouldn't have been things the stone tablet prophesied could have predicted, or rather, they weren't part of the prophecy destined to unfold according to the wheel of fate, since there's only one line separating the divine war and the saintess.

But these two events did indeed affect their fate.

It can only be said that the prophecy itself is one-sided. If Dorothy had known the secrets behind the Crownless City, she would have taken action long ago. On the contrary, Maria, who stumbled in, was interfered with by fate.

This only shows that the stele was not erected by the Third World; they wouldn't be foolish enough to write their plans on a stele and bury it so deep in the ruins.

“I…I feel…I’ve been here before,” Marbas said, looking at a massive, heavy gate in the distance. “I’ve been to that back there…”

Luo Wei also looked over.

It was an ancient, heavy gate, tens of meters high, quite a distance from them, but its presence in such a place was certainly intriguing.

"You mean, you saw this stone tablet in the past, and something happened afterward that caused you to lose your power?"

“No… In my memory,” Marbas said, rubbing his head, “when I saw this stone tablet, it looked like it was already like this. I fought someone behind it… I don’t remember anything after that. When I woke up, I was far away from here.”

"Is this so?"

It may be shameful, but if she had no real backing to reach the Fifth Pillar, then she would definitely be lying.

The group followed her to the door, and Marbas, with his four avatars, tried to open it as usual. It seemed they had tried various methods to do so many times before.

"Aren't you the Demon God of Truth?" Lo Wei looked at her with his arms crossed. "You can't even handle a door?"

"You think you can open it just by understanding the principle...?" Marbas pushed with all his might, while the four people next to him also strained with constipated expressions, their faces flushed. It looked like they were outsmarting an invisible iron rod, trying to push it out of the door.

"Even if you know the solution, you still need enough strength... Drink up—ahhh...!"

I'm afraid you're about to poop out.

Luo Wei glanced at them, naturally seeing the direction of their power. He walked behind the stone golem, gathered his divine power, and slammed it in that direction—

Click.

With his added force, a section of the door's structure noticeably shifted to the side, fell heavily, and became embedded in another mechanism.

"!!"

The movement caused everyone to lose their balance, but Marbas's eyes suddenly lit up.

"Two more! Two more!!" She jumped up, waving her arms excitedly. "Quick! Over here!!"

“That’s all,” Rowe said, standing still. “I don’t get anything out of helping you open this door. You can figure out the rest of the two yourself.”

"No!!!"

Marbas grabbed his leg.

“I can help you,” Rowe said, bowing his head, “but what will you offer in return?”

"We can talk it over! We can talk it over!!"

This door clearly wasn't opened like that. For a sealed door of this level to be opened using such methods was something Luo Wei had never seen before. It meant they had made countless preparations beforehand. Luo Wei had even doubted whether the door was visible at all; the only reason they were stuck at this point was because they didn't have enough numbers or strength. There was really nothing they could do about it, but if they wanted his help—

Simply put, you have to pay extra.

"I want you to obey me in the upcoming war of the gods, to stand by my side until the problem of world destruction is solved, and to persuade the other Solomon demons to join me. Can you do that?"

"Huh??" "Then I think we should forget it," seeing her bewildered look, Luo Wei glanced at the door and shrugged, "After all, we don't know what's behind it, and opening it for you might put me in danger."

“I…I promise!!” Marbas clung to his thigh before he turned around.

Do you agree?
Luo Wei originally wanted her to guess what was coming next to provoke her, but she didn't expect to agree on the second step.

Could it be that he realized he wasn't an ordinary person, that he had the idea of ​​preventing the world from being destroyed, and that he was willing to personally come and cause trouble for Lu Yi?

He was surprisingly reasonable.

However, he was soon wrong.

“Five years!! Five years!!!” Marbas stretched out his palms and counted, “Do you know how I’ve spent these five years in front of this door? I really want to know what’s behind it!!”

Luo Wei: "..."

I thought the five years she mentioned before was the time to enter the ruins, but it turns out it was the time she was stuck by this door.

That's very lifelike.

"Should we still sign a contract? Is that alright?"

He came here to stop the other party from causing trouble for Lu Yi, but the other party is practically offering up their soul to him.

Miss Demoness, you don't want to never know what's behind the door, do you?

"And if this world disappears, then all the world's treasures will also disappear! I can't accept that!"

"That's true."

Rather than being willing to be a beast of burden, their priority is whether there are still treasures left in the world...

The two renewed their contract.

Luo Wei offered to help her open this door in exchange for her future support, and also to observe whether she was trustworthy enough to keep her promise.

After the contract was completed, Loewe opened the remaining two mechanisms for them in the same way.

"what……!!"

Marbas has starry eyes.

A heavy sound rang out, and the entire door shook. Luo Wei pulled the guy back and signaled to Ursanain and the others behind him to be careful.

Boom boom boom boom————

The massive door slowly opened outwards in front of everyone.

Luo Wei wasn't entirely uninterested in what was inside. Just like he had thought before, he wanted to figure out what the connection was between the prophetic stone tablet and her, the one of the seventy-two demon gods.

Along the crack in the door, intense black wind pressure emanated from within. From the outside, the area resembled a fortress or castle, with parts of the walls sealed along with the door; otherwise, they would have already squeezed through the walls.

Inside was a large white stone hall.

The spacious area was covered with a red carpet, and the style resembled the interior of those aerial fortresses from the time of the ancient gods, but it was even more ancient and sacred than those found in the ruins of the gods' wars.

Inside the roaring gate, a massive black body lay on the ground in a hall built of white jade and sacred stone, between the two curved staircases that led upwards, blocking what should have been the ceremonial platform behind it.

Luo Wei's expression darkened.

Marbas's gaze froze there. She seemed to remember something, but couldn't recall who the other person was. She wanted to speak, but couldn't recall their name.

"…………"

A deep sigh came from that body, echoing in the center of the empty hall.

Luo Wei and the others were still standing outside the door when they sensed the high-ranking aura emanating from it.

A demon god?

The mountain-like body remained motionless, possessing appearance characteristics resembling those of a wild beast. It wore a black and gold priest's robe, and its physique was unbelievably robust.

"Who are you...?" Marbas stepped forward and asked cautiously.

"…………"

Another deep sigh followed.

"Have you even forgotten me, Marbas?"

"!"

The lion girl clearly reacted to the sound; she tried to shout but the words stuck in her throat, and for some reason, she couldn't speak. Her face showed fear.

"Fate... has sealed your name away?!"

Marbas herself was surprised by this answer. Then she realized that some of the black wind pressure from when the door opened had enveloped her. The familiar feeling washed over her like a tide, causing her to cover one eye with her hand and kneel down on the ground.

"Ah ah--!!"

The demon girl let out a powerful scream.

The surroundings shook violently, and Cass and the others behind them raised their weapons to defend themselves. Even her four avatars were thrown back by the shockwave.

Luo Wei stood still, watching her reaction beside him.

"Son of Man—who are you?"

A harmless voice came from the hall. Luo Wei glanced over indifferently and stared at the black body.

"Are you the demon god who guards fate?" he asked.

"..."

The voice remained silent for a moment.

He then said: "The third of the seventy-two demons of Solomon—"

"Vassago..."

Marbas read out the other person's name.

(End of this chapter)