章節 505: CHAPTER 664
[T.L: punisher87]
[My ko-fi link:- https://ko-fi.com/punisher87 ]
"The Holy Land of Zipfel…?"
Jin had never heard of such a place before, not in his past life nor in current one.
[Yes, the Holy Land of Zipfel. The complete mana body that has almost been opened is no different from half immortals as long as they can use that space. Just being there can heal all wounds.]
"That such a space exists is one thing, but the fact that a complete mana body can perform such incredible regeneration there is like a lie."
[Lies? Hmm... Is that what you're saying?]
"For now, yes."
[Believe it or not, it's up to you, Jin Runcandel. But uh, uh...… there is no other way but to obtain Numerus Tears, otherwise. I'll tell you now, we don't have the tears of Numerus. You can check through Euria.]
"I said 'for now'. If you explain a little more, I think I can believe it."
[After going through all the trouble to bring my sick body here and show you the way, do I have a reason to be treated like a liar from the beginning?]
Jin let out a chuckle at those words.
"Hey, Orgal. Is there any need for knowledgeable people to talk nonsense? You wouldn't have come looking for me in such a pathetic state just for the sake of the Vamel alliance, would you?"
Jin throws Orgal's blood-stained handkerchief into the trash.
"You must have come here in such a hurry because you would be in trouble if Hister died. Demon King Orgal, in order to restore your manipulated history to its original state, Hister's power is absolutely necessary. Am I wrong?"
Orgal shrugged.
[I didn't expect such a reaction from a mere throwaway comment. Yes, you're right. Setting aside my history, Hister's ability is absolutely necessary to counter the evil god.]
"Then stop talking nonsense and say something noteworthy."
Swoosh!
Suddenly, a small steel door appeared in the middle of the hospital room.
Unlike usual, where the door would transport the user or target through dimensional travel, this door revealed a greenish landscape.
"A green shining sea...? It looks like a desert too."
[You can see it that way.]
"That landscape, is it the holy land of Zipfel that you mentioned?"
[Yes, but this is not its current appearance. I'm sharing my memories with you. It's from a few hundred years ago, but it probably hasn't changed.]
"I've never seen such colored mana before."
[It's not mana. It's a power that doesn't have a name, I call it residual energy.]
"Residual energy? Does that mean it's the power left by the existence beyond gods that you mentioned before?"
Orghal nodded.
"What does that have to do with Complete Mana Body?"
[The complete mana body is the only thing among humans that reacts to residual energy. It can heal any physical damage, including any disease, wounds, and scars, as long as the residual energy is present. It's only possible when the Complete Mana Body is opened to a certain level or higher.]
"Is there a special reason that only Complete Mana Body reacts to residual energy?"
[Well, I don't know the reason either. I'm just assuming that it's because some will of that existence is embedded among the owners of complete mana bodies. Maybe the complete mana body is a blessing that was only allowed to those who possessed that being's will in the first place.]
According to his explanation, 'residual energy' was able to heal any injury except for aging and mental shock, but only for the owners of Complete Mana Body.
Then, a vague human figure appeared inside the steel door scenery.
Although it wasn't clear, it was easy to see that one arm was missing.
[That memory is vague, so it's not being shared properly. Maybe it's a Complete Mana Body like Hister.]
The person in the scenery lay down in the middle of the holy land.
'Crazy....'
After a while, Jin could see the person's severed arm starting to regenerate. The residual energy of the holy land and the person's mana mixed together, creating a magnificent iridescent light and bubbles.
[Why do you have a face lost in thought? What, do you think I'm showing you fake scenery?]
Of course, Jin thought that there is a possibility of that. If it is the powers that Orgal had shown so far, it seemed possible.
But Jin decided to trust Orgal. Because, if true, there could be no better way. Orgal has no reason to lie now. Even so, the reason Jin was in trouble for a while was because another thought came to his mind.
"I think that not only will you have a complete mana body, but also you can recover if you go there. And you don't know the location of the holy land right now. So, in exchange for saving Hister this time, you are hoping I'll find out the location of the holy land for you. Am I wrong?"
A faint smile crept across Orgal's lips.
[Sometimes you and I communicate very well. That's right, cough cough.]
"Aren't you trusting me too much just because we can communicate well? Even if I discover the location, I have no intention of sharing it with you, Orgal. If you recover all your power, it will be no different from another evil god awakening to me and the people of the world."
[It's sad that you think that way about me. Anyway, if you find the location, at some point, we'll be able to make a deal if your perception of me changes, or if I have something you can't refuse.]
"That's a pretty ominous future."
[Zipfel will never make a deal with anyone over the location of the holy land, no matter what happens. In the first place, you would do the same.]
"But this time, they have to accept a deal to save Hister's life, right?"
