Episode 438
Episode 140. The King of Centipedes (1)
First, it was necessary to seal Hugo with an ice barrier and examine his condition.
This is because seizures may start or unexpected problems may occur in response to the barrier immediately.
“It looks like a coffin made of ice.
Why is that dark guy still lying down and not waking up…
Bww!
Urun slapped Sander on the back of the head as he said that. Sander immediately opened his eyes and turned his head, but it seemed that there was a clear hierarchy among the retirees.
“Sandler is this baby. You got older and less fit, right? Godmother is still anxious, but a madman is saying that as a joke?”
“Ah, I am also an old man with gray hair, so why are you beating me like this! I’m worried, I’m worried!”
“Look at what you say. Six of his ribs would have been broken when he was active.”
“It’s okay, Urun. Something looks like a coffin. Yuma Can’t you make her prettier? Try putting a flower on it with ice. that would be cute No, is that a bit like that? It must be harmony.”
“Hmm, the intuitive form is the easiest to maintain, godmother.”
After examining Jisuka’s mood, Yuma answered with a smile. She was quickly erasing the fear she had been suppressing since Yuma came.
Brother Carvin Charon was warming up the Dragon Turtle on one side.
“I will watch it for about an hour and if it is judged that there is no problem, I will go to take care of the nest of centipedes.”
“Yes, as soon as you arrive, you will suffer.”
“Dragon Turtle is all warmed up, godmother.”
“You wouldn’t do it even if I asked you to share it, right?”
“Yes, only Godmother.”
“I was used to being treated like this when I was a princess. After becoming a godmother, if I don’t share anything, it’s uncomfortable and I don’t get over it. It’s pretty good, so sharing even a small thing.”
“Still, you have to eat this alone. giant yuma You can eat some.”
“I’m fine too.”
While Jishka ate the dragon turtle, Yuma briefly explained what had happened in the empire.
“My brother must have a heavy burden on his shoulders. I thought the world situation, including the empire, would be ruined after my mom passed away… but Povian’s betrayal was something I didn’t think of.
After all, the family seal was also stamped by Lee Sol.”
“It’s good that you have Ballinan, though.”
“If I can safely go to the Empire with my husband, I need to lighten the burden on my brother’s shoulders. Povian is more than half betrayed, Jacques is also partly betrayed, and Rollmandy, you destroyed. The three families that are supposed to protect the empire are all shaken.”
When Yuma let out a low sigh, Zishka smiled and continued talking behind her back.
“Still, it is more reassuring to have you instead of those three families. There are also dragons. Helena will too. Prince Duran will still be there. If even Hugo recovers, only three grandmasters. It is a war that cannot be lost.”
“Yes, I will.”
An hour flew by while we shared our current situation and talked about future work.
Hugo, who was surrounded by an ice barrier, did not see any abnormalities. Rather, the deep, dark energy within the red dragon that Yuma first sensed through her unique aura had subsided.
“It’s been a while since I’ve seen Hugo look so comfortable.
It seems that your barrier is comfortable.”
“Has Captain Hugo’s expression changed?”
Yuma had been watching for a while, but Yuma didn’t feel that way at all.
And as far as Yuma knew, Hugo was a person with almost no expression.
Even when he laughed, the corners of his mouth twitched slightly, and it was impossible to tell whether he was laughing or angry.
“It has been several years since we lived together. Others think that giant is a monster with no expression or emotion, but in fact, he is the owner of incredibly delicate emotions. Can you imagine Hugo quietly smiling at something like a sparrow?”
I couldn’t have imagined it. It was an area that the other members were completely unaware of.
“At first, I married just to survive and atone for my past, but Hugo showed me a new side of me every day.
i love that man So I am always grateful to you.”
Zishka stood up and placed her hand on the ice barrier around Hugo.
“Somehow, I have the feeling that this person will not be so upset anymore. So feel free to go, Yuma.”
“Yes, godmother.”
“Go on the Tahqil. We don’t know where the nest is, so go to the fort and get a guide.”
Yuma went straight to the cave.
If there was a particularly dangerous monster around the cave, I thought for a while whether to subdue it and go. Considering the skills of Urun and the members of Stormtrooper 0, it seemed unnecessary.
‘It’s an unexpected harvest. If they join the Empire, I’ll be able to strengthen at least three or four territorial defenses.’
I was able to run coolly while riding the Takil back to the fort. On the way, he encountered a few monsters, but those monsters just exploded and died before he recognized Yuma.
The sun was setting.
The land that had turned into ruins turned dark, announcing the arrival of night. And Yuma realized that the closer he got to the fortress, the more excited Takil was.
‘Looks like you’re in a good mood. Why is this?’
Takil continued with a low echo.
And as soon as Yuma arrived at the fortress, he could see why Takil was in such a good mood.
