The man imprisoned in the black monastery claimed his name was Hrabergen!
Odis paused for a second or two.
Same name?
It's unlikely.
Generally speaking, once someone becomes a true god, even their name becomes special.
Odis had never even heard of an angel sharing the same name, let alone a true god.
But if Helabogen is imprisoned here, who is the "god of knowledge and wisdom" outside?
Odis quickly calmed herself down and continued listening to Bivis's conversation with the other person.
After thinking for a few seconds, Bivis smiled and said, "I have indeed never heard of this name."
Then he asked, "How were you able to contact me? I mean, you were clearly trapped in the 'Ruins of the Gods' War,' so why have I been able to hear your voice since I was a child?"
The man who called himself Herabogen said, "Let me out now, and I will answer any questions you may have after I get out."
"No," Bivis said firmly. "Once you come out, I might not be able to find you."
"After I leave, I will not only take you to dig for treasure, but I will also make your family a great family in the extraordinary world," the other party said. "However, if you insist, I can tell you first."
He paused for a moment and then said, "Your ancestors were once among my most devout followers."
"I remember the scent of your blood, which is why I can locate you."
Bivis nodded: "Why are you locked up here?"
"Two despicable 'sons of God' ambushed me!" The other party's hoarse voice still carried some resentment and anger.
Odis recalled the monster's prayer before the cross: Adam and Amon had ambushed the "Cherubim" and imprisoned him here.
He suddenly felt a bit of a headache coming on, unsure whether he should believe the other person.
Unless they are colluding with the monsters over there, their stories wouldn't be so consistent.
At the same time, Odis sensed danger behind the door, and that the other party likely had ill intentions, making the credibility of his words questionable.
This left Odis momentarily at a loss for what to do, especially since he had previously prayed to the "God of Wisdom" and had not sensed anything unusual.
However, it's also possible that before the Fourth Age, no one had seen the "God of Wisdom," so it's unclear whether that "God of Wisdom" was normal.
At this moment, Bivis asked, "The Son of God?"
"I can't tell you their names," the other person said. "Otherwise, they might notice you."
Bivis was taken aback: "That dangerous?"
"Yes." The other party asked again, "Do you have any other questions? Hurry up and ask, I have a bad feeling, you'd better let me out quickly."
Then Bivis asked again, "Why is the Son of God attacking you?"
"I don't know," the other person said. "I've thought about this for a very long time, but I still can't figure it out."
"I have no other questions," Bivis said. "How can I get you out?"
"There is a magic circle on the door. If you put your hand under the doorknob and infuse it with spiritual energy, the door will open."
Bivis was taken aback: "That's it?"
"It can't be opened from the inside," the other person said. "But it's very easy from the outside."
Bivis nodded and was about to reach under the doorknob when Odis suddenly said, "Wait a minute."
The surrounding air seemed to suddenly become quiet, followed by the other party's furious roar: "Why didn't you keep your word!"
"Bring him here!"
The other party's roar made the entire door rattle and the walls seem to shake.
Odis ended his invisibility and said to Bivis, "You should leave here first."
"Don't go to the building next door that he mentioned, it's dangerous there."
Without any hesitation, Bivis immediately jogged away.
Odis took out a bottle of powder made from the root of "White Spirit Grass" from his pocket. This spiritual material didn't have many uses, and Odis didn't carry it with him in the real world.
However, this is now a dream, and it seems more like something "recreated" by Odis.
As he poured powder into his cane, he said, "Let me guess, you're not locked up here, but rather trapped, or perhaps you're hiding here on your own, right?"
Odis gently blew, sending the powder in his palm onto the door, where it spread evenly.
The next second, one after another ancient and mysterious symbols appeared.
One of the uses of "white spirit grass root powder" is that it can have a slight reaction with spiritual materials, mainly to reveal some spiritual patterns or questions.
As Odis studied the magic circle on the door, the voice inside said, "You should have heard that dragons love to collect treasures."
I can tell you all the treasures I know.
"There's no need to continue deceiving me." Odis smiled as he browsed the occult symbols as if reading a novel. "I already understand your condition; you're practically an evil spirit now."
