Episode 44
The Secret of the Totem (4)
Thunder calling.
Theo chose the spell that killed the sandworm in one shot as his first spell.
Because lightning that falls from the sky without your knowledge is something you can’t notice or prepare for.
‘The first is to be unconditionally fast and strong, so that the soul runs away. Then, surround the area so that it cannot run away… … .’
Theo had already decided on the order of the magic chains.
He held the artifact in his left hand and closed his eyes tightly.
The moment the Hatchling Synchro Artifact and I synchronized, several thoughts crossed my mind.
-The lightning is strong… … .
-Falling from the sky… … .
-thunderbolt.
-Lightning strike… … .
There appeared an old man who appeared to be the creator of the artifact.
A magic circle engraved one by one inside the artifact.
Maybe because I’ve already tried Thunder Calling once, I’ve come to ‘understand’ the image the magic circle has, even if it’s vague.
‘Maybe if I just look a little closer, I might be able to use real magic.’
A little surprised by the unexpected fact,
Theo slowly opened his eyes.
At the same time, he pointed his other hand in the shape of a gun in the direction of the Axion gang.
“Pour it out.”
Taang.
With a trigger-like motion,
Kwarrrrung!
Lightning struck vertically from the sky.
* * *
The bolt from the blue was a flash.
Kwaaaaang!
“Ahhhh!”
“What, what is this!”
“It’s a surprise, a surprise!”
A sunken crater.
A cloud of flying dust.
The affected candidates screamed, and some tried to come up with countermeasures.
Kwarrrrung-
Kurur!
There was no way to prepare for the lightning that poured down one after another.
Eventually, the examinees were so confused that they tried to scatter in all directions.
Morgan and Felix also sat up in their seats, lost in thought.
The stench of charcoal filled the air, and the sparks were turning the area into a sea of fire.
“This is… … !”
“… … It seems like either Theo or Wellington smelled something.”
“This won’t work. I have to escape from here and start a counterattack… …!”
But their thoughts did not last long.
It was because the lightning struck right over their heads.
“Ugh!”
Kwaaaaang!
In particular, Morgan, who was trying to block the lightning by swinging a sword imbued with magic power, was hit directly and bounced back.
“Sword! You idiots! Put the sword out of your hands! Quickly!”
Felix, who was able to avoid damage because he grabbed his sword a beat later than Morgan, screamed loudly.
In its current state, the iron bar was judged to be the most dangerous.
Then, the examinees began to hurriedly throw away all their weapons, including the swords and armor they were holding.
It is the Plum Palace, and the candidates from the Senate faction, as well as the Gyo-Ryong-Hoe.
“These idiots… …! What are we going to do if we let that go!”
Axion tried to control those guys somehow, but his voice was not heard by the ears of those who were already terrified.
Even at this very moment, lightning, ice arrows, fireballs, etc. were pouring down one after another.
Axion realized that it was a ploy by the raiders to disarm them,
It was already too late.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
“Oh, no!”
“The road is blocked!”
“Where the hell, where the hell do I have to go… … !”
As expected.
The fire soon formed a large circle around the area, blocking the escapees’ path.
The firepower was so great that I couldn’t even think of breaking through.
“What should I do… … !”
It was a time when everyone was fidgeting and twitching their feet.
Kurururur… … !
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The ground rumbled loudly.
what?
Felix and the examinees reflexively looked down at their feet, and in an instant, a hot wind blew from the ground.
and-
It exploded.
“… … !”
“… … !”
“… … !”
Kwakwakwakwang!
A pillar of fire rose up as if a volcano had erupted, followed by various explosive magic spells.
Artifacts that Theo had never used before… …were triggered all at once.
And its power has been significantly enhanced through Hatchling Synchro!
Aaaah!
There were screams and shouts everywhere, but they were all buried by the loud explosion.
Moreover, the location is too difficult to escape from.
The damage was bound to be greater.
