The Second Son of The Marquis Runs Away from Home ~ Lacking Talent, He Abandons Everything and Becomes an Adventurer ~ - 149

Chapter 149: Guardian of the World

“The Chaos Crusader… was born to destroy humanity?”

As he asked while gripping the jet-black hilt, Elford nodded and replied.

“Dungeons and monsters are also born from ideation. It doesn’t change, even if they become powerful beings like rare drops.

My Abyssal Code, and yours, Ruskdete, Truudier, Eilseed… and even Hi-End, are all born from the collective ideation.”

“Is that so? Ruskdete.”

“Hmph, I don’t remember when I was born.”

When Aria asked, Ruskdete dismissed it as unimportant and drank her tea. Elford continued speaking, ignoring her.

“However… the Chaos Crusader is different from the others. It wasn’t born like the previous rare drops; it was created by the world itself.”

“…Created by the world?”

“Yes, it’s not only humans who generate ideation… to varying degrees, all living beings possess ideation. And the world we live in also has ideation.”

Elford created various creatures with water, eventually forming a sphere while continuing his explanation.

“Perhaps what Fifth is trying to summon is an entity with a clear intention to destroy the world… what you call the ‘White Ruin.’ The world created an entity to counter the destruction from dungeons, which were not originally meant to give birth to rare drops, for its own survival.”

“…So, that’s the Chaos Crusader. But if it was born to counter destruction, why does it want to destroy humanity?”

“…The ability of the Chaos Crusader is to convert captured souls into power. The condition for capturing is that the soul must be left with regrets… in simple terms, it targets those who had an unrewarding demise.

…And being suddenly killed by monsters that appeared out of nowhere would be an unrewarding demise for anyone, wouldn’t it?”

“…You don’t mean…”

Just as I realized and muttered, Aria and the others seemed to reach the same conclusion. Elford confirmed it as if checking the answer.

“Originally, the Chaos Crusader was a monster called ‘Funerary Armor’ that gained power by killing people with an army. The name ‘Chaos Crusader’ is quite apt, as it becomes a savior, a crusader, to save the world by bringing chaos, death, and destruction to humanity.”

“Funerary Armor…”

“But, Berg… everything changed when you defeated the Chaos Crusader.”

Elford continued, looking at me and the Chaos Crusader.

“By defeating it, the souls of the warriors, which were supposed to disappear as residual remains, awakened… As a result, the Chaos Crusader transformed from being a ‘Funerary Armor’ that brought destruction to humanity as a ‘Funerary Armor’ to protect humanity with the power bestowed upon it by the world.”

Even though I felt the gaze of everyone in the room, including myself and the Chaos Crusader, I remained silent, waiting for Elford to finish. And he concluded like this.

“And only you, Berg, recognized by the souls of the warriors, can unleash all the power of the Chaos Crusader.”