Dragon King of Apocalypse

Chapter 129: Ancient History (3)

"The demon world would be facing destruction soon enough in the coming hours." Said the old man.

"So you all must leave." Said the old man causing everyone to be shocked.

"What do you mean? Why would the demon world be facing destruction?"Questioned Zeref in confusion.

"Why else? Because of this tower that we're in right now." Said the old man with a sigh.

"I thought you said he was still se-."

"Although he is still sealed, he can still somewhat move his body. Since he was able to gain a bit of freedom from the destruction of Yggdrasil. Now that he possesses some freedom, he will make sure to go and destroy the other towers that support the seal." Said the old man.

As long as the towers that bind Typhon are still up and running, it will be impossible for him to fully break out. As the tower, themselves are like an active generator that siphons power from both the realm and universe to keep the seal powering going strong.

"Is there any way t-."

"To reseal it? No, as just to seal it took every single god and them existence to keep its sealed for so long. I very much doubt most of the gods that are around now will belive in the existence of Typhon. Let alone believe they wouldn't be able to beat him after all the gods before didn't."

"Even then, Typhon would be cautious this time around and will make it an effort to destroy all types of ways to seal him."Said the old man.

"Wait, none of the gods know about Typhon and his sealing?" Questioned Zeref in disbelief.

"Of course not. Before the remaining gods faded, they made sure to wipe out all history and memory of Typhon in fear that others may try to unseal it." Said the old man causing Zeref and Sleipnir to only sigh.

While the knowledge of the battle against Typhon would be essential for the future generation, it would also be very terrifying. Similar to a double-edged sword, the knowledge could be their saving grace but at the same time their destruction.

"So why did you put the scene of Typhon and him being as something that will show after the third floor." Questioned Tang Wulin.

"Originally you were only supposed to see the countless gods and their battle. But allow you to see the rest because of reasons." Said the old man and Tang Wulin knew he wouldn't be telling him that reason any time soon.

'So that means, my friends are only seeing the battles of the gods.' Thought Tang Wulin.

"So will he be free once he destroys this realm?" Questioned Tang Wulin.

"No, he will still need a massive amount of energy just to break open the seal and also recover his strength. As the towers don't necessarily the seal but the batteries that power them and so it wishes to cut off." Said the old man.

All of them fell silent, as they went over the information they have been told. From what the old man told them, Typhon may not awaken in the next years or hundred of years.

"Anyway, I will send your friends to the hell gate on the fifth floor, so they can beat the fiend and get to the sixth floor. I will put all of them together with another person, so it won't take too long for them to finish the last floor." Said the old man.

"We can still compete in the dungeon?" Questioned Zeref.

"The demon seed is on the extra floor of the dungeon. It appeared their about seventeen years ago and has been resting there ever since." Said the old man causing Tang Wulin to nod his head.

"Alright, send me." Said Tang Wulin but the old man smiled.

"I have a unique destination for you, which will depend on your ability to gain the reward." Said the old man as he waved his hand and causing the image to break apart.

"Are you one of the gods?" Questioned Tang Wulin as he saw the shards of the image swirling towards him and his companions.

He asked this as Sage himself said that his real body wasn't guarding Yggdrasil and so he couldn't use his full power to defend against it. Meaning this old man could be similar to him or maybe the creation of the gods.

"No, I'm just a coward." Said the old man softly as his expression turned to regret.

Tang Wulin couldn't respond as the swirl of light began taking him away.

'A coward?'

As the light was taking him away, a scene began playing inside of his mind. He looked around and saw he was around an army of warriors with golden armor. As he was looking around, the area beneath him shook and the space around him was breaking.

"Nexus! Are you ready old friend!"Said the man beside Tang Wulin.

He blinks his eyes as he turned to the man and then the scene began to change. He saw himself running away from the approach of a colossal formless figure coming toward him with blazing red eyes.

'Is...That Typhon.' Thought Tang Wulin.

Then he heard the screams of the people behind him and then a voice shouted out.

"NEXUS!"

"YOU COWARD!"

Tang Wulin was surprised at this, then he began to hear words that were close to him.

"I'm sorry."

'I'm so sorry."

Was the last thing he heard as the image and his surroundings began to turn black.

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Tang Wulin eyes snap open as he sat up and began looking around. Blinking, he found himself in a golden hallway with torches leading down to a path. He began furrowing his brows as he thought back to those images and the scene he experiences at the end.

'Is that why he called himself a coward? Because he ran away from his companions at the last moment.' Thought Tang Wulin as three-figure began to appear beside him.

