Chapter 259 SURPRISE ATTACK (3)

Late post because of Genshin, hahaha. And because my kitten, Silver, kept bothering me while I was translating.

Terms used in this episode:

Happiness circuit

a Korean slang which means to imagine a happy future despite being in a bad situation. Or wanting something to happen and adding your personal thoughts on how it will go better for you, assuming that the things you dont like wont happen.

It was late at night when everyone was asleep.

Who was knocking on the door then?

Jude enumerated the possible situations as his happiness circuit began to work hard, but he already knew the answer.

Please come in.

Okay.

As he expected, the one who opened the door and appeared was Landius.

What the- Whats with that disappointed look?

No, its just I was just dreaming in vain.

Jude smiled while looking soulless, and Landius strode closer and put his big hand on Judes forehead.

You dont have a fever.

Anyway, Master, whats the matter?

Im here to talk to you. I couldnt properly talk to you earlier.

Landius said that and sat down on the floor, so Jude also sat down facing him.

You and I need very little sleep.

Well that is true.

After completely opening the sixth door, his sleeping time that was already short had become even shorter.

In fact, sleeping for more than two hours a day was close to a habit, so if he willed himself to not sleep at all, he could stay awake for several days while still being healthy.

And it was the same for Landius.

Ninth Heavens Nine Doors is an art that moves away from being a human the more doors one open.

Landius was currently at the seventh door.

Even if he hadnt gained the power of ancient giants through Ancestral Regression, his physical abilities had left the realm of humans a long time ago.

Anyway, Im here right now because this is the only time we can talk due to our busy schedule.

Jude nodded at Landius words.

Because after todays battle, Sicilia would launch a full-fledged offensive.

They had a lot of things to do first, such as gathering the power of the south, which includes the 7 southern families.

First of all, I want to hear the things that happened to you since then.

From the time they parted ways in the Temple of Life.

At Landius request, Jude talked about what had happened so far as concisely as possible.

So

He began with them meeting Princess Darianne and exploring Arkemans Dungeon.

He continued to talk about the various events that occurred after they arrived at the royal capital one after another, and then narrated what happened on their way down to the south.

Their encounter with First Sword.

Their battle with the Lord Protector.

Their bloody fight against Gamorr Khan, and the Ultimate Series.

The events surrounding Jabberwock and the elves they met in the Forest of Eternity.

In addition, their battles against the brainwashed Sebastian Leguin, the Kraken, and Madhur.

After hearing everything that Jude had said, Landius stroked his chin and smiled.

Master?

No, its just Its just amazing.

Yes, its amazing.

Everythings amazing.

What is up with these two?

Landius himself had been through a lot since he was born, but it seemed like Jude had it worse.

Its like they always get dragged into trouble.

No, its not that.

Rather than getting dragged into trouble, it feels like theyre deliberately pursuing and getting themselves into troublesome events.

But its been like that since we first met.

Their fight against the demon followers who tried to kidnap the children of the 12 northern families.

Unlike the present, Jude had overcome that crisis despite having a weak body, and he had been embroiled in all sorts of incidents since then.

Their fights against the demon followers in the wild lands.

The things that could have happened if Jude and Cordelia had not gone to the wild lands.

Lena could have been dead.

She would have probably lost her life after she closed the Hell Gate.

Moreover, that wasnt the only one.

Perhaps the entire wild lands would have fallen into the hands of the demon followers, causing a huge crisis in the northern region of the Slen Kingdom.

The same goes for the royal capital.

Without Jude and Cordelia, no one would have been able to stop the Lord Protector.

The annihilation of the royal family and the collapse of the barrier. And the chaos it would cause to the entire Slen Kingdom.

For the Slen Kingdom, that in itself was fatal, and if one added the crisis in the northern region, it was possible that the kingdom would collapse.

And this time in the south.

The threat of ancient Black Dragon Malekith.

Its like they know whats going to happen in the future and then move to prevent it.

He clearly thought that it was impossible, but Jude and Cordelia were always involved in huge events concerning the Slen Kingdom, or even the entire world.

Furthermore

Landius closed his eyes for a moment and recalled the first time he met Jude.

Jude was much taller now and had muscles in his body, but when they first met, Jude was a completely different person.

He was small enough to be similar to Cordelia, and was as skinny as corn stalks.

Judes changes in that short amount of time had seriously amazed him.

But in retrospect, his changes had occurred in just one year no, it was less than a year.

Why? Whis is this guy so strong?

His growth speed was not normal.

Or rather, it was already not on the level of abnormal. His growth pace was already beyond ones common sense.

It was clearly not that impossible if one listed down all the things Jude had.

Jude had Cheonmujiche, the incarnation of martial arts from the heavens, and the number of mysterious incidents he had been through was not a joke.

Because he ate those mysterious incidents that other people would only experience once in their lifetime, as if those mysterious incidents were just daily meals.

Sixth door.

The current progress of Jude.

It took him just over half a year to reach the sixth door.

Even Landius himself took more than five years to reach that door.

Hes a real monster.

Landius himself didnt expect that there would be a day when he would think what others had thought of him.

Master?

Its nothing. I was just thinking of something for a while.

Landius gave an evasive answer before looking at Jude again.

And he saw Jude tilting his head with a puzzled face and narrowed brows, as if he had no idea on what Landius was thinking about.

Well, its a good thing anyway.

There was nothing wrong if Jude became strong quickly.

Landius himself welcomed Jude overtaking him and rising to a higher door of the Ninth Heavens Nine Doors.

A clue to the eighth door.

As he had already told Jude several times, Ninth Heavens Nine Doors was clearly made for those with Cheonmujiche.

Therefore, Landius who did not have Cheonmujiche had to risk his life every time he opened a new door.

Just like how an adult crustacean risked its life every time it molted.

It had been more than a few years since he opened the seventh door.

Landius would have normally tried to open the eighth door by force, but he changed his mind after meeting Jude who had opened up to the fifth door.

My old methods are too risky.

Through Jude, he got to know the Ninth Heavens Nine Doors more properly.

And as a result, he realized that what he had been doing until now was recklessness itself.

If I had kept going that way, I might have died already.

There was a clear difference between taking risks and rushing headlong to ones death.

After all, Landius goal wasnt to become the strongest warrior.

It was to drive away the demon followers out of this world so that something like the tragedy of the Paragon Kingdom would never happen again.

My disciple.

Yes, Master.

I wish you all the best in the future.

Eh? Ah, yes. I wish you the best too.

Jude tilted his head as he continued to be a bit puzzled, but soon spoke with a smile, and Landius warmly smiled before returning the topic back to Jude.

Moving on your life is truly full of ups and downs.

Jude had already fought more than five strong people on the level of the Ten Great Swordmasters.

Moreover, Jude was much weaker than he was now when he fought against the Lord Protector, so it was a miracle in itself