Chapter 886 – Meteorite
『It’s simple. The AI, realizing that we were trying to re-fix the black meteorite in the dimension, belatedly followed us and re-fixed the white meteorite. Thanks to this, when the black meteorite descended, white meteorites soon followed.』
A white meteorite that used to follow the black meteorite like a ghost when it landed on a certain world line. Thanks to this, the Transcendental Church had to search for a world with only black meteorites, or even if it did find a world where white meteorites appeared, they had no choice but to give up on that dimension and cry and eat mustard, which made it difficult to conduct experiments to find a ‘suitable species’.
『However… I’m not sure if it’s unfortunate or fortunate… Adaptation wasn’t just ‘that’. We did it too.』
The Transcendental Church is in awe of the white meteorites that appear endlessly around them, but at the same time, they wonder how its power is released. Little by little, you will understand how it can be used.
“Did you understand that it was a copy version of the black meteorite?”
『You can say that too. Anyway… Thanks to our observation of meteorites over a long period of time, we were able to figure out how to temporarily seal the white meteorites. In addition, through that process, I learned how ‘it’ uses white meteorites to find us.』
Through the process of desperately observing the white meteorite for survival, the Transcendent Church learns that AI has been pursuing them based on the distortion of the waves emitted by the meteorite.
『’It’ was capturing the case where the causal shock wave generated by the collision of the waves emitted by the black meteorite and the white meteorite became uneven due to our appearance.』
Realizing the truth, the Transcendent Church secretly begins researching a way to seal the white meteorite. It was said that the Transcendence Church felt so threatened that for a while they stopped searching for suitable species and focused only on research.
“And. I finally found it. A technology that can temporarily ‘seal’ a meteorite.』
As the AI finds itself based on the waves of distortion generated when the waves of the power of two meteorites collide, the sages of the Transcendent Church were confident that if only they had the technology to artificially manipulate the two waves, they could become safe in an instant. .
『However, since ‘it’ showed the ability to immediately learn a technique once used and create a destruction technique, the high-ranking members of the church thought that this secret technique could only be used once.』
Perhaps that was why the Transcendence Church refined the technology they had discovered with great difficulty, rather than immediately using it. They even showed tenacity in developing a technology to artificially create quantified waves and use the remaining energy as a causality blocking shield.
『That’s… The truth about the ‘barrier’. Sealing the black meteorite and the white meteorite, processing the energy emitted from them, and surrounding the Earth to block dimensions and causality waves.』
When Illax says that he is not only using the power of the meteorite created to destroy his species as a shield but also creating a causal camouflage wave, Seong-il lets out a laugh.
“They invest all the energy of the thing that is trying to track and kill them into a dimensional barrier… So what is the power of the black meteorite? If only the white meteorite is sealed, the wavelength will become unbalanced, right?”
『The ‘dungeon’ was created to achieve that balance.』
“Ah…”
『In order to prevent ‘it’ from detecting the excessive power of the black meteorite, we created a virtual world and made causality flow only within the virtual world line. In that way, causality could be consumed much more safely from the gaze of ‘it’.』
“… You put people with psionics talent there, infect them with the red thread, and give them step-by-step training?”
『Yes.』
How to utilize the energy of the Transcendental Church, which is literally like eating a pheasant and eating its eggs. Seong-il is dumbfounded by the thrifty plans of these thrifty guys and keeps bursting into laughter.
“As a result, according to you… There are two seals at the South Pole and the North Pole… If either of them breaks, won’t the Transcendent Church suffer a serious blow?”
『That’s right. However, even if the Antarctic seal is broken, the effect will inevitably be less since the spreading causality wave is primarily blocked by the barrier and is likely to be delayed for some time.』
“I guess so…”
Unlike the seal in the North Pole, which has an immediate effect, the seal in the South Pole has its drawbacks, so Illax does not seem to be targeting it.
‘No. As a guardian of reason, even if you break the Antarctic seal, you may not be able to escape, so there is a possibility.’
