Episode 127
Even though Lane Ludwig was buying time, there were nightmares everywhere.
In the blizzard, enslaved people who could not find rest even in death were pushed out endlessly along with hideous primitive creatures.
The warrior who was eaten by the wave soon became the same dead person, baring his teeth at his family and friend.
“The side, the side is falling!”
“Burn it, burn it and get it done!”
“It’s such a big guy!”
The reason we were able to somehow get through that chaos was because there were four brave warriors there.
Prisbia, Grypion, Varlzen, Opus.
Even for Prisvia, who had just blown off the head of a dead man, the situation was quite hopeless… … Still, hmm.
Cooung───!
The birds of prey led by Grypion, who had soared into the sky, dived down sharply and pinned the huge old Brookkudum to the ground.
As the ground shook and the dead flocked towards it, the wolf beastmen, including Barelzen, craned their necks and let out bloody howls, and the heads of the dead exploded one after another, weakening the momentum of the charge.
And Opus and other white bear beastmen charged forward in full force, and with each swing of their large arms, the bodies of five or six dead people were torn apart at once.
‘These beastmen, hmm, the connection is greater than I thought?’
With the cooperation of those four, we were somehow able to build a defense, but the balance was broken in the next moment.
“uh… … ?”
A huge shadow passed overhead, and with an earth-shaking roar, the body rose above the ground without permission.
The warriors who looked back felt a sense of despair as their strength drained from their bodies one by one.
The being that was glaring at them while snorting muddy thoughts was… … Because it was Alakish, the being who was once their guardian.
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“Let’s test where and to what extent.”
I may have realized this intuitively at the very moment when the hair on my body stood on end and my forehead became wet with cold sweat.
Now, I’m dying here… … .
No matter how many times I die and wake up, I will never be able to defeat this old royal… … I wiped the sweat from my forehead and drank the fourth potion.
‘At least it’s just time… … .’
If you inflict fatal wounds, as Alakish did, you will be able to buy some time.
– Lin.
– Cheap.
– Lin.
Did I make you wait too long? Just wait a moment, we’ll be there in no time… … .
“Sejon Yuryang: Gyeong (警).”
When he made the hand seal of enlightenment, the central circle of the image barrier scattered dazzling brilliance, and the light became a chain of five strands, rising powerfully.
“chain?”
That was when the chain pierced Shar’kath’s soul and blocked his movement for an instant.
Brain (雷).
Jang (場).
Fight (投).
Nak (落).
Island (剡).
Why I instinctively connected with this beastman at that moment was unknown to me. Was he planning to use the magic he was most confident in?
A deadly magic seal that I made during my Rin days.
“Rune amplification, thunderbolt bloodletting.”
Northerners who pursue the practicality of magic to the extreme mainly use the minor elements, which have a faster magic casting speed than the four major elements.
Electricity, ice, steel, poison… … The attribute that the Osarius school, that is, Lin, handled best was none other than electricity.
When John’s rune began to emit beautiful light, the air shook explosively and the sound of lightning flashing was heard in the sky.
「───?!」
There is no need to calculate anything anymore. There is no need to sign a seal. There is no need for such preparatory movements at all.
A pentagon with a radius of 50 meters centered on me. This is the area of lightning. All enemies that enter here will be swallowed up by thunder.
300 years ago, in a time when fighting against overwhelming enemies was a daily routine, magic with both speed and power that surpassed limits was required.
A magic created in that era out of necessity, with the sole purpose of killing.
“The first thunder.”
Like the cries of thousands of birds, a wedge of light that vibrated the sky, emitting a harsh high frequency sound, plunged down from the sky to the ground.
Pure white.
First, Shar’kath’s pupils, and then the entire world, were covered in pure white, and then the earth shook and a tremendous amount of heat swirled around.
“The second thunderstorm.”
The explosion of white light did not end there. When the next hand sign was made, a chain of pure white spikes rushed towards the target fixed in the chain.
“The third thunderstorm.”
“The 4th Thunder.”
