Chapter 568: 568
 

The experiences within the Fate Space are invisible to the outside world.

Although clearing the challenge has much to do with one’s strength, a certain degree of randomness and luck is involved… Perhaps even resorting to using the power of others to clear the challenge.

In the eyes of the councilors, a qualified official knight is not only tested for his ability to combat life outside the city but also tested for ‘Survival against Fate’.

Only by constantly clearing the Fate Space can one continuously strengthen oneself.

Therefore, the points collected by the tax law, which have created this trial area, enable the councilors to clearly understand the comprehensive quality of the knights.

The difficulty of the “Golden Apple Trial” is extremely high, not something that a novice knight can pass easily.

From the beginning, the councilors did not believe that any knight could pick the ‘Golden Apple’, but merely used this test to examine the limits of the five strongest newcomers when they fall into extremely dangerous scenarios.

At present.

If Han Dong directly attacks the fairy, even if he is extremely powerful…without using his power from outside the city, defeat would be the only outcome.

Finding the [rules] in it is the key to obtaining the golden apples.

“Not bad…this kid got the right direction from the start.”

Marlon praised softly when he saw Han Dong’s performance.

Otto muttered at his side: “It’s just about finding the right direction… the most crucial point in the Golden Apple Test lies in the [True and False], once judged wrongly, you will be out.

Damn it… With Sean’s reckless nature, he can’t possibly get the Golden Apple, all we can hope for is that someone gets eliminated ahead of him.”

…

The treehouse corresponds to the fairy’s bedroom.

Extremely close to nature in design.

A kind of facial fungus covers the wooden plank bed, serving as a ‘mattress’.

A large number of leather paintings hang on the wall, made from the skin of knights and summoned creatures from previous trials, combined with a stinky paint, the fairy crafted beautiful paintings.

“Come here…

Han Dong remained composed, sitting with the fairy on the plank bed full of mushrooms.

The study of plagues is at play at this moment. Otherwise, these fungi would rapidly cover his body.

The fairy revealed her beautiful blood-red fangs,

And stared at him with her beautiful big eyes, looking like a dead fish,

With a dramatic smile, words spilled out from between her teeth:

“It’s been a long time since a brave warrior has come to me… if you fulfill my request, you will get a chance to pick the Golden Apple, and I will also provide you with a crucial clue.”

“What do you need me to do?”

“I have a sister who I’ve confined in the basement… some of her abilities have been restrained, and I need you to take something from her for me.”

“What is it.”

“A heart… the heart of a fairy.”

The foot of the bed leads to the basement, full of Ghost Face Mushrooms, and curious tree roots extending downwards.

“Remember, no matter what she says is a lie, you only need to bring me her heart.”

“Sure.”

Han Dong had no questions.

The only choice given to him now was to go to the basement, asking too many questions wouldn’t be good.

“Brave warrior, I look forward to your performance.”

As Han Dong stepped into the basement, the plank immediately got shut by the fairy.

“What a sweet-looking fairy indeed.

Is the background of the trial a dark version of Greek mythology? Or perhaps, the true mythology is just like this.

The doubts about the task she gave me will naturally be cleared up when I see the suppressed fairy below…

The real difficulty of this trial might not lie in breaking the code or combat.

But in discernment.”

With the blessing of plague studies.

Han Dong walked in the fungus-filled basement, unconcerned by the damage of any fungus.

Finally, in the depths of the basement, he found the pathetic fairy, wrapped in tree roots, and even having roots stuck into her skin.

She too wore a circlet of flowers and donned white clothes.

Looking pathetic, her azure eyes had long been fixed on the arriving Han Dong, constantly conveying signals of help.

This was quite different from the ‘cute-looking’ fairy upstairs.

“Save me! My name is Erythia, the goddess who plants and protects the Golden Apple Tree… A long time ago, evil forces invaded here and imprisoned the three of us sisters in different places.

Young warrior, if you can save us, we will offer the ‘Golden Apple’ as a reward.

The evil upstairs is indeed powerful, but it also has weaknesses.

The reason she sent you down here is that she fears the divine nature in me as an evil creature.

Take my bracelet, and when you put it on her hand, it will greatly restrain her ability, and then kill her!

This tree will also decay with the death of the evil creature, and I will regain my freedom.

…Later, I will offer myself to you as a reward for your bravery!”

As expected…

Han Dong’s guess was correct.

The difficulty of the trial lies in ‘discerning truth from falsehood’.

Whether it’s in appearance or dress, expression or language, or referencing the specific description of the fairy in mythology, this lady bound by tree roots fits more as a fairy in the mythology.

Moreover, her claims weren’t wrong either.

Since she was already bound here, why wouldn’t the woman upstairs come and get the heart herself, why would she need Han Dong to do it for her?

Many people might choose to help the real fairy at this point.

But… Han Dong didn’t think so.

Combining the essence of the mythological story, and the fundamental purpose of the council’s design of the trial, Han Dong identified that the root of the trial was [Evil]… Only the knight who could confront [Evil] would survive in such a world.

“Beautiful only on the outside.”

“What?”

“I’m sorry, but I happen to have read the mythological story about the Golden Apple… The Golden Apple itself is not a good thing, it was even the root cause of the outbreak of the Trojan War.

I trust more that the lady upstairs is the real guardian.”

Upon hearing this.

The pitiful fairy in front of him immediately changed her face.

“Then, go to hell…”

For a moment, all the tree roots in the basement began to move, shooting at Han Dong from different positions.

If the sharp roots pierced the skin, they could inject him with a paralyzing venom, turning him into solid fertilizer and trapping him down there forever.

With a killing intent rising.

The dormant G-virus in his body was fully activated.

Blood threads as thin as noodles drilled out of Han Dong’s right forearm.

In a short time, his forearm transformed into a ‘Biochemical Blade (a blade made up of a high-density keratin layer, in conjunction with a well-built muscular connection system)’. A forward chop strike, combined with the left hand’s advance.

Obtained the crucial item ‘Fairy’s Heart’.

Knock Knock Knock…

Knocked on the door of the basement.

The ‘cute’ looking real fairy was waiting inside the room.

“You actually did it… Many brave men had promised my request, but were bewitched by the siren under, and turned against me.

You are a man of your word.

However, I’m not such a fairy.”

The fairy pushed Han Dong onto the bed in one move, “Warrior! If you need me to guide you, you’ll have to do one more thing for me… a rather troublesome thing.”