Chapter 61
Back in his room, Dylan thought about his conversation with the Director and the Archon in particular. Perhaps they were no threat to him and genuinely wanted to protect him. But Dylan understood it differently. He, like any other Reincarnator, was not indispensable, and if they became a threat to humanity, or stopped obeying, they would be quickly eliminated.
We're just a great fighting potential, and when their control over us weakens, they'll just kill us. Hahaha, damn, I wonder which Reincarnator came to the same conclusion and do I know them?... The question is, how to become indispensable? I'm currently weak compared to those who are at least 100 levels higher than me. But my skills and unique class give me a big advantage...
Dylan continued to think, trying to control his paranoia. In this case, it was justified, but if this continued, he would no longer trust the kingdom and would consider himself expendable.
Yeah, I should stop thinking about that. Maybe my interests and theirs are the same. Maybe the demons will come to kill everyone, leaving no one a chance, and I'll have to fight them anyway. Or maybe I'll be lucky enough to survive and win, and I'll become one of the pillars of the kingdom. It's too early to think about that. But I definitely need to find out who else has reincarnated.
When Dylan got to his room, he immediately started reading to distract himself from his unpleasant thoughts. Half an hour after he arrived, there was a knock on the door, and Dylan wondered who it could be. When he opened the door, he saw a man in a teacher's uniform with several marks.
"Hello Dylan, I brought the books that the teachers recommended especially for you. Once you read the books, keep them and tell Teacher Elton. He also asked you not to give them to anyone else," the man said without much emotion as he handed over the books.
"Of course, and thank you very much."
Dylan took the books and the man simply bowed slightly and left. With a shrug, Dylan closed the door and went to look at the books. Unwrapping the wrappers they were in, Dylan noticed that none of his senses could see through them. Taking this into account, he pulled out six books. Two had no title and the leather cover gave no indication of the contents of the book. The third book was called How to Become a Great Mage and he was very interested in it. The fourth book was called Advanced Demonology, the fifth book was called Light Worship and Other Religions, and the sixth book was called The World of Ramiast.
“It’s very interesting, the director didn’t disappoint me at all,” Dylan said with a smile.
After thinking for a moment, Dylan unfolded the first book without a title. After reading the first few paragraphs, he realized that this book was about [Guardians of the World]. Holding the book in his hands, Dylan leaned back in his chair and began to read carefully. After all, the biography of such incredibly powerful beings was of greater interest to him.
The Guardians of Peace have appeared several times during the time known to civilization, and each appearance has been described by intelligent races. The Guardians of Peace are beings of colossal power, it is not known exactly what the requirements of their intervention are, but intelligent races believe that it requires a great threat to the balance of the world.
There are only five known [Guardians of the World].
The first and most revered of them is [World Tree Sapling] [Heavenly], [Elven Guardian], Wicca. It is known that the World Tree Sapling Wicca was raised by the elves after the conquest of Ramiast. It is not known for certain what [World Guardian] looks like or what abilities she possesses, but the elves have mentioned her throughout her many years of existence, as a huge tree that towers for kilometers. The elves also indicated that she has the incarnation of a Dryad and is considered the most powerful nature mage on the planet. No one except the elves knows anything about her other than her title and race [Heavenly], but no one questions this.
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The second known [Guardian of the World] is the [Dragon] [Heavenly], [Master of Dragsterra], Kasteriar. It has been seen twice by intelligent races. The first time was at the dawn of civilization, when the gods ascended and left Ramiast. A void creature known for its Madness [Eerie Whispers of the Abyss] [Heavenly] level 1210 burst into our world. It appeared as a mass of black flesh diameter of about 5 kilometers with many bottomless eyes, open whispering mouths, and thousands of tentacles. It came from space, bypassing the atmosphere, announcing its arrival with an eerie whisper that drove anyone who heard it mad. An unknown magic protected everyone in the affected area. As soon as the eerie one passed the atmosphere, a Dragon, only half its size, flew out to meet it. Casteriar was covered in crimson scales, was about 2 kilometers long and 200 meters high, its wingspan was about 4 kilometers. In different books, it was described how the creepy stopped moving and hovered in the air when it saw the Dragon, a moment later the creepy screamed at the top of its lungs and began to tear thousands of tentacles from its body, preparing for battle. But Casteriar did not pay attention to it when the distance was reduced to 15 km. Casteriar breathed out dragon flames that burned hundreds of tentacles, but for the creepy it was nothing more than a scratch. A moment later, it regenerated and only screamed louder. Casteriar did not stop and flew closer and closer to the creepy, burning it with flames. When the distance was reduced, the creepy tried to grab it with its tentacles, but it was useless. Each tentacle was cut off by Casteriar's claws in an instant. The gusts of wind from the blows of Casteriara and the Terrible destroyed everything for many kilometers. The Guardian of the World flew further towards the terrible creature, chopping off thousands of tentacles with lightning-fast movements, turning nearby burning forests into dust. But at some point he could no longer cope with their number, stopped and spoke.
