Chapter 475,
Chapter 133. Times of Choice (2)
What Dox McLorran saw was countless humans. To be precise, it could be said to be a kind of ‘tower’ formed by countless humans.
It seemed to be about ten feet high.
The humans making up the tower were grotesquely crumpled and folded to look like huge bricks.
Dox had experienced countless battlefields of blood, bone, and flesh, but had never seen a tower built like this by humans.
Sigh…
Dox reflexively held his breath. It felt like my lungs were about to rot in the poisonous smell of poison and decay. Also, it was not easy to endure because of nausea.
‘live.’
Humans who distorted and became the bricks of the tower.
they were all alive
In order to form the shape of a brick, the waist was completely bent, the neck was twisted, and the whole body was crumpled into a square, but breath was held.
From all over the place, people in the tower could barely breathe. Each time they breathed, the tower swelled a little and then sank repeatedly.
and pupils.
Countless eyes were stinging. There were pupils that just closed and opened their eyelids without focusing, and others that moved their gaze as if they had some intention.
The latter all seemed to be trying to look at Dox.
‘Is it some kind of ancient dark magic? Or a ritual for a spirit god? Either way….’
In Hufester, in Runcandel.
It’s something that should never happen.
Of course, this was a ‘death penalty’. Most of the humans who became towers are likely to be felons, but nonetheless, this shouldn’t have happened.
Dox would not care how the prisoners died, but this would defile the ground that honors nothingness and struggle.
-As soon as you recover, head there to Riccarton, a city in the southern province of Hufester. And investigate the truth of what is happening in Riccarton.
I remembered what the 12th rider had said.
‘Even I, the Black Knight, knew nothing about Riccarton. Horseman 12 has less authority to access documents than me, so how did you find out about this place?’
Jockey 12 has information power that far exceeds expectations.
Of course, we could come to that conclusion. In fact, it was more like an accidental discovery from the story Emma told me, rather than Tikan’s intelligence.
Anyway, that’s not a big deal. The really important question Dox thinks is ‘how many people in the family know this’.
‘And the owner of this facility and his purpose.’
Gajou Acting Gaju The highest level rider of the Black Sword Chairman.
That was all that a facility of this size could have without anyone knowing. Shiron and Luna were initially out of the question and the black sword chairman recently lost his position.
‘If it belonged to the chairman of the black sword, someone from the elders would have exposed the facility and made a profit.’
All that remains is the Acting Governor and the top riders.
‘It is most likely the work of Sir Rosa and the 2nd rider…’
The 3rd and 4th riders were not the great people to do such a thing. Runtia lived like a person who had given up on worldly affairs not too long ago, and Dipus couldn’t do it even because of Mary.
On the other hand, Rosa and Joshua were different. Above all, Riccarton was the land that belonged to Joshua.
‘After the 1st Horseman gave up the throne, Sir Rosa sometimes seemed incomprehensibly obsessed with the 2nd Horseman.’
In the process, it was a story known to all the Dark Knights that they killed and captured all the people around them.
‘When the 12th Horseman chose Barisada in the selection ceremony, there was a senior who told me that there was a situation where the Acting Head and the 2nd Horseman were in contact with magicians who were good at curses. Even though it was just a circumstance.’
My brain got hot.
It was because it reminded me of the fact that my senior had retired after being injured while on duty shortly after telling the story.
It was naive. It must have been no ordinary injury, Dox shook his head.
‘Still, I have to go back to the second horseman. Confirm personally that this place really belonged to him and report to the head of the house…’
The moment Dox thought that far.
Gahahaha hahahaha-!
Suddenly, laughter spread throughout the human tower. It was the voice of the humans who became the bricks of the tower. Dox was on alert, preparing to draw out the claw.
“Ahahaha!”
Then came the woman’s laughter. Dox had a hunch that the owner of the voice was the manager of this facility.
angle angle.
A woman was walking out among the human towers.
was a prophet
“Ego one problem for foolish intruders.”
The Prophet stopped.
His face was hidden in the thick shadow, but he was not very tall and looked quite young.
“What are you doing here?”
Dox didn’t answer and glared at the woman. Even though I feel defenseless, why? I couldn’t reach the claw that way. Like a herbivore that met a beast, its body hardened.
The Black Knight of Runcandel.
“You stupid child! It’s like I don’t know at all. Then the next problem!”
Prophet with open palm.
Whoa…!
A black aura gathered above it. Solderlet’s power aura spread through the Prophet’s palm.
“Whose is this?”
The Prophet grinned and Dox had to feel the back of the head hit with a blunt weapon. Looking at the aura, I thought that the Prophet was closer to Jin than Joshua.
“I am a descendant of Solderlet’s contractor, Gene Runcandel. So, the Black Knight of Runcandel must pay the price for coming here without permission.”
