Infinite Mana In The Apocalypse novel Chapter 5338

Chapter 5338: Source! I

The scintillating light died down, and Dame Seraphine smiled.

"And so, a Sword of Existence is born," she said. "Whether your name will be carved and recorded across existence, or whether you will serve and pass unremembered, is yet to be seen. That is for your records to decide, not for me." She studied him.

"But you are a bit special. So let us give you your special treatment. Because you are special, a directive will likely arrive with missions tailored specifically to you. Others among the Swords are sent to join Wars, or to specific Observable Existences to hunt Gilded Ones or Infinite Lifeforms. Yours may be geared more toward Terminal Observable Existences, given what you have shown yourself capable of."

She raised a finger.

"But before you can act as a Sword, you require Clearance. That comes from me, or from a few others of sufficient standing. I must deem you battle-ready, that you have sufficient strength to protect yourself, because a Sword that dies is a failure of the order, and you especially cannot die. So." Her smile turned faintly mischievous. "Let us see whether you have the qualities you need."

HUUM! 𝑓𝘳𝘦𝑒𝑤𝑒𝘣𝘯ℴ𝘷𝘦𝓁.𝑐𝑜𝑚

A brilliant light flashed through the hall, and all of them disappeared.

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They appeared at the edges of THE Hallowed Demesne, inside what looked to be a farm.

Noah’s interest sharpened immediately, because he had his own farm in THE Infiniverse and the cultivation of potent things was a pursuit he genuinely enjoyed. Plots of land stretched across the area, each one filled with terrifyingly potent Source Herbs, the plants blazing with concentrations of energy that pressed against his perception with the density of things grown in THE Source Lands across long careful cultivation.

He walked toward a plot and touched the leaves of a Source Herb, and its details resolved before him.

|Source Herb — Primordial Essence Bloom. A cultivated plant that generates and stores Pure Primordial Essence within its structure. Slow to mature. Extraordinarily valuable. The Essence stored within a single mature specimen exceeds what most beings encounter in their entire existence.|

He turned the leaf between his fingers, filing the plant away as something worth acquiring for THE Infiniverse, as Seo-yeon drifted back to his side with inquisitive eyes, Dame Seraphine and Sir William behind them.

"I need to know you can fight," Dame Seraphine said. "And I need to know you can run when running is the correct choice, because a Sword who cannot flee a losing situation is a dead Sword, and dead Swords serve no one. So your first task is simple." She gestured behind the plots of Source Herbs. "Catch that."

...!

Noah turned to look behind the plots.

There, among the Source Herbs, were...chickens.

They were obsidian-feathered, each the size of a full-grown man, and there were nine of them scattered across the surrounding plots, pecking at the Source Herbs with the entitled leisure of creatures that considered the entire farm their personal feeding ground. Their feathers were a deep glossy obsidian that caught the light.

They held their heads high, their movements carrying an unmistakable arrogance, a prideful strut that suggested each one believed itself the most important thing in any space it occupied. They were grand, in their way. Ridiculous and grand at once.

Chickens.

He had to catch a chicken!

He turned to Dame Seraphine dubiously, but her expression remained entirely serious. Then she smiled, mischievous, clearly enjoying something he did not yet understand.

"Just some chicken," she said. "Catch one quickly so we can proceed."