[That's right. Zipfel probably wants to save Hister more than you do right now. So, isn't this quite a compelling story?]
"If I assume that everything you said is true, then it's very compelling. But I don't think Zipfel will reveal the location of the holy land so easily.""
[Threats, persuasion, and seduction are more your area of expertise than mine. Besides, you have Hister, Zipfel's biggest weakness, so you should be able to negotiate for favorable terms. Well, I'll help you more if I can.]
Jin met Orgal's gaze.
[The bright light and bubbles that occur when residual energy reacts to a complete mana body owner. You can use that as a bargaining chip.]
"That would give Zipfel something to research."
[As expected, you understand me immediately. Yes, that alone would be a significant reward for Zipfel. Of course, they will demand more than that. Cough! You'll regret it if you refuse.]
Jin was about to take out the handkerchief that he had thrown away in the trash, but took a new one from the drawer and wiped off his blood.
"You gave me the information because you wanted something, but let's just say thank you."
[Heuk, yes, sure, gulp, you seem to be grateful.]
The two of them talked about how to handle situations when Zipfel came for a while.
By the time the conversation was over, Jet found the hospital room.
"My lord! People are also coming from Zipfel. The ship Kozec has arrived."
"Okay, Jet. I'll be out in a minute."
"Yes!"
The leaders of the Zipfel's side who came to Tikan were Octavia, Ronil, and Kadun. Hedo and Sandra were nowhere to be seen.
Kadun transformed into human form, with bandages wrapped all over his body. He had not yet recovered from the injuries he sustained during the Garden of Swords' attack. They were not wounds that would heal easily. He was hit the most by the chaos emitted by Rosa and Ram, and he was injured again in the Kaldran snowfield. In fact, it was almost miraculous that he was even able to move now.
Jin faced them with a calm face, but inwardly rejoiced at Kadun's state.
'Looks like you're in desperate need of a Chaos Purification device.'
Unlike Jin, Kadun has been openly displaying his anger since entering Tikan Palace.
"Are you here?"
Kashmir greeted them directly with his companions.
"Are you here? Yes, we are here! You damn pups, we formed an alliance just a few days ago. Did you just leave us alone in the Kaldran snowfield? Don't you think it's too damn stupid, even if it's temporary?"
"You seem very angry, Kadun."
Kadun almost rolled his eyes when he heard Jin's voice. The bandages wrapped around his body were burning brightly, revealing his injuries.
"12th flagbearer...!"
"By the way, wouldn't it be right to think that it's normal?"
"What?"
"The day Rosa's hidden power was revealed, why did you and Kinzelo launch an all-out attack on Runcandel? Let me guess. It was because you were certain that I would have a decisive battle against the entire Garden of Swords. That's why you seized the opportunity and tried to destroy me and the Garden of Swords."
"Ha, we weren't temporary allies then. It means we were enemies, do you think we are in the same position now?"
"I admit it, so I forgave that bastard's behavior and accepted you as an ally. But now that you've come, you're not even asking about the circumstances and acting recklessly. It's not nice to see that you're so quick to behave like a scoundrel. Do you think we deliberately abandoned you? Look over there."
"What do you mean...?"
Kadun was speechless as he followed Jin's finger to the entrance of the Tikan Palace. There, he saw Orgal, supported by Zephyrin and coughing up blood with each step.
[Wow... you made it...… Kadun, cough, cough!]
"At the time, we were able to escape through Orgal's metal door. How are we supposed to escape with Zipfel in such a state? Even one of the ten great knights, Padler Runcandel, whom you dealt with, was being summoned right in front of us."
[Sorry... about... ugh.. that, Kadun...….]
"The situation was really urgent at the time. If you want, there is a contractor of Az Mil here that you can check with."
Kadun had nothing else to say as he watched Orgal, who kept collapsing and being lifted up by the members of Kinzelo.
Of course, Kadun wasn't a fool, so he had expected the situation to be urgent to some extent, but he didn't know that Orgal would be in such a state.
"Furthermore, although Zipfel's side suffered damage, no significant figures were killed, and the temporary alliances achieved their goals. We rescued Hister and I survived. Isn't that a pretty good result?"
As Kadun tried to say something, Ronil stepped forward and bowed slightly.
"We also think so, but please understand that there is some emotional aspect to it, Sir Jin please understand a little bit about Lord Kadun's anger."
"I will."
"What is Hister's condition? We received some news from the Kinzelo side, but we don't know the details."
"She is just barely alive. Orgal says she can recover if she goes to your holy land."
Ronil blinked his eyes for a few seconds. As if asking how do you know that?
"... What did you just say?"
