Episode 238
The hot sand brushes against my skin.
Choi Hyun-seok, who arrived at the Aesilius Desert, slowly looked around.
“Somewhere around here is Sarah…”
After talking to Sarah Dunphy.
Choi Hyun-seok headed straight to the Aesilius Desert.
Because Sarah Dunphy left a message saying she would be waiting here.
“Why haven’t you contacted me for a while!? No, are you okay!? What about Gatren? Did you shake off the pursuit?” – You’re being too impatient. Calm down.
Immediately after the communication is connected.
Choi Hyun-seok asked questions in a pressing manner.
Sarah Dunphy answered every question carefully.
-The communication port was broken, I found out later. It was just fixed.
-I’m fine… Don’t worry too much…
-The pursuit has been shaken off. With Hemis’ help, there’s no telling when we’ll be discovered again.
The reception was poor, perhaps because the communication port had been broken once.
Fortunately, I had no problem understanding what was being said.
-That’s why I want to meet you right now.
“Where are you? I’ll be right there.” – The place where we first met. I’ll wait there… .
The communication was cut off before he could even finish saying that he would wait.
After that, Choi Hyun-seok tried to reconnect several times, but the connection was not established again.
That’s why I came to the Aesilius Desert without any plan.
“The place we first met was this desert. It must be somewhere here.”
My first meeting with Sarah Dunphy.
To be honest, it wasn’t a very good memory.
I met her as an enemy from the beginning.
Park Hyun-ah, who fought with Choi Hyun-seok at the time, almost died.
‘If I think about it, it was strange from then on.’
Choi Hyun-seok recalled the not-so-distant past.
Guerrilla warfare against the undead in the desert.
The final battle has finally been fought.
The final battle was truly one of the most intense.
Park Hyun-ah defeated the undead army with incredible magic.
At the end of the fight, only the best warrior, Liam, was left.
Suddenly, Sarah Dunphy appeared and proposed a truce.
“I propose a truce to save Liam, the greatest warrior of the kingdom. It is not because I am afraid of being defeated by you.”
At the time, I thought it was a bluff.
Even Choi Hyun-seok, who was on the verge of collapsing, was pretending to be calm.
Choi Hyun-seok was desperate to hide his condition, to the point where he fainted while standing with his eyes open.
So I thought the same thing about Sarah Dunphy, but looking back I guess I wasn’t.
‘On the contrary. They could have killed me and Sister Hyun-ah without even suggesting a ceasefire.’
Not only Choi Hyun-seok, but the entire group at the time was in a near-death state.
And Sarah Dunphy saw right through that.
Her condition wasn’t all that good, but it wouldn’t have been a big deal to clean up a few half-dead corpses.
Yet Sarah Dunphy has proposed a truce.
He used the excuse of being the best warrior Liam, but is that really true?
Now that I think about it, it was a strange thing.
‘No. Now is not the time to be thinking about such things.’
Choi Hyun-seok shook his head to shake off the thoughts.
‘We have to find Sarah quickly.’
We must hurry to find Sarah Dunphy, who is somewhere in this vast desert.
Choi Hyun-seok increased the speed.
***
‘It’s strange. I’m sure this was where we first met.’
How much time has passed?
Choi Hyun-seok wandered around the desert like crazy.
However, Sarah Dunphy was nowhere to be seen.
Because we were fighting a guerrilla war at the time, we encountered them in so many places that it was difficult to know the exact location.
The confusion was further aggravated by the fact that they had traveled long distances using Park Hyun-ah’s teleportation magic.
In the end, Choi Hyun-seok had to wander through the vast desert for a long time.
‘Where are you? Where the hell are you!?’
No matter how much I wander, it feels like I’m repeating the same places.
Even if you ask Rachel, you will only hear that she does not know.
I started to get more and more impatient.
‘Let’s calm down. Sarah said that this was definitely the place where we first met. The place where we first met…’
After much deliberation.
Choi Hyun-seok finally arrived at one place.
‘It has to be here.’
There are many battlegrounds, but there is only one place where Sarah Dunphy and Choi Hyun-seok can be said to have met.
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‘This is where the final battle took place.’
The day of the final battle.
Choi Hyun-seok met Sarah Dunphy up close for the first time.
Although it was brief, we had a conversation.
So Sarah Dunphy was definitely in the area.
