## C415. To Face and Protect (2)
Splash.
The gray water touched the feet of those closest to the lagoon.
“Oh, oh- God, God-”
A believer.
“God of Chaos- Ah, ah-”
A priest.
At first, even though they were terrified, they welcomed it with joy.
But the moment they touched the water.
The moment they inhaled the gray smoke.
“Ahhhh!”
“Ugh-!”
They clutched their heads.
Excruciating pain and sadness, despair.
At the same time, insane pleasure and joy, happiness.
Tens of thousands of emotions overwhelmed them.
Their heads were so hot they felt dizzy, as if they were going to explode.
Drip.
Everyone started bleeding.
But the blood of those who touched the water wasn’t red.
It was gray.
Their eyes were also turning gray.
When humans who lived under rules faced the true Chaos.
When they were consumed by that terror.
Clang!
Clang!
“The, the Chaos-”
Someone pulled out a weapon.
“Ugh.”
Someone screamed.
“Hahaha-”
Someone cried while laughing. Nonstop.
But there was something in common.
“Die! Stop screaming!”
“Stop crying!”
Some tried to kill others.
“Stop, stop…!”
Others, unable to bear it anymore, pointed weapons at themselves.
Everyone was rushing towards death.
“What, what is this-”
The Wanderer Cho looked at his sister Ryeon.
“Sister, can you hear it now?”
He also faced the Chaos.
Ryeon’s face was pale.
“We must, flee-”
As Wanderers, and with a Transparent-level uniqueness, Cho and Ryeon were probably resisting amidst this Chaos.
It was fortunate that they hadn’t gotten close to the lagoon.
Then Cho spoke in a low voice.
“Can we escape?”
He was scared for the first time.
His gaze went to the sky.
The gray smoke rising with the water was gradually covering the night, the waning moon.
Little by little, as usual, it was dyeing the sky gray.
But it was different from the past.
That was truly a sky of death.
The Wanderers Cho and Ryeon.
The two couldn’t say anything.
The only thing Ryeon could say was:
“What the hell is-”
What’s happening?
That was all she could say.
“-!”
But she couldn’t continue.
She, known for her intelligence, soon realized something.
“There.”
“Huh?”
The center where the water was gushing out.
The rock that emerged from the lagoon.
There, where four people seemed to be huddled together…
“Only there.”
Yes. Those people are fine.
The moment Ryeon thought that and tried to move.
“!”
She stopped.
“…What?”
On the rock.
One person was standing.
“Why, why-”
She couldn’t continue.
Why, when I see that man now, do I think of the Patriarch, the first Wanderer?
The man who was standing alone.
Cale Henituse.
He couldn’t know what Ryeon was thinking, and he didn’t want to know.
Tremble.
The hand holding the sword was still trembling.
But he ignored it.
“Damn it!”
To the point of ignoring the pain.
Now, foul words were coming out of his mouth, and he had to.
“Damn it!”
It’s a truly damned situation.
‘Damn!’
Everyone is about to die.
They are so consumed by Chaos that they can’t regain their sanity.
Splash.
The gray water spread even further.
It seemed to exceed the amount of water contained in the lagoon, but the water kept gushing out endlessly.
Sssss-
And the gray smoke covered everything.
-Cale.
But there’s another problem.
-The smoke is rising.
Yes.
As Super Rock said, the smoke is rising.
It’s not only covering this sacred place, but it’s quickly spreading throughout the canyon, even aiming for the Demon Kingdom outside the canyon.
Outside the canyon are the sacrifices, and also Raon and Choi Han.
“Ugh. Ugh.”
“Ugh…”
Eruhaben and the Heavenly Demon were gasping.
This ancient dragon and martial artist, stronger than me, are now suffering.
Alberu was nearly unconscious.
And Rosalyn and Gashan were holding on while trying to suppress their screams.
Tremble.
And my body is also trembling.
I looked at my hand.
The gray-covered hand was becoming more vivid.
-Damn!
The Dominating Aura was desperately clinging on.
‘Because I can see.’
There are no auditory hallucinations.
My vision is clear.
All my senses are correct.
“Ugh.”
Cale took a deep breath.
The cold night air goes in deep.
Yes, I’m breathing fine.
Drip.
Another line of blood flowed from his mouth.
Drop.
But Cale saw the drop of blood that fell on the back of his hand and his eyes gleamed with understanding.
‘It’s red.’
Now I see people shedding gray blood everywhere.
Consumed by Chaos.
‘But I’m not.’
Cale understood.
‘More than I thought-’
I, more than I thought-
‘I haven’t been consumed by Chaos.’
It’s not just the eyes.
My inside, not my outside, hasn’t been dyed by Chaos yet.
I, more than I thought-
“I’m fine.”
Yes.
I, and the ancient powers, are fine.
‘Still-’
It’s worth trying.
Because-
Cale raised his head.
The gray-dyed sky.
Through it, the waning moon.
The night is seen.
Through that night, through the darkness.
Cale was waiting for a very intelligent child.
An existence that would be untouched by this Chaos.
The only existence that remained untouched when the God of Chaos’ eyes appeared, when the gray wave and tsunami occurred, and when the Blue Wolf and the God of Chaos clashed.
“Human!”
Through the darkness, a familiar voice.
Emerald blue eyes shining like stars were quickly approaching Cale.
“Chaos again? I told you that if you touched our human and our family, I would destroy everything!”
Raon, filled with anger, was coming here, flapping his wings forcefully.
An existence that wouldn’t be swept away by Chaos.
‘He arrived.’
Raon, whom I can entrust my companions to, has arrived.
Now I don’t have to worry about my companions.
‘But it’s not the end.’
The ritual has begun.
The God of Chaos could descend.
I must stop it.
To do that, I must face the power of this Chaos.
