[Silver Ash] - Become The Strongest In Another World
CHAPTER 202: Joint Decisions (1)

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(Actually .. I have a guess for the way out .. )

Noelle thought seriously about Erwin's question. Connecting her to what Erwin had told her before, Noelle finally realized that finding a way out physically was a useless thing.

If this place was truly like a prison isolated from the outside world, then it would be difficult to find a way out. However, it was clear that this place was not completely isolated. Therefore, there is still a way that can be done.

In this case, the solution Noelle managed to think of was with the help of his name'. Noelle could call out her honor's name' and trigger a similar reaction to open the spirit gate. With that, maybe they can all get out.

Another solution, is to rely on the objects that Kaira and Norman use to copy connect. It can be used for teleportation. Only, it could only teleport to similar objects connected to it.

Norman and Kaira were still in this place, so it was impossible to rely on their teleportation.

(It's hard .. )

In the end, there is only one possible solution that can be done. Although, this was slightly against Noelle's wishes.

Noelle could only massage her own temple while looking towards the window, her gaze pointing directly at the giant red moon that was clearly visible without a hitch.

"Maybe .. We can name his honor' name to activate the spirit gate .. Most likely we can use it to go to the dungeon we entered before coming here … "

Erwin listened to Noelle with full focus, then thought for a moment. He then chose his words with great caution.

"That could be done. But I don't really recommend it. After all, mentioning the honorific name of a god—especially an outer god that does not belong to the ranks of the Orthodox Gods could have been a form of provocation that would offend Him'. Depending on his nature', 'He' will give a different response."

After listening to that, Noelle then fell silent without being able to say anything. What Erwin said was indeed true, and he could not deny it.

At first, Noelle had thought about the possibility, but she immediately put aside all the risks because she already felt safe enough.

"Haahhh .. This fog clearly dulls my intelligence … "

There was also the response Erwin mentioned earlier. 'He' will respond in the form of a dangerous attack if 'He' is not happy. Instead, 'He' would definitely give a lot of benefits to the person who prayed to'Him' if 'He' was in a good mood.

In this case, Noelle was actually quite sure that 'She' would give a good response. It was in accordance with his honor' name'.

The outer god Noelle thought of now had a name of honor which implied that 'She' was quite a friendly existence.

Noelle glanced at Erwin, and muttered, "Did you know that the honorific name-calling ritual must use language that could affect the power of nature to get a response? Previously, we had to use the Ancient Minerva language to get a response'Hya'."

"Yes." Yeah." Erwin nodded slightly, then continued, "To be honest I'm not very good at mysticism or ritual, but. I also understand Ancient Minerva quite well."

"Thankful .." Noelle heaved a sigh of relief as she realized the intelligence Erwin possessed. Thankfully he was not an ordinary old man who would go crazy in some time. This will make it easier for him to give an explanation.

"I can't prove it to you directly, but I can name his honor' using Hermes. That way, you can determine whether this existence is really safe or not."

"Hermes, yes … "

It's not that Erwin has any doubts about that. Hermes is the most common language spoken in many countries, and it is already the basic language that everyone should understand.

The language has no power capable of influencing the world and the surrounding nature, but mentioning the honorific name of the god with that language still has the possibility to get a response from the existence in question.

"Hehe, I understand your concern, but it doesn't matter. Mentioning his honor' name with Hermes would not produce any response, unless the existence in question was attracted to you."

It wasn't something Erwin didn't know, but hearing it from Noelle made him feel a little confident.

After all, mentioning his name' there should be no problem, as they are still in the dreamland. This collective dream realm was something that resulted from the remnants of the power of Vesperi Goddess Zelica, one of the Orthodox Gods that had many followers. Noelle doubted the existence of which she would name her name' had sufficient authority to interfere with the power of the Orthodox Goddess.

Later, Noelle fluently recited his honorary name' in Hermes.

"The white and gold, who became mysterious rulers in the dreamland, who ruled the path of illusory light and fog. Enjoy all the dishes, and share them with his followers. Who gave the calamity of fear to his enemy."

