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🕑 Added 2025-02-15 06:33:37 +0000 UTC<Do you really think you are capable of doing that with your abilities? (5)>
“Haha-!”
Cale slightly turned his head toward the direction of the laughter.
“How entertaining!”
Choi Jung Soo was laughing extremely loudly.
He was laughing so much that he had a single drop of tear by the corner of his eyes. But the way he was saying it was entertaining was-
‘T, this is not good.’
It felt as if a switch had turned on in his mind.
“Ah, this is so funny.”
Choi Jung Soo quickly walked over and stood next to Cale. He put his arm over Cale’s shoulder and faced the video communication device.
“This Great Thief of the Night is such a funny person.”
- Mm.
Cotton flinched on the screen.
Choi Jung Soo didn't care as he asked with a smile on his face.
“So, when can I meet this funny person?”
Cale slowly moved the hand off his shoulder and added on.
“I agree. When can we meet this person?”
Of course, he was smiling.
He asked nicely.
-!
Cotton thought to herself after taking a look at them.
‘What the hell? These two aren't even siblings, but-!’
How could they look almost identical asking a question so viciously?
Cotton turned a bit pale and Cale sighed before pushing away Choi Jung Soo’s face.
“You back away a bit. The Deputy Chief Priest got scared.”
Cotton turned even paler after hearing that but neither Cale nor Choi Jung Soo cared.
“Ah, come on. I just want to remember our Deputy Chief Priest-nim’s face.”
‘Why do you want to remember my face?’
Cotton wanted to ask. However, she could not get herself to say it. She then made eye contact with Choi Jung Soo.
“Ah. It’s not for any other reason, ma’am. We managed to save our ancestor thanks to one of your people. We need to remember the faces of people we are thankful toward.”
Smile.
Choi Jung Soo smiled nicely and Cotton thought to herself.
‘That doesn't seem to be the reason!’
She couldn’t take Choi Jung Soo's words at face value for some reason.
Of course, she had not done anything wrong.
Based on what was written in blood, her leader had saved one of Cale’s people and was protecting him right now. Choi Jung Soo was right to be grateful.
However-
‘Why did she have to write with the blood from the sliced off arm?!
Anybody would be put off by it!’
Cotton subconsciously opened her mouth.
- Haha, our leader is great except her common sense is a bit off. Haha!
That was correct.
Her boss's common sense was a bit strange.
It was like that even while comparing it to that of the Demon World.
- The person, no, she is a really good individual.
It was true.
The boss was good for a member of the Demonic race.
- Haha, haha... ha......
As Cotton’s laughter quieted away and Choi Jung Soo slowly withdrew from the screen... Cale opened his mouth to speak.
“Did you know that your leader came here?”
- No.
Cotton immediately shook her head.
- We all have our respective tasks and can move freely to complete them. It is highly likely that the leader temporarily stopped by this world for her task. She stopped by, saved that person, and returned.
“What is your leader’s task?”
Cotton shut her mouth at that moment.
- That is a bit complicated for me to reveal.
That was an obvious reaction from her.
Something that requires the leader to move should be quite the secret so she couldn’t reveal it to Cale when their partnership has not been properly settled yet.
Cale looked around.
‘Then that means that the one who cut off Choi Jung Gun’s arm is the enemy he fought against.’
An enemy strong enough to do that to Choi Jung Gun...
And something that required the leader of a force that can travel through dimensions to move...
Cale’s mouth opened.
“It’s either a god, or-”
Either that, or...
“The Five Colors Bloods. Is it related to the wanderers?”
-!
Cotton could not hide the moment of disturbance she felt when Cale mentioned the Five Colors Bloods.
Smile.
Cale smiled.
- Mm.
Cotton realized that her disturbance had been caught and let out a low sigh.
“I guess you aren't denying it?”
- I can't tell you the details.
Honestly speaking, she was revealing that her leader's task was related to the Five Colors Bloods.
Cale then saw a lowly mumbling Choi Jung Soo and Choi Han next to him.
“The Five Colors Bloods, it has to do with the wanderers-”
“…….”
Raon whispered in his mind.
- Human, Choi Han looks angry!
It was as Raon said.
