noveldepot Chapter 4. Do not call its name, for it will know when you do, and will crawl and stealthily approac
Chapter 4. Do not call its name, for it will know when you do, and will crawl and stealthily approac
The Peter Pan brothers passed away peacefully.
……
Hundreds of years ago, the Peter Pan brothers fought alongside the Second Hero on the battlefield against the Demon King, and their fame spread far and wide.
One of their moves relies on this combined technique between the two brothers!
[The Moment of Receiving Flesh]
After swallowing his younger brother, Tall Peter Pan's strength and the extraordinary power within him began to increase rapidly.
Furthermore, once this skill is activated, every time Tall Peter Pan takes damage, the pain of the next instance of damage will double with each subsequent instance. The more pain he takes, the greater the attribute bonus generated from that pain.
Although ninety percent of his abilities were sealed by that despicable emperor, this one move, "Body-Sucking Moment," was more than enough to defeat the three people in front of him.
What?
What if the three Greens realize that Peter Pan's fighting power increases after he gets hurt, so they stop attacking him?
Tall Peter Pan was not worried at all about this.
As Peter Pan's aura surged, he once again distanced himself from the three of them, including Green.
The magical searchlights on the sewer walls sounded an alarm, and the old wizard said to the two, "Damn it, how did we get discovered so quickly... We need to hurry, the prison guards will find this sewer area within fifteen minutes at most."
In other words, the Peter Pan brothers must be dealt with within fifteen minutes.
Green frowned; this was going to be tough.
Just as Green was racking his brains for a solution, he suddenly heard the tall Peter Pan laugh cruelly:
"Hehehehehe, it's your honor to be defeated by us two brothers! Watch closely, when we brothers get ruthless, we'll even torture ourselves!"
"Drink up!" With that, tall Peter Pan snapped off one of his fingers!
The severed finger fell to the ground with a snap, and the bull-slaughtering knight gasped, "How ruthless!"
The old wizard was not surprised, after all, he had seen even more brutal things before.
"Hmph," Tall Peter Pan grimaced in pain, his supernatural power surging once more, and sneered, "Scared? This is far from our limit! I'm this ruthless to myself, what will you be like when you're defeated... Hehehehehe, little brother, let's give them a good beating! Drink up!"
Click, click, two more fingers fell.
Tall Peter Pan was in so much pain that he could barely stand, but his extraordinary aura was like a mountain, majestic and powerful, pressing down on the three of them. His aura alone was enough to force them to their knees!
If Green only felt troubled when the two brothers combined, now he felt like he was fighting a general of a demon king's army.
but...
The image of tall Peter Pan self-harming flashed through my mind. It seemed like this guy could become stronger by getting hurt?
But with each broken finger, the expression and state on its face became more painful and more difficult...
Green asked the old wizard in a low voice, "Do you have a way to transfer the damage I suffered to it?"
The old wizard didn't ask any further questions: "Yes, I do, but you'll have to buy me two minutes."
Just as Green and Peter Pan were whispering to each other, tall Peter Pan broke two more fingers.
It has reached its limit in terms of pain tolerance; if it suffers even the slightest injury, it will faint from the pain.
This is also why Tall Peter Pan harms himself. He increases his strength by self-harming, but he can keep it within a range he can bear. If he were hit with full force, he might just faint from the pain.
Of course, this is also related to the fact that its strength was suppressed by the Emperor. Without the suppression, it could endure more pain.
Originally, its strength was at the first level of the Lantern Carrier Rank, which was suppressed by the Emperor. However, after devouring its younger brother and being empowered by the flesh, its strength had already broken through to the third level of the Destiny Rank!
Although it's temporary, dealing with a third-tier lantern-bearing knight, a second-tier lantern-bearing wizard, and a Grimm whose rank is indiscernible is almost guaranteed.
It couldn't imagine the three Greens winning.
Without giving them any chance, the tall Peter Pan unleashed a deliberate, powerful punch at Green and his two companions. The force of the punch was fierce, and the extraordinary power emanating from it seemed as if it were about to dismantle the entire sewer system.
The sewers were incredibly narrow, making it impossible for the three to dodge such an attack. A single hit would mean certain death or serious injury.
A clang rang out as the Bull-Slaying Knight parried with his greatsword, attempting to block the tall Peter Pan's attack. But how could a mere third-tier Lantern Knight withstand such mountain-like power?
The bull-slaughtering knight was sent flying by a single punch and could not get up again.
Tall Peter Pan looked at Green and his companion, "Next, it's your turn."
"Um?"
Just as they were about to make their move, the Minotaur Knight slowly rose from the ground, gripping his greatsword tightly: "I still have minotaurs to slay, how can I fall in a place like this..."
With a thud, the bull-slaughtering knight, who had just stood up, spat out a mouthful of blood and fell asleep again.
Baby-like sleep.
Tall Peter Pan: "..."
Just how much does this guy hate minotaurs?
