Episode 820
Knot (7)
Shoot!!
A night street so quiet that it almost deafens your ears.
Only the river pouring over my head and disturbing my senses.
A new type of Croken walking towards the wizard and Lennok who fell under the shattered canal.
Every time heavy footsteps echo, the earth shakes slowly and sinks downward.
Lennok’s new model, which had been struggling, was suddenly and roughly lifted up.
slam!!
“It’s hard to see him moving normally, even when it’s raining.”
Reptile pupils flashing beyond the blurred vision soaked in river water.
Before we knew it, Croken was approaching, grabbing Lennok’s neck with its tail as thick as a rebar and lifting it up.
Croken glared at Lennok, who was helplessly spitting out water.
“That’s not fun. “I didn’t keep you alive just to see something like this.”
“Cough…!!”
Wow!!
Kroken’s strong tail wrapped around Lennok’s neck and tightened it in place.
Just that simple gesture seems to take my breath away.
A faint murderous intent appeared in Kroken’s eyes as he glared at Lennok with his arms crossed.
“Should I kill him first before he gets killed by someone else….”
Paaaaaa…!!
A pure white radiance rose from beneath Lennok’s feet as if to protect him from Kroken.
Holy spirit magic power that forms a hemispherical barrier and embraces Lennok in place.
“Is this the magic power of an angel?”
However, Kroken crushed the barrier with a single kick and muttered indifferently.
Absolutely!!
“From what you’ve been saying to me, it seems like you know something, but… it’s none of my business.”
“….”
Was there anything that Kashuin said about Kroken that might have caught his interest?
I know that they exchanged fire during the spat, but Lennok was also unable to hear the entire conversation because the situation was so urgent.
However, instead of thinking about not being able to ask Kroken right away, Lennok struggled to look around and look around.
‘…There is no Oris.’
Even when I fell from the tower, the heroic spirit of the judge that was with me was nowhere to be seen.
I also thought about escaping by calling Oris’ ghost shark when I fell near the canal.
It has no meaning at this point.
That’s why Lennok focused on what Kroken said to him.
“What is the message the leader left…?”
“What do you think it is?”
“….”
“If anything comes to mind, say it out loud.”
Kroken laughed, looking at Lennok who was at a loss for words.
“If you give me an answer I like, I might teach you.”
As he said that, the moment Croken added strength to the tail that was strangling Lennok.
Hiss!!
Lennok’s new form disappeared before Kroken’s eyes.
Lennok, who had used up his blink to get out of the water, struggled to spit out cold water in his lungs.
Croken lightly swung its tail back and its eyes lit up.
“Body deformation? No, it’s space warfare.”
“Cough…!!”
“Even when dealing with space magic, there is no foreshadowing. “Ha, there is no flaw when it comes to magic manipulation…”
Meanwhile, Croken appears to be liking Lennok’s response, wagging his tail and waiting for an answer.
You have to think of an answer quickly before your very spontaneous attitude changes like the palm of your hand.
Anyway, what I could say to Kroken had already been decided.
“Infinite Sanctuary…”
Lennok muttered weakly, looking at him.
“The curse…”
“Oh, I saw it too.”
Kroken suddenly realized what Lennok was trying to say and laughed.
“They are old signs that a long journey has come to an end.”
“….”
“No need to worry. Even if you are tied up in those restraints, it will be enough to play with you.”
“…no.”
Cheek!!
Lennok answered, choosing a healthy ampoule from among his drenched belongings and sticking it into his shoulder.
I desperately try to catch my breath and maintain my breathing so as not to be overwhelmed by the force of the monster standing in front of me.
“You didn’t come here to lift the curse.”
“….”
A decisive battle with the arrival of the Ascendant. Yorta’s reconstruction plan centered on the cult leader’s vessel. The new future of the military city that the spirits of the Requiem Pavilion dreamed of.
However, there were many aspects of Kroken’s actions that appeared only after everything was over that were difficult to understand.
If Kroken was trying to remove a curse that exists indefinitely, it would have been normal for him to have acted much faster than this.
However, he only appeared after the Invincible Sanctuary completely collapsed and Lennok escaped and was captured by the Requiem.
It is difficult to understand if Kroken’s purpose is to remove the curse observed in the Unknown.
That’s why Lennok thought that the purpose of this monster coming to Yorta was quite the opposite.
“On the contrary… wasn’t that what you were trying to confirm?”