More than Choi Jung Soo, it was Choi Han’s vicious gaze that made Cale slowly look away.
‘I don't know who did it, but the guy who cut off Choi Jung Gun's arm is going to be pummeled by Choi Han.’
Choi Han would pummel them to the point that dust would fly out of the person even in the rain.
Cale was almost one hundred percent sure about it.
- Anyway, if the leader has one of your people, I can connect you guys.
“Okay. As quickly as possible if you can.”
- Yeah.
Cotton hesitated for a bit before adding on in a certain tone.
- If our boss said that a person will be saved, that person will definitely be saved. You don’t have to worry.
Choi Han spoke for the first time since the call connected.
“Just because he is alive is not the end. Isn’t it also important how he is alive?”
Basically, Choi Han was asking what if he was alive but other aspects were terrible.
- I'll go look into it right away! Wait for me!
Cotton urgently answered.
Cale nodded his head.
“Yeah, you should move as quickly as possible for your own behalf.”
Cale had given a serious advice based on seeing Choi Han and Choi Jung Soo, but...
- You, really-!
Cotton looked at Cale with a look of grudge before ending the call.
‘Why did she do that when I was worried for her?’
Cale looked at the video communication device in shock before looking away.
The Chois showed different reactions once they made eye contact with him.
“That’s a relief. At least it is not the worst possible situation.”
Choi Jung Soo spoke first and then Choi Han.
“Were you not able to find anything other than traces of my youngest uncle?”
Choi Han was talking to Sui Khan and Chope. He had already moved past Choi Jung Gun and was asking about other things.
It was like the calm before the storm.
- Human, I'm certain that Choi Han is angry!
‘I know, right?’
Cale nodded his head at Raon and looked at Sui Khan.
“We found traces.”
He started walking.
He moved away from the altar with Choi Jung Gun's arm.
They headed to the other side.
Cale followed behind him and saw a few slate boards.
“It seems to be the Sacred Text for the God of Chaos.”
They managed to put together a few slate boards by organizing the broken ones.
The slate board had pictures and text.
“It is an ancient language.”
Chope crouched down and extended his hand toward the slate board.
Ooooooooong-
His mana wrapped around the slate board and letters appeared once it floated up.
It was an explanation in present-day language.
< Similar to how shadow exists when light exists, chaos also exists everywhere. >
Cale asked after reading the first sentence.
"Based on my knowledge, in the Roan Kingdom... In the world we live in, there are no temples for the God of Chaos.”
Chope answered.
“No. I'm sure there are.”
Cale looked toward him.
“This place was destroyed recently, but this Temple of the God of Chaos has been neglected for a long time.”
This Temple of the God of Chaos existed in the middle of the Jungle where nobody lived.
"This is because Temples of Chaos are closed off as soon as an outsider finds it.”
Cale looked away from Chope and saw a sentence that was written in mana above the slate board.
“Chaos is seeped into everywhere but unable to be recognized. Like that sentence?”
“Yeah.”
Cale then looked at the next sentence.
< Chaos will have stealthily approached behind you while you only look forward. >
In the Roan Kingdom, no, the world Cale lives in, there may also exist a temple serving the God of Chaos.
Cale turned toward Sui Khan.
He was curious about what the person who worked for the God of Death had to say.
“Stories about them are not well known in the World of the Gods either. It is to the point that there are rumors about the God of Chaos having been asleep for a long time.”
Sui Khan just shrugged his shoulders.
“But based on what we see happening, it sounds like the God of Chaos is not asleep but moving very stealthily for a long time.”
Chope continued at that moment.
“Similar to how believers of the God of War appear in places with war... I'm sure that a believer of the God of Chaos exists in the most chaotic place.”
He looked at Cale.
“The chaos that you will cause from here on... I'm sure that the believer of the God of Chaos would appear on that battlefield.”
Cale’s mouth opened.
"So capture the believer of the God of Chaos at that time?”
“Yes.”
Sui Khan walked up to Cale who was deep in thought.
“I'll organize and then send you the analysis about the traces of battle that took place here. I'll include the information about the temple we've found until now as well.”
“Will you stay here longer?”
“Yeah. There is one thing I'm still feeling iffy about.”
Sui Khan started walking again.
