Swoosh!
Alex crossed the barrier and realized that he was safe. He didn’t even feel anything, as if the barrier was made out of light. It did nothing to him as if it was just there for show. After going through the light barrier, he initially wanted to run down the stairs and get back home as fast as he could. It’d be best if he left no clues about himself, after all.
However, when he stepped on the golden stairs, he knew that his calculations were wrong. Since the stairs belonged to the Olympians, it was possible that there were specific settings as well. Since he wasn’t an Olympian, the stairs didn’t welcome him one bit, pinning down a suffocating weight onto him.
Helpless, all Alex could do was hold himself together for now.
He then remembered that Daya had once told him she had come here alone. When she walked up this very flight of stairs, the pressure and weight weren’t all that bad.
Alex looked back at his own powers. ‘I don’t think I’m any weaker than her, but I nearly crumbled under this heavy aura!’
With this, he realized that his powers weren’t the problem. Something was wrong with the stairs.
‘Is it because their Divine Heir died? Is that why they altered the stairs?’ Alex thought.
Just then, someone shouted, “Hey, dude! How are you feeling? You’ve been fearless running through the forbidden barrier, just like that, you know? Come on, tell us what you felt when you crossed it! Has the barrier lost its effect?”
“Hey, say something! Are you trying to make us anxious?!”
“Buddy… Pal, you’re the disciple from that mountain, right? Turn around, so we can remember your heroic face.”
Alex’s back was facing the barrier. He reacted rather quickly as well, not turning around immediately. If he did so, he knew that his face would be remembered by these people. He might even get himself and his family into deep trouble.
“The barrier lost its effect! We’re no longer forbidden to cross! Let’s go, everyone!”
“America is waiting for us! Like a little naked lady, waiting for us in bed!”
“I can feel revival and spiritual energy coming from the other side! If the grand opportunity from ancient times appeared once again, it would have collected three thousand years’ worth of power!”
“All that resource from the universe, incubated for three thousand years, right in front of our eyes! Let’s go! First one to get it is the ultimate winner!”
Every living being behind the barrier was hyped, their eyes reddened with sheer excitement. After that, ten Immortal trialists or so rushed toward the barrier, believing that they merely needed to dash through like Alex.
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