Lennok said quietly.
“I wonder if the curse that binds oneself remains intact even after the sanctuary of the curse is destroyed?”
Boom!!
Lennok’s new model rolled on the stone wall at the bottom of the canal only due to the wind pressure generated by swinging the tip of the tail.
“Tsk…!!”
A body that has consumed all its magical power and will, has even abused elixirs, and has been paralyzed to the limit by the side effects.
But Lennok knew that in order to save his life, he must not waste his energy on such trivial conflicts.
If Kroken Asilus wants to kill Lennok here, what Lennok needs to stop is not such a light show of force.
The moment when Kroken used all his strength to attack Lennok. All you have to do is escape from that one moment precisely.
However, Croken looked at Lennok like that and laughed as if he was shocked.
“Every time I see him, I think about how he is measuring the gap to see if he can react, but what a strange guy he is. “Are you really the wizard who was struggling in the factory?”
“….”
“The little girl who was begging without knowing anything looks good… Ah, it’s no different now.”
Meanwhile, Kroken, who did not forget to laugh at Lennok, approached.
thud!
He said, stepping on Lennok, who was rolling helplessly on the bottom of the canal, with one foot.
“The leader knows you. He said he would wait for me when I was ready.”
“….”
“You probably know who the leader is. “There are no words, but I feel it.”
Kroken’s pupils slowly rotated as he looked at Lennok’s wet face through the shadow robes.
“You are not just a talented brat. “It’s much more complicated than that… it’s like a standard.”
“standard…?”
While Lennok questioned those incomprehensible words with a blurry gaze, Kroken took a deep breath.
“Every time I see you, I add one more reason to my mind.”
“….”
“It’s been fun weighing the odds so far… but we’re slowly getting closer.”
Kroken laughed.
“Will it be clear next time? “By then, the manager would have made a decision as well.”
As Lennok did not respond, Kroken slowly lifted the foot that was holding him down and spoke.
“But I think we can put it off a little longer for now.”
“….”
“From bad intuition to reasonless nature, to skill that has reached the level… it is a waste to erase any of them right away.”
“…What on earth do you want?”
Lennok turned his head with difficulty and made eye contact with Kroken.
“You don’t sympathize with the leader’s wit. “I’m not really interested in the purpose that Pandemonium shares.”
“….”
“Do you plan to wander the continent as you please, collecting people like me, saving them, killing them… and waiting for the end?”
When I first met Kroken, I believed he shared Pandemonium’s goals.
By now, Lennok knew full well that this monster did not move with the usual profit and loss.
Tangible and intangible values such as money, desire, pleasure and beliefs are only temporary entertainment for this man.
We are not caught up in the tools we need to live in the moment, nor are we interested in the answers we need to save eternity.
The only things he is interested in are those who have transcended or have the potential to transcend mutuality, like the leader and Lennok.
Although it seemed similar at first glance to the famous search for talent across the continent, it was based on completely different motivations.
But as soon as Croken heard Lennok’s answer, he laughed.
“For people like us, that’s not waiting, kid. “You have to go find it.”
“….”
“There was a journey to find it a long time ago and I made a decision.”
Crocken said.
“Because I recognized that in order to understand myself, I had to attempt feats that no one had ever achieved before.”
“….”
“Now this is just a process of confirming and following through on the conclusions from then. So you, too, will have to hurry.”
Kroken turned his back on the silent Lennok without hesitation.
“Like this city, old things never lose their power and never disappear… they always appear in their place again.”
“…I don’t know what you’re talking about when you directly shattered Yorta’s core.”
Lennok replied, even forgetting the current situation for a moment.
“Do you think the military city will be able to stand up again?”
“Baby, are you still unaware of the fact that you went to the Infinite Sanctuary?”
Kroken laughed at Lennok.
“The memorial tower has lost its essence and has become a wedge, and the ghosts who were banished from their nocturnal journey are tied up there and sleep like rats. So what I did was….”
Faaah!!
At that moment, a dazzling pillar of fog rose from behind the crocodile giant, brightening the darkened sky.
In response, a chilling fog rose from all over Yorta and woke up in all directions of the city.
Kugwagwagwa!!!
A giant shrouded in hazy fog rises from the outskirts of the city and looks down at the surroundings.
At the far end of the stairs, a nobleman appeared on a palanquin leading thousands of military commanders.
An eerie roar resembling a wolf was heard, and wings flapped along with an ear-piercing scream.
