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Chapter 142. The Icarus Tower
The heat was absurd.The moment the train capsule's doors opened, a wave of scorching air slammed into Oliver's face like a concrete wall fresh out of a steel smelting furnace. The sweat that had just begun forming at his temples evaporated instantly. His lungs, still far from fully healed, felt as though they were being filled with boiling sand every time he took a breath."Holy hell..." Oliver cursed, squinting against the blinding glare. "What is this tower, a giant barbecue grill?"Before him rose the interior of Icarus Tower.The tower's lobby had no roof. At the center of the football-field-sized chamber was a massive vertical shaft that extended thousands of meters upward, leading directly toward the core of the Eternal Sun.White and golden light poured down from above, illuminating walls constructed from solar crystal and panels of pristine white porcelain.Elara stepped out of the capsule.She wore no shoes, and the smooth white soles of her feet immediately reddened upon to
Chapter 141. The Cursed Alliance
The glass capsule shot through the darkness of the underground tunnel at a speed that made it feel like their stomachs had been left behind. The shrill whine of the magnetic rails, wuuuush, wuuuush, blended with the violent vibrations that slammed against the capsule walls every time they passed a rail junction.Beyond the glass, there was only absolute darkness.But inside Oliver's mind, he could still hear the screams of the townspeople in the square as they dissolved into ash, and the silent yet deadly footsteps of The Eraser.Oliver leaned back against the capsule's steel seat. His breathing was heavy, his chest rising and falling. His right hand, forged from golden data, flickered dimly, as though even his glitch energy had become afraid."We're safe for now," Oliver said, breaking the silence with a hoarse voice. He wiped the cold sweat from his forehead with his sleeve. "That black janitor needs time to delete the cathedral's steel doors. He's fast, but he can't teleport."Oliv
Chapter 140. THE SHADOW THAT CAME
The cold didn't seep in through the skin.It crawled straight through the spine, freezing the marrow before climbing upward and wrapping icy fingers around the base of the brain.Oliver, standing in the cathedral's basement, suddenly went rigid. His crystal cane scraped slightly across the stone floor, producing a harsh sound that sliced through the silence."You feel that?" Oliver asked, his voice dropping to a hoarse whisper. His silver eyes widened as he stared blankly toward the exit.Elara, still sitting on the floor with her arms wrapped around her knees, tightened her grip. The blind girl's body trembled violently. The golden cloth covering her eyes was damp with tears, but now even her lips had gone pale."It's cold..." Elara whispered, her teeth chattering. "The Light above... I can feel it. The Light is afraid. Something is draining the warmth from this city."[WARNING: COSMIC ANOMALY DETECTED IN LOCAL ATMOSPHERE.][ENTITY: THE ERASER.]The red notification box on Oliver's
Chapter 139. The Business of Suffering
The basement beneath the Glass Cathedral smelled like hypocrisy gone stale. There were no windows. The walls were made of thick obsidian stone, patched together by Oliver using the Glitch Blade to make them immune to the nanobot signals drifting through the air. Overhead, a dome of blue static from a Localized Glitch Zone flickered softly, preventing any data transmission from leaving the room. This was the only Blind Spot in all of Aurelia. The only place where you could breathe without God watching. Oliver sat on a rusted wooden crate he had found in the corner. His black suit was pulled tight around him. The fingers of his right hand, made entirely of golden data, tapped against his thigh. Tap. Tap. Tap. Five people sat across from him. They weren't ordinary citizens. They were members of the Civitas Solis elite. A Judge of Light, two Cherubim Generals, a nobleman's wife, and at the far end... Elara, the Saintess, the one who had brought
Chapter 138. The Gambler's Mask
Oliver's jaw felt like it was about to fall off. The muscles in his cheeks were cramping violently, pulling the corners of his mouth into a wide smile that left his teeth dry. If he dared lower the corners of his lips by even a millimeter, the blue sky above would instantly turn red, and an Angel Drone would descend to erase his existence. The most fucked-up world I've ever visited, Oliver cursed inwardly. The smile remained firmly plastered across his face. Pure hell wrapped in gift paper. Before him rose Civitas Solis, the capital of Aurelia. The city wasn't built from stone or concrete. Everything was made of glass, crystal, and white gold that reflected the eternal sunlight. The streets were immaculate, untouched by dust. There wasn't a single shadow in any corner. Light existed everywhere, stabbing directly into the retina. Oliver limped forward using his crystal-branch cane. His current appearance attracted attention no matter where he went. H
Chapter 137. The Tyranny of Light
The escape felt more like dragging himself across broken glass. The moment the crowd of white-clad citizens wandered away, singing their cheerful hymns, Oliver immediately hauled himself out of the field of golden flowers. He couldn't afford to stay exposed. The black seawater he'd vomited up stood out far too clearly amid the pastel colors of this world. If another Angel Drone happened to patrol the area, he'd become an instant burn-in target. Oliver slipped into the forest bordering the field. But this was no ordinary forest. "Goddamn synthetic world," Oliver muttered under his breath, leaning his back against a tree trunk that felt hard and cold. The trees here were made of transparent crystal. Their leaves were thin sheets of glass reflecting the eternal sunlight, creating rainbow spectrums that made his eyes ache. There was no muddy earth beneath them, only spotless white marble pebbles. The forest had no dark shadows. Everything was brilliantly illuminate
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