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30. The Cursed Eldorando. (1)

A demon with a peculiar characteristic that appeared at the same time as the tower shook and black waves were emitted.

Their peculiar feature was that they had the same appearance as the demons they had fought so far, but they were undead and wore golden chains on their bodies.

I couldn’t figure out what the heck the chains meant, but that wasn’t important right now.

” First, we need to reduce the number quickly! ”

I used the explosion to quickly move forward, decapitating the guys.

The guys either felt fear at the sight of the red trail cutting off their necks or simply accepted death calmly without offering any resistance, so they just gave their necks away.

But that sight felt so alien.

Even though they were undead, I couldn’t understand why they didn’t resist and just took it, so I paused for a moment to look at the fallen guys. A shocking scene appeared before me.

After obtaining the hauteclair, I cut off the guys’ heads at a speed that could be called quick, but

As the black waves spread out from the tower, the golden chains begin to glow and the necks that had fallen off begin to rise.

‘ Certainly… it was a little strange. I cut it with divine power, but it didn’t turn to ash and kept its shape… ‘

I figured the reason must be in those golden chains, so I moved my body again and quickly approached them. This time, I swung my hauteclair at the golden chains instead of their necks.

With a ‘Kang!’ sound, the golden chain and sword collided, and black waves shot out and tried to wrap around the sword, so I immediately sent my divine power to purify it, and it disappeared as I watched the chains start to crack.

” Okay, if we do this…! ”

As the chains cracked and broke into pieces and the beheaded demon disappeared, I could see how to deal with them.

It flew between them like a drawing with a single line, drawing a red trajectory with a ‘swoosh’ sound towards the other demons.

” This is the end for you guys…! ”

*****

Immediately after Charlotte left, Hyunseok and Yeonseo sat quietly against the wall, waiting for their wounds and stamina to recover with the [Region Brittany] she had laid down.

As the sound of metal clashing was heard along with the cries of a demon coming from outside, the two who had been sitting still looked at each other with anxiety.

After a while of just staring at each other without saying anything, Yeonseo’s mouth opened as she was looking at Hyunseok.

” You… Do you know that you’ve been acting so brazenly lately? ”

Yeonseo had hoped that Hyunseok and Charlotte would get together, but seeing Hyunseok in a way she had never seen before made her look a little tired and asked.

” Ahem, that’s because I finally got a girlfriend. ”

Hyun-seok avoids his gaze and speaks in a slightly lower voice. However, Yeon-seo looks at him as if there is another reason besides that, and gets up from her seat and walks in front of him.

” Wow…! ”

He grabbed him by the collar and said in a loud voice that seemed quite angry.

” Of course… I don’t think that’s the reason. What on earth is the change of heart? You’re not that kind of person. ”

” Really? You just made a mistake, didn’t you? ”

” Don’t avoid eye contact. No matter how little I care about others, I can see the person inside me. Why are you acting so out of character? ”

As if she could no longer hide her words, she raised both hands and took a stance of surrender, and Yeonseo released the collar she was holding.

” Then tell me the reason? If it’s a trivial reason… You know? I’ve gotten a lot stronger this time~ ”

” Okay, I got it. Just tell me, right? ”

After she caught him and returned his crumpled shirt and tie to their original state, Hyunseok opened his mouth.

” I don’t like being treated roughly either. But before we left Nodeul Island, Ms. Elina said that.

I have to push Charlotte hard to make her realize that she is a woman. ”

” What are you talking about…? Realizing that you’re a woman? To a girl who does female moves to the point where it’s tiresome to watch? ”

Yeonseo had a look on her face that said she didn’t understand, but Hyunseok seemed to know something.

” Well, I have a rough idea, but I’ll ask Charlotte later. Anyway… So I did as she said, and guess what happened? ”

When Hyunseok shrugged his shoulders and spoke, Yeonseo began to laugh, holding her stomach, as if a scene came to mind.

” Haha! That’s true. I think I’ve been more conscious of you lately. ”

” Well, as I kept doing it, the reactions got more and more interesting and I couldn’t stop… haha… ”

” That’s okay. Anyway, I don’t care what you two do now. ”

” No, how can you be a girl…! ”

” Yeah, what do you want me to do~ ”

After that, we laughed together and talked about various things about Charlotte, and we came to a point where we both had something in common that bothered us.

” Now that I think about it, that was back then. ”

” At that time? ”

When Yeonseo asked when he was talking about, Hyunsuk said that when he met Yujia at the Blue House settlement, Charlotte’s reaction was strange.

” Oh, right then? Hmm… It was definitely a bit strange for our Bul-yeosi. It seemed like he had something to say but was holding it back. ”

” Right? Why would that be? I kept looking at Yujiah and making that expression, so it really bothered me. ”

” That’s right! And why did you give that brooch? You weren’t giving it to just anyone, right? Even Yujisung? You told him to give it to that person. ”

” That’s right… Why on earth is that? Hmm… ”

” You… do you know you’re looking pretty bad right now? ”

Hyun-seok looked at her as if surprised by her words.