"Or perhaps you still possess a relatively intact spiritual body. If I'm not mistaken, you should have noticed the scheme of those two 'sons of God' and made some preparations."
"But those two are no pushovers, especially Amon, who is a 'decryption expert'!"
"So I guess your preparations may not have achieved the desired effect, but they must have played some role."
Although the other person only uttered one word, you could hear the surprise in their tone.
Odis took a few steps back and said, "This magic circle is indeed not a sealing magic circle or anything, it's just an ordinary 'closed-door magic circle.' You must have tampered with it. As long as you inject spiritual energy into it, it can be controlled by you for a short period of time? Or some other function."
"However, your goal must be to corrupt Bivis's spirit, or simply drive it away, so that when the night ends, the person who wakes up will not be Bivis."
The other party let out a few muffled laughs: "That's right, you're absolutely right."
"How about we talk about something else? Would you like to know some secrets of the Second Age? Feel free to ask any questions you may have."
Odis laughed and said, "You don't need to stall for time. I have a feeling that this night won't end anytime soon."
"Let's continue discussing your problem. Are you secretly pleased now? I'll think along your lines."
"That's right. With enough knowledge and experience, you can find clues in your conversation with Bivis and make similar conjectures about all of the above guesses."
"But I also noticed two issues. First, as a very cautious person, a very cautious dragon, why would you contact Bivis if a frightening presence appeared around you?"
"Anyway, if I were you, I wouldn't contact Bivis."
"The second problem is that your previous probing was prepared at too high a level."
"They weren't testing Bivis's strength at all, but just checking if I had arrived."
"So I guess your target isn't Bevis at all, but me, or someone else who 'fears' you."
"Or perhaps you weren't afraid at all, but rather you saw the connection between us and the 'Source Matter,' so you changed your plans and stopped trying to 'rescue' Bivis."
"Instead, they intend to take over my body and destiny, and return to the real world in my place."
An eerie silence fell over the surroundings once again.
The other person took a deep breath before saying, "You clearly guessed all this, so why aren't you running away?"
Odis slowly drew the "Staff of Gus": "I knew the moment you uttered your name that you must disappear from this world."
The other person laughed and said, "Don't you have any sense of justice at all?"
"Justice? Is there still justice in the extraordinary world?" Odis said, "From the moment we drank the potion, we have been cut off from justice."
In Odis's view, regardless of whether the other party was really Herabergen or not, he had to die!
Odis sensed that a great secret was hidden behind this, a secret related to the Celestial Master, or "Sage," Adam, Amun, and the "God of Wisdom."
Whatever the secret may be, for Odis, there can only be one "god of wisdom".
As for what the truth is, sometimes it doesn't matter.
Odis had no qualms about this, after all, few of the "old guys" who survived from the Second Age were any good.
"Yes," the other person said with a smile, "this world is just that cruel."
"Stay here and keep watch for me. I promise no one will be able to find you."
Odis glanced down the corridor: "Let me make another guess: were you surprised when you saw me just now?"
"When I came last time, it was only Sequence 5, but now it's already Sequence 3."
"To be honest, your plan is flawless. The only thing you didn't expect is my speed of promotion."
"So you don't need to pretend anymore. If you were really confident, you would have attacked me already."
"Based on my observation, you are at most at the Sequence 3 level, and you have little chance of winning."
"Well, or rather, your situation is different from Medici's. First of all, you were obviously killed before the 'Cataclysm' and did not possess the 'Uniqueness'."
"Moreover, in the path you are on, there is currently a true god who has already taken your place."
So you have no advantage—
At this point, Os smiled and said, "If I were an ordinary extraordinary being, I would only be able to advance to Sequence 4 at most, and your plan would almost succeed."
"Unfortunately, I am not an ordinary extraordinary being. The moment I drank the Sequence 4 potion, it was immediately digested."
Before the other party could react, Odis suddenly used the ability of "Reappearance". A swift figure passed over Odis and smashed open the double doors in front of her.
Mythological Magic: Kuafu Chasing the Sun in a Frenzy!
Odis glanced inside the doorway as he quickly moved away from it.
With just one glance, he understood the situation inside. There were several corpses lying on the ground in the hall, and judging from their clothing, they belonged to the Fourth and Fifth Ages.
