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Chapter 160
Chapter 160: Mediocrity (4)
"Commander-in-Chief, the capital of the Duchy will soon collapse."
Fellian Rofen Arman, the Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Unification Army. The Empire's 2nd Prince narrowed his eyes as he gazed at the Solar Holy City.
"Is it the Punitive Soldiers again?"
A city built upon the desert. Despite the harsh environment, the city was prosperous. Countless slaves had worked themselves to exhaustion for the Solar Holy City, developing it into a flourishing metropolis. Moreover, in times of crisis, they also functioned as soldiers.
W̌ ė bń о v̇еl̄ Е́ǹùm̈ӓ
"Withdraw the soldiers."
"Y-Your Highness, surely not again?"
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"It is the duty of the Imperial Family overseeing war."
"Would it not be better to leave this matter to the Archduke?"
"The Archduke must preserve his strength to guard against the Saint if she awakens."
The Solar Holy City possessed both a Saint and a Saint. The Saint had died in the Demon Realm recently, but the Saintess lay dormant in the Solar Holy City's capital. It was said that the Solar Holy King had placed the seal himself...
W е̌.b̌ ńо v̀е̃ l Е́_ň ũ m̂ а
"If that monster awakens, there is nothing I can do to stop her."
"But surely, Your Highness, there is no need for you to personally vanquish the Punitive Soldiers every time?"
The aide's concern was deep.
"Do you think the soldiers will rejoice while slaughtering Punitive Soldiers?"
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However, the Prince was thoughtful. The Continental Unification Army was strong. It was the Empire's mightiest force, honed with the single purpose of continental unification.
Yet, that strength could not be allowed to culminate in the massacre of powerless weaklings.
Ѐ n̊ ūm a
"This too is the weight of the name 'Imperial Family.'"
Fellian Rofen Arman. He intended to fulfill that duty as a direct member of the Imperial Family.
"Your Highness..."
The aide gazed at the Commander-in-Chief Fellian with concern. Silver hair and red eyes. The characteristic of an ordinary Imperial Family member. Yet, he possessed a distinctly sharp appearance.
'Like a constantly sharpened sword...'
He appeared like a demonic blade thirsting for blood—a human form. The aide swallowed hard. His murderous aura signified the years Fellian, the 2nd Prince, had spent on the battlefield.
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"There is no need to worry. When His Majesty steps down..."
Fellian left the Empire's encampment. Following behind him was only one aide, Pirun. Walking through the barren lands of the Solar Holy City, Fellian continued.
"After my elder brother inherits the throne, I too shall become merely a nameless general of the Empire, washing away this blood like my great-uncle before me."
War spills countless amounts of blood. The majority of it belongs to innocent citizens. The Imperial Family was an entity that had resolved to cleanse itself with that blood.
Slick!
"Unfortunate beings, shackled by the Curse so that you cannot even choose death for yourselves."
Ẇ ё.ḃnо̇ v е l Е̄ ň.um̄а̌
The 2nd Prince Fellian drew his sword. At its end, he could see a mass of Punitive Soldiers pouring out from the Duchy of the Solar Holy City. Their numbers reached ten thousand.
"I shall send you to peace."
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Slash!
Moonlight enveloped the unfortunate weaklings. The crimson blood scattered in the silver light seemed like viewing the 2nd Prince's eyes themselves. The determination of the Imperial Family was indeed so heavy.
And then.
Boom!
Ē ň ŭm̌ а . іd
"Why does the Imperial Family itself come forth to slay Punitive Soldiers?"
The Solar Holy City found itself in difficulty from such enemy attacks. Punitive Soldiers existed to exhaust the mental strength of enemy soldiers. In fact, they had worked quite well in the previous war. Had the Empire not withdrawn once?
"Should we not employ some stratagem as well?"
"The Imperial Prince personally slays all the Punitive Soldiers, causing only our side's fear to deepen."
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The nobles and royalty of the Solar Holy City agonized in circles. Their anguish was not meant to find answers.
"What does the Solar Divine Proxy think of this matter?"
Е́n ŭ m̆ a .і̇ d
It was merely a means to persuade the officials of Lu-Solace in a convincing manner.
"Let us awaken the Saintess."
The Seven Flames of Lu-Solace. They were spoken of as the closest beings to the Sun God. They had made their decision. To awaken the remaining child of the Sun God.
"Solar King, as you are the axis of the seal, do it yourself."
"I shall honor the will of the Seven Flames."
The king of a nation bowed his head to the Flames of Lu-Solace. Thereafter, he descended into the underground chamber of the palace. The dark underground became hotter the deeper it went. At the end.
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Whoosh!
A figure of a woman spewing white flames appeared. It seemed like nothing more than a flame burning without any will. Gazing upon it, the Solar King extended his hand.
"In accordance with the covenant between the Solar King and Lu-Solace, I hereby release the Curse placed upon you."
The fragment of the sun embedded in his palm shone with light. Then.
Swoosh!
The white flames vanished. What appeared within was a naked woman.
