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Episode 468. Two become one.
A stone chamber deep within the Sanctuary.
“Ugh, ugh. Ahhh…….”
The four elders curled up and groaned in pain.
[Give up.]
[It is to participate in a great cause.]
[Think about it from our perspective. From your perspective, it would be achieving the long-awaited wish you so desperately wanted.]
[Do you know? We will achieve our goal and lend a helping hand to your long-cherished wish.]
The Fourth Elder wanted to scream at the voice buzzing in his head. He knew it was just nonsense, but the voice shook his spirit and seized his heart.
“How dare you know who I am……!”
The Fourth Elder roared, his momentum building. The dark magic within his core surged, dominating the surroundings. At the same time, his spirit sharply revived.
However, the sun and moon that occupied a corner of the four elders' bodies only laughed at them.
[Who are you! Aren't you a fool who sold his soul to the false gods?]
[You despicable scum who thinks you live under free will, not even realizing you're being played by a puppet!]
[Hahaha! Do you think there were more than a few people like you in my time?! This isn't even funny, you punk!]
[Yeah, come on! Hold on a little longer! You're the only one struggling, do you think we can even move?!]
The fourth elder felt a pain that felt like his skull was going to split open at the sound of the loud voice.
As time went by, the reason of the two mysteries became clearer.
At first, they only expressed simple intentions and crude will, but now they freely manipulated their will.
‘This… won’t do.’
As the Four Elders who had treated countless people as puppets, they could see how serious the situation was.
The fact that I can maintain my sanity is thanks to my experience dealing with puppets.
but…….
'… …It's the limit. It's the limit.'
Rather than clashing over the initiative, they would have created a variable that could turn the situation around, but the two mysteries only took physical initiative when absolutely necessary, and when not, like seasoned hunters, they took a step back and watched quietly until their strength gave out.
Just like right now.
“Huh, huhh …
The Fourth Elder clutched his head, gasping for breath. Only one thought crossed his mind.
You have to hold on.
Let's hang in there.
… … for the sake of the wish.
[Yeah, holding on isn't bad either!]
[How wonderful!]
The sun and the moon encouraged the four elders who were struggling.
He looked very relaxed.
but.
[… …not good, not good.]
[Faster than expected, faster than expected.]
When the four elders spoke in a voice that could not be heard, the voices of the sun and moon were filled with sorrow.
I woke up in a hurry because I felt the energy of the reversed stream, but the owner of the reversed stream came sooner than I expected.
In a hurry, I managed to snatch the body… … .
[The opponent is a rebellious force. I'm anxious.]
[Avatar will be completed soon… … If only it had lasted exactly 100 more years… … .]
[It's all because of those stupid Hermits.]
[They don't even realize the sacrifices we're making to destroy that cursed thing called the Reverse. They only care about their own peace.]
[The biggest problem was the stupid endurance. They shouldn't have joined our grand cause, but they ended up making such a fuss.]
If it weren't for that guy, the avatar would have been completed a long time ago.
He delayed the completion of the Avatar, and now he has offered fragments to the master of the reverse sky and given him useless information.
This body is okay, but it is an unavoidable fact that I feel uneasy.
but.
[In the end, the undertaking will succeed.]
[The reverse flow disappears.]
The two could tell. The Master of the Reverse Heaven now possessed only a few fragments, and those few fragments were nearly depleted of their power.
One thing to note is that this time, I only got one fragment.
And then eliminate the reverse flow… … .
[We become free.]
[We become free.]
The two voices overlapped and echoed as one.
That was when.
[Move.]
The "Hands" who had taken control of Sanctuary were driven back by the magic of the Archmages. It was truly astonishing.
Obviously, magic can't harm the 'hand'.
but.
[I found out the Avatar's weakness.]
[Even this is good information.]
In any case, the possibility of the Archmages pushing away the 'Hands' and reaching the deep magic circle control room was slim.
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It seemed to be quite effective, but it was just a shortcut.
But why is that?
[……hmm?]
[her?]
The sun and moon tilted their heads at the archmages' strange movements. Naturally, if they wanted to remove the "Hands'" magical immunity, they had to head deep into the depths.
However, the archmages were not heading towards the stairs leading to the depths, but in the opposite direction.
The sun and the moon were incomprehensible.
[What are you doing now… … .]
[Huh! Really?]
The sun asked a question to the moon's cry.
[Why, but do you know what it is?]
[Haha, I guess you're trying to do something stupid. Don't you get it?]
[what…….]
[That's the direction they're heading.]
When he heard that, the sun let out an exclamation of "Ah!" He could understand what the moon was trying to say.
If the place the archmages were heading to was the depths, it was where the control room of the 'White Magic Circle' was located.
So, that means it's heading upwards towards the White Magic Circle Control Room.
[Are you trying to break the floor?]
[It's funny, it's funny.]
I put a lot of thought into it, but it was a ridiculous thing to do.
The upper levels might be different, but the structures in the depths never break. Therefore, the plan to collapse the upper floors and descend to the depths was impossible from the start.
But, it wasn't something I couldn't understand.
[That makes sense.]
[Tch, tch. Yeah, that's the obvious choice.]
He is a great wizard.
One who has reached transcendence.
It was a realm that no one could have dreamed of while the sun and moon were alive, and even in this day and age, it was a realm that could be called absolute.
Literally transcendent.
They were the ones who thought they could even control the natural environment to their liking… … .
[This kind of building.]
[I don't think it will be difficult.]
The sun and moon, with their eyes closed, shared the sight of the "hands." They admired the scenery, anticipating the distorted faces of the archmages.