“Where could it be…”
Choi Hyun-seok climbed up a high cliff and looked around.
Traces of the battle were visible here and there.
In fact, this was one of the first places Choi Hyun-seok explored.
At that time, I left quickly because I couldn’t find anything, but no matter how much I thought about it, this was the only place I could find, so I came back.
“Phew…”
Choi Hyun-seok closed his eyes and concentrated.
I poured all my nerves into detecting even the slightest magic.
Knock- knock-
Sweat runs down his forehead and falls down his chin.
After a long time, Choi Hyun-seok opened his eyes.
“As expected, there’s nothing…”
Even though I concentrated my mind to detect magic, I felt nothing.
I’m sure it’ll fit here.
Why is there no sign of Sarah Dunphy?
The moment when Choi Hyun-seok clenched his fists in frustration.
A voice came from behind.
“You came quickly.”
When I turned around, I saw Hemis wearing a black dress.
She looked at Choi Hyun-seok with an indifferent expression, not responding.
“It’s later than I thought.”
“sorry…”
There was no choice.
This is a deserted place.
Because no one knew the spatial coordinates, let alone the space movement gate.
I came running on my own two legs.
After arriving, he continued to wander the desert in search of Sarah Dunphy.
I don’t know exactly how much time has passed, but it must have been quite a bit.
Because I almost ran out of mana just by running.
“At the end there. The collapsed part under the rock mountain. Can you see it?”
“yes.”
“It’s a welcome magic. If you get close, there’s a cave.”
“Oh, thank you!”
I couldn’t find it because it was hidden by welcome magic.
I don’t know why I didn’t detect it, but that’s not what’s important right now.
I need to meet Sarah Dunphy soon.
The moment I was about to run straight away.
Hemis’s voice, mixed with laughter, was heard from behind.
“You’d better hurry up and go. If you’re any later, you won’t be able to say hello.” “Huh? What’s that…?”
Choi Hyun-seok turned around with a bewildered expression.
I won’t even be able to say hello.
However, Hemis had disappeared without a trace.
Choi Hyun-seok quickly kicked the ground and ran as the ominous feeling approached.
***
“This magic…”
Choi Hyeon-seok was surprised when he entered the cave.
The entire cave was filled with intense magic energy.
I definitely didn’t feel anything when I first arrived at the entrance.
As soon as I entered, an unimaginable magical energy surged forth.
If Choi Hyun-seok feels suffocated, anyone would be in danger of losing their life just by coming in.
“Ms. Sarah! Where are you!?”
Choi Hyun-seok roamed around the cave and shouted.
I can’t come to my senses because of the colorful magic circles and strong magic that fill the room.
Even if you try to feel it with your senses, it is all magic, so exploring is impossible.
At that time, my steps were quickening due to the feeling of frustration.
“You’re finally here.”
Sarah Dunphy’s voice was heard.
Choi Hyun-seok ran straight in the direction where the sound was heard.
“Miss Sarah!”
Choi Hyun-seok finally faces Sarah Dunphy.
His eyes opened wide.
“That appearance…!”
Sarah Dunphy’s body is falling apart.
It seemed to be broken into very small pieces and scattered like ash.
On the outside, it looked fine, but Choi Hyun-seok knew.
That her body didn’t have much left.
What you see now is just an illusion.
It would be difficult to even stand since most of the body has already been reduced to ashes.
Choi Hyun-seok bit his lips tightly.
“… What happened?” “I’m just going back to where I belong. It’s just following the natural course of things.” “I’m just going to die, right?”
Sarah Dunphy shook her head.
“I am already dead.”
She raised her arms.
The piled up ash scatters all at once.
Sarah Dunphy, who had been watching it quietly, said:
“Does this look like human death to you?”
Choi Hyun-seok bowed his head.
I don’t want to give up.
I want to save Sarah Dunphy somehow.
But, there is no way.
Sarah Dunphy dies.
No, it disappears.
If it had been a normal undead, it would have already turned to ash and disappeared.
It must be because she’s Sarah Dunphy that she’s holding on like this.
“I have prepared a small gift for you. I have prepared a device that can absorb my magic. You will have to endure the pain for a long time, but I am sure you can do it.” “This is not what I wanted… Why on earth is this…!”
Choi Hyun-seok, who had been shouting, closed his mouth.
I couldn’t speak anymore.