[T/L: You can read more chapters and support me here: https://ko-fi.com/punisher87 & https://bmc.link/punisher87 ]
創作者的想法 
babayaga01
babayaga01 You can read more chapters and support me here: https://ko-fi.com/punisher87 & https://bmc.link/punisher87
Your gift is the motivation for my creation. Give me more motivation!
章節 506: CHAPTER 665
[T.L: punisher87]
[My ko-fi link:- https://ko-fi.com/punisher87 ]
"It is as you have heard, Sir Ronil. The Hister needs Zipfel's holy land to recover."
Ronil's eyebrows furrowed as Jin replied naturally.
Jin hadn't seen him display such emotions during their previous meetings. Kadun and Octavia blinked in disbelief.
They never expected to hear such shocking news at this moment, when they had come to negotiate a temporary alliance.
"Sir Jin, there are many ears listening right now. Did you think it was appropriate to bring up such a topic here?" Ronil asked.
"I didn't know it was such a big secret. Kinzelo's leader told me casually." Jin retorted, and Ronil glared at Orgal.
Orgal barely got up and was shaking his hands as if he was sorry.
A moment of silence fell. In the meantime, Jin asked all of his companions to step outside, except for himself and Kashmir, leaving only Orgal and Zephyrin on Kinzelo's side.
"Sir Orgal, what were you thinking when you did this?" Ronil asked.
[Cough, cough....]
"master is in no condition to speak any longer, so let me answer on his behalf, Zipfels." Zephyrin said, lifting Orgal up.
"First of all, I hope that Zipfel members won't get too excited and listen to my story. I understand that Sir Jin brought up a sensitive topic without much thought, which may have caused frustration."
"Frustration? Is that all?" Octavia interrupted, causing Zephyrin's eyes to narrow.
"Please don't interrupt me. Let me make it clear that this is not a request but a warning. My master has known about the existence of the holy land even before you called it that, and he used to be its caretaker. So you got it when my master lost his power." Zephyrin said firmly.
"Are you claiming ownership then?" Ronil's voice became calm again.
Jin thought that Ronil's composure was impressive, but he suspected there was more to it.
'It looks like he didn't come here without considering the holy land.'
Octavia and Kadun may not know, but Ronil seemed to have a hunch. Maybe showing displeasure was all part of the plan.
"That's not true. If there comes a moment when we can take it back with force after defeating a public enemy, then who knows. But right now, that place clearly belongs to the Zipfel. But it's hard to bear being treated as if I don't even have the right to speak about what I know."
"What will you do if you can't bear it, Demon Dragon?"
It seems that the successor of the Fire Dragon Trakalnis is curious about that, so keep going if you want."
When the name Trakalnis came up, Kadun's eyes widened.
"How do you know about Trakalnis... !"
"It was a pretty satisfying meal, so I remember."
Normally, Kadun would have flown into a rage at this point, ready to kill Zephyrin.
However, the fire dragon Trakalnis was the king of fire dragons before Kadun and the most perfect creature of Sheenu.
Yet, there was no history left of Trakalnis in the world, and even Kadun himself would have a hard time recalling his name if he didn't concentrate.
The reason was none other than the fact that Trakalnis' death was the greatest "shame" of Sheenu and the Fire Dragons.
It was the will of Sheenu and the old Zipfel erased the history of Trakalnis to cover up that shame.
'Don't tell me she killed Trakalnis...… this demon dragon?'
Zephyrin smiled coldly, as if seeing through Kadun's thoughts.
"Perhaps Kadun is right. If you find it hard to believe, ask your god directly, Kadun. I'm not sure if Sheenu can restore that memory, but... "
Kadun looked away from Zephyrin's gaze.
He didn't recall the moment Trakalnis died, nor did any frightening memories come to mind. However, an inexplicable fear was slowly creeping into Kadun's heart.
-Even if I were facing you in your prime, I wouldn't have been that scared. The reason you don't know me well is that I couldn't fight you back then.
Jin was recalling the day when Zephyrin's true identity was first revealed at Black King Mountain and the words she had spoken to Murakan.
'Kadun dropped his tail at once...?'
Jin couldn't easily imagine their prime just by looking at Orgal, who was hunched over like a sick person, and Zephyrin that had been shown so far.
However, it was clear that Kadun was visibly shaken even when he spoke disrespectfully of Sheenu.
Octavia was most shocked by Kadun's reaction. Since Kadun had backed down, she couldn't express her anger towards Zephyrin anymore.
"Well, it seems like Kadun's curiosity has been satisfied. Shall we return to the main topic now?"
Zephyrin gestured towards Jin.
"… The atmosphere has soured for no reason. I didn't bring up this story with that intention, so I apologize to both sides."
"Sir Jin saved Zipfel's face, it's an important matter."
"If you intend to keep being so sarcastic, wake up Orgal, Zephyrin. I don't think we're here to have a war of nerves."
