Chapter 77

Chapter 77 – Chapter 12: Legend #3

"Ama-zing!”

Caitlin’s golden eyes shone like lanterns . They were like bright rays of moonlight floating between dark blue hair .

After returning to the tent and explaining roughly, Chris couldn’t help cursing . Instead of Caitlin’s pure admiration, he shook his head .

"I can’t believe it . You managed to combine the aura management method you learnt from the sword duke with Divine Beast Authority? You did it unconsciously?”

There was nothing to say . Chris had grown up hearing he was a genius, but he had never imagined doing something like this .

"I thought that you really had a crazy talent when you learnt Aura but . . . ”

When he thought about it, the process of learning Aura itself was extraordinary . Moreover, In-gong had only learnt it a few months ago and only taken a short time to catch up to Caitlin in a spar . So, the word ‘genius’ was lacking .

Felicia laughed triumphantly at Chris’ expression that was close to a mental collapse . She folded her arms and spoke like she was showing off .

“The sword duke was also very surprised . He said that In-gong’s talent may be comparable to Zephyr orabeoni’s . ”

“Wah, really?”

Caitlin’s eyes widened with surprise . She had never held a conversation with 2nd Prince Zephyr, but she knew how great 2nd Prince was .

Felicia nodded vigorously at Caitlin’s answer .

“Really . Wasn’t I there? It was the first time I’d seen the sword duke look so surprised . ”

In fact, she had only encountered the sword duke a few times, but it was still the first time she saw him surprised .

Caitlin was filled with admiration again as Felicia raised her chin . Chris, who had been watching quietly, opened his mouth again,

"Why is Noonim saying this? Shutra is the great one, not Noonim . ”

Felicia didn’t get upset about the sharp criticism . She simply laughed at Chris and turned toward In-gong .

"Anyway, I was also surprised . And it is amazing . ”

When Chris first met Shutra at the Red Lightning tribe, he had no other feelings . He had simply thought of Shutra as a half-sibling that Caitlin wanted to get along with .

However, that wasn’t the case . He was someone with much more value .

He was a jewel buried in the mud . Deciding to teach Shutra Divine Beast Authority was the best investment he had made in his life .

In-gong was a prince who didn’t belong to any of the three factions in the Demon King’s Palace .

Instead of hiding it, Chris announced his request clearly .

"Shutra, can you teach Caitlin and I Divine Sura Authority?”

A little more research was need but if Chris was right, Divine Sura Authority was definitely a development of Divine Beast Authority . It wouldn’t cause any trouble if they learnt it .

Chris’ eyes gleamed with hot ambition .

However, it was a request that couldn’t be accepted . It was unfortunate that the SS rank Divine Sura Authority couldn’t be passed onto the two people .

In-gong frowned with confusion as he said,

"I'm sorry, maybe because I didn’t do it consciously . . . I think it isn’t possible right now . ”

His words were the truth . In-gong had yet to grasp Divine Sura Authority completely . He didn’t know how to teach the circuit that his aura travelled around . However, it wasn’t just that .

‘It needs to reach at least level five before I can teach it . ’

Divine Sura Authority was currently level three . The points and proficiency needed for it to level up were enormous because the skill was SS ranked . Right now, it was impossible to raise it to level five .

Caitlin’s shoulders slumped sadly at In-gong’s answer . Chris stared straight into In-gong’s eyes and sighed .

“It doesn’t seem like a lie but for the creator to not be able to pass it on . . . it is ridiculous . ”

At the end, he laughed and knocked against In-gong’s shoulder .

‘He is suspicious . ’

Unlike Caitlin, Chris didn’t believe In-gong’s words . However, that was normal . If In-gong was in Chris’ position, he would show a similar behaviour .

'So, Caitlin is better . ’

In-gong glanced toward Caitlin, who formed fists and declared .

“It is really amazing . I have to work even harder . I don’t want to fall behind . ”

He could feel her sincerity and enthusiasm .

In-gong was also impressed that Caitlin wasn’t jealous of In-gong . Even though his aura had improved over two months, rather than feeling jealous, she looked towards improvement .

It wasn’t easy . This might be an innate aspect of Caitlin .

‘She is shining . ’

It was serious and not a joke . Felicia thought the same .

"I can’t believe that I am even siblings with Caitlin . ”

As she spoke, she stretched out both hands and grabbed Caitlin . Chris just sneered like it was nonsense,

"Is Noonim my sibling?”

Felicia ignored him and kept patting Caitlin’s head . In the end, Chris burst out laughing .

“Anyway . . . you are strong . Really . Don’t I have to worry, now?”

Chris still had far more pure aura . It was almost double In-gong’s . Yet In-gong had caught up to Caitlin after only two months . The nature of aura meant it wasn’t difficult to reach a certain level of accomplishments, but if Chris was careless, In-gong could catch up to him in an instant .

