The Cursed Gamer, Book 3

375: The Start (6)

Chapter 375: The Start (6)

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The underworld of Babylon was now luminous like a lantern night. Two beings who were beyond all lifeforms in this world were currently situated in this place. Facing one another and letting their eyes do the talking.

"You are not going to say anything?"

It was the Creator Goddess who broke the silence. Her eyes flicked to look at the unconscious Neji for a bit before looking back at her, the Director who sat on the molded fabrics of space.

"He's not going to wake up if you just buy time. It's an endless nothingness he is stuck in, there is no way out. I can't remove the system from him, but I can sever his direct consciousness from the System, and only leave his subconscious sticking with it. He has no way out; his direct consciousness is floating in the empty space of the Prime."

"I know."

Her voice was ethereal, more so than the Goddess herself as she replied. Her form was like a blur, a glitch in reality, as she raised a hand near her face to push his hair to the side.

"Are you sure about that, though? You never know, he may not be floating in empty space."

Celestine frowned. "What? Did you do something to his consciousness?"

"Huh? Did I? Maybe someone else did. You never know. Regardless, I am not the only powerhouse this Cube has to offer. No need to be so paranoid about me."

Celestine frowned deeper. She looked at Neji and then used her authority to dive into his other location, to see what was going on. However, she was stopped by the authority of the Director.

"Mhm, how rude. You should focus on your guest, no?"

"What're you trying?" Celestine looked annoyed. "You wicked vermin. He is my prey, leave him be."

The Director's lips, which were a line of ink, stretched further from her 'face'. She smiled and refused to talk.

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Neji knew the trip was a bit too easy. Iraq was a warring zone, so there may have been adversaries he would have had a hard time facing. That was why he had brought Lucille along, as it would have been easier with her by his side.

But now that he is just on the nose of the gate, she didn't need to accompany him to it. Something had to be there to block him from leaving, and he should be able to deal with it all by himself.

He was in his Hybrid Form, with his dragon wings out; silver draconic scales covered parts of his body as he smashed into the mountain and found himself in a cave.

The cave was large. More than a cave, it was as if the mountain was just a shell of an underworld. It was a huge space, with a large purple portal spinning in the middle.

It was the Gate that the news spoke of. The one that suddenly appeared along with Neji. So, it had to be the exit from this world.

However,

Neji wasn't alone in this cave.

As he had expected, he had to face some hurdles. Before the gate, many strong-looking men and women stood as they observed it. They clearly were hunters, with bodies as large as a mountain.

When Neji crashed inside, the others heard and turned their heads at him. Their eyes were shining as they frowned, all taking a battle posture. Neji sighed at that.

[Observe] didn't work, so he couldn't be sure how strong they were. However, they were strong for sure. He wasn't confident in just bursting forward and slipping into the Gate at this rate.