Chapter 973

C973

Meanwhile, Jin sat across from Luna in the Tikan Palace training hall.

“Look with the eyes of the mind, Elder Sister,” Jin said playfully.

A vein throbbed on Luna’s forehead after hearing this.

“Huh? What did you say?”

“It’s not the time to get angry, Elder Sister. If you look with the eyes of your mind, you’ll find the answer.”

“Brat. I never expected you’d repay your sister this way for the mental eye training I so carefully gave you when you were a cadet.”

Jin chuckled, seemingly pleased with Luna’s reaction.

The reason the two were in the training hall at this moment wasn’t out of the ordinary.

This is the letter brought by Kahn. Cyron had instructed Jin through the letter to help Luna experience a “harsh defeat.”

However, since they were in a situation where war could break out at any moment, they couldn’t really engage in real sword combat. The two were sparring through meditation.

Although both were Genesis Knights or close to being one, achieving a sparring effect of mind-reading through meditation alone is possible, but unavoidable.

“I feel like I can get there if I can break through a thin, transparent barrier… It might be like crossing a life-or-death crossroads. But no matter how immersed I am in meditation, it’s difficult to replicate the feeling of imminent danger from real combat.”

Ron and Jin overcame desperate crises and reached Genesis Knight.

“Elder Sister, I think you shouldn’t obsess too much over the feeling of danger. While I and Sir Ron reached Genesis Knight through crises, I’ve heard that our father and Sister Vahn didn’t. Besides, when I look at it, you’re more similar to them than to me or Sir Ron.”

“But I’m sure our father and your Sister Vahn must have faced such crises several times. If I think about it, I’ve hardly ever experienced such life-threatening situations since I was born.”

I’ve never felt a serious threat to my life.

It was true. Luna had lived like a wild beast with no natural enemies. This kind of person would eventually realize the vastness of the sky, but Luna had never experienced even that.

When she thought about “stronger individuals” around her, she had always felt that she could eventually reach their level at some point, even Cyron. It was the same when she thought about her younger brother right in front of her.

She could be said to have gone through a period of crisis in the Black Sea, but even during that time, Cyron and the former Black Knights were always by her side. That was when Luna was protected by others for the first time.

“Before going to the Black Sea exploration with our father, I had almost never felt any danger. Things were really bad in the Black Sea, but somehow I always felt I could overcome the danger. Not long ago, during the war in the True Demon World, there wasn’t a single moment when I felt danger.”

“Well, that’s true.”

“If I think about it, what was the biggest crisis of my life? I suppose it would be the day I saved you from Andrei Zipple, the younger one. At that time, I strained myself too much to defeat the Demon God Orb, and I received your help in the end.”

Jin briefly recalled the memory of that day.

“…Looking back, it probably wasn’t a great trial for you, Elder Sister. Even if I hadn’t helped in the end, you would have survived just fine.”

“True. Of course, I might have been a little injured without you.”

This was why Cyron had said Luna needed a harsh defeat. Becoming a Genesis Knight without experiencing defeat was only possible for those like Elona, who had the blessing of a giant god.

Elona didn’t have any specific title, she was simply called a Genesis Knight, but she was closer to being a goddess possessing the will of the Sun God.

‘Certainly… My Elder Sister needed that kind of experience to reach Genesis Knight. A narrow path between life and death.’

However, they couldn’t engage in such combat for real, and intentionally putting Luna alone in a dangerous situation was out of the question.

“For now, how about trying to fully understand the limits in the number of times you can use your Crimson Aura? Training involving the Crimson Power is something you can do even without a sparring partner, so why don’t you work on that?”

“I’ve been thinking about that too. Maybe going on a Crimson Aura rampage can be considered a kind of crisis… Ugh, but even that is something I can’t fully control. Damn it, it’s frustrating!”

Just as Luna shouted, Ameris appeared on the training grounds.

“You sound like you’re full of energy, Luna.”

“Ms. Ameris. Haha… I suppose you’re right.”

“Don’t be too hasty. I’ve lost my former strength to some extent, but I don’t act impatiently. Take that as an example.”

“I’ll do that, Ms. Ameris. But why have you come here suddenly?”

“There’s some information I need to share with Jin. Luna, don’t relax, you should listen as well.”

“Ms. Ameris, what’s going on?”

“It seems there are powerful beings currently engaged in a battle near the Demon Seal Wall.”

“What?”

“The Nether? Could it be that there were remaining forces of Zito in the True Demon World? I find it hard to believe.”

Ameris shook her head.

“No, it’s not that. The battle took place in the intermediate layer, not that deep underground. At first, I wasn’t sure, but I became more certain a while ago.”

Though most of Ameris’s heightened senses permeating both the surface and the Nether were gone, the battle taking place in Maysil of the intermediate world was so large that even Ameris could sense it in her current condition.

“…In that case, it might be the Red Legend Tribe.”

