Apocalypse Baby-Chapter 235: Legacy Trial

Oracle's frown deepened. This cave hadn't existed before.

Had the tutorial spawned it?

No… this wasn't something created by the system. This was foreign.

The more he analyzed it, the more his confusion deepened.

Then—

Ding!

The system fed him new information.

Lines of text flooded his vision.

His eyes widened.

"…What… this…?"

His voice was barely above a whisper, disbelief leaking into his tone.

Then it hit him.

"This is a legacy trial."

A long pause.

His breath hitched.

Why?...

"Why was there a legacy trial inside the tutorial?"

Oracle hadn't been informed of this.

And that was a problem.

Legacy Trials weren't just rare. They were legendary.

These trials only appeared once every thousand years—a multiversal event so colossal that it could shake entire realms.

And now, one had appeared inside the tutorial?

Oracle's grip on the Eclipse Core tightened.

Legacy Trials weren't ordinary opportunities. They were created by the Rulers—the beings above even deities—to grant select players a chance at unimaginable power.

Power strong enough to ascend to godhood.

Power that had birthed the very gods ruling the universe today.

The Blood Monarch.

The Undying Monarch.

The Earth Sovereign.

The Dragon Emperor.

Every one of them had started as a mere player.

They hadn't become gods overnight.

But the power they gained from the Legacy Trial had set them on the path.

Every single deity that existed today had once been a player who passed a trial like this.

Not a single god had risen without it.

And now… one of these trials had appeared.

Here.

Inside the tutorial.

Possessing that same opportunity.

Oracle exhaled slowly, his fingers drumming against the Eclipse Core.

Amusing.

But also… suspicious.

Why?

Why would a Legacy Trial—something that only appeared once in a thousand years—descend into a mere tutorial?

And more importantly…

Why would it appear in the same place as Alex, the biggest anomaly the system had ever seen?

A brief pause.

Then realization slammed into Oracle like a freight train and his eyes widened.

"Don't tell me..."

His breath hitched.

"Was that the point?"

The Legacy Trial wasn't just some random event—it was meant to bring together only the most powerful, unique players. It turned ordinary beings into legends, forcing them to compete in a deadly tournament for unimaginable power.

But if one had appeared here, in the tutorial...

The choice of who would be picked was clear.

It had to be Alex.

No other player, not a single soul in this system, could compare to his potential.

"Please... don't let it be him."

In a panic, Oracle moved quickly.

He didn't waste a single second, diving straight into the system, scanning for Alex's location.

His hands flew over the controls, tracing the energy, the pull of the anomaly.

And there it was.

Alex.

Right in front of the cave.

The trial was already targeting him.

"No!"

Oracle's roar echoed through the air, the ground beneath his feet cracking as his fist slammed into it, sending shards of stone flying.

The fury inside him surged like a tidal wave, but there was no stopping it.

How lucky could one person get?

Why were the Reigners letting this happen?

Didn't they see it? Didn't they understand that Alex was a ticking time bomb, a potential world-destroying disaster in the making?

And now, right in front of him, Alex stood at the mouth of the cave—his presence drawing the eerie, pulsing aura from within.

The power from the cave seemed to call to him, tugging at Alex's very being.

It was happening.

Oracle's anger flared hotter, his thoughts racing.

How could the Reigners be so blind?

They were supposed to control the chaos, to keep things in check, but now—this anomaly—this player who defied everything—was standing at the threshold of godlike power.

Oracle was furious.

Why was everything in the universe intent on making Alex so unstoppably broken?

Every step Alex took seemed planned, like the universe itself was clearing his path, removing obstacles as if they were nothing more than stepping stones to greater power.

It didn't make sense.

Oracle's teeth ground together, his frustration boiling over.

His hands clenched into fists, knuckles white with rage.

All of this was leading to the very thing he'd feared.

Alex was growing stronger with each passing second, and everything Oracle had done to contain him felt like it was falling apart.

Every victory, every new power Alex gained, only confirmed what Oracle had been dreading: he was becoming the very threat Oracle feared.

And like always, Oracle would have to react. He couldn't sit back and let this happen.

No.

This had to be stopped.

No more delays. No more waiting.

He would end this.

Now, there was no guarantee that Alex would come out on top, no promise that he would win the Legacy Trial.

After all, there would be players from across different universes—insane, powerful beings of all species, each as unpredictable and dangerous as Alex himself.

Some might even be more anomalous than Alex.

But that didn't matter.

As long as there was even a sliver of a chance that Alex could win, Oracle couldn't let that happen.

If Alex became a Legacy holder if he claimed the power that came with it...

Nothing—not a single force in this universe—would be able to stop his rise.

Alex would grow too strong, too fast.

His potential would be unstoppable. The world would be at his mercy.

And Oracle knew exactly what that meant: his worst fear would come to life.

He couldn't let it happen.

Not now.

Not ever.

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With a sharp click of his teeth, Oracle vanished.

One moment, there was nothing—then, bam—he reappeared right behind Alex, just as he was about to step into the cave.

In an instant, Oracle's presence crashed down like a thunderclap.

His voice, full of authority and cold fury, boomed through the air.

"Stop."

Every muscle in his body coiled with intent.

No matter the cost, no matter the means, he would stop Alex from stepping into that cave.