Chapter 635

Genius Magician Who Eats Medicine Episode 635

How to Kill a God (1)

The Old World’s God Slayer.

Upon hearing that, Lennok sharpened his senses and focused on examining the reactions of others.

What does it mean to mention it in the mechanical city that experienced the failure of Ascension Gate?

Do they know what it means to speak directly about the cause and effect of a world that has already been destroyed?

The silent soldiers, as if not understanding the words themselves, and the Meisters looking at Hermes with a somewhat subtle expression.

“Hermes, have you forgotten about it?”

One of the silent Meisters spoke.

“We must have discussed it beforehand when bringing the necessary information from beyond the door.”

“... ... .”

“As the head of this quarter, I understand that you have a role to explore and research beyond the door. But you need more reasons to make adjustments.”

The Sea Storage Wall Simseong Hall, which opens in each quarter of Machine City.

I wonder if the meister who stays in each quarter, the soldiers, and the person in charge of the door research are working together to fix the failure of the Ascension Gate.

‘Researcher of machine head, soldier of steel heart, master of war hammer... ... He was managing the inside of the sea barrier with his own balance.’

If so, it can be said that the huge ring that loftily rises behind Hermes’ back is the legacy of the failure of the Gate of Ascension.

“Sorry, Harvester.”

Hermes spoke in a voice that did not waver at all.

“But sometimes there are things that are not even allowed to come out of the mouth. Don’t you know?”

“... ... .”

At those words, the other Meisters’ expressions changed cautiously.

It was because he realized that Hermes’ words weren’t simply because he didn’t want to talk.

“Among the fragments of the old world, it is information that has been banned.”

“Obviously, if that’s the case, that’s definitely a reason to completely revise our quarterly targets. Is that why you called us?”

“As I said, you need to make the right adjustments to load the information you need at the right time.”

Hermes’ transparent gaze turned to Meister and the soldiers.

“If you understand, I want to start right away.”

“... ... Even if you succeed in finding groundbreaking information and fragments of knowledge, there are numerous cases where you cannot pay the price and leave only irreversible harm.”

The old Meister, who was standing at the very back, muttered quietly.

“There isn’t much time left. You will have to take full responsibility so that this time does not happen.”

“Would you like to say this?”

Hermes nodded slowly.

The Meisters, who had been facing each other without speaking, gestured to the soldiers standing silently behind them.

“From now on, we will start adjusting the inquiry. So that you guys can assist with the related work.”

“All right.”

‘The situation is not good... ... .’

Lennok, who was walking among the soldiers, frowned in his suit.

The Meisters don’t seem to know who the new slayer of the old world is, but they cooperate as if they’re used to this kind of thing.

It must be because in the past, whenever I found unusual information beyond the door, I had learned it through a similar process.

Two things can be learned from this.

One was that it required sufficient preparation and coordination in advance to bring out information from beyond the door.

The other was that the legacy of the Ascension Gate, seen in Boyan’s memory, had the power that Lennok had vaguely assumed.

‘The Ascension Gate Project was undoubtedly a failure. But beyond the door... ... .’

It is no coincidence that traces and relics of the old world are often found in the mechanical city of Machina.

It was not a non-existent fourth world, but a second world in which causality had already disappeared and was destroyed.

Through the failure of the Ascension Gate, they were bringing out the memories and knowledge of WORLD 2.0 or artifacts equivalent to them.

Why is the door to the fourth connected to the destroyed second world, and why does the space of the old world beyond the door remain intact?

There is nothing Lennok can confirm right now.

All you have to do is watch the situation while helping the work in the huge cavity prepared on the wide lake.

Lennok and other soldiers hauled necessary materials and goods, and meisters began attaching wires and equipment to the giant hook.

woo woo woo... ... !!

A giant ring made of dozens of overlapping circles rotating on the lake with a strange vibrating sound.

For each ring that rotates in a different direction and speed, a measurement device and data output device are connected, and the numerical value is adjusted through a temporarily installed calculator.

In the process of exchanging and exchanging supplies during the work, Lennok was also able to observe the shape of the door up close.

A beautiful metal that shines white and gold. Whether it is an illusion or not, the shape sometimes flickers as if it does not exist in reality.

Darby quietly whispered through Lennok’s earphones in his arms.

[There is no relevant data anywhere in the machine city and megacity databases. It’s an alloy that doesn’t officially exist.]

‘No, this is an old world thing.’

Lennok knew that this was an off-spec grade alloy called cloud metal.

I don’t remember all the items that exist in WORLD 2.0, but it’s because this beautiful, blurry shape like a cloud has gained immense popularity as an appearance change option.

And that fact proved the fact that the door here was a newly created one after the failure of the Ascension Gate.

If the Ascension Gate Project had touched the destruction of the Second World, then the completed Ascension Gate would have been made only of materials from this world.

If so, where is the Ascension Gate that was created and failed at the time of the project?

‘I haven’t even found the end of Teremer yet, but you’ve gotten too involved in this business. This is difficult... ... .’

When I entered Simseonggwan, I thought that I might be able to find traces related to the Ascension Gate, but I never thought I would be able to see the sight of using the gate from the side.

And the reason why things happened so suddenly was because of that man named Hermes who called the Meisters together.

