Chapter 298 - Tipped Balance, Equilibrium Gone (2/2)

To use a metaphor, his soul was a two-pound block of crude metal while the other was a finely processed granite combat machine that weighed a ton. He was no match.

When the guard turned the corner, Elin walked out from behind the tree and continued down the path. The Dragon Valley was honestly too high, and the paths were winding. Elin and Link walked for more than ten minutes and hid from two more Dragon Soul guards before the Dragon Temple finally appeared.

From the angle of the soul, the Dragon Temple was even more radiant.

The fog around the temple was scattered. The continuous Wei’e Palace buildings were enshrouded in a layer of heavy red light. At the heart of the palace, a beam of fiery red light shot into the sky. From afar, it made one feel the tremendous power.

This sight was like a godly kingdom.

There was also a ring of Dragon Guards around the palace. They weren’t as powerful as the Dragon Soul Guards from before, but they could not be overlooked. There were a lot of them as well.

Elin didn’t dare get too close. She hid in a corner and spied on them. Link was looking too, but he was confused. “Everything looks normal.”

Here, he could only sense the endless power and terrifying strength of the Red Dragon race. He couldn’t feel anything out of sort.

Elin shook her head. “That’s only the surface. Follow me.”

She led the way, staying far away from the majestic palaces and kept going. During this, there were more steep and difficult paths, but it was no problem for souls. After walking a large semi-circle, they were at the back of the Dragon Temple.

Here, something changed. The majestic light at the front of the Dragon Temple was gone. Instead, there was a large square. It was surrounded by the same fiery red light, but there was a heavy ball of darkness over the square.

The ball of darkness was more than 30 feet wide. More frighteningly, there was an impossibly large Red Dragon under it. It should also be a soul, but her body was almost solid, even more condensed than Link’s. It was practically the same as in the Physical Realm.

The dragon was sprawled on the square. With this pose, she was 50 feet tall and 200 feet long. The red flames that she spat out were ten feet long.

Compared to her, the Dragon Soul Guards from before were nothing. However, the power of the ball of darkness seemed to be terrible. Under the pressure of the light, the dragon’s soul could only lay there, unmoving. Fire was burning wildly on her, but the dark aura still pressed down, slowly tainting her body.

“Who is this?” Link was shocked. “Is this…?”

“You guessed correctly. This is the Red Dragon Queen Gretel. That ball of darkness should be the Legendary Dragon Sacred Gear—Worthdamk. Translated, it means ‘equal balance.'”

“Equal Balance?” Link exclaimed. “Isn’t it the balance of light and darkness? But it’s already pure black now.”

The Dragon Sacred Gear Worthdamk was a very special magic tool. It reflected the balance in the world that the Red Dragon strove to protect. Using the Worthdamk, the dragons could easily find the places in the Firuman World that were in discord and fix it. From this perspective, the Sacred Gear had unbelievable power.

But now, the equal balance was no longer equal. It had tipped completely towards darkness, and this was bad news.

Elin sighed. “Indeed, it is the balance between light and darkness, but now, someone has manipulated it so that it is no longer balanced. It has become the balance of darkness.”

This was truly bad news.

Link could see that several similarly powerful dragons stood beside the Red Dragon Queen, giving her strength at all costs. However, this could only delay the speed that she was polluted by darkness.

Faced with the Sacred Gear’s power, even the Legendary Red Dragon Queen was powerless.

Here came the problem. They were only at the beginning stages of Level-8 and Level-7. What could they do when faced with this awful power?

“I don’t think we can do anything,” Link said quietly.

Elin was frustrated too. “Yeah, but if we don’t think of a solution, this Dragon Valley will be over once the Red Dragon Queen falls. We’ll be over too.”

The problem now was not whether they should get involved but how they should save themselves! Link was also out of ideas. But just as he was getting frustrated, a sound rang inside him.

Detected large increase in the surrounding thickness. Quickening strength absorption…Saved Omni Points are ready. Starting to pay past rewards.

Epic Mission Activated: Red Dragon Valley

Mission Step One: Culprit

Mission Content: Find the culprit who damaged the Sacred Gear Worthdamk

Mission Reward: 100 Omni Points

Link immediately accepted it. Then a warm current kept flowing into him; it was a large amount of Omni Points. He checked and saw that he had 560 points now.

The rewards from the Black Forest mission and the day-to-day discoveries of the supreme magic skills were all given. It was honestly a lifesaver!

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