Published at 8th of January 2021 11:28:56 AM
Chapter 138
EPISODE 138 – LONG LIVE THE SUN (2)
Jude opened his eyes .
His mind was blank at first .
He felt like he slept soundly without even dreaming .
“Ah . ”
Jude said in a daze as he blinked his eyes .
The things he could see in his blurry vision gradually became clearer .
The Temple of Life .
And Jude realized something .
‘I’m hungry . ’
He was extremely and seriously hungry .
Once he realized that he was really hungry, he couldn’t think of anything else .
He felt like his stomach- no, all the cells in his body were demanding for nutrition .
‘I’m hungry . ’
I’m seriously hungry .
I think I can eat anything in front of me .
But it was at that moment .
“Jude?”
Jude came to his senses when he heard the pleasant-sounding voice and then turned his head . He saw Cordelia’s red and flowing long hair and her fair-skinned face looking down at him .
“Cordelia?”
Cordelia brightly smiled when Jude barely squeezed out his voice, but she soon became teary-eyed .
“Does it hurt? Are you okay? Landius-nim!”
Cordelia loudly cried and tried to turn around, but she couldn’t .
Because Jude had reflexively grabbed Cordelia’s wrist .
“Ouch! Jude?”
His strength was crushing .
Cordelia screamed again when she tried to get up but fell on her butt . Because she felt like her wrist held by Jude would be broken .
“It hurts! It hurts!”
“Huh?”
Jude automatically released his grip when Cordelia screamed in pain .
There was a hand-shaped red mark on Cordelia’s wrist even though he had held it briefly .
“Hey! Are you crazy?!”
Cordelia rebuked him, but it was only for a moment . Because she noticed that Jude didn’t look normal .
‘His eyes are sunken!’
It wasn’t just his eyes . The metamorphosis had made his already fair complexion better, but he looked really tired and exhausted .
Why?
What happened?
“Because he grew up . ”
Cordelia flinched and then turned around when she suddenly heard the voice behind her .
Landius passed by Cordelia and stood in front of Jude . He then sat down and said .
“Girl, what about the one I asked you to prepare earlier?”
“It’s ready . I’ll bring it . ”
Cordelia quickly got up and ran while Jude’s gaze naturally followed Cordelia’s back .
Landius unwittingly smiled at Jude’s look .
‘He’s probably not sane because of hunger…or is this the power of love?’
It was both a misunderstanding and not, but anyway, the pleased Landius opened his mouth again .
“Disciple . First of all, do you recognize me?”
“Ma…master?”
“Yes, it’s me . ”
Jude’s gaze that was chasing after Cordelia’s back then turned to Landius .
Landius spoke in a loud voice so that Cordelia could hear it too .
“You’re in a state of incredible hunger now . It’s because you’ve grown as I said earlier . ”
“I…grew up?”
“Yes . You grew taller, so you also got bigger . The metamorphosis itself consumed an enormous amount of energy… so it was natural for your body to scream for food now that you had grown up to that height . ”
“Ah! So that was it!”
That exclamation was from Cordelia .
She ran back and sat next to Landius while holding a large container that had an unknown murky gray liquid inside .
“Sit up . And drink this . ”
Jude slowly raised his body at Landius’ order and took the container from Cordelia with an inquiring look .
“Drink…this?”
“Yes, it will fill you up with the nutrition that you’re lacking at once . ”
As Landius grinned and Cordelia awkwardly smiled, Jude looked inside the container again .
A gray liquid .
The unidentified drink seemed to be made by grinding several miscellaneous ingredients .
‘Is this like a…protein drink?’
Something one drank when they workout .
“Hurry up and drink it . Quick . ”
At Landius’ urging, Jude turned to Cordelia again who somehow avoided his gaze .
‘What…what’s in it?’
‘Cordelia doesn’t know anything . ’
Jude felt anxious again, but it was Landius’ order and he was also very hungry .
He gave them the benefit of the doubt and began to drink the contents of the container big enough that he had to hold it with both hands .
Glug .
Glug .
Glug .
Cordelia unconsciously gulped as she watched Jude in nervousness, while Landius happily smiled .
“How is it, can you feel yourself being filled with nutrients?”
Jude continued to drink instead of answering .
And he gulped it again .
After he finally emptied the contents, Jude gasped as soon as he lowered the container .
“Ugh . ”
He somehow made a contradictory expression of pain and joy .
“Are you okay?”
Cordelia asked in a small voice, and Jude forced himself to smile .
It seriously tasted terrible, but he was so hungry that he couldn’t stop drinking .
Moreover, he felt crazy at the fact that he was still hungry to the point that he wanted to drink more of that .
