Hell Game: Starting from Metropolis

To avoid the discomfort of a massage, Albert changed the subject.

"The umbilical cord of the divine child, the Holy Grail of Tomel, a high-quality blood gem, and the remains of the twisted saint."

Liu Zheng said.

"What will you do with them? Your physical strength may be great, but your mental strength may not be. On the journey to pursue that profound wisdom, this imbalance will surely lead you astray."

Albert shook his head.

What kind of wisdom are we pursuing?

He looked completely bewildered.

"Didn't you want to use them to spy on the secrets of those in power?"

Albert paused for a moment and then asked.

"You're overthinking it, old man. I'm just an employee. I find whatever my boss tells me to find. Whether it's the umbilical cord of the divine child or the excrement of the divine child, it's all the same to me."

"A hunter as powerful as you actually has a master."

Albert exclaimed in surprise.

Even Gehman didn't believe that the other party could hunt down Amirola alone.

The relationship between Gehrman and him was not entirely one of master and servant, but more like a cooperative one.

"First of all, I am not a hunter. Secondly, I do not have a master, only a boss."

Liu Zheng corrected his statement.

"Does your boss have a clear understanding of these things? Atlantis is already shrouded in the Pale Moon, and I don't want the darkness behind that light to spread to other places."

Albert said.

"Don't worry, Metropolis is much darker than Beathe. And those who are high and mighty in your eyes are nothing more than ingredients in my boss's eyes."

He spread his hands and said.

“My eyes tell me you’re not lying. It’s unbelievable that such a terrifying place exists in this world. Metropolis.”

Albert leaned back, burying his entire body in the rocking chair.

"Could you help me rock the chair, young man?"

he requested.

"sure."

Liu Zheng walked behind him and started rocking the chair.

With a creaking sound, Albert gradually fell asleep.

Time passed slowly, amidst the soft, long snores.

Albert woke up after Liu Zheng counted to 653.

"Ahem, I'm so sorry. I'm getting old, and I get sleepy easily when I use my brain."

He coughed a few times and said.

"It's okay, I was planning to slap you awake in a few more minutes anyway."

Liu Zheng comforted him.

"Your speaking style is truly unique. But only someone like you could break the silence and oppressive atmosphere in At.

Albert hugged his cane tightly, finally making up his mind.

"Let's make a deal, young man."

He said.

"If you're going to talk about this, I won't be sleepy anymore."

Liu Zheng perked up.

Fighting is just a side job for him; trading is his main profession.

"I can give you everything you want. But you have to do one thing for me."

"what's up?"

he asked.

“Kill Him.”

Albert pointed the tip of his cane at the pale moon in the sky.

"You mean the hand that reached out during the blood moon?"

"Have you seen the Blood Moon? Have you seen Him?"

Albert was stunned.

"Oh, so the person Muro saved was you."

Then, he suddenly realized.

"Muro?"

"Haven't you already seen her? When you saw that hand."

Albert said.

"Oh, you mean that spider?"

Liu Zheng remembered.

"Yes. Her name is Muro, and she is my most loyal student."

Albert nodded.

"Old man, you're quite the educator of all kinds. You're starting to resemble the Tongtian Sect Leader."

he joked.

"Although I don't know which great scholar Tongtian Jiaozhu is, I have a feeling that it's not a good thing to say."

“An illusion. Go on.”

“Muro was once human, but she became like this later. She made a great sacrifice for me.”

Albert sighed.

"She was the most foolish of my disciples, but it was this foolish disciple who stayed with me until the end."

"Not necessarily. I don't think your disciple named Dickins is very bright either."

Liu Zheng complained.

If you were smart, you wouldn't believe that "blood therapy" is some kind of salvation. Even medieval barbers knew to bleed people, not to inject anything into their bodies.

"Have you met Dickins?"

Albert was stunned.

"I thought he was already dead."

“He’s definitely dead now, and he was practically dead before. He turned into a beast and was locked in the dream world. I made a deal with Amelia to go in and kill him.”

