◈ 686. [STAGE 40] Falling Slowly (3)
“Let’s go!”
Lord Diarmudin of the Ivory Tower shouted, his long beard blowing as the wind blew black magic power from his wide-open eyes.
“It’s time to punish him!”
When the Dragon Slayer [Old Phoenix], made from the magic core of Diarmudin’s Robe Winged Juan, spread his wings wide, wings made of black magic sprouted on the backs of all the descending allied heroes.
As we accepted the darkness of the equipment, our abilities improved to the point where we could go beyond simple group flight and give everyone the power of flight, even if temporarily.
Sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!
Among the scattered heroes descending, Thorkel activated the awakening ability of his helmet – Nightmare Slayer [Original Sin].
“Everyone to the optimal position…!”
Then, the entire battlefield was shared in the minds of all the heroes of the special team, and the best point from which each person could attack was detected.
Thorkell was supposed to be in charge of on-site command of the special unit from the beginning.
Captain Lucas assumed that he would run away, and on the contrary, Thorkell’s Nightmare Slayer [Original Sin] radiated darkness while making the wearer more calm and cool-headed.
‘Is this a reflection of the Goblin God King’s disposition?’
I didn’t know and I couldn’t afford to know. For now, I had to focus on the decisive battle that was about to unfold.
And I was calm and cool-headed until I saw blood.
As the black dragon approached his eyes and he sensed the burning smell of the battlefield, Thorkel’s mind became hotter than ever before.
I want to kill, steal, and burn.
The saints of his old colleagues and the ones who harmed Ash… All of those monsters!
“Battle begins!”
Thorkell shouted, thrusting his shield forward.
The night that had assimilated into the Night Bringer’s body rose up like a blade and tried to intercept the heroes, but Thorkel intercepted all the attacks with his shield, his body, his hands, and his teeth.
In the meantime, the heroes spread their wings and flew down toward their respective attack points.
Tsukaaaaaaa!
Lucas, who was at the forefront, slashed his dual swords at the Night Bringer’s neck, followed by Verdandi, who had lightly landed next to him, and raised the dagger in his hand.
Dragon Slayer [Lee Sa-geum].
At the tip of this dagger, green magic mixed with black was spewing out like flames.
“You took too much from me.”
In addition to his beloved younger brother, he now lost even the only friend he could trust with all his heart…
Bloody tears streamed down Verdandi’s wide-open eyes. Verdandi lowered the dagger with flashing green light.
Flash!
At the same time, black energy mixed with the green magic light and burned like a flame.
A vortex of magical power protruded like breath, tearing through the Night Bringer’s body.
Then Kelly Bay roared.
“My son too! Even that little prince who was like a son…!”
In the air, Kelly Bay threw the [Solid Superstition] he had brought down.
The huge siren statue fell and became lodged in the black dragon’s back like a giant nail. And Kelly Bay grabbed a huge war hammer and fell on top of it –
hitting the statue with the hammer.
“I want you to take it back, you monster!”
Ugh!
Like a chisel struck by a hammer, the huge statue was driven into the Night Bringer’s body, causing bloodshed everywhere.
“….”
After that, Kuilan quietly closed his eyes as he descended a beat later.
The days I spent here on the front line with Ash passed by.
My brother, whom I buried with my own hands.
And Yundo, who smiled lightly and lost his mind again…
“….”
Kuilan’s deep eyes opened.
He made up his mind.
“…Take it, Seondae.”
Decided to give up your body to the nightmare.
If I had given it to him earlier, I might have been able to protect Ash. But it was already too late.
So… I decided to at least protect the lives of the precious people who still remain.
Even if he had to bury his soul and body into the mud of corruption…
“Instead of taking my body, I will protect this world…”
The last words of asking to be protected did not come out properly.
His eyes turned red and black, and soon a completely changed and evil voice came out from his wide open mouth.
《Don’t worry, leave everything to me?》
The first master of the Danpungwon clan, the ancestor of the Danpungrang tribe.
Lycanthrope. The Monster of Gévaudan (Bête du Gévaudan). Wolf King –
Luna Red.
