episode_0137

137. The exhilaration of revenge.

At the place of the confrontation between the warrior and the mercenary king, all the so-called powerful people were gathered. They were all 3rd awakened level powerhouses.

But even among these, there was a hierarchy.

The leader of the Abyss, Blood Sword Nico Doan, could be said to be the strongest among those gathered here.

And the blood sword’s eyes were currently wide open.

‘Did you kill him?’

Cheeek-!!

His nose was filled with the smell of burning flesh. It was also the smell of a burning heart.

Surprisingly, it was not an ordinary human heart.

It was the smell of the burning heart of the warrior Franz Lahm.

An amazing sight was currently unfolding before his eyes. It was a sight where the heart of a warrior was pierced by the sword of the mercenary king.

‘It was Franz Lahm who said that it wasn’t easy even for the devil…’

Of course, this does not mean that the Mercenary King is stronger than the Demon King.

The demon king and the hero did not have a good relationship. Plus, I wasn’t as careless as I am now.

Probably, if you fought the mercenary king like you fought the devil king, the warrior would most likely win.

In fact, the true character of the warrior was not his monstrous regenerative power. It was a swordsmanship that reached the end of the sky.

However, in this match, there was no opportunity for him to show off his sword skills. So I could see that I lost.

‘If I had fought with swordsmanship while losing as much of my body as possible, I would have easily won…’

Of course, it was a consequential story.

Perhaps, if he had fought the mercenary king, he would have fought like a hero. For some reason, I had a feeling that would be the case.

‘I’ll be careful now, though.’

The mercenary king killed the warrior. It was said that he had become someone who could never let down his guard. Naturally, it could be seen that there would be no need to fight like a warrior in the future.

Anyway, the surroundings were quiet.

Cheeek.

The only sound was the sound of burning flesh.

It was worth it.

Surprisingly, that hero died. The man who was said to be the strongest among humans had died. If I wasn’t surprised, it would have been an even weirder situation.

Of course, there were those who came to their senses quickly.

In general, Abyss members fell into this group.

At that moment, Eva, who was almost naked, sent a voice to Mana.

[Nico. Shouldn’t we move now?]

Eva pointed at the hero with her eyes. More precisely, it pointed to the warrior’s corpse.

Nico Doan could immediately understand what she was saying.

Soon he also sent his voice to her.

[Do you plan to give it to the prophet?]

[huh. Then we can also make a deal with the prophet.]

The name “prophet” may be misleading, but basically all prophets are necromancers. Naturally, I couldn’t help but be interested in corpses. If it were the body of a man who was said to be the strongest man in the world, they would definitely be interested.

But he shook his head. It would have been nice to get the warrior’s body. Perhaps, if you offer it to the Demon King, he will be very satisfied.

But the situation was not good.

[no.]

[why?]

[Outnumbered. And the mercenary king was not tired either.]

[ah…]

Eva quickly looked around and made a sad face.

Perhaps, even if the mercenary king was very tired, it would have been worth it. However, the mercenary king did not show signs of fatigue yet. The risk was too great to step forward for no reason.

Of course, it was impossible to target the mercenary king.

It was a time when they were regretting missing a good opportunity.

“Did you kill him?”

“How could you do this…”

Soon the voices of the professors were heard. He seemed quite shocked.

They were academy professors. If you think about it, their disciple was dead. It seemed like there might be a shock.

‘It’s weak.’

Of course, from a blood swordsman’s perspective, he looked weak. This is why humans are said to be inferior to demons.

By the way, is it because of the professors’ voices?

The head of the mercenary king, who was still, slowly rose upward.

Nico Doan suddenly became curious about the mercenary king’s eyes. So I looked closely at the mercenary king’s eyes.

‘Will I be filled with the pleasure of succeeding in revenge? Or guilt? Or is it fear of the future?’

But he was wrong.

Soon, Blood Sword Nico Doan’s eyes lit up.

It was because of the unexpected appearance of the mercenary king.

Surprisingly, the mercenary king showed no emotion in his eyes.

He looked surprisingly calm.

And at that sight, Nico Doan could feel his body trembling slightly.

That sight was more horrifying than the power of the man who killed the hero.

‘Maybe Jace Allen will become more scary than the warrior…’

I felt like I had to kill myself for the future.

This was not the time to be relieved that the hero was dead.

It occurred to me that the mercenary king might be even more demanding than the warrior.

***

I slowly raised my head.

I was able to come to my senses by the voices of Serge Geis and Armel.

Until just now, I was intoxicated with the pleasure of revenge.

It was the revenge I had been waiting for for such a long time. The pleasure was no joke. I didn’t think any drug I could use would make me happier than I am now.

However, the pleasure of revenge was short-lived.

And soon reality began to set in.

‘How should I resolve this situation?’

I did turn the hero’s image into trash. Currently, the one with the worst image in the academy is the warrior. But even so, murder could not be justified.

He killed a student at the same academy. I had to worry about being expelled from school first.

