Extraordinary Voyage-Chapter 763 - 656: The 7th Layer

The previous moment, the words were still echoing in his ears.

The next moment, Aiven, who had arrived alone on the island, in a few leaps, was already in front of a group of Iron Wall Knights.

As for the others, they all chose to stay on the ship.

As an exiled wizard dwelling in the "Broken Star Sea," Jelos held no goodwill towards any of the True God Churches and was not at all ready to intervene in their conflicts.

Among the remaining people, none had a close relationship with the church, and with the situation already decided, there was no need for making connections.

Even though Aiven extended his help generously, there was a hint of sarcasm towards this bunch in his words.

When the "Iron Wall Knights" had just arrived in the New Continent, he specifically sought out Ambrose, an "acquaintance," to probe the meaning of "appearing in this era's Clock..."

However.

Perhaps due to the church's task regulations, Ambrose did not divulge any inside information to him at that time.

Soon after, Aiven received substantial information regarding the [Clock Tower] from the "Turin Grand Library" and Jelos, and thus didn't pay much attention to them anymore.

Although he could understand their choice.

The "Black Iron Cross Church," after all, is one of the top forces in the material world, and with no shortage of combat power, inviting him, an unofficial member with some capability, might raise questions about how to distribute the destined church's spoils?

Still, there was some dissatisfaction in his heart.

Bang! Bang! Bang!...

Led by Macaulay Aston, the Peak Grand Knight wielding the Holy Sword, a group of Iron Wall Knights struck their chests with their fists and bowed their heads in salute, sincerely thanking: "Lord Saint Aiven, good day! Thank you for your support! The Goddess be with you!"

Especially as the Knight Commander for this operation, Macaulay had naturally heard Ambrose's report and, with a respectful face, pretended not to hear the sarcasm in Aiven's words.

Seeing this group of Iron Wall Knights, who moved in unison, Aiven found them dull, casually waving his hand:

"Alright, just don't forget to reimburse me for the travel expenses, lost wages, ammo expenses... hmm?"

Before he could finish listing the expenses, he suddenly turned his head to view the still fiery and smoky area.

Crackle bang...

The massive sand and gravel that had just been blasted into the sky began to gradually fall back down from high altitude.

Even when bombing the Crowned Demon "Taunting Tunnel Forager" Pickman, such extravagant use of black gold weighing four tons wasn't made.

It was all because Douglas had looked too dashing... cough, too arrogant, leading to an accidental slip of the hand releasing a few more.

The consequence was.

The core of the explosion, with craters overlapping craters, nearly blasted through the stratum, creating a small lake gradually filling with water at the center of this drifting island.

However, that wasn't what surprised Aiven.

Thud...

In his gaze, a foot clad in tattered steel boots, black and dirty, stepped out from the smoke and dust!

The Tier 3 Peak Knight Douglas, as a Holy Knight of the "God of Black Wings," indeed had extraordinary traits somewhat aligning with this divine longsword.

But before truly transforming powers like [Commerce], [Law], [Abundance] into [Capital], he could only use the most basic strength contained within.

Even so.

Being a true [Divine Artifact] used by god for combat themselves, and not just a [Holy Sword] once used collecting part of divine power and legends, the power of this weapon surpassed everyone's imagination.

Because a mere Tier 3 Peak Knight Douglas survived such an attack!

At this time, reappearing before the crowd, above Douglas's head, a huge, illusory golden balance floated quietly in mid-air.

The balance's shape was ancient with almost no extra decorations.

One side held a golden liquid thick like honey, continuously rolling into Douglas's body, while the other had a spear with a gradually dissolving squirrel carved at the tip [Holy Spear: Ratatoskr].

This is the core ability of the Divine Artifact [Libra Balance Holy Sword], a derivative power long coveted by the "God of Black Wings"—[Wealth is Power]!

Nevertheless, although it was equivalent to sacrificing a precious divine weapon, it gained power comparable to what normal Titled Knights could possess at Tier 4 Limit.

Douglas was likewise forced to activate [Sacrifice], unleashing all his potential to truly survive the cataclysmic explosion, preventing the [Libra Balance Holy Sword] obtained at such great sacrifice from falling into enemy hands.

Now, the reddish Combat Qi flame on Douglas's body soared almost five meters high, his body surface cracks unveiled faint blood light underneath, but he continued to smile through bloodshot eyes:

"Huff... huff... doomed royalties, 'Black Iron Cross Church,' and Galliot, mortals who even make the great 'Slaughter Angel' despise, your good days won't last long! Ahaha... cough cough..."

