Possessing Nothing Novel (쥐뿔도 없는 회귀)

Chapter 141 - Promise (3)

"I wanted to visit him myself, but I couldn't. Instead, he asked me to go to the south."

"What? South?!"

Lee Sungmin was also surprised by Lloyd's words. His jaw was slacking off as well.

Lee Sungmin was heading south to learn how to handle Heoju's powers. If he were to meet Wijihoyeon in Rubes, Lee Sungmin was hoping to take her along with him to the south if possible.

"He said we'd meet when I was heading south. And... this is the last message my teacher imparted."

Lloyd's eyes turned towards Lee Sungmin.

"He told me that you shouldn't deviate from the human path."

"...yeah?"

"It sounds very ominous to me. When humans deviate their humanity, they inevitably get stained with demon's blood. That's why I despise Dark Wizards."

'Hmm.'

Lloyd's words left a sour taste in Lee Sungmin's mouth .

'Envirus. He was an ambiguous character. 'Don't stray from the human path'? Why did he avoid me then? If he and I were to meet, he would have expected me to dwell on his message.'

Lee Sungmin had no choice but to ponder on Envirus' message. Rubia drooped her ears in despair. If he was going to leave such a message, why didn't he just come and say it himself? What the hell was he even up to? Those were Rubia's thoughts

But the question that lingered for Lee Sungmin, 'Why would he leave a message?' He couldn't do anything about it now anyways so he changed the topic.

"Do you know that Frescan is in the north?"

Lloyd was tracking down Frescan. Lee Sungmin recalled it and asked Lloyd the question. Lloyd let out a deep sigh and nodded his head.

"I know. I wish I knew a little sooner... Now that Frescan has gone north, I'm sure he belongs to the organization, Predator. So I can't go after him."

"What do you mean?"

"The Northern part of Travia is the territory of the vampire queen, Geniella. That old monster is good at all kinds of folklore and magic. Not only that, her combat ability is monstrous. If I follow Frescan to the north, Genniela certainly won't ignore me and... The problem isn't just Genniella. If I kill Frescan, Arbeth will surely kill me too."

"...Arbeth?"

[He's one of the five monsters that are leading Predator. The Vampire Queen, Arch Lich, Death Knight, Lycanthrope, and the King of Monsters. Those are the five that are standing at the peak of the Predator], Heoju replied.

"Arbeth, the Arch Lich, is a monster with more power than Frescan. In the field of black magic, Arbeth is at the absolute pinnacle. Some have said that Arbeth has seen through the darkness of the abyss... Whew! I personally don't believe that, because it's the same as saying he has seen the truth pursued by all wizards. Even so, Arbeth must be a terrifying monster. Of all the wizards in Eria, Envirus is the only one who can match Arbeth."

Through this, Lee Sungmin was able to see just how powerful Envirus was. He had never seen Arbeth, but Arbeth and Geniella stood on equal footing. If Envirus was able to compete with Arbeth, it could be said that Envirus was also a monster comparable to Geniella.

Lee Sungmin and Rubia came out of the Gold tower because they heard everything they needed to hear from Lloyd.

While leaving the tower, Lee Sungmin felt suspicious and asked Heoju.

"You said you didn't belong to Predator but, if there's a leader of sorts among those guys that would stand at the absolute apex of Predator... Do you know who it might be?"