Life Game In Other World
Chapter 1347: Return to the High Tower (Super Long - , Requesting Monthly Tickets)

Chapter 1347: Chapter 1347: Return to the High Tower (Super Long Chapter, Requesting Monthly Tickets)

Dong—

Gentle footsteps echoed in the silent ring corridor.

He Ao gazed at the ’familiar’ road before him and finally stopped in front of the tightly closed door.

The last time he came to this door was when he tried to enter the Relic of the Bygone Days, and the time before that was his first time entering the relic.

Even though from the Main World’s time, it was only two months, standing here now, he felt as if a lifetime had passed.

He raised his hand and placed it on the identity verification device beside the door.

[Verifying visitor identity]

[Soul verification passed, Commander sir, welcome back.]

Ka—

With the text displaying District 2 on the recognition screen and a slight sound, the metal door in front of him slowly opened, revealing the somewhat chaotic Central Control Room inside.

He Ao swiftly traversed the Central Control Room, passing through the densely clustered seats, reaching the deepest part, directly opposite the restroom.

Before the metal door with the disk.

A powerful allure emanated from behind the door, an invisible will trying to affect him, attempting to dominate his soul and flesh.

Fleeting orange-grey hues flickered in He Ao’s eyes, counteracting the progress of this twisted control.

Compared to the last time he was here, He Ao had fully completed his ’promotion.’ The two Talent Sequences and Martial Arts within him had reached B-level, his blood Qi far surpassing the past, greatly enhancing his resistance to this twisted ’absorption.’

Now, he didn’t need to summon a complete Eye of Truth to easily dissipate the power of this allure.

He Ao’s gaze lowered, observing the tightly closed metal door before him and the disk on it.

Initially, it was this ’allure’ behind the metal door that brought him to the High Tower.

And now, as event after event unfolded, the secrets behind the door were gradually unveiled.

Sealed Item 005: Fate Spinning Wheel.

Suspected of being an Angel Tier sealed item related to the Super Memory path.

From the beginning, He Ao’s fate was intertwined with the things behind this door.

Just then, an idea flickered in He Ao’s mind, he turned his head and glanced behind him, orange-grey hues illuminating his eyes, forming nested orange-grey rings.

At the distant world’s end, faint invisible waves were transmitted, seemingly some invisible Higher Being’s power undergoing certain changes, mixed with scattered, distorted starlight.

Heading to find Li Cheng, huh.

Feeling the power of that scattered starlight, He Ao glanced at his own palm.

Crimson radiance flickered in his palm.

After arranging all the man-made suns, He Ao actually came directly to the High Tower, and the gigantic Crimson Giant in the sky was actually pulled from the pages of the Book of Bygone Days. It was his form during the ’War God’s Descent’ in the dungeon world, precisely the form of ’Yiluo’s’ Divine Descent.

The pages of the Book of Bygone Days not only could pull characters or items from the relic but could also extract the Past Illusions of people familiar to He Ao for combat.

Previously, He Ao tried to extract the self that accepted ’Divine Descent’ in the dungeon world, but seemingly due to insufficient Position, the pages of the Book of Bygone Days showed no reaction.

But this time, after obtaining the ’War God’s Descent’ Position in the Main World, he was truly able to command the Book of Bygone Days, pulling out ’Yiluo’ from the Yiluo Dungeon, who accepted the War God’s Descent.

I’m not sure if it’s because this ’phantom’ is a character from the dungeon, but although the Divine Descent state of the phantom also possesses the Position of an Incomplete Angel, it lacks consciousness; instead, He Ao can share some consciousness with this phantom.

Thus, when He Ao pulled out the phantom, he infused a portion of Divine Descent power into this Past Illusion, ’inflating’ it into a Crimson Giant almost like himself.

Then using Golden Cicada Shells, he directly fell into the Relic World.

Though the operation was complex, the whole process was extremely quick, just a matter of moments.

And the Starlight Silhouette, hidden in the World’s Bottom Layer, hadn’t noticed this change.

This was within He Ao’s initial expectations.

If the Starlight Silhouette hid at the world’s bottom, behind layers of shells, yet still possessed detailed field of view that typically required face-to-face proximity, then it wouldn’t just have its current Position.

