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It was ten hours later.
Leon’s eyelids fluttered as his consciousness, which had sunk so deeply that he could not even dream, came to mind. Thanks to the ‘Guardian’s Stigmata’, he felt refreshed even after only an hour or two of sleep, but the chase with Nephren Ka exhausted his mind and body to the limit.
If it weren’t for the holy magic and the recovery from stigmata that the Seongcheolsae Knights dedicated themselves to, the fatigue was at a level that wouldn’t be surprising if I fell asleep for a week.
Of the five senses, the first thing that came back to me was hearing.
The sound of an unknown number of people talking, the sound of rustling clothes, the sound of weapons clanking on one’s belt, etc.
As I listened to the sound in a daze, my remaining senses came back in order and my mind cleared.
‘… ‘What happened?’
My memory is blurry.
Ellahan’s face, which I had seen for the last time, lingered as if I was remembering his body odor, which was thickly stained with sweat and dust.
[I finally opened my eyes.]
El Cid welcomed him.
[It was really close this time? If her saintess had been even 10 seconds later, she would have been dead. The timing was good, as if that penniless bitch wrote it as a revelation.]
‘is it. As expected, Ellahan… ?’
[It was a ridiculous performance. It was absurd to use a single sword, but to continue the battle after that. It makes me wonder how he was raised.]
She was said to be the strongest saint of all time, and based on El Cid’s assessment, that expression did not seem to be an exaggeration.
After clearing his mind through a brief conversation, Leon opened his eyes.
Ceiling made of leather.
It was clearly a tent used by the Bedouin as temporary shelter.
“How long have I been asleep?”
Then someone other than El Cid answered that question.
“Maybe about ten hours? “I could sleep for an hour or two more.”
“… Karen.”
When I looked around the corner of the barracks, Karen, who had been hiding in the shadows without any signs of presence, stuck out her head.
The eyes that shine blue in the shadows are just like a cat.
Leon tried to shake off his feelings and spoke.
“How is the situation? “What about the beast people?”
“We brought only those who called themselves elite from each tribe. “I don’t think it’s an opponent I can push against based on numbers anyway.”
“how much?”
“Around 200 people. We’ve eliminated all those who can’t use martial arts skillfully, and the shamans and wizards account for about 30%. “There will be less than 10 people who can fight in the first line.”
Unless you are a tribal leader, including Beast King Varg, it is impossible to even stand in front of Nephren Ka.
Karen, who had encountered him for just a moment, had a hunch.
Even the strong man who represents a country, the Aura Master, is nothing more than an insignificant scum to him.
‘You can’t defeat him unless you’re a warrior.’
It was Karen who had dealt with foreign magicians several times with Leon.
Judging by that experience, Nephren Ka was not an opponent with whom one could argue with strength or weakness.
A monster that deviates from the laws of the world.
It was impossible to subdue him even with a military force worth hundreds of millions of dollars. Below a certain level, it was not even allowed to approach, so it was literally a being on a different level.
“There are 8 A-rank adventurers from the guild, 6 castle knights, and 54 warriors, including the Bedouin chieftain. So, there are a little less than 300 people in total.”
“Maybe we didn’t have enough time… .”
“Yes, this was the limit of the power we could gather in four days.”
It is already a great desert and steppe that is cut off from the outside world. There was no way the gap could be reduced just because it was urgent, and the Clyde Empire, which could be said to be adjacent, was having a hard time coping with the chaos within them.
Even the Kingdom of Jugend was too far to make a round trip in four days.
“Let’s go out.”
“already? “Are you okay?”
“Well, the wound is almost healed. “The aurors have recovered more than half, and we will be able to fill them all before the sun completely sets.”
When Leon got up and tried to get out of the barracks, Karen immediately clung to his side and supported him.
“Ka, Karen? It’s not that hard… .”
“Don’t refuse. You don’t know, right? “If you save even a little bit of your strength, it will be helpful when fighting that monster.”
Since this was not an unreasonable statement, Leon had no choice but to leave the barracks while being helped by her.
As soon as Leon came out, all eyes focused on him.
Holy Order, Guild, Beast People, Bedouin Tribe.
They knew because only those who were renowned for their abilities gathered from all four groups.
The presence of a monster felt from far away. The adventurers who received the request prepared their wills, and the Bedouin and Beastmen, who considered death to be a part of life, also broke into a cold sweat in fear.
“… “You survived that alone for several days?”
“It’s not just surviving. “They say they led the refugees to this outskirts to avoid their location.”
“I heard you became A-rank at that age, so you’re not an ordinary person.”