There was lightning in the sky,
There’s fire on the ground.
A feast of hot winds that makes you wonder if it really is a winter mountain range with snowstorms all year round.
Abigail.
That word seemed just right.
and.
widely!
Theo landed quietly on the chaotic pile of debris.
Standing in front of him, covered in blood, was Axion.
Having barely escaped the explosions and bombings, one of his arms and legs was deformed.
“You… you!”
Trembling!
Axion clenched his fists.
His face was also disfigured and hideous, with half of it burned.
“If you were going to target me, you should have known that you could be targeted too.”
Theo calmly poured out Axion’s anger.
“Do you think you can be safe even after doing this…?”
“Why don’t you check what you’re doing first and then tell me?”
“… … !”
Are you, the idiot from the Rose Palace, making fun of me?
Axion tried to shout something with an evil look on his face.
Choaaaak!
Before that, Drake’s blade passed sharply across the nape of his neck.
Phew-
A fountain of blood spurted high into the sky.
“As expected from the Northern 4th tier. Even their evasion is top-notch.”
Theo laughed heartily.
Because the guy acted like he was going to block my sword from the front, and then hurriedly jumped back.
He probably had an intuitive feeling that it wouldn’t work if he tried to confront it head-on. He was born with that sense.
Because of that, only a light scar remained on the shoulder area.
Axion’s face turned red with hurt pride at the fact that he ‘evaded’ the attack from the idiot of the Rose Palace.
‘It’s over.’
Theo could see that Axion was no longer his opponent.
In that case, it seemed like it would be better to deal with it quickly.
So I tried to take another step,
Pfft!
Suddenly, the cloud of dust surrounding the two of them dispersed, and six candidates jumped out.
“Theo Ragnarrrrrgh!”
“How dare you treat us like this?”
“Get out!”
“I’ll kill you!”
Applicants for the Kyoryonghoe who suffered major and minor injuries.
It seemed like he had come to rescue Axion.
[Activate ‘Skill: Hatchling Synchro’.]
Theo deployed telekinesis.
The target is a bunch of pebbles and rock pieces rolling around at the tip of your feet.
Sharp, pointed weapons swirled in a large spiral and then shot out like magic weapons.
“Ugh… … !”
“Cough!”
Tta-dang!
The examinees had no idea that pebbles would fly out, so they were unable to block them properly and fell down.
No matter how I tried to block it, I was helpless when Theo’s sword slash flew in right after.
Choaack!
In addition, Ray appeared on the battlefield late.
In the end, the alliance of the Kyo-Ryong-Hoe, the Senate, and the Plum Blossom Palace factions was instantly rendered incapable of fighting.
‘Did you run away in the meantime?’
Theo looked at Axion’s place where he had run away while he had briefly closed his eyes and ended up laughing in vain.
Sacrificing all of his subordinates and only looking after his own safety.
From the beginning, it seemed like the Kyo-Ryong-Hoe would not last long.
Tadak-
Theo developed
Since he was already badly injured, he probably wouldn’t have been able to run far.
* * *
‘Theo Ragnarugh! I’ll kill you! I’ll kill you no matter what!’
As he left the scene, Axion gnashed his teeth several times.
When on earth did it start?
How did things get so messed up?
Obviously, all preparations must have been perfect.
But once the situation started to get tangled up, it grew like a snowball and became impossible to do anything about.
“Felix, Morgan… … ! Yeah. It’s because of those idiots. If only they had done their job properly… … !”
No, it wasn’t just them.
The dragons, Orien, and other villains also hung on to his ankles.
at last.
It was an unfortunate event that happened because everything but himself was stupidly failing to do his part.
‘Only the testing ground. As soon as I leave the testing ground, I have to fix everything. The Dragon Society will start over, and Theo Ragnar… …! I will kill him no matter what, whether it be to save the assassin or something.’
Ed’s request?
The remains of the First Dragon that have not yet been recovered?
What does it all have to do with anything?
