Castle of Entertainment Goddess.
"What just happened, my beloved crystal?
Why did I get angry for no reason?"
The crystal, while watching the live stream,
Said,
< Give me a second. >
Entertainment Goddess looked at it in surprise.
Her crystal knew about everything...
And not long after,
A passage opened, and she was dragged in.
< Let's go, Master.
Your opportunity to rise might be here! >
And while Entertainment Goddess shouted,
"Where are you taking me!?"
Her crystal dragged her in!
She didn't know why, even with peak level 8 power, she couldn't resist it...
....
Underworld.
Lilith was now looking at the seal, which was back to normal.
But she still felt anxious.
The feeling was coming from the 'Underworld Law'.
She was the manager of this place, the closest existence to it, so she could feel clearly that the Underworld was going to face a situation out of its control now!
Who could force the Underworld to such a situation?
Only those invisible enemies in the sealed area, the World Law above, the Fate Law, and... Mortal could!
"With the interaction between Mortal and Fate just now..."
Lilith thought Fate was probably offended by the letter and had taken action.
*Tremble*
Once again, the sky above the merged hexagon shook.
But this time, a lot more violently.
The anxiety of the Underworld intensified the next moment, and Lilith's connection with Fate started showing some signs of being cut completely!
Lilith's eyes widened in shock.
She received a clear message from Fate, which could be translated to this.
[ Don't threaten me ever again if you don't have the power! ]
Lilith froze on the spot.
She never knew Fate could really hear, or even respond to her like World Law.
And the first 'message' she received from it had such an angry tone?
She wanted to say that it wasn't her who sent the message, but well...
While technically it wasn't her, Fate didn't know someone was actually controlling her body at that time because it couldn't feel Mortal's presence...
Lilith sighed helplessly,
"Is this the end..."
She couldn't do anything at all right now because everything was happening inside the sealed area that she had no access to.
....
A while earlier.
Sealed Realm.
Little Mortal appeared out of thin air.
He looked around coldly, and locked onto a certain sphere, kicked the air, and moved to the side that was facing the Underworld ceiling.
While falling, he looked at the sphere's surface,
Searching for something.
His eyes suddenly shone, his frown deepened, and he kicked the air again, moving towards the sphere.
A moment later, his figure was in front of a crack, identical to the one he saw on the ground of that foreign world, and disappeared when he arrived in front of it.
...
The foreign place with a heavy atmosphere and a ground made of black diamond.
Little Mortal appeared there again.
He looked around coldly.
The cyborgs were still here, seemingly waiting for him.
The invisible guardian token transformed into black frame glasses and settled on Little Mortal's face.
Lines of words appeared in its right glass.
[ Quest number 1. Test if the birth treasures can use the law of the universe in your body while you are in enemy territory ?
Quest number 2. Test if the birth treasures can connect to the guardian territory through your body in enemy territory ?
- If the result of the two quests was positive,
related quests will be unlocked. ?
- If the result of the first two quests was negative,
related quests will be unlocked. X ]
The first quest was completed immediately with the Glasses of Knowledge functioning in this world, using Little Mortal's body as a connection to world law.
And the next moment, the second quest was completed with the Glasses of Knowledge, confirming that it can connect to the whole Guardian territory through his body.
The cyborgs were at this moment already going to attack, but Little Mortal attacked first,
While another line of words replaced the old ones on his glasses.
The new quest line for the positive result, to be exact.
[ Related Quest: Figure out if they are experts in the same law as you are.
If yes, evacuate immediately. X
If no, a new quest line will be unlocked. ? ]
Little Mortal, when he arrived in front of his target,
Let the cyborg attack first, and he attacked the hand that was attacking him.
*Crack*
The opponent's hand broke.
Little Mortal tapped his invisible glasses.
New quest lines appeared to show that they weren't using the same law as him directly.
One body contact was enough for him to know that.
[ Final Quest lines:
1. Find what they use to copy your law indirectly.
2. Calculate their reaction time before each equipment usage.
3. Calculate the cooldown of equipment.
4. Gather them in a 20 km radius.
5. Slaughter them all! ]
Little Mortal followed after the cyborg with the broken hand while being chased from behind by the rest of them.
He threw the invisible weapon in his hand towards the cyborg, and as if it detected the invisible object, the cyborg disappeared.
