§ 162. Storm (3)
Crack, thump.
Logan crossed the main palace garden at high speed, following the assassin’s trace.
A strong rainstorm hit the body from the front without any gaps, but it was not the slightest obstacle to Logan, who was already wearing a half-materialized auror like a curtain.
Walking through the darkness, unable to see an inch ahead, he easily narrowed the distance between himself and the assassin.
As he moved away from the main palace, miraculously, the headache and tinnitus that had been bothering him disappeared, and his head began to function more normally.
Then he finally had time to think carefully about the current situation. The epicenter of this strange incident must have been his office, as his physical condition quickly recovered as soon as the distance was gone.
-It is not uncommon for [gaps] to open in the imperial palace. It’s just that this time it was so sudden that His Majesty didn’t have time to go to the prayer room.
Katrina said so.
So, does this mean that something like this happened every time the Holy Emperor entered the prayer room? Why had I never noticed it until now?
There were times when I thought what kind of pointless arrogance it was to spend the night alone in a secluded place, even without an escort.
Indeed, it would have been difficult for an average person to come to their senses just by getting close to him. Lord Katrina, the strongest shield of the Holy Emperor, is in such a state, but even with so many knights by her side, there is no way she can properly protect her.
What on earth is that gap?
What exactly does it do that disturbs a person’s senses so much and causes them to lose their minds?
While he was gathering his thoughts, the assassin was running in the direction of the greenhouse. It looks like he is planning to just pass through the second east gate.
But the two were already within close range.
‘Gotcha.’
The moment when Logan catches up with him, almost within striking distance of him.
Wedge!
As if sensing some kind of crisis, the assassin turned around and fired a dagger.
Tang! Tang!
Logan thought as he lightly swatted away the unexpectedly flying blades.
‘Is it a simple check? ‘You don’t have any killing intent, you just want to run away.’
He was quite skilled in detecting his gap, which was much wider than that of ordinary knights.
Moreover, looking at the Aurors being carried on the dagger, it seems that he is accurately aware of the force he is officially displaying.
If he had had to hide his skills like usual, he would have definitely had a hard time chasing him. Once again, I became curious about who the other person was.
Sigh.
As soon as the dagger was thrown, the presence coming from the opponent almost completely disappeared. The Auror concealment was expanded to the greatest extent possible.
However, no matter how skilled the assassin was, there was no way Logan would not notice the Auror’s unnatural movements.
Sreuk.
Logan harmonized with the Aurors around him. The ability to become the best assassin if you put your mind to it. It was Dekaron Knight’s Auror sympathy.
The awareness of his past life never disappeared, and Logan was able to freely control his auror activity from the moment he was born.
In this way, I have been displaying a reasonable level of Aura activity in the eyes of others. Otherwise, his inexplicable aura activity would have already aroused suspicion during his childhood.
Even without that, the auror affinity has increased significantly after being reborn, and a leisurely environment where you can focus on training.
Thanks to this, Logan had already reached the level of Dekaron Knight, a 10th level Auror knight, even in this life.
Logan, who hid his presence and quickly outpaced the assassin, lost his Auror control right in front of him.
“… … !”
The assassin is shocked and hastily draws a short sword. Then, out of nowhere, he loaded up the maximum amount of aura and swung it towards him!
But Logan’s reaction was faster.
Ting!
The Henesys longsword, which was held with the paring hook pulled out as far as it could go, immediately threw his sword away. The assassin who lost his grip on the sword loses his stance and stumbles.
Wedge.
Without missing the opportunity, Arjuna rushed towards his neck.
The assassin reflexively raised his arms to guard, but Arjuna’s blade, which cleverly penetrated the gap, was already right under his chin.
“… … .”
“Reveal your identity. “At whose instigation did you come to the imperial palace?”
Logan asked, tapping the man’s mask, which was pulled up to the tip of his nose, with the blade of his sword.
If the other person didn’t have murderous intentions, Logan also had no intention of taking his life carelessly. He reveals his identity and is safely taken to the Royal Guard.
