Chapter 229 – Shield of Pride (1/2)

Ding.

System Notification: Congratulations. You have completed the mission “Weeping Unicorns.” +10,000,000 exp, +8000 Reputation. Gain authority over the Holy Spirit Island.

Whoosh! A golden halo fell. Fatty was instantly raised to level 44 at 80% experience, a short step from level 45.

By himself, Fatty wouldn’t have been able to kill Amedick. It was fortunate that the Chief wanted to die itself, and did everything it could, as well as borrow Fatty’s hand to achieve that goal.

Even so, however, the process wasn’t plain sailing for Fatty. Even Amedick was getting anxious nearing the end when it just couldn’t die as easily as it wished.

Thud!

Jackpot! This is absolutely jackpot! The loot practically filled up the temple!

“At last, I’m finally free…” a voice echoed as Amedick’s soul appeared mid-air. In a daze, the Chief gazed at the floor of shattered bone pieces, and then toward the towering Light God statue. Its face revealed all kinds of expressions.

Helplessness, hatred, resentment, reminiscence, and also unwillingness to let go.

“Hello, esteemed Clan Chief.” Fatty made a courtesy bow toward the Unicorn Chief. For such unwavering belief in freedom and conviction against slavery even in death, it deserved all the respect in this world despite being a monster.

“Young man, thank you,” awoken from its trance, Amedick replied to Fatty in a kind manner.

“No need, it’s no big deal at all,” Fatty hurriedly said.

“Ahh, who could have thought that our Holy Unicorn clan was destroyed by Yadas in the end?” The Holy Unicorn Chief spoke gracefully. It didn’t seem to be in a hurry to enter the Holy Horn and instead began to chat.

Once upon a time, the Holy Unicorn clan enjoyed a life of joy and freedom in Sky City. This went on for countless years, and they thought it would last forever, especially when Amedick was about to breakthrough from the Celestial rank to the God realm.

Calamity befell them in a night.

It was when the Demon Army conducted a large-scale invasion into the Human realm. The two sides fought tooth and nail. The count of Legendary-tier experts that was sent out even exceeded the single-digits. In the final campaign, the God of Light joined the war and returned several days later with serious injuries. When passing by Sky City, the God of Light suddenly decided to mercilessly slaughter every living creature in Sky City, and then absorbed their life force to heal his injuries.

Not a single soul survived that night when blood dyed Sky City completely red.

However, the God of Light didn’t just stop there. He took away the heart of Sky City – the Holy Spirit Island, and built the Temple of Light on it as the entrance to the Cloud Ocean.

At the same time, the God of Light imprisoned the souls of the Holy Unicorns in their skulls, making them the watchers of his temple, with Demigod Chief Amedick as their leader.

After a long-drawn period of being subject to slavery, the unicorns’ resentment and rage had seethed into the Heavens. They finally became depraved and turned into Dark Unicorns. However, this still didn’t allow them to escape from the God of Light’s grasp. Only every day at midnight could they have a brief taste of freedom as the power of Darkness temporarily offset the force of Light branding them.

So, every night, Amedick led the Dark Unicorn clan to attack the God of Light statue, wanting to break the chains and regain their freedom.

However, they were already dead, so this ‘freedom’ was only freedom from slavery, the freedom to seek death.

“Detestable! How could someone like that be called the God of Light?!” Fatty shouted very angrily.

“God of Light, meaning that he cultivated Light magic to reach the God realm. It doesn’t mean he’s a person of justice.” Amedick gently shook its head, then looked down and asked Fatty, “Young man, can I ask a favor from you?”

“Please go ahead,” Fatty hastily replied. Indeed, a mission that rewards an entire island is not that simple.

“I hope you can rebuild Sky City.”

Ding.

System Notification: Do you accept the mission “Rebuild Sky City”?

Obviously.

Ding.

System Notification: You have accepted the mission “Rebuild Sky City.”

Mission Requirement: Within the set time, find Sky City and rebuild it into a new home for the Holy Unicorn Clan.

Time limit: 3 years

Reward: Sky City

Mission Details: Thousands of years ago, the beautiful and free Sky City, along with all living entities in it, was destroyed by the God of Light’s atrocity. The Holy Spirit Island, the inclusive hub of Sky City, was taken away by the God of Light. Thus, the entire Sky City became a deserted wasteland. Now that you have rescued the Holy Unicorn Souls, they have made a request of you. Rebuild Sky City and provide those peace and freedom-loving creatures with a place to live.

“Mission reward… Sky City?” Fatty eyes began to shine more and more brightly. This means I’ll get a whole city all to myself as long as I complete this mission?

“Wasn’t the Holy Unicorn clan massacred by the God of Light? How can they return to live in Sky City? What’s the story with the Holy Unicorns in the Cloud Ocean?” Fatty suddenly recalled.

“When the God of Light attacked, I had a premonition that it was impossible for us to escape, so I put a spell on several eggs and placed them underground of Sky City. When it’s time you can just take them out to hatch. As for the Holy Unicorns in the Cloud Ocean, I created them using the blood essence of the Holy Unicorn clan. They are my news reporters,” Amedick explained.

“No wonder they carried the map and the Holy Horn.” Fatty suddenly understood.

“Young man, I’ll leave it in your hands.” Seeing Fatty accept the mission, Amedick nodded. Then, it looked around to the horizon with a sigh, before gradually fading into a faint white light that shot into the Holy Horn.

Wuu….. The Holy Horn suddenly emitted a long hum. A gentle white light radiated and landed on Fatty. He instantly felt a pleasant feeling running through his whole body.

Holy Horn: The sacred treasure of the Holy Unicorn clan. Allows the wearer to command Holy Unicorns.

Level Requirement: 40

Passive – Favored by God: Increases all the wearer’s stats by 10%

Active – Holy Light Illumines All: AoE. Dispels all negative Dark-attribute status. Cooldown: 10 seconds

Active – Hum of the Horn: AoE. Increases the party’s Light-attribute stats and boosts morale. Cooldown: 30 minutes.