I must repel this gray water and smoke.
I must save the people from Chaos.
“Hey.”
Cale called out to an existence.
-Damn!
The Dominating Aura expressed its irritation.
It had already sensed Cale’s intentions.
-Alright! I don’t know anymore!
His voice trembled.
The Dominating Aura was reaching its limit.
But it’s not the limit yet.
Cale’s Dominating Aura has never been used beyond its limit.
-Let’s try to save everyone at once!
He muttered.
His voice, trying to overcome the tension, was firm even amidst the trembling.
-Yes, you also made it, the others too! Yes, we can do it.
Because the Dominating Aura also knew.
-I’m stronger than I thought!
Not just the eyes, but also Cale’s red blood, Cale’s inside, knew that it was protecting him.
He’s stronger than he thought.
If he knew, he didn’t need to brag.
No.
In times like this, you need to brag.
“Let’s try it.”
Cale bragged.
-Yes, let’s face it!
The Dominating Aura began to emanate energy.
-But, Cale, you might suffer more. I won’t be able to focus on you that much.
It doesn’t matter.
Because Cale intuitively understood that he could only release this sacred object once the gray water and smoke disappeared.
The enemy’s final move. I must destroy that final move mercilessly.
“It’s okay if I faint.”
Cale gave his permission.
-Alright! Come on, let’s try to repel this energy!
The Dominating Aura shouted with a voice full of bravado.
But none of the ancient powers reprimanded him.
Drip.
Blood flowed from Cale’s mouth again.
Drop.
The moment that drop of red blood flowed down the back of his hand and touched the sacred object.
Sssss-
Then, the wind blew.
---!
And, as if it were a lie, everyone stopped.
For a moment.
Really for a moment.
Everyone stopped.
-Cale.
The Dominating Aura spoke in a low voice.
-If Chaos shows various illusions and makes you feel Chaos.
Yes.
Cale knew the answer the Dominating Aura would say.
So instead, he spoke.
“We can make them feel reality.”
Bum. Bum.
His heart beat strongly.
He could feel the Vitality of the Heart, the power of regeneration using his strength frantically.
Either way, Cale used something that the illusions created by Chaos couldn’t cover.
-Dominion. Terror.
The Dominating Aura spoke.
-The terror that truly touches your skin, illusions can’t overcome it.
The energy that wants to dominate everything.
That energy covered the valley.
Goosebumps covering the skin.
A physiological reaction that illusions can’t create.
The moment their bodies reacted, the people stopped.
Because they felt the true terror.
Because they felt something absolute that wanted to dominate them.
It was similar to Chaos, but different.
It didn’t bring pain or joy.
It was like the air, you couldn’t see it, smell it, or hear it.
But it covered their entire bodies.
Of course, everyone still felt the illusions created by Chaos.
But they only needed a moment.
-We just need to tell them that all of this is false.
As the Dominating Aura said.
We just need to tell the people.
That the illusions aren’t killing you.
That true dominion has come to you.
-If you get lost in the illusions and ignore the King without greeting, you’ll be in trouble!
The Dominating Aura trembled as it spoke with malice.
-Now, they must greet.
It continued calmly.
-There is no God of Chaos here, but a King. If you ignore reality, you’ll be in trouble.
Submit to the ruler.
At that moment, the power of the Dominating Aura exceeded its limit.
“Ugh!”
Cale spat out blood as he thought.
That the Dominating Aura’s bravado had gone too far.
‘But what do I do?’
Even if I make the people regain their sanity-
“Human, human. What is this?”
How do I get rid of that?
I can face it and resist it.
But how do I get rid of that Chaos?
-Cale.
It was at that moment.
-I’m hungry.
Huh?
Cale hesitated as he remembered the ancient power that had remained silent and then spoke.
-I’m hungry.
The Glutton Priestess.
The Unbreakable Shield.
Now that I think about it, the Glutton Priestess said something when we arrived at this sacred place.
‘-I’m here. I’m also good at protecting.’
That’s right.
-I’m hungry.
And she’s also good at eating.
“Ha, haha-”
“Human, why are you laughing while spitting out blood? Your face is pale! It looks like you’re going to faint! As if you’re a second away from fainting! Human!”
Flap, flap.
Cale ignored Raon’s urgent words as he took care of his companions.
‘Yes.’
The Glutton Priestess is good at eating.
So good that she even eats dead mana.
Like the trees that absorbed the deadly liquid that would have destroyed the jungle, the dead mana that once covered the jungle.
-I don’t break.
Yes.
There are no rules that say I can only eat dead mana.
The sacred place where only green grass existed.
No. That grass has also lost its color, covered by the gray water.
-I can eat it all.
Cale raised his head.
Because I’ve already faced and resisted.
-So I can protect.
-This land and these people.
-Now I can do it.
Bum, bum.
His heart beats.
The power of regeneration, the Vitality of the Heart, gave strength to the glutton.
‘Yes.’
Because I’ve faced it.
Now I must protect.
Cale looked up.
There are no trees here.
Boom!
The canyon trembled.
The abyss of death.
The bridge that is the only one connecting that place.
But during the full moon and waning moon, that bridge disappears.
Because the trees withdraw their roots.
Four trees with bodies and roots large enough to connect the wide canyon.
Boom-!
The four trees began to move their roots at the same time.
Downward.
Towards where Cale was, moving quickly.
-I’m hungry.
Now is the time to eat.
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“Wow-”
The CrazyExhibitionist. He looked towards the canyon without being able to say anything.
His entire body trembled.
“Crazy-”
The CrazyExhibitionist’s face distorted and, drip, a tear ran down his cheek.
“Amazing-”
This, this is-
“100 million, no, 10 billion views.”
The CrazyExhibitionist was awestruck.
