Chapter 883 Real Name

At this moment, above the saucer-shaped Helios, blood surged and gathered, heading towards the axis of the entire world, climbing up along Publius' tower of light.

Like the Tower of Babel that once went up against God.

The obsession that has been passed down for thousands of years reappears at this moment. The fruit that countless alchemists have dreamed of is right in front of them, facing the sky and the sun disk high above.

Publius, no, all the alchemists above Helios, those souls sinking into hell, those dead who did nothing, and those with unwilling and painful wills, stretched out their hearts towards it palm.

Even after a long period of change, this achievement has gradually lost its meaning.

But the mountain is there.

Following the path left by the gods, the alchemist started climbing again!

boom!

On the Tower of Light, the alchemist who was drinking stiffened for a moment, sighed, raised his head and drank the last drop of sweetness.

"What a pity..."

He murmured softly, closed his eyes, and turned into ashes silently.

His strength had been exhausted, but the next Publius raised his eyes again and plunged into the torrent regardless of his own safety, until the too hot flame even burned him out.

Then, the next one.

Next one...

Countless split souls held the same obsession and threw themselves into the furnace, laying the foundation of the tower with their own ashes, making the big bloody hand go up, up, and up again.

Until the end, regardless of the burning of the sun, firmly hold on to the nihilistic proof of God!

Inch by inch, it was pulled down.

It's like being so hungry that even gods want to be swallowed.

"O great spirit of the gods, I will offer you all the 'sacrifice'——"

Publius is burning.

In the flames, he kept throwing the separated parts of himself into the furnace, grinning wildly and laughing.

"——Please, mourn for me!"

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"Um?"

At that moment, at the scene of the Landlord Competition under the heart of the eternally frozen furnace, the movement of the skeleton holding the cards paused.

Seems confused.

"It seems...something...is not quite right..."

It slowly raised its skull covered with paper, looked at the bloody light that penetrated the sky and the earth, and finally felt the gravity and call coming from the center.

Involuntarily, it was pulled away from the earth, floating, and flew towards the sky.

"Oh my god!"

It screamed: "I'm going to ascend!"

Huai Shi reacted and quickly stretched out his hand. The cord of sadness stretched out, entangled around his frame, and pulled it.

Behemoth also opened his mouth and bit its head, trying to fix it in place.

But the attraction of the same origin is too huge and cannot be stopped at all.

Quickly, its arms burst into gaps, and then the greater trochanter fell off its body, taking the lead in flying into the sky. Immediately afterwards, all the bones in his body were shattered under the restraints, turning into fragments and dust, and quickly flew towards the giant tower of light.

By the time Huaishi reacted, the skeleton had completely fallen apart and disappeared.

All that was left in place was a thin wisp of source matter.

Like a phantom.

Only a translucent skull was left, glowing faintly with the source of fire, as if it had suddenly transformed from a skeleton into a ghost.

Lost consciousness and entered a state of dementia.

"Aba, aba, aba, aba..."

"What the hell?!"

Huaishi scratched his head, puzzled. While he was trying to maintain the last element of the skeleton, he heard a reminder from behind him.

"It's no use what you're doing."

The old voice said, "Publius has recycled all his fragments, and it has lost the basis of support...Don't you have the divine wine? Soak it in, and it can still remain intact. If you continue to toss like this, I'm afraid it will become real." Dispersed."

With the reminder, Huaishi moved quickly.

He took out his water tank and carefully put the skull inside.

Seeing it swimming around like a goldfish in the purified wine, Huaishi couldn't help but feel sad. Well, this time it was really soaked in wine.

As the essence of the essence, divine wine has a sustaining effect on all broken souls. But no matter how you look at it, it looks like it's been soaked in formalin.

"Is he going to die like this?"

Huaishi murmured worriedly.

"The divine wine will maintain its existence, and as long as what was taken away by Publius can be recovered, your friend can be restored to his original state."

The one who doesn't belong here has come to a conclusion.

When Huaishi turned around, she saw the old man holding a cane, an uninvited guest...