“You’re here early, Yuma.”
“Yes Sir Cahel. Well, it looks like Marlon is gone.”
There were footprints of ancient wolves other than Takil all over the fortress. It was Tulka’s footprint. There were also traces of the corpses of demons in the front yard of the fort being burned.
“Yeah, he also got a mysterious power. As soon as I got there, I heard the news about this place and decided to go straight to the centipede’s nest. It wasn’t long before I left the road. Because you went to Captain Hugo.”
“Has Marlon brought anyone else?”
“Maria and Haka. They said they couldn’t find it… Baron Harrell’s territory had already become a monster field, and it seems that the Baron managed to escape with some of the villagers.”
It was a story that made my heart ache in an instant. It means that the survival of Maria and Haka is uncertain.
“ha. I should have taken you to the capital earlier.”
“I heard that a friend named Hakara was a pretty good fighter. Let’s assume that somehow he survived. Perhaps it could have already been discovered by dragons and led to the empire.”
“…I’ll have to follow Marlon to the nest first. I stopped by the fort because I needed a guide, but I don’t think I need one.”
It would have been far better for Takil to follow Tulka with the ancient wolves’ unique ability to communicate than to move with a guide. Also, Yuma could read the energy of Hwa-Eun.
“Yes, he is said to have become stronger too, but in case you don’t know. I was just feeling uncomfortable leaving him alone.”
As I jumped off the wall again and started running, the faces of Haka and Maria lingered in my mind.
‘If they’re alive, there’s a high probability that the two of them will be together. Even if we couldn’t find Marlon, it would be nice if Ariel found it and is protecting it…
Ariel also headed to the southern part of the Empire to find Maria. Not only her, but other dragons were also looking for Maria’s whereabouts, so there was no need to think that there was no hope.
The whole time Yuma ran after Marlon, he could see the flames he had scattered. It seemed as if they were venting their anger, continuing to spread flames over the corpse of the monster that Yuma had killed earlier.
Did it run for 2 hours?
In the distance of Yuma’s field of vision, he could see the figure of the member who served as Marlon’s guide. When the member reached the nest, he handed over the map and was returning to the fortress alone.
“If you go around that valley, you will be able to meet Marlon’s assault commander. From there, the monsters are running wild, so I’ll catch up soon.”
“How far do I have to go to the centipede haunt?”
“1 hours? But I can’t be sure if that’s the exact location. There might be another passage inside the spawning area… Because reconnaissance was impossible to the depths.”
“All right. I’ll meet you at the fort.
I’ll get it sorted out soon.”
As the spawning grounds approached, the figures of giant centipedes began to come into view one by one. However, they were moving in the opposite direction, not towards the Worgs stronghold.
The centipedes were moving pretty fast. Slowly looking around again, I could also see that more centipedes were heading in one direction than expected.
‘Are you rallying to protect the nest from Marlon? I’ll have to follow him.’
Marlon and I were going to run into each other near the nest anyway. So it was better to follow the centipedes and figure out the exact location of the nest.
What was strange was the fact that they didn’t attack even after seeing Yuma. As if there were more important things than that.
Of course, Yuma cut down all the centipedes that got in the way while chasing them. Even so, the centipedes did not fight back and only crawled in one direction.
It made me rather uncomfortable.
I didn’t think these giant centipedes that gushed red blood were a species classified as monsters, but it was very awkward to move like a body as if they had a collective consciousness.
‘Is there such a thing as a queen like an insect? No matter how many they kill, they just move blindly.’
Ssssss…I saw a number of centipedes that were quite shocking even for Yuma as the road came out around the valley. The road was so full of centipedes that it was difficult to look around.
And the centipedes were converging into a cave like a waterway being sucked into a drain. Yuma was sure that was where the centipedes spawned.
Marlon’s face was still invisible. Yuma, who had been looking for Malone for a while, soon determined that he had already entered the cave.
Marlon had attacked the centipede’s cave and all the centipedes outside were gathering to stop him.
Yuma jumped off Takil’s back with an aura wrapped around Ascalon.
“There should be a tulka nearby. Marlon wouldn’t have taken Tulka to that hole, so the brothers are resting together after a long time.”
When I said it with a tap on the nape of the neck, Ta Kil trampled on the bodies of the centipedes and ran somewhere. They went to the place where Tulka was hiding.
Whoa!
The blue aura that wrapped around Ascalon gave off a sharp glow.
The attack chosen to clear the path was Sky Slicing.
Once, Yuma’s breath mixed with an aura, and the next moment, Ascalon was already cutting through the floor, leaving a white afterimage.
With a small thumping noise, the centipedes placed on Yuma’s straight line split all at once and blood splattered.
Then, as the roar of Sky Splitting the ground devoured the screams of the centipedes, a line of red-colored roads opened.
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