The other cyborgs arrived around Little Mortal to surround him at this moment.
But he didn't care about them and stayed locked on the cyborg with the broken hand that appeared behind the group, as if he could see it even before it appeared there.
He took a step forward, and he was in front of it the next moment.
*Bam*
This time, the cyborg couldn't turn invisible and got hit, flying away.
But Little Mortal chased after it and tried to attack it again, but it disappeared.
After trying the same thing 5 more times, he finally received the result of his test from the Glasses of Knowledge, which was scanning the opponent's movements the whole time using the guardian territory.
Lines of words appeared on its left glass.
[ - Their garment is the 'tool' they are using to move between dimensions.
- The reaction time that it has to activate the garment and disappear is 0.000001 seconds.
If you attack faster, it can't react.
- The time for the garment to recharge is 1 second. ]
Little Mortal nodded.
[ Final Quest lines:
1. Find their way of connecting to your invisible law ?
2. Calculate their reaction time for usage ?
3. Calculate the time between each usage ?
4. Gather them in a 20 km radius
5. Slaughter them all! ]
The invisible Glasses of Knowledge changed back to the guardian token.
The token vibrated,
It was the Hourglass of Time that received an order from Little Mortal to join the team this time and predict the best future for the 'slaughter them all' quest.
< I connected with the Prophecy Orb and the Lantern,
You can gather everybody at the tower far away,
But do not kill the 'headless'. >
Little Mortal, who received the message that the Hourglass tried to send without spoiling much,
ran towards the tower far away, which was lit up, and seemed to be preparing for another trap attack.
The guardian token suddenly started vibrating,
Saying,
< World Law sent a message. >
[ Mortal, the guardian of the Evil Mainland, your deal's restriction is not applied to the space you are currently active in. ]
Hearing the World Law message, the birth treasures, who were unaware of the deals and restrictions World Law was referring to, became confused.
But Little Mortal shook his head.
World Law was saying he is allowed to do whatever he wants here.
To make it simple, he was free to kill, which he was restricted from doing in his original deal, while outside of the sealed area.
But there were two problems.
First, The Newborn's weakness that says 'they can't kill any living creatures' couldn't be changed for him.
And second, even though World Law claimed this world is not included in their deal, Dark World Law didn't say anything.
Which means this place was somehow related to the Dark World, which Little Mortal already knew about, too, because if it wasn't, he couldn't end up here through the Dark World in the first place.
Little Mortal's mood turned even worse after hearing the message,
And his speed became faster, running towards the tower far away.
As he ran in that direction, wormholes started opening all around, and more cyborgs walked out.
The new ones had weapons like sniper rifles and started shooting at him.
Each shot from these weapons was as strong as those laser beam attacks from the level 2 civilization, but they had rapid fire, focusing on a single point.
But Little Mortal, without engaging them, covered here and there behind invisible walls that he could see but the birth treasures couldn't, and dodged their attacks.
Even on his way to the tower, he would jump over or slide through invisible obstacles that the birth treasures couldn't see.
As he got closer to the tower, the air force joined in, too.
Small suicide drones with small bombs that could teleport through space and reach their target in a moment.
Each bomb, after exploding, would 'erase' everything within a 10-meter radius, not more and not less, exactly a 10-meter radius.
The guardian token vibrated.
It was the Star fusion, saying,
< Those bombs can even erase time and space itself temporarily, don't get hit by them! >
The support team was now happy that only the guardian token was on the 'field'.
They knew this place was not the 'underworld' or the same 'world' as them!
Because, as Mortal said before,
They really could not connect to the world law here on their own, as if this place did not exist.
Even the world law confirmed it with its message.
And each of these enemies seems to be strong enough not to 'die' after getting hit by this little monster... Or maybe he was not serious?
The only thing familiar on these cyborgs was some of the technology, which was similar to that of the level 2 civilization they had recently seen, but more advanced.
After a while of running and rolling around,
As though the slippery target got too close to the tower, a sudden change took place.
A group of drones started surrounding their target in circles, and then, while circling Little Mortal and gathering towards the center, they started dropping those 'eraser bombs'.
It was clear they were trying to force him to stay at the center and close all of his escape routes.
As the circle closed, they finally caught him in the explosion.
