Episode 219
EPISODE.110
Bang!
At that time, Russell was struggling to control the chill that flowed into his body.
‘What kind of energy is this…’
As soon as it penetrates, the mana load is frozen and the ferocious energy itself reminds me of a beast.
However, Russell’s counterattack was also not easy.
At the same time as transforming the mana of the whole body close to the fire attribute, he tried to put a rein on the rampaging energy.
bang bang!
Every time energy collided with energy, an intense shockwave spread throughout the body.
bang!
With the shock wave that happened, Russell’s body jumped up and down as if he were jumping, repeating.
‘Kuh…’
Russell gritted his teeth as he felt the blood run down his mouth.
It was a pain that seemed like she would lose consciousness, but she intuitively realized that if she lost consciousness now, she might be in an irreversible situation.
You have to persevere no matter what.
It was clear that if he failed, he would die as an ice statue in the middle of an underwater cave that no one could find.
bang bang-.
In the meantime, the two energies continued to collide, and a thought passed through Russell’s head as shockwaves scattered all over Mana Road.
‘If shockwaves continue to occur anyway…’
Rather, let’s use this shockwave. That’s what I thought.
It was a thought that, if others had heard it, would have dismissed it as nonsense.
But Russell was different.
‘Carefully induce chill.’
Pretending to be a tight confrontation, sneakily creating a gap to induce chills in some.
Just enough that you can afford, not too much.
The place that Russell guided was a fairly thin part of Mana Road.
In the East, it flows from a large tributary, which is otherwise called a vein, and intricately extends like a spider’s web to all parts of the body… such a part.
Contrary to what seemed insignificant at first glance because of the thin and narrow path, piercing the veins of the whole body was more important than imagined.
It doesn’t matter much when it’s a low circle, but as you go up to a high circle, the mana control ability itself changes depending on the degree of stroke.
And even that Russell hadn’t yet pioneered all the systemic veins.
‘Use this opportunity to pierce the veins.’
Scared of making the decision, Russell relieved some of his magic.
At the same time as making it thin as if plucking a silk thread, he repeatedly poured his energy into the veins where the chill flowed.
─Gwagwang!
The two energies collided and a small thunder sound resounded.
As much energy collided in the narrow veins, the roar was not too loud.
‘Turn it off!’
However, unlike the low sound, the pain Russell felt was beyond imagination.
It has to be.
It was because the shock wave that had risen tore down the wall that was blocking the veins.
Immediately after the sensation of dizziness in front of my eyes for a moment, what came to me was coolness and relief.
It happened because the wall collapsed and energy began to flow freely into a small newly connected passageway.
‘It works!’
Amidst the tingling and coolness coexisting, Russell clenched his fists in his heart.
It was a moment to prove that the initial idea of using the repulsive force at the moment of collision to break the veins was not just absurd.
In addition, if he consumes his strength little by little in this way, one day he will be able to restrain the rampaging cold wave with reins.
Truly a win-win situation.
After that, Russell repeated the series of actions over and over again.
An act of deliberately inducing cold air toward the veins and creating a repulsive force there to break down the wall.
Even if it wasn’t so, it was weak and thin compared to the main stream of Mana Road.
In addition, the number of veins extending through the body like a spider’s web was innumerable.
It’s a job that requires careful consideration as well as enough time.
thump thump thump-.
Soon, loud and small sounds came from all over his body, and Russell forgot the passage of time.
It was a moment of falling into no self.
.
.
About two months after Russell left the capital, even the crooked moonlight hung from the top of the sky late at night.
“Grunt…”
Hekate, who was still busy dealing with overdue work, groaned in pain and sat down.
One side of the pelvis felt sore, probably because he had been crossing his legs for a long time.
‘I need to fix it…’
Even though I know it’s not a good posture, I wonder if it’s become a habit, and if I focus, I keep repeating this posture.
What lay beside her as she let out a sigh were documents still piled up like a mountain.
These were the documents that everyone took on as they assumed the position of regent.
To be precise, I should say that I embraced it on my own.
Since the position on behalf of the king was the regent, the amount of work could never be small.
What is the size of Endymion, and I have to figure out all the big and small things reported from the numerous territories there.
In addition, there were various things to look at, such as administrative, diplomatic, and tax issues. That was the king’s job, and the regent was to act on behalf of the king.
But if you ask me if that means I have to cut back on my sleep for over a month… that’s not it either.
Nevertheless, the sheer amount of work was only because she had to take on so much work herself in order to get used to the position of regent as quickly as possible.
There was also a city that was a city.
‘It’s a situation where I can’t take my eyes off the internal circumstances of the empire.’
As if to tell her the situation, most of the documents in front of her were actually intelligence from the Empire.
As Russell said, some of them are related to abnormal phenomena that occur in various parts of the empire and are intertwined with cultists.
And most of them…
‘war for supremacy of the princes.’
“Parts of the 2nd Prince’s faction and 4th Princess’s faction clashed on the Cobalt Plain, so the 2nd Prince’s faction suffered 1,000 deaths and serious injuries… The 4th Princess’ faction suffered 1,300 deaths and serious injuries…”
“Currently, both sides are in a state of lull…”
“Many local wars break out in the Bemont Mountains. It is expected to be a clash between the 1st Prince faction and the 3rd Prince faction…”
“Anyway, the goal of both sides is…”
“Currently, most of the superhumans of the Empire are silently monitoring the situation, or else, to find out if there is another target. In the middle…”
It was the contents of the intelligence that came in just a while ago. However, what turned the situation upside down was a piece of intelligence delivered 20 days ago.