Garland.

Involuntarily, he frowned.

"Grand Master, why are you here?" he asked, "Are you here to punish me, an arrogant person who violated the contract?"

Beside Huai Shi, Behemoth raised his paw and licked the sharp blade, causing sparks to burst out.

His eyes became dangerous.

Behind Garland, Rachel's face turned pale and she couldn't help but take a step back.

"Why bother scaring people, Huai Shi."

Garland said coldly: "Although you have successfully bought a lot of time, the duel before the gods is now out of control. When Publius truly pulls the sun disc into his matrix, he will become the new sun god. , the real master of Helios - if we want to stop him, we must join forces. Regardless of rationality and interests, it is the only choice for you and me."

"oh?"

Huai Shi was amused, "You sold me out so thoroughly at first, and now you are back to talk about cooperation. Isn't the thickness of the Grandmaster's face a little too exaggerated?"

"I admit that the shattering of the landmark was intentional on my part, but isn't that part of our deal?"

Garland remained calm without any guilt: "Returning to the Sons of Leviathan has no meaning at all, as Rachel is proof.

Leviathan after being infiltrated by Publius is more dangerous than Helios. Everyone who is not in the contract has no way to escape. Instead, it is me who saves you. "

"Where is the key?" Huai Shi sneered: "Did Helios save me even if I bear your name?"

"Didn't you personally request this?"

Garland asked back: "I even confirmed your purpose to you again and again. You want to get the light-reflecting crystal, but without my authority, you can't enter the core of Helios at all.

I've warned you of the risks -

From the very beginning, the contract has stated, ‘Both parties must not intentionally cause harm’. This clause is still valid now, Huai Shi. "

In his hand was the ancient contract.

The top clause still shines, proving its authenticity and validity.

"You can say that I took advantage of a loophole or deceived you. After all, we never had any trust from the beginning, right?"

Garland said: "But now, if we want to prevent the situation from deteriorating, we must join forces. This time I will not use the contract to give you any restraints. After the matter is completed, all the proceeds, all the relics of Publius, I can even give you anything I own.

If you are still dissatisfied with me, it doesn't matter if you want to betray me, but I believe that above the current Helios, we are each other's only choice. "

"You're right, you're right, but it's a pity that I'm not interested in your empty promises at all."

Huai Shi remained cold and unmoved.

"But you won't let the followers of the Pied Piper complete the conspiracy in front of your eyes, will you?" Garland said: "Our interests are the same. We don't need to be friends, we just have a common enemy."

He said, "Even if it's just this, I believe we already have the basis for joining forces."

In the silence, Huai Shi looked at him silently and said nothing.

For a long time, he laughed mockingly.

He had to admit that this old man had grasped his bottom line and already knew his choice well. Compared to an alchemist, Garland might be better suited to be an intermediary or broker.

There are always reasons that people can't refuse.

He can always grasp the situation, he can always understand the most important points, and he can always control the rhythm.

He can always fool other people into playing tricks.

It always succeeds.

"I have to admit that what you said makes sense, your proposal is very wise, your determination is admirable, and you successfully convinced me."

Huai Shi raised her hands and clapped in admiration, but her eyes did not waver.

Just looked at him calmly.

Tell the old man in front of you.

"I can form an alliance with you, Grand Master, just like last time. But I don't need your empty promises and promises, nor do I need you to answer any questions and mysteries of alchemy for me -"

He said, "I have only one question, and I need you to answer it directly."

Amidst the roar of the earth shattering in the distance, Huai Shi stared at the old man in front of him and asked word for word: "Now, in front of me, is the great master who wants to form an alliance with me...

Is it 'Publius' or 'Garland'? "

At that moment, the lightning of hateful water rose up in his hand, and Behemoth behind him raised his scarlet eyes, no longer concealing his hunger and desire for prey.

Whether it is the incarnation of the source of matter behind them, the Paradise Guards, or even the Lizardman Legion.

All the beings looked at this place indifferently.

