Faith Life of a Former Scammer

071. father. that great name

After sending the Elves to Killika, Leon moved directly towards the Wedge Mountains.

“The city of hot springs. Welcome to Suban, priest.”

“Thank you for the welcome.”

To go to the Wedge Mountains, it was the fastest way to go through Suban, right below the mountain range.

Leone left the teleport gate and looked at the huge mountain range outside the city.

‘Because it’s amazing whenever I come.’

Suban, a hot spring town. The reason why this place was able to develop into a hot spring town was all because of the Wedge Mountains.

‘Looking at it this way, it seems like it’s natural for a legend to happen.’

Wedge Mountains. Like its strange name, this mountain range has a story to tell.

‘A mountain range that divides the two like a wedge between the sea and the city.’

sea and city.

A mountain range wedged between the two.

According to legend, it is a mountain range created by someone to protect the city from an ‘submarine volcano’.

‘How do people make this?’

Considering the size of the mountain range, there was a reason why it was passed down as a ‘legend’ rather than a ‘history’.

‘Well, the location is exquisite.’

Still, the reason the legend persists is because of the mountain range’s exquisite location and the presence of real underwater volcanoes.

‘The problem is that this is also the same as investigating the Sand Hell.’

Any special events happening here?

There was none.

Undersea volcanoes erupt, but that wasn’t a bad thing.

‘Rather, the city will develop further after the eruption of the submarine volcano.’

A few years later, an undersea volcano erupts and the quality of the hot spring water improves. Thanks to this, the city grows explosively.

No one died and no damage was done to the city.

‘Fortunately, there is a clue this time.’

Unlike the desert, there were clues this time.

‘Volcano’ and ‘Dwarf’.

Combining the two pieces of information, I deduced why the mission appeared.

‘What if a volcano erupted and the Dwarven city collapsed?’

The Dwarves would have suffered near extinction.

‘Because that’s how dwarves came into the world.’

Dwarves who came into the world are captured by nobles and live like slaves for the rest of their lives.

This was the future of the dwarf clan.

‘By the way, if there are no dwarves in the world, will there be a problem that will hasten its destruction?’

Although they lived like slaves, they were not extinct. Dwarves remained on the continent until Leon died.

As the question continued, Leon cut the thought off.

‘I can see for myself.’

There was no need to worry.

The Wedge Mountains were right in front of us.

* * *

A huge wedge mountain range blocking the sea. Finding the dwarves hiding here is impossible alone.

‘Of course, that doesn’t apply to me.’

I didn’t come to the mountains blindly. Leon had a way to find the dwarves.

‘Bixby!’

[Yes! Let’s start right away!]

Giving instructions to Bixby, Leon bent down on one knee and placed his palm on the ground.

[Special skill: The seventh path is activated.]

I would never have been able to find it anywhere else. However, if it is a ‘mountain’, you can find it unconditionally.

The method was simple.

‘I don’t need anything else. Find a unique terrain where the dwarves might be!’

[Yes, I understand.]

‘Ask’ the trees.

The power of the World Tree made this nonsense possible.

After a while, the result came out.

[I… … I did find it, but this is a bit strange.]

‘what?’

[Deep in the ground, I found a tunnel that appears to be an artificial structure.]

It was natural for dwarves to live underground.

‘Why is that?’

[The problem is that the tunnel is too long.]

‘Can’t you check it with the tree at the end, even if it’s long?’

[that is… … It is impossible to track because it leads to the sea.]

‘Under the sea!?’

A tunnel leading to the sea.

That pointed to a fact.

‘It was surprising that elves live in the ground, but dwarves live in the sea?’

Dwarves lived in the sea.

‘Well, since it happened like this, I think I’ll have to run to the tunnel. it was better Bixby Let’s do that on this occasion.’

[ah! I will prepare right away!]

Leone warmed up and waited for Bixby to be ready.

[Symbeop of Reverse Heaven. I will operate it at maximum output.]

Rion began to circulate fiercely in Leon’s body. Soon, Bixby opened his mouth to see if the preparations were complete.

[The footsteps of the reverse stream. It activates.]

[Assorted Set (Physical) activates.]

The Reverse Step and Siri’s buff were activated at the same time.

‘let’s go!’

Like an arrow being fired from a crossbow, Leon’s body jumped forward.

If you are going to go, you must go as soon as possible.

* * *

Deep in the Wedge Mountains.

“It has arrived!”

Leon screamed as soon as he arrived.

‘Are you sure this is here?’

[That’s right. The shortest tunnel is here.]

‘finally.’

The memory of running without a break for days passed by.

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Memories of several days of recovering with divine power, eating while running, and constantly running and climbing mountains.

‘… … Let’s pretend that I’ve been training in reverse.’

Thanks to that, I arrived quickly while training my skills, so there was nothing bad about it.

‘great. let’s get right in You said that was possible?’

[of course! Then let’s begin!]

The way down to the tunnel was not as ignorant as climbing the mountain.

[Special skill: The seventh path is activated.]

The power of the world tree moved, and the floor on which Leon was standing began to change.

As if falling into quicksand, Leon’s legs started to fall out.

‘great. Can’t we just wait?’

[Yep! That’s right! I will guide you to the tunnel!]

It was a method that applied what the elves used to make quicksand. Leon’s body was slowly sucked into the ground.

Now all you have to do is wait.

‘Hey Siri! Move me to the world of images.’

[Yes, I understand.]

