Episode 1048
Phew.
Raon looked at the sea soaked with cold air and exhaled white breath.
‘You’ve changed a lot.’
While searching for the former Holy Sword Master Darkhan with Rectar and training the Gwangpungjeon Inspectors, winter came to the sea as well.
Although the cold had not yet set in, the rippling waves were reflecting a different color than before.
“Time flies, doesn’t it?”
Lavawin smiled, flicking the seawater with his fingertips.
“It feels like it’s only been a few days since Raon-nim visited, but three months have already passed.”
He nodded, saying that time seemed to pass more quickly in the sea because there was no change.
“Have you seen Haerang recently?”
Raon narrowed his eyes as he looked at the calm water.
“No. I haven’t seen you at all since Raon left.”
Lavawin shook his head, saying that he had been wandering around this area for three months but had never met Haerang.
“okay….”
Raon took a quick sip.
‘Did you go somewhere else?’
Before leaving this port, I asked Haerang to check on Baekhyeolgyo, but when I heard that it was never seen, I thought that it had left this place.
-That’s only natural. I barely escaped the clutches of those bloodthirsty bastards, so why would I care about your request?
Lars snorted, saying that wolves need their freedom.
-Don’t rely on the spirits, run with your own feet.
‘I brought a wetsuit anyway.’
I had to personally check if there were any changes in the White Blood Cult’s movements before the war started, so of course I brought Evelyn’s diving suit with me.
‘The sun is still far away from rising, so let’s leave right now… .’
It was when I was about to take Evelyn’s diving suit out of my subspace pocket and put it on.
Phooooong!
A drop of water the size of a person’s torso splashed out onto the sea and transformed into the shape of a young wolf.
“Kwang!”
It’s Haerang. As soon as he put his foot in the water, it popped out and stuck its tongue out, as if it had been waiting for him.
“You didn’t go somewhere else?”
“Kyaung!”
Haerang shook her head firmly as if to say no.
“You were waiting for me the whole time while checking on the Baekhyeol Church?”
“Ugh!”
The guy seemed to agree, stretching his back and wagging his tail.
-Tsk, if it’s a wolf, it should have a proud taste… .
Lars frowned, thinking the puppy had chosen its owner.
-That’s not a wolf, it’s just a dog!
The guy waved his hand as if to say no.
“thanks.”
Raon bent down and patted Haerang’s head.
“But you seem a bit big? No, your build is similar, but your energy is…”
The size of Haerangi was not much different from before, but the sea energy it possessed had become incomparably large. It felt like it was embracing the sea around it.
“Kyaung!”
Haerang raised his front paw and scratched the bridge of his nose as if he didn’t know.
-You were born with a special spirit and overcame difficult trials, so it’s not strange that you grew up in a short period of time.
Las lowered his eyebrows, saying that it seemed like Haerang had grown as a spirit thanks to the hardships he had gone through.
‘That’s fortunate.’
When I heard that Haerang had overcome her pain and achieved spiritual growth, I felt a sense of pride and relief at the same time.
“Then shall we go?”
Raon put on Evelyn’s diving suit and stroked Haerang’s head.
“Kyaang!”
Haerang nodded as if offering to guide us personally and jumped into the sea.
“I’ll be back.”
“Yes! I’ll be waiting.”
Rabawin bowed deeply as if telling them to be careful.
Swish.
After hearing Laon’s greeting, he dived into the sea without a sound. As the seasons passed, a cool chill rose in the seawater, but it had no effect on him.
Kaong.
Haerang slowly parted the water in front of him as if telling him to follow her.
‘So cute.’
Raon followed the swaying tail of the seagull, keeping his movements quiet and regulating his breathing.
I was just chasing Haerang’s tail like a hawk, and before I knew it, I had arrived at the valley where the headquarters of the Baekhyeolgyo sect had sunk.
As we went down the valley, avoiding the boundary spell while remembering Roen’s movements, we saw the kraken camouflaged in gray sand and the white city rising above it.
‘It’s still there. But….’
Raon frowned as he looked around the main building.
‘I can’t go there because of the bloodthirsty ones.’
For some unknown reason, there were blood demons of the level of archbishop or higher around the White Blood Cult headquarters who had gone into hiding like him.
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‘What’s been going on?’
A feeling of unease rose in my chest, as there was no way the demons would be out in the sea unless something special had happened.
‘If this happens, we may have to re-plan… .’
It was when Raon was frowning and looking at the demons moving around the main unit.
Kuuuuuuuuuuuu!
The sea shook as if a volcano had erupted, and the magnificent legs of the Kraken spread out, too large to be seen at a glance.
‘What is this…?’
