Chapter 406: 16 Year Old Inglis and the Highland on Distance Sea (15)
“Well, we’re finally here…but I don’t see any entrance…?”
“Ahh, you see~ If you have the administrator’s credentials~ The entrance will reveal itself, you know~ Just watch~.”
First Professor Vilkin removed the white glove from his right hand and pressed it against the sarcophagus's surface.
“……!”
That hand itself was unsettling. Professor Vilkin bore a strong resemblance to Abel, the Archlord of the Church’s Union, and described his own body as a High Mana Coat, akin to a young boy’s form. However, his exposed right hand was that of a grown man, noticeably larger than his other hand, creating a sense of discord.
This adult hand glowed with a dim, pale light, the same kind of light that surrounded the Ravine Stone Door, indicating the presence of Ether. This suggested the hand might once have belonged to a deity or a being akin to one, such as a Divine Knight, and seemed as if it had been severed and grafted onto the High Mana Coat.
In the present world, Inglis couldn’t sense the presence of gods or see any Divine Knights aside from herself and the Black Mask of the Ironblood Chain Brigade. Had Highland and its inhabitants caused the disappearance of gods and Divine Knights to utilize them as tools?
“Fufufu…” Inglis suppressed a smile, filled with both tranquility and fascination.
If Highland had indeed eradicated gods and Divine Knights, it implied they held the power to do so. Jeldegrīva, the Duke of War, might be capable of defeating gods and Divine Knights less powerful than Inglis herself, but it would be a challenge for him to conquer all such beings.