CHAPTER 570

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Of course, Ron was not crazy with grief over losing Dante, nor was he baselessly claiming that Dante was still alive.

"Sir Ron, Dante... Are you saying he's still alive?"

Ron nodded, and Jin barely managed to calm his emotions, which surged like a flood.

His heart was beating wildly as if it had reached its limit.

Since the beginning of the war, Jin not even once. He didn't give up on Dante. Even when the monster that devoured his friend says his last will had disappeared, even after the moment when the hesitation of its sword and spear cutting through him and Ron completely vanished, even when he was captured into this subspace.

Jin still believed that the existence of Dante Hairan had not completely disappeared from this world.

Or more precisely, he wanted to believe that.

Because he couldn't bear this dreadful fight if he thought Dante had vanished completely.

In fact, deep inside, Jin couldn't shake the thought that Dante was already dead.

"I can feel his energy. At the end of this subspace...…."

The enlightenment that Ron got as soon as he encountered the light of genesis knight.

It was revealing to him the 'truth' that had been covered by the curtain of chaos until now. This subspace wasn't just created out of chaos, it was Glyek's innermost being.

And since the aftermath of long sealing had not yet disappeared, and the Black Sea had not been fully reconciled, Glyek had not yet realized what was lingering beneath his own depths.

Dante Hairan.

His will, which Glyek said was extinguished, still lingered in a corner of his abyss, resisting.

It's faint like an infinitely distant star, but it definitely exists. Even if it is in a state of 'unconsciousness'.

In other words, it was Dante's will that left in Glyek's unconsciousness that brought Ron into subspace with Jin.

To ensure Jin didn't plunge alone into this fearful place, and to prevent him from disappearing here in loneliness without any hope, there was only one person who could help him: his grandfather.

Dante was also like Jin and Ron in this aspect.

He also had never made a choice for himself in this horrific struggle.

"I'm going to go rescue that child from now on."

Ron's voice trembled slightly. It trembles with emotion, the certainty that Dante was out there, but more than that.

Fear.

Fear of not being able to save Dante even after reaching the genesis knight, fear of whether he will ever be able to cut Glyek alone, fear that the hope he finally gained may disappear like a bubble....

Those feelings were buried together in Ron's voice.

It was an emotion he hadn't felt even when immersed in the demon heart and undergoing demonization.

The dry and cold heart of the being that had just risen to the domain of genesis knight couldn't completely erase the inherent fear.

It indicated how earnest Ron was.

Despair, death, and demonization had nothing to do with it. The longing for his grandson was making him tremble.

"I'm afraid."

Ron confessed the emotion to Jin.

"So, will you go with this old man? Can you do that?"

"Of course."

"In life."

Suddenly, Ron bowed his head to Jin.

Jin couldn't react to that, but he didn't show a sigh of surprise.

"I will remember it as an honor that won't come again."

With those words, Ron turned away.

Tsuzuzuzu...…!

Rashid emitted a radiance. That blade shone brighter than any sword Jin had ever seen.

The light of genesis knight that Ron achieved had a completely different attribute from that of Chiron.

If Chiron's genesis knight attribute was akin to the essence of dominance(覇道), then Ron's light was the righteousness(正道) itself.

Therefore, unlike Chiron, his sword was not meant to break, cut, or kill.

It was a sword meant for preservation, protection, and salvation.

The Hairan clan has shared the history of the empire, and for most of that time, it has always sought the safety of its people, not usurpation, even though it had power ahead of the empire.

Even though Hairan decided to embrace the white stone, they had endured it alone in fear of the disaster that power will bring to the world, and have never been greedy.

The long years of guarding, spanning from the ancestors to the present, were now illuminating the darkness through the sword symbolizing the patriarch of the Hairan clan.

The subspace, responding to that light, vibrated even more intensely. It seemed that Glyek's grudge and wrath would materialize at any moment and attack the two.

In fact, Glyek had planned to do so, but he was blocked by the repulsive power of the radiance extending from Rashid.

Then, as Ron gently swung his sword, the subspace earthquake stopped.

Instead, a hissing wind blew from all directions, which was the agonizing scream filled with Glyek's suffering.

