EP.42 The Fateful Connection Reappears
The White Order of El Dorad Continent.
Aurel, the Cardinal of the Order, led the high priests down into the underground.
As they descended the stairs one by one, darkness swallowed every sense.
A chilling sensation from sowhere wrapped the air, making it shiver, and the silence of death descended like a heavy weight.
This feeling persisted for a while.
It was a silent descent as everyone proceeded down the stairs without uttering a word.
At the end of the underground they had arrived at, a massive iron gate stood.
Iron locks overlapped in front of the gate, made of layers of iron.
It was an unmistakably extraordinary space.
In front of the gate, inquisitors were standing guard.
Have you co, Cardinal.
As they nodded, Aurel raised his hand gently.
Youve always worked hard.
After the exchange of greetings, the inquisitors began to move in earnest.
Cardinal, we will now open the iron gate.
Upon the inquisitors words, a high priest behind Aurel shouted,
Everyone, imbue yourselves with divine power! Weakness will bring death. With the grace of the goddess, we shall advance fearlessly!
In the dim space, a feeble light burst forth, giving a warm feeling.
But that warmth was short-lived.
The inquisitors were gradually unlocking the seals of the iron gate.
The first lock was released.
Unknown sounds began to break the eerie silence.
The second lock was released.
With a hint of dampness, a rotten sll pricked the nostrils.
The third lock was released.
It felt as if ti had stopped, reminding one of the absence of space in this place.
The fourth lock was released.
The scent of death lingered. For so reason, a sense of loneliness and helplessness crept in, stealing hope from the darkness.
Finally, as the last lock was released, the massive iron gate slowly opened.
Only darkness existed.
Simultaneously, this was death.
The scent of life completely vanished, and only the sensation of entering the embrace of death awakened the entire body.
Steel your hearts, everyone.
The Grand Vice Cardinal, Aurel, continued with his brief admonition, and soon everyone began to pass through the iron gate.
The interior was monotonous.
Various objects shaped like stones were arranged.
For the familiar priests, they walked with tension, swallowing their saliva, while newcors curiously looked around and moved forward.
This was the most heavily guarded place in the Order.
It was a location where beings that once threatened the continent were sealed and monitored.
All the objects that looked like stones were sealing stones.
If even one broke, the consequences would be considerable.
As such, the Order put great effort into managing them.
After passing through the sealing stones, another iron gate appeared.
Unlike before, the size of this iron gate was not as large.
Priests following Aurel approached and began to open the gate.
The gate opened with a noisy sound.
Inside, there were unexpected entities.
Gasp!
The priest who saw them for the first ti stood still, seemingly shocked.
Inside another iron gate were skeletons.
Not just ordinary skeletons.
In the corner, there were Death Knights.
Fortunately, an enormous amount of chains was tied around the Death Knights.
A knight who brings death!
Why were Death Knights here?
For a mont, Aurel, who had opened his mouth, spoke.
This creature, the Death Knight, appeared even before the Empress of Darkness Syllestra, a 7th-star being, as recorded.
The na, Death Knight, was known to everyone.
A very ancient creature that suddenly appeared in the distant past, trampling the continent.
At that ti, neither the Order nor the nations had the power they have now.
They couldnt respond at all, so one Death Knight led to the terrible result of the destruction of an entire kingdom.
Of course, they sealed it by uniting everyone.
It was clearly recorded that way.
But look at it now.
It was definitely not a sealed appearance.
Aurel continued to speak.
This is because it is a ans to approach our Orders goal.
He argued that it was a necessary experint for the Order to gain more power.
Thats why they unsealed the Death Knight.
Unsealing them was not enough, the Order manages them.
To an outsider, Aurels words seed close to the ideology of Idoism.
However, none of the inquisitors around him moved. Even the priests who knew about this place nodded casually, showing no concern. Only the priests who had co here for the first ti today were montarily confused. Their expressions seed as if they had seen sothing they shouldnt have.
But Aurel continued with an indifferent expression, carrying on with his duties.
After all, the priests gathered here today were not ordinary priests. They were priests, soon to beco high priests. Aurel didnt mind because they would ascend beyond bishops to beco archbishops.
May the Goddess guide you onto the right path, you humble ones. Admire her rcy, behold her kind smile, and be grateful for her benevolence.
A trendous light emitted from Aurels hand. At the sa ti, 1st and 2nd-star skeletons moved.
Skeleton knights!
Even 3rd-star skeleton knights began to move in accordance with Aurels words.
But that was all. The 4th-star Skeleton Black Knight and, more importantly, the target 5th-star force, Death Knight, remained motionless. Instead, Death Knight exerted all its strength to break free from the chains.
Tsk, not yet.
