Destiny Rekindled

Chapter 305: Return to the Lost Tower and Mistakenly Enter the Peach Blossom Spring (Four in One) (Additional Updates in May with 9600 Monthly Tickets)

"Woo——"

Accompanied by a distant sound, a gust of wind passed through the quiet valley and flowed among the cliffs.

In the cracks of the rocks on the cliff, a twisted sapling is growing tenaciously. The only leaf growing on the protruding branch becomes the only embellishment on the cliff.

The few remaining green leaves swayed continuously in the wind, and finally at some point they separated from the branches and fell into the valley below with the wind.

As that hint of green disappeared, the sapling seemed to let out a silent sigh, then broke into pieces and disappeared into thin air.

The leaf floated in the wind, passed through the cliff below, and finally landed on a hand.

Qin Chuan held the leaf that had come from nowhere and looked at the lines of text that appeared before him.

[Instance: First Stage of the Sky Steps]

[Instance introduction: Above the sky is a stairway leading to true eternity and endless power. For thousands of years, one race after another has written epic stories of joy and sorrow here. Now the horn of the ethnic struggle is about to sound, and all ethnic groups have only one goal: to survive.]

[Instance level: SSS level]

[Horizontal difficulty rating: ★★★★]

[Dungeon boss: unknown]

[Player Talent: Sundial (Gold)]

[Title: [Gold] God Slayer]

[Dungeon Strategy Objective: Kill the Lord of Beligor: Heavenly Craftsmanship·Parian]

[Dungeon strategy time limit: 23:40:17]

[Abandon this strategy]

【00:06:03】

"It's the exact same copy description as the last copy." Lin Yue said softly, "But the goal of this copy is completely different from the last time."

"Another lord of a territory was killed." Qin Chuan shook his head helplessly.

"If the lord is killed, the territory will inevitably fall into chaos, affecting all races in the territory." Lin Yue sighed softly, "Other races may not welcome us for this reason."

"But from our perspective, this is a good thing." Qin Chuan chuckled and held Lin Yue's hand, "Other races came here at least a thousand years earlier than us."

"They have already established a firm foothold here. The six races have formed their own order. There is no place for the human race in this step of the sky."

"If they start to cause chaos, the human race will be able to take advantage of the situation."

"That's right." After hearing what Qin Chuan said, Lin Yue also realized this and immediately took another look at the mission objective this time.

"Captain Beligor, have you been here?"

"I've been here before, I guess." Qin Chuan looked at the familiar place name and couldn't help but smile, "The first S-level secret realm, the Warrensok Mysterious Tower."

In that lost tower, he fought against the ominous and corroded dwarves.

That was also the first time he was directly attacked by an ominous aura, and the first time he discovered the powerful inhibitory effect of time stop on ominous auras.

I don’t know what happened to the mysterious tower now. Is Lanso, the former dwarf demon clan leader who was eroded by the ominous aura, still alive? Or was he destroyed by the strong men of the Sky Steps when he was weak, just like Kasakaban?

in addition…

Qin Chuan looked at the target of this attack.

Heavenly craftsmanship…

Such a title seems to be exclusive to the dwarf demon clan.

Could it be that the current lord of Beligor is a dwarf demon?

If so, I wonder what his relationship with Lanso is.

"No matter what, let's hide our breath first."

Qin Chuan took out a black robe that was large enough to cover his entire body and put it on, then put on the wide hood to cover his face.

As a result, it is impossible to discern his racial characteristics from the surface.

It is also not easy to sense Qin Chuan's race from his breath.

Because this robe is not an ordinary item, it is an extraordinary equipment called the Robe of Shadows.

It was originally a purple equipment that Qin Chuan obtained from an A-level secret realm. It had the effect of increasing defense and reducing damage. Qin Chuan remembered it after leaving the Sky Stairs last time.

It just so happened that other players were clearing the dungeon and obtained a red item, the Essence of High-level Dwarf Demon Casting, and put it up for sale. Qin Chuan took it directly and used it on the Shadow Robe.

The shadow robe has been upgraded to red level, which increases the effect of concealing the aura.

This is very important for Qin Chuan who is adventuring on the steps of the sky.

On the other side, Lin Yue smiled and took out a pair of dazzling earrings from the prop equipment column and gently put them on her ears.

