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Chapter 225 : Instant Refinement
Chapter 225: Instant Refinement
Although Gauss felt that this kind of hunger did not originate from himself, since Arya had given him the berries, he did not reject her kindness.
“Thanks.”
He tossed several Magical Berries into his mouth, and the energy from the berries quickly spread throughout his body.
Sure enough, after Gauss finished eating the berries, the hunger did not improve. The White Egg still transmitted a sense of hunger, which in turn affected him.
E ṅ úm̈ à
You want to...
Gauss looked at the writhing door in front of him and swallowed his saliva.
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Although Soren and the others found Gauss’s sudden hunger out of place, this was not the time for gossip. Their attention was fixed on the rock wall in front of them.
“Is this Laduguer’s evil god aura?”
Feeling the ominous and malevolent aura coming from it, they all frowned at the same time.
Especially the dwarf Soren. He subconsciously tightened his grip on the hammer’s handle, instinctively feeling a deep disgust from the bottom of his heart.
Ẇ еbn ō v́е́ l È.n u̇ m̀ а̃
The aura emanating from the writhing dark-red fungus patches made the air itself thick and foul, as if breathing it into the lungs would cause corrosion.
Fortunately, Elton’s holy emblem released a radiant barrier of light. Otherwise, most of those present would soon have fainted.
Nancy’s wand tip glowed with an even brighter detection light, probing toward the arch’s texture. Her tone grew heavier: “This aura of the evil god is even stronger than I imagined... Soren.”
Although they had already received prophetic information, knowing that an evil god’s aura was awakening here, the details of its strength were unclear. The aura before them had obviously been awake for some time. Not only had it maintained its form stably, it was also slowly polluting the material world.
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Elton’s expression turned stern: “We must destroy it! Otherwise, given time, it will stabilize into a source of pollution and a coordinate. Then, interference and influence from the evil god upon the real world will become much stronger.”
His faith would not allow him to tolerate this.
Ẅ е̌b̀ń о v е́ l Е.n um̊а̊
Elton’s god was Lathander, the Lord of Dawn. As a neutral good god of great power, Lathander enjoyed wide belief across the continent, symbolizing dawn, rebirth, hope, revival, and youthful vitality.
The teachings of Lathander’s church encouraged people to disperse darkness, bring new beginnings, and strive to cultivate new hope for all mankind and their allies. Such ideals were absolutely irreconcilable with this aura of the evil god before them—filth, decay, and a scheme to drag vitality into deathly silence.
Fortunately, even though this evil god aura was stronger than expected, Elton had come prepared.
He extended the rose-red disk-shaped holy emblem in his hand forward.
At the same time, he began to chant a prayer.
As his chant continued, a glowing sphere, as radiant as sunlight, slowly spread out from the holy emblem. The first strand of golden sunlight carried warmth and hope, yet also contained a blazing force to purify darkness.
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When the sunlight touched the dark-red fungus patches, a reaction occurred immediately.
The two forces collided in the air.
“!”
At the point where the light met the fungus patches, burning sounds erupted, and thick black smoke billowed up. The outer layer of the fungus patches began to char and wither.
“Roar!!”
Gauss even vaguely heard a soundless roar echoing through the air.
W̌e ḃn̄ ö v̂ ӗ l Ėn̂ ü må
The evil god aura seemed to be restrained, letting out a sharp shriek while pulsing even more frantically.
This counterattack was fierce. In an instant, the light, which had originally held the advantage, quickly receded and gradually dimmed.
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Seeing this, Gauss secretly rejoiced that he had not recklessly rushed forward due to the White Egg’s desire.
The power of a god was on too high a level. Even if it was only an aura, a seed, or a mark, it could still carry power that low-level adventurers could hardly withstand.
Even Elton, as Lathander’s priest, whose divine arts drew directly upon his god’s power, was falling into disadvantage against this evil god aura. If Gauss had rushed forward rashly, the consequences would have been unimaginable.
