Villain's Valor: A Noble Fantasy Resurrection

Chapter 71: The 9 Great Families (2)

"All the most important people from across the empire gathered in one place to take measures against the 7 plagues.

"So what's your opinion?" Gabriel asked.

"They're just beginning, this is definitely going to spread to the lower zones, they're going to need more sacrifices," Oliver commented casually. Everyone turned their gaze towards the green-haired elf, mentally criticizing him.

"Haha, your eldest son turned out just like you in that aspect, equally shameless," a sensual smile could be heard from Evelin.

Shrugging, Oliver said, "My younger daughter is different, fortunately or unfortunately, she's just like her mother... but as they say, like father like son, I suppose," his voice remained as carefree as ever.

"I think we're getting off track," Finn said.

"I heard that your daughter ran away from home, I think you have some family problems. According to my little birds, she's in the most dangerous city next to the cursed forest. I'm pretty sure you already knew this, Alex, didn't you?" Evelin pursed her lips and looked with curious eyes at Alex.

"Indeed, since they entered the city I knew this, but not only that, she was also with Noah's son," Alex glanced out of the corner of his eye at Noah, curious about his reaction.

"Are you serious?" Finn's eyes almost popped out of their sockets.

"Of course, who do you think was protecting her in the forest? That boy is interesting, his change was very drastic in my opinion," Alex continued trying to elicit at least a reaction from Noah, but he remained as quiet as ever.

"Haha, I wish to see him with my own eyes and see how much he's changed. Tell me Noah, what do you think of him?" Evelin continued to tease Noah.

"Will my daughter be okay?" Finn expressed his concerns.

"Don't worry, old friend, I can guarantee that your daughter will be fine," Alex reassured Finn.

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"Shall we return to the conversation about the 7 plagues?" Veronica's voice was extremely soft and welcoming.

"We have a problem, the creature 'The Infester the Ancient', we have no information about that creature. We need to know what it looks like in order to identify it. We can't continue turning a blind eye, we must send a high-ranking adventurer," declared Lily. Her voice was soft but aggressive at the same time.

"You're right, but this time my house won't be the one to send one of its men. I already lost one, I won't lose another," Oliver declared seriously. Although he's carefree, he knows when to take things seriously. Losing one of his most powerful men was a big blow to him. Although he's the head of his house, he had to give statements to the hunter's family and also an explanation to the elders of the house, which, in addition to being a great annoyance, losing someone of high rank is very disastrous. n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

"This time I will send one of my men," commented Gabriel with a serious expression. As the strongest family and representative of the humans, he had some rank 7 men at his disposal.

"I will send another of my men to gather more information about the creature 'Implacable Buzzing the Ancient'. Likewise, we have almost no information about its appearance or powers. We need to have all its data in order to deliver a fatal blow," Noah made his first comment after a long time of silence.

"Regarding the death of the diamond-ranked hunter, I don't believe he was killed by those bastards from the blood cult. I personally went to the location where he is said to have died, but I couldn't find anything that incriminates that cult of having killed him," Draven Ironforge, a sacred-ranked being, made his first statement after listening silently to the conversation.

"Are you suggesting that the responsible parties are others?" Gabriel asked, his gray eyes beginning to shine like tiny stars.

"Yes, the moment I arrived at zone 5, I felt very strange. At first glance it seemed like nothing had happened, but time speaks, space whispers, and the sky cries. The atmosphere was charged with great power. As a sacred rank being, you should know that our eyes are different, we see things that others don't," Draven's voice was as deep and grave as ever, and his eyes began to shine. You can't understand beings of rank 8 until you reach that rank.

"Wait, are you saying that one of the 7 sins made an appearance?" Veronica asked with a furrowed brow, her eyes also beginning to shine.

Everyone in the room fell silent, their expressions becoming grim. The 7 deadly sins, also known as the 7 primordials, are the only beings that inhabit zone 8. All distributed in their respective domains. There is no information about them, there were 8 before but 1 was killed by the heroes of the past, Maquiel, king of all creatures. Of the 7, no one knows what their appearances are like, nor do they know their powers. There is no information about them. It is said that they are very ancient, that they existed before the great war happened, but the truth is that Maquiel was actually raised by the 7. That being that gave them so much trouble and brought life to the brink of total extinction was nothing more than their pet.

As creatures of zone 8, like them, there is no information. Zone 8 has a kind of wall that prevents only sacred ranks from having access. The empire has 3, but it is very risky to lose one of them. Due to that, expeditions cannot be carried out. But also that same wall prevents the sins from leaving zone 8. Who knows what would have happened if that barrier had never existed. A fight 3 against 7 is a very high disadvantage.

"Are you sure he wasn't killed by an ancient renegade?" Alex asked with hesitation.

They are known as renegade creatures to those who abandon their original zone and go to one higher or lower than theirs.

"That possibility also existed, but the level of soul power in the environment did not allow it, it was much broader, almost infinite. Like a sacred rank being, just like us. So the only possibility is that he was killed by one of the 7," Draven's serious expression did not change in the slightest.

A deep sigh was heard, Gabriel already felt like his head hurt, that is by no means easy to deal with. First of all, in order to investigate a little, you need to go to zone 8. Another possibility is to find one of the cults of those things, but they are experts at hiding. There's no way to take action.

Gabriel turned his gaze to his best friend, "Noah, tell me how much time you think you need to rank up," he asked with a serious expression.

Everyone turned their gaze to Noah, he, as the most powerful being after Gabriel, is a human you can't underestimate. Having one of the strongest bloodlines running through his veins, he's no joke. Additionally, he has a true name, thus having the possibility of facing a creature of rank 8 for a long time. Having another sacred rank is definitely a great advantage for the empire and more so if it's Noah.

Noah's eyes began to shine slightly, the aura around him began to expand throughout the room, his bloodline was activated, space seemed to break and at the same time it began to whisper, everyone in the room, except for the sacred ranks, were not affected by the pressure that suffocated the others, although they are beings of medium-mythic rank, it's nothing compared to someone who reached the maximum -mythic that are only one step away from the next rank, but undoubtedly the one who was having the worst time was Alex Starffall, as the weakest in the room, he was sweating buckets...

Noah's eyes stopped shining and everything returned to normal. "Not much longer, according to my calculations, I just need to kill a being that is in the same rank as me, I'm very close," he said sincerely.

Gabriel let out a sigh of relief upon hearing his words. This definitely takes a big weight off his back. "That's definitely good, I trust you, friend."

Noah just nodded.

Gabriel, turning his gaze to his friends, said, "I hope all of you also make an effort. We need at least 7 sacred beings if we want to confront the 7 sins, as well as to prevent the extinction of our race, of course. And also to remove the seal."

Silence. Everyone knew what Gabriel was talking about. Everyone wanted to know what lay beyond. Everyone wanted answers to their doubts and everything was in zone 8.

All the heads of households stood up, suddenly they all disappeared from the place. The only ones left were the servants, who opened their eyes and began to clean the place...