In-gong raised both hands and waved them .

“I still have a long way to go . I need to learn more about Divine Beast Authority . ”

There were too many techniques that he hadn’t learnt yet . The whole reason why he confessed honestly was for the purpose of getting help from Caitlin and Chris .

Chris nodded slowly .

"I like that desire to improve . I may not be as good as the sword duke, but I will teach you . ”

"I know . ”

It was a warm sight between brothers . Felicia gazed at the both of them, then Caitlin opened her mouth,

"That reminds me, why are both of you here?”

"Well, there must be some reasons . Noonim and Shutra, what is going on? Don’t you have to return to the Demon King’s Palace after finishing your mission at Thunderdoom Fortress?”

Chris asked question after question . Felicia’s eyes narrowed and she shrugged as she replied,

"The sword duke introduced us to a friend of his . "

Felicia exchanged glances with In-gong and he explained briefly to Chris and Caitlin about Amita .

"Hmm, I didn’t know there was such a craftsman in the area . They are definitely someone I want to meet once . ”

Unlike Caitlin whose eyes flashed, Chris was pretty calm .

'Indeed, regardless of the name, they are the sword duke’s friend . Just think of them as an excellent craftsman . ’

Moreover, the nature of the lycanthropes meant they didn’t really wear any armour . It was obvious that Chris would be less excited than In-gong .

However, Caitlin was courteous . She asked In-gong with curious eyes,

"Are you making black dragon leather?”

"If possible, I will ask them to make something for Noona . ”

The materials were overflowing . The question was whether Amita would take an additional order .

“But I can’t promise anything . ”

"Thank you for the thought . ”

Caitlin laughed brightly again . Just looking at her face was enough to make In-gong feel refreshed . Felicia sat with In-gong to her left and Caitlin to her right, then asked Chris,

"Now, it is your turn . Why are the both of you here?”

Chris had deflected this question twice, so she was suspicious about the reason .

Caitlin looked at Chris with an embarrassed face and he sighed . Instead of lying, he answered honestly,

"I can tell Shutra, but it’s a little harder to tell Noonim . ”

Felicia’s face stiffened momentarily, but she nodded . She could understand even if she was upset .

"Okay, then should I go out?”

Felicia’s question made Chris sigh again . He leaned back and spoke in a small voice,

"I can tell Noonim as long as you promise not to leak it anywhere . ”

"Can you believe me?”

"I trust you now . "

Felicia was satisfied despite not being trusted in the past . In fact, the relationship between Felicia, Chris and Caitlin had changed greatly since the Red Lightning tribe expedition .

“Okay, I’ll tell you, but you can’t tell your mother or Silvan . ”

Chris believed Felicia’s verbal promise . She wasn’t the type of make a promise she wouldn’t keep .

Chris spoke slowly,

"A prisoner escaped . Caitlin and I are searching for the prisoner here . ”

"Is it normal for the two of you to chase after a prisoner?”

“It isn’t normal . The prisoner was trapped in the lowest level of the Grey Tower . ”

The Grey Tower was the lycanthrope prison where the worst prisoners were stored . There had been an event related to the prisoners in Knight Saga .

A prisoner trapped in the lowest level of the grey tower . . .

In-gong knew the prisoner’s name .

"Gerard Moonlight . "

Chris said and Felicia’s eyes suddenly widened . She stood up and asked,

“Wait, Moonlight?”

That was the name of the lycanthrope royal family .

Caitlin shrugged and replied,

"Gerard Moonlight is my mother’s brother . . . We would call him uncle . ”

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"It has been 20 years since Gerard entered the Grey Tower . It was before Caitlin and I were born . It was even before Noonim was born . ”

Chris explained in a rough tone . It seemed like he didn’t think of Gerard as a relative .

"Originally, he had been a mighty warrior that the lycanthropes were proud of . If he hadn’t gone crazy, he would have taken the throne instead of Mother . ”

Gerard was the actual heir to the throne . Moreover, he had been an excellent warrior .

However, Felicia had never once heard of him .

“What on earth happened?”

"He became crazy about getting stronger . He couldn’t endure it when he hit a wall . Gerard wasn’t satisfied with Divine Beast Authority alone and started to reach for other means . I don’t have to tell you the ending, right?”

Chris’ face was quite tense . In-gong knew the evil of Gerard through Knight Saga and nodded .

"Gerard went completely crazy and it was a disaster . He was one of the members of the lycanthropes’ royal family and had received Divine Beast Authority . So, in order to subdue him, a great sacrifice was made . ”

The death toll had been in the hundreds . Furthermore, the hundreds of people had not been ordinary soldiers . More than half of them had been powerhouses belonging to the lycanthropes’ royal guards .

