1099 1368 (1/2)

“...”Lucca Brewster looked down at himself and hurriedly raised his right hand to grab something beside him.

Then, his grayish-green eyes darkened.

The gold that mixed with the stairs suddenly flew out and fused in midair, forming a thin piece of armor that then covered Lucca Brewster.

Lucca stretched his arms and explained as he took in the feedback, ”Stiano's Golden Armor Art. Its defensive capabilities are equivalent to that of a Sequence 5 Guardian.”

”Stiano?” Klein asked casually.

Lucca said in a tone as though he was introducing a famous historical figure, ”One of the earliest founders of the Moses Ascetic Order.

”I heard that Emperor Roselle had previously modified this Golden Armor Art. I wonder what effects it eventually produced.”

...I can roughly imagine... Maybe this ”Golden Armor” has twelve different styles[l]... After muttering inwardly for a while, Klein changed the topic to the main topic at hand:

”Will Feynapotter and the Church of Earth Mother officially join the war?”

When Lucca introduced the Stiano's Golden Armor, Audrey opened her eyes and turned her head in a controlled manner. Without any perturbation in her eyes, she looked at the glimmering demigod.

Lucca sighed and said, ”Regardless of what they were thinking previously, they'll officially join the war tonight.

”Of course, they wouldn't target Loen for the time being. There's a high chance that they will attack either Lenburg, Masin, or Segar. It's to prevent an extended battlefront and from making too many enemies which would prevent them from being able to concentrate their strength. Furthermore, the Church of Earth Mother might not be willing to exert too much strength...”

After sighing, this demigod from the Church of Knowledge earnestly said to the silver-masked Audrey, ”What kind of consultation fee should I pay you?”

Audrey glanced at Mr. World beside her.

”He has already paid.”

Lucca Brewster immediately shifted his gaze to Dwayne Dantes.

Klein thought for a moment before saying, ”Let me ask a few questions.”

”Please speak.” At that moment, Lucca didn't look like a demigod at all. Instead, he looked more like a professor waiting to answer his student's questions in class.

Of course, if he could take off that set of golden armor and change into a three-piece suit, the resemblance would be uncanny.

Without thinking, Klein directly asked, ”What do you know about the corruption from underground?”

In his opinion, if the Church of Knowledge, which was famous for being knowledgeable, knew about it, then he was definitely at a strong enough level to bear the effects. And if this wasn't suitable for Miss Justice's ears, then he believed that Lucca would bring it up. After all, he wasn't merely a bookworm.

As the discussion about the underground corruption stemmed from their experiences from exploring the sea of collective subconscious in Groselle's Travels, Audrey had a certain understanding of it. At that moment, it didn't feel as though she couldn't understand anything. She was very focused on waiting for the demigod to give an answer.

Lucca frowned slightly and said, ”I don't know much about it. It's as though just knowing about it will result in corruption in of itself.

”Uh, I’ve seen a sentence before in an ancient book: The higher the Sequence, the more dangerous it is to be closer underground.”

So the Dragon of Imagination Ankewelt left an extremely deep trauma and some kind of fear down there? Audrey instantly thought of the object sealed in the bronze door of the City of Miracles, Liveseyd.

She then looked at Mr. World beside her, but she didn't notice any changes in his expression.

However, Klein made his marionette nod gently, so as to tell Miss Justice that the connections he made with were identical to hers.

This made Audrey feel like she had returned to the past. Back then, she was still a Low-Sequence Beyonder of the Spectator pathway. There was no way she could decipher any useful information from Mr. World's expression and actions.

The higher the Sequence, the greater the threat of underground objects? This doesn't make sense... Realizing that Lucca was unable to provide more information, Klein thought for a moment and said, ”Second question, what prophecy do you have regarding this war?”

With the mention of a prophecy, Lucca Brewster suddenly became spirited.

”It's only the beginning. It's far from reaching its peak.

”Also, a greater portion of the damage stems from the war and is also present beyond the war. I don't know what it is exactly though.”

The war has just begun... Audrey's heart sank uncontrollably.

Stems from the war and is also present beyond the war? Is it the apotheosis ritual of Amon's brother, or is it the advancement of the Black Emperor? Or perhaps, the return of Roselle? With a guess, Klein nodded and raised the third question:

”Have you heard of the prophecy of the apocalypse? How do you interpret it?”

Lucca Brewster's expression instantly turned serious.

”No, this is not a prophecy•

”Anyone with the ability to predict the future is certain that the apocalypse will definitely come.

”God mentioned in 'His' holy bible that the apocalypse will happen in the year 1368 in the Fifth Epoch.

”Of course, God also said that there will be a savior.”

The prophecy of the God of Knowledge and Wisdom? 1368, there's only about ten years left... Could the Goddess's act of destroying the alliance with the God of Combat to control the Uniqueness of the Death pathway have something to do with the impending apocalypse? Without realizing it, Klein's expression turned serious. However, he didn't show his reaction on the marionette's face.

It will be the apocalypse in about ten years... As for Audrey, she ruminated over the demigod's words in a daze.