Chapter 596: 269: Unlucky Karlando
Barn was suspicious.
The other three were also suspicious.
Lechter was tasting some of the latest delicacies from the human and livestock fields, feeling that compared to the meats from the East, it seemed to lack flavor.
Or perhaps it was indeed because he just didn't feel like eating today.
"Who could it be? The strangest part is, if it's one of us, then why make such a spectacle of it?"
"Wouldn't it be better to take the gods' relics back quietly? Why make such a grand scene starting from the outermost layer... Ah... tsk tsk tsk, what's the meaning behind all this?"
The God of Gluttony, which Lechter worshipped, was said to have bitten off the arm of one of the old gods—the God of Beasts and Vitality—during the war among the gods.
Although it was an ambush, although it cost his followers nearly their extinction.
For the God of Gluttony, this was something to boast about for a lifetime.
"Who wouldn't want to taste the flesh of a god? Celeos really should have kept the demigod's body. Of course... the meat of the dead doesn't seem to hold much value."
Lechter was also clear that the gods' relics had nothing to do with him.
The "that person" mentioned by the others certainly wasn't referring to him.
Then the pompous, high-profile, show-off... that seemed to describe Karlando, right?
Unlike Barn, from his manner of doing things, Lechter thought that "that person" was most likely Karlando.
"If it weren't Karlando, then Karlando would have made a move by now, right?"
"But Karlando hasn't made a move, it seems my guess isn't wrong."
"Karlando, what are you planning to do?"
Lechter grew more curious.
What about Karlando?
At this moment, Karlando was also pondering the matter. Unlike the others, Karlando had an "edge."
He could see the mini-map, where basically all the icons were his allies.
But there were exceptions.
After all, even if Zhou Baiyu wore a disguise that could fool many, it couldn't fool Karlando's "cheat."
In Karlando's "mini-map," Zhou Baiyu's icon was different from those in his gaming realm; the threat level was not that high.
But he could also see a big question mark, advancing toward the peak.
Karlando began to ponder:
"An unimpeded journey could mean a masterful disguise, but that last line of defense has the Mind Reading Technique. Mind reading and true sight..."
"The mini-map's trajectory shows they had close contact, they entered the Pillar Guardian's mind-reading range, but triggered no alarms, and the Pillar Guardian continues to patrol as usual, with no sign of combat."
"This means, the other party isn't simply disguised, otherwise they couldn't have passed the Pillar Guardian's mind-reading test."
"It's not like the Pillar Guardian had his eyes closed during their interaction."
"Now that's odd, why's the target a question mark on the mini-map..."
Karlando's doubts grew more numerous.
But he did not act.
Question marks signified that the other party could trigger a mission.
It could also be the start of some event. Simply put, this target was related to him.
What baffled Karlando was, "Isn't this person mine?"
Of course, this person was not his; he was very certain that, although he cared about the gods' relics, he would—
Never be so flamboyant about it.
"It could also be some event... but it's definitely related to me."
Karlando felt somewhat uncertain.
Mainly because he knew the gods' relics had nothing to do with him.
But he was hoping that they were somehow related to him.
That question mark stirred something in Karlando.
It was like a beautiful woman walking towards you, calling out "dear," and even though you knew you'd been single and ready to mingle for years, you still got a little shock because it seemed like she was looking at you.
At the same time, Karlando was also considering if it wasn't him, which one of the three could it be?
Someone was aware, someone had locked on the target, someone's mind was all over the place, and another thought the matter was very serious.
Box, as the highest follower of the Sealing and Ritual God, with his Ultimate Sealing, had suppressed a whole world.
The Third World, where all the forerunners are trapped in a cycle, at this moment one of his followers appeared high-profile with the gods' relics in hand.
Box understood, if he wasn't the possessor, then it must be one of the three.
Displaying the gods' relics so ostentatiously made Box suspect that this person might have greater ambitions.
So quickly, Lechter, Barn, and Karlando all received Box's invitation to head to the Central Temple.
At this time, Zhou Baiyu was at the edge of a huge Divine Pillar, climbing tirelessly.
This path proved to be much longer than he had imagined.
Several hours remained before reaching the peak.
At the peak, inside the Central Temple, the four supreme authorities gathered.
"Speak up, who's the lucky one to have acquired the gods' relics, so high-profile, it must be that the Divine Embryo fits your own faith well? My Pantheon is truly blessed; seems we're about to have another demigod, aren't we?"
Box glanced at Barn.
Box, the highest follower of the Sealing and Ritual God and currently the most powerful person in the Pantheon,
Although deep down, no one truly submitted to another, they would still listen to Box on the surface.
Even when not so long ago, Box wanted to kill a supreme authority, everyone subconsciously complied. There were no objections.
So when Box spoke with a hint of anger, everyone understood that the person with the gods' relics, who was acting like a fool, had likely upset Box.
Could it be Barn?