” Oh… was that so? ”

” Yeah. You looked like you were going to do something bad because you were so jealous. Honestly, you… weren’t thinking about the punishment you were going to give to Bul-ye-shi right now, were you? ”

” Ahem!! ”

” Haa, really, just do it moderately. It seems like you don’t mind what’s happening to you, but just do it moderately. ”

” I’ll think about it… ”

Yeonseo watched Hyunseok coughing and leaving the seat.

‘ Thinking about it means I will never do it… ‘

*****

The sound of something being swung around with a ‘bang! Pwah!’ followed by a ‘slap!’ sound.

In the place where the sound passed, there were already ashes and the remnants of the demon’s hand fluttering in the wind.

When the black waves coming from the tower reach the demon, the golden chains glow and come back to life, but she moves along a red trail.

The moment Charlotte passes by, it turns back to ash.

How much time has passed? There are no more resurrected demons, and only Charlotte stands alone, panting and her legs shaking slightly.

” Hoo, hoo, now… this is it… ”

The gaze felt from the tower has been growing stronger with each defeat of the demons.

I don’t know what they want and what they are looking at me for, but I turn away from their gaze and cut off their necks with the golden chains that the demon was wearing. After cutting them off, I was finally able to take down the last one.

While blocking their attacks with the pure white armor and strengthening my body with divine power while healing at the same time, my legs started shaking slightly as if it was difficult to absorb all of the explosive speed I gained with Hauteclair.

But I couldn’t stop here. When I knocked down the last one, the black waves emanating from the tower stopped and I felt the presence of a large being.

And at the same time, the place where Hyunseok and Yeonseo were opened and the two approached me.

” Charlotte! Are you okay? ”

Hyunseok quickly approached me, touched my body, and saw me shaking my legs.

” I told you not to push yourself too hard…! ”

” Heh! Hey… Wait a minute, my leg…! Don’t touch my leg…! ”

He lifted me up and sat me down on a jutting rock, then started massaging my legs.

” No, it’s not. What’s strange? ”

” Huh…! Ta… From the top… I felt a strong energy. Ugh! ”

” Top, right? ”

Yeonseo turned her head and looked at the tower, while Hyunseok continued to massage my legs.

” Tongue… Hyunseok…! Hey… It’s okay! ”

” Even though you say that, your muscles are still shaking. Just rest like this. ”

” Yeah… Thank you… ”

My heart ached as I saw Hyunseok approach Yeonseo, leaving me alone.

I think it would have been nice if you had stayed by my side a little longer…

” Yeonseo, how are you? ”

” As Charlotte said… there’s a strong energy from the top… Huh?! ”

Suddenly, as if she had discovered something, she quickly summoned a summoner and created a spear of ice and a sword of water.

” What’s wrong?! ”

” Okay, get ready to fight quickly. It’s coming…! ”

As she finished speaking, the tower shook and split open, and someone came out of it.

The sound of footsteps that sounded like metal clanking. The sound of metal on armor clashing. And… a voice that resonated so coldly…

[ You guys… called me…! ]

A skeleton knight wearing golden chains on both arms and legs, wearing pitch-black armor and a helmet over his head.

However, strangely, the face is covered with a golden mask, giving off a mysterious aura.

” What are you…?! ”

As Yeonseo shouted, sweat dripping down her face, a voice echoing from the golden mask answered:

[ King of the Dead. Immortal. Ruler of El Dolando. ‘El Rey. ‘ ]

The great power felt in that name… was putting tremendous pressure on the two who were confronting him.

Slowly, as he advanced forward, Yeonseo took a step back and hid behind the summoner, and Hyunseok stirred up wind to see how he would deal with him.

[ Hmm, you look strong, but… still, you two are not my opponents. ]

El Rey said that as she passed the two and approached me.

” Get away from her! ”

Hyunseok gathered strong winds and threw wind spears and blades, but El Rey quickly swung the huge hammer he was carrying on his back as if it was nothing.

El Rey, swinging her hammer so neatly and at such a speed that even I couldn’t see it properly.

Yeonseo also sees that and attacks him together with Hyunseok.

[ It’s useless…! ]

As the giant hammer strikes the floor, golden light bursts out through the cracks, crushing the two’s attacks and summoned creatures.

Clearly… it was the energy of the dead. However, what was contained within it was… an energy of a different dimension from that emitted by the undead.

” Huh…! What the heck?! ”

” That attack…! ”

[ Hoo… indeed… will the one who inherited his knowledge recognize it? ]

” Do you know what that is? ”

” Not exactly, but… that’s… something that deals with the boundary between life and death… ”

[ Indeed… It seems you know that much. However, you won’t be able to escape from here!!! ]

With those words, El Rey swung her hammer, and a golden light enveloped us and blocked our path.

And when we opened our eyes… what was in front of us… was not the palace that is Gyeongbokgung Palace… but a city of gold.

It was ‘El Dorado.’