성황의 아이들 [3]

497

497. Manta Tribe (2)

"...Is it over?"

Mitra carefully removed the hand that had been covering his ear. Draconian hearing was extremely sensitive to noise, and he still felt the hallucination of a shrill siren blaring in his ears.

The young manta floated back up to the surface and looked around, as if it couldn't believe that the resonance broadcast had ended without any incident.

"What on earth happened... ... ."

Then, by chance, Mithra's gaze fell on the wolf-dog that had been maintaining a dignified posture since a while ago.

'Wait a minute... No way?'

Am I being overly speculative if I think that dog just did something again? No, but that attitude of his is so carefree all by himself... ... .

He couldn't help but ask.

"It may be a bit of a new question to ask now, but what on earth is that dog? It used the race key without permission, and now it seems to be freely manipulating Ionian relics as well."

Then Logan answered calmly.

"This guy is a member of the Seonghwang family and is a great divine being who is also mentioned in the scriptures."

"God... water? What is that?"

"Well, for now, I can only describe him as an unusual dog. From now on, treat him like a human being, Mitra."

"......?"

Although it was a rather bland ending, the commotion just now did not end without any results. When the emergency protocol was unexpectedly terminated, the system in charge of it revealed the operator console on its own to receive further instructions.

Wheeing... ... .

With a small mechanical sound, a pillar emitting a strange light slowly pops out from between the black columnar joints. It was a discovery so absurd that it made Romain's efforts to hide it pale in comparison.

"This is... ... ."

Logan approached the pillar cautiously.

It was a pillar made of dark metal. Its surface was densely covered with intricate patterns, and it reflected a strange light like waves under the sun.

Even to Logan, who knew little about craftsmanship, the sophistication of the item far surpassed Delcross's skills.

"Mitra, is this the otherworldly relic you spoke of?"

In response to Logan's question, Mitra looked at the pillar carefully and nodded.

"I think so. If you give me back [the key], I might be able to figure it out more clearly... ... ."

"......."

"... No, I'm sorry. Forget it."

Logan slowly brought his hand to Arjuna's handle.

In the end, nothing happened, but the sense of crisis and desperation that I had just felt on my skin was definitely not something to be ignored. For the safety of the fleet, and to avoid any future troubles, it would be right to destroy that relic right now.

Boom!

But Logan couldn't draw his sword right away, because the wolf-dog was barking softly and moving towards him as if to block his path.

"Lee Seong-jin? What's wrong?"

Ouch! Creak... ... .

"Don't? Are you trying to tell me not to touch this?"