A Core Ship From The Start
Chapter 979 - Chapter 979 Chapter 674 Holy Sword

Chapter 979: Chapter 674: Holy Sword Chapter 979: Chapter 674: Holy Sword “So, what do you want me to do?”

Duanmu Huai stared at Olaya as he asked. She remained silent for a moment, then took a deep breath.

“Actually, my country possesses a Holy Sword.”

Well, I know that, in fact, that’s exactly why I came here.

“Legend has it that when our country faces a dire situation, a Hero will pull out the Holy Sword and defeat the Demon King, saving the nation.”

Oh, this is the first I’ve heard of that.

“In fact, many people in Luminas have already tried, but no one has been able to pull out that sword.”

Really?

“So you mean to say you want me to pull out that sword and then go defeat the Demon King?”

Duanmu Huai furrowed his brows.

“Exactly, I hope you can go to Luminas Mountain in the west. The Holy Sword is embedded on a sacrificial altar at the peak. If you can pull out the Holy Sword, then the Demon King can be vanquished… At least that’s what the legend says.”

“…Is this really necessary, can’t we just go and fight directly?”

“No.”

Olaya shook her head.

“In fact, the Holy Sword is also the key used by our ancestors to seal the Demon King. Without the Holy Sword, the Tomb of the Demon King cannot be opened, and we would not be able to defeat the Demon King…”

“Oh… huh?”

Upon hearing this, Duanmu Huai nodded, then suddenly paused, taken aback.

“Wait a second, if the Demon King is still sealed, he can’t cause any trouble, right? Isn’t it something like one of his Four Heavenly Kings or something?”

“Only the will of the Demon King could control the Ancient White Dragon and its horde. The seal’s strength is weakening; we must pull out the Holy Sword quickly to break the seal and then reseal it.”

“And then there might be a sequel, right?”

Duanmu Huai yawned, feeling a headache at the mere mention of seals–it was as if a sequel was being deliberately set up.

Of course, in reality, there would be no sequels, just a direct GAME OVER.

According to what Olaya had said, centuries ago, the ancestors of Luminas used the Holy Sword to seal the Demon King in The Far North, then sealed the Holy Sword at Luminas Mountain and informed their descendants. As time passed, the seal’s power would gradually weaken, and the Demon King would reawaken, commanding the Demon Beast Army to launch an attack on Luminas. When that time came, the chosen Hero would need to be found to pull out the Holy Sword, defeat the Demon King, and seal him once more.

Even before the first attack on the Northern Fortress by the Demon Beast Army, Olaya had been recruiting warriors from all over the nation. The result was clear for all to see; not one was able to pull out the sword. Now, with Duanmu Huai’s arrival, Olaya believed he might be the only one worthy of the Holy Sword.

“All right, I understand. So when do we leave?”

“Now.”

Olaya rose to her feet.

“Time waits for no one. We must take advantage of the Monster Legion’s rest period and head straight to Luminas Mountain to pull out the Holy Sword.”

It’s like you haven’t considered what to do if it can’t be pulled out.

Duanmu Huai didn’t oppose either, silently rising to his feet as well. He wanted to see how Olaya planned to get to that so-called Luminas Mountain.

As it turned out, the Luminas Kingdom did have some skills.

“This is really interesting.”

Standing on the deck and looking down at the mountains covered in ice and snow, Duanmu Huai chuckled. Luminas didn’t have helicopters or private planes, but that didn’t mean they lacked things that flew in the sky. The Flying Ship in front of him, which Olaya had specifically called for, looked like a sailing warship from the ancient sea battle era, except it had something like a big hot air balloon on top of it.

How this thing flew was neither Duanmu Huai’s concern nor interest; all that mattered was that it could fly.

“So master, are you going to pull out a sword?”

Gavi curiously edged closer from behind and looked at Duanmu Huai as she asked.

“Do you want to switch weapons?”

“Having a sword wouldn’t be bad, but of course, for me, a hammer is still the most reliable.”

Duanmu Huai didn’t dislike using swords, but the problem was that with his body size, ordinary swords were hard to satisfy Duanmu Huai’s needs. The Chainsaw Sword was indeed thrilling, but it lacked a bit in power, its main feature being brutality.

So in ordinary battles, Duanmu Huai preferred the War Hammer.

That feeling when a hammer smashes down and all sorts of ghosts and snake gods just die is truly exhilarating.

To be honest, Duanmu Huai even doubted how big the sword could be — if he couldn’t grip it with one hand, like it was some toy sword, that would be really funny.

But then again, did Olaya really want to annihilate the Demon King, or was she planning to break the Demon King’s seal?

Recalling Olaya’s expression and demeanor while speaking, Duanmu Huai pondered as well. At that time, the expression of the Princess was extremely calm, not a poker face kind, but rather the kind that looked genuinely concerned for the country and its people, at least it “seemed” so.

Hmm, it seemed.

In truth, her eyes kept wandering around, frankly as if she was acting and daydreaming all at once, and as for what was truly on her mind, Duanmu Huai did not understand — after all, he was not a Spirit Absorbing Monster.

The Flying Ship set off late at night, and it was already past a full night’s journey, which could definitely be considered very urgent. Of course, given the current situation at the Northern Fortress, Duanmu Huai wasn’t entirely unable to understand. Both he and Olaya had left the Northern Fortress, so if it were to be attacked at this time, it basically only had one fate: to fall. Neither Ogis nor Gavi had stayed at the Northern Fortress, and most of the soldiers there were injured, and…

But talking of which, what was the situation like inside Luminas?

