Chapter 862

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"What? Help him?"

"Yes, Mr. Murakan. He was definitely saying that... ugh."

Yulian staggered and grabbed his head. The sudden connection with Peitel was taking a toll on his body.

"Caltor, don't you hear any voices... huh, it seems off."

"Ugggh, it h-h-hurts."

Caltor was in the same state. He was even more affected by the connection with Peitel than Yulian.

This unexpected situation left the group momentarily lost in thought.

"What on earth is going on? Peitel is urgently communicating and asking for help as soon as we arrive. Could Peitel be in a fight with someone nearby? But I do not sense any presence."

Even if it wasn't near 32nd Island, if there was a battle intense enough for Peitel to be cornered, it couldn't go unnoticed by the group, whether it was near the Blue Bird Islands or anywhere else.

"Argh."

"Oh, what a mess!"

Yulian and Caltor's seizures continued.

"Hey, you two. Snap out of it. Huh?"

"Lord, Pe, Peitel, is in the middle, of battle!"

"What? In battle? Wait, where is he fighting?"

"Murakan, fly and survey the islands."

Murakan transformed into his true form and soared into the sky. But no matter how wide he opened his eyes and searched, he couldn't find any signs of a fight.

[As expected, I don't see anything, kid.]

"Even in the record window, there's no mention of an ongoing battle, Jin."

Eventually, Jin came to a conclusion.

"Hmm, then there are two possibilities. One is that Peitel attempted communication through the lingering energy of Gram that remains here. The battle might be taking place in a different area. The second is the subspace."

Bang, bang!

Suddenly, Murakan landed on the ground and smacked Yulian and Caltor on their backs.

"Ow!"

"Ugh!"

"Murakan, what are you doing?"

"You hit just like that every time I lose my mind. So, I thought they would also snap out."

"Yulian and Caltor aren't as strong as you. Especially Caltor, who's just recovering and in a weak state. Is there really a way for such a method to work...?"

"Ugh, gasp."

While their faces turned pale, Yulian and Caltor regained their senses and looked at their companions.

"It's the subspace, Sir Jin. The tomb of the Thunder God Gram... Lord Peitel is currently fighting there!"

Yulian shouted. While connecting with Peitel, he and Caltor had received information about his situation. Peitel had been hiding within the tomb of Gram, that is, within the subspace. Why he had been hiding there was something they would have to find out from now on.

"How do we enter?"

"Lord Peitel is struggling to open the entrance, but it seems difficult. However, just before Mr. Murakan cut off our connection, he suddenly asked for you, Sir Jin."

"Me?"

"Yes, Sir Jin, you possess the weapon that serves as the key to the tomb... "

"It looks like a pretty dire situation, but I guess he managed to recall the possibility that you became a member of our alliance."

"It seems so."

Sigmund's rune pattern was still shining.

"How am I supposed to use my sword?"

"Lord Peitel will attempt to communicate with you shortly and explain."

As promised, Jin soon heard Peitel's voice.

[Hey, hey! Jin Runcandel...! Can you hear me?]

The rest of the group was experiencing the same thing. Peitel's voice wasn't resonating within Jin's mind or head, but it was coming from Sigmund's blade. Alongside Gram's pattern, Peitel's pattern was also emerging within the sword.

[Hey, can you hear me? Answer quickly!]

Peitel's urgent voice continued. Jin smirked.

It was a very familiar situation.

A situation where you can rip off anything from someone who desperately needs help. Even if the opponent was a god, there were no exceptions.

"I can hear you. But who said you could inhabit Sigmund without my permission? Are you trying to imitate Gram's essence and infuse yourself? Anyway, it's rather unpleasant."

Jin deliberately lowered his voice as he answered. Luna and Luntia inwardly shook their heads at the mischievous side of their youngest brother that they hadn't seen in a while.

[Help me out a bit!]

"Why should I? I don't have many pleasant memories related to you, you know."

[Y-Yulian is your subordinate, right?!]

"Well, I don't have much affection towards him, so let's just say he's a comrade like a subordinate. But why?"

[Then you better help me out, because if I perish here, Yulian will be reduced to an ordinary human with no special abilities!]

"If I refuse?"

[Please! I'm talking about really disappearing here!]

"No, no. Your attitude for begging is not quite right. If you truly want my help, then swear on this spot as a god. Promise to dedicate yourself to the Vamel alliance for anything after surviving with my help."

From the start, Jin's party had come to find Peitel for this very purpose. They intended to uncover the clues to the Golden Fleet and Laprarosa Liberation Project using the abilities of this unfortunate god.

Knowing Peitel's nature well, Jin had gathered their group from the beginning based on the assumption of violence and intimidation. Now was the optimal moment to obtain Peitel's promise.

