Episode 296:
An underground gym where the sun never enters.
A shrieking sound resounded through the fine sand.
The protagonist of the shout is Gwangpungdan. With the exception of Raon and Dorian, the Gwangpungdan swordsmen gathered in one place and were training.
Even though not much time had passed and all of them had small and large injuries, the momentum generated by the Gwangpungdan was different from before.
It wasn’t just that he became stronger, but as if his temperament had changed, he endlessly spewed out sharp and ferocious swordsmanship.
“Twenty minutes break.”
Burren ordered the swordsmen to take a rest after completing the training of the storm.
“Twenty minutes break!”
The Gwangpungdan swordsmen did not sit down even after hearing the order to rest. I started doing personal training with a little distance from other people.
Even during break time, only the sound of swinging swords and stepping on steps could be heard in the gymnasium. The swordsmen’s expressions were also bloody, as if they were facing an enemy rather than training.
Burren opened his sword five times in a row and straightened his back.
‘Damn it…’
Wait a minute. Even if you don’t focus on the sword for a moment, bad thoughts come to mind.
Wouldn’t Raon wear the mask of Eden, or would Dorian become a blood demon and drink blood? Or worse, that maybe things went wrong and they both died.
‘Keep both alive.’
I received so much grace from Raon that I can’t even put it into words. Not only his life, but also his soul was saved, so even if he dies, he wants him to live.
‘please.’
As Burren bit his lip and prayed for the safety of the two, Martha approached.
“It’s time.”
“okay.”
I nodded and looked at Martha. pale complexion. In reality, her condition was not good because it was time to treat her wounds, not training.
But the word rest did not come out. She wouldn’t listen, and she couldn’t imagine how she would feel when her enemy kidnapped a colleague.
“Don’t think of me, try that or something.”
As if reading Burren’s thoughts, Martha frowned and pointed to the back. There, Runan was wielding a sword filled with cold air, oozing a chilling aura.
“That crazy guy. Until now, I haven’t slept and I’m only swinging my sword. That’s going to really kill me.”
“Um…”
Burren bit his lip as he looked at Runan. Even though Runan was as seriously injured as Marta, he was training hard enough to approach.
The girl who liked to stare at the sky in a daze disappeared, and a female swordsman full of murder filled her place.
“I can’t stop.”
Burren sighed and shook his head. Not only Runan and Martha, but others also swung their swords like crazy, thinking of Raon and Dorian.
It was too much to stop them because I knew how they felt.
“set! Gwangpungjin training again from now on…”
Kiik.
It was time to gather everyone and resume Jinbeop training. The gymnasium door opened softly and Rimmer entered. His eyes were unusually calm and terrifyingly dry.
“Raon’s location has been identified.”
Rimer’s low voice made the movements of the Gwangpungdan swordsmen stand still. Their weary eyes flashed with the light of hope.
“Am I really?”
“Where are you?”
“Is Raon alive?”
“How about Dorian…”
Gwangpungdan swordsmen rushed to Limer and poured out questions they wanted to ask but couldn’t ask.
“The location is near Cameloon, and I don’t know the exact information yet.”
Rimer shook his head.
“The black market is preparing for a massive dimension shift. It will cross over to Cameloon through the dimensional gateway. There is still time, so if you are missing, tell me now.”
“…”
No one answered that question. It meant that we would all go together.
“Contrary to your determination, your eyes are full of tension.”
Rimer smiled lightly as usual.
“Will you guys be of help in the battle? Will Leon be okay? How many enemies will there be and how strong will they be? You will have many thoughts. But if you don’t go today, you’ll regret it for the rest of your life.”
Convinced by those words, the swordsmen clenched their fists until they heard a sound.
“I can’t relieve you of other anxieties, but I can convince you of one thing. It doesn’t matter who the enemy is or how many they are.”
Rimer smiled eeriely as he met the eyes of the feverish Gwangpungdan.
“Because the first person on the continent raised his sword again.”
* * *
Raon licked his lips while looking at the red crocodile mask in his hand.
‘It looks like a kind of crocodile.’
It seemed to be a large monster crocodile with the appearance of a crocodile, judging from its large, sharp teeth and rough skin like saw blades.
‘What kind of guy is he?’
Crocodile is a monster that appears all over the continent, and given its red mask, it was likely a crocodile from a desert or hot area.
‘That must be a king too.’
Eden is not an ordinary monster, but uses a magic stone left by a chief or a king to make a helmet like this. The soul inside this helmet must be the Crocodile King.
-If someone else comes in here while using that, won’t everyone get caught?
Lars pointed to the treasury door and frowned.
‘It could be.’
As Lars said, if you say you came here to find armor and weapons, and then use this helmet, anyone will doubt it.
‘So I have no intention of writing it.’
-what? You’ll definitely use it…
‘Because there’s a way to contact the spirit world without using it.’
Raon put his hand inside the helmet and smiled lightly.
– Stop talking nonsense! you are human It is impossible to control the soul at will!
‘that’s right. It’s impossible for me alone.’