The power of the dark-red arch grew denser. Suddenly, in its pitch-black center, darkness began to swirl slowly.
Ӗ ň u m̆ ā
Several pitch-black shadows struggled to squeeze out from within. They bore no resemblance to any known creature. They were more like twisted humanoid forms condensed from pure malice and negative energy.
They had no facial features, no clear bodily boundaries—only constantly writhing, stretching silhouettes of darkness. Sharp tendrils extended from their torsos, and thick, tar-like black liquid dripped down.
Around their necks faintly glimmered chains, the other ends connected to the black vortex at the arch’s center.
As soon as they appeared, the light inside the cavern seemed to be devoured by half. The holy emblem in Elton’s hand grew even dimmer.
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A chilling cold spread through the air onto everyone’s bodies.
“What the hell are these things!” Soren cursed.
Ẃе̊b ǹо́v̂ ё l̂ _Е̊n̂ ù m̆а̄
Seeing them about to pounce on Elton, he hurriedly raised his shield to block.
But the next instant, his warhammer and shield passed straight through the shadows.
The shadows instead climbed along his weapons, and where they passed, the runic glow on Soren’s armor dimmed rapidly.
Fortunately, when they climbed up to his neck, the pendant hanging there released a gentle glow, instantly driving the shadows away.
“Huff—” Soren broke into a cold sweat, the brief suffocating sensation leaving him weakened.
“Everyone be careful, physical attacks seem useless against them!
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“Stand behind me.” Elton gritted his teeth.
He squeezed out his strength, activating the holy emblem in his hand. The light once again bit into the darkness, forcing back the ominous force along with the chained humanoid shadows.
The reason he was falling behind was because, although he could borrow divine power, as an individual his level was too low, dragging things down.
Not to mention, the great god had no time to bother with such trivialities. Even if the god turned His gaze here, Elton’s physical body lacked the strength to bear more power.
Now, even after exhausting his full effort, he could only barely hold equal ground with the evil god aura before them.
But to maintain it—it was difficult.
Wе̊ḃ ñ о̇ v él̀ Е̇ n̆ ů m ā
Elton was even beginning to consider whether to have the entire team retreat.
Beside him, Gauss stared at the scene before him, able to sense the stalemate.
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However, at this moment, the clash of divine powers also gave him—the outsider—a chance to intervene.
The White Egg within him seemed to sense the external changes keenly. The hunger it transmitted grew stronger, faintly urging him forward.
As if saying it could deal with the evil god aura before them.
“Can you really do it, little one?” he asked in his heart.
Е̇ n üm â
The White Egg sent back echoing thoughts, as if affirming him.
Although still somewhat uneasy, Gauss recalled how, back in the Black Forest, it had been thanks to the White Egg that he had escaped death. In the end, he chose to trust it again.
He looked at Elton, whose face was filled with conflict, and suddenly spoke.
“Elton, can you suppress them with greater force? I think... maybe I can help.”
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“You?” Elton was about to say something, but when he saw Gauss’s resolute gaze, he swallowed the words.
“I’ll do my best. If you’re going to act, do it quickly. I don’t have much strength left.”
Еn̄u̇ m a
“Thanks.” Gauss nodded.
The next moment, a surge of intent burst out from the White Egg. Gauss half-understood.
He gripped the White Wand in his left hand, and a dazzling Light Spell erupted from it.
“Eeekk!!!”
Another shriek echoed in the ink-like darkness.
With Elton’s desperate eruption combined with the fully-driven Light Spell, the darkness was forcefully overwhelmed.
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Of course, such an overwhelming advantage could not last long.
Though the darkness sizzled and burned, it still tenaciously rooted itself in the rock wall.
“Huff.”
Gauss’s right hand shifted. Energy Scales instantly covered it, condensing into a dragon claw of pure energy.
