[ Episode 350. Corrupted power and overwhelming power ]
[Corrupted ???’s wings disappear.]
[Recoil strikes.]
I canceled Nickel’s summoning and sent the wings back. Since no one was there, I fought without even noticing, but thanks to the nickel, which was stronger than I expected, the battle ended before I could do anything.
‘Although the first white knight summoned is the weakest among the 4, I never thought it would crush a boss level monster.’
So who’s the boss monster now?
The word …… was a fitting nickel. Although it eats up a lot of mana, it wasn’t a big burden for me, who was overflowing thanks to original sin and vessel characteristics.
“Adrias has become too strong.”
Vivian, who arrived just in time, spoke while fiddling with the sword she hadn’t even wielded before.
“I’ve been worrying so much that I decided to become stronger too.”
“Are you kidding?”
“……wasn’t it interesting?”
As I was making jokes with the fallen giant next to me, Luna grabbed a twig she had gotten from and poked at it.
Push-!
Unidentifiable white smoke burst out like mushroom spores.
“be careful.”
Thanks to taking the potion in advance, I didn’t get sick. As soon as he woke up in Portion, he came out fully prepared for the destruction-level episode, so of course he had prepared for the plague.
‘Can I summon them as undead?’
At that moment, a small movement was felt inside the body. I immediately amplified my senses.
Fu-wook!
As if I wasn’t the only one who noticed, Vivian’s sword pierced the center of the corpse before I knew it.
Something stabbed by the sword soon began to wriggle.
“Are you alive?!”
Luna’s eyes twinkled with a completely unnerved expression, but I hid her behind me.
“Turn it off.”
“person?”
A human voice was heard.
Are there people inside?
Kwaji Jijik–!
At that moment, a storm of tremendous electric current raged, dyeing his vision white.
“Berial!”
“Thank you for your effort. Let me take this body.”
I don’t know what happened.
Burial appeared, wearing a mask like a crow’s beak and covered in electricity, standing in front of us.
“You tailed us.”
“tailing? It would be correct to say that I was waiting. In any case, thanks to you, I was able to comfortably achieve my goal. thank you.”
Swoop –
Vivian pointed her sword at Burial, who was taking the white knight’s body to the subspace artifact.
“Are you going to stop me?”
At that action, Burial looked at me calmly through the expressionless mask.
“I heard a human groan inside the corpse.”
“Is that so? It is a curious thing.”
“Beriall, I know that the body was not present in our dealings. Aren’t you being too shameless?”
“Let me give you one more piece of information. How is it?”
While I was speechless for a moment at Berial’s stern behavior, I felt the presence of people approaching from afar. I said, frowning at the familiar energy I felt between them.
“That corpse was the target in the first place. I already knew that Hegel was not here.”
“It is true that this body was the target. But I didn’t lie.”
Burial said that and pointed backwards.
“People are coming. If this continues, they will all be infected with the plague spewing from these corpses and will all die. You’d better make a quick decision, wouldn’t you?”
“information.”
“The Aika Imp is targeting you. I’ll hide it from the outside and bow my head to you, but that’s a lie.”
“Go.”
A witch who maintains the last remaining faction in the Aika Imps gathering. However, my forces had already absorbed most of the assembly due to Morn and Salem.
Burial nodded quietly and quickly took the huge body.
“The aura of the plague is still there. I don’t know how all of you are fine, but those who are coming now must be in danger. You better get bitten.”
“Are you sure Burial wasn’t lying?”
“Yes, I just told the truth.”
“Is the person in the corpse Hegel? So you’re saying you didn’t lie?”
“That’s an interesting guess. Then I’ll just go. When will we meet again?”
Kwajijik!
Saying that, Burial disappeared, emitting electric current all over his body, just like when he appeared.
‘Berial.’
It was the moment when he was taken as a person of interest.
From now on, I’ll leave it to Evan to check every move.
I don’t know what to do with the knight of the apocalypse, but it will never be normal.
“stop! You can’t go any closer! Everyone die!”
Before I knew it, Luna ran and stopped the people approaching. When I turned around, I was already at a distance where I could recognize his face.
“Serena Estial.”
Serena’s expression hardened strangely, as if she had heard my words.
“A long time.”
**
We entered Erestial Castle once.
Seeing how he guided me, who could be called the main force of the rebels, it seemed that he had no intention of fighting.
‘It’s not a very favorable attitude.’
Everyone was looking at me.
It’s not hostile, but I’d say it’s a fairly rigid state.
“It’s been three years since you saved my daughter in a tournament.”
Arriving at the drawing room, Marquis Erestial finally opened her mouth to me, who was sitting in the seat.
“okay.”
“This time, even the family was saved.”
I could see people making faces of surprise at his calm words. Are they Serena’s brothers? That person is Serena’s uncle.
A moment of silence passed.
To be honest, I didn’t know how to react to the other person’s words, so I just stayed quiet.
“Can I ask why you saved me?”
