Sacred Peak, Generosus (3)
“They kidnapped Leon Hart, and they are still moving north?”
Hollien tilted her head when Gabe contacted her.
If they continued to move north from that location, they would find the Kellev Mountains at the northernmost point of Latna.
There was the Sacred Peak Generosus in the Kellev Mountains. ‘But what’s in Generosus?’
Scouring her memory for a moment, she grinned.
“I see. Is it the holy item of the Darkness?”
Leon Hart Kartel Frelsis was the third person to be blessed by the Goddesses.
Hollien understood the intention of the incarnation.
“Kybriel must be broke. She’s trying to find a very old-fashioned object.”
The Sacred Heart of Darkness wasn’t so useless as to be described as outdated.
If the Sword King had acquired Kybriel’s sacred item, no matter how powerful the Top Three were, they would have been crushed before they could react.
‘But Baotolt is dead.’
In present Latna, there was no one strong enough to threaten the Top Three even if he/she took the Heart of Darkness.
Even if Leon Hart were given the item right away, it would still be hard for him to handle the Transcendental, let alone the Top Three, all at once.
The Top Three were absolute.
Well, Hollien understood why Kybriel did that.
‘You wouldn’t have had any other choice.’
That made it clear where the incarnation of Darkness was going.
With their destination known, she could just go there and wait for them in advance.
The problem was that Hollien didn’t have the time to go there personally.
It would take three to four days to get from the Fairy Kingdom, the center of the continent, to the northernmost point of Latna, even if she used the fastest flying dragon or Gryphon.
That was only possible if she flew around the clock, but it usually would take seven days.
“They’ve reached so far.”
Fortunately, she had already given enough power to Gabe.
There were six people around level 90 and 100 under his command.
Two ancient Dragons joined the team, and Gabe himself was a Level 99 Spiritist.
‘That’s enough to capture the incarnation without a problem.’
She gave an order gracefully through the magic video call.
“Catch them there.”
Gabe, beyond the video, bowed politely.
“Yes, Dear Hollien.”
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After a single skirmish, the Church of Darkness’s templars no longer followed Han-bin’s group.
“They must have felt the need to reinforce their power.”
It was just as how Kibie predicted.
Against the pursuit team, Ryu Han-bin had shown overwhelming force.
They managed to confirm that Leon Heart was knocked down by a head-on confrontation, not by tricks.
Having experienced it themselves, the Church must’ve realized they needed to mobilize decent forces.
It inevitably took time to do that.
They had to mobilize their best forces from all over the continent.
“That should be enough to delay the Church of Darkness’s movements.”
By the time the Church had used all their power to track Han-bin’s group down again, they would have already gotten the sacred item and cleared up the misunderstanding.
“Of course, if we don’t get the sacred items, things will get direr.”
The next day, Han-bin and his companions arrived safely in the village of Loin, a mountain village at the foot of the Kellev Mountains.
Eventually, the wagon broke down as well.
Effir shook her head as she looked under the wagon.
“Oh, the axle is broken.”
Artis gave a bitter smile.
“It’s because we’ve been using it nonstop. It’s a miracle that it held on for so long.”
Regardless, they couldn’t go up using a wagon from there.
After leaving the repairs to a skilled carpenter in the village, the group prepared to go hiking.
Since it was so far north, the wind was cold even though it was autumn.
The weather was chilly, especially at the top of the mountain range, which was covered in snow.
Han-bin trembled as he watched the ice caps.
“Oh, it must be cold.”
Artis clicked his tongue.
“Imagine how we’re feeling.”
They had bought some winter products such as fur leather capes, but their feet didn’t seem to want to move when they looked up at the rugged snow mountain.
Expecting a little bit, Han-bin asked Effir.
“Can’t we just fly to the top this time?”
He knew her physical strength was not enough to carry all four people.
But he thought she could just rest in between flights.
That alone would significantly shorten the time.
“Oh, I might be able to do that.”
Effir responded positively.
“I’ll be fine if we fly until we’re close, but it’ll be too much to aim for Generosus.”
Kibie dissuaded him.
“There’s always a gale around the Generosus. Even if she is a dragon, not a Wyvern, she won’t be able to fly properly.”
“No matter how hard it is, it’s not going to be windy 24 hours a day. If we wait for the wind to calm down…”
“It is windy around the clock.”
Kibie replied sternly to Han-bin’s objection.
Effir asked, wondering.
“How do you know that?”
“Because I made it happen.”
In the first place, it was not a natural phenomenon, but a kind of seal arranged by Kybriel of Darkness.
“I had to make it hard for people to get near the sacred item.”
Still, it was fortunate that they didn’t have to walk through the wide Kelev mountain range from the village.
Looking back at Leon Hart, Han-bin shrugged.
“I’m sorry, but I need you to follow me a little longer.”
“I don’t have a choice anyway, do I?”
With a bitter smile, Leon Hart raised himself.
His whole torso was tied up, but his limbs were free to move.
The chain was designed to seal Prana, not his movements.
It was just that he had so much Prana that they had to use a lot of chains.
Leon Hart sighed as he moved.
“Honestly, isn’t that too much? I would have walked around like this, but I wouldn’t have been able to get up if I were a normal Spiritist.”
“If you were a regular Spiritualist, you wouldn’t have had to do this in the first place.”
Ryu Han-bin smiled and looked back at the Effir.
“Let’s go.”
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