## C420
The first thing Cale saw when he opened his startled eyes was...
[Sub-quest Generated: "Dialogue with the System"!]
[Requesting Conversation!]
A translucent window and Raon's swollen eyes.
"Hmm."
The moment Cale let out an involuntary sigh...
—Cale. You still have the sword in your hand.
Super Rock's voice echoed, and Cale felt the weight of his hands on his abdomen.
—Your skin is still gray.
Cale looked down to observe his body.
Though he couldn't see it all while lying down, his hands, out of the covers, were definitely tinged gray.
But it was different from Choi Jung Gun's case.
'There aren't even any protruding veins.'
It was simply... his skin was gray.
—And you can let go of the sword now.
Super Rock was right.
—Sniff, sniff.
The Sound of Wind sniffed the air and joined the conversation.
—It still smells like the God of Chaos' artifact, but it's different from before.
Cale exerted force with his hands.
Movement.
Indeed, he could already let go of the sword whenever he wanted.
The sacred artifact had calmed down.
"H-Human!"
Then, Raon's trembling voice reached his ears.
Furtive glance.
Looking at Raon, Cale was startled.
"!"
Because the dragon's round eyes were filling with tears.
"Human! Does it still hurt from that sword? Can't you let go? Do you want me to destroy the God of Chaos? Or should I destroy the sword first?"
Raon seemed ready to break the sword at any moment.
His eyes burned with fury.
"No!"
So Cale quickly answered.
"Cough!"
And he then groaned.
After three days without speaking, his throat burned.
"Human!"
Raon's expression turned more worried, and Cale, fearing the dragon would actually destroy something, shouted:
"I'm hungry!"
"!"
Raon's already round eyes widened even further.
"Oh."
And his expression brightened a little.
When his human said he was hungry, it was a sign he was getting better.
"Hehe."
Raon pulled an apple pie from his inventory.
Cale opened his mouth.
Raon, as if it were the most natural thing, shoved a piece of pie into his mouth.
"......"
Cale began chewing the pie calmly.
"Human, but doesn't it still hurt? Your skin is still gray! It looks contaminated by chaos!"
Chew, chew.
"Ah, right! Now you can't talk! I can wait."
Chew, chew.
Cale kept eating.
He was definitely hungry.
—I'm already full.
The Glutton Priestess still claimed to be satisfied.
—I haven't digested it all yet.
Cale stopped.
'Are you digesting too?'
When he faced the power of the God of Chaos' Saint in Apitoyu...
The Dominating Aura and the Sky Eating Water had absorbed a fragment of the chaos power, and Cale had to pass out to digest it.
Sure, this time he was unconscious for three days.
But still...
'You say you haven't digested it yet?'
What the hell had the Glutton Priestess eaten?
The 43 rituals.
The power accumulated for the God of Chaos' arrival.
She had swallowed all the water the sacred artifact had released.
—Yes. It will probably take more than half a year to digest it.
...Wow.
Cale decided not to think about how the Glutton Priestess would change after this.
The Indestructible Shield.
Cale's first power, and the one he used the most.
She had grown a lot, but it was hard to imagine how she would evolve from here.
"Human, do you want more?"
Chew, chew.
Cale nodded as he watched Raon carefully push the pie into his mouth so it wouldn't fall.
'It's delicious.'
Apple pie.
Did it taste better after waking up from a faint?
—You're crazy.
He ignored Super Rock's lament.
"Ha. This is incredible."
Startle.
The Ancient Dragon Eruhaben's voice reached his ears.
'Is Eruhaben here too?'
Cale felt embarrassed for a moment, but then acted with bravado.
His gaze turned towards the source of the sound.
Steps, steps.
Eruhaben was approaching.
He and Raon had been taking care of Alberu and Cale.
"Hold on a second."
Cale stopped Raon, who was trying to stuff more pie into his mouth, and spoke to the Ancient Dragon.
"How's he doing?"
"He's fine."
Eruhaben helped Cale sit up.
Cale's gaze shifted to the side.
"Alberu is physically fine. It seems he fainted from exhaustion, but he's perfectly recovered now. It's just that... he's not waking up."
Alberu, who should have woken up a while ago, was still unconscious.
As Eruhaben and Raon's faces filled with worry, Cale spoke.
"I met the God of Death in my dreams."
The moment he said that, Eruhaben's eyes gleamed with interest.
His gaze fixed on Cale.
"So, Alberu too—?"
"He might have met the Sun God."
Mmm.
It was a logical assumption, so Eruhaben nodded.
"Let's wait a little longer."
"Yes."
Cale nodded, but looked at Alberu with pity.
'...Passing out for three days must be tough.'
Alberu used to log out periodically to communicate with the Roan Kingdom on the third Earth. Cale would send him messages through the sacred mirror.
It was for work.
While Alberu was unconscious, surely his companions informed the Roan leaders about his condition.
Or maybe not.
Either way...
'...He'll have a lot of work when he wakes up...'
Prince Alberu.
Poor guy.
The moment Cale thought that...
"Human! This is the first time the Prince has passed out! Why are you looking at him with so much pity? You've passed out more times than him! Reflect!"
