Chapter 73 Each battlefield (3)
5.
Fountain of Magic, Area 5.
A huge crack appeared in the deepest part of Arsene, enveloped in pitch-black darkness.
It’s the chasm of the abyss. Soon, a huge number of monsters poured out of the gap.
[Grrrrr!]
[Keuhaaa!]
After a while, the monsters moved in perfect order and scattered in all directions. As if he had received some instructions from someone in advance.
Meanwhile, there were people watching this scene from a corner of the fountain of magic. Men whose eyes sparkle with surprise and admiration.
They, along with the Abyss Apostle Demuel Ron Dermore, are the ones who created the scene before our eyes. They were abyss worshipers who served Lacus.
“Wow, you are truly spectacular.”
“I always heard about it, but I never imagined that something like this was possible.”
In order to summon the original monster of the abyss, all kinds of difficult conditions must be met. And that’s just one or three or four.
But who would have thought that we would see monsters from the abyss pouring out like a swarm of ants. The Abyss worshipers trembled as if they were thrilled.
“It’s not something to make such a fuss about. “It will be a sight you will see often in the future.”
On the other hand, Demuel’s reaction was calm.
It had to be that way.
Demuel, a close associate of Lacus, has encountered numerous beings of the abyss. That’s how much I got used to this scene.
“Besides, have you finished what I asked you to do?”
“Yes, Apostle.”
“What device did you give me?”
“Like you said, I threw it directly into the fountain of magic. No matter how much of a star hero you are, you won’t find it easily unless you go inside.”
Demuel shook his head as if he was satisfied with the answers he received in succession.
“good. “Then let’s go back.”
“yes? “Are you going already?”
“The warriors must have noticed by now. “I have to leave as soon as possible.”
Demuel responded firmly.
If by chance we encountered the warriors here, there was no chance of victory. So I turned in the direction opposite to the front door where the monsters were heading.
With the intention of escaping the fountain of magic at once through a place with few people. But when I had barely walked a few steps, I suddenly felt something strange.
“Hmm? what?”
“It seems like the surroundings have suddenly become quiet.”
The true nature of the incident is a heavy sense of silence.
The intermittent roar of monsters and the busy footsteps could not be heard.
The moment I looked around the worshipers in an atmosphere that had become so quiet that it felt as if the flow of time had stopped for a moment.
“······!”
Demuel’s eyes widened.
Like he noticed something.
After a while, biting his lip slightly, he slowly turned around and looked at the Abyss worshipers. Then the Abyss worshipers asked back as if they were puzzled.
“Apostle. “Why are you doing this?”
“Do you have anything to say to us?”
Worshipers ask questions with puzzled faces.
But I couldn’t speak any more.
Because there was no voice. Only then did the worshipers who felt something strange try to understand the situation, but it was already too late.
Tuk! Degurrr─.
The two worshipers’ heads rolled on the floor. Eventually, the headless body fell to the floor like a doll with its strings cut.
Death that came out of nowhere. Next, a sound clearly struck Demuel’s ears.
The sound of heavy footsteps hitting the ground.
At that moment, Demuel had an intuition.
That the owner of these footsteps was the one who brought death to the worshipers. And that it’s too late to run away.
“Count Dermore.”
Then, suddenly, a voice was heard.
The voice was as pure as a clear lake, but there was no emotion in it. With that, the owner of the voice came into view.
A girl with black hair resembling the night sky and eyes as blue as jewels. The moment she saw her, De Muel muttered her girl’s name.
“······Noah Darshen.”
A girl from a barbarian tribe who received his letter of recommendation and entered Arsene Academy last year.
At the same time, she was one of the candidates to become the vessel of Demuel’s daughter, Jurpe Dermore. At the time, it was just that.
If they had known from the beginning that Noah was a foreigner, they would have gotten rid of him a long time ago.
Demuel felt a bit of regret.
But I didn’t show it. Then he naturally greeted me with a calm face.
“It’s been a while. “You will soon be a second year student. Have you adjusted to life at the academy?”
“To some extent. “More than that, I never thought I would see the Count in a place like this.”
It’s a lie. If it was a truly unexpected situation, it would be normal to look a little surprised or embarrassed, but Noah was calm.
That means you have everything figured out.
Demuel grinned at the fact that there was no longer any reason to chat as if he didn’t know anything.