“The 5th Thunder.”
“The 6th thunderstorm.”
“The 7th Thunder.”
If Lord Sogye Daeban was the 5-star magic that marked Rin’s finale, Noejanghyeol was the 5-star magic that represented the grand wizard’s brilliant saga.
It is said that seven lightning strikes, which amplify the killing power to the limit, destroy the target without leaving a trace and color the world with silence.
Tinnitus echoes in my ears from the continuous burst of loud drinking that is deafening… … My vision is becoming completely white… … A thick layer of deflagration created a deep pit… … Silence immediately after the return of power.
“… … .”
With intense pain crushing his entire body, Lane knelt down on one knee and uncorked the last potion with his twitching fingers.
Is it finished?
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No, this can’t be the end.
With the magical power I forcibly brought up, my vision opened to red. Bel Sidious’ antennae penetrates the fog and detects the presence of supernatural powers beyond it.
“uh?”
however… … There wasn’t.
No?
There was nothing that could be solved mathematically by Bel Sidious anywhere in the field of vision.
“That’s interesting.”
It was the last moment that I heard that voice from behind me.
“After I woke up, I killed nearly a hundred followers of Karenden, who you call wizards.”
He immediately looked back and formed a magic square on his palm.
“Ugh───?!”
For a moment, a sharp pain shot through my shoulder, and in the corner of my eye, my right arm flew away, spattering blood.
Spider web… … ?!
The arm had been amputated by five strands of spider web flowing from the fingertips and wiggling like maggots.
‘I was definitely caught with a chain… … ?’
The chains that were supposed to block Shar’kath’s movements and block the manifestation of his powers were all rotting away and melting into a thick liquid.
My vision became dark. How could a 5-star spell be destroyed so effortlessly? … Was it a struggle that had no meaning in the first place?
The cut surface was already turning black and starting to crumble, and a muffled scream erupted. The erosion of the abyss is progressing.
“Attribute transformation and transformation of power… … “You are the first to imitate Karenden’s power so closely.”
We need to increase the distance… … He stretched out his left hand and tried to form a magic square on it, but his fingers wouldn’t move.
Before I knew it, the spider web that had wrapped around my left arm had dug into my wrist, causing the pain of cutting the tendon, and I felt a fishy taste in my mouth, like licking metal.
It didn’t end there. Before I knew it, the spider web had bound both my legs, so I couldn’t even step back.
“If I had let my guard down just a little bit, I would have been fatally injured.”
Shar’kas walked straight towards me, who was unable to move, and stuck his glowing black fingertips into my chest.
The hands that cut through flesh, broke ribs, and cut arteries as easily as a piece of paper… … Only after clutching his heart did he go back the way he came.
Thump, pound, pound… … I could feel the blood circulating in my veins as my heart gently wriggled before my eyes.
“But no matter what, humans are still humans.”
My vision becomes blurry. Strength gradually drains from my limbs. I can not breathe. The pulse gradually weakened.
“Weak, to the point of insignificance.”
What the boy saw at that last moment… … It wasn’t a fear of impending death. It wasn’t even his own heart.
It was a series of mathematical equations.
It was a line of supernatural ability that started from Shar’kath’s fingertips and connected to a place where a massive commotion was taking place in the distance.
‘No way is this…’ … Alakish… … .’
In his fading consciousness, the flower in the boy’s eyes quietly rotated, and its four petals grew into seven.
This is repayment.
Maybe it’s a gamble.
Anyway, I can’t escape alive anymore. So, I mean, with this last magical power, you… … .
「… … hmm?”
Sensing something strange, Shar’kas glanced back at Alakish and then narrowed his eyes.
The spider web was broken.
what? What happened?
I can’t waste any more time on this guy… … At that moment, the heart that was pulsating weakly in Shar’kath’s grasp was crushed into a lump of blood, and blood and skin were scattered everywhere.
“Cough…” … .”
Blood, so hot it seemed to burn my throat, rose up and poured out of my nose and mouth.
