Chapter 350: 350
The Jungle, the North, the central region, and the desert .
All of those were places were on the ceiling art .
It was only the spot that the current Roan Kingdom was located . Only the continent’s northeast region was not drawn out separately .
‘Something is weird . ’
Cale definitely correctly recalled what the glutton priestess of the Indestructible Shield had told him in the past . There was no way that his memory was wrong .
The Henituse territory that was famous for having a lot of rocks, specifically marbles .
The glutton priestess who had died there had said the following .
‘I can’t purify it .
‘That was why I could only eat it and die after being dyed black . I couldn't just watch the ground turn black and do nothing about it . ’
‘I don’t think I can give up on this taste even if I get fat . It's so unfair that I had to die while eating dirt!’
The Henituse territory's slums . The glutton priestess had died there while eating the dirt that had turned black .
“According to the glutton, the Henituse territory area was dyed black as well . ”
The Henituse territory, and therefore the Roan Kingdom as well, was supposed to have turned black like the Jungle and the North .
But that area was not shown in the art at all .
‘Why is that the case?’
He could not figure out the reason behind it .
He heard a different voice other than the thief at that moment .
The Scary Giant Cobblestone started to chime in . The current Roan was a land of boulders in the past .
Cale's eyes clouded over for a moment .
The land of boulders .
He was familiar with this phrase .
He thought about someone .
‘Taylor Stan!’
Crazy priestess Cage's close friend and the leader of the Marquis household that led the Roan Kingdom's Northwest region nobles .
The man who had once lost his position as heir .
Cale thought about the first time he had headed to the Roan Kingdom's capital with the crazy priestess Cage and Taylor Stan .
Taylor Stan had said the following as they chatted .
‘The Roan Kingdom is the land of ‘boulders . ’ ’
That was related to an ancient myth .
It was something that Cale, who had only read < The Birth of a Hero > until volume 5, had heard for the first time at that moment .
‘If you look into ancient texts, there are a lot of stories about this land being connected to, ‘boulders,’ even before the Roan Kingdom came into existence . One of those stories is about how there is a boulder-like guardian over this land . ’
A boulder-like guardian .
‘They say that this guardian was able to protect everything no matter what attacked . He was said to be the person who defended against the darkness in the front when the continent descended into darkness . ’
The myth Taylor described and the missing land in the ceiling art started to come together in Cale’s mind .
‘The guardian is said to have stood as firm as a boulder even when his entire body was breaking down . That is how he protected this northeast region's lands and its people . ’
Cale started to speak .
“…Was it you?”
The Super Rock responded back . I died with my entire body breaking down .
Cale closed his eyes and then reopened them .
“… Fuck . ”
The man who always told him not to sacrifice himself had sacrificed himself and died .
Cale’s insides were starting to boil .
‘Why are there so many unlucky people like them?’
He called out the name of the person in his memories .
“…Taylor Stan . ”
Taylor Stan had said something about the boulder guardian .
‘He is probably not well-known . I only found out while investigating ancient texts for information on ancient powers . ’
Cale subconsciously started to frown .
“Why didn't I think about him?”
He had forgotten about Taylor even though he remembered the things Taylor had told him .
Taylor Stan was probably the person around Cale with the most information about ancient powers and ancient myths .
He had gained this information while desperately searching for a power that would heal his legs .
‘I need to meet with Taylor . ’
The things he needed to do were starting to get organized in his mind .
However, Cale still had a question he needed to ask .
It was related to the results of the past .
“How did you defeat the person with the sky attribute if he was so strong?”
Oooooong- oooooong-
Cale could feel the gold top’s whip vibrating at that moment .
Swoooooooooooosh- Swoooooooosh-
Neither the people outside the island nor Cale inside the temple could tell what was going on . However, the wind inside Wind Island was starting to roar even wilder than normal .
Cale did not know about this as he heard the Super Rock's voice . A large number of people with ancient powers gathered together to fight against that man . Of course, there were some people with ancient powers who chose to be on his side .
Power versus power . A large-scale battle had occurred . The majority of the people with the powers now called ancient powers were a part of that battle . A large number of people fought against him .
We fought and fought again . That battle took over twenty years . We died as a result of that battle while barely managing to kill him as well . My body was destroyed as well .
The Super Rock calmly continued . You could say that it was a draw because we defeated him in the end, however, the sacrifices were too large .
Everybody had died in that battle . The ancient times ended after that .
Cale could not imagine this ancient battle that would have continued for tens of years .
Would their battle against the White Star be similar?
Cale started to think about the Western continent .
The citizens of the Western continent were already suffering from many wars, starting with the War against the North that had happened at the beginning of the year .
But they needed to fight for tens of years more?
“Haa, that crazy bastard . ”
He could not help but curse at the White Star as he sighed .
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However, Cale quickly clenched his fists . The past is different than right now .
He could hear the Super Rock's voice . That person had gathered the sky attribute, as well as all five natural attributes as well .
‘What?’
Cale could not believe that the ancient villain did not only have the sky attribute .
Wind, water, fire, earth, wood, and sky . He really would have been no different than nature if he controlled all six of those .
‘That’s probably why he was able to fight against so many people . ’
However, an odd expression soon appeared on Cale's face .
The White Star currently did not have an earth attribute power .
He could hear some laughter in the Super Rock's voice . He and I were the only ones with earth attribute powers during ancient times .
Cale realized what the White Star was looking for .
He opened his mouth to speak .
“Guess I need to find that person's earth power?”
The Super Rock chuckled as he responded back . You really are smart .
He then sternly added on . And then you need to destroy it .
The difficult path .
That path came with two things . You also need to find that bastard White Star who has the sky attribute and defeat him .
