prynovel Chapter 4282 Between the Rifts
Chapter 4282 Between the Rifts
Chapter 4282 Between the Rifts
"Current repair progress of the sealing array: 9/9"
"Shall we proceed to the 'Confront the Demon God' phase?"
"whether"
"Countdown to crevice sealing repair: 00:05:22"
"Countdown to crevice sealing repair: 00:05:21"
"..."
With only five minutes left in the countdown, Gabriel completed the final black dot challenge.
Angell walked directly toward the glowing gate without the slightest hesitation.
Get ready to enter the "Confront the Demon God" phase.
But just then, Normefens emerged from the golden sea of hemp, transforming into a lion-faced human and blocking the gate...
“You…” Angel frowned: “You’re going to stop me?”
Nomephence always played the role of assisting Angor, seemingly standing on their side, but Angor was never aware of its true purpose.
Could it be that Normefens is actually on the side of the Demon God's thoughts?
It claims to be sealing the demon god's divine thoughts, but actually it wants to save Him?
But Angor felt something was off. He had clearly confirmed through his extrasensory perception that Nomefens hadn't lied about his stance...
Just as Angor was lost in thought, Normefens spoke.
“I’m not trying to stop you, but I have to do it because it’s the prerequisite for my rebirth.”
"The prerequisite for rebirth...?" Angell narrowed his eyes. "What do you mean?"
"This is a long story, and it starts with the information I received when I was reborn in the Library of Echoes..." Normefens had just begun when it saw that Angor's expression was somewhat unfriendly. It immediately coughed and changed the subject, saying, "However, there are only five minutes left in the countdown, so I can't tell you in detail. I'll keep it short."
Normeffens wisely focused on the key points.
Simply put, the moment the power of the fairy realm awakened Normefens, it bestowed upon it two "rebirth" tasks.
Once it completes the two "rebirth" tasks, it will be able to truly be reborn and become a gifted subject.
Its first rebirth task is to guard the Wailing Wall.
This is precisely its role in the Echo Library.
Once a challenger team clears the Echo Library, the first mission is considered complete.
Next, it needs to complete the second rebirth task granted to it by the powers of the fairy realm: to guard the "Gap".
The rift, also known as the "between of demons and gods," is the final place where the divine thoughts of demons and gods are sealed.
The ultimate price Normefens must pay for rebirth is to possess a "rank".
This "rank" is to become the gatekeeper between the rifts... no, the gatekeeper lion.
"Once this task is completed, from now on, as long as the Demon God's divine sense is sealed within the rift, I will always be the gatekeeper of the rift, preventing the divine sense from escaping and also preventing outsiders from spying."
"This is my mission."
Normfins: "So, it's not that I'm trying to stop you, it's just my duty as the 'gatekeeper'."
Angell: "..."
He understood Normefens's meaning, and he also understood the original intention of the Celestial Realm's power to find a gatekeeper for the rift... But! Shouldn't this gatekeeper mission be initiated only after he has completely sealed the Demon God's divine will?!
Although the demon god's thoughts have been sealed on the surface, the seal is not complete!
To achieve a complete solution, one must follow the path suggested by the Book Fairy: seal it with knowledge.
But he hasn't even faced the demon god yet, and Normefens is already dutifully guarding the gate. Isn't that a bit too early?
Faced with Angor's accusation, Normefens clearly understood that this was indeed somewhat inappropriate, and quickly added, "As the gatekeeper between the rifts, I was granted the authority to open the doors."
"But 'opening the door' requires completing the challenge I've given you..."
Angell: "???"
He's already completed three major challenges, and now he wants to challenge you again?
Regardless of whether this is reasonable or not, there are only three minutes left on the countdown!
Before Angell could voice his complaint, Normeffens' explanation arrived first: "Giving challengers a challenge is what the gatekeeper must do, otherwise I can't open the door."
"Fortunately, I have a limited selection of challenges to choose from."
"I looked at the games in the challenge pool. The fastest and simplest challenge is 'Question and Answer.' Do you want to start the challenge?"
Under his supersensory perception, Angor knew that Nomefens was not lying.
