episode_0119

Even sealing the Dragon Lord was merely the ‘despair of the human world’ itself. That was Gargantua.

Gargantua mowed down tens, hundreds, thousands, tens of thousands – perhaps even more lives. So many that even he couldn’t count them.

The more he craved the sweet flowing blood, the stronger Gargantua became endlessly. That’s why not even the Dragon Lord could destroy him.

So, what about now?

What about now, receiving an endless supply of blood from the residents of Gag?

The invincible dark magic that even made the Dragon Lord shudder in fear, monsters unable to leave their homes, and even heroes trembling, has been completed.

“Surprised.”

[Are you trying to stop me with such an attack? It’s too early for a thousand years!]

In front of the strongest dark magic, even the spider silk known to be harder than steel became weaker than cotton candy.

“Huh?”

Lian was extremely surprised as she did not expect the giant spider to come so close. In an instant, she unknowingly threw the bundle of spider silk in her hand right in front of her.

A huge bundle of spider silk, large enough to wrap around Lian’s whole body, precisely pierced the eye of the giant spider. The sturdy mass, harder than most swords, deeply pierced the fragile eye.

[Ssscream!]

Like a person whose eye is pricked by a finger, the giant spider screamed in pain and closed its eyes. Lian frowned at the sight of such a spider.

‘It’s definitely creepy up close.’

Without responding to Lian’s words, the dark magic murmured in a leisurely voice.

[Tall.]

Lian’s right hand, which had been holding the dark magic, began to wriggle and move. As if trying to show that the evil and dense darkness on the right palm pattern was even more captivating than the bright light shown on the left palm a while ago, the pattern on the right palm began to shine brightly.

Respecting Lian’s desire to hide the presence of the dark magic, the dazzling pattern, which appeared blurry to others, became clear to everyone’s eyes.

Even those who were looking for the god (Lian) a moment ago stared at the dazzling pattern of the dark magic, completely captivated.

As if swatting a fly flying in front of one’s eyes, the dark magic swung from left to right. A simple movement that felt monotonous looked strangely magnificent and beautiful to others.

Everyone present here realized that ‘something extraordinary is happening.’ However, they couldn’t come to a definite conclusion about what exactly was happening.

As if neatly organizing the minds full of question marks.

Sswoooosh -…

The giant spider cleanly split in half horizontally, with the lower part sinking down heavily and the upper part sliding to the side and falling.

Splat!

Blood gushed out through the split of the giant spider. Due to the frenzy, the blood, magically solidified, was quite a delicacy for the dark magic, so the spewing blood began to clump in the air.

Swoosh -… The gathered blood naturally began to be sucked in by the dark magic. It was an incredibly eerie scene. Someone shouting that Lian was a minion of the demon king would not be considered strange.

However, no one thought of Lian as an ‘evil’ being. The light that brightly illuminated this place, almost indistinguishable from hell before the dark magic appeared.

As that warm and sacred light lingered deep within their bodies, they could never label Lian as ‘evil.’

Then how would one explain that chilling scene that makes one tremble all over?

Riaan, who thought of Liann as the world itself, shed tears of emotion without any doubt, but others had the same question in mind.

Incomprehensible terror could turn into fear or anger, but it also became reverence.

They concluded that the incomprehensible situation was because Liann was a “divine being,” making everything fit together like puzzle pieces.

Their fear, similar to reverence, transformed their once fearful hearts into those of worship like devotees.

“Huh? This is different from what I expected?”

Expecting disdainful gazes following the ominous-looking sword greedily absorbing blood, Liann maintained a calm expression as everyone gazed at him with admiring eyes instead of disdain.

“Mmm! The taste of Giant Spider is truly delicious!”

The sword gleamed ominously, seemingly enjoying the taste of the Giant Spider. Its glimmer captivated some onlookers in a different way.

The threat of the Giant Spider, the distant sanctity encountered for the first time, and the sinister aura of the sword.

Those present were overwhelmed by too much at once, leaving most dazed. Piya was the only one relatively composed, so Liann approached Piya.

“Partner, entrust your body to me!”

“Why? You’re already incapacitating enemies.”

“It’s the perfect moment! I won’t engage in threatening actions towards others, so come on!”