Hwioooo…!!!
An overwhelming presence, as if powerful heroic spirits awakening from deep underground have awakened from their sleep all at once and are walking above ground.
Kroken responded without even looking at the ancient spirits who were waking up and standing up all over the city.
“I’m just trying to wake up the old losers and throw them back on this earth.”
“….”
Powerful military spirits who were exiled from the nightlife, such as Madrich Onion and Oris.
Is it to forcibly awaken the ancient exiles who were sleeping while chained to the underground stairs and release them back into this city?
While Lennok was at a loss for words as he felt the presence of countless heroic spirits rising from the underground stairs with a dazzling wave, he said,
“It would be better to come to a conclusion before the power unleashed across this continent becomes full.”
Crocken passed by Lennok and walked to the other side of the canal.
“If you hesitate, you may not even have a chance to take on the challenge.”
wickedness…!!
Beyond the rising water fog, the ferocious presence of the crocodile giant disappeared.
He single-handedly destroyed Yorta’s memorial tower and left the central city district in shambles.
He also unleashed more power and soul into this city than he destroyed.
He suddenly tries to disappear, as if he has no regrets or feelings about him.
As always, the traces of destruction he leaves behind are the only evidence that defines and defines Croken Asilus.
However, even though Lennok knew this, in the end he could not call Kroken and quietly pondered his words.
“…It’s a challenge.”
Clearly, the challenge that Kroken is talking about is not a simple experiment or trial and error.
Since when did I realize this? The moment Lennok escaped from Mugan? Or at the point where you defeated Dorae and survived?
Or maybe he thought it would be like this from the moment he witnessed Lennok’s talent.
Because you must have been on a journey to seek answers with a person with precognitive abilities. Maybe he understood the concept of the future that deeply.
The countless curses that fell on Croken Asillus’s body.
In fact, the fact that Kroken is willing to accept the curses that bind him.
Could it be because he realized something during his last journey, the pilgrimage to Antares?
“….”
Kroken said that the reason he joined Pandemonium was to isolate himself and not be swayed by others.
If there is a reason to stay in the Pandemonium and follow him even though he does not sympathize with the leader’s wishes.
If only to watch over him and maintain a purpose different from that of the leader until the last moment.
Maybe that’s why Kroken is so strong.
“There’s one more thing I need to ask Antares…”
Thinking so, Lennok leaned on the single path at the edge of the collapsed canal and looked at the Hedrain River in silence.
What will happen to this city now that Yorta’s memorial tower has completely collapsed and the spirits of the Requiem have perished?
I thought I should just wait and see what happened after everything was over, but as soon as I started to relax, my eyelids became heavy.
My body, which had long ago passed its limit, was able to withstand it by adding medication, but now that the threat to my health has disappeared, my body can no longer hold on.
Boom boom!!
The shape of a huge stingray rising through the river water at the far end of the canal.
An oris can be seen standing on top of a huge heroic spirit with its fins wide open and shouting towards us.
[Are you still alive, human?]
Lennok then tilted his head back and sighed softly.
“Ha…”
In the end, did I do it well this time?
He causes a disturbance in Yorta, confronts the Requiem, invades the Sanctuary of the Invincible, fights with Dorae, and even searches for traces of the cult leader.
I think I did the best I could, but whenever the work ends, there is always a feeling of regret in my heart.
How much stronger must I become and how much more must I know to feel relieved?
The body held by the wizard’s transcendent mental power sinks as if asleep.
The battle of unfamiliar heroic spirits heard in my ears.
[We will restore the collapsed barrier of Yorta and reorganize the sanctuary. A festival is held to bind souls.]
[He is a speciality-type manipulation magician. It is an extremely delicate system, so be careful when handling it.]
[Try to expand consciousness by forcibly stimulating spirituality. If successful, it will help expand the system.]
[Wait a minute, what happened to my body so I couldn’t specify a target for the binding technique-]
[Wrong. The size of the ceremony itself was abnormal-]
The confused reactions of the heroic spirits coming from all directions.
Beyond my subdued consciousness, I felt the presence of a spirit stirring within my arms.
[Master, don’t worry…]
Lennok lowered his head as he listened to Dabi’s voice faintly ringing in his ears.
A quiet silence where not even the sound of breathing can be heard.
Only the sound of the canal water flowing beneath his feet was enough to hide the wizard’s early nap.
