38. Seeing the Demon Sword (1)
Leviathan’s scales glowed red.
A huge monster went into a frenzy and struggled like crazy.
Its sharp teeth tore everything around it to shreds. He even bit his own tail to the point where it was tattered.
Signi trembled, blood streaming from the corner of her mouth. I forced myself to get up
and raised
my staff high in the sky again .
A silver carpet dyed the surroundings.
However, the size was reduced by less than half. The warriors who had been pushed out of the carpet stepped back in fear.
Leviathan raised his upper body high and then slammed it down to the ground.
The castle wall collapsed and the ground was destroyed by the blow of that gigantic monster whose weight could not be estimated.
Those who were unlucky enough to be crushed became the blood between the dented silver plates.
Deaths pile up.
The number of despair increased rather than hope.
Rather than trusting in saviors, they blamed God.
The cowardly warriors turned their backs and fled.
Fear grew through the hole of defeat they created.
Signy gritted his teeth.
Crying out for courage will only drive them to death.
I concentrated my mind. All efforts were put into growing the silver carpet.
But I had no strength.
The lump on my back drained the blood from my body as if it were another heart. I was dizzy with anemia and my pulse was weakened.
The silver carpet shrank further.
Now only a few warriors and party comrades could be inside.
The main cavalry did their best to protect our troops.
Sadimus and Lakhe held all kinds of great magic in their mouths and spit them out.
Nezar swung his hammer like a berserker.
But it all came to nothing.
The enemy was strong.
If Zeke had been there at a time like this, he would have definitely won, but…
Signy mustered up his last ounce of strength and memorized the magic of binding.
The light became a hook and entangled the monster’s body.
The earth held the huge fish as if it were an anchor for a large ship.
Signi said to everyone.
“Run away. “I will create a gap.”
The warriors hesitated.
“Hurry!”
Creak, creak, creak.
The screams and cries of the chains she made echoed throughout the quiet battlefield.
Cracking.
And it breaks off.
The monster’s power, which had been accumulated to its fullest extent, came crashing down like a wave. Now I couldn’t even run away.
Signi jumped over everyone and stood in front.
I raised my slender hand
and summoned the shield of Aura.
How much more time can we buy?
The saint laughed.
She had the most beautiful smile in the world.
“I’m sorry, Deus. Here, again, the life you had given her,
she looked up at the sky with moist eyes.
“Bow your head!”
Signy was startled by the shout he heard at that moment.
I lowered my head in despair.
A darkness thicker than ink whirled and crushed the façade of Les Viatans.
There was nothing that darkness could not eat. It seemed like not even the sun could stand it.
Immediately afterwards, Leviathan’s body exploded.
Fragments of the monster flew in all directions.
Black wings obscured Signy’s vision. Just as it was about to disappear like an illusion, Signi hugged the other person’s waist tightly with a tearful smile.
“Lord Deus!”
While Zeke’s follower, Terjan von Helius, was handling the accident, Deus and Signi watched from the northern castle tower.
Close to the two men were colleagues from both sides.
Yulgeum, Alex and Sadimus Laque Nezar.
In the past, they were united under one banner, but now they are divided into light and darkness.
However, SIGNI
has become a being that cannot be called light or darkness.
The black lump on his back radiated evil power and trembled slightly.
A sword that radiates a saint and darkness.
The two were coexisting and creating a strange harmony.
“I’m just leaving.”
“No!”
“I can’t… reveal my identity.”
“I just introduced myself as an old colleague of Brother Zeke. “Teryan also remembered Deus, so the story was resolved easily.”
“I didn’t know that Master Marquis would really give up everything to chase after Zeke. “It’s a bit surprising.”
Deus scratched his cheek and looked down at the castle.
Teriyan was leading the soldiers in the square in front of the broken wall.
Stones were rolled in to build a temporary wall and lime was added to harden it.
“I ended up getting help from Deus again.”
“No, I don’t think it was helpful… To be honest, I’m sorry for saying that I was just fixing something my subordinate did.”
“ah! The one who called that monster… Alex bent down in front of SIGNI.
“I’m sorry, Signy. “My name is Soshin Gyo Goku Alex.”
“What is your belief? “Did you become so stupid that you even got sick?”
Despite Deus’ scolding, Alex politely spoke to SIGNI.
“Because of Soshin’s foolish mistake, Leviathan was awakened. However, I never intended to attack this place on purpose, so please forgive me with all my heart.”
Signy listened to Alex’s story with a stern expression.
Too many people have died to simply gloss over the mistake.
However, it was also true that the rest of the people were able to survive thanks to Deus’s actions.
Both the ball and the sword were so heavy that it was difficult to draw a conclusion.
Alex noticed that and spoke again.
“As an apology, I will hunt monsters around you on your behalf from today until the day you leave. Although
I don’t have great power like my lord, one or two mugwort monsters are not a problem.”
Signi knew that Alex was one of the Seven Dukes of the Demon World.
I also knew that if he came forward in person, it would be of great help to the fortress city of Noeikan.
