Chapter 93: The Fated One

"Great Circle of Fate, you are the eternal reincarnation, the destined fate, the cause, the result, and also the process!"

The black thorn-styled "Circle of Fate" symbol seemed to have a faint power reaction amidst the sound of pious prayers.

This faint power resonated gently with a certain power on the clergyman, creating a sacred environment.

"This is an honorific name that can point to the 'Circle of Fate'..." Chumen did not foolishly recite it, as that would certainly bring about extremely bad results.

"Don't be foolish!" Chumen suddenly reminded him, "Your avatar won't work either; any disturbance of fate will be detected by this entity!"

The one referred to here is naturally Amon.

Of course, Amon would not be foolish enough to let his own avatar recite it; it was just that his avatar influenced fate, giving a commoner in this world the thought to recite this passage of the honorific name.

Amon had already prepared to sacrifice his own avatar to complete the adventure, but he underestimated this "Circle of Fate".

This is an Oldest One who truly controls the symbol of fate, and is one of the strongest Outer Gods in the entire universe.

If one were to truly attract the gaze of this entity, the only option would be to use that drop of God's Blood from the Creator.

But if that were to happen, their journey through the Starry Sky would have to end right here.

Amon pushed up his Monocle slightly, revealing a trace of a smile, "So even Teacher is afraid of Outer Gods."

This was a probe.

A probe of Chumen, and also of the "Circle of Fate".

Before Chumen left, the Creator had not yet publicly announced the honorific names of the Outer Gods calculated using the "Omniscient and Omnipotent" Authority.

This is forbidden knowledge, and even Amon could not obtain it.

But he was truly too curious, unable to resist probing Chumen, who was in the know.

"If there is a next time, I will throw you to the Moon to have children." Chumen shot a glance at Amon and walked closer to the black thorn symbol.

Facing the symbol of an Outer God directly was almost no different from being face-to-face with the Outer God.

The only thing to be thankful for is that most of the gazes of the Outer Gods in the universe today are on that tiny planet of Earth; what is here is mostly a ritualistic response, with no will having descended.

"The 'Gift' system..." Chumen was quite interested in the Pathways of these Outer Gods; in fact, he had followed Bethel to complete this journey into the Starry Sky precisely to witness more Outer God Pathways.

Because theoretically, he could also use the Dream Book to achieve "Gift".

And compared to him fumbling slowly, the Outer Gods had a ready-made complete set of theories here; he was here to steal the knowledge!

"But one cannot directly pry into the information of the Outer Gods either, or one might be discovered."

Chumen looked at the black thorn symbol and sensed a certain Hidden connection, pointing to that "Circle of Fate" which was separated by who knows how many galaxies.

"Then why not..." Chumen looked at Kenuo, revealing a kind smile, "Kid, you are in luck."

Kenuo was his initial window into understanding this world, and this Kenuo was still a long way from the "Master" rank, had not yet walked deep into the "acting" of the "Fate" Pathway, and the Corruption he had received was still limited.

"Father Kosite'er!" Leimengduo led Kenuo to bow and salute the piously praying priest.

"... Praying for your Gift..." Father Kosite'er did not stop his own prayer and continued his business.

"..." Kenuo was a bit nervous and glanced at Captain Leimengduo.

But Leimengduo just shook his head gently, signaling him to be quiet.

After a not-insignificant period of prayer, Father Kosite'er finally stopped.

"Sheriff Leimengduo." Father Kosite'er had no extra emotions, his faint eyes looking at Leimengduo.

"We have once again discovered traces of a large number of Desire Cultists within the jurisdiction..." Leimengduo took out a report and presented it to Father Kosite'er.

"That group of damned heretics again?!" A bit of vitality gradually appeared in Father Kosite'er's eyes; he took the report and read it carefully.

"They controlled a 'Coachman' through some method and bewitched their family, causing them to become Fallen."

"This led that 'Coachman' to carry out a crazy kidnapping; all the hostages were swallowed by desire and became Desire Trees."

Leimengduo briefly introduced the situation of the case from the side.

"'Coachman', huh? After the appearance of trams and commuter vehicles, this profession has been rapidly eliminated; this is the root of their becoming Fallen!"

Father Kosite'er guessed a lot of information from just one profession.

"Then why not train the 'Coachman' to become a 'Driver', so that they could..." Kenuo's mind went blank, and he asked involuntarily.

Leimengduo's expression changed, but Kosite'er looked at Kenuo with deep meaning and said softly, "This is the tide of the era, and even more so, 'Fate'!"

Perhaps, this painful struggle under "Fate" was originally a way to please the Outer Gods?

Kenuo's vision suddenly darkened, and he sensed a deep pressure and a sense of suffocating silence from this "Fate".

He had seen many professions eliminated by the era, and "Coachman" was just one of them.

But for some reason today, his heart became exceptionally sensitive, his mind became more active, and he noticed something eerie.

The black shadow before Kenuo's eyes dissipated, and Father Kosite'er and Captain Leimengduo were still discussing the case, as if the Q&A he had just had with Father Kosite'er did not exist.

He recalled Father Kosite'er's expression just now, and a certain chill seemed to rise from deep within his body.

"Let's go! What are you spacing out for!" Captain Leimengduo pushed Kenuo.

Kenuo woke up as if from a dream and hurriedly caught up with the steps of Father Kosite'er and the Captain.

They were going to ferret out the Desire Cultists.

"Let's go take a look first." Chumen followed the three of them out, his gaze mostly focused on Father Kosite'er.

As for Amon's request to act alone, it was ruthlessly rejected by Chumen.

Before having a deeper understanding of this world, Chumen could not let the brat Amon go out and cause trouble.

As for Bethel, he was not in a hurry to complete his ritual.

Along the way, the three of them could be considered to have seen the hidden side of the entire world.

They walked through an area equivalent to a slum and saw those professionals who had been eliminated due to the changing of the era.

Among them, according to Captain Leimengduo's introduction, this slum had mostly "Coachmen".

These people, who appeared to have reached the second half of their lives, walked through the slum with dull eyes, lost and at a loss for what to do.

They were born to pull carriages for others, but now the need for carriage pulling was decreasing day by day; except for some sturdy ones who could snatch business, those of them with insufficient energy were already being eliminated.

And after being eliminated...

This group, born destined to pull carts and only capable of pulling carts, these "Coachmen" lost everything.

"Fate" seemed to have become disconnected from them.