Leon’s consciousness was instantly transferred to the world of images.

“Hey Siri, I’m going to sleep.”

While running to this place, thanks to the divine power, the body was fine, but the mind was in a very tired state.

[I will wake you up when you arrive.]

“Please.”

With those words, Leon immediately fell asleep. While Leon was asleep, his body moved deep into the ground.

Its appearance was very mysterious.

Rion’s body was wrapped in divine power, and it looked like a ‘cocoon’.

The deeper they went, the stronger the pressure, and the color of the cocoon got darker and darker.

By the time we almost reached the aisle, Leon woke up in the world of images.

“Anyone has to sleep. Fatigue goes away.”

Leon immediately asked Siri.

“How far have you been?”

[We’ve almost reached the aisle, but it will take more time.]

“why?”

[The ground water is much larger than the information the tree gave us. I think I need to go back big.]

“bypass? Can you show me the approximate route?”

[Yes, I understand.]

Because of the underground water flowing over the passage, it seemed like it would take a long way back.

“Hey Siri, can you stop the water from entering if I give it a stronger divine power that surrounds my body?”

[It seems possible if you mix the holy power and the seventh path.]

then there is no need to go back

“Looks like underground water is flowing over the passage. How about riding down the underground water all the way down? Harden the cocoon.”

It seemed like this would cut the time and not have to go back.

[There’s a problem.]

“Problem?”

[The space where the groundwater flows is not that wide. It is impossible with the current body.]

It wasn’t too much of a problem either.

“Bixby!”

[Yes, Master!]

“How much can I shrink my body?”

Bixby’s fury could change bodies.

[ah! If you compress your bones and muscles to the extreme… … .]

This was not something Leon would consider.

“Hey Siri, talk to Bixby and see if you can fit it into the groundwater area.”

[Yes, I understand.]

The results came out quickly.

[I think you can shrink your body as much as the space where the groundwater flows.]

“Five! Is it possible?”

[Enough, Master! Originally, this would have been difficult, but we have the power of madness and the world tree… … .]

“You mean it?”

[Yep! I think I can reduce my height to about 110cm!]

At 110 cm, it was about the height of a 5-6 year old child. This was like a hit.

“If you do this, you can even lie about your age, right?”

I don’t know where I’ll use it, but there’s nothing wrong with having it ready.

“Bixby, you make my body smaller, and Siri, you make my cocoon really hard.”

[Yes. I’ll start right away.]

[Leave it to me!]

Body size decreased rapidly.

“Hey, this is amazing.”

This was strange, but there was something even more strange.

“I was wondering why you need the power of the World Tree.”

The reason why the power of the World Tree is needed to harden the cocoon.

Fine soil began to wrap around Leon’s body like an egg, and the divine power and the power of the world tree strengthened the new cocoon.

“Kya! Is it cool?”

Despite being made of dirt, the new cocoon was transparent.

“Does it look like a real egg?”

If a human was born from an egg, I wondered if this would be exactly what it would look like.

“Hey Siri, direct the cocoon straight to the groundwater.”

[Yes. I will ride the underground water and move on.]

“Bixby, you come to work. I will make a face suitable for my age.”

[I’ll prepare right away!]

* * *

“Five! Good? Can it be cuter?”

[How about this?]

“great. It’s just like when I was younger.”

Her face was completely different from when she was young, but memories are beautified and memories are fluid.

Just like in the case of O-Ren, it’s good to be good-looking, so if you’re cute, you’ll be good somewhere.

While Rion and Bixby are making dozens of faces that match their height.

Ciri was skillfully manipulating Rion’s cocoon.

[I am getting used to controlling the water.]

“It’s good that you came to the groundwater. I never thought there would be such power on the seventh road.”

Perhaps because the power of the World Tree is ‘Natural Power + Divine Power’, it was possible to control the water, although not like trees and soil.

“Isn’t that how you don’t need to make a cocoon?”

[Yes. It seems that underwater breathing is also possible if you use the ‘Seventh Path’.]

In this way, it seemed that there would be no big problem even if it was in the sea.

“great. Where are you now?”

[It is out of the mountain range and is currently underground under the sea.]

This underground water continued from the land to the sea for a long time.

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Moving with water was also the answer. The deeper I went, the more solid this thought became.

[The groundwater flow path has changed.]

“how?”

[This is a made path, not a natural path.]

“Is it made with a canal that leads to groundwater?”

[It seems reasonable to see it that way.]

If it was as Siri and Leone thought, it was the fastest way to the city.

* * *

The central square of the city of Dwarves.

A ceremony was going on there.

“I swear by the sacred lake that holds our lives!”

A man who looked like a king spoke as if declaring.

“To the fishermen who threaten our lives! Lower the mace of justice!”

Everyone was paying attention to the king’s words.

“I will solve all these problems!”

Respect flashed on everyone’s faces.

“To defend our final resting place!”

Consciousness rose as if it were going to a climax, and everyone’s concentration gathered.

Then, as if responding to the king’s declaration, ‘something’ rose from the lake.

“That one?”

The king looked at something floating in the lake. It was washed to where the king was.

“egg?”

A mysterious and transparent egg. A new life was wriggling in it.

shit.

The egg cracked and the child inside the egg opened its eyes.

“This, this.”

The bewildered king and dwarf villagers.

However, the confusion seems to be a medicine.

Shocking words came out of the child’s mouth.

“Dad!”

That day, the ceremony was canceled.