Chapter 151 - Dragonlord Ivanov 2 (2/2)
Woohyuk responded half-heartedly and vaguely ignored Helena’s words.
He knew well enough from experience that arguing with her wouldn't get him anywhere.
'And she’s not the type to fully obey him just because she lost the debate.'
He couldn’t think of a way to tame Helena, unless he secretly fed her the love potion.
He had tried to look into her past with the Memory Pendant, but to no avail.
Saints were protected by the gods, so magic trying to access their memories did not work on them.
‘I have to keep the love potion for the future.’
For now, it was the only way he could gain absolute control over Princess Eleonora.
She was the key to acquiring the Holy Aperian Empire.
Unlike his past life, Woohyuk was rapidly expanding his power, and the Holy Aperian Empire was still strong enough to send troops to other countries.
That was why he had officially declared himself a representative of the God of Light and formed friendly relations with Rosenkreuz.
In order to subjugate and conquer neighboring countries without diplomatic friction, it was necessary to pay attention to the eyes of the Holy Aperian Empire, the Eeth Continent’s suzerain.
So if he could gain Princess Eleonora’s help...
'I will be able to achieve my goals a lot faster than planned.'
Using a love potion would be an ethical issue, but Woohyuk didn’t care.
He had already tried out all the normal methods before his regression, but to no avail.
But Woohyuk’s goal was to solve the main problem, and not deal with ethical questions.
Therefore, if he could take a shortcut that needed him to be heartless or deceive someone, he would not hesitate to take it
Instead, he didn’t plan on appealing to people as a savior or a knight in shining armor or a god.
He would not be like Marcus, who deified himself after taking control of the Theresian Empire and slaughtered people meaninglessly.
As he recalled the past, Woohyuk stared at a giant tree in the distance.
A rare sight in the grasslands.
Vicious wild animals were swarming around it.
“Master, please be careful! If you get too close to one of them, you will have to deal with the entire pack!”
Catsy raised her tail and moved with caution.
However, Woohyuk kept walking without a single hesitation.
Helena also silently followed him, and Catsy watched in confusion.
”Master…?”
“It's illusion magic. It’s a device that protects the ruins from intruders.”
Most major ruins were often hidden in this way.
When Woohyuk arrived at his destination, he took out Verserios and swung it diagonally, causing the landscape to shatter.
A black portal then appeared before them.
“Now, take the lead Helena. I don't know where your comrades are.”
“How wicked of you. Trying to use a weak woman as a shield...”
Helena acted terrified and stepped in front of him.
A desolate desert soon unfolded before her eyes.
“It’s just like what I heard from Rusud. A desert in the middle of a green prairie.”
“It is because of the White Ghost King’s curse. This phenomenon will continue happening until that pyramid disappears.”
After catching up to Helena with Catsy, Woohyuk pointed towards the magnificent pyramid on the hill.
Helena nodded and spoke up again.
“If you want to obtain the Sangreal Chronicles, you will have no choice but to meet the White Ghost King. We won’t have to worry about avoiding the eyes of the demons thanks to the hidden passages, so the key is clearing the survival games.”
“There is no need for everyone to challenge the survival game. If we’re unlucky, we might get in situations where we have to attack each other.”
“… It sounds like you're saying you're going to challenge it on your own. This is about obtaining the Sangreal Chronicles, so we can’t just stand by either.”
“Then join the survival game one person at a time. Keep a gap between each other.”
The space where the White Ghost King was located consisted of five levels like a pyramid.
The first stage started on the bottom floor, and the next stage continued above it.
The number of participants in each stage couldn’t overlap, so if one planned out well in advance, a total of five people would be more than enough to challenge the survival game.
“So if we move in turn taking into account the time limit of each stage, we won’t encounter each other. It will take a little while for everyone to gather on the 5th floor though.”
“Does it really matter? It’s fine as long as there is no witch or demon king in the ruins.”
Everyone from Eteria Rodinus was basically a mage who had reached the level of a sage.
They would be more than strong enough to clear the White Ghost King’s survival games.
Moreover, as the demon king’s troops would go up in stage, they would struggle against each other and the number of individuals would significantly decrease over time.
So there was no need to pay much attention to them.
After Woohyuk finished explaining, Helena had a momentary discussion with her comrades in the ruins through the communication pendant.
Afterwards, she nodded towards Woohyuk.
“They say they are hiding in a secret room in the corner of the fourth floor. For now, let’s go join them.”
”Good. Let's hurry.”
Woohyuk and Helena rushed to the pyramid.
Then Catsy’s ears twitched.
She raised her ears and looked back.
“Master, I think there’s someone about to enter through the portal...”
Catsy's sense of smell was sensitive, so she could smell the individual on the other side of the portal.
As Helena urgently cast a stealth spell on the three of them, a muscular and sturdy blond man and a girl with red hair appeared through the black gap.