I raised my head and quickly managed my facial expression. And I shook my head.

‘Let’s include those two first.’

In front of me were Professor Armel and Serge Geis, both looking incredulous. It was a sight rarely seen from the two.

Additionally, there was some hostility towards me. First, that hostility had to be resolved.

Soon my mouth opened and excuses flowed out.

“There was nothing I could do.”

“There was nothing you could do?”

Of course, I didn’t just say anything. It was all calculated and spit out quickly.

“This was a fair duel. And an accident occurred during the duel.”

“Accident?”

“There was definitely a chance to save him!”

They had a point. Surely I could have pierced the warrior’s heart and not killed him.

But that was something they said without knowing much.

“Didn’t the professors see it too? The monster-like regenerative power of a hero. If I hadn’t cut my heart there, I would have died.”

“What does that mean?”

Armel, the archmage, had a face that asked what that meant.

But Serge Geiss was different. He looked like he understood something about what I was saying.

I immediately attacked Serge Geis.

“Because the hero was careless, I continued to have the upper hand. If I had been given just a little time to do some maintenance, I would have been the one to die.”

“Hmm… Maybe so.”

“Professor Geis!”

I smiled to myself at Serge Geis’ reaction. Fortunately, he understood me to some extent.

Soon, he was seen giving a detailed explanation to Professor Armel.

“It may have seemed like the over-representative had the upper hand because they were continuously attacking, but it is said that this is not true.”

“No?”

“Yes. I’m not entirely sure, though.”

“Please explain in more detail.”

“Yes. So…”

It was fortunate that the two of them managed their images well. Otherwise, my excuse wouldn’t have worked.

‘Actually, I thought of a way to subdue him without killing him… but it would be better to keep quiet here.’

Anyway, I left the professors talking to each other and looked at the rest.

In particular, I focused on saints.

“J, Jace…”

There were currently tears in the saintess’s eyes. No matter how much I hated the hero, we were once colleagues.

And I, who loved such a colleague, killed him. Probably, your mind is very complicated.

‘I’ll have to comfort you later.’

Fortunately, Lucien was quite better. She just made a surprised face. It seemed fortunate to me.

Anyway, it wasn’t a good idea to stay here.

‘The warrior’s body must also be disposed of.’

Just because I killed it didn’t mean I became the owner of the body. Reality wasn’t that much of a game.

Of course, the warrior’s corpse was very valuable. I could tell just by looking at the Abyss members who were there with expressions of covetousness.

‘It became more valuable because it died while transformed.’

I looked at the dead hero with the appearance of a dragon. It was clearly a corpse full of wounds. But surprisingly, it was fine. There was just a hole in my heart.

‘It must be worth it to call something like that.’

If it appears on a black market, you can get a huge price for it.

My guess is around 1 million gold?

It was just a shame that I couldn’t take it.

“Whew, let’s do that.”

“Well thought out.”

Finally, the professors’ conversation ended. After listening closely, it seemed like I was delaying judgment.

Well, it was too big of a deal for them to judge.

“Let’s all go back.”

I nodded at what Serge Geis said. Fortunately, the misunderstanding(?) seemed to have been resolved well.

Soon a saint and an elf princess approached me.

I looked at the two and nodded. It was our signal to talk properly later.

Fortunately, they both understood what I said.

Nod.

I could see them both nodding their heads the same way I did.

So we headed back to the academy.

I carried the warrior’s body directly on my shoulders. And then he took a step forward.

“Hoho! let’s go together! Overrepresentation!”

“Let us not forget either.”

I had no choice because the Abyss members stuck by my side like hyenas. It was safest for me to carry it with me.

Of course, there was no need to worry too much. Probably won’t do anything strange right away.

‘Just don’t show that you’re tired.’

It was a fight with that hero. It was even weirder if I wasn’t tired.

However, fortunately, it wasn’t very noticeable. So I was able to get through it without any problems.

‘By the way, has the year already passed?’

I took a step forward and raised my head up. And I looked at the sky.

At that moment, the brilliantly shining sun had disappeared.

When I looked at that sun, it felt like I was seeing a warrior.

‘Just like the setting sun, the warrior disappeared.’

The warrior’s heyday was as brilliant as the sun. But nothing can last forever. And the warrior allowed me to experience it firsthand.

‘Let’s not let our guard down and let’s not be conceited.’

I also didn’t know when I would fall to the bottom. I needed to do my best in everything.

Of course, when having fun, you also had to know how to enjoy it.

And for me, this was that moment.

I looked at the sky and smiled secretly without anyone noticing.

Is it because I suddenly thought of a hero?

I was filled with the sense of accomplishment of defeating the warrior and the exhilaration of revenge.

Someone said that.

Revenge is futile.

But when I actually experienced it, it wasn’t like that at all.

There was nothing more exhilarating than revenge.

As expected, it seemed like a good decision to kill the hero.

‘Even if things got complicated… it was an opportunity that will never come again.’