They were probably in a similar situation to Bivis, tricked into coming here by the "Dragon of Wisdom," but they clearly did not meet the other party's requirements and could not inherit the spirit of the "Dragon of Wisdom," so they all died here.
This is actually the normal situation. Even if it has been severely damaged and its spirit body may be incomplete, the spiritual remnants of the "Angel King," and relatively complete ones at that, are not something that ordinary extraordinary beings can withstand.
Apart from these buildings, there was nothing else in the hall.
The instant the door was flung open, one of the doors to the smaller rooms behind Odis suddenly opened, and a giant dragon, slightly larger than a real person, rushed out.
The dragon opened its mouth, and bolts of lightning shot out, striking the spot where Odis had just been standing with a crackling sound.
Odis avoided the doorway to prevent attacks or traps.
At that moment, he nimbly rolled away, creating distance between himself and his opponent.
At the same time, Odis saw the dragon's condition clearly. The dragon's skin was a lifeless grayish-white, but its two wings were red. Odis guessed that the dragon should have been entirely red.
At the same time, Odis noticed that although the other person's eyes were open, they were lifeless.
On its forehead is a striking bronze eye, coldly observing everything before it.
Almost instantly, Odis had made many analyses, and he guessed that this should be the body of the "Dragon of Wisdom".
So he quickly took out the "1-88" Ferryman Necklace, and just as Odis had expected, the dragon immediately cowered there and didn't move.
"Very good." Suddenly, a voice sounded behind Odis: "Your 'Insight' is strong, but you clearly don't understand the higher-level abilities of the 'White Tower' pathway."
A blazing white javelin pierced Odis's back and emerged from his chest.
At some point, an old man with a hood and a long white beard appeared behind Odis.
That is the human state of the "Dragon of Wisdom," a high-sequence extraordinary being of the "White Tower" pathway, who also has the ability to "prophesy."
However, their "prophecies" are based on judgments made from observed clues, unlike the prophecies made through the "secret seekers" method.
Comparatively, the prophecies obtained through the "Reader" pathway are more practical in battle. For example, just now, the "Dragon of Wisdom" "foretold" Odis's actions, which is why it designed this tactic: using the corpse to attract Odis's attention, while its true form appears behind Odis at the right moment and launches a suitable attack.
The "Dragon of Wisdom" snapped its fingers, and with a "whoosh," Odis was blasted to pieces by the "Blazing White Javelin" inside her body.
Watching its opponent perish, the "Dragon of Wisdom" frowned, finding it hard to believe that its opponent had been defeated so easily.
At this moment, Odis's scattered body suddenly melted into a mercury-like liquid, which gradually gathered together to form a pool of mercury.
The mercury slowly rose, and a bent-over human figure appeared. The figure slowly straightened up, and the mercury color was replaced by the color of skin and clothes, transforming into a complete Odysseus.
The other person smiled and said, "Have you heard of 'The Terminator'?"
The "Dragon of Wisdom" narrowed its eyes, for Odis's voice came from behind them.
He turned around abruptly and saw Odis wearing red boxing gloves right behind him. The gloves, radiating a dangerous aura, struck him in the lower back, sending him flying and severely injuring him.
After landing on the ground, the "Dragon of Wisdom" tried twice but failed to get up.
Odis smiled and said, "Although I have never fought against a demigod of the 'Reader' pathway, I can guess that the characteristics of this pathway are still 'observation' and 'analysis'."
"This is both an advantage and a disadvantage."
So Odis used the "mythical magic: Watching the Chess Game with Rotten Axe Handle," easily putting his opponent into the "watching the game" state.
The fact that Odis was blown to pieces just now, and then restored like a movie scene, was all an illusion created by the "Dragon of Wisdom" in his "chess-watching" state.
By Sequence 3, Odis was able to move within a small area when using the "Watching the Chess Move" ability, but she was still unable to launch extraordinary attacks.
However, Odis could use those few seconds to gain a decisive advantage, so the moment the "Dragon of Wisdom" left the "observation" state,
He sent the other person flying.
The "Dragon of Wisdom," slumped in the corner, clapped and exclaimed, "Brilliant! Brilliant!"