Faced with Raon's scolding, Cale couldn't say anything.
This time, the fainting was his own choice, so he had no excuse.
"......"
Eruhaben sighed at the sight of Cale in silence and shook his head.
"Cale, are you really okay?"
Mmm.
Cale looked at his hands.
Gray.
"Yes. I'm fine, and I think there's a way to reverse it."
His gaze turned towards the air.
The translucent window.
[Sub-quest Generated: "Dialogue with the System"]
It was a simple quest: talk to the System.
The only peculiar thing was that the target was the System itself.
But for Cale, that was normal.
"Let me talk to the System for a moment."
Raon and Eruhaben nodded.
Eruhaben sat down on a chair between Alberu and Cale, while Raon rubbed his face against Cale's thigh.
[Yes/No]
When Cale selected "Yes"...
¡ZZZT—!
A distorted dialogue window appeared.
It was red, like the Red Hand.
[$^@^& Long time.]
But the conversation was more stable than before.
ZZZT—
Mmm.
The buzzing in Cale's ears was still the same, but...
Since a lengthy conversation was impossible, Cale went straight to the point.
"Remove this gray color from my skin and change the sacred artifact's property to 'nothing'."
He made his demand bluntly.
"Be it a quest or a reward. Solve these two problems."
Do it.
Cale simply asked for it to be done.
He had stopped the God of Chaos' arrival, hadn't he?
The System should reward him.
[!@*#%]
But the System seemed to have something to say.
[@#%Everything, revealed@%^]
"Eh?"
Cale stopped.
"Everything revealed?"
What?
What could they have revealed?
As confusion filled Cale's eyes...
Startle.
Eruhaben abruptly stopped.
Cale caught the movement and felt a chill down his spine.
[!($%)5 I'll do as you ask#%&]
The System agreed to his request.
[@#$% But only as a quest#%& If it's a reward, they might discover me!#%]*
"Discover you? You?"
Startle.
This time, it was Raon who jolted violently.
'What's going on?'
Why were they acting like this?
Suddenly, Cale began to feel uneasy.
'By the way, where are we?'
He should have asked first, but he was too busy analyzing other things.
[@#^% Will you accept it?]
[@#%If not, I'm @%^ in danger]
ZZZT—
The buzzing intensified.
The conversation was about to end.
Cale found this strange.
Even though the dialogue was smoother, suggesting the System had more control, it was acting more cautiously.
'As if it's afraid of being watched...'
Cale's eyes darkened.
"Yes. I'll help you."
He accepted.
[Thank youㅠㅠ]
The System window disappeared after its final message.
[Quest Generated!]
[Quest Generated!]
[Quest Generated!]
Three quests appeared one after another.
[Sub-quest: Obtain the "Chaos Purification" skill!]
[Sub-quest: Change the sacred artifact's property to "nothing"!]
Two quests related to his gray skin and the artifact.
[Sub-quest: Protect the "System" from (주)Transparent!]
Eh?
Seeing the last quest, Cale understood the origin of his chill.
"...Eruhaben-nim. What happened while I was unconscious? And where are we?"
While looking at the Ancient Dragon, Cale focused on the new quests and overlooked a previous one.
There was still a quest he hadn't completed.
[The impact of the Birth Ceremony is spreading rapidly!]
[Beyond the New World, to the third Earth, a legend is being forged!]
[The reward level determination is postponed!]
The "Eden Miru Birth Ceremony" quest, which was already over 300% complete.
But the progress calculation had changed again.
[There are signs of a new change in the Birth Ceremony legend!]
[An even greater legend is being born, and the Birth Ceremony will be a part of it!]
[In that case, the progress will be calculated based on the larger legend.]
[Progress: 412%]
Meanwhile, on the New World forums, theories were multiplying.
One particular post caught attention:
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If what's happening now in the New World is to expel the God of Chaos...
Wasn't it the same with the birth of the Darkness Dragon, related to the Seventh Evil?
And in the Western Empire, wasn't there a quest about the Kingdom of Darkness?
But the baby dragon said he was from the Kingdom of Darkness.
The Kingdom of Darkness and the Eight Evils... could they be related?
[Progress: 415%]
The percentage was rising rapidly.
But Cale didn't notice.
Instead, Eruhaben and Raon handed him several recording devices.
"...What is this?"
Cale looked at Eruhaben with discomfort.
"Hmm."
Eruhaben replied briefly.
"First, our fight was broadcast."
Eh?
"Luckily, the System is hidden."
What?
"Now there's a big commotion."
How?
"Look for yourself."
The recording devices, used by users to broadcast in the New World, contained videos that could be exported.
Hours of unedited footage.
"The last one hasn't been made public. We caught those who were recording it."
Eruhaben explained.
Raon added:
"Human, I'm sorry! The users who went down to the canyon with us revealed everything!"
Ah.
Them.
Cale remembered the two users he had ignored during the battle.
"By the way, they're with us now."
Eruhaben gestured to Cale.
"Look at it already."
Cale didn't want to watch those videos.
But his hand reached for them anyway.
