Chapter 108 : The Knights (9)
“……Wait, what did you say?”
It was no wonder Royer doubted his own ears.
The weight that the na Cain carried in the World of Justice Online was just that imnse.
“How did you find that out?”
“Vell Blackwood had Cain's item.”
“……Cain's item?”
Yuliana knew the gauntlets Vell Blackwood was wearing.
Although she couldn't recall it imdiately when she first saw them, there was a reason for that.
Because that mory was one that Yuliana wanted to erase.
Forgotten Slaughterer's Sealed Gauntlets.
The mory of that day was a painful one for Yuliana.
At that ti, Yuliana belonged to a guild nad Reka.
One day, friction arose between Reka and Cain, and Reka declared an extermination order on Cain.
Yuliana, who had no particular grudge against Cain and had heard of Cain's notoriety, was reluctant, but she participated in the operation anyway as it was a guild order.
The result was disastrous.
At that ti, Reka was a guild that belonged to the upper ranks within the World of Justice Online, even if not quite Five-star-level, yet they were annihilated by Cain alone.
As a result, Yuliana had all the precious items she had barely obtained by clearing a labyrinth at that ti stolen by Cain.
The Forgotten Slaughterer's Sealed Gauntlets were one of them.
An item stolen by Cain.
An item she wanted to forget for that reason, and an item she had actually lived forgetting.
“It could be a coincidence, right? He could have picked up sothing Cain discarded, or maybe he bought it with money.”
“If an item of that level had appeared in the auction house or the market, there's no way I wouldn't have known. You know?”
“Umm, true.”
Royer didn't know what that item was, but if it was an item Yuliana had kept in her heart like this, it must be an item of considerable value.
“Then how do you think Vell Blackwood has Cain's item?”
“It's one of two. He foolishly stole Cain's possession, or he's soone who has so sort of connection with Cain.”
“……Hah. Whichever of those it is, we can't touch him carelessly. If Vell Blackwood is really soone connected to Cain, the aftermath will be unmanageable.”
Of course, there was still doubt as to whether Cain was in this world or not, but the fear that Cain's na brought was too great to gamble on such a thing.
Where in the world is there a moron who would take a gamble where there's nothing to be gained by winning and everything to lose by losing?
“What are you going to do now?”
“We have to go back. We have a lot of work to do, and there's nothing left to do in Winter Castle.”
It was just as she said.
Although they had t Vell Blackwood by chance, the reason the Griffin Knights had co to Winter Castle was already finished.
It was ti to go back.
“Co to think of it, what happened with recruiting Vell Blackwood into Bellerophon?”
“It's still too early for that. It won't be too late to do it after we've grasped more about Vell Blackwood later.”
“Hmm, alright.”
It was unfortunate that things hadn't been resolved cleanly, but it was better than rushing things and ruining everything.
Royer was about to leave the office, but stopped his steps.
“Why?”
“Co to think of it, I didn't ask about Dennis.”
“Who cares about that damn embezzler? Bellerophon will take care of it. Just report that you investigated moderately but couldn't find him.”
“Really? Alright.”
“Get out.”
There were just too many things Yuliana had to deal with to be able to worry about such trivial matters.
“……Vell Blackwood.”
Yes, far too many.
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The support troops from the Empire, including the Griffin Knights, returned not long after.
Since they were troops drawn from the central army centered around the Imperial Household and from each territory, other problems could arise if they were away for a long ti.
Just as the Empire's body was huge, its borders were also vast, and naturally, there were many things to protect.
It ant that if even one of those collapsed, other places could also collapse in a chain reaction.
‘Well… despite that, the reason the Empire has survived until now is probably because the Empire is just that powerful.’
When looking at the long history of mankind, no matter how powerful an empire is, its collapse is instantaneous.
And if the Empire were to collapse in a situation like this, it would definitely not be good for .
‘If a huge deterrent force like the Empire disappears, there's no telling how many more bastards like the Twilight Troupe will pop up.’
In many ways, it was better for that the Empire continued to exist.
‘Well, anyway…….’
Starting with the vacation to the Demonic Realm, the King of the Demonic Realm incident, and the visit from the Griffin Knights. All of those things were over.
For , who hadn't been able to rest a bit until now, I could finally catch my breath for a mont.
“Everyone worked hard cleaning up without getting a proper rest. Rest well for the ti being.”
Edric said that and disappeared.
It ant that since we had fought a war following an arduous journey, we should take the rest we had postponed and postponed, rather than training.
“Ugh, are we finally resting?”
“Damn Winter Castle. I want to get out of this place even one day sooner.”
“I agree.”
With the rest we'd t for the first ti in a very long ti, peace ca to the 4th Special Task Force.
Conlan and Albino collapsed right away, and Alicia left the barracks, saying she would train alone.
“I'll be back.”
“Oh, alright.”
It wasn't that I wasn't tired, but that was ntal fatigue, and my physical fatigue was almost recovered thanks to the Orb of Water.
It was a part where I could understand why, among the many powers the Orb of Water possessed, the recovery ability was considered the best.
Therefore, I could do physical training with Alicia, but there was sothing I needed to check first.
‘It was Bellerophon, she said.’
Yuliana had never said where she belonged, but considering her statent that she was looking for Dennis and her warnings about the dangers of the Ascension Stone Fragnt, it was highly likely that she also belonged to Bellerophon.
