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Chapter 327: World Consciousness and Lord Shadow's Show of Power
Chapter 327: World Consciousness and Lord Shadow's Show of Power
"Lord Night, please don't distance yourself from this matter. You also bear some responsibility for what has happened."
Lord Shadow could be excused, but why are you, usually so calm and composed, unable to think things through and act as you usually do this time?"
Night City, who had been delighting in others' misfortune, was stunned by Alpha's words. His smile froze on his face as he realized the truth in her statement, "Am I also at fault here? If not for Sid's recklessness, I would have completed the task long ago."
"If Lord Night had displayed his true strength from the start and defeated Olivier as the trial's target, would things have turned out this way? And during the trial, you were the one who provoked Lord Shadow first."
Hearing Alpha's words, Night City wanted to argue, but he couldn't deny that she was right.
Calming down, Night City didn't say more. Instead, he released the Light Sword magic in his hand, for he knew that continuing to clash with Lord Shadow would be pointless.
Unlike Sid, who was pretending to be Lord Shadow and showing off, Night City only had this one disguise. He hadn't intended to attract attention, but he was reluctantly involved in the 'Goddess's Trial' at Alpha's request.
The appearance of ancient heroes during the trial was already outrageous, but the situation became chaotic due to Lord Shadow's interference.
"Night City, you're giving up now after fighting so hard? Don't you care about winning or losing? If you stop now, it's like admitting defeat."
Seeing Night City release his Light Sword magic, Lord Shadow was incredulous. He was already fired up from the battle, assuming Night City felt the same.
But even he hadn't expected Night City to simply back down after Alpha had just tried to mediate.
"It doesn't matter, you can consider me defeated. As Alpha said, I do bear some responsibility for what happened.
Why bother arguing with a boy suffering from delusions of grandeur? It's like looking for trouble."
Night City didn't care about Lord Shadow's words; in fact, losing to Lord Shadow was better than winning in his eyes.
"Pfft, what a bore. You're making it seem like I'm the one at fault here!"
Although Night City's decision to back down was frustrating, Lord Shadow had no choice but to agree since he couldn't fight alone.
When the three of them returned to Kreya and ALEXIA's side, the look in their eyes towards Alpha was filled with disdain.
"You said that the Diabros Sect only threatens people by using their loved ones, but isn't the Shadow Manor doing the same thing?"
Clearly, Kreya and ALEXIA believed that Alpha's ability to convince Night City to stop was mainly because the Shadow Manor had control over them.
Night City had no choice but to compromise for their safety, revealing the true despicable nature of the Shadow Manor.
The Shadow Manor claimed to be on the side of justice, but they were just trying to make themselves look good. In essence, there was no difference between them and the Diabros Sect.
Alpha didn't bother to explain or clarify Kreya and ALEXIA's misunderstanding, as it only served to further conceal Lord Night's true identity.
Olivier and Aurora were both defeated, and the Holy Realm Gateway underwent a new transformation.
Compared to the original summoning ritual, a new magic array spell appeared on the field, and upon seeing this spell, Alpha's face lit up with joy.
"It seems that after Olivier and Aurora were defeated, the Holy Realm Gateway has fully opened."
As Shadow entered the spell, leading the way, Alpha and the others from Shadow Manor followed closely behind, holding the bald bishop captive.
After everyone from Shadow Manor left, only Kreaya, Night City, and Beta, disguised as Natsume, remained on the scene.
Night City had little interest in the so-called Holy Realm and was well aware that following Sida's group, the main character troupe, would undoubtedly lead to no shortage of trouble. So, without a second thought, he prepared to head home and sleep.
"Is the realm behind this door the Holy Realm? Is it the place those people were searching for just now?
According to the usual novel and story plots, behind this door lies many hidden truths!"
Night City was about to turn and leave when he heard Medis suddenly speak, and his face immediately showed a troubled expression.
"Mother, please spare me the trouble. Didn't you see how strong those people were just now?
You're a battle noob; why would you go and join their commotion? Even their ordinary soldiers could easily take you down in an instant."
No one knew Medis better than her son.
Despite being in her thirties, due to her seclusion in her old territory and rarely venturing out, Medis often had the personality of a young girl, filled with curiosity about the unknown and even a strong yearning for fantastical quests.
Night City knew he had little sway over his mother, so he could only turn to Kreaya and ALEXIA, standing beside Medis, with a pleading look, hoping they could persuade his mother, who still had a strong desire for adventure.
"The Diabros Cult is the evil organization that abducted me when I was young, right?
Is a part of their truth hidden within this Holy Realm?"
"Alpha already said that if we want to know something, we should enter the Holy Realm.
I'm tired of being clueless about everything! I want to uncover these mysteries myself!"
Seeing Kreaya and ALEXIA's current behavior, Night City let out a deep sigh.
Some sort of world consciousness seemed to be at play in the background. He initially had no intention of entering this so-called Holy Realm, but now it seemed like he had no choice.
No, to be precise, it was strange that he had engaged in a serious battle with Shadow in the first place, as Alpha had pointed out. Usually, his calm and collected self wouldn't make such an impulsive move.
Now that he thought about it calmly, Night City suddenly realized that this might be the doing of the world's consciousness.
Sida, or Shadow, was the son of this world's dimension, and to complement Shadow's desire to show off, the world's trajectory and plot development would revolve around Shadow's will to impress.
Because Shadow wanted to show off in the Goddess's Trial, Night City became impulsive.
Now that Medis and the others insisted on entering the Holy Realm, it seemed that Shadow might be planning another grand display within the Holy Realm.
(End of Chapter)
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