The power of the genesis knight that goes against fate was finally hurting him. It was the first Glyek felt pain in thousands of years.

Whaaah...…!

A sound like sand being swept by the wind was heard. 

The faint sound quickly amplified and caused an intense resonance throughout the subspace, and the next moment.

Jin was able to confirm that the empty darkness of subspace, which seemed to never fade, was dispersing.

A crack was forming in the subspace. Like a closed door being broken.

As Ron cut through space once more in a straight line, a new path opened up that hadn't been seen before.

The passage opened like the jaws of a dead beast, and headed towards the abyss of Glyek.

The landscape beyond it was completely different from the subspace, which maintained a solid and stable form until it vibrated.

It was a vast chaos, raging like a stormy sea.

It was to the point where Jin wondered if he would really be able to cross that hellish landscape even though a genesis knight was right next to him.

However, the two of them strode into the abyss without thinking for a second. Holding two swords shining like lanterns.

"Do not force yourself to fight if you are unable to do so, and hide behind my back."

"I hope it won't come to that, but I may not be able to cross without relying on your strength."

"Isn't it all like that? That's why I asked you to come with me, relying on you in the first place."

As soon as they stepped into the passage of the abyss, chaos as sharp as an awl stabbed the two of them.

Each one had a power that was too much for Jin to handle. Jin hid behind a shield called Ron whenever he felt overwhelmed.

'It's not just physical attacks. As before, the energy of chaos continues to contaminate my mind.'

But unlike before, Jin was completely unaffected by the chaos that was trying to erode his mind.

Ron slashed the awl of chaos with his sword, and used his aura to block attacks on both his and Jin's souls.

Only Chiron and Ron can walk this long abyss passage. Without the power of the genesis knight, preventing the erosion of the soul was impossible.

But Ron was the only one who could walk this path with someone else. It was because of the power of the genesis knight that Chiron could not protect others from mind corruption caused by chaos.

Like a boat tossed in a storm, the two rocked and stumbled from time to time, but they were clearly moving forward.

As the two got closer, Glyek desperately blocked the entry.

However, even though they looked like they were going to collapse, they endured several times, and never once showed a look of being crushed by the crisis.

It was as if an unbreakable stone was rolling down a cliff.

Contrary to before, it was now Gliex whose inside was being eroded, not them.

And he still didn't know. Why did those hateful humans venture so far into his abyss at such a risk?

If they want to kill him, it's better to come outside and join other humans than to destroy the abyss, which is completely incomprehensible.

He still didn't know that Dante was bound in the bottom of his abyss.

"Looks like we're almost there…."

 Ron said in a weary voice.

Before they knew it, the two of them were approaching the end of the aisle.

Originally, Ron's power should not be exhausted even after crossing the waves of chaos, but due to sharing a portion of the power of Genesis knight with Jin, it was inevitable.

However, his exhaustion did not prevent him from completing the rest of his mission.

Kaaaaaa...…!

Glyek's screams, which continued throughout, had moved away.

At the end, the backlash of chaos was incomparably weaker than at the beginning.

It meant that the end of this abyss was a realm that's not under Glyek's control. He had been able to control this place after the Black Sea had progressed just a little bit more.

Dante would have really perished if he had control of it.

Finally, The two faced a chaotic space that did not attack them.

Instead of chaos, a soft black energy surrounded the two of them which felt like shadow force.

And, they saw. The white stone....

Just as it was in the Sword emperor castle before it was broken and Dante's figure sealed inside began to appear.

It was obscured by the seal, but it's clearly recognizable.

In this silent and chaotic landscape, which had reached the end after overcoming and transcending so much despair, the two could not even pronounce Dante's name.

Ron's eyes were wet as he swung his sword at the seal.

The barrier was scattered with a single sword, and finally. Ron was able to hug his grandson, who had been freed from the chaos.

His throat was choked and he couldn't say anything for a while.

"Grandfather...."

Jin's voice choked, and he, too, couldn't utter a single word. Meanwhile, Dante was speaking in a faint voice, making their hearts heavier.

"defeat him. I, I managed to overcome everything... I fell for his trick at the end... I am a fool…"

"It's okay, Dante. It's okay, it's okay...."

Ron couldn't help but burst into tears like a child.