Game of Divine Thrones

Chapter 230: The Arctic Sea Monster 2

According to Helena, the Prophecy was largely composed of three parts.

The first part was the period of chaos that would begin after the rebellion of the gods failed.

The second part was a number of world events and three great catastrophes that would occur as Woohyuk challenged the Demon Throne after his return.

The third part was Woohyuk’s downfall due to the intervention of the angels and the incomplete advent of the Demon King. This part ended with the destruction of the world.

The third part was the key. The prophecy suggested that a divine line could change this negative ending, and the Creator could not prevent this changed fate under any circumstance.

“So, does that particular situation and changed fate have anything to do with the Odyssey Plan that I led when I was Archangel Rafael?”

“Yes. As far as I know, the Odyssey Plan was meant to unpredictably transform the Creator’s static system using Irregular Codes. Even the Creator of the system, the top manager, can’t do anything once the Irregular Codes are implemented.”

However, the Odyssey Plan ended without Rafael fully reaching his objectives. Furthermore, the angels who participated in his plan died or fell into the depths of the abyss and became Ancient Demons.

As a result of their collective action, the Creator’s system was slightly altered, leading to some cases of chaos and a lack of full control by the Creator.

“… Is that why the dimension I was in was not under the influence of the system?”

“Yes. That’s why the world history where you lived told of gods appearing only until ancient times. Of course, various religions related to gods continued to emerge or maintained their existing status even after the system lost control.”

If Helena’s words were true, the reason why humans and other races were summoned to this continent could be sufficiently explained.

The Creator had lost control of several levels in the system due to a fatal problem.

This was probably why the Creator entrusted the lower world affairs to the seven gods and concealed his existence.

Also, he might have needed Woohyuk himself, the one who led the Odyssey Plan, to solve the fundamental problem.

‘If the main problem could be solved by simply resetting the world with demonic power, it would have already been done.’

A specific fundamental flaw was threatening the Creator’s system. There seemed to be some variables at work beyond his and his system’s control.

Woohyuk expected one of the variables to be the abyss.

It was an area of chaos, where the system could not dominate. Rather, the abyss had the power to devour and overtake the Creator’s system.

“Now I think I know the true intentions of the Creator. He was trying to bring me down as a demon and restore his system which was ruined by the Odyssey Plan.”

“That’s correct. The demonic power originates from the abyss itself. It’s a chaotic disorder that the Creator can’t control. To get the error out of the system, he needs your cooperation, since you know everything about the Irregular Code and possesses the status as a demonic power, to reset the system and bring order back.”

Thus, Leifina was nothing more than a hostage to lead the negotiations.

If Woohyuk rejected the Creator’s request, she would disappear in a heartbeat.

Any thought of compromise didn’t exist from the start.

“If all that you’re saying is true, am I supposed to give up Leifina in the end?”

“… This was why I was reluctant to talk about the Prophecies. I surmised that you’d eventually become frustrated and lose control.”

Helena stared at Woohyuk fixedly.

The reason she sexually seduced Woohyuk in the past was to prepare for a time like this.

If she were to take Leifina’s place in Woohyuk’s heart, the results would be different.

However, Woohyuk stared into the air with a blank expression. It was as if he couldn’t even see Helena.

‘I have a duty to protect Leifina.’

However, in order to repay the karma of his previous life and to end this painful cycle, he had to face the Creator.

This issue wouldn’t be resolved by filling the seats of the Divine Thrones by fulfilling quest objectives.

While Woohyuk was contemplating this issue, Drake, who stayed quiet up to now, spoke up,

“We’re arriving in the Northern Seas soon, Captain. Why don’t you ponder on future issues later at your leisure and deal with the issue at hand?”

“… It looks like the time has come.”

From a distance, Woohyuk saw a large island covered in snow.

Woohyuk sent Triton out to scout the island before turning to look at Helena and Roan.

“I’ll emphasize this again, but people also live on this Northern Seas’ Island. Therefore, be careful not to draw attention, and if a problem occurs, attack only the ruins and leave the island immediately. Do any of you have any questions?”

“… No. Just do whatever you need to do,” Helena answered.

“I’m curious about what types of alcohol and women are present on this island, Master. If you’re okay with it, I’d like to stop by the village…”

“Shut up, Roan.”

“I-I’m sorry, Master.”

Roan flinched and quickly turned around to avoid a beating.

When they arrived near the island, Woohyuk summoned back the legendary ship back and listened to Triton’s report,

“I observed no movement or influence from the Witches Cult or the demons on the island. However, it seems that a foreign group is coexisting with the indigenous people. They are currently residing in different territories.”

“A foreign group?”

“Yes, they’re not pirates, but they act like outlaws and bandits, so it seems they’re the dominant force on the Northern Sea Island.”

There were many possibilities regarding the origin of these foreign people. They could have come to the island with the purpose of settling down or were forced to stay on the island after encountering an unexpected disaster during a voyage.

Woohyuk pulled out a map of the island that he had drawn from memory and asked Triton to divide the territory of the two forces.

“Based on this map, the southwest is the residential area for the indigenous people and the northeast is the foreigners’ activity area,” Triton said as he viewed the map.

“Alright. This is where the ruins are located.”

Woohyuk referred to a mountainous area at the two o’clock location on the map.

It was the territory of the foreigners.

