episode_0149

Somewhere in the Crystal Palace.

As I walked along the second floor, my gaze was constantly directed outside the crystal palace.

“Hey, where are you going?”

“I guess this is about right.”

It felt like I would have walked endlessly if I hadn’t pointed it out.

“Didn’t you notice that light a little while ago?”

“It must be the church guys’ doing.”

…Is the church aiming for second place? No, to be exact, second place with me.

“So if you have any questions, I want to ask them quickly and finish them.”

“…Let’s do that.”

Even as he said that, the second place remained silent for a moment.

what?

Am I too scared? Compared to me, the second place was so relaxed.

I wondered if living for a thousand years would make me as relaxed as a Zara.

“This sounds good. Kid, where are you from?”

“? What exactly does that mean?”

“I don’t think this question really needs an explanation.”

“Well, if you really want to be specific, you came from outside the city, right?”

“Outside the city?”

This may not be the answer that second place wants.

Well, there’s a game set in this city! I was caught cursing a strange novel based on that game! It can’t be helped.

“It’s hard to believe that someone like you came from outside.”

“Why do you think so?”

“Because I think I’ve already looked into it enough.”

That would be the case.

This isn’t the first time that the second-place bloodline has met me. No, it’s still unclear whether he even recognizes me as a bloodline in the first place.

“Are you avoiding me on purpose?”

“No, that’s not necessarily true.”

“Haven’t you been avoiding me since you came to this city?”

“Well, it wasn’t a very good relationship.”

“That’s true too.”

Are you convinced by the subtle things?

“You seem to be on good terms with my daughter, but what are you like in real life?”

“Well… I think I’m closer to Lund than you.”

Are you suddenly acting like a father who is worried about his daughter?

“….”

Oddly enough, the second place winner seemed hurt by my answer.

“That’s because, unlike you, Lund and I are equals.”

If I can appeal that I am not a blood relative whenever I have the chance, then that would be good.

“….”

But the second place person started to narrow his eyes when he heard those words.

‘What, by any chance….’

“Well, let’s say that’s true.”

Phew, no. No, wait a minute… Let’s say that’s true? Are you saying we’ll just move on?

“Anyway, there’s nothing more to ask, right?”

“For now, that’s it.”

Okay, I guess I can just leave now.

Before that, I told Lund and the others to leave the crystal palace through the terminal.

The sound coming from outside the palace was ominous.

“No, I still want to ask one more question.”

“Oh, surprise!”

A cold voice suddenly comes from behind.

I jumped in surprise at the second place who had come so close to me.

“Why? What are you trying to ask?”

“I guess I won’t get another chance like this.”

“Huh?”

“Do you remember the inspection I did at a government office in the east?”

….

“Looking at your reaction, I guess you still remember. The test results were definitely like this. Age is one year. Bloodline is….”

“….”

“Bloodline.”

I quickly changed my arms into a vicious form.

***

He struck the floor of the crystal palace with his thick tail.

“Wait, I hope I’m not mistaken.”

“What?”

“I have no intention of breaking my blood oath.”

Yeah, there was a blood oath. We had just sworn a truce with blood.

However, the current second place had enough merit to attack me despite the disadvantage of breaking the oath.

Securing me as the blood master.

Should I say that it’s fortunate that the second place doesn’t show any signs of doing so?

“I thought the bloodline no longer existed.”

“….”

“Are both your parents blood relatives?”

“….”

“If not, were you chosen by another bloodline?”

“Do you think as you please?”

“That doesn’t help.”

“No, you said it yourself in the first place. Do you think a one-year-old can do that?”

“….”

I was so annoyed that I just gave a vague answer.

By now, the tension may have subsided a lot.

“…Then it must be the former. Let me meet your parents.”

“Eww!”

Second place home visit?! No! That’s not even possible in the first place!

“I don’t have parents!”

“Are you an orphan?”

Ah, I guess that’s true, especially in this world. But I still feel a bit uneasy when I hear things like that.

“I’m not an orphan. I have a mother, but she’s not my biological mother.”

“A family that is not connected by blood?”

The second place person suddenly listened to my answer and his eyes became filled with gratitude.

What the heck, I thought you’d be emotionally dry after living for a thousand years…

“I have someone like that too.”

“Elder?”

“Do you know?”

Uh… what should I say about this?

If this happens, the situation will be difficult.

If I knew that the elder was the second daughter… the second daughter would think that Lund told her.

But Lund never said anything like that to me.

It’s just a setting in the game, so I can’t say I know it.

…thud.

“Huh?!”

The second place winner suddenly lost his balance and fell down.

It happened in an instant.

There was no reason for him, who was even holding a cane, to suddenly collapse.

“….”

Unless you’ve been attacked by someone.

Bullfight!

At that moment, a tremendous vibration was felt in my ears.

It wasn’t a metaphor, it was like something real had passed through my ears.

***

The warm blood flowing out of the hole soaked my body.

“Ugh.”

“Oh, I wanted to talk more.”