I saw Lars nodding his head and tilting his head.
‘But you have your anger.’
Lars’ wrath is currently clinging to his soul. If he provoked that anger, he could collide with the spirit of the monster inside without wearing a helmet.
‘As expected, you’re the best ho… No, you’re a helper.’
Lars may have surrendered his anger to claim this body someday, but that anger was helpful in many ways.
Even the generous tree in the story would not be as good at giving benefits even with the power given over to cause damage.
– Oh, oh, oh!
Lars opened his mouth as if he hadn’t thought of that.
– No nonsense! Why is the anger that should be a minus useful to you! Why are you using it as yours!
The boy threw his fists wildly as if exasperated. Of course, I didn’t have any strength, so I couldn’t even use a cotton bat.
‘Thank you for your continued support.’
Raon smiled and pushed Lars away.
-Shit!
Looking at the cotton candy that turned blue with depression, he raised the anger that clung to his soul. A spark flew from the right hand in the helmet, and the vision flashed white.
“Um…”
When I opened my eyes again, the world had changed.
The report that had been calm disappeared and a volcano bursting with lava came into view. The dry air infused with heat stirred his lungs.
‘It’s caught properly.’
Raon smiled at the bubbling lava. I thought it was a desert, but it is a lava field. The owner of the mask seemed to be the Lava Crocodile King.
Koo-goo-goo-goo!
As I surveyed the volcanic field with a satisfied smile, an enormous amount of lava erupted from the center of the volcano.
Quaaaaaa!
A huge shadow falls behind the lava that soared up to reach the sky. Lava Crocodile King. A crocodile of a size never seen before flashed red eyes.
Its energy was far behind, but in terms of size, it was similar to Lokta’s main body.
[Are you the human who will become my body?]
Lava Crocodile King raised his chin and looked down at Raon.
“no.”
Raon smiled and shook his head.
“Are you a human who came to boil and eat you?”
[You must have lost your fear.]
Lava Crocodile King snorted.
[The expression of the humans who came to hunt me was like that every time. Of course, all of them went into my stomach.]
He arrogantly shook his snout.
[Humans are just prey. The same in the past and now.]
The Lava Crocodile King stamped his feet with confidence.
‘It’s no wonder.’
The lava area is the worst terrain where you can get out of breath and lose your stamina just by walking.
Even for excellent knights and wizards, it would not have been easy to catch the Lava Crocodile King roaming the lava field like it was his own home.
‘It’s different here, though.’
This is not a real lava field, it’s just a spirit world. This kind of lava could be blocked with mental strength.
[Looking at you, I miss the soft skin of a human being. I’ll eat your soul and devour you as you leave. Don’t be bothered and quickly…]
“Yes. Let’s end it quickly.”
Raon nodded and pulled out the Celestial Sword.
“Before someone more troublesome comes along.”
[You cheeky bastard!]
Lava Crocodile King opened his mouth wide. Red lava spewed out of his throat.
Quaaaaaaaa!
Raon lowered the Jecheon Sword until it touched the floor and then slashed it upward. The blue frost that bloomed on the silver blade formed a magnificent wall and collided with the lava.
Chii profit!
The huge ice wall did not melt even in the lava spouted by the Lava Crocodile King, and stood as it was at first. It was the difference between heat and cold, not mental strength.
[What is it! Why is there such a thing as ice!]
Lava Crogodile King widened his eyes in amazement.
[A piece of ice like that shouldn’t be able to stand even for a moment in front of lava!]
“Because it’s not just ice.”
Raon smiled and took a step forward. Blue frost soared over the blade of the Jecheon Sword.
“I guess you don’t know much about this place.”
The guy didn’t seem to know about the battle of mental power, probably because he didn’t listen to the explanation properly after the helmet was made.
Raon gently kicked the ground.
[You’re digging your own grave. Fool!]
As soon as he floated up into the air, the Lava Crocodile King stamped his feet. The lava bursting from the cracked ground was shooting at the whole body.
“Is this kind of attack a grave?”
Raon resonated the ring of fire. Raising the level of the soul, he performed the silver wind whirlwind of the snow wind sword.
Whoa!
The storm of frost that spread from the blade of the sword froze all five streams of lava spouted by the Lava Crocodile King.
[What is this!]
Lava Crocodile King backed away. His chin trembled as if he were overwhelmed by the resonance of his soul caused by the ring of fire.
“Where are you going?”
Raon kicked the frozen lava and unleashed a series of snow wind sword fights. The sharp winds of frost ripped through Lava Crocodile King’s skin and ripped his flesh.
[Oaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!]
Lava Crocodile King screamed in agony.
‘I’m glad he’s not like Lokta.’
If that crocodile was like a knight like Lokta, he would have been reluctant to kill it, but he was just a beast that thought of humans as its prey. He had no qualms about killing.
[This guy…]
Lava Crocodile wrapped himself in lava.
[I’ll erase it without leaving a single bone fragment!]
He charged at me in the form of a lump of lava. It was an all-out strategy.
“Unfortunately, that’s impossible.”
