The answer Talik gave was a number that he found difficult to accept!
Eight percent!
This completely broke Rumlow's previous good sense of self.
"I have been busy cleaning up demons during this period. It has indeed been a while since I visited the secret realm."
Steve said a little embarrassed.
"Not only have you not been to the secret realm much, you have also barely had a good communication with your teacher.
You should understand one thing, our biggest advantage is that we have teachers to guide us!
Stepping into the realm of legend does not mean that we can already walk on the path of our own decision!"
Rumlow said with a bit of bitterness on his face.
Of course, it cannot be said that arriving in Legend is just the beginning, but the location they are in has actually been visited by many Nephalem before.
And how can it be possible that those legends who have truly left their names and are still talked about today have just passed the threshold of legend?
"I couldn't believe it after I got the answer I wanted, and then I tried to challenge Rasuk at the request of Ancestor Talik.
Do you want to know the result?"
Rumlow curled his lips and said.
"you lose?"
Steve asked uncertainly.
He still knows about Rasuk, and he is still building equipment on the holy mountain of Harrogas.
Steve would often buy those equipment and give them to SHIELD agents.
In Steve's eyes, Rasuk is a very good blacksmith and can even forge legendary level equipment.
"It's a terrible loss, Rasuk is a true legend.
And he laughed outright when I asked him how his strength compared with Tarik's ancestors.
Ask me how I came up with such a funny idea!
He said that he should be the weakest among the ancestral spirits on the Holy Mountain, except for those guys who didn't even leave their names."
Rumlow didn't waste any time and gave this answer directly.
Steve's eyes widened a bit after he said this answer.
Although Rasuk did not explain in detail the gap between his combat power and Talik's, there are many possibilities here.
One is that Rasuk believes that there is no need to answer this kind of question.
The other is that Rasuk simply cannot accurately describe the gap between himself and Tarik!
No matter which possibility it was, it was enough to shock Steve!
Steve was speechless for a while.
He didn't know how he should evaluate the news. The news even made his head feel like it was shutting down.
"I suddenly remembered what ancestor Madoc said about Luke at the beginning. He said that Luke would be satisfied if he could achieve one-third of his experience.
If he could get through half of his secret realm, it would be considered a mistake on his part.
Do you think the legendary ancestor with the title of Battle Prophet has a big error in his judgment of people?"
Rumlow said with a wry smile.
Steve became increasingly silent.
He had never experienced anything like this before, and he felt somewhat uneasy in his heart.
He began to think that Rumlow's words made sense, and that there was too little contact between him and Johanna.
Although he has inherited the name "Johanna", he still only responds to the name "Steve".
Maybe his awareness is still insufficient?
This is what Steve thought in his mind.
"You finally understand something?
If there is anyone among us who can truly touch the power of those ancestors, it is probably Thor.
The battle in which they killed Kuangtu Paji, no matter how many people faced it, and no matter how heavy the price they paid, the result was that they won.
I think that although Thor recognizes his identity as Thor more, he should be the one most likely to become stronger.
After all, his starting point as a ‘god’ is higher than ours.”
After speaking, Rumlow smiled to himself.
"So you gave up on becoming a stronger being?"
Steve asked slowly.
"How is that possible? It's just that I realize that the most important thing we should do now is not to blindly explore our own path.
Instead, we should study more carefully.”
Rumlow said.
He understood that it was not that exploring his own path was without value.
But there is actually no conflict between the process of exploring one's own path and learning.
Perhaps this is also the reason why Talik and the others did not take the initiative to mention this matter before being asked.
After all, some things must be experienced by oneself in order to truly appreciate the changes.
Tarik and the others should be considered immortals after all. In their eyes, it is not an irreparable regret for their heirs to waste a few years doing useless work, right?
As for the young Johanna...she has a teacher!
Maybe she was just teaching Steve the way her teacher did.
It's just that Rumlow really can't face what has happened with that kind of relaxed attitude.
He was just an ordinary human being at the beginning, and he was even a bastard who was full of evil.
Although Steve is a good man, it is impossible for him to understand Tarik's thoughts.
Even if Steve had to talk about his age, he could be considered an old man.
"The things you said really hit my head."
Steve also showed a somewhat bitter smile.
This is no joke, it's true.
"It's surprising that you would think of that.
It seems that my efforts are not completely worthless."
Mocott's voice suddenly sounded next to Rumlow, and his figure also appeared next to Rumlow.
"Ah, Ancestor Mocott, I almost forgot that you are living in my body."
Rumlow sounded with respect and surprise.
He really almost forgot that Mocott was beside him.
"Why does your body look so fragile?"
Rumlow asked as he transferred his power into Mocott's body.
"The power of the Proof of Shame has been with us since we became aware of its existence, and only Tarik has not gone to self-destruction until now.
Do you think you are as good as Talik?"
Mocott's words were very reserved, but Rumlow still understood what he meant.
It was Mocott who bore the impact of most of the shameful evidence on his behalf, which made him feel unbearable until now.
"Why do you have to do this?"
Rumlow's expression was very serious and bitter.
To be continued...