[Fine, I promise!]

"Empty promises have no meaning. Show me a means of absolute trust like Sheenu's seal of fire. If you do that, I will immediately assist you with my full strength. Just so you know, there are three knights close to becoming first swords, including me, and Murakan, who has mostly regained his prime strength, here. There's also Hister's mage."

[Aaaargh! I can't use such top-tier abilities like Sheenu can!]

"In that case, there's nothing we can do. We'll leave now, so find a way to survive on your own."

Just as Jin pretended to leave, letters appeared on Sigmund's blade.

It was the Storm Seal. Though it was surely inferior to the Fire Seal in quality, it still held an absolute trust.

"Wow, this guy. Even in such a dire situation, he tried to deceive us. It would've been better if you came out like this from the beginning, avoiding unnecessary formalities."

"Your request has been acknowledged, God of the Storm. How can we assist you?"

[Now! I'll open the door through the sword, so hurry and enter the tomb!]

"Yes, we're ready. Please open it."

Just as Jin replied, a blue thunderbolts poured from Sigmund. It was Peitel and Gram's lightning energy, it had a slightly different color from that of the Plutonian tribe.

The energy soon opened a circular dimensional portal. Beyond it was a landscape filled with storms and thunderbolts.

As soon as the group entered, they saw the figure of Peitel, in a human-like form, and the unidentified figures who were pressuring him.

'About five of them? All unfamiliar faces, but somehow they feel somewhat familiar.'

Jin took his place in front of Peitel, and observed the enemies.

Peitel was clearly cornered until just now. His body was covered in wounds, and he was breathing heavily. In contrast, the enemies were all in good condition.

[... What's this?]

[Peitel, you managed to call the reinforcements.]

[Is that person Jin Runcandel? And his guardian dragon Murakan... the white whale and Luntia, it seems. I haven't heard of any connection between Runcandel and Peitel.]

The enemies recognized Jin and his team at once. Jin continued to ponder why they felt strangely familiar. Luna and Luntia were in a similar situation.

'Oh, could it be?'

-It seems you had quite the tussle before coming here. You smelled just like the young dragon Pyre. The scent of blood and ashes, the smell of war. I'm concerned if your domain, the Land of Fire, has come under attack.

-[Haha, impressive observation.]

-No matter how hard you try to conceal it with your divine majesty, it's futile. In my eyes, you look like a patient who has suffered significant injuries.

-[I see it clearly now. Just a moment ago, I eliminated intruders who trespassed into my domain.]

A conversation Jin had with Sheenu when he manifested in Tikan.

At that time, Sheenu had referred to the intruders of his territory as "priests of the Sun God religious sect."

-[The priests of the Sun God religion are mostly composed of deceased warriors who were once renowned.]

-So, they are resurrected ancient strong warriors. How tiresome.

-[They are all driven by obsession and grudges. They became priests lured by the promise that they could obtain what they desired once the sun god is resurrected.]

Jin realized why the enemies he had never seen before seemed familiar.

They were all legendary figures that Jin and the others had read about in history books.

"King of Spears Kaiman Euron, Crazy Dog Trax Kungen, Wall of Kurano Lujin Typhen, Fist master Chin Meyer, Battle god Tujad Attila... I'm honored to meet you, seniors, I am Jin Runcandel, the young patriarch of the Runcandel clan."

Euron, Kungen, Typhen, Meyer, Attila. All five families had indirect relationships with most of Jin's group.

All of them are clans that had been exterminated by the Runcandel in the past. The tomes of these clans were still preserved in the Storm Castle.

[We're not pleased to see you. Your ancestors killed us.]

"Unfortunately, that's the way of the martial arts world, isn't it? I don't know about the other seniors... but you mustn't dare to look me in the eye, Kungen. You and your people caused the downfall of your clan 200 years ago, when you attacked the Storm Castle and killed the children of Runcandel."

Trax Kungen, the patriarch of the Kungen clan at that time, was the ringleader behind the assassination 200 years ago. Trax responded to Jin's words with fierce hostility.

"I won't waste words. I need to take Peitel with me, so seniors, you should leave immediately. Whether it's Sanna's order or Veradin's order, I don't know, but if you tell them you've met me, my sisters, and Murakan, they will surely understand why you retreated."

In response to those words, Tujad Attila raised his sword at Jin. Among the priests of the Sun God religious sect present, Attila was the leader.

[You talk too much. The Runcandels I've met were not like this. Come.]

Jin shrugged his shoulders and met Tujad's eyes.

"That's right, it was quite irritating to learn that your nickname was "battle god." I've only known one Battle god, so I suppose I'll have to show you what that title means today."

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