Chapter 229 – 229. Sanctuary (3)
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Sanctuary,
Arrived in the heart of the Liberia Peninsula.
Stepping into the sanctuary, which can only be accessed with the consent of both the head priest and the Yetzirah Council, Liana let out her tongue at the intimidating feeling of the world tree stretching so majestically that it seemed to cover the entire blue sky.
It must have been the World Tree.
That greatness and grandeur.
The vitality wriggling beneath the earth.
The world tree of the sanctuary was acting as if it were breathing, repeatedly spitting out and sucking in an immense amount of vitality beyond its limits.
“Whoa, ha.”
As Liana breathed deeply with her arms outstretched, she absorbed the life force emanating from the World Tree into her whole body.
Her long ears perked up.
Perhaps they wanted to prove that they were called the forest race, the silver-haired elves were busy accepting the energy of the sanctuary where abundant vitality flows.
“I have confirmed what the priest sent. So what’s your business?”
Watchmen who protect the World Tree,
A male elf with chestnut hair asked Yushin.
The male elf who confirmed Yushin’s identity was accepted into the sanctuary, but he did not lose sight of the string of vigilance until the end.
“Sir El Cid?”
Yushin asked first.
First, it was about El Cid.
After she told Ardena her whole truth, she speculated that she might not have come to the Sanctuary.
However, it seemed that El had not yet come to the Sanctuary. The watchmen replied that the last time the oath of the elves had stopped by the sanctuary was all.
“It’s the same business as Sir El Cid. Sir El Cid will arrive at the sanctuary soon. Ask him We’re the ones waiting inside the sanctuary after receiving the priest’s permission. We don’t know the details either.”
The male elf frowned at Yushin’s blunt answer to the question.
I have been on business with El Cid,
The elven keepers, who understood Yushin’s meaning, reluctantly nodded and accepted.
There was permission from the priest.
I know the ritual of the World Tree that El Cid is trying to do.
The watchmen thought Yushin and Liana had come to assist with El Cid’s ritual.
“What are you doing? I’m not coming soon.”
Yushin turned his head.
He summoned the silver-haired elf who was focusing on forest bathing.
“Uh, what should I do now?”
“First of all, we need to look around and find out what this sanctuary is for.”
Through a conversation with the elves, Yushin confirmed that El Cid is still in Youngrim, Valencia.
She didn’t come to the sanctuary.
But it will appear soon.
A large full moon seen through the outstretched branches of the World Tree.
Through the full moon emitting brilliant moonlight, it was possible to know that the ‘time’ mentioned by El Cid had arrived.
“This is my first time in the Sanctuary. I never thought I would see the World Tree in my lifetime!”
Liana said excitedly, looking around the World Tree and the spaces around it.
The sanctuary was truly a different world.
A new world where common sense so far does not work.
The sanctuary, which has abundant vitality, is like a paradise where plants never dry up. For the elves, called the tribe of the forest, the sanctuary was a space that could be called a paradise.
“You said you’ve never been here since you became a warrior commander?”
To Yushin’s question, Riana answered in a high-pitched voice with her snort pinched.
“Of course, how come here! It’s not some kind of local park… ! The only people who can freely enter and leave the sanctuary are the priest and the guards who guard this place.”
“The watchmen.”
At Liana’s words, Yushin glanced at the elves watching from afar as if spying.
Elves with chestnut hair.
Handsome and beautiful elves were guarding the sanctuary armed with the same armor and weapons.
The existence of the world tree and the place called the sanctuary were also unknown, but the watchmen who guarded it were also suspicious. Liana also seemed unaware of the identity of the guards.
‘Hmm.’
After looking at the watchmen, Yuxin turned his head again and looked at the scenery of the sanctuary.
A paradise of greenery.
The green sanctuary, where you can feel the vitality, was dominated by grasses, trees, and all kinds of wild beasts attracted by the vitality.
I witnessed hares running around making noises, hopping. Before long, I met eyes with a hare that was grazing. The hare tilted its head for a moment at the stranger, then disappeared as if it had something to do urgently.
“But what is this? It looks strange.”
While floating in the air,
A small sky-blue sphere that moves in the wind.
Tapped her finger.
Then, the small sky-blue sphere trembled.
Yushin predicted that the small sphere would show a specific reaction to an external shock, but nothing happened.
“It must be the surplus energy that the land could not absorb and discharged all the energy emitted from the World Tree. The life force that radiates from the World Tree is so great that even the vast land cannot absorb it all.”
“I’ve been through a lot since coming here.”
After Yushin said so briefly,
He said some pretty scary things to Liana.
“By the way…. If I defeat that world tree, can I stop the ceremony?”
Yushin said as he carefully lifted the small sky-blue sphere with both hands.
A pillar of life that radiates vitality.
If you defeat that gigantic sacred tree that forms the intellectual power throughout the Liberia Peninsula….
Maybe we can prevent El Cid’s ritual in advance. Yushin knew that he couldn’t fight El and win, so he didn’t fight her and thought of a way to stop her before he came to a very extreme idea.
Of course, Yushin was well aware of that.
I had only told Liana once, but I had no intention of actually committing it.
“Mi, are you crazy?! No way! Absolutely not! Whatever happens to you is none of my business… I might even become an accomplice! Just try to get close to the world tree, I can’t stop it even with force… No, I’ll beg the watchmen right away!”
