Chapter 379. How to face fate (1)
– They….
Sir Geolexius’ mouth opened.
slowly.
carefully.
But as if to put a firm fact.
– Lord Lloyd, without your knowledge, you got entangled in the flow of cause and effect.
“Tangled up?”
– Yes sir.
Hell Knight’s words continued.
– First of all, it was said that Lupelan was killed by the lord and Lord Asrahan. You would have believed that. But the reality was different. It is because the life of the body is lost, but the soul wanders the nine heavens.
“Could it be a ghost?”
– Yes sir. It is probably because the lingering attachment to life was strong enough to transcend imagination.
“….”
Lloyd kept his mouth shut.
Warlock Lupelan.
I remembered the situation a few years ago when I punished him.
obsession with life.
It certainly seems so.
It was different from the reaction of ordinary people who do not want to die.
If he died, he would not be able to resurrect his dead wife and children.
So you have to survive somehow.
He said he had to continue his research on black magic.
It was that kind of obsession.
‘Tsk. I’m laughing very much. Is it okay to sacrifice other people to save the dead family members? Even thinking about it now, he’s a funny guy.’
Thinking about it made me uncomfortable.
I also didn’t like the fact that his obsession with life was different.
‘Only the position is very important. If he dies, what will happen to his wife and children? Does that become a special obsession only for Ji? Korean heads of households will laugh when they hear it. There are already so many people who live diligently every day, determined to feed and take responsibility because their spouse and children are on their shoulders.’
A snort of laughter came out.
In the meantime, the story of Sir Geolexius continued.
– Anyway, he became a specter with his extraordinary obsession as the driving force. I did not cross over to hell, but hovered around the nine heavens. After all, it wasn’t anything special. Such specters are not rare. But the problem is….
“the problem is?”
– It was that he was a specter who kept intact the knowledge of black magic he had accumulated to a considerable level.
“Hmm. no way.”
– Can you guess?
“uh. I thought it would come out that he found the right bowl.”
– Exactly, my lord.
Sir Geolexius nodded.
– Rupelan’s ghost roamed the Nine Heavens, concentrating on reviving. Since I had obsession and knowledge, all I had to do was find the right bowl. And I finally found it.
“…Tsk. It sounds like you meant Sir Neumann.”
– Yes, that’s right.
“What happened?”
– That was purely coincidental. Or maybe it was a strange pull of fate. In any case, Lord Neumann, exiled by his master, was broken and incapacitated. Aside from the aftereffects of not being able to eat food on my own, my mind itself was crushed and I became an idiot. Every day, in my confused consciousness, I muttered the same words. I’m going to kill Lloyd Frontera. Or rather kill me. Then, he encountered the ghost of Lupelan.
“….”
Lloyd ate his sore mouth.
For a coincidence, it was a nasty coincidence and destiny.
In particular, the most nasty thing was that Rupelan and Neumann must have had a grudge against him in common.
Sir Geolexius’ explanation continued.
– It was an encounter between the ghost of a black magician who lost his body and an exiled knight who only had a physical body. Soon the two realized. It means that each other holds a grudge against the same object.
“So you got them together?”
– To be precise, Rupelan destroyed Neumann’s soul and took away his body.
“Tsk. It’s like a black magician.”
– It was. So did the steps after that.
“What have you done?”
– Even after dwelling in Neumann’s body, he did not show any signs. Acting like he was still insane, he prepared little by little while being taken care of by Neumann’s family. Black magic to move the broken body.
“hey. no way.”
– You guessed it again?
“uh. It’s a terrible guess this time. Surely Sir Neumann’s family will be sacrificed…that’s right?”
– Unfortunately, you guessed correctly.
“….”
Lloyd was speechless.
Hell Knight calmly told the truth.
– On the night of the first old moon after gaining a new body, Lupelan secretly prepared black magic. He summoned the demons of hell and sacrificed Neumann’s family. Sik-Gui enjoyed a cruel feast and in return gifted Lupelan with some health. To the point where I could walk with a limp. It was from then.
