I became the youngest prince in the novel Episode 165
Chapter 45 Tower of Cause and Effect (5)
A bedroom in a huge mansion located in the center of the capital, Hubris.
Lying on the bed in such a bedroom was Serkia, one of the Five Demon Spirits and called the Half-Demon General.
The reason she was here was simple.
This mansion itself was one of the demonic hideouts created in case of emergency.
Since the last attack on Prince Sion, the Eyes of the Imperial City and the Heresy Inquisitors of the Church of Light had been tracking them, and the place they had escaped their pursuit was this mansion.
Who would have imagined?
The object I had been searching for with such wide eyes was proudly existing in a mansion in the middle of the capital.
In fact, Hwang Seong’s eyes couldn’t even catch her tail.
It certainly wasn’t a bad thing, but
“Off!”
On the other hand, Serkia, who was lying in bed, was in very poor condition.
Last time, I suffered a fatal injury from a spear thrown by Sion that pierced my heart, so I couldn’t even move properly.
In addition, the Black Star, which had penetrated into Serkia’s body when the spear was pierced, was constantly consuming her demonic energy, further worsening her condition.
at that time,
Slam!
The bedroom door opened and a man with snake-like slit eyes and two horns came in.
It was the demon Hiseler, one of the ‘Six Claws’.
“How are you feeling?”
Hesseler asked, slowly walking towards the bed.
Serkia knew.
Hiseler’s question was not really asked because he was curious about Serkia’s own physical condition.
To begin with, he was just a consumable of no particular value.
Even if he were to die right now, the author wouldn’t even blink.
“… … “It’s a little better.”
“okay? “Good.”
In fact, Serkia’s condition was so bad that even if you looked a little closely, you could tell that the answer was a lie, but Hiseler was just brushing it off without noticing it.
“Have you found out where Zion Agnes is? “He said he confirmed that it wasn’t inside the imperial castle the other day.”
“Not yet. “There are a lot of restrictions here because we have to move while avoiding their eyes.”
“I want to see you again soon… … .”
Hiseler muttered, looking dissatisfied with the answer.
After that intense first meeting, all Hesseler had in his head was thinking about Zion.
Because he was the one who made his heart beat again, which had almost stopped after becoming one of the ‘Six Claws’.
That’s why I couldn’t wait to tear off its limbs, pull out its heart, and eat it right in front of him.
“Besides, it’s so boring to just sit still like this… … . ah!”
Hiseler, who was muttering like that with bored eyes, snapped his fingers as if he remembered something.
“The blonde-haired man who was next to Sion Agnes when we attacked.”
“Are you talking about First Prince Rubrios?”
“Yes, that first prince said he was looking for us too, right?”
“That’s right.”
“hmm… … .”
In response to that, a question came out of the mouth of the demon who was tapping his finger on the window frame nearby for a moment.
“How strong is he?”
* * *
After completing the trial on the second floor, the door to the trial on the third floor did not open immediately.
-The 3rd floor trial is being prepared. Please wait a moment.
With the voice of the ordeal assistant, Yeon Ok-rang’s body simply disappeared from the spot.
Shion knew the reason why the trials on the third floor did not open immediately.
‘In order to take the test on the third floor, all participants must gather together.’
All participants, collectively known as ‘Team 4’, will have to wait here until they either overcome or fail the trials on the second floor.
at that time,
“long time no see.”
A voice came from the side.
As Zion turned his head, he saw Lane, who had come close to him, unlike the other participants who just looked in this direction with complicated eyes and did not approach him.
She had originally tried to talk to him a long time ago, but there was no time, so now she was talking to Shion for the first time.
“You remember me, right?”
“At least the name.”
Actually, I knew most of the information about her, not just her name, but Shion didn’t bother to say that.
There was no need to arouse unnecessary suspicion.
“It’s changed a lot compared to when I saw it before, isn’t it?”
“You are.”
Shion responded briefly to Lane’s words.
And those words were sincere.
‘So you’re saying he’s one of the warrior’s companions?’
At first glance, Lane’s level was just that of making a name for himself in an area.
However, judging from the power and energy she showed in this battle with Yeongokrang, it was no exaggeration to say that her current level was just below ‘Seven Heavens’.