Duanmu Huai stroked his chin, as the Ghost Portal he had crossed over this time caused him not to really have had the time to properly understand the situation within Luminas. But logically, the country should be sending supplies, food, and troops as quickly as possible. Yet, it seemed Olaya hadn’t thought about this at all, and the morale of the soldiers in the fortress was mostly low. Aside from the excitement after the initial victories, they all seemed tired and down.

Well, it looked like Luminas inside was a mess too.

Just then, the blizzard began to weaken, and the peaks ahead became clearer and clearer.

The Holy Sword was now within reach.

Duanmu Huai had originally thought the Holy Sword was kept safe within a temple, but when he stepped off the Flying Ship, he saw to his surprise a sword stuck in the middle of the plaza in front of him — and there were even a few Guards standing by.

To put it plainly, it appeared quite neglectful as if nobody cared about it.

“Isn’t this the Holy Sword? You guys don’t care about it?”

Seeing this, Duanmu Huai couldn’t help but speak up and make a sarcastic comment.

“Aren’t you afraid that someone will steal this sword?”

“This is the Holy Sword, after all.”

Before Olaya could respond, the black-haired maid retorted.

“The sacred power emanating from this sword is enough to ward off all demon beasts, making it impossible for them to come here and steal the sword. Besides, to steal the Holy Sword, wouldn’t one first need to pull it out? And the person who pulls out the Holy Sword becomes its rightful owner, so there’s no need to steal it, right?”

“That makes sense.”

After hearing the black-haired maid’s explanation, Duanmu Huai nodded in agreement.

The logic was quite sound.

“It is this sword.”

As they spoke, the group had already arrived at the center of the square, where the Holy Sword was planted into the ground. It looked very ordinary from the outside. The sword, neither lavish nor pretty, didn’t even have a skull head ornament emitting blue flames on its hilt.

Well, how should I say this… It really didn’t live up to its name as the Holy Sword.

“Just pulling it out will do?”

Thankfully, there weren’t many people around, so there was no need to hold a big meeting with a chairman’s speech followed by a guest’s speech, then a standing ovation and finally an athlete’s oath-taking before drawing the sword. Duanmu Huai took a step forward, walked straight up to the Holy Sword, and then cautiously reached out his hand.

“It seems the master is quite careful.”

Gavi said softly to Ogis as she witnessed this scene, and Ogis just gave a slight nod. The expression of the black-haired maid beside her improved significantly. Regardless, it seemed, for now, Duanmu Huai held a certain reverence for his country’s Holy Sword.

In fact, Duanmu Huai didn’t really reverence the Holy Sword; he was just worried the darn thing might suddenly collapse — Duanmu had once watched a TV series where the hero was played like a fool by the whole village. The entire village exerted all their strength and couldn’t pull out the sword, but the moment the hero climbed the stairs and hadn’t even touched the sword, it fell over.

As for why it hadn’t been pulled out before, the reason was pretty clear.

Duanmu Huai did not wish to be made a fool of like that hero, so he first carefully patted and gripped it — hmm, very good, it was firmly planted and did not seem to be just casually stuck in there.

Next, it’s my turn to try!

With this thought, Duanmu Huai reached out his hand and grabbed the hilt of the sword.

Looking at the appearance of the sword, it should be considered a Giant Sword, but in Duanmu Huai’s hand, it was just like a normal Longsword that he could hold with one hand.

Then Duanmu Huai grabbed the hilt and lifted it upwards.

Hmm? It actually wouldn’t budge?

Duanmu Huai didn’t expect that a casual tug wouldn’t even make the sword flinch; it was as solid as Mount Tai. What kind of joke was this? With his strength, even a utility pole buried in concrete would be uprooted, let alone a sword.

“Hey, this is quite interesting.”

Now Duanmu Huai was genuinely intrigued. He flexed his body again, gripped the sword hilt tightly, and pulled upward once more ——–!!

Hmm, still no movement.

This was getting interesting…

As he looked at the immobile Holy Sword, Duanmu Huai’s expression darkened. He then clenched his fists tightly, let out a roar, and suddenly stepped forward. The square’s ground began to crack in response to Duanmu Huai’s movements, and he gripped the hilt once more, attempting to pull the sword from the ground with all his strength!!

“——————!!!”

Watching this scene, everyone fell silent, and the black-haired maid displayed an expression of disappointment.

“Your Highness, it seems he is also not…”

“………..”

Olaya didn’t speak, just lowered her eyebrows and sighed. But at that moment…

“Click——Click——–”

Suddenly, a crisp sound echoed, and at this sound, everyone hastily turned to look, only to see the Holy Sword in Duanmu Huai’s hand slowly rising.

Could it be that he was about to pull out the Holy Sword?

No way!

Startled by the sight of the ground rising in front of Duanmu Huai, everyone gasped.

What he was pulling out wasn’t the Holy Sword but———-

“Rise——–!!”

The next moment, Duanmu Huai shouted loudly, and with a forceful upward motion, the entire ground suddenly shattered. Following that, gripping the hilt, Duanmu Huai lifted the Holy Sword high into the air.

“Alright, I pulled it out!”

“…………..Was that really pulling it out?”

Upon seeing this, the black-haired maid couldn’t help but voice her scorn. The reason was simple: above Duanmu Huai’s head, in addition to the Holy Sword, there was a large chunk of stone connected to the sword!

This was not at all about pulling out the Holy Sword; he had basically smashed the ground next to the Holy Sword and lifted it up!

“How about that, Your Highness?”

Duanmu Huai, holding the Holy Sword with a large chunk of the blade still buried in rubble, looked toward Olaya.

“Is this acceptable?”

“………….”

Faced with this scene, Olaya ——– was at a loss for words.

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