Gabriel passed through to the hundredth floor, once again returning to the same familiar place. The people outside the tower had many assumptions for the top floor, believing that it had some incredible treasures.
Only Gabriel knew how wrong they were. There were no treasures here... At least none that could be taken away. There was only one item... The mirror of knowledge. It was what Gabriel came to this city for.
Gabriel stood before the mirror which didn't show any reflection initially. It took a few seconds before Gabriel's reflection appeared on the mirror.
The reflection was slightly different from the real Gabriel though. Its movements were different as if the reflection wasn't actually a reflection but an entirely different being who was present inside the mirror that took Gabriel's form.
"You are back again," the being inside the reflection commented. "It looks like you succeeded in getting the earring."
"I did." Gabriel nodded, lightly touching the earring. "Thanks to it, I feel much better than before. At least I don't suffer as much backlash from the spells that I used to do before."
"Why did you come here then?"
Gabriel expected that question already. "I am here to get another answer. Since I've reached the top floor, I should be able to ask you three questions again. Shall we begin?"
The mirror reflection smirked. "Did you really think it works like that?"
"What do you mean?" Gabriel frowned. Was the mirror saying it was not going to answer?
"A person can only get three answers in their lifetime after reaching the top floor, no matter how many times he climbs. It looks like your trip here is a waste." The Mirror Reflection didn't care who came to it. If anything, it was more prone to following the rules.
Gabriel was slightly taken aback. He wasn't told of these rules in the past. All he knew was that one could get three answers after finishing the climb. He expected he could do so again.
Unfortunately, it looked like it wasn't going to be easy. Still, no matter what, he wasn't going to give up after coming so far.
Gabriel was already here and he wasn't going to leave without answers. Since he was stronger than he was in the past, he believed that there were more ways for him to get answers!
Last time, he wasn't able to even take the mirror with him because he wasn't strong enough. He imagined it to be different this time.
"Are these the rules of the tower?" he asked.
The mirror reflection nodded, not saying anything extra.
"In that case, I'll just have to take you out of the tower for the rules to not apply!" Gabriel exclaimed. "No matter what, I won't go back without my answers!"
At any cost, he had to find a way to get the secrets of the Garden of Legacy and this was the only place where he could get the answers.
"You're still not strong enough to be able to move me." The Mirror Reflection sighed. "You've just stepped through the threshold of the past..."
Before Gabriel could even get closer to the Mirror, he felt a mysterious restriction around his body. It was as if there were shackles that made it impossible for him to even get close to the mirror.
The spatial energy around him started getting unstable, as if something was trying to force him outside the Tower of Challenges!
Gabriel was completely surrounded by the spatial energy and it was so fast that he couldn't even resist before he was caught in it. His body started turning illusory.
Before he completely disappeared, he heard the words of the mysterious reflection in the mirror. "I know what answer you came here for. This one time, I'll help you again, but there won't be a next time! The answer lies in..."
The space energy completely engulfed Gabriel, sending him straight out of the tower of the Challenges and into the midst of the crowd outside.
The Head Teachers were standing outside the Tower of Challenges, looking at the leaderboard ranking. Their faces were dark. They knew that Izen was killed. Which meant, the Academy had lost their only powerhouse. Without Izen, they weren't as strong as they used to be.
For that reason, they hated the Holy Lord of Light even more than Gabriel who they believed was the Holy Lord of Darkness.
As soon as Gabriel appeared in the middle of the crowd, many youngsters around him noticed him right away.
Gabriel didn't have any masks covering his face. Even though his aura couldn't be sensed by the Head Teachers and the students thanks to his ring, they could still recognise him with his face. Many people had seen him in the past after all, especially the teachers.
"G-Gabriel?!" One loud shout attracted the attention of everyone onto Gabriel.
All the youngsters stepped away from Gabriel in shock, as if they were going to die if they stood near Gabriel for longer.
Even Gabriel was slightly surprised. As he came out so suddenly, he didn't have time to use a mask, letting others see him.
The Head Teachers also looked at Gabriel, shunned. They couldn't believe that he had managed to sneak inside the Academy without them finding out.
Fortunately, none of the Head Teachers attacked Gabriel. Without Izen, they weren't confident enough in defeating Gabriel. All of them were slightly worried about attacking him.
The Head Teachers considered two people as their enemies. One was the Holy Lord of Light who was inside the Tower of Challenges and the other was Gabriel. As much as they hated to believe it, they understood that only those two here could defeat each other!
Instead of getting in the middle and losing their own men, the Head Teachers believed it was better to let Gabriel remain here and wait for the Holy Lord of Light to come out of the Tower!
'As long as that bastard comes out of the Tower, he'll definitely fight with Gabriel. Gabriel isn't weak either! In their battle, both of them must be heavily injured! If that happens, we should be able to kill them both!' Eliana clenched her fist, struggling to control her disgust and hate from flashing in her eyes. She didn't want to alert Gabriel!
This was their only chance where they could kill both! They could blame the Holy Lord's death on Gabriel and take credit for Gabriel's death! No one could find fault with them! What was even better was that the Holy Lord of Wind and Summoning had already left the Academy!
Gabriel was taken aback. He was recognised. Fortunately, no one knew he was the Lord of Light who had entered the Tower before. That meant he could take advantage of the situation and have some fun!
