Episode 177. A doll’s dream.
The battle between Verdin and Timeless has begun. It’s such a big fight that it wouldn’t be surprising no matter who wins.
The two men fought with their indomitable will and firm determination on their respective swords.
The world shook as if it was about to collapse, and everything was shrouded in darkness.
The only thing that changed due to Verdin’s appearance was that the endless meteor showers and thunder stopped.
Blue-colored raindrops began to fall between the clouds.
Ssaaaaaa-
Verdin slowly moved in a circle while aiming his sword. Timeless also walked on the other side with the same gait.
“As expected, I can’t defeat you with a sword, Verdin.”
Let Timeless speak first.
Verdin answered, brushing back his rain-soaked hair.
“Is it just a sword?”
“So you’re saying your magic is also better than mine?”
“Otherwise, your spell wouldn’t have stopped. See what happened to your plan to bring destruction on this land.”
“… “The magic I used earlier is not my best.”
“I’m not really fighting either, so try a little harder.”
“You don’t mean it?”
“So, am I really going to do my best against something like a doll? “I’m just playing with you a little to think of your father who left before you.”
Timeless ground his teeth.
Snapping.
Filled with rage, he completely took control of Asabrag’s mind, allowing him to move without physical restrictions.
The battlefield became quiet.
Soon their battle began in silence.
Kaaang, kaaang, kaaang!
Even as their swords danced against each other, the two knights looked into each other’s eyes and tried to read the other’s movements.
And as time passed, the first person who succeeded in attacking emerged.
Flutter!
“… “That’s pretty cool, Timeless.”
It was an unexpected blow.
Apparently, two swords collided at the same time, and before my eyes, another sword flew out of nowhere and pierced Verdin’s thigh.
“Don’t pretend to notice, that’s your limit.”
“This is my limit?”
“Yes, I did show pretty good skills on human subjects. Still, I cannot reach the realm of God.”
Verdin chuckled at him.
“You have reached the realm of God?”
“You won’t believe it.”
“It’s not a matter of believing or not. If you really became a god. And he should have avoided this too, if he had equal strength to him.”
“This?”
Flutter!
An eerie sound came from behind Timeless. A sound that is clear and clean, but seems dull, like a bone breaking.
“this… What is this… .”
Timeless slowly looked back. He apparently dodged all of Verdin’s attacks, but his dagger, which he thought he had dodged, came back like a boomerang and lodged itself in his back.
“Did you throw it at a rock and it bounce off?”
Verdin answered, pulling out the sword stuck in his thigh.
Sigh.
“I know very well.”
“For some reason, he threw it with the handle in front of him instead of the blade.”
“I thought God would definitely avoid this.”
Timeless took a step back and pulled out the dagger stuck on his back.
Flutter.
“Let’s assume it’s a draw.”
“I wonder if you can say that when your guy’s head falls off.”
“It’s not me who’s head is falling off, it’s you. “Just like your brother who was attacked by me earlier.”
Ssaaaaaa-
The rain began to get stronger.
Verdin and Timeless showed a fierce battle as if they were crossing the border between life and death.
The clanging sound of the two swords and the magic pouring in from all directions created light and flashed.
The person who saw this battle wrote that it took about half a day for this fight, which was ordained by heaven, to end.
The battle that started at sunrise ended only at dusk with a red glow.
“… why.”
Timeless let go of the sword with trembling hands.
Dang.
He must have exhausted all his strength and could no longer move. Even though Verdin was approaching, his legs were so stiff that he could not react.
“I have been preparing for this day for a long time. The best priest on the continent and the strongest wizard. “He was the best knight and first-class swordsman.”
“… … .”
“They swallowed the person in the highest position in their respective positions… . But how, how can I not surpass you!”
Verdin wrapped his body in a bun and took a long breath.
Phew-
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“Ten, one hundred, one thousand. Many adventurers have visited the tower for a long time in pursuit of strength. “There was still no one stronger than Strange.”
Timeless asked back with venomous eyes.
“That’s because you took hegemony and trampled on the weak. Even those with talent are prevented from growing properly. “One of the victims was me.”
“We have never hindered the growth of adventurers. Rather, we tried to go together and reach the higher floors of the tower.”
“Are those guys going around waging war and killing innocent people in the name of gaining strength?”
“I have never done that.”
“Your ancestors were like that. Siegfried is with you now.”
Timeless focused his eyes and made eye contact with me.
“Do you know how many lives that redhead inside you has killed?”
Verdin, who had finished his descent with Siegfried, answered with cold eyes.
“Know.”
“That’s shameless. Not only did he receive Bae Hu-ryeong despite knowing what he had done. “I am taking him as a teacher so that we can walk the same path.”
“I don’t care what you think. But if you ask me why I made him Bae Hu-ryeong, I can answer you.”
“… Answer me. How can you be with him?”
Verdin did not answer right away, but walked as close to Timeless as possible and answered while holding his sword in an aggressive stance.
“Because he can make me the strongest swordsman.”
Timeless twisted his eyebrows with an absurd expression.
“what?”
“He said he could make me the strongest swordsman.”
“So you chose him just to become stronger?”
“okay.”
“… “You joined hands with Siegfried only for strength?”
“That’s right, the knight chose the powerful Bae Hu-ryeong for growth. “Could there be a greater reason than this?”
It wasn’t wrong.
However, the purpose was too absurd for Timeless to hear. It’s not about finding someone Bae Hu-ryeong who is compatible with your knowledge and experience and working with them.
