episode_0035

I go down the long stairs so quietly that no one can hear me.

We move slowly through the endless darkness, using the weak light of the torch hanging on the wall as our guide.

smart.

No sound other than the sound of water drops can be heard in the narrow underground passage. However, the remnants of strong dark magic felt from below pollute the mood.

…no. Does it make you feel better? I do not know.

As soon as we came down all the stairs, a narrow passageway welcomed us. At the same time, there was a small door on each side of the hallway.

“……..”

Ariel gestured to the left, and I understood what she meant and slowly walked forward, looking to the right carefully.

‘one. two. three.’

Sigh…

Looking at Ariel’s three outstretched fingers, I counted in my mind and immediately pushed the door handle.

gulp.

Upon entering the room, a space that looked like a warehouse was revealed.

I didn’t know where the warlock might be hiding, so I summoned the Dark Spear in one hand and searched the inside of the room.

‘what. ‘I just don’t have anything?’

However, perhaps it was really only used as a warehouse, so there were only shelves and boxes full of old dust.

I checked the boxes and shelves for magical energy, but I couldn’t feel anything.

“…Is there nothing there too?”

“Yes. It just looks like a warehouse.”

“It’s strange…”

I looked again at the stairs I came down just in case, but I didn’t find anything strange.

‘What on earth was the dark magic from earlier?’

I definitely felt a strong sense of dark magic even before I came down the stairs. It is even darker than the black magic in the cave where I met Ariel.

However, as soon as I came down the stairs, the dark magic disappeared as if a crab were closing its eyes. It was as if an illusion had been used.

….for a moment. Illusion?

‘If it’s black magic… wouldn’t it be possible?’

Black magic is the power that denies the world. The power to inflict physical attacks by throwing curses and to strengthen or distort the body.

So, wouldn’t it be possible to make a fantasy come true?

“Wait a minute.”

“…Did you find out anything? Try it.”

With my magical eyes, I went back from the stairs to the hallway and looked everywhere. I couldn’t feel any dark magic in the hallway, but the end of the hallway was visible from the stairs.

I could feel strong dark magic there.

I walk straight toward the end of the hallway. It looked like a blank wall, but if my guess is correct…

“Found. Let’s go quickly.”

“I don’t know how I found it. Do you have a good feeling?”

In this way, the blocked wall shook and the body passed through. Ariel let out a little exclamation and walked ahead again, passing me.

‘It’s here. ‘You damn bastards.’

When you cross the wall, you immediately feel intense black magic. My whole body feels like it’s crawling with bugs crawling under my feet.

At the same time, I felt like something was building up in me.

[I can feel deep black magic. The total amount of dark magic increases!]

[Dark Magic Proficiency Lv.1 –> Lv.2]

The status window began to blink as if a skill in the game was leveling up.

At the same time, I became more aware of the flow of dark magic that dominated this space, and I felt like I could handle it better.

“….What, you guys…”

“Cutting.”

Sigh-!

A man dressed in a black robe, as if he was a warlock, suddenly entered and opened his mouth upon seeing us. As soon as Ariel muttered, the man’s body was cut in half.

Thong…thongrr.

The man died with his eyes open, without even understanding the situation.

“You should be careful. Because there’s no way there’s just one bug.”

“Yes. I’ll keep that in mind.”

It was a magic strong enough to cut a person down in an instant, but there was not even the slightest disturbance in Ariel’s magical power.

It’s just that the magic, like the sea, is still flowing calmly.

‘…The moment this is discovered, I’ll be like that too, right?’

Due to the overwhelming firepower, I looked at the dismembered corpse of the warlock and vowed to myself that I would never be caught.

Sigh…

A long hallway. Meanwhile, I opened the door. The sound of the hinge, which cannot be heard unless you concentrate, resonates quietly.

“Black….Ugh…”

“Oh, please be quiet. You bastards! Should I kill you?”

“Sigh…sigh…!”

As soon as I entered the room, I saw a warlock screaming while looking at the children locked in the iron cage.

The children were in relatively good condition, probably because they had been recently captured and had not yet been experimented on.

Shhh-

The warlock was sitting in a chair with his back to the door, and the children were facing me directly.

I raised my index finger and put it to my mouth, and surprisingly, the children nodded slightly to avoid being caught by the warlock.

“Wait just a moment! Soon, you too will become the foundation for the Demon God…!”

“You can’t do that.”

“….What-!”

Phuuk-

“Kkkk…”

“Demon God and all. Let’s meet God first.”

He quietly approached the warlock and pierced his neck with the dark spear.

“You…hehehehehehehehe…”

Seeing the black magic flowing from the Dark Spear, tendons sprouted from his forehead as if he was angry. Perhaps because he was a warlock, he didn’t seem to die just by piercing his neck.

Slur…

I even saw that the hole in his neck was filling up little by little, and it seemed like he was being treated with black magic.

Kwajangchang-!

“Please die.”

“…Krrr..”

Puff-puff.

