At the edge of the cliff (4)
It was after midnight.
“Whoa.”
Amy, who relayed orders from superiors to each company, headed to the bathhouse late at night.
Although my body was tired, today might be the last day I can wash comfortably.
“cold.”
As I took off my clothes, my fur stood up from the chill.
The silence in the empty bathroom was unbearable, so she quickly turned on the faucet.
‘The number of enemies is 40 million.’
No matter how long the border line was, the number her troops would face was more than ten times that of our own forces.
‘Mathematically, it is impossible to block. Is there a special strategy? Or…
is it the final resistance of someone pushed to the edge of a cliff?
‘This could be my end.’
Amy closed her eyes, feeling the warmth of the warm water flowing from her head.
I heard the door opening.
“Amy?”
Tess, a sergeant from the cavalry, was coming in with a bathing basket on her waist.
“Has Tess slept yet?”
“I’m on duty today. “What about you?”
“I just… I can’t sleep.”
Since Tess had been her best friend since military academy, she could understand Amy’s feelings.
‘More than death, I’m more afraid of the fact that we might not be able to meet again.’
I wanted to meet Ryan.
Tess, who turned on the faucet next to Amy, said as she poured some water.
“I will definitely survive.”
“??????okay.”
Tess turned her head at the red light in Amy’s eyes and took a quick look at her naked body.
“You’re almost recovered.”
While I was training under Garcia, my burn scars never disappeared.
Fortunately, there was only a small scab left on my shoulder now, and even that would fall off in a while.
“It’s thanks to Master. “Even though the training was difficult, he made sure I recovered at the highest level.”
“Now that I think about it, your skin is really white, right? “If it’s something like this, should I try it too?” Of course it was a joke.
Only the person involved would know the pain of having the skin peel off through repeated burns and recovery.
“Hmm, that’s right, right?”
Tess looked at Amy’s smooth, watery body with wistful eyes.
Amy, who felt an eerie feeling, took a defensive stance and turned around to find Tess smiling sinisterly.
“don’t do it. “It’s an order.”
“Hehe, now I’m going to press rank, is this it? In that case, I have no choice but to use that method.” Amy, who washed off the soapy water at lightning speed, grabbed the bath basket and ran to the exit.
“I’ll go out first!”
Tess smiled and relaxed from her awkward posture as she saw Amy running away in a hurry.
“To be naive…
My heart was beating wildly and my lower stomach was rumbling.
‘I can’t relax.’
Tess, who had been standing in the water for a while, hit the wall with her fist.
‘Die.’
It will be a battle with an almost absolute probability of death.
‘doesn’t care. Just kill one more and that’s it.’
Ever since her father was attacked by demons, she had vowed to die on the battlefield.
‘At least one person must survive.’
Amy.
‘Ryan, you can understand, right?’ There was no need to hear an answer.
There was no way to restore Kashan’s capital.
With all they could do was build simple shelters in each district, Oh Dae-seong came to visit Sirone.
“We’re going back to the ivory tower.” Minerva said.
“The army of Hell is moving south, so we will be safe here for the time being. “I’m also worried about Taeseong.”
Sirone also felt the power of Argantis, so he nodded without a word.
“yes. “I will finish and follow along.” Freed looked back at Lian.
‘A knight of Maha.’
The realm of apostasy.
As rumored to be capable of reaching the limit of divine transcendence, the power of the sword exceeded that of Freed.
“When you come back, bring that prosecutor with you. “Taesung will want to meet you.”
When Sirone turned around, Lian immediately responded.
“I will go wherever Sirone goes.”
With that answer alone, Oh Dae-seong felt like the Ivory Tower was under pressure.
“What a fun guy.”
Freed turned around with a rotten smile and the rest followed him as they left Kashan.
“What are you going to do now, Shirone?”
“I have someone to meet.” As Sirone smiled and turned to Aganos, a black shadow fell from the sky.
It was Yula, the leader of the wind field.
“Sirone, the Empress is calling.” Shirone, not caring about the change in title, nodded and followed her.
Argantis roots penetrated the underground facility of the imperial castle where they arrived, creating a huge tunnel.
“You killed a huge monster.”
“It starts now.”
Yula bowed her head in front of the rusty iron door.
“Please go in.” After hearing a jarring sound, the iron door opened and Wuorin was waiting in the shabby room.
“Welcome, Shirone.”
Contrary to expectations, his expression was bright.
Kido was sitting on a cot in the corner with a bandage wrapped around his stomach.
“It’s been a while.”
“uh? “Kiddo?”
Sirone asked with a surprised expression, as he had not expected him to be with Uorin.
“What happened?”
“It’s a long story. Anyway, I feel like I’m in the same boat as this woman.”
I looked back at Wuorin, but instead of explaining about Kido, she offered me a seat.
“sit down. “I called you because I had something to tell you.” Sirone sat down on the sofa across from him, and Rian went behind him and stood up.
‘Two apostates.’
No matter how strong humans are, it is natural for them to be dominated by the social system.
However, the two of them now had the power to deal with a single country.
“I’m sorry it’s a shabby place. “The situation is like this, so I can’t help it.”
“are you okay. “I’m glad you’re alive.”
Wuorin stuck out his tongue.
“Something a little embarrassing happened.”
The feeling of kneeling to Havitz was only the same for Wuorin.
“I did this for you too, Shirone. How much would it cost if a pretty girl like me died? And Shirone, you should at least experience being the empress of an empire in your life.”
Sirone turned his horse around.
“What about Gando?”