「One of the great swordsmen of the Empire, Fwell Roinan, joins the 5th Prince…」 「The
5th Prince’s forces overwhelm the 6th Princess’ forces, and the mysterious Dark Knights are at the fore…!」
「The 3rd Prince’s forces ! Extermination by this Fifth Prince’s side!]
The Fifth Prince, who was called the weakest among those who had been fighting for the throne so far, suddenly came out.
He had included a large number of strong men from whom he did not know where he had been called from, in his army.
The subsequent actions of the 5th prince are truly shocking.
「Beheading the head of the 1st Prince who surrendered with the
5th Prince Baekki!」 In the battle that followed, 5,000 people died…”
In fact, it was a situation where it could be said that the 5th prince was closest to the imperial authority.
a few days after that.
Another spy that flew in shook all of Endymion.
「Declare to officially acknowledge the existence of the 5th Prince Black Tower.」
「The Black Knights who stood at the forefront of the Fifth Prince also turned out to be death knights created by borrowing the power of the cultists…
」 The mastermind behind the scenes who helped me to move in the dark.
It was the moment when it was finally revealed who was behind it.
.
.
cultist.
Called black magicians otherwise, they were ugly and terrible in their actions, so they were even called the Continent’s achievements.
In other words, not only Endymion, but the story that you are not welcome anywhere on the continent.
Is it because
For cultists, the Black Tower was like an unfulfillable wish or dream.
However, the 5th prince, who was determined to be the next emperor, recognized such a black pagoda.
In fact, it was no more than admitting that he had joined hands with the cultists.
Naturally, a backlash arose in the magic world of the Empire.
It is only natural that many of the pagoda owners, who had been silent for so long, are moving.
Roderick Armstrong was one of them.
The magician of the 8th Circle of the Empire and the strongest wizard of the Yellow Tower lineage who prevented Nicolo from taking the name of the Dark Tower.
It is said that the rock citadel he created can block Hemingway’s tidal waves and withstand even Daria’s flames for a moment.
His nogu was stuck high in the sky to the ground.
The rock citadel he was proud of had long since been scattered as a handful of sand.
Kwagwagwang!
There was a roar, and the flapping of wings resounded amidst the rising dust.
flutter -.
The ink-colored coating and black hair that do not allow even a single point of light. And even the pale skin and hateful eyes.
The one who showed up was a man in his thirties or so.
However, Roderick Armstrong, the 8th Circle mage, was overwhelmed by such a man.
Anger-.
The sand and dust that rose high with the flapping of the wings were swept away in one fell swoop.
From the pit dug deep enough for several tens of meters to Rodrick wriggling like a bug inside it.
The man who found him descended like an arrow.
Then, with violent steps, he slams his back.
Bang quadduk!
“Cuck!”
Spine crushing pain!
Rodrick screamed to death.
I instinctively struggled with my limbs to get out.
But…
his leg was already viciously torn off by something below the knee.
And Roderick’s appearance was watched by his disciples and the mage lords who shared their will.
The whole body is covered in blood and dust, and the expression of defeat is evident like every one of them sitting on the floor.
Now, the man’s next move will decide Rodrick’s life or death.
It was then.
“stop.”
A young voice suddenly heard stopped the black-haired man.
“Do that for now. Jillian.”
Gillian, a black-haired man, secretly gnashed his teeth at the voice that didn’t even feel the slightest sense.
Pudeuk-.
Hiding his distorted face under his loose hair, he removed the foot that was trampling on Rodrick.
“hmm.”
The owner with a childish voice got off the palanquin with a small moan.
A gorgeous palanquin made from a whole throne. Maybe it was just sixteen or seventeen?
The boy, who got off the palanquin, walked slowly toward the pit, then with a violent hand grabbed Rodrick’s hair.
Kwaak-!
“Then why did you do such a futile thing? Rodrick Ball. As before, it would have been nice to not get involved in quarrels between the princes and just serve whoever becomes the emperor.”
A voice I couldn’t tell if it was ridiculing or sad.
Rodrick, who had met the boy’s eyes with the voice, fell silent.
“—!!”
The achromatic, gray despair that flowed from the eyes of the boy who was half-forced to face it seemed to stain the world in a muddy color.
And what existed beyond that despair was an endless abyss.
“Yes, you bastard…5 You are not the 5th Prince, Your Highness.”
Rodrick opened his mouth in a shaky voice. A voice that would never leak out of the pit because all the energy in the body had been drained.
“5…what have you done to Your Highness the Prince?”
It was the prince who took care of the bird with a broken leg and did not sleep well because he felt sorry for it.
She was also a weak-minded person who liked the flowers in the garden, but was hesitant to pick one.
The 5th prince he knew would never look like that.
At Roderick’s words, the owner of the youthful voice, who wore the 5th prince’s shell, sneered and muttered.
“How can I—”
“…?”
“I already ate.”
It was a truly bizarre smile, with only one corner of his mouth twisting and curling up.
and then fortnight again.
Another piece of intelligence flew to Endymion.
“The winner of the succession battle is the 5th prince.”
“It is confirmed that the 5th prince ascends to the position of emperor, and the coronation ceremony is a week later…”
The owner of the empire has changed.
dragon-swallowed wizard
