Chapter 122 (2/2)

“How is that possible?”

“It’s thanks to the vow that had been passed down since the time of our ancestors”

Saledo that he would protect Salely, his descendants placed Salem Philip’s tomb at a secretive place inside the royal palace and wished for eternal protection for Salem

‘So, he’s basically like Mun Munuardian spirit who protected Silla from the east coast It seemed Saleh this story was sile country, on Liber, it was a story so famous that there wasn’t a native who hadn’t heard of it In the past, a hero had come forth whenever a crisis that could cause Liber’s extinction occurred; it was as if it had been decided to be this way

“People think it’s because of the pro her walking speed “They aren’t co” Before Chi-Woo realized it, they had arrived in front of the palace “But there aren’t h the front entrance She opened the back door and then, withA staircase descending to the lower floor ca that appeared beyond that was pitch-black darkness

Flicker Eshnunna lit up the laestured for Chi-Woo to follow her in Chi-Woo obliged and murmured ‘the process’ under his breath This see more than just a promise

Clack, clack For a while, they only heard the sound of footsteps They walked for a while after going down the stairs, and Eshnunna opened a tightly sealed stone door With a loud scraping noise from the floor, the interior was revealed There were stone pillars lining both sides of a long hallway, and at the end was an altar and a large statue The statue wore stylish arhty hero How unexpected Chi-Woo had known that this place was a tomb, but he didn’t expect there to be a stone statue or an altar instead of a royal tomb This place looked more like a temple for a ritual

“Salem’s heroes are created here” True to Chi-Woo’s prediction, Eshnunna continued, “Those who are chosen by the royal family swear to protect Salem and receive a special ability from our founder And those who receive a special ability are obligated to act like a guardian spirit of Salem under any circumstances until they die” Only one person was selected at a tiations autoin Like this, they would wait for a new person to becouardian spirit of Salem And this was the reason why Sale surrounded by great powers

“Honestly, it has becoless now since Saledom had already fallen into obscurity in history “However, the founder’s will is still in effect,” Eshnunna explained that the rave, already died in the chaos Even though they couldn’t call this place a capital anymore, they had also successfully recaptured the place And above all, as the only surviving do about the effect of the founder’s will and give hihtly taken aback as he heard Eshnunna’s explanation He could understand what she was saying She was telling him to make a vow, even if it was just a formality, and receive a special ability froood deal for hi half of the reward of the proreat hero, it would probably be impressive

However, a question popped into his head Since this poas from the founder of Saledom should receive the founder’s special ability

Eshnunna agreed to Chi-Woo’s reht Only the royal enerations In a way, the past guardian spirit of Sale exceptions And the reason why this happened was that my father was an extremely practical person”

The founder, Saleuarantee that his descendants would be born with the qualities of a hero Of course, even if an ordinary person received a special ability, they would beco of Saleht to dom If this ability could make an ordinary person into an extraordinary person, wouldn’t it be ive this power to an already extraordinary person who could best utilize this ability?

As a result, the late king of Salethat the rave was a trustworthy person, he made a bold decision to transfer the authority of the founder’s will to the rave “Thanks to my father’s decision, Salem was able to withstand 100 years of its ainst the noroups and empire’s attacks and launched a counterattack as well so that they wouldn't ever try to attack Sale to do what htly widened “But, even then—”

“No”

Even before Chi-Woo could finish, Eshnunna shook her head “Please take it” Eshnunna’s eyes looked firuardian spirit wasn’t able to protect Sale he was, he was still a human in the end; it was impossible for a human to face a God However, Chi-Woo, as a human and already a hero, had beat a God

“You don’t have to act as the guardian spirit of Salem” Since Chi-Woo already had a burden too heavy for one person to endure, Eshnunna did not want to burden hiations whatsoever, so please take it”

Chi-Woo felt eventhis He stared at Eshnunna while feeling extree today Eshnunna had told hih strength to survive in this world And in reality, she could gain this strength If Chi-Woo hadn’t existed, she would have rightfully received this special ability without hesitation However, Eshnunna suppressed her personal desires and passed an opportunity of a lifetime to Chi-Woo She had already seen his achievements and was sure that he would be able to use this special ability better than any other person

“Please come here” Eshnunna kneeled down in front of the statue, putting her hands together in a prayer and quietly bowed her head Chi-Woo beca to refuse, but he couldn’t say anything because he felt an irresistible force pulling hi Hepulled and kneeled down next to Eshnunna with his head lowered

“…Founder,” Eshnunna spoke up then “I dare beseech you as the last reed with an extreht that Chi-Woo’s physical condition was poor, and it was getting worse day by day

If Chi-Woo heard her thoughts, he would jump up in a frenzy and deny it fervently; Eshnunna had all the reasons in the world to think this way, though There was that incident with Ru Hiana when he vo a God, his condition had looked so serious that Eshnunna wondered if he was really going to die Moreover, his physical condition wasworse since every task he did caused extreme strain on his body

However, Eshnunna could not sit still and watch Chi-Woo’s condition get worse; she believed this hero needed to live a long life and save Liber The future they had so desperately sought after could only be obtained through hiave was not the saave one ability at a time, and it was different every ti ability before a the different abilities, and she hoped that the founder would give Chi-Woo an ability to heal his broken body, or an ability that would help hi for a while This process should not have taken this long; usually, the royal faave an ability to only this person It was normal for the process to end quickly However, there was no response Chi-Woo, who had been working hard to make his vow, tilted his head in confusion He didn’t hear a e or an alarm

—Hah, this is nuts

Chi-Woo suddenly heard a pleasant but troubled voice in his ears

—It’s great that you brought hi What the heck do I give him?