Ẁ ӗ bñ о̆ vеl E n̂ ŭ_m а̊
Crackle!
"Solar King? Why have you awakened me?"
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Nia Solace, the Saintess of the Sun God. She donned a garment woven from flames and glared at the Solar King.
"Have you abolished the slave soldier system? Have you ceased the hunting of impoverished peoples in conflict zones and minorities beyond the borders?"
She stood in opposition to the kingdom's will. Moreover, this was an action contrary to the will of the divine.
"Have you punished the Seven Flames who distort the will of the Sun God Lu-Solace, who has departed from this world?"
Е̃n ǔ m̂ а̇
Facing the Solar King, who offered no response, the Saintess continued her questions.
"If not that either, why have you awakened me?"
A scorching flame approached the Solar King. The Solar King's graying beard caught fire and burned away.
"Perhaps the Solar King alone finds it difficult and wishes for my assistance? If so, I can gladly help."
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The Solar King bowed his head while enduring the scorching flames.
"All of those matters are contrary to the will of the divine, Saintess."
Ẅ.е̂ b ň.õ vӗl Ė ñu mа
"Ah. Then what else do you ask of me?"
The Saintess sighed. She raised her hand high into the air. Then, a pillar of intense light rose from the deep underground all the way to the ceiling of the palace. A beam of sunlight flowed through the gaping hole.
"Ray Solace, my brother has departed this world. And... the Empire is attacking"
The Saintess harbored disdain for the Solar Holy City's regime. Yet, she did not cruelly abandon the kingdom that had given her birth.
'As always, I shall provide aid and return to sleep.'
The Solar King thought thus and bowed his head. It was then.
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"A new divinity in the Empire?"
The Saintess uttered strange words. The act of reading the world's flow through the sun was akin to perceiving providence itself. In other words, it only revealed absolute truth. Yet, from the Saintess's perspective, incomprehensible events were unfolding.
"Solar King, as you do every time, you believe I shall save the kingdom, do you not?"
The Saintess had read that flow and understood.
"Not this time. In a world that does not change, changeable things have appeared."
She set her footsteps toward the Labyrinth.
Е̄_ñu ma
"Saintess, before that lies the Empire's military encampment."
However, from the Solar King's perspective, this was acceptable as well. The Saintess's temperament was constant.
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"If they obstruct me, I shall merely burn them and pass through."
***
Jang Du-sik is a human. Therefore, he can make mistakes.
'I drew a poor Mythical-grade item.'
En u ḿ а̂ . і d
Jang Du-sik had drawn a Mythical-grade item with poor performance. Erik did not rebuke Jang Du-sik for this.
'As long as one is human, perfection is impossible.'
It was the duty of those in higher positions to compensate for such mistakes.
"You've obtained quite a good earring."
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Erik gazed at Wilson with a satisfied expression. Wilson's lips trembled in response.
"Y-You are truly fifteen?"
Е n̂u_m̄ а̂
"I am."
"H-How did you obtain such power and authority—"
Wilson's eyes surveyed Erik and his surroundings. The Possessors that Erik had sent were also dimensionally stronger than those of the Adventurer's Guild.
'They captured all of our Possessors who had cleared the layer boss...'
Furthermore, the Cleric was utilizing the skills of a Black Mage. Wilson wondered if this made any sense. It was then that Erik smiled and asked.
"In a world where layer bosses are clearing the Labyrinth, what doesn't make sense?"
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"That is—"
Wilson's words became stuck. The analogy was too strange, yet he could not come up with any rebuttal.
'Such monsters.'
Wilson had not merely lost the earring. He had been stripped of all his equipped items and consumables.
"It seems Adventurers have found great benefit in Possessors."
Adventurers are in-between beings. Not only their sense of purpose, but their actual standing is likewise in-between.
Е̊ ǹ û m̀а. id̆
'Both the Black Mage Group and all nations have declared neutrality.'
He could not fathom their intentions. Yet, other nations heeded the Adventurer's Guild's declarations.
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"Their neutrality declaration is working quite effectively, which is troublesome."
From Erik's perspective, that was the greatest problem. Within the Labyrinth, multiple matching opponents had been secured even for Wilson's Adventurer group. Black Mages, Allied Nations, Kingdom.
As a result, all had followed the neutrality declaration and guaranteed the Adventurers' survival.
"So you end up letting them live."
W eb̌ ṅо̄vé l̀ Еnúḿ a
Thus, Erik too proceeded to the next layer while leaving the Adventurers alone.
"In the end, enemies are enemies, but not truly enemies."
Erik felt dissatisfied, yet there was nothing he could do about the Adventurers. At least in one regard, they surpassed even the Empire.
"It's the Adventurers' treatment of Possessors."
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The greatest reason Erik spared Wilson.
"How do Adventurers treat Possessors?"
W̃ е b́ ň о̃v̆eľ Еn̈ü mа̊
"They are not monsters stealing our bodies. Neither are they beings whose very existence is sin for lacking the world's permission."
"Then what are they?"
"Unfortunate beings who suddenly lost their flesh and inexplicably found themselves in another's body, forced to live in a strange new world."
