Chapter 287
Shortly after becoming a trainee, there was a time when Dorian talked about rumors and incidents floating around the continent.
He’s a very talkative guy, so when he listened to this and that with one ear and let it out with the other, he brought up an interesting story.
Eden’s new monster. It was a story that a monster wearing a death knight helmet whose eyes burned with golden flames single-handedly annihilated one of the knights of the kingdom of Owen.
If it was the ghost of Eden, it was possible enough, so when I nodded, the guy told me one more surprising news. That the name of the order was the Blue Horse Knights.
The Blue Horse Knights are one of the traditional knights of the Kingdom of Owen, and the leader of the knights was Marquis Faron, who rose to the rank of Grand Master.
The King of the Kingdom of Owen personally pulled out his sword and looked for a ghost wearing a Death Knight’s helmet, but the ghost disappeared and did not appear again.
People gave the monstrous man wearing the helmet of the Death Knight, who slashed the Marquis Paron alone and annihilated the Blue Horse Knights, a moniker called the Soul Sword with fear and fear.
Raon narrowed his eyes as he looked at the swordsman blocking the soul sword while wearing the Death Knight’s helmet.
‘Is this the one with the sword?’
The eyes inside the helmet burned vivid golden flames, and the armor was pure white bone, and he was tall with a slender body. The appearance perfectly matched the rumors he had heard from Dorian.
‘It’s there…’
At first, I didn’t even know it was there, but when it appeared, it gave off a chilling speculation and fraud. This man was also a super-goo who reached the grand master.
Snuggle Geek!
Raon applied a little more strength to the soul sword blocked by the long sword and looked into the eyes of the soul sword.
There is no emotion in his eyes even though he is aiming a sword. It was empty like firewood that had been burned and turned to ash without revealing any emotions, such as anger, doubt, embarrassment, or joy.
“Since when have you been here?”
“…”
Even if I ask a question, the answer does not come back. He just stared at me with emotionless eyes.
“Are you the soul sword?”
“…”
There was no answer this time either. It was impossible to break the soul sword, so I bit the soul sword first.
Sureureung.
As if he had waited for the sword of the dead soul, he soldered the long sword to the scabbard.
‘Since when has this guy been here?’
-I was here before you woke up.
‘Looks like a watcher.’
Raon let out a light breath. When I asked why he didn’t take the weapons and artifacts, it seemed that Merlin had attached the sword of the soul as a surveillance.
‘What’s good.’
Raon smiled and put on his uniform. Anyway, the purpose of Eden is to put on a helmet. I won’t kill him until then, so I decided to go out confidently.
Even though he was all dressed up and wearing the sword, the sword of the soul didn’t move and he just stared at his own face.
-Is that guy like that girl?
‘The woman?’
-Do you have a stupid face?
‘Ah…’
The person Lars is talking about is Encia. They seemed to think that Ensia, who shouted, “I’m good,” and Jeolsoul Sword, who only stared blankly at her face, were the same.
‘That’s just surveillance.’
-Hmm, something is a little different…
Lars licked his lips, saying that something wasn’t right.
‘It can’t be.’
The door opened and Merlin entered when Raon wore the requiem sword around his waist.
“Now wake up… why are you here?”
Merlin’s friendly voice subsided coldly the moment he saw the sword.
“…”
The sword of the soul didn’t respond to Merlin’s words and only looked at Raon.
“is it.”
Merlin snorted and tapped the sword on the shoulder.
“get out. This is not your place.”
“…”
The soul sword nodded very slowly and went out.
“I brought new clothes, did you wear that dirty one again?”
Merlin held out the clothes he was holding in his hand. It was a warm voice, as if he had changed as a person compared to when he was dealing with the sword.
“Is that man a soul sword?”
“that’s right. I know that.”
“Why did you get angry when you put it under surveillance?”
Raon lowered his eyebrows as he looked at Merlin, whose mood had changed enough to give him goosebumps.
“I’ve never been put under surveillance.”
Merlin shook his head resolutely.
“That guy usually roams around as he pleases. don’t mind.”
She laughed under the mask, saying that it was a completely meaningless existence.
“You weren’t even supervised? What are you doing if I run away?”
Raon pointed to the square window on the wall. The windows that let in the sunlight were quite large, so you could easily escape.
“Flee…”
Merlin nodded smoothly.
“You can do whatever you want.”
She pointed to the window as if telling her to do what she really wanted.
‘There’s something.’
Otherwise, I couldn’t have been so relaxed.
“What happened to Gwangpungdan?”
“I didn’t touch you as promised.”
Merlin smiled as if he didn’t care and put the black suit he had brought on the bedside.
‘Hmm….’
That didn’t sound like a lie, but when I thought of the 10 apostles, I couldn’t help but worry. Because I don’t know what the angry man will do.
Raon clenched his fists, hoping they were all right.
“First, change your clothes. There was blood on that dress.”
“I do not need.”
“okay? then.”
When Merlin snapped his fingers, the blood from his uniform disappeared in an instant. The torn place was also neatly filled as if it had been sewn.