Incredible growth.
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It may be because she was the first to awaken and stayed by the warrior’s side for a long time, sharing her fate.
Did you think this was the extent of the greeting?
“Actually, I want to ask you something.”
After being silent for a moment, a voice came out of Lane’s mouth that got straight to the point.
“what?”
“Witch of the Black Forest.”
Her face turns cold along with him.
In fact, there were a lot of things I wanted to ask the man in front of me, from how he became so strong to what his true identity was, but the top priority among them was what happened in the Black Forest, no matter what anyone said.
“At that time, I lost my mind while fighting a witch. But I remember you standing in my way right before I lost it. “What happened after that?”
“The reason you’re asking that is because you want to know the witch’s whereabouts, right?”
“… … that’s right.”
Lane, who was looking at Shion with shaking eyes as the words seemed to penetrate his heart, nodded.
“I have a question. Why are you trying to find out the witch’s whereabouts?”
Shion asked, looking directly into her eyes.
“Because I have to kill you.”
An answer without even the slightest hesitation.
“The reason is?”
“You know it too. “That bastard killed all my friends.”
Just thinking about it makes anger well up through my cold rationality.
Of course, even if she met that witch now, there was no guarantee that Lane would be able to win.
In fact, the last time we met, we weren’t a good match.
But even so, I could never stay still.
I had to kill that witch, but it seemed like this crazy anger would subside.
at that time,
“That’s pathetic.”
A cold voice flowed from Zion’s mouth as he looked at Lane for a moment.
“… … what?”
“He said it was pathetic.”
“What on earth are you doing now?” … !”
Before the angry cry that flowed from Lane’s mouth, whose face was distorted like a demon, was completed,
“I ask you just one thing.”
Zion’s mouth opened again.
“Did the witch really kill your companions?”
“… … !”
“I won’t be able to answer. “Because the ones who killed your colleagues were not witches, but close friends who betrayed you by falling into the Purification Church.”
It was an obvious fact, and one that Lane had ignored until now.
“But the thing that killed Lian… … !”
“If you hadn’t been killed by the witch back then, I would have executed you with your own hands.”
“… … .”
“You just needed someone to vent your boiling anger over loss and failure. It’s just that the Witch of the Black Forest was the best fit for it.”
A sharp and direct statement.
And at the same time, it was something only Zion, who knew the context, could say.
“no… … If there had been no witches in the first place, there would have been no Purification Church, and then this would have happened… … .”
Lane mutters as if denying Shion’s words.
Zion didn’t answer that question.
She doesn’t have to refute it, because she knows best that what she’s saying right now is absurd.
‘Until now, that anger may have been the biggest driving force to become stronger… … .’
Now was the time to make things right.
Maybe Riosina and Lane could have had to fight together later.
If it was like that back then, it would be very difficult.
at that time,
-Go to the trial on the 3rd floor.
The voice of the ordeal assistant rings in my ears.
with him,
Sreuk-
The darkness that I saw when I first entered the tower began to surround the bodies of Zion and the people in the cavity.
“Next time I see you, I hope you don’t feel pathetic.”
Shion speaks in an indifferent tone to Lane, who still has a blank expression on her face.
The moment Zion’s voice ends,
Phew!
The new type of people completely disappeared from the spot.
* * *
-Your current ranking is 1st.
-As a first place perk, you can specify the starting location for the 3rd floor trial. Would you like to specify?
It was the voice of the ordeal assistant that rang in Zion’s ears before moving to the next location.
“okay.”
Before the explanation of the ordeal on the third floor continued, Shion nodded and accepted as if he had been waiting.
In fact, it was true that I was waiting.
This perk was a necessary device to quickly satisfy the second condition leading to the ‘Secret Trial’.
“Location is based on people, not terrain.”
Following those words, the moment a name came out of Zion’s mouth, the darkness surrounding him cleared away and his vision returned.
What was reflected in Zion’s field of vision when he returned was the grass and trees that filled the area, as if in the mountains, and numerous other participants looking around to understand the situation.
‘It was sent properly.’
When Shion smiled slightly after spotting a group of them, he entered the trial on the -3rd floor.
The ordeal assistant’s explanation began to continue.
