episode_0172

The sandstorm slowly subsides.

Leo and Garcea’s attacks were effective.

The storm subsided, losing its destructive power.

Phew!

Sharp pieces of rock hidden inside flew out.

“Be careful.”

bang!

Garcea, who had built a sand wall in the meantime.

All the flying rock pieces got stuck.

“Hmm. That’s amazing? I didn’t give you much time… and you’ve already seduced the Duke. How did you do that?”

Gernom’s voice continued to be heard.

The entity was still not visible.

Woof-

Luke and Elin raise their mana.

Kuk.

Leo held the Dragon Sword tightly.

But we never let our guard down so we could respond no matter where the attack came from.

Only playful voices continued to ring out.

“Do you have the ability to seduce women well? I’m a little jealous of that?”

“Come out.”

“That won’t work. I told you earlier. Unfortunately, that’s not the correct answer.”

“… … !”

no way.

Luke climbed up the sand wall.

Shh-

But another sharp piece of rock flew in.

It was an expected surprise attack.

widely.

I lightly hit it and activated my spatial awareness.

Two sinister auras moving away at a rapid pace.

“Ah, too bad. I was only going to take one eye. Then how much would Elin have gone crazy? Aren’t you curious?”

“… Let’s step back.”

Gernom and Calchad were moving away.

shit.

Luke bit his lip.

There is only one reason why Germ would just disappear.

“Please check the entrance!”

Garcea turned his head without asking a question.

The emperor urged him several times.

They’ll come after the devil’s mark painted at the entrance, so be on your guard, be on your guard again.

“… I think I just destroyed it.”

But the devil’s mark was broken.

I’m sure it was fine until just a moment ago.

“I used a sandstorm to attract attention and sneak up on them.”

I was so busy trying to prevent a huge disaster that was just around the corner that I didn’t even notice it.

“They say it’s more fun to play with smart people, right? I don’t need to explain myself so that my mouth hurts!”

Gernom trembled with pure joy.

Ellen stood up with her hair held high.

If it was true that he had secretly absorbed the mark, then he couldn’t let it go here any longer.

“… Where.”

Kuk.

Let’s clench our fists.

Jjaeng-

Space is compressed to one point.

It creates a crack in an instant and makes a crashing sound.

Woodduck-

“Kuh-huh… .”

“Gyeok… .”

Gernom and Calchad were sucked into the point without any resistance.

The body was distorted in grotesque ways.

All that remained was blood that had spilled out, unable to withstand the pressure.

however.

“That’s right. That’s why I said it’s useless. The Ellin I know wasn’t this low-IQ… Why is that?”

Swish.

Germ, who had been regenerated normally, crawled out.

That could be it.

Because I saw you crossing dimensions last time too.

“No time to fool around. Let’s go.”

But it’s strange that the knife sticks out intact.

“… … !”

Ellen was astonished.

How on earth?

“Tsk. This is really boring. An old man who hasn’t been out for a long time wants to have fun. You don’t like that?”

“It’s still precarious… .”

Gernom, who was giggling just a moment ago.

Kwaang-

He blew up Carlchad’s head with a magic gun.

“Ah, I get it. I get it, so shut up. Because you made me feel bad.”

Slowly.

Calchad didn’t care and just regenerated his head like Gernom.

“Then come after me again.”

Gernom suddenly leaves.

Carl Chad followed late.

“… … ”

Nordagen was able to block it safely, but a problem arose.

Gernom absorbed one more soul.

* * * * *

The devil disappeared and silence returned.

“I’m sorry. I was incompetent.”

Leo apologized immediately.

“Before dealing with the storm, the mark had to be destroyed first.”

Upon arriving in the West, Leo was immediately met with an approaching sandstorm.

At that time, I thought I had to block the storm first.

That was an obvious mistake.

Receive the Dragon Sword from the Emperor.

What is the reason for signing a contract with Bertain?

It was all to remove the devil’s mark.

But, in our haste to prevent the disaster right before our eyes, we have forgotten our original purpose.

“Anyone would have done it.”

Luke said, frowning.

It was hard to see it as Leo’s fault.

If I had just destroyed the mark, I wouldn’t have been able to absorb any more souls.

But if it weren’t for the few seconds he had been dragged along, Nordagen would not have been safe.

“But this… .”

Instead of blaming Leo, Elin became lost in thought.

Luke said he approached it when he was clearly drawn to the sandstorm.

Elin didn’t feel that way at all.

There was no way we could have made a mistake since we were sharing the space together.

“Are you sure you just absorbed it?”

Gernom acted as if Luke’s guess was correct.

Can I just take that at face value?

He’s a devil who can lie so easily that it’s not strange.

Ellen continued speaking cautiously.

“What if all the marks have been absorbed in advance?”

It was the worst possible scenario.

Gernom had already absorbed all the power.

All the signs drawn now are fake.

If you’re just putting on a show to play with Elin… … .

“Are you saying you’re acting?”

Already having the power to swallow up the empire.

Are you doing this just for fun?

I couldn’t understand.

It was extremely inefficient.

But Gernom was a man who couldn’t make rational decisions.

“I guess we can’t deny the possibility.”

I couldn’t just ignore the worst-case scenario that Ellen presented.

