Chapter 729,
Chapter 184. Beyond Fate (1)
Uncharted territory of the Black Sea.
Shiron opened his eyes and slowly raised himself.
I could feel the breathing of the first daughter enduring the pain in a space full of poison and darkness.
“…Father woke up after four days this time.”
Feeling Shiron’s presence, Luna opened her mouth.
Recently, there have been many moments where Shiron has lost consciousness, and each time it takes longer to wake up again.
over the past few decades.
Shiron Runkandel reigns as the supreme ruler of the world and has become a symbol of a wall that can never be crossed or broken.
However, in this dark land, even such mythical beings have become ‘humans who can die at any time’.
Until facing the Kings of the Black Sea, Luna had never even imagined that Shiron could die in battle.
For example, Shiron was shaking.
Like many other normal people.
[Old man! You’re up. I’ve been waiting for this Ozdock to sort out the remnants of chaos that could be food.]
“Excellent Ozdock.”
[Huh… As soon as you wake up, praise like this! This Ozdock will continue to serve the elders and knights with more sincerity!]
“Bring the remnants.”
Ozdok went to collect the remnants of chaos, stealing his eyes as if he was sincerely moved.
Hurry up, Shiron had to purify the remnants and feed the knights so that they could regain their strength.
Luna, who had been looking at her father with a bitter look for a while, had a faint smile on her lips.
“You look in a good mood as soon as you wake up today, Dad. You usually don’t talk for a while.”
Then, Shiron smiled.
At times like this, it pained Luna that her father was laughing more in this hell than when he was in the family.
“I saw the youngest.”
“Youngest… Jin!?”
“Yes, I heard you are walking in your own world. Quite exhausted…”
“Mother… No, it must be because of the traitor… who ruined the family.”
Shiron nodded.
After Rosa became a deity, Shiron often appeared in her dreams or in the inner world to look at the situation of the people, and at present, only he and Luna were aware of Rosa’s treason in the expedition.
I deliberately did not inform the other knights of the expedition.
Of course, it’s not that I don’t trust the articles.
Just now, the knights of the expedition were in a hopeless situation.
Due to the massive exposure to chaos, the superhumans were weakened both physically and mentally, and some of the more severe ones even lost their language altogether.
There was no need to add pain and confusion to them.
Because of this, Shiron told the story about Rosa only to Luna, who was relatively unexposed.
“Is the youngest okay?”
“It wouldn’t have been okay if I had met Rosa instead of me.”
“Well then, meeting my father in the inner realm… could mean that the child has reached Changseong.”
“It is not.”
Ozdok politely placed the remnants of chaos in front of Shiron.
[Hehe, look at this. I really worked hard to collect them…]
The energy and magic of the creation began to purify the black lumps.
Ozdok watched the scene happily, then stepped back after receiving Luna’s glance.
“You don’t have to worry too much.”
“Yes father. Ozdok has suffered quite a bit in the past, but I think I just treated him a little sadly. Ozdok now deserves to hear the big things about his family. The mind is the most sound among us.”
“the youngest. It meant that I didn’t have to worry too much about the child. Jin is ready to shoulder his fate. That’s far more important than reaching the heights of a virtuoso like Changseong…”
Luna’s eyes widened. The meaning contained in Shiron’s words was so surprising.
“Father now. Do you know that this is the first time?”
“What do you mean?”
“You mean what a father says as if he believes in his children. He has never been involved in a family matter like this. But now… Jin says he’s ready.”
It wasn’t just that he had no choice but to trust Jin because there was no other alternative. Even more so, it was not the words that he had uttered because he was weakened by the desperate battle that continued.
Luna recognized that Chiron truly believed that the youngest was filling his void.
Shiron’s gaze reached Barisada.
I thought it would be okay to pass this sword on to my youngest son. If only I could go back.
“Distribute the refined food to the knights, Luna. We should be ready to do our job too. As soon as the meal is over, we will set off again. When I am awake, I have to move as much distance as possible.”
“Yes Father.”
* * *
There is only one day left before the scheduled showdown.
Jin, who returned to Tican again, could not find the appearance of thinness like before.
The two eyes shone as if they could not be stained by anything, and the straight waist seemed unbreakable no matter what enemy it encountered.
