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Episode 270 Decal Ardens (3)

I didn’t know the exact time. It was just a sudden change and phenomenon that occurred abruptly at some point.

Should I say that the way I look at the world has changed? If I had to explain it, that’s how I would put it.

No, when I think about it carefully, it was beyond words.

This wasn’t just a simple eye that could discern the opponent’s martial arts level or see through magic. It was fundamentally different from the examples given earlier.

Evan saw and felt various things through that eye. It was sometimes annoyingly distracting, but it was often helpful, and as it stayed by his side, he grew to like it.

Something that he had kept by his side for a short time but felt familiar. If Evan realized one thing through it, it was about the person Kyle Ardens.

Starting with his past, the reason for meeting, and the relationship that has continued until now, the story would be too long to explain, so to put it briefly, Kyle Ardens was a very mysterious person.

Usually, no one gives someone constant attention. Even his lover, Elena, didn’t always think about him. She had the mission of guarding the World Tree, and she thought about the elves’ god for half of the day.

But brother was different. Whenever and wherever, even if he was far away on the opposite side of the same space, he showed great interest. Evan felt it, and he saw it.

How could there be such a person? Come to think of it, Kyle Ardens had always helped him. To the extent that there were very few cases where he didn’t help in events he was involved in.

So Evan liked Kyle, his brother. He liked him, who felt like family, just like Veil, helping him whenever he was blocked by a wall.

Of course, not the kind of love between a man and a woman, but purely liking the person Kyle Ardens. So, let’s not misunderstand. Evan himself had a loving lover named Elena.

Kyle had that kind of meaning to Evan. Over the course of two years, Kyle had transformed into a precious being for Evan.

Therefore, Evan couldn’t even dare to imagine a world without Kyle. But that happened for a brief moment. The attention that had never been cut off disappeared.

Fortunately, it returned to normal before long, but at the time, he thought the world was collapsing.

Thud, Evan stretched out his foot. Evan, who quickly adapted to the space, then strode forward. As he did, he muttered.

“Never again…”

It was an experience he never wanted to go through again. So he would prevent something like today from happening again. Evan vowed to do so and took a step forward.

***

A bizarre space that was more strange than mysterious. However, the interior was not so grotesque as to be rejected by his whole body. That was the impression he got as soon as he entered.

All sorts of colors shone from various places, and various plants and animals could be seen in the gaps. It was made of mana, but the degree of realization was no different from the creatures outside.

It’s not just living creatures that exist. Inanimate objects. There were also objects that were born without life. For example, natural stones and artificial buildings.

But all of that was mixed up in a jumbled mess, making it extremely confusing. As a result, his vision and mind were dizzy. It was a countermeasure for intruders. The entry conditions were full of difficult conditions, but there were no impossible conditions.

In the first place, such a setting is impossible even for a god.

“Well, then…”

How should I move here? I stood still and thought slowly.

First of all, finding my father, who must be somewhere here, is a top priority. It will take quite a while to find my father in this place, which is several times larger than the area outside. Besides, my father’s condition is not good, so it’s better to move quickly.

Meeting Evan? That’s not urgent. It’s not like Evan is going to die anywhere because of his skills, and scattering is much more efficient in finding my father than searching together. Luck always follows the main character.

But it’s true that I feel lost. After analyzing the magic, I found that each object implemented with mana had its own individual space. In other words, my father is somewhere in the space inside numerous objects. It is not easy to find only my father in this vast place.

Of course, there is a way. There is a strong bond of blood between me and my father. If I use that, I will be able to find my father a little easier.

I lightly cut the tip of my finger with my sword. Blood flowed out in streams. Before it touched the ground, I grabbed it with mana and drew a magic circle. After that, as the magic was activated, I smelled a scent at the tip of my nose.

The smell of blood. It was a smell I had never smelled before, but I knew that this was my father’s blood. Then, various pieces of information flowed into my head. The remaining amount of blood, the subject’s fatigue, the injured area, etc. I could feel the subject’s condition.