“The medicinal effects are kicking in . Girl, bring some more . ”
“Eh…yes . ”
When Cordelia scampered to someplace again, Landius gave an explanation .
“It’s a special drink that I consume when I exercise . I taught the girl on how to make it, so make sure to drink it from time to time . ”
“Umm…yes…”
I have to drink more of that?
At the time when Jude broke into a cold sweat again…
“Here . ”
Cordelia handed him a second container, and Jude gulped and swallowed the gray liquid again .
“Kuuggh…”
Jude cleanly emptied the container again and he breathed out as if he could finally live .
He felt like he had drank nearly 4 liters in total .
“Excessive loss of one’s life force can lead to muscle loss . So now that you’ve been nourished, don’t forget to train before going to bed . ”
At Landius’ words, Cordelia shifted her gaze while Jude remained silent and avoided answering, but Landius did not let it go .
He looked at Jude with a steady gaze so Jude eventually had no choice but to answer that he would do so .
“Anyway, congratulations on your metamorphosis, my disciple . ”
Jude looked at himself upon hearing Landius .
Metamorphosis .
The act of literally replacing one’s bones and changing one’s skin .
A reconstruction of the body .
‘It’s real . ’
His body changed .
It was not an exaggeration to say that he had become a completely different person .
He was sitting down, but he could tell that he had grown taller . His body, which had been in a bit of a mess because of the sudden growth and increase of his muscles, was now completely balanced . His muscles had also become shapelier and was functionally reconstructed .
“Your appearance is not the only thing that has changed . ”
Jude agreed with him .
The circulation of his Qi energy was corrected .
His meridians that had been obstructed by his Gueumjulmaek were already beyond the level of being cleared as his entire body felt completely new .
It was faster .
It was smoother .
He could now easily circulate the energy of Ninth Heaven’s Nine Doors, but Jude was surprised once again .
‘Middle dantian . ’
The second dantian was located in his solar plexus .
The energy of Ninth Heaven’s Nine Doors had always been stored in his lower dantian until now, but he had newly created a middle dantian .
If one compared it to cars, one could say that he now had two engines .
“You seem to have felt the change yourself . ”
Landius happily laughed and turned to Cordelia who was nodding her head with a red face .
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‘Oh my gosh . Please cover yourself!’
Jude’s lower body was covered with a blanket, but he was still naked above his waist .
His immaculately clear and milky white skin was reminiscent of a Greek statue, but his muscles weren’t that excessive .
And…
‘Oh my gosh!’
Cordelia quickly shook her head and raised her head to see Jude’s face, but her mind had already begun to recall the past .
Right after Jude completed his metamorphosis .
She was so happy that Jude was back that she didn’t have time to be embarrassed about something .
‘Euaaaah! This lewd demon! Get out! Disappear!’
Cordelia had not actually seen it properly . So it was all just her delusion .
As Cordelia struggled with her own thoughts, Jude raised his head to face Landius .
“Thank you very much, master . ”
“No, you are my disciple . It’s natural for a master to take care of his disciple . And if you are grateful, thank the girl more than me . If it wasn’t for the girl, you wouldn’t have regained consciousness no matter what I did . ”
Landius chuckled and slapped Cordelia’s back with his palm, and Cordelia involuntarily screamed and lifted her head .
“Cordelia . ”
“Y-yes, Jude . ”
It was really sudden, so she was a bit embarrassed to face Jude .
But this time, she wasn’t embarrassed because she remembered something like Jude’s naked body .
‘It feels like he became an adult . ’
In the process of his metamorphosis, Jude’s height grew, and his height was now in the early 180s .
But it wasn’t just his height that grew as his build itself felt more manly . His shoulders broadened too .
‘His face too . ’
She had a troubled expression because he had become an adult . She felt like he could no longer be called a boy as it seemed like she might unconsciously call him ‘oppa’ now .
“Cordelia?”
“Yes? Uh . Yes . Ahem, ahem . ”
Cordelia calmed herself by clearing her throat as she haughtily spoke to hide her embarrassment .
“Anyway, like your master said . You should be thankful to me . Do you understand?”
“Yes, Madam . I understand . ”
As Jude responded like usual, Cordelia widely smiled without realizing it .
She felt a little uncomfortable because of his changed appearance, but one way or another, she could ascertain that he was Jude .
“The two of you look cute and sweet when you’re flirting . ”
Jude bitterly laughed at Landius’ words . Because he suddenly remembered Violent Avalanche .
The bear cub grumbled about that often . Jude wondered if he was doing well now .
