episode_0089

This was when Deltan had just set out on the road.

What fills the system is binge drinking.

The guards, knights, and magicians residing in the island all came forward to deal with the chaos that occurred simultaneously in various places, but the confusion did not subside.

This is because the people they are dealing with are also the same guards, knights, and wizards.

Citizens who don’t know what the hell is going on are being taken hostage everywhere.

The screams of the troops trying to rescue them echo throughout.

There was the only quiet place in the chaos.

It was the Count of Hebron’s residence.

“You are resting here. As soon as the Count returns, all the chaos will end.”

Gerhart said this to Agnes, who was curled up in the bedroom, and left the room.

[Master, are you okay… ?]

Hornlake stuck his head out of the bed.

His face was full of worry.

That’s why Agnes’ complexion was pale.

Looking at the sunken eyes, the cold sweat on the forehead, and even the slightly trembling lips, this was clearly the complexion of a sick person.

Agnes asked while feeling frustrated because she couldn’t even figure out why this was happening.

“… Horn Lake.”

[yes?]

“Mental barrier. Is it working well?”

Hornrake blinked, then nodded.

[Yes, I can still feel it residing in my master’s body. There are no gaps… No, this city is surrounded by a barrier to begin with, right? Even if temptation is in the city, it won’t spread any further. This is a very well-made barrier.]

It was a barrier so elaborate that it was doubtful whether it was created by humans.

The pattern seems to have been taken from the spirit’s mental barrier, but in terms of its scope of action and its precision, it was in some ways much better than the mental barrier.

[To what extent… I feel like there is nothing better than this when it comes to mental defense against humans. So, you don’t have to worry about being tempted.]

Agnes pursed her lips and repeated those words to herself.

‘But why… .’

I wonder if my stomach feels this strange.

Why is my head so dizzy and my body trembling?

It was obviously strange.

As far as Agnes knew, although my body was physically hopeless due to a weak heart, I had never been this sick before.

Susss-

I heard hallucinations.

Agnes closed her eyes tightly and covered her ears.

The action of digging deeper into the blanket was to ignore the sound I was hearing, but it didn’t work as well as I wanted.

Even though I covered my ears, I continued to hear auditory hallucinations.

Susss-

At the same time, there was a scene playing in my head.

-Agnes.

The image of my mother smiling warmly and talking to me in the rose garden.

Thump-thump-

The moment I think of it, my heart goes crazy.

My breathing became so heavy that I felt like I could no longer think normally.

‘go away.’

turned away

Agnes did not want to see this scene.

I didn’t want to remember her face, and I didn’t want to see the end of this scene.

I couldn’t stop it either.

-You troublemaker. It’s here again.

-huh!

-Shall we go in? Dad will be worried.

The moment the scene of Rhea Levadeine hugging her was played, Agnes felt like someone was wrapping her arms around her.

-They said they are eating fish for dinner tonight. I don’t think it’s too much to do just because it’s your birthday.

The moment I held his hand and spoke in an affectionate voice, I felt my eyes welling up.

and.

-… uh?

Leah Levadeine leans sideways with a sigh.

He falls down in the rose garden with a loud sound and starts bleeding from his nose.

-mom!

At that moment, my lungs suddenly tightened as if they were being squeezed.

“Huh… !”

Agnes’ body shook.

[master?]

Hornrake woke up in surprise, but it was a late reaction.

A wave exploded from Agnes’ body.

Hwaaa

The spreading wave covered the entire island, starting from the Count’s residence.

*

Deltan chewed on this.

-Contractor, why do you think it was you we were targeting?

There was something that I only realized in Lopalgar’s last words.

Looking back, isn’t that true?

‘It wasn’t me that the devil was targeting from the beginning.’

There was always, always someone who was the target of the devil.

‘Agnes.’

Four months ago, when Gaias invaded the island, it was she who was ultimately tempted by Gaias.

When he ventured to the snowy mountain, it was she who the devil of retrograde took as an object of temptation.

And today, all Lopalgar did by dragging himself out of the system was to waste time.

What caused confusion was the system.

What the devils were targeting from the beginning was Agnes.

Add speed to impatience.

Since St. Hall protected the system, Agnes would not be in danger, but even so, the anxiety did not go away.

You end up thinking about it without thinking about it.

Her miserable mental barrier that even I could not understand.

her… To be exact, it was the magical spirit sensitivity that resided in her heart.

And it even has the characteristic of being the subject of the main quest.

Maybe it’s impossible to protect her from the devil’s temptation using the methods he knows.

No, perhaps there is a bigger problem with her than temptation.

Increase speed once again.

Every time he left, the Deltan quickly returned to the island.

I encountered a phenomenon that I should not have experienced here.

‘This… !’

The Deltan’s body, which was floating in the air, began to be affected by gravity.

Deltan hastily turned his head.

The moment he fell, he managed to hang on to the railing of the island’s castle wall.

That’s it…

My feet scratched the castle wall.

Heavenly luck followed.

Perhaps, if the release of the magic had been delayed just a little longer, he would have fallen on the street instead of the castle wall and died.