It was unrealistic. The Kraken’s body was so huge and majestic that it felt like what I was seeing was a dream.
Kugugugugugu!
The kraken held onto the valley by stretching out its long legs that seemed to control the water currents.
Kyaung!
Haerang looked at herself, shivering, as if she thought she had been caught.
‘no.’
Raon shook his head, hugging Haerang tightly in his arms.
‘I haven’t been caught yet.’
If his identity had been revealed, it would not have been the Kraken that moved, but rather an apostle that emerged from within it.
It was clear that the Kraken was now moving elsewhere.
Kugugugugugugugu!
As expected, the Kraken did not attack, but climbed up the valley, balancing on its eight legs to keep the White Blood Cult main body from shaking.
‘That was almost dangerous.’
As the Kraken moved, so did the Bloodstalkers, and if his diving suit hadn’t been enchanted to maintain its camouflage, he would have been caught by them for sure.
-Haaah… .
Lass let out an excited breath as he watched the Kraken’s legs slowly ascend the valley.
-The more I look at it, the more I want to eat it.
The guy didn’t know his own speed and took a long sip, saying he wanted to eat the roasted kraken.
‘Phew.’
Raon let out a sigh of relief and climbed up the valley, keeping some distance from the Kraken.
Kuuuuung!
After climbing up the valley, the Kraken moved farther north, burying its massive body in the brown sand.
As seen before, the guy seemed to have strong instinctive powers and disappeared in an instant, his skin matching the brown sand.
It was a stealth technique that was so effective that it was barely visible to one’s own eyes.
-What! If it was just to come here, why did you move?
Lass frowned, saying that he had not moved much since he had climbed up the valley.
-If you do that, fat will accumulate on that flesh!
The guy clicked his tongue, saying that it didn’t taste good if he didn’t move much.
‘This is the place that Haerang first planted in my mind.’
Raon narrowed his eyes as he looked around the sea where the Kraken was nestled.
‘This is where the original headquarters of the Baekhyeol Church was located.’
It’s certain. As he looked at the surrounding terrain, the exact same scene as the Baekhyeolgyo headquarters that Haerang had remembered came to mind.
-then….
‘Yes. The White Blood Cult’s boundaries have been released.’
It was clear that the White Blood Cult was lowering its guard and attempting to resume external activities after their activities were discovered.
‘I guess I’ve put up with a lot.’
It had been over three months since the Nine Apostles died and the White Blood Cult’s ship sank, so they had lasted much longer than he had expected.
It was surprising considering the nature of the White Blood Cult, which required drinking the blood of others to become stronger.
‘Preparing magic for two months actually turned out to be beneficial.’
Raon raised his lips as he watched the demons casting new boundary magic around the main unit.
‘Our chances of winning have increased by 20%.’
***
Kuuuuuuuung!
Martha’s sword fell with a magnificent vengeance. The sword strike with a dark aura gleaming left a heavy mark on the floor of the training ground.
“Tsk.”
Martha clicked her tongue roughly as she looked at the roughly burst smoke floor.
‘This isn’t it… .’
Although the power of the Paeyang Sword itself seemed to surpass that of a Grand Master, I felt uneasy because there were many loopholes in areas other than the magic of the Paeyang Sword.
‘It feels different than when I cut off my father’s aura.’
Unlike when Derus had advised her, her movements felt awkward, as if she was wearing clothes that didn’t fit her.
‘again….’
I was exhausted from swinging my sword all day, but I had no time to rest. With war just around the corner, I put my sword down.
Creak.
As Martha was about to unleash her sword again, the door to the training ground opened and Denier came in.
“I was wondering who was in my training ground, and it was you.”
Denier let out a sigh as if he hadn’t seen her in almost two months.
“Today was individual training, so I came home for the first time in a while.”
Martha didn’t say anything about Laon leaving, but bowed her head, saying it was individual training.
“Father, you’re busy these days, aren’t you? I heard you’ve hardly come home.”
“Because the Lord has ordered a period of intensive training.”
Glenn did not mention that he was waging war against the White Blood Cult, so as not to give information to Sima’s spies, and instead gave orders for the entire clan to minimize their missions and focus on training.
Because of that, not only the whirlwind battle, but all the inspectors were having a hellish time.
“Your skills have improved a lot since I last saw you. It’s only a matter of time before you surpass the Grand Master level.”
Denier patted Martha on the shoulder as if he was proud of her.
“It seems like my level of ignorance is increasing, but my skills with the Paeyang Sword are not improving. I think it’s worse than when I showed it to my father after my previous mission.”
Martha sighed, saying that although she had grown in aura, combat experience, and mental strength, her level of swordsmanship had regressed.
