Episode 45 Episode
22 Visiting the Witch of the Golden Pagoda (5)
“Blue Dragon…
“You guys are lucky. Sailors spend their entire lives at sea, and most never see a blue dragon until they die.”
The blue dragon was like a god of luck to sailors.
The dragon had already flown away and was out of sight. Marlon and Zecca kept exclaiming in excitement.
“It’s good that I got on the old man’s boat!”
“Awesome! It’s so cool!”
There were no children who saw the hero of their dreams.
However, Yuma’s expression was not as bright as Marlon’s and Zecca’s.
It was extremely rare to encounter a dragon in the human world until the Dragon Horse War broke out.
In particular, blue dragons were rare among dragons, making them difficult to encounter.
However, after the outbreak of the Dragon Horse War, dragons became a common sight.
And most humans died after encountering a dragon more than a few times.
The fact that the dragon was flying meant that the demons and the dragon were fighting fiercely.
Yuma remembered the blue dragons he saw during the Dragon Horse War.
The blue dragons killed the demons by shooting fearsome blue breaths.
Before returning, among the dragon riders who burned the territories of the three families by order of Empress Hela Rose, there was a human who signed a contract with the blue dragon.
The old man’s boat sailed safely to Innz Bikan.
It was a peaceful journey without encountering any other fishing boats, let alone pirates, for three days.
“All are here.”
After getting off the boat, the group looked around.
I saw a forest road leading straight from the beach.
Several wisps, spirits of light, lingered around the group. Marlon and Zecca stroked what they thought was the wisp’s head.
“Thank you.”
“You worked hard, old man!”
“Heh heh heh.”
The old man, as if not at all tired from the week-long journey, immediately returned to the boat and prepared to leave.
Yuma had just left ten silver coins in the cabin.
The old man’s boat moved forward as slowly as it had come.
Inzbikan Ancient ruins and abandoned land.
After entering the forest road and walking for a while, a small village came out.
It was a village run by people who came to investigate and did not return.
The eyes of the residents of Inzbikan were focused on the adventurers who had visited after a long time. It was a small village with no more than a hundred people in all.
“How do I get to the ruins?”
“Walk straight for an hour.
Could it be the investigation team?”
“no. I just came to look around.”
“Looks like you’ve come to the Golden Pagoda.”
“How did you know?”
“What else can I see here besides the golden pagoda? Most of the remaining ruins have been damaged as the late investigation teams went through them several times.”
Rarely, adventurers who were fascinated by the story of the Witch of the Golden Tower used to come to Inz Bikan. The resident thought that Yuma and the others were of the same type, and gave directions.
After walking for an hour, the group found a golden pagoda. The golden pagoda stood tall in the middle of the ruins, which was no different from an empty field.
“Worth a look.”
“It’s worth seeing. But isn’t it gold?”
Marlon and Zecca muttered at the same time.
Contrary to its name, the golden pagoda was made of blue stone with a gloomy feel.
‘It’s true that there really are witches there…
Yuma suddenly felt that there are so many mysterious phenomena in the world.
The group descended the steep hill and headed for the Golden Pagoda.
The golden pagoda seen up close was much taller and gigantic than expected. There were more than ten entrance passages on the first floor of the cylindrical structure.
A few wisps lit up the passage like fireflies. The party decided to capture the wisps one by one and use them like lanterns.
– Beep profit!
– Beep!
The wisps caught in the clutches of the party sent out a warning signal.
But that was all. Wisp was a low-level spirit with no special offensive abilities.
Soon, the wisps stopped being vigilant and quietly went mad.
The internal structure of the tower was simple. No matter which passage you enter, you will encounter an endless spiral staircase leading to the top.
And on the walls were written ancient letters.
“Four days later, a person gives birth to a daughter?”
“what?”
“uh? weird. Why can’t I read this? Renew the binding of the oath?”
Zecca said while unconsciously reading the ancient text.
Yuma and Marlon looked at Zecca in surprise.
“Why are you reading it? But not all.”
“Isn’t that the letter that the being trying to possess you knows?”
Yuma quickly reasoned.
Marlon looked dumbfounded, as if he didn’t know what that meant.
“It’s creepy. It makes me feel bad to think so.”
Zecca climbed the stairs with a warm heart.
It didn’t take long for the party to reach the top of the Golden Pagoda.
At the top of the Golden Pagoda, there was a much larger space than most arenas.
There was not a single handrail installed on the wide floor made of hard stone to prevent death from falling. It was like an open field.
And nothing.
The party went to one end of the floor and looked down. Not only the historical sites, but also the village where the group started could be seen at a glance.
“Huiyu is high.”
“I thought the witch of the golden tower would react to me?”
The party sat down and looked down at the scenery below and chatted. The wisp was still in his hand.
“Hugo said so.”
“Then why doesn’t anything happen?”
“I know. Do you want to go back to ask Hugo?”
“no no. there must be something Am Hugo said that.”
The party just looked down at the tower in silence for a while. A cold wind blowing over the highlands brushed the foreheads of the group.