Cale needed to find and destroy the earth ancient power that belonged to the person who wanted to become nature and defeat the White Star .
The Super Rock continued on about the White Star . It is possible because his plate is incomplete .
The White Star had multiple ancient powers, but his plate was incomplete because he did not have all five natural attributes .
That was how he was different from Cale . Cale, ‘we,’ can capture him . Of course, it may be difficult and painful .
The corners of Cale's lips curled up as he asked .
“Will my body be destroyed?”
The Super Rock laughed loudly as he responded back .
But his voice was serious . I will not sacrifice anyone this time .
Cale started to laugh at that response as well . However, he quickly stopped laughing . The person with the sky attribute’s body was destroyed the day I died .
The day that the Super Rock's body broke down .
The same day that many of his friends had left this world as well . There was just one child who survived that final battle . He was the only person I was able to save .
The boy was able to live because he was standing behind the Super Rock . Cale, you have a power that is similar to the power that that child had .
‘There was someone who survived?
A power similar to mine?’
A piece of information quickly flashed in Cale’s mind .
“…Dragon Slayer?”
The Dominating Aura . That was the only thing that came to mind .
The Super Rock continued in a sad voice . Now that I think about it, it looks like that child went on to become the first ever Dragon Slayer .
The child that the Super Rock had protected became the Dragon Slayer . I had asked that child to do something . I told him to protect this land if someone else with the sky attribute appeared in the future . I told him to train new strong individuals .
Cale's arm became covered in goosebumps .
The first Dragon Slayer . The village that he created . The strong individuals of the continent were said to gather at that village in order to make themselves stronger .
He also could not believe what was going on .
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“…Can you believe it? The White Star is the final Dragon Slayer . ”It is ironic indeed .
‘Ho . ’
Cale could not say what he wanted to say .
The ancient times . A long time had passed since then .
Many fates had changed during that time . That child .
The first Dragon Slayer . I'm certain that he built his home in the Castle of Light, one of the Three Restricted Areas .
‘The Dragon Slayer village is on the Eastern continent and not the Western continent?
I guess there’s no reason it had to be on the Western continent . ’
Cale let out a chuckle .
“I guess I’ll be off to the Castle of Light after Wind Island . ”
The Castle of Light .
Cale did not know anything about that place, however, that place might have information about the White Star or the Dragon Slayers and their village .
Cale made sure to remember this new information as he turned his head toward what he needed to do .
Oooooong- oooooong-
The top's whip was starting to vibrate stronger and stronger . Cale looked down at his hand that was not holding the jar .
Swoooooosh- Swooooooosh-
A small whirlwind appeared on his palm .
It was the Sound of the Wind .
“Will I hear the voices of the wind Elementals if I grab this top's whip?”
He heard the thief’s response . You are right . However, you won't hear it right away . It will be a bit difficult .
“…A bit difficult?”
‘It doesn’t come to me right away?’
Cale started to frown .
‘She talked as if I just needed to go find it, but that’s not the case!’
The corners of Cale's lips slowly curled down .
However, the thief did not say anything else . He could hear the cheapskate chime in . The thief seems to be scared to say it! Let’s just turn everything into a sea of fire! Kahahahahah!
‘…Isn’t he slowly turning crazy?’
Cale ignored the cheapskate . The thief started to speak again at that moment . I never imagined you would come in possession of this .
The thief was talking as if she was making excuses for herself . Mm, at that time . I had a need to test the person who would come in possession of this item because that person would end up gaining some strong allies .
Cale agreed with that .
“And…?”
But his voice sounded annoyed as he asked . And… Ahem, mm . I thought that the most important test would be about a person's character . But I was kind of desperate, angry at the world, and slightly crazy at the time…
“…And?”A, and…
Cale slowly started to get a bad feeling .
A test of a person's character .
That itself gave himself a bad feeling, however… The fact that she was saying that she created this test while she was crazy gave him the chills . Mm, I was thinking that someone who had similar experiences that I did would live a similar life to me and use this power for good .
“Enough with the useless explanations . ”
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Cale wanted the thief to get to the point .
“The contents of the test?”…I'm sorry . I can't tell you that . That is the rules .
He opened his mouth to speak .
“Damn it . ”
The thief could not say anything .
However, Cale thought about the things that the thief had just told him, thought about her character, as well as the situation that forced her to go crazy .
That was probably the contents of the test .
Cale put the jar down to one side .
He then brushed his face with both hands . He could anticipate the contents of the test . We will be with you . Just remember that .
Cale reached his hand toward the top's whip as he heard the Super Rock's voice . The thief started to speak again . The test will start as soon as you grab the top's whip .
Cale hand touched the top's whip .
Paaaat!
A gold light covered Cale’s view . He still clenched onto the top’s whip as that happened .
His world soon became dark .
He could hear the thief's emotionless voice at that moment . It was not the voice of the thief in his mind .
“The test will now begin . ”
The test had started .
“The moment you fear the most will greet you . ”
Cale Henituse .
The moment he feared the most .
Cale couldn’t help but scowl .
The Sound of the Wind . The owner of that voice had lost her family, friends, and neighbors before becoming a thief .
She had then left the ancient artifact made from their lives at this dead mana storage facility where they died .
It was a test created by that person when she was in a crazed state .
It was understandable .
However, Cale could not help but shout .
“Damn it, how is this a test of a person’s character?!”
Cale flinched as he shouted out .
‘Hmm?’
The warmth shining down on Cale’s face tickled his eyes . It felt like the morning sun .
‘Sunlight?’
It was at that moment .
He heard someone's voice .
“My lord, it is morning . ”
‘Lord? Who? Me?’
Cale opened his eyes .
He could see the ceiling of his room at the Henituse Estate . He had opened his eyes while on his bed .