Yielding to a voice that seemed ready to cry if not listened to, the atmosphere tightened instantly.

As when Liann first appeared, the magic of the sword dominated everything around.

Clack clack.

The sound of clogs the sword wanted to convey resonated in the quiet space, as Liann approached Piya like a painting. Onlookers felt a thrill as if witnessing a scene from mythology.

“Piya, are you okay?”

Kneeling before Piya, Liann asked, locking eyes. Piya, tearful yet relieved, gasped for breath.

“Th-thank you for your mercy.”

Despite concern for Piya’s tear-streaked face, her joyous countenance showed no signs of suffering.

“Since everyone seems healed, I should lead them out immediately.”

Liann swiftly began assisting those lying or dazed on the floor. As Liann moved, Piya also rose from her seat and started helping. Soon, a group formed.

“Let’s take them through the passage I saw earlier.”

As Liann infiltrated the building, the ventilation ducts crawling around seemed to connect to emergency exits and other secret places.

“The problem is… we can’t get caught on the way there.”

After instructing them to gather at the entrance, Liann headed towards a room full of glass capsules.

“The creatures inside these capsules must be the monsters we saw outside, right?”

Recalling the melted monster seen before entering, Liann began scanning the area. Given they were failed creations, similar beings were likely contained within.

“If these creatures are released all at once, there will be a huge commotion. Let’s wait for that moment.”

Liann started searching for the button to open the glass capsule, but there was none on the capsule itself.

The device that manipulates capsules like a spider monster room… Huh?

At that moment, Lian’s gaze drifted far away. There was a machine similar to the manipulation device in front of the giant spider’s house. Lian smiled brightly and approached that place.

“The one we caught this time seems quite useful, so they said they would draw blood and put it in the capsule right away?”

“What? Then the completion of the weapon…”

“It’s right in front of us.”

Like a pub, four researchers were chatting in front of the elongated machine. Because the size of the machine was only as tall as a person, they didn’t notice Lian approaching.

“When it’s completed…”

“The victory of the war will be ours.”

As they looked at each other and conversed, Lian quietly passed by the machine and turned her head to examine it.

“Oh -… then I could become one of the demon army officers, right?”

“Of course. To manage those combat weapons in the long term, our power is absolutely necessary.”

Lian wandered around the machines and then noticed something, tilting her head. A glass capsule lay on its side. The ends of the capsule were connected by transparent tubing, leading to the floor.

“I think it’s okay to just take the money and leave -..”

“Then we’ll have to kill you to keep you quiet, won’t we?”

“Hahaha, indeed our research is that great and dangerous.”

Lian realized that the top of the glass capsule was open. Upon opening the lid, she found it filled with a transparent liquid. Not knowing what it was for, she curiously inserted her finger.

Sizzle…

“Huh?”

What she thought was water turned out to be a dangerous substance, causing her skin to start melting, with red fluid bursting out.

Wiiing, wiiiing!

“What, what is this?!”

“This sound is…”

“It’s a warning sound indicating that materials are being supplied to each capsule without removing the safety devices…”

“Why is this warning suddenly sounding!”

Those sitting in chairs immediately turned their gaze towards the machine, while those perched at the end of the machine quickly stood up and tried to find their positions.

Realizing that a major accident had occurred, Lian silently moved away from the machine, suppressing any noise.

“I may not have awakened the monsters, but diverting attention elsewhere seems to have been somewhat successful.”

Since the hidden passage was very close, it seemed possible to escape with this level of commotion. Lian quickly moved and arrived in front of the giant spider’s house.

“Everyone, follow me!”

“Yes!”

In the grim situation, the unwavering determination in Lian’s advance instilled deep trust in the group. Lian’s back of the hand sparkled continuously.

[ What’s wrong? Why do I feel so bad? ]

Each time, the dark sword shuddered with discomfort.

Shuffle -…

While Lian was guiding the group to the safe passage, the bright red blood she spilled began to spread through the transparent tubing into the glass capsule.

The small glass capsule lying on its side that Lian had inserted her hand into was a device for delivering additional materials to each glass capsule.

Many monsters waiting for human blood to become fundamental information began greedily sucking the blood of the “comedy residents.”

Chaos approaching in 5 -…

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