Episode 48
Brienne moved through the crowd, completely oblivious. He used the skills he acquired at the Thieves Guild to carefully examine the faces of passers-by.
‘Search for dangerous people… … .’
As you walk like this, you will see many groups of people. From merchants who vigorously solicit customers to male prostitutes and prostitutes who wear provocative outfits to sell their bodies.
‘Honestly, looking for dangerous people within
Where is this place? Isn’t it the headquarters of the five thieves’ guilds that dominate the empire?
In the event of an emergency, as many as five great thieves (大盜), namely Oh Bung-yeong (五鬅影), each selected from the thieves’ guild, are dispatched.
And it was also where she learned her skills as a child… … . As I was recalling vague memories, a thick bloody smell came from somewhere.
“… … ?”
As I kicked off the wall and climbed onto the roof, I saw the center of the chaos. A man and a woman were surrounded by a group of about thirty thieves.
─Those guys, those guys!
─These guys have swollen livers. Do you know where this place is and come here to commit mischief?
A woman wearing ominous dark blue robes laughed darkly at the captain’s question.
─A place where we can kill a lot of scum like you?
─This bastard… … .
The next moment, despite the fact that the thieves in charge of public security are by no means clueless… … Brienne couldn’t believe her eyes as the nightmare unfolded before her eyes.
─Ah, ah, ahhh!
─Buy, buy, save… … Wow!
I couldn’t believe it. How can so many people be seen in one moment… … When she was about to return to her group and warn them of the danger, a bloody hand suddenly sprouted from her chest.
“sorry. “All witnesses were killed.”
At some point this guy… … . Something that feels hot or cold spreads throughout my body.
When the man in dark blue robes pulled out his arm, his heart, fluttering helplessly, came out of his grasp, dragging its long cardiovascular strands.
Brienne collapsed into a pool of her own blood. The vitality in his eyes, which he had not been able to close before his death, cooled coldly.
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The chaos began with shrieking screams when a soldier came with good news.
“You found it?”
Hirpien looked like he couldn’t believe his ears. The soldier nodded his head.
“yes! It’s definitely true. Although it was very worn, the phrase was clearly engraved on it.”
“In what way? relief? Engraving?”
“It was engraved.”
Hirpien covered his mouth with both hands out of overwhelming emotion, jumped up and kissed the cheek of the soldier who brought him the good news, and then looked at Bardwell.
“Let’s go right away, Bardwell!”
“Of course, lady.”
Just as Willis and Lane were exchanging smiles, someone hurriedly came running from the side.
“Well, you can’t go that way!”
It was Yanar, a wizard who was supporting the party in the highlands. But his face was covered in cold sweat. His breathing also seemed rough.
“What, what’s wrong?”
“Now, now, here comes some crazy stuff… … “I saw a gold-level adventurer die in one hit!”
That’s some kind of nonsense again. Just as Willis was laughing and telling people not to play around, an eardrum-shattering scream echoed throughout the underground city.
─Quaaaah!
And the moment I turned around, a sight that turned my mind blank was reflected on my retina.
A sight of dozens of people floating into the air as if caught on invisible hooks, then being crushed indiscriminately.
Ribs protruded from the crushed fat, and internal organs and vomit poured down like rain.
The underground city instantly turned into a place of frenzied chaos. People in fear began to scream and run away.
‘That… … .’
Lane swallowed dryly.
My heart was pounding like crazy. Countless pieces of information were chaotically intertwined in her mind.
‘Telekinesis? No, no… … The reason why such brutal murderous nature is added to telekinetic power is… … .’
The answer was already decided the moment we witnessed its power, but the conclusion was delayed due to denial of reality.
‘Black magic.’
Was the warlock chasing me? You watched during the Queen incident, so why come now? Did you wait for it to move away from
“No, it’s really dangerous over there!”
“So, I’m going to go alone. Bardwell, take all his guards and withdraw first. “I will come back quickly by myself.”
“No, lady. Please let me stay by your side until the end!”
“do not say that! Because I have no intention of putting everyone in danger because of my unreasonable actions. And if we all move together, it’s more dangerous because we stand out.”
When I came to my senses after taking a deep breath, my group was fighting in the crowd of people traveling in reverse. Hirpien puffed out her chest and told him not to worry.
“Who am I? He is said to be a person who rose to brass level on his own. don’t worry.”
“Where are the guards who will say yes, I understand? “If she dies, those people might all be beheaded in the family.”
Willis sarcastically said. The commotion became so intense that it was impossible to communicate without shouting.
“If that’s the case, I’ll go.”
I opened my mouth while taking a deep breath. In an instant, her attention was focused on Lane.
While Willis had a scolding look in his eyes, as if asking why he was holding back, Hirpien seemed moved by the appearance of a powerful ally.
‘Don’t look at me like that. Because the thing I hate the most about going here is this body… … .’
But didn’t Hirpien buy a book worth seven gold coins instead? He said it was an investment in his connections. You’ll have to pay that price… … Anyway, all I have to do is pay off my debt.
“I just have to go alone. “If you follow me, to be honest, it will only be a nuisance.”
Only one soldier who knows the location of the music box needs to be accompanied. But Hirpien shook his head violently.
“I have to go too.”
“Dangerous. “Just give me the money.”
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The merchant may have already run away, but he may have to pay the price.
“I’m sorry, I know I’m being unreasonable. “But I have to go because I have to make sure it’s real or not.”
What shines in Hirpien’s eyes is the determination not to take a single step back… … No matter how much I tried to persuade him, it seemed like a waste of time.