But Little Mortal snorted and dug down into the ground as if it were butter, which even those lasers from sniper rifles could not penetrate.
Not long after,
A couple of kilometers closer to the tower, he came out of the ground,
But the moment he was out, it seemed the other party already knew, and 10 coffin-like boxes dropped out of 10 wormholes that opened in the air.
*BAM* x10
The coffins dropped vertically on the ground around him, and the coffins' doors were kicked open immediately.
Little Mortal casually jumped up and, after a 360-degree spin, landed on the ground.
His two small feet just disappeared for a moment mid-air,
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And the coffins' doors that all came towards him at the same time were kicked back towards the coffins again.
*Bam* x10
The doors were all smashed to pieces by being hit from the other side, and ten green dots pierced through them and appeared around Little Mortal's head in the blink of an eye.
The lights pierced through his head,
And 10 green swords that seem like they could cut through dimensions and slice their target even without touching them appeared.
The green dots were the light reflecting from the tips of the swords due to their shining material.
Each of the swords had a chain connected to its hilt, and the other end of the chain was attached to something at the other side of the coffins' doors, which still had not had the time to crumble and reveal the attackers.
As the tips of the swords in Little Mortal's head were going to reach each other at the center,
They all suddenly changed direction, 90 degrees towards the ground, and pierced through the ground, sinking in slightly.
And Little Mortal's figure, which was supposed to be pierced by the swords, faded away.
Now his upside-down figure was above the swords' hilts, which nobody saw how he dodged, or how he hit them so that all ten of them sank to the ground so accurately.
Little Mortal brought his small hand to the center of the swords' hilts, and his hand disappeared from the wrist down for a split second.
Everything happened so fast until now that even the smashed coffins' doors were still in the midst of crumbling,
And the swords that crushed them were already sent back to whoever threw them from the other side.
But the swords were sent back to their owners fast enough that they did not give them enough 'reaction time' to turn invisible and avoid them.
*whoosh* x10
As the speechless coffins' doors finally found the 'time' to crumble, you could see ten cyborg heads, with each one having a sword penetrating their foreheads, fly in 10 different directions.
Only now did the group of birth treasures see what had attacked Little Mortal and what had happened to them after that.
There were 10 cyborgs, different from the previous ones.
All of them had bodies a lot thinner, but with one thick right arm that was connected to the sword's hilt by a chain.
And now, their heads were flying away as they got decapitated by the swords that hit their foreheads so hard that their necks could not keep them on their bodies anymore.
But because their hand was connected to the swords by a chain, their bodies were now being dragged away too.
It was as if they wanted to reunite at all costs.
But from the speed their heads were flying, it could not be anytime soon.
The birth treasures were speechless.
'Are these new enemies strong or not?'
While chuckling, Little Mortal took a step towards them, but changed direction towards the tower the next step.
Only now did the birth treasures understand what the Hourglass team predicted.
Little Mortal obviously was going to go after the 'headless' just now to finish the job, but changed his decision due to the 'future' the Hourglass team saw.
And when he changed direction,
Another group of cyborgs joined the battle.
They were all floating in the air in a specific way,
Their bodies seem to be composed of some self-evolving nanomaterial that shifts fluidly between solid and energy states.
With just a wave from their hands, the 10 flying heads stopped flying, connected back to their owners' bodies,
And the ten, after taking the swords out of their heads, chased after Little Mortal again.
After attaching their comrades' heads, the group of cyborgs that seemed to be 'telekinesis' experts and just used it on their teammates, changed target to Little Mortal.
Little Mortal, who saw the scene, just gave them a side glance and, after some hand seals, said nothing.
But he tapped his guardian token so its teammates know what technique he used.
And while the birth treasures were speechless because they did not even know how much that was, his steps started leaving tracks on the ground.
Little Mortal tapped the guardian token again,
I do not want to scare them, so I just released a little of my weight.>
The birth treasures who thought he was facing a worthy opponent this time,
He can control his weight and gravity separately?
The birth treasures who remembered the past when he would lose control felt sentimental.
The little boy had grown up after... 2 months?
The telekinesis cyborgs were showing signs of struggle now as they used their power on the unknown target.
*BAM* x20
Little Mortal did not care about invisible 'blockades' in his path anymore and just smashed through everything!
It did not take long, and under the unsuccessful attacks of different kinds of cyborgs, he reached the tower.
