Bab 343: Tower Spirit
At the very moment Mike and Ares attacked simultaneously, on the 99th floor of the Tower of Truth, a terrifying thundercloud hovered before Apollo.
Sitting cross-legged on a cushion, Apollo opened his eyes and looked down. He saw everything happening on the 28th floor, crystal clear.
Thor and Ares' phantom struck at the same time.
Thor's hammer heavily wounded the Supreme Demon God's projection, almost obliterating it. Even if the projection survived, the remaining power wouldn't be enough to pose a threat to Thor.
Ares' sword, while erasing the projection, also repaired the previous crack in the seal.
After witnessing all this, Apollo had only one comment: "Boring."
He raised his head and looked at the thundercloud.
Apollo felt nothing.
The moment before Shadow Nine entered the Supreme Abyssal was probably the moment when Apollo felt the most human emotions. He even experienced a strong emotional fluctuation at one point.
But with Shadow Nine gone, Apollo was still Apollo.
However, without Shadow Nine, he was increasingly lacking in human emotions.
Casually dispersing the thundercloud, Apollo shook his head and closed his eyes again, entering meditation.
"Boring."
...
Back on the 28th floor.
Thor and Ares struck together, jointly slaying the supreme demon god!
Putting away his hammer, Mike looked at the slowly dissipating phantom of Ares, filled with gratitude.
If Ares hadn't demonstrated that move just now, even with the second awakening of the Eye of Truth, he wouldn't have been able to replicate it successfully.
In a way, Ares was truly good to his own people.
After the black cloud dissipated, the sky was clear and blue, without a single cloud.
Mike said loudly, "Supreme Being Apollo, thank you for your help!"
On the 99th floor, Apollo, who had just closed his eyes to meditate, opened them again.
He heard it.
But he didn't understand what Thor meant.
If he didn't understand, he had to ask.
"Oh?"
His tone was full of confusion.
An ethereal voice echoed through the 28th floor.
"Oh?"
As this voice sounded, Jeremy, who had been squatting and counting ants, was pressed firmly to the ground, prostrating himself, unable to move!
Just one word from this voice brought more pressure to Jeremy than the Supreme Demon God's projection!
You know, Jeremy hadn't been so flustered even when Ares' phantom appeared.
Just as shocked as Jeremy was Mike!
"Holy fuck, Apollo actually replied to me, how am I supposed to chat like this?!"
Mike's mind was in turmoil. He had just casually said something, never expecting the other party to actually reply!
This long-distance conversation was putting a lot of pressure on Mike!
Mike forced himself to calm down.
Others might not understand Apollo's "Oh," but Mike, having chatted with Apollo several times before, could roughly understand!
What Apollo meant was: You could see what I was about to do?
Mike was on the 28th floor, Apollo was on the 99th floor, and the Eye of Truth had only undergone its second awakening.
Logically speaking, it was absolutely impossible for Mike to know what Apollo was doing.
But Mike had anticipated Apollo's actions!
Faced with Apollo's question, Mike didn't try to be clever and answered honestly, "The hole on the 28th floor was slashed by Supreme Being Ares back then. You also came to the 28th floor but didn't deal with the Supreme Demon God's projection here, nor did you patch up this bug. So, I guessed that when the Supreme Demon God's projection appeared, you would most likely take a look."
Listening to the answer from the 28th floor, Apollo nodded slightly.
"Oh."
This time, it was an "Oh" in an affirmative tone.
It was also a conversation ender.
This long-distance conversation ended here.
After chatting with Mike, Apollo didn't close his eyes to meditate again.
He stood up, walked to the edge, and looked out the window.
Outside was the mortal realm.
Apollo silently watched the mortal realm.
His instructor had taught him that when he didn't feel like cultivating, he should look at the mortal realm more.
Apollo had been watching for many years, but he still couldn't understand it.
He frowned slightly, recalling Professor Gregory's words.
"Who said the human world is the most boring?"
Standing by the window, Apollo spoke to himself, more like asking and answering his own question.
"What's so interesting about this mortal realm?"
"Boring..."
...
Back on the 28th floor.
Jeremy got up from the ground, his face full of shock and lingering fear.
"That was so scary, the tower almost died of fright!"
Mike raised his eyebrows, keenly catching the word choice in his words.
Tower?
Could this child be the Tower Spirit of the Tower of Truth?
Combined with his previous performance, the child could accurately sense the aura of the Supreme Demon God.
This was no ordinary NPC!
Not rushing to settle the conquest, Mike looked at Jeremy and asked, "I helped you deal with the enemy, and Nameless helped you patch up the hole. Don't you owe us two favors?"
Jeremy retorted, "He was the one who made the hole in the first place!"
Mike agreed with Jeremy, nodding. "Okay, then you owe me one favor, no problem, right?"
Jeremy scratched his head and said helplessly, "I don't have anything to help you with. Your name is Thor, right? You're much stronger than me, my favor is useless to you..."
"Don't underestimate yourself!"
Mike encouraged him. "You won't know how much potential you have until I push you!"
"Let's not talk about the favor you owe me for now."
Mike changed the subject and asked, "What's your true identity? Are you the Tower Spirit of the Tower of Truth?"
Jeremy nodded, then shook his head.
"I... I just help manage things. The floors below the 30th are under my jurisdiction. The real Tower Spirit has its own things to do."
Mike raised his eyebrows. He hadn't expected to be right!
The Tower of Truth actually had a Tower Spirit?!
"Ahem, Jeremy, tell me secretly."
Mike whispered, "Were those two 'Ohs' just now from the Tower Spirit?"
Mike had been curious about this.
Apollo had a very high authority in the Tower of Truth. Could he be the reincarnation of the Tower Spirit?
"No."
Jeremy shook his head and sighed. "If only he were the Tower Spirit, maybe the Supreme Demon God would have been killed long ago!"
Mike was stunned. Was Apollo that strong?!