It was extrely natural for mbers of the sa organization to have similar goals and ideologies.
‘On top of that, she continuously took actions that seed to be testing .’
And that was probably not unrelated to the Demonic energy rampage phenonon I had seen from Yohan.
I had already seen firsthand what a Player consud by Demonic energy eventually transforms into.
I suspect that what Yuliana is concerned about is not so different from what I was concerned about.
‘I need to look into this properly.’
There were already things I could sufficiently guess from various circumstances, but confirming whether those were true was another problem.
It ant that verification of the information was necessary.
Fortunately, I had a ans to obtain information easily.
Although it wasn't easy to get quality information from the Anonymous Bulletin Board, what about the Tips and Know-how Bulletin Board operated by the point system?
[Opening the Tips and Know-how Bulletin Board.]
[Attendance points have been paid. ( 5)]
[Currently held points : 10pt]
With the paynt of attendance points, I had finally gathered 10 points.
This ant that I could now see the post I wanted to see.
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-Regarding the Characteristics of Demonic persons
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The reason I paid attention to this post was simple.
The word Demonic person was a term that didn't exist in the World of Justice Online that I knew, so it was highly likely that it was a term born from the changes due to the Ascension Stone Fragnt or the Destruction Dragon.
In addition to that, the na Demonic person itself seed related to Demonic energy, so there was no reason for not to look at this post.
[10 points are required to view this post. Would you like to view it?]
[YES / NO]
Of course, it's yes.
[Viewing the post.]
[Points are consud. (-10)]
[Currently held points : 0pt]
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To talk about the characteristics of Demonic persons, it is first necessary to say what a Demonic person is.
What is a Demonic person?
And, why did they co into being?
First, a Demonic person refers to a being that was originally human but underwent so kind of change while being corroded by Demonic energy (especially that dwelling in Fragnts).
Yes. A being that is human but not human.
Demonic energy contaminates both the human mind and body, and as long as one is human, it is not easy to endure it.
At least among the cases I have seen, there were people who ‘endured’ Demonic energy better than others, but there was not a single person who succeeded in completely overcoming and controlling it.
Yes. Not a single one.
In other words, even if one is not a Demonic person right now, the more one is exposed to the Demonic energy dwelling in Fragnts, the more the Demonic person-ification slowly proceeds.
One becos a Demonic person.
Although it hasn't been clearly revealed what the standard for Demonic person-ification to proceed is, considering that the majority of Demonic persons are born between Bulletin Board access levels as low as 4 and as high as 6, no longer able to withstand the corrosion of Demonic energy, it would be right to see it as around that point.
When Demonic person-ification proceeds, one gradually takes on several characteristics, with the representative symptoms being the loss of control over Demonic energy and the loss of reason.
The majority of Demonic persons are closer to a result of being unable to overco the conflict and craving, rather than becoming Demonic persons because they wanted to.
It can't be helped, as the path through which the majority of those who beco Demonic persons are contaminated by Demonic energy is through Fragnts.
What Fragnts are, and what power they hold, we still do not know well.
There are only a few clues.
So say that Fragnts are the only clue to return to Earth, and others say that Fragnts are dangerous and must be kept away from.
One interesting point is that both those who make those two claims are trying to get their hands on Fragnts.
Anyway, the important thing is that the curiosity and desire for Fragnts continuously tempt and tempt the Players who have fallen into this world.
No matter how much one warns about the dangers of Demonic persons, it's a structure where Demonic persons are bound to be born.
It's a situation that can't help but feel as if a terrible malice is playing gas with us.
Getting back to the point, I would like to talk about a few characteristics of Demonic persons.
First, the most prominent characteristic, as you can tell from the na Demonic person , is the emission of Demonic energy.
As the existence of a Demonic person itself originates from the corrosion of Demonic energy, they can handle Demonic energy at will.
There is no need to explain how dangerous and powerful Demonic energy is.
If you have level 4 bulletin board access, you already know about that power to a sickening degree.
Second, most Demonic persons cannot control themselves, and thus show very impulsive and berserk appearances.
Most individuals are at a level where rational conversation is impossible, and even if it is possible, they do not hesitate to kill due to the craving for the Fragnts that Players possess.
This is also the reason why general Players are concerned about the birth of Demonic persons and are hostile to Demonic persons.
The third characteristic is that, as ntioned earlier, Demonic persons cannot endure the craving for Fragnts that are right in front of their eyes.
This is like an instinct for Demonic persons, and although it seems so exceptional Demonic persons can endure small Fragnts, it is only to the extent of small Fragnts.
Fundantally, Demonic persons, who have weak control and strong instincts, cannot endure the craving for Fragnts.
Also, this is often used quite usefully as a discernnt thod for Demonic persons.
It's about thrusting a large Fragnt in front of soone suspected of being a Demonic person.
Well, as a personal sentint, it's not a thod I would recomnd unless one is extrely confident in their skills.
In general, Demonic persons are overwhelmingly stronger than Players of the sa level, and they are also very difficult to deal with as they handle Demonic energy.
Fourth is the point that the mimicry of Demonic persons has beco quite clever recently.
Rather than having found their reason as humans, should I say it's as if the Demonic energy itself that has encroached upon the Player's body has succeeded in completely taking over the human brain?
It's not good news.
These are the characteristics I have grasped about Demonic persons so far.
Thank you for reading.
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