Chapter 1054 — Book 2: Chapter 252: Chaos plus chaos (1)
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The no longer invisible Black Castle showed its dark walls underneath the white snowy mountain.
“Meeeeeow!”
Hong ran out before dangling on Cale’s leg.
“Mm.”
Cale staggered in the opposite direction.
Plop.
Raon helped support him.
“Meeeeeow.”
Instead, he looked at Hong.
“Did you do it?”
“Yeah! I did, nya!”
Hong sounded majestic as he reported in a bright voice.
“I paralyzed them all and put them to sleep, nya! They shouldn't be able to wake up until tomorrow, nya!”
Smile.
The corners of Cale’s lips curled up. He then looked toward Ron. Ron explained with more details.
“The main figures of both the first and second subjugation squads have been bound before paralyzing poison and sleeping poison were used on them, young master-nim. We should be able to continuously put them to sleep if we repeat this pattern for a while.”
Cale awkwardly smiled at Ron's benign smile that came with the explanation.
“…Let’s not kill them.”
“Of course, young master-nim.”
Ron maintained the benign smile on his face.
“Please do not worry, young master-nim.”
“Mm.”
Cale gulped and nodded his head.
Nine members of the created Dragon half-blood Knights Brigade.
Three Elf Inquisitors.
All of the strong individuals from the first and second subjugation squad other than them were bound and sent to sleep.
He shouldn't need to worry about them for a while.
“Nice to meet you, my name is Cale Henituse.”
Cale extended his hand out. Someone grabbed it.
It was a woman whose face was so pale it looked blue.
This white haired green-eyed woman-
‘Mm.’
Made him think of Clopeh Sekka.
“Nice to meet you. Please call me Wiesha.”
Wiesha, the Snake person who was like the guardian of the Haru Kingdom…
There was a Dragon next to her.
“I heard about Maxillienne's last moments.”
The blind Dragon… The Dragon with the past attribute was looking right toward Cale as he spoke.
“I would like to get right to the point.”
“That would be wonderful, sir.”
Cale sat down on a couch in this reception room that was neither too big or too small.
The White Snake peeked at him, who sat at the head of the table as if it was no issue, before looking at Eruhaben.
The ancient Dragon calmly headed toward the window.
‘The human really is the leader.’
The White Snake had no reason to hesitate about anything as the ancient Dragon had already told her about how Cale’s group had defeated two Hunter households before coming here. ɽ
“Ma'am, what are the details of the world being destroyed?”
Cale looked toward the White Snake.
‘Mm.’
He then noticed Clopeh Sekka, who was standing behind the White Snake, staring at her.
‘When did that bastard get over there?’
He seemed to be getting stealthier than even Ron as time progressed.
‘It feels a bit off.’
The White Snake continued to speak as Cale felt a bit unsettled.
“All that is left once the foundation of the World is gone is destruction.”
Cale looked to the opposite side of the White Snake.
"That’s right. To be more specific, the world will instantly crumble if all the powers supporting its pillars are gone.”
Third bishop Hons was there.
The White Snake and Hons…
They were seated across from each other without exchanging a gaze.
The ancient Dragon started speaking.
“That sounds like you are saying that this world could suddenly be destroyed without warning?”
“It is not just being destroyed, sir.”
Hons calmly answered.
“In this world, a portion, well basically everybody except the ones following the Dragon Lord, are suffering from negative and hopeless situations.
Ssss–
Hons extended his hand and mana gathered into a round sphere.
It was this planet.
"Furthermore, they serve the eleven Dragons as gods and this entire world is worshiping them.”
The white orb slowly became dyed black.
“Worship and despair… The moment this planet, which was the gathering of multiple extreme emotions, explodes, an overwhelming number of creatures will either die while looking for a god or in even deeper despair.”
His gaze headed down.
“Destruction. That symbolizes the disappearance of all existences who had lost their homes.”
A destruction that happens instantly like the cataclysmic period from two hundred years ago.
Of course, the end results were complete annihilation unlike the cataclysmic period.
"What the Dragon Lord wants are the intense emotion, dead mana, and other things that are created during the destruction.”
Hons then turned toward Cale.
However, Cale didn't ask anything.
‘It’s obvious.’
The things that the Dragon Lord wanted would end up being used to create the omnipotent god or the new world.
"Also-”
Hons continued after seeing that Cale did not say anything.
“They need a minimum of ten more years until the annihilation of this world.”
"That is incorrect.”
Someone spoke in a cold voice.
It was Wiesha.
Cale looked toward her.
“Two months max. One month if it is short. This world will be destroyed within that time.”
Clunk!
Hons stood up.
“Impossible!”
He started to frown.
“Based on what we know, it will definitely take another ten years! It is not easy to use the World Tree to suck out the foundation of this world!”
The bulky Hons glared at Wiesha.
“Two months max? What complete nonsense!”
His emotions seemed to have gone beyond shock to anger as he growled.
