Ch.54Ep.54 Necromancy

“Chase her! She’s nearby! If we lose her here, the damage will be immeasurable!”

“Request support from the Witch’s Order too! No one knows the coordinates of the Goblin Village!”

“Hunt her down! Don’t let her escape!”

The forces of the Outer God’s Order were frantically running about everywhere.

In the ghostly forest, a woman with a gaping hole in her left chest was struggling to breathe.

It was Namgung Ihyun, former apostle of Yog-Sothoth who had been betrayed by him.

“Cough! Kuheuuk!”

She had already reached her limit.

In truth, if her Order hadn’t been Thousand Killer, she would have already been dead given her physical condition.

While fleeing from Midret to Westret, she had massacred civilians.

The energy released from killing them had substituted for her heart.

Thanks to that, she had managed to reach Westret despite not having a heart.

But the elites of the Nyarlathotep Order led by Serena Tolos were persistent.

Especially when she tried to catch her breath, Serena would try to seal her magical power with the Shining Trapezohedron.

Since Namgung Ihyun would face death at that moment, she fled desperately.

But that was as far as she could go.

“Kehehehe… So a serial killer’s end is to be murdered, is that it?”

It would be a lie to say she had never thought about this.

Ever since Serena betrayed Radios.

A subtle current had formed within the Outer God’s Order.

Serena Tolos was a woman who had killed double-digit numbers of Outer God apostles.

Since this hadn’t happened all at once but during the defeat of the Guardian Spirits,

The person who had inflicted the second most damage to the Outer God’s Order after Radios had betrayed them and joined the Order.

The Order recalled that an apostle of indescribable remoteness had betrayed them before.

From that moment, Namgung Ihyun had planted eyes around her.

But that was the problem. Planting eyes and assuming she might be betrayed had weakened her cruelty.

In the end, she didn’t realize that her position as Yog-Sothoth’s apostle was maintained solely by that cruelty, and she lost it.

Who would have imagined she would meet such a lonely death in the end?

“Still… I should struggle until the end…”

If she remained sitting here, she wouldn’t be able to escape properly when discovered.

Just as she stood up, hoping the Goblin Village was ahead,

“There you are?”

“..!”

Serena had found her and thrust forward the Shining Trapezohedron.

“Damn it!”

“I told you running is useless, didn’t I? When the boss meets you, he’ll think ‘oh good’ and kill you.”

A smile spread across Serena’s face.

Namgung Ihyun, who had massacred the Guardian Spirit comrades, appearing in a dying state?

No matter how well Radios usually controlled his emotions, he wouldn’t be able to tolerate that.

He would naturally kill her with a single blow.

“So shut up and–“

“Flashing Heavenly Sword.”

“?!”

Kwaaaang!

Just as she was about to pronounce Namgung Ihyun’s final judgment,

A voice that shouldn’t be heard and a sword that shouldn’t be seen struck Serena.

“Kyaaaah!!”

Serena couldn’t even think of dodging and was sent flying far away, slashed by the Flashing Heavenly Sword.

Simultaneously, an unfamiliar face appeared.

But somehow, Namgung Ihyun’s instinct pointed to that face as belonging to Radios.

“Radios… Magnum?”

“It’s been a while, Namgung Ihyun.”

“…Ugh.”

Without asking about the cause and effect, Radios strangled Namgung Ihyun, whose heart was nowhere to be seen.

“I’ve assessed the situation. You… were betrayed too.”

“Kuhuk… Kuheuk…”

“I attacked Serena first because she’s my priority… but that doesn’t mean I did it to save you.”

Kwaaak.

The strangling force increased.

But Namgung Ihyun couldn’t even resist.

Her body had already reached a point where it couldn’t move according to her will.

Radios knew this, which is why he was pressuring her.

He wanted to ask about Veichel right away, but.

“We’ll talk later. Just keep her alive somehow.”

“As you command.”

Whirlick.

Radios struck the back of her neck and threw her into the air.

Elysse, who had been quietly following behind him, caught Namgung Ihyun and disappeared.

“Now then…”

Kugugugugung.

The earth trembled.

It wasn’t from the aftermath of magical power.

It was the dense killing intent boiling up from Radios’s entire body.

As that killing intent materialized, the earth screamed and complained of pain.

The ground he stepped on was already burning black as if poisoned.

His face, which usually maintained an expressionless demeanor, was now distorted hideously like a demon.

“Get up, Serena Tolos. I have a lot to talk about with you.”

Finally.

Finally. Finally. Finally. Finally. Finally. Finally. Finally. Finally. Finally. Finally. Finally. Finally. Finally. Finally. Finally. Finally. Finally. Finally. Finally. Finally. Finally. Finally. Finally. Finally!

