< Chapter 51 - Long Live the Sun #3 >
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Kamael and Landius, the two main characters of the first volume of Heroes Chronicles, had many contrasting aspects.
They were equally handsome, but one had a beautiful, slender face that could be mistaken for a woman’s, while the other had a manly, bold face with bold lines and distinct features, the so-called cheerful man type.
Their size is also different; while Kamael is slightly smaller than average and has a slender build, Landius was already a giant with a muscular body and a height of over 190 cm in the first game.
‘The personalities were different too.’
Kamael was a realist who could be defined by the words cool, calm, and rational, while Landius was a traditional warrior full of passion, hope, and courage.
‘A song of ice and fire.’
Kamael, who wields extreme power, and Landius, who wields extreme power.
The two representative martial arts are the Sulhwa Shipi Sword and the Ultimate Sun Shingong.
‘Warrior of the Sun.’
Landius was a being exactly as his nickname suggests.
When Kamael, Lena, and all the survivors of the Paragon Kingdom fell into despair and fear in the face of the absolute power of the Demon Prince, he was the only one who did not despair. He did not give up.
‘Like the sun.’
Like the sun that rises alone in the pitch-black darkness and brightens the world.
A man who banished fear and terror from everyone’s hearts and gave them hope and courage to fight once again.
‘The Ultimate Sun God Art is like Landius.’
Endless vitality.
The power of light to drive away darkness.
The martial arts of a man who always uses all his might to destroy the enemy in front of him without any tricks.
“Disciple, do you know about the Ultimate Sun Divine Art?”
Yuder, who came to his senses suddenly at Landius’ question, nodded slightly.
“I just heard a little bit about the story.”
“Okay, then do you know the characteristics of the Ultimate Sun God Art?”
Cordelia’s eyes lit up as Landius asked again.
‘Stamina boost! Stamina increases greatly! Recovery speed is also fast! The attack itself is simple, but the power of each hit is strong! I don’t know about anything else, but among the five main characters, Landius is the best at dealing damage with a single hit! The taste of that one hit that he gathers into his fist!’
If we interpret the Ultimate Sun God Art in terms of a game, it would be as Cordelia said.
But since he couldn’t bring himself to say that, Yuder said something pretty.
“I heard that it is a martial art based on a strong life force like the sun.”
“Yes, that’s right. The Ultimate Sun Divine Art will turn you into the sun, and if you succeed, you will have the infinite power of life that will never tire, always and everywhere.”
‘That’s right, that’s right! I have incredible stamina! I don’t know about anything else, but I never get tired! I’m an energizer! I can do this all day long like Captain America! No, I could do this for days on end! I’m going to become Captain Sailun!’
As Cordelia’s eyes sparkled again, Uther bit his lip to keep himself from laughing.
Landius continued speaking.
“I created a new Ultimate Sun God Art by adding the nine heavenly gates to the existing Ultimate Sun God Art. However, disciple, I will teach you the existing Ultimate Sun God Art.”
Because Uder’s Nine Heavens Gate was different from Landius’s own.
‘The twenty-four steps of the whirlwind.’
The changed method of Yuder along with the Nine Heavenly Gates.
Landius, who learned the 36 treasures of the world from Yuder, came up with a hypothesis.
Wouldn’t it be possible for Yuder’s Nine Heavenly Gate to become one with not only the Thirty-Six Treasures of the World, but also all the martial arts in the world?
Landius himself cannot do it, but Uder, who was born with the ability to use the Heavenly Sword, can.
This is something that only Yuder, who has mastered the most perfect Nine Heavenly Sentences, can accomplish.
“If you really do that, then you can compare it to my new Ultimate Sun Divine Art. And through it, I can also develop my Nine Heavenly Gates. And of course, your Nine Heavenly Gates as well.”
Uder nodded.
In fact, there was no time to talk, so Yuder wanted to quickly talk about the Gocheon Gate – about the fairy he encountered every time he opened the gate, and about what he learned while opening the new gate this time.
