Light of Arad: The First to Walk - Chapter 135



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Users also experience a moment where they realize just how great the source of the Abyss is.

This is because it is a cutscene from the game Dungeon & Fighter, and briefly reveals the events that occurred when the great wizard Mayer encountered the source of the Abyss in the past.

‘It’s because I exhausted a lot of my strength while creating the Great Magic Circle… … Even Mayer, who had the ability to protect the continent of Arad, used the expression ‘I was almost consumed by the Abyss, and barely came to my senses.’

And that’s not all.

A place where users can experience fragments of memories left behind by the great wizard Mayer, and encounter the source of the Abyss in Mayer’s memories.

Even though it is a situation that has been regenerated from Meyer’s memories, the ‘source of the regenerated Abyss’ boasts such great power and ability that its consciousness is partially connected to the main body.

‘In a state where it was regenerated as a memory, it was only one hundredth of the original’s power? Or perhaps one thousandth? At any rate, it was weakened to an unbelievable degree… … Even in a situation where it was literally a deteriorated version, the source of the Abyss spoke confidently.’

There he says:

If the adventurer is not at the level he expected, he will threaten to kill the adventurer’s party with just the power of the memory fragments regenerated, and he will even destroy the ‘library of memories’ that the adventurer’s true identity had reached to access.

‘If that’s true, then the power of the original body of the Abyss must be beyond imagination. Even in the in-game Dungeon & Fighter timeline, it would probably be considered one of the strongest that even a normal apostle can’t even match.’

It’s not just the power.

Considering his violent and impulsive tendencies and personality.

How many beings will be able to approach the source of the Abyss?

Also, who will be the one who can prove himself and speak without hesitation to open a deal with him?

‘If the source of the Abyss is in the Demon World, then Hilder? After realizing that dealing with her was to fulfill Nemer’s plan, Hilder went to find the source of the Abyss, another transcendent being of a level that could deal with Nemer, and made a deal with him? Was it part of the power of transference that allowed Ah-hang to be possessed here?’

If you guess so, it means Hilda.

However, Jinseong had to shake his head at his own questions that kept coming up.

‘No, that’s not possible. The only thing Hilda can do is send down from the Demon World to Arad. It’s impossible for her to have the power to transfer users from another dimension, like Ah-hang, to Plain: Arad.’

Rather, this contact with Nemer has given us another insight into the matter.

‘There is a high possibility that it is not Hilda. We should consider it as more likely that it is a completely different being.’

The second apostle, Hilda with crying eyes, who was practically the number one candidate in Jinseong’s own mind.

If we rule out that she is not, then in a sense the candidates are greatly reduced.

‘Of course we can’t be sure. We shouldn’t draw any conclusions until we see each other in person.’

We’ll have to wait until we meet Hilda.

And that moment may come relatively sooner than Jinseong himself expected.

‘You don’t have to go all the way to the Demon Realm to find her. The first time you meet Hilda is during the epic quest that involves the 9th Apostle, Builder Luke.’

After completing the main scenario quest related to , the adventurer will ascend to the heavens again.

And the 7th apostle, Anton, who eats fire, will fight.

If you successfully defeat Anton, the next main scenario is Luke.

‘The one who took the place left empty after Bakal fled to heaven.’

The new 9th Apostle, the builder Luke.

As the user progresses through the main scenario quest related to it, he or she will eventually meet Hilda.

Of course, Jinseong himself must also realize that when the time comes, he will eventually be able to face Hilda. Furthermore, he must recognize that the moment to talk will definitely come.

‘To do that… … . we need to distinguish what is important and what we need to do.’

Jinseong was watching.

The main scenario of the past Celestial West Lawless Zone and Cartel Organization ended with the Shadow Dancer user talking to the younger Berekt.

Although no contaminants were found, Jinseong was not entirely pleased.

‘This is obviously important. For me, who was named as such… … . It is also important to check if the users’ epic quests are corrupted and correct them. Nemer may not forgive me for avoiding it when I find corruption. However… … .’