He had found her.

The damn bitch who had stabbed his heart.

The worst scum who had made everyone suffer.

She had finally appeared before him.

He didn’t need to hide anymore.

He could crush her body piece by piece head-on.

As the suppressed hatred was released to the surface,

Radios roared with magical power.

“Don’t think you’ll return in one piece, Serena Tolos!”

Kwaaaang!

Radios kicked the ground in anger.

***

“This guy…”

At that time, Kraud could sense the anomaly.

Someone had gone outside the Goblin Village.

The culprits were Radios and Elysse, the death messenger who followed him.

Curious about how they had gone outside, he looked with his eyes.

He couldn’t help but hold his breath at the insane killing intent Radios was emitting.

Even he, who possessed a Divine Order, momentarily flinched at the crazy killing intent.

“This… seems like it’s been fully triggered.”

If Radios was emitting such killing intent, there could only be one reason.

He must have encountered the traitor who stabbed his heart, Serena Tolos.

As the situation turned out this way, Kraud observed Radios with interest.

He was in the middle of researching how to dilute Yog-Sothoth’s blood, but did that matter?

With that level of killing intent being emitted, it was obvious what would happen.

Either he would direct all his killing intent at that target, or a massacre would occur.

If Radios had possessed an Order, it could have been a real disaster.

Is it fortunate that he doesn’t have an Order?

A smile naturally formed on Kraud’s lips.

Even though he was born from Cronos’s plan, goblins are magical beasts.

The ferocious fighting spirit Radios was emitting touched the goblin’s instincts.

It was a device that made the upcoming fight exciting.

“Express yourself to your heart’s content. I’ll take care of the aftermath.”

If he were to be consumed by his own killing intent and try to cause a massacre, Kraud would step in personally.

Even if he had to use his Divine Order, time.

While Kraud was smiling and observing the situation,

There was one more person who sensed the anomaly.

“…What is this?”

The future appeared before her eyes without even activating her power.

It was Arsia, who had just awakened her Order and was focusing on training.

She saw the future even though she hadn’t activated her foresight.

A man whose entire body appeared as burning flames and

Serena, who was barely deflecting that man’s fierce attacks with fearful eyes.

Arsia tried to activate her foresight again to identify the flames, but

The identity of those flames remained a mystery.

Rather, the more she tried to look closely, the more pain she felt in her eyes.

It was certain that Serena was fighting someone in the near future.

But if it was an opponent Serena feared like that…

“There’s only Namgung Ihyun…”

The problem was that the opponent was male.

The next candidate was Fujiwara Ren, an apostle of Nyarlathotep.

If it was Fujiwara Ren, would her foresight have applied something like a flame filter?

Absolutely not.

“Then… the boss?”

Come to think of it, Elysse’s presence, which she had vaguely felt, had also disappeared.

If it was Radios, he should be learning something with Rin.

Arsia urgently activated magic to detect Radios’s presence within the Goblin Village.

When she couldn’t sense either Radios or Elysse, she realized the owner of the flames was Radios.

“Is Serena… nearby?”

The puzzle pieces fit together perfectly.

Serena trembling in fear, Radios being metaphorically described as burning flames.

Isn’t it accurate?

If it’s Radios, who was betrayed by one of the people he trusted most,

He would never forgive that traitor.

“I need to go right now!”

“You can’t.”

“Kraud-nim?!”

Arsia, who was about to rush outside, stopped at the familiar voice.

But unlike before, she only hesitated for a moment.

She was thinking of ignoring Kraud and going to Radios, but.

“If you go now, you’ll die.”

“..!”

Her mind snapped back to reality.

Serena was the bitch who had stabbed Radios’s heart.

It’s hard to imagine Radios being in a normal state when facing her.

Wasn’t he metaphorically described as burning flames in her foresight?

Taking advantage of her momentary hesitation, Kraud quickly continued.

“This killing intent must be directed solely at one person. If a foreign element interferes, it will be madness.”

“But!”

Shouldn’t she go?

Still, shouldn’t she go?

“The situation is different from before. If someone interferes in that fight…”

Kraud trailed off.

Although he was blocking her path like before, back then it was because of a promise with Radios.

Now, Kraud was stopping Arsia for Radios himself.

She wanted to rush over immediately but held back.

If she wanted to help, staying put was the best strategy.

“But I know you’re worried, so I’ll show you the situation.”

“Th-thank you!”

Kraud waved his hand, and a rectangular space appeared in the air,

Allowing them to see the fight between Radios and Serena with their eyes.

“Please… be safe…”