Chapter 528

Chapter 535: The Mystery Spanning a Thousand Years (Please Subscribe!)

The “great achievement” that the predecessors failed to accomplish?

“Black Dragon…?”

At Hermes’ words, Izay immediately understood the target.

One of the last remaining “Three Great Adventurers’ Quests” in the world – the One-Eyed Black Dragon.

The top-tier combat force in the world of Orario, second only to the deities.

If Hermes was referring to a specific target, Izay could think of none other than the Black Dragon.

Realizing Izay instantly grasped his meaning, a flicker of surprise crossed Hermes’ pupils. “Seems like young Izay also has designs on the legendary Black Dragon?”

Had he been eyeing the One-Eyed Black Dragon for a long time and set it as his goal?

But if so, what’s the motive?

Or was it just a coincidence that he thought along the same lines as me?

For a moment, Hermes couldn’t fathom the reason.

As for Izay, he simply nodded in acknowledgment of Hermes’ statement. “Yeah, I do have some ideas… If there’s an opportunity, I’d like to try finding it.”

“Hmm? Not extermination then? If it’s you, Izay, I feel like you’ve got the qualifications for that, ya know?”

“One step at a time, Lord Hermes… We must find the Black Dragon first before we can talk about anything else, right?”

Izay ignored Hermes’ slightly inciting inquiry and spoke pragmatically.

Ever since the failure of Zeus and Hera Familia’s expedition against the Black Dragon fifteen years ago, up until now, the Black Dragon hasn’t resurfaced. Its whereabouts remain a mystery.

If one were to take down the Black Dragon as a goal, then how to locate it would be an unavoidable problem.

After all, you don’t even know where it is, so how can you exterminate it?

“Indeed, after the battle between Zeus and Hera, the Black Dragon seems to have vanished completely.”

Hermes nonchalantly agreed with this point, seemingly not having given much importance to this issue beforehand.

But where should one look for a Black Dragon that hasn’t appeared in fifteen years?

(Maybe that old pervert Zeus knows something…)

For the time being, the deity began contemplating related matters.

Seeing this, Izay remained silent, knowing too much talk might ruin things.

Personally, he had his own insights regarding the Black Dragon.

Even though Ais harbors animosity towards the Black Dragon, it doesn’t resonate with him.

The word “find” in his earlier response to Hermes already hinted at Izay’s stance.

Find… not exterminate.

If one were to explicitly ask why such a difference exists… it’s because of a premonition.

Izay had a premonition that in the One-Eyed Black Dragon lies the answer to the questions that have puzzled him all along.

For example, the mystery of Ais’ origins.

And also, why Ais is active in the present… She should have been the child of the great fairy Ariya from a thousand years ago.

Yet Ais’ age is undoubtedly sixteen…

The mystery spanning a thousand years might be unraveled by that Black Dragon.

And this premonition wasn’t baseless.

As Izay grew stronger, the various rare skills he possessed also improved, their effects becoming increasingly powerful.

The skill “Star of Enlightenment” revealed the source of this premonition to Izay.

Its ultra-limit sixth sense applies to all matters concerning the achievement of goals.

Uncovering the mystery of Ais’ origins fundamentally constitutes a “goal”.

……

Soon, Izay buried his musings about the Black Dragon deep within and sat at the edge of the building, carefully observing the two large factions bickering below, occasionally chatting with Asfi beside him.

Facing such a war between major factions, Asfi also had many feelings.

It was just that previously she was stuck dealing with her family’s frustratingly incompetent god, making conversation difficult.

With Izay, there were no such concerns.

However, this exchange didn’t last long because the war between Freya Familia and Ishtar Familia was utterly one-sided.

Without proper planning and unable to utilize the hidden cards in the dark, Ishtar Familia had absolutely no means of retaliation.

Half an hour after the battle broke out… accompanied by a shocking thunderous roar, a massive pillar of light shot up from the ground, resembling an inverted waterfall rushing straight into the sky.

This rise of the light column immediately silenced Orario, which was particularly noisy tonight.

Originally, countless adventurers, citizens, nobles, and merchants had become restless upon sensing the resurgence of factional warfare.

At this moment, they were all struck speechless.

The entire city, as well as surrounding regions and countries, focused their attention here… Then, witnessing that majestic spectacle, they confirmed one thing.

—A certain deity had been sent back to the heavens.

The divine aura permeating the labyrinth city could not be faked.

That was the awe-inspiring difference in life levels between humans and gods.

Izay was seeing a deity being sent back for the first time, having been an adventurer for only two years.

Still, he could feel the astonishing power fluctuations contained within that light column.

“Seems like things went a bit overboard…?”

Scary! Hermes quickly pressed down on his hat brim, seemingly trying to press his heart back into place with that gesture.

Even he, the instigator, hadn’t expected Freya’s retaliation to be so fierce.

Directly eliminating the opponent? Really?

Although it wasn’t true death, for this lower realm, Ishtar’s inability to descend again was equivalent to death!

Hermes suddenly felt a twinge of regret for his actions.

Now that Ishtar disappeared with a snap, it meant he would forever lose a place for indulgence in Orario.

Ah! How painful!

This time, it was genuinely painful!

And far ahead, the silver-haired goddess suddenly turned around from the front of her palace and looked this way.

“Hiss… My plan didn’t escape Miss Freya’s notice after all. I hope my behavior of using her strength to wrap things up doesn’t really anger her… Should I just run off before she says anything?”

Hermes noticed that the silver eyes of the beauty goddess were indeed fixed on him.

Even someone who was accustomed to courting disaster like him felt somewhat flustered.

“I don’t care either way, I’m just here to watch the show~” At this moment, Izay stood up with a smirk, showing an attitude of non-involvement.

No one could gauge the mood of that goddess now. To avoid further trouble, it’s best to bolt as soon as possible.

What if Freya goes berserk? (Laughs)

Rarely, Hermes found himself in complete agreement with Izay.

Even deities know when to retreat. With the wind blowing strongly, let’s scram!

Taking a sighing Asfi along, the three of them cleanly and neatly left the pleasure quarter in the southeastern area.

Subsequently, after bidding farewell to Hermes, Izay originally intended to return to Twilight Manor…

However, when he passed through the eastern district’s storage box, a small incident occurred.

Storage boxes are what adventurers commonly call “Goblins’ Rental Vaults.” Here, adventurers typically store their equipment, gear, and even money.

But due to the goblins expanding their business, there are additional services available here.

Such as delivery commissions.

Some mails sent from outside the city to its residents are stored here, and vice versa.

Izay personally knew the goblins here because he frequently used their services to send items to his parents back home.

Including but not limited to money, beneficial herbs, medicine, and letters.

For two years, this connection has never been interrupted, ensuring peace and safety for them.

Through these interactions, he became very familiar with the goblins here.

A regular customer…

When returning from the east district to the north district, perhaps coincidentally spotting his figure, the goblin manager of the storage box called out to him.