“Who are you looking at?”
“It’s a statue that resembles Lady Lily. It was really fascinating back then, but I’d forgotten about it. But now that I see it, it’s super similar.”
“Are you sure?”
“Of course! I was wondering if Lady Lily could get her job there.”
“……”
The Sword Saint and Aisha went to the Altar of the Impossible.
As the name suggests, it possesses the ability of the ‘impossible,’ and the statues there are also likely beings that are close to impossible.
Right off the bat, Gemelynus’s alias is ‘the Impossible.’
‘Impossible, huh…’
Well, can’t argue with that.
“I suppose I really should check it out.”
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[Lilha~]
[ㄹㄹㄹㄹ]
[Oh]
[Li-lai-li-lai]
[Teshigana?]
[What’s happening today?]
[Yena was looking for Lily]
[Where is this place?]
[Huh]
“Lilha~ Nice to see you.”
I casually greeted as I stepped into a space where light and darkness coexist.
Originally, I intended to start broadcasting right from the entrance, but Aisha didn’t want anyone other than me to know the location of this place.
After all, this is the altar that the Sword Saint found, and coming here means I could likely obtain a hidden job similar to Aisha’s.
Holy and Magic. A rather unpleasant space where both powers could be felt simultaneously, but it wasn’t too uncomfortable thanks to the imitation.
“Today, we’re going to explore the Altar of the Impossible. The place where Aisha obtained her new job.”
[Oh]
[Altar?]
[How do you know?]
[Aren’t we going to Teshiniria?]
[Ohhh]
[Didn’t we decide to go to Tesh?]
“We’ll go to Teshiniria later; for now, I’m thinking of stopping here first. From the information I’ve gathered, the final reward here is a hidden job, but I already have a job, right?”
Thud. Thud.
I walked along the long path.
The road was a grayish hue, about 10 meters wide, and the skies filled with darkness and light on both sides gave it a bizarre vibe.
‘The Demon Beasts aren’t attacking, huh?’
Contrary to Aisha’s words, even after entering, the Demon Beasts didn’t rush at us.
“Aisha was able to obtain a second job as her first reward, but I probably can’t. So, I’ll be speeding through the altar on the shortest route, grabbing experience points and any rewards.”
[Ohhh]
[If it’s Aisha, isn’t she a Sword Saint fanboy?]
[It’s amazing how we can communicate, lol]
[I wonder what the Sword Saint is up to these days]
[This place looks oddly interesting]
[What happens if you fall?]
[Hurry up and clear this, then let’s go to Tesh. Yena might cause an accident at this rate, lol]
“Well. It shouldn’t be particularly hard, but first…”
“It doesn’t seem too difficult, but first…”
[The Master of the Altar is staring at you intently.]
“What do I do about that?”
As I lifted my head, I felt a massive ‘will’ looking down on me.
“Seems like it’s on par with Immensus.”
Immensus is an ‘Upper’ Demon Race.
Although he lost his power and is sealed on the altar, the form he displayed had considerable strength.
It’s different from the simple power of Ancient Beasts.
The ranks and tiers of monsters like the Kraken and Pharaoh are fundamentally different from those of the Demon Race.
If it were during the time of the Growth’s Altar, I would have judged it somewhat dangerous, but…
“… not really?”
I’ve regained a significant amount of power and have gotten used to it since then.
And after encountering strong beings like Black Lily, Lasty, and the Raccoon exhibiting top-tier power, the idea of ‘Upper’ didn’t seem that impressive anymore.
Moreover, the altar would be managed by administrators, making it unlikely for the Master of the Altar to wield power arbitrarily.
“Hello?”
[The Master of the Altar smiles.]
[The Master of the Altar is very pleased to see you.]
Clang! Clang!
Before I knew it, two new paths rose up along the long stretch of road.
One was the dark path stained black.
The other was the brightly shining Path of Light.
At the end of each path was a door, which must be the door to the ‘Tower’ that Aisha mentioned.
[The Master of the Altar awaits your choice.]
“Hmm… Can I ask a question?”
[The Master of the Altar replies, of course.]
“Which path gives the most experience?”
[The Master of the Altar smiles.]
[The Master of the Altar laughs heartily!!]
Boom! Boom!
The Master of the Altar’s laughter echoed all around.
So much so that the entire space of the altar was shaking.
[???]
[What the hell?]
[LOL]
[Looks like a friend who laughs a lot]
[Oh man]
[Seeing Lily is nice, right?]
