Chapter 673
Chapter 171. Beneath the Imperial Castle… (2)
Jonah Runcandel.
As soon as I met that figure and the heartless eyes soaked in chaos and murderous intent, I almost lost my reason.
However, showing weakness even for a moment in front of an existence like her was tantamount to committing suicide.
‘What the hell did those scumbags do to my sister!’
The love and care for his one and only sister was far deeper and greater than the hatred he had for Rosa and the Garden of Swords, which quickly filled up.
It was for this reason that Jin was able to seize reason in that moment.
It was not a defensive instinct to protect himself, but the only thing that made Jin move was to protect his sister.
So that when she comes to her senses, she won’t be overcome with guilt and hurt for hurting herself.
Kang-!
Bradamante, who fell to the bell as fast as light, deflected Jonah’s sword.
Jonah showed a moment of bewilderment, as if he hadn’t expected this to happen so easily, and Dante couldn’t miss the chance.
“jin…!”
However, Dante did not delve into the moment when Jonah hesitated. I knew better than anyone what she meant to Jin, so I couldn’t hurt her recklessly.
I missed the opportunity to end the situation as soon as it started, so I didn’t know what would happen if I couldn’t quickly subdue Yona afterwards.
While Jonah buys time, the invasion could begin in another tunnel, or Jonah could escape from the two and indiscriminately massacre the people present in the capital.
For example, Dante thought of his friend’s heart before the safety of the empire.
It was a choice he should never have made as the supreme ruler of the empire, but Dante had no choice.
“Thank you, Dante.”
“What should I do after that? Embarrassingly, I ask you this question too often.”
Jin quickly regained his composure.
The anger was more intense than ever, but on the other hand, the mind and inside were harder than ever. If you make even the slightest mistake from now on, you will have to lose Jonah.
‘It’s in a state of congestion, and the Prophet must have played something more tricks on my sister.’
Perhaps because of that, he was duller than the Jonah that Jin knew. Although it was more destructive, it was clear that Jonah’s unique shadow-like movement had faded.
Is suppression possible?
After two more battles, a conclusion was reached.
“Dante, if you and I get hurt a little, I think we can subdue you.”
If it’s not suppression, but murder, it’s possible without taking such damage.
From Dante’s point of view, of course, killing Yona was the right thing to do, and Jin was asking for an unreasonable request.
“Good.”
But Dante wasn’t even worried. If it had been Ron who was in the tunnel, he would have asked Jin to do the same.
“You owe a lot.”
“Sounds nonsense. I have a long way to go before I can repay what I have received from you.”
Whoa-!
Jin put aura on Bradamante.
However, Jonah did not show any reaction even though such a strong spirit blazed like fire and aimed at himself.
‘Is it because there is no reason? If it’s my sister, I have to cause a strong rejection reaction to the spiritual energy.’
Jonah casually placed his sword on Bradamante, who was covered in aura.
The sword was also not Jonah’s sword ‘death’. At first glance, it looked like death, but it was a bit longer and, above all, it lacked the characteristic bleak feeling.
“Suck!”
Stepping to the side, Dante sighed. A little of Dante’s hair was cut off by Jonah’s blade. She decided to get rid of Dante first.
“I’ll have to be prepared for some pretty deep injuries.”
“It doesn’t seem like there’s been a lot of fighting outside. There is no need whatsoever.”
“Do you feel that here?”
“Thanks to experiencing a little sense of commitment. I must hope that this tunnel was made for only sister Yona to penetrate.”
Dante’s nerves were on edge just by keeping Jonah in check, so he couldn’t pay attention to anything else.
Even if it wasn’t like that in the first place, it was a daunting task for him to read the atmosphere outside in this deep tunnel.
“As expected, you have become a monster.”
“Maybe that’s why this ordeal keeps happening.”
When Jin started to check in earnest, Yona had to change her plan to deal with Dante first.
It is a joint effort between the magic swordsman closest to the world’s strongest and the Imperial First Sword. Even the two of them matched well like twins, so all Jonah could do was almost a random attack that was almost out of control.
However, the problem was that each attack was fatal. Even if she was blunt, killing is killing, and the darkness of the tunnel made her more free.
If you wanted to see it in front, a sword came out from behind, and if you wanted to knock it out, another stab came in from the blind spot.
Even though Jin and Dante fought back with their backs to each other, creating a blind spot and digging into it was something that only Yona could do.
[Uh… Dying… Jin… Runcandel…]
That person didn’t look like Jonah at all.
The fact continued to scratch inside, but Jin did not lose his resolute attitude.
“I remember the first time I visited Mumyeong. Even then, I was almost killed by my sister with this friend.”
[Kill…!]