I felt like I would lose my grip on the railing as the wind shook my body.

Deltan gritted his teeth and climbed up from where he was hanging, barely able to catch his breath.

I stood up shakily and looked at the system.

Ahhh!

Screaming, binge drinking.

The system in which they were built was chaotic, but there was something strange about it.

‘Lee Neung… .’

There wasn’t.

The landscape that the Deltans could now see was extremely primitive and barbaric.

The light from the street lights that filled the island had gone somewhere, leaving the streets pitch black.

The only things that provide light are torches and fire magic somewhere.

A wizard and a knight fight.

Citizens scratch each other with their fingernails and bite each other’s arms.

Someone threatens the other person with a torch they are holding.

A scene where all boundaries between abilities disappear, leaving only physical power, and a desperate struggle continues with that physical power.

Deltans knew this scene.

No, it was strange not knowing.

How could I forget?

this is… .

‘… The Powers of Chaos.’

Hermanisis, the demon king who was torn to death three years ago.

If only it were his power.

The nightmare has returned.

*

As he came down the castle wall, Deltan continued his thoughts.

‘why?’

For what reason has the power of chaos emerged again?

Hermanisis is resurrected?

‘That’s not right.’

The reason for his confidence was that the Deltans knew what he looked like.

The body of Hermanisis was larger than the entire island.

Also, he could only exist in the posture of hanging upside down in the sky and looking down.

The true nature of the devil is the same as the definition of existence, so there can be no exceptions to that truth.

The Deltans who came down the castle wall looked at the sky.

Clear weather filled with stars.

The guardian of the sanctuary, who is shooting a white stream out of the island from somewhere.

There was something to know.

The influence of the Power is not reaching the orbit of the Guardian of Sanctuary.

In other words, power comes from the earth.

I don’t know what tactics were used, but one thing was clear in this situation where the entire system was swallowed up by power.

The various devices prepared by the Deltans can no longer protect Agnes.

The hunting dogs at the Count’s mansion, and even Gerhart.

What made them great was ultimately the power that came from mana.

‘… no.’

The moment Deltan realized this, he felt his heart sink.

Before I could think more, I started running.

Seung-

He picked up a long sword that was lying on the floor and ran with it drawn.

“Count of Hebron!!!”

I was faced with a mob that was running rampant with temptation that had not yet passed.

There was an article.

Deltan said with shiny eyes.

“Get out of the way.”

Deep!

The sword was inserted into the knight’s stomach.

*

Agnes was in a daze when she heard a cry.

[master!]

It was Hornlake’s voice.

It was a crying voice that Agnes had never heard before, and Agnes slowly opened her eyes with doubts.

[ah!]

Relief was felt in Hornlake’s lament.

Agnes rolled her eyes and looked at Hornrake.

The moment I try to kiss my lips, my throat tightens.

My head was still pounding, and my body was soaked in cold sweat and feeling uncomfortable.

Agnes’s brow furrowed.

“… What is it?”

[You suddenly fainted! Then, a strange energy came out of the master’s body… .]

Hornlake was restless.

It felt like he was watching, and it also seemed like he was in a hurry.

“… Tell me.”

Agnes groaned and got up.

The dizziness was so severe that I held my forehead.

[Well, that… .]

Hornlake swallowed dry saliva, then quietly went to the window and pulled back the curtains.

Agnes was only then able to see the unfolding scene.

“What is this?”

The scenery is red.

The bedroom window faced the center of the island, and the entire downtown area visible from the window was engulfed in flames.

People as small as ants were screaming and running.

In the meantime, there were people making grabs.

What on earth is going on?

Even if there were people who were tempted by the devil, the other troops who remained in the system, and even just thinking about Ishwald, the leader of the Imperial Knights, couldn’t have caused the streets to become this chaotic. What kind of situation is this?

[…] It is the power of chaos.]

Agnes looked at Hornlake.

My chin made of snowflakes trembled.

His head was lowered as if he was sorry.

Agnes also knew that power.

‘Demon King?’

I didn’t know the details of what happened because I was lying in my bedroom that day three years ago, but I know what happens when the power of chaos arises and what results it leads to.

All abilities and reason disappear, leaving only primitive wildness.

People struggle because they are guided by their instincts, and they act because they are guided by their desires.

By the way, didn’t the Emperor, who was in power at the time, commit suicide by hanging himself on a flagpole out of fear of the devil?

While continuing these thoughts, Agnes suddenly realized something strange.

“… But, why don’t you disappear?”

If this is truly the Power of Chaos, Horn Lake should not be here.

This is because the power radiated by the King of Demons applies equally to divinity and elemental magic.

It’s true that she should be reverse-summoned or sealed, but since she moves so well, it’s a question that should naturally arise.

[…] .]

Hornlake’s body trembled at that.

Agnes urged.

“Why?”

Her hesitation filled me with anxiety for no reason.

No, Agnes could tell.

Even though I didn’t receive any hint as to what Hornrake was going to say, I felt like I ‘just’ knew.

And that feeling was correct.

Hornlake closed his eyes tightly and said.

[Lord, master, you are the subject of power… .]

Agnes’ body stiffened.