The Celestial Tower, to me, is a name that leaves a deep impression on me, but one that should have long disappeared into the past.
They are currently an internationally renowned evil organization. In the eyes of the world, they are similar to the famous Druil Radical Society (Druil Association that treats animals kindly), a bunch of rabid dogs that bite anyone they catch.
Just like how every notorious organization would have a lofty banner in the beginning, the Celestial Tower was also built with lofty ideals in the beginning.
Regardless of whether it is the Astrologer who is proficient in stargazing, the Witches who are proficient in divination, or the Mages who are proficient in divination, from a certain perspective, they are all able to predict the future. Thus, under the call of a highly respected Mage, an organization with the goal of 'using divination to make life better and avoid disasters that can be avoided' was established.
Then, how did an organization with such good intentions turn into the infamous rabid dogs it is today?
Initially, the Celestial Tower's early warning of natural disasters was indeed effective. In that era, it was different from the current useless divination magic. The divination magic system back then was rather developed and effective. Through the connection with the God of Fate and the Thread of Fate, they were able to avoid natural disasters and disasters.
After a golden period of development, roughly around AD 200, the Celestial Tower met with a problem. No matter how much they paid, they were unable to predict what would happen after a certain period of time.
In the end, they came to a conclusion. Starting from a certain year, the Aichy Continent was actually a blank slate.
If it was a lone diviner, he would only think of his own limits. However, when all of the diviners came to the same conclusion, there is only one explanation — The world is destroyed and there is no future.
Alright, even though predicting the end of the world isn't a good thing, at the very least, knowing that it will happen, they should be able to think of a way to overcome it.
However, the outcome was futile. No matter how they prophesied and divined, there was only one answer — This world has no future and they are unable to determine where the destruction will come from.
Of course, I can understand the reason why they are unable to make a prophecy. All life in this world originates from Order and Chaos. Naturally, you are unable to predict where the destruction will come from and where the destruction will come from.
Alright, this was just like the torturous period of death row inmates waiting for their execution. Unable to get an answer, they could only watch helplessly as the end of the world approached day by day. They fell into despair, but a coincidence gave them hope.
Due to the interference of the Celestial Tower, a certain young man who was prophesied to become a hero met with an accident. After which, that future became invisible.
Will the Prophet's actions affect the future? The early death of historical heroes and great figures would have an impact on the entire history? If there were enough fluctuations in the fate of the entire world, would the doomed world still be able to survive?
Alright, desperate times call for desperate measures. Under this indescribable logic, the Celestial Tower seems to have found the most direct method to change the future — Killing heroes and historical figures in advance.
An ordinary seer would try their best to prevent their prophecies from affecting their targets. However, the Celestial Tower, who did the exact opposite, began their crazy actions — hunting down historical figures, causing the future to be unknown.
This isn't an easy task. After all, it is hard for a targeted prophecy to reach a proper conclusion. Most of the time, prophecies are based on luck. If the seer were to actively participate in the prophecy, it would cause the outcome of the prophecy to be messed up. However, if that unlucky fellow were to be caught red-handed … Hehe, even if he were to become a legendary hero in the future, would he be able to resist it in his infancy?
The Dragonslayer, the hero who saved the world, was slandered as the son of a demon. The great craftsman who invented advanced technology was treated as an unpardonable villain. The saintess who saved the country from danger was treated as a witch and burned alive. The highly respected seers in the past became liars who spouted nonsense. Under their reckless actions, the path of fate became a mess.
Without a doubt, this is equivalent to flipping the table in a game that they are destined to lose. In any case, they will die in the end. Who knows, there might be more variables in the outcome. This is the hysteria of the seers who were forced into a corner.
Due to them going overboard, the line of fate of the God of Fate turned into a mess, alarming the Order Gods who didn't interfere much with the mortal world. They sent down a God's Punishment, destroying the headquarters of the Celestial Tower. Only then did they calm down.
After the God's Punishment, the God of Fate retracted most of the prophecy abilities and prophecy spells that he left in the mortal world. Furthermore, he severed the connection between his own Hall of Fate and the seers in the mortal world, causing the standard of prophecy in the entire world to plummet. That was a matter that happened 1,600 years ago.
Even now, the prophecy of the apocalypse still hasn't arrived. Instead, the crime of killing a future hero has surfaced. Naturally, the Celestial Tower becomes a huge joke. However, I know that their prophecy isn't wrong. A calamity is right before our eyes.
