Book 2: Chapter 11: Oh light of purification (1)

Book 2: Chapter 11: Oh light of purification (1)

Human, why are they all not moving like that?

As Raon mentioned, hundreds of people were remaining still with their heads bowed so much they were almost touching the ground.

None of them were raising their heads to look at Cale.

What the hell?

He was quite anxious as he had never seen something like this before.

Cale-nim.

Choi Han called to him in a quiet voice while Sui Khan took a step toward Cale and tried to make some sort of gesture.

It was at that moment.

Hmm?

Cales senses noticed something.

This is?

He felt a familiar aura behind him.

It was the first time he felt this aura not inside his body but outside.

Cale-nim?

He could hear Choi Han calling him in confusion, but Cale ignored him and turned around.

The rest of the group standing behind him

Beyond their shoulders

Human, that!

There was a large plate on top of the tall altar.

A fire was on top of the white plate.

Crackle. Crackle.

It was a large rose gold-colored fire that was continuously releasing golden currents.

"Cale. Isnt that fire your power?

The silent Cale opened his mouth at Eruhaben's comment.

Its a bit different, Eruhaben-nim.The source of this content nov(el)bi((n))

He was familiar with it and it was similar, but also a bit different.

Thats right. It is different from my power.

The owner of the Fire of Destruction. The cheapskate agreed with Cale's comment in a low voice.

Its purer than me.

Cale agreed with this.

There is some fundamental difference.

The cheapskates fiery thunderbolts that Cale used were quite a pure power of fire and thunderbolt, but the fire burning on top of the plate was closer to the foundation.

Should I call it a root?

You felt it immediately as we expected, sir.

Cale turned his head after hearing a voice coming from below where they were standing.

Clang. Clang.

They could hear the sounds of jewelry.

Human, theres another feeble person here!

A middle-aged woman wearing a long red priestess robe got up and walked toward Cale.

As Raon mentioned, the middle-aged woman was quite thin, and her complexion did not look very good. Furthermore, her skin was white, no, completely pale, as if she had never seen the sun.

Human, she looks like when you go overboard using your ancient powers!

She did indeed look like Cale in that state.

Her outfit was different from the others.

Its a thunderbolt and fire.

Her priestess robe had golden embroidery that looked as if they were supposed to be a thunderbolt and a fire.

Anybody would think that she had a high-ranking position in this temple.

I greet the esteemed sir.

She bowed slightly and greeted Cale.

I am a believer of the Fire of Purification and am currently serving as the Pope.

The Pope, whom Cale thought looked extremely fatigued, smiled.

Sir, do you have the same power as that fire?

How should he respond to this question?

Cale debated for a moment, but thought that there was no need to hide it and answered honestly.

It is similar but a bit different, maam.

The god spoke to me.

The rest of the priests lowered their bodies even more.

Someone who has carried on my power will be here soon.

The Pope repeated the gods words.

Treat him as you would treat me and do not show any hesitation in giving him help.

Cales eyes slightly clouded over.

Did the cheapskate perhaps die and become a god?

The Fire of Purification. Was that strange feeling he had at first correct?

Did I perhaps become a god?

The cheapskate spoke in a shaking voice as if he was filled with awe, but Cale just ignored him.

He was focused on something else.

Either way, they should help us properly since the god they serve said that to them.

It looked as if the God of Death gave them some proper helpers. Of course, it was not the God of Death but the God of the Fire of Purification, whom he suspected was the cheapskate, that helped him.

Cale calculated things and immediately spoke in a relaxed manner.

I need a place to quietly have a conversation, ma'am.

Yes, sir. We will escort you right away.

Chh.

Hundreds of priest robes fluttered as they got up in unison and started to move. A path was quickly created in front of Cales group.

Plop.

The priests knelt down immediately after the path was created.

This is a bit overboard.

It truly seemed like a bit much.

Cale's face turned stoic and he peeked to his side. Eruhaben had a similar look on his face.

It truly seemed too much if an ancient Dragon, who received a fanatical level of respect from Elves, had such a look on his face.

Tap.

Cale stepped down the stairs heading up to the platform and spoke to the Pope, who was the only one standing again.

You do not need to go so overboard with us.

Eruhaben sighed while Sui Khan mumbled.