This world operates on Equivalent Exchange; to gain something, one must lose something.

Of course, He Ao couldn’t initially be certain the Starlight Silhouette ’couldn’t see,’ but for him, trying posed no cost.

The result was the Starlight Silhouette indeed got ’fooled,’ leaving He Ao ample time to enter the High Tower.

And allowed Li Cheng’s ritual preparation to reach its final stages.

However, this wasn’t He Ao’s entire plan. This ’Golden Cicada Shells’ was essentially his ’feigning weakness,’ making the Starlight Silhouette believe his power was nearly exhausted and would directly rush to find him already inside the High Tower.

If that were the case, he would face the ’surprise’ He Ao prepared for him, getting a hefty blow.

Although the power of War God’s Descent wasn’t much, it’s still genuine Divine Being’s Position power.

Only a Higher Being can harm a Higher Being.

In some sense, He Ao now nearly parallels the ’War God’ in Position; an ’attack’ from a ’War God’ isn’t easy to withstand.

If things really unfold this way, He Ao could seize this chance to wound the Starlight Silhouette again and hold it off, creating the opportunity for Li Cheng to ascend.

When Li Cheng becomes a complete Angel, he could, in turn, serve as He Ao’s protector, assisting him in controlling 005.

Simultaneously, the combat ability of the wounded Starlight Silhouette would decrease, and the odds of Li Cheng’s survival would greatly increase, boosting the chances of He Ao’s plan succeeding.

But obviously, even though He Ao toyed with him repeatedly, the cunning old fox that is the Starlight Silhouette remains composed.

Even with such a good ’chase’ opportunity laid before him, he chose to abandon it and directly went to find Li Cheng, who hadn’t yet ascended.

Now his power is at its peak, while Li Cheng hasn’t ascended; he can quickly eliminate Li Cheng, resolving subsequent disturbances, then come after He Ao.

First, eliminate the weaker now yet troublesome later foe, then turn to deal with He Ao, the most troublesome enemy; this maximizes the efficiency of his power.

If He Ao goes to ’save’ Li Cheng, it would align even more with his interests.

He wouldn’t even need to violently kill He Ao, just stall He Ao until the Divine Descent power fades, until the ritual connecting the two worlds is fully completed, and it’s all over.

Even at this moment, this guy remains cautious and rational.

As long as he refrains from impulsiveness, he won’t fall into traps.

And in absolute power, he has the advantage. Time also stands on his side.

For a moment, He Ao even felt like facing a porcupine carrying an iron bucket—so thorny.

Before him seemed to block a suffocating, invisible wall, obstructing his path.

Even if he used all his strength, the wall still stood there, shrinking in and blocking his retreat step by step.

No fool could have made it this far.

Of course, He Ao wasn’t without hope of breaking the deadlock.

The fact that the Starlight Silhouette hadn’t come for He Ao first also meant that before he dealt with Li Cheng, He Ao would have a ’moment’ of ’no interference.’

If he could control 005 in this extremely short time, or even complete the promotion, there would be a slim chance for him, Li Cheng, and the Main World.

And this all depended on how long Li Cheng could hold out, and how quickly he could gain control of 005.

Everything returned to the most essential race against time.

He Ao withdrew his gaze and looked at the tightly shut metal door in front of him.

Bang——

Behind that metal door, a crisp knocking sound rang out, as if something behind the door was slowly knocking, reminding He Ao that it knew he was here.

Hearing this knocking sound, various thoughts flashed through He Ao’s mind.

What did 005 desire most? It was freedom.

He Ao knew this was the core demand of 005 and the reason it spared no effort to create the current situation.

Everything that had happened was essentially to lure He Ao to this relic and unseal it.

And now, He Ao had come.

From now on, it would purely be a contest of strength.

The crisp sounds continued to come from behind the tightly shut door, and He Ao fixed his gaze on it, slowly extending his hand to grasp the disc on the metal door.

——

Woo——

The high-speed train emerged from the ominous clouds, piercing through the torrential rain, traveling upon the rain-drenched green grass.

