Episode 280
How can a corpse explode?
Where the kid was, only horrible blood and pieces of flesh remained.
I sighed at the cruelty of the cultists. I could not understand, and did not want to understand, the thoughts of those who arbitrarily used words like abandoning a child.
“are you okay?”
“yes.”
Berita nodded calmly, but in fact, she didn’t look all that well.
This guy’s right arm looked like it had melted into a horrible shape because he had stretched out that arm to block the explosion.
“You don’t look okay at all. Doesn’t it hurt?”
“If you are asking whether there is pain, of course it hurts. But mere physical pain cannot break me.”
The moment she said that, new skin was already sprouting on Berita’s arms.
It was a monster-like regenerative power every time I saw it.
In fact, even the eyeballs that were pulled out can be regenerated in an instant, which takes about eight hours. Of course, it is true that I am indebted to you.
“It’s not a problem that hurts and you just let it go… … . “I think you need to know something about how to kill someone.”
“yes?”
“Anyway, I’m indebted to you. “I didn’t know you were going to blow yourself up.”
“The minions of the Golden Horn are a bit extreme. “These are people who don’t know the truth, so they will continue to dig many traps, and when they don’t work, they will end up like this.”
“hmm.”
Judging from the way he spoke, it seemed like Berita had already sensed, or at least suspected, that this boy was a believer.
I wanted to talk more about this, but I heard a crash outside and the door burst open and Ramon appeared.
“What on earth was that…?” “Huh?”
Ramon’s mouth dropped open when he saw the disaster in the room.
That’s the kind of reaction you would get if the room where the child being cared for just a moment ago was covered in blood and giving off a bad smell.
“W-What on earth is this…?” … ?”
“The kid was a member of the church.”
“yes? “Is it that kid?”
“It seems like I was scolded.”
“ah… … .”
Ramon probably doesn’t know about the church members’ behavior. No matter how expert he is at office work, he is still a hero.
“I see… … .”
Ramon, who quickly grasped the situation, sighed and said:
“I will clean up this place for now.”
“may I?”
“Of course I will. And since your brother just came up from the basement, let’s go down and talk about the stone gate.”
“Then please.”
When I left Ramon and went down to the first floor, I saw Lanferro sitting in front of the table.
He was staring intently at a piece of paper on the table, and he seemed so focused that he didn’t even notice when I approached him.
“boss?”
“hmm. sit down.”
According to our superior’s order, Verita and I sat side by side in front of him.
Lanfero asked, still reading the paper.
“It was noisy up there. “What was the fuss?”
“The kid we rescued was a church member. “When his identity was discovered, he was scared and committed suicide.”
“The kid?”
Lanfero’s expression frowned as if he was displeased.
“Body explosion. This is a tactic that the Golden Horn often uses. “Did you leave the cleaning up to Ramon?”
“yes.”
“good job. There could be poison in the flesh or blood.”
After speaking, Lanfero showed me the paper he was reading.
Pentagram in ominous form. Inside, there were all kinds of strange shapes intertwined with each other.
“This is a magic circle that was underground.”
“okay. I was just interpreting it… … .”
Lanfero said in a slightly embarrassed voice.
“There are five functions of the magic circle that I interpreted. They are [communication], [corruption], [preservation], [interconnection], and [movement], respectively.”
“… … ?”
Even if you say that, I don’t know what the function is.
Berita, who was sitting next to me, said.
“[Communication] means communion with fellow church members who are far away, and [corruption] deteriorates the mentality of people within the radius of this magic circle and turns them into church members. In this case, the area would have started from the village chief’s house and expanded to the entire village. [Preservation] prevents the decomposition of the corpse being sacrificed, and [connection] allows the sacrifice offered here to be included in rituals taking place elsewhere.”
“aha… … . Then what about moving?”
“sorry. “I’m not sure about that.”
“It means that the space beyond the stone gate is another world.”
Lanfero answered instead.
Red eyes, which were relatively dark during the day, were turned towards me.
“Luan, you said you went in beyond the stone gate, right? “Was there anything strange?”
“… Now that I think about it, the underground cave was incredibly spacious. “If there was such a space under this village, it wouldn’t be surprising if it collapsed long ago.”
“Then you probably moved to a completely different space at that time.”
That makes sense.
If that’s true, there’s an explanation for that random space.
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‘It’s a little more surprising than that.’
Lanfero Nosferatu.
Unlike Ramon, who had figured it out to some extent, this Corrupted clan leader was still a person shrouded in mystery.
It doesn’t seem like he’s a bad person, but it feels like it’s hard to deny that he’s intentionally hiding himself.
It was only at this moment that he showed his side a little… … . The level of knowledge was extraordinary.
At least, I’ve never seen anyone so knowledgeable about black magic other than the black fairy librarian.
“But what you’re saying seems to be that the magic circle has an additional hidden function.”
“Exactly. “There must be at least one more feature we haven’t uncovered, but honestly, I’m not sure about this.”
“Is that so… … .”
I took the paper and said:
“There is someone I would like to ask a question about.”
“who? “I’m not measuring it, but even a warlock who is confident in his skills would find it difficult to interpret.”
“The librarian of our family’s underground library.”
“… librarian?”
“yes. Black magic, necromancy, demonology… … . Anyway, he is a person with tremendous knowledge in the unclean world. He was indebted to me even when I was at the academy.”
Lanfero thought for a moment and asked.
“If you are a Badniker librarian who is well versed in black magic… Is it Lycerradigos? “A mage of the dark sky?”
“Do you know?”
“… I’ve at least heard the name. “You’re famous.”
“… … .”
Is that really the case?
He is a person from at least hundreds of years ago, and it is unusual to even hear his name.
