Episode 83
It was short.
It was an attack that could only injure, but not destroy. This was because White’s belly was thick, and a large amount of black magic gathered at the moment Serenade dug in to defend.
“Inferno, inhabit my sword!”
The superior fire spirit that had been surrounding White moved to Serenade. His flame breathed life into White’s dead belly. The deathly being that had become aware of life keenly realized death.
Stand tall!
The wildly rampaging White stopped. To be exact, his lower body froze. The energy gathered around his collarbone and forehead gave strength to his upper body, but the black magic did not reach his lower body.
It was because the mana road burned down.
Kuuuuung!
White fell like a giant tree falling.
He tried to change direction by shaking Serenade, which had pierced the bastard’s belly, but White ended up destroying two buildings.
“This rotten bastard!”
White tried to get up, putting both hands on the ground. As if he was making a last-ditch effort, he was holding the remains of a building in his hands.
Kwajik!
Serenade stabbed White in the back of the neck, splitting his spine and destroying the magical power center beyond it.
Burned with the flames of a superior spirit.
The trembling White fell. There was still energy on his forehead, but it was no use to White. Even the great power of the god could not revive the completely dead.
‘That was absorbing it.’
He sat down on the seat and tried to practice Aura. It was to take the power of the Trickster that was attached to White’s forehead. Since he could see through all the currents with his eyes, he was going to study exactly how he could absorb that energy.
Then the spirit of death, Iredem, spoke to me.
-The smell of death vibrates in the dead. If you permit me, I would like to take the aura of death that dwells within it. Is that okay?
“You want to absorb black magic?”
-You could say that.
The branded monster’s energy gave me great strength. I felt a little sorry about giving it to Iredem, but I was curious to see how Iredem would grow by consuming the black magic.
“Okay, do as you wish. But don’t do anything that stands out. There’s a high priest of Haryan behind me.”
-Life and death came from the same boat. Even the gods served by humans are like that, so it would be difficult for a mere seed of a god to sense my existence.
It was Iredem who beat around the bush when he could have simply answered that it would not happen.
In an instant, White’s body sank. The creature’s skin literally clung to the ground, as if its bones and internal organs had disappeared.
White’s shell settled like frost on the building’s remains. Even the Trickster’s aura on his forehead completely disappeared. Even that seemed to have been absorbed by Iredem.
‘What is this…?’
There was something captured in my mind.
I took out a small crystal-like object from White’s corpse. It was a stone the size of two fingertips, and surprisingly, it contained an energy similar to Iredem.
“What is this? It looks like a spirit stone, but I’ve never heard of this type of spirit stone.”
– It is a jewel that contains death. If you wish, you can raise a white.
“Is that possible if you want it? Among the necromancy spells I have learned, there is no spell for creating whites.”
-If I had that gem, I could raise a wight like Dullahan. Instead, I need the corpse of a recently deceased person. A dead being full of life.
I took a jewel that was presumed to be the spirit stone of death. I wanted to test it right away, but if I revived a corpse here, not only Hebron but all of Zenon would be turned upside down.
“Drag this body out of the territory.”
“insect!”
The soldiers answered, but they looked embarrassed. Some soldiers tried to pull him out by force, but failed.
This was because the white shell was so tough and large.
“Inferno, you burn that corpse. So that the plague doesn’t spread.”
-joy!
The spirit fire had the advantage of not spreading to distant places. The inferno only burned the corpses and remains of the whites cleanly, and the traces of the whites seemed to disappear into black ash.
Deeng! Deeng! Deeng!
“A large undead unit is approaching from the east!”
“Two large undead units approaching from the west!”
Two soldiers ran up to me one after another and reported to me. I climbed up to the spire and looked around the territory.
Beyond the walls, a gigantic monster was visible. Three whites with branding on their foreheads were running towards the villagers, destroying the rice fields they had worked so hard to cultivate.
This was the first time that four branded monsters had appeared. It was an unprecedented event in the entire Kingdom of Zenon.
“… …Is it about to start?”
There must have been a lot of branded monsters appearing in other territories as well, not just Biskin. If not, then that damned trickster must have put a curse on Hebron.
Either way it wasn’t good.
No, if it was the latter, Hebron was likely to be abandoned by the kingdom of Zeno.
“Iredem, you fed me so much, so you should help me.”
He pulled out his iron armor, a holy dagger, and a ceremonial knife from an ancient religion from the dark space. The sagging armor rose by itself, and the daggers were in both his hands.
-Death will come to the land you desire. If you allow me to die, I will take away even the death that clings to you. Will you give me a chance?
“… … So you’re going to catch White and absorb his black magic?”
-You could say that.
Iredem’s momentum was different than before. His energy, as confirmed by the magic eye, was thicker than before. Even if he had made a contract with the Spirit King, the power he displayed on this land could not exceed the abilities of the spirit sorcerer who summoned him.
