Necromancer Of The Shadows

Chapter 1080  Winterclaw And Primordials (Part 2)

"Source of the Ice Monarch..." Hearing Valery, Evan's eyes flashed and a serious expression appeared on his face.

He knew a few things about Winterclaw, the Ice Monarch, who was one of the five Monarchs along with Baphomet, Akasha, Alistair, and Eilistraea.

Before meeting Anastasia, Evan had only a superficial understanding of Winterclaw from the books he read in the closed world of Dryads or from what Cedar had told him.

However, after living with Anastasia for more than two months, he learned many things he hadn't known before—like how Winterclaw absolutely hated Azroth.

Not only had Azroth destroyed an entire kingdom under Winterclaw's rule, but he also seriously injured him during their fight. (Eternal Night)

After Evan's identity was revealed in the Tomb of the Ancient, Anastasia told him it was unusual that Winterclaw had not taken action against him for so long.

Based on her understanding of Winterclaw, she believed that after discovering Evan was still alive, he should have already started searching for him all over Utopia.

But the intelligence Anastasia received from Leopold indicated that not only had Winterclaw taken no action after learning Evan was alive, but he also seemed to have disappeared somewhere.

Additionally, unlike other major factions that sent their top geniuses into the Tomb of the Ancient, this time, although some people from kingdoms under the control of the Frozen Monarchy went to the Tomb, no top-level geniuses from the Frozen Monarchy Empire participated as if they didn't care about the Tomb.

Due to Winterclaw's recent actions, many major factions were convinced he was planning something, or that something was wrong with him, but despite their best efforts, they were unable to uncover any information.

When Evan heard all of this from Anastasia in the past, he didn't think much of it as he was confident that in just a few years, he would be able to deal with Winterclaw even if he was planning something.

But after hearing Valery mention that she needed the Source of the Ice Monarch to evolve her physique and considering Winterclaw's recent unusual behaviour, he couldn't help but take the situation seriously.

'Could it be that the reason Winterclaw is acting strange is related to what's happening with Valery?' He wondered, deep in thought.

He also considered the absence of the Frozen Monarchy Empire's geniuses in the Tomb of the Ancient and his otaku imagination started to run wild.

'Although it's just a thought, it might be possible that Winterclaw somehow sensed Valery's abnormality as it's related to his Monarch Physique, and is trying to track her down by sending powerful people from his empire to the lower world, just like how Baphomet sent demons into the Arora World...' He thought, feeling it might be possible.

As for why he would send geniuses instead of high-level core evolvers, it might be due to the restrictions of the World Barrier.

Just like how Baphomet could only send rank-one demons into the Arora World using a ritual, Winterclaw might face similar limitations and couldn't send more powerful people, so he chose the most powerful low-rank evolvers to send to different worlds to look for Valery.

'Damn, my imagination is really running wild. I should have tried writing novels when I was alive on Earth instead of applying for a job. Maybe I could have become a decent writer who earned enough to eat three meals a day and buy a few games,' Evan thought while l shaking his head before turning his attention back to Valery.

"Do you know anything about the Ice Monarch?" He asked her with a curious look.

Hearing Evan, Valery shook her head.

"No, after coming to this world, I tried to search for this so-called Ice Monarch here, but unfortunately, I didn't find anything about him. If I could have found him, I would have taken his source and evolved my physique."

'Woman, it's good that you didn't find him; otherwise, you would have already become history...' Evan thought inwardly upon hearing Valery and decided to tell her what kind of big boss Winterclaw was after they returned to Base City Five.

"You mentioned you often see strange dreams. Have you learned anything from those dreams?" He asked after a moment.

"Well..." Valery thought for a moment before sharing the dreams she had experienced in the past.

Evan frowned as he listened to Valery because all of the dreams she described involved a girl who looked around thirteen years old being beaten by a man with long sharp ears like elves, black hair and heterochromatic eyes—one black, one golden. n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

'One black and one golden eye, black hair and sharp elf-like ears...' Evan subconsciously touched his face, thinking about what the soul strand had said before being swallowed by Elora.

'Maybe that soul strand was related to the small girl she often sees in her dreams, and the reason it cursed Azroth before being swallowed by Elora was because the person who beats her in Valery's dream is me,' He thought while feeling a headache coming on.

'Azroth, Azroth... It was fine to beat big guys, but beating a small girl...' He shook his head, feeling like he really was a tyrant.

But when he remembered that Azroth had even kidnapped Elora and turned her into a weapon spirit, Evan fell silent, unsure of what to say. At this point, he started to feel like Azroth was just a big bad uncle who liked to bully small kids.

While Evan was feeling a little distressed because of his past personality, Valery seemed to remember something and spoke in a serious tone.

"There's another important thing that those two people fighting in my dreams often mentioned."

Hearing Valery, Evan snapped back to reality and looked at her.

Seeing that she had his attention, Valery continued in a low voice.

"I'm not entirely sure what it means, but during the fight, the small girl who was being beaten often mentioned that both of them were Primordials and they shouldn't be fighting like this."