-Let those children go.
It was an unnatural voice, as if someone other than a person was speaking a human language.
The group turned their heads in amazement.
“Ugh…
“What is that?”
The owner of the voice was a huge lion-like figure made of light.
I could feel the strength in the massive body that glowed like a blazing fire.
‘Followed. Why is that coming out of here? Where the hell were you?’
Yuma knew what that being was.
Shooter of Light Kaienter L During the Dragon Horse War, he was one of the highest rank light spirits who signed a contract with Adelin Woods, a disciple of the dragon.
Yuma had seen Kaiente wandering around the Imperial Castle with Adeline a few times.
And even though I couldn’t see him fighting, I remembered hearing how powerful Kaiente was.
-Yuma This time, Lord Adeline’s Kaiente annihilated a demon army alone. I felt like I had to ask the dragons to contract as many spirits as possible with the magicians.
These were the words that Empress Hela Rose said to Yuma one day when the Dragon Horse War was in full swing.
Marlon and Zecca intuitively realized that Cayente was not to be taken lightly.
Like someone caught stealing, the party released the wisp they were holding in their hands.
The wisps flew quickly towards Kaiente with a snapping noise.
After Caente breathed on it, the habits of Buddhist practice disappeared.
“damage!”
Yuma, instinctively feeling threatened, shouted. The party quickly fled their seats in three directions.
Kurle Long!
A small bolt of lightning fell where the party was standing.
It was an inexorable force. It meant that it was smaller than the real lightning, but it was a ray of light that seemed like it could crush the group into powder.
“What crazy is this crazy?”
Before Marlon could finish his reflexive words, Caente fired a new beam of light.
True to the power of light, it was an attack at a speed that ordinary humans could not even react to.
Marlon managed to bend down and swing his sword to block the beam of light.
Although it was a sword with a thick aura, it had such power that it would have broken at once if it hadn’t been made by Orihalcon.
Marlon swallowed a gulp as he felt the shock transmitted through his hands as he rode the sword.
“I’m not kidding…
” Kaiente-sama! There must be some misunderstanding!”
Yuma said while pulling out the Ascalon.
-misunderstanding? Proud people do not draw their swords. And you drew your sword kidnapped the wisp
Kaiente opened his mouth as he spoke as if he were chewing and swallowing. It was to blow the breath.
Aaaaang!
As Kaiente let out a roar, a thick green beam of light protruded from its snout. It was clear that if they blocked it head-on, there wouldn’t even be a corpse left.
Yuma ducked down to avoid the breath, then raised his aura to the maximum allowed by his body.
‘Can we win if the three of us do our best?’
It was a crowd. During the Dragon Horse War, the dominant story was that the warriors’ evaluation of Cayente surpassed even one of the imperial knights.
Zecca tried her best to increase her strength, but because Hugo suppressed her demonic energy, the black aura did not rise as quickly as before.
Kurung! Kurleung!
A series of small bolts of lightning struck from above the party’s heads.
The three of them jumped back and forth as if performing stunts, dodging Kaiente’s attack.
However, the attack could not be avoided forever. It was so powerful that even if it was hit directly once, death seemed certain.
“Haaam!”
It was Yuma who decided to attack Kaiente first. Yuma formed an aura blade and threw it at Kaiente’s scruff.
visor!
Kaiente easily knocked out the Aura Blade with her front paw. It was an exhausting moment.
‘Let’s try an aura explosion, so it’s going to be difficult to even approach first. Damn, I didn’t mean to catch the wisp.’
Marlon also increased his sword with Aura and moved as low as possible to explore attack opportunities.
If I leaped to attack, it was good that I would be hit by a beam of light in the air and die.
Yuma prepared a new aura blade. I could feel my body getting hot.
Again, although he did not recognize it, a small aura sphere was spiraling around Yuma’s body.
“hey! Try blowing that too!”
“what!?”
“That on your body!”
Then, thanks to Marlon’s shout, Yuma was able to find an aura sphere spinning in a spiral.
When I was conscious of the small auror sphere emitting blue light, I felt great power.
Yuma remembered Duran’s leaf-of-grass practice and conveyed his will to the floating Auror sphere.
‘Forward forward!’
The aura spheres that conveyed Yuma’s will flew towards Kaiente, emitting a brighter light than a moment ago.
ssang!
It was faster than an arrow.
Kaiente again blocked Yuma’s attack with her forepaws and beams of light. However, the moment I blocked it with my forepaw, the aura sphere exploded and exploded.
Kaiente only hesitated for a moment. He groaned and summoned ten beams of light at once.
A beam of light fell like lightning toward the party.
Yuma and Marlon dodged some and blocked some to minimize damage.
It would have been impossible if it hadn’t been for Ascalon, the steel sword made by Selukase, and Yurix, the sword made by Orichalcon. If I blocked it just once, the sword would have broken.
And Yuma and Marlon realized. The fact that, unlike them, Zecca was using a normal steel spear.
Zecca was on her knees with a beam of light piercing her shoulder and abdomen. The steel spear was shattered into pieces.
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