"But you underestimate the abilities of an old man. I possess a secret technique that has surely been lost: illusion!"
He suddenly raised his head and looked into Odis's eyes with his two bronze eyes hidden under his hood.
In that instant, Odis fell into a daze, and the "Dragon of Wisdom" that had been slumped on the ground suddenly grew enormous.
He stood up abruptly, a simple, ancient-looking one-handed sword appearing in his hand, and thrust it towards Odis's shoulder.
Odis immediately dodged, using the speed boost from the "Iron Blood Gauntlets" to charge forward and knock the "Dragon of Wisdom" away once again.
But the moment the opponent took flight, he suddenly changed form, transforming into a young man dressed in black knight's attire—it was none other than Bivis.
Odis was taken aback: "Why are you back again?"
Seeing that the "Dragon of Wisdom" had disappeared, he quickly went over to check. Just as he squatted down, "Bivis" suddenly opened his eyes, a one-handed sword appearing in his hand, which pierced Odis's heart.
"Bivis" then transformed back into the hooded "Dragon of Wisdom": "So? Was the 'illusion' fun?"
Odis suddenly laughed and said, "Old man, are you seeing things?"
The "Dragon of Wisdom" was stunned, suddenly realizing that the young man had actually stopped the sword in his hand and had not struck a vital point: "How...how is this possible?" At this moment, a phantom appeared behind Odis. The phantom wore a golden helmet, held a spear and a shield with golden tassels, and was a rather majestic female figure.
This is the "Athena, the goddess of wisdom," that Odis "recreated" using the mystical connections of the "Argo."
This former "goddess of wisdom," with her insightful gaze, observed everything before her and helped Odysse distinguish between illusion and reality.
Odis continued with a laugh, "I suddenly understand why that giant conch called the 'God of No Light' possessed such hallucinogenic abilities."
Previously, when Odis was preparing to act as a "guide" to take Audrey to fight pirates, she learned that the local natives of Cruz Island were worshipping an evil god called the "God of No Light". After some investigation, Odis easily killed the evil god.
It was a giant conch that had unintentionally devoured the extraordinary characteristics of the "Reader," a demigod, and the other party used a "secret technique" similar to "illusion" twice in succession when escaping.
Although Odis did not understand the principle of this "secret art" at the time, he had seized several special pearls that could be used to make scrolls that produced illusions.
When designing the corresponding scroll, Odis studied this type of "secret art," so he knew very well that it would take "wise insight" to decipher it, and thus "recreated" "Athena."
This is the only candidate that Odis finds suitable. If it were before today, Odis would have chosen to "reappear" the "Cherubim," but the "Cherubim" are now Odis's enemies, and such a "reappearance" would be extremely dangerous.
"Hidden Sage" is certainly not suitable either; if it were elsewhere, Odis really wouldn't have a good solution for the time being.
However, just as they entered the "Ruins of the War of the Gods," Odis realized that he could work with the "Argo" to "recreate" some characters from Greek mythology, which proved useful here.
Odis had not expected that the "God of No Light" would be able to help her under such circumstances.
At this moment, Odis realized that the essence of so-called "illusion" was actually a combination of the abilities of the "reader" and the "audience" pathways. The "Dragon of Imagination" once possessed the uniqueness of the "Dreamer" pathway, and the "Dragon of Wisdom" was very likely born as an angel of the "reader" pathway.
It's perfectly normal for his body to have characteristics of both pathways.
The giant conch shell should have a similar situation. That characteristic might be that of a Sequence 5 "Dream Walker" from the "Observer" pathway who was promoted to Sequence 4 "Prophet" from the "Reader" pathway, which would explain why this situation occurred.
In any case, the "Dragon of Wisdom's" "unique skill" failed to harm Odis.
Instead, Odis was brought before him.
The phantom "Athena" behind Odis used her spear to pierce the "Dragon of Wisdom," pinning it to the wall.
This deity is not only the "goddess of wisdom" but also the "goddess of war".
The "Dragon of Wisdom," who had just been struck by the "Iron-Blooded Gauntlets," suddenly smiled and looked at the phantom behind Odis, asking, "Who's that?"
Odis replied, "The ancient god of wisdom."
