439 Smelting Trial 1.2 (1/2)

”Your what now?” Raven asked in a baffled manner.

The golem looked at him with enthusiasm evident on its gaze, saying:

”Our Lord and Savior!” The golem repeated using a respectful tone. ”Our Lord is of course the most respected and the most powerful divine being in our Sacred Mountain. He is the one who stands above all and is the rightful lord of all things!”

'Woah, that's some dedication and declaration right there.' Raven thought inwardly as he heard how respectful and pious this golem was. In fact, he was even more surprised that such a simple minded creature was capable of spouting such words of devotion and faith.

It was as if he wasn't talking to a golem but a pious believer of some cult.

Raven sighed and thought that this might be a chance for him to investigate the matter closely. Initially, he just wanted to get a higher vantage point but this is just an obvious sign for him so he thought he might as well go for it.

'I have to be careful though. Someone who has a follower of this caliber shouldn't be someone that I could easily mess with. I should be prepared at the first sign of trouble.'

”I would love to meet your Lord and Savior.” Raven replied while wearing a fake smile on his face, ”Would it be possible for me to do so?”

He could've sworn that he saw the golem's eyes shone just now as it replied: ”Of course! It is no problem at all! I'm sure that you might still be skeptical about My Lord's existence but I can assure you that once you meet him, you will change your mind. I wouldn't even be surprised if you become a fellow believer the next time we meet!”

The golem then moved its towering body, allowing Raven to see the road towards the summit once more. The golem was smiling at him as he said:

”Please go on ahead. I would've loved to escort you up but My Lord has trusted me to guard the path to the summit so I'm afraid I can't go with you.”

”You simply have to follow this path and you'll eventually reach the summit. Once you reach that place, you'll naturally know where to go.” The golem stated while gesturing Raven to go on.

Raven nodded to the golem and started traversing towards the summit. He felt the golem sinking back to the ground but its presence was still there, guarding the path towards the summit.

The random attacks of the mountain has stopped altogether, Raven still didn't know whether it was caused by the golem or something else entirely.

As he continued on his way, Raven remained vigilant. His ocular technique remained active and he was prepared to attack at the first sign of trouble. Still, he didn't face any kind of obstruction at all. He also didn't encounter any sort of threats or anything. Overall, his journey was smooth and peaceful, something that he didn't expect at all.

Well, it turns out that getting a higher vantage point wasn't bound to help him that much.

From above, all he could see were the seemingly endless expanse of wilderness and numerous mountains. He could see no civilizations near him nor any other landmasses. The whole first floor of Devil Emperor's Pagoda is just like a one massive forest with a few mountains here and there.

Instead of giving him answers or providing him a direction, going to this mountain peak only gave him more questions instead. In fact, he wasn't even sure where to find a lucky chance due to how much trees were blocking off his sights.

A helpless sigh escaped Raven's lips. He took one more look around just to see if he missed something but everything remained the same. All he could see was trees and mountains, nothing else.

His attention was then brought back the rest of the road. He was close to the peak of the mountain. According to the golem, once he reached that place, he would naturally know where to go from there. It would've been fine if the golem was referring to the lucky chance or the irregularity.

Raven continued on his way and eventually arrived at the mountain peak. As soon as he stepped his foot in there, a vague feeling suddenly alarmed him.

The feeling he got gave him chills. It was as if someone just now, was watching him closely and saw everything that he's hiding. That certainly made Raven very uncomfortable.

It had to be known that Raven hasn't dropped his guard at all, yet the sensation just now still caught him completely off-guard.