Only when he arrived, Little Mortal and the birth treasures could see how massive this tower really was.
A monolithic, obsidian-black tower, stretching endlessly into the sky, as if piercing reality itself.
The surface was smooth but constantly shifting, covered in glowing circuits that pulse like veins, and something like... information was moving inside.
A swirling void ring hovered above it, seemingly in the process of sucking something out from a 'bubble'.
One glance, and you could tell it was a bubble with a universe inside, but not the bubble made by world law to protect it.
Instead, a bubble that was trapping the universe, and using it as a source of energy, extracting the empty universe, and breaking it down into raw energy.
Under the tower was a surface similar to the one outside the sphere, which this tower was trying to find a weakness to 'crack it'.
Little Mortal, who saw the cracks on the surface,
Which were similar to the ones on the two ceilings outside, nodded.
This tower was actually doing a good job and was successful in 'cracking the code'.
He then took one more step,
And all of the cyborgs behind him stopped moving.
It was as if he had stepped into a forbidden area that they could not enter or make a move.
Little Mortal, however, was talking to his teammates secretly, while tapping the token, and the token was vibrating in response.
Do you see the future here?>
And only certain points are inevitable.
Most parts keep changing and bringing different outcomes.>
But...>
You are learning how not to spoil the future and ruin everyone's enjoyment of the show.>
The rest of the birth treasures tried to ask what would happen in 4 minutes.
But the Hourglass of Time did not answer.
Little Mortal, while picking a black diamond-like rock from the ground, said to them,
The birth treasures shouted together,
It was the first time for most of them to find an opportunity to utilize 200,000 universes as support without restraint.
*crack*
Two crack sounds echoed through the forbidden area.
One from Little Mortal's left hand that crushed the black rock as if making something out of it,
And the other sound came from a barrier on his path that he broke as he walked passed through it.
The moment he walked through the barrier,
A reality-warping field, making time and space unstable for intruders, surrounded him.
Little Mortal probably did not even feel it,
But the team of birth treasures felt many things.
They felt everything around them suddenly turned solid,
The next moment, it was as if they were floating in a void.
They felt the gravity pull them in impossible directions, sideways, upwards, or even inwards.
At the same time, they saw themselves alone, flying in their true forms in front of themselves,
and sounds from the events happening around them were disordered, making them question the past and future.
The tower ahead of them, that they were flying towards now, was far away in one moment, and in front of them the next moment.
Looking around, they could even see different versions of themselves, moving in the same direction.
*Cough*
The birth treasures who felt more and more lost in this unreal territory heard a 'cough'.
The scene around them shattered like an illusion.
And they found their real selves back on planet Lubo, connected to the guardian token again.
If they could sweat, it was time for them to sweat profusely.
'What just happened?'
They wondered.
Little Mortal chuckled and tapped the guardian token,
Was it fun?
I let you experience something that others could only have as their last 'life experience'.>
The birth treasures could not cry, or it was a good time for them to cry while sweating profusely, for having such a rascal as their boss...
*Clap* *Clap* *Clap*
A clapping sound echoed.
Someone emerged from the tower's wall and walked towards Little Mortal while clapping.
It was a cyborg made from the same material as the tower itself.
Faceless, a green gem on its forehead,
And 8 mechanical arms behind it that were made of the same material that the cyborgs' garment was made of.
However, the birth treasures could not see the arms, as they were hidden from them, as if they were functioning in another dimension.
The way this peculiar cyborg emerged from the tower, it seems to be part of it and the guards of the place.
Each step it took made the air hum with a low vibrating frequency.
Again, Little Mortal did not feel anything,
But the birth treasures felt heavy and sluggish, and they lost the ability to think!
Their last thought was that this cyborg was likely responsible for the previous attack as well.
*Bam* x4
The birth treasures did not know how long they were 'out' in the 'think about nothing' zone.
But the sound of the four impacts brought them back to their senses again.
The first thing they saw after coming out of their second unreal experience, which could be the last one for anybody else, was Little Mortal landing on the ground,
While the guard cyborg was now smashed into the tower behind it, with three small footprints on its chest,
and its head that was now facing the other way because they could no longer see the green gem on its forehead.
After a brief moment, without Little Mortal making any more moves, the guard cyborg's body repaired itself,
Its head rotated back, and it came out of the wall.