“Not only is he talented, but his connections are also amazing. As if it wasn’t enough to bring in two enemies who were enemies, even the Holy Church… .”
Even the adventurers who were willing to act as territorial enemies were unable to approach him hastily, so Al Razaz, who was talking with the warriors in the distance, spotted Leon and quickly approached him.
Although he was not very happy to see his face after a few days, Al Razaz immediately grabbed Leon’s hands and said,
“Are you awake, benefactor?”
“Joe, Chief?”
“Uh huh, there’s no need to call me that harshly. You can call me brother! “My younger brother is the most distinguished guest of our Bedouin people!”
The warriors also had no one who was jealous or opposed them.
Thanks to that, my family and friends survived.
I have received a favor that would not be enough even if I repaid it with my life.
“Brother, that’s shameless.”
At that time, Varg, who flew like the wind, suddenly spoke.
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“From what I understand, you are quite a bit older. “It’s a ridiculous joke for a person who has even seen a grandson to call the head of the family, who has just had his coming-of-age ceremony, an older brother.”
“Ha, since when did animals start interfering with people’s affairs?”
“I don’t know if this is something to hear from a guy who pulled out a knife just because he said no.”
“You can still pick it up if you want.”
As the two masters argue verbally in an ugly atmosphere, the wind that was flowing suddenly stops and the air becomes heavy.
Coincidentally, both have the same wind attribute.
As they compete for dominance over one attribute, there is a lull in which neither side can interfere. It was no different from the game of pushing with both palms together. The one who was pushed out first becomes at a disadvantage. So, even though it was a war of nerves and not sincere, it was difficult to back down first.
“–stop!”
However, if a third party intervenes, things change.
At the ‘word’ that came from somewhere, the tense atmosphere split in the middle and dispersed.
Al Razaz and Barg turned around with surprised faces.
To cut off the momentum of two Aura Masters.
It is easy to break the balance by putting force on one side, but suppressing both at the same time is many times more difficult. Ellahan, who did it without any problem, glared at them.
“What are you doing in front of the One who just woke up! “Is this the way you treat your benefactors?”
The two people who were questioned by her apologized profusely.
“Uhm, sorry.”
“I wasn’t mature enough either. “I’m sorry.”
Regardless of whether they apologized or not, Ellahan approached Leon with his eyes wild and grabbed the other arm. Karen narrowed her eyes at that, but she didn’t care at all.
Naturally, only Leon, caught between the two, was embarrassed.
“Leon, how are you feeling?”
“It’s not perfect, but I’ve almost recovered. “I don’t think there will be any major problems with tonight’s fight.”
“If you have any problems, please tell me right away. “Although the recovery method is not perfect, it is quite effective.”
Then, he pointed in the direction where the Holy Iron Knights were lined up, and they all bowed as they were watching Leon.
He bowed his back, which had never been bent even in front of the king.
The beast people had no idea, and the Bedouin people didn’t know much either.
Only the adventurers flipped over in surprise once again.
What exactly is the identity of the young adventurer who is treated courteously by the Seongcheolsaegi Knights, known as synonyms for fear?
“Hahaha! I opened my eyes less than a day later. “When I saw the mess, I thought we were behind.”
The steppe’s second-in-command, Huracan, approached him without hesitation and tapped him on the shoulder. Even though Malbonsae was rough, he didn’t feel any malice, so Leon smiled lightly at him.
“I feel like sleeping one more day, but I feel like if I do that, everyone here will die. “I woke up quickly.”
“what? Hahahahaha!”
This time, Huracan smiled as if he had just been hit.
What was funniest of all was that that was true.
A wild persimmon was screaming.
If you don’t run away from this place right away, you will suffer something worse than death. However, the Huracan, as always, ignored the warning of instinct. Because it was always more fun that way.
When I started talking like that, even those who were awkward at first opened their mouths without question.
Adventurers too.
Even the beast people.
Nomads too.
There was no need to discuss strategy or formation. Common sense tactics do not apply to monsters like Nephrenka. We have no choice but to trust each other, have each other’s backs, and desperately get through it.
So this time was very important.
This was because it was an opportunity to build bonds and a sense of cooperation that would not have been possible because of a hastily created union.
and.
* * *
“… “It’s dusk.”
As someone said, dusk has begun.
It was a different sky from what I always saw.
The sky, which should have been colored red by the sun setting on the western horizon, was today stained with darkness like swamp mud.
I get goosebumps from the feeling of rejection creeping up my entire body.
A presence that stimulates the natural disgust of living things.
Something that is not allowed in this world is coming.