“Okay, then follow me carefully.”
“I will protect you by my side too… … “Because we signed a contract to do so.”
As Yanar stood next to Hirpien, Spearman Willis stepped forward, sighing and scratching his head in frustration.
“Oh my gosh! If I do this, I’ll just be a bad guy. okay! Let’s go, go! “All you have to do is pack your things and get out quickly!”
As we made our way through the madness to a certain extent, there was only a gloomy silence that settled down at some point.
The frightened soldier led the way while breathing heavily, and Willis ran ahead, read the enemy’s presence, and chose a detour.
And when we finally turned the last corner the soldier pointed to… … Cruelly chopped up corpses were strewn about the streets. A swarm of flies was already buzzing wildly.
“Wow… … .”
“Is this right here? “Here?”
Rain watched in silence as Hirpien’s eyes darkened with despair. Then Willis turned over one of his corpses with his foot.
“It’s still alive.”
Although it was stained red with blood, it clearly looked like a guard of the Diall family. Hirpien took a deep breath and ran towards it.
“What is it, Jackie? are you okay?”
“Ah, lady… … Sorry, sorry… … .”
And with trembling fingers, he held out to Hirpien what he held dear in his arms.
“Lord, when the master runs away… … Ugh, how did you manage to do this… … But there was so much blood on me… … .”
Lane could see blue-black miasma writhing from the deep wound on the guard’s chest, rotting the surrounding skin black.
It is a product of black magic, a dark poison.
Since the heart is starting to be eroded by cancer poison, that stomach disease… … No matter what I do, I can’t survive. Hirpien began to sob as she accepted her music box.
“Hey, no time to cry!”
Willis tore off his clothes and quickly wrapped them around the soldier’s wounds, then lifted him up onto his shoulders. Then a muddy shadow fell over his head.
“What, is there still so much left?”
It was a woman’s voice full of mischief. But the power of magic mixed with that voice… … . Lane instinctively stepped forward to the group.
“I’ll take care of this, so get out.”
“What are you talking about?”
“—I’ll take care of it, so go quickly!”
My heart started pounding. As if engraving the traces of one’s last life, clearly and intensely… … . Now just one mistake leads to death.
It’s been a long time since I’ve felt a magical, killing energy that feels like a sword is being pointed right in front of my eyes.
Fighting while protecting someone against such a monster is quite difficult with Lane’s current body. The woman’s eyes were curved like a crescent moon.
“I’m in charge? I can hear everything. “Is the kid looking down on me?”
There was a moment of fierce silence, the distance between the two was approximately 12 meters. Cold sweat formed on Lane’s forehead.
That moment.
The blue-black miasma condensed into the shape of a scythe in the woman’s grasp, and swung it wide with a laugh.
“The karma of Jo (助) wandering the air, the name of Lu (樓). “At the command of me, Liveni, perform the dance of slaughter here and now.”
High-speed chanting of a 2-star spell… … !
The witches of the Republic who used magic used words like this to bestow the power of runes on all things and perform miracles.
Jing, the runes of Zhao and Lu floated in the air, sprinkling light, and the next moment, they were struck by a wave of intense power.
“Building a magic square, 2 stars.”
The shapes of the magic square are squares and triangles.
The runes engraved are Wa (渦) and Du (阧).
Combination of earth attribute magic and fire attribute magic
‘Wa (渦: swirling)’,
It is given the characteristic of ‘du (阧: soaring)’.
‘Huh, ultra-fast calculation of 2-star magic?’
That moment when Liveny’s eyes widened with curiosity and embarrassment.
Coo coo coo coo coo ────!
The ground seemed to rise up like a wall, and then flames swirled around it.
The wall of flames collided with the wave of magic amplified by black magic, letting out a sharp scream and causing a storm. A storm that cracks the surrounding ground, breaks windows, and tears skin.
In that storm, the scythe made of poison and the baton strengthened by magic clashed together more than a dozen times, emitting an ear-piercing metallic sound.
As the fog began to clear due to the repercussions of the series of shocks, Liveny and Lane stared straight at each other and blinked in amazement.
‘Osarius-style baton technique… … ‘Is this Osarius’s scoundrel?’
‘This guy, the way he uses the sickle… … It’s the same as my baton technique.’
You belong to the Osarius school, so did you learn black magic?
No, then you would have to use magic, not witchcraft… … . In any case, what has been clearly proven is that there is no chance of winning in close combat.
At best I can subdue him, but if I get hit by that damn scythe even once… … That is the fear of black magic.
“Are you really strong?”
A woman named Liveny said with amusement.
Lane took a deep breath.
Concentrate. I can feel the power of the rune throbbing in my left hand, which is wrapped in a bandage.
‘If you use this power of imagery here and now, you will surely… … .’
Just as I was about to take off the glove on my left hand, Liveny pulled back his hood. The moment I saw the face revealed in it, my thoughts stopped.
“uh… … ?”
His featureless dark brown curly hair was much longer than I remembered, but his commoner features and freckles around his nose were exactly the same.
‘No, how could this be…? … .’
I really couldn’t explain it, but to put it bluntly, that guy’s appearance was… … It was so similar.
The old me… … So, with ‘Lin’.
To be more precise, I would say that he looks exactly like he did when he was forcibly disguised as a woman by Lista and Friede.
‘hallucination… … ?’
No, now the light of Bel Sidious is connected to perception. That is an undeniable reality. My mouth muttered absentmindedly.
“I said… … ?”
fantasy,
