Chapter 819 The Hero Of Sunlight’s Popularity

Chapter 819 The Hero Of Sunlight's Popularity

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"W-Wait, I know you!" Fabian said. "Guys, isn't he that... the Hero of Sunlight?! They said he was blonde, with golden eyes, white and gold armor, and that huge sword!"

"The Hero of Sunlight!"

"No way!"

"So you are really a hero!"

"Maybe we'll really be saved?"

I can't believe they started believing us more for Jonathan from all people! Well, I guess he does indeed has a strong Charisma with his words and presence. Can't believe I scored myself such a hot and handsome stud myself.

Anyways, after explaining Catarina about Jonathan's case and then about Tear, things finally became much clearer for her.

"I see... So the Frost Queen was finally defeated, huh? And to top it all, you got yourselves a cute hero that was actually our boyfriend when you were alive!" Catarina said with a giggle. "Well, Lucifer, how does it feels for your girl to have another man?"

"Eh?! He hasn't been accepted yet!" Lucifer said angrily. "And... Well, she can do whatever she wants. I'll always remain loyal to her, but she doesn't necessarily has to."

"Please don't make this more confusing for him." I sighed. "I am still trying to organize everything that has happened, even after a long while since I remembered my memories and everything else. I still lack a good chunk of them, which I might regain when I find my brother, who should be in this desert, somewhere. And as of Jonathan, he betrayed the church and helped us kill the other heroes that had grown corrupted with power and the powers of the Evil God's Fragments too. Looks like both the church and the vampires have this power as their ace."

"As of now, they probably still think I died." Sighed Jonathan. "However, I do remember there were many new candidates and trainees that had received blessings from the gods... There might be more heroes in the making, even if no Summoner has appeared in a long while, the bloodline of the heroes of ancient times remain within the humans of this continent. Just like I inherited the powers of one of my ancestors, many others could. I'll help in anything I can, after all, I've realized the misgivings and corruption of the church long ago, and like an idiot, I played along, it is my time to repent and help the one I truly love. Even if she does not love me back anymore, I will be happy as long as I can help her."

"Oh my, what a devoted man." Catarina teased me. "You better not waste him, alright? Or I might end up stealing him instead..."

"M-My heart is only for... M-Maria..." Jonathan suddenly blushed a bit. "Sorry..."

"Hahaha! I was just joking! Geez! For being a man over on his early thirties you sure look like a young, embarrassed boy!" Catarina laughed her ass off.

"Alright, enough teasing for now." I sighed, crossing my arms. "For now..."

"How about you plan what to do deeper in the dungeon? We've got a small corner that is our village. There used to be more kids, but we're around forty now..." Fabian suggested.

"You're too many! Why didn't you tell me before?" I sighed. "Alright, let's go! We can plan things out better over there." I nodded.

Like that, Fabian led us deeper into the dungeon. We learned this dungeon spawned a variety of monsters. There were among the weaker F to E Rank monsters, we found Mud Slimes, Big Rats, and Poison Boas, which the kids sometimes hunted. n--OVeLb1n

However, the Rats and Poison Boas had poisonous meat, so they couldn't eat them unless they had someone with purification, but sadly the last kid with it was taken away, the girl they called "Spectra", she was a sweet girl with phantasmal abilities and healing magic.

Lastly, the D Rank Monsters were actually Undead! They were Mummies! Actual mummies, dried up zombies! Mostly wore bronze armor and held dusty weapons, they were probably the remains of this ancient civilization.

Fabian said they mostly hide from the mummies, or trick them, they were quite slow and stupid. I tried controlling them, but they couldn't be controlled with my powers, as I constantly got a weird message.

[You cannot control the Dead that is already below the control of another Master of Undead.]

[You cannot control the Dead that is already below the control of another Master of Undead.]

[You cannot control the Dead that is already below the control of another Master of Undead.]

At the end we had to kill them as we moved through, and once dead, the souls were instantly sucked somewhere else, so I couldn't even make them into new soldiers! I guess the drops were slightly valuable for normal people like the kids, so they happily looted them.

Fabian mentioned an old tale saying that in the depths of this pyramid-shaped ruins, there's a powerful "Ancient King" sealed, controlling the mummies, and constantly making them spawn.

"So you were also victims of those vampires, but farther in this continent? So nowhere is truly safe from those monsters..." Fabian sighed as he heard Takeshi and Laura's tales.

"It was thanks to mama that we were able to break free and have our revenge." Said Takeshi. "Since then, we've been traveling with her and having adventures! Our powers have developed quite a lot..."

"Well, we're a bit different than you, we were created from the beginning as Homunculus, and our souls naturally surged as our beings became "alive", or something." Laura sighed.

"So you were created, not kidnaped..." Fabian sighed. "It must have been hard."

"Yeah, we were made with the pieces... of others." Sighed Takeshi. "Maybe that's something they're trying to do with all the corpses? Ugh..."

"If they're trying to make Homunculus, we have to stop them. All the failed experiments became monsters, trapping the souls of innocents inside on perpetual agony." Said Laura.

"My friends..." Fabian clenched his fists, perhaps recalling his old comrades. "Well, we're here." He said, opening a mantle blocking the way to a long corridor with small rooms, where many kids showed up, glancing at us as they did their things.

"Huh? Fabian brought a bunch of people?!"

"Are we under attack?!"

"Silva's back!"

"What's going on?"

And they were all kids like Fabian and Silva... Just how many victims have those Vampires created?

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