The seven petals in the eyes of the boy collapsed in the snow, which was turning red with blood, shrunk to four and then withered away. Snow fell on my eyes that I couldn’t close.
What was the last scene that passed before my eyes among the fragments of the mental barrier that were scattered as meaninglessly as cherry blossoms swept by the wind?
-Rain!
– Lane.
– Ah-woo!
A scenery I’ve never seen before, Alakish, his daughter, and Kassena walking along a silver grass field somewhere in the south, laughing and chatting with each other… … .
* * *
When Alakish opened his mouth wide, what spewed out from there was not the flame of life.
Waves of the abyss so thick and corrupt that it paralyzes your sense of smell… … All of the warriors who were swept away by the wave had their whole bodies rotted and melted amidst desperate screams.
Kasena, who watched the horrifying scene, unconsciously sat down and covered both ears. As if then this nightmare would not become reality.
‘Alakish, Alakish… … Killing people… … .’
Alakish, who has been consistently noble and has earned the respect of all prisoners for 1,400 years… … Alakish, who was so kind… … Alakish smiled sadly as he hugged the egg… … .
“Huh, is it like this? “Is it easy because your movements are several times slower and slower than when you were alive?”
Prisvia, whose mechanical armor was covered in the blood of the dead, gestured to her subordinates as if the situation was not that bad.
“Each one is an important specimen. “Collect it without causing as much damage as possible.”
At that time, when Barulzen was forcing Kasena, who had been sitting down, to stand up, Kasena felt a faint pulsation on her back.
Is it an illusion or a hallucination?
No, no… … The basket containing the dragon eggs was shaking pitifully. The dragon egg is wriggling vigorously.
“stand up! “Get away to a safe place!”
“Stand up, stand up, stand up.”
As I tried to get away from Alakish, led by Barlzen and Peach, the shaking of the dragon egg became uncontrollably violent. Like a child throwing a tantrum.
Cassena paused blankly, wondering what kind of will she could sense there.
And as if responding to his will, when he moved his body slightly towards Alakish, the dragon egg calmed down and radiated a mysterious heat.
“Over there… … “Are you asking me to take you with me?”
“I told you to come here quickly, you little boy!”
“Quickly, quickly, quickly.”
“Varlzen, Peach. “I, I must go to Alakish.”
At those words, Varlzen looked at Kassena as if wondering what that meant.
“Alakish is calling me.”
That judgment came from a firm conviction, even if it could not be explained to anyone.
I could clearly feel and know whether it was the power that came from the bloodline that Karenden loved like her own daughter, or whether it was thanks to this black sheep. The trembling of the soul calling to this dragon egg… … .
Varlzen shook his head resolutely.
“That’s nonsense. The moment you become a dead person, everything ends! The soul is corrupted! “Killing and burning them is the final act of mercy!”
“Mercy, mercy, mercy.”
“Please, help me get to Alakish. Varlzen, pitch.”
Barlzen was about to shake his head as if he was tired, but he trembled when he heard a scream coming from behind him.
There were as many as five warriors who had their backs cut off by the heavy inertia on Alakish’s tail… … Prisvia takes advantage of that loophole and rips off its wings.
Alakish roared mournfully, then opened his mouth wide at Prisvia and spouted out putrid blood.
“It’s not that I don’t understand your feelings, but Alakish has already… … .”
Barlzen turned to Kassena while muttering that, and saw something shining brightly and resolutely in those eyes, and he closed his mouth.
“Alakish, who has maintained his mission for fourteen hundred years. But, but… … It would be so sad if it ended like that… … .”
How should I explain it, should I call it a morning star of hope?
In those eyes, Barlzen felt something that could not be expressed in any language… … The same dazed heart fluttering as when I saw the tears Raine shed for them on the day they arrived at Ravenfell.
Maybe that’s why, after a while, I found myself grinning without even realizing it. And he himself says this.
“Okay, let’s give it a try. “If I fail, what’s worse than death?”
fantasy,
