Guardian Of The End

Jason didn\'t have the time to think about that as the staff rose from the ground and flew back to May\'s hand.

The demi-god traveled at an inhumane speed and appeared right beside Jason. She swung the staff down with full power, forcing Jason to run away.

His goal was to test the attack power of the staff while making sure May was able to use it effortlessly. But now, he was also receiving some training in dodging at a high speed.

\'This was what made me struggle during the fight with the twins.\'

Jason was able to dodge most of May\'s attacks easily though he did have a few close calls. After half an hour of training, the duo decided to take some rest.

May felt a light headache coming since it was the first time she had made use of her powers. Her body wasn\'t used to handling divine energy so easily.

"If you can master your powers, you will be even more dangerous than me." Jason commented. "Maybe you will be able to surpass me."

"I don\'t think that will happen. Its good for motivation but I know that you aren\'t saying it seriously."

"Ha… caught me." Jason smiled.

His eyes were currently fixated at the forest past the fields where he had met a goblin for the first time.

\'Come to think of it, what the hell was that thing? I never asked Risa whether she got to the root of that problem.\'

Jason immediately contacted Risa about that and asked whether she had found anything about the whereabouts of the goblin.

[ I found nothing about where he came from or what he was. I did discover that his body had been tampered with using multiple different types of runes and magic. It was the work of a professional to say the least. ]

\'I see… Can I go explore the forest with May if that\'s fine with you?\'

[ I will ask Amon to keep a track on you with that ability of yours. If you fall into grave danger, he will be able to save you. You can go ahead and explore the forest. ] Risa replied. [ Don\'t hesitate to use your divinity if something feels wrong. ]

\'All right. I will head back if anything goes wrong. It should give May some real life experience as well.\'

[ Indeed. This is going to be pretty useful in the future. ]

Once Jason had gotten the permission to enter the forest, he and May stepped towards the forest together. Both of them easily managed to get on the other side of the fence and started venturing forward.

"What can we encounter here?" May questioned.

"Nothing big. Most of the beasts have been cleared in this area. We might meet some soldiers from the royal family so be on alert." Jason warned.

The two continued to walk forward while Jason asked the system to guide him to the spot where he had met the goblin.

Jason still remembered how the creature had spoken the normal language in a broken sort of way and how it had not died despite dealing several major blows to it.

\'System, can you run a scan on the area to check whether there are any beasts or mysterious things nearby?\'

[ I can do that but I have a request. Can you let me use a bit of Sancus\'s divinity to run a check using that divine energy? I will be able to look out for things more efficiently. ]

Jason found nothing wrong with it and allowed the system to make use of Sancus\'s divinity.

A minute later, the system finished its scanning and reported to Jason.

[ There aren\'t any beasts for several kilometers. However, I did find a weird location thanks to Sancus\'s divinity. ]

The system then gave Jason the location. He and May walked towards it and soon came across a group of huge stone piled on top of each other.

\'Either my grandparents haven\'t bothered checking their surroundings for a long time or this structure was created here recently…\'

Jason turned on his divine vision to check whether the stones held some secret or whether he was overthinking.

It turned out that he wasn\'t overthinking. Each of the stones had a concentration of divine energy at the center.

\'Uh grandma, I think I just discovered something that you might be interested in seeing. You should come to my location soon.\'

Jason sent out the message before turning towards May. Her eyes were glowing similar to how his did when he used divine energy to locate other sources of divine energy.

At the same time, he could see a small headband floating inside her body. It was her divinity that she had carried since birth.

"May, can you see the divine energy inside the stones?" Jason asked.

"I can see them naturally. If I try to turn it off, it automatically vanishes. Why do these stones have divine energy in the first place?"

"That\'s an interesting question. I wonder if any of us can solve that." An amused voice suddenly came from behind.

Jason and May moved at the speed of light and shot out several meters away from their spots.

A six feet something inches man was standing behind the two of them with a smile on his face. His head was bald and he had a white pointy beard.

The muscles on his arms could easily double Jason\'s entire weight. The man was the prime example of how ripped a person could become.

"May I know who you are and what you are doing here?" Jason asked politely.

"Nice to see you aren\'t completely like that Issac." The man grinned. "The name\'s Buster, which I know, sounds quite ironic. I am one of the supreme commanders working under Julian."

The moment the words left his mouth, Jason and May flared up their divinities.

"That makes you our enemy." Jason said while summoning more white thunder.

"Naturally." Buster cracked his knuckles. "And what do enemies do? They fight till only one of them remains standing!"