Ask for a deal.
Rania saw the madman’s outstretched hand, and then saw a huge circuit floating behind the madman’s back. The circuit was so elaborate that it was so large that it reached the sky.
“······.”
Certainly, that circuit has some aspects in common with the direction I was pursuing. The circuit of a being that arrived at the answer in a different direction than itself. It seems like saying “senior” wasn’t completely nonsense.
‘···Definitely, it’s worth a reference.’
With a thud, Rania took a step forward.
The madman took the step as a positive sign and continued his story with a smile.
“What do you think, do you feel like making a deal?”
Rania approached the madman.
I didn’t feel the same heaviness in those steps as before, and my mana didn’t boil over. It really looks like a madman is walking to grab his outstretched hand.
“The terms of the deal are nothing special. I have no intention of doing anything that goes against your beliefs. “It’s a good story for you too.”
The madman smiled with his hands outstretched.
Coincidentally, he added.
“You, I, and the Apostate have the same purpose. drop a star trample on the stars After that, it will be a matter of going our separate ways. We cooperate until that moment.”
With a thud, Rania stopped in front of the madman.
Two people standing at the same height and in the same position looked at each other. Rania slowly stretched out her hand and grabbed the madman’s outstretched hand.
“That is my condition. “If you accept it, there is a contract…”
This is the moment when a madman smiles.
Rania spoke in a whisper, interrupting the madman.
“Have you become senile?”
“···what?”
“Are you senile, you idiot?”
Rania smiled.
Contrary to the words spoken, that smile is extremely gentle. Blue eyes are half-open between narrow eyelids. The moment when those blue eyes were bent like a half moon.
Wow!
Rania grabbed the madman’s hand.
It’s not like shaking hands, it’s like grabbing and not letting go.
“Why are you trying to spoon-feed a completed project?”
···Since ancient times, there has been an act of competing for first and second place within the Magic Tower. Intercepting a new student’s completed thesis and engraving my name on it as a ‘map wizard’.
Or, intercepting the paper altogether.
This was also the first custom she broke after taking office as the next Mage Tower lord. She would show the bitter taste of magical society to old school kids who tried to steal papers or spoon-feed a completed project.
So, like this.
Rania stomped her foot.
At that moment, Rania’s spell was completed before the madman could respond. In a split second, space was torn apart without warning, and a bold flash of light focused on the madman’s forehead.
Kwasik!
He is a madman who has raised his mana so that he can respond at any time. In comparison, no mana can be felt from Rania’s body. Because of this, the madman was unable to respond to Rania’s spells even though there were hundreds of pending spells circulating around him.
“···what?”
Pierced forehead.
With a hole in his forehead and brain fluid flowing out, the madman opened his eyes wide. A spell cast without warning did not end with just one shot. Then, Kwakwakkak! With a sound, the madman’s body was pierced by the sword.
With a patter, blood and flesh splashed out.
“f*ck the deal.”
Rania yanked the madman’s hand. Rania blurted out while holding the head of the dragged madman with her other hand.
“That’s a failure.”
A circuit with an empty critical part.
He must have been planning to defraud from the beginning by bringing in a circuit that looked flashy. Rania knew that if the madman had really completed that circuit in the first place, her help would not be needed.
Kiiiiiiiing!
The knuckles of Rania’s fingers flashed white as she grabbed the madman’s head. Stocked spells are released one after another, completing one spell.
Smash.
A shock wave erupted from the palm of the hand along with a ‘thud’ sound, exploding the madman’s head. With a patter, Rania kicked the madman in the solar plexus, with blood, flesh, and bone fragments flying everywhere.
Thud, thud.
The headless body, spattered with blood, rolled along the remains of the collapsed building. After rolling like that for a while, the madman’s body stood tall and stopped in place.
【It was a body I cherished, but this is too much.】
A person who loses his head cannot survive.
Moreover, like that body now, it can neither stand tall nor raise itself with a creaking motion.
【I expected it, but it still came out like this. This makes me cry a little. After seeing my junior’s face, I offered him good terms after a long time.】
From the moment it lost its head, it was not human.
The thing that settled inside the human spoke in a creepy voice that sounded like a bug crawling around.
【I have no choice if you refuse.】
A shadow rose above the exploded head.
A rising shadow replaces a human head. A maniacal laugh escaped from the corner of his torn mouth.
【I have no choice but to blow it all away.】
A huge circuit crashed.
2.
“Has the signal gone out yet, Chloe?”
“yes. “It hasn’t cut off yet.”
“···I’m embarrassed to ask you again and again.”
Rox scratched the back of his head sheepishly.
Three days have already passed since I tracked down Belnoa. A day after Belnoa went missing, a tracking party was formed and set off… In fact, it was said that Belnoa had been holding out in the devil’s land for four days now.
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‘···To be honest, returning alive is close to impossible.’
