Episode 66
Episode 31. To Joheim (4)
“Baron Secron. No, you don’t deserve to be called a baron anymore, you motherfucker!”
Ascalon pointed to the hand-shaped head floating in the air. The large eyeballs embedded in the palms were staring at Yuma.
It was a strange magic. To convey the will through the corpse of the familiar.
I had heard that it was one of the magics used by the demons in the Dragon Horse War.
‘Are black magic and demon magic the same system?’
In fact, Yuma couldn’t perfectly distinguish the two magics.
Although the two are completely different magics, it was because Yuma had never directly encountered them on the battlefield before returning.
He only knew representative magic and techniques.
‘By the way, you’re perfect? Does this mean that all the black magic rituals have been completed?
It was now clear that Baron Secron was involved in dark magic. It seemed that the power of the demons and black magic were mixed.
[He gave me the strength to accomplish great feats.]
Secron chose words that were hard to understand at first, such as becoming perfect or gaining strength.
Evan collapsed on the floor in fear again.
Evan breathed heavily and looked at the ground with a devastated expression. It was clear that he was in pain just by facing Secron’s voice.
In the meantime, Yuma noticed that the ‘him’ mentioned by the monsters earlier did not refer to Baron Secron, but to someone else.
“I don’t know what he’s doing, but I must beat you to death first. Just wait at the lord’s castle, I’ll find you soon.”
A former royal family of Joheim who murdered innocent people and became tyrannical for black magic rituals.
As long as Evan’s story had been clearly confirmed, Secron was no longer worth breathing.
first class!
Yuma cut off Heo Gong’s head. Then another head popped into the air.
[Do you think you can stand against his power… in a mortal body?
You fool.]
“Things like trash talk a lot. If you really have great power, try killing me right now. Stay in the middle of the lord’s castle and don’t make noise.”
The head glared at Yuma for a moment, then the demonic spirit disappeared and fell to the floor.
It was to be expected. If Secron really had that much power, Yuma wouldn’t have been able to survive any longer.
‘But Secron must be strong. If I had known this would happen, I would have forced myself to bring Cahel Povian.’
The biggest problem was this. The fact that the fighting power of the three crons could not be measured.
If you use black magic, there is a high probability that it will not be difficult because you do not have the relevant knowledge.
It was fortunate that the white dragon could deflect most magic. The presence of Cybeline.
Behind Yuma, the corpses of the villagers that Natalie had killed were lined up. It was a disgusting sight that made my toe stick out just by looking at it.
“Let’s go back Yuma. I don’t think this is going to happen with just the three of us. It would be better to formally request support from the imperial castle.”
said Jecca. Natalie also nodded in agreement.
“Evan.”
“yes!? Yes…
Yuma approached Evan, who was sitting down, and bent his knees to meet his eye level.
“Exactly one month has passed since I heard you ask for help for the first time.
Have you ever seen anything like this?”
“Oh no… I’ve seen monstrous wolves, but I’ve never seen people change like that. If so, my sister is like that too…!”
Yuma took hold of Evan’s shoulders with all his might.
“Calm down. Your sister might still be alive, and if she’s dead, we’ll get our revenge.”
“Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
!
Suddenly, Natalie slapped Evan in the back of the head. Evan sighed and groaned.
“Don’t act like an asshole. If you show yourself like this one more time, I’ll kill you. Yuma is saying that he came all the way here for the sake of you, whom he had never seen before. Your older sister could be anxiously waiting for you right now!”
Evan stood up without answering.
As long as you were born without power, you have to harbor venom to survive in this terrible world. Natalie thought so.
It’s true that Evan felt sorry for him, but that was the reality.
“I remember that determination when I walked two months to the capital. That is the destiny of human beings like you and me.”
Having said that, Natalie turned around and brushed off the monsters’ blood from her chainsword. The purple blood was sticky and did not come off easily.
“It is unreasonable to ask for support from the imperial castle.”
“why?”
“I don’t know what will happen if I delay more. Baron Secron has done more than I could have imagined. Besides, the emperor is involved in this matter.”
“what? The imperial castle is involved?”
Natalie’s pupils widened.
“Precisely, someone in Hwangsung is involved. He intentionally isolated Joachim. There are some guesses, but no confirmation. So the three of us should just kill Secron.”
“Haha, if I had known it would be like this, I wouldn’t have followed you.”
“If you want to go back to Natalie, go back now. If you’re going, take Evan with you.”
Natalie pressed her forehead as if she had a headache.
‘Why on earth are you acting so foolish?’
Even if the incarnation of black magic was resurrected in Yoheim, it had nothing to do with Yuma from Natalie’s point of view.
It was a great thing to have come all the way here to do a favor of a boy I had never seen before. But even after realizing the seriousness of the situation, risking one’s life was foolish.
