510 Ascension Tower 2 (1/2)

With CCC pulled the ship over, it only took the Divine Empyrean team three days to reach the Ascension Tower. Finally, everyone could see from near, the tower pierced the sky.

The Ascension Tower was big and they could not see the end of the tower. It stood on an Island, an island only filled only with grassland. As soon as the team saw the island, they anchored the ship and landed on the bright grassland.

The journey surprisingly smooth and they did not encounter a beast or monster at all. As soon as they landed to the island, everyone was looking around curiously.

There were also some of them who cautious. Even though Randy reminded them there would be no danger, many of them still cautious.

Randy who knew there would be no danger around here, leading everyone to the Ascension Tower's bottom. It did not long before they reached the tower's bottom, but they still could not reach as there was a wall blocking their path.

Yes, there was a wall surrounding the tower. Of course, when there was a wall, there was also a gate. It just the black metal gate was closed. Without asking Randy's permission, Udin and Gusti approached the gate. They knocked it aloud.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

”Hello, Divine Empyrean here! We are ready to take the last trial!” Gusti shouted as he knocked the metal gate.

The duo action left Randy speechless. Only this duo who dared act like this while the others were nervously holding their weapon. They were getting ready, just in case, there was a group of beast or monster burst out from the gate.

However, after waiting a while, there was no reaction from behind the gate. Udin and Gusti knocked the gate once again, louder and longer than before.

Dang! Dang! Dang! Dang! Dang! Dang!

”Divine Empyrean has come, we are ready for the trial. Please open the gate!” This time, it was Udin who shouted. His voice was louder than Gusti's and more polite as he used ”please”.

The others were waiting nervously as they watched the gate. Even though they were nervous for what Udin and Gusti did, no one prevented them. Yet, it was the same as before, no reaction from behind the gate.

Udin and Gusti looked at each other and nodded their heads. They tried to push the gate, they wanted to open with force, but to no avail, the duo failed to open the gate even with their full strength.

”F*ck, let's smash this gate!” Gusti was lost his patience and took out his blue giant ax.

Apparently, Udin also had the same opinion as Gusti's. He also took out his twin ax and got ready to smash the gate open. However, just as they got ready to smash the gate open, there was a childish voice resounded.

”Wait! Can you guys be less barbaric?”

The voice stopped Udin and Gusti motion in the air. They got the response, but there was something weird. The source of the voice was not from the gate but from the back.

Simultaneously, everyone looked back and found an old man stood on Randy's back. Of course, Randy also noticed the voice was from his back as he heard it clearly. However, he felt a familiarity with the voice.

Udin and Gusti dashed toward Randy. Even though they could not perceive hostility from the old man, but they could tell the old man was dangerous.

Randy looked back and found where the voice came from. No wonder he felt a familiarity with the voice, it was the voice belonged to someone he knew, and that person was Hermit Varikh, the person who sent him to Ascension World for a trial.

Randy gave a hand signal to everyone to calm down, ”It's okay guys, he is not an enemy. However, he is also not a friend, right? Hermit Varikh, one of sixteen Guardians!”

Knowing the old man was one of sixteen guardians, the others stopped their motion. Randy already briefed the situation and they knew Guardian was a being who supervised the Battle of Ascension. Just like Randy said, Guardian was not an enemy, but also not a friend. Guardian was neutral existence, even neutral than the people in Ascension Guild.

”Yow!” Hermit Varikh waved his hand toward Randy as greeting.