Chapter 361 - Episode Eight - The Calm before the Storm (2)

I was carried by Kudor and kidnapped to a secluded place a little way from the village.

I used teleportation magic to summon an Ortem to my hand, placed it on the ground, and sat on it.

So what is it that you need to tell me now?

Kudor glanced at the Ortem as if he was hurrying me to do something.

I summoned another Ortem and manipulated it to move to Kudors side.

Kudor slowly sits down to check the comfort of the seat, and says, Hmm, with a satisfied look.

The way he looked at it, it wasnt because her legs were tired, but because she just wanted to sit down.

I dont know how to explain it. Ive been following the movements of Julem, and it seems that hes been taking a lot of time to get ready. It may be a hundred years, or even a thousand years.

If it is, does that mean we are dealing with High Elves, High Demons, or Lich ?

Its good that you understand so quickly. Or, it may have a foundation of fanatical beliefs that will keep their obsession alive for generations to come.

A group of fanatics

However, considering the fact that Count Julem has been seen for generations, it seems hard to imagine that it could be just that line of thinking.

Based on the folklore about Count Julem and what Peter told me about him, the closest thing I can think of is that he is a Lich who gained immortality through an experiment

Of course, the characteristics of Count Julem are only handed down orally or in a few pictures.

It is possible that he was actually a different person in each generation, and that he only kept his physique and minimal features in check.

So what doesnt add up about that?

For all his diligence, theres something definitely missing from his plan. Julem is the main force that can defeat me. As I have said before, I can sense powerful magical forces over a very large area. Ive searched all over the world, but I still havent found any magic power that can rival the four great creator gods.

Indeed, Kudor had said something like that before about not being able to find anyone with magic power equivalent to the four great creator gods.

Count Julems threat against Peter was to set the four great powers against him.

However, since Levi is just a frog, and the Maharaun Kingdom has not made any particular move to revive the fire god Maharbo, it was probably not about reviving the four great creator gods, but only about turning the four kingdoms against each other and forcing them to attack the Dinrat Kingdom.

It is true that if the four major powers were to make a serious move, I would have to suffer a fair amount of consumption. I have a duty to carry on Yohanans will, after all. I will fight for this country while protecting it.

I see. That is the purpose of targeting the country.

It is true that even if you keep aiming directly at Kudor, it is difficult to wear him out properly.

However, that doesnt mean that it will be easier to attack if you involve the Dinrat Kingdom, a major power, as an enemy

The total strength of the Dinrat Kingdom is hardly taken into account.

Im convinced, too, but this fact alone shows just how unusual Kudor is.

But even so, at most, only 20% of my magic power can be reduced. I dont think hes simply underestimating me. Where the heck is he hiding his main power

Twenty percent, huh.

If it werent for the sacrifice of Icarus, who was martyred as a tumor in Kudors body, I wouldnt have been able to reduce Kudors magical power.

Considering Gastons current position in the global strength rankings, Id say 20 percent is about right.

I have explored other dimensions and the deep sea to the best of my ability. I cant say for certain but as far as Im concerned Were not getting anything at all within the scope of what were doing now. in the area Im working on, and I think it might be different, but Im still trying to figure it out.

But arent there any other possible locations?

If its hidden at the end of a dimension or in a place thats physically too far away, Kudor wont be able to detect it, but if its placed there in the first place, Count Julem himself wont be able to retrieve it.

This is something that Kudor himself has mentioned before.

The problem is that its not. You are a smart man. It doesnt matter if its a physical problem or a dimensional problem. Anyway, can you think of anything that is terribly far away, yet guaranteed to come back to you at a certain time? If we knew this, we wouldnt have to wait for him to make a move on us to destroy whatever it is hes thinking

Riddle, huh? You cant just say that all of a sudden

A thing that is far away and guaranteed to come back

I thought about it for a while, but the conditions were too vague and I couldnt quite figure it out.

In the first place, is there really such a thing as Count Julems main strength?

I think its more likely that Kudor is just being self-consciously cautious, and that Count Julem himself is mistakenly thinking that his current strength is sufficient to defeat Kudor.

Okay, thats something Ill think about. More importantly, can I get you to tell me now? Why did you target Mea so soon after your resurrection?

Thats right

Kudor went little silent and pats the Nyaruns head that she is holding.

It seemed to me as if she was pausing to choose her words.

I may have let my guard down a little too much with Kudor.

I dont know if Kudor will tell the truth or not, but depending on what Kudor tells me, there is a possibility that I will be forced to turn against her.

Should I have come prepared for battle?

Let me tell you a story from the distant past, from the age of mythology. The Sky God possessed an enormous amount of magical power that made him stand out from the rest of the four great creator gods. With this power, he created the Moon Din in the sky and created the High Elves, a species with high magical power and extremely long lifespan. The names of the four great creator gods are nothing but a mere illusion, but the sky gods certainly had the power to be called so.

I didnt think that Kudor would recognize the power of the Sky God, who was one of the four great creator gods.

In the mythology of the Kudor Church, it was reported as if they were unilaterally torture and kill against the four great creator gods, but there may have been unexpectedly dangerous scenes.

However, the High Elves have been blessed with so much power compared to other races that they have become too conceited. Their favoritism for the older High Elves has grown deeper over time, and they have become extremely authoritarian and conservative. Pride and stubbornness got the worst of them, and they were greatly reduced in number.

In my mind, I remembered the stalking High Elf who had chased me around the Altamirs Tower.

Its true that with all those people, its no wonder they were driven to the brink of extinction.

So their long lifespan was not simply an advantage.

In the end of the mythical era, the sky god were concerned about this, so he smelted together people and demons to create the progenitor Moebius, a man with two horns on his head and a magic crystal on his forehead, who would later become the beginning of the Doom tribe.

I was wondering how it would be connected, but then the name of the Doom tribe came up.

If its about the sky god, does that mean that the Doom tribe was born in Alfheim, the same sky country as the High Elves?

I had never heard of any such thing before.