Episode 158
The hunting dog Kiaran cheered.
How long have I been waiting for this day?
Choi Hyun-seok and Abelson in front of him.
Kiaran went through a lot to capture those two.
“Choi Hyun-seok. You’re particularly annoying.”
Kiaran said it as if he was chewing and spitting it out.
Choi Hyun-seok shrugged his shoulders and acted coquettish.
“The life of a popular star is tiring. You have to follow all sorts of annoying guys around.” “You still seem to have a lot of free time. Do you think there’s hope for you?”
Choi Hyun-seok laughed bitterly at the word hope.
Hope.
To be honest, there isn’t any.
He pretends to be calm, but he’s literally just ‘pretending’ to be.
Choi Hyun-seok was more desperate than ever.
‘There is absolutely no answer.’
Trapped in an impenetrable barrier.
There were at least five hundred masked men surrounding them.
When I checked with a combat power meter, the average combat power seemed to be around 70-80 thousand.
‘f*ck… You have to do it in moderation. Isn’t this too much?’
A combat power of 70,000 is not that common.
It is at a level where you can be treated like a famous knight and brag about wherever you go.
It’s so strange that such a strong person is spread out like a mass-produced product manufactured in a factory.
It’s so awe-inspiring.
What kind of group is the Holy Empire that has such power?
Would he put that much effort into capturing himself and Abelson?
No matter how much I thought about it, I couldn’t understand it.
“Sir… What should I do…”
Rachel, who had been hiding in Choi Hyun-seok’s arms, peeked her head out.
“Shall I surrender?”
“If I surrender, will you spare my life?” “I don’t know. You ask me.”
While the discussion was in full swing, Kiaran took a step forward.
“I would like to rip you to pieces right now, but I will show you one last mercy.”
“mercy?”
“Surrender. If you surrender, I will spare your life.”
Choi Hyun-seok raised both hands.
“surrender!”
“…”
“I surrender! Please just spare my life!”
Choi Hyun-seok’s voice echoed loudly across the plains.
“Are you serious?”
Abelson looks back at him.
“Sir. I didn’t expect that in the first place, but um… no. I’ll hold back on my words.”
Rachel clicked her tongue.
“Wow!”
Bobo also barked at Choi Hyun-seok.
“Ahem! Surrendering so easily? That’s a bit surprising.”
Kiaran also coughed in vain, unable to hide his embarrassment.
“I have a question!”
“What is it?”
“What happens if I surrender?” “We go to Gratiam, the capital of the Empire.”
“and?”
“And then…”
Kiaran thought for a moment.
‘It is much more profitable to safely capture and use them than to suffer losses by having them rebel.’
After much thought, he decided to speak honestly.
There was a need to give them the assurance that their lives would be spared if they surrendered.
Sometimes it is more effective to convey the truth than to try to lure people with half-hearted words.
“Abelson Marriott will be wearing a special device for the rest of his life. It’s a device that draws divine power. It’s uncomfortable, but it won’t be particularly painful.” “What will happen to me?” “You will be subjected to long-term brainwashing magic.”
“If it’s brainwashing…”
“You become a warrior who is truly loyal to the empire.”
Kiaran said as he looked at the masked men surrounding him.
“It is nearly impossible to train soldiers of this caliber on a large scale, but the Empire has done it. These are only a small number. There are far more soldiers waiting for orders within the Empire. How do you think this is possible?”
“brave…”
“Yes. They are all warriors.”
Kiaranga put her hand on the masked man’s shoulder.
“Once upon a time, they too had impious thoughts like you. However, now, by the grace of God, they have all become subjects of the Empire.”
“…”
“You too can receive God’s grace. It may take several years, but once the brainwashing is over, you will be able to move freely.”
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Kiaran spread his arms wide.
“What a great favor this is! A traitor like you is not only spared, but even granted freedom!”
“…”
“Salvation is open to everyone. Do you want to live? Then get down on your knees and pray. Say you want to be saved!”
Choi Hyun-seok looked at Abelson.
