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    The Tower Master walked through the maze-like structure without getting lost, as if knowing exactly which passage to take.


    There were even times when he came to a dead end. He used the same key to open a passage in the obstructing wall.


    After walking for over twenty minutes, he finally reached his destination. He ended up in arge hall with a coffin ced in the middle.


    Looking at all theplicated paths that had to be taken to reach the right destination, Eren felt extremely d that he hadn’t killed the Tower Master when he had the opportunity.


    Even if he had a key and the whereabouts of his brother, he never would’ve been able to find his way through the maze. It was thanks to the Tower Master, who was leading the way, that he managed to reach the ce.


    Eren was standing right outside the hall. He was about to step inside, certain that his brother was resting inside the coffin. The way that Tower Master treated that coffin, there was no other possibility.


    The Tower Master started circling around the coffin while pouring unknown ash on the ground, creating a circle around the coffin.


    Looking at the scene, Eren grew even more intrigued. Why was his brother inside the coffin? Was he still notpletely alive? Was this the ceremony to wake him up?


    If that was the case, he couldn’t let the Tower Masterplete the ceremony. It was time for him to show himself, and take out another Overlord.


    In the process, he could also gather fresh blood of the Tower Master to remove another seal.


    After preparing himself, Eren took a step forward. However, as his foot was about tond on the ground, he froze in ce.


    A system screen appeared in front of him. He subconsciously took a step back, wondering if the system was warning him.


    Once again, there were four options on the screen, but not all of them were rted to the situation.


    .........


    Option One: Prevent the Tower Master frompleting the Ceremony.


    Reward: Escape Talisman.


    .........


    The moment Eren read the first option, he froze. Normally, an escape talisman as a reward was a signal that it was the most dangerous option. But why?


    If he stopped the ceremony, why did he need to escape? Was the Tower Master that dangerous? That didn’t seem to be the care.


    If it was his old self, the Tower Master would have been an extremely dangerous existence. When faced with him, he would have no choice but to escape. But he had be much stronger. So it couldn’t be because of the Tower Master.


    ’Is it rted to that coffin? What would happen if the ceremony was stopped? What exactly is this ceremony?’ Eren was at a loss.


    He went through the other options to see if there were any clues.


    .........


    Option Two: Let the Ceremony bepleted.


    Reward: Wings of Gaia.


    .........


    Just like before, the second option also left him intrigued, especially since there was no grade of the reward. He didn’t even know if the reward was an ability, or an artefact, let alone the use of one.


    From the name, it felt like something that was rted to flight, but he already had his dragon wings that helped him fly. Did he really need anything like this?


    With each passing second, Eren felt his headache getting stronger. He shifted his attention to the rest of the options.


    .........


    Option Three: Make your presence known to the Tower Master, but don’t interfere in anything.


    Reward: A random low rank bloodline.


    .........


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    Option Four: Directly attack the coffin and break it.


    Reward: Compass of Necessity


    .........


    "I can’t do much with a low rank bloodline. Also, revealing my presence might be more troublesome than anything. That only leaves..."


    He couldn’t obstruct the Tower Master’s Ceremony, but he also couldn’t let him seed. That meant he had to tread the fine line between obstruction and no obstruction, and there was only one option that made sense for him.


    He reached out his right hand, summoning the shadow sword. With his left hand, he selected an option.


    Once he was finished, he rushed out. While on the move, the cloak in his invisibility was removed.


    The Tower Master was stunned, with the sudden appearance. But he couldn’t react in time, let alone stop the ceremony.


    All he could see was a shadow fly past him,nding atop the coffin. Only then did he see the face of the person that had rushed here.


    "It’s you! How did you get here?!" he eximed in disbelief.


    "I came to meet my dear brother. I even brought a gift for him," Eren didn’t waste a single second. He ced the top of the sword in the center of the coffin, and raised it a little.


    His muscles bulged, and he used the Dragon Tongue to further increase his strength. Dragon wings also appeared behind him, scales appearing all over his skin that left the Tower Master in disbelief.


    "Dragon Blood?" The Tower Master eximed, unable to hide his panicked expressions.


    He stopped thinking about anything else and rushed to stop Eren, who only nced at him, revealing a cunning smile.


    "You are toote. With this, I shall end thest chapter of the Northern Continent before it could begin!" Eren thrust his sword down.


    The shadow sword stabbed through the coffin. Even if the coffin was made from jaded materials, it shouldn’t stop the shadow sword that easily passed through.


    "Nooo!" The Tower Master roared, pushing Eren away. He couldn’t hide the panic on his face, worried that Eren had damaged the person that he was here to wake up.


    Eren had stabbed right through the coffin in the middle. There was no way the body inside was unaffected.


    "Do you know what you did, you fool?!" Tower Master roared, ring at Eren who had mmed against a wall, still remaining unharmed.


    "You have ruined everything! You have destroyed the fate of our world!"