episode_0132

“Ugh… ! what… … !!”

“Ugh… ! you… … !!”

The Silver Knight and Blood Flower, who were wounded and bleeding, moved their bodies to increase the distance between them.

Then, they hurriedly used magic to stop the bleeding from their wounds and glared at Baran, the one who had put them in this situation.

“Hmm. I guess I should say it’s the Ten Swords.”

However, Baran, the person receiving all the attention, was smiling without a hint of blur.

“With the intention of killing you, I stabbed you completely, but I never thought you would react at that moment.”

He looked truly regretful.

‘

“You guy… ! What on earth is this?”

The Silver Knight shouted at Baran with a face so distorted that his veins bulged.

The force was so violent and ferocious as to tear Baran to death at any moment.

“What are you saying? You know it when you see it. They attacked you.”

Baran answered confidently without any signs of being intimidated by the sad look.

The face could hardly be seen as that of a person who had almost killed two people by swinging a sword just moments ago. The appearance was peaceful.

“You guy… !”

Explosive magical power erupted from the Silver Knight upon hearing that absurdly calm answer.

“… It’s so crazy.”

The same was true for bloodshed.

However, considering their momentum and their usual disposition, it would have been normal for them to jump out and cut Baran’s head right away, but for some reason, the two did not move from their spot.

“You said this as if you were going to attack me at any moment… Why are you doing that?”

Baran smiled and even asked in a relaxed manner, but Silver Knight and Blood Flower only distorted their expressions and did not move from their seats.

It was because I knew it well.

Even if it was completely unexpected and a complete surprise attack, if Baran’s level had fallen, they would never have been attacked.

No, at least if he was at the level of Baran that was rumored, he would have reacted immediately and blocked or avoided it.

Still, it happened.

And two at once.

Through that fact, the Silver Knight and Blood Flower realized.

“Hmm. You look very upset.”

The man in front of them who they want to tear to death at any moment is on the same level as them.

“It looks like you don’t want to come. That’s too bad. This time, I was planning to stop breathing… … .”

Baran muttered with a regretful expression.

However, that expression did not last long.

“What. That’s it. The purpose in the first place was to injure you.”

Baran nodded in satisfaction, as if he wanted nothing more than this.

It was then.

“What are you doing all of a sudden?”

A voice reminiscent of a wild beast flew towards Baran.

“Hmm?”

When I turned my eyes there, what I saw was Kahim, looking at Baran with a frown.

However, what was on his face was not an emotion such as anger or passion.

Kahim was just giving Baran a look that seemed like he didn’t understand.

“It’s not like he suddenly lost his mind, and judging by the way he’s talking, it looks like he planned this situation from the beginning… … .”

To Kahim, this situation, the situation where Silver Knight and Hyeolhwa were injured, did not come as a huge shock.

Well, it really didn’t matter to him.

No, it was actually a good thing.

The relationship between the two was not one that could be called harmonious, even to say the least.

“So, what is the purpose? Did you also want that sword that much? Or are you enemies with those two?”

However, all that remained for him was a question.

“It’s not like that. I don’t have any personal feelings towards those two, and I don’t even lust after this sword.”

Baran gently shook his head and denied Kahim’s words.

“Hmm… … .”

After hearing Baran’s answer, Kahim rubbed his chin and let out a dry voice.

“… Well, that’s it. Whatever the purpose, I think the story will be long. You probably had your own reasons.”

As if it was no big deal, Kahim decided to ignore this shocking situation.

“But… Did you think about what happened next before you committed the crime?”

With a sour face, Kahim asked again.

“You mean later?”

“Okay.”

Nodding his head, Kahim looked around with his eyes.

Of course, I wasn’t looking around again.

He was talking to Baran with his eyes.

I wonder if this situation can be resolved when there are so many witnesses surrounding us.

“Hmm… . well. You know because you saw it firsthand. My skills are not at the level that was rumored. And now there’s that unidentified monster… Don’t you think it would be difficult to run away?”

Baran asked.

However, Kahim shook his head with an expressionless expression.

“It won’t work.”

No one could have predicted this situation, but since the negligence was obvious, there was no way anyone could help Baran here.

Rather, most people would come out with the stance of holding on to Baran and thinking about it, even if they did not understand the English language.

Hopefully, since he has the strength of the Ten Swords level, he will not be caught right away, but if there are this many people of this level, the end is clear.

It is difficult to simply handle this number of people.

However, the Silver Knight and Blood Flower were only seriously injured and were not completely incapacitated.

If they somehow healed their wounds and joined in, the end was as obvious as seeing fire.

It was obvious that Baran would be caught before he could get far.

“… Well, that will happen.”

Baran calmly admitted that fact.

Kahim frowned at that nonchalant attitude.

Because I didn’t understand.