“It’s an ability that doesn’t make sense just because you’ve just gotten a body. If you’ve already regained all your powers and are attacking three regions at the same time… .”

Everything Gernom has done so far makes sense.

It also allows you to regenerate infinitely no matter what attack you take.

Also shooting magic like a gun.

At the same time, it also brings disasters to various places.

Leo, who had been listening quietly, took on a serious expression.

“Then there must be real Gernoms in other regions too.”

That was right.

It wasn’t a matter of choice.

“You have to move quickly to block it.”

It was a matter of time.

* * * * *

“It seems like the situation is urgent. I’ll take care of the rest, so go quickly.”

Garcea saluted and saw Elin off.

Woof-

Did not specify.

I entered the portal heading straight south.

It was fortunate that Ellen opened the portal a long time ago.

Arrived in the south, Deneb.

It was just as serious as the West.

Ukkikki, ukkikkikki!

A crowd of monkeys gathered at the gate.

They climb on each other.

The soldiers stopped the monkeys by any means necessary.

“These crazy monkeys!”

“Shoot!”

Phew!

Drop it by stabbing it through the window.

Pour hot water over it.

Wedge-!

There was no point in shooting the arrow.

The legion of monkeys who had lost their sense of self charged forward only for the sake of charging forward.

It reminded me of a zombie movie I saw on Earth.

I tried to check the sign at the entrance first.

At this rate, it will be impossible to even get out of the castle gate.

There’s just one thing that’s strange.

There are a lot more monkeys than southern soldiers.

Somehow the defenses were not collapsing.

“Are you planning on sending it to the family behind you?”

“No!”

“Reload!”

A man carrying a longbow larger than his body boosts the morale of his soldiers.

Pavabavabak!

Every time the man pulls the trigger, dozens of arrows rain down.

Ugh, ugh…!

Hit between the eyebrows of the monkeys who had almost climbed up.

In this way, the defensive line was barely holding on.

Luke walked straight up to the man.

“Duke of Deneb.”

“Hmm? Oh, is that the space wizard that Your Majesty spoke of? Behind her is Princess Bertain.”

The man gave a brief introduction, just like Garcea.

“Mazel of the Deneb family, who protects the most lush forest in the empire.”

The situation was too urgent to introduce anything more than that.

“The devil must have appeared… .”

“I found out.”

“It’s nice that I don’t have to make the story long.”

Duke Mazel was interrupted, but he paid no attention and continued.

“As you can see, the animals are going crazy and attacking people. If it weren’t for the summoning wizard who came to help, they would have been defeated long ago.”

“Are you talking about the Summoning Wizard?”

“I heard you sent it.”

Mazel pointed to the soldiers standing on the wall.

To be exact, the golems next to it.

Kukukuku… Boom-!

A golem that looks like it’s over 100 gigabytes tall.

While the soldiers were reloading, they swept away the monkeys instead.

“… Bena.”

There is only one summoning wizard who came to the south to support.

Elin traced the mana connected to the golem.

“Bena!”

We soon found Bena casting her spell at the top of the tower.

“Go… Are you a princess…?”

The sound of loose snow.

Blood flowing out of both nostrils like a broken faucet.

Hands moving busily while half-conscious.

Bena was holding back the advance of the southern animals in a semi-lyric state.

Elin leaped through space.

“Why on earth is it like this… .”

He hugged Bena tightly.

I turned my mana over and diagnosed the condition.

Bena’s mana heart has reached its limit.

So much so that even if it had been just a little bit late, permanent damage would have occurred.

Shu… .

Bena laughs bashfully as Elin breathes mana into her.

“It’s warm… .”

“Who said this was too much?”

Elin held onto Bena’s collar tightly.

My hands were shaking slightly.

It was because I thought that Bena’s life as a wizard might have come to an end.

“Yes… ?”

Bena slowly turned her head towards Elin, half a beat slower.

“Well… It’s a task that the Princess entrusted to you.”

Still, Bena laughed heartily.

…like an idiot.

“I was so happy. Because the princess trusted me and entrusted me with this task. I would be satisfied if I died following the princess’s orders… .”

“Don’t talk nonsense.”

Where did you hear the sound of someone dying soon?

Talk.

Elin hit Bena on the back of the neck.

Pick.

Bena fainted.

I was pushing myself to the point where I fainted from even such a simple stimulus.

“Why are there only such foolish people around me?”

Elin glared at Luke, her anger at not knowing where to go.

Luke averted his eyes awkwardly.

There was a time when he had the terrible thought of sacrificing his soul to bring Elin a happy life.

Even if I had ten mouths, I would have nothing to say.

Kiing… .

When Bena loses consciousness, the golems stop functioning.

Ukkik-!

The wave of monkeys climbing up the gate grows stronger.

The defense line is getting tighter.

It’s not Bena’s fault.

It was all because of Gernom’s actions.

“… If you like fun that much.”

It wouldn’t matter if you only touched Ellen.

Because I’m used to enduring pain alone.

But I absolutely cannot forgive touching the people around me.

Especially if the reason is simple fun.

Elin made a firm resolution.

“I’ll make the rest of your life boring.”

I’ll make you suffer so much that you’ll think it’s better to die.