Episode 32
But that sheep survived in the end.
Kuuuung!
The sheep went after the mutant bear with a pair of rounded horns.
Woozikkun!
There was a sound like a tree breaking. The bear’s front paw was actually broken, and it lay down, as if it had lost its will to fight, and cried bitterly.
Kuoooooo.
The sheep ran to the bear and trampled him.
As if it were a wild beast, the sheep bit the bear’s chest. Its hard, angular teeth chewed through the mutant bear’s tough hide, and only then could I examine the mutant sheep’s face.
‘The Trickster’s Sentence!’
A familiar brand was visible on the face that was not covered with fur. The flesh was distorted as if it had been touched by a red-hot lump of iron, and its shape matched that of the monsters I had seen so far.
Knock knock knock.
I gestured to the hunters.
It was impossible to deal with a guy like that.
“You go to Zylson and bring the knights. Tell him that I don’t need soldiers. You go to Hebron and bring the knights. You find the wizard Batman at the Rainbow Bridge construction site. Tell him to come. This is my request.”
“Yes, Baron.”
After sending the three hunters away, only I and the blood wolf cub remained. I also intended to return to the slave soldiers.
If anything, I might have to fight a defensive battle with them.
Crunch! Crunch! Crunch!
Fortunately, the mutant sheep was a meat-chewing eater. He dug into the chest of a bear that had died after howling and took out its heart.
It was when I turned around to go back to the slave soldiers.
Creepy!
The hairs all over my body stood on end.
The desire to escape somehow surged. I even had the illusion that an invisible spider web was tightly entangling my entire body, so I couldn’t move a single finger.
Bloodshot eyes approached me. I couldn’t take my eyes off the sheep that was walking leisurely and proudly, as if it was enjoying the situation.
Blood welled up in the bastard’s eyes.
I could see why sorcerers used sheep as a symbol of the devil. Behind its innocent face, the sheep hid a terrible murderous intent.
Bam!
I felt a sharp pain in my right calf.
A baby bloodsucker bit my leg.
In an instant, all the nerves in my body stood on end. Strength entered my fingertips, and I took a deep breath and pulled up my aura.
Swaaaah!
The long sword, emitting a faint light, drew a large trajectory. The mutant sheep, who had been walking confidently, was in the attack range, but as soon as he swung his sword, the bastard’s form disappeared in an instant.
‘It definitely hit me!’
Something heavy fell to the floor with a dull thud. It was a ball of fur.
‘Even a sword imbued with an aura can only cut this much.’
The fur of the mutant sheep was as tough as armor. It was so thick that it seemed difficult to pierce the flesh buried in the fur.
Kuuuung!
I felt a sharp shock on my back.
As I bounced away, I caught a glimpse of the blood wolf rolling around with the mutant sheep.
I rolled on the floor and screamed.
“Inferno!”
Whoosh whoosh!
The intermediate fire spirit created a wall of fire in front of me.
The mutant sheep tried to jump over the wall of fire as if it were a fire show. However, its jumping ability was rather poor, and its fur easily caught fire.
The mutant sheep turned into a giant fireball and came crashing down on me.
However, the bastard’s movements seemed slow. Instead, my body felt much lighter. I thought it might be an ability gained by absorbing the goblin assassin’s energy.
‘The parts that are not protected by hair are… … .’
I had to finish it off with one stroke. I poured all my aura, which could be called full power, into the famous sword I received from Viscount Zailson.
Woohoo!
The longsword made a painful sound. However, the sword did not tremble. It extended its length toward a single point.
The forehead of the mutant sheep that was pushing in met the tip of the longsword.
Parts and pieces!
There was a clash between my aura and the positive energy.
To be exact, an unprecedented energy flowed out from the mark engraved on the sheep’s forehead, trying to push away my strength.
Phew!
The tip of the sword dug into the sheep’s forehead. Another line was drawn on the diagonal line slightly off the center of the brand.
Oh my god!
Suddenly the sword broke. The impact threw me out.
It flew limply like a broken kite and crashed into something.
Kew! Woof! Woof!
The puppy ran towards me and barked, but I could barely hear its voice.
Even though I could feel the presence right next to me, it seemed like the sound was coming from far away.
Wheeeeeeeeing!
I heard a ringing in my ears.
My vision was blurry and my eyes kept wanting to close.
‘I have to live. I will survive. I will not die like this.’
I couldn’t die.
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No, it was difficult for me to even die in my current body. The healing power I gained from hunting orcs tried to repair the abnormality in my body. It was also thanks to this ability that I was able to correct my wandering mind.
-The beginning is the mind. The grace that starts from heaven passes through the dantian and reaches the earth, so the person standing between heaven and earth is the representative of all things.
I thought of the Antaria Aura training method.
It was something I did unconsciously while I was half out of my mind.
-The beginning is the danjeon! He who controls the danjeon controls the world! Those who cannot control even their own danjeon cannot be called Braio’s bloodline!
The Braio Aura training method suddenly came to mind.
The words I heard while learning the method of training flowed back to me like an auditory hallucination.
-It’s okay if you’re wrong. No, there’s nothing wrong from the beginning. So trust your instincts. Trust yourself, just as I trust you. Son, go your own way.
The teachings of Hebron were also mixed. No, the voice of the Father was placed over all the theories. It was as if a scab had formed on a deep, festering wound.