It is because it is a magic that embodies the ability of a vampire, and even the ability of a true ancestor, not an ordinary vampire. This is nothing compared to the abilities of those called the nobles of vampires.

Sniff, the smell is so easy to smell. I followed the smell and moved my steps. Considering the distance from the target, it will take time, but I will be able to find him without any problems.

However, there is one thing I am worried about.

“I don’t know what to say to him…”

I don’t know how I will react if I meet my father. I didn’t say hello separately when I first came to the family, and I didn’t go to see him because I didn’t want to meet him. But now that I’m about to face him, my heart is troubled.

“Tsk.”

I clicked my tongue and moved on. I decided to leave the matter with my father to the future me.

***

“Hoo…”

Decal exhaled briefly. But there was no time to rest. He inhaled, and his lungs were instantly filled with oxygen. Immediately, vitality circulated throughout his body. Decal released his power to the outside along with the mana he drew from his dantian.

The sword struck upward from below. The ground in front of him was turned upside down. The rocks, which were harder than iron, were shattered. But it didn’t end there. Splitting and splitting, the grains were reduced to the size of granules. That was combined with Decal’s swordsmanship.

Kwa kwa kwa kwak!!

The sword maximized its sharpness, and each grain contained strong energy. An attack as fierce as a storm, no, fiercer than a storm, swept the ground. No one would be able to survive a direct hit from this attack.

But Decal didn’t stop. His legs kicked the ground, and his arms kept moving.

It was an excessive attack to anyone who saw it. It was enough to observe the opponent’s reaction and respond, but Decal attacked without resting. Although it was not revealed on his face, his movements seemed as if he was being chased by something.

In the first place, it couldn’t be helped.

“Keuk-!”

Severe pain surged in the middle. Decal’s current physical condition was not normal. He was bleeding to a dangerous level, and his injuries were severe. Bones were broken in places, and muscles were also severely damaged.

That was the better side. The 10cm-sized hole in his side was the biggest obstacle, caused by protecting the knights. Fortunately, the dantian was spared, but this hole was constantly interfering with the battle.

An injury that would have killed an ordinary human instantly. But Decal was not an ordinary person. He was a knight on the verge of becoming a Grand Master. A realm at the extreme of superhumanity, just before ascending to divinity. As long as the dantian, heart, and head, the vital points of a human, were intact, he would not die easily.

Moreover, he was wearing magical tools that had been passed down in Ardens for generations. They kept Decal away from the moment of death.

Of course, it wouldn’t last long. It was only temporarily allowing him to escape death. If he couldn’t heal within 2 hours, no, 1 hour, his life would end today.

Could he really escape this place within that time? Decal shook his head inwardly at the thought that came to his mind.

The escape itself was not difficult. Ardens’ swordsmanship, which had been passed down for hundreds of years, included swordsmanship that destroyed magic. If Decal’s power was added to that, he could escape the sealed space right away.

But the problem was the opponent in front of him. Because he kept attacking without resting, it interfered with deploying his swordsmanship. Even if he hit the space from time to time, it took a long time to completely destroy it. So it was necessary to concentrate and destroy it at once.

Besides, the fact that the enemy was strong was also a problem. The first enemy he encountered was weak. He only had the power of an Expert knight. But when he died, he kept coming back to life, and each time he gained bizarre abilities and became stronger.

Moreover, since he was with hundreds of knights, the time it took for him to become stronger was further shortened. And that was the reason why he was left alone with great damage. Because the more people there were, the more it only served as an opportunity to make the enemy stronger.

He didn’t particularly regret his actions at the time. The Black and White Knight Orders were people who had been together for a long time. It’s just that if there was one regret… it was that he felt he wouldn’t be able to meet them anymore. Not only that, but also with his son….

The enemy died once again and came back to life with a unique ability. This time, his appearance was not visible. It was the ability to become transparent. But this was a pattern he had already seen. It was the ability he obtained from his 10th death.

Decal widened his senses. His mana dominated the surroundings, and he could feel all sorts of auras. But he couldn’t feel the enemy within it. He realized. The invisibility ability had hidden even the aura.

