Pretending To Be A Boss-Chapter 537 - 8: The Mysterious Guardian_2

——Magical children are similar to Orderers, possessing an almost divine vision. Among them, there is also the concept of natural talent. The great power of order can see the entire combat capability of a creature.

——And the most talented magical child of Eden can see through the deepest secrets of creatures' souls. They can even extract unique abilities from other creatures by killing them.

Memories of the long inscriptions I saw at that time resurfaced in my mind.

Tang Xian found these three paragraphs particularly memorable.

It was precisely such content that had convinced Tang Xian that the data his eyes perceived affirmed he was a magical child of Eden.

But now, with his memories restored, Tang Xian realized it was not so.

The so-called nearly divine vision that can penetrate the deepest secrets of creatures' souls was not about the various pieces of information seen with his own eyes.

Values of good and evil, wealth, luck, honesty, preferences, and other data talents—

These were things left to him by the Orderer. They had nothing to do with the bloodline of a magical child of Eden.

He was thoroughly human.

Born of a woman whose face he remembered, though her name was unknown to him.

So, what exactly were the divine visions recorded by the Orderer?

At least he had never experienced them.

As Tang Xian pondered these mysteries, he often wouldn't dwell on things he couldn't understand, putting them aside for the time being.

Yet, it was rare for him to completely misjudge something due to incomplete information.

Suddenly, Tang Xian wondered—could everything he knew and deduced thus far be far from the actual truth?

Just as he had deceived everyone about being Constantine, was it possible that he too had been deceived by something due to an oversight?

As he contemplated, the road no longer seemed so long.

Finally, the end of the tunnel-like passage, made of interwoven plant vines and roots, came into view.

Tang Xian stopped walking, temporarily setting aside the thoughts in his mind, and looked ahead.

The massive vines continued to spread into the distance, but the end of the road was now in sight.

The end of the tunnel was a mountain.

Tang Xian was convinced that the three of them had followed the vines to a certain mountain range, but this mountain was unlike any other barren hill.

That smooth entrance seemed to hint that the answer to a puzzle lay within.

But this mountain was not so easily accessible.

The mountain gate at the entrance appeared easy to break through, yet the guards at the entrance appeared rather unusual.

It was a deer. Completely white, its physique more robust than other deer, but not nearly gigantic in size.

Baopuzi said, a deer lives a thousand years, turning white at five hundred.

Tang Xian thought to himself that such a creature could not exist in the human world.

Even as a walking humanoid encyclopedia of the mining district, he had never seen such a creature.

This white deer lacked the presence that it should have had.

There was no scent, no breath, only its undeniable existence.

Tang Xian, Tang Feiji, and Qing JiuYu all halted.

Tang Xian looked at the white deer and performed a panel data analysis.

But the data was of no help.

Favorite things: None. Feared things: None. Current needs: Resting and strolling (95%).

Its value of good and evil was also extremely neutral, with an almost nonexistent desire for wealth and pleasure.

Why would such a Zen-like creature appear here?

What kind of entity was it?

"Is this the Guardian Creature?"

"Never seen it before."

"Don't recognize it."

The responses from Qing JiuYu and Tang Feiji were the same, and both looked quite solemn.

Perhaps it was because the white deer was like an inanimate object that made the dragon and the fox feel its weirdness due to the absence of any detectable aura.

Tang Xian thought it was illogical for an assembly comprising the magical child of Eden, a Blue Dragon, and a Nine-Tailed Fox to be intimidated by a white deer.

"Tang Feiji, go and push open the stone gate of the cave."

Tang Feiji was straightforward; he didn't perceive danger but rather confusion.

It seemed the white deer did see these three people.

When the deer's gaze fell upon Tang Xian, there was no surprise, nor joy or sorrow.

Only when Tang Feiji attempted to approach did the deer lazily glance at him.

At that look, the surrounding plants instantly began to stir.

Without feeling any danger, Tang Feiji nevertheless stopped.

He noticed that beneath his feet, wild grass was rapidly growing.

With one more step forward, he saw the deer's antlers gleam with a crystalline luster.

And in the lazy deer's eyes, a trace of faint puzzlement appeared.

