episode_0016

When the sword’s succession ceremony began and Cain began walking the path of trials.

A late guest has arrived at the Arcalin family.

“… … Are you Lord Drakken Theranos!”

Five stars of the empire.

An absolute powerhouse who defeated the Bone Dragon, a dead dragon that was resurrected.

Drakken Theranos.

He arrived in Arcalin leading the Imperial Knights.

“Is that the head of the Remenia Arcalin family?”

“Yes, but what brings Lord Draken here?”

“As of now, this place is under the control of I, Drakken Theranos. All actions are prohibited and all are to gather before me.”

“Lord Drakken! It’s the time of the family succession ceremony! No matter how much you are a gentleman, this is too rude… … .”

Sling-

In response to Remenia’s protest, Drakken immediately drew his sword.

Then, the Imperial Knights also drew their swords one after another.

“There are evil worshippers hiding here. Remenia Arcalin, stay quiet until I catch them. If you want to express your discontent any further, draw your sword. ”

“… … .”

Remenia was puzzled by the idea of being a demon worshipper, but decided to keep quiet.

Because it’s obvious that even if I rush in now, it won’t be enough.

“… …Evil spirit?”

Behind them.

Libra, who had been watching the situation while hiding her presence at the appearance of Draken, overheard their conversation.

A story you can never let slip.

“You… I’m seeing your face for the first time. What’s your name?”

“She is the person who protects the next head of the Calderon family. She is not here right now because the succession ceremony is in progress… … .”

“You’re taking that kind of thing with you as an escort?”

Drakken was skeptical of Remenia’s words.

The woman with the ominous aura seemed more like an assassin than an escort.

“I have to see for myself. Where is the succession ceremony being held?”

“… … That’s a family secret… … .”

“Would you say that even if an evil spirit killed your next patriarch?”

“Aren’t the demon worshippers a thing of the past? Even in an empire where even the demon’s avatar has been gone for decades, even if they are called demons… … .”

“… I know.”

Demon worshipper.

Upon hearing that, Libra used her unique trait.

[Libra] can be used as a color ability, although it is not exact.

The distance to Kane was quite far, but it was not too late to arrive.

“Then let’s go together.”

“? I’m not going. I have something else to do.”

“How can I trust you? If you know the way, then lead the way instead.”

Libra felt frustrated, even though she understood Draken’s doubts about her.

If it were Cain, he would have determined the truth and cut down on the time spent arguing.

This energy that I’ve been feeling since a while ago.

Archbishop Marquisares. He is here now.

Since he’s already died once, the alert level will be raised.

If you miss it now, you never know when you’ll get another chance.

“You both seem to be in a hurry, so let’s guide them quickly. After meeting your master, you can allow them to act independently.”

“… … .”

Libra thought about it briefly, but there was no other choice.

The man in front gave off an air of being ready to cut her down at any moment.

It won’t be easy, but there’s no guarantee that you’ll win.

If you get kicked out here fighting Drakken, that would be the worst.

“… Okay. I’ll go quickly instead.”

“I’ll match your speed. Run as fast as you can.”

Draken ordered the commander of the Imperial Knights who had come with him to clean up the area and conduct a light patrol.

At his command, three squads of Imperial Knights moved in unison.

“Are you still not ready to go? The more you insist on useless stubbornness, the more dangerous it will be for your master.”

“… … I don’t like you.”

“They are both the same.”

Libra headed towards where she felt Kane’s presence as fast as she could while still containing her slight anger.

Hoping Draken can’t catch up.

Draken leisurely chased after her as if to mock her.

“Just go at full speed without worrying about me.”

“… … Conditioning is essential before battle.”

Libra was trying hard to hide her rising breath.

—

“What is this disgusting thing?”

“Flesh zombie. A piece of evil worship. ”

As they set foot on the Path of Trials, hundreds of flesh zombies greeted them.

Drakken and Libra moved quickly, slaughtering the flesh zombies.

“What are you looking for? Are you afraid that your master is among them?”

“… Don’t worry about it.”

Libra moved around, looking around to see if Archbishop Marquisares was hiding among the flesh zombies.

However, no matter how hard I look, I can’t find even a single nose, and no matter how hard I try to dig a path, only flesh zombies keep coming out.

After experiencing death once, the Marquisares seemed to be sparing himself.

The wave of flesh zombies did not stop, perhaps because they thought they could just buy time.

“If this continues, there will be no end. Get out of the way.”

“What are you thinking? You can’t use mana here.”

“Stop talking nonsense and get out of the way. You don’t need magic.”

Drakken sheathed his sword and closed his eyes to begin to sharpen his senses.

When his concentration was at its peak.

Sling-

He drew his sword.

Over a hundred zombies were turned back into flesh.

“It’s cool. Keep going.”