As the earrings swayed gently, her image quickly changed into that of a half-demon woman, which was somewhat similar to the half-demon image that Pepemaer had helped her disguise as before, but also different.

Red props, mysterious earrings.

This piece of equipment used by the psychic system has the powerful effect of changing appearance and aura at will, allowing one person to easily become another person.

It is perfect for Lin Yue to use.

With the experience of the last SSS-level copy, the two were much more prepared this time.

After completing the disguise, Qin Chuan immediately used the third talent of the sundial to remotely lock onto the target of this strategy, Tiangong Jiqiao Parian, and smiled at the dwarf demon sitting cross-legged in the picture.

"Fortunately, there is a five-day gap between the two SSS-level copies."

"Even if it were one day earlier, the difficulty would have increased a lot."

The last time he entered the Sky Steps, Qin Chuan used the third talent of the sundial.

The cooldown period for the Sundial's third talent is seven days.

This time, Qin Chuan did not enter the copy immediately after it was refreshed, but waited for two days and entered after the cooldown of the third talent of the sundial ended.

If the next SSS-level copy refreshes earlier, Qin Chuan will face the embarrassing situation of not being able to use the third talent of the sundial.

The distance between Parian and Qin Chuan at the moment was not close, and they needed to cross most of Beligor Territory to reach their destination.

After taking out the map of the Sky Steps and comparing it, Qin Chuan quickly came up with an idea.

"Let's take this route." He drew a route on the map with his finger, "This way we can also visit the Warrensok Lost Tower on the way."

He was still very curious about the places he had visited.

During the previous strategy, he was in the maze tower the entire time.

Finally, I can see what the Lost Tower looks like from the outside.

"Okay." Lin Yue checked carefully and nodded.

This route is no more dangerous than any other.

Since Qin Chuan wanted to take a look at the Mysterious Tower, she naturally had no objection.

Soon, the two figures disappeared into the valley.
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Mount Warrensock is located on the eastern outskirts of Beligol.

A long time ago, that place was where the dwarfs of Beligor lived and multiplied.

Later, a mysterious tower was erected on the mountain, and the dwarf demons living there all disappeared overnight.

Some people say that the dwarves have not disappeared, and they all live in that tower, where the dwarves' most sophisticated equipment and creations are hidden.

As a result, many people came up with the idea of ​​exploring the tower, but without exception, they all ended up like the dwarf demon that had disappeared before, never to be seen again.

The tall tower standing high on the misty top of Mount Warensok is therefore called the Warensok Mysterious Tower.

At the foot of the Warrensock Mountains, there is a lonely town.

It is the place where living creatures gather closest to the Warrensok Mysterious Tower.

Because of the Lost Tower, few people come here.

And today, this small town welcomed two visitors.

Qin Chuan and Lin Yue, who had managed to get two mantra pills, walked into the town.

"You guys want to go to the Lost Tower?" A Crystal Clan woman who was stopped to ask for directions looked at the two people in front of her in surprise, as if to say, "Isn't it good to be alive? Why go to that kind of ghost place?" "I suggest you give up this idea."

"We just want to find out first." Qin Chuan smiled and asked casually, "Has anything special happened on Mount Warensok in the past few months?"

"No." The Crystal Clan woman shook her head without hesitation, and then seemed to have thought of something, looking at the hillside outside the town, "Well, maybe there is one."

"What is it?" Lin Yue asked curiously.

However, the Crystal Clan woman in front of him did not speak immediately, but looked at Lin Yue with a strange look, "Why do you think I would tell you this news for free?"

"Please, you are a half-demon and I am a crystal tribe."

"Is this enough?" Qin Chuan took out a bottle of light red potion from the equipment column and handed it to the other party.

The green item, Life Water, has a certain effect of restoring life.

Anticipating such a situation in advance, at Feng Yin's suggestion, Qin Chuan brought some common green and blue items as currency for dealing with other races.

"A little gadget made by Yueling?" The Crystal Clan woman took it with interest. After taking a look, she showed a satisfied expression. "About a month ago, the fog on Mount Volensok suddenly became thinner."

"Many brave guys thought this was proof that the Volensok Mysterious Tower had become weak. Unfortunately..." The Crystal Clan woman shrugged, "Their luck didn't work."

"Just like those guys who entered the Lost Tower in the past, they never came out again."

