Chapter 141
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Volume 2 + Chapter 141: All or Nothing!
In the deep sea of Golde, there existed an extremely terrifying lifeform—Jealousy Beast: Leviathan.
It was a legendary beast created personally by the gods of creation in the Old World to punish humankind. Their sole purpose was to destroy all life and bring endless calamity upon the civilization of the Old World.
However, even after the Old World was destroyed and the New World was born, these legendary beasts did not die. As remnants of the Old World, they still existed on this land.
But because they were not beings of the New World, they couldn’t remain active for long. Most of the time, they were dormant.
Yet once awakened, they could unleash horrific disasters.
In Golde, someone forcibly awakened Leviathan from the depths of the Golde’s Sea, creating the Black Tide, which caused the deaths of countless Golde citizens in this catastrophe.
Even someone as powerful as Serra, one of the strongest among the dragons, was helpless before a legendary beast.
Xia Yi had personally experienced the terror of a legendary beast and knew just how horrifying they were.
Thus, she immediately recognized the aura—this was the aura of a legendary beast!
Even the mightiest of the high races, the dragons, would feel fear in the face of such a calamitous existence.
“Uwaaaaaah!”
Xia Yi ran back and hid inside the ancestral temple.
She even specially hid behind the statue of the ancestor and used her strongest defensive technique—
Crouch and Cover!
“Ancestor, please help me!”
She didn’t know if the ancestral temple really had special properties, but the aura of the legendary beast didn’t seem to invade this place.
Xia Yi was safe here. Leaning against the large tail of the ancestor’s statue, she breathed a sigh of relief.
“I’m saved… But what now? There’s a legendary beast outside…”
She was in trouble.
With her own strength, she absolutely could not face a legendary beast. Even Serra couldn’t beat it—let alone her.
“To face a legendary beast alone? That’s just too much. How am I supposed to do that? It’s not even a matter of courage—it’s simply impossible to win!” Xia Yi cried out in frustration.
Most crucially, Serra was no longer by her side. In any dangerous situation now, she had to handle it all alone.
“I’m not going out. I’ll die before I go out again. Anywhere the ancestor is—that’s my safehouse!”
Time passed.
The ancestral temple indeed remained safe. Nothing happened while she stayed inside.
By nightfall, nothing had changed.
The long journey had worn Xia Yi down. She couldn’t hold on anymore, so she curled up on the ground, hugging her large tail, closed her eyes, and fell into a deep sleep.
…
“Mmgh…”
The next morning, Xia Yi woke up stiff all over, having slept on the floor. Her fatigue had eased slightly, though she still didn’t feel great.
“Serra?”
The sleepy little princess sat up, rubbing her eyes as she called for her personal maid.
“Serra, what time is it?”
There was no response inside the temple.
As her mind cleared, Xia Yi realized—Serra was missing. She wasn’t by her side. She was all alone now.
Thinking about that made her feel even more downcast.
Gurgle~
Xia Yi was hungry. Her little belly began to growl—she hadn’t eaten anything last night.
She took out her rations and began to eat.
As she ate, the little princess fell into a daze.
“Am I really going to hide here forever?”
There truly was a legendary beast in the real world outside the ancestral temple. That danger was extreme—nothing any Human Sword Saint in history had faced could compare.
This level of danger was far beyond what Xia Yi could handle.
Right now, there was no way to contact other dragons. She had no choice but to act alone—an utterly despairing situation.
Last time she faced Leviathan, it was pure luck. She had reverse-engineered the Black Tide to issue a self-destruct command, which affected Leviathan and caused massive chaos, allowing her to escape. But this time… it was nothing like that.
But if she stayed here forever… would that really help?
Xia Yi looked at her dwindling rations.
Dragonkin already had large appetites, and there was nothing else to eat here. If she kept hiding, she would literally starve to death.
She didn’t know spatial magic, so if she wanted to use the magic array in the temple to return to the Tree Sea, she’d have to mess around with it. That would cause unpredictable consequences—basically suicide.
Xia Yi didn’t want to turn into “Xia Yi-chan” (i.e., a joke version of herself)!
“Damn it, no matter what I do, I’m dead!”
She felt like things had never been worse.
She was gradually becoming more and more discouraged. Even the ahoge on top of her head drooped limply.
Just then—
“Oww!”
Xia Yi felt a slight sting on her hand. When she looked down, she saw the mark of the holy sword glowing.
It was the holy sword!
Xia Yi suddenly remembered—just yesterday, she had sworn an oath to the holy sword, vowing to climb to the highest peak, to one day restore the sword’s former power.
And now? Here she was, wallowing in despair, giving up on herself…
What kind of Sword Saint was she!?
Scenes of her past battles as the Human Sword Saint flashed through her mind. With a memory montage stacking buffs onto her, she finally pulled herself together, the gloom on her face vanishing entirely.
“Holy Sword, you’re right. I am the dignified Human Sword Saint—how could I give up so easily? Rather than starving to death here, I’d rather go outside and fight the legendary beast!!”
The holy sword’s mark flashed three more times.
“Mm, Holy Sword, thank you for your encouragement! I’ve found my courage again! I’ve decided—I can’t keep waiting here for death!”
Reinvigorated, Xia Yi quickly finished her rations and got ready to move. She clenched her small fists and cheered herself on.
Xia Yi’s the strongest! Xia Yi’s the strongest!
You can do this!
After thoroughly pumping herself up, the silver-haired loli’s ahoge perked back up. She left the ancestral temple, took a deep breath, and set off.
…
After Xia Yi left, a figure who had been secretly following her the entire time stepped out of the shadows.
“……”
Serra gazed at Xia Yi’s back, her expression complex.
In truth, she had never actually left her princess’s side. But because of Her Majesty the Queen’s orders, she couldn’t show herself and had to remain hidden.
But she wasn’t secretly protecting the princess—Her Majesty’s order wasn’t about protection.
In fact, her mission was the complete opposite.
“I’m sorry, Princess,” the warmth in Serra’s eyes slowly faded as she drew a weapon.
