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Chapter 255 Completed [Tower of Eclipse] perfectly! (Please give me a monthly ticket!)
"it's me."

Croesus had appeared behind Yu Zhun and the other man at some point. Seeing Yu Zhu's surprised expression, he smiled slightly.

Yu Zhun frowned slightly, and looked at Croesus with a meaningful look in his eyes, "Should I call you the bard Croesus, or..."

"The God of the Eclipse?"

"Hmm?" Croesus looked at Yu Zhun with interest, "Cloesus is my real name."

“I have not concealed this.”

"As for the God of the Lunar Eclipse..." Croesus said with a hint of nostalgia in his eyes, "You can call me the Lord of the Lunar Eclipse."

Lord of the Lunar Eclipse!

Yu Zhun's pupils shrank slightly, and a look of understanding appeared on his face.

The Crimson Demon Lord had mentioned before that the third-level warrior who was punished this time was stronger than him.

Anyone stronger than the Crimson Demon Lord is naturally at the "Lord" level. However, they did not expect that the opponent would appear in front of them before they had completed the strategy of the copy.

"I can see that you must have guessed something." Croesus looked at Yu Zhun meaningfully, "But I'm curious about how you guessed it."

"After all, I put a lot of effort into designing the dungeon."

"Maybe it's because I've conquered a similar dungeon before." Yu Zhun was silent for a moment, then slowly spoke, "It was a Lv20 permanent dungeon called [Ice Silence]."

“It was just an ordinary mechanical dungeon, but after completing the perfect strategy, I came into contact with the related dungeon plot.”

"It is a plot that is a metaphor for another deeper plot beneath the surface."

Yu Zhun looked towards Croesus, "After learning about this instance, I had a strong sense of déjà vu."

"What's more, the god in the Lv20 dungeon is very similar to you in some ways."

"So, I can guess a little about your situation."

"Oh?" Croesus showed a surprised look, "Are you talking about Adria, the Mirror Goddess?"

"Yes." Yu Zhun nodded slightly. "If I'm not mistaken, the God of the Lunar Eclipse in the dungeon has no enemies. He has undergone some kind of change, and this change is revealed externally as a lunar eclipse."

“The boundary between day and night refers to this.”

"The oracle of the Eclipse Tower does come from the God of the Eclipse." Yu Zhun looked at Croesus. "The purpose of His building this tower is to cut off this influence on Himself and restore Himself to normal."

"This is similar to the situation when [Mirror God] Adria split herself into two, except that the Eclipse God chose to completely destroy her other self."

"And this plan, which should have been very careful, unfortunately failed in the end." Yu Zhun paused for a moment, "The reason for the failure was a stone brick with the wrong pattern carved on it."

As he spoke, he took out the [Relics of the Ancient City].

"If I'm not mistaken, you came down on a moonlit night and pushed the bricks off the tower because there were problems with those bricks."

Croesus crossed his arms across his chest. He did not express his opinion, but his eyes looked at Yu Zhun with increasing interest.

"Because of the failure of your plan, you were unable to destroy your other self. Instead, you fell into a weak state, allowing your other self to take advantage of the opportunity and sneak in."

"The collapse of the Eclipse Tower and the disappearance of countless believers all originated from this."

"After that, you fought with your other self and fell into silence for a long time." Yu Zhun paused, "This period of silence should correspond to the [Quiet Ruins]."

"After many years, one side finally regained the dominant position. The lunar eclipse reappeared, and the ruins turned into desert in a very short time, burying everything in the past, leaving only a legend."

"This way, you can continue to walk the world as the God of the Eclipse."

"So, as strategy players, what we have to do is actually very simple, that is to do our best to ensure that the Lunar Eclipse Festival goes smoothly."

"As long as the Lunar Eclipse Festival can proceed smoothly, the other you will be destroyed by the power of the Lunar Eclipse Tower."

"In this way, the Eclipse Tower will never collapse again, the believers will never disappear again, you will never fall into silence again, and this history will never be buried by the endless desert again."

"Pah~pah~pah~"

Croesus clapped his hands, with an undisguised look of admiration on his face, "You are worthy of being valued by that miser."

"With just this little clue, you were able to deduce so many things, almost restoring 50% of the truth."

