I Don't Agree to the Terms
Chapter 138 - 95: The Banshee Crying by the Lake

Chapter 138: Chapter 95: The Banshee Crying by the Lake

"Phew~ The efficiency is indeed low; I can’t absorb any further, or it would disrupt the balance," Gu Shanhai took a deep breath. The blood hole in his back had completely healed, and his injuries had shifted from critical to moderate; what he needed more now was recovery.

"The great danger has passed; now only minor dangers remain. There must be some twists and turns on the way back."

"But Merlin hasn’t come looking for me... That means he’s probably heading directly to Deer Plain."

Gu Shanhai hadn’t died, which was why the others dared to go to Deer Plain; had he died, Mafas and the other Marked Druids might have dared to kill Merlin right there.

"It appears they are paying attention; however, it seems improbable that a new King will arise, with the Sword in the Stone—Golden, aside from Ava; no one else can pull it out."

"Or is it wrong, can players pull it out?"

Indeed, the natives couldn’t, but certain players with heaven-defying talents could, such as those who could ignore equipment conditions or who had exemption-like talents.

Though players could pull it out, they couldn’t take it with them; it could only serve as a quest item and was unusable, possible to convert into actual equipment only if they managed to trigger the main quest, with the player replacing Ava as The Red Dragon King Atilis Sitra.

In another world it might be fine, but in this world, where destiny exists, the Sword in the Stone—Golden would break. Okay, the players might get stuck before reaching this step.

Firstly, replacing Ava without Merlin’s help and not being of the royal bloodline would make ascension extremely difficult, not to mention that he isn’t nobility, inherently having no connection with the ruling class.

So, it’s immensely challenging, so much that even Gu Shanhai hadn’t considered playing it that way.

Although now, destiny is also badly warped.

"First, I should just find a way to get back; staying here is meaningless," Gu Shanhai didn’t overthink but prepared to leave.

Now, minor dangers still exist, risky enough to be life-threatening, but it’s highly unlikely that someone as powerful as Sethanda Esohon would appear.

If it did happen, then Gu Shanhai would just have to continue fighting; he was no longer critically injured and could still burst out three more times, running away after the fourth, as his physical condition couldn’t support such high-intensity consecutive bursts.

Moreover, each burst would come at the expense of damage to his body, which was precisely why Gu Shanhai was so obsessed with the Spirit Root Ability that enhanced life, allowing him further control over his vitality, similar to healing spells, a derivative of life enhancement.

Now, he possessed a base seven-in-one Spirit Root Ability, much stronger than originally planned life enhancement; under normal circumstances, he could only burst once without injuries, not three times in moderate injury conditions like now.

"Let’s try to predict what this minor danger entails; I wonder if it can be foreseen," Gu Shanhai felt that the source of this minor danger was likely Merlin.

After attempting to predict, everything was still a blur, like looking through frosted glass, obviously being deliberately obscured.

"They still haven’t given up, intending to continue plotting my death..."

"But they shouldn’t send anyone else. The deaths of Du’er Rahan and Sethanda Esohon are losses Merlin can’t bear; another death could cause backlash."

These two were heirs, future pillars for the Rahan Family and the Esoeron family, with the resources and time spent on their upbringing minor compared to their qualifications and time, exacting a high price even for a figure like Merlin.

Even if it were meant to repay a favor, with their deaths, Merlin would inevitably need to make a statement, or it would tarnish his reputation across the political arenas of various nations.

Therefore, this loss the Rahan and Esoeron families would have to swallow since neither Du’er Rahan nor Sethanda Esohon were nobles of Camelot Kingdom but from other kingdoms, their entry not being transparent, facilitated by Merlin’s connections.

If they dared first to clamor for compensation from Gu Shanhai, it would surely provoke Mafas and others before the nobles of Camelot Kingdom, implicating Merlin as well.

Relations are all about interests, and favors are indeed part of those interests.

But if these two families fed the Kingdom’s nobility enough benefits, they wouldn’t mind turning their guns on Gu Shanhai; however, that would require massive benefits, beyond what these families could afford.

And since unequal distribution breeds discontent, offering benefits to a specific noble family would spark envy.

Private dealings, however, are another matter.

"I wonder if I can catch up with Ava with this continuous travel?" Gu Shanhai estimated; he had left a tracking method on Ava.

Unable to pinpoint directly, but he could discern her general location, allowing him to find her by following it.

Currently, due to the great distance, the signal was very poor, intermittently cutting off.

It wasn’t the High Magic Era, so this certainly had range limitations; naturally, this was a Transcendent item Mafas had given Gu Shanhai.