"The lord of Beligor should be a dwarf demon, right? Doesn't he care at all about the fate of his fellow tribesmen?" Qin Chuan suddenly asked.

"I am also surprised by this, but the fact is that the dwarf demons who entered the Beligor territory later under the leadership of that lord have never been here." The Crystal Clan woman shook her head.

Parian has never been here...

Qin Chuan looked thoughtful.

He suddenly thought of a small detail when conquering the S-level copy of Warrensok's Mysterious Tower.

There is more than one dungeon boss in the Warrensok Mysterious Tower.

In addition to the dwarf demon chief Lanso who was eroded by the ominous aura, there was also a guy named Lost Shadow Lelian.

According to Qin Chuan's subsequent speculation, it should be a twisted life formed by the fusion of the entire dwarf demon race under the erosion of the ominous aura, and among them may be the explorers who entered the maze tower.

After killing Lelian, Qin Chuan regained some memory images.

In his memory, there was one scene that left a deep impression on him.

That was the scene when the dwarf demons were preparing to build this mysterious tower.

They began to dig the foundation and accidentally dug up the corpse of a dwarf.

The dwarf demon corpse was wearing a strange mask that looked like it was neither crying nor laughing. No one in the dwarf demon clan recognized the face under the mask.

Where did the dwarf corpse come from? Is it related to the existence of another type of dwarfs like Parian?
Originally, this was the dwarf demon's family affair and Qin Chuan had no need to care about it, but the ominous aura involved always made him a little concerned.

After thinking for a while and still not being able to figure it out, Qin Chuan shook his head slightly, "Thank you for your answer, goodbye."

After saying that, he pulled Lin Yue and turned to head towards Mount Warensok.

"Hey! For the sake of the recovery potion, I remind you again that no one has ever entered the Lost Tower and came out alive!"

The Crystal Clan woman shouted, and seeing that the two men did not stop, she shook her head helplessly, threw the Life Spirit Water she had just obtained into the air, caught it, and left with light steps.

Soon, Qin Chuan and Lin Yue had climbed to the hillside of Mount Warensok.

A thin fog began to appear in front of my eyes. The fog became thicker as I went higher, and when it reached the top of the mountain, it almost completely obscured the top of Mount Warensok.

However, in the eyes of two people whose strength is comparable to that of the mythical level, these mists are not a concern.

"What are you thinking about?" Lin Yue squeezed Qin Chuan's hand and asked curiously.

Ever since he said goodbye to the Crystal Clan woman, Qin Chuan has been thinking deeply.

"I'm wondering how the dwarf demon clan dealt with the body after they dug up the mysterious dwarf demon corpse?" Qin Chuan spoke slowly.

This answer was not shown in Lelian's memory.

After all, they are just some broken fragments of memory, and it is impossible for all the details to be reflected.

"I remember a player mentioned this in the strategy copy information he shared before." Lin Yue thought for a while and said softly, "The way the dwarves mourn the dead is to refine the dead into creatures?"

"Huh?" Qin Chuan turned around and looked at Lin Yue, "How come I didn't know that?"

"With so much dungeon strategy information, it's natural that what we've read is different." Lin Yue was speechless. "I read these when I have nothing to do, so it's normal that I've read more than you."

"Okay." Qin Chuan rubbed his eyebrows and his expression gradually became serious.

If the dwarves mourned their dead in this way.

Is there a possibility that the mysterious corpse is still in a corner of the Warrensok Mysterious Tower and was not discovered by him in the last raid?
Thinking of this, Qin Chuan raised his head and looked forward.

In the thick fog, the shadow of a tall tower slowly emerged.

The Warrensok Lost Tower was right before them.

After standing in front of the tower gate for a moment, Qin Chuan pulled Lin Yue and walked into the tower without hesitation.

The next moment, a large number of dwarf demon creatures rushed towards the two like a tide.

Each of these creations possesses terrifying power at the legendary level.

Under such a siege, there is absolutely no possibility of survival for those below the mythical level.

All past explorers eventually died at their hands.

But for Qin Chuan and Lin Yue, it was not difficult to resolve such a siege.

"Spiritual Descent: Water-Singing Throne."

As Qin Chuan took a step forward, endless waves swept across the entire maze tower in an instant. Amid the roaring sound of water, the creation was as fragile as a piece of paper and shattered in an instant.