【――I have come.】
Darkness rises from the west, swallowing up the sun that has not yet set, and covers the land.
The sky and earth suddenly became as dark as midnight.
With a presence so blasphemous, the Holy Iron Knights imbued their weapons and bodies with holy light, and created illumination using sacred methods prepared in advance so that others would not be disturbed.
Nephrenka sentenced without paying attention to the reaction.
【-I saw it.】
In the middle of a pitch-black sky without a single starlight, blood-stained eyes widened.
I feel dizzy.
Those who looked at it unconsciously frowned from dizziness and headaches, and vomited blood to quell the aurors and magic power that tried to escape their control. Although it is not an intentional mental attack, it is difficult for skilled people to control themselves.
The equivalent of a transcendent.
At most, only Leon, the Holy Iron Knights, and those with master-level skills could look into those eyes without moving a single inch.
【I have arrived】
With the third declaration, ‘the guy’ appeared.
There is no process.
As if turning from 0 to 1, Nephren Ka appeared at a point in the sky, surrounded by black clouds.
A terrifying presence presses down on the group of about 300 people, and its gaze passes by just once, as if scanning pigs at a slaughterhouse.
【There are a lot of scum who don’t know how precious their lives are. If you want to come under my command, there is nothing that I cannot grant you.】
As the pitch-black fog fluttered like a cloak, the darkness eroding the ground began to vomit something.
Something that resembled a human being.
“That… !”
Al Razaz recognized this and gritted his teeth.
It was a mummy.
A monster made from living humans, an undead that is given immortality and attacks only the living. By devouring their vitality and enveloping their bodies with deadly poison, lower-level warriors were one-sidedly slaughtered.
But Al Razaz’s eyes found ‘him’.
Although he had numerous children, as was the custom of the Bedouin people, there were bound to be a few children among them whom he cherished.
Lahmu.
His son was mixed in with the procession of mummies.
【Hoo.】
Nephren Ka, who noticed the sign, sneered.
【You are lucky. Your children have served me before you, and they have skills befitting a commoner. If you obey me even now, you will enjoy a high status in the kingdom of death.】
“… “The dried up corpse is making a mockery of me.”
Al Razaz, quietly enraged, drew his sword.
At the same time, Nephren Ka’s darkness stirred once more and summoned a shape different from the mummies that had been vomited earlier.
A giant with a crocodile’s head.
A priest wearing a jackal’s head.
Long ago, those who served the Pharaoh were corrupted into unholy darkness and revealed themselves.
【You still don’t understand, you fools.】
Nephren Ka waved the staff and scepter he held in both hands and laughed bitterly as he encouraged his subjects.
【The sun has gone down. Now is the time for your lives to fall.】
Suddenly, darkness surrounded the entire area, or rather, a wave of scarab beetles rose so high that it seemed as if it would swallow up 300 people.
In a situation where most warriors would be paralyzed with fear, let alone fighting spirit, no one looked straight ahead without wavering. And he lifted the weapon he held in his hand with all his might.
The first blow was a slash from a giant who appeared from behind Al Razaz, who struck with more anger than fear.
Soul body manifestation
Djinn of Al-Razzaz
A storm swirls from the tip of the sword to the blade.
It’s literally a blast of a storm!
Jinpung Chamwangdo (塵風慘況刀)
Grains of sand rubbing inside the storm create a magnetic field, which soon strikes <Auror Blade>, which is even wrapped in lightning.
Then the darkness made up of a swarm of scarabs was torn in two.
Gurgling–!!
When a thunderbolt born on earth splits the heavens and the earth, the warriors rise up to fight against the darkness.
The role of an Auror Master is not just to lead alone.
He was also a ‘leader’ who opened the way forward at the forefront.
Leon also knew that well.
“Goes!”
With the <Icarus Wings> spouting out from behind his back wrapped around his entire body like a cloak, and even dyed platinum with the torch, he entered the path opened by Al Rajaz.
As if defying the tidal wave of darkness, the light advances.
People who saw that symbolic sight followed without realizing it. Forget even your fears and move forward.
Warrior.
In other words, the one who guides the light of this era.
“Haaaaaaaap!”
Leon, with all his strength raised, raises his sword.
The scale of power is overwhelmingly inferior.
Then it’s best to focus on one point!
Grand Chariot
Leon, who pushed the torch into <Icarus Wing> and condensed it into a fist-sized ball of light, swung his sword.
Yogwangchichichi (搖光7式)
Alkaid
A flash of light shot out from the sword and pierced the veil of darkness like a sheet of paper.