Cruel truths revealed layer by layer.
The cold bottoms revealed between them.
– After he was able to move his body on his own, he remodeled himself bit by bit. I mobilized all my knowledge of black magic. And finally reached the pinnacle of black magic body modification. That’s what it’s like to be rich.
“Tsk.”
Lloyd, who had heard that far, clicked his tongue.
He knew very well what a lychee was.
It was because it was mentioned in the novel Iron Blooded Knight.
‘The black magician gave up his humanity and vitality and became an undead himself. Should I call it an undead archmage? Even if that body is killed, it is endlessly resurrected, and there is no limit to its magic power.’
How about comparing it to strength?
It was on par with Hell Knight.
But to think that the black magician who was killed by this side became that kind of existence.
My head hurts just thinking about it.
At the same time, doubts arose.
“by the way. He must have said that because there is some connection between him becoming a lich after twists and turns and what the King of Hell is planning to do in the future, right?”
– of course.
Sir Geolexius’ eyes shone even more.
– Rupelan never forgot his purpose even after becoming a lich. He has only one purpose. It was your revenge against Lord Lloyd Frontera.
“Anything that resurrects the family?”
– As he became a lich, he lost a large part of his humanity, so he seems to have lost most of his affection for his family.
“So, in the end, only a lot of resentment toward me remains?”
– yes. So I chose the surest method of revenge.
“what is that.”
– He consumed all of his magical energy and requested the King of Hell. Open the gates of hell and send reinforcements.
“Hellgate? reinforcements?”
– yes. Reinforcements to open the Hell Gate in the Prontera Territory and wipe it out.
“….”
Lloyd shut his mouth.
It was because of the goose bumps all over her body.
I could finally feel it properly.
‘The warlock, Lupelan, made the right decision.’
It was a rough guess.
The lich might have spied on the Frontera territory.
You will realize it at the end.
‘No matter how much I became a lich, I would have thought that there was a chance of defeat. Of course Because Xaviel is there. No, even if Xaviel and I are emptying the territory, the dragon Solitas is there. Recently, left angel Raphael also became a guest at the estate. The Dragon King Berkis is also in the guest room.’
After all, it was a power that no rich (?) would dare to compare.
Perhaps that was the case.
Asking for support from the King of Hell.
“So who is the King of Hell? Did you readily accept that request?”
– yes. Because there was no reason to refuse.
Sir Geolexius said it as if it were natural.
– As you know, he is the king of hell who already wants to kill his master. I want to kill it and keep it by my side. However, the lord is overcoming the danger of death every time. That fact must have been on the nerves of the King of Hell.
“But in the meantime, some lich on the ground sent a massive call for help?”
– yes. It was rather a welcome thing for the king of hell. This is because, according to the rules of Hell, the King of Hell cannot send troops from Hell to the ground for personal purposes.
“I guess so. From the point of view of the king of hell, it must have been a grateful request to scratch an itch. Thanks to that request, we can dispatch the Hell Corps to the ground.”
– You are correct. In other words, the king of hell had an appropriate justification for dispatching troops.
“That’s right. From the looks of it, it’s not like they’re dispatching troops for personal reasons. I’m sending an army in response to a request from a lich on the ground…. oh oh Whoa.”
Lloyd took a deep breath.
I felt like I knew exactly how things were going.
I also understood why the black magician I had dealt with in the distant past was entangled with the king of hell.
‘In hindsight, this could be a large-scale trigger event. It’s a new version of the phenomenon of restoration of destiny.’
Suddenly, the contents of the novel Iron Blooded Knight came to mind.
Warlock Lupelan was originally a villain that appeared in the mid-to-late half of the novel.
Powerful and evil black magic.
Obsession with human resurrection.
He was the one who used that as a driving force and sacrificed countless lives through living experiments.
It wasn’t enough, he was a massive slayer who destroyed several cities.
But here?