[LOL]
As the path I was standing on shook, I frowned and looked up at the sky, and only then did the laughter seem to stop, calming the tremors.
I could hear some rustling sounds from somewhere, though.
“…?”
[The Master of the Altar readjusts themselves.]
[The Master of the Altar asks if you’re really curious about that.]
“Of course.”
[The Master of the Altar acknowledges that.]
The Master of the Altar says that the place that gives the most experience points is the ‘Path of Light.’
The Master of the Altar says that the Path of Light is the easiest road.
“If it’s easy, wouldn’t the reward be lower?”
That’s one of Deoen’s laws.
‘The harder and more perilous the road, the greater the reward.’
Struggle and reward are in perfect proportion, and that law is considered almost 100% valid.
The Master of the Altar shakes his head.
The Master of the Altar advises to understand the meaning of ‘ease.’
“……”
The meaning of ease…
Neither the Celestial Race nor the Demon Race has an easy option.
Both are like cursed thorny paths and no race has anyone worth liking.
But it doesn’t seem like a lie, so following his words isn’t such a bad idea.
If it turns out to be a lie, I can always deal with it later.
There’re plenty of Celestials and Demons to kill, so I have nothing to worry about.
I stepped forward towards the Path of Light without hesitation.
Swaaaak…!
“!”
In an instant, dozens, hundreds of spaces overlapped on the Path of Light, drastically increasing the distance to the final destination, the ‘Door.’
The Demon Beasts still hadn’t appeared, but if I kept walking like this, it would take at least several months.
Aisha said it took her over six months to traverse this entire path.
‘Time’s flow has also changed.’
It had only been about three minutes since I entered this path, but outside, not even a second had passed.
Thanks to that, the broadcast had momentarily cut out.
I grasped the Kraken’s Spear.
This time, the goal was a quick clear.
There’s no need to fret about meeting conditions to get good rewards; I just need to go all out.
Buuuuung…
The sound of a ship’s horn echoed behind me, and thousands of spears coiled around several Kraken’s legs, preparing techniques.
As my spears unleashed the ‘Roar of the Spear,’ hundreds of spaces began to tear apart in the storm.
Though it seemed to be a collaboration between the Master of the Altar and the System, they were ripped apart like pieces of paper.
And it didn’t stop there; the storm seemed to grow bigger, attempting to destroy the altar itself.
For a moment, I thought the altar was going to collapse, raising my tension, but it seemed like the Master of the Altar did something, and the storm calmed down.
Suuuuuh…
On the road where the storm settled, only one space and the door remained.
Before I knew it, I was at the door.
[?]
[???]
[What the heck?]
[I paused for a moment.]
[Huh?]
[Did I just use a technique? Judging by the clone spear.]
[Didn’t that just crash and bang?]
[Lily, what did you do?]
[It’s a door.]
The broadcast had resumed.
Looking at the chat window, it seemed to have paused for about three seconds.
Everyone looked startled by the disturbance and the suddenly appearing door, but I was surprised by something else.
The ‘Roar of the Spear’ I had just used.
‘…The amplification rate is abnormal.’
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The attack I executed was a simple and familiar way of mixing the Kraken’s power with the clone spear and then unleashing the roar.
Of course, the power I possessed was so strong that it could be called transcendental, surpassing myths, and when combined, it boasted tremendous destructive strength.
But that attack had far surpassed that concept of ‘tremendous.’
‘A faintly highest level of power emerged.’
Currently, the maximum power I could unleash was about halfway through the upper echelon.
Of course, by using techniques like Sacred Transformation or Annihilation, I could reach the highest level of power even within the upper echelon, but I could not, of course, breach the wall of the ‘absolute highest.’
The absolute highest is not a level you can reach just by having strength.
‘Something here amplified my attack. Significantly, too.’
Was it the ‘statue’ that looked like me that Aisha mentioned?
But what is that statue that could create such harmony?
“…I guess I’ll find out when I go in.”
I left behind the tumultuous ‘gaze’ and moved my steps toward the door.
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Somewhere in the altar space.
A man sitting on the Broken Throne, the Master of the Altar, chuckled as he looked at the white screen floating in the air.
On the man’s chest was a massive wound the size of a head, a spear wound from thousands of years ago.
A scar deeply etched into his soul, transcending the body.
“…Still placing value on meaningless things, are you? Impossible Being.”
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