“Anyway, disciple . I want to ask you one thing . How many doors have you opened? Second door? No, wait . Since you also had a metamorphosis…”
“Uh…”
“Don’t worry about it and speak . ”
“Fifth door . ”
“Huh?”
“It’s…the fifth door . ”
“Huh?”
“Five doors . ”
Even though Jude replied three times, Landius blinked and had an expression as if he didn’t hear it properly .
He had no choice but to .
“Fifth door?”
“Yes . ”
“The fifth door, seriously?”
“Yes . ”
“One, two, three, four, five…five doors?”
“Yes, five doors . ”
Landius had a stunned face again at Jude’s answer, and Cordelia was a little surprised at seeing Landius like that for the first time, but she soon smiled and proudly shrugged her shoulders .
‘Fufufu, because he is my Jude, okay?’
He’s different from other people, really different .
While Cordelia raised her chin and snorted, Landius opened and closed his mouth several times .
Fifth door .
The real fifth door .
Five doors .
Landius finally accepted it as he looked up the sky and suddenly burst into laughter .
“Hahahahahahaha! F*ck . ”
Did they hear it wrong or was his last word really a curse?
Jude and Cordelia flinched when Landius laughed and swore again .
“What a nasty world . ”
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“Mmaster?”
“No, I mean…for a moment, I thought about the nastiness of Cheonmujiche for a moment . How long has it been since you’ve learned Ninth Heaven’s Nine Doors? Well, it’s a good thing . Of course . It’s a great blessing that my disciple achieved things faster . ”
It was like he was talking to himself .
But it was natural for Landius to act like that .
He underwent hardships when he opened the doors .
Even though he was called a genius everywhere, it took him 6 years to open the fifth door . He also had to undergo an intense and life-threatening training before that .
‘As expected of Cheonmujiche . It’s a cheat, a cheat . ’
‘But isn’t this the result of adding other things?’
‘It is . You had a lot of good opportunities, so it’s fine to be criticized . ’
It wasn’t just because of Cheonmujiche that Jude was able to open the door very quickly .
It became possible because of his rapid level ups from their fierce fighting in the wild lands, and also because of the various potions given to him by Count Chase .
“Huu, good . Anyway, fifth door . Congratulations, my disciple . ”
“Thank you, master . ”
“Yes, five doors…hoho, hohoho . I can’t help but change my plan . ”
“Your…plan?”
“Yes, I had made a training plan . ”
The reason why he left after only teaching Jude the mnemonic chant of Ninth Heaven’s Nine Doors was because he thought that it would be a great achievement if Jude could open the second door by their next meeting .
But Jude opened up to the fifth door, so he had to revise his plan .
“First of all, I think I’ll need to thoroughly examine on how you opened up to the fifth door . And how it differed from my situation . ”
Landius didn’t have Cheonmujiche . So his process of opening the doors and its effects would also be inevitably different from that of Jude .
“And…we also have to review the things you got after opening the fifth door . ”
“Are you talking about…abilities?”
“Yes, I’m definitely talking about the abilities . ”
Landius had talked about it when he first taught him the Ninth Heaven’s Nine Doors .
From the fifth door onwards, he would be able to acquire mysterious abilities one by one .
‘Somehow, I think I know what it is . ’
Nobody taught it to him, but he seemed to know how to use it like a bird who instinctively knew how to flap its wings and fly .
Jude looked at Cordelia, and Cordelia stared at Jude .
‘Why?’
Jude’s dark green eyes then glimmered .
“Oh! It’s working!”
Jude said, and Landius turned to Cordelia who blinked her eyes a few times before she understood what was happening .
She then punched Jude in the face .
“I mean, I didn’t see it properly…”
“It’s despicable that you even tried . ”
“No, I didn’t really do it on purpose…”
“So you did the right thing? You didn’t do anything wrong?”
“I was wrong . Huhu . ”
Jude was on his knees and pretended to cry, but Cordelia was still looking coldly at him .
When the fifth door opened, Jude got the ability to see through things .
In subcultures like novels and comics, the ability to see through one’s clothes was a truly convenient ability, but the reality was different .
‘To be exact…it seemed like her body looked a little transparent . ’
He felt like he could grasp the position of the muscles, bones, and organs .
Jude could already calculate his opponent’s movements to some extent through their fighting skills, but with this new ability, it seemed possible to grasp the opponent’s movements more closely .
‘It seems like I can see their weaknesses . ’
It was a very useful ability one way or another .
Moreover, it wasn’t just that .
“Hohoho, my disciple . You’re still inexperienced, but it will be fine when you’re a little more skilled . ”
“Eh? Really?”
Jude’s eyes sparkled and Landius smiled like a man, but Cordelia glared at them coldly .
