Calidora's question reverberated through the air and echoed in the ears.
It forces Rex to look at her pearly purple eyes which were fixed on him intently, there were signs of curiosity and stratagem in them, and Rex feels like he was being read by Calidora like an open book.
Sometimes he wonders if the Eternal Curse between them helped her do something like this.
"I'm not scared of anything" Rex replied casually.
Upon hearing this, Calidora shrugs her shoulders and averted her eyes away from Rex expecting such an answer from him, "Well, there's no problem in keeping it to yourself. It's not like I need you to answer me anyway" Pausing for a second, a mischievous smile then crossing her face, "Since... I already know the answer"
"Then, let me ask you this..." Rex suddenly said from the side.
Not expecting Rex to have a question for her, Calidora turned her head towards him and finds that Rex is grinning at her, "What is your true objective for being here, Calidora...? Well, you don't need to answer, it doesn't matter. I also happen to already know the answer too"
Listening to this, Calidora was stunned for a moment before she burst out laughing.
"I knew it, being with you is so fun!"
"I'm glad that it's fun for you. But now, help me get up. Let's keep moving"
Rex with the help of Calidora continues their journey again but then, a flash of white lightning appeared before them. None of them reacted, the two instantly recognized the figure that reached them.
It was Delta, her signature white lightning couldn't be mistaken.
Just like the last time Rex rode her, she was clad in armor that increased her endurance and resistance to cursed energy immensely, "Took you long enough, did you manage to eat all of the corpses?"
Growl!
"Okay then, go down a little, I can't jump right now" Rex added.
Upon seeing Delta, Calidora also went over to her front and rubbed under her chin gently. It sparks pleasant whimpers from Delta's mouth, she definitely feels good being rubbed by Calidora's claws like that.
Looking at this, Rex then asked, "Did you tame her using your scent?"
"Only a little bit, she's way friendlier than she looks. We've become friends" Calidora replied.
After Calidora rubbed Delta gently, she then mounted her too before the trio dashed through the distance. Since Rex is injured, the journey would be way faster with Delta around, and this also provides him time to recuperate properly.
With that, Delta took off at incredible speed, leaving behind only sparks of white lightning.
It took more than a day to properly reach their destination.
Due to the First Breath that suppressed every energy inside the whole wide world, traveling becomes slow again. Compared to the trains in Ratmawati City, Delta is probably only a sliver bit faster than them.
Earlier before the incident, Rex wanted to go to the Fated Mountain with Evelyn first.
Going to that place will definitely increase Evelyn's Luna energy which might play a huge role during the First Breath. But Rex aborted that plan, he doesn't want to go to the Fated Mountain again because of what Evelyn did.
Instead, he would be going to the Endless Field of Hyacinth to gain the Countess' power.
Since he would be needing it soon, he decided to do it now.
Rex still doesn't know what the Countess wants from him going to the Endless Field of Hyacinth, the Lunirich Edict only stated that he would only need to reach that place, no further instructions were written.
But then again, if it's only like that, this should be easy.
Currently, Delta has stopped galloping and trotted through a massive mountainous terrain.
Judging from the map given by the System that would help them reach the place, the three of them should already be near. But the two could only see trees and rocks, there's nothing that resembles the Endless Field of Hyacinth.
Along the way, Rex already checked the items that he got.
Nucleus of Supernatural, Obstacle of King, Pill of Change, Kingdom Investment Ticket, and also the newly added Pack Feature were the things he haven't checked because of the hectic situation earlier.
It was hard to get time to check on them when he was always busy.
However, now that he got some time along the way, he decided to inspect these things.
Starting from the first one, the Nucleus of Supernatural is an item that would allow a medium increase in bloodline evolution. One person could receive two at most, and this item could work on any race aside from the Werewolf race.
Rex gained 10 of these, and he plans on giving two of them to Linthia, Dindora, and Gelmar.
The remaining 4 will be stashed for someone worthy.
Giving it to Flunra or Gistella would probably help them increase their evolution process, but Rex doesn't need to give them that. Being near him alone is enough to quicken their evolution process, so there was no need for him to give the Nucleus of Supernatural to them.
Following that, the Obstacle of King is another useful item.
The Obstacle of King is a defensive layer that could be used on a certain spot, the condition is also similar to the King of Kings skill that he possesses. Anyone that is considered a King-level threat will feel great pressure nearing the Obstacle of King.
Pill of Change on the other hand is way simpler, it will provide physical Gifts.
Gifts were determined from birth similar to those who could become an Awakened. But with this Pill of Change item, one can obtain a Gift that might potentially make them stronger or cover their weak points by simply eating it.
Rex also gained 10 of them which he will use on himself and a couple of others.
As for the Kingdom Investment Ticket, Rex already used it before he left the city earlier. He used it to improve the food production of the city which is much needed especially with that many refugees coming in at once.
It would be bad if they suffer from food shortages because he was not ready.
Lastly is the additional Pack Feature. Rex can now assign his pack members into two separate groups, the Inner Pack and Outer Pack. Those who are in Inner Pack will have their Werewolf abilities amplified and an additional 20% physical stats.