It's truly unbelievable that a lantern-carrying creature could still stand up after being struck with all its might by fate.
However, that's all for now.
"Um?"
A second time.
Just as the tall Peter Pan was about to make a move against Green and his companion, he suddenly realized that he was connected to Green by a thin golden thread.
Tall Peter Pan recognized the effect of the magic, his eyes widening in terror.
The magic created by the Second Hero: Chain Link!
It can share the damage, pain, and buffs received by both targets for a short period of time.
Aside from waiting for the spell's duration to expire, the only way to dispel this spell is to kill the caster.
Tall Peter Pan angrily swung his fist at the old wizard: "You're asking for it! — Ah!"
But how could Green possibly give it that chance?
The moment the magic took effect, he severed his left hand with a single stroke!
The immense pain from his severed left hand traveled along the magical threads to Peter Pan, causing him to scream in agony.
If the pain Peter Pan experiences when he breaks one finger is 2, and the pain when he breaks the second finger is 4, then breaking five fingers would be 32 times the pain multiplied by another 2.
The pain was 64 times greater than that of a broken left hand!
The pain he had already endured had reached the limit of Peter Pan's tolerance, and the pain of having his left hand severed far exceeded the pain of having his fingers broken.
After letting out a scream of shock and anger, the tall Peter Pan turned into specks of starlight and vanished into the air.
Logically speaking, Green and Tall Peter Pan are in a state of mutual benefit and loss at this moment. If Tall Peter Pan suffers 64 times the pain, Green must also suffer along with him.
Fortunately, after telling his speculation to the old wizard, Green had anticipated this situation.
The Chain Link spell does not transmit pain or buffs to both parties in real time, but rather has a very short transmission time.
Before the pain of tall Peter Pan could be transmitted to Grimm through magic, the old wizard narrowly interrupted his spell.
The old wizard was panting heavily; the chain spell had drained a lot of his magic, but thankfully he had successfully killed Peter Pan.
Hmm... wait, why was Peter Pan killed?
The old wizard was puzzled, and Green felt the same way.
Because when the tall Peter Pan turned into starlight and dissipated into the air, the Command Seal pattern on his right hand underwent a new change.
Black ink filled the gaps in the Command Seal pattern, and when he probed with his mental power, lines of text appeared before his eyes.
[Includes the children's book "The Brothers Peter Pan"]
[What should a perpetually heartbroken boy do if he can't even convey his love? That's it! Go burn, kill, plunder, and take your beloved girl to Neverland! ————Author, ■■■·Liddell]
[Sacred Seal: Moment of Flesh and Blood]
[After activating this holy seal, every time you take damage, the pain you feel the next time you take damage will be doubled. This pain will be transformed into your power, providing a boost to all your attributes.]
[Currently included fairy tale books: 1/36]
Green scanned the text above and subconsciously read out the author's full name, but no matter what he did, he couldn't utter a word. An immense pressure surged through him, as if he were frozen in place, and if he were to speak, something terrifying would happen.
Do not call its name, for it will know when you do, and will crawl and stealthily come.
The pressure vanished abruptly after I gave up calling out the full name of the children's book author.
Grimm was astonished. The appearance of the Command Seals was clearly related to Alice, and after Peter Pan's death, these changes occurred in the Command Seals... Could this second hero really be Alice?
Suppressing his doubts, Green scanned the text above.
[Sacred Seal: Moment of Flesh and Blood]
This must be the supernatural power that the Peter Pan brothers just used.
To be able to forcibly raise the strength of a lantern from the first level to the third level of destiny with only a little pain is simply too powerful.
and...
Within the three realms of the extraordinary system, the Firefly Realm lays the foundation; mastering any one skill is enough to be considered a Firefly.
The Lantern Realm—this is the initial step into the extraordinary realm.
Once you master three level 3 skills and break through to the Lantern-Carrying Realm, you can choose a profession and master the Holy Seal.
The so-called Holy Seal is a class-specific talent in the game, with the only difference being whether it is an active or passive talent.
Each realm is divided into three stages. After breaking through the Lantern Realm, you can master a Holy Seal for each stage you advance.
And this fairy tale book actually gave him an extra holy seal out of nowhere!
Assuming Green is currently at the third level of the Lantern, he would possess four Holy Seals, giving him an unexpected advantage among those in the same realm.
And it seems that you will gain a corresponding holy seal for each fairy tale book you collect.
If I collect all the fairy tale books, wouldn't that mean I'll have 36 more holy seals than others?
"Meow, the taste of a fairy tale book is really nice."
What was that sound?
Green turned his head and found a pink-eared Ragdoll cat had climbed onto his shoulder at some point and was talking to people.
Sigrún has taught at the Iceland University of the Arts as a part-time lecturer since and was Dean of the Department of Fine Art from -. In – she held a research position at Reykjavík Art Museum focusing on the role of women in Icelandic art. She studied fine art at the Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts and at Pratt Institute, New York, and holds BA and MA degrees in art history and philosophy from the University of Iceland. Sigrún lives and works in Iceland.
