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The higher steps were also illuminated by illusory bright fireworks.

Most of the long stairs only illuminated the first level, but a few were illuminated more... The highest one was the staircase represented by the "Chariot" card, and all four steps were lit up by light golden fireworks.

It also symbolizes the "bond" between him and Hiltina, which has reached [Bond Level: 4].

Rast raised his eyes and looked higher up in the library.

In the deep darkness, one can vaguely see a dim staircase higher up in the shadows, as if it leads directly to the end of the starry sky, the end of everything.

"There are ten steps in total..."

"In other words, the highest bond level is ten?"

"So, in the records of the Arcana Tower, it seems that even Transcendents who have reached the tenth level of Sequence Long Stage have a fragmentary record of the 'Path to Godhood'."

"And the so-called Sequence Long Stairs, according to ancient texts, are the 'Long Stairs to the Gods.'"

"Does the end of every long staircase mean reaching the throne of God?"

Last put away these associations, after all, these things were too far away from him.

According to the information he knew, in today's world, let alone the tenth-level gods, even the legends that reached the seventh level were vague, and it was even questionable whether they really existed.

He cast his gaze towards the other two pale long steps that had been recently unlocked in the black tower.

"'Destiny' · Gray", and "'Moon' · Dean Silver".

Two cards surrounded by illusory light spots were slowly rotating.

The back of a card is engraved with a bright silver moon above the lake.

The other is engraved with a circle that seems to be constantly rotating, symbolizing the "Wheel of Fortune", with a jackal, a sword, a lion and a snake outside the wheel.

The panels of the other characters were different from anything Last had seen before.

Neither Gray nor Dean Silver could see any description of Night Blade just from the panel.

The only thing that can be seen is the sequence ability.

["Moon"·Dean Silver]

[Bond Level: 1]

[Whispering Under the Moon: You can have a spiritual conversation with others.]

……

["Destiny" - Gray]

[Bond Level: 2]

[Origin of Destiny: You are the source of all destinies. The flowing time and years diverge in front of you, turning into two unrelated straight lines.

You are both the creator and the end of the story.

Thousands of world lines were born because of you, and will also end because of you. 】

[As the origin of destiny, you are independent of time. Your resistance to time-related skills is greatly increased.]

……

Looking at the azure text in front of him, Last couldn't help but fall into deep thought.

What exactly is this Riddler describing?

Dean Yin's ability is easy to understand. It is probably similar to being able to communicate directly with other people's minds without the help of vocal organs.

Previously, Dean Yin walked past Ishtar who was right next to him and whispered to him directly. He must have used this ability.

But Gray's "origin of destiny" can only be described as a riddle.

What origin of fate, what creator of the story...no substantial content is given.

The only key point is probably the last description -

[Your resistance to time-based skills is greatly increased]

If the "rewind" that helps the night traveler recover from injuries when the traveler passes the night world can also be considered a "time-based" skill.

Then the culprit why his injuries could not be healed after leaving the night world would probably be found.

From this perspective, the effect of "Origin of Destiny" is a purely negative skill.

Not only does the retrospective injuries from the Night World greatly reduce their effectiveness on oneself, but the positive benefits are also unclear and impossible to judge.

However, when Last subconsciously wanted to remove the original text from the Fool's Library so that the skill "Origin of Destiny" would not continue to harm him.

However, he discovered that neither the abilities on Dean Silver nor Grecca's cards could be unlocked, or even equipped.

It does not occupy the original position, but is forcibly solidified on oneself like a passive skill.

……

There is no need to occupy the original position... and there is no corresponding Night Blade.

Could it be that this is the special feature of the two unique sequence long levels of "Moon" and "Destiny", which even excludes the existence of Night Blade?

As soon as this thought arose.

The next moment, Rast heard a sound of light footsteps coming from far away.

The footsteps were somewhat similar to those of Hiltina, and the pace was quite slow and steady, but there were subtle differences.

"Xia, you're finally here."

Dean Yin's voice was filled with complaints: "Let's quickly destroy this guy's curse. I've been squatting here guarding him for half a month, and mushrooms have grown on my butt."

"curse?"

There was an unusually desolate sound that reminded Last of the sound of the snow-capped mountains in the Far North, and it slowly resounded in the depths of his soul.

"Well, it seems this guy was entangled by the contaminants of some evil god in the night world. Before he came out, he suffered a curse of permanent burning. We tried various methods to clear the black flames, but we still couldn't get rid of it."

"But you don't have to worry too much about it. Just kill it directly."

"it is good."

That voice, so cold that it froze one's heart to ice just by hearing it, rang out again.

"remuneration?"