"The one who likes beautiful stories from fairy tales and the past, as well as 'He' who does not like sadness. 'He' who created an imaginary garden, who showed good memories to everyone, also who showed nightmares to everyone."

After the line was mentioned, he then switched to the line of true honorary names of the figure.

"You are the intruder of the outside world. Who loves fairy tales and the past."

Silence struck, and neither of them spoke. Shortly thereafter, Noelle finally smiled, as if satisfied after proving that mentioning his name' with the Hermes language in the dreamland was completely harmless.

After that, Erwin inevitably breathed a sigh of relief. He pinched his finger and once again tapped his chest three times in a crescent moon pattern. "Praise Miss."

He smiled at Noelle. "All right, you convinced me! Once we're out of this dreamland, you and your group can find me in the part I marked on the map. After that, we'll go out together."

Laughing heavily for a moment, Erwin then continued, "I myself am not so sure of my strength, but I have enough experience to guide you kids! "

Noelle responded with just a small smile. He then stood up, making his lazy chair disappear into the air, then walked closer to the window.

"People I know are around here somewhere. I want to get to him."

Of course, the person he was referring to was Olivia. Noelle has now returned to her form as the real Noelle, so her connection to Olivia quickly re-formed after entering the dreamland.

During her conversation with Erwin, Noelle did not stop confirming Olivia's presence, and would monitor her every move. Undoubtedly, Olivia ran quickly to come to this tower. She must have sensed Noelle's presence through the connection《Oath of Blood》.

Noelle turned around, intending to go out through the only door that was there. However, Erwin's voice stopped his steps.

"I'll go with you."

" ……… Why? "

Noelle initially wanted to go straight away and leave Erwin behind. The business is done, and he'll bring Erwin back to the real world. However, Erwin's actions made him hesitate for a moment, feeling as if Erwin did not understand the implied intent of his words.

However, contrary to Noelle's thoughts, Erwin actually already understood quite well about Noelle's situation. Only, he stopped her from going outside for some reason.

Noelle understands this too. Erwin was someone who had been stuck in this place for several years. That makes him a very experienced person in this field.

Noelle stopped her footsteps, and turned to look at Erwin. He knew that Erwin did not stop him for trivial reasons, so he waited until Erwin explained his own purpose.

After a long silence, a long sigh finally came out of Erwin.

At this moment, Noelle immediately understood his point.

For someone who had repeatedly entered the collective dreamland, he must have very much experience and acquaintances there.

Everyone who existed in the collective dreamland were people who had once entered an area outside the Senor Sea. That made Erwin know a lot of people here.

This place was a place that was quite isolated from the outside world, making it difficult to find a way out, and Noelle became a little curious as to how everyone stuck here interacted.

However, the thought disappeared instantly as he recalled the fog and heavy wind that could cause mental damage to a person. Right, some of them must be dead by now. Meeting Erwin who is still alive may be a lucky break for Noelle.

Erwin's earlier remark implied that there were many people with beyond reason forces hiding in the shadows of this area. Their existence was hard to detect, but that shouldn't be a problem for an immortal vampire.

(Yahh, it's good to be on guard .. )

"Then, what should I do? " ask Noelle to Erwin.

Erwin looked at him in silence for a moment, then smiled widely. "Actually, I don't know either. Most people who are trapped in this dreamland will hide from each other's existence. They didn't want to meet the others, and would eventually just die alone on an uninhabited island."

"So they're like introverted neighbors, yeah … "

Noelle nodded a few times, then looked at Erwin. "Come with me, I still need a tourist guide."

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After Noelle and Erwin came out of the tower, the two immediately took positions behind several large trees. Noelle is also actively expanding her range of detections in an attempt to find others.

However, in the end he only found one trace of existence, and it was Olivia whose location was still a bit far away.

Noelle and Erwin let go of their vigilance, and calmly walked down the created path somehow.

From his place, Noelle could see there were many gigantic buildings standing majestically in the distance.

One of those giant constructions was a giant black castle that had no idea who the creator was.

