Episode 374 < Blue blood. (2) >
To catch one person, 13 murder dolls sharpened their blades for a month.
The Constellation Killer, who reigns as a byword for fear among the Constellations, has prepared to hunt me, recognizing me as [someone clearly more powerful than itself].
“Throw away memories of the past 30 days.”
The result is this.
“Whoa, whoa…” … . Big, wow… … !”
In the end, I coughed up blood. It was a price paid for dispersing the aurors among the two people to protect Fox and Hwiya.
Thanks to that, Fox and Hwiya were safe. However, the aura that was flowing steadily through my veins dried up, and the aura that filled my heart also ran out.
‘I’m going to die. this.’
I got down on my knees.
‘No, let’s die.’
Blood was constantly flowing from the mouth.
‘If you die like this, you will return to the day before. Since I know what strategy the enemy will come up with, I can then respond. Let’s die. Dying is the only way to survive.’
Even while the hellish pain was racking my brain, I was seeking the only path to life, or rather, the only path to death.
‘There is no auror to block the next attack anyway. Let’s not stop it. Leave it alone. ‘You’re going to die!’
Cough.
I vomited blood.
And then I waited for the sixth attack to hit me. I had no idea that a hunter as good as the Constellation Killer would treat him as weak and me as strong to this extent and attack me with all his might. But only this time. He just didn’t know this time. Next time, in the next fight… … .
“Cough! Huh, huh… … . Ugh… … ?”
Why?
“What are you doing…?” … .”
The next attack didn’t come.
“Hurry up and kill me…” … .”
I lifted my head with difficulty.
Bright blue eyes.
The pupils.
Nine pairs of blue ones surrounded me from all sides, looking down at me.
“It doesn’t kill.”
“what… … .”
what.
“I won’t kill you. “The sky gathers screams.”
Of the nine murder dolls, five approached. Right arm. Left arm. Right leg. Left leg. Each limb was grabbed, and even the blood vessels on the nape of the neck were traced. Literally my entire body was blocked by dolls.
“I did a lot of research on you.”
As my blood pressure went down, I couldn’t even move my mouth. Even breathing was difficult. No, my blood flow was blocked to the point where I could barely breathe.
“There are many constellations that are interested in you. I went to them one by one and wanted to know what they knew about you. “It was only when the nine constellations were destroyed that the outline of you was finally drawn.”
Now I see that not only did they mobilize all 13 bodies to catch me, but they also killed as many as 9 constellations to gather information. You crazy guy.
“You are strong. And he got stronger so quickly.”
“Huh, huh… … .”
“He became stronger abnormally quickly, considering he grew within a limited period of time. It could mean that you have tremendous talent, but I proposed a more reasonable hypothesis. “The hypothesis is that [time is not limited] for you.”
Urazil.
I recalled the conversation I had with the Constellation Killer before the fight started.
『You and I have definitely met before.』
“indeed. Are you a time expert?』
At that time, the Constellation Killer reacted very calmly.
I assumed it was because I had a calm personality to begin with, but perhaps they expected me to have temporal abilities before the fight even started.
Was the reaction dull because it was already expected?
“Of course, I had no idea how time was being manipulated. Because there were too many cases. But whatever the case, it was clear that [time] was your resource and your strength.”
If you think about it.
The Constellation Killer was originally a hunter.
Only after understanding in advance what kind of enemy you have to deal with, why it is strong, and what its weaknesses are, you go into battle.
A past that already feels like a long time ago—- When I first encountered the Constellation Killer on the 50th floor, didn’t the Constellation Killer hunt monsters while saying this?
『In order to kill ‘a person who dies by being cut in half’, as the name suggests, you must be cut exactly in ‘half’.』
『The essence of the ‘screamer’ is in the scream, so it is killed by burying it with sound.”
A strategist who thoroughly studies the enemy’s weaknesses.
That was the Constellation Killer.
And this time, the Constellation Killer thoroughly studied my existence before setting out to attack me.
“So I don’t kill you. The sky that gathers your screams. I just seal time away from you.”
seal.
“how… … .”
“simple. It will separate the space and time here from the outside. And I will trap you in ice and leave you here. Even if it is ice, it is not ordinary ice. “It’s ice that never melts.”
“You will never escape from this place where time has stopped forever. I will make you like that.”
Damn it.
“People… … . The words that will leave you in eternal torture… . Oh, you’re talking so calmly… … !”
“I don’t know what you’re talking about.”