‘Has it crossed the line?’
It was a small difference, but it was surprising enough to discover Iredem’s growth potential. No other spirit had ever achieved growth like this.
‘It may be possible. The method was not passed down, but it is highly likely that Inferno, who fought against the Spirit King, followed the same procedure as Iredem.’
“Good. Instead, you should absorb the dark magic of the undead while I watch over you. And leave one of them behind. I need to absorb its energy as well.”
-Your wish has come true.
The iron knight descended the spire.
I left the neat stairs and descended vertically over the railing.
Kwuuuuung!
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Brown, who was standing guard at the foot of the spire, looked between the Iron Knight and me with surprised eyes.
I followed the iron knight, shaking my head.
Kuuuuung!
It was quite a strain on the lower body, but now was not the time to worry about this and that. White’s movements were quicker than expected. Every time the long legs of the bastards stretched out, they sprinted for a dozen meters.
“He is a wandering knight I hired. He will deal with the Whites of the East.”
“Alone… …you mean?”
Iron Knight Iredem flew off to the east. I climbed onto Syang’s back. Brown was also riding Syang, so I gave instructions to Brown, who was sitting in front of me.
“Get down.”
“I will go too, my lord.”
“You must protect the people of Biskin.”
“insect!”
I managed to kill one Wight without much damage, but that was just the beginning. It was impossible to completely stop three Wights. Reinforcements should have arrived from Hebron by now, but there was a good chance that there were monsters on the other side as well.
Even if not, it would take time for reinforcements to arrive.
‘I feel like my hair is starting to fall off.’
I turned my head and looked for Father Raphael.
He was running towards me.
“Raphael, may I ask you again?”
“How strange. Lord Haryan’s blessing should last at least half a day… … .”
“I think I overused my power. Could you hurry up? There are whites swarming right in front of Biskin. This time, there are three of them.”
Raphael hurriedly drew back his divine power, removing his suspicious gaze. He too was in a situation where he had to be concerned about what others thought, but he seemed to have decided that now was not the time to be concerned about this and that.
Quagwaquagwaqua!
‘This is the blessing of the high priest!’
Raphael released all his power. He brought the power of God to this land. Raphael became the mediator and conduit, pouring the power of Haryan into me.
‘Haryan was said to be the god of love and sacrifice.’
There were many gods in this world. Each god had a symbolic power, and that power was given a nickname. Like Haryan, the god of love and sacrifice.
-My, my blood! My blood! Don’t touch my blood! It’s mine! I’ll take it all!
The blood cells were in chaos, but he had to keep his mouth shut. It was because Haryan’s power had weakened the blood cells’ abilities. However, my abilities did not decrease. Rather, more strength surged out than before.
“God spares the Count of Hebron.”
“Among the seeds that God has blessed, is there one whose life ended in comedy?”
“Those who follow God see beyond life.”
“Then it would be difficult for me to follow God all my life. I look at the life that has been given to me. I examine the lives of those who have been given to me.”
“Oh, Haryan… … !”
Raphael murmured a prayer softly. I ran west with his blessing. Two whites were approaching the outer wall. As I watched the unfinished wall collide with the creature’s knees, my heart felt like it was crumbling along with it.
“Oh my! How much is that! Yang, run!”
Meeeeeeeee!
Syang ran at full speed. As he crossed the ramparts and climbed over the outer wall, a wide field appeared. It was a land colored yellow by unharvested grain.
Each and every one of them was Yeongjimin’s sweat, blood, taxes, and life.
“Get in!”
Maaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!
Syang ran forward with his head down. White kicked Syang with all his might. I kicked Syang’s back and flew up.
Kwajik!
White kicked Swan. But it wasn’t Swan that flew away, but White’s foot. It flew in an arc as if a large shoe had been taken off, and landed with a thud.
The stray crossed below White’s ankles. I reached White’s abdomen.
“Inferno, inhabit my sword!”
Serenade’s blade has grown longer.
A pillar of fire several meters long shot from the sword and pierced the wight’s abdomen.
Serenade cut White’s side.
The flesh around it began to burn black, and soon flames erupted and shot out onto White’s back.
“Kuaaaah!”
I poured out my power. I felt the power of the gods growing stronger as I practiced my aura. Haryan’s protection, the power of the absolute, the selfish power that is only given to those who follow God, were concentrated on me.
‘Was this the power of God? Even the power of God is ultimately… . . ‘
I saw the power of God through the eyes of the eye. I realized how it blessed and moved me. The flow of power that I had seen only as a bright light was captured dimly through the eyes of the eye.
Swish!
A serenade ran across White’s abdomen.
The spirit’s fire heated the air, and the heat filled my lungs.
Kuwaaa!
White’s screams were deafening. He wasn’t dead.
Like a giant tree that had lived for thousands of years and was cut down by a stubborn lumberjack, it simply fell down, screaming.
