Chapter 777 Wrong Time (1/2)
”It is impossible for humans to use the Chaos with present measures.”
Boom, boom, boom, boom—
The sound of the earth's crust being torn by a brute force echoed through the near-liquid form air, resounding across most of the world in seconds.
It was a world of complete darkness.
There were neither stars nor sun. The icebound surface of absolute cold temperatures of hundred degrees below was harder than diamonds, while the violent gale of frost formed by the breaking continent stirred waves in the atmosphere that was about to freeze into pieces.
Over the glaciers, Priest held back supreme fear and shudders to stand on the only perfect surface. The young warrior, having arrived at Gold-level could survive in such extreme cold, as well as see in the absolute darkness—which was why he simply stared at the glaciers before his eyes.
The vast glaciers that covered the entire world and stretches over a hundred thousand kilometers had now shattered beneath the brute strength of a certain person. Priest watched as the glacier and the earth's crust was torn apart by Steel Giant's silhouette, forming a deep, vast ravine without an edge, just as there was no telling how deep it was. Its borders soon vanished from the edge of vision, as if the entire world was torn apart.
Perhaps, the world had truly been torn apart.
”Priest, don't keep the fluke in mind. Keep every word I say to heart.”
The sonorous, deep and godlike voice spoke to him. Priest hurriedly lowered his head to indicate that he was listening, just as he saw from the corner of his eyes that, before the Giant God, the earth which had been harder than steel was torn into streaks of stony crust just like paper, crushed into the finest of powders and fusing into that imposing, massive body.
”It is impossible for us to use Chaos with the methods and technology we have at the moment.”
The Giant God was feeding—he was swallowing the world, crushing rocks that were as large as mountains and fusing it into his body. Even as he spoke, the Giant God tore another boulder over ten thousand meters long as if it was a piece of meat.
Priest sensed an incomparable gravitational disturbance, his throat hence squirming and gulping when he saw the giant crust of earth larger than Mycroft's highest peak was turned instantly into a clump of silver dust, vanishing in the deep and dark maw of the Giant God.
Soon, the ravine turned into an abyss. The vast land that would have been enough for millions of inhabitants was devoured entirely by the Giant God, and in that process, his calm voice resounded in the atmosphere.
”I've told you and you only, Priest—you are different from others, even my apprentices. That is why I must remind you to be alert against all that has to do with the Chaos.”
”How… how am I different, mentor?”
Despite being left shuddering by fear and his entire body shuddering irrepressibly, Priest still calmed himself. Taking a deep breath and pressing the air that was a hundred degrees below into his lungs, calming with that extreme cold.
”Why are you telling me that?” he asked calmly.
Always able to maintain calm and summoning courage. Such was Priest's strong point and the reason he could become the Giant God's pupil.
”Because of choice. Priest, you are unlike your fellow apprentices since they have chosen to stay in Mycroft. That's why they would remain within the Empire, becoming champions stationed in one faction, maintaining Order and peace.”
The Giant God did not cease its feeding. It had come to this frozen planet precisely to 'feast' on most of its rocky layer, drawing out the metal core of the planet as a desert to replenish nutrients for the world inside his body.
”But you're different,” he said slowly and very serenely.
”You have chosen the path of the adventurer, exploring faraway places. That is why you are more likely to encounter Chaos hidden in the Multiverse, even touching the other side of the world.”
'And more likely to follow my footsteps.'
Priest could see windstorms abruptly surging across the dark world, as if some colossal presence was rapidly stirring the atmosphere. Mustering strength in both feet, he trampled and crushed the glacier beneath his feet, wedging himself fixedly where he was.
In the very next moment, Priest could see that the Giant God had turned, lowering his head to level his gaze at his own.
What sort of eyes was that?
Priest could hardly describe it, the pair of eyes that resembled two miniature suns, emanating infinite heat and light… And yet, the sun's brilliance was being distorted by formless gravity, forming a vague, incandescent ray that flowed mildly along the corners of the Giant God's eyes, forming veins of orderly but mysterious patterns on his cheeks.
”Never use the Chaos, never approach the Chaos—do not try to control it nor attempt converting it. Seal it as soon as you could if it can't be destroyed, or simply leave. Such is the relationship between us and the Chaos: mortal enemies to each other.”
Priest did not say a thing for some time; his gaze was still attached to the Giant God's own. He appeared to be immersed in the immeasurably profound shock, but just as the Giant God turned to conclude his advice to his pupil and continue his lunch, Priest suddenly spoke.
”Not even… with your power, mentor?”
A long silence followed in the frozen world.
Then came a discreet but rather awed laughter.
”You're still filled with hope even if I kept insisting otherwise. I like that about you.”
”As for me…” the Giant God said quietly and thoughtfully, ”I could at least say that I'm still trying hard, and not giving up.”Find authorized novels in Webnovel，faster updates, better experience，Please click visiting.
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Priest suddenly jolted awake from his dream.
”Damn it… did I have a nightmare…” he groaned, turned and rose from a primitive cane hammock—his head throbbed and he had difficulty thinking.
”No, not a nightmare…” he muttered, ”a lesson from my mentor.”
But as for what lesson it had been, he could not remember for the death of him.
”It's fine, it's just a dream.”
Having arranged his thoughts after quite a while, Priest looked up and found Caster's eyes, who had been keeping watch for the night opposite a bonfire. Both nodded in understanding, and did not say anything else.
It was the third day since the Elite Party had arrived on the nameless world, and just two days after they had come to a temporary settlement with the elves calling themselves 'Tribe Overwatch'.
The hills and mountains of the east undulated. Amidst the fallen leaves and the dried branches of endless forests were many underground caverns, and apart from the minor few elven leaders, most of the elves lived in those caves nearby the Mother Lifetree. Priest and others were living in one of those caves as well, one which had been cleaned and had fine ventilation.
”Really, there's no telling when those elves would conclude their counsel and decide whether they would cooperate with us.”