Chapter 225

Five days later, Iz and the others would face off against An Zheng.

At present, An Zheng was sealed within the palace. His perception of the outside world had been completely cut off. Under Iz’s suppression, the moment he attempted any movement, Iz would sense it immediately.

It wasn’t that An Zheng lacked the ability to break through this sensory blockade.

But in his current condition...

Every action would burn away what little life he had left.

Iz didn’t want An Zheng to wreak havoc upon the world—but by the same token, An Zheng had no desire to clash with Iz either.

On this day—

The Loren Continent achieved complete unification.

King Lotdan reveled in it.

Naturally—after all, the apocalypse looming was that of the Secret Sea, not his own kingdom. To a certain extent, his nation had been saved.

Not only saved...

Because news of the impending apocalypse had spread, inhabitants from other continents had begun treating Loren as their central pillar during this period.

This guy really did have absurd luck.

Time and again, his nation had teetered on the brink of destruction—yet every crisis had somehow transformed into opportunity.

It was said that Lotdan worshipped Yakadictor.

Could it be because of his faith?

Impossible to tell.

The continents of the Secret Sand Archipelago would ultimately be preserved.

Obades would stand guard at An Zheng’s gate, while Iz traveled between continents, deploying the "Continental Teleportation Spell."

In a sense...

They were saving the world.

But only the Secret Sand Archipelago could be saved. Beyond that, there simply wasn’t enough time.

To cross into even more distant continents beyond the archipelago—even at Iz’s speed—would take three to four days one way. A round trip would already consume six to seven days.

With so many continents in the Secret Sea...

There was no time left to save even one more drop in the ocean.

Still...

This outcome was completely different from what Kanzaki Rei had originally imagined.

Kanzaki Rei checked his progress across the different class criteria.

The Death Priest was completed to a textbook standard.

The Decrypt Scholar was just shy of completion.

But the Warrior criteria... seemed lacking.

Ever since reaching Level 4 as a Warrior, he hadn’t fought a single truly meaningful battle.

What had once been a smooth progression had now become difficult.

The promotion requirement from Level 4 to Level 5 for a normal Warrior was:

Experience at least one exhilarating life-and-death battle—and enjoy it.

But since reaching Level 4...

Kanzaki Rei had never once faced true mortal danger.

And what could even threaten him now?

The strong were too strong—far beyond his current ability to challenge.

The weak were too weak—killed in an instant.

More importantly...

He was psychologically resistant to life-and-death combat.

Winning was fine.

But if he lost?

Everything would be gone.

As for the Mage class—

He only needed to comprehend a Tier 4 Origin Magic.

The Seer class, on the other hand, had already met its requirements through the many altered destinies.

Best to complete all promotions before March 24.

Another concern lingered in Kanzaki Rei’s mind:

Kumironi would remain behind to fight An Zheng.

She wouldn’t be teleporting with him.

So after arriving in a new location...

How he would handle future promotions became a problem.

Out in the wilderness of the Loren Continent—

Kiyomi stood with her dagger, its tip dripping blood, staring down at the corpses beneath her feet.

Kanzaki Rei landed behind her.

"The apocalypse is coming... People really have gone mad."

This group of bandits had been planning to raid a nearby village.

Kanzaki Rei had foreseen it—so he brought Kiyomi along and wiped them out in advance.

Partly to fulfill the Seer’s criteria.

Even though the attack hadn’t yet happened...

Killing them for something that hadn’t occurred might seem questionable.

But—

They were bandits to begin with.

Targets meant to be eradicated.

So there was no burden in killing them.

Kiyomi flicked the blood off her dagger and tilted her head.

"Next one?"

...Kiyomi, you really do enjoy killing a bit too much.

If you were thrown into the villain camp, there wouldn’t be a hint of inconsistency.

Kanzaki Rei asked,

"Kiyo, if we get randomly teleported outside the Secret Sea... what are your plans?"

Kiyomi replied,

"Actually, I’ve been wondering something."

"What is it?"

Was she curious about what would destroy the Secret Sea?

Unfortunately—even he didn’t know.

Kiyomi continued:

"I heard Iz will randomly teleport us away."

"A mage’s random teleport can send people anywhere in the world."

"But... wouldn’t it also teleport someone into the Secret Sea?"

...Huh.

She didn’t know the spell had already been optimized.

Wait—

Teleport into the Secret Sea?

Kanzaki Rei suddenly froze.

Before the teleportation spell was modified, he had foreseen countless futures.

Yet not a single one had him teleported into the collapsing Secret Sea.

That didn’t make sense.

Even with randomness...

There should have been a possibility.

If he had been sent there, unable to teleport again immediately, he should have witnessed the destruction firsthand.

But...

Never once.

He had completely overlooked this.

With his high Spirituality and as a Decrypt Scholar, he should have caught something like this immediately.

