85 – {Qualifications}

{Qualifications}

After Theodore showed Erland and Gunnar all these sights, he returned to the Imperial Palace of the Thran Empire.

It was to give a detailed explanation to Nermine II.

And the place to have an audience with Nermine II was quickly arranged.

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Not just Nermine II, but most of the ministers and high-ranking nobles from each department were gathered in one place, which was an example of how seriously the Thran Empire took this issue.

“Your Majesty, then I will report it.”

Before Theodore spoke, Erland and Gunnar first reported what they had seen, and Erland showed them as a video of what they had seen through magic.

“My God!”

“How is this!”

As Nermine II and the leadership of his empire watched this scene, everyone was shocked.

As if possessed by something, the villagers only reveal their murderous intentions towards outsiders.

Bizarre insect-type monsters with human bodies protruding from people with explosions as if they were taking off their shells after their throats were cut off.

I saw people gagging at these horrible and grotesque appearances.

“That’s awful.”

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Nermine II’s beautiful face frowned.

I could feel the rage in her voice.

In reality, she was furious.

All the people shown in the video were from the Thran Empire.

In other words, her people.

“Skyroad Gongja…the chosen one. Please, please explain in detail.”

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Nermine II’s eyes looked cold and serene, but the anger and murder in her eyes could not be hidden.

Theodore looked her in the eye.

‘It’s beautiful and cool.’

It was a commentary on Nermine II.

However, this was not an evaluation based only on her beautiful appearance.

Her appearance was far superior to that of Yuria Arcane, his fiancée and the woman he now loved.

What Theodore evaluated as beautiful and cool was his appearance as an emperor.

As her emperor, sincerely outraged by the tragedies suffered by her own people, she was conscious of her own duty in her high position.

It was like being compared to someone who only thinks about rights and doesn’t want to do obligations.

“Yes, I understand.”

So, even though Theodore was the emperor of a foreign country, she felt that she had the right to know what was going on in her country.

And it would be easier for her in the future if she knew.

As long as we had a common enemy, we could hold hands.

“Those monsters are called Helminto. They are implanted in the body of a creature in the form of an egg, and after the egg hatches inside, they rule over the parasitic creature from the inside.”

“Life?”

“Yes. To be precise, it is possible to parasitize any living creature, not just humans. However, those who deal with qi or magic cannot withstand it and die. This includes priests’ holy power and elemental spirit weapons possessed by elementalists. .”

I saw people who were a little relieved at those words.

The thought of having such parasites implanted in one’s body would be terrifying.

However, those who knew how to handle powers such as chi and magic were relieved to know that they were safe.

“However, as you can see in the video, living things that do not possess such power are eaten from the inside like that. Also, the form of Helminto follows the form of a parasitic creature, and if it is parasitized by a human, it becomes human-like like that. Change.”

They were truly terrible monsters.

However, compared to the monsters that attacked the Duke of Skylord 11 years ago, Theodore was only on a light level.

“Is there any way to save these people?”

In the video, Nermine II asked if there was any other method of salvation other than killing, like Theodore’s method.

But her tone was not blaming.

The woman who asked the question guessed that there was no way.

It was just in case.

“No. In that state, it is already eaten from the inside, and even the soul is captured. Helmintos have all the information including the memory of the parasitic creature in their body. It’s just imitating it, and it moves by manipulating the outer shell while the inside is completely eaten.”

“In other words, it’s like a doll?”

“Yes. They are already dead. The only thing that shows a normal appearance is to read the victims’ memories and imitate their previous actions. And the souls of the victims caused by the Helmintos become ghosts, in the video As you can see, those victims went to the afterlife with gratitude when they were freed.”

“I see.”

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Nermine II closed her eyes.

Her beautiful face was shaking with anger.

“Helmint. How can you detect the location of these things?”

“Unfortunately, when the victims are still alive, so before the Helmintos kill the victims, it is impossible to determine unless they have seen them at close range. Of course, the closest distance is about 3km radius.”