The Constellation Killer tilted his head and took out a dagger from his chest.
“Aren’t you human?”
Phew!
A cool touch penetrated my chest and penetrated my heart.
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[‘Frost-stained claws – Replica’ begins to seal you.]
The dagger that the Constellation Killer plunged into my heart was an ice knife. As he wandered the worlds for countless years, he must have acquired all kinds of strange and wonderful items. The ice knife also seemed to be part of the Constellation Killer’s collection, and as soon as it penetrated my chest, it had an unusual effect.
[warning. After the seal is made, only conscious thinking is possible.]
[Your world will be sealed in a moment.]
[Time remaining, 61 seconds.]
Damn it. Tsk-, tsk.
Ice formed from where the knife was stuck. At first my heart. Next is the collarbone and shoulders. The ice spread more and more around my chest, like a blue flower bud blooming.
“Even if you send a message from the Constellation to your comrades and request reinforcements, it is already too late.”
The senses become distant.
“It is absolutely impossible to get here and save you within 60 seconds. And after one minute, this stage itself will be isolated. “I will make that happen.”
And as my senses faded away, I realized that somewhere I had felt a chill digging into my chest.
“winter… … .”
“What do you mean?”
“Murim Gangho… … . The sealing technique used on [the yellow dragon staying in the Great Lake]… … . Is this… … ?”
The Constellation Killer tilted his head slightly.
“Yes. “I’m surprised you even know that.”
“…….”
“I found this item while searching for a way to defeat you. “I used several items when sealing [the yellow dragon staying in the Great Lake], and there is also a clear record of me using those items.”
How could you forget? This texture. This chill. This coldness.
It was none other than the ice and snow that stayed frozen in Master’s world forever.
[The Yellow Dragon who resides in the Great Lake] was originally a constellation that ruled the Master’s world. The yellow dragon had a compassion sword stuck in the middle of his chest, so he could not die for eternity, but only rotted away. It was the Constellation Killer’s doing.
At this moment, I learned that what the Constellation Killer used to seal the yellow dragon was not only the Compassion Sword, but also this item that was imprinted on my heart.
therefore.
The winter that killed Master’s world was now trying to kill me.
[Time remaining, 21 seconds.]
If I had still had the strength to bite my teeth, the gnashing sound would have echoed throughout this space.
[Time remaining, 20 seconds.]
okay. Constellation Killer.
I will admit it.
You are a scary hunter. Only this time, I realized clearly why the Geomje could not kill you, and how you were able to draw with the Geomje.
You, who mobilized all 13 bodies and poured out all your might, are definitely on par with the Sword Emperor. It is comparable to the only Geomje that reached the 99th floor.
[Time remaining, 19 seconds.]
So you set me up for defeat. Not just death, but defeat in the true sense of the word. At this rate, time will stop, the stage on the 81st floor will be isolated, and it will become an uninhabited island where my friends cannot come to save me.
okay.
If I were made up of just one person.
[Time remaining, 18 seconds.]
If I were just a single being like you, I would have no choice but to be defeated.
[Time remaining, 17 seconds.]
Raviel.
[‘The sky that gathers screams’ sends a message to the ‘Silver Lily Duke’.]
I’m sorry.
[‘Sky Gathering Screams’ asks ‘Silver Lily Duke’ for death.]
Please die now.
“……?”
The Constellation Killer looked at me and tilted his head once again.
“I don’t understand.”
Ice now covered my entire body. It was cold. My whole body was cold. The only part of the body that had not yet been wrapped in eternal frozen ground was my face, that is, my eyes and mouth. The Constellation Killer was looking at my bare skin, which was not even an inch long.
“Why are you smiling?”
“under… … .”
is it. Am I smiling?
The ice crawled right up to the corner of my mouth and I didn’t even notice it. But my lips were clearly drawn into an arc. It was not a sneer, but a smile of genuine joy.
“Can you imagine… … .”
“what?”
“Someone who is asked to die and then dies in less than 10 seconds.”
My left eye was covered with ice.
“Do you have someone like that?”
My right eye was trapped in ice.
“Probably not.”
The bridge of the nose.
“Hundreds of years have passed since we didn’t choose that path even though we had the opportunity… … . “I would have chosen to be alone.”
yet.
“So you lost to me. “The Constellation Killer.”
Lips.
[Time remaining.]
[5 seconds.]
heart.
[4 seconds.]
Just before freezing.
[‘A Returner’s Love (EX)’ is activated.]