Jin took a last look at his colleagues and allies gathered in the conference room.
“This is our last meeting. But in fact, we don’t have much to talk about between our temporary alliance today.”
The operation for the decisive battle had already been coordinated and agreed on detailed factors for all kinds of variables.
“Nevertheless, the reason why everyone gathered here in the Teacan meeting room must have been because they wanted to check my condition with their own eyes. Which one are you satisfied with?”
More than satisfying, it was even frightening.
The members of the temporary alliance were clearly feeling fear as well as anticipation at the unbelievably strong appearance of a person who had died from a mental attack just a few days ago.
If what the evil god showed the world through this mental attack was absolute fear, what Jin is now proving is a will that never fades even in the midst of it.
Its will is now directed at the evil god, but after the decisive battle, it will press the temporary allies again.
“…On the contrary, you’ve become stronger than before the evil god’s mental attack.”
Jin nodded at Veradin’s words.
“Looks like Zipple is satisfied. What about Kingelo? Do you still think we should delay the showdown?”
[No, it’s okay to start right away.]
“Okay then…”
Jin got up from his seat.
“Let’s go outside for a while and meet people.”
[Suddenly?]
“I have something I want to say to people before tomorrow.”
“Are you going to give a speech?”
“That’s how it is. It was unplanned, so you don’t have to follow me if you don’t like it. You know, I’ve been a bit busy, so I haven’t had time to inform you in advance. But if possible, I want the chiefs to do it together. Wouldn’t the picture live a little more to show the solidarity of the temporary alliance? If you have something you want to say, feel free to add it.”
Jin immediately moved outside the Tikan Palace.
Everyone in the conference room followed suit without exception.
Naturally, a crowd gathered and formed a procession.
Every time Jin took a step, cheers erupted from everywhere.
Jin continued to wave at them or say thank you and move on.
Once upon a time, he chewed and swallowed the eel pods distributed by the Dark Flame.
The place where Jin stopped walking was the central plaza on the first floor of Tikan.
The crowd stopped cheering.
Jin hadn’t said anything yet, but tens of thousands of people all held their breath as they looked at his mood.
“The skirmish against the evil god of mind attack is over.”
Jin omitted the greeting and continued his speech slowly.
“I told my comrades that I might not be able to return… as I headed to the battlefield within to counter the psychic attacks of the Evil Gods. Those of you who have suffered a mental attack will know. I just think that I have no choice but to give up on how I can overcome this.”
People continued to listen, and members of the provisional alliance waited, guessing how the speech would play out.
“Fortunately, the result of the skirmish ended in our victory, and I survived safely and got the opportunity to address you like this. It is thanks to all of you who fought together. If I had fought alone, I would never have won.”
Jin lowered his head once.
Jin sincerely thought that the struggles of ordinary people had a great influence on the reason he was able to survive.
If their aspirations hadn’t been conveyed as wind in my ears when I was walking in the inner world, I would have lost my way.
“Now, tomorrow, the members of the provisional alliance, including myself, are finally going to make a deal with the evil spirits. To put an end to a long and terrible battle, we march to the castle of the evil god.”
I will definitely win and come back.
The allies expected such words to continue, but Jin continued a slightly different story.
“Just like the day I headed out to the battlefield inside… Dear everyone. I want to say that maybe we will never come back. Humanity’s greatest forces formed an unprecedented alliance and won several battles. It is still a strong and gigantic being that the bust is too strong to handle.”
Before the decisive battle, this was the real story that Jin wanted to leave to countless ordinary people in the world.
“Nevertheless, we are going to fight. So even if I can’t come back because we’re defeated by the evil spirits. Don’t give up and keep fighting. Please fight against the evil god in any way. Just like we’ve all been together in recent days.”
Jin takes a breath.
“Then I think we can all go back. From the land of evil spirits to our land again, from a life tainted with fear and pain to a peaceful daily life, to a destiny that has been pioneered by oneself beyond fate.”
Silence passed for a while.
And soon, the crowd started to put their hands on my chest as if they had promised. As if he had sworn to do so.
Jin looked at them and raised his sword.
“It is an honor to fight alongside you. Then I will go.”
