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Chapter 156 (Part 2)
Chapter 156 (Part 2)
Chapter 156: The Oracle (Part 2)
After taking control of the priest, Ryu Min easily entered further inside.
He also got his 1 million gold back.
Click-
Pressing a hidden button in the bookcase, a secret passage opened with a rolling sound.
“From here, it’s dark, so follow me carefully.”
The priest spoke emotionlessly as he led the way.
Despite only being instructed to guide to the altar, he was surprisingly accommodating.
“This is the place.”
They passed through a secretive underground passage to arrive at a dimly lit cavern.
Fitting for a place where an oracle would be given, a faint light lingered, creating quite an atmosphere.
Well, without the light, it could have passed for a place where a necromancer would offer sacrifices.
“Please wait here. I will bring His Majesty the Emperor.”
“Hurry up. Tell him that the representative of Chronos asked you to come alone.”
The priest merely glanced and ignored Ryu Min’s command.
His master was only Yamti after all.
“Do as he said! Hurry!”
“Understood.”
After Yamti spoke, the priest finally left the cavern.
“Yamti.”
“Yes, Master.”
“Make sure your equipment is properly worn. It could be dangerous otherwise.”
“Oh, are you worried about me? That’s so kind…”
“Not you, I’m worried about losing the Rune of Charm.”
“Hey!”
Yamti pouted like a duck as Ryu Min equipped himself.
Legendary weapon, top-grade armor, top-grade helmet, etc.
He armed himself with items that could maximize his stats.
That way, the rewards when capturing the battle angel would be maximized.
Then.
Thud, thud-
Footsteps echoed in the darkness.
Judging by the approaching steps and presence detection, there were two people.
One was the priest he had sent earlier, and the other was the Emperor of the Holy Empire.
“Is it true that the representative of the deity is waiting here?” the Emperor asked.
“Yes, that person over there,” the priest pointed at Ryu Min as the Emperor looked at him with eyes like an old tiger.
“That person is Chronos’s representative? Are you joking with me now? I can’t feel a trace of divine power.”
“Ah, you can’t feel it?”
Ryu Min smirked and revealed a hidden title.
A title that could be considered hostile to human reputation, [The Last Time Regressor].
The moment he switched the title to ‘public,’ the Emperor’s eyes widened enormously.
“How about now? Do you feel it?”
“Yes, yes, by the gods! How dare you come here! You who impersonate a deity’s representative and have killed an archbishop!”
The Emperor, who had been emitting a murderous aura, unleashed his divine power all over the place.
Any ordinary person would have been crushed by his presence, but Ryu Min scoffed.
NPCs, no matter how strong, were just NPCs.
They couldn’t be compared to a battle angel.
‘But the effect of the reputation is significant. He started to unleash killing intent and tried to kill me as soon as he saw that title.’
After all, having killed an archbishop, he was a public enemy to all human NPCs.
‘However.’
Ryu Min quickly closed the distance and delivered a punch to the Emperor’s abdomen.
“Kuheuk!”
The Emperor’s divine power, which seemed ready to explode, shrank instantly.
‘It won’t work on me.’
Then, grabbing the back of the Emperor’s head, he pressed it to the ground.
A dull impact was transmitted to the Emperor’s head.
Keeping his hand on the back of the head, he pressed down with force.
It was like turning off a faucet, preventing any divine power from leaking out.
“With this mere power, you’re trying to compete with a level 89?”
“Kuueuk!”
The Emperor was strong, but only to the level of an NPC.
To any other player, he might pose a threat, but not to Ryu Min.
“Yamti. Take control of this one too.”
“Yes, Master.”
After taking control of the Emperor following the priest, Ryu Min removed his hand from the back of the head.
“Just give the order.”
The Emperor looked at Yamti, and Yamti looked back at Ryu Min.
“Master. What should I instruct?”
“Send the priest back and tell the Emperor I want to receive an oracle.”
“Understood.”
Oracle.
It meant a deity conveying its will to the world through humans.
In essence, a communication channel between gods and humans.
This was something only the Emperor of the Holy Empire could do.
‘But in reality, you’re just talking to an angel, not a god.’
Ryu Min raised his eyes to look at the Emperor.
In front of the grand altar, the Emperor unleashed his divine power.
It was the procedure to summon an angel.
‘Soon, an angel will respond to the call.’
The angel that would appear here was a regular angel.
Not a battle angel, so there was no need for Ryu Min to be tense.
Of course, ordinary players might fear retribution, but Ryu Min had no reason to.
He had a title from the Tower of Trials, the Supreme Being.
‘I’ll intimidate the regular angel to summon a battle angel.’
That was Ryu Min’s simple plan as a flash of light appeared before him.
Fluttering-
Spreading its wings and displaying its beautiful form, the angel looked down at the groveling Emperor.
[Why have you summoned me, old human?]
“Ah, well…”
“It’s not him who has business with you.”
Ryu Min cut in, drawing the angel’s attention.
[Who are you? A player?]
“Do angels see players differently?”
The angel’s beautiful brows furrowed deeply.
[Impudent insect. You seem to wish for death.]
The angel’s eyes filled with murderous intent.
Ryu Min scoffed and threw out a challenge.
“Try and kill me then, angel.”