“The fact that Mr. Alex was involved in what happened today will be kept a secret only by the people here.”
“That is a wise decision.” Alex bent down again. Deus frowned.
“Why are you really like this? This is Zeke’s younger sister. “You’re not the kind of person to treat with such extreme courtesy.”
Before they broke up, Zeke felt like Alex’s direct subordinate.
Alex was the butler and manager, and Zeke was an employee at the Mugu branch, so Zeke had to be more polite.
However, Alex wasn’t the type to be this polite to everyone.
“My lord, please remain still.”
“Where did this bastard even smell my scent? “Now you’re attacking me openly.”
“My lord’s world is not far away now.”
“What?”
“Hehehe, it’s a secret.”
Deus took his eyes off Alex and looked at Signi again.
It was only when I felt sorry for that bright smile that I noticed the other guys nearby.
“Lake, when did you come back up?”
“Almost immediately.”
“If you were going to do that, why didn’t you just follow Zeke?”
“I regretted it.”
“Are you satisfied now?”
Lakhe blushed and nodded.
“Good.”
He only gave Sadimus a glance and said nothing more.
In terms of fate, he was much more closely tied to Zeke. So much so that being with Zeke wasn’t strange at all.
And Nezar.
“This guy ended up making a weapon again. “You couldn’t possibly have tampered with the Almighty Bracelet, right?”
“Don’t worry about the previous owner. “Aren’t you your slave anymore?”
“Don’t show off. It really kills me.”
“Take care of yourself. “It turns out that I am not very welcome.”
Yulgeum, who I had never heard before, interjected.
“The reason you were spared was because of Deus’ guarantee here. “Because
I still think it’s right to destroy you .”
“Oh my, I’m so scared. “Are you talking to the owner now?”
Nezar said and jumped down from the wall.
“I’d rather help that side.”
His voice disappeared like an echo and Yulgeum sighed.
Yulgeum took a step closer to Signy.
“If you don’t mind, would it be okay if I touched that thing on your back?”
“Yes, Yulgeum. “You don’t need to ask me for permission.”
Yulgeum reached out to Signi’s back.
Dead skin cells grew on the surface of the lump, emitting unpleasant waves. What looked like black snake scales covered the sword-shaped hump.
“I don’t mean to hurt you.”
Yulgeum spoke in a whisper and stroked the surface of the lump.
At that time, Yulgeum saw Alex looking restless.
“Didn’t I already tell you? “I don’t mean to harm you.”
“Yes, yes, I heard it too.”
Yulgeum glared at Deus.
“What on earth have you done? “To this little child.”
“what?”
“During that one year… to a child who was only 10 years old at the time. “It turns out you were trash.”
“Why suddenly, rain, you damn woman, go!”
“What are you going to do?”
“What?”
“Shouldn’t you be held responsible?”
“So what?”
“Come this way!”
Deus tilted his head and approached Yulgeum.
Yulgeum snatched Deus’ wrist and brought it to Signi’s lump.
Deus was startled and tried to pull his hand away, but Yulgeum did not let go.
“Why are you doing this?”
“Touch it. Then you will find out.”
“Are you saying this lump is my fault?”
” that’s right.”
“No, more than anything, if a lump appears, it can be removed through surgery.”
“Can’t you see these scales? How are you going to cut this?”
“Shall I cut it for you?”
“Stop talking nonsense and try your hand.” Deus felt very uncomfortable hearing the cold voice of Yulgeum.
As she said, I placed my hand on the sword protruding from Signy’s back.
It was warm.
And more than anything… it felt familiar.
I put aside the strange feeling and stroked the sword.
The blood vessels on the surface of the sword pulsated pleasantly. Signy also blushed and smiled softly.
Ever since the sword was created, there has been a lot of inconvenience.
She was excommunicated from Seonghwangcheong and even her brother was implicated in the incident.
That alone was extremely painful, but the sword itself brought her life down to the worst level.
Even washing up was inconvenient. Whether she was sitting, standing, or lying down, the sword hindered her movement.
I couldn’t even imagine lying down straight.
Even when I was lying on my side, the lump would often
touch my bones and it would ache.
I’ve gotten used to it now, but at first, I couldn’t sleep for more than a day or two due to the frustration that made me feel like I couldn’t breathe.
But that long pain was erased from my memory at least for this moment.
It was as if he had been waiting for this day.
Rather, because of this hump, wouldn’t we be able to connect with Deus again someday?
Those vague expectations were rewarded.
Meanwhile, the moment Deus stroked the sword,
he felt both a warm feeling and an ominous pounding that was almost the exact opposite.
“What the hell is this?”
“You really don’t know?”
“I don’t know.”
“You did something like this and didn’t know. “I guess I misread you.”
A cold wind blew as Yulgeum spoke.
The ominous feeling in Deus’ heart became even stronger.
Signi turned her head and looked at Deus. Looking at his bewildered look, it seemed like he really didn’t know anything
.
“Do you know, Yulgeum? What is this?”
Signi asked.
“…I guess you don’t know yet.”
” yes.”
“Poor thing.”