"That's why humans are not very good. Is it because their life is short that they have no courage? Anyway."
"Sir Ronil."
"Speak, sir Jin."
"Hister's survival is necessary for us to eliminate the common enemy. If it's difficult to open the holy land of Zipfel, please provide at least the tear of Numerus."
"I don't think we can even attach the words 'Tear of Numerus' to it. And we also do not own the tear of Numerus. Let me take a look at Hister first."
The task of showing Valeria, who had lost consciousness, to Zipfel. Even just doing that made Jin feel like he was committing a sin, but he had no choice but to do it to save her.
Since her appearance had already been exposed to Zipfel, there was no reason to be cautious and hide it.
After going to the hospital room and looking at Valeria, the leaders of Zipfel's side sighed or pointed their foreheads.
Even though they already knew the information, seeing it with their own eyes was another matter.
"... I can see why you asked for Numerus' tears first. Fatigue is an unavoidable state. Did Sir Jin keep the seal?"
"Impressive. There are only a few people in Zipfel who can maintain a seal like this."
"What shall we do then? If you can't open the Holy Land and there are no tears, then what? Just by exposing Hister to Zipfel, I have already suffered a loss, but I'll bury it and take care of it myself."
Jin meant that if you were not going to open up the Holy Land, you should leave immediately.
"This isn't a decision that we can make on our own, Sir Jin."
"Our side and Kinzelo are participating in the meeting with decision makers who can make an instant decision on the spot every time."
"I know that. I'll go back immediately...to inform my father of this situation and get an answer."
"We'll be looking forward to good news."
"Although everyone is trying to save Hyster for the temporary alliance as a whole, or more accurately, for their own desires, there will probably be a reasonable compensation needed for this, Sir Jin."
It was three days later that the leaders of Zipfel returned to Tikan.
This time, Ronil came alone with a few attendants without Kadun and Octavia.
"My father also said that there was no other way but to open the Holy Land. He allowed us to bring Hister to the Holy Land."
"What are your demands?"
"First, only Hister is allowed to enter the Holy Land. Second, as compensation for this incident, each alliance shares some information about chaos purification and control with Zipfel. This must be accompanied by the presence of the Az Mil contractor."
"I refuse."
Jin flatly rejected the proposal as if he had nothing more to hear.
"Well...then we can't save Hister."
"I heard from Orgal that if a complete mana body goes to your holy land, it leaves a kind of mana trace. Zipfel can receive a considerable reward just by studying that trace. We don't know how much damage that research will cause to us after the alliance is disbanded."
Jin shrugged his shoulders.
"Who benefits most from Hister's injury? It's Zipfel. We all want the Hister alive, but Zipfel can even research. So please don't be too greedy. If it breaks down this time, I'll leave all the talk about Hister aside. Don't push your luck."
"All right. If so, we will open the Holy Land without any conditions, but you must agree to move with your senses blocked as much as possible to prevent exposing the location of the Holy Land. Also, I don't want Lord Jin and Hister to have another escort."
The requirements were just words that Ronil had thrown out and these words were based on the opinions of the elders of the clan.
Ronil was not pleased with their opinions.
"I understand that much. When would be a good time to leave?"
"If it's okay with you, we can leave right away."
* * *
Since boarding Kozec, Jin had not taken a single step in the windowless cabin.
He just held onto the sealed Valeria tightly and waited for the ship to stop.
It wasn't until five days had passed since the ship had reached its destination.
"Thank you for your hard work, Sir Jin. You can come out now."
As soon as he got off the ship, Jin could tell that he was inside a huge building.
It was larger than the construction yard he had seen in the Sota Desert in the past.
Ronil guided Jin for about two hours. When they reached a door inside the building, Ronil stopped walking.
"This is as far as I can guide you. After this, I cannot access it, so someone else will help you."
There were only two Zipfel who could freely come and go through the door.
One was patriarch, Kelliark Zipfel, and the second was.
"Are you Jin Runcandel?"
The next patriarch, Veradin Zipfel, was approaching Jin from the other side.
The friend he had not seen in about three years greeted him with a dry voice instead of the usual cheerful one.
"Follow me, I will guide you to the Holy Land."
Jin felt extremely unfamiliar with Veradin's back as he walked ahead through the door and Jin saw a sword on Veradin's waist.
[T/L: You can read more chapters and support me here: https://ko-fi.com/punisher87 & https://bmc.link/punisher87 ]
創作者的想法
babayaga01
babayaga01
You can read more chapters and support me here: https://ko-fi.com/punisher87 & https://bmc.link/punisher87
Your gift is the motivation for my creation. Give me more motivation!
每周推薦票狀態
200+ 推薦票
榜單 
51 推薦票 
段落評論