Chapter 450: Priests and Priestesses

"We greet Our King."

Everyone was stunned when they heard this sentence. Without a doubt, they spoke English, yet, it was weird to hear it because of Shinkai and his wife, who had yet to say something in English. The silence completely stunned them, but only Kai actually noticed the difference between this place and other areas they had crossed.

There wasn't a single noise from the magical beasts in his hearing range. Instead, all of them appeared to be the voices from the area before him.

Still, no one seemed to be able to listen to their voices, so it was no wonder this place hadn't been discovered for thousands of years.

Seeing the expression on Kai's face, they knew Kai was a protector because every single protector would be born with a pair of ears that could hear everything.

The male finally introduced himself. "We are the 44th generation of Priest and Priestess of Emulda Kalan. My name is Devain Aguilar and she is Leah Arnell. We would like to greet you at our humble palace, Emulda Kalan."

"I've heard that no outsiders can't enter…" Kai said with a hesitant tone, stopping to see their expressions.

Leah smiled and explained, "If My King permits, they shall be exempted from those rules. But we're surprised to see you've met one of us, Aulia Kernell."

"I met her on my way here. She and her husband have guided me to this place." Kai nodded.

"Oni…" Devain narrowed his eyes, contemplated, and nodded in understanding. "I understand. I shall be informing this matter to the grand priest. For now, I would like to invite you inside. Would you mind following me?"

Before coming to a decision, he turned around and looked at their expressions. Arnaud and Roselyn were ready for this, so they nodded their heads. Even if they died, it would be recorded as having fallen in a mission.

Sofia didn't care much about any of those things. Seeing him coming to the other side alone was already enough for her to go to the other side.

Shinkai was also the same since he came here to accompany his wife to meet her family. The last one that had a problem with this was none other than Jules.

He also had another responsibility which was his family. If he went back, he could still stay strong to protect the family, but if he died inside, the Campbell Family would start declining. He was sure that the Union would use that opportunity to suppress his family.

But when he took another look at it, if he died in this place, Arnaud would also die, so he believed his son would be able to handle everything. Besides, with Kai and Sofia's relationship, Kai wouldn't really let their family decline just like that, so Jules decided to come as well.

After getting confirmation from their expressions, Kai turned around and nodded. "Sure. Let's go inside."

The Priest and Priestess then rose from the ground and clapped their hands at the same time.

Clap.

A pair of magic circles right behind them before the necklace he got from Rapakha started glowing.

"It is resonating..." Kai narrowed his eyes and found a circular torrential air appear between the Priest and Priestess like that of a portal. Behind them, he could find a stone road along with a few buildings on the sides. Still, what took his focus was none other than the giant building on the end of the road.

The structure had a simple cube shape, but there were some slopes around them, making it different from any other. There were also tall stairs that seemed to be the main entrance.

"So, this is the place…" Kai took a deep breath and gradually walked toward the portal before stopping right in front of it. "I can hear many people around the entrance."

"They are just doing their daily activities. Please pay no mind to them." Leah explained with a smile, standing right behind Kai together with the Priest.

After contemplating for a few seconds, Kai decided to enter the portal while signaling the others to follow him.

Surprisingly, the buildings seemed to be made of bricks and cement, yet, Kai could notice that the house seemed to follow the style of a few hundred years prior.

Kai fell silent the moment he entered the portal because people began to notice his presence, followed by many outsiders along with their Priest and Priestess.

"Someone is escorted by the Priest and Priestess?"

"There are also outsiders."

"There's even an Oni of the east."

"What is happening here?"

"Is he…"

The people started whispering to each other in a language Kai and the others couldn't understand, but Kai got the gist of what they were saying from their tones and heartbeats. They were doubting his identity.

Before anyone could have a misconception, while Devain closed the portal, Leah came forward and clarified. "Please give us our way. Our King has come. The world is in turmoil, and there's a chance that this place will be targeted in the future."

"…"

The people hesitated once they heard it. To everyone's surprise, each person began to kneel on one knee, saluting Kai.

Kai looked at their attire and found so many current trend clothing styles. Some also even used traditional clothes from a few countries. They seemed to have gone all over the world to observe the trend and the world's development, incorporating that knowledge into their own place.

"…" Kai didn't know why, but the path to go to the biggest building had been opened.

Leah and Devain walked to the front and stretched their hands. "Please this way."

Kai nodded and followed them without saying anything to the people there. He didn't know their language, so it was better to keep his silence for a moment.

The group reached the big building after a five-minute walk and started to climb the building.

He looked left and right to see these orange-colored stones that looked like the pyramid's but slightly different. He didn't know this material, but he understood that the pyramid must be built by people with power.

In other words, when the Magic Particles were still dense in the air and strengthened the human's physical abilities, the humans built all those monuments.

'It is not a legend anymore.' Kai thought while checking their surroundings. From his ears, he could perceive around ten thousand people living in the city. He could also find many fields, from food to sports.

Considering they needed to live here for thousands of years, he thought they also needed some fun things. In fact, he found others listening to the television.

This place or he could also call it this cage, was isolated but not isolated at the same time.

When he raised his vision, he could see a thin layer of barrier that seemed to be hiding this place from the real world. But they could still see the scenery outside and experienced rain. As for the water, they seemed to have their own way of acquiring it, along with other things from the real world.

Still, when he took a look at this place, the people didn't seem to be that bad, at least in their happiness.

"This is a good city." Kai couldn't help but mutter.

The group halted and looked at him before taking a glance at the city.

Devain nodded with a smile. "Thank you for the praise, My King. We're proud to cultivate this entire town."

Kai turned back and continued going up. "Anyway, I think we shouldn't waste any more time. I can hear someone grumbling about my arrival."

What Kai said was the truth. He indeed heard a female's voice coming from inside this building. Yet, there seemed to be another man besides her, smacking her head, saying, "You can't say that."

"That…" Leah scratched the back of her head, wondering how to introduce that person to him. "I think it's better for My King to meet her yourself. She is the previous generation Priestess, Arba Eaon."

"I'm sure that someone is next to her, waiting for you. He is our mentor, the previous generation Priest, Aston Maian," added Devain while stretching his hand. "I believe we should hurry up. After retiring from their position, they have become the Grand Priest and Priestess, whose purpose is to train the next generation like us."

"I see. Then, we shouldn't let them wait." Kai nodded with a gentle smile.

When they arrived at the top, they needed to go through a labyrinth. At the end of this "labyrinth" were two giant stone doors where Devain and Leah opened the door for him.

"Please wait here for a moment." Leah stopped Kai's companions before they entered together with Kai and closed the doors.

Sofia and the others had no other choice than to wait, so they tried to discuss this matter.

Meanwhile, in the room, Kai found an old man greeting him on one knee.

"I'm honored to see you well, My King. I'm Aston Maian, the Grand Priest of this Emulda Kalan." The male was an old man with a long white beard. His figure was petite, but he was by no means malnourished.

Next to him was a woman that seemed to be slightly older than Leah. Unlike the guy, she wore a slightly revealing outfit that showed her cleavage and a miniskirt. She lazily laid down on her side while using her right hand to support her head.

"Oh! The King has finally arrived. I'm Arba. Welcome!"

"Oi! You need to—" Aston raised from the ground and stretched his hand to Arba's head to force her to bow before Kai, but they soon heard a giggle from Kai.

They were stunned and looked at him, finding him smiling gently.

"Nice to meet you. I'm Kai Carter. There's no one here that will judge you for your character, so I don't mind."

"…" Arba widened her eyes before slightly revealing her canine. She smirked, "Interesting."