Episode 116
It finally reached Syang’s body, but the scroll’s effect was still in effect. Time had been turned back to a point before the curse chain was applied.
‘At what point will it be restored?’
The chain of curses was mostly headed towards Jade Barondom. That was all I could see. I couldn’t tell who the chain that flew beyond had reached.
“Barzai, is this all your curse is?”
Woof woof!
The air burst into tears. The intense vibrations were felt on my skin, but this time the curse passed me by.
I looked down at the flat stone slab. It was from there that Barzai’s power was emanating. It was thanks to this Divine that he was able to spread curses until the end without giving up.
‘It’s solid.’
Even when I looked at it with my bare hands, I couldn’t see any weak points. It seemed to be made of ordinary stone, but when I touched it directly, it was harder than any material I had ever encountered.
I opened the Samryunan to examine the stone plate, and for a moment I felt dizzy. It was because I had overdone it, but also because I had let my guard down.
“… … I’ll break it for you later.”
It was fortunate that I did not faint. Now was the time to recover. If I had not worn the mask of death with the Desperados spell, I would have faced real death.
I sat cross-legged and regulated my breathing. I practiced aura. The intention was to relieve fatigue and heal my injuries.
But something unexpected happened.
‘What, what is this…?’
The energy of the branded trolls had already been absorbed.
But, an equally powerful energy rushed into me.
‘Aura? Mana? No, it’s an energy close to divine power.’
Strictly speaking, it was not a divine power.
It was a fundamental power that surpassed divine power and that humans could not possess.
‘This, this is the power of Barzai!’
Barzai’s power surged into me. It wasn’t like he was trying to curse me like before. As usual, a strong energy entered my body and moved according to the training method.
If I could only accept it, I could make Barzai’s power mine.
Kwakwakwakwakwak!
A greater amount of energy poured into me than when I hunted other monsters. Even more than when I hunted Medusia, the daughter of the trickster. The energy flowing into my body grew stronger and stronger, trying to escape my control.
-No! This is mine! My blood! My body! No! No!
The blood cells gave me strength, because I was afraid that if I was not careful, I would lose control of my body to Barzai.
I was able to regain consciousness thanks to the desperate help of the blood cells. But it wasn’t over yet. Barzai poured out all the energy contained in the Divine to try to control me.
Aura stopped the practice.
It was a risky move, but I thought that if I continued on this path, I would end up as one of Barzai’s lackeys.
‘Ugh!’
The energy of Barzai, momentarily out of control, penetrated every nook and cranny of my body. I felt something sticky in my eyes, nose, mouth, and ears. Blood flowed out of every orifice in my body.
It was a magical outburst.
‘No, it’s not yet a magical explosion! I still have a chance!’
He opened the three-wheeled gate. It was the power of Brecha that could be opened by will alone.
The power of the two gods collided in my body, doubling the impact on me.
“Coolook!”
I vomited a little blood.
But thanks to that, I was able to move my body a little bit.
Swaaaaah!
He swung his Stormtail.
Louis Fencing 1 second vertical slash.
The sword energy filled with aura poured out in a spiral. There was no target. The sword energy that rose diagonally decreased as it moved away from me, but eventually flew away and scattered the clouds.
Barzai’s energy was immediately absorbed into the place where a handful of aura had been poured out. I accepted his energy in its entirety and injected it into Stormtail.
Louis Fencing 2 second fantasy sword.
Six filaments of black energy shot out into the air. It might seem like they were hunting an invisible dragon, but I unfurled my phantom sword.
It was a sword technique that consumed a great deal of aura, so every time he swung his sword, energy poured out through his dantian and veins.
But Barzai’s Divine was like a well that never ran dry. He constantly poured out energy, and I occasionally practiced Aura to gather the power of the god.
Louis Fencing 3 second lightsaber.
It was a supernatural ability that existed only in theory. It was a supernatural ability that could never be used because it consumed a lot of magical power. It was only in illusions that he delivered the final blow to Duke Braio.
And yet, I lost every time.
Woof woof woof!
Stormtail howled as if he would shatter at any moment from the immense magical power that would cause the lightsaber to burst. As evidenced by his sorrowful cries, the sword was imbued with an energy that only a sword master could unleash.
‘Is it difficult even with Stormtail?’
The aura was sufficient, but it was difficult to realize a light sword even with the royal sword. In fantasy, a greater amount of aura was injected, but in reality, it reached its limit early.
Ssassassassat!
There was no swordsmanship to speak of. He slashed straight ahead with his sword as if he were going to destroy the world.
Kugugugugugugugugu!
Every time he swung his sword, a burst of red sword energy erupted. The energy spiraled under the influence of Stormtail, and the trajectory was so large that it went deep into the ground and then suddenly popped out.
Dozens of black filaments swept across the ground, turning the forest into chaos. If Duke Breyo had been in front of me, if he had confronted me head-on instead of avoiding my attack, it would have been a tremendous attack that would have made it difficult to be certain of victory.
The overflowing dantian was suddenly emptied. Stormtail cried out in sorrow like an overworked slave.
I sat down and practiced Aura. This time, Barzai’s energy flowed into me again. This time, it seemed to be something that was beyond Barzai’s will.
‘I will drain all your energy!’
He waited until his dantian and veins were filled, then jumped up from his seat. He lifted Stormtail, which had barely calmed down, and performed his swordsmanship once again.
