novelraw Chapter 225
Chapter 225
The wide room, where golden pillars supported the ceiling.
In its center, a huge golden round table, which seemed to have been shaped like the sun, was placed.
There, three saints, clad in blue, ocher, and white priestly robes, and three knights in distinctive armor, were standing.
"It has been confirmed that the scion of the Leviathan family has used the Orb of Capture."
The first to speak among them was the Saint of the 'Sea', clad in a blue priestly robe.
"However, no evidence has been found that a person who appears to be Gaia's hero has been transported to our side, let alone to the place where the knights are."
"Are you certain that the person presumed to be the hero was safely transported to our world?"
"That is correct."
"Then we must assume that for some reason, they have fallen to a place other than the church."
"We also anticipate that that possibility is the highest."
The Saint of the Sea answered the questions of the Saint of the Sky and the Saint of the Earth in turn.
The three knights stood behind the saints, protecting them and listening to their conversation.
"Then it is highly likely that this Gaia's hero is either a mage with the ability to modify the coordinates of a magic circle or an aura user who has awakened an ability related to 'space'."
At the words of the Saint of the Sea, the Saint of the Earth also nodded her head slightly.
At that moment, the Saint of the Sky, who had been quiet, turned her head and asked.
"Does the Sword of the Earth also agree with this opinion?"
At the sudden question of the Saint of the Sky, everyone's gaze moved towards the knight who was behind the Saint of the Earth.
The Sword of the Earth, who had a physique and a large body that was three spans larger than the other swords in this place, seemed to ponder for a moment, then nodded his head heavily.
"I agree. It is not impossible for a warrior to interfere with a magic circle, but a delicate technique of the level of touching only the coordinates is impossible even for me."
"Even for the Sword of the Earth?"
"That is correct. It is also because I have no knowledge of magic and the delicate control of internal energy is not my specialty, but that is not the only reason I say this."
He nodded his head quietly and said.
"The sense to grasp a magic circle that connects dimensions and the ability to operate internal energy to modify only the part where the coordinates are. If such a thing is possible, it is not an exaggeration to call them a monster, not a genius."
"…Certainly, considering the average level of Earth, it seems we can safely ignore the possibility that there is a monster capable of such a thing. It was my slip of the tongue."
"No."
The Sword of the Earth, who had said that, opened his mouth once more.
"It is my judgment that it is impossible for a user of martial arts to do this on their own. However, I would like to suggest another possibility."
""We will listen.""
At his words, both saints nodded their heads in unison.
"I would like to suggest the possibility that Gaia of Earth intervened directly."
At the words of the Sword of the Earth, the saints were lost in thought for a moment, then asked.
"Sword of the Earth, are you suggesting the possibility that a warrior may have crossed over with Gaia's intervention?"
"That is correct."
"Then it is our thought that the possibility is slim."
The three said that and continued to speak in turn.
"Certainly, with the power that the hidden Gaia has now, it is not impossible to interfere with the orb that the believer has given."
"But if Gaia had used the power to neutralize the orb and reset the coordinates, Gaia's traces would have surely been revealed."
"However, no such evidence was confirmed this time. Therefore, our conclusion is that this hero is one of the two, a mage or an aura user."
"I understand."
At their words, the Knight Commander of the Earth nodded his head in agreement.
Kikik-
Simultaneously with him bowing his head, a small laugh was heard in his ear.
At that, he moved his pupils slightly and saw the Sword of the Sea grinning at him so that only he could see.
Even though their eyes met, the Sword of the Sea, far from retracting his smile, smiled even more blatantly and said to him with his mouth shape.
-It seems you've racked your poor brain, but it was in vain.
At that blatant provocation, the Sword of the Earth said nothing.
Kkuuk-
But that was only on his face; his clenched fist had more strength in it than before.
"I apologize for interrupting when the conversation has just ended, but there is one more thing I would like to discuss, besides the whereabouts of the hero."
At that moment, the Sword of the Sky, who had been quiet until now, stepped forward.
At that, the Sword of the Sea clicked his tongue, and the Sword of the Earth quietly released the strength in his fist.
"What is it about?"
"It is about the knights and priests who went out on the mission to break the power of Earth this time."
At his sudden words, the saints expressed their doubts.
"Is there any problem with them?"
"The orb of life connected to them has not broken and is still shining brightly."
"Or are you saying you are worried about those who have newly joined this time?"
The Sword of the Sky said in a calm voice.
"I ordered the knight commander who went on the mission this time to contact me immediately after arriving there. However, there has been no contact even though a considerable amount of time has passed."
"Does that mean, perhaps…"
At the words of the Saint of the Earth, he nodded his head and said.
"We must consider the situation of defeat, and the possibility that all the knights and priests have been subdued."
"…You are not unaware of the meaning of those words, are you?"
"Of course."
Complete failure of the plan.
No, what the Sword of the Sky said was more than that.
A situation so urgent that they could not follow the simple order to contact them as soon as they were transported.
Because it meant that their plan might have been revealed and they might have been counterattacked by the enemy dimension.
The faces of everyone whose thoughts had reached that point became serious.
"We will know for sure after some time has passed, but… if that situation is true, it means that an incident that we have never experienced while absorbing five worlds has occurred."
"Hah, there are already many problems with the guys running wild in the borderlands…"
Whether those who had crossed over to Earth were defeated or not, it was certain that there was a loss of power for now.
Although the people dispatched this time were sent to gain experience, it did not change the fact that they were a force.
Taak-
"I will summarize."
In a situation where the surroundings were about to become a little noisy, the Saint of the Sky lightly tapped the table and said.
"The matter of the hero's whereabouts will be investigated by dispatching a knight order, the matter of those dispatched to Earth will be watched and guarded, and the matter of the rebels will be handled by each branch as it is now. Are there any objections?"