‘What is up with them?’
Hons, who didn’t seem to talk much, was especially prickly toward Wiesha.
“Hmph.”
Wiesha also did not hide her discontent toward him. Maybe this was to be expected. The enemy who persecuted the Beast people was right in front of her.
However, Cale had no thoughts about making them get along. That was none of his business.
“Wiesha-nim. How did you gather that information?”
“Huuuuu.” She sighed.
“Mom.”
A little baby snake wrapped herself around Wiesha's arm and rubbed her face. The White Snake rubbed the baby as she spoke.
“I once made contact with the foundation of this world.”
‘Oh.’
Cale's eyes clouded over.
‘Xiaolen or little Central Plains… Isn’t she saying she made contact with a similar existence?’
“That was what damaged my body so much.”
Cale finally learned the reason for the White Snake's condition.
“…How did you reach the foundation?”
Wiesha ignored Hons and continued to speak to Cale.
“If you want, no, I hope that you will meet with the foundation of this world to chat.”
"Are you ignoring me?”
Hons could not hold back and sharply commented.
Wiesha flinched. Hons snorted while looking at her.
“Oh yes, I'm sure a great and mighty pure-blood like you would not want to chat with a lowly half-blood bastard like me. I'm sure you still want to banish all of the half-bloods from this world. Isn’t that so?”
Cale peeked toward Wiesha.
She slightly bit down on her lips.
– Human! There seems to be something!
‘I know, right?’
Wiesha opened her mouth as Cale agreed with Raon.
“Shut up. I do not wish to hear such things from someone like you who has killed so many Beast people.”
“Ha! Then what about the half-bloods you killed, you bitch?”
“I've never killed a half-blood!”
Clunk!
Wiesha ended up standing up as well.
The two of them were facing off against each other with a table between them.
“Like hell you didn’t! Kicking those young kids out is basically the same as killing them!”
“Ha! How despicable for a bastard like you who actually killed countless Beast people to say something like that!”
Oooooo-
The air started to rumble from the auras released by the two of them.
As they both had lived for hundreds of years… The anger that had been building for that time was aimed at each other.
It was at that moment.
“Stop.”
“!”
The two of them flinched.
A cold aura cut between the two of them.
They had chills all over their bodies.
‘This-’
The White Snake couldn’t even look at Cale because of the aura coming out of his body. Beads of sweat formed at her forehead.
She looked at Hons and saw that his face was completely pale.
"We do not have much time.”
The two of them gulped at Cale’s easygoing tone.
The vicious aura suppressed them even more.
“So please sit back down.”
The cold aura disappeared immediately.
The aura that felt as if it could dominate everything had disappeared. Wiesha finally managed to slowly turn her head.
Cale was smiling gently.
“Now then, would you please take a seat?”
Wiesha subconsciously sat down immediately.
‘A human-
How can a human have such an aura?
No, is he really human?’
It was only a portion of his aura but she felt suffocated.
“Now that we are all seated again, shall we focus once more?”
The smiling human acted as if this situation was no big deal.
“Please answer my question.”
That was why he seemed vicious.
His gaze headed toward Wiesha first.
“Am I able to go to the foundation of this world?”
“…Yes sir.”
“Will using that method damage my body?”
Just like you, Wiesha?
He did not add that part.
“No sir. I tunneled a safe path so it will be okay.
Huuuuu.”
Wiesha sighed before continuing to speak.
“Not all of the Elves have submitted to the Dragons. That is the same for the Dwarves.”
Hons flinched.
“I somehow managed to get in contact with them and they helped me reach the foundation of this world.”
It had taken over a dozen years for her to figure out this method.
“And this world truly only has one or two more months left.”
Grind.
They could hear Hons grinding his teeth.
Wiesha didn’t even look at him as she spoke to Cale.
“I'm pretty certain that the Inquisitors know that only one or two months are left.”
“!”
Hons’ pupils started shaking.
Wiesha’s voice continued in a stoic voice without any emotions.
“To the Dragons and their subordinates, the Dragon half-bloods are beings with limited time that will eventually die. The Purple Bloods have no intention of taking the Dragon half-bloods with them, so they give them either hope or despair to use them as much as they can.”
"But based on what I am seeing right now, the Dragon half-bloods seem to have betrayed the Dragons and are scheming something.
I'm sure the Dragon Lord expected this as well.”
Hons bit down on his lips.
It was exactly as she said.
Pope Casillia was trying to release the anger and grudge that had built up as she lived as a Dragon half-blood in order to bring chaos into this world.
However, this world was supposedly going to disappear in a month or two.
That meant that the Dragon half-bloods and their overwhelming anger and despair will become ingredients for the Dragon Lord.
‘Ha.’
He couldn't even sigh. As he could only sit there and scoff…
“However, there is something the Dragon Lord did not expect.”
Eruhaben broke the silence.
“!”
Hons thought of something and raised his head. He looked around.
These individuals he was seeing for the first time…
Each of them were strong.