Dean Yin's voice was filled with pain. "I'll treat you to ten Big Mac burgers per meal for half a month."

"make a deal."

The cold voice uttered two words again.

"Hey, Dean Yin, are you handing over the task of assassinating me to the killer? Since you can't cure me, you just want to get rid of me and complete the performance evaluation, right?"

"And even if you really wanted to murder me, would you do it so loudly?"

Luster couldn't help but complain: "In the end, my life is only worth half a month's worth of Big Mac combos?"

However, as soon as he finished speaking, he noticed that the air around him had become quiet.

Neither Dean Yin nor that frosty voice was heard again.

In this unusually quiet atmosphere, Rast's mind raced, and he finally found the bright spot in his memory.

"Angel of Death" Axia.

His internal title in the academy is the same as Axia's own Night Blade.

According to unreliable gossip from the news agency... the origin of this title and the name Night Blade is precisely because she, with the "Death God" as her senior rank, never speaks and is seen as mute by outsiders.

And every time she opened her mouth, it meant that the angel of death was ringing the death knell in the ears of the living.

That is the word spirit that takes away life, that is, death.

But the voice that was as cold as ice just now, which was in a cheerful conversation with Dean Yin, did not look like the mute described by the news agency at all.

Then he thought of Dean Yin's sequence ability "Whisper Under the Moon" which he had just confirmed.

Oh wow.

"You guy..."

"Even though you're blind, you can still use that 'copy eye' to replicate my abilities, right?"

Dean Yin's gnashing teeth sounded in his ears.

The dean of the ferrets with mushrooms growing on their buttocks who whispers to me from time to time

as well as.

About how I accidentally discovered that the most powerful girl in the academy is actually a glutton who can eat ten Big Macs in one meal.

...........................

PS: I have had the flu these days, feeling drowsy every day and my updates are always on deadline.

But now I am almost recovered from the illness, and I will start to resume my updates in the world of the living.

Chapter 76 We Are All in the Company of Death

"You guy!"

Dean Yin's tone became exasperated.

Its furry snow-white tail was shaking dangerously, and it seemed as if it wanted to jump onto Rast and give him a set of meow punches.

However, considering that Last's injuries had not yet healed, Dean Yin finally resisted the urge.

But at the same time.

Last heard the light footsteps approaching him and then stopped in front of him.

"you……"

"I heard?"

The voice that reminded people of snow-capped mountains sounded again, and the source of the voice was very close.

"Ah."

Luster nodded calmly.

At this time, even if you want to deny it, you can't, so you might as well just admit it honestly.

and--

Frankly speaking, he was actually somewhat interested in Axia, the current strongest person ranked first in the Starry Obelisk.

Or to be more precise, he was somewhat interested in the Night Blade, the Angel of Death.

Although there is very little information about Akshia, the number one student in the academy, the existing information is enough to make a rough judgment.

Among the many Night Blades of the Night Traveler, Axia's "Angel of Death" is likely to be similar to Hiltina's "Infinite Sword" and belongs to the highest level.

Moreover, compared to "Infinite Blade", it focuses more on steady growth, requiring long-term accumulation and training to build up strength.

"Death Angel" is undoubtedly more dangerous and uncontrollable, but also more violent.

Rast's current panel is quite luxurious, both in terms of mystical and spiritual aspects.

However, he still lacks in the area of ​​frontal combat.

Compared to Hiltina who directly started with the True Name Release and washed the ground with the Light Cannon... it was so simple and crude, pure violence.

Last's means of killing, whether it is the Iron Moon revolver or the seven-level sniper rifle, are ultimately limited to the scope of firearms.

Although he had accompanied Hiltina in both of his night worlds, which had masked his shortcomings in this area, he knew that he and Hiltina couldn't always team up... Even if they did enter together, they would inevitably encounter situations in the reverberation where they had to separate.

Of course, Last had spent three hundred years honing his marksmanship, and it was his most proficient skill, so he was not prepared to give it up.

However, purely physical bullets have their limitations after all... and the previous method of using All Things to Craft Ammunition, although effective, was a bit too taxing. In addition, the effect of the Night World Backtracking has greatly reduced Last's effectiveness, so he cannot use it as a normal means.

Therefore, if he could use the Fool's Library to obtain the Night Blade of Axia's "Angel of Death", and then integrate the rumored "Instant Death Word Spirit" that "sounds the evening bell of death" into the sniper rifle's bullets.

Whoever you aim at will die instantly, whoever you snipe will die suddenly...

Just thinking about that combination of skills makes people look forward to it.

"The old man said."

"I am the first, the strongest, and the leader."