Aurel sighed briefly, clicking his tongue. If only they could make the Black Knight a puppet of the Order, they would gain imnse power. As a Order with the goal of conquering the Sael Kingdom, it was essential to have such power.
If only I could control Death Knight
The power to manipulate was not yet perfect. It might be feasible with lower undead creatures due to their lower intelligence compared to other monsters, but controlling a powerhouse like Death Knight was currently almost impossible.
If only they could succeed with Death Knight. That would be the starting point to gradually expand control to monsters of other races. If that happened, all countries would eventually co under the Orders influence. But it was still a distant story. Right now, Death Knight alone was a challenge, not to ntion the 4th-star being. Moreover, as the number of entities to control increased, the control over Skeleton Knights felt unstable.
Bring him.
Upon Aurels command, two priests behind him brought a man forward. The man was in a restrained state.
Ugh! Ugh!
Unable to speak with his mouth blocked, the man writhed in pain.
We caught him because he is a hunter who entered the Orders territory.
Not an adventurer but a hunter. In other words, he was not from the El Dorad Continent but from another dinsion, Earth.
Begin.
At Aurels command, the priests led the hunter near Death Knight.
Even in its confined state, Death Knight could move its head. As the man approached, Death Knight attacked him.
Ugh!
The man couldnt even scream due to the blockage. Blood started flowing in the area where Death Knight attacked.
The man writhed briefly, then fell silent. He was dead. But the death caused by Death Knight led to another life. The dead man, making strange noises, rose from his place.
A common ghoul.
Seeing this, Aurel clicked his tongue again, just as he did before. Occasionally, death by Death Knights hand would lead to the birth of a powerful ghoul. The most plausible speculation was that the more a person suffered from pain and hatred, the stronger the ghoul would beco.
In any case, we have been torturing him continuously.
However, it seed the man lacked enough hatred. He beca an ordinary ghoul. Even if a ghoul was brainwashed, it was useless. An inquisitor nearby drew his sword, striking the forr hunter, who had beco a ghoul once again.
We will continue to search for Earth-born hunters!
Their numbers were very few, but they possessed a power different from the adventurers on the continent. Therefore, they hoped to create a unique ghoul unlike anything seen before. However, their attempts kept failing.
I shouldnt have sent him back then.
Aurel had forgotten his na. However, the story of a saint sending a hunter back to Earth at the Orders request was well-known. Although he was Earth-born, he had no power. He was evaluated as being as weak as the lowest iron rank among adventurers, so the Order didnt pay much attention to him. Since he had spent a long ti in the Order and knew many people, there was no point in driving him away. Also, as he lacked power, he was sowhat ambiguous as an experintal subject. Thats why they sent him back to Earth.
At least Kim Soo-Ho should have been used as an experint.
Aurel sighed as if regretting sothing.
Kim Soo-Ho, the only Earthling who beca a holy knight of the Order.
Even Aurel, the Grand Vice Cardinal, rembered his na. However, the Order refused to use him as an experint, claiming he had a different purpose. They sent him back to Earth.
He didnt know what that purpose was. Perhaps only higher-ups like the Head Inquisitor or the Pope knew.
Well, theres no need to regret it now.
It was a thing of the past. Therefore, he focused his efforts on solving the current problem.
Once again, he raised his hand towards Death Knight.
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Maru, now make so ran.
Maru, the black-glowing Skeleton Black Knight, nodded his head.
The one who was once a 1st-star creature had beco 4th-star in an instant. In essence, it was similar to taming a B-rank hunter.
Good job.
After ordering Maru to cook ran, I looked at my smartphone. Yes, it was all thanks to this ga. Because of it, I existed in this current state.
Although it was sowhat awkward to call it a ga, I just referred to it as a ga for convenience.
By the way, we need to explore dungeons and make money soon.
Originally, I planned to buy skill books, but now I had Maru. Although he was F-star, I possessed the skill of the goddesss healing.
With just Maru, dungeon conquest will be easy.
With the ability to control skeletons of this caliber, joining a party would be simple.
I stared at my smartphone in silence. I felt there might be a better way.
Currently, my in-ga dungeon was located on the El Dorad Continent. This ti, I obtained the Demon Sword in addition to the characteristics and skills offered when Celia presented an offering to .
If I can obtain other items?
Getting the Demon Sword implied that obtaining other items was also possible. Currently, the El Dorad Continent had more mana than Earth. Therefore, various herbs, potions, and artifacts existed there.
Due to this, each guild trained and educated guild mbers who might go to El Dorad, where they could obtain various items. Kim Soo-Ho was one such example. Even with just a supplied holy sword from the Order, he easily defeated an A-rank hunter.
