Chapter 1514: Chapter 1512: Battle of Wits
In Heaven, time flows.
Hour by hour, although there is no sun in the sky, a gentle light fills the earth, showing no signs of dimming.
If the Wizard World is the Dark Era, then inside Heaven, it is the Light Era.
If the Wizard World is eternal night, then inside Heaven, it is eternal day.
Completely opposite sides.
In normal times, Richard might have wanted to study the lifestyle of Heaven’s inhabitants and the reason for eternal day, but considering the current special situation, he didn’t get distracted, continuously traversing forward in search.
In this state, his speed is relatively low, but after a few hours, he finally arrived at a special place.
This is a huge stone wall.
The stone wall is exaggeratedly large, almost standing at a vertical ninety-degree angle, with no boundary visible to the left, right, or upward.
Entirely pitch black, the stones blend seamlessly together, like a black wall dividing the world, or like the edge barrier of this plane.
Near the stone wall, the air distorted, and Richard ended his spatial traverse, stepping out.
As he landed, he carefully examined the stone slab, catching a strong earthy smell wafting towards him, like excavating something buried underground for thousands or tens of thousands of years, giving him an extremely ancient feeling.
He continued to examine, stepping back slightly, and saw some vague and heavy markings on the stone wall.
If the thickest markings were connected, they outlined two giant doors on the stone wall.
Each door is more than one hundred meters wide, and its height is over one hundred and fifty meters. An ordinary person standing in front would seem as small as an ant.
Could this be the entrance to where the True God resides?
Just as he thought of this, Richard suddenly felt a chaotic storm blowing from behind, followed by a strong wave of energy.
Turning around, he saw a mass of golden rays gathering behind him, swiftly forming into two glowing giants nearly a hundred meters tall.
These glowing giants, compared to the giant stone statue man he encountered before the Truth Society’s headquarters, were much larger and more imposing, wielding a huge sword also formed from light.
One of them, without hesitation, thrust the giant sword downward with full force.
This thrust was like a stone crashing into the surface of water, the tip rapidly parted the surrounding air, bringing a whistling sound and a force of ten thousand pounds, approaching Richard’s body.
"Bang!"
Richard raised an eyebrow, lifting one hand, precisely meeting the tip of the giant sword.
"Buzz—"
The giant sword trembled, the thrust immediately halted, followed by a "crash," as the entire sword shattered like glass, turning to dense light spots, disappearing in the air.
The glowing giant that lost its sword was taken aback, then enraged, swinging its fist towards Richard, the other glowing giant also joined the attack.
Richard looked, eyebrows raised, flipping his raised hand, palm facing down, then forcefully pressed downward.
"Kneel!"
Richard spoke.
The movements of the two attacking glowing giants immediately paused, their bodies suddenly stiffened, legs trembling as if countless mountains had instantly pressed on them, eventually unable to support, "thud" both kneeling heavily on the ground.
However, after kneeling, the two glowing giants did not give up on resisting, using their hands to try and support themselves on the ground, struggling to stand and continue attacking.
Richard watched without expression, lips tightly pursed, gradually squeezing his hand into a fist.
"Shatter!" Richard said.
"Boom! Crash!"
The two glowing giants seemed as if each took a blow from a million-pound giant hammer on their backs, their supporting hands suddenly weakened, bodies heavily falling to the ground, shattering into pieces in the rising dust, finally all turned into golden light points and disappeared.
The two "Gatekeeper Gods" were thus resolved.
It must be said, the two "Gatekeeper Gods" had some strength, and Richard didn’t find resolving them too easy, only after finishing did he exhale a long breath, returning to a normal expression.
Afterwards, Richard turned back around, looking at the giant doors on the stone wall.
After watching for a few seconds, he stepped closer, preparing to open them.
As he reached the giant doors, Richard raised his hand ready to exert Extraordinary Power, when suddenly his gaze fell on the middle position between the two doors.
There were also some indistinct markings there, slightly finer, and upon careful discernment, four characters could be identified.
These four characters belonged to a language from Ancient Wizard Civilization, due to studying Bar’s materials, Richard could recognize them, translated to common Wizard World language, roughly meaning "Forbidden entrance."
Forbidden entrance?
After seeing this, Richard’s already raised hand suddenly stopped, slowly lowering it, eyes narrowing.
Forbidden entrance? He wasn’t exactly frightened by these four words, but earnestly contemplating what their presence here represented.
Firstly, it’s certain, logically, no one would write these four words as a warning at their own dwelling—self-prohibition? "Good fortune as you exit" would be more fitting.
So clearly, "Forbidden entrance" is directed at outsiders.
Who are the outsiders? Undoubtedly it’s him.
As an intruder of Heaven, he’s definitely unwelcome, telling him "Forbidden entrance" is reasonable.
But further thinking, since he’s already intruded, does saying "Forbidden entrance" hold any significance?
Could he really be stopped by mere "Forbidden entrance" words?
Even if "Forbidden entrance" was written a thousand times, it wouldn’t hinder his actions.
On another note... What if the unseen True God considered this, and it’s written here for Richard to open and enter without hesitation?
If the interior truly conceals the True God, it’s hard to say, it might be a trap...
Alternatively, the True God thought of his consideration that this might be a trap and deliberately disguised the hiding place as a trap, making him hesitate to open it.
Or perhaps, the True God thought of his thought that the True God considered his thought that this might be a trap, disguising a trap as a trap disguised as a hideout...
Logic can continue to push deeper, turning into a mental game.
The True God might be on the first level of mental games or on the second, third, or any level...
So the question arises, what should he do?
Guess intelligently?
If he guesses right, there might not be benefits, if wrong, it means outsmarting oneself with empty air.
Therefore...
After contemplating for half a second, Richard’s face showed a hint of a smile, sensing some similar intentions from the True God.
If previously the redeemer’s ten trials were meant to stall him, now the giant doors seem to have a similar purpose, both are for delaying his actions.
In this case, regardless of the level of mental games the True God is at, Richard will directly view it from the summation of all natural levels.
Which is the -1/12 level.
It’s widely known, 1+2+3+...=-1/12.
When considering all levels of mental games, standing from the -1/12 level simplifies the matter greatly.
After all, ultimately, there are only two answers, testing will clarify.
Moreover, he doesn’t necessarily need to try personally.
