<h4>Book 2, Chapter 210</h4>
Trantor: Seven
Editors: Ana_Banana, Sei
Lukas was lost in thought for a while.
He understood that Sedi was in danger, but there was one thing that he didn’t quite understand.
There were a total of four Absolutes currently in this world.
Kasajin, Nodiesop, Letip, and of course, Lukas.
Naturally, all of them were beings that ordinary mortals could never hope topare to.
‘However…’
Like Lukas, all of the Absolutes would have been subjected to several powerful restrictions.
The game pursued fairness, and fights were no exception.
If it wasn’t for the restrictions that enforced this fairness, then let alone the Heavenly Realm, this entire would have beenpletely destroyed by now.
A single was entirely too small of a battlefield when thebatants were four Absolutes.
On the other hand, Sedi was a fallen Absolute.
It was highly likely that she hadn’t been subjected to any restrictions, and if she had, they would certainly be weaker than the ones ced on Lukas.
Could an Absolute with limited power really be a threat to Sedi’s life?
‘The other Absolutes should have cleared the tutorial as well.’
In other words, their entry times should have been simr to Lukas. With only a few months difference at best.
Was it possible for them to regain even a tenth of their strength in such a short time?
Lukas looked at Arid.
“Do you know which Absolute is there?”
“…I’m sorry. I can’t figure out who it is.”
Even Arid’s power ofmunication couldn’t reveal who it was.
This confirmed that it really was an Absolute.
“Joining Sedi is the top priority.”
“I think so too.”
He’d heard that Death Ind was incrediblyrge, but if there were two beings with incredible power on it, they would inevitably sh one day. In addition, with Sedi’s personality, it was unlikely that she would sit in one spot and wait for Lukas toe to her.
“I came all the way here because I felt that I should tell you this.”
“Thank you.”
“No, I’m sorry I couldn’t be more helpful.”
Lukas thought for a moment and said.
“Ha-rin is too far away. Otherwise, she would have been happy to see you.”
“…I would have liked to see her as well, but…”
Arid let out a bitterugh.
“My goal was to meet Master. I wasn’t allowed any more time.”
“…”
If Arid wanted, Lukas could give him his freedom by subduing the Priests of East and West.
But it seemed that Arid didn’t regard Dragon God Ind as an enemy.
Ten years was not a short time.
By now, Arid had probably ovee the mental hurdles that he’d had when hest saw him.
‘The Goddess acted as a guide for Arid.’
Although it felt like he’d been deprived of his role as Master, more than that, he felt that it was fortunate.
If Arid had been left to wander alone for 10 years without any guidance, then it was possible that he might have gone down the wrong path.
Arid was pure and blemishless, but the purer something was, the easier it was for it to be dyed by the various colors it encountered.
“Nevertheless, please say hello to senior sister Min for me. She seems to get easily worried about others.”
Lukas nodded at Arid, who was talking to him with a bashful smile on his face.
After that, he continued to have a somewhat frivolous conversation with Arid.
Arid had be quite talkative. Perhaps it was because of the pleasure of meeting Lukas after so long. His mouth constantly moved as he talked about everything that happened to him over the past 10 years, including the trivial things that urred on Dragon God Ind. Sometimes there were some things he couldn’t say, but from his words, Lukas was able to learn a lot about Dragon God Ind, which had always been a mystery.
‘…Dragon God Ind.’
Lukas had a feeling that if he met the Goddess, he would be able to solve many of his remaining questions.
Around the time when the conversation was reaching its end, Arid pulled something out of his pocket.
“You’ll need this.”
It was a square que.
It looked like it was made of wood, and on it was an borate carving of a Dragon that almost seemed alive.
“What’s this?”
“This is the Dragon que which is required to enter Death Ind. And this is a map of the parts of Death Ind that have been explored so far.”
This time he took out a piece of rolled parchment.
When he opened it slightly, Lukas saw a fairly detailed map of Death Ind.
Not only did it disy the general shape and topography of Death Ind, but it also showed how to get there.
“What are these green markings on the map?”
“Those are the ces where Dragonmen live.”
“Dragonmen? Wasn’t it said that no Dragonmen live on Death Ind?”
“There are a few. Butpared to the actual size of the Ind, it’s basically nothing. The Dragonmen who live there are ferocious and barbaric, and most importantly, they are incredibly powerful. Most Dragonmen don’t consider them to be civilised. To survive in the harsh environment they live in, they had to change both mentally and physically.”
“…”
“It would be best to avoid meeting them unless there is absolutely no choice. Like running out of food or water, or because of a life-threatening injury.”
This meant that every meeting with them was half a gamble.
Lukas nodded.
“There are several ways to enter Death Ind, but the fastest and safest way is through a small ind called Temple Ind. Going through the sea instead of that ind would be much more dangerous.”
“I’ll keep that in mind.”
“Yeah. And finally, you will need special equipment to block the demonic energy on Death Ind.”
…As expected, there was a reason why it was called Death Ind.
There were a lot more things that he needed to prepare than he thought.
“Originally, I was going to introduce you to a cksmith from Death Ind, but there is no need for that now.”
When Lukas tilted his head to the side, Arid exined.
“I heard that Miss Nekdu is in Lirua right now.”
“Ah.”
“With her skills, it won’t be difficult to make you a good set of equipment.”
“Do you know Nekdu?”
Arid nodded.
“Yes. Miss Nekdu is from Dragon God Ind.”