Episode 166
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Just like when I brought the Master out of the cave before.
The black energy slowly began to spread out in all directions.
The four masters in front of them were the first to be exposed to the energy, and were slowly pushed back by the curtain of soul energy that spread out like a defensive barrier.
Next were the elite mercenaries who had been lined up behind them.
From high-level users to mercenaries at the level of apprentice knights.
There were really a lot.
They all slowly get pushed back.
When the distance started to widen considerably.
From then on, it started.
Kwakwakwakwakwang-!!
A small explosion.
Countless explosions.
The limbs, bodies, and cross sections of those who touched the curtain of marriage were completely blown apart.
Torn. Split. Blood spurts out everywhere.
but.
The moment the blood touched the curtain of the continuously pushing soul, it disappeared.
After a second has passed.
There was no one around me.
After two seconds, I reached out my hand.
Count Mantis, with a blank expression, flies towards me and I grab his neck with my hands.
Those eyes that were filled with fear beyond confusion.
My reflection in those eyes was completely dark.
A demon that is not human at all.
Actually, I was the devil in this place.
After 3 seconds.
After 4 seconds.
5 seconds.
6 seconds.
7, 8, 9.
After 10 seconds, the entire 1km radius around me was cleared.
There are about fifteen people lying and writhing at a distance of exactly 1020m from me.
And a total of sixteen, including Count Mantis, whose neck is in my hands.
Apart from those sixteen people, there was no one alive in this place.
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corpse?
There wasn’t any.
It just disappeared.
“Haa… … Phew.”
I put in all my effort, to the point where I was out of breath.
If you compressed a 4-type mountain to within 1km and then blew it up.
A result like this is to be expected.
He threw the Mantis Count he was holding towards Cell and Aveiro.
Phew-!
Count Mantis flying far away.
It’s as if he’s forgotten reality.
As if I really have no idea what the hell is going on.
I just flew by blankly.
Soon.
Turuk-
When my neck was grabbed by small, fern-like hands as if playing catch.
Until then, Count Mantis seemed unable to think of anything.
I stood there like that, catching my breath for a moment.
I felt a lump forming and blood clot rising, but I just swallowed it.
My right arm was shaking a little, but I just ignored it.
It’s something I did.
I brought this upon myself.
Now I have faced it and taken responsibility for it.
But, this f*cking body.
Oh my.
In that state, I slowly straightened my back.
It calmed the convulsing internal organs and calmed the rapid breathing.
After a short period of time.
“Phew.”
That sigh was a sigh that signaled the end of the fight.
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Count Mantis.
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He was oblivious to the fact that the person holding his neck was no longer Jack Valantier, but a silver-haired kid he had never seen before.
Should I just say that I was out of my mind?
The same was true of Aveiro next door.
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To be exact, the difference is that the background is a sense of awe different from that of Count Mantis, but what does that matter?
now.
Aveiro has definitely found out.
Aveiro’s main job is to handle information, and he uses that information to carry out espionage, plots, and strategies.
Since the power of ‘Jack’ is clearly imprinted in his mind, what Aveiro does in the future will be based on the power of Jack.
Aveiro was convinced.
‘So that’s why you brought me here.’
Aveiro gave a small laugh with that absent-minded expression.
‘My lord, you must be surprised like this every now and then when you could have just said it out loud. You are truly an amazing person in many ways.’
What happened before my eyes.
Needless to say, it is shocking.
A national force of 15,000 men disappeared.
It literally just disappeared.
Who wouldn’t be embarrassed?
No, who wouldn’t be shocked?
Did you single-handedly destroy Marquis Hermann?
It’s a great thing.
It’s a great thing, but strictly speaking, ‘the then Marquis Hermann’ could have been destroyed with just one junior master.
But 15 thousand.
It’s a whopping 15 thousand.
Among them, there were as many as 4 masters, but they could not do anything.
just.
It was gone in less than a minute.
Aveiro didn’t think any further.
Jack in the distance.
Because his details looked unusual.
Aveiro glanced back for a moment and saw Cell glaring at Leroy Mantis, emitting an incredible amount of murderous aura like Charlotte in her ‘Pianhua’ state.
… … Will it be okay?
I didn’t think any further than that.
Aveiro just ran.
Because.
Because in that brief moment, Jack collapsed on the spot.
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Count Mantis just stared blankly, his eyes blinking like a carp.
At that moment, the silver-haired boy in front of me asked.
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-Do you remember me?
There was no answer.
Count Mantis was thinking differently until then.
Even though the immense killing intent that made his skin tingle was concentrated on him, Leroy Mantis was oblivious.
He received more than the shock that Aveiro received.
At that moment, Cell’s hand was raised high into the sky.
Naturally.
It swings towards Count Mantis’ cheek.
Taaaaak-!
Count Mantis’ head suddenly turned.
Although it seemed as if the spirits of the person who left home had returned, Cell was not satisfied.
And I raised my hand again.
Phew-!
Taaaaak-!!
Phew-!!
Taaaaah-!!
Twice in a row, with a full swing, he slapped the cheek, and fifteen teeth, presumed to belong to Count Mantis, were sprayed into the air.
Only then does Count Mantis ask.
“Who… who are you… who are you guys!!”
-Shut up.
Kwaaak-!
“Ugh-”
Cell was really angry at this moment.
At that time, I was being subjected to biological experiments.
That hellish time.
Countless people came and countless people laughed and talked about ‘achievements’.
Cell heard the whole story.
Cell, who had such memories, knew it as soon as he heard Leroy Mantis’ voice.
ah.
This is it.
