Chapter 869 Cap 867: I Will Teach You Little Brother

Pov Cultist:

When I flew back to the seal, I noticed the two giant bodies on the ground, one looked like a beast made of several trees while the second looked like some kind of bird made of ice.

I could feel traces of Nature's energy coming from these bodies, they were Titans of Nature, I walk past them to the area of the seal where I find the person in charge of the Sacrifice Rituals.

"Why were the Titans of Nature here?" (I)

"After thousands of years space has closed most of the rift, what we are doing is causing space to tear itself apart again and that is in turn affecting the natural balance that has always been fragile here." (Shadow Slave)

"Our luck is that the energy leaking from the seal is poison for these Titans of Nature, as soon as they arrived they died in a few minutes." (Shadow Slave)

I look at the seal, the chains are still visible with the faces of the sacrificial victims all along its length, I could feel a sinister energy similar to that of the Lord of Shadows, it wasn't some kind of elemental, Demonic, or miasma energy.

"(The energy seems almost alive and is avoiding me and the shadow slaves.)" (I)

I looked at the surrounding trees, their wood was bleeding, and their leaves had fallen, but the shade of the trees looked just like leaves.

It was clear that this energy was gradually corrupting the surroundings, even the amount of miasma was greater than when it left.

"That could be a problem, someone might notice that energy or the miasma buildup." (I)

"I already informed the Lord of Shadows, and he believes we still have time, besides while you were away another seal weakened and I had to perform more sacrifices, you can break two layers of the seal." (Shadow Slave)

"I am going to try." (I)

I release all my energy and Aura as I draw the cursed sword, I make the sword absorb all my energy and Aura as I take position.

"< Demon Dragon Blade >" (I)

Crack!!!

I use every muscle in my body for this swing, my sword hits the chain but only a sliver comes out as cracks start to show, I keep pouring my power into the sword with maximum effort.

Crack!!!!! Crack!!!!

In that moment of extreme exertion, the chain breaks as it turns into a red mist spreading across the surroundings, then I see space ripple as a crack forms in space.

"How is the damage." (Shadow Slave)

"..." (I)

I couldn't speak, when the chain broke I could hear screams in my mind and a strong feeling of rejection, this feeling came from everything around me as if the world itself was trying to reject me.

Sigh

"This is worse... than I imagined..." (I)

I look at the next stream, but it was the last thing I did before I lost consciousness.

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Pov Zenos:

After some time talking to my sister in the mansion's living room, I began to understand her way of thinking.

She wasn't the muscle-thinking idiot I thought she was, she's someone who chooses to keep things simple, she doesn't try to understand complicated things and chooses to solve her problems with violence just because it's the easiest or fun way to go do the things.

She likes to fight, it's fun for her, a habit, and almost a necessity, but she was frustrated with fighting less and less, so that's why she wanted so much to have him do it for her.

My sister always knew that I would be a limiter to her power level, she wanted it to give her more chance to fight.

"I've had a very long life, in the past I might have just been reckless, but now I know what I must do to achieve what I need, I also have a different perspective on the battles than I did in my youth." (Natasha)

"What are you going to do now?" (I)

"Of course, I'm staying here, this will guarantee me many opportunities to fight, I thought I made that clear." (Natasha)

I'm starting to regret this, having someone that volatile could be a big headache down the road, she's like an older Layla.

"Can you follow a few rules while you're here at least?" (I)

"I would normally say no, but... I'll only go with two, so choose carefully." (Natasha)

"You must avoid any kind of conflict outside the Dungeon without my permission." (I)

"Furthermore, please try not to draw attention to yourself while you're with me." (I)

"I'll fight whoever I want and if I want, so that's not up for debate, but I'm not stupid enough to cause trouble for you, so don't worry." (Natasha)

"(I hope I'm wrong about her.)" (I)

"Look little brother, I'm not going to make things difficult for you, while you're here I can help by teaching you things I'm sure you don't know." (Natasha)

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Pov Vanessa:

I was meeting with the Adventurer's Guild Master that night, I was guided to his office where I see him with a huge pile of paper on top of the table.

"Thank you for coming, High Priestess Vanessa." (Dargon)

"I wonder what the issue might be for bringing me here." (I)

"I'm short on time so I'll be blunt, I apologize if I seem disrespectful." (Dargon)

"I'm requesting several groups of Adventurers to oversee the Dungeons near the city, your group may have an average strength, but they are still around Iron Grade with some bordering Bronze Grade." (Dargon)

"You have a solid group of Warriors, Healers, Mages, and Assassins." (Dargon)

"I would like you to join the exploration of the Dungeons along with the other groups." (Dargon)

"Why not talk to my Father about it?" (I)

"We both know he's in a place I can't reach him, so I decided to talk to you who seem to be one of those in charge." (Dargon)

I look at him, his face is calm and yet his eyes seem to be telling me that he knows where my Father is.

Sigh

"How long have you known?" (I)

"From the beginning, that's why I kept you under surveillance." (Dargon)

"I guarantee no one else noticed." (Dargon)

"I appreciate you not talking about it, but I can't help with what you're asking." (I)

"The Church of Light will not interfere with you inside or outside the Dungeon, I already made an agreement with them, I can't have problems happening during such a difficult time." (Dargon)