Odyssey of the Blind God

Out of the many powerful Originals, who had initially come to reclaim Juna, many left the moment they heard the news that Juna couldn't be reclaimed.

The Prometheus Originals explained the situation about the descending plateau as well as possible, but many were confused as to how it was possible for the outside area of Juna to be destroyed, and be replaced by a different plain.

Due to their confusion, they were not sure whether it was safe to stay near Juna, or if they should pack their bags and leave as well.

Even the Prometheus Originals couldn't tell that for sure.

Thus, many followed their gut feeling. Most of the younger Originals left, thinking that the dangers were way too high for them to tackle.

It was not unlikely for a few Prometheus beasts to emerge from the descending plateau or from dungeon portals that were bound to appear around the mana-dense surrounding which the descending plateau created.

In the end, more than half of the Originals left because they didn't have anything to do. They had planned to improve their image, gain some respect and increase their chances of attracting the attention of some organizations that might get interested in scouting them after playing a big role in reclaiming Juna.

However, that was not possible anymore because Juna was beyond saving as it disappeared into thin air.

It decayed, turned into nothingness, and was later replaced by a flourishing tropical forest. The tropical forest was filled with numerous huge and small trees. Some had lush green leaves, others had bluish leaves, and some were even red in color.

The contrast of colors attracted lots of attention, but not because it looked ugly, or odd. Rather, it was because the colorful blend turned the tropical forest into an even more picturesque landscape.

But that was not everything. The most important was the fact that numerous wooden huts could be seen hanging from the trees.

At first, it looked weird because the wooden huts had appeared out of nowhere, but the more the descending plateau appeared, the more interesting everything became.

"It is a complex of numerous tree houses, made out of the trees of the descending plateau. Not a single tree exceeds a certain size as well." Nial mumbled when he realized a pattern.

'The existence, who had created the descending plateau clearly knew the current limitations of Jundra. There is not a single empty location that hinted at the planet's rejection of certain trees, bushes or other plants, whose 'rank' is too high.'

The tropical forest was rich in mana owing to all the plants and trees that could be found within it. All of them released mana with a process similar to photosynthesis.

"So the descending race is one that lives in the tree houses? Interesting! But that also means they won't be dwarves, and instead, it will be a race that loves nature…boring…" Mathias said with visible disappointment.

Nial was not sure what Mathias was exactly looking for but he spoke about various races, and how much he would love to encounter them, from the moment Nial revealed that there should be a foreign race on the descending plateau.

There was no trace of the timid young man from before, and only an excited small child was what Nial could sense in him.

But it was not as if Nial disliked this behavior of his friend. It was quite calming to see Mathias so relaxed, and it allowed Nial to think about many things.

On the other hand, the Sacred Knights leader, Silvian, was everything but relaxed.

For him, it was a bad sign that the descending race was inclined to find living beings likable.

Silvian wasn't familiar with all the existing races, but most races, who liked life itself, didn't actually favor the God of Saints and Devils.

It turned things into a big mess because Silvian had hoped to exploit the dense and rich mana of the descending plateau for his own selfish use.

Days passed, and the walls of Juna had long since disappeared, and every single dungeon portal had turned into countless particles including the permanent dungeons.

Everything that had once existed within and around Juna was replaced by a beautiful landscape enriched with greenery, wooden tree houses, and numerous other things that would attract one's interest.

However, nobody dared to approach the descending plateau in fear of making a mistake and being turned into countless particles as well.

Some foolish Originals had ignored the warnings many had voiced out. They had stayed behind in Juna while it had been destroyed and replaced by the descending plateau.

In the process of destruction, the Originals had survived which was why they had been confident to survive again. Sadly, the moment the descending plateau replaced the destroyed surroundings, the same Originals, who had survived before, died in various ways, and not a single one was painless!

Some were bulldozed and sliced apart by trees that had appeared out of nowhere while others were pierced by countless twigs from bushes that had appeared within them.

It was everything but nice to look at the dying Originals. However, nobody thought of rushing to their aid. All of them had chosen their fate, knowing that it might not be the smartest move to stay in a destroyed location that was about to be replaced by different land.

Their stupidity had been the reason for their demise, and nobody wanted to follow these idiots to death.

But what everyone did was to move their tents further away from Juna, or what was left of it.

The pace at which Juna was destroyed increased over time and it was a matter of days before the descending plateau would finally settle over the destroyed part of the shelter.

Everyone was interested in what would happen after the process was to be completed. Thus, time passed extremely slowly in which nothing but the descending plateau was on everyone's mind.

