Super Righteous Player-Chapter 1210 - 249: Words of the Madman (Two in One)

Because the Idol School is just too good at dying and coming back to life.

When Professor Grey dissolved in front of Annan and turned into nothingness... Annan couldn’t be sure for a moment whether Professor Grey was truly dead.

It wasn’t until Annan’s spirituality—also known as the experience bar after advancing to Gold—suddenly increased that he could finally breathe a sigh of relief.

Indeed, if the experience bar doesn’t move, it definitely means he’s not completely dead...

Although the spirituality gained by Annan was not enough to level up—it didn’t matter anymore.

What’s more regrettable is that Professor Grey did not drop the key to the nightmare upon being killed.

This was probably because the real body of Professor Grey was still in the past... so when his personality dissolved, the "loot" within Professor Grey’s body also stayed in that initial era.

"Is it finally... over?"

Niusel approached with a complicated expression.

Although Annan did not activate Healing Aura, the grave injuries on his body had already been repaired by the holy relics.

He looked somewhat guilty: "I’m sorry, Your Majesty. I wasn’t able to be of much help to you..."

"You’ve already been a great help to me."

Annan said calmly and gently: "Thank you very much."

Although Niusel himself wasn’t aware...

It was precisely because of his "hot-blooded" action, which was almost reckless, that provided Annan, who was observing calmly from the side, with ample information.

It can be said that without Niusel, Annan wouldn’t have had any chance of defeating Professor Grey.

—His significance was in providing that "possibility."

"...But I still want to thank you."

As he said this, Niusel bowed respectfully to Annan: "Because from the very beginning, Professor Grey was not your enemy. He wanted to take over my body and name... And it was because of Naifertali that you were dragged into this affair.

"I can see that until the very end, he didn’t intend to take your life; from the start, you could have stayed out of it—yet you didn’t."

"That’s because the ritual prepared by Professor Grey required my participation. That’s why he couldn’t kill me."

Annan shook his head: "And this is not out of compassion... he never had any mercy. The difference between me and you is merely that I’m more troublesome to deal with and have a value to be utilized."

"Just as how large predators don’t eat small animals, it’s not due to their kindness, but simply because the energy content of the prey doesn’t justify the hunting effort, lacking cost-effectiveness. If the prey is delivered right to their mouths, they would still eat it.

"—And Professor Grey had exactly that animalistic nature."

Annan’s answer made Niusel very impressed.

From the very beginning—since Niusel first encountered Annan while he was still in the form of a stone statue, when he didn’t know Annan’s true identity, he thought Annan was a truly good person.

But Annan guessed what Niusel was thinking and shook his head slightly: "Don’t overthink it, Niusel. Many things in this world just don’t have any reason.

"Rather than saying that I killed Professor Grey due to a grudge... it’s more like a simple matter of differing stances and personalities."

Annan declared: "Once I understood his nature, I could not coexist with him. And as Charioteer, I certainly cannot allow such a person to steal the Glow of Truth in the Luminous Realm, let alone tamper with it and directly dismantle one of the pillars of this world."

This, too, is part of the "Charioteer’s" responsibilities.

The Charioteer inherently has the duty to discern whether ascenders are qualified.

After all, the gods of this world are more like administrators and guardians of the world rather than its sovereigns or overlords.

Compared to powerful personal strength, a diligent and dedicated heart, and a Steadfast will, as well as the ability to fulfill duties and protect missions, are even more important factors.

If it were the Charioteer, it’s even possible to make an existence with no chance of becoming a god ascend forcefully—of course, this may also be due to a certain gap between today’s races and the original races at the Genesis.

Objectively speaking, there was no direct conflict of interest between Annan and Professor Grey, nor were they well acquainted.

Although the relationship between the "Predecessor" Grey Craftsman and the Charioteer was very good, it does not mean that as their "descendants," Professor Grey and the Charioteer have to inherit, or reverse, this relationship.

The connection between Annan and Professor Grey was only that decades ago, they had seen each other in a nightmare; and because Annan couldn’t ignore Niusel and Naifertali, who were friends, he decided to come and meddle.

"What’s more important to me than whether the one I killed was my enemy... is that I stopped what he was about to do."

"If Professor Grey’s plan succeeded, he would have been able to kill the Grey Craftsman. With the death of the Grey Craftsman, the Truth of [Memory] would have been erased from this world... It could lead to a cataclysmic change sweeping across the entire world."

"The cessation of Truth and the changing of divine realms would radiate into the mortal world as natural disasters. Undoubtedly, it would cause tremendous disasters, and people would suffer for it."

"If at that time someone appears and reverses all tragedies—that would certainly make them a true [Hero]. Respected and adored by everyone."

Annan said, his lips curving into a slight smile: "But I don’t want to become some sort of [Late Justice]. I’d rather this matter stay unknown from beginning to end, solving this disaster at the very initial stage... even if the Grey Craftsman as the ’direct victim’ remains oblivious to it—" fɾēewebnσveℓ.com