Chapter 63 Heir of the Faded Star (3)
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Immediately after entering the sand hell.
I felt the rough sand brushing against my body and the sensation of falling down.
However, there was no need to worry.
Saaaaa!
Brilliant starlight covering the whole body. Afterwards, the falling speed began to gradually slow down.
‘Delia’s star cluster magic.’
I don’t remember the exact name, but this spell has the effect of reducing falling speed.
Having often received help in his past life, Ulan quietly left himself to the starlight.
Some time after that.
As the bright starlight gradually disappeared, the group, including Ulan, were finally able to set foot on the ground.
“It’s deeper than I thought.”
“huh. “It feels like I fell for quite a long time.”
Even considering that I had used magic to reduce my falling speed, I was in the air for almost 5 minutes.
Through these facts, I realized that the place where the group was currently located was quite deep underground.
And there was one more peculiar thing.
“Wow, it’s so spacious!”
Perticia makes a curious expression.
As she said, the space provided under the sand hell was very large.
The area is so vast that one would believe it is a vast plain, not a desert underground. As he was looking around, Sven’s ears suddenly perked up.
“Everyone gather in the center!”
“yes? Why all of a sudden… … .”
“Something is coming this way!”
The moment Sven’s warning echoed.
Suddenly, crunching sounds started coming from all directions. What appeared soon after was a huge ant that looked bigger than Ulan.
“Come on, Giant Ant!”
Sirpi’s eyes widened.
It was with an expression that said I had no idea why it was here. Then Delia spoke to her, holding on to her staff.
“Please explain what kind of people they are.”
“Ah yes! Giant Ants are monsters that flock in groups of hundreds. Since you are weak to fire, your chances of winning are high if you fight with fire magic… … .”
However, I couldn’t continue speaking.
As if they sensed Delia’s swirling magic, the Giant Ants rushed in all at once.
These guys run as if they won’t even give them time to prepare their magic. But they couldn’t even get close to Delia.
“Holy Ghost! “Guard your servant!”
Ian unfolded his sacred shield.
Afterwards, the moment the advance slowed down and the movement faltered, Ulan ran out of the formation.
The onslaught began soon after.
With the ax tearing the air, Ulan spun around like a wolf jumping into a flock of sheep, breaking the Giant Ant’s skin and cutting into its flesh.
[Kiruk! Kirrrrrrrrrr!]
[Scream!]
Of course, even though it was a giant ant, it did not stay still. They tried to fight back somehow, but unfortunately it was all futile.
puck! Kwasik! Crack! Quack!
Ulan, who had expanded his territory, moved at an invisible speed and launched an onslaught, leaving the Giant Ants helpless.
Meanwhile, Muak looked at this scene with a mesmerized face. Then he naturally turned his gaze to Sir Pi.
‘Where on earth did they get such a monster?’
When he heard the rumor that he was going out of the desert, Muak thought that Sirpi had run away from the battle for succession.
But I never thought I would receive the cooperation of such a monster. Muak looked at Sirpi with eyes filled with both surprise and respect.
Meanwhile, Ulan, who was at the center of astonishment and admiration, had already killed all the Giant Ants.
The battle had been so intense that his entire body was filled with yellow bodily fluid. This was when Ulan looked uncomfortable.
Perticia came rushing over.
“Ulan, let me wash you!”
“hmm? here?”
Ulan tilted his head as if puzzled.
Perticia stretched out her hand in the air with a smile on her face. Then, with a light gesture, a large lump of water appeared and covered his body.
Shoot!
It was the spirit of water.
The spirits passed through Ulan’s body as vigorously as a waterfall. At the same time, the bodily fluids on his body were completely washed away.
“Well, it’s much better. thanks.”
“Hehe, yes!”
Perticia laughed bitterly.
Like I’m glad I could be of help.
After a while, the group reorganized and walked away to look around.
Darkness enveloped my surroundings, making it impossible to see an inch in front of me, but it wasn’t particularly troublesome.
Good luck! Grumble!
