Chapter 189: Chapter 189 - Demons' Forest (4)
Chapter 189 – Demons’ Forest (4)
Yeon-woo stopped after he was far away from the De Roy Lake .
Did he go overboard with his Magic Circuit? He could feel his Cores and his body heat up .
“They won’t be able to chase us if we’re here . ”
“I suppose so . ”
Galliard lightly landed on the ground .
He looked at Yeon-woo with strange eyes .
When he saw the explosions and the sword technique, he had wondered if this was the same child he knew .
But when Yeon-woo spoke, he realized that he was right .
“It’s been a while, Galliard . ”
“So it was you . Cain . ”
“Yes . ”
“I heard that you did a lot of impressive things . But you changed more than I expected . And you seem to use Shunpo pretty well . ”
Galliard didn’t miss Yeon-woo’s steps when he was using Blink .
It was skilled . Using magic with this seemed to work . He was a bit proud that Yeon-woo was using the skill he gave him well .
However, he also had a few questions .
Galliard circulated his magic power so he could immediately use his Shunpo if needed, and spoke .
“But do you know why I’m here?”
“It was a coincidence . ”
“Coincidence . ”
“Yes . I was looking for Brahm to ask him something, and instead, you and the Elohim people were fighting . ”
Galliard nodded his head .
The place Galliard had been in was where Brahm had stayed for the last 6 months . Although, it was completely gone because of the explosion .
“I see . So is that why you helped me?”
“Since Brahm being kicked away from Elohim is pretty famous . And since you’re Brahm’s friend, I thought something had happened . ”
“That makes sense . But there’s still a lot that you didn’t say . ”
Galliard narrowed his eyes .
“You don’t seem to know Brahm, contrary to what you said in the Tutorial . How are you going to explain that?”
Yeon-woo closed his mouth . This was a completely unexpected question .
When he first met Galliard, he had asked who led Yeon-woo here, and Yeon-woo had said that he was introduced by Brahm .
Of course, it was a lie .
He had made it up because he didn’t plan on meeting Brahm inside the Tower .
No, even if he didn’t meet Brahm, he thought that it wouldn’t have anything to do with Galliard .
Since the two hadn’t met in a long time, he thought they wouldn’t have time to discuss him .
But Galliard had climbed the Tower like this, and he had met Brahm .
They two seemed sensitive . If there was anything suspicious about him, he wouldn’t be able to get near Brahm .
“Don’t think I’m scolding you . It’s because there’s a bunch of sensitive stuff going on . ”
Galliard put his hand on his dagger . Even though Yeon-woo had saved him, the gesture showed that he didn’t trust him . It was clear he would use the blade if needed .
Yeon-woo tried to think of an excuse that would work .
In times like this, excuses had to be mixed with 90% truth .
“Actually, I lied because I needed Shunpo and Undine’s Goblet in the Tutorial . I heard that I wouldn’t be able to get those if I didn’t say that . ”
“Where did you hear about Brahm?”
“I heard about him from a returner on my planet . ”
“A returner?”
Galliard frowned .
A returner . They were people who gave up climbing the Tower and returned back to their homes .
People who lived in the outer sections were people who didn’t give up hope on climbing the Tower, but returners were those who completely gave up .
And these players could never return to the Tower because they didn’t have the rights anymore .
So if he used a returner as his excuse, it would be hard to tell if it was the truth or not .
“Who is it? That person?”
“I can’t tell you . It’s a person who doesn’t want their name to be referenced here . ”
Galliard quietly examined Yeon-woo for a moment . Doubt filled his eyes, then vanished .
A skill of the Superior species, . They were eyes of elves that could differentiate from lies and the truth .
Elves and Dark Elves were split from a long time ago, but the basic traits of their species weren’t that different .
“… . . I see it’s the truth . ”
And Galliard judged that Yeon-woo wasn’t lying with his Fairy Eyes .
But he judged that there was still some deception mixed in .
Actually, what Yeon-woo had said wasn’t a complete lie . Since ‘returner’ was a term used for those who came back to Earth from the Tower, his brother was also a returner . And it was also obvious that he wouldn’t want his name to be mentioned .
Galliard obsessively asked Yeon-woo several things, and Yeon-woo replied with things that wouldn’t be caught by the Fairy Eyes .
What he said was all true .
“So long story short, you came because you need to borrow Brahm’s strength, and you ended up participating in the fight . ”
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“Yes . That’s correct . ”
“Does that make sense? What you just did right now made you into an enemy of Elohim . ”
In the fight, Yeon-woo had revealed himself . Even if they didn’t know him, they would be able to find out who it was by using his traits and outfit .
It meant that he had turned his back on the Large Clans . But Yeon-woo shook his head like it was nothing .
“The rumors won’t spread . ”
“Why do you think that?”
Yeon-woo didn’t reply . He couldn’t say that he knew Aether’s personality, and there wasn’t a need to reply either .
Aether is a very prideful guy . He always had to be the leader, and in the center . It was probably his habit because he had lived as a noble in the Tower for a long time .
So he was the type of person that made the people around him tired, but that also meant that as much as he was picky with others, he was picky with himself . He knew how to control himself .
And he didn’t speak badly about others anywhere, and he didn’t easily let others know how he was feeling .
The reason why my relationship with him became twisted . It might’ve been because of this .
