Episode 453
Episode 146. Traces left in the snowfield I don’t know what it must have been like when Duran was killed in a pincer attack with Halun during the Dragon Horse War.
The two of them, Yuma and Marlon, had pretty easily dealt with one summer general through a pincer attack. Of course, it couldn’t be said that Vargas had completely disappeared, but at least it was erased from the royalties.
‘The black magic of the guy who went through the nose free country must have been more dangerous.’
Vargas’ gluttony. The black magic he experienced with his comrades in the Free Country was truly dangerous.
And at that time, receiving 5,000 criminals from the Cobble Free Country as a sacrifice and spreading Vargas’s gluttony was one of Vargas’ biggest defeats just now.
Originally, it was impossible to use Vargas’ gluttony without intervening restrictions, even if it took 500,000 lives instead of 5,000 as sacrifices.
The black magicians Shiram and Matram promised to offer the soul of Yuma, who had ascended to the throne of the Demon God of the Underworld, in the future.
Vargas had been using gluttony, taking blows even to the main body of the underworld.
Even then, in the end, Yuma raised fire with his unique aura, breaking through the black magic and surviving. If Vargas had used that power now, he wouldn’t have been defeated so vainly.
However, even if Vargas had been in perfect condition, the outcome would not have changed. It’s just a matter of how much longer you can hold out against Yuma and Marlon.
Ariel, who had been watching the fight from afar, started flying towards the two.
[Is it over already?]
Ariel said as she landed on the ground. It was hard to recognize his expression because he was in his true form, but looking at the plain where the fight had taken place was quite surprising.
“It wasn’t as strong as I thought.”
“I told you that you get hurt and end it soon.”
Seeing the two of them in good condition, without a single scratch, was astounding to Ariel. Because of Magi, she was affected just by being near Vargas.
It was like he had just taken care of Vargas and made a huge contribution. More than that, Yuma was in a delicate mood because he remembered the conversation he had with Marlon before the fight.
Ariel breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that Marlon was all right.
[…Awesome. If it wasn’t for the second coming of Hwa, the human world might have just defeated the invasion of the underworld and lived peacefully.] “If
Risol hadn’t joined hands with the underworld in the first place, the war wouldn’t have gone so hard.”
It was not wrong. Without Rizol’s teleportation and magic, the empire would not have been isolated so quickly.
There were more powerful people than ever before in Insei, including dragons.
Besides, most of them were a structure that could unite under the central point of Yuma, so if there was only one enemy, Ha-gye. It was worth fighting an all-out war.
‘The more I think about it, the more irritating it is. It’s a pity that I finally figured out the identity of Risol’s bastard.’
Although she didn’t show up during the Dragon Horse War, Rizol must have had some ulterior motives at the time as well. After all, the fact that he was derived from Haider’s dream remains unchanged.
Although the Dragon Horse War ended, mankind had been going through a period of reconstruction for decades. Decades weren’t such a long time for Rizol. Especially if you want to peek at the opportunity.
After thinking about Risol for a moment, Yuma shook her head and opened her mouth.
“Let’s start right away, Ariel.”
[Wouldn’t it be better to take a break for a while?]
“It’s okay.”
The two climbed onto Ariel’s back again. Immediately, the flight resumed, and Marlon’s flames were still burning the corpses of Vargas and demons in the middle of the plain.
“Even if you catch only those guys every day, if peace comes, you can do it as much as you like. It’s suddenly frustrating that I can’t even fight with that god, whoever he is.”
“I agree, Marlon.”
Four more days passed like that, and the snowfields slowly began to appear. After passing the land full of grass and trees and passing the wasteland for a long time, I saw the snow-covered white land.
It’s been a while since I’ve seen it.
Surrounded by a thick chill, Ariel increased her flight speed, as if somewhat rejuvenated. After she came to the human world, there were not many things to see.
[It’s been a long time since I’ve been in the middle of a long time, and it looks like my hometown.
But there’s a high probability that this place will soon be in ruins…]
Ariel said in a bitter voice.
“Why is this place in ruins?”
Marlon tilted his head. [
Since
the Demon God of the Underworld has no reason to bow down and listen to Yuma, there will be a fight between the two Demon Gods in this area.]
[Ha… Marlon. I’m sure you’ll do that, huh?]
“You’ll have to fight if you attack something.”
[you idiot! When Yuma’s career begins, all you and I have to do is get as far apart as possible. Even if there is a group of Land Masters, they cannot be defeated in the battle of the gods with no restrictions on intervention.]
“Heh heh.”
Marlon chuckled and scratched the back of his head.
In the snowy area, there was no need to rescue civilians or save a burning village. All the civilians in this area had already died or had fled long ago, and now there was not a single person left.
Instead, beneath the white snowfields, I often saw the dimensions of the underworld transplanted by Sekmeira, blooming like mold.
It seemed that the transplanted dimension had not yet started its full-fledged activities. Those lands that did not match the snowfield looked somewhat sick and felt a deep sense of heterogeneity.