“Ahem, ahem, ahem . ”
“Ehem, ehem . ”
Jude and Landius both cleared their throats, and Landius brought up a different topic to calm the current situation .
“Now then, my disciple, I guess you really opened the fifth door since you can now use that ability . I’ve said it before, but congratulations again . ”
“Thank you, master . ”
“That’s right, the girl helped you a lot, so be grateful to her too . ”
“Yes, master . You are right . ”
Jude earnestly nodded and turned to Cordelia as he said with a serious face .
“Thank you very much, Cordelia . I’m grateful to you for everything . ”
“Ah, yes . I understand . ”
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“No, I mean it . Thank you very much for being with me . ”
“Well, at least you know . Hmph . You finally understand . ”
Cordelia hmphed and turned her head to the side, but she seemed to be happy given that the corners of her mouth were slightly raised .
‘Her anger seems to have been a bit appeased . ’
Jude sighed in relief afterwards and asked Landius again .
“But master, how did you come here?”
Landius’ appearance was very much welcomed, but it was quite sudden at the same time .
Landius answered with a smile at Jude’s question .
“Because I met Lena . I didn’t know that you were qualified enough to open five doors… but I was in a hurry to meet you because I heard from her that you had become very strong . ”
“Wa! You met her? Is Lennim doing fine?”
Cordelia’s face brightened when she heard about Lena, and Landius nodded his head .
“Yes, she’s still beautiful . ”
“Hehehe . ”
My Lena is pretty, right?
As Cordelia brightly laughed, Landius also laughed loudly before he continued to speak .
“Lena went south to meet Kamael . I went north to meet you two . I found your exact location with this . ”
Landius took out a small hand mirror from his waist, and Jude and Cordelia immediately understood it .
“Is this something Lennim gave you?”
“Yes, Lena said that she gave the girl a gift, and that gift had Lena’s mana . So I could track your location with this exclusive mana tracker . ”
Cordelia nodded with satisfaction again at Landius’ explanation .
Because while Lena had attached a tracker on her in a way, Lena didn’t have any bad intentions in the first place, and they were also able to get help from Landius thanks to it .
“Then master, are you coming with us?”
Cordelia raised her head upon hearing Jude’s question as she looked at Landius too .
If Landius went with them to the royal capital, they wouldn’t have to worry about the Minister of Defense .
Unfortunately, Landius’ answer was a negative .
“I’m sorry, but I can’t . I have to go south to help Kamael and Lena . ”
Landius had only gone north for a while to see Jude’s condition, so he had to immediately return to the south afterwards .
‘What are they doing in the south?’
At Cordelia’s gaze, Jude fell into deep thought . Because this specific information did not appear in the game .
‘Is it possible that Landius died in the south?’
Jude shook his head at Cordelia’s next question .
Landius died while he was alone . It wouldn’t happen if he was with Kamael .
‘Moreover, Lena is here now . ’
Lena’s survival and her joining him with his work .
Perhaps this alone would have changed Landius’ future .
“My disciple, and girl . Why are you suddenly silent?”
“I-it’s nothing . I apologize . ”
“Yes, me too . ”
Jude and Cordelia awkwardly smiled and gave an evasive answer . Landius then spoke with a kind look .
“Don’t be so sad . I’ll teach you a lot of things before I leave . ”
“What kind of things?”
Landius chuckled again when it was Cordelia who showed more interest rather than Jude .
“First is a way to develop steel-like muscles that can stop bladed objects . ”
Cordelia’s expression turned odd at Landius’ words .
Although it was a really good ability, she didn’t like the thought of Jude having a body like Landius .
“There are a lot of other things…but there is one most important thing . ”
Having said so far, Landius suddenly took a deep breath and straightened his posture . He looked straight at Jude and continued .
“Jude Bayer, my disciple . ”
“Yes, master . ”
“You have opened the fifth door of Ninth Heaven’s Nine Doors . Your body has become strong, so you will no longer suffer from the immense cold you were born with . So I believe it’s time for you to learn my own martial arts . ”
Jude nervously gulped at Landius’ words .
His own martial arts .
It was as Landius said .
Ninth Heaven’s Nine Doors was a creation of a transcendent being and not Landius’ own martial arts that he had developed in his life .
“I heard it from Kamael . The fact that you’ve been reborn with a Yin-Yang Body . So even if you were born with extreme Yin energy, you’ll be able to use it . ”
Cordelia’s eyes widely opened .
Because she understood what Landius was talking about .
Sun Warrior Landius .
The true reason why he was the continent’s strongest warrior .
“The power of the sun will be with you . ”
The Sun God’s Ultimate .
A golden aura rose like a flame from Landius’ entire body .