Waiting for his answer.

The answer that can determine whether you are an enemy or a friend.

Behind the old man, Rachel was already frozen in place, sluggish.

He looked blankly at the old man beside him and Huai Shi opposite him.

I don’t understand at all...what are they talking about!

"Who are you anyway?"

Huai Shi looked at the old man in front of her indifferently: "Your Excellency, Grand Master, answer me: Which one are you?!"

"I am Garland, Garland van Hellman."

The old Grand Master held up his palms and raised the contract in his hand again: "Do you have any questions about my identity? Huai Shi, or do you think Publius can impersonate me?"

Huai Shi laughed softly: "Ah, I can rest assured about this. Publius may not be able to impersonate Garand, but Garand... may not be able to impersonate Publius, right?"

He paused and asked curiously: "But can you show me the inheritance of the Blessed Herman family? It is said that a drop of blood can drive away all poisons and evil spirits... Oops, I forgot that you have it. I have blood fever, what a coincidence, isn’t it?”

Huai Shi shrugged sympathetically: "It's such a pity that the legendary bloodline was destroyed by the stubborn disease of alchemy. God has treated you unfairly and it's so sad!"

Garland remained silent, did not speak, and at the same time... did not refute.

"I've always been curious about something."

Huai Shi held on to the water of hatred, and her smile became more and more cheerful: "About the rules and regulations on Helios...

In order to defend the technology and power left by the gods, all alchemists born on Helios cannot leave for life.

And foreign alchemists can only stay for seventy years - either they will die after seventy years because they know too much, or they will leave Helios without knowing anything, and at the same time accept the commandments and never tell anyone. Things above Helios.

Mr. Garland, you are an outsider, so you can come and go freely... But how did Publius leave Helios? ! "

Garland did not speak, but next to him, Rachel couldn't help but frown: "It's just a law. For a grand master, it is easy and simple to break it. There is always a way to get around it."

"Yes, everyone thinks so."

Huai Shi nodded, "But there is another possibility, isn't there?"

He looked directly at the old man in front of him and asked again: "What if... for Publius, there are no rules that prevent him from leaving?"

Why, as the prisoner of Helios, could Publius come and go freely?

Why did the skeleton of Publius think that he was a member of the Hermann family?

Why is Grand Master Garland so familiar with Helios...

There are too many doubts and inconsistencies.

All this time, Huaishi couldn't figure out what was going on.

He once again recalled the principle of alchemy - what you gain must be sacrificed.

“Someone reminded me that the so-called costs and results are also interchangeable – sometimes it’s not about what is gained, but what is lost.”

Huai Shi stared at the old man in front of her, "And what have you lost, Your Excellency, the Grand Master?"

Garland said nothing.

And Huai Shi has already found the answer.

"After eliminating all impossible answers, there is only one truth."

Huai Shi raised his finger, pointed at the old man in front of him, and declared in a loud voice:

"——Publius is your biological son, right?"

Dead silence.

Deathly silence fell suddenly, and everyone was stunned and dumbfounded. Even the old man who had always maintained a calm expression was stunned.

Garland: "..."

Rachel: "..."

Behemoth: "..."

Next to him, the incarnation of anger spat on the ground with disdain.

The inference is too silly.

And the incarnation of compassion nodded in agreement: One thing to say, one thing to say, it is true.

Even Behemoth couldn't help showing a look of disgust.

"Ahem, sorry, I made a slip of the tongue just now... Let's try it again."

Huai Shi coughed awkwardly, tried hard to show a serious expression, and raised her finger again: "After eliminating all impossible answers, really..."

"There is no need to test things anymore, Huai Shi, and there is no need to make false claims anymore."

Galland interrupted his insinuations and told him without any concealment: "Now that you have seen Hecate's temple, you already have the answer in your mind, right?"

"Just like you imagined..."

He answered frankly:

"——Before becoming 'Garland van Hermann', my name was 'Publius August'."

I came back from the hospital at six o'clock. I was so sleepy that I finally caught up. Sorry~