"Only 50%?" Yu Zhun frowned slightly.

He originally thought that Croesus's appearance here meant that his guess was correct, but now it seemed that he had not guessed at least half of the things.

"The remaining 50% comes from outside the copy." Croesus said meaningfully, "Don't forget the name of the copy."

The name of the copy?
Eclipse Tower?!
Yu Zhun's pupils suddenly shrank, and it was as if a bolt of lightning flashed through his mind in an instant, revealing a corner of the secret that had been covered up before.

He thought of the [Purgatory Arena] copy that he had entered before.

The design of that copy itself is a metaphor for the [God-revealed world].

And Croesus did the same thing.

In just a short moment, everything was connected together.

"I heard that nearly 20% of your original power was used to create this special copy." Yu Zhun looked at Croesus and spoke word by word, "Because of the failure in the past, you failed to destroy your other self."

"For so many years, your other self has been entangled with your own self."

"You used a desert to cover up everything in the past, so that no one would know about your abnormality..."

"Then, just like you tried to use the Eclipse Tower to kill your other self in the dungeon, you are going to use the punishment of the special dungeon [Eclipse Tower] to completely kill your other self that has been entangled with you for many years?"

"So this is not a punishment for you." Yu Zhun showed a look of realization, "To some extent, this is exactly what you want."

"Interesting boy." Croesus smiled strangely. "Yes, you figured this out as well."

After laughing for a while, his expression turned melancholy, and he said quietly, "This is a very old story."

"It's been so long since I last recalled it."

"At that time, I was still a weak god who had just completed the third transformation. In the battle with a powerful demon, I was eroded by the opponent's power."

"Although I successfully defeated the opponent, due to the special strength of the opponent, the erosion did not disappear. Instead, it became more and more severe, gradually changing from eroding my strength to eroding my spirit."

"I tried to use the power of faith of the believers to destroy it, but failed due to a minor accident."

"Is it the Tower of Lunar Eclipse?" Yu Zhu on the side couldn't help but ask curiously.

“Not necessarily.” Without waiting for Croesus to speak, Yu Zhun shook his head slightly, “The plot of the dungeon is just a metaphor. He may have done something similar, but he didn’t use the Eclipse Tower as a means.”

"Indeed." Croesus smiled, "It doesn't matter what method I used at the beginning."

"The important thing is that this approach failed."

"I failed to destroy the demonic power that was eroding me. Instead, it took advantage of my weakness and killed all my followers."

"I lost the source of my faith and never recovered. I had no choice but to isolate myself from the world for a long time and fight against the power that was eroding me." "When I was unsealed again, I had successfully suppressed the demonic power, but this approach was only a temporary solution and not a permanent one."

"In order to suppress the backlash of demonic power, I can only use 60% of my strength on weekdays. If I use more, I will lose control."

“You may not be able to imagine how fierce the competition between the third-level masters is. In order to devour each other’s original power, they will do anything.” Croesus sighed, “If my opponent knew this, I would only die.”

"So, I can only bury this secret along with my past history so that no one can explore my past."

"Is this the metaphor of [Sighing Dune]?" Yu Zhu understood.

"Yes." Croesus smiled, "Later, I gradually gained the strength I have today, but the suppressed demonic power is always a problem that needs to be solved."

"Fortunately, I finally found the opportunity."

"That is to use the punishment of a serious crime to instantly remove a part of my original power." Croesus smiled strangely, "Although after removing it, I only have 80% of my original power left."

"But I can fully mobilize this 80% of it."

"They want to use this trick to weaken me. It's wishful thinking."

Yu Zhun and Yu Zhu had no intention of wondering who the "They" Croesus was talking about were. They were deeply shocked by Croesus' experience.

With only 60% of one's strength, one can reach the level of God Lord.

Now that he has lost two of his original powers, he can only exert 80% of his strength...

It's so scary!
"Oh, yes, I almost forgot." Croesus seemed to have thought of something and snapped his fingers.

Lines of strategy settlement prompts appeared in front of Yu Zhun and the others.