‘Hey, by the way, it’s Yuder.’
It was at that moment that Cordelia raised her hand slightly and gave him a look, and Uther immediately responded to the different kind of look in her eyes than before.
“Cordelia?”
“Can I ask you one thing?”
Landius also showed interest in Cordelia’s question.
“Why, girl? Are you curious about the Ultimate Sun God Art?”
“No, it’s because of the… lifeline.”
Uther took the Orb of Life, the sacred item of the goddess of life, Aeris.
As a result, the Orb of Life itself is now nothing more than a pretty decoration, as its power has been completely absorbed by Uther.
‘But the Orb of Life has several special functions.’
Such as regenerative power or increased vitality.
‘Couldn’t those traits have been passed on to Yuder?’
It was a fairly valid question.
As Cordelia carefully spoke out loud what she had thought of, Landius turned to Uther, who narrowed his eyes and closed his mouth.
‘The savior of life.’
Unless it’s just the life force contained within that has been absorbed.
If only the goddess’ blessings were with us.
Uther observed himself.
I went deep beneath the surface of consciousness and examined my own body and soul.
Perhaps this too was a talent gained by opening the door.
Deeper, deeper.
Something that can be known by observing one’s own body and soul.
New abilities that Yuder himself has acquired.
“and.”
Yuder, who let out an exclamation without realizing it, took out a dagger from his waist and cut his arm with it.
Although it was a sudden action, Landius and Cordelia opened their eyes wide instead of screaming in surprise.
Because the thinly cut wound healed in an instant.
“Regenerative power?”
“Wow, I can’t even tell.”
Cordelia touched Uther’s arm and exclaimed in admiration.
Because there really wasn’t even a trace of blood left.
“It’s amazing. The Goddess of Life’s blessings remained intact on the disciple’s body. It is truly the Goddess’s care… It is a miracle bestowed by the Goddess. Be thankful.”
Having said that, Landius put his hands together and prayed.
Perhaps because he was originally a knight, Landius’s praying appearance was very natural.
“Thank you, Goddess. Thank you so much.”
Cordelia also followed suit and offered a prayer, and Uther, too, was swept up in the atmosphere and closed his eyes to express his gratitude.
“Anyway, it turned out well. Now that you have the power to regenerate, you can treat it like you used to without any mercy.”
As Landius spoke with a hearty laugh, Yuder blinked. He had no choice.
‘What did you say?’
Are you saying that you can just treat me like that without any consideration?
No, so does that mean that before, that crazy training was a mercy?
“Disciple, there is no time to delay. There is much I have to teach you and much I have to learn from you, so let us hurry.”
“Now, just a moment, Master?”
“Hehehe, you seem to have gained regenerative powers. Just looking at you, it seems like you have an overflowing amount of stamina. Thanks to your regenerative powers, it seems like you absorb nutrients at a faster rate.”
“No, that can’t be.”
What does regenerative power have to do with faster digestion speed?
‘there is?’
I wasn’t hungry.
I had lost all my strength just a moment ago because I had exhausted myself so much due to the transformation, but not anymore.
I felt like I had absorbed all the nutrients from the 4 liters of liquid that Landius had prepared.
My vision was clear and my limbs were full of strength.
“Hahaha, that’s good. There’s no risk of injury, recovery is fast, and it digests food right away. This is the body that’s optimized for training. From now on, I’m going to work you hard without any rest.”
Landius, who was happy alone, jumped up from his seat and threw his training clothes to Yuder, who looked at Cordelia with a bewildered face.
‘Help me! No, save me! Cordelia!’
Could the eyes of a dog that wanders around without an owner and gets drenched in the rain be like that?
Cordelia was overcome with sympathy for a moment, but there was only one thing she could do.
‘Go for it.’
Just don’t die.
I’ll treat you kindly, with a lap pillow and earplugs…
Let’s go, Yuder!