“So am I. I never thought I would meet you here. Rather, the fact that you are here…”
“That’s right, Ulan came with us.”
No sooner had Noah finished his answer.
Seven men and women appeared behind her, along with many other signs. They are the heroes of the stars, including Ulan Bator, the side of the incident.
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Demuel smiled bitterly at the sight of them arriving earlier than expected. Then, just as I was about to talk again, Noah spoke first.
“Why did you do that?”
A question with many implications.
Demuel let out a laugh.
It was absurd that Noah, and not anyone else, would ask such a question.
“There’s no way a stranger wouldn’t know.”
Lacus said. Strangers are beings who have lived countless lives over and over again in the endlessly repeated flow of time.
If so, it was obvious that Demuel would have guessed why he had no choice but to cooperate with the Abyss.
And as he expected, Noah calmly gave an answer.
“Yes. I know. “I guess he joined hands with the abyss to revive the daughter he lost many years ago.”
“okay. “I guess I guessed it.”
“But that method is wrong. “Jurpe Dermore has not been resurrected; he is merely trapped in a false body.”
Noah denied his decision.
The choice itself was wrong. You are being deceived by the Lord of the Abyss. Demuel reacted unexpectedly to this criticism.
“I know.”
“······yes?”
“I am also a wizard who has reached the level of a wizard. “I know my daughter’s condition very well.”
It is also true that Jurpe’s revival is not perfect.
It is also not unusual for a person to collapse at any time if the magic power of the abyss is not supplied.
We all know that if we leave things like this, soon the body and soul will separate. Noah shouted as if he couldn’t understand.
“Then why…!”
“Because I wanted to meet you again.”
Demuel answers calmly.
However, even his voice was not calm. A voice mixed with powerful longing. He clenched his fists and muttered with a faint look on his face.
“I just wanted to meet my daughter who I spent so much time with. “Any parent with a child can sympathize.”
Although there is no one here who can sympathize with me.
As Demuel’s answer was coming to an end, Ulan, who had been silent, suddenly asked a question.
“Even at the cost of countless sacrifices?”
“Of course. “Because the lives of complete strangers are worthless than the claws of Jurpe.”
A statement made without any hesitation.
At this, Sven crumpled his face.
“······Even if I go crazy, I’m still crazy.”
“Yes, I think I have already fallen into the abyss.”
“Abyss, worship-like, idea.”
Ian and Delia agreed.
Because only Abyss worshipers think of other people’s lives as sacrifices.
“Then ask the question in reverse.”
Demuel smiled as if he was amused by the reactions of the warriors. Then, he asked questions and made assumptions based on his own situation.
“You probably have one or two important people. “When faced with a situation where you have to weigh your life against the lives of countless others, what choice will you make?”
“that······.”
The warriors tried to answer right away but closed their mouths.
This is because I understand that this is a question that cannot be decided hastily. On the contrary, unlike others, there were some who gave an immediate answer.
“It’s a simple problem.”
It’s none other than Ulan’s voice.
Demuel asked back with interest.
“Oh, can you tell me the answer?”
“You just have to destroy the scale itself.”
“······.”
Demuel immediately closed his mouth.
It wasn’t just that. Other colleagues around him also scratched their cheeks with awkward expressions.
“Ulan, that’s a bit…”
“And then you just have to save them both.”
Just as Noah was about to say something, Ulan said something he couldn’t even say. He had red eyes that burned like soaring flames.
“If you save everyone without choosing one side, there will be nothing to worry about.”
An answer that only Ulan can give.
These were words that only someone who had actually saved everyone could say. Meanwhile, Demuel burst out laughing as if it was absurd.
“Haha, I was a fool to ask a barbarian this. Do you think my question can be solved so simply? “If it were possible…”
“possible. “It’s always been like that.”
As he said, Ulan faced numerous choices while living his second life. And in situations where it was difficult to choose between the two, they always turned the tables.
After working hard to eliminate the cause of the problem, we came to this point. That’s why Ulan was able to answer like that without a single hesitation.
“······Yes, maybe it could be possible. “You are part of the extraordinary event called the vortex of change itself.”
After hearing Ulan’s answer, Demuel was lost in thought for a moment and then shook his head. He said he partially agreed with what he said.
“On the other hand, like you, I am neither a warrior chosen by the will of the stars nor a stranger from another world. “This was the only way I could do it.”
