Episode 125
“transaction?”
The retort came out from inside Prisbia’s helmet, modulated into an inorganic mechanical sound.
But fortunately, he seemed interested and didn’t show off his life like before.
I cautiously moved to the control facility at a crab gait. And also… … I breathed a sigh of relief and held up my black cat.
“This is God’s treasure given by Black Sun Karenden to Emmitsa’s descendants.”
“Hoo?”
“I only knew it as a magic tool that restores magical power… … Couldn’t it be used as an energy core for this military base? “There are grooves here that fit perfectly.”
I am not the type of person to hide or deceive. I don’t even have time for that.
Prisvia came closer without any hesitation and looked down at the direction I pointed, as if she could avoid my attack anytime, anywhere.
And for a moment, the movement stopped. There… … Because there was a small groove. This is the perfect groove for the black sheep to fit into.
“If the Byeongseon base becomes operational, I think there will be changes in the research you have not been able to accomplish so far… … what do you think?”
“… … .”
“Please help me. Then I will lend you this black sheep lin. Until your research is finished.”
Prisvia slowly looked at Black Sheeplin and Home alternately, as if making some calculation.
For a moment, I thought there was a silence that weighed down my shoulders, but then suddenly, hehehehehehehe… … A creepy laugh escaped through the cracks of the helmet.
“I didn’t know things could be this much fun.”
“… … ?”
“Originally, I was thinking of moving the beastman beyond the barrier in exchange for wings from Alakish, but that would be a different story.”
I took the bait… … .
The fist was clenched carefully.
Since it is a loan rather than a give, it is a transaction that has no choice but to depend on Prisvia’s conscience.
“The Black Sheep Lin, I never thought it would be the nucleus of energy. Hehe, okay, lend it to me. Until my research progresses. “It will take about 10 years.”
“10 years… … “10 years?”
Originally, I was going to ask if it was only 10 years, but I was so embarrassed that I just said that. I thought it would take a few decades.
“Hehehe, wouldn’t 10 years be cheap if you promise to defeat the dead and fight together with the ancient being who killed Alakish until the beastmen can safely pass through the barrier?”
“No matter what, I think 10 years is too long. “Let’s make it three years.”
“Does that mean you’re asking me to cut off the hair branch? Hmm, it’s been 5 years. “There are no more compromises.”
It would be a lie if I said that conflict did not arise out of personal regret.
I have already received significant help from Black Yang Lin’s supernatural powers several times. Whether in magic volleyball or while wandering around Harbadonia… … .
However, what was clear from the battle just now was that Prisvia was an overwhelming expert. The adventurers under his command must also have tremendous skills.
“lane… … ?!”
As I removed the Black Sheep Lin’s chain from her neck, Kasena shouted in embarrassment.
“I need help from Prisvia to overcome this hopeless situation. “Five years may be a long time, but wouldn’t it be cheap compared to the price of one’s life?”
And even if they didn’t give it away, there was no way if Prisvia tried to take it by force. For now, it was best to accept the deal.
It was a time when, in the midst of deep personal regret, I was about to hand over the flickering black sheep from my hands.
I heard a clear, clanging sound from the side, and Kassena stretched out her hand to Prisvia.
“No, then I’ll lend you mine!”
Under his clenched fist, he could see the black sheep hanging on a chain swinging like a pendulum.
what… … ?
As I watched blankly, Prisvia grabbed the black sheep, but Kassena did not relax the chains that were hanging the black sheep.
“Are you going to keep your promise of five years? “No more extensions or anything like that!”
“Of course, our Ajin speaks after calculating everything perfectly.”
After confirming that, Prisvia took off her helmet and then took off the metal piece hanging around her neck and handed it to Kassena.
“If you don’t trust me, take care of this as insurance. “Hmm, the exchange will be in exactly 5 years.”
It was an adventurer’s dog tag with the name Prisvia engraved in mechanical handwriting on clear platinum.
For high-level adventurers, the dog tag was like a badge of identity and a symbol of honor, and with just that, they could borrow a huge amount of money from an alliance or bank.
There, Prisvia ranked first in the platinum rating, and the value of that dog tag was not at a level that could be dared to be converted into numbers.
However, no matter how much it is, it is only a trivial thing compared to the value of the Black Sun’s treasure, the Black Sheep Lin… … .
“Miss, what… … That’s your family’s treasure! “It’s ridiculous that you don’t have a black sheep!”
I came to my senses and immediately tried to hand over my Black Sheep Lin instead, but Kasena grabbed my arm and shook her head.
