บท 67: Chapter 67: Abraham Family Tradition

To Bethel Abraham's surprise, after the Mother Tree of Desire fled, and while he was contemplating how to speak to the boy, the boy gave him a cold look and then fainted without warning. The boy's aura no longer appeared dangerous and even seemed like an ordinary angel.

This uncharacteristic moment of confusion made the usually serious and meticulous Bethel Abraham feel quite at a loss.

Despite his confusion, Bethel Abraham sighed, hesitated for a moment, and then bent down to carry the boy on his back.

While wary of other Outer Gods approaching—though it seemed unnecessary since the battle between the boy and the Mother Tree of Desire had scared off all the other Outer Gods watching the area—Bethel carried the boy, opened a door, and left the troubled place.

Thus, on that day, the core members of the Abraham family in the Loen Kingdom were shocked to learn some news: Their patriarch suddenly brought back a strange boy. Although the boy's appearance was not very similar to the patriarch's, the patriarch's attitude toward the boy was quite unusual.

This news immediately caused a stir within the Abraham family. While the non-core members were still unaware, rumors began to circulate among the core members.

Somehow, the story evolved into a rumor that the boy was actually Mr. Door's lost child, and the credibility of this rumor was surprisingly high.

So, after confirming that he hadn't been Corrupted, Bethel Abraham, upon leaving his room to check on his savior, encountered his second-in-command, who was responsible for handling various family matters and was also his butler and confidant.

After discussing the family's internal affairs for a while, the butler suddenly coughed lightly and said, "Master Bethel, about the child you brought back, what do you plan to do with him?"

"You don't need to worry about this matter," Bethel Abraham replied vaguely, as he couldn't tell the butler about his encounter or the boy's peculiar nature.

"Yes, Master Bethel..." the butler nodded understandingly and then added after a few seconds, "But how should we address that young master?"

Hearing this question, Bethel Abraham fell silent for a few seconds because he didn't know the boy's name.

The only thing he was sure of was that the boy was not an Outer God.

However, as an old King of Angel familiar with human interactions and travels, Bethel Abraham sensed something else in the butler's words.

He glanced at the butler and thought of the family's high-ranking members who loved to gossip and write little stories in their spare time. Suddenly, he felt a headache.

Bethel was sure that the Abraham family's high-ranking members were likely already speculating about his relationship with the boy and had probably concocted over a hundred different versions of their relationship.

After all, some of the high-ranking members even dared to write post-marriage stories about the Night Empress and the Night Emperor in their free time.

This had always been a headache for the serious and meticulous Bethel Abraham, but even when he issued strict prohibitions against such behavior, there were still people who would secretly spread stories.

Mr. Door couldn't possibly severely punish these core members of the Abraham family for such trivial matters, so over time, he had to let it slide.

"He is not..." Bethel Abraham began, intending to clarify the situation to avoid any awkward misunderstandings later. Just then, a family member responsible for looking after the unconscious boy ran over.

"He's awake! The young master is awake!"

...

When Lynn woke up, his mind was sluggish, and it felt like he was separated from the world by a layer of glass. He seemed isolated from the world, with his emotions and thoughts in a subtle state.

Lynn stared blankly at his surroundings for a few minutes before his mind gradually returned to normal, and his senses recovered.

He began to breathe heavily and patted his chest with lingering fear, feeling that he had taken a huge risk this time.

Compared to the time when he turned the Dragon of Nightmares into a pen, the power he borrowed from his true body this time was much greater.

The Bitch Tree was a first-rate existence among the Outer Gods, far beyond the Dragon of Nightmares, even though the Bitch Tree wasn't at its peak. It was strong enough to make ordinary angels and gods retreat in fear.

Lynn had worried that he might not be able to defeat it. Even though his true body was very powerful, he was just an avatar, and borrowing power from his true body was uncertain.

Unexpectedly, his true body was very generous, allowing Lynn to take off directly.

However, despite the thrill of beating the Bitch Tree, there was no doubt that the more power Lynn borrowed, the closer he came to being assimilated by his true body.

If he hadn't restrained himself from borrowing more power to chase down the Bitch Tree, he feared he might have died immediately after killing it, returning to his true body and ending the game.

Even though Lynn restrained himself, the amount of power he borrowed this time made him suffer more than last time, which was why he fainted.

The essence of fainting was a form of protection and resistance, similar to Klein's struggle against the Lord of the Mysteries in his dream. Lynn was also resisting his unknown true body in his dream.

Or rather, he was simply trying to maintain his independence, resisting the instinctive urge to return to his true body and become a part of it.

"Thankfully, this was a close call. It seems that borrowing power recklessly is dangerous, or at least I need to limit how much I borrow." Lynn continued to pat his chest, calming his pounding heart. His thoughts became more active than ever:

"Like last time when I fought the Dragon of Nightmares, although I felt the assimilation, it wasn't serious and I recovered quickly. But this time was much worse; I almost died. Using cheats is tempting, but the risk of getting banned is high!"

(End of Chapter)