The last spot he looked at…
Everybody was looking at this person.
“We are indeed the variable.”
Cale casually commented. He then fell deep into thought.
Tap. Tap. He tapped on the armrest.
‘One month.’
Since she said it was two months max, he should just consider it to be one month to be on the safe side.
‘That’s the expiration date of this world.’
One month.
It would crumble after that. No, it would be completely annihilated.
Cale organized the information he got from Eruhaben and from Hons on their way back to the Black Castle before speaking.
“It looks like we need to focus on three things first.”
First.
“Meet with the foundation of this world.”
He needed to meet with the Central Plains-like existence here to hear about how to save this world.
They also needed to ask how to undo the aura of the world that currently only benefited the Dragons.
He should also tell that figure that he possessed the seed of the World Tree.
“That should help us figure out how to help this world recover as well.”
And for that recovery…
“Second, we need to get rid of our obstacles.”
It was clear who the obstacles were.
"We need to fight the Purple Bloods.”
Smile. The corners of Cale’s lips curled up.
“We will need to fight hard for that, but… It is better to have more hands than not. So third, we need to increase our allies.”
The Wolves and the White Snake were on their side along with the Haru Kingdom, but…
That was not enough.
“Hons.”
Cale looked toward Hons. Hons flinched before his eyes opened wide at Cale’s next comment.
“I want to meet the Pope. Do you think that will be possible?”
“What?”
‘He heard everything I said until now but he still wants to meet with Pope Casillia?’
Hons had already told Cale about all of their internal affairs.
Cale simply smiled at him.
“Why? I think that the Pope and I could agree on a few things. You don’t think you can make that happen?”
His tone was extremely gentle.
“I thought you said the Pope wanted chaos? I think I can do a very good job of creating that for her.”
Ding.
Cale received a response on the divine item at that moment.
< The Dragon Lord is still here but I think he will go back soon! >
< - Sincerely, Central Plains, the good boy who listens well. >
– Hons. Is it possible? Is it impossible?
“…It’s possible.”
He could only respond positively like this after hearing Cale’s gentle question.
“Now then, shall we all do our part?”
Cale sent Hons out to contact the Pope and the others all left to do their respective duties.
Cale looked up at the ceiling until only a few people were left before opening his mouth again.
“You said that Choi Jung Gun headed toward the temple?”
“That's correct.”
The Dragon who sees the past. Cale, Choi Han, Choi Jung Soo, and Lee Soo Hyuk all looked toward him.
“The Dragon worshiping temples are the most popular in Aipotu, but… There are still many temples worshiping other gods. There are even perished temples.”
“So where did Choi Jung Gun go?”
Choi Jung Soo asked in a cold and urgent voice unlike his usual self.
Cale peeked at him before looking back at the Dragon.
The Dragon opened his mouth.
"The end of the south. The Jungle. He went to a perished temple.”
The Dragon continued without giving anybody a chance to say something.
"The God of Chaos.”
Choi Jung Gun went to the Temple of the God of Chaos.
“Choi Jung Gun heard the White Snake and my story before heading there to supposedly see if his delusion is true or not. We lost contact with him after that.”
Cale’s mouth opened.
“…It wasn't the God of War but the God of Chaos?”
Cale had currently met two of the five Ancient Gods, the God of Balance and the God of Hope.
The God of Chaos was another of those five gods.
‘What the hell?’
Cale felt the back of his neck turning cold.
“Is it possible-”
As Choi Jung Soo started speaking with a stiff look on his face…
“Hey Jung Soo.”
Team leader Sui Khan nonchalantly commented.
“Don’t say it.”
The words could end up being the seeds of foreshadowing.
They kept their mouths shut but…
There was another individual involved in this conversation.
Ding!
The divine item, which had been on since a bit earlier, started filling with words.
An existence that had been hearing this whole thing…
< Holy shit. So you are saying in addition to the God of War the God of Chaos is involved as well? >
Their God of Death was working hard listening to everything.
Di, di, di, diiiiiiiiing–!
< T, t, t, these motherfuckers---! >
The God of Death, who had been pulling all-nighters for a few days to check the list of wanderers and being hassled by Sui Khan and Choi Jung Soo, was clearly angry as his ranting filled the mirror.
Of course, Cale ignored this and looked at the team leader.
“I think you need to go to the Jungle?”
“Yeah.”
Sui Khan looked toward Choi Jung Soo and Choi Han.
“Hey Jung Soo, Han. I think it'll be better for me to go than the two of you.”
The moment they got a clue about Choi Jung Gun's whereabouts…
Knock knock knock.
Choi Han opened the door after hearing the knocks and Hons was standing there with a video communication device in his hand.
“The Pope wishes to see you.”
“Yeah?”
“However, she wants you to come to the church.”
Hons gulped as he said that while Cale nodded his head without any issues.
“Sure, whatever.”
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Translator's Comments
Cale is so nonchalant.
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