Episode 172. The Absence of God.
The number of monsters outside of Strange Castle began to increase, and eventually the monsters came flooding in, clinging to the walls and crawling up them.
“Aaaah!”
Flutter!
A Rothschild soldier on the Strange Castle wall stabbed with a spear.
They had already been fighting monsters without a break for half a day, but they were unable to properly fight against the enemies that kept coming.
‘How did this happen?’
Obviously, my father said he wouldn’t catch the waves any higher. The number and power of the incoming monsters are increasing day by day, so what on earth is going on?
“Let the oil spill on the walls. The monsters can’t use tools anyway, so they won’t be able to climb up.”
The adjutant lowered his head in response.
“I tried that earlier under Dorothy’s command, but… . “Monsters are breaking down the walls.”
“They’re coming up by breaking down the wall?”
“That’s right. “I don’t know where they got it from, but I heard they are using ropes and hooks to climb the walls on both sides of the castle.”
“?!”
No way.
How can a tool be used with the intelligence of a monster? Even though there are such races, they must have already been swept away by the waves and are hiding or are unable to come here.
Even if they are monsters, they are not all the same.
“Not only that, monsters wearing armor like knights are trying to break through the castle gate.”
“I don’t understand. They are minions operated by the owner of the tower. “As long as our father is here, he will never try to kill us.”
“I think so too. but… . “One of the three doors leading to the canyon has been opened, so if we don’t take action quickly-”
bang!
Asabrag hit the table with his fist. A feast of incomprehensible events that continue to occur, and not only that, but a situation that is very different from what one had planned.
‘I definitely thought that Verdin would return by this time and the remaining Strange would counterattack.’
How can you be so quiet and holding your breath?
As time passed, it was Rothschild who became more urgent. Not only did the food problem arise earlier, but the troops left the front line.
And the momentum of our troops appears to be decreasing significantly as the days go by.
‘We defeated Strange.’
No, I did.
Moreover, looking at the result, I am stranded like a caged animal, so what should I do to get out of this situation?
Asabrag and Dorothy discussed for a while. And we made a decision over dinner that night.
“Let’s give up the castle and go back.”
Dorothy was the first to express her opinion on this. Asabrag also accepted her intention as if it were not bad and was about to leave the castle.
Easy profit-
An unexpected person appeared.
One of the apostles who is said to have left the tower some time ago, and has an unknown power of time.
‘Timeless.’
He appeared through the space and greeted Asabrag politely.
“It’s been a while, Asabrag.”
Assabrag took a step back and showed a wary attitude towards him.
Crash.
Dorothy put the muzzle of the gun to Timeless’ temple.
“What are you doing here?”
Timeless raised both arms above her head and smiled.
“Whoa, calm down. “I’m just here to help you two, Rothschild children.”
“You’re helping us?”
“Yes, Master Ordin personally ordered us to help Dorothy. “Achacha, of course, the same goes for Asabrag.”
“Father… .”
“If you don’t believe me, I can show you the evidence.”
When he waved his palm towards the air, the space distorted and Ordin was seen beneath the World Tree.
“Let me explain what I will do here from now on. There will never be an incident that will cause damage to the two of you because of this.”
Dorothy glanced at Asabrag. Asa Bragh, receiving her signal, drew out her sword and asked the Timeless.
“How are you going to help us?”
Timeless shrugged his eyebrows with a playful expression.
“Let’s deal with that monster outside the castle first.”
“Monster?”
“Yes, I checked and most of them are not waves. Bae Hu-ryeong holding hands with someone.”
“Bae Hu-ryeong?”
“Yes, I heard that a long time ago. I heard that Strange has the power to control the dead… .”
When the name Strange was mentioned, blood rose on Asabrag’s forehead.
“So how are we going to solve the monster?”
“It’s impossible for me to deal with everyone by myself. “We need to find the person manipulating it and kill it.”
“Where is that guy?”
“maybe-.”
Timeless walked to the window and gestured towards the Blade Canyon.
“It might be closer than we thought.”
“Get closer.”
“I will kill the person controlling the monster and give you a signal. Please open the gate immediately and advance to Blade’s Edge Canyon.”
“What if you do that?”
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“You will be able to wipe out Strange’s remnants in one fell swoop. “If you don’t believe me, why don’t you run away to Ragnarok like you said earlier?”
“… … .”
“But if you do that, it will be recorded in history like this. ‘Assabrag, the next head of the Rothschild family, is defeated by Strange and runs away.’”
“… “It sucks.”
Turf, plod, trudge.
Timeless slowly walked in front of Asabrag and slowly extended his palm towards him and continued speaking.