-Obtain the famous jade.
-Participants who obtain five or more Myeongoks will obtain the minimum qualifications to proceed to the next trial.
-After a certain period of time, additional points are differentially awarded to the top 20 participants who have earned the most gems.
-Myeongok exists in ruins hidden throughout the third floor.
-Participants will be given one gem by default.
The moment the helper’s explanation ends,
Pot!
The number 1 appeared above the heads of people, including Zion.
It probably indicates the number of gems you have.
‘Is it going to start right away?’
Shion thought, still keeping his eyes focused on one side.
The trials on the third floor were completely different from those on the second floor.
While the second floor emphasized solidarity and cooperation, the third floor encouraged competition among participants from the beginning.
Unlike the transcendental people who created the previous two trials, the transcendental people who created the third floor trial wanted to give the rewards of the trial to a superior portion of the participants rather than all participants.
Therefore, it was correct to assume that the large number of participants being eliminated from this trial was planned.
at that time,
“I think it’s important for this ordeal to find the ruins in order to obtain the Myeongok, so why don’t the people here cooperate with each other?”
Among the people who were looking at each other to understand the situation, a knight carrying a huge long sword on his back stepped forward and opened his mouth.
“If this number of people work together, we will be able to quickly meet the conditions.”
He thought that, like the second floor, this ordeal would not be difficult to overcome if they cooperated with each other.
At first glance, the third floor was very large, and there must have been a lot of hidden relics there.
As long as they are not greedy for extra points, it is not unreasonable for everyone here to advance.
But one thing.
The driver was mistaken.
He assumed that everyone else had the same thoughts as him.
“Is there really a need to go find the ruins?”
With a strangely excited voice coming from behind,
Phew!
A thin sword pierced the knight’s chest and protruded forward.
“There are famous jade stones spread out right in front of you.”
The person holding such a sword was a man with a skull tattooed on the side of his neck with burning blue natural flowers in the eye sockets.
“Garg, gag!”
The knight’s breath stops as he looks at the man and the sword sticking out of his chest with incomprehensible eyes.
Pot!
At the same time, the number 1 floating above the man who killed the knight changed to 2.
The eyes of the people looking at the sudden situation were shaking.
The moment a cruel smile appeared on the man’s face when he saw the changed number, Sugagagagak!
“Kwaaaak!”
Dozens of people with the same skull tattoos moved at the same time and began indiscriminately slaughtering other participants nearby.
“Buy, murder leaflets!”
Shouts of astonishment came from some people who recognized the skull tattoo.
Murder Flyer Motherless
It was derived from the Murderous Cult, one of the now extinct scourges, and was a group of criminals who were notorious throughout the empire for their unimaginable cruelty and madness.
The group is having a hard time dealing with it even in the empire, as its movements are rampant and its military power is so great that one of the ‘Twelve Seas’ is its leader.
“Why on earth are they all here…?” … !”
“Do, run away!”
People who are filled with fear at the sight of a criminal group appearing in full form from the beginning cannot even think of resisting and begin to scatter in all directions and run away.
“Where are you running away to?”
Let’s go!
“Aaaah!”
Murderous flyers that chase after such people and continue the massacre.
“I don’t understand why we need to look for ruins when there is such an easy way… … hmm?”
One of the killing flyers caught the eye of a man who, unlike the others, was standing in place instead of running away.
Have you not figured out the situation yet?
Or is he too scared to move?
“Kihi!”
It didn’t matter anyway, so the member who burst into laughter rushed straight towards the man.
A man who doesn’t move until the member reaches right in front of him.
“Since you didn’t run away, I’ll kill you painlessly.”
Finally, the member swung his weapon at the man without hesitation.
But the attack did not reach the man.
“Thank you for that.”
A strange darkness burst out from the man along with a low voice, Kwajik!
Because before that, his entire body was completely swallowed up.
Quack, quack, quack!
“… … ?”
The members of the murder group who stopped the massacre at the eerie sound coming from him turn their heads towards the man.
“There is no need to look for ruins.”
The moment the man, Shion, smiles ominously while facing them,
“I agree with that.”
The darkness that had engulfed the unit began to spread in all directions and encroach on the surrounding space.
fantasy,
