Volume 4: The End of the World Chapter 53: The Secret Keeper
Through the invisible connection between himself and the holy emblem, William saw the demon general "The Secret Keeper" who was sealed in the book by himself from Green's first-person perspective.
After seeing the look of this old acquaintance, William couldn't help but laugh.
It’s not that the opponent’s appearance is funny, the funny thing is the demon general himself.
In the forum, this demon general who holds the power of "secrets" is often jokingly called "the leaker" or "the informer" by players. After all, the locations of six of the twelve Judgment Arms that the Judgment Seat is looking for were learned from it, so players often joke that it is a non-staff member of the Judgment Seat.
Some even thought that this guy was actually sent by the Forbidden Sage to trip up other Void Kings. After all, the Forbidden Sage was also a Void King who was not that interested in directly invading the real world.
At this moment, although the eyes, nose and mouth of the "Secret Keeper" were sewn tightly with dense stitches, William still felt that he could see a smug expression on the other's face.
It's the kind of expression that can be fooled by the same rhetoric twice.
"So mortal, which aspect do you want to hear first?"
Seeing that Green didn't respond for a while, it asked again.
It seems more anxious than the person asking the question.
+Let's start from the beginning+
William used [Voice of the Soul] to remind.
Green in the Holy Emblem's vision trembled slightly, and then he nervously repeated:
"Then... let's start from the beginning."
"Huh? You're really greedy... Let me think about it. Shall we start from the beginning?"
The sound of chains being dragged continued to rustle. After thinking for a while, the keeper spoke:
"The infinite possibilities of the Realm of Light are filtered by the barriers of the present world, and eventually twisted into a single linear time. You use the recurring things to divide the scale of time, and use those scales to anchor your ambiguous memories, and finally write them into the so-called "historical truth", and live in this common sense.
"When the barrier of the real world is broken for some reason, and more possibilities in the Realm of Light flow into the real world, it will lead to the coexistence of contradictory 'historical truths'. This is the phenomenon you named 'time fragmentation'.
"Small-scale time disruptions are countless. You may have experienced one yourself, but you just couldn't realize it. As far as I know, there have been three cases of time disruptions involving the entire continent... However, during the time I was imprisoned here by the Lunar Realm Disaster, there may have been more."
+Let it speak for itself+
The judge's voice once again echoed deep in Green's soul. Having given up thinking, he immediately repeated the words like a parrot.
"Get to the point."
The Secret Keeper, who was speaking in high spirits, was choked by Green's words. He stopped and looked at the mortal carefully, then said with some displeasure:
"Are you so eager to die? Or have you already reached such a point in your pursuit of the 'truth'?"
Green remained silent, because he knew that under the mental pressure of a magic general, the more he spoke, the more mistakes he would make. It would be safest to just use himself as a mouthpiece.
It was unknown what kind of speculation Green's empty eyes, which had given up thinking, made the other party guess. After a short silence, it continued as if sighing:
"Well, if you insist... let's skip the basics and get straight to the point. So, first, the first secret, but before that..."
When the keeper said the word "secret", a cold chain climbed up Green's arm like a snake. Before he could react, the chain instantly turned red, leaving a chain-shaped mark on his arm like a branding iron.
Green did not feel any pain during the whole process, but before he could take a closer look, the coiled brand disappeared from his arm. As if everything that happened before was just an illusion, the chain instantly lost its support and fell to the ground with a "clatter".
"The seal of secrecy has been placed. When our conversation is over, your soul will be mine."
The Secret Keeper smiled, then retracted the chain and continued:
"Then let's start. The first secret...is about the bet between Demu Ge and the Void Kings.
"Although most mortals think he is a hero and the greatest gambler in history. But in fact, every time he gambles, he wins by cheating. His eyes are connected to the Realm of Light, and he can overlook the whole picture of time from a higher level. Every time he makes a bet, he actively invites the Void King to the world, uses their power to break the time of the world, and then finds the possibility of winning from countless timelines, thus deceiving the Void King again and again.
"Unfortunately, the last person to make a bet with him was the Mad Fool. Perhaps she wanted to compete fairly, or perhaps she saw through his tricks. In short, the Mad Fool did not let his real body come to the world, but instead created an avatar that was no different from a mortal. That mediocre avatar could not break time, which made Demuge unable to cheat with his eyes. As a result, he naturally lost the final bet and his soul was torn apart in the end."
Although this secret is of no direct help at the moment, for William, the keeper's words contain a lot of information - if the other party's statement is true, doesn't it mean that in the past, the Void King could bring his real body to the world at will.
Wouldn't it be blocked by the World Shell?
In addition, why does Demuge’s eye that can connect to the realm of light sound so much like the [Eye of God]?
Finally, and most importantly, finding the possibility of winning from countless timelines, why does this sound so similar...
Before William could finish thinking, the Secret Keeper continued:
"Then the second secret... is about that annoying ghost Moon Realm Disaster who sealed me here."
From William's perspective, Green took a deep breath unconsciously.
The Secret Keeper pulled up the corners of his mouth, and several of the tight stitches were pulled open.
"Like Demuge, he has overcome countless possibilities of failure to reach the other side of his own success. But during this period, there has never been a major premise that the Void King descended into the world and shattered time. Do you understand what this means?"
Green didn't dare to speak.
The Secret Keeper did not keep the secret for too long. He said directly:
"That's because his existence itself means the destruction of the present time... I remember that in your model of creation, there has always been a gap, right?
"He is the last missing Holy Spirit. He exists as a human being only because he is not complete yet."