The nightmare thoughts that remained within the Nightmare Slayer [Slayer of Full Moonlight] completely took over the body of the descendant.
《Kyahahaha! This feeling! This air! The smell of death fills the whole world…!》 The
Full Moonlight Slayer, who gained a perfect body and returned to this world, went crazy.
《I’ll kill them all! I will chew it all up! Everything everything everything! I will trample them all under my feet!》
With his red eyes glaring, Luna Red glared at the Nightbringer approaching.
《For that, it starts with you! Black Dragon… This world is mine! Get out of here!》
After pouring magic power into the muscles of the whole body to swell them, he twisted his fist in the air and took a stance, wrapping dark red magic power around his silver-red body.
《Single-hearted wind raging (斷心風狼)-!》
The Wolf King struck down the five senses he had created.
Tuhaaaaagh!
The black dragon’s back, where the werewolf’s fist had struck, began to collapse like a huge crater.
Other heroes followed suit, spewing out their own darkness.
“denigration.”
Warlock Chain held the awl made from dragon bone that was given to him in his mouth.
This awl was also a powerful dragon slayer and was imbued with resentment and curses, so it functioned as a ritual tool that activated black magic.
Sigh!
The chains hanging from Chain’s body disappeared all at once, and Chain stabbed his free limbs one by one.
“Even blacker…!”
Then, instead of blood, darkness spewed out from the wounds on Chain’s limbs, and soon they turned into giant limbs made of black magic.
Ultimate [Darker Than Black].
Swinging the black giant’s limbs freely, Chain slammed his fist down.
Kugugoogung-!
Unable to hold on, the Night Bringer’s hind legs fell to the ground.
“In the meantime, I couldn’t use this sword technique because I didn’t have a sword that could withstand it, a body that could withstand it, or knowledge of the principles of the sword…”
Nobody, a blind swordsman who fell next to him, slowly pulled out a black sword.
The blade of this dragon slayer made from Aipian’s bones was drenched in Aipian’s black blood.
This was because the inside of the sheath made of Aipian’s bones was filled with blood.
“I’m finally using it.”
Nobody held the scabbard with his left hand and the handle of the black sword with his right hand in reverse, slowly pulled out the sword all the way, and then snapped it
!
In the blink of an eye, the knife was put back into the sheath.
Aipian’s blood, which was flowing inside the sheath, splashed out in all directions and the next moment.
Damn it!
The tail of the huge Night Bringer that was rushing towards Nobody was broken into pieces.
“Hehehehehe…!”
Nobody laughed as it fell through the cut-off sections of the tail.
Ultimate skill [One Kill].
The nameless slash he originally used was merely an imitation of this.
Instead of cutting down the opponent, it breaks the sword and takes the caster’s life. It is a secret sword that was originally sealed as it could not be used with Nobody’s capabilities.
With the curse contained in this black sword and the body that fully accepted that darkness… I used it ruthlessly and was able to unleash unprecedented power.
Cheok-!
In return for using the forbidden Big Sword, the sound of something breaking inside Nobody’s soul rang out.
But Nobody didn’t care and pulled out his sword once again.
“Burn…”
Still spreading his wings and circling in the air, Diarmudin summoned a huge pillar of fire and burned the Night Bringer’s entire body.
“Instead of a young life, you should burn to death with an old man like me, ancient dragon!”
The flames of Diarmudin, which were full of darkness, were already not much different in appearance from those of the Black Flame. The flames flickered across its tongue and burned the evil dragon’s entire body.
And while the heroes of the special team were cutting and crushing the Night Bringer’s body everywhere –
Taaat!
Lucas was running.
Like a wild beast, it climbed onto the black dragon’s body with two arms and two legs, ran over its neck, and climbed up to where its huge head was.
“Haaaaaaa-!”
Roaring, Lucas roughly swung the sword that was almost stuck to both hands.
Sword strikes were carved along the path he passed, and the Night Bringer’s body was torn apart, blood spraying in all directions.
Lucas cut up the monster’s entire body, rolling his bright blue eyes as if he couldn’t bear it because he hated everything.