Shaaah ….
During a while, it’s been captivated by each idea for a while.
Suddenly sensing something, Yuma stopped Ariel. There was still a day or so left to the place where Sekmeira was supposed to be.
[What’s going on?]
“In the snow over there… I feel a familiar energy.”
“what? where. I can’t feel anything.”
Marlon looked at the direction Yuma pointed and said. Soon, Marlon was able to grasp that Yuma’s expression was changing dramatically.
“Could it be that the general came out again? what’s the matter?”
[Yuma. Is it okay?]
“This… can’t be that way.
It is the muddy energy of the dead that can be felt in the underworld. I don’t know why I feel this energy right now.”
[I’ll go there, tell me the direction.]
“Yes.”
When he headed to the place Yuma pointed out, the identity of the energy was revealed.
Seeing it up close, it was a grotesque mass of energy that not only Yuma, who had the senses of a demon, but also Marlon and Ariel could see with the naked eye.
“What are these lumps again?”
It wasn’t just one or two. Quite a number of black lumps lay on the snow. They, like the implanted dimension, were not buried in snow and did not melt into the nearby landscape.
Yuma soon realized that these lumps were the grudge of the dead.
“It’s a grudge. I don’t know why these things are here.”
“Grudge body?”
“Yeah, it looks like it’s been sitting here for quite some time…
Hwareuk.
Yuma summoned Aryeolla and began absorbing them one by one.
Right away, Yuma discovered another strange thing, and it was the fact that the ghosts were existing without souls like shells.
It’s as if someone took out only the soul inside the shell. It was something that could be recognized because it had the senses of a demon god.
[Strange. If it is a spirit body, doesn’t it usually show a violent reaction before being absorbed?]
“That’s right. However, after absorbing it, these are soulless shells in the first place. Who the hell did something like this in the middle of the snowy field…
[Lakir must be the devil.]
“Rakir has never been to Suheer Snowy Field. Besides, I don’t have the ability to extract only the soul from the spirit body.”
[Hmm…] After thinking for a while, Ariel opened her mouth again.
[Yuma. It was during the final battle with Amanzo in the East. It is said that there was a boy who became the descendant of Manzo, and that boy disappeared after the war. Didn’t you tell me?] “Yes, there was a boy named Evan…
Ah!”
Yuma’s pupils widened.
[If it wasn’t for Rakir, I can only think of it as the one left behind by the descendant child.
That child is also a body that God once dwelled in, so there must be some change.]
Even on the day Evan disappeared in Cheryl’s medical captain’s carriage after the Rimt War.
The boy, unable to walk properly, disappeared without leaving a single trace. Immediately after receiving the missing report, Yuma and Natalie started their own search, but could not find even the slightest clue.
At the time, Natalie had also said that it was impossible for even a master of stealth and flight to disappear so completely.
Afterwards, Yuma issued a wanted order to the entire east through Yuma’s wings, but no news of Evan had been heard yet.
‘Then Evan left the Limt procession and came to this Suhere snowfield…? why?’
When Yuma, along with Ariel and Marlon Zeka Milina Rakir, head to the Cobble Free Country, this mysterious original body that was just discovered.
It was at that time when I was camping in the middle of the night and being taught Dark Piercing by Ari Earl every night. It was left behind by Evan while walking in the Suher Snowfield.
Eating these ghosts like food. Yuma did not know, but even now, Evan continued to eat ghosts and was moving somewhere.
“Huh, at that time, not only did Evan become Amanzo’s descendant, but he also had the ‘mark of light’ left by Zail. Could it be that Rizol is trying to use Evan again…
Without the ‘Mark of Light’, Evan’s body and soul would have completely disappeared after Amanzo’s descent from Rimt.
[Rizol has that child?]
“Risol has strangely been making a connection with Evan. According to Lot, Evan already met Rizol, the ‘Apostle of Light’, and learned swordsmanship when he was young.”
[That’s a story I’ve never heard of.]
Yuma recalled the image of Evan, who came to the Puang Merchant Corps with a skinny appearance. Although he looked as if he would starve to death at any moment, Yuma realized at once that Evan was incredibly boneless.
“Perhaps he tried to treat Evan as his own person someday. Evan is also very talented… After that, my heart suddenly feels stuffy.”
[If you’re interested, would you like to search the area for a while?]
“No. The unique aura of the spirit body is easily recognizable because of the senses of the demon god without the need to search. This is all the original spirits left in the Suher Snowfield.”
“Yuma, this is my intuition. I don’t think that kid will somehow make things harder for you.”
As Yuma looked grim, Marlon put a hand on his shoulder.
“In Joachim and in the East. He said he rotted his stomach twice. Wouldn’t the third help something? If it’s me, I think it’s because I’m afraid of Natalie. That Evan is a kid that Natalie cares for a lot.”
It was an unfounded consolation, but Yuma smiled faintly and nodded.
“You should hope so. Let’s start again, Ariel.”
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