This is thanks to Noah lighting the flame.
Here, the fire spirit summoned by Perticia also played a role in lighting up the darkness. As I was walking for a while, something appeared blocking my path.
“That… … .”
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“It somehow looks like a door.”
Laurea muttered softly.
As she said, what appeared in front of the group was a huge stone gate.
And on the surface of the door, an unidentified letter was engraved, and Muak and Sirpi, who discovered it, opened their mouths one after another.
“It’s the language of an ancient desert kingdom.”
“Yes, it’s written in sacred script.”
“That means… … .”
As soon as the two finished speaking, the other party members looked at Noah without even thinking about who was first.
Noah also walked towards the stone gate, as if he knew why all the attention was focused on him. After a while, Ulan asked curiously.
“What does it say?”
“Hmm, I think the identity of this place and the conditions for opening the stone gate are written down.”
Noah’s eyes narrowed.
With the entire text in her mind, she began to interpret it step by step, starting from the text written at the top of the stone tablet.
“First of all, if we were to interpret the name of this place, it is called the ‘Tomb of Priest Zartum.’”
“… … what?”
At that time, Muak responded to Noah’s words.
He twitched his eyebrows at the mention of the Tomb of Zartoum, but soon shouted in retort with a stiff face.
“This is ridiculous! Zartum’s tomb has been managed by the church since ancient times. But how can this be Zartoum’s tomb?”
“Even if you ask me that, I can’t give you an answer. “I’m just reading the words written on this stone inscription.”
Noah smiles awkwardly and answers.
After hearing what he said, it turned out to be true, so Muak quickly calmed down his excitement. When the atmosphere became calm again, Noah cleared his throat.
“Hmm! “Then I will continue reading.”
After getting the group to concentrate.
Noah again focused on interpreting the text.
“To you who came here with the sealing key, I tell you to prove yourself worthy. “Then the door will open.”
“Qualification?”
The group each tilted their heads.
I know that qualifications are necessary, but the content of the qualifications was not mentioned.
At that time, Noah’s interpretation continued.
“Only the Heir of the Faded Star can open the door, so if you are worthy, put your blood on the symbol engraved in the center of the stone door.”
As she said, a pattern symbolizing blood was engraved in the center of the stone gate. As everyone was looking at this, the final interpretation followed.
“Just be careful. “If an unqualified person attempts it, he will be judged by the gravedigger.”
This was all that was written on the stone inscription.
Some time after that.
The party inferred what the ‘qualifications’ written here were based on the interpretation mentioned by Noah.
“So to summarize briefly… … .”
“The ‘qualifications’ mentioned here can be seen as meaning the successor to the faded star.”
“But what is the successor to the faded star?”
Perticia tilted her head.
A confused expression. But no one readily gave an answer. This is my first time hearing that even Noah is the successor to a faded star.
However, not everyone reacted strangely. Laurea and Ian. This is because the two reacted quite differently from the rest of the group.
After some time had passed, Laurea and Ian gathered the group together.
“… … everyone. “Please pay attention for a moment.”
“I have something to tell you all.”
“what? “Is this important?”
“Yes, it’s about a trust.”
Laurea nods with a stern face.
Before arriving in the desert, she spoke out the contents of the oracle she received from the Holy Spirit. The very part where the successor to the faded star was mentioned.
『A huge abyss will arrive in the heat-dead land where not even a handful of ashes remain. Agent of the star, find someone who inherits the will of the faded star and raise high the flag of ruin.』
『I just warn you, beware of the primordial darkness that covets starlight. Furthermore, be careful and prepare so as not to be caught by a predetermined fate.』
After disclosing the details of the trust.
Laurea silently lowered her head.
“sorry. “I originally planned to tell you earlier, but somehow I ended up saying it late.”
“no it’s okay.”
“that’s right. “Even if you had heard about it before you were in this situation, you wouldn’t have known it anyway.”
On the other hand, the group didn’t care.
The contents of the oracle were difficult, and as Ibella said, it was clear that even if you heard it before this situation came, you would not have known what it was talking about.
