Chapter 68
Chapter 68
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Translator: uly
Chapter: 68
Chapter Title: 갤러리의 유일 파충류가 되었다 68화
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Translator: uly
Chapter: 68
Chapter Title: Became the Gallery's Only Reptile
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Do you know how long it took for the name Keter to come up?
From midway on, I just blankly spent the time making names instead of even thinking to check the clock, so it's not precise, but roughly four to five hours went into creating and recalling it.
And now I have to do this nine more times?
'This is gonna be pure hell.'
But don't worry.
The thing I'm dreading won't happen 'right now.'
Ceres said that currently, Keter is the only one with consciousness who can act on her own.
Sure, there are nine siblings to come after her, but it will take quite some time before they open their eyes.
In other words, no need to squeeze out nine more names right away!
So instead of suffering later, it would be good to think of names in advance.
'Hmm.'
And one odd feeling that arose while deciding on Keter's name.
The word Keter didn't feel unfamiliar somewhere.
Where had I heard this word before?
'At least it didn't come up in Jijiyong.'
Still, if I know it, it probably wouldn't be so obscure that no one else does.
Wondering if it's a word other people might know, I naturally opened the gallery to borrow the power of collective intelligence.
This time, without a photo—just a plain, short text post.
-Name from the Tree of Sephirot, right?
-Can find it in the library.
-From the alchemy manga, the door the protagonist uses.
'The Tree of Sephirot.'
Yeah, it was a name I felt like I'd heard before, and it was connected to that.
Honestly, I don't know the Tree of Sephirot in detail.
I just vaguely know the name from other manga or games.
[Ten?]
Then since I used Keter this time, nine remain.
And Keter's siblings number nine.
[...Gulp.]
Is this really a coincidence?
Not certain, but at least I don't want to brush it off as one.
Fate. Yeah, this is fate, not coincidence.
And just like that, I instantly came up with names for Keter's siblings.
-What? You've already decided all the names?
[Yeah. I'm sure you'll like them.]
If by any chance Ceres or Keter didn't like them, I'd have to rename, but I had a feeling those two would definitely approve of these names.
[First 'Keter', then from the second: 'Chokmah', 'Binah', 'Chesed', 'Gevurah', 'Tiferet', 'Netzach', 'Hod', 'Yesod'. And finally... 'Malkuth']
Their reactions to this... well, they were pretty much exactly as I'd expected.
Crunch. Crunch.
Meanwhile, on this historic day when the first elf received the name Keter and her soon-to-be-born siblings were each granted their own names.
Another place found itself facing an equally momentous situation.
"Huh. This is... a bit more than I expected."
X glanced down at his hand.
It should have been shrouded in darkness, invisible, but for some reason, the darkness had vanished now, revealing his pale white skin to the world.
Sizzle.
Not just his hand.
From various parts of X's body, horrific sounds accompanied the melting darkness.
And in the spots where the darkness dissolved, X's true body was consistently revealed without fail.
Even on his head, the retreating darkness uncovered snow-white hair.
This revealed that X possessed pure white hair, utterly at odds with his ability.
"Hatched faster than I predicted. Did I make a mistake somewhere?"
X scratched his cheek while eyeing the massive beings before him.
Originally, these creatures should have hatched from their eggs far later than now.
Yet they had shortened the expected timeline by over 500 years—how stifling must it have been inside?
"The margin of error is way too big. Hmm."
And the chilling auras emanating from them far exceeded prior predictions.
To melt the very concept of darkness with just the venom they exuded right after hatching—what terrifying power.
[Grrr...]
[Kyaooo...]
[Shaaaak...]
Normally, a beast's newborn young are fragile beyond measure.
But lay eyes on these, and such notions would vanish instantly.
Monsters possessing fully mature, adult bodies from the very moment of birth.
They were lifeforms X had created using two fangs and one poison sac he'd seized from the Wind Spirit King.
'I gave them the three names: Nidhogg, Jormungandr, and Hydra.'
Nidhogg, ruler of the skies.
The firstborn among the three, uniquely equipped with wings and thick arms, bearing a form akin to a dragon.
Poison permeates from its teeth to every single scale—its very existence is a colossal venom.
Considering the materials used to make Nidhogg, even setting aside its poison, its physical prowess alone could plunge the world into terror.
[Kyak!]
Crack.
He tried binding its body with darkness to stop the rampage, but Nidhogg simply seized the darkness with both arms and tore it apart.
Even fresh from birth, this was no issue for it, huh.
Thud. Rumble rumble boom.
"Eek."
X dodged falling debris from the ceiling, casting a momentary helpless glance.
It was due to the second one, Jormungandr.
Jormungandr, ruler of the seas.
The only one among the three in a perfect serpentine form, devoid of wings, legs, or arms.
But it would be a grave mistake to mock it.
Theoretically, Jormungandr possesses the ability to grow its body infinitely.
Even now, at its smallest size in life before activating that power, it already filled this space to the brim, practically jamming it tight.
A slight movement from it, and this space would collapse entirely.
Shaaaa...
"Whoa, the youngest has some seriously toxic breath."
[Grrrrr...]
And finally, the youngest.
Hydra, ruler of the earth, following sky and sea.
One glance at Hydra reveals its unique trait: nine heads, and breath that spreads poison merely by exhaling.
In strength, size, speed—nothing falls short of Nidhogg or Jormungandr.
But in just two aspects.
Its venom's potency and bodily regeneration far surpass those two.
The complete melting of this space's darkness, and the erasure of the darkness cloaking X's body—all resulted from the poison mingled in Hydra's breath.
"Thrilled you're all hatching so healthily, but isn't this a bit too healthy?"
And right now, they all wanted to break out of this space and head outside.
Having spent their lives in darkness, they must have felt unbearably confined.
But X had no intention of letting them out just yet.
Masterpieces of this irreplaceable era.
No—unknowable outcomes beyond mere masterpieces— he couldn't afford to lose them easily.
'This space is already ruined beyond repair thanks to Jormungandr anyway. Should I just seal it whole as is?'
It was no longer fit for further research.
Might as well procure a new location and start fresh—this place was that badly wrecked.
"Alright, everyone, sleep a bit more! I'll wake you up again in about 500 years!"
Once decided, time to act.
X immediately compressed the space outright, establishing laws to prevent the three from exiting, and initiated the seal.
Crunch.
"As expected of the young ones—power just overflowing!"
Of course, with no intention of going down easy, as X tried compressing the space, they moved to shatter it.
But no matter their immense potential or how dangerous they seemed from birth, they were still mere newborns.
Why wouldn't X let them out?
Because even if they did, before fully blooming their potential, others would come to slay them.
They were still lacking in many ways.
"So you can't go outside just yet."
Sure, plenty strong now, but still too weak for the outside world.
Given their potential, the moment they emerged, all sorts of threats would swarm to kill them.
"Then sleep tight, everyone~."
Click.
And thus, X sealed Nidhogg, Jormungandr, and Hydra—not even an hour old—for 500 years.
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