Chapter 215: Chapter 215 - Philosopher's Stone (8)
Chapter 215 – Philosopher’s Stone (8)
The beautiful children started to bustle around and set the table .
Anastasia was quietly sitting in the corner, looking at her disciple, Victoria .
She was dressed properly now, and rather than looking decadent, she looked more seductive .
Yeon-woo looked at Anastasia, the beautiful children, and then Victoria .
From what he had heard, the beautiful children weren’t just Anastasia’s servants, but they were bound to her . And he could feel a monstrous energy from them . A few of them would be difficult to deal with .
Gumiho . If it was the Legendary and Demonic Beast of 9 Tails, it was completely in the realm of possibility for her to do something like that .
And indeed, she was strong enough to stand side-by-side with high rankers .
If she had continued fighting with Yeon-woo?
Yeon-woo might’ve never been able to finish the Philosopher’s Stone .
Yeon-woo was thinking that Anastasia used to be a player, but now he realized that she was a Mythical Human after she had combined with a Legendary Beast .
All players that cleared the 11th floor had a Mythical Beast, and unless you had a Taming skill like those of a summoner, most people used them for their magic power .
If they were exposed to the outside, they would be injured anyway . And most of the floors weren’t good places for the Mythical Beasts to grow in .
Instead, the players borrowed the power of their Mythical Beasts to strengthen themselves . That was the reason why most of the players he had met didn’t have a Mythical Beast around them .
But occasionally there were people who wanted quick growth and combined with their beasts .
The combination of humanity and a mythical being . A new type of existence was born . Most people called these people Mythical Humans .
The Mythical Humans may seem interesting, but if you looked closer, they weren’t even that rare . Players would do anything to become strong, so of course they wouldn’t miss such a method .
However, while most players were more human, Anatasia seemed to be more Legendary Beast than human . Her magic power that consisted of monstrous energy proved the fact .
Whatever she was, Anastasia was looking down at Yeon-woo and Victoria from between the table .
Edora was standing a foot behind them, glaring at Anastasia, as if she didn’t like something .
They had moved to this new location after the roof of the building had collapsed .
“How have you been?”
Yeon-woo asked about what happened after they were separated, but Victoria couldn’t easily answer . Her hesitating attitude made it clear that she didn’t want to think about what had happened .
So Yeon-woo was about to ask again, but Anastasia exuded her monstrous energy, like she wouldn’t let that happen .
Just then, blue energy gathered in front of Yeon-woo and Rebecca appeared .
[Victoria . ]
“Rebec… . . ca?”
Victoria’s eyes widened seeing Rebecca in front of her . Rebecca had definitely died in the Monkey King’s Palace . So how was she here?
“Is she a spirit?”
Unlike the surprised Victoria, Anatasia was looking at Rebecca with an amused expression . She was lighting her pipe on fire . White smoke floated up into the air .
[Poor Rebecca . How much you must’ve suffered . I understand how you feel, but could you tell us? What happened until now? I think I deserve to hear at least that much . ]
Rebecca was sacrificed saving Victoria . Victoria had been living in the nightmare of that day until now . Thinking of Yeon-woo and Rebecca who might’ve been sacrificed because of her, she lived chased by guilt . She couldn’t escape that day .
People complimented Victoria, saying she was an outstanding rune magician, but Rebecca knew all too well that Victoria had a frail heart after being with her for so long .
Drip—
Tears fell down Victoria’s cheek . She confirmed that Rebecca and Yeon-woo were fine now . Although Rebecca was a spirit, the fact that she was still here was comforting .
“That day… . . ”
Victoria began to explain what happened . Her voice was weak, and she looked tired .
After barely escaping the palace with Yeon-woo’s help, Rebecca and Kahn began to be chased after people they couldn’t recognize .
“You couldn’t tell who they were?”
“Yeah… . . They were all hiding their identities . However, I can be sure of this one thing . They definitely weren’t from a small clan . ”
‘Were they from the Devil Army?’
Yeon-woo quietly thought to himself .
