Chapter 311 Power

"What exactly is a tyrant?"

Annan came to a remote and deserted garden in the college.

He softly called an acquaintance in the academy, and the other person came immediately and silently.

"Gatekeeper, why would anyone want to actively become a tyrant?"

"Because of power."

The tall and burly gatekeeper answered the question briefly.

"Where's the power?"

Annan was half leaning against the fence of the garden wall, looking up at the dark but clear night sky without stars or moon.

"What kind of power is it?"

"Otherworldly power."

The gatekeeper's deep voice did not echo in the small garden, but only reached Annan's ears.

"Truly worthy of the name, extraordinary, separated from the ordinary world, neither born nor destroyed, nor dead, a transcendent existence beyond the ordinary."

"Is it so exaggerated?"

Annan is still a little hard to understand.

This description is a bit too abstract.

Especially since this is a low-demon world - it should be a low-demon world - the sudden appearance of the so-called extraordinary is really hard for people to accept so quickly.

Even the witch of chaos who can be resurrected can only gain longevity by plundering other lives, and cannot be regarded as otherworldly.

"Gatekeeper, do you look like you?"

"I'm not perfect, I'm not really extraordinary, because when I stepped on the first step under the guidance of the witch, I refused to continue walking, so I became what I am now."

The gatekeeper answered every question and even explained it further.

"First step?"

Annan found that he seemed to have heard some important keywords.

"The researchers of the academy are so named, the otherworldly, the ladder leading to the ultimate, and it was when I stepped onto the first ladder that the miko who rejected and killed me became It’s only half a step forward, such an existence that is neither up nor down.”

"Is that so? This is really the first time I've heard of it."

"Because you didn't ask before, but since you asked now, I will answer. The fact that you ask such a question means that you have questions about these things."

The gatekeeper looked down at Annan who was thoughtful.

"Annan, don't contact the witch. I suggest you kill the witch as soon as you see her, or stay away from her. Don't become a real tyrant, and don't step onto the extraordinary ladder that shouldn't exist."

"Even if it's obviously an otherworldly path?" Annan asked.

"Being otherworldly is just a nice word, a superficial description. On this road, on this road, at the end of this road, what exists is nothing but great terror."

The expressionless gatekeeper exuded a serious and serious atmosphere.

"The Great Terror?"

Annan raised his head and stared at the gatekeeper who seemed to exist in the shadows.

"Gatekeeper, what did you see when you stepped onto the so-called stairs under the guidance of the witch?"

"I have already said, it is a great terror."

The gatekeeper took the trouble to repeat the explanation.

"At that time, I was deceived by the witch. I was lost in power. I pursued the so-called otherworldly path. Then, I succeeded.

At the right time, under the shining of the stars in the sky, I stepped onto the first step. On the endless steps, I saw countless doors. At that time, I understood. I understood very naturally. What needs to be done is to pass through these gates and pursue the end of the ladder. "

Annan listened quietly.

He knew that this excessively tall man had not finished speaking.

"Everything is like instinct. I already understood it when I stepped on the stairs. However, I did not pass through the door on the first step because I was full of curiosity at that time and saw it by accident. After seeing the door Oh, great horror... I woke up."

The gatekeeper, who had shaken off the intoxication of power and sobered up, flinched.

If he continues to be deceived, if he really passes through the first door, then he will truly become a "transcendent" on the first step.

However, after seeing the horror, he could no longer move forward.

"At that time, I could only move forward. I had to move forward. If I wanted to stop, the only way was to cut off the guidance of the stairs, that is, kill my miko."

So the gatekeeper killed his own miko.

To be more precise, he, who was halfway up the ladder, ordered his own miko, who still existed in reality, to commit suicide.

His miko didn't have any questions. The miko obediently obeyed her king's order and ended her life.

"Without the guidance of the witch, I can no longer take a step forward, but similarly, I can no longer retreat. I have become the existence that I am now, stuck on the first step, and I broke away. Reality, but also no successful detachment.”

"But you are here now."

Annan certainly knew that the tall man in front of him could not be observed by ordinary people. If he did not have spirituality that exceeded a certain critical point, he would not be able to contact this man.

It might be a bit wrong to say that they were in contact. They had never been in contact with each other. It should be described as communication.

"Did the academy do something?"

"The academy bound me with their own destiny, tying me to the academy and making me the gatekeeper of the academy."

The gatekeeper did not accept this option, but he also did not reject it.

Because he had completely broken away from reality, his situation at that time was equivalent to falling into nothingness, and he could almost be regarded as non-existent.

He couldn't make any choice at all. The college only found him when it was in need.

"Only in this academy can I maintain my current existence. If the academy had been a little later, I might have completely become a part of nothingness. That state cannot be said to be death, but it cannot be said to be survival. Just become part of nothingness.”

From then on, the gatekeeper became the current gatekeeper in accordance with the requirements of the college.

"The Academy needs an otherworldly gatekeeper? Why?"

He was obviously asking about the tyrant, but Annan was easily caught by other things.

"There's no reason why, because they need it, they need stability, that's it."

The gatekeeper didn't explain in detail, not because he didn't want to, but because he couldn't.

Being bound by the fate of the academy, he always has some limitations.

"On the other hand, I can also maintain myself in this academy, but I can't leave here. This is a transaction, and it is also a price."

The gatekeeper felt that he had said enough, and he did not continue to explain.

He was leaving, but before leaving, he left one last message.

"Annan, you can use the academy, but don't trust the academy. I know that the academy wants to make you a tyrant at some point to achieve their goals."

After Annan heard these words, he naturally became very interested and had many questions.

However, the gatekeeper just left.

"Annan, remember, never step on the path of a tyrant. At the end of the extraordinary ladder, there is only great terror."