Chapter 571
Chapter 571
The early hours of dawn, before the sun had yet to rise. There, along the eastern horizon, a crimson glow had just begun slowly smoldering to create a golden line that cut across the sky. The turning of the sky into a pale lavender was the herald of the approach of morning.Babel was gradually awakening, ready to welcome the new day. Among them was Se-Hoon, who completed his routine body check before stepping onto his dormitory balcony.
“Phew...”
Se-Hoon hopped lightly onto the railing and took a step straight into empty air. Rather than falling, however, transparent steps formed one after another beneath his feet—stairs created through Ludwig’s power—to lead him upward.
Woong-
With each step, the scenery shifted as though he were leaping hundreds of meters at a time. Step by step, he reached a vantage point that overlooked all of Babel before long.
“...”
A massive artificial island dyed crimson by the sunrise, a pure white tower soaring from its center to beyond the sky itself, and a golden line stretching outward at the highest point he could see—that view stretched out in front of him.
“Personally, I think things looked cleaner before the Golden Ring appeared. What do you think?”
Appearing beside Se-Hoon as he silently took in the altered landscape, Ludwig calmly stood with his hands clasped behind his back.
“I think so too. The view did look cleaner back then,” Se-Hoon answered with a wry smile.
It wasn’t large enough to obstruct his view outright, but no matter where he looked at the sky, it always caught his eye. It was an irritation he hadn’t quite realized existed until now.