episode_0139

“This, this… … !”

“Ah… … .”

Listening to Ethan’s horrified voice and the others’ sighs that were almost like screams, my expression hardened.

Honestly, I was expecting it.

There was no way that Armianon, a monster that had crossed the level of disaster, would end easily.

Considering the hardness and size of its scales, it may be difficult to describe it as simple when viewed from a general perspective, but if that were all, it would have faded from being called a legendary monster.

However, should we say that it is true, or should we say that it is true?

Among the numerous monsters and monsters that appear in the legend of the hero, Armianon possessed power befitting its status as a monster with great recognition.

The problem was that it wasn’t really a good thing for us.

“… That doesn’t make sense.”

Young Ethan’s voice was heard, filled with disbelief.

“A monster this size even has this kind of regenerative power… … .”

In Ethan’s case, he may have reacted that way even more because he has personally experienced the hardness of Armianon’s scales.

The hardness itself is at a level that makes no sense, and it would be a cruel truth to say that there is no point in breaking through it and cutting off the head.

My expression wasn’t that good either.

Because the worst assumptions are starting to creep in.

However, there was no time to indulge in such gloomy sentiments.

Pajik!

Because black lightning started flying again.

Huh!

As soon as I recognized the spark, I hurriedly swung my sword.

Quang!

“Quaaah!”

This time his lightning was faster.

“… I don’t know what to do with this guy.”

Ethan’s voice, rare and impatient, was heard.

My answer to that was simple.

“… There is no choice but to keep cutting.”

I don’t know what conditions its regenerative power has, how much it can regenerate, or how long it can regenerate.

So I had no choice but to cut down the guy at random.

Therefore, I raised my sword again.

Seuuuuh─

As naturally as breathing, Geomgang settled into the sword again.

And, I swung the sword imbued with sword steel again.

Oh my…

Armianon’s head split again.

“… … !”

“Please… !”

This time too, people around looked at the scene with eyes longing for hope.

Slurp─

As if betraying that expectation, Armianon’s head was restored to its original state in an instant.

“Damn… !!”

I thought as I listened to a young voice filled with despair and despair.

‘Playback interference does not work.’

As I entered a new realm, my thoughts became capable of interfering with others.

For example, when dealing with a shadow monster, it was the application that prevented its regeneration.

However, that did not work for Armianon.

I still don’t know exactly whether it simply has a regenerative power that surpasses that, or whether it can ignore the interference of my thoughts.

I didn’t even have time to experiment with it slowly.

What I can do now is… … .

Wow─

All I had to do was swing my sword.

***

“Hmm… I don’t understand.”

Baran said while looking at the man standing in front of him.

The man standing in front of him was in a state where it would not be an exaggeration to say that his entire body was covered in blood, with injuries that were not unusual for losing consciousness at any time.

Kahim.

Baran didn’t quite understand his actions.

Kahim’s injuries were serious.

So much so that even Kahim, who has a superhuman body, has trouble moving.

He is still moving now, but considering the extent of the injury, it would not have been enough to stop his actions immediately and focus on treatment.

Despite this, Kahim did not back down and stood in front of Baran again.

What bothered me even more were those eyes.

There was no wavering in Kahim’s eyes.

And, what was in those eyes was clear hostility and a desire to win.

In other words, Kahim had not given up the fight yet.

“Do you want to die?”

Looking at those eyes, Baran couldn’t help but ask.

There is no need to argue, Kahim has no chance of winning.

No matter how close Kahim is to the state of consciousness, there is a wall that can never be overcome between those who have awakened consciousness and those who have not.

Therefore, to Baran, it only seemed like Kahim wanted to die on his own feet.

However.

“… … .”

Kahim did not answer Baran’s question.

He simply raised both fists towards Baran.

“… Well, if your wish is to die, there is nothing you can do.”

He said he wanted to die, but there was no reason to stop him.

To be honest, I don’t really have a grudge against Kahim, but I also don’t have the loyalty to save him when he wants to die.

‘It’s almost as if the plan has already succeeded… … .’

Baran’s gaze moved briefly.

Toward the place where the black dragon, Armianon, is.

The point of the plan was to revive Armianon.

Using the resurrected Armianon, he wipes out the gathered people and causes disaster on the continent.

That was the purpose of the plan.

For that purpose, we prepared such a grand stage and worked hard.

‘I never thought we could really resurrect Armianon… … .’

Although Baran was the one in charge and carrying out this plan, he was not the one who conceived it.

To begin with, Baran didn’t even know much about Armianon.

The only perception was that it was a monster that appeared in the legend of a hero, and it was not clear whether it actually existed.

