Worlds’ Apocalypse Online

Burururu------

The sound of thunder reverberated across the night sky as the cold rain loudly buffeted the ground.

It felt like this entire world was being drowned by water.

Two people were simply standing next to the pile of corpses as they silently waited.

One of them donned a full set of golden armor with a bright red cloak, his body continuously emanating with a terrific presence.

Unfortunately, he wore a mask so nobody could discern his true face.

The sharp sound of chirping birds could be heard from a distance.

"They're coming------ you should retreat first, the matter we're going to discuss isn't one that you can listen in on" the leader said with a solemn tone.

"Yes sir" the man's servant bowed respectfully and began to run into the distance.

A few moments later.

A huge gust of wind blew over the corpses.

Two figures were standing a few dozen meters away from the leader.

One was a woman with a pair of grey wings.

The other was a bald man with a piece of cloth over his eyes as he wore clothes similar to that of a monk.

「 We're here 」the bald man said.

"White Monk, you two shouldn't have come to meet me in such a hurry" the man in golden armor said.

「 Hah? 」

The grey-winged woman licked her lips and spoke in a seemingly intoxicated tone: 『 All monks' heads are so slow, it's been a long time since I had some fun ever since I started to work with him------- maybe we should give it a try… 』

The grey wings covering the woman's body slightly shifted open to reveal her bare shoulder and collarbone.

The man in golden armor glanced over at her, then proceeded to take out a shield and stepped back into a defensive battle stance.

The shield in his hand suddenly erupted with layers of brilliant light that surrounded him like protective barriers.

Outside the barriers, faint female figures started appearing one by one, sometimes displaying their lustful allure, other times displaying skeletal bodies which howled ferociously.

"And here I thought you wanted to discuss something, turns out you just wanted a fight"

The man in golden armor spoke with a tone laden with killing intent.

His other hand reached behind his back to wield a spear.

Seeing that things were turning sour, the bald monk shouted: 「 Don't make a scene, fellow envoys! The reason I summoned the two of you here in such a hurry was that I had crucial intel to share, not to fight to the death 」

He then violently slammed the end of his pewter staff that was engraved with runes on the ground.

Bang-------

Waves of invisible fluctuations radiated from the point of impact.

The man in golden armor and the grey-winged woman both took a step back and unsheathed their weapons.

All the supernatural phenomena faded away.

Both of them looked cautiously at the bald monk.

"What exactly is it?" the man in golden armor asked.

「 I'll make it short, when the Envoy of Corruption and I pursued the Heavenly Emperor, I sensed something out of place during the entire process 」the bald monk explained.

『 Oh? Why didn't I notice anything? Are you suggesting that I'm weaker than you? 』the grey-winged woman chuckled.

Some supernatural fluctuations began to manifest on her wings.

「 I'm not suggesting anybody is weaker than anyone right now. What I want to say is that you both should trust my abilities when it comes to seeing through the clandestine; both of you should understand that I'm the expert when it comes to such things 」the bald monk replied.

The grey-winged woman stayed silent for a while before asking: 『 What did you notice? Elaborate 』

「 We were pursuing that… Samsara Heavenly Emperor, in order to confirm which Sequence is behind him, but even after so long, nobody could discern his background. On the contrary, he managed to evade our pursuit time and time again, leaving his pursuers with increasingly heavier losses, which made me doubtful 」

「 I was pondering what exactly was special about him, why was it that he keeps on managing to survive 」

「 You both should know the capabilities of my Sequence------- I had specifically investigated all of his actions up to this point and was on the verge of drawing a conclusion---- when an unexpected power interfered with me 」

"What are you suggesting?" the man in golden armor asked with a heavy tone.

「 The Heavenly Emperor------- no matter who he actually is, carries a power that surpasses the Sequences, it was that power that fooled our eyes 」the monk explained.

『 What kind of power was it exactly? 』the grey-winged woman asked in irritation.

「 I only know that he obtained 'something' from within the previous Reality Gate, but that 'something' is obscuring my senses with its powers------ since I'm already under its effects, it has now become impossible for me to understand it, let alone discern the truth 」the monk explained.

Suddenly, a voice spoke up from the distance:

"There is no need for you bunch to care about such things, nor try to investigate any other intel"

The wind and rain suddenly ceased.

From the distance, a cluster of colorful heavenly light could be seen rapidly approaching the three of them.

-------it was a dignified man clad in a suit of colorful war armor.

Behind him, a solemn halo displayed the six forms of living beings: heavenly, human, wraith, asura, dead, and beast king; which were respectively represented in their distinct colors.

Clusters of white clouds continuously swirled around his body, a faint heavenly aria was constantly playing around him.

「 It's him! 」

『 How does he have the courage----- 』

"Let's cooperate and kill him!"

The three people swiftly took offensive stances.

"There is no need to fight, I came here to tell you all something" the dignified man said.

The man in golden armor shouted: "Heavenly Emperor, you've already gained too much benefit during this Samsara Clash for Supremacy; state the Sequence behind you and hand over your Heavenly Emperor position, that is your only chance of survival"

He glanced at the other two as he signaled to them.

The other two swiftly flanked the Heavenly Emperor.

The three of them formed a three-pronged encirclement around him.

As if he didn't see that, the Heavenly Emperor continued: "Let me reveal a secret first"

『 What secret? 』the grey-winged woman asked.

"You people and the living beings of this realm are all the same, nothing but a bunch of pitiful fools; no one will be able to escape from the prison, even the Sequences and the------ behind the Sequences--------"

The Heavenly Emperor's voice suddenly vanished.

Gu Qing Shan's vision was dark as he was lying on the ground, thanks to his senses as a dead person, he could tell that the Heavenly Emperor was still talking.

However, he couldn't hear anything past the first part.

Lines of bloody red text suddenly popped up in front of his vision as well as inside of his Thought Sea:

[Red alert!]

[The Sequence has placed you under the tightest possible isolation]

[You cannot hear or see the Heavenly Emperor's secret]

[You are safe!]

Gu Qing Shan was stunned.

I'm safe…

In other words, the secret that the Heavenly Emperor is revealing was a taboo?

What would happen if I did hear it?

Before Gu Qing Shan could ponder this matter any further, three horrified screams echoed throughout the area.

Almost immediately, the man in golden armor, the grey-winged woman, and the bald monk all started fading away into mist before disappearing completely.