[Congratulations on your perfect clearance of the [Tower of the Lunar Eclipse] dungeon. You will receive the perfect clearance reward: Level Experience +5000w, Legend Fragments x50]

[Congratulations on meeting the conditions and obtaining the title [Power of the Lunar Eclipse]]

[Power of the Lunar Eclipse (Red): Gain control of the time chessboard in the Lunar Eclipse Tower]

[Congratulations on becoming the first player to complete the [Tower of the Lunar Eclipse] dungeon perfectly, and receive the perfect first-pass reward: Legend Fragment x100]

“Although you will have a special copy [Tower of Eclipse] after completing the game perfectly, the power of time in it cannot be adjusted or changed with your current strength.” Croesus looked at Yu Zhun who was showing a look of surprise, and spoke calmly.

"The highest you can get for a 3A difficulty is a red title. Then I will give you control of the time chessboard."

"In this way, the [Lunar Eclipse Tower] can be truly used by you."

"Consider this as your reward for dividing my power." Croesus waved his hand casually, and everything around him turned into chaos. Only a sphere filled with darkness and evil power floated in his palm.

“Although I am a third-level god, the origin in the [Tower of Eclipse] dungeon is an undoubted demon origin.”

"If you choose the Demonic Element at the third level, you can devour it to become stronger. If you choose the Divine Element, it is best not to use its power."

Yu Zhun's expression was slightly moved, and he put it away carefully.

Being able to make the Crimson Demon Lord admit that he is inferior to him, Croesus’ strength is at least at the eighth level of deification. Twenty percent of his original power, converted into mythological fragments, is enough to create a seventh-level deified third-turn strongman.

Even if there will be certain losses in absorbing and devouring, for an ordinary strong man, this is also an important opportunity like ascending to heaven!

"If there are no other questions, then I should leave."

Croesus looked at Yu Zhun and the other two and smiled slightly.

After stripping away the original power, there was clearly an intimidating sacred aura on his body, making him seem unattainable.

"Please wait a moment, senior." Yu Zhun looked at Croesus who was about to leave and couldn't help but call him.

"what happened?"

"I want to ask..." Yu Zhun took a deep breath.

"How many times have we met?"

"Oh?" Croesus smiled oddly.

His figure disappeared in the chaos, and only a few light words kept echoing.

“This is our sixth meeting.”

The sixth time…

"Yu Zhun, why did it happen twice more?" Yu Zhu on the side couldn't help but pull the corner of Yu Zhun's clothes.

In the Dunes of Sighs, Yu Zhun and his companion met Croesus twice. Just last night, Yu Zhun saw the scene of Croesus pushing down the stone brick, and this meeting was also held at this moment.

The two men must have met with Croesus four times.

Why did the other party say it was six times?

"Because..." Yu Zhun took out the [Ancient City Relic] in his hand, with a sigh in his eyes, "This is our second strategy."

"Eh?!"

Yu Zhu's eyes widened with an incredible look on his face.

"The… second time?!"

"Yeah." Yu Zhun nodded, "You also saw the strong wind when the [Sighing Dune] was formed."

"Do you think it is possible for an ordinary stone to survive such a strong wind?"

"Not likely..." Yu Zhu shook his head subconsciously, and then looked at the stone in Yu Zhun's hand.

This stone was given to Yu Zhun by Croesus in "The Dune of Sighs", which means it was preserved from the storm.

"I just suddenly understood it now." Yu Zhun paused for a moment, "The stone was preserved not because Croesus did it on purpose."

"But because it is the stone I engraved on."

"You?!" Yu Zhu's eyes widened.

"Yes." Yu Zhun nodded. "I am a player who has not been assimilated by time, so the stone engraved by me also has the property of not being affected by time, so it can last for a thousand years."

Looking at the stunned Yu Zhu, Yu Zhun smiled and continued, "The incident of Croesus pushing the wrong brick off the tower was not just this time, it also happened last time."

"In this case, there shouldn't have been a brick with a problem with the engraving pattern last time."

"But the erroneous patterns on the [Ancient City Relics] explain the real reason why the Eclipse Tower collapsed."

"So, it was me who carved the wrong pattern at the last minute, causing the failure of the Lunar Eclipse Festival!"

"Replicate Croesus's mistakes and then reverse them. This is the real requirement for a perfect clearance."

(End of this chapter)