However, Baran found out about the plan after hearing about it from ‘him’.

Armianon’s true identity is not a monster.

That Armianon is a monster born from the remains of a ‘great being’ that descended on this land long ago.

And, the remains still exist in this land.

‘He’ planned to resurrect Armianon using the remains, and Paran faithfully followed that plan.

There were two most important things in preparing the plan.

Preparation of ‘stage’ and ‘materials’.

The preparations were carried out simultaneously.

With the help of a wizard within the church, and with the direct help of ‘him’, a tomb was created inside the forest and processed.

They created a fake tomb that anyone could be fooled by, even the ‘Scholars of Alundel’, a gathering of the continent’s greatest intellectuals.

It may be a simple task when expressed in words, but in reality, it was not a simple task.

Even with the church’s power, it would take quite some time.

As such, making the shell took quite a bit of work, but making the inside was also a daunting task.

There was a need to create a completely new space with magic.

It was not simply a space to trick people.

This space was, so to speak, a ‘ritual’ and a ‘stage’ in itself.

To contact the ‘Great Being’ and complete the plan.

To achieve this, the composition of the space itself was made to resemble the characteristics of the space where a ‘great being’ resides.

In that way, preparations for the ‘stage’ were roughly completed.

Preparing the ‘materials’ took longer than preparing the ‘stage’.

Because the remnants of a great being were extremely difficult substances.

But in the end, the denomination did it and produced results.

After much trial and error, they finally created a monster from the wreckage.

Of course, many failures were born in the process.

Most of them were disposed of immediately, but there were some that were not disposed of and were released into the forest to obtain data.

Most of the individuals released into the forest died without leaving behind any meaningful data, but there were also cases where they left behind more meaningful data than expected.

One individual even showed an impact on the forest ecosystem and even showed a growth rate that surprised even the researchers.

In the end, even that entity lost its response.

Although the result was disappointing, the church did not have any major doubts about it.

The ‘forest’ is a place where even the church does not fully understand its ecosystem.

It was judged that no matter how special an individual was, there was enough room for it to be hunted.

Moreover, even though it is special, it is a failure in every sense of the word.

It wasn’t worth worrying about in the first place.

Anyway, after going through that process, the ‘stage’ and ‘materials’ were prepared, and the plan was implemented.

They spread the rumor that the tomb of a warrior had been discovered and gathered people with outstanding skills from all over the continent.

Then, they were put into this special space and fed to the ‘material’ that was created at the end of the research to grow.

Finally, he contacted the great being and revived Armianon using the monster as ‘material’.

So, the plan was now on the verge of success.

‘There was some question as to whether such a plan was even necessary… … .’

Baran believed in the power of the church.

I was confident that I would be able to obtain the continent even if I didn’t have to do something like this.

However, it seemed that ‘his’ thoughts were different.

‘He’ always said.

We should not look down on the continent’s and human potential.

It must be approached cautiously.

You must not let down your guard.

From Baran’s point of view, who knew the power of the church and the power of ‘him’, it was an attitude that felt a bit excessively cautious.

Of course, I didn’t say that question out loud.

Because the meaning of ‘him’ is absolute.

I just thought to myself.

‘His’ worries will literally end up as pointless worries.

However, when I opened the lid, everything did not go as expected.

Even though Armianon was resurrected, the humans here were not annihilated all at once.

Ten swords and fighting spirits suddenly appeared, and a completely unexpected being appeared and knocked Armianon down, even cutting off his head.

That was a situation that I could not have imagined at all when making the plan.

It was a fact that ‘he’ guaranteed that as long as Armianon was safely resurrected, there would be nothing to worry about as a warrior of the Ten Swords.

Nevertheless, in order to prevent even the slightest change from occurring, the Silver Knight and Blood Flower were attacked and wounded.

I thought those two were the only ones that had a chance of being an obstacle.

However, even though we did that, variables eventually emerged.

‘I don’t think you need to worry too much, but… .’

Although unexpected variables arose, Armianon was a monster that exceeded the standards.

Even if we hesitated for now, the outcome seemed obvious in the end.

‘But, I can’t keep doing this forever.’

Even if the results remain unchanged, we cannot be reassured until the results are confirmed.

Recently, the plan had gone awry, and ‘his’ intentions seemed unusual.

Because Hamel of Aguilem, for whom the church put a lot of effort, died and its ruler changed.

So, I had to convey the good news to ‘him’ as quickly as possible.

And to do that, it was necessary to clear away the obstacles in front of you.

“Now it’s really over.”

Baran aimed his sword at Kahim.