As Noelle focused on looking at the castle, Erwin who was beside her immediately spoke, "It is most likely that it is the castle of the Giant King Faulmir who lived in the era before the appearance of the Demon King. Wellh, I don't know for sure because the figure of the Giant King Faulmir is just a legendary figure that many adventurers know."

(Actually ... This is the first time I've heard that name .. )

Giant ... Noelle thought about the word ith for a while, but did not manage to find anything suitable. He glanced slightly at Erwin, hoping he would give an answer to his question. However, Erwin was unaware of that gaze and instead looked the other way with narrowed eyes.

Seeing Erwin's strangeness, Noelle immediately straightened her back. He prepared with his sword and was alert with Erwin's pointed direction.

However, not only did nothing happen, but there was not even a sensation of one's existence there.

Noelle had originally wanted to lower her weapon and continue on, but Erwin had already walked quickly in the direction she had pointed before.

(It should be nothing there .. )

Without voicing her thoughts, Noelle carefully followed Erwin and inspected the place. But, he was immediately startled by the silhouette of three strangers standing not far from his place.

As soon as she saw the figure of the three of them, Noelle inevitably let out cold sweat, while the grip of her hand against the sword hilt became even stronger.

They gave off no aura of intimidation at all, and quite the opposite; they were all extremely calm, as if they had no life whatsoever. However, Noelle was convinced that they were still alive—at least one of them. It could be seen with his constant up and down movements of his chest, while the other two had stood in place with pale faces and empty eyes. They're both dead!

What made Noelle feel a little panicked earlier was that she could not detect their presence at all. Although he was already preparing for some possible similar events, it was still surprising for him to find others able to evade his detection.

Noelle and Erwin did not move in the slightest as they silently watched the surviving man. He was wearing a robe full of reddish black, and his thin, pale face looked recatively healthy. His hair was long golden, and tied simple so that it made him look neat.

From his appearance, everyone could think that he was a priest of one of the Orthodox Churches. However, in fact, the organization he entered was not the Orthodox Church, but another; an organization whose purpose was not known with certainty, but which had been known to have many members who were insane and irrational.

" … Swallow Life Order! "

Erwin widened his eyes, and directly entered into the attacking position with the sword Noelle had given him earlier.

The man who was allegedly a member of the Swallow Life Order looked at Erwin, and nodded slightly. He then stretched out his hand, creating a line of golden light that followed from his index finger.

As soon as his index finger pointed right at Erwin, a dazzling beam appeared, followed by a huge explosion that suddenly appeared.

Following her instinct, Noelle reflexively instantly created a physical barrier and a magic barrier that layered, then coated it again with her own blood.

At the same time, he also used his telekinesis and controlled several swords to cut down and stab at the Swallow Life Order's members.

Utilizing《Clairvoyance》, Noelle then accurately controlled her sword and targeted right at the man's neck.

His attack landed successfully, and the man's neck had a sword piercing through it, spitting out a lot of foul-smelling blood.

For a moment, there was no additional reaction from him. However, before long, the body of the Swallow Life Order member was moving in a strange way. He wriggled, and forcefully pulled out the sword that had previously stuck on his neck.

His expression crooked as a large amount of blood was removed from the scar, and the scar on the man's neck then let out a disgusting lump of reddish flesh, completely covering the sword's stab scar.

It didn't take long for Noelle to understand the situation.

"He's not human! "

After muttering that anxiously, Noelle instantly created a blood chain that she could control freely, then wrapped around Erwin's large body to be forcibly carried.

He then ran, trying to get away from the Swallow Life Order's member position. Behind him, there was Erwin's figure hanging on the chain, trying to balance Noelle's speed with her body weight.

"Seriously, I didn't expect there would be Swallow Life Order members in this place … "

After being far enough away from the starting position, Noelle immediately lowered Erwin, making Erwin breathe a sigh of relief and peek inside the ship.

Meanwhile, Noelle who heard the name of the organization was silent.

"I really didn't know there was such an organization … "

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