The greatest power of the Kraken is, of course, “Focus.”
In the World Boss raid, the most dangerous aspect was the Kraken’s eye, and with the power of Focus, the situation could change at any moment.
“The Sword Saint causing chaos was also due to Focus.”
However, the “Kraken’s Spear,” which I received as a reward for subduing the Kraken, lacks the power of Focus.
What it does have are only aspects like body enhancement from the sea and the ability to summon ocean spirits.
This essentially means it offered nothing but superficial benefits without the core, which viewers expressed considerable disappointment over, but I found it to be quite reasonable.
[Wow]
[Whoa]
[Are you suddenly trying to die? LOL]
[Crazy]
[Ah]
[Suddenly PTSD is kicking in;;]
[Great Kraken]
[Chills]
[Look at those creepy eyes]
[Wasn’t it supposed to be blind?]
“Is it worse than I thought?”
A power that twists the mind of those whose rank is lower and even transforms the body.
Such powers shouldn’t be given to just anyone.
The Kraken’s Spear was supposed to be a “reward” from the World Boss raid, so there was a possibility that another user, not me, could obtain it.
“But, this absurd ‘Focus’ ends up in a user’s hands?”
Those who face that user probably wouldn’t even be hostile, and even the user themselves would be constantly having their mind twisted.
No matter how much there is a system to protect a user’s soul, isn’t there the example of the Sword Saint?
If for some sudden reason “Focus” went berserk, it could become uncontrollable.
Even I, right now, would find it extremely difficult to resist if I faced all six eyes at once.
Ugh.
Dream drift…
As I grabbed the Kraken’s Spear and signaled, the eye closed again.
Only then did the Earth, which had been twisting seriously, regain its stability.
“Indeed, I shouldn’t bring it out too often. I’m in a state of lameness right now, and controlling my strength is difficult. Ah, of course, it’s weakened, but it’s kind of the same.”
“…Ugh.”
“Are you coming to your senses?”
I used the earth to lift the limp Elder.
Normally, all of the earth’s energy would have been drawn into the “Boy,” but both the boy and the Elder were not in a normal state at the moment.
The Elder looked at me helplessly with his unfocused eyes.
“What is that…?”
“It’s an octopus with many eyes. A nice friend. Want to say hello?”
As I brought the already closed Kraken’s Spear in front of him, the Elder was greatly startled.
The influence has disappeared, but perhaps because of the ‘original memory,’ I struggled with all my might to break free.
Of course, there was no way I could escape.
[LOL]
[So scared, huh?]
[Loss of dignity, LOL]
[Want to say hello? ㅋㅋㅋㅋ]
[Big 10 energy, for real]
[How can you say you can’t use your eyes?]
[But honestly, even from the screen, it was kind of creepy]
[For real, LOL]
[Now that I think about it, the Sword Saint who broke all those six-eyed seals is something else…]
[LOL]
[Wow]
[Surprise criticism]
[Great Sword Saint]
“Calm down. Calm down.”
“……”
“You don’t look so good, so I’ll just ask your name and purpose.”
“…Jongsa.”
“Elder Jongsa. What’s your purpose?”
“…To forcibly awaken the ‘Earth’ and render it temporarily ‘inactive’. The magic array of the Earth drawn across the entire Western Continent will trigger and melt the Earth while it has no ego.”
“Melt it?”
As I questioned, I felt a strange flame rising from his faintly unfocused eyes.
“The ‘Blue Fire’ of Qinghua Reverse Beast, the ‘Single Horn’ of Red One-Horned Reverse Beast, and the ‘Iron Tree’ of Golden Wood Reverse Beast. If you offer a part of their bodies as sacrifice, the very existence of the Earth will disperse. And that power will spread to the living beings of the Western Continent.”
“Like the Spring of Life?”
“Different. That has the purpose of preserving existence. But this is complete annihilation. Unnecessary ancestors that cause confusion will be consumed by power. There’s no reason to exist anymore.”
“…”
One side is separation of power, the other absorption after annihilation.
While they might seem similar in separating power and existence, neither appeals to me.
Ultimately, the plan of Jongsa has its own issues as they are similar.
“You will possess the greatest power among the dispersed forces?”
“…Great power should belong to those who can take responsibility… as the first Priest of Earth, it’s a rightful claim…”
“Are you the one who serves the Master saying this?”
“…Master? That kind of existence is not my master. What kind of madman would be loyal to the disaster that destroyed the Western Continent we lived in…”
Jongsa lowered his head deeply.
His words definitely had no errors.
In the end, it was those star beings from another distant world that drove the world to destruction, and without the sacrifice of ‘life,’ everyone would have been dead.
