Chapter 308: The Truth of the 7-Day Divine Descent (4)

Chapter 308: Chapter 260: The Truth of the 7-Day Divine Descent (4)

“…”

‘Is she mad, or did she really think this way?’

‘To a certain extent, these memories are like the ramblings of a lunatic.’

‘It’s like a madwoman muttering about everything she’s ever experienced—the man she loved, the child she bore, the invincible enemies she faced—and then suddenly screaming, “Find the Emperor! The Emperor can defeat them!”‘

‘Her thoughts jumped around wildly, her emotions fluctuated dramatically—it was a perfect match for how she’d acted when Han Su met her.’

It was truly difficult to believe any of it.

Han Su had to stop and digest it all for a long moment before he continued reading the memories.

Just when countless imagined attempts to resist the Ancient Nobles ended only in despair, the concept of the “Emperor” appeared in Ms. Shen’s mind, like a single spark in the darkness, suddenly illuminating a glimmer of hope.

But she followed this train of thought, contemplating it long and hard. In the end, she had conveyed it to Han Su with a sense of solemnity: “I have researched countless documents and ruins. I have reason to believe that the legendary Emperor and the Twelve Knights were not one and the same.”

“They were, in fact, enemies!”

“It is because of this hatred that the Knights erased all trace of the Emperor.”

“Everything we know, from history to present reality, proves this point. The Emperor’s disappearance was too clean.”

“While the Twelve Knights spread their bloodlines across the continents, hiding their names and lurking in the shadows of this world, their noble families still possess secret records of their own histories. The Emperor, however, was the exception.”

“He seems to have vanished completely, with no records, no traces, and no descendants to carry on his bloodline.”

“Aside from his title, everything about him has been utterly erased.”

“…”

This part of her memory was surging with intense emotion, tinged with a mad conviction: “I am certain of this conclusion. What’s more, I have even found proof…”

“The throne left behind by the Emperor can be activated with the blood of the Knight Descendants!”

“This is the greatest secret I have ever discovered!”

“My child, I so desperately hope you are alive. The fact that you are accessing this part of my memory means I have already given you the Crystal Skull. It also means I have given you this Throne Fragment as a gift.”

“Then take this Mechanical Fragment and seek out the blood of the Knight Descendants to offer to this throne. Only the blood of hatred can activate the throne’s true power…”

“This… is the only hope…”

“…”

“…”

‘The blood of the Knight Descendants?’

Having read up to this point, Han Su’s eyes snapped open. His mind was in turmoil, and it was a long while before he could calm himself.

She had, indeed, given him a Mechanical Fragment.

But in truth, he hadn’t needed her for that. He had already obtained a Mechanical Fragment on his own and discovered its peculiar properties.

‘But according to her, what I discovered is only part of it. The Mechanical Fragment’s true power can only be activated with the blood of the Knight Descendants?’

‘Doesn’t that mean… I need to hunt nobles?’

First, her memories show him the power and overwhelming pressure of the Ancient Nobles, a force that no one can stand against. Then, she tells him he needs their blood to activate the Mechanical Fragment…

‘How could this sound so insane?’

‘Setting aside whether there’s any basis for her ideas, hunting those high and mighty figures is a suicide mission, isn’t it?’

And yet, Han Su’s heart began to pound uncontrollably as his mind raced with associations. It seemed… it just so happened… that a so-called noble was not far from him right now…

Hadn’t Akbar mentioned offhandedly that the master of Skinning Manor was a Count from the Western Continent?