He walked up to a broken pillar and stomped his foot.
‘Hmm?’
Cale's eyes clouded over.
“...The inside is empty?”
The spot where Sui Khan was standing... The bottom area was empty.
“Yeah. I think there is something in there, but it looks like we will need to go through the debris above it one by one before looking down here.”
The completely destroyed Temple of the God of Chaos. They needed to look through the traces left here before inspecting below ground.
“Then, I will leave this to you.”
“Yeah.”
Cale wanted to stay here and help as well, but he had a lot of things to do.
Paaaat.
Cale got on a teleportation magic circle Raon made before and shared a short conversation with Mila.
“I heard through Sheritt-nim about the thing that this Ryan Dragon is trying to do. Should I join you as well?”
Cale gently answered her question.
“Eruhaben-nim said he will come, Mila-nim.”
"Ah, I guess I don’t have to go.”
Mila accepted it right away.
Paean-
There was a bright black light and Cale returned to the underground tunnel with Raon and the Chois.
He immediately sent Alberu a message.
< Your highness. Please stealthily look for the Temple of the God of Chaos. The Temple of the God of War as well.”
If such people were in Cale’s world...
‘We just need to do what we can to find and loot them.’
Crown prince Alberu would be extremely stealthily as he looked for these temples.
As long as these temples existed in Roan Kingdom or Nameless 1.
Time flowed by.
*
Ryan.
The trusted subordinate of the Dragon Lord, first star of the Dragons, and the Dragon who is called the God of Dominance.
He looked at the kneeling white mage as he spoke.
“Preparations for tomorrow have gone well?”
“Yes sir. Just as you wished.”
The old mage raised his head. His eyes were full of delight.
“The final execution, the feast, will be the first celebration for the birth of a god.”
A gentle smile formed on Ryan’s face.
He brushed back his beautiful hair as he opened his mouth.
“You said the Third Star contacted us?”
“Yes sir. He said that squires of chaos may appear on the continent, turning the spots of the ten Dragon Gods in danger.
The Third Star...
The castle of that Dragon, the one with the earth attribute, knew of the path headed from the castle to the World Tree.
The earth elemental that Cale purposely ignored and let go was heading toward the castle of the Third Star.
“…….”
Ryan raised his head.
He could see the extremely high glass roof that allowed him to look clearly at the sky.
Originally, he should have accepted the Third Star's request to investigate the northern part of the Haru Kingdom, but...
He continued to look up at the blue sky that looked unreachable as he opened his mouth.
“The Lord sent word that he will return soon.”
“!”
The old mage’s pupils started shaking.
“It will be difficult to fulfill the Third Star's request.”
“…….”
“I don’t have time.”
Ryan did not want to miss this chance.
“I can’t miss this chance to become a god before our lord. Don’t you agree?”
The old mage bowed his head and put his body as close to the ground as possible as Ryan smiled and asked.
“As you command, sir.”
Ryan looked up at the ceiling again.
The sky...
Even if he flies up to the top, there was a greater sky above it.
An existence that always looked down.
Ryan existed as the trusted subordinate of the Dragon Lord despite having the attribute of Dominance.
He reached out his hand.
A red heart was in his hand.
He bit down on it as if it was an apple as he asked.
“The heart of a wild beast is truly satisfying.”
If a wild beast becomes a god and rules over every living creature...
“...I’ll be the one looking down.”
A smile formed on Ryan’s face. He paid no attention to the red blood flowing out of his mouth as he continued to look at the sky.
*
“The preparations have been completed.”
Wiesha's heart was beating wildly.
Anxiety, discomfort, excitement, and anger all wrapped around her.
She felt the thumping of her heart as she raised her head.
She could see Cale, who was looking up at the crude and dark ceiling of the tunnel.
Knock knock.
Cale tapped on someone else’s armrest before nodding his head.
“Six pm for me.”
As the sun set...
The final execution... No, the feast that they were talking about would start.
Cale listened to them as they did their best to turn his topic into reality.
“Why don't we finish things before night time?”
*
The next day at four pm...
Cale entered into Ryan’s territory once again.
Comments
Kiesuke
Someone needs to beat the shit out of Ryan and maybe rip his heart out + squish it for the disrespect.
