The Second Coming of the Legendary Sword God Chapter 79

Episode 79. Departure.

The path from the 41st floor to the 50th floor.

Climbers receive a boat as a gift from the tower.

The size of the ship is determined in proportion to the number of party members and their strength, and the person who judges this is the apostle called the master of the sea.

“Turn right, no, turn a little more to the right!”

Brunhild shouted from above Verdin’s head.

“This way?”

Verdin turned the rudder of the ship in the direction she indicated.

Slurp-

“Yes, that’s right. There, there. The water color looks a little dark here, right? “Please continue along this road.”

“How long?”

“Until I tell you to stop.”

Originally, there was a guide to the next floor attached to the bow of the ship received from the tower.

However, rather than giving directions through direct conversation, there is simply a head of a mermaid statue that emits light from its eyes along the destination.

Cynthia looked at Verdin and Brunhild with anxious eyes.

“Can I really trust that cat?”

Rox, who was lying on the deck, glanced at Verdin with narrowed eyes, then turned his back and answered as if Cynthia’s question was annoying.

“Why did you come all the way here and ask such a question? “Do you still not trust Dean?”

“No, Verdin believes. However, it is said that instead of the path guided by the tower, the cat sails by relying on the cat’s senses. “I just can’t believe it.”

“Then go talk to Verdin instead of me. I don’t believe the cat tells me the way. So, let’s follow the light that the fish head on the boat shoots.”

Cynthia’s face turned red like a ripe fruit.

Looking at the way his lips were moving, his expression was so angry that I felt that if I touched him even a little more, he would immediately explode with swear words.

Even though her back was turned, Rox, who sensed her fierceness, continued speaking in a voice that sounded like she was falling to the ground.

“If you can’t speak, I can ask for you.”

“it’s okay.”

“If you don’t like it, leave it alone.”

“Yeah, I don’t like it. “I hate you so much!”

Cynthia jumped up from her seat.

At the same time, Rox pretended to scratch the back of his head, covered his head, and raised his upper body.

The two looked in different directions and did not make eye contact.

On the battlefield, this close but far distance was called ‘bow and arrow’.

‘Because they look like one, but they are the furthest apart.’

The relationship between the two is so bitter that it cannot be narrowed, but it is a relationship that they have no choice but to put up with in order to coexist like a bow and arrow.

Alfredo, who was watching this, held his stomach and laughed.

-Giggles!

“This is completely like cats and dogs. “I’m so upset that we can’t eat each other!”

Cynthia twitched her eyebrows with an unpleasant expression and tugged at his beard.

“Alfredo, are you very excited?”

“No, I just thought you guys were having fun… . sorry.”

“This is a battlefield now, and knights do not play on the battlefield. “Please concentrate.”

“… I get it.”

If Judas had been there, he would probably have been standing there. Because he was not there, Alfredo had no choice but to become the sacrifice.

Cynthia caught her breath and approached Verdin.

Phew-

“Verdin.”

“Don’t worry, sailing is going smoothly.”

Verdin continued before she even opened her lips.

“Now this cat has the ability to read special powers that we cannot see. It cannot be felt by human senses and cannot be seen with the eyes. “It’s a very subtle energy that can be felt at the bottom of the tower.”

“There is such a thing?”

“okay.”

“How did you know that?”

“I read it in the library of the Pavlos Ruines Academy.”

This is not a lie.

All information on how to get to the 80th floor of the tower is written there.

Of course, the number of people who can read the text is limited, and even if they know it, there are very few adventurers who can implement it, so no party that satisfies all the conditions will appear until I finish growing.

‘of course.’

This only applies to past lives.

This time, many events occurred that I did not expect, and the flow of cause and effect appears to have changed significantly since then.

Soon there may be a party that can climb the tower, unlike before.

‘Maybe not now.’

Verdin continued, pointing to an island in the distance.

“That is the 43rd floor.”

“The 43rd floor? “That island?”

“Yes, as I explained earlier. From the 41st to the 50th floor, each floor is divided into islands. You might not have felt it because you were running on water. “There are stairs beneath us now, so deep that we can’t see them.”

“So you’re saying we’re sailing on stairs?”

“yes. Besides, we’ve already passed two floors. There is no need for exploration or battle to move to the next island. “Everyone is moving safely and quickly.”

Those who later came to this sea for the first time and accompanied Verdin would remember that the climb was so easy. Because you will reach the final floor without going through the arduous ordeal you have to go through every time you pass through the island.

A feast of ridiculous monsters that are difficult to see outside the tower, and an overflow of various infectious diseases that have not yet been revealed.

In addition, there is constant competition among adventurers who arrive at this so-called middle layer, so nine times out of ten, they will die before reaching the last floor.

However, Verdin’s party members could not have known this fact.

Just following the path guided by the cat, riding the wind, moving smoothly and peacefully.

‘It’s already the 45th floor.’

In less than half a day, we reached the 45th floor.