That alone was a relief.
“Huh!”
My breathing became tangled. As the theories that filled my head began to mix, the aura that filled my danjeon began to run wild.
‘The Antaria Aura training method is… … .’
It didn’t come to mind.
I was not a genius of theory. The genius of theory was Luis de Breiot. He was so genius that he could collect all the theories and make his own theory, but Luis de Hebron had a hard time even handling the theory in his head.
Finally, the deal came.
My vision became bleak. I became a weak being who could do nothing, and I slowly went down the stairs of self-destruction.
The steps were light. No, it wasn’t a step, it was a fall.
-It’s okay if you’re wrong. No, there’s nothing wrong from the beginning. So trust your instincts. Trust yourself, just as I trust you. Son, go your own way.
Although he seemed to have lost all his memories, the memory of Louis de Hebron remained clear.
My father’s voice rang in my head. It reached my heart. No, Louis had already accepted those words as his own.
It was me who couldn’t accept it.
“ah!”
I saw a path. I was just following my instincts, but a huge aura road appeared that penetrated me.
I saw countless veins branching off from that great road.
‘That is the way I should go.’
There was no theory to support it. It was a level that my dull mind could not even guess.
But my body far surpassed the dullness of my head.
Kwakwakwakwakwa!
The aura reached everywhere where blood flowed, even where blood did not flow.
‘I can handle it!’
There was little energy flowing in from outside. The energy pouring down like a waterfall was all inside me.
My power that I couldn’t utilize!
Kwakwakwakwakwa!
The waterfall soon met with endless streams and scattered. They awakened every cell in my body.
Something similar happened in my head. My mind became clearer and things I had never thought of before began to pop up. It was like going back to the days of Luis de Breyot.
‘Hebron is… … .’
He shook his head.
Now was the time to decide my path, not Hebron.
“Hoooooo.”
I held my breath.
The seething aura has long since found stability. No, it has become a part of my body.
The amount of aura gathered in my danjeon was similar to before. It was just a little more, but the power I could utilize had doubled. The aura that spread throughout my meridians strengthened my physical abilities, and I was able to control my aura more precisely than before.
Hurrruk!
When I opened my eyes, Inferno greeted me with fire. It was guarding me while I practiced my Aura.
Inferno had a satisfied look on his face. It was no wonder, as the quality of my aura improved, Inferno’s momentum also became stronger.
Now it seemed like I could keep Inferno by my side all day long.
As I was getting up from my seat, my forehead started to throbbed. I felt it with my fingertips and felt a rough wound. Most wounds would disappear without a trace thanks to natural healing powers, but this one stood out.
‘Is this a wound from a fight?’
I didn’t remember. I might have gotten hurt while I was momentarily out of my mind.
Maeeeeeeeeee.
As soon as I heard the sound, I put my hand on the sword hilt. I pulled out the sword, but the weight felt different than before. The blade had broken and scattered. I thought the wound on my forehead was caused by a piece of the blade flying out.
“You’re still alive.”
I faced the sheep with a bladeless sword. It seemed like I could kill the bastard easily now.
Strangely enough, I didn’t feel like killing anyone. It was because I was shivering.
Come to think of it, Inferno and Blood Wolf didn’t attack the sheep either. That must mean they didn’t harm me while I was unconscious.
Meeeeeeeee!
The sheep buried its face in the ground. It seemed to bow down to me, but also seemed to be doing something foolish like trying to hide from me by covering its face.
“What the hell is this? Are you asking me to cut off your head?”
I looked at the blade attached to the handle. It was less than 20 centimeters long and looked as if it might break at any moment.
‘This is enough.’
He sent an aura through the sword. If Lord Brown had seen it, he would have been shocked.
There were many accidents where even a completed iron sword would break because it could not receive the aura, let alone a broken sword.
Woohoo.
The swordsmanship was actually less than before. A white light formed at the tip of the blade, replacing the blade. The sword energy could not be extended very far, but a blade about 20 centimeters long was formed.
Until then, the sheep was still burying its face in the floor.
The thick fur on the guy was trembling.
Awwww!
It was a blood wolf. He stood guard beside the sheep and looked up at me. His eyes were earnest.
“Are you taking this guy’s side? How presumptuous. You are the livestock I have taken in. Livestock must follow human orders. Livestock that does not listen are the ones to be beaten.”
Squeak.
Hyulrang pushed the ram’s horn with his head. It meant to tell him to raise his head, and the ram slightly lifted its dirt-covered face and looked up at me.
“There is… no branding?”
The sheep’s face was the only part of the body that was not covered with fur.
The thick fur covered even the strong claws.
It was a clean face. The mark of the trickster was gone.
Instead, a sword was engraved on it. A piece of flesh bulged out the width of the blade.
‘No way, this is… … .’
I touched my forehead.
‘Why?’
The wounds on both Yang’s and my forehead were the same shape. Both he and I had a diagonally slanted sword wound. It seemed as if not only Yang’s but also my forehead had been stabbed with a sword and then pulled out.
Oddly enough, I felt a connection to that sheep.
I didn’t hate the gazes looking up at me.
I liked the fact that you were afraid of me.
‘Even if the stigma of being a trickster is gone, the fact that you are a mutant sheep remains the same.’