Nemer has already said.

Even in the timeline where Jinseong herself is not present, contamination occurs. She herself said that she herself cannot correct all the contamination.

Therefore, Jinseong had room to think a little differently.

‘If there is no contamination. If no contamination has been found, we should not waste our time chasing users. Now is the time to do something bigger.’

If there are no signs of contamination.

You shouldn’t just chase after users until contamination occurs.

Above all, there is a truly important mission given to Jinseong himself, rather than ‘contamination of the user’.

‘I need to find the other adventurers who have been possessed besides Vivi. And I need to make sure that their main scenarios are not contaminated, or that they do not cause or create contamination themselves… I’m going to fix that.’

Rather than character adventurers, it’s about finding those who have already been possessed, those who are true candidates for the Forged Blade, and checking/correcting whether they are corrupted.

And one more thing?

‘We have to go after Ah-hang. It was definitely among the information he poured out to me back then. Ah-hang must have heard ‘a lot of information’ from the person who possessed him. Of course, about me. In that case… ‘

We need to track down Ah-Hang and make him spit out information again.

Considering the possibility that he might try something like [Let’s fight!] again, what would Jinseong’s future course of action and plans be?

We need to check that first.

That’s the most important thing.

‘It’s time to stop focusing solely on the contamination of users… … We try to avoid it as much as possible unless it happens directly and immediately before our eyes.’

Jinseong’s new determination was to approach it with the mindset that he couldn’t ignore what he saw, but it didn’t matter if he didn’t see it.

So when I came out again.

Even when the Shadow Dancer user had already entered and was heading to the next location, the ‘Billmark Experimental Site’, Jinseong did not chase her.

“The adventurers just entered Kai. What are you going to do?”

Siran has arrived.

Since he couldn’t tell him all his plans, Jinseong cut his answer short.

“First of all… I think I should go.”

“Hey, I’m going in there and causing a scene. Are you okay?”

Siran asked.

It might sound like a reproach, but it was different for Jinseong.

I felt a bit of regret and worry, but I could feel his warm heart for Jinseong.

“Yes. I have bigger things to prepare for right now. Thank you for your help. I’ll come back next time with some good drinks.”

“Thank you Chiapura. But, does that mean we will meet again?”

“Yes. We will definitely meet again. In a more important place.”

There will still be a lot to do with Siran in the flow of the main scenario quests.

Shiran burst into laughter as she watched Jinseong speak confidently.

“It’s fun to play Monkey, knowing everything until the end. Got it.”

What kind of person does Jinseong perceive himself to be?

Just based on what you’ve talked to Jinseong about, other than the dimensional gap, what kind of guesses have you reached so far?

It was a very interesting and curious thing for Jinseong as well, but he wouldn’t be able to bring it up for the time being.

“Okay, see you next time! I hope you catch that ‘madman’ together with the adventurers!”

And her true identity is ‘Iris Fortune Singer’, so don’t be too surprised, forgive her and make her your ally!

Jinseong had to swallow those words.

There are no signs of contamination yet, but it was a sincere greeting asking Shiran to take care of the rest without contamination until the matter is over.

Siran answered by just waving her hand.

“Nikang, don’t worry about me. Just go quickly. I’ll see you next time after you’ve served your country.”

It was a farewell that made Jinseong, who was about to leave the country of Suju, laugh for the last time.

* * *

Jinseong pushed open the swing door and entered the Moonlight Tavern.

There was no need to ride Magata, as I could use a teleportation potion to fly straight from the alley of the Sujukuk to the entrance of the Moonlight Tavern.

“Welcome~”

“Hello, Shusia, hehe.”

Jinseong greeted Shusia, the master of the Moonlight Tavern.

As soon as Shusia saw Jinseong, she said with a subtle expression.

“… … Milk? Just in case, I’m telling you this, but if you bring in alcohol or something like that from outside, you’ll be charged ten times the corkage fee-.”

“Oh, no, no, then, over there, beer! Two beers, please.”

“Two glasses?”

