439 The Reunited Warrior

439.

,Those are Rhea’s spiders. They probably came to get rid of you.”

,I don’t want to cause any trouble. Old man, they’re looking for me, I don’t want you to get caught up in this.”

Blade steeled his resolve and armed on his Black Armor. But his body still had poison left in it. He wasn’t sure if he could survive against that many.

,What are you talking about when you’re not even recovered enough to fight? Just follow me.”

Genfu said that and opened the door. He didn’t seem to feel any sense of crisis. The spiders immediately rushed towards the old man.

,Huuup!”

A strong wind swirled around the old man. The spiders that were trying to rush at the old man were swept away by the wind and flipped over on the floor. The sight of their eight legs flailing around was quite disgusting.

,Now’s the time! This way!”

Blade ran in the direction Genfu pointed. Every time a spider tried to attack, Genfu’s wind blew it away. It was fortunate that there weren’t any giant individuals, probably for the sake of agile pursuit.

Blade was usually known for his light movements, but his body felt heavy now. It felt like his legs had turned into lumps of iron. It was much better than when he couldn’t move at all, though.

,Huk, huk, wh-where are we going? I, I have someone I need to meet…”

First of all, he was worried about whether Selina had escaped safely. It was a relief that she hadn’t been captured together in Rhea’s underground cave, but she might be thinking that the Warrior, Riel, and himself had all been defeated and she was left alone. He needed to let her know that he was safe as soon as possible. Also, that the Warrior was safe and sound.

,Hmm, these guys are more persistent than I thought. They won’t be able to cross the water, so let’s go to the other side of the river!”

It seemed that Genfu’s wind couldn’t completely get rid of the spiders. The spiders that had fallen over soon got up and were chasing after them. The number wasn’t decreasing at all. If they wanted to avoid being chased, it seemed best to do as Genfu said.

,Understood!”

,Over there!”

At the pier on the riverbank that Genfu pointed to, there was a boat just big enough for two people. It was a boat with a square sail.

As Blade and Genfu rolled onto the boat, Genfu forcefully pushed the boat away with wind. He kicked away a spider that was trying to climb onto the side of the boat, and the boat began to move towards the middle of the river.

The spiders gathered at the water’s edge, making hissing noises and waving their front legs wildly. It was as if they were expressing their resentment. Then they soon rushed off somewhere.

,It seems we’ve managed somehow. But it’s too early to let our guard down. They might have gone to find a bridge to cross.”

Could spiders have that level of intelligence? But if there was someone controlling them, it seemed possible. Genfu summoned more wind. The boat was gradually picking up speed and moving forward.

,Come to think of it, about what we were talking about earlier, do you know Renfu?”

,I wouldn’t exactly say I know him, but…”

He tried to sexually harass his comrade, so he separated his upper and lower body with his sword. It seemed that Renfu Ambassador and Genfu knew each other. Was it okay to say that?

But for some reason, Blade felt like he could trust this old man. He felt that he was different from a human trash like Renfu.

,To tell you the result, he tried to harm my comrade, so I cut him down with my own hands. But he was still alive with only his upper body left.”

Genfu reacted even more strongly to Blade’s words.

,He was alive? With just his upper body? That guy, could he have completed that External Method…? Yes, so what happened? You finished him off properly, right?”

,Ah, no. I ended up letting him go with only his upper body left.”

Tsk, Genfu clicked his tongue.

,You’ve left behind a terrible threat. The magic Renfu used is an External Method, a magic of Giras. It’s a magic that forcibly holds onto the body’s life force. Now, in order for that guy to live, he has to take another life. About when was this?”

,About a week ago.”

,Then there must have already been a victim. To completely abandon the path of humanity…”

Genfu had a bitter expression. Blade found it difficult to guess the relationship between him and Renfu.

,Excuse me, old man, but what is your relationship with Renfu?”

,We were classmates. Our training directions were a bit different, though. He was smart, but he was a human who was too weak to desire.”

That matched the image of Renfu that Blade had seen. In the end, he ended up like that because of his desires. If he hadn’t tried to deceive and violate Selina, he wouldn’t have ended up like that.