Moreover, Angor also sensed the power swirling around Normefens.
Indeed, it was a task bestowed upon it by the powers of the fairy realm, and as the gatekeeper, it had no choice but to do so.
Angel sighed helplessly and nodded: "...Okay."
Although it seems a bit troublesome now, on the bright side, the rift between the sealed demon god's thoughts is an extremely important place, and it does need a long-term guardian.
After all, Angell couldn't stay in Dream Crystal Plains forever.
If they return to the wizarding world in the future, they may not be able to come back for a while. At that time, they will need someone to guard the rift.
Sending new residents here is not reasonable.
The best option is clearly for the Fairy Realm to directly appoint a gatekeeper with the necessary authority.
Seeing that Angell had agreed, Normefens grinned and said, "Wait a moment."
Immediately afterwards, Normefens transformed into a golden ray of light and merged into the glowing door. As the light subsided, an ancient and imposing classical door took its place.
The door is made of dark brown hardwood, with deep, ravine-like grain that gleams with a faint, cold light.
The center is carved with a relief exactly like that of the Lion-headed Lion Nomephons: the human face has lowered eyebrows and eyes with golden light flowing in the pupils; the lion's body has distinct hairs, making it majestic and powerful.
"That's good."
He coughed lightly, and the golden light in Nomefens' eyes intensified.
"The defense of the rift is proven by the heart."
“I am the gatekeeper between the rifts, Normefens.”
"To step into the rift, you must accept my test... Intruder, do you accept my challenge?"
Like a transitional animation, Normefens read out the predetermined lines.
As its voice faded, Angell saw a new message pop up in the text box.
"Would you like to take on the beginner's challenge?"
"whether"
Angell sighed and selected "Yes".
The next second, Normefens seemed to have received the signal from Angell, and looked up to meet his gaze: "Intruder, your challenge is—question and answer."
"You need to answer three questions for me. If you answer all three questions correctly, you will pass the level. If you answer any one question incorrectly, you will fail the level."
"Each question has a time limit of one minute; exceeding the time limit will result in failure."
Question 1: What is my name?
As the question arose, an illusory hourglass appeared above the classical gate, with fine white sand continuously falling and turning back about once a minute, clearly representing the countdown to answering the question.
Angell: "Nomefens".
Question 2: Who is sealed within the rift?
Angel: "A wisp of divine thought from the cruel scholar, the Great Demon God of the Abyss."
"Question 3: Who created the Prison of All Knowledge?"
Without hesitation, Angell answered the third question instantly: "Book Fairy."
These three questions were clearly chosen by Normefens to help Angell pass the challenge quickly.
It all seems quite simple, but those who haven't experienced the Library of Echoes wouldn't know this information.
"Congratulations, you answered all three questions correctly."
"The rift will open for you..."
As soon as the words were spoken, the lion-faced figure on the classical gate slowly closed its eyes, and the gate clicked open a crack.
Angell walked to the door and pushed it open.
"Shall we proceed to the 'Confront the Demon God' phase?"
"whether"
Options will pop up in the text bar at appropriate times.
Angell chose "yes" without hesitation.
As the selection process concluded, Angel felt a suction force emanating from inside the door. Everything went black, and he was sucked inside...
When Angell regained his senses from the weightlessness, he found himself in a long, glowing tunnel.
The passageway was pitch black, with only the path beneath his feet glowing, guiding him forward.
"Come……"
"Come to my side..."
A sound was echoing, seemingly coming from the end of the road.
Angel ignored the whispers in his ear and silently walked onto the glowing path.
At first, the surroundings were pitch black, but after taking a few steps forward, the surroundings suddenly changed, and it became the outside world's Prison of Myriad Knowledge.
Everything inside the hall was exactly the same as outside. You could even see the rabbit girl, Gabriel, Gray Porcelain, and others... except that the light was very dim and everything was still, except for the path where Angor was, which was glowing and time was flowing.
It was as if the path where Angell was located and the surrounding halls were on different layers.
Angell continued along the glowing path.
The glowing path passed by the rabbit girl and her companions.