If I go at this speed, I will probably be able to reach the last floor where my father is before nightfall. In the past, it took over a year and many colleagues died to get there, but after learning how to climb, there was no such thing as easy.

‘At that time, there were more than one soldier who sacrificed their lives for me, but now they are much better at selling than me.’

Verdin looked at Rox and Alfredo alternately with a pitiful look. They, who had been awake just a moment ago, were snoring and dozing off again as if they had been doing this for some time.

“Shall I wake you up?”

Cynthia asked, clenching her fists.

Verdin looked at her, raised the corners of his mouth slightly, and shook his head.

“No, rest. “I need to rest so I can fight properly when I arrive.”

“you?”

“I’m fine. “Theresia is with us anyway, so there is no problem physically.”

“… Okay, then let me know if you need help.”

She walked to one side of the boat and lay down on her back. She kept closing and opening her eyes repeatedly, as if she couldn’t sleep.

You can feel the nervousness and anxiety in their eyes, but it’s not a big concern, so if you just leave it alone, you’ll be able to overcome it on your own.

Verdin thought so and sailed quietly until he arrived.

* * *

Not everything in the world goes the way I want.

I felt this as soon as I arrived at the 49th floor of the tower and the island where my father stayed.

‘The battle is over.’

A tall castle towering over the center of the island.

And gray smoke rising from there.

This was so that the side that won the battle could burn the body or send a signal to their allies that they had captured it.

It was certain that either of the two defenders had lost.

‘That’s what I mean.’

Strange de Royce, said to be the greatest swordsman on earth.

He witnessed with his own eyes that he was defeated by the enemy.

“Damn it.”

I slowly walked through the forest and cleared my mind.

Now there are people in that castle who are stronger than me and took over my father.

In that case, I should have compared my strength with theirs and measured the odds of winning, rather than rushing in blindly because of my emotions.

My current body is not yet fully developed to the level it was when I was called the Sword King in my past life, so no matter how strong my aura is, I have to move carefully.

Phew-

I caught my breath.

Then, I checked the corpses of animal soldiers I had never seen before, scattered along the road to the castle.

A creature with the same energy as the monkey I saw at Ruines Academy a few days ago. Of course, we cannot be sure that it is the same as him, but it is certain that it is an ability used by the same group as him.

‘then.’

Can this guy inject his powers into living creatures?

No, since it was said that the monkey ate Tony, it would be more accurate to say that it was parasitic on the enemy’s body rather than injected.

‘No matter what it looks like.’

Powerful abilities have conditions that fit them.

So they would have used something like an animal’s body. Otherwise, it would have swallowed powerful adventurers rather than animals in the first place.

‘then.’

That guy’s abilities can’t swallow me up.

Whatever the constraints are, it is certain.

After checking the direction of the smoke rising above the castle.

“Cynthia, Alfredo. You two, protect Theresia and move slowly. “Me and Rox will go to the castle first and figure out the situation.”

An order was given to all party members.

There was no need for a long explanation.

Now that everyone was familiar with the battlefield, they understood and acted upon simple commands.

Cynthia and Alfredo take care of Theresia. Rox and I ran to the castle with all our might.

Doo doo doo doo-

‘Are we still in combat?’

Kang! Cancan! Kang!

A wide sound of metal echoing from afar was heard. This is not a sword-to-sword sound, but rather a sound as if a blunt weapon is hitting armor. Judging from the fact that the sound is thin and spread widely, it is definitely not a black sound. In that case, the only people who would use such a weapon would be the enemy.

‘The battle is not over.’

So, it means that my father may still be alive.

I put aura in my legs and increased my speed.

“Rox, I’ll go first, so you can come while you clean up the surroundings.”

“organize? ah! “Ahh, I know what you mean!”

Rox looked at the corpses scattered around and gave a thumbs up.

* * *

Strange has been called the best swordsmanship family on the continent since ancient times and a military group with the strongest military power.

This was a fact that even the emperor could not deny, and it was a story that was deeply ingrained in the minds of even the snotty little kids.

Because where their names passed, a flag with a golden cross, the symbol of the family, was fluttering.

However, an incident occurred today that could change the trend of the times.

The Glazer family stands at the top of the world’s wizards, calling themselves the eyes that see the world and using a flag with the ‘eyes of the dragon’ on it.

Their matriarch, Hagen von Glaser, is ready to declare war on Strange.

“Your Majesty, Royce not only killed the Marquis Pierre, heir to the royal family. Because he tried to harm his Majesty’s sister and wife, Duchess Catherine. “Isn’t it fitting that he be punished accordingly?”

The aged emperor answered with his head down.

“… … How can I punish him? Strange has worked hard for peace on the continent so far.”

“What about us? “Why didn’t we fight for peace and just sit there idly?”

Hagen continued with a mean smile.

“Please give me an order to punish the traitor. “The justification for the war is clear, and we have also created a way to destroy them.”

The king was silent.

Hagen did not continue the conversation and left the room, making a statement.

“If your Majesty gives the order, I will bring Lois’ head today.”

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