The armor [black phosphorus] that Lucas was equipped with was suddenly multiplying on its own, sprouting like scales and covering Lucas’ entire body.
Lucas couldn’t figure it out anymore.
Are you a human, a beast, or a monster? Is it something that can be called something?
‘It’s none of my business.’
Because it doesn’t matter anyway.
Because it doesn’t matter whether you are a sword, an animal, or revenge.
Because I want nothing more than to kill the enemy in front of me and end up together.
‘Nothing other than that…’ That’s
what Lucas thought as he shouted and ran forward.
Yes, I am…
– It’s a dream.
Because there isn’t one.
Because there are no other dreams anymore.
So –
– I may not become an emperor, but my dream is to become the most handsome man in the world.
…suddenly.
A memory flashed through my mind.
When I was very young, a boy with attractive black hair.
When we first met… I said this with a dazzling smile.
– So, as my escort, make sure you too become the greatest knight in the world.
suddenly.
A drop of bright blue flame flowed down Lucas’ cheek, which was covered in the evil dragon’s blood.
“…eww.”
The tightly closed mouth said,
“Aaaaaaa!”
It roared again.
It was like sobbing or a scream. Lucas ran like a beast and eventually climbed up the Night Bringer’s neck until
he reached the front of the Night Bringer’s huge head.
“Excellent.”
The Night Bringer praised, turning his long neck to look directly at Lucas.
Lucas rushed in without a moment’s hesitation.
The twin swords containing light and darkness intersected in the shape of an X, drawing a long trajectory in the air.
Damn it!
The monster’s huge neck was cut cleanly.
The severed head spun around in the air, spraying blood in all directions, and then fell straight down.
Kung Kugu Goong-!
Wow…!
Standing in front of the soaring neck of a black dragon, your whole body is filled with the monster’s blood.
Lucas muttered quietly while staring blankly at the head of the Night Bringer tumbling down.
“…I paid it back.”
My fingertips were shaking because I was holding the sword so tightly. Lucas lost his strength and barely managed to grab the handle of the sword.
“My lord’s enemy…”
After exhaling a long breath, Lucas looked straight ahead, trying to regain consciousness as if in a fog.
While the Special Forces carried out a surprise operation, the Night Bringer continued to attack the Crossroads headquarters without stopping.
It wasn’t that long. In the meantime, the special team succeeded in its mission…
but Night Bringer also succeeded in its attack.
The southern wall of the Crossroads, ravaged by night and bombardment, was tattered and falling down.
Lucas held his breath as he looked at that cruel sight.
‘But we did it…’ Even
though the walls were horribly destroyed. Successfully killed the black dragon.
The destruction of royalties was prevented. More than anything, he avenged Ash’s enemies.
So…
it was that moment of
“Is this all?”
Hearing the calm voice, Lucas felt as if all the blood was draining from his body.
Gooooooo….
It was slowly rising again.
It was definitely the severed head of the Night Bringer.
Even though it was cut off like the assistant heads that had been in charge, it calmly floated into the air, leveled with Lucas and chatted calmly.
《You took the wrong path.》 》
“What….”
《You can’t defeat me by going ‘that way’.》
In front of Lucas, who hesitates and retreats, the Night Bringer leisurely sees the cross section of his neck cut off. attached the head
Slurp slurp….
Night came from all directions and covered the wound, and the next moment, the Night Bringer became whole, as if there had never been a wound there.
《Immerse yourself in the darkness to kill the darkness… It would not have been a bad choice if it had been in the upper room.》 The
Night Bringer’s entire body, which had been crushed, cut, and cut in front of the deadly moves performed by the special agent, merged with the night of the area and then I recovered completely in an instant.
《But you chose the wrong opponent. I am already the night itself of this world.》
“….”
《No matter how much you refine the blade of revenge with hatred and resentment, the source of that power must be darkness…It is like shooting ink into a black lake. What on earth would be different?》
Night Bringer lifted the corner of his mouth and smiled.
“There is no way your darkness can reach the bottom of my night.”
