Chapter 411 Chaos of Void I (2/2)
”At best, you fought a remnant.” Dan shrugged. ”I've spent over two million years after their 'official extinction' confirming there were no more Titans left before I allowed my people to surface back up.”
”...”
”Now, an inquiry for you.” Dangwe asked, leaning forward. ”Throughout the entire history, we have never failed to locate someone. No matter who, no matter what, there was no hiding from us. Yet... you did. Not just you. Everyone even remotely related to you. Care to elaborate?”
”... trade secrets, Dan.” Lino cracked a faint smile. ”We're talking about going on a first date and you're immediately gunning after the wedding. Slow down.”
”... extend me the courtesy and answer at least this: is it exclusive to you? Or could it be employed by anyone else?”
”Parts and pieces of both.” Lino replied mysteriously. ”Why me, though? I imagine part of the hope is that I'll cripple the Descent so you can take their place, but I don't plan on going after them.”
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”You don't?” Dan asked.
”No, not as a whole, at the very least.” Lino said. ”Two will die, that much I promise you. The bitch derailed my plans too much. Perhaps even One, but as I know next to nothing about the man, that might be a bit difficult.”
”... then that's enough.” Dan's lips curled up into a smile. ”Really, in the grand scheme of things, One is the Descent.”
”... who is he?” Lino asked.
”The first-ever human bearer of the Origin Soul,” Dan explained, sipping a cupful of mead and taking a sip. ”As far as I'm aware, he was born sometime during the late stages of the Prosperity Era. He largely heralded the rise of the Humans and ushered in the age of Skyhaven Domination. Ironically, he founded the concept of numbers for members of Descent based on his title.”
”Hm?”
”It's One.”
”... just... One?”
”Yeah,” Dan shrugged. ”I happened to ask him about it once, and he said it's because he's the one.”
”... the one what?”
”Just... the one.”
”Huh.” Lino mumbled. ”Pretentious bastard.”
”Oh, tell me about it.”
”So, what are my chances of currently taking him on?”
”About... huh, negative ten to an infinity.” Dan grinned, taking a sip. ”Even I would only be able to last a few rounds against him. As far as I'm aware, there are only two other humans who can stand up to him, and a couple of High Lords.”
”And... what are the chances of us conscripting any one of them to join our crusade?”
”Even less than you defeating One as you are now.”
”... you are nothing if not a bearer of bad news, huh?” Lino grinned, sighing faintly.
”How much of a role does One even play in your plans?”
”A very minor one, if I'm being honest,” Lino said. ”If possible, I'd simply leave him be. My grudge with Two is largely personal, so...”
”... you might be in luck then. One hardly ever concerns himself with what goes on here. So, he might just not care that you've whacked Two to the afterlife. My turn. How strong is the Maiden?”
”The Maiden? Oh, you mean Ella?”
”Yeah.” Dan nodded.
”... I... have no clue.” Lino smiled bitterly. ”I can't really put it into words. Once you meet her you'll understand what I mean.”
”Oh? So I'll be meeting her?”
”Well, it will be relatively difficult to maintain this partnership if only the two of us were in on it, you know?”
”--we'll start off easy,” Dan said, taking out a small piece of stone and putting it on the table. ”This is [Qi Soul], a Qi-mine central density.”
”... and in return for it...” Lino mumbled, swallowing a large gulp.
”I want you to lend me your pet Dragon for a couple of days...”