Easy profit-
“Is that so? “Asabrag makes the decision anyway.”
* * *
Valentine said, lightly stroking Fenrir’s head.
“If what Dean said is true, we will have two situations. One is that Rothschild will not be able to hold out and will come out of the castle. Another thing is that the Timeless guy will come meet us after making contact with them.”
Kaipa nodded his head loudly, confirming her opinion. This was the same story she told Verdin before he left, so there was no one who denied it.
Rox answered with a sour expression, stroking the caterpillar on his shoulder.
“So, if Rothschild comes out of the castle, we can go catch him. “If a guy called Timeless comes looking for you, you’re supposed to contact another apostle and chase him out, right?”
“That’s right, Apostle Imperator. “He said he came to Verdin himself and gave him the horn you were holding.”
Everyone’s eyes turned to the horn tied to Rox’s waist. At first glance, it looked like an old, cracked, cheap product with nothing special to see.
“Oh, is this the horn the apostle gave you?”
“okay.”
“That’s why I told you never to play around with this. “I heard that if you blow it wrong, the whole castle could blow up, so I did something.”
Valentine also does not know the power of the Imperator. Since he was the one in charge of a high floor that even his father, Lois, could not climb, we can only guess how much power he had.
Kaipa, who was struggling between the two, asked cautiously.
“Valentine, what if something unexpected happens to us?”
“Something unexpected?”
“For example, Timeless and Rothschild move at the same time… . “If you do it.”
Valentine nodded slightly and answered while looking up at the sky.
“Don’t worry about him. Because Verdin has prepared everything.”
Rox joined the conversation as if he knew.
“That’s right, some really strong guys will be helping us in this battle.”
“An incredibly strong guy? “Are you really talking about the giants sent to the Papal Office?”
“No, I can’t use those guys for a long time because I don’t have enough mana. Instead, there are guys who are stronger than him.”
“A being stronger than a giant… .”
Valentine waved his hand in the air, interrupted the conversation, looked into the distance and spoke to the two.
“I think Kaipa’s sense is right this time.”
Kaipa tilted his head.
“yes?”
“Seeing as he came straight here, I think he’s probably trying to move his troops at the same time.”
Divine Beast Fenrir growled.
“Krrrrr!”
And soon after, the space split apart and Timeless appeared.
“You were here as expected.”
He glanced at the divine beast Fenrir, then quickly turned his head and flew towards where Rox was.
Faaah!
A speed that makes it difficult to react.
Flutter! With a sound, the blade of the hand sank into Rox’s heart.
“What… .”
“I think your presence means a lot to them.”
“Ugh, this… . “Do you think I’m going to die like this?”
“I’m sorry, but there is no living thing that can survive if its heart is pierced.”
“… … .”
“Now let’s take a break. “I will convey your final thoughts to your mother.”
Fenrir opened his mouth wide and tried to swallow Timeless. However, Timeless, who noticed the movement, cut through the space first and ran away.
Hiss.
Rox collapsed.
At the same time, the monsters surrounding Strange Castle, called Wave, lost consciousness and fainted.
Coo!
At the same time, the Strange Gate opened and Rothschild’s knights began pouring out.
Since they passed through the fallen monsters and advanced into Blade Canyon, it was already clear who the enemy was.
Assabrag shouted, throwing the spear with Rothschild’s collar high.
grasp!
“Strange, as of today, this continent will be in our hands!”
* * *
The sky above Castle Strange.
Two monster birds passing by higher than the clouds dropped the coffin hanging from their claws.
Percussion.
Of the two coffins, the one with a deep blue cross carved into it was the one that began to fall in the wind first.
Buuuuung.
No one in the south expected it. About the existence of someone who is currently coming down from the distant sky.
When no one noticed them, only Dorothy, Rothschild’s eldest daughter, sensed an ominous aura.
‘what?’
The Knights of Strange appeared between the blade canyons, and the muzzle of the gun pointed at them was slowly lifted and pointed overhead.
Her actions were not rational. It was just the sixth sense boiling inside my body that made me move my body to meet the enemy.
Crash.
At that time, no one knew the identity of the coffin.
Taang!
Dorothy’s gun burst into flames.
This not only signaled the beginning of the war and made Rothschild’s soldiers move. It was a threat to the enemy coming through the sky.
“… Assabrag!”
Dorothy shouted at Assabrag.
Quang!
But before her cries could reach Asabrag, a blue coffin fell from the sky and landed in front of Dorothy.
An unidentified being with an ominous energy that cannot be compared to anyone else.
Rattling.
He opened the coffin lid and came out. Dorothy backed away from him with a frightened look on her face.
Turf, plod, trudge.
“Hisss… Terria?”
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