[Silver Ash] - Become The Strongest In Another World
CHAPTER 190: Absurdity (7)

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The corpse of the clown monster slowly melted into a black liquid, which then the liquid instantly gathered in one place.

All of the liquids seemed to have their own thoughts. They immediately gathered together, and turned into strange clumps thus forming a huge gate made entirely of thick black liquid.

Noelle, Cryll, and Norman could only stand still while watching all of that happen. Until finally, the gate had been fully formed, with many strange patterns and symbols protruding in the 'frame' section'.

The usual rattling sound produced by the blaze suddenly appeared, and the 'gate' instantly filled the gap that opened within it with a beautiful bluish light.

"Do we have to go in? "

Norman asked, which Noelle then replied with a small nod.

"I guess so. So far, we have found no way out, and this gate appears after we defeat the clown that turned into that monster."

"That means .. This gate is the way out, yes … "

Cryll suspiciously squinted his eyes immediately. He picked up a pebble on the ground, and threw it into the gate.

After much carelessness he had done before, Cryll finally learned about how important it is to be alert at all times.

The pebble that Cryll threw lightly pierced through the light that filled the empty space in the gate, before finally falling down with a small bang on the other side of the gate.

Seeing that the pebble did not enter the light at all, but rather penetrated it, Cryll could only tilt his head in confusion.

Noelle and Norman saw that too. They immediately made some original guesses about that gate.

Then, Noelle flicked her finger once and voiced her idea. "Maybe this gate responds only to something that contains life. That pebble was an inanimate object that had no soul, so maybe it couldn't get into it."

Hearing Noelle's guess, Norman muttered, "Like a spirit gate, huh … "

What Norman said did not escape Noelle's hearing. However, unfortunately Noelle did not have enough time to ask that, and she also did not know until when this gate would defend her. Because, it could have been that this gate had a time limit before it finally closed back up, trapping them here with no way out.

For now, Noelle put the matter aside for a moment, and immediately nodded. "Let's go in."

The two men standing next to him also agreed; and in doing so, the three simultaneously touched the light that the gate was giving off with their fingers.

As soon as Noelle's fingertips touched the surface of the light, a strange sensation suddenly invaded her body. A tingling sensation emerged from his finger, then spread throughout the body at a constant speed.

Instantly, his vision became strange. The red color becomes more red, the yellow becomes more yellow, and the white becomes more white, turning into a dazzling light.

In his eyes, all of a sudden it looked like an oil painting he had ever seen.

Noelle instinctively closed her eyes, but strangely she could still see all those sights behind her closed eyes.

Once he realized it was in vain, he immediately reopened his eyes, and looked around.

The surrounding landscape changed.

No more caves that have lava pools. All of them had been replaced by pure white-colored worlds, with many strange light pillars of varying colors.

There were about seven pillars there, and each of them had a different color, seemingly representing something that Noelle had not known about.

Ignoring how contrasting the appearance of the light pillar was with the surrounding scenery, Noelle immediately turned her gaze away, trying not to stare at the pillar for too long.

This did not mean he knew what bad things to gain when he stared at the pillar, but rather his own personal instincts that commanded him to stay away from the pillar.

However, it actually caused various types of sounds to directly enter his head, penetrate the eardrum and as if it would damage his brain.

Noelle gritted her teeth desperately as she tried to hold back all of the sounds.

The voices themselves seem to come from different sources. The type of sound, and what they 'whisper' to her are quite different from each other.

However, one thing was certain, all of those sounds produced deafening screams of pain.

Before long, the tingling sensation and terrifying feeling that as if his heart had been grasped instantly disappeared from Noelle. The voices also slowly began to disappear, as if the barrier protecting itself from all of those sounds had returned.

Noelle tried to convince herself, and looked around.

The view has changed. This time, he was in a very vast forest, with large, lush trees on it.

Not far from him, Cryll and Norman who had pale faces were leaning against the tree trunk, trying to calm their breath.

From that reaction, Noelle concluded that the two of them had never felt the same way in the past.

"What the fuck is .. Their cries are so painful .. This is different from the journey through the spirit world I know! "

With an expression of pain on his face, Norman tried to maintain his position to remain standing, but his legs that began to lose energy helplessly bent and let his body fall to the ground.

Meanwhile, Noelle, he was busy paying attention to the surrounding environment, so he hardly cared about what Cryll and Norman said.

(Are we back? No, this .. The land is different. The trees here are also trees that only grow in the depths of the forest..What 'Spirit Gate' takes us outside, but not to where we know it? Whatever it is .. )

Noelle sighed tiredly for a moment, then crouched down to touch the ground under her feet.