Because Sarah Dunphy was smiling so brightly.
Why on earth did you fight Gatren alone?
Why didn’t you ask for help?
I wanted to press him and ask.
For some reason, my mouth wouldn’t open when I saw her smile.
“Thank you for everything, Choi Hyun-seok. Thanks to you, I am taking home good memories.”
She said, still smiling happily.
“It’s almost time. I should probably go now.” “… I have one last question.”
“What was it?”
“When we first met… why did you spare me and my companions? If you had wanted to, you could have killed them all.”
Sarah Dunphy’s eyes widened.
And then he started laughing out loud.
“Hahaha! I thought you didn’t know, but did you know?” “Actually, I noticed it right before I got here.” “Hmm, why did you spare me? The reason is…”
Suddenly Sarah Dunphy hugged Choi Hyun-seok.
“Huh?!”
At that moment, Choi Hyun-seok was holding his breath in embarrassment.
I can hear Sarah Dunphy whispering in my ear.
“You… .”
A very small whisper.
Choi Hyun-seok’s pupils grew bigger.
Within moments, Sarah Dunphy’s body completely turned to ash and scattered.
“…”
Choi Hyun-seok blankly looked down at his feet.
As if the voice that had been whispering just a moment ago was a lie.
There was no one there.
Only the scattering ashes indicated that Sarah Dunphy had been there.
“… Me too.”
Choi Hyun-seok raised his head.
A bright smile suddenly appeared on his face.
“Sarah too… was my style… enough to change my ideal type of blonde hair and white skin.”
***
An era more than a thousand years after death.
Sarah Dunphy has once again set the continent ablaze with her own name.
Gatren searched with all his might for Sarah Dunphy, but was never able to find her.
Perhaps because he had exerted too much force, Gatren then took a deep breath.
The investigation into the Kingdom of Mariott was also hushed up.
Time continued to pass like that.
A week passed.
A month passed.
By the time half a year had passed, the name Sarah Dunphy had all but disappeared from people’s minds.
Instead, a new nightmare arose.
Park Hyun-ah.
Once called the adversary of God, he is one of the greatest enemies in the history of Gatren.
She’s back in action again, stirring up Gatren.
“Hah, the same year.”
Kinley Fusel, the legend of Gatren, sighed deeply.
It’s already been three months since she started chasing Park Hyun-ah.
For some reason, Park Hyun-ah’s strength had become much stronger than before, and it was impossible to even buy time unless it was legendary.
If you drag them into a prepared battlefield, there is a chance of killing them, but even that is not easy.
Park Hyun-ah maintained a thorough hit-and-run guerrilla warfare, gradually accumulating damage to the empire.
“Where did you learn that…”
Gatren had to focus all his efforts on pursuing Park Hyun-ah while also defending the major cities.
It costs astronomical amounts of money to surround the entire city with defensive magic, but it can’t be helped.
Because if we didn’t do this, we didn’t know when the city would blow away.
The battle starts because you’re casting enough magic to blow up an entire city, and by the time you use defensive magic, it’s already too late.
“The pressure from the Pope is getting stronger… Now we have to produce real results.”
Kinley was currently in charge of the pursuit force.
Because the power, status, and influence she possessed were so great.
The Pope also initially trusted her, entrusting her with full authority.
But as time goes by, attitudes are changing.
Especially in the last conversation, the Pope openly expressed his anger.
“Sir Kinley Fusell. I hate incompetent people.”
Even the Pope cannot treat Kinley and his colleagues lightly.
There have already been more than ten popes who have passed through them.
Even if it was just a passing incident, Kinley would have been angry if he had been ignored, but he couldn’t say anything.
‘What the hell is that guy…?’
The overwhelming aura that suddenly emanated from the Pope.
For a brief moment, Kinley was overwhelmed by the Pope’s momentum.
“Ha, the more I think about it, the more annoyed I get.”
Kinley roughly tore at his own hair.
She is someone who has lived for hundreds of years and has never experienced failure.
But this generation has already failed twice.
Sarah Dunphy and Park Hyun-ah.
Kinley’s nerves grew increasingly tense with each passing day as his failures continued.
“Is that Kinley?”
At that moment, a strange man’s voice was heard from behind.
Kinley turned around in surprise.
Since when has this been happening?
A man with a strange appearance was grinning.