"It was fortunate that everything was finished in the palace . There wasn’t any additional damage and . . . the lycanthropes didn’t know what was going on . The royal family erased all records of Gerard . Externally, it was declared that he had become sick and died . ”

“But he was alive?”

Chris nodded at Felicia’s question .

"Mother couldn’t stand to kill him . Before he went crazy, he was her dear brother . So, she put him at the lowest level of the Grey Tower . ”

Now, the worst lycanthrope had escaped from the Grey Tower .

Felicia shook her head and asked with a serious expression,

"Wait a minute, wait a minute . Isn’t this abnormal? Is it possible for us to stay here with you?”

Chris and Caitlin had come here to catch Gerard .

Chris waved his hands like he was trying to reassure Felicia .

“Rest assured . Gerard was the strongest warrior 20 years ago . It isn’t an exaggeration to say that he lost more than half his aura in the final battle . Moreover, the Grey Tower has been eating at him for 20 years, so he wouldn’t have recovered yet . The Grey Tower is such a place . ’

Elaine Moonlight’s crazy brother . . . He didn’t get better despite medical care .

Caitlin grabbed Felicia’s hands and started talking .

"I received a report this morning . Uncle Gerard . . . No, Gerard had gone to the east . ”

It was the exact opposite direction of this place .

Felicia sighed with relief, but In-gong couldn’t feel relieved so easily . He looked back at Chris and asked,

"Surely, he didn’t break out using his own power?”

In-gong knew about Gerard and the Grey Tower because there had been a related event in Knight Saga .

Breaking Gerard out in order to weaken the strength of the lycanthropes . . . It was an optional event that hadn’t been required, but the one behind it had been Zephyr . Did that mean Zephyr was involved in his event?

Chris’ eyes narrowed as he replied to In-gong’s question,

"I think he had some help . We are also investigating that . ”

If Zephyr had truly intervened, then the story was becoming quite serious . Additionally, if it was really Zephyr, In-gong had to figure out why he moved much faster than he had in Knight Saga .

After Chris finishing telling the story, he alternated between looking at In-gong and Felicia .

"It happened 20 years ago and it is now a task inside the lycanthrope territory . It can’t be dismissed . We can’t turn a blind eye . I will finish this case with the power of the lycanthropes like they did 20 years ago . ”

He was saying he didn’t want them to intervene, even if it was as a helping hand .

Felicia and In-gong exchanged glances and In-gong nodded .

Felicia declared,

"Okay, we were just passing by anyway . I hope that it is resolved well . ”

“Thank you . ”

Chris rose from his seat and cried out in a mock excited voice,

"The atmosphere is too heavy . Like I said, there is no need to worry . The strongest among the lycanthropes is right here . It will work out well . So, go eat and get a good night’s sleep . ”

“Okay, then let’s go eat . I’m looking forward to it . ”

Felicia responded with the same tone . Chris laughed at Felicia and clapped before calling out to those waiting outside . He treated In-gong and Felicia to a lavish meal .

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The tent assigned to In-gong wasn’t very big, but there was a cozy and comfortable feeling thanks to the multiple layers of leather .

After doing a training set which included Telekinesis, Dwarf Characters, Dragon Characters and the newly learnt Divine Sura Authority, In-gong went to bed . He felt regretful leaving Caitlin and Chris, but he had to leave on the journey again tomorrow .

In-gong fell asleep, then he stood in darkness .

It was a familiar sight but different from before . There was only one person in the darkness, not four .

‘Conquest . ’

The golden-crowned female with white hair . Her one red eye and one blue eye stared at In-gong .

In-gong approached her . He could sense her every time he took one step closer . It was evident that something was blooming in the darkness as it wrapped around her body .

It was the same face he had seen on the slab, but her expression was different . The white face didn’t have a cruel ruthlessness but was affectionate and kind . It was like Ainkel’s face in the illusion .

In-gong narrowed the distance and reached a few steps away from the white woman . He froze in place when the white woman smiled .

Conquest, one of the four people drawn on the slab . . . Maybe she was an existence that could match the elder dragons .

Who was she? Was she the one who brought In-gong to this world? Why was she showing herself in front of In-gong .

"Who are you?”

In-gong asked, but instead of answering, the white woman looked at him with eyes full of regret . She lifted her hand suddenly and pointed behind In-gong .

In-gong looked back reflexively . It wasn’t only because of the white woman’s hand gesture . He could feel it .

There was something located beyond the darkness .

It was a dark area that could be identified even in the darkness .

Both familiar and unfamiliar, In-gong had already felt this sensation once before .

At Thunderdoom Fortress, it had come from the blue aura released by the man with the spear .

This was different from then; it wasn’t ‘Death’ .

"Famine . ”

The darkness fell apart the moment In-gong spoke, then the dark aura rose like wildfire .