(It's moist, but not too wet. In addition ... The rocks here also have a lot of moss on it. As I thought, this might be an area of unexplored forest depth.)

Noelle looked around, finding many weeds growing, and the large roots of trees around her that rose above the ground.

As Noelle was confirming the landmass, Cryll and Norman approached her. Their faces were slightly anxious, and intense vigilance could be felt from the two of them.

"Noelle, look at the sky."

"Hmm? "

Noelle was confused for a moment, but did not argue. He obediently looked up at the sky, then widened his eyes almost instantly.

How could he not be surprised? What he saw in the sky was not the sky he remembered.

Grey clouds do cover most of the sky, but with just that alone it will not be able to fool his vision.

Behind the gray cloud, there was a giant eyeball. It was pitch-black, with its pale white part with no red markings from blood vessels.

The eyeball was silent in the sky, looking like it was watching everything that was happening below. Based on her position, Noelle believes that the eyeball serves as the sun.

"We're not out yet, yeah … "

Not only the eyeball, Noelle could faintly see hundreds and thousands of giant tentacles writhing in the sky. It was unknown where the tentacles came from, as even Noelle could only see the silhouette. But, Noelle was sure, that the one behind the 'sun' and tentacles was a terrible figure.

As if responding to the emotions of the three, a stone monument suddenly appeared. It was shaped like a huge slab-shaped pillar, and it had a lot of text printed on it.

"This language … "

Their gazes were naturally drawn to the writing that was there. Especially Noelle, she was very much about the nature of the writing. It was the language and letters, similar to the ones he saw in the ruins of Aino, which when he read them, caused him to be carried away to a strange place to be reunited with the Asterisks.

"Ancient minerva? "

Norman muttered, and it made Noelle interested.

He had heard of the ancient Minerva language before, but had no chance to learn it. However, all the books and literature that he made learning materials, had a very limited time range.

All of those books only told of everything that happened from a thousand years ago, right at the time of the Demon King's first contact with this world, up to the hero's triumphant period, that was about 700 years ago.

(I'm really short of information, huh .. )

Because Noelle realized her weakness, she did not bother to cover it up, and instead asked Norman more.

"Ancient minerva? Can you tell me more about that? "

"Noelle, where are you actually from? You don't even know that language? "

(How do I know? All the words I read and heard, they will automatically be translated into the language I understand best! Blame Anastasia for making this translation so great! )

It is true that understanding a language is not a matter for Noelle's level of intelligence and speed of understanding. However, the problem is the ability of automatic translation. It was a little troublesome as it was passive and would continue to be active with no way to turn it off.

For this reason, Noelle had little difficulty in understanding the structure of language in this country. He can only rely on his own eyes to read the lips of his interlocutor, which are often very different from what he hears.

Norman seemed to understand Noelle's predicament as well. Although he was not so desperate to have obtained a formal education that made him able to learn the language faster.

"Where should I explain ... Well, Noelle, do you know what language is spoken in the country–no, this continent? "

Before Noelle answered him, Norman had already resumed his sentence. "It is referred to as the Hermes language, a derivative language that originated from the Minerva language."

According to Norman's explanation, it can be concluded that the language used in most countries today, Hermes language is a form of simplification of a more complicated language, namely Minerva language.

Before the Minerva language, there was an ancient Minerva language that is still unknown for its exact origins.

Clearly, the language was spoken by the Ainos before their era of leadership came to an end.

No one knows where the ancient Minerva language came from. However, many historians agree that the original language before the ancient Minerva language is a type of sacred language, and has a magical content that is able to influence the surrounding.

There is a lot of ancient literature that explains the rituals performed to make contact with the gods before the era of war against the Demon King, and the ritual uses 'original language' as its main source of power.

It was said, if one were to chant the name of honor, or do'a for the god they were targeting with this language, then it was certain that the path to connect with that figure would be wide open.

However, it also brought about various adverse effects. Back then, there was no definitive list for the name of a god who could be trusted, and which evil god could cause destruction. So, praying using that language is very risky because it can cause the opening of a way to connect with that extraordinary existence.

There are a lot of god existences out there, far more than people know, and believe. They are just like humans, having special characteristics in terms of their nature and conscience; which leads to the existence of good gods, and evil gods.

Because of the terrible risks and side effects, a simplified derived language, which contains almost no power, can be used to interact normally with others.

The name of the language was none other than the ancient Minerva, which was later revealed to be Minerva, and was derived, or simplified again into the language commonly used today, namely the Hermes language; it is a normal language that contains absolutely no power.

"So so … "

Noelle muttered as she watched Norman make examples of letters in all the languages she knew; ranging from ancient Minerva, Minerva, and Hermes.