After some time, based on the contents of the oracle, the group each presented their own guesses as to who the successor to the Faded Star would be.
“Well, considering that Laurea is called the Agent of the Stars, wouldn’t she be in a similar position?”
“for example?”
“Hmm, a saint of the Desert Church?”
“That’s not it.”
As soon as Ibella’s guess came to an end, Muak, who was listening, shook his head.
Soon he revealed the reason.
“There is no one in the church who can be called a saint. “If there were to be said, there were shamans, but the number of shamans in the church was quite large.”
The agent of the stars, the saint, is the only one.
On the other hand, the shamans of the Desert Church number in the hundreds. That means it’s not rare. So, it is wrong to say that she is similar to a saint.
After that, many different opinions came out, but none of them felt like they were the right answer.
When time just passed by like that.
Sirpi, who had been sitting in a corner silently contemplating, opened her mouth.
“… … “It’s not everything, but I think I know what a faded star is.”
“yes? really? “What is it?”
“I heard it briefly when I was learning about the history of the desert, and it was said that the faded star refers to our ancestor, Kazan Rudrik.”
The faded star refers to Kazan Ludrik.
At those words, each member of the group’s eyes lit up.
Because a hint was provided to reach the correct answer in a situation where there were no clues.
“Ah, perhaps you mean Ulan?”
“me?”
“Yes, the Lords of the Abyss often called Ulan the successor to Ludrik, right?”
Laurea recalled the time when she fell into the abyss and expressed her opinion. Hearing this, Ulan also silently nodded.
“Hmm, that makes sense.”
Until now, whenever he had faced the Lord of the Abyss, Ulan had been called Rudric’s successor.
In that sense, Laurea’s guess was persuasive in its own way. Noah nodded as if he agreed with her opinion.
“Just give it a try.”
“i get it.”
Ulan strides towards the stone gate.
But then, I suddenly heard a voice stopping me.
“… … “Wait a moment.”
A voice as hard as stone.
It was Muak Rudrik. He frowned, his expression as hard as his voice. Then he looked at Ulan as if he didn’t understand.
“I just heard something I can’t ignore. Why are you the successor to Ludrick?”
“Oh, that’s… … .”
Just as Noah was trying to explain the whole story.
Ulan took off the robe he had covered himself with to protect himself from the desert sun. It was to show the pattern engraved on the back.
“Maybe it’s because of this pattern.”
“… … !?”
“Ka, Kazan Ludrik’s imprint!”
The moment they discovered the engraving, Muak and the desert warriors looked startled.
I was so surprised that my eyes widened.
After a while, Muak looked at the pattern as if possessed by something and muttered.
“Well, where on earth did you get that pattern…?” … ?”
“If I explain that, it gets complicated, so I’ll skip it for now. “I’ll tell you later.”
At that time, Noah cut off the conversation.
I decided that the important thing right now was to move beyond the stone gate. Muak must have noticed this and closed his mouth without saying a word.
Soon, Ulan started walking again.
After arriving in front of the stone gate, he slightly cut his palm with an ax and smeared the blood on the pattern in the center of the stone gate.
Immediately then, something strange happened.
Coo coo coo!
Suddenly, the stone gate began to vibrate with a loud noise. Ulan muttered, her eyes sparkling at the sign of an unusual change.
“Is this the right answer?”
Is the door about to open now?
As I looked straight ahead with eyes filled with anticipation, the shaking suddenly stopped. But the stone gate did not open. When I tilted my head at this.
Sven perked up his ears.
“Tsk, I guess that’s the wrong answer.”
“Haha, it looks like that.”
Ian smiles awkwardly while holding a shield.
Ulan also grabbed the ax and turned around.
Jump, jump, jump! Jump, jump, jump!
Footsteps coming from all directions. Soon, red eye lights burned like flames in the pitch-black darkness.
After a while, hundreds of undead appeared.
It was a group presumed to be ‘graveyard keepers.’
fantasy,