From then on, prophecy against a certain person's future became the greatest taboo for a seer. Most of the seers in the modern era only prophesies about events and not people. However, it is apparent that the Celestial Tower isn't completely destroyed because of this. They are still secretly carrying out their past actions in a corner.
However, it is hard to tell whether they are going crazy in order to save the world or if they are simply taking revenge on the Order Gods and the entire world.
Three hundred years ago, the prophecy regarding me and Cavendish was made by them. Furthermore, the reason why we were forced into a corner by them is also due to them interfering in the dark.
In my travels in the future, I discovered their dark hands hiding in the shadows. Thus, after turning into Lord Yongye, I dug them out from the corners one by one and killed them over and over again.
However, it is a pity that looking at the charred corpse in front of me, the constellation of stars and the emblem of a single eye on his finger, it seems that I didn't do enough back then.
"Dead remnants of the Celestial Tower, you all sure have guts to appear in front of me!"
…
In the pitch black room, the seats are lit up one by one. The participants are silent as usual. Finally, the person on the main seat speaks up.
"Dasos is already rushing us. Has the spy not reported back yet?"
"Hmph, the King of Winter Wolves? Lord Lamos' Eye, actually, I think that we should kill him first and not work together with him. "
"Calm down. Our current goal is to wipe out the Mist Bloodline. We can talk about the other matters later. It has already been a week and there is still no news? Dasos has already expressed his dissatisfaction with us. "
It isn't wrong to say that they are mad dogs. When the Prophecy Spell is no longer as developed as it was in the ancient times, their target has changed from 'future heroes and historical figures' to 'heroes and influential figures'. Any high-ranking person who works with them has to be on tenterhooks as they might stab them in the back at any moment.
"You should know that the Church of True Gods belongs to the territory of Gods. The Prophecy Spell of humans is greatly discounted and our spy has also met with some trouble."
"Un?"
"We sent out a few Druil who can transform into crows …"
In the Church, Casio is dozing off under a tree. However, a migratory bird flies past the sky and a long golden line streaks across the sky. A wild goose falls to the ground and a few Knight hurriedly runs over to pick it up. This free game is just the perfect addition for dinner.
"Although I don't know why Brother Rolande wants me to intercept all the birds, it is a good opportunity for me to train my archery skills."
"… All of the crows were shot down by the archers. If it wasn't for the fact that they ran fast enough, they might have been turned into dinner."
"Looks like they are prepared. Where are our scouts? Our Master Thief is here. "
"They were all blown up into the sky. The courtyard is filled with Goblin Dark Mines and various kinds of serial bombs and alarm robots. It is even more heavily guarded than the Goblin Bank. We suspect that there are at least 4-5 Master Engineers stationed in the Church."
At the corner of the courtyard, Grimm is doing something. However, just as he is halfway through, he pricks up his ears and grabs his basket to run. As expected, there are people chasing after him.
"Darned Grimm, you are burying mines everywhere again. How many times have I told you that engineering products are dangerous objects and you can't just throw them around. What if they explode passersby? Even if they don't explode outsiders, it's not good if they explode flowers and plants! Look at how many times we have repaired the walls and courtyard in the past few days. Yesterday, when I met a mason, he actually asked me if I wanted to register for a monthly ticket. Say, if I were to change the Church of the Law to the Church of the God of Explosions, would Wumianzhe strike me down with a bolt of lightning? Hey, listen to me, stop running. "
Deere (Finally, he has a name!). He is a Law Incantation User who follows Kolos around. His characteristics … Yep, everyone should have seen it. He is extremely talkative. However, he seems to be the natural enemy of the silent Grimm, which is why I unhesitatingly gave him the task of watching over the Maniac of Explosions.
"Where is our Master Spy, Phoenix Butterfly? He can easily disguise himself as a believer and enter. With his experience, he should be able to fool the Holy Knight who seems to be strolling around but is actually guarding the entrance. "
"She …"
Phoenix Butterfly is known as the Man of a Thousand Faces. He is especially skilled at disguising himself as all kinds of women. This time, he successfully disguised himself as a noblewoman and successfully got close to his main target, Princess Renée. However …
"Strike of Condemnation!" What followed was a silver holy sword that flickered with silver light. It spun and flew out diagonally.
"Hehe, I accidentally let it slip from my hand," No matter how hard Renée tries to act cute, she is unable to hide the fact that she actually swung her sword and turned it into a flying sword.