And this time, a radiance of white tinged with gold also surged from within his body, wrapping around the dragon claw, imbuing its brute force with a trace of sacred sublimity.
“Now!” Feeling the darkness compressed to its limit for the moment—
Еn um̌ а̌
Under Elton’s astonished gaze, Gauss dashed forward, deftly sidestepping the wailing twisted humanoid shadows.
The dragon claw glowing with a platinum radiance stabbed straight at the arch’s core under the double suppression of divine light and the Light Spell—the very center of the black vortex!
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“ROAR!!!”
The evil god-aura let out an unprecedentedly terrified shriek.
As if realizing a “mortal” threat.
It grew violently frenzied.
Ӗñ ù m̂ ã
Countless black filaments surged madly from the vortex, tens of thousands of threads flying, trying to wrap and stop the platinum dragon claw.
“Pshhh!” Yet the instant those threads touched the claw, they exploded, as if meeting their natural nemesis.
The claw pierced without obstruction through all the seething foul energy. Finally, with Gauss’s immense strength, it slammed into the pulsing black core.
“BOOM!!!” Countless black particles erupted in a violent explosion.
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The entire cavern trembled violently.
In Gauss’s senses, his right arm did not feel like it struck stone, but as if it had pierced into a viscous swamp.
W е̃ b̆ n̆ о̃ v.е̂ľ .Ě n̊ uṁ_а̌
An icy, pure evil energy was siphoned out by the dragon claw from within the arch.
Numerous streams of dark energy frenziedly surged into his raised right hand.
His claw clenched. The dark energy was instantly refined.
The once-ferocious evil god aura collapsed instantly, as if its spine had been ripped out.
The dark-red fungus patches withered, carbonized, and disintegrated at a speed visible to the naked eye!
The shadowy constructs let out a despairing howl before dispersing rapidly like smoke.
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Elton suddenly felt the pressure vanish, collapsing to the ground, exhausted.
But he no longer cared about appearances. Staring at Gauss in disbelief, he could hardly comprehend what he had just seen.
Looking at the strange radiance of the dragon claw, and the completely annihilated evil god-aura, his mind went blank.
Who could tell him... what was this power? To so simply and brutally erase the influence of an evil god’s aura?
Behind him, Soren, Nancy, Arya, and Serandur were all equally stunned.
This was divine power! Even the faintest shred of such an aura normally required power of the same level to resist. This was why many adventurers—even high-ranking ones—still chose to worship gods.
Е̂ numа̀ . і.d
Some were not devout, but at critical moments, if they could borrow even a sliver of divine power, it might save their lives.
Gauss closed his eyes.
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The evil energy refined was devoured by the White Egg within him, making him feel an icy chill.
The White Egg, however, seemed to savor the sinister power as if it were a delicacy, greedily devouring it.
Within a few breaths, the evil god’s energy was completely consumed.
After devouring it all, the mysterious White Egg sent out an emotion of joy and satisfaction—and did not forget Gauss.
Е̌n u m̀а́
A surge of pure energy overflowed from its shell, merging into Gauss’s body.
「Buzz Buzz Buzz!」
The cold within Gauss’s body instantly turned warm. In the depths of his consciousness, the Cup of Magical Power radiated a bright glow, and the speed of magical energy circulation quickened.
A surge of abundant energy rapidly filled it, making Gauss feel incomparably satisfied.
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It was as if he saw some invisible experience bar increasing rapidly.
However, the refined pure energy fed back by the White Egg was not fully consumed. A portion lingered in his body, continuing to subtly nourish both his flesh and spirit.
Е́n u̇ m а́
「Huff—」 Gauss opened his eyes, a satisfied expression appearing on his face.
In just those few seconds, he had noticed a great leap forward in the accumulation of his Class Rank experience.
Considering that the remaining energy would continue to nurture him, after completing some more commissions and adventures, he might soon see the threshold of Tier 4.
So this was truly divine power? Even just the faintest trace of an aura could push a Professional forward in advancement.