“… … .”

It was definitely a clean sweep.

However.

‘The sword’s trajectory was visible.’

If you ask if it can be avoided…

If it’s visible, and if you can react to it, you can avoid it.

This part, like everyone else, will depend on the condition of the day.

But the important thing is that if you are going to debate whether it is possible or not, it is on the possible side.

Kane’s, on the other hand, was impossible.

Since it is invisible, there is no time to react.

Maybe Kane’s isn’t swordsmanship.

Since I couldn’t see it, I didn’t know. Since I didn’t know, it was inevitable that fear would naturally arise.

As we broke through the zombie wall, Kane soon appeared.

“Is that man your master?”

“… Not the owner.”

“Wasn’t he an escort? If not the owner, then what the hell is he?”

“… … .”

Libra thought for a moment and then opened her mouth again.

“Friend.”

“What an unusual friendship.”

Libra looked in Kane’s direction without responding.

There were nine elders in front of him, but their condition seemed strange.

The bloodshot eyes and trembling body are the very appearance of a demon worshipper.

It was also the appearance of fallen people who had sacrificed their souls.

I’m not worried about Kane, but Guardian showed up at 1:9 anyway.

Libra tried to head towards Kane because it could be dangerous.

Draken stood in her way.

“Wait a minute.”

“… What are you doing.”

“Let’s just wait and see what happens.”

“… … ?”

Libra wondered what was going on, but did as Draken said.

It didn’t seem like Kane would lose.

The elder drew his sword at Kane.

At the same time, the Guardian’s heavy body thumped as it approached Kane.

Faced with them like that, Kane simply placed his hand on his scabbard.

That moment.

“If you’re going to deal with me, you’re too short-handed.”

With Kane’s short answer, the upper body of Elder 9 collapsed before his eyes.

With a big guardian.

‘… … I didn’t see it this time either.’

Libra didn’t see Cain’s sword this time either.

One thing that has become clear from this incident is that Kane’s ability is not a unique trait at least.

If you have a unique trait that uses mana, you cannot use magic power here. It will not be usable on the Path of Trials.

If it was Draken, Libra would have seen it. She glanced at Draken’s condition.

“… … .”

However, Drakken just looked at Cain with his eyes wide open.

Drakken, who was deeply thinking about something, slowly approached Cain.

With a face full of interest.

—

Long before humans even achieved civilization.

The ancient land was divided between two forces: gods and dragons.

The two supreme powers of the transcendent beings did not agree on even the slightest thing.

The great war between the three gods and the eight dragons began as if it was going to happen someday.

After a long war, the two forces were completely destroyed… it is known.

This is just a known story.

A dragon that survived the great war and hid in human form. Draken Theranos looked at the man in front of him.

Kane Calderon.

Although he has only just entered his prime, he already possesses the charisma to command the attention of those around him.

If things continue like this, it seems like a pretty good family will be born.

‘That was definitely a new sword just now.’

Drakken Theranos witnessed the exact moment Kane slew the Guardians and Elders.

The Sword of God, which took out a formless sword and cut down an ancient dragon.

I see him using abilities very similar to that.

‘A messenger of God… … .’

Many dragons lost their lives, but the god also lost most of his power and went into hiding.

Over the next several hundred years, they rarely saw each other again.

That doesn’t mean I wasn’t doing anything.

The surviving dragons tried to find answers within the finite.

They sought out humans to help them build a civilization and use them to prepare for the final war with God.

However, each time this happens, a special person appears among the humans and becomes hostile to the dragon, disrupting the plan.

Also known as the messenger of God.

Even though it was clear that they were on the verge of losing their power and disappearing, God gave humans power and revelations to make them enemies of the dragons.

Since humans are God’s creations, it was a more disadvantageous fight for dragons.

Drakken changed his tactics and hid himself completely among the humans.

It is about mixing with humans, growing your influence among them, and waiting for the right time.

Sometimes, incarnations or clones of gods appear, but they are all fake.

Nowadays, God does not intervene much on earth.

It was the same now. As soon as Belmagor started to interfere even a little, Drakken sensed it.

However, the question is, if Cain was a messenger of God, there was no reason for him to be attacked by Belmagor’s followers.

‘Or is it just a phenomenon?’

Draken considered the following possibilities:

There have been rare instances of humans demonstrating transcendent powers without receiving power from a god.

Drakken called this a ‘phenomenon’ and was able to persuade this side to the dragon’s power.

Ermion Astranor, currently known as one of the five stars of the empire, and the early head of the Calderon family were also a type of ‘phenomenon’.

‘I’ll watch for a while.’

Drakken Theranos remembered Cain’s face.

Whether he is a messenger of God or a phenomenon can be found out by taking your time and observing him.

For him, who is a transcendent being, human time is but a fleeting moment.