“Yes, I’ll drink at that table.”

After confirming that there were no other users around, Jinseong quickly spoke and pointed somewhere to hide his embarrassment.

There was a man sitting there with his feet up on the table, in a crooked posture.

Jinseong gave him a nod.

“It’s been a while, Caracas.”

“… …Truth.”

The one who came to Jinseong was the leader of the Adventurer’s Guild, Sigh’s Karakas.

Jinseong soon approached Shusia’s table holding two glasses of beer. He then naturally joined her, handing her one of the glasses.

“You’re so shameless… … but I’m starting to like you more and more. So, why did you come to me? Did you come to repay a debt?”

Caracas took the glass Jinseong offered and drank the beer, saying:

Jinseong shook his head.

“Of course. And then that wasn’t a debt, actually. Ahem, well, let’s leave that aside for now! I came to ask for a favor- no, to make a deal… ….”

And then he said.

How can I get what I really need right now?

Jinseong thought about that point and found a way.

“Deal? What deal?”

“Please find a person. Her name is Azalea Rott.”

In the worst case scenario, there is a way to move alone, but first, the person you need to meet is the leader of the Grim Seekers, Azalea Rott.

The problem is her whereabouts.

Even after reviewing all the main scenario quests in the game Dungeon & Fighter, I couldn’t find any information on where Azalea Rott was or what she was doing during this period.

In that case? Jinseong’s idea was to utilize the Adventurer’s Guild.

“Azalea Lotra… … You have more than enough to pique my interest, but this is a different story. You know you can’t do this with bare hands, right?”

Caracas said, you could tell just by the way he spoke.

He probably already has a vague idea of ​​who Azalea Rott is and what she does.

He calmly asked Jinseong for the price.

“I know.”

And Jinseong knew.

From the moment I boarded the giant mole, I noticed that he was the type of person who wouldn’t move unless it was for profit.

Caracas asked with a smile.

“Then what’s the price?”

“doesn’t exist.”

However, the fact that he has come here means that he has already lost to Jinseong.

“… … What? What-.”

“Because I’m not giving it to you, Lord Caracas.”

“It’s a price I can’t give as the leader of the Adventurer’s Guild. I don’t really like spending time playing with words.”

It was Caracas who was about to sigh and frown.

“Now, there is a person from heaven who has become a close friend of Lord Caracas?”

However, his expression could not help but freeze as he listened to Jinseong’s subsequent words.

“Meryl Pioneer, I have some advice for you.”

Celestial scientist, Meryl ‘Pioneer’ Odruze.

Now that exchanges between Heaven and Arad have become possible, she, a scientist from Seven Shards, would already be in contact with Caracas and working as a member of the Adventurer’s Guild.

“… … Even I have nothing easy to say to her, so to speak. She really is an interesting friend. But advice is such an intangible value. I can’t call her here right away… … and I’m not sure if that would help.”

“Well, certainly in terms of work, I’m not very good at it. I don’t have the ability to advise Meryl, who is one of the geniuses of the celestial world, on the engineering side.”

Jinseong scratched his chin and meekly acknowledged what Caracas said.

It would certainly be difficult to give her advice.

“Then this transaction is invalid-.”

“but!”

But just once, just once.

The fact that there are things I can say because I am genuine.

“Socially… … this is advice that will make both Meryl and the Adventurer’s Guild happy. If you trust me, I will give you just one piece of advice that you will never regret. With my advice, he will not fall apart, and that alone will increase the value of the Adventurer’s Guild as a whole.”

That’s why Jinseong said confidently.

Caracas looked into Jinseong’s eyes.

“What should I tell her?”

Then, all of a sudden, I drank all the remaining beer.

Jinseong smiled faintly.

“Then please tell him. No matter what moment or situation arises, never say ‘this word’ out loud.”

“… … What is that?”

A word that would make everyone happy if Meryl Pioneer didn’t say it.

Jinseong cleared his throat and spoke quietly, using the taboo words.

“‘It is a gift from His Majesty the Emperor.’”