Louis Fencing 3 second lightsaber.
Next to the forest that had already been reduced to ruins, a similar type of ruin was created. A block of land that would be difficult for life to survive on for the time being remained.
‘I guess I’ll have to light a fire and cultivate the field.’
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According to the results of the three-wheeled inspection, there were no survivors left in Jade Barondom. This was because they had been directly hit by Barzai’s curse.
Three times, he spread his lightsaber and squandered his aura.
As I repeated the process of filling and emptying, my danjeon grew larger and larger, and with each repetition, it was able to hold a greater amount of aura.
Maybe that’s why.
The Divine of Barzai radiated the same level of divine power as any other relic. It was very solid, but it did not seem as flawless as before.
‘I can break it now.’
Stormtail was in bad shape. Fearing that it might destroy the royal treasure, I sheathed it.
Then, as he took out Serenade and was about to swing it, Bloodgu shouted.
– Stab me with the dagger! Give me that stone! Give me strength!
This time, it wasn’t just the blood cells. The dark spirit Dimain and the death spirit Iredem also showed their desires. The dark sphere and the Dullahan circled around me, stealing glances at the Divine.
“Can you take Barzai’s power?”
– Break it with your sword! Cut it into pieces! We’ll divide them up!
Iredem and Demain nodded.
It seemed like an agreement had already been reached between them.
If three spirits could do it, then other spirits could do it too. I summoned my spirit.
“Inferno, can you also have this divine aura?”
-I don’t know. This is the first time I’ve heard of such a thing.
“Blood, what do you think?”
-That’s mine!
I couldn’t communicate with the blood cell. It acted as if it would swallow the Divine at any moment. It was trying to protect the Divine by draining my blood without permission.
As I gestured, the blood cells collected the blood mist.
“Iredem, can you share the power of Barzai with Inferno?”
-Originally, there was only one energy in the world. As those who wanted more appeared, the magical power split into many branches. Even if it is a god of curses, it is ultimately a creation of the main god. If you know the trick, there is nothing you can’t do.
“Teach Inferno some tricks.”
-Okay, I understand.
Blood grumbled that he didn’t like it, but waited for Iredem to tell Inferno how to do it.
When everything was ready, I picked up the ceremonial dagger. I pushed a bit of my aura into it and it made a crunching sound.
‘I can’t stand it anymore.’
I wondered if I could destroy the Divine with this level of energy.
‘There’s no way it won’t work.’
I opened the three-wheeled eye to examine the Divine’s structure. The energy that was slowly seeping out tried to protect the Divine, but since it had lost its strength, weak points appeared here and there.
Kaaaaah!
The dagger’s blade shattered into pieces with a loud noise.
At the same time, Divine was also split.
From the Divine, who seemed to have turned into a hollow shell, a huge amount of energy poured out once again. As if a dam had broken, Barzai’s power poured out, gushing out and trying to curse the entire area.
-Blood! Blood! Sprinkle blood!
I cut a wound on my palm as requested by the blood cell.
By simply grabbing and releasing Serenade, a long sword wound appeared, and the blood that came out of it spread out like a living creature, forming a mist. It enveloped the Divine.
This time, Demain did not act calmly. A thick darkness covered Divine. Iredem’s energy and Inferno’s flames suppressed the energy flowing out of Divine.
Your spirits not only stood against Barzai’s might, they also absorbed his energy as if possessed.
‘So you’ve taken possession of the Divine.’
I saw the spirits grabbing each piece of the Divine, absorbing Barzai’s power as they did the spirit stone’s energy.
‘I can’t lose either!’
Now I didn’t have to worry about Barzai taking my body away.
I picked up a piece of Divine and practiced Aura.
Kwakwakwakwak!
Although it was less than before, it was incomparable to what I got when hunting other monsters.
After a round of training, my body felt light. Perhaps because Barzai’s power had disappeared, the gloomy atmosphere that had filled the area also disappeared.
Baaaaaaaaaaaa!
The boy, who had regained his energy, looked up at me and cried loudly. However, the boy was much smaller.
“Thank you for your hard work. I survived thanks to you.”
I lifted the saddle with one hand.
It’s become difficult to ride him now.
It was because the cat had shrunk to the size of a newborn baby.
Suyang stuck out his tongue and licked my cheek, the bridge of my nose, and my forehead. Soon, he started licking my forehead intensively. Since I had my three-wheeled eye closed, I could feel the rough, hot sensation of Suyang’s tongue.
“uh?”
Something was strange.
The feeling of Syang’s tongue brushing my forehead was a little strange.
I felt my forehead with my fingertips. There was nothing there that should have been there. Not everything was gone. Before, there had been a V-shaped scar with a round scar that looked like a fingerprint. Now, instead of a V-shaped scar, there was a single diagonal line. One scar was gone.
‘Is it because I absorbed Barzai’s energy? Did I absorb the power of the gods and erase the Trickster symbol?’
I was sure that the scar on my forehead was related to the Trickster, but I didn’t know exactly what it did. I was worried that I might be controlled by the Trickster like other monsters, but this time, I actually had one less scar.
The spirits that were greedily devouring Barzai’s energy stopped. Their momentum had become incredibly strong.
In particular, Inferno spewed out flames as if he was about to undergo a new transformation, unable to contain his energy.
I saw the pieces of the Divine scattered on the floor.