“I haven’t woken up yet. It’s pathetic. “They say it won’t be life-threatening, but I can’t guarantee that.”
Only then did I feel a little relieved.
“don’t worry. Because he is a strong person. And you are safe too. From now on, we must rebuild Kashan.”
Wuorin chuckled.
“As I live, the day comes when I receive sympathy from you.”
“No, I mean…
“I know. But I am Kashan. Moreover, the temple still remains. And I usually like things like this. The more difficult the problem is…
Wuorin crossed his legs and smiled.
“The pleasure of conquering is also great.” It was so confident that I felt embarrassed, but it was a hundred times better than looking depressed.
“But I will stop being the Empress of Kashan.”
Sirone’s eyes widened.
“You’re quitting?”
“Because there is no particular merit. To be honest, I knew. When the Beopsal project failed, the era of Terraje control was over.”
Wuorin shrugged his shoulders.
“me : yes. maze. Sirone. Gaold. Ah, now even Rihanna. These are people who have reached the highest level with their own philosophy. But in my opinion, I can definitely say that the strongest human being right now is Habitz.”
It was a time of extreme evil.
“Good triumphing over evil is something that is only possible in paved history. People like stories about heroes. A hero who overcomes manageable frustration and manageable adversity and achieves victory. There’s no truth there. “The truth is, no one wants to know the truth.”
Theraje, the oldest in humankind, packaged the history of the Empress in this way.
“But it’s impossible now. There is no way to unpack this crazy world. “What we are left with is not history, but the terrible truth.”
Uorin pointed to Shirone.
“Shall I tell you the truth as I see it?”
Sirone waited silently for an answer.
“It’s over, Sirone. No matter who wins between good and evil, the stories of beautiful heroes will no longer be written. What remains is each person’s despair, regretful anger, and…
Uorin said with his eyes shining.
“It’s pain.”
“Kwaaah!”
Gaold’s miserable scream echoed deep in the mountains of the southern continent.
“Ugh! “Aaaah!”
It was already the second day.
Even though I hadn’t fought a battle, just being alive was causing me tremendous pain.
“mister! are you okay?”
Kang Nan cried and tried to shake it, but Gaold’s face only became more distorted.
“it hurts. It hurts…
A voice leaking out from a state of unconsciousness.
His hair has turned white, his eyes have turned completely upside down, and he is twitching and foaming at the mouth.
It was a scene that Kang Nan had witnessed dozens of times in the south.
“Kwaaaah!”
As the pain soared without knowing its limits, Gald crawled across the ground, lying face down.
Ten fingers stood up and scratched the ground like crazy, but no one could take his pain.
“die??????
Tears flowed down Kang Nan’s cheeks.
“I’d rather die! Just die! “What are you doing living like this any longer?”
I felt resentful of Miro.
“Let’s go to Zion right now! Kill them all! Let’s do whatever we want and get it over with!”
“maze. Miro…
Is that the only thing you can say other than it hurts?
“You stupid bastard!”
Kangnan climbed on Gaold’s chest and strangled Gaold with both hands.
“You are being used! How does she know how sick you are? Do you even know one in a billion?”
“Ugh…
I couldn’t bear to break my neck.
“I’d rather just end it.”
Gangnan relaxed his hands and hugged Gaold’s face, tears pouring down his face.
“Just… let’s die. “Let’s die together.” Gaold’s breathing gradually began to stabilize, but he did not regain consciousness.
“Please, please…
Zulu was watching Gangnan curled up in a circle and shaking with indifferent eyes.
“pain.”
Uorin nodded at Shirone’s words.
“okay. This beautifully packaged side of history omits the pain that humans do not want to face. The reason I’m giving up on Kashan is because I don’t want to ignore it anymore. To be more precise, it is because I love you.”
“Woorin I…
“Listen to the end. “I’m not asking you to hug me right now.”
Sirone kept his mouth shut.
“From now on, I will be a woman, not the Empress of Kashan. Nothing will change anyway. Because eventually you will accept me.”
“How can we be sure?”
Sirone, who knew how broad Terase’s sketch was, could not pass it up in vain.
“Because you will never be able to surpass me.”
“Sprouted.] It’s sprouted.”
Shura with a towel wrapped around his head came up behind Nane, who was looking down at the green sprouts.
“okay. “It has sprouted.”
I was silent for a long time.
“Please. What do you think?”
“I think it’s beautiful.”
Did the monster of the Ten Road Association also become your wife after coming face to face with me?
Shura smiled.
“What kind of flower will bloom? “Isn’t the grass going to grow?”
“Beautiful things are not flowers. That I planted something here. “That’s the heart.”
Shura listened.
“Gaold’s pain, Sirone’s charity, and this world all ultimately sprouted from one heart.”
It starts with planting your heart.
“why’?”
A golden energy flickered from my back.
“If it hadn’t been planted in the first place, it wouldn’t have existed.”
As I dug into the soil with both hands and tore off the buds, Shura retreated dozens of meters.
“Bu Buddha…
Will he wake up again?
“Wandering around looking for happiness in an illusion that does not exist and is obsessed and anguished!”
The moment I crush the bud.
‘has disappeared.’
The Buddha’s energy disappeared.
“Nevertheless, the reason why it was so beautiful… When
I slowly removed my hand, the bud was preserved unharmed.
“Because I planted it.”
Nanne said as she placed the sprouts back in the spot where they had been scooped out and gently covered them with soil.
“This is the last problem in this world, Shura.”
Almost there.
“It’s the only thing I can overcome.” Shura, who was relaxed, hit his butt.
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