“We were chased like that for several days… . . and Kahn stepped up . ”
The people who were following them didn’t give up, and Victoria and Kahn realized that they were in real danger . They didn’t even have anywhere to ask for help . Then, Kahn stepped up . He would deal with them, so she could run away .
Victoria tried to stop him, but Kahn had bitterly smiled and made her pass out . When she opened her eyes again, Kahn and their followers were completely gone .
“After I came to, I searched for Kahn, but I couldn’t find him . Even a single trace . And this is embarrassing, but… . . ”
She should’ve continued to look for Kahn, but because of the fear that people might chase after her again, she left the 20th floor . Then, she asked for help from her teacher .
But even after that, her trauma didn’t go away .
Rebecca, Yeon-woo, and Kahn . The Sadhu who had been training with her were all sacrificed to save her . Even Kindred, who she thought was her friend, had tricked her . All these things made her mental defense as a great magician fall to the ground .
The same went for now . Victoria was looking around anxiously like the trackers were still after her .
Even if she knew that her teacher was protecting her, coming outside like this wasn’t easy for her .
Eventually, Anastasia extended her hand to Victoria . The smoke coming from her pipe swirled around Victoria, and she fell asleep .
Anastasia quietly stood up and sat next to Victoria . As she stroked Victoria’s head, she gave Yeon-woo an order .
“I don’t know what you came here for, but this child can’t handle you right now, so go away . ”
Yeon-woo nodded his head . There was nothing else he could do . Even if he took Victoria back to the village, her condition would only grow worse .
[That side of Victoria . I’ve never seen her like that . ]
While they left the building, Rebecca seemed to be in a shocked state . Most Sadhu who spent several years with all their senses blocked had strong mentalities .
And the Victoria she knew was like that as well .
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She was a shameless and selfish magician . Even with those aspects, she had a warm heart . She was Rebecca’s only friend and conversation partner .
Seeing someone like that in this state hurt Rebecca .
On the other hand, Yeon-woo was thinking of where Kahn was .
‘Did he make some kind of deal with the Devil Army?’
The Devil Army didn’t let go of their targets easily . But after that day, they hadn’t shown up in front of himself or Rebecca . That meant that Kahn had made some kind of deal with them .
Just what was it? He couldn’t figure it out .
However, there was something he suspected .
The Devil Army was secretly beginning to move . From controlling Aether to Sesha’s kidnapping attempt—there was definitely something that connected them .
‘Is it related to Doyle?’
But since Yeon-woo hadn’t heard the story from Kahn, there wasn’t anything he could do . Kahn’s whereabouts were still unknown .
There was nothing he could do until a clue came out about Kahn and the Devil Army .
‘Are we back to square one now?’
Victoria wasn’t in the state to help them . He wanted to ask for help from Anastasia, but she considered Yeon-woo to be an enemy . Then, he had to find someone equivalent to them, but there wasn’t anyone he could think of .
A magician who was talented and not enemies with anyone . Just where would he get such a person? Even if there was, Yeon-woo didn’t have any way to meet them .
‘And the other 5 artisans are affiliated somewhere . ’
Yeon-woo was blank for a moment .
‘Or do I have to look for a mercenary?’
Even skilled magicians sometimes worked as mercenaries to get money for their experiments .
If he put them under the Pledge of Mana, it might work .
However, doing that would have an astronomical price, and even if the Pledge of Mana was conducted, information could somehow be leaked .
If that happened… . .
‘Using the Kelat Auction will become difficult too . ’
What Yeon-woo wanted wasn’t just to finish the Philosopher’s Stone .
He needed to shake the Tower up using the fake Philosopher’s Stone, and blame everything on the Walpurgisnacht .
In front of the perplexed Yeon-woo, a refreshing breeze suddenly blew . It was a familiar energy . It was a breeze with monstrous energy .
A yellowed book quietly came down . As Yeon-woo reached out for it, the book landed in his hands .
Then, Anastasia’s Open Speaking rang in his head .
[My disciple says to give this to you at least since she couldn’t be of any help . I don’t know why . Since you got this, don’t show yourself again . ]
The monstrous energy scattered .