On the contrary, those who are in Outer Pack will not have those benefits.
Instead, they would have an increased obedience tendency towards Rex as well as those who are in the Inner Pack. This feature provides a clear structure of the Silverstar Pack that is more than just instinct, another neat feature.
With this feature, Rex didn't hesitate to assign Prof. K and Giana to the Outer Pack.
<Pack Member Group>
Inner Pack:
-> Adhara Alpenore
-> Gistella
-> Evelyn Luc
-> Flunra
-> Kyran Cervantes
Outer Pack:
-> Giana
-> Prof. K
Additionally, after checking the items he got, he also bought something from the System.
Rex bought an image of the Endless Field of Hyacinth.
In such a time of uncertainty, despite his strength, he still needs to be careful. It would be better if he could finish this as soon as possible, thus an image of the Endless Field of Hyacinth will help him reach the place faster.
The image only costs him a couple of thousand gold, not a big deal.
Rex gained a beautiful celestial image that popped inside his brain when he bought the image. As the name suggested, the Endless Field of Hyacinth is a huge magical field filled with purple Hyacinth to the brim.
An air of celestiality can be felt by only looking at the place through an image in the mind.
Such a sight could only be attributed to the power of nature.
"I was wondering where your second King Mark went, but to think that you lost the favor from a jealous Banished Lunirich God is outside of my expectation. I thought you were holding back all the time" Calidora commented while scanning around the place.
Upon hearing this, Rex clicked his tongue in displeasure, "Why would I even do that for?"
Trotting forward slowly, the three eventually find themselves in a small rocky valley in between two hills. Some mutated animals can be seen here and there, showing that this place is quite dangerous before the First Breath.
"We'll split here, alert the others when you find the place"
After Rex's command, the three split into different directions in search of the field.
It took naught by a moment before Rex and Calidora could hear Delta howl in the distance. Quickly, the two dashes towards her and finds her near the end of the valley, looking down at a cliff that seems to be deep.
Rex looks down before he smiled when he finds the place he was looking for.
"Hmmm... but it doesn't match what it should look like"
"Of course not, this place is probably thousands of years old. It's bound to change"
Compared to the image that he bought from the System, the Endless Field of Hyacinth seems to be bigger. It filled his eyes in the image he saw earlier. But in that image, he could still see the end of the place.
But now, the end of the field can't be seen, this place stretches for miles. Length and width.
On top of that, there were not only purple Hyacinths anymore but other kinds of diverse flora that has unique colors and energy of their own. Squinting his eyes, Rex also finds fireflies decorating the entire place beautifully.
Despite the day being still golden, these fireflies were already illuminated with light.
Looking at this ephemeral sight, the three jumped down from the cliff and landed right on top of the plants and flowers. A dust of translucent colorful energy blew to the surroundings when they landed, and the sweet smell of floras filled their nostrils.
Rex doesn't realize it before but when he landed, he instantly sensed moonlight energy.
It rejuvenates his body every time he breathes, the warm gentle hands of the moonlight energy soothe his entire being. Clearly, there's something magical about the place for Werewolves to have such dense moonlight energy.
Even compared to the moonlight energy at night, this place is even denser.
Although he was coming here simply to finish the Countess' request, his interest was piqued when he reached the place, 'I wonder what would make the Countess wants me to come here, is there some dear object here that causes this place to be filled with moonlight energy?'
Feeling curious, Rex started traversing forward through the Endless Field of Hyacinth.
Nothing catches his eyes along the way, the scenery is still the same. Only the colors of the flowers and plants differ from earlier. After mounting Delta for another hour, the three reach a place that should be the center of the Endless Field of Hyacinth.
But unlike earlier, there was a different spot in the middle that catches his eye.
Purple Hyacinths can be seen surrounding a spot where the flowers and plants didn't grow, leaving a circle-shaped empty ground with a single withered black rose at the center. Additionally, the fireflies that surround the black rose are glowing with purple light instead of the usual yellow color.
In an instant, the scenery changed from mesmerizing to ethereal thanks to the black rose.
Rex then got down from Delta with a light grunt, "Wait here"
Upon saying that, he then approaches the black rose that should be the thing that causes all of the magical properties in this place as well as the purpose of the Countess wanting him to come here.
As he got closer, he realized that there was a mound underneath the black rose.
Despite still feeling unsure of what the black rose really is, Rex still stepped into the empty ground, his eyes fixed on the withered black rose. Suddenly, the edges of the barren space glowed with a dark purple light, and the fireflies began to move in unison, covering the black rose. It alerted him, but he didn't sense any malice from the changes.
While watching this from the back, Calidor and Delta saw a presence manifesting itself.
The Countess that realized where they are right now appeared above Rex and exposes her godly presence, her powers were overwhelming yet untraceable. Opening her eyes slowly, she then fixed her attention on the withered black rose.
Right as she saw the withered black rose, her eyes weirdly turns tender and soft.
"I'm back..." She uttered with her dainty voice.
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