Chapter 948 - 8: Mysteries!

Chapter 948: Chapter 8: Mysteries!

Rune?

Wait, is this actually a rune?

What kind of rune is this? How come I can’t recognize it!

Gu Mo was suddenly a bit shocked. The so-called rune naturally refers to the Rune Language. It originates from Nordic mythology, a numerical magic rune system, which is obviously a famous system. However, it’s not like he hasn’t come across it before, so why can’t he completely recognize it?

Not to mention the knowledge of rune magic he collected in the Fate World.

From modern mages recreating Gandr strike type rune magic... to Caster Cu Chulainn and Scathach wielding the Original Rune...

Because the ancient magic base of Northern Europe has long been lost.

— So the former is merely the recreation and restoration by modern mages of rune magic, yet compared to the divine era, its power is really negligible;

— However, the latter is not modern recreation but the true Original Rune with divine power discovered in the world by the Nordic Great God Odin.

Basically, Gu Mo’s understanding and mastery of rune magic is very profound, nearly to the point of venturing into the Nordic Anomaly Zone to verify his grasp and understanding. But according to the information he knows, the magic base surviving in the Nordic Anomaly Zone is just the same as elsewhere.

Indeed, that’s how it is.

No difference at all.

Yet with such understanding and realization, the facts unfolding at the moment have indeed caught him off guard.

"This is really intriguing..."

Softly murmuring, Gu Mo widened his eyes as much as possible, as if his eyes reflected the Inner Sea of Stars, flowing with mysterious lights, which embody the enormous and mixed information and data currently processing each second.

In mere microseconds, the data flash through is enough to simultaneously overload and crash the world’s machines a thousand times or more.

And under such full computational capacity, even rare overclocking overload usage, he still couldn’t change anything. Still unable to record or recall, though there was slight fluctuation in the parsing progress, the range was extremely minor, and he seemed to glimpse a trace of very irrational sets of laws from them.

But he wasn’t sure, not confident in deciphering the numerical secrets of the rune.

The only confirmation at present is the comparison calculation result between his understanding of runes and this current type of rune; after repeated verification by vast computational power, a preliminary conclusion has been reached. emmmmm... can’t say they are entirely the same, but can also say they have absolutely no relation.

There exists a clear distinction between the two, with vast differences in disparity, to the extent he couldn’t link them together, can’t believe they belong to the same concept.

At least looking at the glowing runes dancing, Gu Mo couldn’t simplify them into the runes he mastered. And with the runes he mastered, he couldn’t extrapolate or trace them back to this glowing rune.

He naturally knows—

These two types of runes definitely can’t be products of different periods within the same system, which seems impossible when pondering it over.

However, since they broadly belong to the same concept and share the same name, there should be commonality. Just like Earth’s reality world compared to Earth’s dungeon world, why are they so similar, though clearly existing in completely different temporal dimensions.

Therefore, with unparalleled vast knowledge and abundant insight, he could confidently ascertain this.

...

"Raido..."

"The rune of journey, the rune pursuing truth..."

"Symbolizing a quest for something in the cosmic law journey... and safety and preservation of the journey..."

...

Light is blooming.

Runes are flowing.

Everything has stabilized.

And through the unprecedented activation of the God of Mischief’s power, supported by the anomaly within the deepest layer of divinity, Gu Mo vaguely deciphered some basic information of the rune, leading him to involuntary contemplation.

No wonder the system uses it to construct teleportation gates as the primary rule.

This does seem to be the most suitable rune, possessing unfathomable divine power, constructed through proper and apt talisman sequences, and should be ideal for a rune system to open a brand-new journey, perfectly fitting.

But when he recalled the runes he mastered and identified the concept with this same rune, the conclusion from comparison is completely different, really completely unlinked... Moreover, the disparity in power is tremendously great, even compared to the Original Rune of the Fate World, far inferior to the rune he encountered at this moment.

Fanciful and astonishing.

As if containing the ultimate secrets of the universe.