Rox knows what kind of place the Demon World is.
No matter how strong you are, you cannot survive alone in the demon world. Poison is everywhere, and you are in the middle of an enemy camp where you don’t know where the enemy will come from.
Even more so if you were thrown into the middle of a demonic world without any supplies…
The current situation, which has been holding on for four days, is astounding. Although he had heard rumors that he was close to superhuman territory, Rox had to internally raise his evaluation of Belle Noah one level higher.
‘This isn’t even close…’
This is already the realm of superhumans.
Rox glanced at the transmitter Chloe was holding. The signal was pointing to the devil’s heart. One way or another, it will be a difficult operation.
“I hope you’re safe.”
“You will be safe.”
Chloe declared.
“Because I said I’d be back.”
However, Rox confirmed that her hand holding the transmitter was trembling. Rox looked back at the knights walking behind him and gave a light gesture. After seeing the knights nodding their heads, Rox whispered to Chloe.
“I’m going to speed it up a little bit.”
I was already pushing ahead with an unreasonable schedule, but I had to go overboard to increase my chances even a little bit.
“Chloe, you need to know this.”
Rox said in a cold voice.
“Eight days is the limit for human survival in the depths of the Demonic Sutra. The body cannot bear any more than that. “Like the body of a renegade, it begins to deteriorate.”
“···that.”
“The mind and soul itself begins to be eaten away. It starts to become polluted and damaged. It’s not for nothing that knights on the front lines are periodically purified by priests. “Magyeong is that kind of place.”
So, in the worst case scenario.
“…There is a possibility that you may encounter Belnoa, who has become a traitor. “You must take this into account.”
“I know, I do.”
Chloe barely managed to get her voice out.
Rox made a bitter expression and quickened his pace. I hope such a tragedy never happens.
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Day 4.
There is no food left.
Now I’m starting to miss those beef jerky pieces that had such a horrible chewy texture. I hunted a demon beast to fill my hungry stomach, but it wasn’t worth eating. Aside from the taste, I got a nosebleed the moment I ate it.
I heard that the demonic beasts living on the front lines can be used as food, but it seems that this is not allowed for the demonic beasts living in the deep areas.
The beast’s meat was poisonous.
I used up quite a bit of mana to get rid of the demonic energy that had burrowed into my body. I’m tired.
Day 5.
The magic tool that purified water was broken.
I thought it had a long period of use, but the purification circuit and magic stone were damaged. I think the problem is that it contains water that has been stagnant in the forest.
I tried to fix it somehow, but I couldn’t completely restore it. Magi was mixed. It’s not to the point where you can’t drink it, but you need to reduce the frequency of drinking water.
thirsty.
The pursuer followed.
It looks like the traces were not erased properly. There were several battles. During the battle, an arrow was lodged in the abdomen. Because my concentration was broken, I couldn’t avoid seeing it. It is an arrow coated with poison. I stopped the poison from spreading, but I felt dizzy.
Day 6.
The wound has healed.
Is it because I moved my body too quickly during the battle? The wound suffered by the dragon slayer opened up. He had to use his last remaining potion. His head feels dizzy.
The chase team increased.
They must have noticed the direction they were heading in, and were already waiting at the corner of the road they were planning to pass through. There are many. Although it may be in perfect condition, I judged that it would be impossible to fight against that number in its current state. I decided to take a detour.
Hunger, thirst.
And most of all, tired.
The number of soldiers searching is unusual. I can’t stay in one place for a long time or close my eyes. I was thirsty so I drank water. The mixed demon energy stung my throat. I woke up a little bit from a sharp pain.
···There is still a long way to go.
Day 7.
“······.”
[···Are you okay?]
“······.”
[Belnoa.]
“······.”
[Belnoa?]
“Oh, yes. “I’m listening.”
Belnoa blinked his narrow eyes.
The reaction was slow.
Belnoa continues to wander around the magic world without being able to properly rest or eat. Those eyes were not properly focused. Blurry eyes.
“···Here you come again.”
A response rang out through the shadows spread out like a spider’s web. Belle Noah narrowed her eyes, reducing her presence. A light appeared in her blurry eyes.
Soldiers were approaching from all directions.
Although the location had to be moved slowly, Belnoir had an intuition. There would be no way to avoid battle this time. This is because they are widening the barrier and narrowing the scope. As if he knew I was here.
No matter how much you try to hide your presence, if you spread a barrier and put pressure on them, you are bound to get caught. Belle Noah stood on the twisted branch and closed her eyes.
Boom, boom.
I hear the sound of footsteps echoing across the floor. When the sound of those steps got closer, Belnoa kicked off the tree branch and jumped down. At that moment, the only thing that rang in the ears of the approaching wizard was a light ‘thud’ sound.