From what was going on, it seemed clear that the man was the one most deeply involved in the city’s secrets, and the head.

A member of the Ex Machina Committee and the Machine Head faction. Even if he is here as the head of the research institute, he must be a big man who corresponds to the leadership.

“Adjustment is almost done! Bring in the test subjects needed for the trade. It’s hard to keep the output for a long time because the condition of the door is not good!!”

“... ... .”

At those words, the meister called Oason, who had been scolding Hermes, looked away.

“Let’s talk after work is over... ... .”

“After looking through the door for a long time, I realized.”

Hermes interrupted Oason’s words and took a slow step.

“No matter how much we deny it, the fact that our glory and honor have deteriorated considerably compared to decades ago... ... .”

“... ... .”

“It was all too clear that it was the fault of the failure of the Ascension Gate.”

The resolute words of Hermes fell silent.

It even turned his attention to the other Meisters, who had been concentrating on the adjustment work without interfering at all.

“Hermes. What do you want to say?”

“It was discussed decades ago. Are you going to come and overturn all those decisions?”

“Despite the failure of the Gate of Ascension, the reason why Machine City stood at the pinnacle of sorcery engineering was because it accepted failure without looking away. Are you going to deny the sacrifices made over the decades?”

Despite the scoldings pouring in from all over, Hermes did not care.

“The rule of steel. A door was created under the rationality that more than what was given must be returned, and we tried to move forward with everything we had.”

“... ... .”

“But now we are picking up the leftovers of a world that has been destroyed by paying the price with lower bargaining than ordinary merchants. I no longer consider this a failure.”

Hermes looked away, and his expression was cold and mocking.

“It is more evidence of failure and downfall than failure.”

“Hermes!!”

One of the impatient Meisters hit the workbench hard.

bang!!

“Enough!! Now that the adjustments to the door have been completed, bring in the necessary specimens. After confirming the information about the murderer you mentioned, I will hold you accountable for this!!”

“Looking back on past memories and recalling forgotten information are now enough.”

Hermes said that and grabbed the ring of the gateway with one hand.

“I found a higher value than that beyond the door. And I finally succeeded in getting my hands on it.”

Keyiing... ... !!!

Following Hermes’ hand, the huge ring of light began to rotate at an insanely high speed.

Dozens of overlapping rings of different sizes accelerated at the same time, creating cracks in space, and a completely different landscape was projected through the twisted cracks.

The complexion of the other Meisters changed dramatically.

“no!! No one can escape the discipline by opening the door when there are no other offerings!!”

“catch!! Stop the door from opening!!”

Most of the Meisters are powerful superhumans who know how to handle magical powers at a high level.

The artisans who raised their magical powers grabbed their tools and rushed to stop Hermes, but it was already too late.

click.

With the sound of the door opening quietly, the intense light that leaked from beyond instantly covered the lake and flashed.

Aaaaaaa!!

Ironically, as soon as the Meisters faced the light, they couldn’t properly control their bodies and stumbled to the ground.

At the same time, all sorts of colorful noises that echoed through Lennok’s ears: all kinds of crunches and twists and turns and crashes and explosions and crawls.

The overwhelming amount of information leaking out randomly from beyond the door, just as he encountered in Boyan’s memory.

The moment they face it properly, it is difficult for even meisters, who are excellent superhumans, to maintain consciousness.

“This is impossible... ... !!”

Harvest, the artisan who fell at Hermes’ feet, cried out with difficulty.

“How can you break the rules and open the door by yourself... ... !!”

Originally, it would have been impossible to open the door itself only with Hermes’ authority.

The reason why the other Meisters responded to Hermes’ call was probably because they believed that they couldn’t do any harm alone.

However, that belief was completely shattered when Hermes opened the door himself.

Instead of answering Harvest’s words, Hermes crouched down in front of him and opened his mouth.

“Harvest. Do you remember what we were trying to do through this door?”

“... ... .”

Instead of answering, Harvest swung the retractable blade he was struggling to hold in his hand.

A blow swung in a state of desperation with a gesture that bordered on exasperation.

hook!!

Unexpectedly, the blade so easily lodged precisely in Hermes’ nape.

“... ... !!!”

The other meisters who tried to hold a ceremony to help Harvest around them.

Lennok, who was watching, as well as Harvest himself, who wielded his sword in a fit of panic, opened their eyes wide in shock.

Hermes’ dazzling silver hair was cut off, and red blood dripped from the nape of his neck where the blade was lodged.

A fatal wound that is not strange even if life is in danger, regardless of whether it is human or superhuman.

However, Hermes didn’t care even though he was covered in blood in an instant.

“According to the rule of steel, you must leave what you have at the door to bring back what has been forgotten.”

“... ... you you... ... .”

“Until now, we have obtained fragments of the old world in exchange for memories and knowledge, but it suddenly occurred to me.”

Saying that, Hermes reached out and grabbed Harvest by the collar.

“If what we have obtained is the fragment itself of the destroyed world, wouldn’t there still be a soul or consciousness that couldn’t get out of it?”

Hermes approached beyond the ring of pure white light, grabbed Harvest by the collar and stood in front of the door.

Hermes smiled brightly at the miserable appearance of his neck being cut off in half.

“And to summon a spirit that is not specific information or memory, you must give something of the same value.”