“So you’re asking me to understand?”
“Of course not. I just wanted to talk to someone. Above all, I don’t have the confidence to make people understand that they want to destroy the scale itself.”
He glanced at Ulan and burst into laughter.
But even for a moment. Demuel wiped the smile that had bloomed on his lips as if he had never done that before.
“Then let’s stop chatting here. “It seems like there are a lot of things you want to ask me.”
Now it’s time to get to the point.
As soon as Demuel finished answering, Noah asked a question as if he had been waiting for those words.
“Why did you come here? “What is your purpose?”
“I have opened a chasm in the abyss and intend to bring chaos to this area. And I plan to use this as an excuse to get rid of you.”
Have I given up on everything?
Demuel gave his answer obediently.
I looked at Laurea and Delia, wondering if they were lying, but they both shook their heads.
It meant it wasn’t a lie.
On the other hand, Ulan frowned and asked back as if he could not understand Demuel’s answer.
“Just a monster from the abyss?”
“Haha, of course not. “Your mind won’t be able to understand my plan in the first place.”
Demuel ignored Ulan with a smile.
As if it was a waste of time to even answer.
Then, just as I was about to look back at Noah again, this time a question came back from Ulan.
“Where is Lacus?”
“hmm? You already guessed it, right? “If you are the master, you should go to the palace from the beginning…”
“What I’m asking is the location of the source.”
A space where the origin of Lacus is hidden.
Only by finding that place and destroying its source can Lacus be defeated. Meanwhile, Demuel, who belatedly understood what he meant, shook his head.
“I want to tell you that, but I can’t. There is a ban on the apostle not to reveal anything related to his master. “You would understand, right?”
After answering, he looked back at Noah.
The closest thing to the forbidden was a shaman. In response, Noah nodded his head wordlessly, and Ulan twitched his chin in understanding.
“Then I guess there’s nothing more to talk about.”
Ulan took a big step forward while holding an axe.
He met Demuel’s gaze squarely and immediately uttered words that felt like a death sentence.
“Do you have any last words?”
“Please do your best. “I want to see the power of someone who has reached the realm of the transcendent.”
“i get it. “I try.”
Ulan caught his breath.
Although he was not a warrior, it was true that he received help in many ways from Demuel. So, I thought I would grant at least one last request.
Then, just as I was about to enter the realm of the transcendent.
Quad Deuk! puck!
An unexpected variable intervened. Someone behind him jumped out like a flash and immediately cut off Demuel’s head.
“······!?”
A head separated in the blink of an eye.
Because it was a completely unexpected situation, Ulan looked embarrassed for a moment.
After a while, he looked back at the person who had cut Demuel’s head off, as if he couldn’t understand.
“Ian, what are you doing now…”
The person who handled Demuel was Ian Marcus.
On the other hand, he silently brushed off the blood on the holy sword. Just as I was about to question this again, Noah’s voice suddenly struck my ear.
“I asked for it.”
“what? why······.”
“Did you forget? “The monarch behind Count Dermore is Lacus, the Eye of the Abyss.”
“How does that relate to now?”
“Lacus is an observer. So, you are probably looking at this whole situation right now. But what will happen if the Ulan show their full force here?”
We will definitely take measures.
With Lacus, it is possible to analyze an opponent’s strength and ability just by seeing him once. So, to prevent this, I asked in advance.
By the time I finished answering like that.
“Noah! “The count’s body…!”
An urgent shout was heard from ahead.
Then, when I turned my gaze, I saw Demuel’s corpse, with its head and body separated, starting to melt horribly.
“······As expected, my prediction was correct.”
“What do you mean?”
“The true end of an Abyss Apostle is to be engulfed in flames and reduced to ashes. Just like other Abyss Lords.”
On the other hand, things are different now.
Demuel’s body has completely melted and turned into mud, and this can only mean one thing.
That the end has not yet been reached.
“Well, that means…!”
“Are you saying the Count isn’t dead yet?”
“Yes, to be precise, we can say that the source of the Abyss Apostles has not been destroyed. So, I’m sure we’ll meet again soon, in some form or another.”
After answering, Noah turned around.
The blue eyes were directed towards the northwest, centered on Area 5 of the Fountain of Magic. This was where the imperial castle of the Leuven Empire was located.
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