He couldn’t feel anything. Not the enemy’s aura, not their presence, not their movements.

Immediately after, something was rammed into the hole in his stomach. The sensation of sweeping through flesh and internal organs pierced his mind, and pain that scratched his nerves filled his entire body.

Decal clenched his teeth and stretched out his arm. Thud, the enemy’s body was caught in his hand. Was it because he had no learning ability? It was very easy to find the enemy this way.

Sword energy enveloped his sword. Swish, the enemy was split in half. But it wasn’t over yet. He didn’t know how long he would keep dying and coming back to life, but he had to find a way to completely kill him. Or if he just had time to recover…

“Oh? You were here?”

At that time, a voice was heard from the air. It was a voice he had heard somewhere. Decal turned his head in the direction of the sound.

“You are…”

“Wait, wait, don’t push… Ugh!”

The space forcibly sucked the intruder into the interior. As a result, Evan fell from the air and planted his nose on the ground.

“Ugh, that hurts…”

Evan quickly got up and rubbed his nose. Why is the ground so hard? Evan kicked the ground with his foot for no reason.

“Oh, hello!”

“How did you get here…”

Decal knew very well who the young man in front of him was. It would have been strange if he didn’t know. Evan Phelixes was one of the two people who were making the continent noisy. In the first place, Decal had been watching him since the Tianis Academy entrance ceremony.

“I came to help because they said it was dangerous. I heard you were badly injured, but it’s not that serious? How are you still alive? Well, first of all…”

Evan emitted a white aura. The representative power of white is healing. Her power healed Decal. However, the wound was so large that the hole was not filled quickly.

“You’ll be fine in about 30 minutes.”

“Thank you.”

“Hey, this much is nothing.”

Evan smiled and looked around.

“But I can’t see the enemy?”

“Be careful. He is…”

“Eucha!”

Before Decal could finish speaking, Evan slightly twisted his body. It was because he sensed something was approaching.

“I guess it’s an invisible guy.”

“It’s not just invisible, it can’t even be felt. Even if you kill him, he keeps coming back to life, and each time he gets a unique ability.”

“Hmm, it’s definitely tricky just from hearing about it. Do you know how to kill him?”

“I don’t know.”

“Tsk, that’s troublesome…”

I wonder if my brother would know? Evan thought so and swung his sword. He felt the sensation of cutting something at his fingertips. First of all, Evan decided to find out about the enemy.

“Rest for a while. I’ll look for a way to kill him.”

“There’s no need for that. Once my condition recovers…”

“Just rest. Even I can’t help you if your condition gets worse than it is now.”

No matter how he looked at it, Decal’s body was not in good condition. As he said earlier, it was amazing that he was still alive. So Evan stopped him.

Evan pointed the tip of his sword forward. As a result of fighting just now, he was not a difficult guy to deal with. So he thought he would find a way to kill him if he fought him a few more times.

After that, Evan swung his sword with plenty of confidence. But soon Evan’s face hardened. It was because the body that had been easily cut just now was not cut this time.

How many thousands of times had he increased his strength? If he gains this kind of ability every time he dies, he had no idea how tricky he would be later. He could see why the Ardens’ head was in his current state.

But he didn’t give up. Evan’s life was a series of adversities. This was not even in the difficult category. Above all, it wasn’t that difficult considering the work in the Holy Kingdom.

Immediately after, Evan swung his sword. Magic bloomed in various places along the path where the swordsmanship was deployed. The unity of sword and magic. Evan had now reached that level.

Nevertheless, it was not easy to kill him. Even after killing him dozens of times, the enemy was still alive and well. By this point, Evan was also in trouble. It felt like he could see something, but because he couldn’t see it, he felt frustrated. And within that state of mind, a familiar voice dug into his ear.

“Tsk tsk, haven’t you killed him yet?”

“Brother! You came at the perfect time! Please help me!”

“Hee, you’re the only one who would blatantly ask for help.”

Kyle said that and came down to the ground. Evan smiled inwardly at that sight. Brother always grumbled on the outside, but in the end, he showed it through his actions.

Really, brother is a strange person.