themonasnovels Chapter 829
Chapter 829
The continent of Peslisa, strangely enough, was teeming with vitality.
Davey assumed this abundance wasn’t due to the absence of living creatures—there must be some other unknown reason.
He was able to reach the secret archive beneath the Jade Tower that Yust had mentioned, getting the route after beating him up.
Yust had claimed that he found humans in the archive while hunting for food. The library itself contained an unimaginable collection of magic books. Since the books he sought were hidden in a secret archive, Davery assumed they likely held the core vision and ideals of the Jade Tower.
“Ugh... gaaa...” Yust groaned in pain.
Davey gave him no attention and used telekinesis to pull out an old, dusty book.
[A Study and In-Depth Analysis of Devil Mana]
Davey sighed. "Hmm..."
Having a perfect memory meant every page he glanced at affected him somehow and was imprinted in his mind, whether he wanted it to or not. There were hundreds of books in the library, but none of them contained the research he sought.
Still, it wasn’t all in vain. Among the documents was a memoir offering insights into the strange phenomena spreading across the continent of Peslisa. It also mentioned topics related to his original goal: mutations, monsters and...
“The Fallen Ones...”
The Red Void energy that appeared on the continent had mixed with devil mana, causing significant changes and dividing people into three distinct types.
The first were the mutants—humans who retained their reason but underwent unique transformations, such as gaining wings and halos like Rinne.
The second were the mysterious beings. This was the term for the monsters Davey had seen when he first arrived. They were tall black-bodied beings with red eyes, between two and three meters in height. The beings Yust had summoned to attack Davey had been among them. Despite possessing human souls, they no longer had the reason of a human being.
Lastly, there were the Fallen Ones. These beings, like Yust, were genetically mutated humans driven by an insatiable need to devour other humans and mutants.
Of course, Davey wasn’t particularly surprised by the state of the continent of Peslisa. After all, he had some understanding of how things had deteriorated. He was more curious about something else: both the Fallen Ones, like Yust, and the mysterious beings he had encountered all possessed an unusually vast amount of vitality.
"They possess too much vitality for ordinary living beings.”
Davey then pondered what the connection could be between this transformation and the amplification of vitality.
"There’s nothing more here we can use,” he concluded.
But he knew there was one more place to stop by to check.
His next stop was the Sapphire Magic Tower, known for its research on the three types of mutations.
"Do you know where the Sapphire Magic Tower is?" Davey asked as he turned his gaze toward Yust frozen in fear.
"It's... to the west! There’s a tower... in the west..." Yust muttered.
Before Yust could finish, a sudden cry echoed in the distance.
"Fire!!!"
A massive surge of dark magic erupted toward Davey, shaking the ground. While Rinne reflexively cast a protective barrier, Yust and Davey were both caught in the assault, the blast powerful enough to tear apart the Jade Magic Tower.
Boom! Boom!!
The bombardment continued relentlessly, showing the attackers’ intention to leave no chance for survival.
“Stop fire!” someone shouted.
With that, the magic ceased.
“Did we get them?” they muttered nervously.
But as their voice echoed out, Davey just waved his hand, clearing the smoke. Rinne, who had cast her barrier, stood protectively in front of Davey.
“Mutant?!” one of the attackers gasped upon seeing her display of power.
“That’s not a very nice thing to call someone,” Davey muttered.
"Even a dead person would likely rise from the grave before ever tolerating being called such a thing."
“Y-You’re...”
The attackers were dressed in black robes, clearly different from the Fallen Ones like Yust or the mysterious beings. Davey recognized them as mutants.
‘Ah, so those guys are mutants, humans who evolved differently and haven't turned into mysterious beings that are going against the Fallen Ones like Yust.’
“Oh my god, he survived that?” one of them said, clearly in disbelief.
Davey quietly patted Rinne’s head, while Yust, who had been caught in the earlier blast, had vanished. The magic they had unleashed had the power of a 4th Circle to 5th Circle magic.
Soon, the robed figures gathered around, pointing their staffs at him and Rinne.
“Don’t move. One wrong move and I’ll blast a magic bullet through you, damned Fallen One,” one of the robed figures threatened.
The robed figures checked on Yust’s remains, then restrained both Davey and Rinne.
"Squad leader, this one... looks like a mutant, just like us,” one of the figures said.
“We’ll figure that out later. For now, it’s clear he’s a Fallen One,” the leader responded.
As Davey listened to the two talk, he took a closer look at them. They were clearly human, though they had some distinct non-human features. With Yust having the appearance of a human, it made sense for them to suspect Davey to be a Fallen One as well.
“That guy told me there were no survivors,” Davey said.