Liu Zheng said.

"Amelia, I'm quite surprised that she could be so ruthless. Sigh, it seems Amelia isn't far from turning into a beast."

Albert sighed.

"It's alright. Considering she was quite generous, I can give her a free ride."

As long as she dies and drops a super-large Blood Gem like Dickins, that's enough.

"Then I'll thank you on her behalf. The moon's radiance is actually the reflection of the sun, and the dream world is actually the shadow of the real world."

“Those in positions of power probably all have the ability to weave dream worlds, but He is particularly good at it. Deakins may not have been imprisoned; on the contrary, it is very likely that he was protected by Him.”

Albert speculated.

"Also a possibility."

Remembering the headless angel bleeding profusely, Liu Zheng nodded.

"What did Dickins say to you?"

"Albert asked."

"I forgot, but it was something like humans were transformed from beasts or something."

"That's true. The ancestors of the Att people were animals like wolves, while the ancestors of the Tomel people were fleas and bats."

Albert nodded.

"Oh."

"Those in power, for some purpose, modified or accelerated the evolution of human ancestors into humans. But our bodies and minds still retain animalistic instincts."

"And I made a big mistake."

Albert continued.

"Oh."

"My lifelong pursuit is to acquire more knowledge and explore the mysteries of the universe. I have put in a lot of effort for this and have also gained a lot."

"But when I could no longer acquire new knowledge through various channels, I hit a bottleneck. At that time, someone brought me a stone tablet from the Tomel civilization."

"After I deciphered this stone tablet, I learned of the existence of the superior beings, and that I could contact them and gain knowledge beyond that of mortals."

"So I organized an academy exploration team and hired hunters to conduct an unprecedented large-scale excavation of the Tomel ruins."

Albert gently patted his knees, as if reminiscing about those spirited days.

"When you're feeling sleepy, someone hands you a pillow. Don't you think that's a bit odd?"

Liu Zheng finally spoke.

"Yes, looking back now, it definitely had a lot of problems. But at the time, I was blinded by hope."

Albert sighed.

"As a large number of artifacts from Tomel were unearthed, the terrifying things inside also came out. The beast disease began to spread on a large scale in Atlantis, and the beasts that the residents turned into became more and more powerful."

"At this rate, before the Tommel ruins are fully excavated, At will become a dead city."

"At this time, the emissaries of Delavania found the Academy. They shared some secrets with us and also took some things away. It was through their contact with them that Dickins learned the technique of 'blood therapy' and believed that it could cure the beast disease, and even allow humanity to be free from illness and evolve to a higher level."

“I, on the other hand, insist on taking the path of constructing the ‘inner eye,’ which is more difficult and dangerous, but at least it is not a dead end as tempting as ‘blood therapy.’”

"Did you succeed?"

Liu Zheng asked.

"Yes, I succeeded, and my creation is Muro, my most foolish yet most loyal disciple. She successfully rose from a mortal to a superior being. And the reason why At is still able to maintain its current situation is also due to her power."

"And my first request to you is to kill her, my most loyal disciple, Muro."

Albert said.

"Huh? Old man, are you getting senile?"

He was confused.

“No, I am perfectly lucid. The reason this Pale Night has been so long is because Muro has been using her ability to rewind time.”

"But this won't solve the problem; it will only prolong the Pale Night indefinitely. Muro might be able to hold on, but Ate cannot."

"The only way to truly solve this problem is to end the Pale Night and bring about the Blood Moon Night, at which time He will descend upon the world. My second request to you is to kill Him and end this eternal nightmare."

Albert said.

"Then why didn't you just let Muro remove her powers? Why did you have to kill her?"

Liu Zheng asked, puzzled.

"Because He is watching her."

Albert pointed to the moon again.

"He is extremely cunning, probably among the most cunning of all rulers. According to the documents of the Tommel civilization, their destruction was also orchestrated by Him in secret."