Chapter 923: A Grim Prophecy

Chapter 923: A Grim Prophecy



As Arad absorbed all the cursed metal in the mine and digested it, something started changing in his body. This was the first time that he had eaten such an energy-rich meal. His body which was barely living on the flesh of monsters could finally stretch out a bit. His mind became clearer and he felt strongly lighter, the muscles on his body expanded a bit as his heart rapidly raced.

Due to the scarcity of cursed metal, Arad had been holding off on eating what little he had as he wanted to save it for evolution. That cursed Metal, which is Uranium, is still unnamed in this world. People call it with its only effect, a metal that kills people by just being close, a cursed metal. To Arad, that was a highly efficient energy source that helped his massive body function at 100% for a longer time.

While eating a whole tall neck {brachiosaurus} only allowed Arad to fight and train seriously for a day, this cursed metal had several hundred more energy, which would allow him to stretch his wings further.

Arad looked at his shredded limbs growing a bit larger as the muscles finally got enough energy to grow. It was just now that he was basically starving on top of extreme nutrient deficiency. He was like a man suffering from anemia going on a heavy diet.

Arad stomped the ground gently with his front talon, flexing his muscles as he looked at his scales and counted them. He had indeed grown a few more scales and gotten a tiny bit bigger. Not only his stamina, but his maximum output should've increased substantially as well.

[The killer among the shadows, escaped.] The dark elf goddess of swords and dance voice boomed inside Arad's head once more, [You'll get her next time.]

Arad looked up, "Instead of just speaking into my head, how about you help a bit?" [Mira will die seven months from now while giving birth. Catch that shadow drakaina before that time, otherwise, you'll never save Mira...you'll never...ever...] Her voice boomed in Arad's head, fading away as she left him standing in the same place, shocked, stunned, and baffled. No matter how much he thought about it he couldn't find a link between Mira giving birth and a shadow drakaina...Can the shadow magic help her give birth safely...no, if that was the case learning shadow magic would be easier than hunting an insane shadow drakaina.

It had just come to him; Mira is a demi-goddess now...regular birth complications shouldn't be able to kill her...even though he doesn't know exactly what complication could happen or how they could kill...But she's a demi-goddess...that should help at least a bit...

As Arad asked Doma, she replied that she too doesn't have a solid idea. She knows what complications might happen during birth, but has never experienced or seen them personally to be able to judge their effect on a demi-goddess.Nôv(el)B\\jnn

Since the subject had far exceeded Arad's understanding, he decided to postpone the questions until he met the three people he thought would know something. The only experts around him, Tina, Lyla, and Hati...if that sly woman was willing to help.

His wings started glowing and vibrating as he slowly floated up, mana rose from the ground and got sucked into his body as his scales glowed like stars. In the blink of an eye, he teleported to the surface using [Void Step]

As Arad landed, he saw Mora still standing there, now he was squatting the mountains. "You're still training?"

"Never skip leg day...I'll look like a chicken otherwise, especially with how short and wide I am." Mora dropped the mountains and looked at Arad, "So how was it? Had fun?"

"There was a shadow drakaina in there. The cursed metal mine was large though," Arad replied and Mora burst laughing, "So...did you get some action? Or was she the one to get some fun?"

"I talked to her about it." Isdis walked into the room, immediately picking up on what Mira

was doing, and helped her.

"There is such a skilled healer here?" Selina looked at Mira and Arad, "I never heard of him,

and I looked into the village."

"He's a traveling healer. Doing good by going around and healing people, he stopped in

another nearby village so I used my standing to get him to give Arad a session." Hati replied, leaning back on her seat and sipping her wine.

While Selina remained a bit skeptical, Matilda on the other hand had no doubt. She had seen Arad running backward after their goddess. Hearing of him running to a nearby village and

returning seemed normal.

Arad's gaze quickly shifted to the other side of the room, looking at Lyla and Hati. "Tina, Lyla, and Hati as well if you have time. Can we speak in another room?" Arad pointed toward

the room facing the guest room, he could tell it was empty. "About what?" Mira who standing beside him asked with a puzzled face.

"Sorry, but I'll tell you after I talk with them." Arad replied and Tina was already heading

toward that empty room. Lyla stood and stretched her back, "My mother's hunch is kicking in..." She smiled, "I hope I got some advice."

"Well..." Hati leaned forward and sipped her wine, finishing it as she stood. "I can already

guess. But a grandma like me probably won't help." She took a step forward, and each moment her feet touched the ground a faint pulse of magic, too faint that only Merlin and Arad could sense sparked across the room. She had called herself a grandma and got angered

by it.