Kelly shakes her head helplessly. Although Renée has improved rapidly after switching to become a Justice Knight, even though Roland's teachings are methodical, her talent in swordsmanship, which has long passed her maturation stage, is still too lousy. At the very least, within a short period of time, her swordsmanship is still so lousy that it is hard for one to look at it directly.
Looking at the direction where the sword flew to, she sees Roland's Sacred Sword pierced between the thighs of a noblewoman. She immediately panics.
"Priest, come quickly. There is an injured person … Un? Man? Spy? Knight, come over. You should contact the coffin shop first. "
Hearing that his most capable spy was exposed for no reason, as the head of the Ottoman branch of the Celestial Tower, Lamos' Eye, is in disbelief.
"I feel that as long as we get close to that church, something will happen. Is that the Church of the God of Law or the Church of the God of Misfortune!"
"Damn it! Right, where is our Master of Stealth? Shadowless Walker Dickeya? There has never been a place that he couldn't enter. What happened to him? He isn't an opponent who would be defeated by misfortune. Could it be that even he failed? "
"He …"
Shadowless Walker Dickeya is extremely famous in certain regions. It is said that there isn't a treasure vault that he can't enter. He once stole the treasure of the Blue Dragon. Lamos' Eye had to spend a lot of effort to invite him into the guild.
He is just a Silver-rank Thief, but what allows him to do as he pleases is a legendary artifact.
【Sewer Cloak, Legendary Artifact: The wearer transforms into a rat and gains 95% physical damage immunity】
Relying on this artifact, he is able to casually sneak into the treasure vault of any kingdom. Even if he were to meet a powerful enemy who sees through his transformation, he is still able to make use of his physical damage immunity to escape.
"Which lord's last message was' How can there be a cat that knows magic!! '"
It is already time for dinner at the Church of the God of Law. When a certain cat jumps onto the table, I pick it up and throw it to the side.
"Go, go play at the side. Who knows if you ate dead rats and cockroaches."
"Bastard, I am not a real cat. Furthermore, even if I was a real cat, I would be served with meat and fish every day. Even if I were to catch rats, I would only be playing with them. Why would I eat them? Hmph, I originally wanted to show you a treasure. You don't know how to appreciate my kindness. Forget it. "
"What treasure?" Hearing the word treasure, my heart is moved.
"Hehe, a Transformation Cloak. It suits you very well. Why don't you try it on?"
"Hehe, do you think that I am a fool? For you to give me such a good thing, it must be a cursed item. Will I transform into a rat or a squirrel? It can't be that I will transform into a slime, right … Looks like I guessed correctly. You darned cat, there isn't any dinner for you anymore. Go eat rats!"
At the same time, in the courtyard, a short figure covered in wounds is struggling in the bushes.
"Damn it, what a scary Meow Alien. To think that it knows martial arts and even trains in both magic and martial arts. I almost died in its hands. Cough, luckily it took the cloak and left. Cough, I vomited blood again. Looks like my injuries aren't light. I won't be able to climb over the wall or the main door. Then, I will go through the sewers. "
He struggles to open the entrance of the sewers and barely manages to squeeze himself in. However, he realizes that someone is already one step ahead of him and is waiting for him in the sewers.
"How could there be someone here? If it's someone from the same trade, then it'll be fine. Please make way … Wait, it isn't a real person. It is a goblin self-destructing dummy!! To actually go through the sewers! Who is so bored! "
"Boom!!" "Boom!!"
This time, there is obviously a lot of explosives. The entire house is shaking. When my gaze turns towards the dining table, Grimm immediately stands up to report.
"Report, according to your instructions, all the unstable explosives have been thrown into the sewers for disposal."
"Sewers? Hehe, whose thief is so unlucky? Don't worry, Grimm, you did well. Keep up the good work. "
【Ding! Congratulations, your Aura of Plague has harmed the 100th target and upgraded to Aura of Misfortune. The effects of the Aura has been increased by 50% and it will prioritize harming your enemies. There are already a hundred of them, is a thousand still far away? Please keep up the good work. — — That child is really unlucky. However, you better go and chat with him. There is an old friend of yours there.】 At this moment, the System is unwilling to be left out.
When I really reach the site of the explosion, I notice the familiar Astrologer's Emblem. Naturally, I know that I have met an old friend and I immediately fly into a rage.
"Something like a Rabid Dog is bound to form a nest if you see one. Kelly, I will leave this place to you. Diana and Kolos, follow me. We are going to hunt a Rabid Dog."
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