Raon stepped on the advance. While crushing the lava that had filled the floor, he stretched out his sword, which had been tilted to the left.
Chwaaaaang!
A piercingly sharp silver line cut through the thick lava, and a blade of frost galloping after it pierced Lava Crocodile King’s head.
[Keep going…]
Lava Crocodile King groaned as he fell to the ground.
[How come I, who was the loser of the volcano…]
He collapsed without knowing what he had suffered. The light in his red eyes slowly faded.
“Is he weak? Or…”
Have I become stronger?
After absorbing Lokta’s soul, it seemed that his mental powers had grown beyond his expectations. If it wasn’t for a guy like Lars, it seemed like he wouldn’t lose at all.
Koo-goo-goo-goo!
The lava field collapses and Lava Crocodile King’s corpse disappears. It meant the end of this world.
Chiyiying!
While Raon was waiting for the time to return to reality, a blue dimension opened in the air.
“The main king came… Why is it already over!
Cotton Candy, who was just about to cross the dimension, opened his mouth as he watched the collapsing lava field.
“Hey child! It’s too fast…”
Before Lars could finish his words, his vision was cut off.
What else did you come here for?
* * *
Raon opened his eyes. I saw the helmet of the Lava Crocodile King with my hand in it.
‘The color has faded a bit.’
The red color of the helmet seemed to have softened a little, probably because the spirit of the Lava Crocodile King inside had disappeared.
‘Las.’
Raon hit the ice flower bracelet with Lars.
‘How much time has passed?’
– Even the great king does not know.
Lars turned his head with a slight pout.
‘Why don’t you know?’
-I’m so focused on penetrating your mental world…
He’s really not helpful.
‘Why did a guy who used up all his energy come to that place?’
-Because I’m curious…
‘Is there really nothing to do?’
Looking at Lars, Raon shook his head and carefully put Lava Crocodile King’s helmet back where it was.
-What nonsense are you talking about! The king is also busy! I have to make a meal plan, and the ingredients of the food…
‘Wait a minute.’
When he saw the message floating in front of his eyes, he covered the talking Lars’ mouth.
[You have absorbed the soul of < Lava Crocodile King >.]
[All stats increase by 6 points.]
[The achievement of < Ring of Fire > increases.]
[The achievement of < Cartoonist > increases.]
[Characteristics < Fire property affinity > has been created.]
It was a reward obtained while absorbing the soul of Lava Crocodile King. It was absorbed faster than before, probably because it was a smaller soul than Lokta.
‘Is this good too?’
It was said that the achievements of the ring of fire and cartoonist also increased with all the stat increases. Since it is not a humanoid monster, its martial arts itself did not rise, but better characteristics were created.
‘Fire property affinity.’
Just as water affinity enhances coldness, fire affinity enhances heat, so it was most satisfactory.
– Doesn’t this make sense!
Lars looked at the message and his eyes trembled.
-What’s going on so smoothly! Why is the world only helping you!
The guy gritted his teeth, saying that it wasn’t like this even when he used the system.
-The main king doesn’t even let me eat every time, so why is it that only you have it all!
‘Because I live kindly?’
– Month by month! It’s a bullshit that was beaten by Jiyia!
Lars barked like a puppy and rolled his eyes.
-You are the worst of humanity and devilishness that the king saw! There is no one like you in the demon realm!
‘Isn’t that what the Demon World is like?’
Every time I hear the story of the demon world, I’ve become quite familiar with it. At that level, it wouldn’t be too bad to go to the Demon World someday.
“Hmm…”
Raon licked his lips as he looked at the exit of the report.
‘It doesn’t seem like much time has passed.’
In terms of the senses, it feels like less than an hour has passed, but the axis of time is different from the mental world, so the feeling may not be accurate.
‘Let’s step back for now.’
I looked at the other pitches and shook my head.
‘If I take more time, I might get suspicious.’
It seemed like it would be better to take the sword and come back later to devour the souls of other helmets.
On the table where the swords were lined up, Raon took a long sword similar to the one Lokta used.
Koo Goo Goo!
When I was about to go out with my sword on my waist, the ground, not this room, began to shake.
‘what?’
It wasn’t just a vibration, I felt that the outside was very busy watching it.
As Raon frowned and turned around, the bottom of the treasury opened and a soldier wearing a goblin mask came up from the outside.
“I have a problem. I need to seal the report, so please come out.”
“problem?”
“An intruder has entered the Taeeum Barrier.”
“Are you an intruder? who?”
“I don’t know that either.”
‘No way…’
My heart beat wildly at the word intruder.
As Raon went outside after seeing it, he opened his spirits to the fullest. His eyes, which had little expectations, turned dark before he even left Daejeon.
“Huh….”
The overwhelming presence outside of Daejeon stopped walking on its own.
‘What’s this.’
I thought that Cheryl or major swordsmen from Sieghart might have come, but absolutely not.
The mysterious presence that was spreading right now was not lost to Glenn at all.
Raon swallowed dryly and headed for the exit of Daejeon.
What kind of monster has come?
