Odyssey of the Blind God

Three days had passed since the Dryx had infiltrated the human shelter and the military camps.

In these three days, a lot had happened but the most important was the fact that the Sacred Knights had become an honored and trusted organization of the entire human race.

Each member of the Sacred Knights received special treatment from all the shelters, including discounts in shops, priority in the auction house, and much more.

Following that the Leader of the Sacred Knights, who had defeated several Low Tritan ranked Dryx all by himself, had been gifted with numerous treasures, the title of [Guardian of Liondra], and several more benefits.

He was even offered a position in the higher ranks of the government, allowing him to actively participate in the voting to determine mankind's future path.

However, rather than feeling honored, the Sacred Knights' Leader didn't accept this offer in a manner that was dubbed as 'weird' by the secretary, who had been present.

-At first, he looked at the President in disgust as if the offer was more of a punishment than a present, let alone preferential treatment for him. He said that the human Originals are too weak and that it is more important for us to focus on procuring more knowledge.

Dungeons were a treasure trove in his opinion, and by making use of their existence, mankind should have long since become much stronger than ever before.

There were a few similar comments the secretary shared in an 'anonymous' post online but none of them was as popular as the first one.

-I don't know why I should accept a position where I can cast a vote for the human race's future when I have yet to see a glimpse of mankind's desire to survive. To be honest, I'm quite disappointed that it was necessary for the Sacred Knights to be forced to intervene. I always believed that my small organization was too weak, but reality disappoints me!-

Nial, who had read all the comments made by the Leader of the Sacred Knights and shared by the secretary, couldn't help but feel frustrated while reading everything.

'It is really him!!'

Even if the memories of the Late Darkness God were mostly blurry and the vast majority of the Late Darkness God's life was unknown to Nial, he clearly recalled certain memories where the Late Darkness God and the God of Devils and Saints had interacted with each other.

That was also why Nial could tell that the Leader of the Sacred Knights behaved exactly like the God of Devils and Saints.

It might as well be a coincidence but no ordinary human would behave like the Sacred Knights' Leader when talking to mankind's President.

However, even if Nial was slightly surprised that the possibility of the God of Devils and Saints having incarnated as a human existed, he was more impressed by something else.

'Was his attack just a test to determine whether the human race is valuable for his future plans, or is he trying to get his hands on something else?'

Nial could tell that the God of Devils and Saints was quite interested in dungeons. This was not without reason as well because each dungeon was quite unique, and harbored numerous treasures inside.

Mankind had noticed this as well, which was also why some scientists and technicians had already attempted to make use of the resources from within dungeons.

For example, the Originals' Bracelet required the metal lump of the Machnam beast's brain in order to function properly.

To create the Originals' Bracelet and various other devices that depended on the material imported from numerous dungeons, it was imperative to conduct thorough research.

This was only obvious, but the Leader of the Sacred Knights organization was still disappointed in mankind's progress.

Nial reasoned this with a quite simple thought.

'Either he is like me with memories of a God, which is why he knows far more about certain dungeons than anyone of the human race, or he is a God himself and knows the tremendous value of all the resources one can find in dungeons!'

Of course, there were more possible reasons for the behavior of the Sacred Knights' leader but Nial was actually not interested in them.

He only knew that various Gods were trying to annex each other's power and territory to expand their territory and improve their strength.

Gods were not invincible either, which one could easily tell by taking the late Darkness God as an example.

Their power was exceptional, but even they had to work hard to protect their territory from the greedy hands of other Gods.

Thus, numerous important resources were monopolized and sold for an exorbitant price to other Gods.

For that simple reason, one could tell that the free resources one could collect within dungeons were a treasure trove.

Nial also knew this but it was actually not something he could be bothered about until now.

After all, his strength had been way too low. He was still at the 6th Origin rank, far away from creating his first Origin ring, let alone powerful enough to be considered the strongest human on Jundra!

'Looks like everything is becoming even more complicated…'

Nial knew that everything was a mess but he could only shrug his shoulders before continuing to go down his path.

He would have to change quite a few things in light of the events that had happened around him but the given situation was not too frustrating.

'As long as my family is fine, everything is fine!'

Nial ignored the frustration he felt about the scheming of the God of Devils and Saints and focused on his own progress.

"What are we going to do now? I doubt the Military Games will continue…so how are we going to join Organizations or Guilds?"

