"Hm ... Well, I don't have a choice then ..."
Arthur thought about it, Elías was not willing to give up and at this rate, the Secret Kingdom was closing with Elias inside, Arthur did not want this.
"Why are you so worried about that human?"
Akagi did not want to say it, but she was jealous of this human, Arthur treated him with kindness as if Elias was part of his family, this was something that Akagi could not understand, Arthur always behaved distantly, he did not trust anyone but with Elias, Arthur was like a child trying to get his father's attention ...
"..."
Arthur didn't say anything, he turned his gaze to Elias who was sleeping in his capsule, and the shadow of a person combined with his figure, this was reason enough for Arthur.
Suddenly from his space ring, a statue of a Lychee appeared.
This statue was the key to the entrance to the next level, as well as the statue that Arthur sealed.
"Eh? Arthur, you're not thinking ...."
Seeing this statue, Akagi almost materialized, after all, she knew how important this statue is ...
This happened when Arthur left that area of death, out of fear that these powerful monsters would leave that Area, Arthur sealed the key and hid it in his space ring, which by coincidence turned out to be a statue of the Lychees, this was also the beginning between Arthur's uncontrolled hunt that led to the Lychees' extinction.
Arthur did not wish to leave a single trace and the slightest chance of breaking that seal ...
But now because of Elias, he was willing to reopen that Death Area ...
"Arthur I must remind you that even if it has been two years since then, our survival in that Area is still at the bottom ..."
"I survived with a 1% probability, now my probability is 15%, I am stronger ..."
Clenching his fist, Arthur's eyes burned with fighting intent, he wanted revenge against those monsters that hunted him nonstop for two years.
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"Hm ..."
Elias had a dream, it was the same dream that he had dreamed that time when he lost his wife, about that miserable man.
Every time he dreamed of that man's life, he felt miserable and at the same time nostalgic, as if he were remembering a life, but although he knew that this dream was painful, Elias decided to keep looking, as a kind of consolation towards his miserable life.
"Oh ..."
Opening his eyes, the digital clock in the capsule woke him up, this was his alarm, bringing a hand to his face, Elias sighed as he slowly opened the capsule.
"Hm?"
Suddenly he heard an unusual noise as if someone were assembling a Wunder, turning his head Elias was surprised, in front of him was a strange ring-shaped machine where a boy with four mechanical arms and assistant drones built this machinery ...
"Oh? Mr. Elias woke up ..."
Arthur didn't even need to turn his head to know that Elias had awakened, he continued programming the portal that would take them to the next level.
"Liam ... what is this ?! What are you building?"
Not in his wildest dreams Elias thought that Liam was a Mechanical Engineer, after all, to be a mechanical engineer a person had to have a good affinity for the metal element and be very sensitive to magic power, not to mention having good vision, since it is well known among humans that those with good vision tend to learn more and be more intelligent.
And although there were young geniuses capable of making their own Wunder and customizing them, these people are trained in the best universities, they are precious human resources of the government and some are even scholarships to attend the World Academy.
Arthur again gave him a surprise, but this was natural, with Akagi and Level Upper there was nothing robotic that Arthur could not create, it could be said that Arthur's limitation has always been his low magic power that avoids exploiting the full potential of the Nano-machines.
"I built a 'gate', Mr. Elias ...."
The portal that Arthur created when he left the Area of Death has been closed years ago and using the Statue of Lychees would cause the border that divides both levels to disappear thus causing the monsters on the other side to invade this level, because of that Arthur built a 'Gate' that stabilizes the entrance to the other level as well as prevent these monsters from detecting and preventing them from exiting.
For that Arthur had to recreate a limitation that is this 'Ring', program it and use the coordinates of the statue of Lycheestoto to open an independent door.
"Gate?"
Elias still didn't understand what this boy was doing, but at that moment Arthur took out the little statue of Lychee, causing Elias to open his eyes in shock.
"Liam ... You, all the time ..."
Elias understood at last, why he had spent days and days looking for this statue without any results, but it was obvious that he would never find it, Arthur had already found it and kept it hidden until now.
And from the way that Arthur casually took out, he had found some time ago, it is possible that his drones had hidden it and handed it over to his owner in secret, thus preventing Elias from noticing ...
But ... why did Arthur hide it?
And also ... Why did he take out now? Is it because of their conversation the day before? Elias didn't know, but he was cautious.
"That's right Mr. Elias, I had the key all this time, as far as I'm doing .... Simply fulfilling your desire to go through the next level ..."
Placing the statue in the middle of the Hoop, the device scanned it, the statue began to float and Arthur began to inject magic power into it, thus causing a space door to open in the middle.
"...."
Elias was silent for a few seconds, overnight the boy in front of him changed a lot, he always showed emotions such as being scared or smiling, however now his face was expressionless, likewise, there was a hidden coldness in his face, as if he were a completely different person, maybe if he did not have the blindfold, it is possible that this child would have a frown.
"Who you are?"
"Does my identity matter now? Mr. Elias, I know you are confused and have many questions ... But, I am not obliged to answer"
Arthur's last words sent deep chills to Elias, but this didn't matter to Arthur and he continued.
