Chapter 326: Lighthouse (1)
... Whooooooosh.
Along with the resistance of the air she felt during her rapid sprint, Ria came to the place indicated by Epherene’s map and dashed steeply through the foothills, which bore clear scorch marks of mana and fire as if a battle had already occurred in the mountains, and the mana floating in the air was so dense that it was hard to even breathe.
However, the evidence of that battle became thicker and more vivid the closer she came to its source.
“... What,” Ria muttered.
At some point, Ria's eyes widened in horror as she saw corpses—no, ambiguous remnants that were not even corpses—buried here and there on the slope or scattered randomly, as if a washing machine had exploded and all the contents were left torn to shreds.
Among the fragments of those that used to be human, Ria suddenly caught sight of a head that was particularly noticeable and rolling around, and it was the face of a character from the Floating Island.
“The Purger...”
Was this person's name Zelen? He must have been a named character who would have been somewhat helpful for progressing the quest, Ria thought.
Ria looked around blankly at her surroundings, where torn robes, broken staffs, and magic circles carved into the road... were left as traces, all undoubtedly remnants of the forces of the Floating Island.
... Clench.
With her two fists clenched tightly, Ria silently made her way past the horrific scene and up the mountain path, running toward a place where she could feel a more definite presence, and soon after, she saw a person on the slope of a mountain peak cliff whom she knew.
It was Deculein, the one who had caused this situation and had killed all the Purgers, who was now lying unconscious on the road.