Gate of Revelation - Chapter 682

Chapter 682

Chapter 682 Wooden Puppets





“It’s done!”

Adam’s voice rang out from beyond the screen . At the same time, an image appeared over the indistinct screen .

A small and solitary door stood amid a pure white expanse of Heaven and Earth .

Shen smiled and nodded with satisfaction before moving forward .

The moment his body made contact with the screen, a ripple appeared on the surface of the screen . This time, however, the result was completely different from earlier with Adam .

After stepping past the screen, his body did not disappear . Instead, it appeared as though he had simply stepped past a curtain of water to appear on the other side of the screen .

“How is it? Am I not powerful?!”

After Shen made his way across the screen, Adam took the initiative to reach out to grab Shen’s hand . The look on his face was that of one waiting to be praised .

“Indeed . You were faster than I had expected . Those guys from Zero City did well,” said Shen as he patted Adam’s head . “However, they would never have expected that the first thing you did, you, a product that had taken them so much effort, will be to break Zero City’s core protection for me . ”

“It is the second!” Adam pouted with a dissatisfied expression . “I had helped Gibbs calculate out the timing and positions of the exit portals before this!”

“So, that was you?” Shen was slightly shocked . However, he was quick to recollect himself . “Fine, it’s fine even if this is your second completed task . Let’s head in . ”

“Mm!” Adam jumped forward with excitement and reached out with his hand to pull open the door . Then, he turned to Shen and beckoned to him . “Hurry up, let’s enter!”

Shen followed Adam through the door .

Darkness surrounded them . Before Shen could get a clear view of his surroundings, a chilling claw had descended upon his face .

At the same time, countless mournful wails reverberated forward from all around him .

Just as the claw was about to make contact with Shen’s face, it suddenly came to a halt, stopping in the middle of the air .

One of Shen’s fingers was extended before him and it blocked the wrist of the claw .

A savage-looking evil spirit howled out and swung its limbs about . However, no matter how hard it tried, it could not make contact with Shen’s body .

“What a terrible taste . This stage… … was set by Gabriel, right?” Shen frowned as he looked around .



Their surroundings appeared very gloomy . However, it was not utterly devoid of light .

There before the two of them was a tall and jagged mountain . A red light was dimly but continuously flashing from the top of the mountain .

Countless shadows could be seen flitting about, from the bottom of the mountain all the way to the top of the mountain .

They were evil spirits, rotting zombies, incorporeal-looking Hellish phantasms that drifted through the air .

There were also ghastly flames floating about amid the other shadows .

“A very direct one . ” Looking at the red light flashing from the top of the mountain, Shen smiled and said, “Never one to beat around the bush, eh? As long as I can reach the top of the mountain, I can get the key . It seems this stage was really set by Gabriel . ”

After saying that, he tapped lightly with his finger and the evil spirit before him was shattered apart by the resulting golden light . Only ashes remained of the evil spirit .

Next, Shen held Adam’s hand and walked toward the mountain, one step at a time .

The surrounding evil spirits and other dead apparitions became like sharks that had gotten a whiff of blood . They pounced upon Shen with a maddening fervour . However, the golden light enveloping Shen’s body rapidly expanded to form a sphere of pale golden shield around him .

When they were but five metres away from Shen, the evil spirits and other deathly apparitions made contact with the golden-coloured shield . Upon contact, they immediately screamed out in pain before dissipating into thin air .  

Shen did not stop moving forward at all throughout the whole process . He led Adam along as they made their way to the foot of the mountain and began moving upward to the top .

There were no paths on the mountain at all . Only jagged and strange-looking rocks could be seen . However, whenever Shen stepped on them, it appeared as though he was simply walking on flat terrain .

“Are you afraid?” Shen turned around to look at Adam .

“Of course not,” replied Adam with a smile . “I know they cannot harm me . Why would I be afraid? Shen… … didn’t you know?”

“I had assumed that you would be like other little kids,” said Shen with a smile .

“I am not an ordinary little kid!” Adam pursed his lips to the side .

“Of course . ” Shen nodded .

Before long, they were already halfway up the mountain . There was not much distance left between them and the mountaintop .

A shocking roar suddenly rang out and rocks were scattered about . A large hole burst into existence upon the mountain . A terrifying face and sharp fangs appeared before them as a gigantic beast, tens of metres in height, suddenly rose up from the mountainside . It clasped both palms together, crouched down, and sent a heavy strike down at Shen and Adam .

“Is this the final one? Interesting . ” Shen revealed a faint smile . He ignored the incoming blow . Instead, he drew an arc before him with his right hand .



An arc of light cut the gigantic beast’s body, causing black-coloured blood to spill all over . The gigantic beast was not even capable of one final wail before falling heavily down on the mountainside . Its two separated bodies tumbled down onto the foot of the mountain .

“Let’s go get the keys . ” With the final threat dealt with, Shen pulled Adam along with him and they made their way up to the mountaintop .

The red flashing light on top of the mountain came from a skull-sized crystal . It was perfectly round and translucent . There beneath the flashing red light, at the core of the crystal, was an ancient-looking key .

Shen extended a finger and lightly tapped the crystal, causing it to split from the middle down . The two halves fell down and the key slowly floated its way into Shen’s palm .

The moment Shen obtained the key, the evil spirits, Hellish apparitions, all of them disappeared without a trace . The mountaintop beneath their feet, as well, transformed into an endless expanse of whiteness .

Once again, a door appeared before them .

“Easy peasy . ” Shen held up the key and gave a light whistle .

“All right! Let’s continue! Just two more doors and we can leave!” Adam cheered as he grabbed the doorknob .

Shen revealed a faint smile as he inserted the key into the door .