That attitude that shows no anxiety even though you know your own end.

What on earth are they thinking that makes them do that?

Kahim was about to ask another question.

“Unless the situation changes.”

With Baran’s added words.

Coogung─

Suddenly the tomb began to shake violently.

“What… !”

Needless to say, everyone around was taken aback by the sudden phenomenon.

It wasn’t just a simple tremor, it was shaking violently everywhere, as if a strong earthquake had occurred.

“What the hell is this… !”

The strong ones, including the Silver Knight, Blood Flower, and Kahim, were no exception to looking embarrassed.

No, rather, they were reacting more violently.

It was because my intuition, which had reached the level of a superhuman, began to run wild.

Their intuition was fiercely warning them that something unusual was happening.

In a situation where the altar was in turmoil due to such an unexpected phenomenon.

There was only one person who seemed calm.

It was none other than Baran.

Baran raised his head and looked up at the sky, feeling relaxed.

Then he said:

Like a boy watching the curtain rise on a long-awaited stage.

“Now, it’s finally starting.”

As soon as those words ended.

Cheok─

Suddenly, the sky opened.

***

Looking at the suddenly opened sky, I frowned.

No, it would be correct to say that it happened naturally.

It wasn’t just because the scene was so bizarre.

It was because I felt a strong sense of déjà vu along with the ominous feeling of the open sky.

I have seen this phenomenon somewhere.

Right on the lake around Lakenwood.

Yes, that was very similar to what I saw then.

And in the crack I saw then… … .

Kuung─

Suddenly the air around became heavy.

“Nothing, nothing, what… … .”

“This, the thing… … .”

Shock beyond confusion erupted from all around us.

In some ways, it can be seen as similar to the Silver Knight and the Blood Flower who controlled their surroundings with their energy, but the level was different, so to speak.

The pressure this time was so heavy and intense that it almost seemed like child’s play.

“Wow… !”

So much so that many people faint from that energy alone.

The average person might not know this, but each and every one of these people is equipped with armed forces.

It was beyond imagination that such people would faint from mere pressure.

I looked at the crack while listening to the sounds of people complaining of pain.

And then I realized.

Beyond that crack.

That ‘something’ is looking down on us.

I didn’t put pressure on him in earnest.

Even saying things like ‘just looking’ creates pressure.

That was something that so cruelly shattered common sense.

“… … .”

“… … .”

The two Ten Swords, the Silver Knight and the Blood Flower, who had reached the supreme state of intent, were looking up at the crack with expressions of despair they had never seen before, as if they had sensed something in the crack.

It was a car that left everyone speechless.

“Great One!”

Baran shouted to the sky.

With a bright smile.

OK.

────.

‘It’s gaze landed on Baran.

Even though he was probably under incredible pressure on his soul, Baran did not lose his smile.

No, on the contrary, the smile became even deeper.

Baran stretched out his hands in that state.

Then he shouted again.

“This is for you! And, these are the offerings we have prepared for you!”

What his hand was pointing at was a monster that was still trembling and people who were completely entranced.

“Please, humble being, if you like my humble sincerity, please grant me your blessing!”

Like a poor person asking for mercy from the emperor.

Baran earnestly asked ‘it’.

And then, ‘it’s eyes moved and looked around this place.

At the people on the altar looking up at the sky in despair and at the strangely shaped monster.

yet.

────.

‘It’ laughed.

────.

The doctor’s waves that could never be heard.

The ‘will’ that cannot be expressed through language.

I could understand a little.

‘good night.’

‘It’ said so.

And then, ‘it’ stretched out its hand.

The outstretched hand touched the leisurely waving monster… … .

Grumble─

Then the shadow monster began to shake violently.

It’s so intense that it doesn’t seem unusual even at a glance.

The monster, which showed signs of being so unusual, soon began to spread as if exploding.

At first, it was only about the size of one person, but it quickly grew in size.

It was once the size of a single person, but soon it grew to the size of a house, and then to the size of a castle wall.

The monster that grew bigger every time I blinked, was as big as a mountain when I came to my senses.

It wasn’t just the size that changed.

Its appearance also showed obvious changes.

The body that resembled a human shape disappeared without a trace, and the irregular, waving shadow was replaced by ink-colored scales that did not even reflect light.

Each one had claws and fangs the size of a house, and a pair of huge horns growing on its head.

Lastly, vertically slit golden eyes reminiscent of a reptile.

dragon.

Before I knew it, it had taken on the shape of a huge black dragon, like a mountain.

Everyone who saw that was speechless.

It wasn’t just because I was overwhelmed by its size and appearance.

It was because I was familiar with its appearance.

“… Armianon.”

The appearance of the newly born monster looked exactly like Armianon, a monster beyond the calamitous level that appears in the legend of the hero Ferdion.