The "Dragon of Wisdom" let out a long sigh, its figure fading: "How ironic," the "Dragon of Wisdom" was killed by the "God of Wisdom." Odis asked, "Do you have any last words?"
The figure of the "Dragon of Wisdom" faded rapidly, and he looked at Odis: "Just as you said, my level has been severely affected."
Otherwise, I wouldn't have only just realized that you look a lot like the "Sage."
At this point, it completely disappeared.
The phantom behind Odis also disappeared.
Odis glanced at the lifeless, small dragon in the corridor and suddenly felt as if history was slipping through his fingers.
Then, he felt somewhat incredulous: had the "Dragon of Wisdom" really just disappeared like that?
Odis then stood up and glanced at the room from which the dragon's body had just emerged.
Just as the monster praying before the cross in the next building said, the blood inside shimmers with the light of knowledge, and within that light is a hazy heart that seems to still be beating slowly, surrounded by a ring of illusory eyes that seem to see through everything.
Odis realized that this was a property that corresponded to the "Reader" pathway and the Sequence 3 "Insightful One," but this property did not seem to be pure and should also have properties from adjacent pathways.
It is precisely this characteristic in the blood of the "Dragon of Wisdom" that allows it to survive like an evil spirit.
His plan was probably more than that, but the original plan was most likely destroyed by the brothers Adam and Amon.
Furthermore, the "Reader" pathway quickly produced a true god, so the "Dragon of Wisdom" was far inferior in state and level to the "Red Angel."
The evil spirit of Medici.
Odis beckoned, sending the special ability flying over, and then sealed it with a "momentary array".
Then Odis used "witchcraft" to push the corpse of the "Dragon of Wisdom" into the room and closed the door again.
He originally wanted to leave some written record, but after thinking about it, he decided not to take the risk.
Odis made the "Insightful One" hover around him, accompanying him in his search for Bivis.
But soon, it was dawn.
The Court of Giants.
Against the backdrop of buildings bathed in the twilight, an old man with a hood and a long beard opened his eyes.
The old man breathed a long sigh of relief: the arrangements made over a thousand years ago had finally worked. Now, Adam could finally rest easy.
Then the old man changed his appearance, making his long beard disappear and turn into a short, white beard. He also took off his hood, which turned into a phantom the moment he dropped it.
He knew very well that from this day forward, Hrabogen would be the name of the "god of knowledge and wisdom," and would have nothing to do with him anymore.
Next, he needs to wait; perhaps there is still an opportunity with the "Sage"—no, the "Lord of Mysteries."
Odis returned to the real world, where the "Insightful One" characteristic remained before him, though sealed by a magic circle.
Odis immediately placed the attribute in the "Wilderness of Knowledge," then, carrying the sealed artifact of the "Audience" pathway, found Bivis:
The problem is solved.
"But you must forget everything that happened in the dream."
Bivis glanced at the sealed artifact in Odis's hand and breathed a slight sigh of relief: "No problem."
After he left, he also realized that the person behind the door who had been calling him to the "Ruins of the Gods War" seemed to be hiding a big secret and being "hypnotized," which was better than being silenced.
After completing his "hypnosis" of Bevis, Odis returned to his studio, intending to keep the matter a secret.
Sitting in his chair, Odis stared blankly at the sea outside, and suddenly felt that the world seemed somewhat unfamiliar.
This feeling started after he and Klein and the others explored Grosser's Travels. At that time, he suddenly realized that some higher beings were making plans that he was completely unaware of.
Now the sense of unfamiliarity is even stronger, one of the Seven Gods has been replaced!
Of course, it's also possible that this is the "true history," and Odis didn't know the "god of knowledge and wisdom," so he was unaware of these inside stories.
After all, in Odis's mind, the presence of the "god of knowledge" was not very strong.
According to Odis's experience, the less noticeable a person is, the more likely they are to have amazing secrets.
After pondering for a while, Odis couldn't figure out who had replaced the "god of wisdom," so he simply stopped thinking about it, since there was only one "god of knowledge" at the moment.
Just as he got up to go to the restaurant for a drink, he suddenly wondered if it was too much of a coincidence? He had just randomly recruited a crew member and ended up with Bivis, who was connected to the "Dragon of Wisdom".
