Chapter 535: [ Ancient Warrior Trial (2) ]

First...?

I was the first one?

Allen frowned at the bewildering word she said.

“From what I know, Despair Grieving Mountain had always been used as a training ground every five years… why did you say I am the first?”

—The one you are referring to is not a proper trial. They are nothing but illegal trespassers and not considered proper challengers… illegal intruders instead!

The young woman answered.

—However, Her Majesty didn’t specify the means to deal with intruders. Thus, the trial was just left as such,

Hmm? “What are the qualifications to enter the real trial, then?”

—Several… the most important was the density of the bloodline of mortal humanity as well as exceptional talent… for your case, you passed all the requirements, although the lowest among trial takers within the years of the Celestial Realm qualifier history. But your main power system is among the strongest…

Allen looked at the beautiful woman, and probed: “You are… the guardian… the overseer of this Dungeon? However, why do I feel a subtle soul… no, a remnant of a soul from you… don’t tell me, are you the remnant soul of this Dungeon’s Creator…?” he asked as his red draconic eyes shined ominously. As a demon with great knowledge in the aspect of the soul due to Solomon’s memories and abilities, Allen was extremely sensitive in regards to souls and spirits.

… And the woman in front of him was among those that can be considered living with a soul and yet not a real living person!

An artificial existence that should not have existed…

The woman was startled first, her eyes seemingly widened slightly. But it was only for a moment before her face returned to indifference.

Her smile vanished in an instant, but she still plucked Allen’s heartstring when she grinned.

Ah man. Allen almost went red in the face. Deadly…

If this woman is the guardian of the Dungeon then, surely she must be the soul remnant of the creator…

—As expected of the most prodigious talent I had seen since time immemorial. That is correct. I am an immortal soul left here by her Majesty; Romeia Luminous Eltrade, yet I am also an existence independent of her Majesty. I preserve this trial ground and receive all challengers. Spirit of Romeia, is the most fitting title for me.

I see… wait, “Why would this Romeia leave a trial ground here? What’s more, only those who had the blood of a mortal human can enter the trial…? Is that right?” Allen offhandedly spoke out the question inside his heart.

Allen had asked offhandedly and never expected the Spirit of Romeia to answer him. What was out of his expectations, was that the Spirit Romeia actually very generously, answered him: —Long ago, the War of the Ancient occurred. Gods and Demons fought against each other. The fierce battle lasted several years and ended in the defeat and injury of all two races.

However, that was only what was written in History after that war. What was left behind was something the two races never bothered to remember or possibly... because they don’t want to remember.

—Mortals…

“What?!” Allen’s eyes widened in shock.

—Gods, Monsters, and Demons are not the only ones who were involved in that war. But also… mortals! They break the limits of their world, dyed by vengeance and hatred—they transcended, borrowing the power of the deities and demons, become a foot soldier… but what mortals hated was not just one race, but all of the races that started the meaningless war, resulting in many mortal worlds to suffer in silence.

“… …”

—Mammoths and Leviathans fight… what can mere Ants do then? Choke their sobs and cry in silence, bit their nails and starve, shedding blood for something they don’t deserve.

—And so, those who have been forsaken by the heavens; the Ants who was given power turned crazy… they devised a plan to let all races suffer in return as revenge. Mortals might be weak compared to all the Celestial Races but in terms of intelligence and schemes, each of them holds the power of a thousand men.

The War intensified and before the races knew it, both of them suffered great deals. But Celestial Races are not idiots as well and thus instantly realized what was going on. Several dozen years before the conclusion of the War, all mortals that had transcended and rebel against the heavens were hunted down like beasts in retaliation.

This… this place, the Trial Ground was the last ending of those warriors…

“… …”

—This was the story long forgotten, buried by the ones above.

The woman was still expressionless but her glazed eyes radiated a melancholic yet sorrowful expression.

—Along with their deaths, those brave warriors grabbed a few people to their deaths… thus, birthing this place. My real self was one of them, but she was a bit fortunate than the others, her wounds was a bit lighter than the rest and thus, she managed to live on for quite a long time… and during that time, she deeply felt that even though the mortal humans were weak in strength, their hearts and nature were pure. However, although this can be said their real strength, this strength can also be called as their greatest weakness.

Thus, to avoid the mortals to be taken advantage to, they left trial grounds in order to leave some opportunities for the humans who will come in the future; building this trial, for all mortals who might find this place, their inheritance, and legacies to be passed on…

This is that trial…

The Ancient Warrior Trial…

“Passed on? Legacy? Don’t you want to say… hatred? To pass the grudge and hate towards the Celestial Races…?” After listening to the girl’s narration, Allen can’t help but smirked and looks rather mischievous.

—… …

The beautiful woman’s face stiffened for a moment before showing an indifferent smile.

—That is for you to decide…

Allen’s lips arched but he didn’t say anything.

The beautiful woman didn’t care and continued; —In any case, as the first person after thousands of years, I hope that you will be the person to break this thousand years of silence as well… whether you avenged us or not, is not of my concern. As the Spirit of Romeia, my mission is only to see if you are worthy of our legacies…

“… …”

—Then, are you ready?

“Yes, I can start anytime.” Allen took in a long breath, his entire face held a calm expression. In terms of his strength only, entering this kind of trial could be considered as a walk in the park. However, Allen was extremely interested in this so-called… The trial of a Great Warrior…!

—The welcoming has ended… You can now view your Constitution Base…

“Constitution Base?” Allen repeated, confused. But the moment he muttered those words, a familiar window appeared on his retina.