When Marquis Erestial finally spoke again, I pondered for a moment how to answer.
“You are the leader of the rebels who are wanted in the Empire. And our family is the faithful sword of the Empire. What was the reason for saving us like that?”
“I will only ask you one thing. Has the Erestial ever attacked our family?”
When I asked, he quietly shook his head.
“No.”
“Cromwell is just struggling to live. As your Excellency knows, Cromwell joined the rebels unjustly. Just because I am close with Morhaime.”
“You mean like Hollington?”
“That’s right.”
“So what do you want to say? Since you saved our family this time, are you going to betray the Empire and ask Cromwell for help?”
At the words of the Marquis, his sons sent fierce eyes. I couldn’t bear to intervene in the conversation, but I could see in their eyes that they would never do that.
“What I said was just an excuse for what you said as the head of the rebels. The reason I saved Erestial was simply because I wanted it.”
“You just wanted it?”
“Yes, I have been raising disciples with great difficulty, but shouldn’t I die in a place like this?”
I smiled at Serena.
Then, her eyes widened and she turned her head as if she saw something she couldn’t see.
No, there’s no point in reacting so harshly. Have you lost your affection after seeing you in 3 years?
“……Is that really the reason?”
“yes.”
“Do you think that makes sense?”
In fact, it was just an act to prevent destruction rather than Serena, but it was said in a good way.
“What do you think makes no sense?”
“You killed a monster that was powerful enough to move the superhumans, who couldn’t be stopped even by thousands of soldiers, for just that reason?”
“dismissal.”
I was getting tired of explaining.
I already knew the location and time of the next Apocalypse article, so there was no rush, but I did my best to save it, so I didn’t like the situation as if I was being interrogated.
“As your Excellency said, I killed a monster enough to mobilize superhumans by myself.”
“…….”
“With that level of force, wouldn’t it be okay to just do whatever you want?”
The Marquis just looked at me without saying a word.
It’s like trying to find out if it’s true or not.
“Your Excellency, when you step on an ant passing by, do you step on it for a grand reason?”
“You are arrogant.”
The Marquis finally opened her mouth and smiled.
“And it’s a skill worthy of that arrogance. I don’t know if I’ll be the youngest person on the continent to be listed.”
“Thank you for the compliment.”
“I would like to treat the benefactor of the family, but as you can see, everyone except us has fled to this castle. But since you’ve come this far, let’s take a little rest.”
“I’d like to accept the favor, but I’m only going.”
Am I going to stay here because I’m crazy?
Sooner or later, superhumans who decided to hunt monsters will come here.
“Am I not trustworthy?”
“no. I just want to go because I have work to do. As you know, after being locked up in Fortion for three years, I’m busy suddenly becoming the head of the rebels.”
“Haha yes. I’m sorry, but I can’t help it.”
After saying that, the Marquis took a deep breath.
“We, the Estial family, will help Cromwell no matter what. Even if it means betraying the empire.”
At the sudden declaration, the Marquis’ younger brother and what appeared to be the knight commander shouted.
“older brother!”
“This is a public position now, Captain.”
“Please reconsider, Lord.”
“It is absurd for an Erestial not to treat a benefactor. Even if the other person is a demon, since they helped us, we have to pay that much.”
At the Marquis’ words, the knight commander stepped back with a pained sound.
But do I have to listen to examples as demons?
It seems like I’ve become the bad guy.
“Do you have any disagreements?”
Soon after, the Marquis asked his own children, and everyone fell silent and thought.
“doesn’t exist.”
Serena was the first to respond.
“I think it’s rather lacking.”
“Hmm, we have nothing more to give.”
As I was quietly listening to their conversation, it seemed as if they were playing drums and janggu among themselves, so I sneaked out.
“The favor is appreciated. I hope the day will come when I can receive help from Erestial.”
After using the corrupted wings, he was tired. I want to take a break now, but you’re wasting my time with pointless talk.
Since the Fall, the Wings have taken some of the Sin’s stats. To be precise, I was always able to maintain 1/10 of the ability when I used Sin, but when I used Wings instead, a weak side effect was encountered.
“Are you going?”
“yes. I am tired, so I must go and rest.”
“Then take a day off and go?”
He’s a very tenacious gentleman.
I felt it when I saved Serena and Chris during the tournament, but he was a man with a wide range.
“hmm?”
I felt popular.
Someone was coming towards me, but it wasn’t an ordinary person.
“Why but?”
“Someone is coming.”
This aura…
is the Aura Master.
Could it be that the superhumans have already arrived?
It felt like there was only one person like that.
Empty!
Soon the door opened and someone came in.
I had seen a man with a bleak face before, and he looked very similar to someone.
“hmm?”
He tilted his head at the crowd, then cast his gaze at me.
“Adrias Cromwell?”
“Long time no see, sir.”
The person who appeared was the Marquis Yunor, the owner of the estate not far from here and the owner of a family called Erestial’s eternal rival.
[ Episode 350. Corrupted Power and Overwhelming Power ] End
