< Chapter 92 - Air Raid #3 >
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A late hour when everyone is asleep.
Who is knocking on the door?
1. Cordelia is so excited that she can’t sleep.
2. Cordelia can’t sleep because she’s anxious after being away for a long time.
3. Cordelia said she just came because she wanted to see you.
4. Cordelia opens the door and asks, “Want some ramen?”
5. Landius came to find me, saying he wanted to build my lower body.
I tried to list the possible cases while working hard on the happiness circuit, but Yuder already knew the answer.
“Come in.”
“okay.”
As expected, the one who opened the door and appeared was Landius.
“What’s with that disappointed look?”
“No, I just… had a fleeting dream.”
As Yuder smiled soullessly, Landius strode closer and placed his large hand on Yuder’s forehead.
“I don’t have a fever.”
“More importantly, Master, what is the matter?”
“I came here to talk. I was in a bit of a panic earlier.”
Having said that, Landius sat down on the floor with a thud, and Uder also sat down in front of him.
“You and I both have bodies that barely need sleep.”
“That… is true.”
After completely opening the door, Yuder’s already short sleep time became extremely short.
In fact, sleeping only two hours a day was more like a habit, and if he made up his mind not to sleep, he could stay up all night for days on end without any problems.
And the same was true for Landius.
“The higher the level of the Nine Heavenly Gate, the more distant it becomes from humans.”
Landius’ realm was currently Chilmun.
Even without the power of the ancient giants that he had gained through the ancestral return, he had already long since surpassed the physical level of humans.
“Anyway, I came here because I thought now would be the only time we could talk, given the busy schedule.”
Uder nodded at Landius’s words.
Today’s battle would mark the beginning of a full-scale offensive by Sicily.
There were more than one or two things that had to be dealt with, starting with uniting the power of the South, including the Seven Southern Clans.
“First, I’d like to hear about what’s happened so far.”
Since we parted ways at the Temple of Life.
At Landius’ request, Uder told him what had happened so far as concisely as possible.
“therefore······.”
It all started with meeting Princess Darian and exploring Akeima’s dungeon.
He then told them about the various events that had occurred since he arrived at the capital, and then about the events that had occurred on his way down to the south.
Encounter with the First Sword.
Battle with the Guardians.
The blood feud with Gamor Khan and the Ultimate Series.
The story of Javawalk and the elves encountered in the Eternal Forest.
Here’s a brainwashed Sebastian Le Guin fighting the Kraken and Madhurs.
After hearing the whole story, Landius touched his chin for a moment and then laughed in vain.
“Master?”
“No, it’s just… I find it interesting.”
Yeah, that’s amazing.
A fascinating story.
‘What kind of guy is this?’
Landius himself had been through a lot, but Uther felt a little worse.
Is it like I’m just bringing accidents and incidents to the table?
‘No, that’s not it.’
It feels like you’re not just bringing incidents to life, but deliberately jumping into them to find them.
‘Come to think of it, was it like that from the moment we first met?’
A confrontation with demon followers who attempted to kidnap the children of the 12 northern families.
Unlike now, Yuder, who overcame the crisis with a weak body, was involved in all kinds of incidents after that.
‘A fight with demon followers in the wild lands.’
What would have happened if Uther and Cordelia had never gone to the wild lands?
‘Lena would have died.’
Perhaps he would have closed the gates of hell and lost his life.
And that wasn’t all.
Perhaps the entire wild lands would have fallen into the hands of demon followers, causing great chaos in the northern part of the Kingdom of Seilun.
‘The same goes for the king.’
If it weren’t for Uther and Cordelia, the Duke of Hoguk would not have been able to stop him.
‘The annihilation of the royal family, the collapse of the barrier. The resulting chaos in the entire Kingdom of Seilun.’
This in itself would have been fatal, but if the Northern turmoil had been added to this, the Kingdom of Cailun could have effectively lost control as a nation.
‘And this time it’s the South.’
Attack of the Ancient Black Dragon Malekith.
‘It’s as if they knew what was going to happen and were trying to stop it.’
Of course, it was an impossible story, but Uder and Cordelia were involved in the crisis of the Kingdom of Seilun – no, the world – to the extent that it was thought to be so.
‘further······.’
Landius closed his eyes for a moment and thought back to when he first met Yuder.
Now, he has grown taller and gained muscle, but when I first met him, he was completely different.
He was as short as Cordelia, and as skinny as a corn stalk.