…

“Finally… have we reached the end?”

Nicole looked toward the endpoint of the passageway before them . There on the ground was a heavy-looking treasure chest .

The labyrinth was truly humongous . Additionally, it was not simply on a flat terrain . Following Zero, the two of them had made their up and down through tens of stairs, all of varying lengths, and curving corridors before finally reaching their final destination .

Beside the treasure chest stood an umbrella .

It was an ancient looking umbrella made with tarp material with a bamboo handle .

“It’s… … that old guy?” Tian Lie’s face revealed a slight frown .

“Who?” Nicole turned to face him .

“A legendary figure . Only a very small number of Awakened would know of his legend . It is normal for you to not know of him . ” Tian Lie snickered . “How unexpected . He is actually connected to Zero City . All right, then . Enough nonsense . Zero, what should we do next? Open this chest?”

“Yes . ” Zero nodded . “I can guide you here . However, I do not have the authority to touch anything here . That is something that you must do . ”

Nicole nodded before stepping forward to open the chest . However, Tian Lie knocked it with his shoulder, causing it to pop open .



“What are you doing?” Nicole sent a glare toward Tian Lie .

Tian Lie placed himself before Nicole and said with an indifferent expression, “I like opening chests, what about it?”

Nicole rolled her eyes . Then, she turned her attention to the chest .

Despite its large size, the chest only contained one small key .

“This is it?” Tian Lie played with the key disdainfully with his hand .

The moment he picked up the key, the labyrinth around them disappeared, leaving a door before them .

“Open it . We do not have much time left . ” Zero extended his hand out toward the door while make a beckoning gesture .

Tian Lie inserted the key into the keyhole . After twisting it, a clicking sound could be heard and the door opened up .

A white ray of light shone out from beyond the door .

Without hesitating, Tian Lie stepped through the door .

Beyond the door was a square and the ground beneath them was laid with tiles . An infinite amount of clouds could be seen around the square, blocking their sight .

Tens of people stood on either side of the door, forming two rows .

More accurately, they were not real ‘people’ .

Every one of them wore coarse-looking short robes . The exposed parts of their faces and hands appeared to the product of chiselling . Wooden lines could be seen on them .

They were a group of wooden puppets .

A sword hung from the waist of each wooden puppet . There were no decorative articles on the sheaths . Even the hilts of the swords were made of the same coarse wood used to make its body .  

There in between the two rows of wooden puppets was a circle, drawn out using a red line . The circle had a radius of around ten plus metres .

The moment Tian Lie stepped through the door, the group of puppets turned their heads to look at Tian Lie . However, their bodies made no overt movements .

“This stage… we finally have to fight, right?”

Tian Lie cracked his knuckles and turned to look at Zero as he entered . “Is it a one-on-one or one against many?”

“It’s more than that . ” Zero shook his head . “Look at the wooden puppets here . When you enter the red circle, they will enter the circle accordingly and fight you . One puppet for the first match, two puppets for the second match, four puppets for the third match, and so on . There is a total of 31 wooden puppets here . Thus, you have to win five matches in order to obtain victory and the key needed to open the second door . ”

“So troublesome . ” Tian Lie chuckled . “Why don’t they just come forward together?”

“Do not make light of them,” said Zero calmly . “This is a defensive blockade meant to stop others from entering my core . Do you think it will be easy to break through?”

“Whether it is easy or not, we’ll have to try in order to find out, no?” Tian Lie strode forward . As he did, he turned to look at Nicole . “You, just stand there and don’t do anything . ”

“Why should I?” Nicole sneered .

“Because I am worried that you will die . ” Tian Lie stopped moving and shrugged his shoulders . “In our previous bet, you lost to me . According to the bet, you must join Chen Xiaolian’s guild . Before doing that, you cannot die . ”

“Lost? To you?” Nicole raised her brows and said, “When did I lose to you? That War Tiger and Phoenix, they didn’t even fight!”

“It is true that they two of them did not fight each other . However… … didn’t they fight Chen Xiaolian?” Tian Lie wiggled a finger left and right before Nicole . “If I am not mistaken, that War Tiger fell down in the end, right?”

“How can that be counted?” Nicole’s face turned red . “You are being unreasonable!”

“If I say it counts, it counts,” said Tian Lie, who raised his head up as he looked at Nicole . His stature was already much taller than Nicole . After lifting his head in such a manner, his eyes appeared to be filled with disdain . “Naturally, if the Floating Angel of Zero City wants to renege on her promise, there is nothing I can do about it . ”

“Even if I do join Chen Xiaolian’s guild, it will not be due to your nonsense! I will never accept such a thing,” Nicole shot back with a sneer . “More importantly, what makes you think I will die if I step up?”

“You…” Tian Lie had only just uttered out that word when Nicole kicked the ground, propelling herself forward . At the same time, her Floater transformed into its mech armour form and attached itself onto her .  

“Idiot!” Seeing Nicole put on her Floater mech armour, Tian Lie knew what she was about to do . He reached out with his hand to grab her .

However, just as his right hand was stretched out, a green-coloured beam extended out from Nicole’s arm and it slashed down .

“Ion Pulse Sword!”

Tian Lie exclaimed . His right hand had to turn to block the slash from the Ion Pulse Sword .

A slicing sound rang out as Tian Lie’s arm fell to the ground . Nicole had cut it .

Then, the thrusters behind Nicole abruptly discharged flames, immediately pushing her forward, forward into the red circle .

“Enough screaming, I know that cannot hurt you at all . ”

Landing within the red circle, Nicole turned back and smiled arrogantly at Tian Lie . “Just stand right there and watch as I finish off these wooden puppets . ”