Helena spoke with an annoyed expression,

“That’s pretty far. Why are we start off from here rather than closer to the end location?”

“Because this is the widest blind spot for those on the island.”

Other areas may be closer to the destination, but there was a high risk of being seen by others.

Woohyuk took the lead and started to climb the mountain slope near the coastline.

Step. Step.

White snow was crushed as the party members passed the high elevation mountainous region. They left deep footprints in the snow.

“By the way, can you take out Pegasus? We’re going to leave footprints anyway, and Pegasus is white, so it’ll be hard to see.”

“No. Its presence can stimulate the monsters that live on the island.”

“… Chet. I wanted to play with Pegasus. It’s been a long time since I last saw him.”

“That Saintess is particularly fond of white horses with wings, Master. From that fact, it seems that her sexual taste is focused upon the size…”

“If you talk any more, I’ll castrate you, Roan.”

As Woohyuk looked at Roan with a threatening expression, Roan gulped down hard.

At that moment, a large snow lion wandered out of the snow and appeared in front of the group.

“Grr-r-r…”

“Finally, a suitable animal has appeared. I’ll allow you guys to ride on that guy’s back.”

For Woohyuk, who awakened several demonic abilities and skills, it was not difficult to make the snow lion submit to his orders.

When Woohyuk opened up his demonic energy to create a sense of pressure, the snow lion quietly fell on the ground with its tail between its legs.

“Master, you are great! You tamed that beast without an ounce of sound.”

“Stop kissing ass and get on. Someone may find us.”

Thanks to the active cooperation of Elf Queen Ophelia, Woohyuk was able to secretly leave the continent and sail to this island.

However, the surveillance network of the many hostile forces existed everywhere, so if he acted carelessly, he could become trapped in this remote place.

“But where did Triton go? Did you have hi go fishing again?”

“I gave him a coastal surveillance mission.”

The rum scent from the west during the voyage meant that someone may come this way.

In the Northern Sea, there were no other islands where one could anchor and stay.

In addition, there was a high possibility that the rum scented sailors were pirates, so there was a need to pay close attention to their movements and to stay vigilant against outside attack.

Helena nodded her head as if convinced by Woohyuk’s explanation.

“It must be the remnant of the Blackbeard Pirates. If it’s them, there’s a high possibility that they’re in collusion with evil forces. Of course, there’ll be no big difference between their power level and other pirates.”

“Either way, the guys who have their hands on the Qliphoth’s Fruit are troublesome.”

In this closed space, if an Awakened person went crazy, there was nothing good that would come out of it for Woohyuk’s party.

Currently, many people were sniffing out the traces of demons to beat the 72 Demon Kings.

Woohyuk hid his demonic energy through Unholy Trickster, but there was always the chance that he’d release the energy if something were to happen.

“By the way, this snow lion, even with me and Roan riding on top of it, it’s moving across the terrain very well. Although, the ride is a little slower than that of a horse.”

“That’s why the natives of this island have been using snow lions for a long time. It’s a very big transportation advantage here, so if you use it well, you can travel quite a bit.”

“I’ve heard of this before. However, this is the first time I’ve ever experienced it myself.”

Helena gently patted the snow lion’s back.

Then, a loud noise came from a distance.

“T-The sea monster appeared!”

“Go quickly and report it to the Clan Chief!”

From the content of their conversation, it seemed they were the foreign people.

Woohyuk stopped moving and watched the situation unfold from the high ground.

‘From their appearance, they seem to be Japanese.’

Come to think of it, there was actually an island in Japan called Hokkaido, which was also located in the Northern Seas.

Quite a coincidence.

Anyway, they were running around busily while arming themselves to defend against the sea monster.

“What should we do now? If they keep moving around, they might find our location.”

“Well, there’s nothing we can do if that happens.”

It would be better to get off the island quietly after finishing his task, but that didn’t mean he had to stay rooted here.

The foreigners seemed to move in clan units, so if a problem arose, he could just identify the Clan Chief and defeat him.

He would get rid of the sea monsters if their presence was revealed.

As Woohyuk’s party continued to traverse the mountain,

Hwi-K!

From somewhere, the tip of an arrow broke through the air and passed between them.

‘We were discovered sooner than I thought.’

Apparently, there was a guy who had excellent detection ability in the other party.

The other party also seemed to have an artifact that could hide its presence.

Woohyuk stared at the direction the arrow came from with an annoyed expression,

“Who are you? No matter how much I look, I don’t think you’re a native resident.”

A black-haired man with a longbow stood up. He was wearing traditional Japanese clothing.

“You must be very patriotic. Even though you fell into a different world, you’ve clung to your Japanese roots.”

“Of course. We are a strong and great nation of people who once had a war with the entire world.”

“… The delusion is too much. Was that how it was recorded in your history books?”

“Don’t be cheeky, you’re delusional! You must be Chinese or Korean, seeing that you don’t recognize the great achievements of the Japanese Empire!”

The other person was a man who lived in his own fantastical universe. He could not be saved.

Woohyuk picked up Grandia and stated,

“First off, I should teach you some manners. Let’s start with proper speech.”

He didn’t possess that much anti-Japanese sentiment, but he disliked delusional people.

In time, the Japanese man’s scream resonated loudly throughout the valley.

“Ahhhhhhhhh!”