The change in Yuder that makes you feel like you’ve truly changed the world.
But looking back, it was a change that happened in just one year – no, less than a year.
‘What the heck? Why is this guy so strong?’
The rate at which he was getting stronger was not normal.
No, at this point, it was no longer a situation where we could talk about normalcy. It was a growth rate that was truly beyond common sense.
Of course, if you consider them one by one, it’s not that it doesn’t make sense.
Yuder was the owner of the Cheonmujiche, the incarnation of the heavenly being, and the number of coincidences he had gained through all sorts of events was no joke.
I was eating up the kind of opportunities that others might only experience once in their lifetime.
‘Six questions.’
Current state of Yuder.
In a little over half a year, we reached the sixth gate.
Even Landius himself took more than five years to reach the sixth gate.
‘This is a real monster.’
I never thought that the day would come when Landius himself would look at others and think of such things.
“Master?”
“No. I just wanted to think about something.”
Landius, who had been somewhat confused, looked at Yuder again.
Looking at him tilting his head with a puzzled expression and slightly narrowing his brows, it seemed as if Landius had no idea what he was thinking.
‘Well, I guess it turned out well.’
It wouldn’t be a bad thing if Uther got stronger quickly.
It was also welcome that Landius would surpass himself and reach a higher level of the Nine Heavens and Nine Gates.
‘A clue to the eight gates.’
As I have told Yuder several times, the Nine Heavenly Gate was a divine art created for the Heavenly Martial Body.
Because Landius, who was not a celestial being, had to overcome the brink of death every time he opened a new door.
It’s as if a fully grown crustacean risks its life every time it sheds its skin.
It’s been several years since the Seven Gates were opened.
Normally, Landius would have tried to open the Eight Gates by force, but after meeting Uder – or to be exact, after meeting Uder who opened the Five Gates, he changed his mind.
‘The existing method is too dangerous.’
Through Uder, I got to know the Nine Heavenly Gates better.
And as a result, Landius realized that the way he had been doing things up until now was reckless itself.
‘If you keep going like this, you might really die.’
There was a clear difference between taking risks and just rushing to die.
In any case, Landius’ own goal was not to become the strongest unmanned machine.
The goal was to drive out the demon followers from this land and prevent a tragedy like that of the Paragon Kingdom from ever happening again.
“Disciple.”
“Yes, Master.”
“Please take care of me in the future as well.”
“Yes? Oh, yes. Please take care of me too.”
Yuder tilted his head as if he was a little puzzled, but soon spoke with a smile on his face, and Landius smiled warmly in return and changed the conversation back to Yuder’s story.
“Anyway… it was really eventful.”
There are already more than five Ten Swordsmen-level strongmen that Yuder has fought.
Moreover, at the time of his fight with the Guardian King, Yuder was much weaker than he is now, so it was a miracle that he survived all those battles.
“I was lucky.”
Yuder, who spoke humbly, looked again at Landius in front of him.
Even though he was sitting, he was a truly huge body.
Moreover, the sight I saw a few hours ago.
An image of Landius beating up a giant black dragon with his bare fists.
‘This is not normal.’
Truly the strongest in humanity.
To be honest, Landius seemed like he would be much stronger than Kamael or Lena.
‘If he’s that strong even with his bare hands, what will happen if he opens all seven gates and uses the Solar Blade?’
No, what if Landius had just obtained Sword Origin?
Uder, who had imagined Landius literally achieving divine union, soon smiled bitterly. It was because of Velencia’s complaint that he could feel from the depths of his soul.
‘The younger generation is really bad. I even tolerated them.’
The face of Torazin Belencia, her cheeks puffed out, was truly striking.
“Disciple?”
“Oh, yes. No.”
Yuder quickly erased the thought of Velencia from his mind and straightened his posture, and Landius tilted his head as Yuder had done just before and spoke.
“Anyway, disciple. I have a question. When you opened the sixth gate, did the fairy not appear?”
“Yes, I don’t know why either… but I couldn’t see it.”
“Hmm······Until then, I could see the fairy just by opening the door, but this time I couldn’t see her······.”
The one who holds the clue to the nine heavenly gates is, of course, a fairy.
To begin with, Yuder had learned more from the fairy than from Landius about the Nine Heavens and Nine Gates, including how to handle the black dragon.
“Well, I guess we have no choice but to wait for now. Maybe I just haven’t fully realized it yet.”
“Yes, I will try my best.”
Even if you were impatient, there was no solution right away.