"Daddy!" Screamed Leviathan as it coiled around him and snuggled in his neck.

"I'm surprised he came out now of all time." Said Zeref with a look of amusement with Sleipnir nodded her head.

Tang Wulin sighed and began to get up from the floor. He has many questions about Leviathan that he wanted to ask Zeref but he knew now wasn't the time.

"If the old man meant what he said, we should be on the last floor." Said Zeref as he glances around.

"Not just us but also the others."Said Sleipnir as she tried sensing the rest of Wulin friends but to no avail.

"This place is cut off from the rest of the maze." Said Leviathan as he began glancing around causing Sleipnir to look at him in surprise and happiness.

Tang Wulin noticed the look of Sleipnir but didn't say anything as he began stroking the head of Leviathan. If what Leviathan is true then it won't be possible for him to simply bust down these walls.

"I'm sure they should be fine." Said Zeref causing Tang Wulin to nod is head. He then began walking down the corridor that didn't seem to diverging but just going down a linear path.

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"Fifth floor?" Questioned Xie Xie as he stared at the sign in front of him and Yuanen Yehui. They both glance each other, as they knew they only completed only three floors and still had to do finish the fourth before they could reach the fifth.

"Do you think its a trap or misdirection?" Question Xie Xie to Yuanen Yehui.

"I'm not sure but just in case lets not waste all of our energy on this floor." Said Yuanen Yehui as she glances att he silvers door in front of them.

Another strange thing was them ended up in front of the silver door that leads to the fiend of the floor. This is something that never happened before and made them question if this was because they were the first to complete the third floor.

And that wasn't even touching on the phenomenon they experienced a few minutes ago. Shaking her head, Yuanen Yehui began moving towards the silver door and push it open. She and Xie Xie began making their way down to the fiend until they reach the room.

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"You felt it too right?" Question Na'er as she moved through the silver door with Gu Yue.

"You mean the wisp of divinity as we were watching those ancient gods fighting." Said Gu Yue causing Na'er to nod.

"What do you think?" Questioned Na'er.

"I'm not sure, but I think this place was built by a god and it wasn't just built for a dungeon." Said Gu Yue and Na'er just nodded her head.

"You feel the terrifying amount of energy that this place is siphoning?" Questioned Na'er causing Gu Yue to nod her head.

"I feel it but I'm not sure what it's used for. Maybe it was used for this place or something else."Mutters Gu Yue.

Na'er said nothing as they made it toward the room where one had to fight the fiend. She didn't know how or why but she and Gu Yue were teleported in front of the silver door of the fiend and front of them was a sign that said the fifth floor.

'Was it a coincidence she and I were brought to the same silver door?' Thought Na'er as they stop in the middle of the room.

"I welcome the first challengers to ever reach my room." Said a figure in black cloaks that obscure his figure but did nothing to hide his purple eyes that gave a terrifying light.

"My name is the Devil Rider." Said the Devil Rider as a large scythe appeared in his hand. Gu Yue and Na'er instantly summoned their martial spirits and got into their battle position.

"Let's hurry up and finish this, so we can move on."Said Na'er and receiving a nod from Gu Yue.

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Tang Wulin made it toward a room that had four statues on the four corners of the room. Each of the statues had a demonic head with different types of weapons in each of their hand and war paint on their face. They all wore decorative armors that seem like it was meant for war.

After glancing at the Statues, he began making his way up to the massive velvet door that was in front of him. As he made it to the middle of the room, it began to rumble as a gale started to stir around him.

Tang Wulin watches as each of the statue's eyes began to light up and their body began to shake as if they were going to break. Then with a loud thunderous sound, the statuses seem to come alive as they glance at Tang Wulin and jumped in front of him.

They made a loud deafening noise as they landed.

"Welcome, Challenger!"

"We're shocked and grateful that you have made it this far!"

"Sadly, you have made it so far to die."

"Nonetheless we shall gladly give you a fight that will honor you for eternity."

"I'm Bishamonten." Said the statue that was holding lance in his right hand and a pagoda in his left.

"I'm Jikokuten." Said the statue that was holding a sword in his right hand.

"I'm Zouchouten." Said the statue that was holding up a trident in his hand.

"I'm Koumokuten." Said the statue that was holding a whip in his hand.

Tang Wulin narrowed his eyes and got ready to fight but then Leviathan appeared beside him with its figure towering over him and reaching the height of the statues. He rubbed Tang Wulin neck and glared fiercely at the statues.

"You want to fight with me?" Questioned Tang Wulin and he received a nod from Leviathan.

"Alright."

"Let's do this Daddy!"