“…I came here under the command of the 12 riders.”
“Ahaha, if that is true, then my master must have played a practical joke again. Anyway, I can’t just let it go. let it be seized quietly Let’s check with the owner. If you resist, I will kill you.”
Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha! The human towers burst into laughter as if they were arguing with the Prophet.
My body wasn’t the same as usual. He hadn’t fully recovered, so he went to Riccarton to settle the debt he owed to Jin.
‘It’s impossible to fight and win in the current state.’
You have to escape.
As soon as I made my decision, I turned around. The Prophet shook his head in disappointment as Dox moved.
“It’s no fun if you do that.”
As the Prophet stretched out his hand, a purple beam shot out. Dox couldn’t help but think of Black King Sanchae as soon as he saw the purple light that passed by his shoulder.
‘This power is Zephyrin. It is almost identical to the one used by that monster!’
Chills chilled my back. Living as a soldier, he had never faced such a futile defeat as that day.
Again, the purple rays pierced Dox’s body. Most could be dodged or parried, but a few were missed.
The positions of the missed beams were not good. Heart and neck confirmed death.
For some reason, when death was imminent, the faces that came to mind were not those of Runkandel’s comrades-in-arms, but rather people I had never thought of.
So the moment I try to call that name in my heart.
“Calm down, Dogs!”
Quagga-!
Someone was deflecting beams from Dox’s heart and throat.
* * *
“…It’s all over, Your Majesty.”
Hwangseong.
Ratz was reporting to the emperor with bandages all over his body. Although he sent so many people to the Gaifa Islands, only five people, including Ratz, whom Jin intentionally left behind as witnesses, returned.
Even those five returned with unfinished bodies. Ratsu also had severe tendons in his limbs, so he could not live as the leader of the special lease. Even normal movement became impossible.
Unlike Jin, the Frochi siblings had no objection to making their enemies as miserable as possible, even if they didn’t have much resentment.
“It’s a pity that the great mercenary Amela died… but hehe, it’s quite fruitful.”
It was the first word the emperor uttered after Ratsu’s report was over.
The ‘harvest’ the emperor referred to was no different.
First of all, Ziffle’s living golem and demon stone.
‘Zipple’s biological golem technology indeed has superior efficacy to our mineization. To the extent that he uses the power of a god even though he is not a contractor.’
My body trembled with a shudder. The power of the world’s No.
“Because it’s a demon stone, Muron Jiple must have been resurrected using that demon stone!”
The emperor stood up and spoke admiringly.
No since Jin was a reserve jockey. Exactly, even before he was born. How curious was the name of the object? The name of the stone that the great Ziple had longed for!
“Yes, Your Majesty. Under the circumstances, Sandra Ziple’s super-regeneration and Muron’s resurrection seemed to be caused by the demon stone.”
“There will surely be a price to pay. In addition, it is clearly stronger than minehwa, but mass production will still be a long way off.”
The second harvest the emperor thought was information about Jin and Murakan.
“Jean Runkandel.”
The emperor smiled as he remembered Jin.
Although the first meeting was disappointing, the emperor did not ignore Jin’s potential.
However, there was a certainty that someday, in a fight between the highest powers, humans who were looking for ‘friendship’ would naturally be weeded out.
I thought that the inaction of Jin and Murakan, which was just reported by Ratz, could become a variable like ‘Shiron’ in the future. It’s a slim chance, though.
‘Is it the unique confidence of Shiron Runkandel or White Wyvern? Knowing that everything about Zipple would be reported to me… why did he bother to send Ratsu alive? Gene Runcandel.’
Is it a provocation?
Or is this information not so important? Either way, the emperor was displeased with the feeling that Jin was ‘looking down’ on him.
The emperor bursts out laughing lightly within a short period of time.
‘Well… Anyway, my displeasure will be nothing compared to the pain you will feel.’
Arsenic hung at the corner of the emperor’s mouth.
geomhwangseong.
When Hiran’s home, which is slowly being restored, collapses once more. I was curious about how Jin would react.
Hairan was in an isolated state like an island that fell alone after the black emperor terror incident.
Ziple constantly pressured Hiran, and the imperial family did not stop them, and although it was a moment when the dignity of the emperor was needed more than ever, Ron was reducing his external activities day by day.
There was even a story that Hiran could fall like this, and the emperor had the will to make that rumor a reality.
“I can’t wait to see how much that steely man will cherish his friendship.”
The emperor talked to himself and organized his thoughts, but he did not know that the reason why Ziffle had been pressuring Hailan more strongly than necessary was because of Jin.
“Latz.”
“Yes, Your Majesty.”
“I will give you a new mission. As soon as his body changes, let’s take a look at Sir Ron’s trend.”
