Chapter 128: Chapter 128- Dream
Chapter 128: Chapter 128- Dream
Rubbing his temples, Talon contemplated his next move carefully. He had to be extremely careful with what he asked her. If he got too curious, he might end up falling into a trap.
'Not to mention that she could definitely try to make me know too much just to get me in trouble.' He frowned when he realized the huge dilemma he was in.
If Talon had truly wanted to know what he wanted to know without putting himself at risk, he had to give the woman a proposal far more inviting than a painless death.
'Ugh, this is so annoying. It would've been easier if I could just torture her for information. But no, it has to be ten times more complicated. Great!'
"Sigh... Ok, first of all, what's your name?" He asked.
"Terren... You can call me that." She replied.
"Terren, huh... Ok, my second question is, where are you from?" He asked.
"I'm from planet Earth-447."
"Earth-447?" Talon raised an eyebrow at the unexpected answer.
'There is more than one earth?'
"Earth has many variations of it across dimensions. Yours isn't anything special. If anything, it's one of the worst versions of Earth. Earth-8884." Terren added with a cold expression.
"I assume the reason it's a bad version is because it's not as advanced as the Earth you came from?"
"We're hundreds of years ahead in that regard. But, since we received the Core Dimension's link at the same time, we're not that far off in power."
'Ok, this is getting a little confusing. If there are potentially thousands of other Earths... Does that mean?' Suddenly, Talon had a hunch.
It was an idea that he didn't contemplate before and yet when this topic was brought up, he could only have a suspicion that it was possible. After all, no matter how he thought about it, everything seemed to lead to one single conclusion.
"So, you said that you came from Earth-447 here. For what reason?"
"I wanted to fulfill my master's dream." She said with a serious tone.
"..." Talon stared at her silently. He couldn't see any hints of lying in her voice. She was telling the truth as far as he could see.
"And what dream is that?"
"..." Terren went silent for a moment as her eyes flashed with a weird glint. "To topple down the Core Dimension..."
Talon looked at her with a frozen expression. "To topple down the Core Dimension? Are you crazy?"
"When did I say I wasn't?"
"... You have a point. But, it's still a wild idea. You're most likely going to die before you can achieve that." Talon replied honestly.
"More than once. I'm starting to believe that it's the case."
"I expected that. Well, can I ask one thing from you before I die?" She asked with a tired sigh.
Her body was completely weakened by the injuries she sustained so she could barely speak even in her condition.
"What?"
Terren moved her hand slowly as she put it in her pocket. Then, out of it, she pulled a bloody piece of paper. Then, she slowly extended her hand to Talon.
"Take this... But, don't read it till after you finish your first gate."
"..." Talon squinted his eyes as he looked at the paper for a moment. "And what if I read it right now?"
"... You won't understand a single thing. It's going to be just another useless piece of paper to you until you finish your first gate. When that happens... Things will make sense."
The young man went silent again as he contemplated her words.
'Is she trying to pull another trick? No, I can't sense any hints of lying in her voice, and even if she's still going to resist, I should be far stronger than her.' He thought to himself.
"..." In the end, he extended his hand and grabbed the piece of paper as he inspected it with his eyes before he pocketed it. "I will keep that in mind."
"... That's good..."
After that, Talon lifted his spear and looked at the woman with a cold expression. "May you repent for what you did."
Then, the girl closed her eyes. 'I'm sorry master... I'm going to follow you sooner than I expected... I hope you won't mind... But, I think I have finally found a very special individual... It might be the one we've been looking for, master... I have given him the piece of paper... I hope... I wasn't... wrong...'
*Swish*
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"Hnnng..." Hyun-Jae's eyes opened slowly.
"President!"
When Chin-Hwa noticed that, he quickly rushed toward her. "Are you ok? Do you feel anything abnormal?"
Hyun-Jae shook her head and slowly rose up. Her vision was still blurry and it was hard to see. But, she wasn't completely blinded like before.
'After killing that troll... Ugh, I can't remember anything...'
Then, she slowly lifted her head and looked around her in confusion. All the remaining students were there. The atmosphere was very gloomy and the tension was high. But, out of everyone there, she noticed someone missing instantly.
"Where... Is Talon?"
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