‘Hey! Cordelia! Hey!’
The silent scream ended literally without a sound.
Landius forcibly lifted Uther up with his pot-lidded hand, the blanket fell away, and Cordelia quickly covered her face with her splayed fingers.
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Time passed.
As he himself said, Landius really treated Uther harshly.
Except for the time spent eating and sleeping, all time was spent training, but since the food wasn’t real rice but a gray liquid, there was no separate food torture.
So, for Yuder, the only pleasure of the day was sleeping.
“Sob, sob. Cordelia. Sob, sob.”
Cordelia smiled bitterly as she stroked Yuder’s head, who was shaking like a PTSD patient with his lap pillow.
I only got to see him practice for a short while on the first day, but judging from how Yuder, of all people, had become so ruined in just three days, it seemed like his training was truly hellish.
“Our Yuda, sleep well. You have to sleep. You only get three hours of sleep a day. Now there are only two hours and fifty-three minutes left.”
“Ugh.”
At Cordelia’s words, Yuder trembled again and closed his eyes tightly to try to sleep, and Cordelia stroked his head again.
And maybe 10 minutes had passed.
Cordelia slowly stood up from her seat, slowly pulling her legs out from under Uther’s head, who was completely asleep.
For Uther, it was time to sleep, but for Cordelia, it was time to start a new routine.
“Girl, are you going today?”
As Yuder left the small room where he was sleeping, Landius’s voice was heard from the entrance.
After mastering the Ultimate Sun Divine Art, Landius really didn’t need to sleep. After finishing his training with Yuder, he just sat cross-legged like that and didn’t really sleep.
Cordelia said with a small smile.
“Yes, I think things are starting to settle down.”
“Don’t overdo it. If it gets dangerous, give me a signal right away. I know the girl is strong, but you never know what might happen in a real fight.”
“Yes, thank you for your concern.”
Cordelia, who had answered nicely, left the room on the third floor, which was the training room, and headed deep into the Temple of Life.
What Cordelia is doing while Yuder is training with Landius.
‘I think I’ve almost got the 3rd floor covered.’
Cordelia was slaughtering the monsters that resided in the Temple of Life.
It was partly because Yuder had nothing to do while he was training, but it was for another reason.
‘I can’t stay still.’
It was good that Yuder was getting stronger.
I’m not just saying this in vain, I was truly happy.
Because it was our house.
Because the enemies we had to fight in the royal capital were not easy.
I really hated seeing Yuder get hurt.
I always thought that I wanted to become strong and not get hurt.
But apart from all these feelings.
‘I need to become stronger too.’
I had to gather some more experience points to level up.
We had to find new ways to grow rather than rest on what we had.
Because this is reality, not a game.
There must be ways to become stronger outside of the established framework.
Uder was striding forward.
The speed at which I was getting stronger was so fast it was scary.
So I had to catch up.
Cordelia herself had to become stronger.
‘I want to stand next to you.’
No, it wasn’t that kind of soft feeling.
It’s not that I didn’t think that way, but the emotions boiling inside my chest were a little different.
Something more fundamental.
Cordelia’s own heart, which has continued from her past life and is still held in this life.
‘I’ll get stronger.’
Not only to see a perfect happy ending,
Not only to overcome the difficulties that lie ahead.
A more fundamental reason.
A simple but powerful wish.
‘Even if someone else’s outboxer becomes our family’s Yuder.’
Because I don’t want to lose.
Because I definitely want to win someday.
‘I don’t support it.’
A ferocious smile spread across Cordelia’s face.
She clenched her fists and stared straight ahead, and soon the power of a holy angel radiated from her entire body.
Wings of light spread, and an angel’s ring appeared above their heads.
But it doesn’t stop there. We try new things.
To get ahead of Yuder, to go beyond not losing to Yuder and win.
Cordelia closed her eyes.
A new power that did not appear in the original was unleashed.
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