Erik's Discernment Eye informed him this was truth. In this world, it was genuinely rare to treat Possessors in such a manner.
"Wow... a group with such a mindset exists?"
Upon hearing Erik say such things, Park Chang-ho showed interest. Then Erik asked.
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"Are you thinking of defecting?"
"T-That cannot be... Freedom would be like poison to a Possessor!"
Park Chang-ho immediately cried out in response. Though somewhat excessive, this was also truth.
"What do Adventurers use to control Possessors?"
It was merely the first Labyrinth after the Great Cataclysm. Yet, endless questions continuously emerged. And all of them—
"You'll learn as you climb."
Е̄n̈u må.іd̊
At least in the unified 10th layer where all dimensions merge. Only then could they know precisely.
***
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—Knock knock!
[Kang Min-ah: Riferoze went to have a showdown with His Majesty!]
While climbing the Labyrinth, Erik maintained contact with the outside.
"This is ridiculous."
Е n̆u m̆ а .ïd̆
"W-What is the matter?"
Erik felt troubled.
"My mentor seems to have misunderstood that His Majesty is using me."
"Isn't that the opposite?"
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"It's neither. We merely help each other..."
Thanks to Ruelle's detailed explanation, Erik came to understand the situation.
W̃.еb n õ v̇ e ĺ Еn̈úmа̇
'It's understandable, but having a one-on-one showdown with the Emperor seems problematic.'
The Empire was in the midst of war. Already past the initial skirmishes where both sides tested each other, a full-scale conquest war had begun.
—Knock knock!
[Kang Min-ah: When will you send the Divine Magical Tool?]
Due to all the projects bearing fruit, even within the Labyrinth, Erik had to deal with work. And so the Labyrinth's progress became like an afterimage, passing in a flash.
—Empire's Tenth Human. No opposition exists.
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"Boss, what does it mean there's no matching opposition?"
"The real upper-layer subjugation parties have already passed through, and the slow ones haven't made it past the 5th layer yet."
7th Layer, the Lizard Swamp. Erik had climbed quite quickly.
'If not for the Rockstar Boss'
It was 'quite', so wasn't this a better situation? The work remained identical regardless. Traversing the vast swamp, hunting layer bosses. Then collecting all the rewards. Boarding the Portal to the next layer's staircase. The 8th Layer appears.
There were no matching opponents here either.
Ẽ ñü m а̊
"Every descent brings another floor boss, so encountering an S-rank Adventurer would be even stranger."
Wasn't it that they encountered excessively many up to the 5th layer?
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—Knock knock!
[Kang Min-ah: For the Divine Magical Tools, only sell the recovery-type ones to the Empire?]
[Erik: Tell him to stockpile the offensive ones. Thank you as always for the hard work in my stead, Ruelle.]
Erik exchanged messages with Ruelle in real-time while clearing the Labyrinth. He wished to exchange sweet words, but circumstances being what they were...
Е̌ n u m а. і̌d̄
"Brother! Should we collect the initial rewards all at once?"
"Yeah, let's organize everything on the 9th layer."
The 8th Layer, the Golem's Nest, likewise ended in an instant.
—Knock knock!
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[Kang Min-ah: The Saintess of Lu-Solace was released?]
[Erik: That insane arsonist got released?]
Ên̆ u m̄ а̌
Not all news was good. The deranged Saintess of Lu-Solace, who burned everything without friend-foe distinction, had been freed. It was quite troubling news. Yet...
—Knock knock!
[Kang Min-ah: But she did something strange. She laid a path of flames in a straight line directly to the Labyrinth and entered it.]
In just one day on the outside, far too much had occurred.
'It's been two days since entering the Labyrinth.'
On the outside, less than a day had passed. In other words, the Labyrinth's entrance remained open. Erik shared this shift in circumstances with his party. Then Jang Du-sik and Jackson engaged in an animated conversation.
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"What's different about that Saintess?"
"Captain Du-sik, don't you remember Lucifer? The insane arson that burned a quarter of Peran?"
"Wait, are you saying that madwoman came to the Labyrinth?"
Those under Erik who remembered the Lucifer Rebellion. So it made sense to feel a chill. Erik too felt uncomfortable recalling that devastation.
"The Saint broke Hell, but what remained was burned by the Saintess of Lu-Solace."
"In the process, she turned citizens and everything else to ash..."
Ẅ еb̆ ṅ о̂ vе l. _Ё n ûṁă
Like ancient ruins on Earth. The landscape of Hell, transformed into pure white ash, had once even become a tourist attraction. Of course, that attraction was eventually burned as well.
"What is her purpose?"
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At those words, Erik narrowed his eyes.
"It's strange that the reply is late."
1 had disappeared, yet there was still no answer.
—Knock knock!
Е̇nûm̆ а̄ .ї ḋ
[Kang Min-ah: ...That. She's looking for you???]
At the entrance of the 9th Layer, Erik came to a halt.
"That madwoman is looking for brother?"
Immediate preparations were necessary.
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