Chapter 317 (2/2)

“Hht…but I haven't received it yet”

“Why is that?”

“Um, well, I feel a bit reluctant to accept it now that theyou can get even if you want to”

“I know divine blood is the supreive it to others But this is asomeone else’s blood into yours”

Aida nodded

“That is certainly true”

“But why are you suddenly asking me about divine blood—wait, no way” Yunael looked at Aida in disbelief

“I didn’t achieve my current status with divine blood,” Aida responded

“Then what?” Yunael asked, but Aida shook her head

“I can’t tell you anything about that, even to you, Yunael”

“Aida…!”

“I’rateful that you are worried about iving , but it doesn’t bind me as divine blood would You don’t have to worry”

Yunael looked surprised, and Aida added, “Please keep what I just told you a secret I told you this because I trusted you, but this isn’t so people”

It was understandable After all, this power that Aida was talking about had no negative effects and only positive ones It was so all would dream of, and many heroes would seek it out if they knew about it Even Yunael wanted to iet this power

“…I understand” Yet Yunael knew that there was no way of getting it and agreed in the end Then they wondered, ‘…Would I have received this power if I had gone to Seven Stars at that time?’

After that, Yunael and Aida talked about all sorts of things But soon, Aida received a call to return and had to get up

“I’m sorry I wanted to talk to you more since it’s been a while since we last saw each other, but I’ht you just returned from work”

“There’s always an endless aht you hadn't gotten a contract yet”

“Still, there’s a way to accu” Aida stopped what she was saying and turned around Then she left just like that She see for a while before getting up After asking around personally, Yunael confirmed that most of the rumors they had heard at the White Horse General’s temple were true, such as the fact that Aida received multiple offers froh Aida hadn’t reached gold rank yet, she had accuh merits and test exemptions to rise to it if she wished

Yunael wrapped their hands around their head as they staggered back to their room They didn’t knohy, but they were very annoyed Still, Yunael thought they needed to do so, and as soon as they returned to their zone, they filed a report

“Good work”

As usual, the only thing that Yunael got was a short and clear response

“Rest now”

Yunael rose to their feet and stared intently at Alice, who had her face covered by a white cotton cloth

“Uo on an expedition now”

Alice, who had been stroking a potted plant on the desk caringly, stopped er eyes

“I also want to organize my own expedition as fast as possible!” Yunael said

“…I will keep that in mind” Alice nodded and turned back to her pot That was all That was how the conversation between them and the leader of Ho Lactea, Alice, usually ended Yunael felt as if they were conversing with a doll that only repeated a set string of answers rather than a human If they could, Yunael wanted to snatch the potted plant fro onto her head, yelling, ‘Get e

An expedition was different from an adventure They couldn’t just set out immediately when they wanted to Yunael wasn’t such a novice that they didn’t know this and had no choice but to quietly back away In the end, Yunael returned to their roo into the bed sheet They stayed still on the bed like they were dead for a while

“Ahhhh—!” Then they struck their bed with their fists and legs in a fury They didn’t like how things were going at all—not just one or two things, but everything that was happening

“So annoying!” Yunael yelled

“My Lord, I brought what you requested before…” While clutching onto a couple pieces of documents, Noel hesitated It was because of the look on Chi-Hyun’s face He had his head slightly lowered with his fingers crossed like he was deep in thought, and the slight frown on his face see very serious Thus, Noel quietly waited Soh and raised his head

Noel finally spoke then, “What is it? Did you fight with young ain…?”

“The Celestial Realm contacted me” Chi-Hyun shook his head

“The Celestial Real the twelfth reinforcements”

“What?” Noel’s voice rose sharply

“And,” Chi-Hyun wasn’t done, “They say that the twelfth reinforce all the past reinforcements and recruits coood news since they could replenish human resources, yet one shouldn’t take prophecies at face value They needed to always interpret and deduce the intentions First of all, they needed to figure out why the next reinforce so quickly Of course, the Celestial Realm would probably not send the reinforceht preparations They needed to charge the necessary energy for transh the selection process Thus, the reinforcements would only come after quite some time…but even if they considered that point, it was still very soon The eleventh reinforce that the twelfth reinforce decided

Further that the twelfth reinforceroup of heroes compared to all previous ones This wasn’t co the past deployments The first was an exemption because of Chi-Hyun, and besides theest achieveot a lot of attention for including hts All the previous recruits attracted interest because of a very selective nuroups, the twelfth reinforceht turn out to be the most elite That still left them with one question—‘as the reason for all this’?

Noel could understand why Chi-Hyun looked so deep in thought It was as he said

‘But there ht

Chi-Hyun didn’t knohat the reason was yet, either, but he thought it ht of Chi-Woo passed his head ain infor Chi-Woo’s die like last tis were different now It was quiet, way too quiet The Demon Empire, the Abyss, and the Sernitas had always fiercely warred with one another, but they had been dead silent as if they aiting for sole ht turn in the wrong direction

“I should call…Is his decision This wasn’t the time for him to leisurely sit around He needed to quickly end “I will be away for a while”

“How long would you be gone for, my lord…?”

“I can’t say In order to prepare even a little bit, I need to move in advance No, maybe it’s already too late…”

—Shersha, what do we do now…?

Meanwhile, a worried voice spoke in the darkness

—Perhaps it’s already irreversible

Astarte said worriedly while looking in one direction After aout

—You’ve to make as many preparations as you can before it’s too late…!

The flow of Liber, which had stopped for afroan to fluctuate more fiercely than ever before