This guy, he’s talked to me before.
Listening to the voice, the pitch and tone, I remember the question the man asked me back then.
(How long do dragons live?)
(2,000 years…… The longest-lived dragon is said to have lived up to 4,000 years…….)
(Wow. Really wow. Haha, but, hey, Researcher, I want to cut off a few horns and take them with me as souvenirs, can’t I? Oh, you say you can’t? Then what about an eyeball or a finger? You say you can’t do that? How much money have I invested in this experiment…!)
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etc.
At that time, Cell was trembling with fear.
because.
Because Heynckes Beckermann was sitting next to Count Mantis.
But not anymore.
‘Now, I have a boss next to me.’
Then, a dazzling light began to burst out from Cell’s body.
A creature that appeared like that.
It is about 5m tall.
Long forelegs and long hind legs.
And a long tail and two huge spiral horns on its head.
The color of its entire body was like a rainbow, stained with various colors. Looking at it, Leroy Mantis had this thought.
Ah, so beautiful.
The next thought occurred to me:
Why is ‘this’ here?
Dragon.
It was definitely the baby dragon I had seen in the Tulcan Empire’s laboratory.
He was bigger than before and had no scars, but he was still unrecognizable.
But, didn’t you clearly say he died?
How is everything going?
Count Mantis thought that far.
“Poohahahahaha!”
I burst out laughing.
It wasn’t because I understood everything.
just.
Count Mantis simply completely denied the reality he was already unaware of.
okay.
This is it.
“It was a dream, haha. Yes, it was a dream, it was a dream. Hahaha!”
Cell also laughed.
-dream?
That laugh was very creepy.
Vivo experiment.
The cell was clearly subjected to biological experimentation.
To put it the other way around:
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How to ‘torture’.
It means that the cell knows very well.
When Jack tortures the instructor at the academy.
Cell just watched it.
And I had this thought.
barely.
Are you saying that you’re in so much pain just because of that?
That question arose and now.
I thought differently.
If it’s that painful to have your limbs cut off and your mana circle destroyed… … how much more painful would the torture ‘I’ be doing be?
So, I’m laughing now.
About a minute passed like that.
“Ah… … Aaaah …
Count Mantis’ desperate scream echoes across the plains.
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“My lord!!”
Aveiro’s voice was heard from behind, but he did not answer.
I couldn’t do it exactly.
Because.
Wootduk-
Jeokjeok-
It was a situation where the rebound was exploding.
I should say it’s been a long time since I felt this way.
The process of the soul being torn apart, torn apart, and then restored again.
A backlash that goes beyond the limits of my body and far exceeds the amount of energy my current vessel can hold.
I guess I’m getting used to this by now.
The more I experience something, the more I find it difficult to adapt.
I just feel like I’m going to fall over in pain.
“Are you okay?”
I collapsed on the floor and couldn’t even turn my head.
Aveiro hurriedly sat down next to me, searched through his pockets, and handed me something.
“I brought it just in case. It’s a top-grade potion.”
Of course, Aveiro.
You’re a better man than I thought.
After receiving it, I took a shot of it.
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Phew.
It seemed a little better, but it still hurt.
“Are you okay?”
“Of course it’s okay.”
“… … I don’t think so.”
He snickered, then immediately frowned.
“See? That’s not true. I have another potion. Would you like some?”
How many bottles of potions did this guy bring?
I asked casually and it turned out to be your illness.
Oh, really.
“Okay. Just keep it. But what about the cell?”
Aveiro glances back and swallows.
“Uh… … Well, I’m fine.”
“It doesn’t look like that?”
“… … I think it would be better if you didn’t see it. Right now, something is happening that is not suitable for all ages.”
Because there are a lot of cells piled up.
I know roughly what you’re doing.
If you keep hearing the sound of something being cut behind you, you’ll miss it.
That was when.
“Ah… … Aaaah …
I can hear Count Mantis gasping for breath, and a small laugh can be heard alongside the scream.
okay.
It’s probably better not to look at it.
He leaned his back against the Silarion stuck in the floor and turned his head to the side.
“You won’t die just because of this. Don’t overdo it and go make some money.”
If you’re a sharp-witted Aveiro, you’ll know what I’m talking about.
I know, but I guess I decided that it was a separate issue that I was worried about.
“Is that flowing from your lips a potion or blood?”
I could tell as soon as I wiped my mouth with my hand.
ah.
I was just bleeding from my nose.
I guess I wasn’t even aware of it.
“I dare say it. Even from my own eyes, it seems that your lord is not in good condition. How about you immediately return to the Marquis’ residence and get some stability? I will take responsibility for the money that Count Mantis used and retrieve it.”
I feel sincere, so I feel a little strange.
“Is it because I’ve been with Ron for a few months? Strangely, the tone of voice you speak to is similar to Ron’s.”
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“… … My lord.”
He smiled and tapped the guy’s forehead with the back of his hand.
“The master you have chosen to serve is this kind of person. You will have many things to worry about in the future, but just remember this.”
“… … .”
“I will never die unless I decide to die.”
Aveiro said with a stern expression.
Since he’s a smart guy, he probably made a rough guess.
Returning to the post of a postmaster means that everything will be sorted out here.
So Aveiro started running around the empty plains, and among the fifteen unconscious people, he identified members of each guild.
Among them, those who looked dangerous were mercilessly beheaded with the dagger they were carrying, and the living were gathered in one place.
The guy’s movements were very quick.
He just turned his head away.
And then.
Our cell.
Phew-!
He smiled brightly and dug his claws into Count Mantis’ neck.