ID: Allen Bando

Race: Lightning Nephilim ( Goro Goro no Mi )

Gender: Male

Power System: Main: 1st Grade Mid God ( 23% ) Secondary: Half-Saint Realm ( 36% )

Class: Monster King Subclass: None

Build: Strength: 23.7 Agility: 23.8 Physique: 25.1 Mind: 25.0

Special skills: [ Skill Robber MAX ], [ Explosion MAX ] [ Invisibility MAX ], Hope of Life Lv3 ], [ I will give my life for your future Lv2 ], [ Rinnegan Lv6 ], [ Sharingan Lv5 ], [ Body Creation Lv6 ], [ Curse Magic MAX ], [ Intimidation MAX ], [ Cloth Transmogrification MAX ], [ Drain Lv4 ], [ Golem Create Lv7 ], [ Indomitable Rage Lv0 ], [ Limitation Release Lv3 ],

Resistance: [ Petrification Resistance Lv7 ] [ Curse Resistance MAX ] [ Fear resistance MAX ] [ Electricity Resistance MAX ] [ Cold Resistance MAX ] [Flame Resistance MAX ] [ Poison Resistance Lv4 ] [ Magic Resistance Lv7 ] [ The Rage of Soul Lv3 ] [ Demonic Power Resistance Lv6 ]

Manipulations Skills: [ Water Manipulation Lv7 ], [ Electricity Manipulation Max ], [ Wind Manipulation Lv6 ], [ Sand Manipulation Lv5 ], [ Ice Manipulation Lv8 ]

Copied Skills: [ Lingual Intuition MAX ], [ Flawless Restoration (Max) ],

Innate Physiques/Skills: [ Angel of Evil Physiology ], [ Dragon King of Envy Physiology ], [ Lifeless Physiology ]

“Eh?” The Game System…? Why did it appear now? Ah, was it because this was a Dungeon…? This Dungeon has a system…?

Allen tilted his head in confusion as well as surprise.

—Was it a surprise? The beautiful woman smiled. —Her Majesty was fond of Video games from the mortal realm… in the peaceful time of her world, Virtual Reality Game was already not uncommon. Thus, she modeled the trial to let the challenger had their fun… of course, if you die within the trial, then you will also die in reality… please be warned!

Not a surprise, I guess… Allen smiled wryly. I came this far because of this system… however, due to his arrival in the Celestial Realm, the world’s power and protection were already slowly leaving his body, and now, no matter how much he calls for the system again, it hadn’t appeared ever again.

He hadn’t noticed it before, only when he had left the Aryan Clan did he realized that he couldn’t summon the system again. He was feeling depressed at the same time disappointed, that system has always been with him for exactly two lifetimes and he had owed too much to it. When it had disappeared, Allen felt somewhat lost… as if something very important to him had disappeared.

But now, seeing the extremely familiar prompt window before him, Allen can’t help but show a gentle and nostalgic expression. Although the system behind it was surely completely different from before, it was still the same ol’ buddy of his after seeing the prompt…

—However, looking at your status… aren’t you the very definition of a monster…?

Suddenly, the beautiful woman said something very rude.

And why is she looking at me like I’m some sort of an alien or something? A new strange animal species? Allen frowned in displeasure… oh please, I might be a monster but I am a cute and adorable monster…!

—You might be a mortal but these bloodlines… even I myself wouldn’t be able to stop but shiver in fright after seeing it… just how are you able to possess this kind of things?

Allen smirked as he shrugged his shoulders; “What can I say? I’m the protagonist~”

“… …”

—… I see…

Oh? She actually agreed? Allen’s mouth twitched but he didn’t say anything.

—Now then, for being one of the first ten challenges of the trial within the Celestial Realm after a long, long time, you receive a novice gift box. I wish you a pleasant trial experience. The beautiful woman smile and in the next moment, in Allen’s hand was a small chest with blue color.

“A novice gift box? Set aside the title novice, but…a gift box? Really?” Allen smiled wryly. What a generous and over exaggerated dungeon it was…

This woman, Romeia seemed to have some good taste.

Allen opened the chest and inside it, he saw a wooden flute with a simple yet magnificent appearance. On its wooden surface, there was some leaf-like image engraved on it making it feel gentle like a morning breeze.

A flute?

Allen stared at the flute on his hand and immediately, a prompt window appeared.

[ Alicia’s Love ( Unique Tier )

Description: Flute created by the War God of Storm; Alicia Braveheart. It gives different buffs to allies according to the user's song. It was created by Alicia while thinking of the memories of her hometown and loved ones, knowing she would never ever returned and sees them again. It can call upon the raging winds and storms, it calms the waves of seas… it can calm one’s heart and heal mental and spiritual injuries.

Caution: Won't activate when the performer's ability is low and terrible. ]

—You have great luck; you had acquired the Flute of Alicia’s Love. That is the most important thing for Her Majesty Alicia and now I shall bestow that to you. May you treasure it and keep it… may it protect you always, as someone from her own world…

“… luck, huh… didn’t you just gave it to me directly~”

—nothing of the sort.

“… …”

—I wish you luck then… brave hero… bring glory to the mortal world…

The Beautiful woman’s lips curled upwards. The next instant, Allen felt like he got shoved into a washing machine.

Allen was entrapped in complete darkness while there was the sound of a strong wind in his ear as he was whirled around towards an exit. No, let me use another example, it was like somebody removed the cork of time which led to me being taken away with everything.

However, Allen didn’t resist. This must be the real entrance of the Trial Ground.

—See you next time, oh great hero,

“Ah, see you~” Allen indifferently responded.

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