Chapter 525

The “Black Scripture” is the strongest unit among the Six Sacred Texts of the Sellen Theocracy, said to have members who each reach the level of “Hero Domain.”

In other words, nearly every member of the “Black Scripture” is equivalent to a Steel-Rank adventurer.

Such an elite unit, to ordinary people, can even be called a mythic force.

Yet now Shengzai claims that this mythic force nearly got wiped out by a single vampire—naturally, the Guild Master assumed he was bluffing.

“Guild Master, Saint… Shumiro is only a Silver-Rank adventurer, but his strength surpasses even our ‘Azure Rose.’

With their capabilities, ascending to Steel Rank is merely a matter of time, so they wouldn’t lie to you about this.”

Stronger than Steel-Rank “Azure Rose”?

Seeing the Guild Master’s skeptical expression, Aimirina, who had been standing behind Shengzai, slightly frowned.

Kang Jin Long, even more displeased, released a tiny bit of his dragon aura, instantly knocking the man flat on his back.

“Kang Jin Long!” Shengzai glared at the dragon girl beside him as the Guild Master collapsed, trembling with fear.

“Hmph, who asked him to be so disrespectful?”

Aimirina, standing behind Shengzai, gave her new colleague a silent thumbs-up for Kang Jin Long’s actions.

She had long disliked this human—a pathetic creature weaker than an ant—who had looked down on Saint Shengzai ever since he entered.

She didn’t really understand human rankings like Silver Rank or Steel Rank.

But in her eyes, the power Saint Shengzai now wielded could destroy all nations as easily as the Eight Great Lords once did.

“I understand. Then we entrust this matter to you all.”

Clearly, though Kang Jin Long’s behavior had been rude, its effect was undeniable—after sensing that Shengzai and his companions were no ordinary beings, the Guild Master finally conceded.

Watching the backs of Shengzai and his group leave, the members of “Azure Rose” decided to take a short rest.

Lachesis planned to visit the Wang Gong to catch up with Princess Lana and, as a sister-in-law, beg her young sister-in-law to keep an eye on Shengzai while she was away.

Gegrane chose to relax, while Tiya and Tina prepared to test new magical weapons.

As for Ibireu, she intended to use teleportation magic to consult Ligurido about the “Eight Desires Kings” and the hundred-year aftershocks.

Meanwhile, in the Sellen Theocracy, Nigen—who had become Shengzai’s mole—had just begun reporting the “Black Scripture” and vampire incident when an angelic being named Otto suddenly appeared before him.

When Nigen learned the visitor was a Seraph, the highest rank of angel, and had been sent by the kingdom’s Third Prince to assist him, he was utterly stunned.

A Seraph! The highest tier of angels, comparable to the ancient Six Gods—and now the Prince had sent one to be his assistant?

Nigen, who had originally intended to report the vampire incident to Shengzai, now felt such information was too trivial to bother him with after seeing Seraph Otto.

First a Dragon King, now a Seraph—Shengzai’s connection was thicker than he imagined; a mere vampire wouldn’t even concern the Prince.

To earn the Prince’s approval, he clearly needed to accomplish something monumental.

The Sellen Theocracy is a nation built on faith, and now that the Prince had dispatched the highest-ranked Seraph to aid him, Nigen’s operational freedom had greatly expanded.

At the same moment, after Ibireu departed, Ligurido arrived at a vast palace, where the colossal figure before her was none other than the current strongest Dragon King, the White Gold Dragon King.

Ligurido was an elderly woman, her face lined with wrinkles, once a member of the “Azure Rose” and also the Deathbringer among the Thirteen Heroes, who had fought in the Demon God War over two hundred years ago.

The “Thirteen Heroes” were not all YGGDRASIL transmigrants—some were native adventurers, such as Ligurido and Lachesis’s ancestor.

Yet as one of the former Thirteen Heroes and a being who had lived over two centuries, Ligurido knew many things unknown to native world dwellers.

Including matters of YGGDRASIL and players, as well as the so-called hundred-year aftershocks.

The White Gold Dragon King, son of the Dragon Emperor, had once adventured in armor alongside companions and was himself one of the Thirteen Heroes of that era.

“Char, what do you think of the Third Prince of Ri Yestijie Kingdom?

Is he a YGGDRASIL player, or a consequence of this hundred-year aftershock?”

Ibireu’s question to Ligurido today had shocked the Deathbringer so deeply that she immediately sought out her old friend for answers.

“Players from YGGDRASIL appear directly in this world; there has never been a precedent of them being born as new life within it.

Perhaps he merely learned these details through some channel—after all, with the world’s vast population, a few brilliant individuals are bound to emerge.”

Hearing the White Gold Dragon King’s words, Ligurido sighed slowly: “Back when I was in the ‘Azure Rose,’ I heard the girl speak of her fiancé.

I never imagined he was such an unimaginable being—I always thought the kingdom’s greatest human was Gajeff Storonov.”

The emergence of such a figure in the kingdom—whether it will be a blessing or a curse for humanity and this world, I cannot say.”

Ligurido’s words caused the White Gold Dragon King, who had been lying down, to lift his head and gaze at the dented armor beside him: “At least for now, this Third Prince appears to stand on the side of the world.

Though I don’t know how he obtained these details, this hundred-year aftershock is undoubtedly a catastrophe for this world.”

When the “Black Scripture” encountered Xia Tiya and used the World-Class Item “Beauty That Overthrows a Nation” to control her, but Xia Tiya became a neutral monster after the item’s user died, the White Gold Dragon King had once piloted his armor to fight her.

The result? His armor was dented, and he returned empty-handed.

It was during that battle that the White Gold Dragon King confirmed Xia Tiya was the calamity brought by this hundred-year aftershock.

Considering the Third Prince of the kingdom also knew these details, the White Gold Dragon King believed Shengzai may have encountered her even earlier than he had.

“Ligurido, could you please travel to the kingdom and investigate this so-called Third Prince?”

(End of Chapter)