The three people on the rabbit hole remained motionless, each with an expression of doubt and tension, staring intently at the flowing light disc in mid-air, clearly all paying attention to Angel's "live broadcast room".
Angell followed their gaze.
On the luminous disc, only Angell's live stream room remained, the live stream frozen on the moment Angell pushed open the classical door and entered.
Furthermore, the edges of the live stream image have begun to distort.
This is a signal that the live stream is about to close.
Barring unforeseen circumstances, Angel will not continue the live stream after entering the rift.
Angell stepped onto the glowing path, trying to wake the rabbit girl, but there was absolutely no response.
It felt a bit like the space where Angell was located was another dimension, which overlapped with the space of the Prison of Omniscience. Although he could see the Prison of Omniscience, he could not interact with them.
Angor continued along the glowing path, passing through nine enormous phantom anchor points of faith, and arrived directly at the very center of the main hall.
The glowing path leads to the light cocoon floating above the pages of the book.
When they first arrived at the Hall of Myriad Knowledge, they knew that the cocoon of light contained the divine thoughts of the demon god. Angor thought he would return to the outer hall first and then go into the cocoon of light.
Unexpectedly, passing directly through the classical gate where Normefens was located led to the final rift.
The countdown was almost over, and without hesitation, Angell stepped into the end of the glowing path in the last minute...
The body was immersed in the cocoon of light, and in an instant, it arrived in another space.
This is it, between the cracks.
……
The space between the cracks is somewhat like a hemispherical space, resembling an inverted crystal bowl.
The arc-shaped "sky dome" is not a physical entity, but a soft light barrier that exists between matter and energy, flowing slowly like breathing.
Beneath the dome lies a pristine white, disc-shaped floor.
At this moment, Angell stood on this pure white disc.
The disc is smooth and has a warm, lustrous texture, making it look like a huge piece of white jade.
However, on this white jade-like disc floor, there was now a dark crack, which looked ugly and full of a sense of tearing.
However, the crack is healing at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Based on its healing speed, this dark and ugly crack will disappear in at most thirty seconds.
Thirty seconds?
When Angell thought of that number, his gaze unconsciously drifted to the text field.
"Countdown to crevice sealing repair: 00:00:30"
"Countdown to crevice sealing repair: 00:00:29"
The cracks in the white jade floor are directly proportional to the countdown to the crack sealing treatment.
Could this crack actually be a flaw in the "crack sealing device"?
As Angell pondered, the repair of the fissure sealing device was nearing completion.
As the countdown reached zero, the cracks on the floor completely disappeared, transforming into a flawless white jade plate, milky white in color, like cream or grease, and not glaring.
However, this pure white area only lasted for a few seconds.
A moment later, the white jade plate began to change, a change somewhat like the "flowing light disc" in the outside world, the entire white jade plate transforming into a "live broadcast room".
However, this live stream room doesn't have a host; instead, it's an "Echo Library" connected to the outside world.
It's like a window to the outside world, allowing you to see every inch of the library, every bookshelf, and even the contents of the books.
This is……
"This is the method you used to seal me away."
Just as Angell was pondering, a voice that seemed to be surrounded by countless echoes came from above.
It's worth mentioning that the voice sounded very familiar to Angel; it was the same voice that had guided him forward on the glowing path earlier.
Angell looked up as he heard the voice.
In the air above the inverted dome, a large amount of visible information flow was suspended, which transformed into glowing geometric formulas, rune chains, and twisted text.
They moved slowly, like a school of bioluminescent fish in the deep sea, with a cold rustling sound filling the air, as if knowledge itself was whispering.
And at the center of the "swarm of fish" formed by the flow of information.
A figure was hanging upside down silently.
It was a figure also composed of information flow, with glowing geometric shapes forming its framework and outline; dazzling numbers and constants, like stars, followed predetermined formulas, shining and running orderly on its "body," as if as decoration; the constantly emerging and recombining runes were like the turbulent flow of its thoughts, constructing an inverted crown above its head.
This upside-down man—let's call him the upside-down man for now—immediately gave Ingres a sense of divinity and intellect.
And it was that thing that just spoke.
Or rather, Him.