It must be known—advancement for Professionals was extremely difficult. Some bottlenecks might never be surpassed in a lifetime. There were countless cases of people spending over a decade, even longer, just to cross a single rank. Even those with exceptional talent often needed years.
Yet he had only recently broken through to Tier 3, and now had been suddenly propelled forward by about half a level’s worth of progress. The speed was astonishing.
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Not far away, ten or so meters from Gauss, Arya and Serandur both shuddered at the same time.
The two exchanged a glance, then looked at Gauss.
「You...」
「You also...」
「We’ll talk about it later when we’re back,」 Arya swallowed hard, her throat moving.
「Alright.」
Еn u m̌ä
Serandur had originally wanted to say that he seemed to have broken through the bottleneck between Tier 3 and Tier 4. That threshold had blocked him for a long time, but now it suddenly cracked open.
Many insights instantly became clear to him.
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He thought, once they returned, it wouldn’t take long before he could complete his upgrade.
Although it had happened suddenly, recalling Gauss’s actions earlier, he faintly guessed his change was probably connected to his captain, Gauss.
「Haha! Gauss, lad, I still don’t get how you pulled it off, but... well done!」 Soren’s booming voice was the first to break the silence.
Their small squad’s goal in coming to the Emerald Forest had been accomplished. Though the process was full of twists and turns, and ultimately it was Gauss’s power that had cleansed the evil god aura, it was still completed.
E n̄ ŭ m̃_а̃
Even aside from their squad’s commission, for Soren personally this was worth celebrating. Any blow dealt to the Gray Dwarves was good news.
Nancy and Elton both revealed relieved expressions as well.
The evil god aura’s overwhelming strength earlier had nearly forced them to retreat.
Fortunately, their team had Gauss.
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At that thought, they glanced again at Soren.
To give credit where it was due—his secondary brain’s intuitive judgment had proven useful.
Е̂ n_ŭm а . іd
Back when Soren had persuaded them to invite an outsider into this commission, saying it would help, they had hesitated at first. But remembering his innate gift, they eventually agreed.
And the result? It had not merely helped—it had played a decisive role. Meanwhile, their so-called purification squad had become little more than decoration.
「Let’s leave here first,」 Gauss looked at the group and spoke.
When he had struck the rock wall earlier, the whole cavern had quaked. Although it seemed stable now, it still gave off the feeling of imminent collapse.
「Right, right,」 Soren agreed wholeheartedly.
Soon, they retraced their path.
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Along the way, countless cracks had spread along the tunnel walls. As they moved, the fissures crept further, stones falling from all directions.
「Move faster!」 Seeing this, they quickened their pace.
Finally, just before the ruins completely collapsed, they scrambled back up to the surface through the fissured entrance.
「BOOM!!!」
A muffled rumble shook from underground, and the cracks, along with the passage below, were completely buried.
「I think... we can’t rest yet. We should keep moving,」 Gauss reminded, glancing at the exhausted Elton. 「With such a huge commotion, the nearby monster camps have probably noticed.」
W̊ӗb̆nоṽеl E ṅu m̃ a.
「Hiss—」
At his reminder, everyone broke into a cold sweat.
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After being underground for some time, they had nearly forgotten where they were. The surface was far from safe.
In terms of danger, it was perhaps even worse than the underground ruins.
「Let’s scram!」 Everyone instantly shared the same thought.
Worried that monster patrols would arrive quickly, they dared not stop, running nonstop in the opposite direction away from the monster encampment.
Ė ñ üm̌ а̄
As they ran, horn calls echoed from the forest—proof the monsters were already gathering en masse.
This spurred Gauss and the others to run more than ten kilometers before daring to slow down and rest briefly.
After all, if surrounded by such a massive monster horde, there would be no survival.
Even teleporting several hundred meters would not escape such numbers.
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Circling back, they returned to where they had left their mounts, mounted up, and hurried toward the forest’s edge.