Jumping down from the tree, Belnoa reached out and grabbed the wizard’s head. A thin thorn of shadow shot out from his palm and pierced the wizard’s brain. The wizard fell without even being able to scream, and one side of the barrier broke through.
-······!
-It’s over there!
-Over there!
With sounds echoing from all directions, Belnoa began running toward the direction where the barrier was breached. Soldiers blocked the road, but Belnoa passed between them with minimal movement.
“Big!”
While the soldiers pierced by the thorns were bleeding and collapsing, Belnoa ran out of the forest and ran across the ground. However, this is the middle of the devil’s land, and it is a field full of soldiers trying to capture Belnoa wherever he goes.
The wyvern flying in the sky, the soldiers searching the area like catching rats, and the necromancers who manipulated corpses all turned their gaze towards Belnoa, who had come running out of the forest.
The chase begins.
Belnoa gritted his teeth and started running.
Noises like chase me, catch me, that place, etc. pierced my eardrums. Belnoa moved towards a place where he felt less popular as much as possible. Since we couldn’t completely avoid the pursuit, there were several battles.
Phew.
Normally, it would have been an easy battle to win, but for Belnoa now, even that battle was arduous. Driven to his physical limits, Belnoa’s movements were sluggish and his reactions were slow, allowing harsh attacks from time to time.
“Cough, huh.”
Moreover, a body addicted to demonic energy is raising a red signal. Belnoa moved, spitting out dark red blood.
The chase continued all night.
I thought I had barely succeeded in escaping him, but I still felt his presence behind me. They are chasing me. The only thing that is empty is the front. Belle Noah lifted her arm and rubbed my forehead. Cold sweat was flowing.
“······.”
Belnoa’s gaze turned forward.
What you see in front is a huge vertical cave. It is not a naturally occurring vertical tunnel. It was an artificial cave created by something, and its size was so large that it was difficult to see at a glance.
[···, ······!]
Someone shouted into my ear.
The sound did not reach Belnoa’s head. Blurry reason. Hazy consciousness. And the sound of footsteps continuing to come from behind her. Belnoir makes a decision.
[···all! No, spirit… la!]
The voice of the goddess was heard cut off at some point.
That voice could not reach Belnoa.
[···silver, ······.]
Belnoa jumped into the vertical tunnel with his shadow on the floor. The moment she jumped into the dark, vertical cave, she felt as if she had entered an abyss. Just before she was completely swallowed up by darkness, the voice of the goddess rang in Belnoa’s ears.
[It’s a trap, you were lured here!]
The Shadow Dragon Lord thrust his face towards Belnoa and screamed. However, that appearance does not last long. Due to unknown interference, the goddess’s appearance became blurred and eventually disappeared completely.
[right now···.]
Her voice also broke.
At the last moment she cried out.
Get out of here right now.
3.
“Crazy guy.”
Asterio, the dragon slayer who arrived at the scene late after receiving a call from the tracking team, clicked his tongue. He was standing at the entrance to the shaft where Belnoa was presumed to have jumped into.
A huge vertical tunnel in the middle of the demonic landscape.
No troops are stationed near this vertical tunnel. When Asterio heard that the immortal knight had driven Belnoa here, he prayed that the damn old man’s plan would fail.
“It’s not a good death.”
I wanted to give him at least the slightest respect as a warrior, but even that was now impossible. From the moment he jumps into that cave, Belnoa will become a being who can neither die nor live.
Tsk, the dragon slayer clicked his tongue.
He ordered the soldiers gathered near the shaft to retreat. There’s nothing good about staying around here. Because I’m just going to get eaten by a great being.
“Stay back. Have you forgotten that you should not arbitrarily step into the realm of the great? Step back as quietly as possible. “Make your footsteps quieter.”
Despite the order, one soldier made a noisy movement. It seemed like he was trying to share his joy with his colleagues because the operation was successful, but it seemed crazy to the dragon slayer.
“Unless you want to die like those idiots.”
That was the moment the dragon slayer muttered.
Something jumped out from the middle of the forest. What sticks out is a huge hand. The hand grabbed two soldiers who were making a noisy movement. Then it started chewing and making noises.
What appeared in an instant was a familiar.
The soldiers held their breath at the appearance of a bizarre monster made from dozens of magical beasts. Everyone gathered here knew the name given to that monster.
Corpse Harvester.
The monster’s eyes glowed menacingly in the darkness.
After chewing half of it and putting the remaining half in a basket on his back, the corpse reaper returned to the depths of the forest with a thud.
“······.”
As the soldiers left the forest holding their breath, the lone dragon slayer looked down into the vertical tunnel. A vertical cave immersed in darkness and looking like an abyss.
‘···Where all old objects are headed.’
A place where great beings dwell.
The dragon slayer pondered over the name given to this vertical cave.
“Alkeia.”
Alkeia, a land for those who do not believe.
fantasy,