"It's a pity that there's no record of the original language being the source of the ancient Minerva language, but I think that's a good thing considering how big the risk is."

"I understand … "

Noelle nodded, and began to recall the words that had her dragged into a strange place with the other Asterisks.

Then, he realized something. The sentence he read at the time, had two similar sentences, but was written in different letters. Are they from different languages? From Norman's explanation and example, Noelle concluded that the first two sentences that read: "Seeds gather, change happens" and "All deviations will be destroyed", were written in ancient Minerva, according to the example given by Norman.

Then, there are two other sentences with similar sounds, but written in different languages. Noelle doesn't know what language it is. His form was completely different to that exemplified by Norman of all the languages he knew; be it ancient Minerva, Minerva, or Hermes.

(If I could decipher the language .. Maybe I would find something ... )

Noelle is interested in solving the question of how she and all the other Asterisk members can be gathered. In addition, he still has not forgotten his true purpose, which is to find Chronoa and find a way to go to another world.

After learning of the many problems with this world, Noelle lost interest a little, and wanted to speed up the process of finding a way to go to another world.

"So there you have it, there are two languages that are commonly used today. Among them are the Hermes we use, and the Ganesha worn by the southerners. The two are quite similar in letters and everyday vocabulary, the difference being; ganesha languages use the vowel 'E' more in their vocabulary." Norman continued his explanation without waiting for a question from Noelle.

After hearing all of Norman's explanations, Noelle finally nodded as if understanding something. He then stood up and looked around.

(The explanation took about 20 minutes, but there was no change from the position of sun– I mean the eyeball. Besides ... The atmosphere is strange, I cannot feel the presence of any monsters .. )

Noelle took a deep breath for a moment, and began to ascertain her own strength. No problem, he's sure of it. He could still use all his strength. Only, his connection with Olivia with《Oath of Blood》still cut off.

"We'll save the rest for later. Now, what are we gonna do? "

He turned to Cryll and Norman to be sure, but the two just shook their heads in confusion. They were in a similar situation to Noelle.

After a while of discussion, they finally agreed to stand guard for a full 24 hours from now on. Of course, his guard system would use a rotation system. Starting from Noelle who will stand guard around for 40 minutes, then replaced by Cryll to stay awake for a similar duration. After that, Norman would replace their manning in a duration of 40 minutes as well.

After the first round, they would increase their duration to a full hour, in the same order as before.

Noelle would take the tent out of her spatial warehouse, and make it a resting place and a campground.

The reason he was doing this guarding system, was obviously because he wanted to ensure a time-spinning system within the dungeon.

Ever since he entered the dungeon, his internal clock had been a little chaotic and could not adjust the situation. He wanted to check the flow of time here that way.

Also, in this way, they could all recover their respective physical and mental states, so as not to interfere in a fight that could happen at any time.

Finally, the guard rotation began. Now Noelle is in a place not far from where Cryll and Norman are located.

Noelle looked around her, and found many trees growing randomly, making the path around her look like a labyrinth.

The only directions in this place were the yellow and red metal sticks he had set on the ground.

In addition, there was also a small river that flowed quite profusely nearby, and with this, the matter of food and drink was already resolved. Of course, assuming that the fish and water from the river in this dungeon were worth consuming.

While waiting for her turn to be completed, Noelle did some things to remove her boredom.

He took out a spear from his spatial warehouse, and quickly thrust the tip into one of the fish he saw.

"I haven't been hunting for a long time … "

Other than the relatively safe little animals, there was absolutely no dangerous existence of monsters, so he could relax now.

Noelle went on to hunt down several other fish, as well as creating traps to trap wild rabbits. Until finally, all the materials have been collected.

While walking around, Noelle picked some plants that she identified as herbs, and of course she would use them as seasonings for her lunch.

In total, he got nine medium-sized fish, and two fully grown wild rabbits.

Spending time draining their blood, Noelle then realized that her turn of vigil was over.

He then looked up at the sky, and realized that the position of the eyeball that replaced the sun had changed slightly.

(The flow of time is a little slower than I thought .. )

Noelle recorded the current position of the sun to her diary, and walked away from the position while carrying the results of the hunt.

(We will be on guard for 24 hours, so it should be tomorrow the sun will return to this position. But ... With the flow of time this late .. Maybe we'll be done in the morning .. )

The three of them used mental calculations to calculate the time, so the position of the sun would not bother them. But, still, it would be a little uncomfortable when 24 hours had passed, and the position of the sun was still low, yet to return to the position when the three of them found it.

(Yahh, everything will be revealed after the time .. )

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