I reversed the black magic with my demon eyes, nullified the regeneration, and struck the guy’s heart again and again. The warlock died without being able to close his eyes, which were raised in anger.

…what. What can you do?

After dealing with the warlock so easily, Ariel, who had been watching, approached me.

“…I’ve been feeling this for a while, where have you ever killed someone before?”

“Haha… No. I just acted as my body guided me.”

“Hmm… That’s interesting. To penetrate a person’s vital point precisely. And without hesitation.”

Actually, I was also amazed. The first time I personally killed someone was when I rescued Ariel.

Even I was surprised when he skillfully attacked a critical point as if he had killed someone several times.

“Black…Ugh….”

“Ah. You showed me something I shouldn’t see. Sorry.”

“Ah…no… sniffle…”

“It’s still dangerous outside, so could you wait a moment?”

“Yes…”

When I lowered my posture to make eye contact with the children and talked to them, they thankfully responded that they would do so.

“Let’s go quickly. Before it’s too late.”

“Okay. Let’s hurry up and go.”

Pudduk-

How dare you do this to children? All children of warlocks are killed. Looking at those children, I thought of the children at our orphanage.

It was too late, and it was horrifying and disgusting to even imagine children being tortured, experimented on, and dying.

‘Let’s kill them all.’

You deserve to die. Because that would be good for this world.

***

Fuuuk – Wow!

“Ugh…Kah gasp…”

“…Please go quietly.”

Another warlock was killed. Now I didn’t even feel any hesitation. You won’t feel guilty if you step on and kill the bugs that are eating away at the world.

“Thank you… Thank you…!”

“I’m glad it’s not too late. Could you please wait here for a moment?”

“Yes…yes…!”

Perhaps because we were relieved, or because we were relieved, Ariel and I left the tearful person behind and went back into the hallway. All that’s left now is that one door in front.

“I think that’s probably the end.”

“Okay. Let’s finish it quickly and let people escape.”

So we pulled open the last remaining doorknob of the largest door in the front.

Kugugugung…

The sound of the door being dragged across the floor resonates and vibration is felt.

“….What on earth is this place?”

“Altar…I guess.”

As I opened the door and entered, I felt a dark magic floating in the air that was incomparable to anything before.

At the same time, in the middle of the dark cave, something that looked like a suspicious altar caught my eye.

Peee-!

At that time, I noticed a faint magic circle operating under the feet of Ariel, who had entered earlier. Seeing the black and evil energy, it seemed to be a magic circle made of black magic.

However, Ariel was still staring at the altar, as if she hadn’t found it.

“….It’s dangerous!”

“….Ugh!”

I immediately jumped at Ariel and pushed her away. At the same time, black magic gradually began to fill the magic circle.

Push shoo!

When the magic circle was activated, a chain made of black magic came out and bound my entire body. The chains that tighten the entire body become stronger.

“…Venice! Why on earth…!”

Jeok… Jeok.

“Oh my… Another bug has been caught.”

At that time, someone started walking out of the darkness beyond the altar. A sly yet disgusting voice fills the cave.

The man with all-white hair and squinted eyes was leaking dark magic so thick that it could not even be compared to previous black magicians.

“Did you do this?”

◦ at

“….What!”

Wow… I almost got into big trouble. I guess I’m just glad I’m bound by these chains.

“You. You won’t die comfortably.”

“Hehehe… give it a try! If you have this magic-dispelling sphere, you won’t be afraid of wizards-”

“….Ha.”

Ariel looked at the man who was smiling confidently and let out a slight sneer.

Kugugugugung…!

At the same time, the magical power in the air begins to vibrate to the point that the ground shakes. And that magic swirls quietly around Ariel.

“What…what?! It’s definitely a magic nullification sphere…!”

“….just something like that. Do you think you can stop me?”

As Ariel’s magic dominates the space, the air becomes heavy. It is so powerful that an ordinary person would faint just by touching it.

Blah blah blah… Blah blah blah..!

At the same time, the magic nullification sphere, which could not withstand the overwhelming magic power, begins to crack.

“Uh…uhh..?!”

Kwajangchang-!

Soon, the magic nullification sphere that could not withstand the magic shattered and scattered everywhere, and the warlock looked at the pieces in disbelief.

“It won’t work twice. And.”

“Now…wait-!”

“Goodbye.”

Soak-ae-!

When Ariel makes a small hand gesture, the magic power is condensed and flies towards one place.

Seokgeuk- Seogeogeuk-!

When the concentrated magical power reached the warlock’s body, the warlock’s body was split into 182 pieces like a cube steak.

“….Venice. Are you okay?”

“….Hi!”

The basics of magical emanation. Ariel, who literally tore the person to pieces without even chanting, comes towards me.

When the user of the magic circle disappeared, the magic circle immediately turned into powder and scattered into the air, and my body was freed from its restraints, but Ariel stretched out her hand towards me.

As I felt an inexplicable sense of fear, I was reminded again.

‘Let’s never get caught. huh.’