Seong-il appears to listen to Ilax’s words with some degree of filtering rather than just believing them. In fact, Illax’s goal is to break the seal at the North Pole, destroy the dimensional barrier, and then escape to another dimension.
“Can I ask you one last question?”
“Of course. If it’s something I know.』
“What on earth is that giant dome in the Sahara?”
『That’s where the main force of the Transcendent Church, including the ‘Apostles’, stays.』
Illax tells Seong-il that he built a huge dome in the Sahara, one of the most inhospitable lands, and put the believers of the Transcendental Church into dimensional hibernation there.
“Was it made there because it was difficult for people to get to it…?”
『There is a reason for that… But of course it is not just that reason. In fact, the biggest reason is that the dome was built there to simultaneously collect the power of meteorites extracted from the North and South Poles.』
Illax tells us that the Transcendent Church is using the remaining power wisely after dimensional barriers, dungeons, and balancing.
『If you want to receive power from both extremes, it would be easier to locate a base between the South and North Poles to receive power evenly. However, the reason there is no base in the exact center is because the extra power emitted by the two meteorites is different.』
It is said that Illax uses the power he has so carefully gathered to put his kind into dimensional hibernation or extract the souls of humans who have become ‘fit’ and ‘store’ them in dimensional gaps. The more Seong-il hears about the evil deeds of the Transcendental Church, the more dizzy he feels.
“Whew… Thank you. All my questions have been answered.”
『Do you think holding hands is a positive thing?』
“Probably. I have to give a shit to the Transcendence Church anyway. But…”
Although Seong-il will help the Guardian of Reason’s mission as much as possible, his main goal is ultimately to secure the humanity scattered indiscriminately on Earth.
“That’s why I have no intention of sending my men to their deaths in the North Pole. They have to rescue people.”
『Hmm… Then how are you going to help us?』
“If I join alone, it will be enough for you.”
As his opponent showed enough sincerity, Seong-il feels the need to tell Illax about his skills and strengths.
『That…』
Surprisingly, when two identical entities appear near Seongil like ghosts, Illax looks surprised.
“This is my alter ego. As you can see, it has almost the same power as me. And… Our organization…”
Seong-il explains to Ilax the truth about Eden, the dimension where he is based.
“To be honest, in the dimension I live in, time passes 10 times faster than here. That’s why the time for repairs is overwhelmingly fast. That’s why I was able to ruin the Transcendence Church recently.”
『Hmm… Are you really using the dungeon as your base?』
Since time in the dungeon passes about 10 times faster than in reality, Illax seems to be mistaken in thinking that the dimension where Seong-il is staying is a dungeon.
『If you are staying in a dungeon, I recommend getting out of there. It may feel like it’s safe right now… But in the end, a dungeon is a dungeon.』
‘You have a strange illusion.’
『Perhaps the red thread has been completely removed, or the dungeon world has been completely controlled. However, if the meteorite system eventually collapses or the meteorite’s power goes out of control, the dungeon will eventually collapse. Instead of that, how about joining us?』
Illax secretly recommends joining the Guardians of Reason. However, since he has no intention of turning his body into a cyborg, and because the place he lives in is not a dungeon, Seong-il cuts off his invitation with a single cut.
“I will take care of the residences of my people, so you don’t have to worry about it. Anyway… If you agree with what I said a moment ago, I am willing to help you destroy the Transcendence Church. How about that?”
『Good. I don’t agree. Your strength is at least that of a bishop. In fact, in a situation where power is at a boiling point like now, if you, a strong man at the bishop level, join, there will be an even bigger rift in the war against the church.』
In addition, even if Seongil’s troops do not directly attack important areas such as the South Pole or the North Pole, if they roam around the world and work to rescue humanity, the Transcendental Church will have no choice but to spread its already insufficient manpower around, so Illax is sufficient to protect Seongil. It seemed like he thought the alliance with would be effective.
