Subscriber of the Gods Episode 266
Episode 266. The Results of the Merger
The situation was resolved quickly.
There was no immediate way to return Waterpia, which had become an island, back to the bottom of the sea. That was entirely up to Waterpia.
‘It pays to do good.’
The Pope’s trust level has reached its maximum, and Ethan’s chances of survival have increased by a whopping 2 percent.
‘Thanks to that, I also gained two potential points.’
Ethan planned to invest the two points he gained this time into complete evasion.
‘The current evasion probability is 9 percent.’
If you invest two more points, your evasion chance will reach 10 percent. Then, even if you are attacked ten times, you will be able to evade at least once.
‘Surely the Pope is the Pope.’
When you raise the Pope’s trust to the max, your survival chance increases by a whopping 2 percent.
‘When I treated Princess Evangeline and met the Emperor, my survival rate went up to 3 percent.’
The Pope’s trust alone increases your chances of survival by 2 percent.
It was an indicator that made me realize once again how great he was.
“Everyone saw it! Your incredible skills! How you made the impossible possible! It was truly amazing!”
Then, the King of Waterpia also expressed his deep gratitude to Ethan.
“We at Waterpia will never forget this favor, Ethan Wickers. If there is anything we can do to help, we will do so in any way.”
As he said this, the king of Waterpia handed over a water drop shaped jewel.
“It’s a special jewel given to our benefactor. It’s called the Water Drop Jewel, and it’s a very precious jewel. It’s been passed down through the royal family for generations.”
“Is it okay for you to give me something so precious?”
Water drop gem.
It was my first time seeing this artifact, but I could tell its value just by looking at it.
‘It’s very precious.’
“I am giving it to you because it is precious. What you have done is so great that I cannot repay it without giving you the most precious of the royal treasures.”
As he said that, the king of Waterpia coughed in vain.
“Of course, the most precious thing is not this water drop jewel.”
As the king motioned back, the princess stepped forward.
Bright red hair.
Beautiful appearance.
The fishmen differed considerably in appearance depending on their lineage: some had legs, some had fins.
“My daughter is Waterpia’s most precious treasure, but she is still young.”
“I can’t take the most precious thing with me. I’ll settle for the second most precious thing, the water drop jewel.”
When Ethan spoke with a smile, the King of Waterpia smiled cheerfully as if he finally felt relieved.
* * *
“Ugh.”
dungeon.
The five apostles opened their eyes and looked very impressed.
“Are you awake?”
“Ethan… … Whicus!”
Ugh-!
The five apostles ground their teeth.
He quickly realized what had happened. He had been defeated. Even his thousands of subordinates could not handle that monster.
“Why did you keep me alive?”
“Because I don’t intend to kill you easily. Did you think you could die easily after doing something like this?”
Ethan chuckled.
“The lives of the fishermen of Waterpia. And the lives of the dwarves of Tartarus. There’s no way I can kill you so easily when you’re trying to take over ten thousand lives.”
As he said this, he crouched down in front of the apostle whose hands were tied.
“But I can give you a chance to die comfortably.”
“… … Is that even a chance? I have plenty of time right now… … .”
“Can’t you die? I know you guys so well.”
Ethan knew about the last resort that every Dawn cult fanatic had.
martyrdom.
They had a kind of poison that could kill them.
Of course, Ethan knew where they were hiding the poison.
Not only that, they also found and eliminated all means of taking one’s own life, other than poison.
“What the hell are you… … What the hell are you talking about!”
Chalgrang.
The five apostles shouted at Ethan in a fit of rage.
“That doesn’t matter. There’s something else that really matters. I want you to know this information. That way, you can die in peace.”
Ethan said so and lowered his voice.
“Sundrake. Where is the will of the Rosicrucian Order now?”
“… … !”
The expressions of the five apostles hardened. They would have controlled their expressions if they had done so. However, Ethan’s question was so shocking that they had no time to control their expressions.
“How… … about that… … .”
“You guys probably know best that I suffer from a peculiar extinction disorder.”
Even if the lower apostles don’t know, the upper apostles will definitely know.
This is especially true for high-ranking apostles, such as the 5th apostle.
“Are you… … really Ethan Wickers? I don’t understand. It’s completely beyond my knowledge. The name of the Rosicrucian Order, and even the name of the traitor Sundrake… … This is information that even the council officials don’t know. Unless you’re an Apostle… … No way!”
The five apostles were astonished.
“The apostle… … betrayed?”
Ethan smiled faintly. Of course, the apostle had not betrayed him. It was just that Ethan knew a little more about the Dawn Society.
The five apostles, who desperately tried to control their expressions but couldn’t hide their confusion. Ethan smiled inwardly at that sight.
‘This is why the five apostles were kept alive.’
This is a very important time for Ethan and the Wickus family. There can be no unnecessary conflict at this time.
‘So we have to make it confusing.’
Ethan slowly stood up from his seat.
“I’ll have to remember that. I’ll be back in an hour.”
bang-!
As soon as the door to the dungeon closed, the five apostles used their superpowers.
“You must tell me.”
This fact had to be reported to the morning assembly.
* * *
Kuung-!
Ethan, who was waiting outside, reached out and caught the mana bird.
“I don’t know how many hidden superpowers there are. That’s why the Apostles are scary.”
Ethan grinned. He had intentionally created a gap for the Five Apostles to send information to the Dawn Society, and as intended, he obtained the information easily.
“It’s written so densely.”
Ethan saw the parchment written by the five apostles.
The parchment was filled with information about Ethan and warnings that there would be a traitor among the apostles.
“Here, take this.”
There was a special pattern drawn on one side of the parchment. This pattern was proof that the letter was sent directly by the five apostles.
