Chapter 151 - Dragonlord Ivanov 2 (1/2)
Helena and Catsy were the only ones accompanying him.
Bailey wasn’t part of the group because Woohyuk had sent Bailey to the Lydia Kingdom to keep an eye on the northern region’s situation.
On the other hand, Catsy was included in the group this time because she had useful abilities as a beastwoman.
Beastmen could climb walls with their sharp claws, or use their keen sense of smell to chase after someone.
'There are many beastmen in the Talis kingdom.'
In the Norton Kingdom and the Enoa Kingdom, beastmen were rare, so Catsy would’ve quickly stood out.
However, the Talis Kingdom was the exact opposite.
Its southern tropical climate was similar to the climate of the world where the beastmen originally lived, so many of them settled down in the Talis Kingdom.
'Ivanov is probably raising an army by now.'
In the past, after conquering the Talis Kingdom, he borrowed Demon King Astaroth’s power to invade the surrounding kingdoms.
Moreover, he was successful due to Red Dragon Carnelian.
The troops of the small kingdoms trembled at the sight of the dragon, which were known to have gone extinct.
Obviously enough, the armies were unable to deal with the dragon and collapsed.
'I won't let that happen this time.'
Although it had yet to happen during this life, Woohyuk had once suffered a great deal because of Ivanov.
It was at Ravenhill, a province in the northwest of the Enoa Kingdom.
Ivanov rode Carnelian and crossed the Karlheinz Mountains through the skies, killing many of Woohyuk’s capable vassals.
If Woohyuk didn’t deal with Ivanov using this opportunity, the tragedy could be repeated.
However, the current priority was to find and obtain the Sangreal Chronicles.
“Has Eteria Rodinus found the Sangreal Chronicles yet?”
Woohyuk asked Helena as they walked through the grassland under the powerful sunlight.
She was contacting Eteria Rodinus by using a pendant-shaped communication artifact.
“Yes, they must’ve encountered some trouble during their ruin explorations.”
[White Ghost King's Sand Temple.]
It was one of the ruins believed to contain the Sangreal Chronicles.
The five wisemen could’ve easily cleared the ruin, but a problem had occurred.
The demon king's army had suddenly entered the ruins.
“Then we should go help them as fast as possible. Your comrades may get surrounded by them.”
”Of course we should. But they won’t go down so easily.”
Eteria Rodinus was a secret society of wisemen.
They were good at magic and were also very knowledgeable in other fields.
So even if a crisis were to happen, they would find a way to survive.
“We could also use the characteristics of the White Ghost King's Sand Temple against the enemies.”
“Did you conquer these ruins before regressing? Then you will be of great help.”
“First, inform your comrades that those ruins are similar to a survival game.”
Although it looked like a dungeon, the White Ghost King's Sand Temple was actually a Colosseum-like arena.
Its true form would be revealed when one arrived at the top of the ruins.
The obelisk located in the middle of the arena would shine, and transport the intruders to an unknown space where a vicious survival game would begin.
Helena halted her steps in surprise at Woohyuk's explanation.
“A survival game? We’re not even in the demon world… Are you telling me the Eeth continent’s system allows that?”
“The stage where the game takes place is similar to the demon world. This is made possible because this world is divided into different levels and dimensions as you mentioned previously.”
Otherwise, there was also the possibility that the White Ghost King's Sand Temple was an imaginary world like the Memory Garden.
The obelisk at the center had a similar function to the divine tree that led to the Memory Garden.
“Anyways, I guess that you safely cleared and escaped these ruins in your past life? Though you didn’t obtain the Sangreal Chronicles for some reason...”
“There was no Sangreal Chronicles in the sand temple, at least back when I challenged the ruins. Perhaps you people of Eteria Rodinus explored if before me and took it away.”
The White Ghost King's Sand Temple had the structure of a pyramid. It was a ruin where you have to climb up from the bottom. It had countless secret passages and hidden areas all over the place.
In his past life, Woohyuk had mobilized an archaeologist to investigate the temple for three entire months, but they didn’t find any special ancient documents.
They didn’t learn anything interesting from the White Ghost King in the space connected to the top floor either.
“Meeoooow! Master, I'll find this item for you!”
Catsy softly shook her tail as she woke up, and let out a delicate cry.
Helena asked Woohyuk some more questions as he patted the cat-girl’s head.
“But what are you saying we should use specifically? Should they hide in a secret room and wait for the demon kings' army to be killed in the survival game first?”
”Yes. It's impossible for them to defeat the White Ghost King.”
The White Ghost King was strong enough to forcibly summon intruders into his alternate space.
Helena laughed out loud when Woohyuk confessed that he couldn’t beat him at the time and retreated only after getting the final treasure.
“Then are you confident to defeat him this time? Knowing you, you don’t like losing, right?”
“I’m not sure. It might be possible if I go over my limits a bit.”
“That won’t do. You will become more likely to lose your mind and go berserk.”
“Have you ever thought of it this way? That this is an attempt for me to surpass my limits?”
Woohyuk's greatest goal and wish was to return to his original world with all of mankind by filling in the empty Divine Thrones.
Helena nodded to him because she knew his wish.
“I admit that you have great willpower. That's why we take the risk of giving you the choice. But don't think about misbehaving just because we give you too much freedom.”
”I understand. I’ll be careful.”