"The last one is from after you passed out."
Cale's gaze turned to Eruhaben.
"You'll understand everything that's going on."
Cale took the device and played it.
"Human!"
Cale, passing out.
Raon and the Heavenly Demon held him up.
"...He's fine now."
The Heavenly Demon confirmed that the sword in Cale's hand had lost its power before touching him.
But...
'It's serious.'
Cale's body was still gray. No trace of color on his face.
'Excessive bleeding.'
It was a miracle he hadn't died from blood loss.
Placing his hand near his heart, he felt it beating strongly.
But his condition was critical.
Besides...
'The prince.'
Alberu Crossman.
He was still groaning, caught between consciousness and unconsciousness.
Buzzing—
Unlike the Sun Sword, which vibrated.
And besides...
"The situation isn't good either."
Frankly, it was desperate.
The Heavenly Demon, standing on the rock, observed his surroundings.
The sanctuary had been replaced by a gray forest.
Luckily, everyone, including Rosalyn and Gashan, was close to the rock.
And the members of the Church of the Sun God were allies.
'But most of them aren't in good shape.'
Choi Han and Raon.
They, less affected by the God of Chaos' power, were relatively fine.
The others, not so much.
Rosalyn, supported by Gashan, had blood on her lips.
'The allies are a problem, but...'
The enemies too.
Those surrounding the rock...
'Enemies.'
Tens of thousands of followers.
The cult leaders.
Even the Wanderers.
They were all still alive.
'The cult isn't an immediate concern.'
With the Saint's death and the appearance of the God of Chaos' eyes, the leaders hadn't recovered yet.
Neither had the followers.
Especially the resurrected ones, who looked dazed at Cale and the gray forest.
'The problem is—'
There was only one real problem.
"The Wanderers."
The Ancient Dragon's voice echoed.
Clearly, he was still resisting.
But neither the Dragon nor the Heavenly Demon were at full strength.
¡Clang!
In front of them, there was someone else.
"Choi Han."
"Leave them to me and escape."
Choi Han's gaze fixed on the two Wanderers.
Cho and Ryeon.
They weren't looking at him.
Only one person.
Cale Henituse, fallen to the ground.
Especially Ryeon was watching him intently.
A voice reached his ears:
"Will you fight?"
Despite the distance, the clear voice reached her.
The swordsman with black hair and eyes pointed his sword at her.
"......"
Ryeon didn't answer.
Cho whispered to her:
"Samhwang (?) (The Three Emperors/The Third Emperor) will arrive soon."
The Five Colored Hunter Families.
Among the Wanderer families, only three possessed unique "Five Colored" level qualities.
The weakest of them would arrive at dawn.
"......"
Instead of answering, Ryeon dropped her arm.
Crack—
The air around her turned cold, and ice covered her hand.
"......"
"......"
As teleportation was impossible, Choi Han and the others gathered around Cale and Alberu, preparing to flee with flight magic if necessary.
—Rosalyn. You escape.
Eruhaben's voice reached Rosalyn.
—I trust you to take care of Cale and Alberu.
—Raon will go with you. You can take the sacrifices too.
Damn it.
Rosalyn bit her lip.
She hadn't done much in the battle, but she was seriously injured.
Without even the aura of a unique quality, it was hard to resist in that chaos.
Gashan and Rosalyn.
Those two were in worse shape than Cale and Alberu.
And besides...
'It must be hard for you.'
Eruhaben was suffering too.
He didn't have a unique quality either.
Still, he was resisting.
Because of the weight of being a dragon.
The moment Eruhaben, Choi Han, and the Heavenly Demon faced the Wanderers...
'Damn it!'
Rosalyn squeezed her eyes shut and opened them.
She didn't say anything stupid like "I'll fight."
Uuu—
She gathered the last remnants of her mana.
Escape.
That would do good.
She looked up.
It was still night.
But there was no trace of gray.
A clear night sky.
That's where they had to flee.
"!"
At that moment, she stopped.
"Ah."
And she smiled.
"!"
"......!"
She wasn't the only one.
All the strong ones on the battlefield stopped and looked up.
The canyon.
The Cliff of Death.
From there, many gazes observed them.
It wasn't the sacrifices.
They were gazes of all kinds of beings.
Rosalyn spoke.
"They're the inhabitants of the Demon Kingdom."
She had explored the Demon Kingdom with Alberu. Her gaze went to a specific place.
"They came from the Dark Elf side."
She had a reason to be there.
It was part of a quest of Alberu's.
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Main Mission 1 [Become the First Dark Elf Emperor!] in progress.
—Related Sub-quest 5 [Gain recognition from the Jungle Witch.] in progress.
The Jungle Witch.
She was a Dark Elf.
And Alberu and Rosalyn had met the Dark Elves of the Demon Kingdom.
Rosalyn looked at Alberu, unconscious.
"Either way, they're allies."
Numerous Dark Elves were watching the canyon. Their gazes were also fixed on Alberu.
Poor cale looks like he passed out because of the upload video 📹 recording 😢 . Because you ignored the two who was recording you 😄 and raon ignored too his worried to you
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