“No rain. “He’s a very talented wizard, so he really needs Black Sheep Lin.”
“No, anyway… … !”
“It won’t be until about five years later that I too become a wizard who needs Black Sheep Lin. So it’s okay!”
I felt sick. I didn’t know how to explain this warm pain in my chest, but it was a word that wasn’t in the dictionary in my head.
As Prisvia immediately put the Black Sheep Lin, which had been handed over from Kassena, into the groove, the red emergency lights that had been gloomily illuminating the base changed into dazzling white light.
Prisvia nodded as if she was satisfied with the uniformity.
[Confirmed interconnection of the superficial nucleus, charging the power for global positioning… … This celestial core can only supply 4% of the power to this ship.]
Without even listening to the end, Prisvia turned the gears of her mechanical armor and passed us towards the door.
As I was staring blankly wondering what else to do, Prisvia pointed to a window floating on the dissecting table.
As soon as my eyes focused there, my heart jumped. Before we knew it, a fierce battle was taking place in the snowstorm that had hit the rear ranks of the prisoners.
“The black sheep that you put in that groove, take it back and follow me.”
“?”
“Isn’t the ultimate goal to defeat the ancient being? In order to do that, you too must be of some use, huh. “If you’re scared, you can just stay here and watch to see if I carry out my end of the bargain.”
“… … !”
“But if you want to find Alakish, wouldn’t it be better to fight him directly and put an end to this commotion quickly?”
Then, Cassena looked at Prisvia blankly and asked in a trembling voice.
“I heard Alakish is dead?!”
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“It hasn’t been confirmed for sure. Above all, there is no way Jinryong will die so easily.”
“Then why on earth did you say that?”
“Hehehe, it was just a way to break your fighting spirit and kill you easily and surely. “Normally, when I hunt someone, I use every method I can.”
When I heard that explanation, which made me lose my nerve and almost collapse, I became convinced of three things.
I am confident that this demi-human did not rise to the top of the platinum level by chance, and that he is an expert in killing and hunting, just like Valencidis.
And no matter how much time passes, I will never become closer to this demi-human… … That confidence.
“Let’s go fight together. “But if we fight roughly, this deal will end in nothing.”
Prisvia raised her chin as if she thought my warning was ridiculous.
“Huh, who do you think I am? “I am a lady who always keeps her promises.”
* * *
When I rushed out of the military base, the mournful sound of the horn immediately let me know the seriousness of the situation.
Buu, buuu, buuuu… … .
The frightened beastmen screamed and ran south, while the few warriors hurriedly headed to the rear ranks carrying torches.
“miss.”
The commotion reflected on the snowy night was so severe that in order to have a conversation, one had to raise one’s hand to the corner of one’s mouth and shout.
Before climbing into the saddle, I handed the basket of dragon eggs I was carrying on my back to Kassena.
Casena just noticed without even asking the meaning of that action… … Biting her lip weakly, she mumbled something.
“… … “Leave it.”
“I beg your pardon?”
“I won’t leave you alone if you die!”
Since I couldn’t promise anything, I smiled weakly, then got into the saddle and rode the pony.
The closer we got to the source of the commotion, the more intense the cold became, and urgent shouts and desperate screams came from all over.
In a snowstorm that could not be seen an inch ahead, only distant, swirling cries rang in my ears.
“Don’t miss a single one!”
“Oh my God, it never ends!”
“It’s a spider, it’s a spider!”
I jumped off my horse with the sole intention of first resolving this confusing situation.
The shape of the magic square is a three-fold triangle, and the runes carved are Yeol, Ji, and Gyeol.
It grants heat (spreading out wide), wisdom (long-lasting), and closing (closing the door) traits to a 3-star single fire attribute magic.
Chaaeaeaeang─── Grumble!
Following the sound that caught and shattered the magic square floating on the palm of my hand, a mirage of pure flame appeared over the distant horizon.
As if dawn were shining into the darkness, the snowstorm was blocked by the billowing curtain of fire, and the field of view was wide and bright.
At the same time, horrifying screams were heard from all directions, and the dead, engulfed in flames, were seen screaming desperately and falling one after another onto the snow field.
“Rain, lane, lane.”
He must have recognized the magical power, as he heard the clear sound of wings flapping from somewhere, and soon a warm creature landed on the snow-covered crown of his head.
“Peach, you’re safe.”
As soon as I could breathe a sigh of relief, Barlzen came running from the direction Fifi had come from. Warriors from the Durancus tribe were also with them.