‘Before I developed my skills like that, it was just caught by me and Xaviel.’
So he died much earlier than in the original.
I couldn’t even make a fuss properly.
I thought I was lucky.
It means that the seeds of disaster were cut in advance.
Just like in the original story, he saved countless people who were about to be slaughtered.
I was even proud of myself.
But now that I’ve come to see you?
‘Even my actions had the result of twisting the original story. That’s why the goddamn recovery phenomenon of fate even affected Lupelan’s fate.’
Lupelan, a warlock who died much earlier than the original.
But a strange pull of fate brought him back to life.
It was made entirely of lychees.
That’s why a massacre like the original is going to happen.
‘In the original work, he was a high-ranking warlock, but now he has become a lich. The place where the massacre takes place has been changed to the Frontera estate. The army of ghouls and zombies he summoned in the original work has now turned into an army of hell.’
The finer details were quite different.
The large form was not much different from the original.
No, in terms of scale and horror, it was more than the original.
‘And what if the Prontera estate is invaded and swept away in a pit of fire? What if everyone dies? Perhaps that will bring the phenomenon of restoration of fate very close to the desired result.’
Come to think of it, it was.
The phenomenon of restoration of fate.
That fucking incomplete reset wanted the death of the count couple all the time. Julien, Miss Serazade, Sultan, and even Lady Namaran wanted the last of those who died in the novel.
‘So if you look at the invasion of Frontera Territory, it’s very suitable for the restoration of destiny. It’s like returning the fates, causality, and history of many people who have changed because of me to their original positions.’
The more I thought about it, the more I got goosebumps.
It is a phenomenon of restoration of destiny.
I thought you were more meticulous and tenacious than I had imagined.
On the one hand, it became dark and oppressive.
It was because he suddenly remembered what the king of hell had told him recently.
‘The more you block the phenomenon of restoration of fate, the bigger it will come. endlessly like waves. It’s going to get bigger and bigger on a scale that can’t be handled.’
can you stop it?
How long can you last?
As if certain of death on this side.
I remembered the image of the King of Hell laughing like that.
hard.
Lloyd gnashed his teeth.
‘But do you think I’ll just give up just because of that?’
Not like that.
Absolutely not.
‘How have I lived until now!’
I had really crawled all the way up here.
In the corner of the gosiwon, which was filled with the musty smell of yellow wallpaper in Korea.
Past the life of a rural aristocrat who was under a pile of debt.
Drinking countless amounts of dust.
do a lot of work
while accumulating merit for the royal family.
finally recognized as a public figure.
All that was left was to live a warm and full life from now on.
It was right in front of the leisurely, unemployed life of a building owner that he had longed for and dreamed of all his life.
‘So I just need to solve this one thing.’
Then you can live with a jar of honey.
You can live on honey for the rest of your life.
But this one last wave looked so stiflingly huge.
Besides, even if you block this and get over it?
I couldn’t even imagine how much more terrible and huge the next wave would be.
Lloyd came to a natural conclusion.
‘I have to make a decision this time.’
Any way.
whatever number
I thought I had to decide everything this time.
‘The scale of the case is already growing to the point where it can’t be handled. Invasion of the Prontera territory this time? How can you stop it if you roll really hard? But what about the next version of fate restoration? To be honest, I’m not confident. So I have to see the end this time.’
A relentless twist of fate.
Greed close to the obsession of the king of hell.
I came to the conclusion that I should cut it in one queue this time.
If I didn’t, I could see that next time something I couldn’t handle would come.
But that’s why Lloyd didn’t let go of hope.
Think of what you can expect.
Take a look at what you can mobilize.
Revisit the angle this way.
A glimpse of hope over there.
I tried countless ways and tricks.
repeated numerous calculations.
By repeating the breathless weighing.
In front of the solution that was finally brought out.
“under.”
Lloyd grinned.
And finally.
Looking back at Xaviel and Sir Geolexius, he spat out a word.
“How easy.”