Abelson also sees Choi Hyun-seok.
“…”
The two stare at each other without saying a word.
The two who had been exchanging words nodded at the same time.
dump-
Choi Hyun-seok knelt first, followed by Abelson.
Kiaran burst into laughter as he looked at the two kneeling.
“Hahahahaha! Great! Finally, the Pope recognizes my abilities!”
How anxious I have been these past few days.
Kiaran couldn’t sleep at night because he thought he might be kicked out at any moment.
Now, if we capture Choi Hyun-seok and Abelson, the Pope’s attitude will change 180 degrees.
Not only would the mistakes of the past be covered up, but a big reward might also come.
“Arrest him.”
At Kiaran’s command, several masked men approached.
In his hand he held a binding magical tool that suppressed magical power.
“…”
Choi Hyun-seok closed his eyes and knelt down.
Slowly breathe evenly and focus your consciousness.
Phew-!
I could clearly feel the wind brushing my skin.
Square, square-!
As the enemy approached, the sound of footsteps on the grass was as loud as thunder.
“Eww…!”
I could almost feel Rachel’s presence in my arms, shivering and making strange noises.
In addition, Abelson’s breathing.
The sound of Bobo’s drool dripping.
Even the gaze of Kiaran watching him from afar.
Everything on the battlefield came into his senses.
“Phew…”
Exhale and sharpen your consciousness.
Even without looking, I could tell that the masked man was right in front of me.
“now…”
Choi Hyun-seok muttered softly.
A pure white light burst out of thin air.
Hwaaaaah-!
It was a light so bright that it blinded me for a moment.
Choi Hyun-seok, who had already closed his eyes, quickly got up from his seat.
“Let’s go-!”
I ran forward, pushing back the masked man blocking my way.
At the same time, Abelson and Bobo ran out.
Kwajik-!
The mace is stuck in the head of the staggering enemy.
“Kwakwang!”
The one lying on the floor went straight into Bobo’s mouth.
Choi Hyun-seok kept running without looking back.
“You idiots! You’re just hastening my death!”
Kiaran opened his eyes with difficulty and shouted.
Hundreds of masked people rush out in response.
Choi Hyun-seok also did not back down and ran towards them.
His gaze was fixed solely on Kiaran.
‘The only hope is to cut off the commander’s head.’
This wasn’t the first time Choi Hyun-seok had encountered a masked, or more accurately, brainwashed warrior.
He had fought them in the past in the land of the demons, Inemosit.
‘They were like machines. They only did what they were told without any emotions.’
Choi Hyun-seok thought.
If they really are like machines.
So if you just do what you’re told to do.
Why not just kill the person in command?
If there’s no one giving orders, won’t everything stop working?
Of course, this is just Choi Hyun-seok’s opinion.
Kiaran may have nothing to do with those guys.
Even if Kiaran dies, he may continue fighting without caring.
Still, I have no choice but to try.
‘There is nothing 100 percent in this world. You don’t know until you try.’
Choi Hyun-seok trusted his own judgment and decided to walk here.
Nobilis
Type 1 – The King’s Walk
A purple afterimage appears and the speed increases.
The masked men swung their weapons without missing the movement.
‘You only get one chance! Focus!’
Choi Hyun-seok’s eyes sparkled.
The enemy is confused and their vision has not yet fully returned.
This moment was my first and last chance.
Phew-!
He flies into empty space, dodging the sword swinging from someone.
He then turned his body gently, using his enemy as a shield and blocking the spear that was thrusting at him.
‘The most optimal route…!’
At every moment, attacks come from all directions.
Each and every one of them contains a lethal force that cannot be ignored.
In this worst situation, Choi Hyun-seok had to find the best.
The best option to move forward without being stopped for even a moment.
Wheeeeeeeek-!
Choi Hyun-seok’s body moved like the wind.
He dashes forward in one breath, passing through the masked men like a loach.
Finally, he began to see the bewildered Kiaran in his eyes.
“Ugh…!”
Choi Hyun-seok clenched his teeth.