“lane!”
“Varlzen, go to the western gate of the Wall right now. “I decided to open the door!”
“The fake wolves listened to you?”
Varlzen, who blinked as if quite surprised, ripped the wolf’s muzzle and laughed widely.
“Did you hear that, you useless bastards? “My friend made the barrier gate open!”
Warriors led by the warrior chiefs of each tribe joined here one by one.
I caught a glimpse of Opus, the one-eyed white bear, but it was Grypion, the eagle beast, who had the largest number of warriors.
Beyond the flame barrier, countless dead people were still alive, and the vicious primal spiders known as the Old Ones were swarming with their hundred arms, emitting eardrum-shattering high-frequency waves menacingly.
“The wall door is opening?”
“Yes, plus Prisvia’s adventure group will provide cover for you. So move quickly!”
The warriors exchanged blank looks as if they couldn’t believe it, but their eyes soon shone with determined fighting spirit.
The fire named hope made the blood flow vigorously through their bodies.
At that time, Prisvia, who followed with a dozen subordinates, made a nervous rattling noise from behind and let out a sinister laugh.
“No, those left here have no choice but to survive or die. Hehehehe.”
There was no reason to ask why.
There was no need to wonder why the fear spread across the faces of the warriors looking east.
I was muttering like this without realizing it.
“come… … .”
In the midst of primal fear, cold sweat ran down my forehead and my breathing suddenly became faster.
The curtain of flame that illuminated the world and blocked the power of darkness fluttered back and forth as if screaming, then began to fade away.
The wildly howling snowstorm was like the sound of a flute playing the melody of the universe… … Those ancient beings with their white tones and funny dances in the extreme cold… … .
In the midst of those beings who had no warmth of life, no soul to return to the light, and no mercy for the living, Shar’kas, the spirit of the White Path, appeared.
Did he not want to give in to fear, or was his wild instinct whispering that the existence in front of him would be dangerous if he did not deal with it?
“Not──”
Nearest, to the east, a dozen or so beast warriors swarmed towards Shar’kath.
Even before the urgent voice of dissuasion could resonate through the vocal cords, a spider web swirled like a blade cutting through dimensions… … The limbs were torn off, leaving red blood stains on the snow.
A vague and eerie vision of death passed through the warriors’ eyes. It certainly would have been like that in reality.
“… … ?!”
“… … ?!”
“… … ?!”
If only for that very moment, the spider web had not burst into flames, emitting pure white smoke, due to the pillar of fire that rose up from the ground.
“Stay back! Because it’s not something you can deal with! That guy is Shar’kas, the White Ghost! “It’s one of the Spider Lord’s five originals!”
Perhaps it was an echo of the 4-star magic moment calculation, but it was Lane Ludwig who shouted that while holding his forehead due to a headache and out of breath.
“Baekdoryeong… … ?”
“Shar’kas… … ?”
“Rain, is what you just said true?”
At a time when everyone was looking at the boy with perplexed eyes, the White Lord Shar’kas also raised his eyebrows as if he was interested.
“Rain? “Rain Ludwig?”
The fear at that moment was so intense that my breathing became chaotic.
what.
How does he know my name?
“This is amazing. I thought you quickly escaped over the barrier. “Is this also the king’s grace?”
Shar’kas walked out barefoot in clogs on the pure white snow, and his every movement was strangely silent.
“Is it true that the Queen of Time was looking for you? “And Karenden sent you here?”
I looked blankly at Shar’kas. My doubts grew even more so, and now my mind was a mess due to hyperventilation.
The only person I’ve ever told that to is Alakish.
Can you possibly read thoughts? So isn’t he like a wizard’s natural enemy?
“How did you… … ?”
At that time, Kasena shouted in a weak voice.
He filtered the abyss with magical power, so he didn’t fall down and squirt blood like last time, but his complexion was much paler.
When Shar’kath doesn’t even show any response to that question, he clenches his fists and shouts again.
“What did Alakish do? … !”
Shar’kas seemed to be tilting his head for a moment, but the next moment, an innocent yet evil smile appeared on his face.
“Ah, there was that.”
Shar’kath snapped his fingers, and ‘it’ walked out of the thick, distant snowstorm, shaking the earth.
The moment we saw ‘it’ appear behind Shar’kas, none of us dared to speak.
I hit the bat so hard that my heart felt like it was going to explode, as if everything would soon end… … .
“Say hello to old friends, Bardumkus (mission).”
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