He, Bella, and Mathias had returned to the Old Medic's abode to meet up with Miranda not too long ago. The Witch of the South had lots of things to do but that didn't hold her back from meeting them.

Nial knew far more about the Dryx race than anyone else. He even knew the origin of Dungeons.

If his knowledge were to be revealed to the public, including every little detail at that, no ordinary citizen would be able to contain their fear and desperation anymore.

This was quite obvious as Nial's information would change the way everyone had learned to look at the world.

Despite that, Miranda had tried to figure out more about Nial's knowledge. She hoped to get to know more about the purple portal, the purple pentagram, the Dryx race and so on.

However, Nial didn't have much to tell Miranda. He couldn't be certain about the conclusions he made in his mind and didn't want to add more confusion that would make mankind have different opinions about the Sacred Knights.

Even if Nial was sure that the Leader of the Sacred Knights was related to the God of Devils and Saints, the presence of the Sacred Knights was like a blazing torch in darkness.

They were the trace of hope everyone needed right now after mankind had faced an attack on all fronts!

It was already shocking enough that some existence had been able to pinpoint and target all of mankind's 'safe' locations.

Thus, relying on someone powerful was the most important right now.

'When the time is ripe, I will tell Miranda about it…'

"The Military Games might not continue, but we have lots of recordings of the participants' fight against the Dryx.

Usually, the Military Games are recorded, which is why we have installed cameras all around the plaza. The 10 military camps will send the recordings to all the Organizations and Guilds. In return, they'll take a look at it, and invite those Originals who they think are suitable for their Organizations and Guilds.

This will make things easier than continuing with the Military Games despite the incident that happened everywhere… I'm just not sure what we'll do next year and in the following years…will it even be possible to protect the camps outside the shelters?"

While Miranda didn't seem to feel like stopping talking, Nial's mind was rattling.

'Fortunately, I didn't use s lot of my dark energy while fighting. It was a good idea to use the dark energy sparingly to have enough strength left for emergencies.'

Nial didn't want everyone to know about his dark energy. He presumed that the Sacred Knights' leader would be able to figure out about Nial's dark energy, the moment Nial created the Pseudo Darkness Domain or something similar to that.

Thus, he was able to keep calm until Miranda finished speaking ten minutes later.

"Oh, that is convenient…Wait?! You just said that everything was recorded, right?" Nial suddenly recalled something as his mind was finally freed of his doubtful thoughts.

The sudden thought that flashed in his mind was far more important than the Military games, as well, which was why his attention was immediately drawn toward that fact.

"Yes, I just said that." Miranda merely repeated while nodding her head.

"In that case…if possible, try to figure out where one of the Peak Seclon ranked Dryx disappeared to. Do you think that is possible? It disappeared from my range of perception all of a sudden and it acted differently than all the other Dryx, so it shouldn't be difficult to find it on the cameras!"

The God of Devils and Saints was known for having numerous plans and tricks at his disposal. If one or two plans didn't work out, the 'failure' of these plans would just be another step for other plans.

That was another reason for Nial to feel bothered by the fact that an abnormal Dryx disappeared as if it had never existed in the first place.

"That is what you're interested in?" Mathias suddenly asked, feeling as if he had missed out on something crucial. 'It is just a single monster. What is the problem with it going missing?!'

"If you ask about the missing Dryx, you might as well ask why every military camp held their Military Games on the plaza, instead of the underground coliseum where they were always held," Mathias added, not noticing that everyone turned to look at him.

"That would have been my next question," Nial replied before turning to Miranda.

"What do you think about whatever Mathias just stated?" He asked, smiling faintly.

Miranda didn't say anything at first, but her mana fluctuations clearly told Nial that she was already aware of this weird 'coincidence'.

Each of the 10 military camps held their Military Games at the plaza, exactly at the location where the purple portal had manifested. Was that really a coincidence?

"It's not a coincidence…that is all I know…" Miranda could only reply with a shrug, not adding anything else.

If she were to reveal that it was, in fact, the president, who had ordered to repair of the underground arenas under each military camp, Nial might even start doubting the human race's president.

However, if Miranda were to be honest, it was getting increasingly difficult for her to maintain her composure.

'Maybe it was really a coincidence. The underground arenas were not in the best condition after all…." She first thought, only to quietly add in her mind.

'...but what if not?'

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