Moreover, Lanfero’s face was so calm as he said that, that it was difficult to tell whether he had really just heard the name or was lying.
“It’s a good idea, but is there a way to get his advice here?”
“This one.”
I said, taking out the key I received from Lise.
“To borrow the words of the boss, it is a magic tool with the function of [movement].”
“Ohh… … .”
“But there is one problem.”
“what?”
“Lise is a very honorable and proud wizard, so she won’t help you out of thin air. If you want to entrust the interpretation, you will have to pay a corresponding price… … . “There is no way to get it here now.”
“What do you need? money? knowledge? Or materials needed for magic or alchemy?”
“Cookies.”
“… … .”
For a moment, the surroundings were immersed in silence.
Lanfero said with a slightly disheveled expression.
“hmm… … . If you dig into magic, you’ll need sugar. “It’s not that I don’t understand.”
“yes.”
“Cookie. I guess I’ll think about it some more first. Anyway, we have two options now.”
Lanfero spread his fingers and said.
“The first is to enter beyond the stone gate like this and ruin the ceremony that is taking place somewhere there. It’s very dangerous, and you could all die, but it will be able to exploit the enemy’s weak point.”
That is correct.
The Golden Horn member issued a threat before committing suicide.
It may be seen as a simple threat, but intimidation is usually carried out even in situations where one is quite emotionally driven.
In other words, the church’s Kangma ritual has now entered a very important stage, and it may be a time when it should never be interrupted.
“What about the second one?”
“I guess we should go to the Frostwolf tribe’s village right away and join Pyed. “There is definitely a connection between the request he received and what happened in this village.”
“But it will be quite time consuming.”
“that’s right. “If you make a mistake, you may miss the timing and be unable to stop the ceremony.”
“How far is it from Frostwolf Village?”
The answer came from the second floor.
“It will take at least two days.”
Ramon, who had finished cleaning up, was trudging down the stairs. It’s been about 10 minutes now, but have they already cleaned up the mess?
That goblin is definitely not ordinary either.
“A round trip would take four days, but considering the weather conditions, it could extend by another two days.”
“It’s an unknown number.”
“That’s right.”
“hmm… … .”
As I was thinking about it, Lanfero said.
“Both answers may be correct, or both may be incorrect. So I think I’ll leave it to your opinion.”
“My opinion?”
“okay. “If you went through the stone gate, wouldn’t you have felt the overall atmosphere?”
“That’s right, but then shouldn’t the boss just go in and check?”
“I forgot to tell you, but there is a limit to the number of times the stone gate can be opened. It only opens once every three days. “You opened it last night, so that means we have to wait until at least the day after tomorrow.”
“aha… … .”
It’s so vague.
If it had been five days instead of three, I would have just joined Feed and his group.
I thought for a moment about when I opened the stone gate and what was beyond.
To be honest, I was so anxious at the time that I didn’t have time to check my surroundings… … .
First of all, it wasn’t a place that felt that dangerous.
“… … .”
Therefore, it was concluded that it was dangerous.
It is clear that there is something at the end of the cave leading to the stone gate.
Otherwise, there would be no reason for church members to resort to manipulative actions to stop it.
But it was strange that, entering such a place and descending from a great family, I felt nothing.
It’s beyond strange to the point of bizarre.
“… “I think I need to think about it.”
“okay. “I still have a day or two to spare.”
Lanferro suddenly got up from his seat and said.
“Then I guess I’ll try baking… … .”
… I don’t know if that’s a joke or not.
* * *
I returned to the room.
After checking for signs around him, he cleared his throat slightly and began speaking.
“Hey, executioners?”
I open my mouth carefully, as if I were knocking on the room of someone who is sleeping soundly… … .
[The ‘Blind Heavenly Demon’ is looking at you.]
[The ‘Iron Monk’ appears.]
Two executioners appeared as if they had been waiting.
“You two were there?”
I smiled slightly with relief.
In the end, the method I chose was to consult with someone.
As far as I know, these two are the most knowledgeable. I’m not overestimating the death penalty, it’s the truth.
Of course, apart from that, this top may not be particularly helpful.
This is because both of them were in a world so far away from me that they probably did not fully understand the situation I was in.
I wondered what it mattered.
Consulting is not necessarily done to get an answer. Sometimes, just letting out what you have inside is meaningful.
“But the third death sentence… … .”
[Because ‘Nakgopsae Jonmattaeng’ is currently absent… … .]
“He’s not here today either… … .”
I wasn’t disappointed, perhaps because I didn’t have high expectations.
“Why did you call me this time?” … .”
I started giving another rough explanation.
This is a brief recitation of the situation I am currently in.
[‘Blind Heavenly Demon’ is worried.]
[The ‘Iron Monk’ is silent.]
After the story was over, both of them became lost in their thoughts.
Well, I didn’t think the trick would come out right away.
In the first place, I was planning to make the final decision regarding this matter, and I just thought that I would like to hear opinions on the death penalty since it is at least roughly okay.
I feel sorry for entrusting these two people with a troublesome task.
‘After today’s talk, may I ask about Cheonaktanseo…? … .’
If possible, I would also like to know about the seventy-two evil spirits that have been bothering my sister-in-law.
It was when I was just thinking about trivial things like that.
[…] I recommend you step down.]
As if my worries were over, a message like that appeared.
“huh?”
But it was an unexpected conclusion.
It doesn’t seem to be the opinion of the second sister-in-law, who has a tendency to be a god of destruction, and is the fourth death penalty?
By the time I had that thought.
[We recommend that the ‘colorless devil’ step down.]
“… yes?”
An unexpected person broke in.
fantasy,
