Episode 394
Episode 129. The mission failed, but (1)
the group landed on the spot where they opened the portal to go to the temple. As people jumped out one by one, Tulka, who was outside, snorted happily.
“Whoop whoop!”
It was difficult to create a dimension-wide fire. It was relatively easy to enter because you could stab the center of the barrier, but when you came out, you needed several times more unique auras because there was no center.
As soon as Yuma confirmed that his teammates were all right, he got on the Tulka. Then he immediately picked up his colleagues and started to run out of the alley.
“Why are you in such a hurry, man! Let’s catch our breath!”
Marlon, who was sweeping his chest, hurriedly grabbed Tulka and was almost kicked in the back foot. Milina and Zecca Rakir rode quickly, and Val Reinan followed in a flyby.
“It’s hard. It’s hard, you bastard!”
“Aang! Yuma-sama was so scared!”
The reason Yuma moved so quickly was because she needed to meditate.
As the handling of the unique aura was not yet perfect, the consumption of mental power was extreme. The meditation taught by Mantu was also effective in the realm of unique aura.
Yuma, who had just left the village and entered the forest, meditated for ten minutes. In the meantime, my colleagues were wary of the surroundings in case the enemy’s pursuit continued.
“Ha it is. I will live for a while now.”
When Yuma opened her eyes with a clear face, her colleagues tilted their heads curiously.
“If you meditate like that, you can use that new power indefinitely?”
“okay.”
“I envy you, Mrs. Let me know too.”
“Probably Mr. Malone will not.
Not just Mr. Marlon, but anyone else in the world.”
Ballinan explained for Yuma. That’s Yuma’s unique power, and even dragons and gods can’t use it.
“under! I can be strong even without it! No, but this boy, why is Yuma the older brother and I the younger brother?
Is it a small mouth and am I a snout?”
“Marlon… that’s an expression that doesn’t suit the current situation.”
“Because the only one I call older brother is Yuma-hyung!”
“Oh, is it a challenge? I have to let you know that I can be your big brother too…
Puck!
Zecca slapped Marlon in the back of the head.
“Hey, what kind of a bastard are you? We just got out of that crazy space thanks to Master Ballinan, man. Huh? It’s only right to say thank you first. Don’t demean our poor coalition.”
“That too. Thank you, Bocchan!”
Milina was looking back at the situation inside the portal, completely stunned. It was the most bewildered look of Milina’s 27 years of life.
Soldiers with the same face, powerful men who looked like armed groups of a pseudo-religion, and priests who turned into monsters of light.
Just looking at the people I met there, the horror reached its peak, but what about the situation? Jailgyo, known only as a pseudonym, and the dark group that assassinated the emperor are holding hands, and even if they die, they come back to life… It
was a total crisis.
“Sir Milina, I couldn’t say hello because I wasn’t in a hurry. I’ve seen you several times in the imperial castle before.”
Besides, Ballinan Phobian.
The incompetent youngest member of the Povian family who managed a gambling house. He had become a wizard who could fly and kill two Archmages with one finger.
Wasn’t the wizard right? Where in the world is there a wizard who can cast dozens of magic circles at once?
As Milina fumbled for an answer, Ballinan smiled.
“A person who is known for being blunt knows how to make that kind of expression.
Every time I ran into him at the imperial castle, I thought that Milina Sir was actually a stone statue, not a person.”
“…a person. On behalf of the Spazer family, I would like to thank Eun-Kong. You were also there when Baron Drake met Rugal and we lifted the curse on the door.”
“From the East? It was a very fun runaway. Could Millina Longitude run away…?”
“no. I pledge my allegiance to Baron Drake and am with him.”
“Kuheuheuk kuhah.”
“Puff.”
Marlon and Zecca, who were listening to their conversation, couldn’t help but burst into laughter. When Milina glared at him, he stopped suddenly and struggled again to endure it.
“…Well, that’s a surprise. What do they mean?”
It was to ask Yuma. After thinking about it for a while, Yuma decided to share some of the information she had gained with Milina.
Not all. Milena Spaser was a trustworthy kind of person in Yuma’s eyes, but Juan Spaser still had doubts.
“As you can see now, the Xil religion is not a simple cult. I didn’t know they were connected to the blue dagger. What caused the Rochshire Affair.”
“What is Alpenter?”
“From now on, the secret association that you, along with me and other colleagues, will have to beat to death. It’s a direct armed group of Archmage Risol. You wizard from the early days of the empire is still alive and trying to manipulate the world.”
Yuma summarized the moment he first met Rizol at Inzbikan, the debt he owed his life to, and the reasons for their confrontation afterwards.
“It’s all just unbelievable.
To think the Empire hadn’t known of their power until now.”
“Until now, it was difficult for me to read Rizol’s plan, so I didn’t publicize it. He even threatened to kill me if the name Alpenter was leaked.”
“Hyung, was he a person who could deal with threats?”