The boat soon reached the opposite shore. Genfu and Blade got off the boat and looked around. For now, they couldn’t feel any signs of spiders nearby.

,Thank you so much, old man. I can manage on my own from now on.”

Blade clasped his hands together and raised them in front of his face. It was a gesture of gratitude in this country. He wasn’t used to it, so it was a bit awkward.

,No, if you don’t mind, can I come with you? There are several things I’m concerned about. I’d also like to meet this Warrior-nim.”

,It’s not that I mind, but…”

He had already received a lot of help. If Genfu, who was knowledgeable about magic and the affairs of this country, joined him, it would be a great help in many ways.

At that moment. Something huge was flying in the high sky. A red dragon, Blade could recognize it well even from a distance.

,Dr, dragon?”

,That’s Selina! She’s my comrade!”

,What? Yo, your Warrior party has a dragon too? Th, that’s just amazing…”

,No, she’s a human who can transform into a dragon! Genfu-nim, is there any way to make her see us from up there?”

,I’ll try!”

As Genfu moved his arm, wind began to rise from the surface of the river. The swirling wind sucked up the river water and gradually grew larger. A waterspout danced fiercely.

,Ugh, ugh, this is the limit!”

Seeing the waterspout up close was truly spectacular, but he couldn’t be sure how well it would be seen from up in the high sky. Blade looked up at the flying dragon with a somewhat uneasy heart.

,Oh, she’s looking this way!”

A waterspout that suddenly appeared without any warning. It seemed strange even when viewed from the high sky. The dragon, which had been examining the waterspout for a while, discovered Blade on the riverbank. And it began to descend towards them at a rapid speed.

Kuoong, with a heavy sound, Selina Dragon landed on the riverbank. A joyful voice came from the dragon’s back.

,Blade!”

The Warrior Elena, who jumped off the dragon, immediately hugged Blade. Everyone else got off, and the dragon transformed into a beauty with red hair. Selina, who had become naked, quickly put on her clothes with a sulky face.

,Did you escape alone? As expected of Blade… I believed in you!”

,Hmph, this much is nothing. It wasn’t a big crisis.”

He was showing off a bit in front of the Warrior, but Blade felt a slight pang of conscience. It was difficult to say that he had survived entirely on his own. If it hadn’t been for Genfu’s help, he would have probably been defeated.

Ahem, after clearing his throat, Genfu approached the Warrior. The Warrior in Genfu’s imagination was slightly different from what he had imagined. The Warrior’s body, wearing the Sacred Armor, was too erotic compared to the Warrior he had envisioned.

,Are you the Warrior-nim?”

,Yes, I’m the Warrior Elena. Who are you? Why are you with Blade…”

,My name is Genfu, just an aging sorcerer. I happened to be traveling with Blade.”

,Genfu? Wait a minute, that name, could it be…”

Selina raised her eyebrows when she heard the name Genfu. She was reminded of Renfu. Blade, who knew the facts well, quickly stepped in to explain.

,No, Genfu-nim is the one who helped me when I was poisoned. If it weren’t for him, I would have been helpless.”

At that moment, one of the group suddenly came forward and called out to Genfu in a loud voice. It was Ledo, who was traveling with the Warrior party.

,Genfu-nim!”

,Prince Ledo?”

The two seemed to know each other. The two exchanged old greetings. Judging from the clues in their conversation, it seemed that Genfu, who had been a court sorcerer, had left the court long ago and lived in seclusion.

Of course, they weren’t the only ones sharing their joy. The Warrior party had finally reunited. There were so many things they wanted to say and ask. Not even staying up all night would be enough.

But they couldn’t do that now. Black dots were rustling and approaching from afar. The spider swarm, which had somehow crossed the river, was approaching them.

,Ugh, this is a disaster! They’re already…”

Genfu frowned in dismay. But Blade had a face that didn’t worry at all. The situation was completely different from when he was desperately running away a little while ago.

Because now they had the Warrior Elena.

Those spiders weren’t even a slight threat. Even if Rhea herself, or even Queen Stella, came in person, it would probably be the same.

Seureureung, with a pleasant sound, the True Abyss Sword was drawn from Elena’s waist.