"We’re currently about half a planet away from where the ceremony first began," He Ao’s clone looked out at the pouring rain outside the window, "If that guy is going to catch up, it should take a while; we might be able to buy a little more time."

Thunder weaved the sky like a dense spider web.

"This bottle doesn’t look like it will hold out much longer." Li Cheng, beside him, picked up the cracked small bottle and spoke quickly.

"It should be fine," He Ao glanced at the seemingly about-to-shatter Secret Silver Bottle and took a deep breath, "Your thunder is about to cover the globe; if we can stall a bit longer, we’ll be able to complete the ceremony."

The train sped once more into the void.

The current problem was that, as the ceremony’s conductor, Li Cheng could not be away from the ceremony site for too long; otherwise, the ceremony would fail, so they had to advance in such jumps, unable to fully exploit the mobility advantage of the Velora.

Just as the old-fashioned train was about to fully sink into the void, Li Cheng, standing at the rear, suddenly raised his head and looked at the sky.

At the edge of his vision, the sky covered with dark clouds was swiftly ’cleaned,’ revealing a bright blue firmament and starlight scattered between heaven and earth.

This starlight devoured the thunder-filled sky at a speed visible to the naked eye, ’sweeping’ it clean.

The Velora was completely hidden in the void, and the scene at the end of the train turned into a blur of darkness.

"That guy is destroying my ceremony," Li Cheng turned his head, looking towards ’Hao Yi’ beside him, rasping, "His speed is much faster than our clouds can spread; if we continue to delay, our ceremony will utterly fail as time goes on."

"By doing this, he must be spreading his power thin," He Ao slightly furrowed his brows, "We can try to disrupt his plans."

"What kind of power can we rely on to interfere with him?" Li Cheng asked softly, "Even the parts of his body he divided are at least Angel Tier strength."

Crack——

A network of fine cracks spread from the small bottle in Li Cheng’s hand once more, the thunder inside boiling and surging, raising waves upon waves, ceaselessly impacting the bottle.

"There’s got to be a way," He Ao glanced at the small bottle in Li Cheng’s hand, shaking his head slightly, "But we need to get out of here first; that guy is already very close to us."

And at the moment his words fell, his expression suddenly changed.

Ding——

A soft string sound accompanied the black darkness; the train, which was calmly traveling in the void, suddenly undulated and twisted violently as if it encountered huge waves.

Screech——

The piercing sound of twisting steel emanated from the train, echoing in the ears of the two inside.

The solid roof of the car quickly showed slight indentations, as if great twisting forces in the darkness were wringing the vintage train like a dishrag.

The black scenery outside the window also began to flicker violently, as if a mighty force was forcibly pulling the train from the void, dragging it to the surface of the world.

"Have we been discovered?" Li Cheng quickly asked, looking at the darkness around them.

"Yes, it seems they’ve ambushed us right here." He Ao nodded swiftly, endeavoring to control the train, trying to keep it stable under the mighty force.

Boom——

At that moment, flickering glimmers lit up the surrounding void, the entire train seemingly outfitted with an exceptionally sturdy ’wall,’ made an abrupt ’brake,’ coming to a halt in the light.

The outside view shifted to a desolate wilderness.

Drip-dropping rain pattered densely on the car roof, creating a crisp, rhythmic melody.

Thunder rolled across the sky.

He Ao lifted his head to look upwards; they were not on the ground but suspended in the sky.

Sharp ’threads’ woven with starlight stretched from the void, each and every one taut and tense, like vertically and horizontally staggered ’piano strings,’ pierced through the body of the Velora, ’stitching’ the whole train in the sky.

And in the firmament above, the pervasive starlight cascaded swiftly towards them.

Now, He Ao understood how the Starlight Silhouette had ’guessed’ his route.

The opponent didn’t guess; they simply left power to set traps on all possible paths, and now the ground was densely packed with the opponent’s traps.

Because the Starlight Silhouette possessed overwhelming power, far beyond that of He Ao’s clone and Li Cheng, they could afford to play this way.

This wasn’t a sophisticated strategy; it was a sheer force-breaking approach.

An absolute deployment of force for suppression.

Nothing technical about it, but highly efficient.

Amidst the boundless sky, indistinct starlight began to illuminate as well.