“I think so too, Jin. However, I’m trying to focus and understand the situation thoroughly. It doesn’t seem to be just the Red Legend Tribe’s energy. I’m not sure if it’s the power of Zipple, Kinzelo, or something completely different.”

“We’ll go check it out. Let’s see what the enemies are up to.”

“Yes, it could be a significant opportunity or a danger. We can leave the surface to Murakan for now, and the two of us can go.”

Jin immediately reported the situation to command center and headed towards the Red Owl. Ameris continued to focus on her sensory perception near the Demon Seal Wall, trying to pinpoint the approximate location. Valeria found the coordinates based on Ameris’s description.

“According to Ms. Ameris’s explanation, the coordinates lead us to an uninhabited island in the North Sea of the Lutero Magical Federation.”

The uninhabited island in the North Sea of the Lutero Federation. It was used by the Imperial Family as a refuge until their downfall.

Beneath the uninhabited island were several ancient “underground passages” used by the former Blue Legend Tribe, and the Imperial Family had been hiding from the major factions of the human world through these passages.

“The Lutero Magical Federation, huh… it’s a delicate matter. It could trigger a war if you and I go there and get involved with the Zipple.”

“It’s alright, Elder Sister. The probability of Zipple Magicians being stationed on this uninhabited island is low.”

“If there are Magicians, we’ll eliminate them all, right?”

“Yes. If there are Magicians, it means this uninhabited island is one of Zipple’s secret facilities, which isn’t necessarily a bad thing. It simply appears to be an abandoned island. It’s quite far from the core areas directly managed by Zipple.”

“That makes sense. Let’s go, little one.”

Jin, Luna, and Ameris boarded the Red Owl. The Red Owl quickly transported the three to the uninhabited island in the northern part of the Lutero Magical Federation.

Upon arriving, they found the island exactly as Jin had expected. It appeared completely abandoned. They couldn’t detect any Zipple Magicians.

However, the three could sense faint traces of blood in several places on the island. It was a scent only people with extremely developed senses could detect.

“Hmm, what’s this?”

They followed the blood trail and discovered a cave, and the inside of the cave was decorated in the Vermont style.

“So, this was the Imperial Family’s hideout…”

“Is it abandoned? The smell of blood is coming from this room. This… are these corpses of the former Legend Tribe?”

When Luna opened a sealed door in the wall, they found the bodies of Blue Legend Tribe members entombed.

The cave also contained several devices and mechanisms unknown to Jin and Luna. However, Ameris immediately recognized them as ancient artifacts.

“Luna, these are bodies of Blue Legend Tribe members. Ah, now that I see this, it starts to come back to my memory. Jin, these are devices used by the Blue Legend Tribe to make passages to the Nether. And the battle feels even more intense since we arrived here.”

Now, both Jin and Luna could feel the intense vibrations emanating from the intermediate layer.

“Let me adjust the devices here. Both of you, quickly get out.”

Ameris said as she touched a stone statue placed in the center of the cave. The ancient runic characters engraved on the statue followed her hand’s movements and shifted here and there.

“Understood, Ms. Ameris.”

“If you stand here, this device will send you directly to where the battle is occurring. Let’s see… Maysil. Yes, Maysil. I think there was a city like that. The Imperial Family must have been trading with the Red Legend Tribe using these Blue Legend Tribe corpses.”

Jin and Luna stood on the circular ancient characters drawn on the floor, and the devices resonated, and soon spatial teleportation began. A blue passage appeared beneath the ancient runic characters, and the two were sucked into it as if they were falling.

They immediately arrived in the vicinity of Maysil.

Normally, they should have gone directly to the inside of Maysil Fort instead of the nearby plain. However, the red lightning waves emitted by the Red Legend Tribe’s air fortresses were interfering with the spatial teleportation.

They could still clearly see Maysil despite being quite far away.

The entire sky was filled with red and blue lightning waves.

“The red lightning is being emitted by the Red Legend Tribe’s air fortresses and battleships, and the blue ones…”

Jin shifted his gaze towards the source of the blue lightning. The source of the blue lightning was dealing with a Red Legend Tribe air fortress in the rear. Though Jin had never seen him before, he could immediately identify who it was.

“Luke… the former God of Battle of the Legend Tribe, and a high priest of the Sun God Religion that Lady Ayula warned us about. It’s definitely him.”

“Indeed, that guy. But there’s another one using blue lightning. Who is that?”

Eltiot.

He was covered in wounds and appeared to be on the verge of collapse while enduring Pibil’s bombardment. However, Luke seemed calm, and he didn’t seem to care about assisting Eltiot at all.

“At the very least, he’s trying to kill the Red Legend Tribe, so it’s clear he’s not our enemy. Since Luke isn’t paying him any attention, it doesn’t seem like he’s the Sun God Religion’s ally either.”

“In that case, it’s probably a good idea to rescue that guy first and obtain information from him.”

“I agree, Elder Sister. Let’s go.”