Episode 371: When the world was in an uproar with the news of the war between the Empire and the Holy Kingdom.
There was a name that suddenly became famous due to rumors spreading around it.
“Black snake? What is that?”
“I heard they are wizards.”
“Manipulating souls and creating monsters? Aren’t you a devil, not a wizard?”
“I know.”
In particular, those who were far away from Noviens and had nothing to do with the war directly showed more interest in the Black Snake Wizards than in the war and created all kinds of rumors of their own.
Moreover, they were wanted for their exploits in both the Empire and the Holy Kingdom. Therefore, the conclusions of the many rumors had no choice but to converge in the same way.
Demon followers!
Although the people involved were falsely accused, it was an expression that felt very close to the truth to someone who knew their true nature.
However, despite the rumors, they had left no trace after disappearing from the Holy Kingdom.
In a society where humans exist.
* * *
“Krrrrr.”
A two-headed black wolf the size of a house let out a threatening voice as it saw a small creature that suddenly appeared in its territory.
Then he tilted his head when he realized that he was just threatening the prey(?) rather than attacking it at once. It was because of the gap between the reality seen before my eyes and my instincts.
A forest of demonic beasts whose appearances and abilities are often different. Any other ruler would have paid more attention to what his instincts told him, but not this one.
It was because he had recently been kicked out of another area, but in this area, he had several strange experiences where demons who seemed more powerful than him were leaving the area.
The guy who had no way of knowing that it was due to a misunderstanding that it might be the baby of the ‘King of the East’ who looked similar to him had disappeared not long ago, could no longer trust his instincts.
So, ignoring the uncomfortable feeling, I swung my front foot.
And immediately screamed.
“Kkeaeaeaeang!”
Instead of the food that should have been crushed at once, its own front paw was crushed.
Even as its eyes rolled back in pain, it thrust both snouts at the same time to tear its prey apart.
“go away.”
However, with a cold voice and a single wave of the hand, my head fell off.
Couuuuuung.
The demonic beast that lost both its heads at once fell to the ground, boasting of its massive weight.
The old man, who had taken care of the guy in one go, just tilted his head.
“He’s not the kind of guy who deserves to be in a place like this…”
– Crrrrr.
– Kyaoooo.
– Crunch.
Other monsters smelled the blood emanating from the suddenly formed huge piece of meat and their red eyes glowed from afar.
Although it was a dangerous situation, it was not a consideration for the old man. The magical energy that he is deliberately emitting will be felt as a powerful magical threat that cannot be approached by lesser magical beasts.
This guy who was dumping now was just a strange exception.
“I think we’re almost there now.”
The image is becoming clearer.
The old man muttered that and gently closed his eyes.
Although he looked as if he had come out to drink in the mountains behind the neighborhood rather than in the Demon Forest, the gray magic power surging ferociously from his entire body was pushing away the smoky demonic energy of the Demon Forest and reading about recent events that had occurred in this land.
A miracle seen in the Demonic Forest where a person who is not an earth wizard does not even have mana.
But for an old man, it was just something as natural as breathing. The only problem was that the more traces were confirmed with magic, the more unpleasant suspicions arose.
Little by little, strange things were appearing in the video that even his magic could not fully read.
‘It looks different from what was reported.’
Because of the dark magic energy of the demonic forest, not only the color but also the shape could not be perfectly realized. However, the appearance of the face at first glance was somewhat different from the grim face reported.
‘It doesn’t seem crazy to be cautious in your actions.’
Of course, since it was tracked from very clear traces, the probability that it was not him was extremely low.
‘I’ll find out if I trace it further.’
Fortunately, it seemed like he fought a pretty fierce battle as he entered this deep area. The traces of strong force and thoughts were gradually becoming stronger.
Thanks to this, the tracking of the holy sword was also speeding up.
There is a possibility that it was eaten by a demonic beast along with that crazy guy…
“It is a holy sword made of Herion steel. No demonic beast can digest it.”
The old man spoke as if he was making a promise to himself and gradually walked faster.
However, when he passed the skeletal body of the Twin Head Ogre and saw the corpse of a huge snake, even the old man couldn’t help but become anxious.
The trace was broken.
‘I wasn’t eaten. I tore open my stomach and ran away. ‘A crazy person is this strong?’
The feeling of uneasiness that had been going on the entire time gave shape to a vague sense of anxiety.
‘Can not help it.’
Ugh.
The dimensional magic that the old man had cultivated throughout his life became a vast scanning magic that swept the entire Demon Forest centered around him.
In order not to provoke the demonic beasts, I had no choice but to withdraw the disguised demonic power. Naturally, the huge flow of mana attracted the attention of the surrounding magical beasts.
– Kyaoooo!!!
– Crumbling!?
– Kuehhh!
The scent of mana.
Although it was infinitely close to demonic energy, it felt distinctly different, so the giant demonic beasts rose up and headed toward its source.
thud. thud. thud.
Even though he sensed the approaching threats, the old man was busy sorting out the thoughts and information that had been absorbed by the enormous magical power.
Fortunately, there were results.
‘Running through the air… It’s over there!’
The thought left behind by the goal was felt very strongly.
It was probably right after they were cornered. Of course, even so, the force that rushed through the air was unexpected.
‘It must be an artifact. It has to be an artifact.’
Trying to ignore his ominous premonition, the old man launched himself into the air. And soared quickly towards the traces of past thoughts.
That moment.
“Krrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrut!”
A snake’s tail on a lion’s body and the wings of a bat.