You chose Bae Hu-ryeong just to become stronger.
“You may not understand, but in Strange, you had to choose the stronger Bae Hu-ryeong to survive.”
“A stronger Bae Hu-ryeong… .”
“Approximately 100 children with the name Strange are born each year. Among them, 90 children die before reaching the age of five. “Of the remaining 10, half commit suicide because they are pessimistic about their situation.”
“?!”
“It’s because you have to live your whole life in a low status because you didn’t receive a good Bae Hu-ryeong.”
Timeless closed her eyes tightly as if she couldn’t believe it, and then came back to see the memory of Beth sleeping deep inside.
“Really.”
“The Siegfried you know is a survivor of the competition I explained to you a moment ago. “The one-sided slaughter you speak of must have had some purpose.”
“Whatever the purpose was, I wanted to… .”
During the conversation, Verdin’s eyes sparkled.
“Timeless.”
The voice felt lower than usual, like fog moving on the floor.
“Is it Siegfried?”
“right. I have been waiting for this moment to come so that I can talk to you directly. “To explain what happened that day when we meet again.”
“What happened that day?”
“Yeah, that day.”
Siegfried, borrowing Verdin’s body, returned the sword to its sheath. He then walked up to Timeless, faced her face, and started a conversation.
“I’ve been thinking about it ever since I went to the tower with Verdin. Why on earth did I attack your village?”
“Well, to commit massacre for fun-”
“no! I have never spent time on such meaningless activities. So I thought about that day for a while to try to remember.”
“… So, do you remember?”
“Yes, not only can you remember, but you can also explain why I had no choice but to kill your father.”
“Why did I have no choice but to kill my father?”
Siegfried sighed heavily and answered by stretching out his hand and making a bun.
Weeeeeee.
“Do you know what the village you lived in was created for?”
“… I do not know. “I guess the village wasn’t born with a purpose?”
“No, that village was created for a purpose. “It was the rebels’ hideout to kill the emperor.”
“?!”
“The proof is yourself. “Not only did he use forbidden alchemy to create an artificial life form that went against God’s will.”
Siegfried shot the bun into the sky and parted the dark clouds.
Quang!
“With ancient knowledge, we created tools to control the weather and attacked neighboring countries.”
“What is that… .”
“On the one hand, there is no rain, so the soil dries up and all the crops die. “On the other side, it rains too much and people die in floods.”
“… … .”
“Thanks to this, countless people in the central part of the continent died due to the devastated land. The proof can be found in the records kept by the imperial army.”
“Well, that can’t be possible.”
“Even if you try to deny it, history doesn’t change. “If you think it’s false, think about the tools your father used in the laboratory where you were born.”
“equipment?”
“Yes, with your knowledge now, you can know everything. What he was creating.”
Timeless slowly lowered his head and looked at the ground. After studying his memories for a while, he opened his mouth like a crucian carp and closed his eyes tightly.
Siegfried, borrowing Verdin’s body, grasped the handle of the sword in the scabbard, lightly released an aura and asked Timeless.
“Hate me and blame me. But I want you to know this one thing. “I just did what I had to do in my position.”
“… damn.”
“I may have seemed evil to you until now. “At the time, I thought I was moving on the side of good.”
Timeless tried to pick up the sword that had fallen to the ground to fight back, but soon lost strength and fell forward.
dump.
It’s the limit.
I can’t move anymore.
However, there were no lingering thoughts in his mind as he faced death.
‘This is my end.’
There were no regrets.
Because I’ve done everything I can.
‘at last.’
Although I was defeated.
“I guess I’ve lived too long.”
Siegfried answered him, exhaling slowly.
“Are you still blaming me?”
“Yes, I want to kill you. No, I wanted to kill him.”
“I’m already dead, so let’s just assume you killed me. Then, you will feel relieved at least a little.”
“what? “Do you think that makes sense?”
“Then does it make sense for you to stay here for hundreds of years and plan revenge to kill me?”
“Well, that is!”
“Timeless, the time given to you is over.”
“… … .”
“Now go back.”
Timeless was about to say something but closed his mouth. Then, the crazy anger that filled his face faded away and the wrinkles disappeared.
A mysterious and mysterious smile crept onto his lips.
“If there is a next life, it would be nice to be born as a human.”
Siegfried smiled slightly at him, then left Verdin’s body and whispered into Bae Hu-ryeong’s body.
“Thank you for your hard work so far. “Thanks to you, I was able to make my student grow stronger.”
Shock-
* * *
Imperator jumped in place and spoke to Baphomet.
“This bet is void! “The fight isn’t over yet, but he gave up, right?”
Baphomet shook his head and answered.
“Imperator, please accept the result. Even if he didn’t give up, it was a fight that Verdin would win anyway.”
“No, if Timeless had gone all out, the outcome could have changed.”
“Is that really true?”
“yes.”
“no way! No kidding, I won this bet. “Please don’t say anything else later.”
Imperator frowned at him, then opened the space to move to another area and answered.
“I get it. When your wish is made, come see me. As I said before, you cannot do anything that violates the owner of the tower.”
“Yes, yes, I understand. then… . Let me retrieve Timeless’ body. “We will contact you separately regarding your wishes.”
After saying these words, Baphomet turned into black smoke and flew away. Imperator also glanced at Verdin as he left with a good smile, as if the conversation with him wasn’t bad.
“… Let’s meet again soon. With Ordin.”
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