Chapter 72 - Who Did This?

Asil was surprised at first when he heard of Sirius's request, but then he thought that it was because of the sudden change in energy purity and that it was because of something dangerous. If it wasn't something dangerous, the master wouldn't have banned him from using them for whatever reason.

Asil approved with a nod and spoke. "I promise that I will not disobey my master's word on this matter. If I disobey this word, let the divine lightning strike me and subject my soul to eternal pain." Asil looked around after promising, then continued to speak: "Master, if there is nothing I must do here, I will go out to find my way out."

"You don't have to stay here. Go and find a way out. When you get back to the inn, we'll have plenty of time to talk anyway."

After Sirius's words, the Asil's spiritual body emerged from the necklace, and his consciousness returned to his true body.

After getting out of that necklace, Sirius continued to look for some time towards where he disappeared. Then he clenched his fists and nails to make his palm bleed, and spoke for a long time to himself, distressed with a serious tone. "Damn. I wasn't expecting anything like this. I really don't know if I should be happy or sad that such an abnormal child is my student. If something like this gets out, there's definitely going to be a lot of people out there hunting this kid. I wonder what kind of crime this boy has committed in his past life to have such a shitty and cursed body... As his master, it is my obligation to protect my student, but why does it have to be the Black Sun?"

"I would never have thought that the Black Sun would appear, even though I could think of a few possibilities when the spot in the middle of his forehead appeared, and all of those possibilities could put this child in grave danger. But now what's done is done. Since they have completed their first awakening, it will take them a long time to reappear on their own. I can't hide it because of this seal as they come out on their own. The best outcome at the moment is that this child willingly be able to prevent his appearance before the power of the Black Sun is revealed. If that happens, it won't be too much trouble. But if the power of the Black Sun comes out, and when it does, the boy can't be strong enough to block it, either he goes nuts over the shitty power of the Black Sun and kills himself, or he gets killed by them before he kills himself, drawing the attention of bounty hunters or collectors...Anyway, these are all things that are likely to happen in the future. There's a chance that they won't. No need to be pessimistic already. Let's strengthen the kid right now and hope he can hold his own when that day comes." 

After Asil's mind returned into his body again, with the relief of saving his master, he began to wander around and search for a way out. He didn't know where he was now, so he didn't know which way he was going to reach the exit of the Black Dragon Mountain Range. So he decided to move slowly and cautiously, rather than take his steps quickly.

He walked for twenty minutes or so but during this time he never encountered anything different except broken trees and intense silence. He had never even encountered any profound monsters.

Asil continued walking and encountered something different after about five minutes of walk. This different thing he encountered was human voices coming from close range. From these human voices, it could be understood that two different groups were fighting each other.

Asil carefully made his way to the center of the sound and used the surrounding trees and bushes as camouflage to disguise himself as he advanced.

When he got to where the sound was, he saw nine people who were in a flat area about twenty meters in diameter, with no trees around. Eight of them were men, and one of them was young and the others were older. Asil had no idea about the last person's age since her face was not visible to him. But even though her clothes were covered in dust, her bright, long blonde hair made it clear that she was a girl. She was even a young girl.

When Asil looked at the men, he instantly recognized them. The men were all mercenaries on escort duty today. They were actually the ones who started the argument and tried to dismiss Medivh and Asil today. Besides, as what he remembered from the battle today, they all joined to the enemy's side. 

Among the men, except the young one, the others were fighting the girl, who was wearing a tattered gown, which was filled with tears. It was obvious from the first look that these men were the cause of these tears.

The faces of the seven men who fought were full of lust, and they made incessant attacks on the girl in front of them. She was defending herself against these attacks as much as she could. But with each passing second, her movements slowed, the tears on her robes increased, as time progressed, more and more the area around the tear was stained red with blood.

When Asil looked at this situation, he knew that after a while she would be defeated and then raped, perhaps later killed. Even though he didn't know this girl, he didn't like the men she was trying to resist or what they were trying to do.

Asil took a step forward to save the girl without thinking, but at that moment Sirius's warning echoed in his mind. "Child, if you step in there impulsively, you will surely die. That girl is in the Eighth Level Of The Nascent Profound Realm. The seven men he fought with are all in the Nascent Profound Realm. Two of them are in the Fifth Level Of The Nascent Profound Realm, two in the seventh level, one is in the eighth level and the last one is in the Tenth Level Of The Nascent Profound Realm. So going there won't do her any good. I understand from this girl's energy that under normal circumstances, she's capable of holding these seven people for a long time. But as much as I understand, she was already tired from the battle earlier and she started fighting again over that tiredness. Otherwise, she wouldn't be in such a bad shape right now."

"In her current state, she can last two minutes at most. In two minutes, she'll be exhausted enough to stand for a few seconds at most. And there's no way you can save that girl in two minutes. They haven't noticed you yet because they're fighting. Take this opportunity and get out of here in two minutes. Otherwise, if we consider their hostile acts against you before, you will be the one who's going to die after that girl."

Sirius's words were very clear about the situation. While Asil's power was only in the Fourth Level Of The Elementary Profound Realm, the weakest one among the men that were fighting with the girl was the intermediate levels of the Nascent Profound Realm. This was one realm different and they weren't just one person either.

Asil knew that escaping was the safest way. But how could he escape in such a situation? How could he forgive himself later if he ran away?

What can I do? If I go in there impulsively and try to attack head-on, it's suicide. What if I bait myself and create time for her to escape? Then I'll die first. There's no guarantee she'll escape safely after I'm gone. What should I do? What should I do...?

Asil thought about what to do while watching the situation, and a few seconds later asked his master in his mind. "Master, you said the profound powers of the people who fought. So what about the teenager who stood behind them and never fought and just watched? What's his level?"

Sirius answered without expecting: "You must be able to see his level, but you may find it difficult to understand because of the profound energies scattered around in the war there. I guess that's why you didn't notice. His profound power is in the Fifth Level Of The Elementary Profound Realm."

When he heard what Sirius had said, there was a strange surprise on Asil's face. He had seen that people in the Elementary Profound Realm got obliterated during the energy blast. But why hasn't this young man got destroyed?

Asil asked immediately to find out the answer to this: "Master, you were the one who saved me during the previous energy blast. And what was protecting him? Why is he still alive?"