Even the other beasts, who had been attracted by the mana-richness of the already descended parts of the plateau were ignored by the Originals.

Surprisingly, the beasts ignored the Originals as well, which was the exact opposite of what they would usually do upon following their wild instincts.

Time passed extremely slowly, and Nial started to feel anxious. The descending plateau was not humongous. It barely covered the entire shelter and a small area around it.

For the others, this might be considered a lot, but Nial and Silvian knew that it was merely the smallest size of a descending plateau.

Gods, and those with the memory of a God could tell that the creator of the descending plateau were focused on minimizing his or her expenses. This fact provided more than enough information to Nial and Silvian, whose minds had been rattling for days, until a greenish portal began to manifest above the descending plateau.

"Oh my god, is there a dungeon portal that can release so much mana?!" A rather young Original asked. Chills ran down his spine the moment he sensed the terrifyingly large amount of mana that radiated from the levitating dungeon portal.

"This cannot be an Abyssal dungeon portal! It has to be a rank above it. Does that mean existences at the Prometheus rank will emerge from that portal?!" Another young Original asked in surprise. Fear could be seen in her eyes.

However, that was not all.

Oddly enough one could also tell that she was excited. The corner of her lips was curled upward, and the fear in her eyes was replaced by excitement, while her heart began to beat wildly.

She was not the only one to feel like this. Many female Originals were suddenly in a trance-like state. Their hearts began to beat wildly, and the fear they had felt earlier had now turned into excitement and expectations.

Nial noticed the change in their mana fluctuations quickly. That was why he visualized the women as well, before averting his attention after he realized what was going on.

'The aroma emerging from the portal is amplified with the rich mana of the descending plateau, thereby amplifying it. Men are not affected by this aroma, but the hormones of women are affected.'

After understanding this, Nial was not sure what to feel.

In most of the scenarios which he imagined, the aroma was a bad sign, but it could also be the natural scent of the descending race or the environment behind the levitating portal.

Thus, Nial couldn't reach a definite conclusion about what to think of the descending race.

'Please let us be fortunate, just for once…' Nial thought, hoping the best for the human race.

It was of utmost importance that the descending race would not be hostile to the human race. As long as that was the case, mankind would be able to advance rapidly and at a much faster rate than they could in the centuries before.

However, the very race Nial would have never thought to descend on Jundra began to emerge out of the green levitating portal.

A naked foot was the first that poked out of the portal for everyone to see. Nobody dared make a sound and everyone watched with bated breaths as the rest of the body was revealed. Some even stopped breathing altogether. Their eyes widened the moment the first being emerged from the portal.

After pale naked feet emerged out of the portal, a human-like body followed suit, wearing several layers of black and green robes.

A dignified existence emerged from the portal. The being was gliding through the air, while taking a look around.

The being saw the humans in an instance, but it gave no particular reaction. The foreign being acted as if it was perfectly normal for humans to look at it with a shocked expression.

Not a single change could be perceived on the beautiful and flawless face of the foreign being, whose face was just like a human's.

The face of the being was small, and it was otherworldly beautiful and flawless. Long and silky silver hair cascaded down his back and curled in the faint draft of wind that surrounded the extremely young-looking being as it turned its head away from the starstruck humans.

It lowered itself to the ground level, and the trees and leaves quickly made it impossible for the Originals to see the being.

However, everyone could clearly feel the power pulsating through the being. It didn't hide the strength within its body at all, and that was not even necessary, to begin with.

"Prometheus rank…" Someone just mumbled, only to flinch, thinking about the possibility that there would only be Prometheus ranked Elves emerging from the portal.

Yes…Elves…that was correct.

An Elf had emerged from the green, levitating portal!

Nial didn't realize that it was an Elf at first. He couldn't see it, and neither was it possible for him to visualize the being that had emerged from the portal because they were too far away.

The only thing Nial was able to perceive was its strength and the fact that mana seemed to be naturally drawn to the existence that had emerged from the portal.

This clearly showed that the being had not only a liking for life itself, but also for mana.

"What emerged from the portal?" Nial asked while inwardly adding, 'please don't be one of these snobby races, or any of those selfish assholes. Let mankind be lucky, just once!!'

"It's an Elf!! Can you believe it, it's an actual Elf?!?!?!" Mathias exclaimed, his expression full of excitement.

"Huh, an Elf? Are you for real?!?" Nial asked, totally dumbfounded. He asked in a shocked tone, only for Mathias to excitedly continue to speak,

"More are coming!!!"

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