Helmut: The Forsaken Child - H.F.C Chapter 294 (Part 2):

The boy from the Grand Duchy of Renosa, the first to escape the Forest of Roots. But that wasn’t all.

Lampione’s dungeon opened, and the possessor of the Seed of Darkness had gone berserk. Were all these unusual events connected somehow, part of some greater unknown flow?

Levina harbored fresh doubts.

‘Something is happening.’

But the problem was, she couldn’t clearly identify what that “something” was.

There was one thing she could know.

‘If there’s an issue with the sacred barrier, it’s likely connected to Archmage Antiol. He’s been studying barriers for many years.

But maybe that boy called Helmut too… If he’s still alive.’

Levina’s speculation was on the right track. High Priest Agato, who had been listening silently, opened his mouth.

“We don’t know if the weakening of the sacred barrier is permanent. But we can take action.

We must send an investigation team to inspect the barrier. And we must work to restore it to its original state.”

If there was a problem, they could fix it. A straightforward and logical solution.

“Are you saying we need to go to the Forest of Roots?”

The tone of the question seemed to hope that the person going wouldn’t be themselves.

“There’s no need to enter the forest itself. Simply making contact with the sacred barrier from the outskirts should be sufficient.”

“I’ll go.”

Levina spoke up immediately. It was already her assigned task.

It would be good to identify and solve the cause of the weakened sacred barrier, but the barrier is strengthened just by a High Priest directly bestowing holy power.

There were no signs of demonic energy leaking from the Forest of Roots yet, so it wasn’t worth discussing the resurrection of the Demon King. They couldn’t be careless, so they were going to properly examine the problem and return.

High Priest Agato exchanged glances with Levina for a moment.

“It’s a difficult mission. So I’d like High Priest Romulo to go with you. Since you haven’t been in the High Priest position for long, it will be a good experience.”

Agato fixed his gaze on Romulo.

It was a statement implying that he should follow because Agato had more experience than him. And it was actually pressure.

Romulo reluctantly nodded.

“Understood.”

“We should depart immediately. It could be an urgent matter.”

Levina placed her hands on the round table and rose from her seat. The temple’s highest priority was, after all, the Forest of Roots and the sacred barrier.

The conclusion was simple, but the round table conference had to be convened to make all the High Priests aware of this matter.

At that moment, someone knocked on the door.

Knock knock!

Who would dare interrupt a round table meeting? The High Priests frowned in displeasure.

Agato, his brow furrowed, gave permission.

“Enter.”

Under the gaze of the six High Priests, a priest entered the room with an urgent look on his face.

A loud cry burst from his mouth immediately.

“It’s terrible! A problem has occurred!”

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[Here… is the edge… of my territory. Humans… hurry and leave.]

Somewhere near the central region, Kantara stopped and spoke to Helmut and Alea.

It was fast on land as it had promised. Kantara moved by flapping its limbs, sliding as if digging up the ground, clearing a path through the forest.

It seemed as though its sole focus was on getting rid of these humans as quickly as possible.

Thanks to that, Helmut and Alea were able to easily escape the northern region.

No matter how timid and cowardly, Kantara was the ruler of the northern region.

Just as it was quiet when crossing the sea, other demonic beasts were nowhere to be found on land as well.

“Alright, I’ll let you go alive as promised.”

Helmut said as if doing a favor and jumped off Kantara’s shell. Alea also threw in a word.

“Good job.”

Then Kantara’s golden eyes grew larger.

[Good… job. I, Kantara… first time… hearing… thanks.]

Kantara looked at Alea with shining eyes.

[You… look like… my land.]

It seemed it had connected Alea’s hair color with the silver ice sheet. Alea raised an expression of disbelief.

“What is this turtle saying?”

[Still… don’t come… again. Especially… you… black-haired… human.]

Kantara’s gaze turned to Helmut. It was a resentful look.

[I… was hurt… badly. My neck… was pierced… It was hard… to run…]

Kantara must have struggled to move at high speed on land, on top of bleeding profusely from its wound.

Helmut, at a loss for words, finally managed a farewell.

“Alright, we won’t come again, so live well.”

After all, once they left the Forest of Roots, there would be no reason to see Kantara again.

Kantara turned its body.

Kuguagagaga!

A thunderous sound shook the forest. As if disliking being away from the sea even for a moment, Kantara disappeared at a similar speed to when it came. It was somehow a comical sight.

Helmut and Alea stared at the place where Kantara had disappeared for a moment. Helmut was the first to speak.

“Let’s go.”

And so, they successfully completed their mission and made their way to the central region.

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