Odyssey of the Blind God

Nial was still in his world of thoughts and trying to figure out the best solution to his problem.

Unfortunately, he was not even sure what the problem at hand was, or if there was even a problem, to begin with.

In the best-case scenario, every single theory he had in mind was groundless and just something he believed to be a consequence of his great luck.

Meanwhile, it was the worst-case scenario that caused Nial to be truly concerned as it would result in the inevitable death of his soul, which was obviously something he wanted to avoid.

Not wanting to let himself get lost in depressing thoughts, Nial reminded himself that overthinking wouldn't help him right now.

Instead, it was more likely to make things worse.

He would miss out on other things while being fully focused on solving an issue that might be far less problematic than he currently thought.

As such, he shook his head lightly before regaining his senses.

This allowed Nial to realize that another Instructor had arrived near them, leading the other Originals towards the huge crevice.

After a while, only their small group of three and Master Junades were left, with Bella giving a rough explanation on how they had defeated the Lesser Titan youngling.

However, instead of sharing the existence of the darkness currents, Bella only pointed out the black miasma.

Even if Nial didn't say anything to them, she figured that the dark energy currents were not something he wanted everyone to know about.

She wouldn't want others to know the details about her Innate ability either.

"Alright, I understand now. You three did really great. Kassandra was right about you, Bella Morningstar. You're not half bad!"

Nodding his head, Junades praised them, before turning to the side while taking something out.

It was a device similar to a phone, with the sole difference that it could also be used on the nameless island and in the wilderness.

As long as the recipient was not too far away, the signal that was sent out by the mana empowered runes would connect to the recipient's device.

"Please follow me. And Bella…if you are not too tired, could you please recount your experience on the nameless island, once again later, in front of the other Instructors and staff?"

Junades gave a quick call to someone and talked on the phone for a minute before he waved at them, asking them to hurry.

He had handed over the runic armaments to them.

But even then, his eyes had never left them as a glint of worry spread through his eyes.

'I hope there are not too many of them in circulation!'

While Nial was still confused about why the island was literally called nameless, it was not exactly something to be bothered about.

Other things of far more importance were currently happening, and Nial wanted to focus on them instead.

Having perceived the mana fluctuations of the other Instructor from earlier, he knew that the young woman had been unable to keep up with her facade.

She had been visibly flustered at the sight of the four dead Originals, and quietly stored the corpses away with a deep sigh.

That had been a sign of the apparent distress of the Instructors and the government, pointing out to him that the young participants of the Teradan military camp were not actually supposed to die.

This was contrary to the highly publicized statement of their high death rate and how the camp was grueling, but Nial presumed that this was more of a means to intimidate the younger generation.

'If nobody was supposed to die, while the existence of the runic armaments was unknown, the responsible staff was either slacking off…or they were not oblivious to anything that was going on!'

Even if Nial was not the smartest, he felt that the responsible staff was dead.

It was the most logical conclusion Nial was able to arrive at, and from the way Junades' mana fluctuations were occasionally acting out of the ordinary, this was improved.

After all, he was trying to call dozens of different numbers while walking back toward the three of them.

Upon entering the huge crevice, Nial perceived a huge metallic gate that was more than twenty meters both in height and width more than a hundred meters away.

The range of his mana perception had enlarged and now extended to more than 150 meters without the need to supply mana to expand it.

Little traces of mana were enough to enlarge the range by tens of meters, and Nial was curious to know how far his range of perception could go.

But he didn't try it out and instead focused on the surroundings.

Dense mana currents swept through the huge crevice, invigorating Nial and the others.

His arms and shoulder were, and not even tended to in a proper manner, let alone healed but that was Junades' smallest worry right now.

He had given Nial a few potions before telling him to go to the infirmary once they entered the camp.

Nial had just nodded in return, while Junades took some big steps through the gate that opened for them.

Entering the base, Junades was approached by a young woman, who saluted him.

"Greetings, Sir Lieutnant Junades!! Corporal Clara is my name and I was sent out to follow your orders!"

Nial was pretty sure that this was not the proper way to greet your superior in the military, but he might as well be wrong as he perceived the young woman's mana fluctuations that made him feel suspicious about her.

"Take the two young men to their Team's temporary home before leading Nial to the infirmary. He has multiple broken bones that need Miranda's attention!"

After saying this, he dismissed the young woman.

He then turned towards Bella before saying,

"Let's hurry up. I want to get over this as quickly as possible!"

It almost looked as if he wanted to say a few more things, but after considering that the three Originals in front of him were just participants of the Teradan military camp, he reconsidered it.

'They will worry needlessly…'

Bella nodded her head, but instead of following him immediately, she closed her eyes before two of her spatial rings began to glow.