Even the fog in the middle layer of the tower dissipated with the sweeping of the huge waves, revealing only a monster with an illusory figure and a hideous appearance.

The monster looked at Qin Chuan in shock and anger, with a hint of confusion and suspicion in his eyes.

"Nice to meet you again, Lellian." Qin Chuan spoke slowly.

The Lelian in front of him was much larger than the one he had seen in the copy in his memory, and his appearance became more hideous and distorted. Most importantly, the terrifying power of the mythical level was surging in his body.

Although the power is mixed and the opponent may not be able to fully control it, it is still at the mythical level.

Such a powerful opponent is only the second boss in the mysterious tower. It is only natural that there is no exit from the mysterious tower. Lelian instantly opened the big mouths on his body, and a weird scream was about to burst out.

However, this time, Qin Chuan did not stop its action.

"Call Lanso down." He crossed his arms and looked at Lelian calmly, "It's time to put an end to what happened between us."

Screams echoed in the Lost Tower. In just a moment, a loud roar and a terrifying force that was rapidly awakening were heard from the top of the tower.

The next moment, a dwarf demon wearing armor, holding a huge axe, and with a mask on his face that looked like he was neither crying nor laughing, jumped down from the top of the tower, raised the axe blade high, and chopped towards the two people below.

Mythology level.

In just a moment, Qin Chuan judged Lanso's true strength.

Moreover, unlike the mixed-powered Lelian, the other party was a genuine mythical level being.

But sorry.

My strength is still above yours!

Qin Chuan instantly switched to the form of a black dragon, wearing black dragon armor, with his dark red fists clenched tightly. Without dodging or evading, he went straight to meet Lanso who was holding a giant axe.

"boom!!!"

A loud roar echoed throughout the entire maze tower, and the terrifying energy fluctuations instantly blew Rilian away.

The giant axe in Lanso's hand flew out, and his whole body was thrown high into the air.

The next moment, a blood-red figure rushed towards Lanso in mid-air at a speed that could not be captured by the naked eye and hit him hard.

The fearless dwarf warrior's armor was shattered into pieces and his body was torn into pieces under this terrifying force. His breath quickly weakened and his life was as fragile as a candle in the wind.

Under the mask, the pair of scarlet and crazy eyes regained a trace of clarity. Looking at Qin Chuan who was walking towards him step by step, Lanso let out a low, miserable laugh.

"It is you."

"You also defeated me in the previous copy."

"You are more powerful than before."

"You don't have much time left, so forget about saying hello." Qin Chuan stopped and looked at Lan Suo who was about to die. "Where is the body you dug out?"

Lanso was silent for a moment, "It's right under the Lost Tower."

Qin Chuan almost thought he had heard it wrong.

"You dug him out and buried him back in the same place?!"

"Logically, it shouldn't be like this." Lanso spoke softly, slowly taking off the mask on his face and looking at the face that seemed to be neither crying nor smiling, "It's this."

"It not only affects me as the owner, but also all the tribe members invisibly."

Lanso's eyes were full of pain. "It's all because I couldn't resist the temptation."

He let out a sigh, and his body quickly collapsed and disappeared on the spot.

On the other side, Lin Yue killed Lelian who kept screaming swiftly and decisively, came to Qin Chuan, and looked at the mask remaining on the ground.

At this moment, after separating from Lanso's body, the mask was rapidly emitting an ominous aura in all directions. These ominous auras quickly filled the Maze Tower, making Qin Chuan and Lin Yue's options to exit the copy dim.

It was a force much stronger than the ominous aura seen in the S-level copy before. The only thing that could be compared to it was probably the time when the source of ominousness descended in the time-stop space.

Fortunately, this time the ominous aura did not actively attack Qin Chuan and Lin Yue.

They simply filled the surroundings, trying to quietly erode the two of them.

Obviously, on the steps of the sky, the power of the ominous aura was even more restricted.

"Let's dig out the corpse, destroy it, and then leave here." Qin Chuan had a hint of fear in his eyes, and pulled Lin Yue quickly to the bottom of the maze tower.

As he punched with all his strength, the entire maze tower roared violently, and the ground in the center of the first floor at the bottom of the tower quickly cracked.

The body of a dwarf demon emerged from the shattered ground. It seemed to have fallen into a deep sleep, with its eyes closed peacefully, but its expression was extremely ferocious. The evil aura surging around it made Qin Chuan and Lin Yue frown at the same time.