“No, I just kept quiet because I was afraid that I might harm the weak people around me. Also, they seemed to be aiming at killing demons at the time, so they cooperated a little bit.”
Yuma’s eyes sharpened with a sense of life.
“But… since I learned that the Rochshire Incident took place under their leadership, I don’t have an alliance with Resol in mind. As of today, an all-out war with those bastards is about to begin.”
Even if there is a cause, a cause, and a certain deep meaning as a transcendent.
Summoning demons and massacring tens of thousands of civilians was something that could never be tolerated or forgiven.
A god who can regain power only through pain.
A god who wants to completely destroy the world by filling it with emptiness.
From the moment he first became aware of their existence, it was always a question to Yuma.
Indeed, what kind of need and use are such gods for humans? Humans could survive without them.
‘Containing Hwa is possible even without a war to increase the total amount of pain. Rizol only sees humans as a means.’
Even if human life is not necessarily meaningful, bright and good. Even if terrible things happen everywhere, where slaves seize power and wield tyranny, the weak suffer, and the innocent receive punishment instead of the guilty.
It was a problem that humans had to solve on their own.
“The mission given by His Majesty has failed. I couldn’t beat down all the people who assassinated His Majesty, and I couldn’t find their stronghold and annihilate them. It hurts my pride.”
“But it’s not Baron Drake’s fault. Even if Lord Duran was here instead of the baron, it would be impossible to kill them all with this number.”
“Well that’s it. But the approach would have been different. If it had been Master, I would have probably wiped the free country off the map.”
At that point, everyone nodded their heads. If it was Duran Zach, he would probably have destroyed the entire Cobble whether or not Yang Min died.
Yuma let out a puff of smoke from his pipe and continued.
“Still, I got a great harvest. Maybe it’s because those who were mistaken for allies were clearly defined as enemies. Let’s go back to the Empire.”
There was no longer any need to be in a snoring-free country. The stronghold of the Blue Dagger and the Xil religion was originally not in the Cobble Free Country, but in another dimension.
black magician.
On the way back, Yuma thought about him. An unidentified black magician who knew the teacher’s name.
It was a fact that Yuma had no choice but to know that his human name was Ryoka Lol Mandi.
‘Somehow, I don’t think it’s easy.
Is he also an apostle of Hwa? If it’s an apostle of Hwa… It’s hard to understand Rizol’s actions. Why did the apostle of light hold hands with the apostle of Hwa?
Are you just using it? It is very likely.’
There is too little information. Until Ariel, who went to the land of the dragons, knew anything, there was no other way to think about it.
Yuma decided to visit the Dragon Road once he returned to the Empire. Given the situation, it seemed that I should ask her to propose a direct alliance between the Balaur and humans.
“Ballinen kept rushing, so I couldn’t talk properly.
How was the dragon test?”
Val Reinan, who was flying with Tulka, stuck to Yuma’s side.
“Oh, don’t say anything. How horrible it was… I couldn’t tell if it was a test or an experiment. I just dismembered my body and just…
Ballinan talked about the Balaur’s trial for a while. The part that was not supposed to be disclosed to anyone by the oath was left out.
Even so, there were many things that even Yuma felt sick to his stomach while listening. In addition to dissection of the body to settle the dragon heart, a magic circle was drawn on each blood vessel with a technique unique to the dragon tribe.
“…Such a surgical one? Is it a long surgical procedure? Anyway, you’ve been terribly wrong, Ballinan.”
“But if I hadn’t passed the test, I would have suffered worse than that. The test was similar to when my brother first got his underworld body.
I’ve died thousands of times. Inside the magical space created by the spirits of Shel Tion.”
“What was the test about?”
“Overcoming illusion magic was the main focus. An extreme situation is presented and I choose from there.
Like… creating an illusion where I have to kill my brother or Rasa and see what choices I make.”
“The illusion must have been real. It’s a mental torturer. See if you can control the power without falling under any circumstances.”
“that’s right. That’s right bro.”
It’s extremely vicious. Even the test of that noble race. Yuma licked his lips bitterly and shook his head.
Such was the vision that Ballinan experienced.
The people he loves most, such as Yuma and Princess Natalie of Lhasa, are torturing Ballinan.
Then Ballinan had to choose.
Will you kill them with the power of the dragon heart, or will you die after enduring the torture?
“I killed the people I love five times five times in those thousands of visions… Pretty depressing story, isn’t it? The standard was ten times. If I kill ten times, I will fail the test and die for real.”
Acquiring near-infinite magical power was never light and enjoyable.
In the midst of thousands of hellish visions, Ballinan had killed his opponent only five times. Everyone else chose their own death.
“I wonder how many of those five times my older brother was…
” No, I’m curious about the thoughts in the heads of those dragons who gave such a test.
Next time we meet, I’ll beat you up.”
“Aang! It’s so inhumane! Master Ballinan!”
“It’s a bit too cruel.”
“a lot.”
“anyway! After passing that dark test, I became a wizard. He is also a very strong wizard. So, everyone, don’t look so sad.”
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