Could it be because I was trying to quickly overcome the enemy?
I felt my joints creaking.
‘Not yet!’
Gather all the magic and magical energy you have.
It was not the time to leisurely share the two.
Whether it works or not, I have to do it.
It is a luxury to consider the physical burden that will occur later.
Just one blow.
Put everything into one blow.
Phage crackle-!
Magic and magic energy forcibly fused together, creating purple sparks.
‘For the best one shot!’
Half of the magic power and magical energy disappeared.
Choi Hyun-seok opened his mouth with difficulty.
“Raidrun-style fighting technique…”
A fighting technique that has been used countless times so far.
That first form.
“Totally destroyed.”
A purple storm swept from the tip of the outstretched fist.
Kwaaaaaaaah-!
The body of the masked man blocking the way is torn apart.
The masked men throw themselves at the storm to block it, but it is not enough.
It was just torn apart without any meaning.
Kiaran had a gut feeling as he watched the approaching storm.
‘Can’t stop it.’
He too was confident that he was on a heroic level.
If you try to stop that, you’ll die.
But the storm was too wide to run away.
“Damn it…!”
One way or another, you have to run away to survive.
Kiaran kicked his feet, drawing up his magical power.
Gatren Divine Sword
Type 4 – Holy Steps
‘Holy Step’ is the fastest movement of all the moves he can use.
Kiaran ran desperately to get out of the storm’s reach.
At the same time,
Kwaaaaaaaah-!
A purple death covered everything.
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Kiaran swallowed a groan.
“Ugh…!”
He ran away with all his might.
He threw himself at the last moment, but was unable to completely escape the storm’s reach.
“A dog like a dog like this!”
His leg was gone.
To be exact, it flew up to the knees of both legs.
“Eww!”
Kiaran let out a roar of anger.
The amputated leg is completely destroyed and cannot be treated.
Although prosthetic limbs can be made with magical engineering, they are still far from being a real body.
‘How on earth does speculation of this kind come about!’
Even in the midst of his anger, Kiaran was suspicious.
What is this absurd power?
If you look at its power alone, it would be believable even if you said it was a weapon used by a legend.
Even if it is a one-time thing, it is a power that goes beyond common sense.
“Kwakwang!”
“Mr. Choi Hyun-seok! Are you okay!?”
He saw Abelson and Bobo fighting in his eyes.
They were fighting to protect the exhausted Choi Hyeon-seok.
“Kill him! I mean kill him!”
Kiaran screamed in agony.
“I can’t believe I had to endure such humiliation from that guy!”
Kiaran keeps gnashing his teeth as he casts a healing spell on his leg.
No matter how much I thought about it, it felt unfair.
The price to pay was too high, to lose both legs after being bitten by a rat that had already been caught.
If he had died by chance, a major disaster could have occurred due to the uncontrolled warriors.
“Whew… I have to somehow save that guy named Choi Hyun-seok. I don’t care if I cut off his limbs, just save his life.”
Just killing them won’t do.
I will make you pay the price for daring to blow off your own leg.
“It’ll be over soon.”
After a while.
Kiaran, who had calmed down, watched the situation.
The number of our allies was so overwhelming that we were no match for them.
Choi Hyun-seok couldn’t even control his body due to the attack earlier.
Abelson put in a surprisingly good effort, but it was difficult to handle this many numbers.
‘That demon didn’t have any information… Anyway, those guys from the information department are not doing anything right.’
The only worry is the giant devil.
Even though more than twenty of his subordinates had already been defeated by the Demon King, he never felt that he was in danger.
The demon is also suffering from wounds, so he will fall soon.
“By the way, why is it so hot?”
Kiaran frowned.
Strangely, it feels like the temperature around me has risen.
At first I thought it was because of the heat of battle, but the temperature was too high for that to be the case.
Kiaran suddenly raised his head and was startled.
“Two suns…?”
There were two suns in the sky.
Kiaran, who was looking at it closely, shook his head.
“No. That’s not the sun. That’s…”
It’s magic.
A magic like the sun was falling from the sky.