[3 seconds.]
My breathing stopped.
[You share a timeline with the other person.]
[The timeline ends.]
[2 seconds.]
Death closed my eyes before winter covered me.
[You are dead.]
[1 second.]
In my head, two voices overlapped.
[Seal completed. You are sealed—–]
[Returns to 24 hours ago.]
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again.
When I open my eyes.
“What should I eat today so that people can say I ate well?”
“well. “I want to eat fish and chips for the first time in a long time.”
“Ahaha, that’s quite an unexpected menu choice!”
It was a very familiar place to me.
Shared accommodation.
I opened my eyes, sitting on the sofa, in the middle of a place where my colleagues, friends, and family gather when they want, chat when they want, and eat what they want.
“…….”
I went back to 24 hours ago.
“What do you think, master?”
The Heretic Questioner sat on the sofa across from me and looked at me.
“Anyway, the fish and chips are so… … . what? master. “Your expression is strange.”
“huh?”
Hearing the Heretic Questioner’s words, the Black Dragon Master also looked at me. Count too. Even poisonous snakes. Paladins too. The people who had shared their time with me and promised to share their time with me in the future were looking at me.
“It’s true. “You have a strange expression.”
“That’s right. “It’s like a tuna fish that bites into something thinking it’s food, only to realize too late that it’s a plastic bag.”
“Hey, what kind of face is that? … ?”
“Nisha. This is all your fault for suggesting that we eat spicy food like fish and chips. “I’m sure it’s better to just eat the French fries on their own.”
“Ah, French fries are good. Let’s have French fries. It’s been quite a while. “In the past, when I was working hard, there were days when I ate hamburgers for all three meals a day.”
“hmm. “It really was a very long time ago!”
I smiled.
“Ahaha… .”
really.
I don’t think I’ll lose.
“Bambolina.”
“Yes, master?”
“I’m sorry, but please bring me an alarm clock.”
The Heretic Questioner took out his smartphone and activated the alarm clock app. The Heretic Questioner tilted his head as he handed me the phone.
“I will give it to you. “Why do I suddenly find an alarm?”
“Well, exactly, I need a stopwatch, not an alarm… … . Let’s see.”
I pressed the timer.
The clock, which was showing 00:00:00, immediately started ticking furiously.
I smiled and nodded.
“yes. That’s enough. Wait, let’s see how long it takes.”
“… … ? I don’t know what’s going on, but if you need it, yes. “Spend as much as you want!”
“thank you.”
I buried my back on the sofa.
My friends looked at me as if I was strange, but anyway, they went back to chatting as if it wasn’t my one-two date that was strange. The snack menu for the night was decided early in the day to be French fries. The viper headed to the kitchen with Sylvia to fry potatoes.
1 min.
A comfortable time passed.
3 minutes.
The Holy Knight and the Count began to show off their affection under the pretense of arguing.
6 minutes.
The Black Dragon Master hit the two people on the back of the head with his three-striped slippers, telling them to stop.
7 minutes.
8 minutes.
9 minutes.
And when the number 00:09:21 was engraved on the phone screen————.
“W-You can’t do this here!”
It became noisy outside.
The voice of one of the Sima soldiers in charge of guarding the lodgings rang urgently. Trudging. Trudging. The sound of more than one person’s footsteps, no, dozens of people’s footsteps passed through the hallway and into the living room.
The Black Dragon Master and the Heretic Questioner immediately stood up. They were wearing gym clothes and three-striped slippers, and even though the Black Dragon Lord was missing one slipper, the two people looked infinitely wary. And I glared at the sound of footsteps approaching from the hallway beyond the living room door.
“This is where the leadership of our tower gathers. No matter what, it’s difficult if you do this… … .”
“Shut up. “It’s messy.”
Coooooo!
The living room door fell down.
The friends were about to rush in, thinking it was an attacker, but stopped when they saw a person appearing from where the door had disappeared. And then he looked at the intruder with eyes filled with astonishment.
“Hmm.”
However, the intruder did not care at all about the gaze of the homeowners. Leaving behind dozens of knights, the intruder slowly turned his head and looked into the living room.
Our eyes met.
The moment our eyes met, I couldn’t help but smile bitterly.
“9 minutes and 43 seconds. “Raviel.”
“You were 13 minutes and 27 seconds. It has been proven that I am much faster than you. Confucius.”
Raviel smiled.
The red eyes brightened.
“So, which son of a bitch can we kick?”
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