Chapter 53: Triple Eye
There was no telling what Kain had expected. He didn’t know what the seven comets were, only that he could use them to summon an old bridge.
He wanted to be a Keeper like everyone else, but he didn’t have a solid reason for it like most people. It was just a gateway to power and opportunity, basically like money and fame before the Arcane Scripture fell - everyone wanted it, but not everyone knew what for. Until he actually became a Keeper and was hunted like a lamb.
The immediate goal was to become strong enough to fight back against Valkyra. It was a bare minimum if he didn’t want to live in fear forever.
Step.
Kain leaned over, watching the first comet from afar.
White energy trembled as flames quickly took the form of a great beast. Dark eyes with red pupils opened across its body, towering over the crystal.
’Damn, this is bad...’ Kain internally muttered staring at the beast.
He could see the runes around the stone knights, they were on the same Rank as Kain. He couldn’t fully understand if their Cores were of the same stage, he lacked experience on that, but the beast was definitely of a higher Rank since Kain didn’t discern its runes, no matter how much he stared.
’Hmm, given the coachman’s words, this place runs by a set of rules, there is a break, contestants, and mercenaries like him. The rank of this beast can’t be too high, a Blighted at most.’
True, Kain’s conclusions were based on logical deductions and available information, not straight answers. He simply didn’t have any.
’So there must be a way to defeat this beast and take the contents of the comet, right?’ Kain rubbed his chin.