My pride is more important than that.
Then Axion raised his head.
A short ridge came into view.
There was a boundary line separating the testing room from the outside.
This is also the place where the Central Intelligence Agency’s examiners are located.
It was also a meeting place to hear Ed’s orders.
Once we get there, there will be no more danger.
‘Almost there… …!’
But Axion’s hopes were short-lived.
“Is this the place you finally escaped to?”
“… … How are you?”
A dull voice.
But it was a voice that sent a chill down Axion’s spine.
I straightened my back and looked back hurriedly.
A guy with long hair fluttering in the mountain breeze.
It was Theo.
“No matter where you go, it’s just the same. A kangaroo that can’t leave its mother’s arms. Aren’t you just like that?”
Axion’s face was distorted horribly.
Ugh!
“Okay. Let’s see how long you can fool me.”
Axion took out all the totems he had stored in the inside pockets of his winter coat and destroyed them.
Kururur-
As the earthquake occurred, various types of demons and beasts emerged around Theo and Axion.
“They were originally intended to trap you… … Yeah. It wouldn’t make much difference whether you use them there or here.”
Kkuuuu-
Among the monsters, there was also a 5th-level monster with a purple bell.
A 3 meter tall cow-headed monster.
It was the Minotaur.
“There are people close by who can save me here, but what about you? You idiot from the Rose Palace, blame your mother for giving birth to you like that.”
The thing I packed at the end just in case ended up being used in such a useful way.
Axion was convinced of Theo’s death.
He didn’t have to worry too much because if trouble broke out, the test managers nearby would show up and save him.
but.
“Have you lost your sense of purpose after being driven here, Axion?”
Theo didn’t seem nervous at all as he looked at the monsters surrounding him.
Instead, he planted Drake’s blade on the floor and reached for the Moonlight Sword at his waist.
“what?”
“The disposable artifacts that attacked you… … Have you ever thought about how I was able to collect them all this time without using them?”
“… … !”
For a moment, the worst-case scenario flashed through Axion’s mind.
But it was already too late.
Click-
With the sound of the Moonlight Sword being separated from its scabbard.
Blink!
From bottom right to top left.
The Moonlight Sword drew a diagonal line.
Kwaang.
Theo awakened the spirit of the Moonlight Sword with the hatchling synchro.
The Griffin’s nature that was deeply dormant within him awakened on its own.
Hunger. Thirst. Greed. Ferociousness.
The beast, never satisfied and always hungry for food, roared.
The Moonlight Sword shook more violently than ever before.
This is the reason why Theo was able to hunt various summoned monsters without using disposable artifacts.
Because no matter what kind of monster it was, it was ultimately just a bite to Griffin.
The griffin, who once traumatized Theo by the Black Dragon’s side, was now Theo’s loyal right-hand man.
That wasn’t all.
Brain light therapy.
Thanks to the five pieces he had collected so far, Theo was able to imbue his sword with a faint lightning attribute.
Brain storms are intense, fast, and vicious.
It suited Griffin’s ferocity so well.
And the dragon’s three claws.
The plum blossoms of the Plum Palace and the ice white clouds of Ray.
There was a ray of light that was strengthened by the mixing of two opposing characteristics.
Chook-
The first claw that drew a diagonal line swept away many of the monsters,
A second claw, dropped vertically, aimed for the Minotaur’s crown.
Kuuuuuu!
The Minotaur barely managed to deflect the beam of light with the club he was holding, but ended up losing an arm.
and,
As if the third claw, drawn in a cross-section, was not enough to mercilessly sweep away the Minotaur’s head,
He aimed at Axion, who was standing behind him with a bewildered look on his face.
“You, you already woke up the relic… …?”
That which even my uncle couldn’t obtain?
But Axion’s thoughts didn’t last long.
Waves of light that brighten the field of vision.
The terrified boy’s pupils turned white.
How the bastard of the Return Sword Family lives