Of course, he may have already died by the time he showed his life to someone in the imperial palace.
The assassin hesitated for a moment. However, no matter how hard he tried, he realized that there was no way out, so he obediently pulled down his mask.
It was a dark, stormy night, but there was a flash! As the lightning struck just in time, the assassin’s face brightened up.
and.
“… … !”
Logan saw the other person’s face and his eyes widened. It was because his face was too familiar.
The face of someone I thought I would never see again.
At the unbelievable sight, Logan opened his mouth without realizing it.
“… Benicio?”
iced coffee.
If this were a dream, it would be a truly terrible nightmare.
* * *
Seongjin barely opened his eyes due to extreme dizziness and carefully looked around.
‘What is this again…’ … .’
He was floating in an unknown space.
The area seemed to be filled with shattered mirrors and pieces of glass, and the surrounding area was like the inside of a kaleidoscope, with various images mixed together to create a dizzying scene.
A black sky with flashing lightning and a dense forest. An occasional view of the office. And the shining stars and nebulae that seem to pour down.
‘Did I just lose my soul again?’
Since he could barely feel gravity, he recalled a near-death experience he had recently had.
However, upon closer inspection, he saw that he was just like Mores in his banquet gown. Seeing that a tangible body could clearly be touched, it seemed that the soul was not the only thing that had been thrown out.
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However, it was a bit unclear whether I came here with my entire body properly. Among the scenes in the office where the statues were sometimes overlapped, he could clearly see his own body lying right under the sofa.
A strange feeling, as if you exist in the office and here at the same time.
What kind of strange phenomenon is this?
‘Hey, devil?’
I called the person I thought could best explain this condition, but there was no answer.
However, if that person’s presence had disappeared from my mind, that wasn’t the case. I could clearly feel the demon king’s spirit running wild in panic.
I’m sure he’s making a fuss in his head. It just seemed like something was off or the frequency wasn’t right, and Seongjin couldn’t properly receive his thoughts, like a broken radio.
Kurrrrrr.
Is it because of the heavy rain seen in the scenery, or is there something else? Occasionally, the entire space shakes intermittently due to shock. I thought it wasn’t a place worth staying for very long.
‘Anyway, I’m sure there’s that guy here somewhere, right? I have to find him and get out of here quickly… … .’
But at that moment, something strange happened.
The moment I thought about the success, my vision suddenly became distorted, and the statues that had been visible in the distance suddenly came in front of me, as if they were rushing in.
Seongjin had a similar experience some time ago. When I was immediately sucked into the channel of the Bantra Moss larva and flew straight to the border of the dimension.
At the time, I thought I was just flying somewhere faster than light.
‘I didn’t move fast… … !’
Rather, the surrounding space was collapsing and pushing Seongjin’s body to the other side.
If I hadn’t noticed it properly at the time of my near-death experience, strangely enough, I could now see how the landscape was distorted and how I was quickly thrown away.
How long did it fly like that?
Kukukuk!
The occasional shaking became stronger and more frequent. Now, every time it shakes, a shock wave is created that almost collapses the surrounding space. Clearly something unusual is happening here.
And after a while.
Seongjin found a small new type confronting something that looked like a huge shadow.
White robes fluttering, a golden crown shining above the head.
Seongjin called out to him with all his might without realizing it.
[father!]
What came out was not a sound, but rather a kind of thought wave. Seonghwang looked back with surprised eyes.
[this… … !]
Ku-kwa-kwa-kwaang!
The world was shaken once again. Just like that, his vision became dizzy, and Seongjin’s body quickly moved away from the shadows.
And before he knew it, Seonghwang was grabbing his shoulder and shaking him violently.
[Why are you here, son?]
Seongjin blinked his eyes.
what? I could clearly hear Seonghwang’s voice, but his words did not have the same ‘sound’ as usual.
Because the first and last syllables entered my head at the same time, as if a whole sentence had been hit in my head.