This time, it did not attack; instead, it just stood there.
The tower behind it resonated with it, and a group of drones came out, spinning around it, and then, as if they received an order,
They moved toward Little Mortal and started scanning him.
After a minute, they flew back to the tower.
The guard cyborg, after receiving the scanning result, spoke in a mechanical voice.
???? ??? ☉?? ??????? ?? ??? ??"
?? ???? ???
??? ??? ??? ????? ??
"? ???? ???? ??? ???? ??"
The birth treasures,
< !??? >
It was the first time they had heard a language that the Mainland's language couldn't cover.
What this dude was saying?
And Little Mortal, who furrowed, and answered,
" ? ????? ??????? ?? "
The Birth Treasures who found out that there is actually a translator on their team!
< !??? >
They all vibrated and asked Little Translator to add a subtitle.
And Little Mortal starts the conversation with a subtitle.
The Tower Guard:
Identify yourself.
Which Tower's 'invention' are you?
Share the information about your body and how it was made. This is an order!>
Mito Kōmon:
Know your place, you lowly guard!>
The Birth Treasures were dumbfounded.
They knew who the Tower Guard was,
But who is this Mito Kōmon?
Maybe only the Main Crystal or Entertainment Goddess could guess who.
The Tower Guard:
In each sealed area, I am the highest authority!
Identify yourself!
This is your last warning!>
The Tower Guard's form begins to change at this moment.
The tower surface behind it begins to crack as well, revealing pulsing veins of shifting energy underneath.
The guard's faceless head splits open, with the green gem hovering in the middle, shining brightly.
It seems it was getting ready for an attack as it started charging up!
All around, war drones start appearing.
Outside the tower territory, millions of cyborgs stepped out of their stealth mode.
Little Mortal, though, not only wasn't scared,
But even got angry at the guard, took out an 'emblem' which was made of the black rock, and showed it to the guard while shouting and translating,
Mito Kōmon:
Do you realize who stands before you?!>
The Tower Guard was stunned!
The cyborgs were stunned!
The Birth Treasures were stunned!
They all focused on the emblem, which revealed the hidden identity of Mito Kōmon, to see if they could figure out anything from it and who was standing before them.
The emblem that Mito Kōmon revealed had three hollyhock leaves arranged in a circular pattern on it, which nobody really recognized.
And that was it.
There was nothing else.
The Tower Guard,
"???"
The cyborgs outside,
"???"
The teammates,
Seeing no one recognizing the emblem, Little Mortal shouted,
"This crest is called the Mitsuba Aoi!
The official symbol of the Tokugawa shogunate.
It instantly commands respect and fear, as it signifies the authority of the Tokugawa family!
Seeing it means the villains have no choice but to surrender!"
Then he pointed at the cyborgs outside,
"You are under arrest for murdering the Shogun's tie!
Kneel down and accept your punishment!
NOW!"
And at the same time, the Guardian Token vibrates.
It was the Hourglass who said,
And Little Mortal throws away the emblem,
Clasped his hands together,
And this time spoke in the mainland language,
"For the Tie!"
And the Birth Treasures who didn't know what was happening, simultaneously vibrated,
< For the Tie! >
And made their move.
First to take action was Little Mortal, who nobody even saw how or when he snatched the green gem from the Tower Guard's head after he shouted 'For the Tie'.
Because the green gem was between his teeth now.
It seems his hand was busy because it was clasped together, so he used his teeth to take it.
A fraction of a second later,
Everything that could move within a 20-kilometer radius, as if an unimaginably heavy gravity suddenly descended, flattened on the ground.
Millions of cyborgs, drones, and the Tower Guard were flattened to the ground altogether as if a cosmic pan had descended and smashed them all.
After that, Little Mortal was going to say something, but the Birth Treasures didn't wait for him.
It was their turn now to use 200,000 universe as support each one at a time, make their move, and then pass it to the next one.
The Space Mirror sealed everything around,
Not letting even a single piece of information leak out of their battleground.
Scepter of Pestilence and Crown of Decay added 'poison' and 'microbial' attack to the sealed area.
The Star Fusion added bombs to the mix and made a net from them, ready to blow up everything.
Frostveil Crystal froze everything, creating a world of ice with enemies trapped within.
