210 Awkward Monchi (1/2)

That was a soul fragment of an Ancient God...

What were Ancient Gods? They were the most tyrannical lifeforms in the history of Noscent, their strength only described in legends. This was the only opportunity for Lin Yun to see this kind of power, so he was quite reluctant to give up on it.

Shawn's words were right...

The Ancient Gods were taboo. Any search for their remnants would bring countless disasters. Even a true name could easily destroy a plane. Lin Yun leaving a fragment of an Ancient God's soul behind was a very dangerous matter, even if that fragment was stored in an empty Demiplane...

But Lin Yun still did it.

Lin Yun had personally witnessed Noscent's destruction, had personally felt the powerlessness of having knowledge but no power… In order to extract a wisp of mana, Lin Yun could sleep in the scalding desert for a week, in order to cast a lesser spell he would even spend a few nights without sleeping to build the ideal spell matrix just to make that spell use as little mana as possible.

Lin Yun's thirst for power wasn't something Shawn could understand.

For such an opportunity, Lin Yun was willing to take great risks.

”You are already insane! Just like that lunatic Barov, always yelling about some recurring disaster, you are already insane!” After roaring these words, Shawn angrily severed the mental communication, leaving Lin Yun at a loss.

He was confused by the scolding and wanted to ask Shawn to clarify, but the latter didn't say anything. No matter what threats or promises Lin Yun gave, he no longer responded at all.

In the end, Lin Yun had no choice but to pack up and lead the Draconic Beastman out of this open forest.

It was evening by the time Lin Yun and Xiuban returned to the camp.

As he'd expected, the beast tide had already withdrawn, and the camp had once again regained its order. A dozen bonfires were lit in the middle of the camp, and after the rough day, they were all grouped around their fires, eating roasted meat and drinking some alcohol, talking about the fight they had won and laughing very loudly...

To them, it had been a proud battle. By relying on their simple and crude camp's defenses, they had been able to withstand the attacks of twenty Thunder Elephants, over a thousand Flame Crows, and several thousand other magic beasts, before they managed to force the frightening beast tide back.

They didn't know the real reason the beast tide retreated.

No more than thirty people in the camp knew the real reason.

They were now grouped on the side of a bonfire, striving to be the first to express their gratitude to Lin Yun.

After returning, Solomon told everyone what had happened. Whether it was Sasu, Sauss, or even Monchi, they all knew that the beast tide had retreated because the young Great Mage had found the origin of the beast tide.

”Haha, everyone is too polite…” After saying a few perfunctory words, Lin Yun also sat next to the bonfire, asking about the circumstances inside the camp.

”Merlin, it is truly thanks to your reminder that our side's losses were minimal.” The most qualified to answer was Sasu. As the commander of this battle, Sasu credited almost everything to Lin Yun.

”I was just lucky with my guess.” Lin Yun shook his head and didn't say anything else.

After this battle, Lin Yun could clearly feel that the leaders gathered here were very enthusiastic towards him...

Of course, it didn't mean that they hadn't been before...

After all, quite a few of them had come to visit him during the trip, and their enthusiasm couldn't be hidden. But the enthusiasm at the time was purely due to their utilitarian natures, to curry favor and avoid conflict with him, making it somewhat out of place.

But now, it came from the bottom of their hearts.

It was pure gratitude.

They all knew that if they hadn't had this young Great Mage with them this day, they would have ended with two choices: withdrawing from the Four Seasons Canyon, or fighting the beast tide to the death. Regardless of the choice, it would have been an unbearable loss to all of them.

Fortunately, that young Great Mage stood out and saw through the origin of the beast tide, successfully resolving the crisis. Those who were still unfamiliar with Lin Yun's strength gradually understood the choices of the Black Horn Auction House, the Silver Moon Mercenary Group, and the Sage Tower...

They were the three closest forces to the Gilded Rose.

Especially the Sage Tower...

Solomon almost always called on the young Great Mage whenever something happened.