This time, not only Qing JiuYu and Tang Feiji, but even Tang Xian could feel a strange aura.

[You are lost, let me guide you back.]

A voice finally echoed in his mind, and Tang Xian was certain it originated from the deer.

It seemed like the guardian of the cave.

This was actually a doe. Although its level was unknown, at least he knew it was a boss-level entity.

Tang Feiji couldn't hear these words.

He didn't care and was about to take another step forward when a miraculous scene occurred—

The luster on the antlers became more devastated, and Tang Feiji disappeared.

It was as if there was an invisible door that Tang Feiji had stepped through and then gone elsewhere.

Qing JiuYu suddenly became alert, sensing that Tang Feiji's presence was far away; now, she was the only one protecting Tang Xian.

Teleportation.

That was the first thing Tang Xian thought of.

The deer's response soon confirmed this:

[I sent him back to that city, it's time for you to leave as well.]

Calm and even-tempered.

The white deer bore no malice, but also no detectable friendliness.

It appeared as if all the people and things in the world were but clouds of smoke, and even it was just another wisp of smoke.

Without any trace of presence.

Occasionally a strand or two of smoke would drift close, and it would either snuff it out or return it to its original place.

It walked gently down the corridor, sometimes kneeling to rest, other times running joyfully.

It didn't seem lonely in the slightest.

A deer lives a thousand years, turning white at five hundred.

If that saying were true, just how old was this white deer?

Tang Xian was sure that this deer, facing an apex predator like Tang Feiji with such ease, must also be a calamity-level boss creature.

"What is in the cave?"

The white deer was somewhat surprised, albeit faintly.

It hadn't expected a creature with a human appearance to communicate with it directly.

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It tilted its neck slightly, then lightly shook its head:

[Cannot say.]

Tang Xian said:

"Then, how long have you been guarding here?"

[Cannot say.]

"Do these plants' growth and the revival of dead objects have anything to do with you?"

[Cannot say.]

"Is there anything you can say?"

[You should leave.]

"Are you waiting for the right person to enter, or preventing the wrong one?"

Tang Xian was quite persistent, ignoring the white deer's polite yet indifferent order to leave.

[It's all the same.]

"Then how do you know that I'm not the person that the cave is waiting for?"

This time, the white deer didn't hurry to answer. Its eyes reflected Tang Xian, harboring a hint of contemplation. Then it shook its head and said:

[Whether you are or aren't, what difference does it make? If you are, naturally you will be able to enter.]

"So you're just like that foolish dragon, not really knowing whom you are waiting for? It used to guard a place just like you, until I took it away, and now it's living a very comfortable life. Would you not want to give it a try?"

[Why should I know?]

Tang Xian was defeated.

That's why ancient people didn't like fake monks, because true monks cultivated Zen in their hearts, and only fake monks loved to talk nonsense with Zen phrases on their lips.

An attitude of detachment from all things, as if it were profound wisdom, yet actually idiotic.

Tang Xian didn't rush to ask further, he put himself in the deer's shoes and thought for a while.

Deer are known for their gentle natures in the animal kingdom, especially a deer that has lived for at least a few hundred years in this lifeless world; it made sense that it would be indifferent.

He had to stir some memories within it.

Conflict was clearly useless.

This deer must be a magical creature capable of creating teleportation barriers.

Though it lacked offensive power, it was beyond anyone's grasp.

Most importantly, such teleportation was impossible to detect.

All the actions of this deer were elusive and transient.

He furrowed his brow and after a long deliberation suddenly said:

"You are a steed, and your master is already dead. Although you seem to be without desires or aspirations, the fact that you remain here proves that you are not as indifferent as you think."

The white deer paused for a second.

Tang Xian admitted there was a bit of a gamble in his assertion, but he always seemed to bet correctly.

Although he couldn't read the deer's expression, the reaction in its pupils was universal.

Then he said something that surprised the white deer even more:

"In a world like the mining district, it's hard to find creatures that can live for hundreds of years, but this world is different—

I suppose you must have witnessed the fall of the gods, right? And I am not the first visitor."

(There will be another update today, but it will be quite late)