Like script, yet like totem, with a glyph structure that even transcends the narrow confines of the three-dimensional universe, seemingly existing both in the past and settling in the future. The runes seen in the present time are merely a cross-section of them on the timeline, yet they are still filled with infinite power and beauty.

This discovery particularly shocked Gu Mo, making him feel his scalp tingling from the bottom of his heart, accompanied by a faint sense of excitement.

Simultaneously, in his mind, a strange yet oddly fitting thought flashed—could this be the true Rune?

He refers to the true Rune in its literal sense, its earliest origin, the true Original Rune. After all, even in an infinitely broad world with countless parallel universes and sub-worlds, how many similar temporal planes exist among them...

Or those involving a Northern European mythology background, dimensions where information disturbances exist.

But they should all be successors, whether it’s the Northern European mythology in the Fate World or the real-world Northern European mythology...

Yet, there had to be a beginning, right? Theoretically, this system should have an initial template, right? Things that belong to the same concept in a broad sense should all stem from the first initial baseline template. Single timeline, multiple timelines, all parallel times, similar myriad phenomena have the same origin.

Thus, similar flowers bloom in different worlds.

And Gu Mo now felt he might have encountered the true origin of the Rune.

It is definitely a power stronger than legendary, whose might surpasses everything within his comprehension, even the mysterious dog system borrows these runes’ power to operate various functions... For a moment, his mind flooded with a brainstorm of complex and quirky thoughts, flickering in his brain.

"Sorry, sorry! May I speak? I seem to be feeling overwhelmed..."

At this moment, a slightly trembling voice rang, and it was Mikko’s face showing an unnatural blush - she just opened her eyes, and then her expression froze, seemingly also shocked by the glowing runes constructing the portal in front of her.

Yet, aside from the surprise, she quickly reacted, quite embarrassed, blushing, and asked bashfully. She felt she was quickly approaching her limit, and seemingly to prove her words or because her thoughts and cognitions influenced the observation result—

Buzz!

Buzz!

The rune light portal, just stabilized, buzzed faintly, as if the voltage was unstable, flickered a few times, and the light noticeably dimmed.

The Rune continued to flow...

Supporting the deep spatial channel between the two worlds...

But how long it could last was uncertain, and noticing this instability, the Demon Hunter Girl and Demon Sage over there also opened their eyes, seemingly returning to reality from immersion, all with bewildering and uncertain expressions.

"Hold on, just a step to verify..."

Gu Mo took a deep breath, reluctant to let the glowing, rich numerical runes escape his sight, yet he understood this couldn’t be rushed. Since once could be achieved, a second and third time could follow, and he had plenty of time afterward.

He stepped forward, moving toward the rune light portal.

Meanwhile, he remained in place, unmoving, watching his "self" advance, engulfed by the flying runes, then spreading like light waves.

"It’s done..."

Gu Mo closed his eyes for a moment, and then exhaled in relief; everything went very smoothly.

No melodramatic twists appeared in the final step, unfurling just as he anticipated, his objective finally accomplished.

The flowing runes faded, the dazzling light dimmed.

Everything settled, only the magic guidebook lay quietly opened, projecting the page that displayed the dungeon entrance, dense with patterns and scripts, across an entire page was the pattern of an ancient and rustic stone tablet, exuding a heavy historical atmosphere.

A man chained by hands and feet...

The pattern of a bird spreading its wings, the sun, moon, and stars...

The whole was severely worn, and scorched black marks were everywhere, like fire had burned...

——Very much like an artifact unearthed, reminiscent of the unenlightened era, relics crafted by uncivilized primitives.

...

...

"We succeeded..."

A white-robed, black-haired youth appearing on another street also carefully sensed the connection with his original body, a faint smile emerged on his face, simultaneously his mind power expanded, instantly radiating outward, sweeping across the planet’s surface to gather information while initiating mental interference.

Because behind him, the teleportation gate naturally attracted attention and astonishment.

In the void, light intertwined, and the flying runes constructed a passage.

Such magnificent effects instantly became the focal point on the bustling street... The portal once invisible to him now fully manifested, even in the Dungeon World it could be inversely observed.