Something as critical as this—

Impossible to miss.

Unless...

He had been guided not to notice.

A chill crept up his spine.

"...Was I set up?"

Buzz—

His eyes turned deep and distant.

He began tracing futures connected to himself.

The future was already largely fixed—

After teleportation, he might appear in towering mountains...

Or in the Moon Sea.

The probability heavily favored the Moon Sea—roughly nine to one.

Now that he thought about it—

Most of the futures he had seen also led there.

As if...

Something was drawing him toward the Moon Sea.

Iz had once said the teleportation points radiated outward from the Moon Sea...

Reducing randomness would actually guarantee arrival there.

What kind of force was this?

He searched through future visions—

But found no answer.

"Rei?"

Kiyomi called out again.

He snapped back.

"Kiyo... that’s a good question."

"Our teleportation spell has been optimized. It’s no longer fully random."

"We’ll only be sent to either the Boundless Mountains or the Moon Sea."

Kiyomi nodded.

"Oh..."

"Then things probably won’t be much different wherever we end up, right?"

"Just live as usual."

"...Yeah."

Though in reality—

It wouldn’t be that simple.

Because the teleportation spell could only chain up to four continents—

The Secret Sand Archipelago would be split into two groups:

Rellen, Xiyang, Shanya, and Tarabella

Zhuoyu and Tenge

These two groups would likely end up separated.

Possibly even one in the Moon Sea, the other in the Boundless Mountains.

Kiyomi asked,

"What about you? You seem to have other plans."

Kanzaki Rei replied,

"...I’m thinking of going into seclusion."

"A quiet place. No disturbances. No one finding me."

"I’ll focus on researching my class criteria."

Kiyomi looked at him with blatant disdain.

"You sound like an old man."

"...Mentally, I’m older than you."

"Oh really? You don’t seem much more mature."

...Ah, youth.

She had no idea—

Adults longed for the carefree days of childhood.

"Hmph... but if you decide where you’ll hide, you can secretly tell me."

"I’ll visit sometimes."

"I won’t tell anyone. Not even Yuna."

Kanzaki Rei smiled.

"We’ll see. Old friends are always welcome."

Kiyomi’s expression grew even more disgusted.

"That’s definitely something an old man would say."

"...Let’s go clear the next bandit camp."

March 23.

Three more days passed.

In Tenge—

The king was executed for conspiracy to destroy the continent.

Mokri was also eliminated as a cultist.

A massive battle had taken place there.

They had deployed a Level 7 Mechanic’s constructs—

But Iz had arrived.

The result?

The machines were effortlessly torn apart by magic.

At least, that was how Iz described it when he returned.

Now—

[Ascension Hall]

Kumironi spoke gently,

"Rei... If we end up in the Moon Sea, we’ll head to the Place of the Moon to find you."

"If it’s the Boundless Mountains, we’ll go to the World Tree at the center."

Kanzaki Rei nodded.

"Got it."

"There are ways to ascend early even in the Moon Sea. You should be fine there."

"...But be careful. Your contamination is severe."

"I’ll be fine. I can see the contamination. If it’s too much, I’ll just abort."

Failed ascension wasn’t uncommon.

It simply meant trying again.

And he could always pre-simulate outcomes.

"Today’s ascension is for Decrypt Scholar, right?"

"Yes."

"And I want to ascend Seer to Level 2 as well."

"...You’ve fulfilled its criteria?"

"I’ve changed enough destinies."

Soon—

Kanzaki Rei stepped into the ritual.

Light surged skyward.

Countless riddles formed around him.

One by one—

He solved them.

All answers flowed into his body.

Level 5 — Decrypt Scholar. Achieved.

Then—

His God-Tier Talent activated.

Talent Obtained:God-Tier · Unsovable Enigma

From this moment—

All knowledge about him became unknowable.

Records erased.

Fate obscured.

Even divine observation severed.

For the first time—

Kanzaki Rei realized something terrifying:

He had already been watched.

By many things.

Far too many.

And now—

All of them were gone.

Next—

Seer Ascension.

Golden words descended from the future.

He recited:

"I walk between foresight and intervention..."

"...I alone shall bear this solitude..."

"...This is my path."

Level 2 — Seer. Achieved.

New Talent:

God-Tier · My Wish

Declare a wish involving yourself

Destiny will ensure it happens

No time constraint allowed

Must be a concrete event

Limited wish slots (1 per Seer level)

Kanzaki Rei exhaled slowly.

This talent...

Was terrifying.

Absolute destiny manipulation—

Within strict constraints.

Both ascensions complete.

His daily Future Simulation uses increased from 2 → 4.

March 24.

Everything was ready.

At midnight—

He simulated the entire day.

No surprises.

No deviations.

That night—

The teleportation would activate.

The continent would vanish.

And An Zheng...

Would remain behind.

Alone—

Facing four legendary figures.

...

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