“Follow me. I’ll tell you why I don’t need to keep an eye on you.”
Merlin opened the door and left, talking like an old friend or a child.
‘I’ll have to follow.’
Getting caught is already inevitable. So now I had to check what kind of place this place is and how it is.
Raon took a deep breath and followed Merlin. As soon as you cross the gate, the scenery changes.
The warm log cabin disappeared and a cold black hallway appeared.
“This is….”
“This is the newly opened Eden branch. Although it is a branch, it is as large as the headquarters. Shall we hold hands in case we get lost?”
Merlin smiled and held out his hand.
“…”
Raon ignored her hand and stood a little behind.
“Well, if you’re compliant, you’re not attractive.”
Merlin snapped his finger and stepped forward.
Whoops!
Various kinds of doors appear and disappear on the hard and cold-looking walls, and Edenic ghosts wearing various helmets and masks pass by.
They bowed not only to Merlin, but also to Raon.
“Why are they greeting me?”
“Because there is a class here too. you are my direct Seven stars from the start.”
Merlin let out an excited laugh and headed to the end of the hallway. As she followed her outside, darkness appeared.
‘moon?’
Unlike when I saw it from the log cabin, the sky was clear and there was a bright yellow moon.
‘Is it a barrier?’
It seemed to be a place where time was distorted. I looked down and looked at other buildings.
It is similar to the northern buildings designed to withstand the cold, but in a more antique style. The walls and ceiling were thin, so it seemed to be further south than Sieghart.
Behind the buildings is a barren land. I could see something like a city in the distance, but it was so far away that I couldn’t pinpoint it.
“Where is this?”
“Look back.”
Raon followed Merlin’s gesture and turned around. Behind the temple-like building that came out a moment ago, a huge city caught my eye.
It is also quite far away, but it is a city that cannot be known. Before going to Habun Castle, it was the trading city of Cameroon.
“I can’t believe this is…”
“Yes. It’s just below Cameloon.”
Merlin nodded and gave the answer he had in mind.
“Crazy….”
Cameloon is a neutral city belonging to Sieghart, Owen, and Balkar Sett. I couldn’t believe that I had set up a branch in such a close place, ignoring three of the six emperors.
“Because they have all three. They keep each other in check, so it’s actually easier to move around.”
Merlin muttered that he was able to install it comfortably because he competed with each other.
“Wouldn’t it be easier for me to escape here?”
I don’t know Sieghard, but it’s not too far from here to Owen. If given a chance, I could have escaped enough.
“It won’t be that easy.”
Merlin snapped his fingers. The mana that bloomed from his white fingers rose into the air and scattered a magnificent light.
oh oh oh!
A silver line spreads across the night sky, revealing a huge magic circle surrounding this space. Geometric patterns of the sun, moon and stars were spread throughout the branch.
“This…”
Raon swallowed dryly. Even though the Ring of Fire is being operated with full power from the beginning, the tomb body of the barrier cannot be seen properly.
From magic, black magic, martial arts, witchcraft, speculation, to unknown energy. A flow that was almost impossible to interpret itself wriggled throughout the barrier.
‘It’s not just the energy I have.’
The flow of the energies in the barrier changed randomly and without rules.
It is such a chaotic flow that the sight of the sun changing to the moon, which I saw from the log cabin before five minutes had passed, was taken for granted. I could understand why Merlin said there was no need for surveillance.
“how is it. Can you break that barrier and escape?”
Merlin met his eyes and smiled lightly. It was a smile imbued with the confidence that it would never go out.
“…”
Raon did not answer. To be honest, it was impossible to interpret that jinbeop right now.
“There…”
Merlin gestured to the right. The soul sword that had just crossed swords in the room was watching over me.
There was also a warrior wearing a snake helmet with horns next to him.
“They won’t stand still if you try to run away.”
It’s not just them.
Aside from those two monsters, I felt the energy of three more master-level strongmen. It was impossible to escape by force.
“I can’t escape now.”
“You give up faster than you think. Well, in its own way…”
“You’re misunderstanding something.”
Raon smiled coldly at Merlin’s eyes, which were filled with joy.
“I had no intention of running away from the beginning.”
I’m going to eat all of your power here.
This is also a giyeon. It will absorb everything from Eden and escape from here.
“Ah…”
Merlin exhaled excitedly as if he was mistaken again. He stretched out his white hand and stroked his chin.
“You want to be with me? okay. i will always be with you Always.”
“Don’t talk nonsense.”
Raon frowned and took Merlin’s hand away.
“Tell me the main point. What is the mask you are putting on me?”
“Hang in there.”
Merlin lifted the mask slightly. She pointed at the man with the half-soul sword and the snake helmet and raised her red lips.
“Because I prepared a treasure that is on a different level from those.”
* * *
On the round table, the elixirs of cold that you can recognize just by hearing their names are lined up.
There was a square box in the center, and it was an antique shape with angel wings and devil horns engraved on it.
Merlin hummed and put the elixirs into the box one after another. After putting in the last elixir, he lifted the glass bottle that was placed at the end of the table.
Chi profit.