A moment later she brought them near.

Upon coming in contact with one another, a few seconds passed before the glow dimmed down, and she opened his eyes.

"Here, take all of this, and sell it. We can share our spoils later when I'm back!" Bella said as she turned towards Nial while handing over one of the spatial rings.

Afterward, she just added,

"Ah, and don't sell the beast controlling necklaces yet. They might be worth more once I explained the situation.

As for the runic armaments, let's split them up according to our needs before we reconsider selling some of them to the government! It's not like we need to reveal everything to the government."

When Bella added the last comment, she glanced towards Junades in an inconspicuous manner, who was unable to hide his unease. He furrowed his brows for a second, only to revert to his poker face.

'Looks like we might be able to raise the price for the runic armaments as long as we negotiate properly!' She thought with a sly smile that she quickly hid under the cover of a nonchalant expression before leaving Nial and Mathias behind.

Even Mathias noticed what Bella was trying to do, causing him to smile sheepishly.

He was unable to control his emotions as well as others could, making him look like a naive and foolish person.

But that was also what Nial and Bella liked about him, making them feel as if Mathias was unable to hide anything.

If they were to realize that Mathias was hiding something huge, something that was on par with Nial's secret, they wouldn't be able to believe it at first. That was for sure!

However, by the time Mathias would be ready to expose his big secret, a lot of time would pass as so far he had not even told his father about it!

"Mathias, I think we should postpone selling the corpses and everything else for the time being and come up with a strategy later. That would make things easier, won't it?"

Nial suddenly asked Mathias, dragging him out of his thoughts.

Bella and Junades had just left, leaving him alone with Nial and Captain Clara, who couldn't hide her slight disappointment.

She had hoped to get some time to talk with Junades, but given the situation, and his disinterest in Captain Clara, he didn't seem to be inclined to do so.

Meanwhile, Mathias took a look at his exhausted friend, asking himself what Nial had said before recalling it a few seconds later.

"If…Bella returns by the time we come back from the infirmary, we should go together to the market. Though I do not know how long you will need to be taken care of…your arms look…bad, if I were, to be honest!"

Mathias was already much more comfortable talking to Nial than just a few days ago.

This was mostly because of the few fights they had fought side-by-side.

Knowing that Nial would never allow his friends and comrades to be injured, and if required even face the brunt of the attacks of the Lesser Titan youngling to prevent them from being hit in any way, Mathias' trust in Nial skyrocketed further.

It even took away a considerable chunk of his already exhausted brain to think about multiple scenarios his words could lead to before he even spoke them out.

Upon realizing this Nial was happy, but it was only a moment later that he recalled his broken arms causing the corners of his lips to twitch.

"I knew I was forgetting something…" Nial suddenly mumbled. As if on cue, the pain in his arms seemed to return, and he got conscious of it.

His expression and voice sounded genuinely confused, and when Mathias noticed this, he couldn't help but look at his friend a bit worriedly.

'Just what is he thinking about that made him forget his broken arms?! Doesn't it hurt like hell??'

Ever since Nial had killed the Lesser Titan youngling, his behavior had been nothing short of weird and worrisome.

The few hours he spent sitting on top of the Titan were already confusing enough, and only by distracting themselves by looking after the other Originals that had been present, had he and Bella be able to pass their boring time.

While Mathias threw Nial a worried glance, the young female Captain took her first glance at the two young Originals she was supposed to lead to the barracks.

Yet, when her eyes landed on Nial, she was unable to keep her mouth shut.

Clara's eyes widened upon seeing his arms, and she subconsciously gulped down her saliva before asking him in a horrified voice,

"How the hell are you not screaming in pain?!"

Nial's upper arms were badly bruised, had a dark purplish color, had been twisted, and his shoulder didn't look any better either.

As such, she ignored the command to lead them to the barracks first as she hurriedly added,

"Let's go!! The sooner our Medic takes a look at you the better!"

Captain Clara didn't even give Nial or Mathias the chance to continue speaking with each other as she pushed them towards the inside of the Teradan military base.

Leading them through the place, she gave them no chance to get to know their surroundings, let alone the entire base.

Clara had completely forgotten about her earlier disappointment and had now realized that tending to the blind youth was far more important.

Upon sensing that she was a good person and wanted to sincerely help them, Nial and Mathias remained silent as they rushed through the place, ignoring their exhaustion.

Because of that, they ended up in front of a unique-looking house less than 15 minutes later.

"Our Medic is the best, so you should be fine!! But be careful…she is a little bit, let's just say special…" Clara said before taking another step towards the wooden door that was barely hanging on its hinges.