In Inse, Behemoth, a magical beast that only appears in folk tales, opened its cave-like mouth and tried to swallow him.
Of course, it couldn’t be a threat to the old man.
“A scum that lives on the devil’s fragments!”
The ominous premonition turned into anger, and the anger soon turned into a torrent of gray magic that tore apart the Behemoth that was trying to devour the old man.
Come on, do it yourself.
Shoot aaaah.
“Kik…”
After the King of the East disappeared, a strong man who was aiming for the empty spot was scattered in six pieces, leaving behind only a meaningless scream. It was a bonus that the other competitors stopped running as the black blood poured out.
“If you want to attack me, then attack me. I’ll turn them all into powder!”
There was no way the demon beasts could understand those words, but the thick murder and horrifying magic contained within them made the demon beasts that were trying to rush intoxicated with the scent of mana hesitate.
In the meantime, the old man found the last trace among the cluttered space.
A trace that appeared after flying through the air for a long time, as if it had jumped through space.
However, there was a vivid feeling of resignation, as if he felt his life was in danger.
“Show me!”
The reason I shouted at something that didn’t need to be said was because my ominous premonition became stronger.
The thoughts erupted from the goal, which was on the brink of death, conveyed more vivid information to his mind than any previous video.
Adding vivid colors that have never been seen before.
And the results were so shocking.
Ugh.
“Golden force…?!”
No way. There cannot be more than one person who changes fate in one era.
Did you misunderstand your goal? That doesn’t make sense either.
In that case…
the old man’s brain came up with the correct answer in an instant.
“Hehe, is that Guy called Guile? He was able to change the color of the Force?”
It was a good thing that the common sense I was confident in was broken and reestablished. That in itself is a high-quality experience that serves as the basis for raising the level of the soul.
But what if it becomes evidence that someone has stabbed you in the back?
“Not only was I robbed of the progenitor’s relic, but I was also scammed with it?!”
The anger that surged became a torrent of powerful magic that swept the surroundings.
Kwakwakwakwakwa.
Even though no special magic was used, a gray vortex rose from the depths of the Demon Forest.
– Kyaoo….
– Big?
– Kyaaa….
All the demonic beasts nearby held their breath as they looked at the source of the vortex.
“How dare you play with me on the subject of sacrifice!!!!”
A voice that rings loudly.
In the demon forest, which is called the second major demon region along with the southern mountain range, one human was spreading a stronger presence than any other demon beast.
However, the old man soon felt that this was a meaningless action and sat down on the ground, gritting his teeth.
“Hehe… Yes, if you are someone who can change fate, you can do this much. Yes, you should do that.”
Crackling.
After a long period of research, the old man recalled the behavior of ‘those who change fate’, which was the result of interpreting ancient data, and forced himself to convince himself.
The old man, who had barely managed to control his anger, raised his gray eyes and looked at the ground again.
What he was seeing was not just the ground, but a person from the past who had fallen on this spot.
“If you were someone who could change fate, you wouldn’t have died here.”
The holy sword was still in his hand.
There was no way that the king of a country would return with such a distinctive sword.
That means.
‘It must have been hidden somewhere in the forest.’
No, it didn’t matter even if I secretly hid it and took it to Macline. He’s going to be sacrificed anyway. It would be enough to retrieve it along with the Holy Sword on the day when preparations for the Great Work are completed.
But now, it was just an oddity.
“Take a look and see what kind of trick they did.”
If the holy sword is hidden here, we will find it first. If not, it will serve as a basis for understanding his intentions.
The first thing to do was to find out everything he had done in the Demon Forest.
But the moment I tried to look into the memory of thought again.
– Crrrrr.
What the old man saw was not a bastard, but a giant monster with 12 eyes.
– Wow!
A wild roar made in thought.
The voice, which was clearly just a memory from the past, blew away all remaining thoughts.
A phenomenon that cannot be understood at all. Originally, as a mage, he would have enjoyed exploring abnormal phenomena.
But now I wasn’t happy at all.
“What kind of bastard!!!!!”
The old man exploded again with the anger he had worked so hard to suppress.
* * *
“Kung!!”
“What’s wrong Tyr?”
Stella, a child who was playing with Tyr in the palace yard, tilted her head.
“What’s there?”
“Kung! Kung!”
I was curious about my friend suddenly stopping and barking while looking towards the north, but I couldn’t see anything special in the child’s eyes.
However, far away from there, in the center of the royal palace, the contractor of the Divine Beast heard Tyr’s cries.
– enemy. friend. chasing
“hmm?”
“Why are you doing this, Your Majesty?”
“No, it’s not. “Keep reporting.”
“…Yes.”
Despite his words, Logan listened to Dwayne’s financial report with one ear and was lost in thought.
‘The enemy is after me?’
Normally, the spiritual communication with Tyr was quite intuitive, but because it was so simple, it was difficult to interpret.
However, in this case, the inference was easy.
Because it was one of the things that had already been expected.
‘Kassel Magic Tower… Probably the Demon Forest. Traces of Guile. If you were chasing it, how far would you have gotten? Would you have found it?’
A mischievous smile spread across Logan’s lips as he remembered the prank he had played in the Demon Forest. The Kassel Magic Tower would have nothing to gain from there anyway. Moreover,
now was the time to focus on a much more important event.
“The war between the Holy Kingdom and the Empire. “If it actually happens, the aftermath will be…”
Logan’s eyes lit up again and he focused on the meeting.