“There’s no way that’s true. Let’s unfold it and see if it’s true.”
Denier took a step back, saying he would look at it himself.
“yes!”
Martha nodded and drew the entire outline of the Paeyang Sword in front of Denier.
“What should I say? The magic of the sword is getting stronger, but the other magics can’t keep up, so it seems like the balance is broken.”
I told Denier about the things I’ve been thinking about regarding swordsmanship lately.
“I’m worried that only the magic of the sword is getting stronger….”
Denier looked at Martha and stroked his chin.
“I think it wouldn’t be bad to just go with the flow.”
“yes?”
Martha blinked blankly.
“Then, even if the power is strong, it will be easy to dodge or block, right?”
“It’s okay, don’t force the flow. I’ll check the posture and the flow of the aura again.”
Denier showed us a demonstration himself, telling us to trust him and focus on the secrets of the sword.
Phew!
Denier’s sword was focused on the magic of the sword, just like his own, but strangely enough, the balance of his swordsmanship was not shaken.
“If you grow the trunk of a tree, the branches will grow on their own. The same goes for the Paeyang Sword. If you focus on the Paeyang Sword, the other secrets will follow.”
He nodded, telling himself not to doubt himself and to follow his current feelings.
“You have to focus even more on your sword in front of the strong aura. It feels like you’re breaking through with force. Do you understand?”
Denier looked back at himself and smiled after spreading out all of the swords that were focused on the sword.
“all right.”
Martha nodded heavily.
“Then I’ll try again.”
He stepped forward and raised his sword. With the confidence he had regained thanks to Denier’s advice, he did not suppress the magic of the sword but rather focused more on unleashing the sword.
‘It definitely feels good.’
As the magic of the sword was not suppressed, the sword strikes became more energetic as if the chains that had been binding his limbs had been released. Just performing the swordsmanship made my heart feel refreshed.
“Not bad, but spread your arms a little wider here.”
Denier grabbed Martha’s arm and roughly led her along the flow of the sword, but his eyes were filled with a warm glow, as if he was delighted with his daughter’s growth.
***
After reporting to Glenn and Chamber that the White Blood Cult had come up from the valley, Raon headed straight to the 5th Training Ground.
“Hmm… .”
I took a quick bite while watching the swordsmen practicing their respective swordsmanship.
‘War is coming soon. What kind of training would be good?’
After training together every day for two months, training his swordsmanship, mind, body, and aura in that order, he couldn’t quite figure out what to do now.
‘If you can’t think of anything, go back to basics… .’
As he was thinking that he should start by reorganizing his swordsmanship, a crane passed by before his eyes.
When I saw the crane, I remembered the brown booklet he carried around and wrote down his training notes in.
“Crane.”
Raon snapped his fingers and called the crane.
“Me, me?”
The crane raised its finger and pointed at me.
“Then is there another crane besides you?”
“iced coffee….”
He came toward me, rolling his eyes as if he was scared.
“Why did you call me?”
“You wrote a training log, right? Bring it over and take a look.”
“yes…?”
As soon as Crane heard the order to bring the journal, his eyes fluttered as if he had seen a ghost.
“Why that….”
“I wanted to see what kind of training you’ve had so far. That’s why I asked you to write it down.”
Raon wiggled his fingers, asking why he was asking such an obvious question.
“Wasn’t that for personal use?”
Crane shook his chin as if he had no idea.
“You can keep it as a memory, so just bring it.”
“Huh….”
He was silent for a long time and then shook his head.
“I, I left it at my parents’ house yesterday… .”
Crane shook his head, saying he wasn’t there right now.
“Really? Then until tomorrow… .”
“What are you talking about? You carry that in your subspace pocket.”
When Raon told him to bring it tomorrow, Dorian came up next to Crane and shook his head.
“You wrote it when you ate breakfast this morning, too.”
Dorian blinked, saying he had seen Crane writing in his journal in the morning too.
“Hey kid. Where did you sell your mind…?”
Crane showed the miracle of swearing only at Dorian without opening his lips.
“Bring it.”
Raon chuckled and nodded at Crane.
“Ah, uh, yes… .”
Crane looked at Dorian with resentful eyes, then opened his subspace pouch and handed him a tattered-looking book.
“I, I need to go to the bathroom….”
As soon as Crane gave him the training log, he backed away slightly, complaining of a stomachache.
“Okay. Have a nice trip.”
Raon nodded and opened the training log he had received from Crane.
“ha ha ha!”
Although the content of each day was short, it contained everything about what kind of training was done and how.
Besides, the journal always ended with his own curse.
He was a madman whenever and wherever he was.