“How come?”

“Helmintos are parasites. They try to hide their parasitism as much as possible until they completely kill and take control of their host.”

“So, if you gather a large group of people together, will you be able to identify the Helmintos?”

“Yes. But before the Helmintos completely kill their victims, there is an easy solution.”

“Something?”

“Chi, mana, divine power, elemental magic, etc. Are put into people’s bodies. If that happens, there will be people who will vomit.”

A few people were taken aback by that statement.

There seemed to be a few people who reacted that way.

But they took it as a minor problem and moved on.

Before taking over the host, they would completely disintegrate into powder upon death to hide their existence.

“If that happens, it can be said that Helminto has been removed from the body.”

“…I see. But, is it possible that the recent appearances of those swept away by rage have something to do with Helminto?”

At Nermine II’s question, Theodore recalled the scene 11 years ago.

The moment the Duke of Skyroad’s life was in danger…

It reminded me of myself who hated the world itself, living the last days as Theodore Artin, who had no place to go at the time.

The monsters back then…

People who showed aggression in anger with eyes that turned red…

“Those who are only engulfed in rage will be completely healed in a few days if they spend time and cast a little recovery magic. From the moment you cast recovery magic, their aggression will gradually decrease, and their personality will end up being more violent and rough than usual, which is a big problem. I don’t have a relationship with Helminto…”

“After all, what is your relationship with Helminto?”

“Yes. The Helmintos shown in that village are exactly what they look like when they are swept away by their violent tendencies shortly after killing their host.”

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Nermine II realized what he was trying to say at Theodore’s words.

And not only she, but most of the high-ranking officials of her Thran Empire realized Theodore’s words, and her complexion turned pale or her face hardened.

“The Helmintos, who have undergone several stages of mutation and have fully developed selves… Are already a race of higher intelligence than humans.”

And they were the ones who would bring about the end of this world.

“Helmintos, fully self-sufficient, are the scourge that will bring the end of this world.”

And the explanation of the power of those perfect Helmintos continued.

* * *

The words and information left by Theodore Skylord began to be recorded and handled as important in the Thran Empire.

“It’s the end…”

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Nermine II quietly gnashed her teeth at the apocalyptic threat threatening the Thran Empire and the world in her generation.

‘Cooperating with the Chosen One… I’ll have to stop it.’

I was offended by the Britannian Empire’s actions, but what was the reason for enduring such tyranny?

It was because of the existence of the Chosen One.

Of course William Artin turned out to be a fake, so he would have to cooperate with Theodore Skylord, the real Chosen One.

‘William Artin, that kind of thing is a calamity I can’t handle.’

The Arkhan Empire probably had the information about Helminto, the disgusting monsters that Theodore explained in detail, from 11 years ago.

Even so, it was easy to see why they didn’t share it with them and now share it.

‘It must be that the Helmintos with that ego were wary of moving early.’

They were restraining their movements to keep each other in check and to be careful.

Most of all, the Helmintos must have been thinking of avoiding massive damage by asking them to increase their strength, and Theodore couldn’t touch them rashly because it would be difficult to search for Helmintos with full egos if they hid their energy.

It was not just about finding and killing each other, but Helminto, who wanted to minimize their damage, and Theodore, who had to avoid getting caught up in the death of countless people, were exquisitely intertwined, and they were left on the sidelines for 11 years.

And now, as the Chosen One, he had the power to collide head-on with the Helmintos, and was ready to find and eliminate them immediately if they moved openly, so it was clear that he had given this information to the Thran Empire as well.

And another meaning of this…

‘It means that even within the Thran Empire, Helmintos have a way to obtain information from high-ranking officials. I couldn’t tell you because I was afraid the information would leak out.’

Anyway, for the time being, it seemed that we should focus on activating the surveillance system.

* * *

Theodore returned to his quarters at the Britannian Empire’s Minst Academy.

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