Aether was someone who was excommunicated from his species because of something his family had done, and he was able to go back thanks to what he had contributed .
The contribution, of course, was the betrayal of Arthia .
Anyways, that was how strong his pride was . Because he was thrown everything away, he didn’t do things that could harm his reputation .
The same went for this case .
If rumors spread that he had lost to a lower floor player who wasn’t even a semi ranker, the person who would be hurt the most was Aether .
He would try to hide this fact as much as possible, and it was clear he would try to get revenge on Yeon-woo .
Galliard lightly tsked and asked a final question .
“Then, what’s that help you need?”
Of course, Yeon-woo couldn’t tell him about the Philosopher’s stone . So he was trying to use an excuse that he had prepared, when Galliard suddenly lifted his hand and slightly bowed his head .
He looked like he was communicating with someone . It seemed like Brahm was listening from far away .
Then after he finished his conversation, he looked at Yeon-woo with strange eyes . Unbelievingly .
“The house owner is asking . Why there’s a dragon smell on you . ”
This time, Yeon-woo was surprised . The Dragon’s Blessing wouldn’t be revealed outside until it was awakened .
How had Brahm read something that the Summer Queen hadn’t?
Yeon-woo tried not to show his emotions and shook his head . It was nice wearing a mask during times like these .
“… . . I don’t know what you’re talking about . ”
“You can tell that to the house owner . He wants me to bring you . Follow me . ”
Galliard turned around and began to lead Yeon-woo .
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Watching Galliard walk away, he sighed, and began to follow him .
He didn’t want to do what they wanted, but since he was here to ask for a favor, the control of the situation had gone over to him .
And he also had a thought .
How had Brahm really been able to read the Dragon’s Blessing?
Where Galliard moved was a hill in the north beyond the Demon Tree Forest .
It looked simply like part of a forest where ghosts moved around, but once you passed a certain point, his surroundings quickly changed .
Instead of the creepy red sky, there was a clear blue sky, and there was a refreshing breeze blowing from somewhere .
There was a stream coming from somewhere .
‘Illusion Barrier . ’
Yeon-woo realized what he had just passed through and had a slightly strange look in his eyes .
Illusion Barrier . It was a barrier that created an imaginary world .
It was a more specific version of the territory that Yeon-woo could make .
This was called a ‘fortress’ and it was purely Brahm’s .
It required a lot of effort and time .
But the fact that he had set this up regardless of that fact meant one thing .
It meant that Brahm had lived here on the 23rd floor longer than what was known .
‘Just what would make him stay here?’
Galliard spoke .
“You can never speak about what you see here . No, you might be forced to stay here because of the current situation, so if you don’t want to, you can leave right now . ”
Yeon-woo didn’t plan on leaving anyway . After Yeon-woo said it was okay, he asked a question .
“What he’s protecting here . Does it have to do with what the Elohim is chasing after?”
“Right . ”
Galliard nodded his head and shut his mouth . A pitiful expression slightly flashed by his face . Yeon-woo didn’t miss it .
Soon, they arrived at the center of the Illusion Barrier .
It was a large field where there weren’t any trees growing . It looked similar to the cottage that Brahm used to live in .
And in the front yard, there was a man who looked like a scholar wearing glasses playing with a little girl .
They must’ve been playing hide and seek . The girl had been running around, giggling, when she suddenly stopped, feeling other presences .
Seeing that there was someone other than Galliard, she quickly hid behind the man .
‘Dragon Human?’
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At the same time, Yeon-woo’s eyes also became bigger .
The girl looked similar to when Yeon-woo had awakened his Dragon Body .
Overall, she was human, but her upper body was covered with scales, and under her dress, there was a long dragon tail . She had sharp canines, and there were even small wings on his back .
She was a Dragon Human . A being that came into existence once every hundred, even thousands years . A being that overcame the limits of Superior species .
They were also called half human half dragon .
‘But after Ananta, there shouldn’t have been any Dragon Humans . ’
After the ancient dragon Kalatus became extinct, there were only three humans related to dragons in the Tower .
The last dragon, the Summer Queen .
Half Human Half Dragon, Ananta .
Successor of the ancient dragon, Cha Jeong-woo .
But since Cha Jeong-woo was dead, there were only two .
Of them, the Summer Queen was the leader of the Red Dragon, and Ananta had suddenly gone into hiding .
And Yeon-woo knew the reason why Anata had disappeared through the diary . It was because the last person Ananta met was his brother .
But there was a new Dragon Human?
Of course, there were a few descendants of Dragon Humans who awakened their Dragons Blessing, but this was only a potential power . Also, they didn’t have clear traits of dragons .
So Yeon-woo felt his gaze being pulled that way .
He understood why the Elohim were interested . Capturing the Draconic species was a long standing tradition of the Elohim .
The girl must’ve felt uncomfortable feeling the gaze, because she hid herself behind the man even more . Her thin hands tightened their grasp on his clothes .
The man stroked the girl’s head as if saying it was okay, and he fixed his glasses to look at Yeon-woo . Unlike when he was looking at the girl, his gaze was cold .
It was Brahm .
Someone who was proud of being kicked out of Elohim and pursued freedom .
An incarnation of the high god Brahma, who wanted to descend from the 98th floor .
“So you’re the guy with the power of a dragon . ”
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