"Grin, Grin, is this cat's paw injured? It's so pitiful, let's try to help it."
"How can I help? Let me make it clear first, I don't have any money... But it's really strange that no one wants a plush toy like this. Even though I won't pay, I'm sure many people will be willing to pay to take it to the vet if I post it online."
"Hehe, Green, you're the best! I knew you'd have a way!"
"Alice, are you sure you want to adopt her now that she's healed?"
"Well, we're not in an orphanage now. We're renting our own place and nobody's saying anything. We'll take care of it together."
"Don't drag me into this, I don't want to."
"By the way, since we're going to adopt it, we need to give the cat a name. Green, do you have any ideas?"
"Hmm... let's call it the Cheshire Cat."
…………
At this moment, the rag doll perched on Green's shoulder was exactly the same as the one he remembered rescuing with Alice.
"You... are you the Ragdoll cat I rescued back then?"
The ragdoll cat's mouth gaped wide, sucking up every last bit of starlight from the air, and it said haughtily:
"Human, you can call me Cheshire Cat, that's the name my master gave me. As for you saying you once saved me, ha, please don't use such lame rhetoric to try and get closer to me, meow."
Green: "..."
The Cheshire Cat said condescendingly:
"You can kill the creatures in fairy tale books, so you must be the one your master is waiting for, meow."
As it spoke, the Cheshire Cat pointed at Green's forehead, transforming into a small doll necklace that hung around Green's neck.
"This cat is full and needs to digest properly. This breathing technique is your reward for letting me eat my fill. Be grateful, meow."
After he finished speaking, no matter how much Green called out to the Cheshire Cat doll, it did not respond.
Green focused his mind on it.
【Film Breathing Method】
[A breathing technique created by the king of the Felin race. This breathing technique symbolizes the Felin king's ascension to the pinnacle of the world after transforming from a cat into a human.]
[Once mastered, each breath will slowly increase physical fitness and accelerate the recovery of mental and magical energy.]
Mana, which dissipates in the air, is also known as magic. This meditation technique not only slowly increases one's physical attributes but also accelerates the recovery of one's mana bar, making it an extremely valuable resource.
Although Green hasn't mastered any magic yet.
However, using holy seals and skills consumes mental energy. The faster mental energy recovers, the longer one can fight on the battlefield.
Even the most basic breathing techniques are things that the poor cannot afford. This breathing technique, with its such effects, must be very expensive.
In addition, Green could sense that his skills [Basic Combat Skills], [Basic Training Skills], and [Basic Long-Distance Running Skills] were about to break through to level 3 mastery, which should have been achieved after his recent battle with Peter Pan.
Previously, he had been forced to fight on the battlefield for a year, and Green spent almost 90% of that time lying dead on the battlefield. He probably only had about a month to truly wake up and practice his skills.
If he practices these three skills for another day or so, he should be able to break through to the Lantern-Carrying Realm.
"Feed? Green? Green?!"
The old wizard shouted at Grimm, "What are you muttering to yourself? Come and help me take the Bull-Slayer away, or the prison guards will come looking for us!"
Talking to oneself?
So, does that mean he couldn't see the Cheshire Cat from earlier?
"They're here!"
Green stepped forward and, together with the old wizard, carried the unconscious bull-slaughtering knight towards the city's sewers.
What they didn't notice was...
The finger that Peter Pan had broken and that had fallen to the ground twitched slightly.
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The night was dark and the wind was high.
Three figures dressed in black robes set off from the slums of St. Petersburg.
Akasaka An: "Boss, who exactly is that Grin? The Saintess actually wants us to kill him ourselves. Wasn't he supposed to be beheaded tomorrow?"
Akasaka Akira: "Second brother, you don't know, but it's said that after Green was imprisoned, the God issued a divine decree to kill him immediately. For the God to issue such a decree means this person might threaten the Saintess's plans; he must not be allowed to live!"
Akasaka In: "Big brother is right. But no matter what miraculous things this Green has, he has no chance of survival after encountering the three of us brothers!"
The Holy Maiden has grand ambitions, and any risk factors that could lead to the failure of her plans must be nipped in the bud.
Therefore, the fewer people who know about the assassination of Green, the better.
The three men had investigated and found that the prison sewers were guarded by the Peter Pan brothers, and no one ever went there under normal circumstances. After Green's death, it was virtually impossible for anyone to suspect the saint.
Akira Akasaka exclaimed, "This is truly the Saintess's prudence!"
According to the Holy Maiden's plan.
The three men, clad in black robes and carrying the decree given to them by the saintess, prepared to impersonate the judges and enter the prison through the sewers from Peter Pan's place to assassinate Grimm.
The three brothers lifted a manhole cover and jumped in.
Akasaka Akira, who was in the lead, said in a sinister tone:
"Feel it well, Grimm, what the Saintess's invincible blade truly is!"