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Chapter 892: Lucius Romano (3)
Chapter 892: Lucius Romano (3)
However, Lucius' words made Erik think. For sure, the biological supercomputer implanted itself into Erik's brain, and for sure, it used him to gain mana to sustain itself.
Damn, even knowing that it was basically going to use Erik to reproduce, turning him into another biological supercomputer upon his death would have made anyone say it was parasitizing him, and yet...
Yet Erik didn't feel parasitized at all; on the contrary, he felt like he was taking advantage of the biological supercomputer.
The problem was that if Lucius used that word instead of something else; it meant he knew something.
"What do you mean by that?"
"Exactly what I said," Lucius paused for a second. Whether to catch his breath, think, or simply take strength, Erik didn't know.
"Based on what your friends said, you know I went on the Mur Continent. I bet you also talked to Armand, and he likely said I went there on my own choice."
"He did."
A guilty face appeared on Lucius. "Sorry about that; sorry for having kept this secret from you, but most importantly, for having abandoned you in your situation, but..."
Erik didn't talk; he was only looking at Lucius. Rage, sorrow, pity... All those feelings were swirling within him like a storm brewing in the ocean's heart.
"I had a suspicion that... I had to verify."
Lucius's eyes now turned introspective, clouded with the weight of memory.
And he understood it once he found it. He understood when Noah, Becker, and Caiden told him what Erik, the son to whom he entrusted that thing, could do.
"They told me, and I wasn't surpri-COUGH, COUGH, COUGH. Sorry..."
"Don't force yourself to speak, dad..."
"No... I must tell you this... its important. I asked Armand to give me a chance to get to Hin, a chance to allow me to reach the Mur continent. He did so by waging war. That's how far he trusted in me, on a hunch I had."
Lucius stopped to think for a second. There was a lot to say, but not enough time to recount everything to his son.
"I reached Hin, and after having stolen a ship, I battled countless Thaids, one more harrowing than the other. I finally reached those godforsaken shores. For a second, I thought I was the first person to set foot on that continent for centuries, but of course, I was mistaken. The Blackguards were there."
"They have a base even on Mur?"
"They have several," Lucius said. "But more often than not, these are just temporary. You see, thaids on Mur are... they are worse than wyverns, and by a lot at that."
"How did you survive, then? I don't think you can kill a wyvern; not even I can."
"Not all thaids are that strong, but the average level is much higher than those of the monsters here on Mannard. Regardless, I survived by shadowing the Blackguards. They had guarded routes, places to rest, and supply lines. I went from base to base, hiding where and how I could. Fleeing Thaids most of the time."
Erik stayed silent, listening to his father's words. He understood his father had faced enormous challenges, much like the ones he encountered when hunting in the forests near New Alexandria or when he ventured to Etrium.
But he knew the scale of his father's battles was much bigger than his own, where he had only fought against lesser thaids.
"Here is the thing, Erik. Ancient buildings were some of the bases on which the blackguards were stationed. They were the remnants of the humans that lived on Mur. What was weird was that, despite the plenty of ruins littered in that hell, they only chose to make camp in some particular ones."