297 The monster in the 1st layer (1/2)

”Why do you speak as if this was the first time you see me? Didn't we meet a long time ago, when I defeated you and extracted your soul from your body?.” Zatiel was speaking peacefully, and his attitude appeared to be extremely relaxed, but the truth was he had his guard up and attempted to discern the authentic nature of the man in front of him.

The Final Purgatory was strong enough to contain this man and stop him from using his power. The reason why he could form an incarnation of energy was due to Zatiel allowing him to do so. Therefore, the damage he could do physically was almost null, but just like the Ancestor of the Neo-Demon race could trick a unique entity like the Sage with just his words, the blonde man was also capable of such a feat

The reason why Zatiel was so cautious of this man was due to his identities.

He was once the ultimate leader of the forces of the universe, The Champion of Justice and Order, and the greatest powerhouse of this epoch.

However, the Incarnation of Death and Destruction knew him as the embodiment of evilness and deceits.

The man kept smiling after hearing Zatiel's words and softly shook his head.

”The one that fought you was an empty shell, a puppet that guided his action based on the desires of someone else. I was never truly him...” The man paused for a moment before continuing, ”..or at least that's what I tell myself.”

Zatiel's eyes narrowed when he heard that and understood the meaning behind his words.

”So are you telling me you have been purged from his contamination?.”

The man displayed a self-mocking expression on his face when he heard that and shook his head.

”His power has infected me for too long and managed to corrupt the core of my existence. Even with the amazing purging skills of your creation, it is impossible to purify my soul. But enough of it was expelled for my ego to return to its original state, and as long I have the help of this place, I can suppress what is left of his filth from affecting my mind.”

Although Zatiel took his words with caution and did not trust them, he could not help but feel disappointed. If this man could help him, the chances of achieving his ultimate goal would be higher, but now it appeared the assistance he could bring was severely limited.

”I see. If I had been able to act on your soul the moment the corruption started, I may have been able to help you more, but I guess giving you back your ego is the best I can do. After all, we are talking about that individual's power.” Zatiel shook his head and focused once again on the man.

”I know you don't trust me and won't risk speaking about your plans with me, at least until you are strong enough that I can't hide anything from you, so I can only assume that the reason you came to this place and took the time to chat with me is due to that thing.” The blonde man focused on the shadow cocoon.

Zatiel waved his hand, and a tear appeared on the cocoon, showing the amorphous mass of tentacles that was contained in it.

When the man saw the figure of the Sage, he frowned, and a peculiar expression appeared on his face.

”How odd, I have never seen this type of life form before. Although I can detect some characteristics of the Mind Ruler race, this thing is something different. Is this a new race born in the last couple of millions of years I was absent?”

”I don't think so. Although my grasp over the events occurring in the universe is not what it used to be, at least there is no information about a race of beings like him in the archives of a Principal World.”

”What an odd being. Well, it doesn't really matter where it came from. I will take care of it if that is what you want.” The blonde man could feel the evil aura that surrounded the Sage's body, so he had no problem annihilating him.

”You are mistaken. I did not come here to ask you to kill him. For that, I am going to use the thing that is on the 1st layer.” Zatiel looked to the sky of the second layer, and there was a solemn expression on his face.

Unlike the other layers of The Final Purgatory, there was no runic formation in the 2nd layer that led to an upper layer. However, the Neo-Demon knew that there is a hidden entrance, covered by the power of the Omega Law, that can only be opened by the NRAI, with the authority of the Ruler of the Neo-Demon Realm.