Deep in the Emerald Forest—
Е̃n um̌ а́ . id̈
A forbidden land where most adventurers could never set foot in their entire lives. Yet its sight was not terrifying. On the contrary, it brimmed with magnificence and splendor.
Ancient trees, surpassing the bounds of ordinary life, towered into the clouds, like primordial giants standing above a sea of green.
Each tree possessed a texture as deep and translucent as emerald. The leaves were not simple green but shone with magical radiance, weaving a canopy of interlacing emerald and dark-gold, almost entirely blotting out the sky.
The air was thick with life force so dense it was nearly tangible—and... a pressure so immense it crushed the spirit.
Under this invisible oppression, silence reigned across dozens of kilometers. Not a single bird or insect stirred. Only a deep, slow breathing sound echoed, pulsing in rhythm with the heartbeat of the land. It came from the forest’s very center—from the enormous natural palace formed entirely from intertwined living ancient trees.
That place was the true heart of the Emerald Forest—the lair of its sole ruler, the Green Dragon Queen.
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Beneath the colossal canopy of the 「Shadow-song Ancient Tree」, whose massive boughs naturally wove a dome, stood a grand palace.
Its walls and floors flowed with natural runes, providing illumination as well as forming a formidable defense. Without permission, no creature could set foot within.
The palace was vast. Though the light was dim, heaps upon heaps of treasure could be seen—gold, silver, jewelry, gemstones, ancient artworks, lost magical equipment. Piled high, countless treasures sparkled dazzlingly.
From within a towering mound of gold coins, some shifted and fell, cascading with crisp clinks.
A long, majestic head emerged from the pile, followed by a neck covered in scales more crystalline and resplendent than the finest emerald.
Suddenly, the enormous closed emerald slit-pupils snapped open a fraction.
W е b̂ nо̌ v̂ е l̈ Ѐn u m̂ а
That tiny crack alone spread a suffocating dragon’s might through the palace.
All attendants immediately fell prostrate, trembling, pressing themselves flat to the floor, scarcely daring to breathe.
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Aesrath slowly and gracefully raised her massive head, turning precisely toward a certain direction. If Gauss were here, he would have been shocked to realize—it was the direction where they had just purified the evil god aura and collapsed the cavern ruins.
A faint trace of doubt and curiosity flickered in the depths of her emerald eyes.
She had sensed it.
That faint aura of an evil god—so weak it could almost be ignored. Even if it originated from a god, it wasn’t worth her attention.
Ė ňů m̂ ä
What truly intrigued her was another energy fluctuation—extremely brief, yet exceedingly strange.
The fluctuation had erased the evil god aura in an instant, carrying a quality unfamiliar even to her.
It was like smelling a spice she had never encountered before, in a forest she thought she knew completely.
「Hmm...?」 A deep, thunderous dragon’s growl echoed through the palace like rolling thunder.
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She moved one claw, thicker than a grown human’s body.
At once, a nearby lizardman elder shaman crept forward humbly, pressing his head to the floor.
Ē ñ ũmа̇ .і̌d̈
「Go...」 the Queen’s voice resounded within the shaman’s mind, carrying an irrefutable command.
「Investigate what just happened in that direction. There was... an interesting ‘scent’. I want the details.」
「As you command, great Emerald Gazer, Mother of All,」 the old shaman hissed with his forked tongue, hastily withdrawing to carry out the Queen’s order.
The Green Dragon Queen Aesrath lowered herself back down.
Though curious, the aura was still too weak to warrant her flying all the way to the forest’s edge.
Besides, it was unwise for her to approach the human kingdoms for now.
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Recalling the order to remain stationed, a faint trace of impatience flickered in her emerald eyes.
Forget it. Back to sleep.
Her enormous eyelids slowly lowered, hiding the emerald gaze that saw through all things beneath mountains of gold and gems.
The palace once again returned to that suffocating, solemn silence.
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