Chapter 1212 - 518: Crimson Silence

"Trinity? Interesting, but it can't be considered an answer."

Even though the other party was making statements about his daughter right in front of him, the father remained unmoved.

"Someone who considers themselves piled up by foolishness, on what basis do you think you can stand above them?"

"Not to stand above, but to support each other."

As if painting or envisioning that future, the Four-winged King spoke softly.

"I need them, but they need me more. It's just that some have already perceived this, while others are yet unaware.

"Wisdom is intangible. Born from the prayers of angels, at first, I couldn't interfere with this world, only guide them through words.

"And the more foolish one is, the more wisdom they need. When one of the world's dumbest beings also believed in me, I felt tangible power for the first time."

If a Hero or elder brother were here, they might exclaim or recall some three-lettered green-skinned magic creature.

But the father only lowered his head, as if in realization.

"And with my wisdom, it also achieved transcendent growth, leaping from the bottom of the world to a level where it could stand shoulder to shoulder with angels.

"As long as they obtain me, they can achieve such growth. And with them, I can change the entire world.

"For you, isn't this a form of power?"

"A parasitic concept, absorbing the host's wisdom through faith, stacking it in a collective manner to create high performance, and then feeding it back to the host?" Upon hearing this, the father raised his head again, a faint smile on his face:

"Ah, of course, if you find this description somewhat derogatory, it could also be called a crystallization of faith and divine blessing."

"...You are quite smart." The Four-winged King responded calmly.

"At this level of conversation, anyone not entirely stupid should understand." The father sighed lightly, "You are indeed as candid as you claim to be.

"And as long as it is attainable, your power will indeed exceed my imagination. Yet even so, your goal still—"

The Four-winged King slightly raised his palm, and the light from behind him cast down a massive shadow, interrupting the father's words.

"I know what you want to say.

"You see my kingdom as a stagnant greenhouse, so you're displeased, but aren't you the same?

"You despise your own species, believing humanity is a burden, so you abandoned the path of leading them forward."

"What value do swarms of the weak have?" The father shook his head, "Moreover, since a special existence is born, leaving the nest to fly high is the right path."

"Not so, I have always seen humankind as a soil of possibilities.

"Quantity stacks into quality, and overlimit leads to collapse, precisely because of the presence of many possibilities, there is you, there is her, there is the birth of 'special'.

"While I indeed thank you as an individual, what I am even more grateful for, is humankind itself.

"So, although my ritual involves you, I initially did not wish to assist you, even though leveraging your power would make it easier for her to understand the necessity of my guidance.

"Just as you do not recognize me, I do not recognize your approach either.

"But after overhearing your conversation with each other, I decided to speak with you personally."

The father responded with interest, "Oh? Why?"

"Because you too need my wisdom."

"Thus, I will grant you the ultimate answer."

The holy light projecting from beyond the world, and its shadows, together formed a vague human figure before the father.

And the voice that previously seemed to echo in a giant cavern, now became nearby, clear and precise.

"I ask—why am I not special?"

The father was about to speak when his lips suddenly stopped, and his breath halted.

[Verdant Demon's Acknowledgment]

D100=71

Then, he suddenly widened his eyes.

"...I see." He held his forehead, bent down, his shoulders shaking uncontrollably, "I see—!"

He took a deep breath, straightened up again, and on his usually stern face, there appeared a satisfied smile, filled with brightness and joy in his Emerald Eye.

"—Because the angels are not special."

"Correct." The Four-winged King nodded approvingly, "Hence, I am not special either."

"This is why you desire them so intensely." The father finally chuckled.

"It's almost like disliking one's own origin and trying to reincarnate as a royal child, no, more like wanting the royal family to become your womb?"

"Ah, truly, an unexpected answer."

"Both you and that child seem to like mixing personal feelings into descriptions." The Four-winged King responded indifferently, without any displeasure.

"However, no matter how you describe it, by encompassing the most special existences, it is equivalent to bringing all humankind into my kingdom. I would then become the culmination of all possibilities, that is, the wisdom of all-encompassing truth.

"As they say, God loves humanity.

"This is not because God is merciful, but because humanity is inherently worthy of love.

"The same applies to you, there is no need to pursue ultimate destruction, just become my subject.

"Then, the endless possibilities you dream of will become my end."

"...Not bad, really not bad." The father, barely calming down, suppressed the corners of his mouth and sighed in admiration.

He finally understood.

Compared to demons, angels are closer to magic creatures.

Especially the high-ranking angels with Wings of Logic, they are inherently fused into the world's rules.

No matter how powerful their strength, even if they plunge into the Arcane Surge and succumb, angels will not grow into world-wrecking Great Demons.

After all, the Arcane Surge itself, in the end, is just a natural phenomenon.

Thus, even if the angels' prayers are earnest, limited by their essence, the "Divine Wisdom" created by such angels has an endpoint that's easily seen.

It cannot transcend the shackles of truth and can absolutely never become an enemy of humankind or even the world.

"—So you used the hand of humankind to eradicate them."

Indeed, until almost all angels were devoured by that crimson whirlpool.

The Divine Wisdom, having lost or rid of its followers or hosts, became an ownerless existence.

And in order to become a world-wrecking existence, its next chosen master needed to be immune to the world's suppression, full of possibilities, even born special...

—That is humankind.

"...That was indeed the most benevolent path for them." The Four-winged King did not refute, merely stating calmly.

"Just like how humanity can never differentiate between subjective and objective, angels too cannot control the goodness inherent in their nature.

"And as humankind develops, their 'guidance' will one day evolve into 'control'.

"That is what you detest, the stagnant greenhouse.

"To prevent their naive goodness from degenerating into obsessive evil, I made my guidance.

"Thus, to this day, people still revere angels, seeing them as the 'forever loving humankind but destroyed due to humankind's faults' innocents.

"The mission of most life is to pursue the correct death — and the path I guided for them, is the most benevolent."

"Ah, no need to discuss this with me." The father waved his hand casually.

"I don't mind."

"...Is that so, but you listened through it."

"I always respect the will of the strong and am happy to listen to the inner voice of partners." The father slightly lowered his head, giving an unreserved noble bow.

"I now acknowledge, you are strong."

He raised his head, his emerald-colored pupils reflecting the heavenly light feathers, with no smile on his face, only a certain deep indifference.

"—So, go ahead."

[The Four-winged King will launch a Limit Breaking Curse on the Dungeon, manifesting an Illusion Realm physically in the sky, equivalent to 1~(689+294)/10=98 floors of the Floating City.]

[Virtual Reality]

1.5. Fusion Fall (Enemy is Magic Creatures)

2.6. Faction War (Enemy is Professionals)

3.7. Otherworldly Invasion (Enemy is Otherworldly People)

4.8. Ethereal Ascension (Enemy is Simulated Minds)

9. Land of Oblivion (Enemy is oneself)

10. Great Success/Extreme Failure

D10=8

♛: Ethereal Ascension

[The Hero will strike before the completion of the Floating City]