‘It’s not something that can be imitated so easily in the first place.’
In Ethan’s hand was the green jade of the five apostles.
“If you have this, it’s possible.”
Using the green jade, he imitated the unique mana of the five apostles and drew the patterns of the five apostles on the parchment he had prepared in advance.
‘Everything about me has been removed.’
“To cause confusion in the dawn meeting.”
It’s hard to take your eyes off this matter for any reason.
It was a plan entrusted to the five highest-ranking apostles. Not only did it go wrong, it completely failed.
Of course, Waterpia rose above the water and Tartarus’ great hammer was also badly injured.
However, the original goal of retrieving the holy relics failed, and sowing discord between the two forces also failed.
‘Thousands of believers also sank into the sea.’
Ethan tore the parchment of the five apostles to pieces on the spot and handed the parchment he had prepared separately to the bird.
The contents written on the parchment were very simple.
-Betrayal by the apostle within. Information leak.
Ethan then wrote down the most important information.
-Rosicrucian, Sundrake.
The Rosicrucian Order, the predecessor of the Dawn Society. And Sundrake, one of the leaders of the Rosicrucian Order.
This fact was information that only high-ranking believers within the Saebyeokhoe could access.
“You can look inward or outward. At least it won’t come my way.”
At the center of this incident were Waterpia, Tartarus, the Pope, and Ethan.
‘If the gaze is drawn, it will most likely return to the king who rules over the two races.’
Or perhaps the attention will turn to the Pope.
‘I guess I can somehow divert attention from myself.’
At the same time, it could also be evidence that the five apostles are alive.
“I’m going to kill you, though.”
It’s not a good idea to keep alive the five apostles who use dangerous abilities like perfect mimicry.
Ethan went back into the dungeon.
“I’m not sure if it’ll work out well since it’s been a while.”
Ethan unclenched his fingers.
“I can hear the sound of bones breaking.”
* * *
Crunch-. Crunch-.
The five apostles were certainly superior apostles.
Even though he spent a lot of time torturing him, he endured the pain without groaning, so Ethan realized that it was no use and let go of him.
Ethan’s Bone Muscle Control was one of the most powerful torture techniques that crushed and twisted bones and muscles.
During his first class at Ibeca, Chen Garcia got a tiny taste of this bone muscle control and collapsed.
Of course, I was considerate of the circumstances at the time, but there was no reason for the Five Apostles to be considerate.
However, it was a patience worthy of a high-ranking apostle, as it did not elicit any significant reaction.
Of course, that doesn’t mean there was no way.
‘Pain alone is not enough to extract information.’
There was only one piece of information Ethan needed.
‘A force that broke away from the Rosicrucian Order. I must find out where the men who gave me the death warrant are.’
The five apostles were glaring at Ethan with blazing eyes.
But Ethan could tell.
That he was confused by the current situation in which he had been caught. And that he was worried that he might have been caught sending the parchment.
‘You’re acting like nothing happened.’
Of course, Ethan sat calmly on the chair in front of the five apostles with an expression on his face as if he knew nothing.
“How do you not know? These are facts that you do not know, information that only high-ranking officials within the organization would know. The apostles do not betray. That is certain.”
“How did you know? How much do you know? Does that matter?”
Ethan said.
“Will you be able to survive here? That’s the most important question.”
Ethan, who was leaning against the backrest, slowly leaned forward.
“Are you thinking of sending it back?”
The five apostles laughed bitterly.
“It depends on the information you tell me. If you tell me the information I need right now, I might be able to save you.”
“Ha, are you telling me to believe that?”
“Hahahahahaha-.”
Ethan laughed at that, as if he found it really funny.
“What if you don’t believe me?”
Then he spread his arms wide.
“What can you do? I am giving you a chance right now. I have a scenario where I can create a perfect fake corpse and break you out of prison.”
At that moment, the eyes of the five apostles lit up.
“… … What are you curious about? What do you want from me?”
“I know that the Dawn Society is a group that broke away from the Rosicrucian Order. Where are the Rosicrucian believers now?”
“… … .”
The five apostles, who had been pondering for a moment, let out a sigh.
“It’s the Magic Empire. They’re based in the Magic Empire. I don’t know what they’re doing. They don’t care about each other as long as they don’t clash. Of course, that’s within my capabilities. I don’t know what the higher-level apostles are doing.”
Ethan looked at the five apostles. At that look in their eyes, the five apostles couldn’t help but frown without realizing it.
I felt very uncomfortable because I felt like I was being stared at.
“Then where is the Rosicrucian legacy they left behind at the dawn meeting?”
“The legacy of the Rosicrucian Order? Most of what they left behind is in the Temple of Dawn. The extinction disease you suffer from is also one of those legacies.”
The Temple of Dawn was the headquarters of the Dawn Society.
“… … But why are you asking that?”
“You don’t know after coming all this way?”
Ethan said with an angry expression.
“no way……?”
“Yes, you are right. I am a Rosicrucian.”
Now that all the puzzle pieces in their heads had come together, the five apostles looked at Ethan with surprised eyes.
“Then why, why are you doing this? There is no need to be hostile to us! Right now you… … .”
Ethan didn’t answer, but just smiled. His hands continued to stroke the artifact that was binding the five apostles.
As the five apostles’ expectant gazes followed the artifact, Ethan soon began to quietly mutter.
“Why? I don’t know.”
“… …What are you talking about?”
“It’s all lies.”
“… … !”
“Everything is talk.”
“you you!”
Ethan took out the Frost Sword.
“You look desperate. Taste that despair to your heart’s content. That’s what the people you’ve killed so far have felt.”
fantasy,