I opened the lid of the glass bottle and poured the black liquid that slicked inside onto the elixir.
As soon as the liquid touched the elixirs, a stench was felt.
Merlin closed the box while enjoying the turbid scent that killed the life of the elixir.
Woo woo woo!
As the elixir and the liquid mixed, a sound like a small storm raging could be heard inside the square box.
“Whoops.”
Merlin let out a deep eye smile as he watched the box where the elixir was being mixed.
‘Raon Sieghart.’
he’s a cute kid too
Even though Raon was trapped in an inescapable bog, he did not panic and did not rush to run away. He was preparing for the future, thinking about what he would gain from this place.
I knew that he was originally a child with superior mental strength, but I did not know that he would show such composure even after being kidnapped.
‘It was worth using Yeongam-ok.’
There was a backlash against only masters asking why Yeongamok was used, but the moment I saw Raon’s bowl, which was calm even after being kidnapped, I had no regrets about that choice. As expected, it was the best decision.
Merlin snapped his finger as he watched the box slowly stop spinning.
‘Of course, that’s not necessarily a good thing.’
Raon is a low-level master, but a high-level master. No, his mental strength is stronger than the superlative.
If it was a soul in a completed helmet, it would be possible to break even that kind of mental strength, but I even prepared this elixir in case of anxiety.
‘Hanokdan.’
Basically, the excellent elixir of coldness would greatly increase the body and aura level of the user, but the real thing was the immortality that permeated at the end.
Immortality is the crystallization of witchcraft that breaks the control of the soul. The energy between them sucked the energy of the Hanokdan and exerted even more terrible power, so no matter how strong Raon’s mental strength was, it was bound to collapse.
Tea profit!
The sound of the storm in the box stopped and the lid opened by itself. Beneath the gray seaweed lay a smooth, round dan-yak.
“Raon.”
Merlin smiled with satisfaction as he felt the aura of immortality seeping into the depths of that weakness.
“It’s time to become a more lovable child.”
* * *
Raon looked around the entire branch and returned to his room.
‘Is this another night?’
Curiously, this room flows in the opposite direction to the outside time. When it was night outside, it was day here, and when it was day outside, it was night here.
‘It’s a place where you can’t even laugh.’
Perhaps because Merlin had spoken firmly, there was no one among Eden’s personnel to block his steps. Even the warrior with the sword of the dead or the head of the snake just watched and didn’t pay much attention.
As long as I didn’t escape, I felt like I could do anything.
– The king himself likes this place.
Lars licked his lips at the cookies placed in the center of the table.
– Rice and snacks are delicious. It is almost equivalent to the annex.
‘…’
This demon king is a guy who wags his tail wherever he goes as long as he feeds him a lot. The image, which had improved somewhat, fell to the floor as it was.
‘Who the hell are you…’
Just as I was about to ask what I’ve been curious about, the door opened and Merlin came in. She casually sat down on the bed and pushed her shoulders.
“how is it? Can I get along?”
“Except for being boring.”
Raon looked at Merlin with calm eyes. It’s not that I don’t want to show a weak side, but I showed my honest heart as it is.
“don’t worry. I’ll be able to get out in a little while.”
“Maybe after wearing the helmet you mentioned?”
“of course.”
Merlin nodded slowly, moving closer to the side. He gave off a sweet smell of flesh and held out his small neck armor.
“This…”
“It’s a miracle drug.”
She opened the glove. It contained a blue elixir that exuded pure energy.
“Um…”
Raon frowned as he looked at the inside of the elixir, not the outside.
‘I mixed something up.’
On the outside, it looks like an elixir imbued with cold, but inside there is something that is not exactly known.
‘It’s probably affecting the mind.’
The 10 apostles said that the souls inside the helmets would crush the human souls and take away control of the body. If you think about it, it was clear that this elixir would have a bad effect on your mind.
“What if I refuse?”
“I also like to feed. Would you like to do it with your mouth?”
Merlin lifted the mask slightly and ran a finger over his lips.
“I do not need.”
If you don’t eat it yourself, it means that you will force-feed it. In a place teeming with two grand masters and masters, refusal was impossible from the start.
“after.”
Raon let out a short breath and poured the elixir into his mouth.
‘I have no choice but to believe in the ring of fire.’
Believing in the seven rings that neatly erased the curse of the severe cold that even the saint could not cure, he chewed the elixir.
Merlin’s elixir turned into liquid the moment it got stuck in his teeth and went down his throat.
Woo woo woo!
The ring of fire rotates fiercely and controls the flow of elixir.
An aura of resentment arose between the high-purity cold air in which high-quality elixirs such as Naedan Bloodbath and Ojihyupmok of Yeonghancho Derum were condensed.
Chiyiying!
Unlike the cold air, the secret energy that was difficult to feel unless the ring of fire was operated was directed toward the head. not the brain top front. I dug into the space where the soul resided.
‘Are they also aiming for the spirit?’
As expected. It was obvious that he was trying to break down his mental power first before putting on the helmet.
Jjoong!
Raon felt the knock and slightly furrowed his forehead.
‘What….’
Why are you so weak?