[What on earth are you doing here?]
[This is a gap. It is not a place for a human body to stay that long.]
This time too, ‘this place’ and ‘it can’t be done’ hit me in the head at the same time.
I really have a sense of time… … .
At that moment, Seonghwang looks back in shock.
After that.
Kwa-kwa-kwa-kwak!
Due to the shock, my body shook mercilessly and my vision became dizzy.
Then, when he came to his senses, Seongjin was already flying somewhere with Seonghwang holding him by the back.
‘… … !’
Despite the incredible speed, fortunately there was no feeling of strangulation or anything like that. With their gaze naturally turned backwards, they were only then able to clearly see the identity of the enemy chasing them.
There were two monsters.
One is a huge black beast with six legs and three tails. It looked either like a dog or a wolf, but it was impossible to tell whether it was a real shape or a mere shadow. This is because I could not feel any sense of volume in a body that did not reflect light at all.
The other one looked even more odd-looking.
There was something densely growing up and down, like a plant with twisting roots and stems, or like a sea anemone with many tentacles.
Oh, it looks like a misshapen jellyfish, as some of its tentacles also have green luminous elements at the ends.
‘But somehow it looks familiar… … .’
Seongjin was quite comfortable and criticized the guys.
A gaze full of malice that stabs your body mercilessly. The looks the monsters gave him resembled the unpleasant feelings of high-ranking demon kings he had experienced at the border of the dimension.
It’s just that, unlike before, the pressure has dropped to a bearable level.
[…] Squeezing into the space.]
The black beast, Greed, looked at Seongjin and growled.
[I know. I never thought my space would be disturbed by a child. But why does that face look so familiar?]
The dark green tentacle monster, Pajong, responded as if it were puzzled, and stirred up the whole bunch of roots that rose upward. It wasn’t even clear if it had a head, but it was a gesture that seemed to be tilting its head.
Then Greed laughed.
[Isn’t it obvious? Even if you personally prepare for him, you still don’t recognize him?]
[Oh, is that so? Now that I think about it, I think my apostle said something like that before.]
Pajong, who bent a handful of tentacles and scratched the other tentacles, spoke in an embarrassed manner. Then, the scattered luminous elements emit light all at once.
[What do you think? Isn’t it okay to just get rid of the king anyway? It’s a hassle, so let’s just get rid of it all together!]
Because the distance was close, Seongjin could hear their thoughts only occasionally.
‘Is it possible that I came here for no reason and became a burden to this man?’
Should I just slap them right now and ask them to send me back? But before that, at the very least, I have to deal some kind of effective blow to at least one of those guys… … .
As I was fiddling with the nutcracker, measuring the distance between them, I felt Seonghwang’s gaze glancing back at me.
[I see you’re spinning your head in vain again.]
This time, his words flowed into my head at the same time without any time difference, but Seongjin was now somewhat accustomed to this method of communication.
[Am I actually in the way?]
[…] … .]
Seonghwang was silent for a moment, but then shook his head.
[No, it just happened to be appropriate. If it weren’t for you, it would have wasted a lot of time due to lack of cause and effect.]
Cause and effect?
[This is a side effect of tansinyeon. Since it is a day that cannot help but bless many people, it is a day that inevitably causes and results to be wasted. That’s why they targeted today.]
hmm. Honestly, I don’t really know what you’re talking about.
Seongjin, who was hanging on shakily and pondering for a moment, suddenly remembered something interesting.
When you say cause and effect, I don’t know for sure, but it means that there needs to be some condition like in the case of Director Bruno, right?
[father. I have something to ask you!]
He felt Seonghwang glance back at him.
[ask.]
[yes.]
Then Seongjin shouted confidently.
[Can you please scold those weird guys over there, or rather, get rid of them altogether?]
A moment passes by. I felt some strange force envelop Seongjin and Seonghwang at the same time.
and.
[…] … .]
Seonghwang did not respond to those words, but just by the airflow, Seongjin could tell that he was smiling.
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