Suddenly, Lin Yue spoke softly, "Do you feel... that it doesn't look like a dwarf demon?"

"What?" Qin Chuan didn't understand what Lin Yue meant.

The dwarf in front of him had dark green skin and a short, hunched body, features that were unique to him in the Sky Steps.

"It's just a feeling." Lin Yue shook her head slightly. "Its appearance seems to be more delicate than the dwarf demons I have seen, and it is taller than the average dwarf demon."

"So that's what it is." Qin Chuan was speechless. "People of the same race also have very different looks and figures. There are good-looking ones and there are naturally ugly ones."

"This should be a good-looking dwarf demon."

"I must be worrying too much." Lin Yue thought about it and agreed with Qin Chuan's opinion.

Without further hesitation, the two men completely destroyed the corpse and then left the Maze Tower as soon as possible.

After the two left, an ominous aura surged and slowly sank inside the dilapidated Warrensok Mysterious Tower.

When it came into contact with the shattered corpse of the mysterious dwarf demon, the corpse unexpectedly pieced together at a rapid speed, and finally gathered into a complete dwarf demon corpse.

The corpse slowly opened its eyes, which were filled with gray-black aura. As its mouth opened and closed, a low voice echoed in the maze tower.

"What a pity... Such a mature test product is only one step closer to success..."

"But it doesn't matter. Luo appears again."

"His value far exceeds that of any test subject."

"Get him, devour him..."

"Get him, devour him..."

The corpse repeated the last words in a low voice. After a long time, it was scattered to the ground by the wind like a sculpture made of sand, forming a pile of gray-black dust.

The ominous aura that was so dense before just disappeared quietly.

Qin Chuan did not activate the time stop until they left the range of Mount Warensok, using the power of time stop to dispel the tiny amount of ominous aura attached to the two of them.

In the Lost Tower, he really didn't dare to stop time.

If the source of evil were to arrive, it would be another disaster.

"What's wrong?" After the time stop ended, Qin Chuan looked at Lin Yue who kept looking back.

"Just now I suddenly felt a palpitation and uneasiness." Lin Yue said softly, and then her expression relaxed a little, "Okay, it's gone now."

"That's good." Qin Chuan smiled, took Lin Yue's hand, and went in the direction indicated by the third talent of the sundial.

"Come on, let's go find Parian."

Re-entering the Warrensok Maze Tower was a relief for Qin Chuan. Apart from that, he had no experience with Lord Beligor.

Now, after killing Parian, the two could leave smoothly.

Having learned from the last lesson, the two never exposed themselves from beginning to end. It seemed that at this moment Parian had no idea that two killer gods had been targeting him.

In this way, the opponent would not be given time to prepare, and there would not be a situation like last time where more than ten mythical-level people joined forces to besiege the two of them, or even the second-level people descended to take action.

The two of them moved extremely low-key along the way and quickly covered most of the distance.

"Let's take a rest nearby." Qin Chuan stopped and looked around. "The scenery here is quite nice."

"Yes." Lin Yue waved her hand casually, and two fruits that looked appetizing fell from a nearby fruit tree and flew towards the two of them.

After wiping the surface casually and taking a bite, Lin Yue smiled and said, "It tastes better than the fruits in the dream world."

"After all, it is a world of a higher level than the dream world." Qin Chuan smiled, picked up another fruit and took a bite.

With the help of prayer, it is very easy to determine whether a fruit is edible.

Anything chosen by Lin Yue can be eaten.

Lin Yue today is no longer the same as when she first acquired the talent for life-praying, and she can now use luck with ease.

"If there were no racial war, the Sky Stairs would also be a very good place." After resting for a while, Lin Yue spoke softly.

"The other six races all have their own characteristics and cultures, and their personalities are also different. If everyone can coexist peacefully, it should be more interesting here."

She immediately sighed, "It's a pity that there is no such if."

"Maybe." Qin Chuan smiled and held Lin Yue's hand. "Now all the rules of the Sky Steps are designed by a mysterious strong man, the so-called God."

"If we can reach or even surpass each other..."

"Then the rules of the Sky Steps can be changed."

"Surpassing the gods..." Lin Yue's eyes sparkled.

This sounds incredible.