"Passing through this portal is the next level, it is up to you to believe me or not, but this is your only chance to choose"
Elias indeed had many questions, the mystery of this child is getting bigger and bigger and for some reason, Elias had the feeling that Arthur's identity is not so simple.
He also had the feeling that this child was not lying about this portal, although everything is so suspicious, Elias gritted his teeth, and his Wunder-Lapis was activated and took a step forward, he had already arrived here, he was not going to give up ...
Seeing this, Arthur sighed, stepped forward, and blocked his way.
"Before you go through this portal, I will tell you in advance, the difficulty of this level is nothing compared to the previous levels, your survival probability is 0.0001%, with such a high death rate, it will not take you more than an hour in being assassinated, he will experience nightmares far beyond what he has felt before, besides I, Liam, will not accompany him on his journey, do you still want to continue? "
Arthur was not lying, Elías will die if he goes alone and this is a certainty, the difficult jump was ridiculous, however, Elias's gaze does not waver and he took another step forward ...
"I said it last night, but if there is even the slightest chance of hope, I will not give up ..."
Elias had no idea why Arthur knew all this, but anyway without his family, Elias would rather be dead, he couldn't get revenge and if he couldn't bring his family back then it was okay if this area is his grave.
At least he will die knowing that he did everything possible and he also hopes that his family wherever he wants that he does not blame him ...
(If I can't bring them back, then I'll go to them ...)
With that in mind, a smile formed on Elias's face, and Arthur took a step back, leaving the way free.
"If it's what you want I'm not going to stop you ..."
Waving his hand, a holographic screen appeared in front of Arthur, pressing a button, the portal began to change color likewise a digital clock began the countdown
"This portal to the next level is programmed to close after 300 hours, after that time the Portal will be closed by force and this device will self-destruct, if it does not leave in that specified time, I will take it as if you failed and are dead ... "
This was cruel but necessary, if he kept the portal open any longer, the monsters on the other side will find out, and then this level and possibly the next even the real world will suffer from these monsters.
"Thank you, I'll have it in mind"
He had many questions to ask, but at the end that didn't matter, since he was one step away from completing his wish.
"Good luck..."
Assisting Arthur, Elías smiled one last time before entering the portal at a steady pace.
And seeing his back disappear, Arthur smiled bitterly, wishing him good luck ...
Arthur thought that by telling him all this, Elías would be scared and avoid entering the portal, but it seems that I underestimate him, this human did not withdraw ...
"Love huh? A complex emotion that I can't understand ... What's so good about love anyway? Nothing good comes out of getting involved in love."
If it weren't for love, Elias would marry his fiancee instead of choosing his late wife, he would also avoid creating all that hatred he had with his family, they would continue together and his life would be much easier, his children would be accepted and not he had to run or hide.
Why didn't Elias understand that marrying someone of a different status would only bring him misfortune?
Arthur was not an idiot, he was a man just like Elias and he got engaged at an age of six, but for Arthur, nothing changed, whether his wife is the future Queen or just his sister, in the end, everything was beneficial for him and he would ensure By making the most of his commitment, his life would not be plagued with difficulties and he had his freedom.
He could even exercise a much greater political power, likewise being the noblest man in the world, his words had a great weight on society.
The only thing Arthur feared was the loss of power, that was all, however for Elias this was different ...
For love, his life became miserable.
Love sucks create stupid and blind people, Arthur hated this emotion, even now someone as weak as Elias dared to enter the death zone ... Where do I get that courage?
Arthur couldn't understand, even now he thought that Elias was a suicidal madman who didn't hesitate to walk towards his death.
Was it worth doing? There was nothing at the end, only a bitter truth, so even if by some miracle he managed to cross the death zone, he would simply be disappointed, since there was no such Artifact that fulfills wishes, what awaits him is a nobody's paradise.
"Love is beautiful, it does not create stupid and blind people, it creates brave and persevering people, as long as there is love, there is hope and therefore people will fight, they will protect their love, it is the greatest feeling that living beings have and which we long for ... "
Materializing, Akagi hugged his neck and whispered in response, Arthur shrugged, after all a machine spoke to him about feelings, which was something very strange, so strange that it seemed that the machine here is him and not Akagi ...
"I think you should stop seducing me whenever an opportunity presents itself ..."
Although Akagi's words sounded very sincere, Arthur knew that this woman was simply taking advantage of the environment to make him fall, which was so predictable ...
"Of course not! I meant it ... Do you have so little confidence in me?"
"Hmmm ..."
Arthur didn't reply but his expression was enough to make Akagi puff out his annoying cheeks.
"Agh! There she goes again, you lack love!"
"Is that so? I can't understand it ..."
"Someday you will understand, after all, I love you, Arthur ..."
"..."
Arthur did not respond to her confession of love and continued staring at the portal for a few more seconds, before returning to his original form and walking towards the portal.
"Enough of this, we have to go ..."
"Good..."
Akagi looked at her with one eye and attended, Arthur may not know it, but his actions at the moment, he was quite close to that feeling that he hates so much since in some part of his mind, he wanted Elias to succeed and fulfill his impossible wish, at the same time I also wanted to see him defeated, I wanted him to understand that Love, which he believes, is and always will be shit ...
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