Chapter 176: The Gate of Goffin (3)

Chapter 176: The Gate of Goffin (3)

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INFINITE MAGE

“The current leader of that faction is Chief Kadum.”

Shirone recalled the two types of gazes he felt at the banquet. The elders who welcomed Unlocker must have been Angel Faction, while those who looked at him with disdain belonged to the Anti-Angel Faction.

When classified that way, Chief Kadum's father, Hashid, was Anti-Angel Faction. So was Mahatu.

“Chief Kadum is leading Kergos to ruin. It's ironic for someone like me, who engages in Lupe smuggling, to say this, but I believe that entrusting the tribe’s fate to the messenger of God is wrong. In truth, I am of the Anti-Angel Faction lineage, and I was destined to be a slave. You've heard about the human trafficking perpetrated by the Galiant autonomous government. Most of the victims were from the Anti-Angel Faction. My mother was also kidnapped by foreigners.”

Amy decided to erase the last bit of resentment she had towards Mahatu. If his parents had suffered such a fate, it was understandable that he harbored animosity towards outsiders.

“A hundred years ago, the Kergos tribe was shaken by the infiltration of civilization. The anger of the Anti-Angel Faction intensified as the Galiant autonomous government began hunting humans. It seemed like a third civil war was imminent, and destruction seemed unavoidable. But there was someone who turned it all around. The person who ended the civil war by designing the Room of Achievement and Sacrifice to prevent reckless ascensions to Heaven. That person was Miro.”

Shirone thought of Miro. There had been times when he felt a chill from Miro’s eyes that seemed to show rapid emotional changes. But before entering Miro's space-time, he was a human being.

“There is still conflict, but it’s much better than back then, thanks to Miro. Without her, I would have been just another slave.”

“Where is Miro now?”

Shirone knew that she resided in a middle dimension of Estas. But he also thought she might exist everywhere.

“After designing the Room of Achievement and Sacrifice, Miro entered the Gate of Goffin. Though I wasn’t there, I heard she said she was going to meet Goffin.”y asked with a puzzled look.

“Wait a minute. Isn't Goffin from 250 years ago? How can she meet him?”

“I don't know either. But the records clearly state that.”

Shirone believed it was entirely possible.

To have installed the Gate of Goffin meant she was an Unlocker who wielded Scale Magic. If Miro was strong in spatial aspects, then Goffin must have been strong in temporal aspects.

He thought of Armin, the Eternal Cintana. He had also spent over a hundred years contemplating with Stop Magic, so it wouldn’t be strange for Goffin to be alive somehow. Even the Archmage Arcane survived 150 years solely with his biological abilities.

Canis wasn't interested in Miro. However, the Room of Achievement and Sacrifice she designed was crucial in determining ascension to heaven.

“So, where are those who passed through Miro’s space-time waiting? Shouldn’t they go with Shirone?”

Now that it was mentioned, Shirone was curious too.

Those who proved their strength in Miro’s space-time. If they were still here, more clues might be obtained.

“Whether they accompany us or not is up to the messenger of God to decide, but currently, no one is here. The last team left for Heaven two years ago and never returned.”

The fact that it was only two years ago was shocking. People were ascending to heaven more frequently than expected.

Kadum hid this fact because he was part of the Angel Faction. He wanted more people to ascend to Heaven.

Amy asked another question.

“All Kergosians believe in Ra, right? How can a faction that opposes angels exist?”

“I’m part of the Anti-Angel Faction, but I don’t know how the first civil war started. Most records were lost in the volcanic eruption 500 years ago. We call it the Lost Record. Honestly, we can’t even be sure if the volcanic eruption was the work of an angel. It’s just a story passed down.”

Mahatu's story influenced their judgment. Even if there was a way to return, caution was necessary. They couldn’t grasp what Heaven was like.

“Even so, if you decide to go... I won’t stop you. No, I have no means to stop you. But please understand this. Everyone who passed through Miro’s space-time was stronger than me.”

Mahatu implied that they were stronger than Shirone’s group. Yet even those strong individuals couldn’t return from Heaven.

In the heavy atmosphere, Shirone’s group fell into deep thought. Realizing that his sincerity had been conveyed, Mahatu bowed his head.

“I respect your determination, Shirone, unmoved by tribute. You must have come with a purpose beyond common worldly desires. That’s why I felt compelled to tell you the truth. While I won’t interfere with your decision, please consider it carefully.”

“Yes, we heard important information. Thank you.”

As Mahatu left the room, silence fell.

Heaven was still alluring, but no one tried to persuade Shirone.

Tess’s delicacy, Amy’s brilliance, Canis’s defense, and Arin’s mental strength. Harvest was also a reliable ally now.

This was a splendid party. He felt a bit relieved.

Shirone stepped through the door.

As they left the altar, the white light condensed into gray particles and began to reconstruct the stone wall.

The floating cubes found their places, reassembled, and the magical runes lost their glow.

There was no one standing at the closed stone wall.

The cavern was silent.

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Shirone gritted his teeth. Multicolored lights whizzed around him.

What awaited at the end? Or was there even an end? The dazzling light patterns didn’t disappear even when he closed his eyes.

It was as if he had become a cannonball fired from a cannon, with his vision opening wide.

The group shared the same feeling. They only hoped it wasn’t a world of burning sulfur.

The first impression wasn’t bad. The air was clear and cool. But realizing where they were, they screamed.

They had assumed the Gate of Goffin would lead them to the ground. How foolish.

They were floating high above the clouds, at a height where they could see the ends of the sea.

The mages attempted teleportation, but it was futile. Still affected by the Gate of Goffin, they plummeted towards the ground faster than freefall.

The sea receded, revealing dense forests.

Shirone spotted a city standing in the center of the distant forest. It was identical to what he had seen in Miro’s space-time.

A castle surrounded by two concentric circles, with the inner circle divided into six sections like a pie.

Mechanical devices resembling ladybugs were flying in the sky. They reminded him of a human brain.

As they descended, the city disappeared, and they plummeted into the forest. Breaking through the forest, they saw the ground. They would be killed instantly upon impact.

They tried magic again, but it was impossible. Just as the pebbles on the ground touched their retinas, the Gate of Goffin released them.

***

Heaven’s outskirts. Purgatory.

Shirone had no time to look around and immediately checked his head. Falling face-first, his head should have been smashed.

He seemed to have lost consciousness for a moment, but when he came to, he was standing on his two feet, unharmed.

Tess examined his body and spoke.

“Are we alive? Or did we die?”

“We’re alive, I think. I’m hungry.”

Even in this situation, Rian’s comment about hunger was meant to reassure Tess.

“Maybe we didn’t fall from the sky.”

Shirone, using his expertise, explained.

“Think of it as spatial movement. We simply arrived here through a tunnel, and the various landscapes we saw were due to the space folding.”

In the end, it was spatial movement. However, the extraordinary distance traveled caused such phenomena.

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