Chapter 58

Chapter 58

Crack! Crackle

It was Seols first time seeing cracks suddenly appear in the clear sky and on the ground he had been treading. After all, taking a glimpse into someone elses memory was rare in itself.

Why WHY?! screamed the ashen knight in rage.

Like a burnt candle on a lone childs birthday cake, the ashen knight poured out her sorrow and regret.

Krgh

Seol held onto Karuna despite it being a difficult situation where even Seol couldnt guarantee his own safety.

Even though Karuna should be the one holding onto Seol to protect him, Karuna was not normal right now.

I I didnt go.

Was it because he realized that the ashen knight was waiting for the blue-eyed knight until her last breath?

Karuna was mentally shocked and couldnt snap out of it.

Damn it! We wont be able to leave here alive like this!

Seol couldnt let him die here. It couldve been fine if this mental world belonged to someone who had no relation to Karuna, but unfortunately, she had a close connection to one of Seols important forces.

Until Karuna could straighten up, Seol had to take the reins.

Jamad!

The lump of steel is causing trouble, got it!

Glow

Fwirl!

Seol summoned Jamad and he instantly carried both Karuna and Seol over his shoulders.

Seol, now being carried, started to look around him.

[Eyes of Perception activates.]

[You detect movements of foreign mana.]

Eyes of Perception activated at the perfect timing.

It detected a powerful flow of mana in a world that was being destroyed.

And the mana was being continuously drained into one location.

The crystals power is about to run out!

Seol had no clue what would happen to him if he remained here after the crystals power gave out.

We have to get out. Over there! Over there, Jamad!

Got it! Im going to run, hang on tight!

Jamad could be rough in his treatment of Karuna, but not Seol. If Seol was injured because of him, it would be a huge problem.

Seol held onto Jamads shoulders tightly and did his best to not lose that flow.

Poooooour!

Damn it! Water!

Waves suddenly surged out of nowhere, like a flood had broken out. The waves pushed the party back.

Splash!

Krgh

Pwah! Hrgh

Jamad realized that they had no chance at this rate and dove underwater, carrying both Seol and Karuna.

Thanks to that, the harsh waves were a bit easier to handle, and they were steadily able to make progress forward.

Please just a little bit more

It seemed like they were close to the exit.

But because of their incredible experience, Seol couldnt really tell if time was flowing quickly or slowly.

Pwah!

Splash!

In the end, Seols party was able to make it outside.

So the crystal was submerged in rainwater god damn it.

Cough Cough

Jamad found out why Karens mental world was submerged in water.

Crash!

Pour

Because in the real world, it was raining.

I guess I wasnt transported because we were in the mental world?

Seol should have been safely transported, surrounded by a familiar radiant glow like what normally happened.

Seol felt a bit dizzy about the dangerous escape that he just had to do.

Fuu Im just glad that we were able to make it out alive.

If one only looked at the result, it was a good thing, as Seol was able to safely finish the Adventure.

[You begin your next Adventure.]

[Your 10th Adventure is starting.]

[Adventure 10. The Scorched One.]

[ Adventure 10. The Scorched One

You have investigated the corpse that was scheduled to be revived as an undead in the Great Forest.

Surprisingly, the corpse turned out to be one of the guardians of the Montra Empire, a name known widely throughout the continent long ago, Karen. And as you were investigating Karens identity, you also realized that your summon, Karuna, was also one of the guardians of the Montra Empire.

Riiiiiiing

Seol lost his hearing for a second after the explosion. He then fell flat from the shockwave.

AAARGH!

Thanks to Seol running away at extreme speeds, he didnt receive too much damage.

My entire body hurts. For now, though Was I able to make it away?

Seol turned around and could do nothing but blink when he saw the epicenter of the colossal explosion. It was a sight he couldnt believe.

Crumble

Crumble

All of the trees that he had passed through were destroyed. It was extremely shocking, as he had traveled rather far from the epicenter.

If the explosion spread out in all directions

The trees in the Great Forest would have died en masse.

Obviously, the Great Forest was massive, and this much wouldnt even make a dent in it, but it wasnt like it did no damage at all.

Fwirl!

Seol resummoned both Karuna and Jamad just in case.

Karuna looked to have slightly recovered from his panic. Seol, judging that he had the energy to respond, asked him a question.

What happened?

...Karen is my twin sister.

And what is Montra?

I dont know either. I dont know how much time has passed since then either, the time discrepancy

Jamad criticized Karunas behavior.

I thought you were broken for a second, you lump of iron.

Watch your words.

Hmph. And which of us became a headache for our master because the only thing they could do was mumble their words?

...I apologize, Master.

Seol was just thankful that Karuna was able to return to his senses.

But now, he couldnt give attention to something so trivial.

Do I just accept the penalty and give up on the Adventure?

The penalty for giving up on the Adventure was the defeated status, a decrease in honor and fame, and being unable to get the rewards.

Each and every one of them were awful penalties.

Seol could confidently say that it was not worth risking his life over, but Seol was also a player who was aiming to become the strongest.

Creating a gap in his Adventures and giving up all of the rewards he had accumulated up to now was something that was contradictory to his objective.

As Seol thought to himself, Karuna broke the silence.

Master.

Karuna?

I have a request.

Seol could already tell what Karuna was going to ask for.

I have to go back to Karen.

...We cant defeat her right now.

Im not trying to go back to defeat her. Im going back to save her.

Karuna was right.

Seol bit his lips, not knowing what to do. He then started reflecting on what he had said so far.

Cant defeat her right now right now right right now?

Throughout the countless Adventures that Seol had cleared before, he had experienced ridiculous difficulties like this multiple times.

And while clearing those Adventures, Seol established a theory.

Its almost impossible to be assigned an Adventure that you cant clear immediately!

That was also the reason why Adventures were split into the early game, the mid game, and the late game.

The system always gave players a trial that they could overcome, like fate.

And if Seol applied that theory here too

Then it also means that I can only clear the Adventure because its right now. Think! Think, Seol!

It was nearly a 30-level difference.

A difference large enough for a single, light punch to result in death. There had to be a way to overcome this difference.

I have to find it What could it be? What can I use right now, at this moment

Seol thought about everything that he could use right now. More accurately, he thought about everything that he could use because it was right now.

The Church of Death's Truth!

At first, Seol thought they were a villainous group that he had to prevent. And because of it, he thought of them as his enemies.

Yeah, they are my enemies. But

Theres a saying that goes something like this,

The enemy of my enemy is also my friend.

I have to use them!

The issue was how he was going to use them.

Most people would waste a lot of time coming up with a plan, but Seol was different.

Because that was what Seol was most confident in.