And while Starfall Stone made the sky rain with meteorites,
The Unbreakable Armor, wearing the Gauntlet of Disaster, Punishment Stick in one hand, the Blood Devourer in the other hand, and the Assassin Knife rushing after it,
runs to the crowd of the enemy, slashing at everything and everyone like a maniac under a 'meteor shower'.
Sounds of explosion, crushing, and cutting filled the area.
The Birth Treasures with frontline effect were fearless!
Little Mortal's jaw was dropped for a while now as he watched the chaotic scene unfolding before him!
The Birth Treasures all gathered back to the Guardian Token after a couple of minutes of rampage, vibrating proudly,
< You are at a loss for words from the sight of our prowess, right boss? >
Little Mortal was indeed at a loss for words,
But not because of their prowess.
"Divine Technique Judgment by ... Ah, forget about it..."
Little Mortal sighed in frustration.
The Birth Treasures, except the Hourglass of Time, wondered why he was frustrated.
Was it because they took care of the enemy 'singlehandedly', and didn't leave anything for him?
Little Mortal sighed,
The Guardian Token vibrated; it was the Blood Devourer who said,
Little Mortal was even more speechless.
The Birth Treasures, while confused, looked at the results of the 'team attack'.
As the dust settled, they saw not only that the cyborgs weren't dead, but there wasn't even a scratch on them...
Even the ground itself wasn't affected in any way.
Looking at the cyborgs, which were now standing again, and thinking what was the point of making so much noise and doing nothing,
You could tell that even they were speechless.
Little Mortal shook his head and, while tapping the token, asked,
This guard is number 345, so it is likely related to the 1000 sealed spheres outside, and it may attempt to contact the others.
While we don't know if it's possible or not, we should be cautious.>
The Space Mirror and Glasses of Knowledge responded after checking,
But they bypassed our seal and stopped by your domain.>
Little Mortal nodded, took a deep breath, and muttered,
"That's why, from the moment we entered here, I activated my domain to not let them send any news out.
They are indeed worthy opponents who forced me to use 100% of my power!"
The Birth Treasures, who were shocked to see the enemy didn't even get a scratch, and this little monster actually called them 'a worthy opponent',
Knew things were serious now!
At this moment,
The barrier between the cyborgs outside and the tower's forbidden area suddenly disappeared.
Millions of laser beams, bombs, and invisible weapons attacked their small target, Little Mortal, at the same time.
Little Mortal, with palms still together,
Shouted loudly,
"Condense."
And opened his hands to both sides while roaring towards the sky,
*AAAAA!*
As if he was going all out!
The Birth Treasures were even more shocked now!
It was their first time seeing him so serious and under the siege of so many overpowered enemies!
As the attacks got closer to him,
They suddenly changed direction towards the two small palms, depending on which hand was closer to them.
In a moment, everything within a 20-kilometer distance(12.4 mile), the cyborgs, the tower, which was still intact until a moment ago, the indestructible ground, and even the space itself started moving towards his two palms!
Everything was condensing to two small black pearls while he was still shouting,
*AAApcho*
*cough cough*
Little Mortal, in the middle of this horrifying scene, suddenly stopped shouting and coughed a couple of times.
Then, while everything was still condensing, he said,
"Little Crystal, I messed up the act.
Remember to cut this part out later."
Then he said, "Pause".
And everything stopped moving.
Then he said, "Expand".
and everything moved back to the place they were before he started coughing, as if time was rewound.
Then he said "Pause" again, and everything paused.
Little Mortal first checked to see if everything was in place and then asked Little Crystal, who had a record, to be sure.
After the Crystal confirmed everything was in place, he nodded and, after a brief moment, muttered,
"Take two, action!"
*AAAAAAAA!*
The Birth Treasures who thought he was serious this time,
<-_->
What were they thinking...
He could basically 'pause' and 'rewind' time for real now.
Maybe not the time itself, really, but what he did using his invisible law was pretty close to forcefully manipulating time and the event unfolded.
Not long after, again, everything was turned into two black pearls, which he pressed together and turned them into one, while muttering with a voice filled with anger and hatred,
"For the Tie!"
And His figure disappeared.
The Birth Treasures, who just remembered why they came here,
<-_->
The Crystal,
< Give it to me! Give it to me! >