No longer wanting to hear the lament of a defeated dog, the fellow Peak Grand Knight Macaulay Aston charged forward wielding the [Holy Sword: Adraste].

"If it weren't for you! Who led the summit's gathering? If it weren't for you! Who spoke the age of the moon? If it weren't for you! Who calmed the sun's agitation?"

With the Holy Knight's chant, the blazing platinum light began to flash and blaze at the sword's tip. To prevent the "Oathbreaker" from fighting back in death, he used all his strength, aiming for a fatal strike.

Douglas lifted his head and gave a disdainful smile, using the last bit of power gained from the sacrifice, he uttered a single word:

"Authority: Plunder!"

Boom—

The body of this Peak Grand Knight instantly burned away, and like his subordinates, he transformed into ashes in the blink of an eye.

And the strangely shaped Divine Artifact longsword resembling a balance scale vanished in a seeming collapse, in the Main God's authority that Douglas had poured all his strength into, disappearing instantly from the sixth level of the Clock Tower, whereabouts unknown.

Clearly, he had held on strongly to life until now just for this very moment!

"Damn it!"

Macaulay, ultimately unsuccessful, could only angrily sheath the Holy Sword.

Although the "Oathbreakers" who had entered the Clock Tower were completely wiped out, the task borne by the Iron Wall Knights—who suffered minimal losses—was still a complete failure in the end.

With the help of the Libra Balance Holy Sword, it might not take long before Royal Authority begins to face rapid strikes from Capital.

Aiven, who was clueless about why they were fighting over something, shrugged indifferently, feeling nothing of the Iron Wall Knights' mood.

As the Divine Artifact disappeared.

Perhaps due to Olivia's earlier activation of Broken Star, and Aiven's recent Justice Iron Fist destroying too many treasures, they were similarly judged as already taken.

Finally triggering the red line for the end of the Eye of the Giant game on the sixth level.

From the first person landing on the island, the total time didn't add up to even half an hour. A multitude of silhouettes and warships still fighting were compelled to vanish into thin air.

Especially on the third island, those who followed the rules most diligently and advanced steadily, many Extraordinary found themselves without a single treasure and were sent away.

Truly a devastating loss!

Boom—

Water splashed everywhere.

The fast cruiser without a name was also judged by the Clock Tower as Aiven and his group's spoils, accompanying them into the outside world—to the deep Fichaz Sea Abyss, the Great Scar.

However.

Aside from the dissipated Heroic Spirits on board, they first noticed two missing people from the ship.

"Hmm? Where did Aiven and Milan go?"

...

Clock Tower, seventh level.

In the center of a world filled with eerie yellowish light, stood a slender mountain wall extending skyward, its top seemingly not observable.

In the center of its base was a giant relief sculpture, seven parts resembling an insect and three parts a human.

In the seemingly eternally twilight-ruled gloomy sky, hundreds to thousands of mountain-high crosses hovered, their grayish stone resembling tombs prepared for giants.

On the ground.

Three hundred sixty-four enormous skeletons, ten meters tall, wearing giant crowns of various eras, draped in cloth robes, wielding giant swords, surrounded the stone wall in a circle like ancient watchers.

Yet in the middle of the circle appeared an opening allowing passage.

Their style matched that of the Desecration Ant Queen, blending divine beauty and desecrated filth.

However, these giant skeletons were symmetrically arranged, one half covered in frost yet faintly golden, a skeleton body, while the other half wore shattered, flesh-tinted insect shells.

In front of that enormous face.

The Wizard cultist Ekquwa arranged a complex ritual, with the ritual's center holding a Divine Power Crystal belonging to the True God, God of Black Wings, brought in by the Great Knight Cold Face Balger!

Although it was merely a negligible black-red crystal, due to the True God's supreme personality status, it concealed the deepest secrets within the World Root Source in this era.

For example, it's like a palace guardian secretly handing over the key of the palace gate to a group of thieves, providing them with the attire of court managers, explaining the various rules within the palace, allowing them to impersonate being part of the palace's "insiders."

Thus, executing unspeakable secrets.

Actually, it's not just the unnamed Ancient God in slumber here. Without aid from a True God, other Ancient Gods gradually stirring in the Material World to truly merge into the Material World of the new era might take an unknown length of time.

As for why that existence standing atop the world would do such a thing?

As of now, it remains uncertain.

Yet even the dimmest of His worshippers know full well that this will certainly bring unimaginably vast benefits to the God of Black Wings.

Seeing the half-consumed Divine Power Crystal and the gigantic relief gradually trembling in its eyelid, the two people responsible for this matter were invigorated:

"Soon! The great Chaos Worm, Star Driller, Master of the Underworld Shude Mel is about to awaken!"