But why is that?
The archmages who had cleared the path to the designated location retreated.
Leaving only one person behind.
Who is that one person?
[… …Master of the Reverse River?]
[Hmm, are you trying to destroy the floor with the power of the debris?]
I think that far.
Hwaruk―!
The sun and the moon tilted their heads as they watched the fireworks lit by the master of the reverse sky.
[It does have the power of the fragments… … .]
[… … It’s not that great?]
The power of the fragments embedded in the flame was weak. Literally, it was the bare minimum.
Of course, even though it is weak, it will show a power that is different from normal magic because it is the power of a fragment, but even so… … .
That was when.
Kwaang―!
[……what!]
[… … !]
The sun and moon were dumbfounded by the sheer magnitude of the explosion. Judging by the shock transmitted through the bodies of the Four Elders, this explosion originated not from the upper levels, but from the depths.
The sun and moon hurriedly checked the situation above through the "hand"'s eyes. It was unlikely, but perhaps the floor had been breached.
… … But, it wasn’t.
The scenery of the upper level, where the master of the reverse stream stood, was unchanged from a moment ago. However, the only difference was…
magic.
Yes, the magic that had blossomed in that palm has simply disappeared.
Meanwhile, the deep part… … .
[… …The control room of the white magic circle has been destroyed.]
[What, what is this… … .]
It was something that would make a ghost cry.
Suddenly, the control room of the white magic circle was destroyed?
The sun and moon were silent for a moment, but then accepted the situation.
An incomprehensible phenomenon.
Yeah, maybe that was to be expected.
Because what they were dealing with was none other than the master of the reverse world.
Dealing with the owner of a book of magic that goes against the natural order is nothing special.
[Haha, I guess I can't just sit back and watch.]
[I need to hurry up a bit.]
As the white magic circle was destroyed, the 'Hand' group was helplessly destroyed and torn apart by the magic of the archmages.
There were still three stages of magic circle remaining, so magic immunity wasn't completely lost, but archmages were archmages.
Even with their magic immunity at its peak, they found a way to destroy the 'Hand', so how much worse must it be now that their magic immunity has dropped.
As expected.
Kagagagagak―!
The 'hand' was torn apart by the wind and burned, leaving the archmages helpless.
Where they are headed… … .
In depth.
The sun and moon watched the archmages slowly approaching, then turned their attention to the four elders who were crouching, their minds sharp.
[I've endured this much.]
[Stop it, you'd better disappear.]
“Ah, ah, no……!”
The Four Elders screamed at the encroaching hand of the sun and moon. However, their souls were nothing more than ordinary.
Even though he had a stronger soul than ordinary people as a Golden Horseman, he was no match for the two who had been reborn as a mystery.
like that.
'Ah, ahhh… … ahhhhhh!'
Crackle, crackle, crackle!
The souls of the four elders were brutally torn apart by the hands of the sun and the moon.
In some ways, it was a comfortable ending.
An incomparably comfortable end compared to the atrocities committed against the souls of those whom the Fourth Elder himself had made into puppets.
like that.
“I think it will take some time to get used to it.”
“That’s right.”
The voices of the four elders split into two and flowed out. It was beyond my understanding how this could be possible with the human vocal organs.
What a strange sight.
And that wasn't all.
The four elders' eyes were looking in different directions, as if each had a different will.
Like that, for a moment… … .
“Well, it’s hard.”
“Long time no see.”
Sway, sway.
The four elders, who had been standing in place and creaking, fell over a few times, but soon stood upright and regained their balance.
Flick, flick.
How many times do you jump in place?
Kuk.
How many times did you clench your fist?
yet…….
“Okay.”
"let's go."
The sun and moon, who had become the four elders, moved and walked.
The depths controlled by the 'hand'.
As the steps continued, the 'hand' parted and opened the way.
The sun and moon crossed the hallway, falling and getting up several times. As one, they headed towards no other destination.
The core of the sanctuary.
There was a fragment there.
Two fragments.
“Ah, that’s a pretty good body.”
“I hope it can withstand even the fragments.”
"It'll be enough. And this body is the best I can do."
“That’s true too.”
When the realm is high, physical strength increases, but mental power is too strong to take on a physical body. Conversely, when the realm is low, physical strength decreases slightly, but mental power is low, making it easier to take on a physical body.
The 4th Elder is the highest level of physicality that two people can have.
There couldn't have been a better choice.
“It would have been better if it had been an avatar.”
“Once you catch the master of the reverse flow, you have plenty of time.”
“It would be nice to sleep for about a hundred years.”
“Because freedom will last longer than the years of oppression.”
The two dreamed of the blue sky.
A wide, blue sky where they can flap their wings to their heart's content. Like that.
“……It’s been a while.”
“……That’s right.”
Two people held the fragments of the reverse sky in their hands.
When the realm is high, physical strength increases, but mental power is too strong to take on a physical body. Conversely, when the realm is low, physical strength decreases slightly, but mental power is low, making it easier to take on a physical body.
The 4th Elder is the highest level of physicality that two people can have.
There couldn't have been a better choice.
“It would have been better if it had been an avatar.”
“Once you catch the master of the reverse flow, you have plenty of time.”
“It would be nice to sleep for about a hundred years.”
“Because freedom will last longer than the years of oppression.”
The two dreamed of the blue sky.
A wide, blue sky where they can freely spread their wings.
like that.
“……It’s been a while.”
“……That’s right.”
Two people held the fragments of the reverse sky in their hands.