Chapter 241 (1/2)

Chapter 241: The Divine Gear is Finally Defeated

The moment Auselia canceled the Divine Skill, the giant snake in the Soul Realm disappeared immediately.

Link detected the changes in the situation and brought everyone back to the Physical Realm.

He happened to see the badly-beaten Nana lying at the spot where he landed. He then saw Auselia lying on the ground around 150 feet away with a penetrative wound right through her skull.

Strangely, there was no black crystal-like brilliance around Auselia this time around. The black aura that permanently shrouded her body previously had also disappeared. The wound on her forehead did not seem to be regenerating as well. She lay lifelessly on the ground and seemed to have died for good.

The Dark Serpent which she had always kept close to her had disappeared as well.

Felina had also woken up. Upon seeing this scene, she weakly said, “There is a legend in the dragon clan that each Divine Gear possess a spirit that will choose its own master. If it happens to find its current master unsuitable, it will abandon them without any hesitation.”

Kanorse then said, “You are saying that the Divine Gear had lost faith in her after she was defeated by a magic puppet?”

It seemed to be the only explanation.

Link then walked towards Nana’s remains. The Divine Gear truly had fearsome power. Nana’s body was completely fragmented, and the only body part still intact was her head. Even this part did not escape completely unscathed. There were many cracks on the head as the pair of clear eyes stared back lifelessly at Link.

“She saved us.” Annie walked up with a pained expression on her face.

Link felt regret and gratefulness in his heart as he put away these remains into his dimensional pendant. He then turned to his remaining teammates and said, “It seems like we are safe for now. However, we cannot stay here for long. Let’s leave.”

Everyone was heavily injured and supported each other along the way. Link was also left with not many Mana Points. He merely cast a Level-4 Traceless spell to cover up their presence before they slowly trudged towards the South.

There were no accidents along the way. When the group finally met a scout from MI3 in the forest a day later, everyone heaved a sigh of relief.

A message then appeared in Link’s field of vision.

Step 4 of Skeletal Fort Mission Escape: Completed

Reward 1: 200 Omni Points (Given 60 days later)

Reward 2: Level-7 Glyph of Soul (Given 60 days later)

This was extremely good news to Link, apart from the fact that he had to wait 60 days before his reward would arrive.

The scouts escorted him along the way, and the group emerged from the Dark Forest a day later. A huge war fortress greeted them the moment they walked out of the lush overgrowth.

They were reaching the Ice Peak Fortress.

As Link watched the drawbridge slowly being lowered at the entrance, his heart was filled with the euphoria of escaping from that situation alive.

As he turned to look at Kanorse, Kanorse felt his gaze upon him and returned the glance with a smile. He then laughed, “Magician, you still owe me a sword.”

Link smiled before saying, “You will have to first tell the King to settle your payment. I can offer to craft a tailored sword for you, but the price of it would definitely be well above 10000 gold coins.”

Kanorse then smiled bitterly and said, “That’s really steep…How about I give my life in exchange for the sword?”

“I’ll welcome that any day.” Link smiled.

Both of them then laughed heartily.

Felina, who was standing beside them also turned around and said, “Master Link, come to the Dragon Valley when you have the time. The issue with the Divine Gear is not yet settled. We need your input.”

Link thought for a moment before replying, “Make it a month later. I will need some time to rest after returning to the South.”

He was also thinking about repairing Nana. This magic puppet was way too powerful. It would be a waste not to repair it.

Felina nodded in understanding. She had been pushed to the brink of death several times throughout this mission to the Skeletal Fort. Even her Dragon Claw weapon was utterly destroyed. She was also completely exhausted from the mission and would not be able to return to her full power without a good amount of rest.

At that moment, the drawbridge was finally lowered. Behind the bridge, Duke Abel, some senior officers, as well as Magician Marco were already standing in wait. When they saw the returning group, they walked forward in big strides.

Duke Abel searched the returned group quickly, and his face softened the moment he saw his daughter. He then walked up to Link and bowed respectfully before saying, “Master, thank you for the hard work.”

Link then returned a Magician’s bow and replied, “I’m just doing my job. Sir Duke, I have many findings to report from this mission. I will write a detailed military report in due time.”

“Please enter!” Duke Abel said excitedly. This was first-hand information in dealing with the Dark Elves. Furthermore, it would be coming from an extremely wise Magician. The reference value of this information would be huge!

As the group entered the fortress, the sight of the Dawn Swordsman caused cheers and smiles to break out from the crowd.

As for the Red Dragon Warrior, none of the human Warriors displayed any signs of disgust or fear when she walked past. They simply stared at her curiously. As long as the Dawn Swordsman was still alive, it would not matter even if the sky was falling apart, much less the appearance of a peculiar Warrior.

As Link observed the scene, he could not help but be impressed by Kanorse’s status in the military. He was simply reveled as the God of War. It was no wonder Duke Abel would insist on sending a rescue team even under such difficult circumstances.