""None.""
At the words of the Sky, both the Sea and the Earth nodded their heads in agreement.
"If you have nothing more to say, we will end the regular meeting with this."
The Saint of the Sky and the Sword of the Sky, who had finished speaking, bowed their heads slightly towards the two in front of them, and at that, the other four also bowed their waists and opened their mouths.
"""May the blessing of the sun be with you."""
With that ceremonial word as the last, they left the main office of the church and began to move with their respective goals.
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"Status."
-You usually just mutter it in your head, but what's with you saying it out loud this time?
At Irehgue's words, Lee Shin answered as if it were no big deal.
"Actually, I've been trying to open it by muttering it in my head for a while now, but it didn't come out well."
-Hmm? Isn't that a problem?
"No, it came out when I said it out loud. It seems to be one of the side effects of coming out of Earth, just like the inventory being blocked."
Lee Shin, who had said that, looked at the status that had appeared in front of him.
[Status]
Name: Lee Shin
Level: 5
Body: Heavenly Killing Body
Blessing: Blessing of ■■■ / Blessing of Gaia
First Path: Mad Dragon
Second Path: Killing Ghost
Strength V: 157
Agility V: 183
Sense V: 182
Intelligence V: 153
Internal Energy: 210
[Skills]
-[Flame Lightning Tree Heart Method] Epic
-[Flame Lightning Tree Spear Art] Epic
-[Flame Lightning Tree Footwork] Epic
-[Mad Dragon] Epic (Growth Type)
-[High-Speed Regeneration] Epic
-[Myriad Poison Immunity] Epic
-[Killing Ghost] Epic (Growth Type)
-[Flame] Unique
-[Lightning] Unique
-[Heavenly Killing] ???
'This has also changed quite a lot.'
Although he had checked it briefly after recovering with Uriel's help last time, he hadn't had a chance to check it properly because he was in the middle of a battle.
So now that he had plenty of time, he planned to check his own condition properly.
'First, the most concerning thing is the blessing…'
Now, a new column called 'Blessing' had appeared in Lee Shin's status window, and there, the blessing given by the unidentified being, which was presumed to be of a higher rank than the Heavenly Killing Star, and the blessing given by Gaia before they parted were displayed.
There was no detailed explanation of what effects either of them had.
But Lee Shin could roughly confirm his own changes by groping the status window and his own changes with his senses.
As Lee Shin felt it, he seemed to have absorbed the blessing given by the unidentified being as the main, and Irehgue seemed to have absorbed the blessing given by Gaia as the main.
'The sudden change in my body and the sudden appearance of strange skills including [Heavenly Killing], and the overall increase in Irehgue's specs and his sudden ability to exert physical force are probably the effects of absorbing the blessings.'
This was an enormous gain.
Thanks to that, Lee Shin could feel that his own power had risen by several levels, and Irehgue's ability and usefulness had also risen by several levels.
'But…'
Even though it was an unexpected good fortune, perhaps because he had received something that someone else had given him instead of obtaining it with his own hands, he felt more uncomfortable than happy.
Perhaps because of that, Lee Shin had been feeling a sense of unease since he had received the blessing.
He felt as if something like a lock was firmly fastened all over his body.
'It seems to be the cause of the blessing, but it's different from something like a curse that lowers physical ability…'
He had a feeling that this was purely his own problem.
But since he had no other thoughts, he decided to ignore it for now.
Because there were plenty of other things to think about.
'The body that has changed to a Heavenly Killing Body is also concerning, but for now, it's the skills.'
Lee Shin's eyes looked at his own skills.
[High-Speed Regeneration] and [Myriad Poison Immunity] seemed to have grown thanks to this battle and absorbing the blessing of ■■■.
The skill that had changed from [Ghost] to [Killing Ghost] as his level rose could now absorb the power of the enemy it had drained, beyond just draining it.
'[Flame] and [Lightning]… are these skills that grant their own attributes to internal energy?'
Lee Shin concentrated his internal energy at the tips of his thumb and index finger, then activated the two skills.
Hwareureuk-
Pajijik-
Then, the internal energy that had been staying at Lee Shin's fingertips changed into flame and lightning.
Seeing that, a strange light sparkled in Lee Shin's eyes.
It wasn't that he couldn't do this before, but it was more accurate to say that it was a mixture of internal energy and attributes rather than pure attributes.
But what he had now was pure flame and fire.
Just as Irehgue had shown a power similar to psychokinesis, Lee Shin had also obtained a power similar to Samadhi True Fire.
'This seems quite useful.'
Lee Shin smiled as he thought of various applications in his head, then turned his gaze again.
Because the main was still left below.
-[Heavenly Killing]
-???
-Everything to build a tower of corpses, reach for the sky, and kill the sky that the hand has reached, pulling it down from its place.
A strange skill whose usage and explanation, let alone its grade, were not properly explained.
But Lee Shin could understand what this skill meant.
The immense killing intent he had had since he was born, the image of death that naturally came to mind the moment he saw something living, the impulse that had always been knocking on his head without end, and so on.
This skill encompassed everything Lee Shin had had since he was born, no, even more than that.
He had become stronger thanks to obtaining this skill.
That was an undeniable fact.
Because if he hadn't had this skill, he would have had a harder time dealing with Ziz, Leviathan, and Behemoth.
But his experience so far was telling him.
That this skill, unlike the others, would not just help him vaguely.
'…Well, since it's my skill anyway, I should be able to control it with my own hands.'
Lee Shin chuckled, recalling the moment he had cut down the killing intent that had been growling at him in his mind.
Tabak- Tabak- Tabak-
How long had he been walking while thinking like that?
Finally, a village began to appear in front of Lee Shin.
(End of Chapter)