[Hmm]
[Somehow feels pitiful]
[Lily seems like a villain]
[Honestly, it’s weird that the Sage is trying to forcibly unseal, LOL]
[Isn’t the Sage a real mastermind?]
[Let’s just kill it]
[Info: Until just now, Jongsa was trying to capture and use Lily by any means.]
“Sounds plausible.”
“…It’s not too late. If we bring this place down now, the other reverses will be freed—”
“Well, according to this book.”
I pulled out the book titled ‘Ancient Tales’ that I received from Jongsa.
The content of the book is simple.
The seven factions of servants who took care of the Children of God were greatly delighted with power and blessings, expressing infinite gratitude.
But as time passed, the Children of God turned ‘evil,’ and eventually, the ‘loyal’ servants were betrayed and pushed to the brink of destruction.
After that, it mentions how these people, on the verge of death, fervently begged the Sage, the advisor of life…
“If we only look at this story, Jongsa, you and the servants who served the Children of God are not at fault. The only sin seems to be that they were a bit ‘clumsy’ in raising the Children of God.”
“…That is true.”
“But the Sage had a different opinion.”
They committed ‘original sin.’
Even being overly cherished and grateful for infinite blessings, they tried to wield the Children of God as weapons without restraint.
Their karma was expected.
“…The Sage would say that. After all, they lost their loyal master.”
“Are you different?”
“I lost more than just my ancestors; I lost my family and neighbors as well. Precisely to my ancestors. Do you know how profound this anger is? It’s not something a mere outsider can carelessly discuss!”
“Why didn’t Life do that?”
“Life wasn’t granted the power to kill from the beginning! The Sage merely chose a well-suited master! If they had chosen a mad master like mine, the situation would be the exact opposite—”
Pfft.
[?]
[Lily, why are you laughing?]
[HAHAHAHAHA]
[Huh?]
[Lily, the crazy one ON]
[Sounds a bit ridiculous, haha]
Laughter escaped me.
In my laughter, Jongsa, who was venting his anger, erased the emotion of rage in his cloudy eyes and showed a look of disgust.
“…Is it funny?”
“Yes. It’s funny.”
“Really, that’s disgusting—”
“Life is not a power to kill? Who spouts such nonsense?”
The Dragon of Life. The Life Dragon, Anima, possesses the power to govern life.
Like the Celestial Race, it can resurrect dead life and can even make ‘life’ itself grow, surpassing non-living things that lack a self.
And the power of life is a precious medicine but also an extreme poison.
“Life is both a blessing and a curse. The appropriate life force and resources necessary for a living being to exist are genuinely a blessing, but if it becomes ‘excessive’—”
For example, let’s assume a human needs a life force of 50 to survive. If they can accept a life force of 100…
Let’s assume.
If Anima cared for humans, it would have granted them a life force of only 50, maybe 60 or 70 at most.
But, what if it held a slightly ‘evil’ heart and gave them 1000 life force?
[?]
[So what happens?]
“It bursts. If life can’t accept it, it will burst.”
It’s similar to Holy Energy.
A very tiny amount of Holy Energy can heal and resurrect living beings, but if the amount increases, the life forms are ‘purified’ and disappear from this world.
That’s why, during my time as a Saintess, what I valued most was the ‘distribution of Holy Energy.’
Each living being can accept different amounts of Holy Energy, and if mishandled, they could easily die.
In the past, other Saintesses sometimes faced this issue, but during my time, clear standards and a certain level of talent in handling Holy Energy prevented such mistakes.
‘Even if it happened, I just resurrected them.’
“……”
“Assuming power is excessive, the most threatening force is life. The reason life hasn’t shattered people and the world isn’t due to a lack of ability.”
Life simply had a kinder heart compared to other Children of God.
And that life would inevitably be influenced by the Sage.
“……”
“So stop deceiving me and speak your true intentions.”
“…Will you join me? I will give you ‘half’ of the Earth.”
Ding!
[Progress of ‘Earth’ has surpassed 90%.]
[As progress rapidly increases, the second episode that was on hold is activated.]
[‘Earth’ episode is now open.]
[World – Destruction of the Earth (EP. 2)]
Objective – Help Jongsa accelerate the destruction of ‘Earth.’
Reward – ?, Title – Usurper of the Earth (Sub-Transcendent), Title – Chaos of the Western Continent (Myth), Blessing of the Earth (Extreme), Level 2 increase.
[World – Prevent Plan / Earth (EP. 2)]
Objective – Stop Jongsa to prevent the destruction of ‘Earth.’
Reward – ?, Title – Guardian of the Earth (Legend), Old Star Piece (1/7).
[This episode is choice-based.]
[Choosing one of the two will cancel the other quest and impact future episodes.]
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