"Gravity Compression" in the language of dragons, which was later translated by historians.
The spell was cast instantly, and all of the tentacles were stuck near the main body, opening a clear path. Casteriar lunged forward with greater speed than he had shown before, and slammed into the Dread, crushing it with his claws and biting with his jaws. It only took a few seconds for the Dread to resist the spell. He began to bind the World Guardian, but the Guardian cast another spell, igniting his scales and breathing fire. The Dread fought as best he could, trying to harm the dragon in any way he could, but his attempts were unsuccessful as he was torn apart. But thanks to his regeneration, the Dread held on. After several long minutes of fighting, the Dread began to gather Mana at the ends of his tentacles and cast an unknown spell. After several strikes from the tentacles, the flames on Casteriar began to fade, and he was forced to retreat. As he flew away and completely extinguished the flames, black marks were visible on his body, which showed the influence of the Eldritch. Casteriar let out a dragon roar that sounded like thousands of lightning bolts. Eldritch began to restore his rounded shape and new tentacles, while the dragon examined him. Eldritch screamed loudly, expressing madness and joy, and began to cast a new spell. A black sphere with many screaming mouths began to form above his body, and as it grew, Casteriar did not take any action. But the next moment, he opened his mouth, and a beam of holy flame burst out from it, burning the Eldritch's spell and setting it on fire. Eldritch immediately began to scream, proclaiming his despair. Casteriar, meanwhile, began to emit a large amount of holy mana and shine like a second sun. After completing the spell, the beam of light shot out at the Eldritch. A moment later, a third of the Eldritch was destroyed and it began to incinerate from the holy power. Casteryar, radiating even more holy power, entered into close combat with the Eldritch, creating constructs of holy mana on his claws. The rest of the battle was easy for the Guardian of the World, he tore the Eldritch apart while it tried to defend itself and cast spells, but all was in vain, even the regeneration could not withstand Casteryar's numerous attacks. At the end of the fight, the Eldritch fell to the ground, where it was incinerated by the holy flame, later Casteryar found all the pieces of the Eldritch's flesh, incinerated them as well and flew away.
The aftermath of Casteriar's battle was severe on the sentient races, as he left behind catastrophic destruction despite fighting in the air. The heat from his magic burned many forests and changed the climate for centuries to come, but it also increased the concentration of mana, thereby developing animals capable of using holy kinship.
Casteriar's second appearance was 4,000 years ago. In one of the cities of the Beastman Kingdom, a [Higher Demon of Hunger] [Mythical] Lv. 900, Class: [Spreading Hunger] [Mythical] Lv. 900, Class: [Derius's Demonic Arts Master] [Mythical] Lv. 791 was summoned. He reduced the city to ruins within minutes of his appearance using conceptual devastation magic, leaving only the strongest humans alive, who became demonic creatures bearing the sin of hunger.
A creature of such power threatened the entire kingdom of beastmen, but in the opinion of the intelligent races and the holy church, it could not be considered a threat to peace. But Casteriar caught up with it. Landing near that very city, he began to burn everything in sight, forcing the demon to reveal himself. He looked like a skeleton with long black horns on, covered in gray skin, 15 meters tall and with disproportionately long arms. His face alone inspired a strong feeling of hunger, his empty black eyes looked straight into the soul to everyone he met.
The battle was short, the soothsayers of the time described it as only 15 seconds.
When the demon appeared and cast a demonic barrier spell, Casteriar focused his flames on it. The demon held on for the first three seconds, not feeling any changes in the barrier, confident in its invulnerability. As soon as a smile full of happy anticipation played on his lips, Casteriar added holy kinship to his attack. The demon's barrier collapsed, and he tried desperately to fight back with conceptual devastation magic, but after 12 seconds, he lost the fight and was scattered to the wind. Having finished off the demon, Casteriar consecrated the city and the surrounding areas, cleansing them of demonic corruption. But all the defiled beastmen were killed in the process.