Gods can create dream worlds and steps to the sky, allowing the ordinary world to possess extraordinary powers. A random thought can cause countless races to kill each other.

Just by thinking about it, you can clearly see how terrifying the other party's power is.

But looking at the calm-faced young man beside her, Lin Yue suddenly felt.

What he said can be achieved.

"It's almost time to rest." Qin Chuan sat up from the soft grass, "It's time for us to set off."

"Yeah!" Lin Yue followed Qin Chuan closely and quickly left in a certain direction.

But just one minute later, the two came back from opposite directions.

Lin Yue looked at the fruit tree not far away that had two fruits missing, and her pupils shrank slightly, "This is where we rested just now!"

"Here..." Qin Chuan, who returned here, showed a look of doubt.

They were clearly heading towards their target, Heavenly Skills Parian, so why did they inexplicably return to where they came from?
"Try again." Qin Chuan said in a deep voice, pulling Lin Yue's hand and leaving again.

This time, he kept a close eye on the indication of the sundial's third talent effect.

After a moment, his pupils suddenly shrank.

His consciousness told him that he was walking in an absolutely straight line.

But the third gift of the sundial showed clearly that he was walking in a circle.

"What's wrong?" Lin Yue looked at Qin Chuan, who had an extremely solemn expression, and asked.

"We are going in circles without realizing it." Qin Chuan looked around. "It seems like we are going in a straight line, but that is just our illusion."

"How could it be..." Lin Yue's expression changed slightly, "I don't feel any danger?"

When faced with unexpected danger, Qi Ming should have made Lin Yue feel warned as soon as possible.

"Let's try again." Qin Chuan spoke slowly.

This time, he planned to completely abandon his own feelings and move forward in the direction indicated by the third gift of the sundial.

Holding Lin Yue's hand, Qin Chuan stared at the map of the sundial's third talent all the way, constantly adjusting his direction to ensure that he was always walking in a straight line.

After walking for an unknown amount of time, Lin Yue suddenly exclaimed, "Ahead!"

Qin Chuan suddenly raised his head and then showed a look of surprise.

In front of them was a calm lake.

In the middle of the lake, there is a small island.

The island is full of blooming peach blossoms, so much so that the entire island is covered with a layer of peach color, which is beautiful from a distance.

But this is not the point.

The key point is that according to the map of Sky Steps, there is no lake at this location.

Likewise, there is no island.

"There seems to be someone on the island." Lin Yue said in a deep voice, "Should we go over there?"

"Let's go and take a look." Qin Chuan was silent for a moment and let out a breath.

In just a moment, he realized that the mysterious force that suddenly appeared and affected him and Lin Yue must be closely related to the other party.

not to mention…

Qin Chuan looked at the lake and saw a wooden boat leaving the island and heading towards the two of them.

There was no one on the boat, but the oars were rowing by themselves.

"They invited us, didn't they?"

In just a moment, the wooden boat stopped in front of Qin Chuan and Lin Yue.

Qin Chuan held Lin Yue's hand tightly and jumped onto the bow of the boat.

The boat then changed direction and headed back to the island in the middle of the lake.

As the island quickly enlarged before their eyes, the scent of peach blossoms wafted towards them, elegant and fragrant, as if an invisible hand soothing their emotions.

The canoe finally came to rest on the side of the island.

The next moment, a voice came with a faint smile.

"You are a guest, please come to the island."

That voice...

Qin Chuan and Lin Yue were both stunned.

The language spoken by the other party was definitely not the common language on the Sky Steps at this moment, nor was it the language of any of the six major races.

If we had to choose the language that is closest to them from all the languages ​​they know...

It's Chinese!
Qin Chuan calmed himself down, went up to the island, and walked step by step towards the direction where the sound came from.

After a while, a beautiful pavilion appeared in front of the two people in the peach forest.

A handsome man was sitting on the pavilion, with his black hair loose behind his head and only a small bun on his forehead, adorned with a freshly picked peach blossom still covered with dew.

He was wearing a green robe with cloud patterns all over it that were so intricate that one would feel dizzy at the first glance. However, when one looked closely, the cloud patterns disappeared into the robe and could not be seen at all.

The man lowered his head and looked at the two people below. After a moment, he held a glass of wine in his hand and smiled brightly.

Between the eyebrows, a light pattern like a cloud shadow flickered.

"My way will continue!"

(End of this chapter)