“C.Rain.”
Raon called the crane without taking his eyes off the diary.
“Huh? I’m going to the bathroom… .”
“from now on.”
“Ugh!”
Crane let go of the boat he was holding with his hands and stood in front of the stage with a pale expression.
“The journal is really great.”
Raon looked down at the crane and smiled.
“Everything you need is written down. Of course, there are also parts that aren’t necessary.”
“Is that so? Just write down the facts….”
Crane also rolled his eyes and smiled awkwardly.
“Hahahaha.”
“Ahahaha.”
When Raon laughed, Crane twisted his lips and let out a similar laugh.
“Are you laughing?”
“Ugh!”
Crane raised his hand and covered his nose and mouth simultaneously.
“Today. No, for the rest of the time, I’ll show you what a real lunatic is.”
“Ugh!”
Crane’s face turned pale at the cold voice that seemed to be directed at the enemy.
-Tsk tsk.
Lars clicked his tongue as if he felt sorry.
-You got caught by a dirty guy.
The guy put his hands together and prayed for the repose of his soul.
***
Raon sat on the bed in the annex and raised his head.
‘The time has come.’
The morning dawned on the day Evelyn and the archmages had said they would complete the magic.
‘It was a long and short time.’
It was a struggle to raise the weight class of the Gwangpungjeon inspectors and at the same time raise my own level, but looking back, it all felt like a fleeting moment.
‘The storm has grown significantly.’
Especially Martha.
Everyone practiced hard, but the one who grew the most was Martha.
She realized the true nature of the Paeyang Sword while she was at sea, so she thought she could take advantage of the White Blood Cult Leader’s small opening.
‘Of course I should help.’
Even if Martha had grown up, if she had rushed at the White Blood Cult Leader alone, she would have burst out in blood at that moment. Her role was the most important.
‘For that….’
Raon brought up the status window, licking his lips.
<Status Window>
Name: Raon Sieghart.
Title: <The One Who Rolls the Wheel of Fortune>
Status: None.
Traits: <Rage>, <Sloth>, <Jealousy>, <Gluttony>, <Lust>, <Greed>, [Clear Mirror Index], [Death God], [Blue Flower’s Mind’s Eye], Ring of Fire (9 stars), Water Resistance (12 stars), Fire Resistance (11 stars), Cartoonist (10 stars), Glacia (10 stars), Bleeding Curse (6 stars), Indomitable Will (11 stars), Yogi Adaptation (10 stars), Clear Mirror Index, Poison Resistance (6 stars), Spiral Power (10 stars), Water Affinity (7 stars), Formation Interpretation (2 stars), Fire Affinity (6 stars), Snow Flower’s Silver Screen (5 stars), Divinity Blooming from Darkness (10 stars), Fraud Resistance (7 stars), Snow Flower’s Armor (11 stars), Snow Flower Absorption (5 stars), Snow Flower’s Spear (5 stars), Rage Release (3 stars), Flame that Overcomes Death (6 stars), Death-Dividing Blade (7 stars), Divine Resistance (2 stars), Blood Route (3 stars), Askara’s Fighting Spirit (6 stars), Biryong (5 stars), Thousand Kills (2 stars), Power Enhancement (4 stars), Light Resistance (3 stars), Fraud Detection (4 stars), Power Utilization (5 stars), Crisis Detection (1 star), Heart Sword (Spirit) (7 stars), Spirit Phone (4 stars).
Strength: 1856.
Agility: 1887.
Stamina: 1853.
Energy: 1872.
Sense: 1905.
Rage: 400.
Sloth: 270.
Jealousy: 270.
Gluttony: 220.
Lust: 180.
Greed: 100.
I tried to check the status screen one last time before the war, but the numbers were now so huge that it was hard to read them all, even across two pages.
Just looking at his abilities, it seemed like he would lose to anyone other than the leader of the Five Emperors.
‘especially….’
My heart has grown a lot.
[The soul level rises.]
[The grade of the special skill, Spirit, increases.]
It seems like all my hard work has paid off, as I was able to take my Simgeom to the next level just yesterday.
‘But even with this sword, you won’t be able to cut down the White Blood Cult Leader.’
The soul of the White Blood Cult Leader is so huge that he will not be able to completely cut her soul with his own heart sword.
However, there may be a way to save the soul of Mother Martha, who remains within the White Blood Cult.
It felt like a small ray of hope was revealed when Martha’s mother was rescued, even though there seemed to be no hope at all.
‘It’s just beginning.’
Raon sat up, draping the black dragon robe placed next to the bed over his shoulder.
‘A war that will end the deep and dark resentment of a child who lost his mother.’
