Chapter 94 - Nameless Tome 3 (1/2)
Although he didn’t know what she truly looked like, his instincts told him it was her.
Woohyuk was about to talk to her, when Martinus stopped him.
“It’ll be problematic if you talk to her now.”
“Why?”
“Sophia isn’t ready.”
He was telling Woohyuk to wait for the incident to occur and to spectate only.
Woohyuk nodded and stared at Sophia.
‘Seems like she’s waiting for someone.’
He could see the expectation glittering in her eyes. She was most likely waiting for a lover or a crush. That didn’t mean that it couldn’t be a friend she hadn’t seen in a while.
“What did you mean by the divine lineage earlier?”
“Exactly what it says. Figure out the details for yourself in the future.”
Martinus did not tell Woohyuk all the information he needed, showing that his trust for Woohyuk wasn’t strong enough yet.
“Are you talking about the Sangreal Chronicles?”
“...Well, you could say so.”
Martinus was dumbfounded for a moment due to the vast knowledge Woohyuk had about Eteria Rodinus.
However that only lasted for an instant.
Martinus soon regained his calm mind and pointed in a direction.
“There comes Roland.”
An indigo-haired knight.
He happily waved his hand in the air once he noticed Sophia.
“What is their relationship?”
“It’s slightly unclear, but it would be accurate to call them lovers.”
Roland was the commander of the Trinity Knight Order, a group of knights who helped Eteria Rodinus in Port Delphoa.
He began walking away with Saint Sophia, and Woohyuk asked another question.
“Shouldn’t we follow them?”
“Let them spend some time together. We need to go this way.”
Martinus answered as he gestured in the other direction.
On top of the hill was a magnificent structure made of white marble.
“Is it the academy?”
“Indeed. That’s our base of operations.”
The secret base where the members of Eteria Rodinus encrypted their ancient books and documents.
However, after the attacks committed by the fanatics, the building and base were burnt down to the ground.
Thankfully, before that event transpired, most of the ancient documents were transported across the sea to a secret location.
“Then did Pronoia manage to steal some of the documents?”
“Not just them. Many other groups with evil intentions plundered our ancient books.
The main group to do so was the Golden Rose Society.
To gain the secret knowledge of the gods, they had cooperated with demons.
‘As I thought, there were demons helping them behind the scenes.’
He had heard of some uncertain information in the past while investigating the Golden Rose Society.
However, there was no conclusive evidence to back these rumors.
“What would happen if they manage to decode those stolen documents?”
“The Eeth Continent will fall into chaos unlike anything it had seen before.”
Many of the secret knowledge could cause massive disasters if put in the wrong hands.
That was the reason why Eteria Rodinus had encrypted the documents and hidden them away.
“So the main mission of the group is to keep the secret of Rosa Eterna from spreading.”
“Nobody outside Eteria Rodinus can learn the language.”
They couldn’t teach Rosa Eterna even if they got captured and tortured by enemies.
In the past, Saint Sophia did not reveal the secrets as she got brutally tortured by Pronoia, and the group never managed to decode the ancient documents they had stolen.
‘I’m learning quite a lot right now.’
By observing Martinus’ imaginary world, he could potentially learn a clue about the whereabouts of the Sangreal Chronicles.
He could also figure out how to get in touch with Eteria Rodinus.
As he sorted his thoughts out and walked with Martinus,
‘Hm?’
He sensed a group of people following him.
Instead of turning around to check these individuals, Woohyuk stared at Mertinus.
“...”
“So you’ve noticed. They are minions of the Golden Rose Society.”
The Golden Rose Society was obsessively chasing after Eteria Rodinus with the help of demons.
In a way, they were even more annoying to deal with compared to Pronoia.
Since they couldn’t leave those minions alone, Martinus began walking towards an alley with few people.
And soon enough…
Boom! Crash! Crash!
The two followers were lifted in the air with the use of magic and were slammed against the wall several times without mercy.
“Urgh…”
“Keuk…”
The two men’s eyes were rolled back as they let out painful groans.
After dropping the men on the ground, Martinus spoke to Woohyuk.
“Why don’t you do the interrogation? I’ll be watching on the side.”
“...”
This was also part of the trial.
Woohyuk picked up one of the men and grabbed him by the collar.
“Who sent you guys?”
“I, I can’t answer that.”
A typical response.
They were reluctant to confess due to their fear of the Golden Rose Society.
But that didn’t mean that Woohyuk would be considerate and merciful for them.
Slit!
Woohyuk cut the man’s throat with the Vampiric Dagger.
“Argh…”
Soon, he couldn’t even make a groan and breathed his last.
“...!!”
The other minion who was observing the scene began to tremble in fear.
“Will you also keep your mouth shut?”
“N-no. I’ll tell you everything I know, so please spare me…”
He quickly showed his obedience due to the death of his partner he had witnessed.
Woohyuk was satisfied. He dragged the man towards Martinus.
“Is this fine?”
“You used quite the extreme method.”
“I’m not the type to show mercy to my enemies.”
He also didn’t plan to compromise or cooperate with the Golden Rose Society.
The chances of them selling wildfire to Woohyuk was currently zero.
During the affair with the Cohen Merchant Group, Woohyuk realized the current objective of the Golden Rose Society. Meanwhile, he himself had become a person of interest to the society members.