“Just like then, my sister cannot kill me today. I will definitely make it for my sister.”
There have been quite a few moments where Jean and Dante can end Jonah together. However, the opportunity to subdue did not come, and the two of them were increasing their residual wounds.
After Jonah realized that the two of them weren’t even trying to cut him deeply, he launched more and more daring and dangerous attacks.
“Is it still okay outside?”
“I’ll let you know right away if things look like they’re about to break out… wait Dante.”
“Has it started!?”
“Not that. Didn’t you just call me a monster?”
“Suddenly what?”
monster. Contrary to the name ‘… Runcandel’, these words were accurately recorded in Valeria’s record magic window.
‘Why does Valeria’s record insist on calling Jonah a monster?’
-But if it’s Joshua, is there a reason why the record magic doesn’t show his name correctly?
-Maybe it’s because he accepted the chaos and became a completely new being. Of course I can’t be sure, it’s just a hunch.
Suddenly, he remembered a conversation he had with his colleagues before coming to Geomwangseong.
‘As I inferred at the time, if it was because I accepted chaos and became a new existence, it should have been blanked. Is there a difference between Yona-sama and Runcandel?’
If so, could it not be Yona’s sister?
I thought so. Maybe the Prophet made a clone of Jonah or something, just as he made a clone of Joshua.
‘Besides, judging from the condition, it doesn’t seem to be under direct control. The tunnel… It’s strange that this wide tunnel was made just for one person, Yona. If they were planning to send more people, there should have been a commotion outside. Hitting the outside would be most effective when Dante and I are tied up here.’
If the Yona in front of you is not the ‘real Yona’, there is no reason to subdue it while enduring wounds. And that Jonah didn’t resemble the Jonah Jin knew at all.
‘Sister Jonah would have suffered at least once. Even if he was not a prophet, but a being like Heluram or Gleeek directly encroached on my sister, he would have suffered fighting me at least once…’
Jonah, who Jin knew, was that kind of person.
Because of the chaos, he is always in a dangerous state, and because of the chaos, he has killed people for a long time for no particular reason, and because of the chaos, he always terrorizes others.
A person who overcame the terrible chaos and eventually came to love Jin-eul and his family.
The youngest sister who weaved green roses to Jin while constantly hearing voices telling him to kill humans.
“Dante, get out.”
“Jin, are you thinking of giving up on Jonah-sama? Don’t do that!”
“I don’t think so. I’ll be buying time, so go get Yuria.”
“Princess Yuria?”
“Maybe it’s not Jonah’s sister. I’ll explain the details later. I can’t deal with you for a long time alone.”
It was only natural that the two of them had to prepare for serious injuries if they were to subdue Yona.
It’s because I’m just being greeted like a scarecrow.
“I will be back as soon as possible!”
When Dante turned his back, Jonah’s blade rushed in without a doubt. Jin cut off the vaguely visible sword and blocked Yona.
“Earlier, I felt like I was going crazy with a dirty and ominous feeling, but now I feel like I can breathe more and my head is clearer. I don’t think you’re real for some reason.”
Pick-!
Jonah’s sword scratched Jin’s cheek.
Jin still didn’t poke her gap.
Ten minutes to deal with Jonah alone like that.
Jin was covered in blood, but his breathing and movement were completely unchanged. Instead, the senses that encompassed the outside were now focused only on Jonah.
“jin!”
“Brother Jin!”
Dante gritted his teeth as soon as he saw the blood-soaked Jin, but Yuria recognized at a glance that there were no deep wounds, so she wasn’t too shocked.
“What about outside?”
This time, Jin asked Dante.
“I’m fine, are you okay!”
“Jin oppa is fine. And that person.”
YuRia, who concentrates for a while and manifests the power of Az Mill.
Her eyes turned green and she grasped the truth about Jonah.
“You are not Jonah!”
“A clone like Joshua?”
“I don’t think that’s the case, just… A battle doll without a soul. It looks that way to my eyes.”
“Are you sure it’s not Jonah’s sister?”
“Absolutely not.”
At the same time that Yuria’s confirmation was over.
Jin’s legs gave out and he fell to one knee on the floor.
There was an indescribably deep sense of relief at the fact that Jonah was not real.
Of course, the fake Yona rushed forward to end Jin in the gap, and Dante was frightened and shot his sword to protect Jin.
Jonah’s sword was faster than that sword.
However, while kneeling, Jin swung Bradamante and cut off the fake Jonah’s sword at once, even cutting his throat.
“Yeah… I thought so. There was no way my sister Jonah would do this.”
The fake Jonah, whose head fell off, struggled for a while, then oxidized and disappeared.
A black lump remained in the place where it disappeared.