Natalie had never made such a stupid choice in her life.
But for some reason, Natalie couldn’t answer that she knew. Looking at Yuma, it was as if threads were getting tangled up in my head.
“Ha… You’ll have to pay a lot for this job, Yuma.”
“of course. I have a lot of money.”
“That’s not enough.”
“Is it okay if I formally date you?”
“Anyway, he’s like a son of a bitch.”
Evan gritted his teeth and clenched his fists. She was almost ashamed of herself, having been terrified a few minutes before.
As Yuma said, he had to either save his sister or take revenge.
“Why don’t you tell me? Go back if you want to go back.”
Zecca scratched the back of her head and said. The rest of the party all glared at Zecca in unison.
“You can’t. You owe me your life
.
The four of them turned their heads and looked at the scenery of the village.
Although it was gloomy, it looked like an ordinary rural village. But now it was a terrible landscape that could not be reversed.
“What about here? Since we can’t handle everything one by one, should we set a fire?”
“No, I should leave it as evidence to find out later in the imperial castle. You have to leave it as it is.”
There was nothing to pack in the ruined village. As long as it was a village where monsterization was fully progressed, even a bag of water had to be careful.
“She must have known it would turn out like this.”
“She was probably the wisest woman in town.”
The party slowly began to move toward the lord’s castle.
There was no point in stopping by the village anymore. It was a situation where I had to stay homeless while riding the mountain road.
“Fortunately, I know the mountain road well.”
The journey started by going up the hilly area leading to the village and riding the mountain road again.
The cold of dawn experienced in Joachim was incomparable to that of the capital or Haseo.
Except for Evan, everyone was able to protect themselves from the cold to some extent with their Aura, but not Evan.
Even though his natural muscles and bones were superior, Evan, who had never been properly trained, could not use his aura yet.
Natalie took a small pill from her bosom and handed it to Evan.
“Swallow.”
Evan swallowed the pill without saying anything.
“It is a kind of poison, and it lowers the pain in the body. The pain is reduced, and the shock transmitted to the body remains the same, so be more aware of your body condition than usual.”
Cutting down white branches at random and digging through the mountain roads was something that could not be done with moderate physical strength.
Evan needed a break.
The group began setting up the tents they had brought between the trees.
“It would be difficult if the client died.” Listen carefully.
If you don’t take care of Eun-won, you’ll be crawling on the bottom everywhere.”
said Natalie, securing the tent with a rope.
Unfortunately.
They could not rest right away after completing the tent.
This is a land where thieves, robbers, and monsters in Joheim are prevalent more than any other area in the empire.
It was the cause of the fire.
The first to visit the party’s tent were bandits living in the area plundering.
“Oh! What a windfall this is! One of the trash is one year old! ”
The big bandit boss shouted. About twenty bandits armed with spears and swords appeared.
He already knew that the bandits were building an encirclement net to catch the party. I just let it go because I was tired mentally and physically.
The party had a strong desire for the bandits to escape on their own.
“I didn’t see it all the way until I came to Yoheim, and since I’m trying to take a break, bugs are attracted to me.”
Yuma muttered.
“Guys!”
“yes! boss!”
“Will we ever run into such a pretty bitch again? In this hellish land?”
“I don’t think so!”
“From now on, that bitch and that handsome fellow will be our playthings, and the rest will be slaves!”
A stone thrown by Yuma shattered the heads of the two bandits.
Judging by the siege laws and hand signals, they must have once belonged to the Imperial Army. Probably deserters from Joachim.
Yuma clicked his tongue.
The bandits looked at the leader’s blown head in bewilderment, not knowing what had happened.
A minute later, they were all on their knees in front of the group.
It was after the three bandits had their legs cut off with chain swords. Natalie took their lives mercilessly, saying that the screams were annoying.
“It wouldn’t be cool to kill him right away, but I left him alive because I had something to ask him.”
Yuma stood up and looked down at the bandits.
“Ask me anything!”
“You guys are the soldiers who confirmed that the lord was crazy and deserted, right?”
“yes!”
“Then why do you still remain in Joheim and bandit?”
“That’s…
” Answer me straight. If I feel a lie, I will start torturing you.”
“I don’t know if you will believe me.”
“say.”
“We also made a lot of effort to get out of Yohaim. Strangely, however, whenever we tried to cross the border of Joheim, a transparent wall blocked us!”
Natalie decapitated the man who answered.
“Are you telling me to believe that?”
“Hee! I really am! Really!”
That guy soon fell off his neck.
“Aagh! Really! Please believe me!”
“Yes, it seems to be true.”
Jecca stuck her tongue out in boredom and looked at Natalie’s back. Indeed, it was a terrifying figure worthy of a ruler of the underworld. The part where Yuma and his hands fit together was also very impressive.
Evan was already deeply in awe of Natalie.
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