[Hint: Demon Compendium... has been recorded...]
The gigantic tail swept across, stirring the skies, even blocking the sun!
Roy leaned back, struggling to capture the Sand Worm's appearance. Finally... with the enhancement of [En], he glimpsed the full view of the Sand Worm and recorded it in the [Demon Compendium]...
A familiar prompt sound came....
[Sand Worm Lord: A-class Demon (Note: Rating based on ants, Elite Squad Leader is D, Master General is C, Three Royal Guards is B, Ant King is B+)]
[Manifested Nen Amount: 3741254/ten million]
[Potential Qi Amount: 7412812/ten million]
[Racial Talent... Known One [Earth Walk] (Note: Sand Worm see rock layers as air, can freely shuttle underground without resistance)... Known Two [Lend] (Note: Sand Worm can lend its "Nenryoku/Talent" to the louse colony residing on its surface)... Unknown Talent: Unknown.]
[Followers: Between 100,000-500,000]
[Power Of Faith: 1784 points]
[Evaluation: It is a king of a certain forest, lord of thousands of beasts, recognized by the forest spirits, a guardian shielding a region from the plagues of "disaster"]
[Note: Humans provoked its wrath by intruding its territory without presenting "proof"...]
"You don't follow the rules!" Roy looked up as the giant tail smashed down, unable to gauge with the naked eye just how massive it was. In that instant... he seemed to hear this being, far greater than the Ant King Meruem... roaring in rage!
[The human world belongs to humans, the world of magical beasts belongs to magical beasts], this saying from his grandfather Jager's "Record of the Western Continent" suddenly flashed through Roy's mind, and the next moment... his vision went black... followed by unconsciousness....
In a daze, he seemed to see Netero manifesting the "Hundred Forms of Guanyin"... Linne blew a breath at him, instantly swelling into a giant... his grandfather Jager threw out a card, conjuring a two-headed giant demon, brandishing a spiked club, roaring "ooh ooh," smashing towards the Sand Worm's giant tail...
Yet... he couldn't participate in this battle at all... Even though Jager intended to shield him behind, he couldn't keep him alive under the Sand Worm's furious strike, entwined with the "Power Of Faith".
With a "bang~", he was pulled out of the Dark Continent, returning to the Hunter World.
"Attention... [re; The Game of the Dead] has been saved...."
The airtight door opened with a roar, the Demon Eye glanced affectionately at Roy, wrapping him with its tentacles to send him out of the room.
Having merged the [Swamp Space][Sword] and [Ken], the creation of [Divine Spear] almost drained all of Roy's energy. This time... the young man couldn't even return to [The Game of the Dead] through the "Gate of the Dark Continent" in the "Cognition World", directly returning to the real world.
"Phew~"
The exhaustion from his body and the weakness in his mind overwhelmed him, the young man leaned briefly against the closed airtight door, resting for a moment. Filled with questions, he staggered out of the passageway, slowly emerging in front of Scarface.
"Twenty minutes and thirty-seven seconds, congratulations young master, you broke your own record."
Scarface held a pocket watch in hand, tracking time, bowing respectfully to Roy, with no hint of insincerity in his voice... clearly surprised by the young master's progress, maintaining much longer in [The Game of the Dead] compared to his last record of just over three minutes...
Scarface opened the security door for Roy with one hand, touching his chest respectfully with the other, saying with pride, "Sir would be proud to see the young master's achievement."
It's said that in two months, the lady will give birth again. If born with silver hair... by then, having an heir to the young master in the Zoldyck Family will be much more prosperous than having a single heir for three generations.
As a servant of the Zoldyck Family, Scarface One-eye takes pride in this....
However, Roy pondered deeply on the sudden appearance of the two columns labeled "Followers" and "Power Of Faith" under the Sand Worm panel, and the matter of "proof", completely oblivious to what Scarface and One-eye were doing or saying, as he slowly made his way past them....
Scarface and One-eye were slightly taken aback, watching the young master slowly leave the basement, exchanging a bewildered glance.
Some may take pride in their achievements... while others remain indifferent, even dissatisfied... all because the circumstances have changed, once standing at different heights, the pattern and perspective of viewing things have also subtly evolved, producing significant differences.
"Twenty minutes and thirty-seven seconds" sounds impressive, but after fighting alongside Netero, Linne, and his grandfather Jager, Roy knows... he is still far from the "top".
"Tap... tap...."
By then, the sun was slanted west, the afterglow shining through the glass, outlining Roy with a human-shaped aura of light....
He left the basement, unhurriedly walking through the mottled yet clean stone corridor of the ancient castle, heading towards the front door, unknowingly passing by a dimly lit small room, the young man halted, peering through the window....
The skinny old man, as usual, was enjoying rocking in his chair, watching cartoons with joy, eyes closed, seemingly resting.
Roy opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but eventually bowed and saluted towards the room, intending to walk away....
Unexpectedly, an elderly voice drifted out, calling him back.
"If you want to say something, say it, while this old man's mind is still clear, I might be able to help you a bit."
Roy paused, took a deep breath, and said: "It's Faith..."
"Great-grandfather... I suddenly discovered that Faith can also be a power, utilized by people!"
The last strike of the Sand Worm, wrapped in the "Power Of Faith", shattered Roy's understanding of "Nenryoku"!
Once upon a time, he always thought "Nenryoku" was actually "My Power of Thought"... just needed to open Acupoints, "clap both hands", and transform "imagination" into a "battle means", capturing the essence of "Nenryoku".
But when the [Demon Compendium] unfolded the [Sand Worm] properties, these "Followers" and "Power Of Faith" appeared out of thin air....
Only then did Roy realize, "Nenryoku" is not as simple as he imagined. It's not just "My Power of Thought", it might also be the collective "Power of Thought" of followers!
As an entity revered by many followers, one can completely harness the followers' "My Power of Thought" to augment oneself, acquiring more potent power!
"You only realize this now?"
Maha chuckled, far calmer than Roy imagined... tapping his fingers on the armrest, asking: "Do you know why your grandfather kills people every day?"
The old man cast a sideways glance at the young man, murmuring: "Isn't it for collecting faith, spreading the Zoldyck's fame?"