And what about the "God of No Light"? Why didn't Odis discover it when he first arrived on Croesus Island? Why did he only discover it after becoming a demigod?
If Odis hadn't encountered "illusion" beforehand, he might have fallen into the hands of the "Dragon of Wisdom" today.
Although the battle of "illusion" just now didn't seem very intense, if there had been a slight mistake, Odis would have been replaced by the "Dragon of Wisdom".
Suddenly, Odis realized that the characteristics within the "God of No Light" came from one of Adam's dead subordinates.
Odis grinned, as if everything made sense: Adam was probably afraid that he hadn't completely killed the "Dragon of Wisdom" back then, so he sent me to eliminate the threat.
Odis now completely accepts this "arrangement," because throughout the process he has gained the extraordinary qualities of an "insightful one" and a "prophet," and has also learned the secret art of "illusion."
In his view, there could be more of this arrangement.
Of course, this was entirely "making the best of a bad situation," since Adam's arrangement was far more ingenious than "0-08," and Odis was completely unaware of it, often only realizing it after things had already happened.
With a sigh, Odis went to a restaurant and had a beer: I still need to get promoted as soon as possible.
After becoming an angel, when encountering Adam's arrangements again, one will be able to perceive some abnormalities.
The Argo continued its voyage, and after more than two hours, it encountered a group of monsters with human faces and fish bodies, which it scared away with the Spirit Wave Cannon and the Extraordinary Machine Gun.
Over the next twenty hours, they experienced two more nights, but Odis and the other two did not actively explore the Black Monastery, so they did not encounter any danger.
Finally, the Argo arrived at its destination, a vast sea that seemed unremarkable. However, Odis's spirituality was certain that if she entered the dream world from here, she could find the library of the Ascetic Order of Morse.
The Argo wandered around for more than three hours. Night finally fell, and Odis entered the dream and indeed arrived at a place with rows of bookshelves.
This is a huge library, so huge that the outer corridors seem to stretch on forever.
Odis calmly sat down at a table in the library, and sure enough, a moment later, Theresa, with her composed and wise demeanor, came over: "You're back?"
As she spoke, she looked at the "Gus Staff" at Odis's waist.
This "Gus Staff" was a gift from Teresa to Odis. Odis stood up and smiled, saying, "I want to thank you again for your staff."
Teresa, dressed in classic attire but not in an asymmetrical style, approached and said, "I'm glad I could help you."
The two sat down on either side of the table, and Odis said, "During this time, I met Ms. Elbera Steiano."
"Elbela? Is she alright?"
"She was severely injured during the Quaternary period and had her Sequence 1 traits taken away by Yggs."
Theresa sighed: "As expected, we all had a feeling that one of them would hurt the other."
"However, with my help, she has now recovered to Sequence 2," Odis continued. "I also met Prince Constantine, who was said to have been a member of the 'Ten Pillars' of the 'Morse Ascetic Order'."
Theresa smiled. "Yes."
"He left the Order of Morth in the Fourth Age because of his disagreement with their beliefs," Odis said. "The elves who are currently loyal to Prince Constantine are still spontaneously dealing with the corruption of the Outer Gods."
"I also got in touch with a member of the 'Ten Pillars' of the 'Morse's Ascetic Order' and discovered that there are still some members in this organization who are dedicated to asceticism."
"At the same time, a group of members did become followers of the evil god. They are the cancer of this organization, and I will get rid of them one day."
Theresa nodded with relief: "That's good."
After Odis left, Theresa, still worried about the "Ascetic Order of Moss," asked, "What about the 'Sage'? Have you heard anything about him?"
"Yes," Odis said, "but the information is very contradictory, and I don't know which one to believe."
"I even encountered what seemed to be an avatar of the 'Sage' a while ago, but I couldn't explain the specific state of this deity at all."
Theresa suddenly laughed: "At least, they didn't perish."
Odis nodded and hummed in agreement.
Theresa then asked, "What brings you here today?"
"I'm about to be promoted to angel," Odis told truthfully, "but I haven't found any extraordinary qualities yet."
Teresa understood Odis's purpose, but she shook her head and said, "My special abilities cannot be used by you."