Anyway, when the story came to a close, Yuder took a breath and opened his mouth again.
This time, the purpose was to bring up a story that would provide a definitive answer.
“Master, I also have something I would like to discuss with you.”
“Well, don’t worry about your height, it won’t grow any further. Even if you grow from here, it won’t be more than two meters.”
“Huh? Uh… Yes. That’s fortunate.”
“Hmm, well, that’s a good thing.”
No, fortunately it was correct.
Cordelia was sometimes worried that Yuder herself might grow up to be like Landius.
‘thank god.’
I’m so glad.
Uther, who had let out a sigh of relief, wanted to go to Cordelia with the excuse of telling her the good news as soon as possible, but it was something he couldn’t say.
I haven’t even brought up the story I really wanted to tell yet.
“Ahem, Master. There is something else I would like to discuss with you.”
“What is it?”
“This is a story about the Ultimate Sun God Art.”
After saying that, Yuder straightened his posture and slowly took a deep breath.
It was to awaken the black sun.
This was completed by Yuder himself through the Ultimate Sun Divine Art.
The power of the sun began to show its true value, albeit slightly, after the fight with the Kraken.
“Is that really the sun?”
Landius, who sensed the presence of the black sun within Yuder’s body and soul, straightened his posture and took a deep breath.
It was to awaken Landius’ own sun, just like Uder had done.
‘Golden sun.’
It was completely different from Uder’s.
It was truly the dazzling and brilliant light of dawn itself, ending the pitch-black night and ushering in the glory of the morning.
Why is there such a difference?
Why is the sun of Landius golden, while Uther’s own sun is pitch black?
“That’s because the disciple’s heart is dark.”
“yes?”
What did you say?
Uder asked without realizing it. He had no choice.
Cordelia always called him Black Cloak, but I never thought it was true.
“Well, to be more precise, it’s because the disciple’s soul is black.”
Seven colors, seven stars.
Seven colors and seven attributes that each soul possesses.
“Humans with pitch-black souls are extremely rare. I have only seen them in records, but my disciple is the first one to see them in person.”
At Landius’s words, Yuder unconsciously narrowed his eyebrows.
“Is it a bad thing?”
“No, that’s not true. There is no real relationship between the color of the soul and the personality of its owner.”
It was just that among humans, there were very few who had pitch-black souls.
“Anyway… that’s amazing. Not only are there six gates, but you’ve already built your own sun.”
“Can we continue developing it like this?”
“Yes, there is no need for me to give you any training. Since your Nine Heavenly Gate and the Ultimate Sun Divine Art have already become one, you can just continue to grow the power of the sun.”
At Landius’s words, Yuder breathed a sigh of relief.
This is because I was worried that I might have been taking too far, considering that this was the situation in which the power of the black sun first manifested.
‘thank god.’
You were doing it right.
As expected, it’s the celestial body.
But it was at that very moment.
Yuder, who was breathing a sigh of relief, suddenly raised his head and looked at Landius.
Landius looked at himself and smiled brightly, but the meaning of the smile seemed different than before.
“Master?”
“There probably won’t be any time for leisurely training for a while. But since you’ve already created the Black Sun, there’s no time to delay.”
I wasn’t talking about muscle training.
Landius continued speaking while looking straight at Yuder.
“Disciple, the reason you were a nine-syllable man from the beginning was because you were born with extreme intelligence.”
The cold energy accumulated in the body causes the blood vessels to become blocked, the circulation of energy becomes disrupted, and as a result, the body and soul become damaged. This was the nine-year-old syndrome.
Yuder has had a strong cold energy since birth.
It was said that he was born with extreme delay before becoming a celestial body.
“That’s why you had to grow your power of the extreme sun. And now, your power of the extreme sun has grown strong enough to use the power of the sun.”
The power of the extreme sun, which had not been able to take root in the first place due to the extreme cold, was able to take root thanks to the help of the sun flower, and the Ultimate Sun Divine Art and the Nine Heavenly Gate were added to this.
“Until now, you have only been suppressing the extreme powers. But now that you have the sun in your hand, it’s different. Since you are already a polar yang power, you will be able to control the extreme and extreme yin powers at the same time.”
Yin-Yang delay.
One who can not only handle two opposing forces simultaneously, but also bring about a new harmony between the two.
“Isn’t that right, Kamael?”
The moment Landius spoke to the back, the door opened as if it had been promised.
A person with extreme temperament, like Uther.
The swordsman Kamael has revealed himself.
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