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Rebecca quietly approached Yeon-woo . Her eyes became bigger seeing the title of the book .
[Master, is this… . . ?]
“Yeah . I think Victoria guessed what we came here for . ”
Just reading the title, ‘Total New Theories of Rune Magic: About the strength that comes from godly spirits and about the writing of gods,’ Yeon-woo could feel a migraine coming on .
[These are Victoria’s research papers that she was planning on announcing to the Magic Tower’s scholars . ]
Yeon-woo narrowed his eyes . Victoria simply gave them this book?
‘Was that how bad her guilt was?’
Yeon-woo blamed himself for not looking for Victoria sooner . Victoria was a lot more apologetic towards them than he expected .
Yeon-woo glanced back at where they just left .
He hoped Victoria would let go of the past and stand up again .
Brahm turned bright after seeing Victoria’s research papers .
“Sorcery . Since I’m weak in that area, it’ll definitely be a huge help . And I skimmed through it, but the understanding in this book is deep . She attempted to set up a completely new field of magic . Victoria . I’ve heard of her, but she’s more amazing than I thought . ”
The research that Victoria had worked on on the Five Mountains of Penances were enough to amaze Brahm .
Yeon-woo was a bit surprised after hearing that .
There were countless different fields and areas of magic, but they were all the result of endless research throughout time . It had already been hundreds of years, and the Magic Tower became even more conservative .
Setting up a new field of magic in that strict world of magic meant that you were opening a new school of thought .
It was challenging the current order of magic .
It wasn’t easy, but Victoria had attempted this, and Brahm had judged it to be possible . That was how outstanding Victoria’s accomplishments were .
Thanks to her, Brahm was able to learn more and work at the Philosopher’s Stone from another angle .
Alchemy, white magic, black magic, elements, etc . As knowledge from various fields were used, the research started to roll again .
All the materials and supplies in Intrenian were used up .
However, the research didn’t stop .
Henova’s collected wealth was donated, and even the Head Elder helped them, putting Yeon-woo in his debt .
And after a time of 3 months had passed .
“… . . It’s done . Finally . ”
They were able to complete the formula .
“What a shame . Even with the results, we aren’t able to try this again . ”
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The Head Elder and Henova nodded in understanding at Brahm’s words .
It was a formula they had spent sleepless nights working on . They had the outline of the Emerald Tablet, and direction from Yeon-woo, but it was the result of them combining all their knowledge .
But regretfully, it wasn’t something that could be replicated .
The things needed to make a single stone were ridiculous .
“The souls of humans . What a foolish thing . ”
Thousands, maybe even ten thousands of human souls . Did they want them to commit genocide? And they couldn’t even just simply gather the souls . They had to refine souls that were sacrificed, and other factors were added in this .
Since each process was horrifying, it was a relief that Yeon-woo brought the halfway finished stone, or else they might not have been able to attempt it .
Of course, it wasn’t just human souls the stone was made up of . However, it was impossible to make it completely without those souls .
So Brahm, the Head Elder, and Henova agreed to stay quiet about this .
If the complete formula was leaked out, terrible things could happen in the Tower .
If clans like the Red Dragon were able to make the Philosopher’s Stone, they wouldn’t even blink their eyes at taking the lives of thousands of players .
And just with this research, they gained knowledge about other things, so they didn’t necessarily feel the stone was something they had to have .
“Then let’s begin . ”
With Brahm’s orders, Yeon-woo nodded his head . Henova and the Head Elder looked at Yeon-woo with nervous expressions .
Currently, there was no way to pull the stone out from next to Yeon-woo’s heart . He needed to intake the materials himself, and complete the stone according to the formula .
Yeon-woo opened Intrenian and moved his hands towards the materials for the stone that Bahal had collected .
“Absorb . ”
Clack, clack!
Bathory’s Vampiric Sword clacked its teeth together and began to swallow the materials .
Then—
[Time Difference]
Yeon-woo focused his everything on the Philosopher’s Stone .
Just then, the Philosopher’s Stone lightly trembled .
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