The situation is worse than I knew.

There was a half-transparent red wall about ten meters away from the temple.

That wall was surrounding the temple.

And beyond that wall

Human, its black.

There was a ground that had been dyed black and a sky that was covered in black fog.

There were some plants on top of the black ground but they looked odd. However, there were only a few of those plants and most of the ground was desolate.

Honestly speaking, even that was not very visible. The sun was not easily seen because of the black fog.

They could only make all of this out because there was sunlight shining down on top of this temple.

The Wall of Purification has decayed and crumbled!

Someone wearing armor approached the temple and reported to the Pope.

Of course, everybody could see it even without his report.

The half-transparent red wall that was visible as soon as the temple door opened A portion of it had turned black and had crumbled.

And underneath that wall

It seems as if the foundation crumbled because of the rumbling and the liquefied dead mana broke through the weakened area to shoot up!

Black liquid was shooting up.

It really is dead mana.

Shawn was looking at the stream of dead mana shooting up in disbelief.

He had never seen dead mana shooting up like this as if it was water underground.

Wear your helmets!

The old priest appeared and shouted at that moment. The priests wearing armor all put on their white helmets.

The Pope spoke to Cale.

That black fog has dead mana inside it. It is fatal if you breathe it in.

Some of the priests came over and handed Cales group some masks. These white masks were not just regular masks; they had a red crest on them and were letting out a faint light.

The dead mana is unable to enter the temple, so please wait inside.

The Pope then headed out of the temple.

The situation seemed urgent to the point that she could not look after Cale. Cale asked the priest next to him who was holding a mask.

Does something like this happen often?

Oh esteemed purifier-

Answer.

Cale thought that this guy was going to ramble and cut him off, making the priest answer properly.

"Sir, the Wall of Purification used to never break. However, it has been a recurring issue lately as dead mana that is so pure that the Wall of Purification cannot handle it has recently appeared. Some parts of the temple have been closed off as a result.

This Wall of Purification thing Can you not fix it if it breaks?

The priest could not even look at the purifier that their god said was like himself as he answered.

Sir, we would need at least half a years worth of time to do that. We do not have such luxury.

However, he finally managed to raise his head and look at the purifiers eyes.

They were extremely indifferent.

He was calm even in such a situation.

That truly made him seem not from this world.

As a result, the priest said the following.

Sir, it is hard enough for us to protect the parts that are still intact.

The priest then quickly lowered his head.

Meeeeeow.

Meeow.

He could see the young Cats.

You should first evacuate and we can explain in detail-

He saw the red kitten look at Cale at that moment. Hong, On, and Raon saw Cale frowning after looking at them, the black fog, and the black ground as if he was annoyed.

The priest heard Cale's voice.

Mary.

Yes, young master-nim.

Do you want it?

Yes, sir. The quality is very good.

The person in the black robe, who had the least presence of everybody in the group, walked forward.

The priest saw the person's hand through her long robe sleeves.

Her hand was covered in black lines that resembled spider webs.

!

The priests eyes opened wide.

This was the mark of honor left on the people who were poisoned by dead mana but managed to survive.

The reason that this mark became a mark of honor was because the Emperors of the Iska Empire had this mark for generations.

The priest heard Cales voice once again as his pupils were shaking relentlessly.

Then you can take care of that dead mana.

Yes, young master-nim.

I'll do what I need to do.

Crackle, crackle.

The priest raised his head after sensing a familiar aura. He was not the only one. The Pope, who was releasing a red aura, and all the priests in armor, who were releasing a similar but weaker aura, all stopped walking and looked at Cale.

Ah.

The priest gasped.

Rose gold fiery thunderbolts came out of Cales hand and started to wrap around him.

The Fire of Purification that was located in the central prayer room of the Grand Temple

He felt a power that was as destructive and pure as that fire, something that could burn up the darkness.

This golden red light that looked as if it would glow on its own even if the entire world was submerged in darkness caught his eyes.

The old priest, a bishop of the temple, subconsciously commented.

Oh, Fire of Purification-

Cale walked out of the temple and commented to the Pope who was looking at him with a piercing gaze.

It looks like I will be able to fix that wall.

The Wall of Purification The aura coming from that wall was the same as Cales.

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