“Shut up!” one of the figures snapped.
One of the men stepped forward and grabbed Davey by the collar, glaring into his eyes with seething hatred.
“You damn Fallen One! Do you know how many people have died because of your kind?!”
“How would I know?” Davey replied calmly.
The man only got more furious at his response.
"Gauche! Stop! We need to pursue this man and take the girl as well. We’ll still have plenty of time to execute him after confirming him to be a Fallen One.”
"Normal... what?" the operator stammered, staring at the readout.
“What’s going on?” Holygon asked, frowning.
“Both of them... They show normal levels of vitality...”
“Is that weird?”
“They have normal levels!! They have the vitality of humans, unlike us!!” the operator cried, eyes wide with disbelief.
Holygon’s expression darkened with shock.
“That’s...”
“Maybe... Maybe these two hold the secret to restoring us to our original forms!” the operator exclaimed excitedly. “Where did you find them?”
“I found them at the Jade Magic Tower. They were with a Fallen One,” Holygon replied.
“With a Fallen One...”
The wizards exchanged looks, then bustled around anxiously while swaying their tails.
“Follow me,” Holygon said.
As they walked, Holygon glanced at Davey. “I know you’re not a Fallen One, now. But why were you with one in the first place?”
“What if the one you killed wasn’t a Fallen One, but a human like me?” Davey said calmly.
“There are no other humans like you in this world. We’ve searched for years, and the only things that have a human appearance are the Fallen Ones.”
Normally, except for Rinne, Davey should’ve been designated and confirmed as a Fallen One as well. But the device had detected him as a human.
“What exactly do you want to know?” Holygon asked while glancing at him.
“I heard this place was researching mutants, mysterious beings, and the Fallen Ones.”
“Why are you interested in that research?”
“It’s important to me. So, can you share the research with me?”
“Let’s make a deal. If you share your secret, I’ll introduce you to the head wizard who’s been conducting that research.”
"Fine," Davey agreed easily. "But first, I need some answers."
"This is our survival zone. If you don’t cooperate—"
“If you don’t want to help, I’ll find out for myself. I’ve come here to save time, but if that’s not an option then I’ll just study the Fallen Ones and mysterious beings on my own.”
Davey did see that this place had the equipment to conduct research, but traveling across dimensions to find somewhere else to do it was no problem for him.
Holygon spoke up after a long pause. “Fine.”
“Holygon, wait a minute.”
At that moment, a voice in the crowd called out, “Elder.”
"Is it him? The only human without excessive vitality?”
“Yes.”
“Hm... I can’t sense any mana...”
Davey could tell he was a wizard of the 6th Circle. A 6th Circle wizard was incredibly rare to find in Tionis, but as expected from a continent similar to Atrellia, the Continent of Magic, this place seemed to have expertly skilled wizards as well.
“Nice to meet you! I am Schweitz. I came running over after hearing about you. What’s your name?”
“Davey O’Rowane. This is Rinne, my escort.”
“An escort, huh?” Schweitz mused. “You must be someone important. Perhaps the child of a noble?”
“Something like that.”
Schweitz nodded in satisfaction. “Interesting. He’s a complete human.”
Schweitz pointed at the horns protruding from his head. “I’ve been researching how to revert to our original forms, humans, for a long time, but progress has been slow. I’d be happy to share what you want to know if you help me with my research.”
“But Elder Schweitz, we don’t know if he’s safe yet—”
“I trust my intuition. He’s clearly not a Fallen One. There’s something... different, something sacred about him,” Schweitz insisted, nodding his head with confidence.
“Now then, what’s your answer?”
“Sounds good to me. I hope I can get some useful information outta this.”
Davey walked deeper into the tower with Schweitz. Inside, dozens of professional wizards bustled about. Judging by their robes, he identified most of them to be magicians dealing with dark magic.
“Elder Schweitz! Where have you been? We’ve been looking for you everywhere!”
“Oh, Tan. Sorry about that. What’s the issue?” Schweitz asked.
“The conference is underway! Everyone’s waiting! Where were you?”
“I completely forgot. I’m sorry but could we push things back a bit? Wait, nevermind—I want you to help me.”
As they entered a large room filled with wizards, the attention immediately turned to Davey and Schweitz.
"A Fallen One?!” a shocked voice rang out.
ChubbyCheeks & FriedNook's Thoughts
Editorb’s Thought:
If my parents named me Holygon, I don’t think I’d ever survive geometry class without imploding in anger and shame. There’s no way the kids would miss the opportunity to call me “Ho-lygon” with “all sides being a ho.” Pic related is hypothetical me, Holygon Ding Dong, every day after school: