Helmut: The Forsaken Child - H.F.C Chapter 265 (Part 1):

“What is that?”

“We will use holy power to enter the Forest of Roots.”

Sian looked at Antiol with curiosity.

“What? I thought you said we shouldn’t kidnap priests.”

“That’s right, but there’s no law saying we need priests to use holy power. Think creatively.”

A shiver ran through them.

“You mean…”

Antiol nodded slightly.

“We implement sacred magic to go to the Forest of Roots using magic. That’s the method I’ve come up with.”

Smiling, Antiol explained his theory.

“What I primarily researched was extracting and gathering holy power. I collected items from temples, herbs grown in temples, and extracted holy power from them.”

The Butan Trading Company had helped with this. Helmut had once escorted goods destined for Antiol during his brief mercenary career.

That’s when Helmut and Antiol first met.

It was truly ironic that the items Helmut escorted would be used to save him.

“To put it simply, we read the earth’s memory to mimic and construct Ratona’s sacred magic circle that banished Helmut, and implement the magic using the extracted holy power. The intermediate process is accomplished through magic.
I’ve already successfully completed the experiments. Although I don’t know what happened to the test subjects after they moved to the Forest of Roots.”

One wonders what he used as test subjects.

It was somehow a frightening thought.

Antiol spoke with a slightly excited voice.

“As a result, you’ll enter the Forest of Roots in a similar way to how Helmut was banished by sacred magic.”

Alea quickly added an explanation.

“I can guarantee the entry itself will be successful. I’ll also help stabilize the magic implementation within the magic circle. Antiol can’t come with us. He needs to operate the magic circle. The four of us are the entire party.”

Antiol looked at Sian with interest and said,

“The Forest of Roots is still a forest. The presence of a spirit mage will be very helpful in hiding you from the eyes of demonic beasts. Especially if it’s a dark spirit.
Two skilled swordsmen and two mages. An efficient combination. Not too many in number, so you’ll attract less attention. If you work well together, you should be able to overcome the dangers.”

Alea turned to look at the group and said,

“I don’t know what will happen in the Forest of Roots. I’ve heard some things from Helmut, but not in detail.
What’s certain is that the entire environment of the Forest of Roots will be hostile to us. We can’t let our guard down, not even for a single blade of grass or insect. demonic energy transforms all living things. The demonic beasts there see humans as delicious prey. Weak and tasty pieces of meat. Because of that, they’ll constantly target us, and it’ll be a harsh journey.”

A gleam appeared in her purple eyes.

“So, for the last time, I’ll ask again. Are you ready to go to the Forest of Roots?”

Their answers quickly came out to that question.

“Of course.”

“Absolutely.”

“Yes.”

It wasn’t just for friendship or repaying a debt.

It’s rare to find people willing to risk their lives for something. Whatever the reasons, they were all now walking into a deadly situation together.

Either they all die, none of them die, or some of them die.

However, all four hoped for the second case. And that ‘none’ included Helmut, whose fate in the Forest of Roots was unknown.

Antiol proposed,

“I’ve prepared a feast for you who are about to embark on a difficult journey. Come in.”

Somehow, Antiol’s residence had a lavish feast prepared as if in a noble’s mansion.

The food tasted good, but due to tension, it hardly went down their throats. They were just eating to fill their stomachs.

Sian grumbled.

“Somehow, it feels like a feast served to death row inmates. It’s the least appetizing meal I’ve ever had in my life.”

And Antiol caught that small voice with uncanny precision. He smiled and snapped his fingers.

Flap. Papers fell from the air in front of each of them.

“Death row inmates, you say. Here, write your last will and testament before you go. If there’s no news from you, I’ll deliver them to your parents. Write down the recipient too.”

Everyone wrote their wills with gloomy expressions. Asuka nudged Sian’s side.

“Hey, did you tell your parents?”

Asuka knew that Sian had grown up in a harmonious family.

On the other hand, Sian didn’t know much about Asuka, but he knew that Asuka’s family history wasn’t smooth.

“Would my family allow it? I didn’t say much. Anyway, I’ve been living away from home because of academy life, so they probably won’t even notice my absence. Sending me to the academy was like sending a child far away.”

Sian spoke indifferently.

“What about you?”

“Well, even if I told them…”

Asuka trailed off. Although Asuka could never be called a filial child, he did feel a bit concerned about his mother, if not his father.

“…I told them I’d travel around for a while after graduation before going.”

“Well, I guess that’s enough.”

They both glanced at Charlotte for a moment, then turned back to their wills. It was because they remembered who her parents were.

‘A will…’

Who would have thought that the will of the Duchess of Renosa would be written like this?

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