Lets actively bring continental items to Earth.
Of course, I didnt want everyone to beco stronger. At least, releasing luxury items could bring considerable inco. Not only money but also invisible power would follow. If that happened, no one could ignore . Even those who had once tornted would have to bow their heads.
While thinking like that, I rembered Kang Jin-soos expression at the Awakener Center.
My activities were going to increase in the future. Naturally, my fa would spread around. If my current appearance beca known, the past enemies would likely reappear to hinder .
No, it was almost certain.
The ones I knew would never quietly overlook .
I should make more use of this in the future.
I tightly grasped my smartphone. Of course, I had no imdiate plans to execute my goals. This, too, required power. Without it, I would be swept away by a horde of enemies rushing toward .
But lets prepare a little bit.
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Kang Jin-soo.
He graduated from the Hunter Academy as the 4th batch and currently works at the Awakener Center.
Despite graduating from the academy, his grade were in the middle to lower range. And the guilds he desired to join were all well-known top-tier ones.
Entering one of those guilds would allow him to showcase his abilities and even engage in bullying. However, his capabilities were too lacking for him to act as a hunter in those guilds.
Becoming a governnt-affiliated hunter with power was an even more impossible task.
His available choices did not include small guilds from the beginning, and His pride did not allow it.
In the end, he chose to beco a governnt-affiliated hunter.
At the current Awakener Center, the workload might be manageable, but it was safe, and, above all, he could engage in bullying.
Of course.
Oh my, youre a hunter affiliated with the Divine Guild. Please co this way!
He could only bully those lower in rank than himself.
Still, that alone ant sothing.
If he had joined a small guild, he would have been the one bowing his head.
Kang Jin-soo was satisfied with his current position.
By the way, is there anything interesting happening?
Once, his academy colleague, Lee Kang-hyun, had conducted magic testing here.
Without status windows, Lee Kang-hyun had always ranked at the bottom at the academy. Seeing him here, Kang Jin-soo felt a sense of superiority.
But then, out of nowhere, Lee Kang-hyun gained a status window.
He knew Lee Kang-hyun had been working as a porter. He never expected him to drop dead sowhere, let alone gain a status window.
Still, Kang Jin-soo didnt pay much attention. Just because soone got a status window didnt an everyone beca strong.
Crazy bastard. Getting a status window isnt the end.
If that were the case, everyone would be active as high-ranking hunters like B-ranks or A-ranks.
Kang Jin-soo scoffed.
Lee Kang-hyun, who gained a status window, received an F-rank during the magic test.
Graduates from the academy were automatically promoted to at least D-rank.
That ant acknowledging their four years of effort and recognizing them as high-level talent.
However, Lee Kang-hyun, who graduated from the academy, still had no status window, even after the magic test.
Isnt he just incredibly dumb?
What?
The junior next to Kang Jin-soo responded to his unintentional muttering.
Oh, it was just talking to myself.
After mumbling vaguely, he looked around.
Huh?
Kang Jin-soos expression showed surprise.
A familiar face had co to the center.
Isnt that Lee Kang-hyun?
Why is he here again?
It hadnt been long since the magic test.
But why?
Kang Jin-soo stared at Lee Kang-hyun.
Then he noticed one significant difference.
A skeleton?
A white skeleton!
And that skeleton was following Lee Kang-hyun.
Lee Kang-hyun was talking to other employees.
After a while, Lee Kang-hyun went outside the center again.
Kang Jin-soo was curious.
What on earth had happened?
Fortunately, Kang Jin-soo himself worked at the Awakener Center.
He imdiately checked Lee Kang-hyuns information.
There, he found shocking words.
Lee Kang-hyun is a necromancer?
That was right; Lee Kang-hyun was a necromancer.
Although it was ntioned that he could only summon 1st-star skeletons, it was still a shocking ability.
It was undoubtedly an ability with no particular value, but Kang Jin-soo was shocked.
Lee Kang-hyun, who recently gained a status window, had beco a necromancer.
How much ti had passed since then?
Could he possibly catch up?
The scum he always thought would be behind him was now following closely behind.
Kang Jin-soo was anxious.
He couldnt accept falling behind that guy.
So, Kang Jin-soo made a choice.
He found Kim Soo-Hos contact in his smartphone and sent him a text.
The person who had tornted Lee Kang-hyun the most during their academy days was none other than Kim Soo-Ho.
Thats why Kang Jin-soo had expectations.
Surely, so reaction will co.
And indeed, shortly afterward, he received a ssage from Kim Soo-Ho.
As expected!
Kang Jin-soo chuckled maliciously.
Kim Soo-Ho, this guy isnt a gentleman either?
It was ti to tornt Lee Kang-hyun again.
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