There is no way you can win against the demon lord slayer who defeated two of the six demon lords.
Thinking so, Liana hurriedly changed her words and was wary of Yushin who might commit her extreme acts.
In response to Riana’s violent reaction, Yushin raised her hands and revealed that he had no intention of doing so.
“That is fortunate.”
A third person appeared in the place of conversation between Yushin and Riana.
An elf woman with light purple hair.
It was El Cid, the teacher of Ardena and the oath of the elves.
At her sudden appearance, Liana took a step backwards as if frightened of her, and her Yushin frowned and stood as if confronting her.
“I was worried about what would happen if Mr. Gilead did something extreme.”
With a smile that couldn’t fathom her inner thoughts, L approached Yushin.
I walked over the grassy meadow.
But to her surprise, even though she was walking on the grass, the upright grass remained intact.
The astonishing sight reminded Yushin of the gap between him and her that would never be bridged.
“Is it okay to talk for a while?”
She suggested talking to Yushin.
And El peeked at the silver-haired elf woman standing next to Yushin.
A new woman who has a crush on Yoo-shin. She smelled sweet. She, and she, was able to see through the emotions that flowed softly from the silver-haired elf woman.
It was clear that he liked Yushin. El, who confirmed Yushin’s complex women’s circumstance, where new women continued to appear as if she were peeling onions, the more she dug, the more Elle involuntarily felt that her hands were getting stronger.
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When Ardena, who fell asleep while lying in bed, woke up again, it was about two hours after Yushin left.
Groped her hand
But she wasn’t caught.
A hand stroking her hair.
The warm warmth that kept her by her side.
The one she promised she would never leave herself.
She reaches out to her again and again, but only touches the empty bed sheet. A cold place. It was clear to Yoo-shin that she left as soon as she fell asleep.
Soon after, Ardena opened her eyes and realized that her own hands were relentlessly following her empty seat.
“Yu, Yushin… ?!”
Exclaimed in a surprised voice.
With no Yushin beside her,
The person who had promised to be by her side had left,
After awakening from her slumber, Ardena had no choice but to jump out of bed before she had time to feel the afterglow of her sleep.
“Yushin!”
Ardena shouted.
As soon as she heard her cry, the door opened and Alone appeared.
Allone entered the bedroom.
There were simple snacks on the tray that her sister was holding with both hands, just in case her sister would go hungry. The smell of her mutton soup stung her nostrils, but when Ardena learned that Yushin had left, her mutton soup did not catch her eye.
“Allone… , Yushin? Yushin!”
Ardena asked.
Pressing her sister’s shoulders with both her hands,
She asked, her eyes filled with frightening obsession.
“Master, you went out for a while. They say they have business.”
“Occasion? What business! So, where did Yushin go?”
“I don’t know….”
At Ardena’s question, Alone shook her head.
“Sister, in a little while, Master will come back. So let’s wait, okay? I’m hungry, so I’ll eat some of this….”
“I have no idea!”
Ardena, who coolly dismissed her sister’s heartbreaking request, raised her legs while looking mad as if she would search all over the Liberia Peninsula for Yushin, who had left without revealing her whereabouts.
I’ll find out somehow.
Even after searching the Liberia Peninsula, or even the entire continent. And I will never let you leave my side again.
“Sister, please stop!”
Alone shouted loudly.
As if I had endured enough until now,
She shouted loudly at her sister, who was about to leave the bedroom.
“Why are you doing this? What the hell happened to Sir El Cid in Youngrim!”
“It’s something you don’t need to know.”
“I don’t need to know after getting the whole family involved!”
Alone shouted in a hoarse voice at her sister’s blunt reply.
Tears overflowed.
She glared at Ardena, wiping the tears from covering her eyes.
It was Ardena who avoided her gaze first. She averted her gaze, avoiding her sister’s gaze. Maybe it was because she felt remorse. She had promised to always show her good side, but she must have felt guilty that she ended up showing her ugly side to her sister.
“Get out of the way, Alone. I will go find Yushin.”
“No! Where are you going like that!”
“Alone!!”
Ardena and Alone,
When the Valencian sisters are confronting each other while showing a furious look.
Beyond the wide open bedroom door, a blue-haired female knight appeared.
“There is no soybean flour like this. I never thought those long ears that live on their pride would be ruined like this.”
Allen entered the bedroom.
As she moved her steps, she let out a sarcastic tone.
‘I’m completely out of my mind.’
Ardena’s appearance now was the opposite of her usual appearance, to the point that one wondered if she was the woman who always showed only perfect appearance to the point that no one could see her.
Her curses reached the bottom of her chin.
It was strange.
She must have been her enemy with her.
I should have laughed at her disfigured appearance, but I was strangely angry. At her own feelings of her unknown, Allen felt confused for a moment.
“Get out of the way, Allen Roxfield.”
“Nope.”
Despite the maddening hostility of Ardena, Allen remained unconcerned.
The high elf warrior chief’s dark green eyes burned fiercely with hostility.
And the golden eyes of the human female knight also began to emanate ferocious and violent air currents.
“I’ll make you realize firsthand how insignificant you have fallen into now.”
Allen clenched her fists.