The second place winner who had fallen before me got up.

Unlike his relaxed appearance, his movements were very quick.

A large hole was visible near the temple, with blood flowing out of it.

But if Jinjo had regenerative powers, it wouldn’t be a problem. The same goes for me, the bloodline lord.

“….”

The beings in the darkness suddenly appeared.

There were those of varying sizes, some dressed in black, others in neat nun’s habit.

“That’s strange. Did your attack have any meaning?”

He belittled the second place as if it were nothing.

At the same time, a gust of wind came from another direction. When I caught sight of the movement, a large golden cross was flying towards the face of the second person.

grasp-!

“….”

“Are you done?”

But the second-placed man caught the cross with one hand before it hit his head.

The cross was emitting light as if it had been waiting for that moment…

The second place seemed to give it some strength for a moment, but the cross suddenly turned red and then turned to dust.

“Well?!”

A clanging voice.

At the end there was a 5th place.

“What, why are you attacking me too!”

“Tsk.”

The 5th person clicked his tongue as if he was surprised at my question.

“Priority is 2nd, but then 10th, you.”

“Profit!”

Are you saying that you can do this while you’re at it? I underestimated this.

Meanwhile, the second-place terminal began to ring at a frightening rate.

“Looks like that little guy’s finally starting to move.”

The second person looked at the group of people wearing black clothing around him and said in disbelief.

‘Is that what the wise man of the North said?’

No matter how I looked at it, the wise man was old and the second person looked like a young, handsome man, so the feeling of discomfort was really uncomfortable.

“2nd place! That’s all for the conversation.”

“Okay. I can’t help it.”

Two groups approached me as if they were asking who was interested in my conversation with the second place guy.

“Get out of the way! I don’t care if you get hurt!”

He started to run forward at full speed.

“Stop it!”

The voice of the fifth person shouted urgently. At the same time, some large nuns came with threatening weapons.

Bazooka?!

“Ugh!”

My choice against him is of course!

Transform into a sky whale!

I just flew up high, crushing the nuns in front of me. Some parts of the ceiling of the crystal palace could not support my body.

A terrifying sight as the red moon rises into the beautiful night sky.

A dull, crimson fog was forming where I had just been.

The fight between the second place and those who are trying to kill the second place has begun.

Now I see that fights are taking place all over the Crystal Palace.

‘Let’s go by flying car first.’

Since I told Lund and his party to leave the Crystal Palace, they must have headed in that direction.

***

Meanwhile, in the place where the crimson fog spread out, a fierce battle was unfolding as expected.

His own brothers, his own sisters.

A scene where death continues to the point where their lives feel fleeting.

“There is no room for distrust!”

“Bless this narrow heart!”

Amid fanatical shouts, the second-ranked continued their slaughter.

As he kills dozens of enemies, the new blood that gushes out becomes his new weapon.

While the waves of blood move dazzlingly like a performer.

Suddenly, the blood controlled by the second place fell to the ground all at once.

“Did you bring something like that?”

The second place’s gaze turned to the fifth place, or rather, the former saintess, who was far away.

What the saint held in her hand was a holy relic of a saint famous for the miracle of blood, an ampoule containing that saint’s blood.

A miracle of blood, where, centuries after the death of an adult, at certain times the hardened blood moves as if it were that of a living person.

“Yes, if it could kill you, then this wouldn’t be a big deal.”

“You even borrowed the power of ghosts. How absurd.”

The saint frowned at the second-place words.

“Yes, the blasphemy ends there.”

While maintaining a friendly face, his voice became even sharper.

“There are always guys who hold back others even after they die.”

The second place paid no attention to the saintess’s changes and just said what he wanted to say.

“I am alive and have lived.”

A thousand years. It was an uncountable amount of time. During that time, countless strong men challenged the second place, and of course, some of them belonged to the church.

Compared to that, the current saintess is not such a threatening opponent.

However, she is not the only enemy in second place.

Before the second place could even begin to attack the saintess.

Something flying at high speed from another direction cut the second person’s body in two.

The thin blood barrier that the second-placed person had created around his body was shattered into pieces.

“Age-appropriate arrogance, well done.”

Someone dressed in black appeared and spoke.

He approached while the saintess was stopping the second attack using the blood of the holy relic, waiting for an opportunity.

“Wait a minute. It’s not over yet?”

“I know.”

At the saint’s words, the man prepared for his next attack.

As expected, the corpse of the second person who had been brutally cut up quickly regenerated.

In order to minimize the energy consumption during the regeneration process, the upper and lower bodies are attached.

“That guy sent his second son.”

The second place again watched the enemies rushing in.

But I didn’t know what was going on around there.

***

Meanwhile, I transformed into a sky whale and immediately changed my appearance.

Because the sky whale was too big.

Then it returned to its original form. It was difficult to use the terminal in bat form.

Ray’s name appeared on the terminal screen before I could even call.

“Ray! Where are you now?”

“Outside the Crystal Palace!”

Before I could say anything to Ray, I heard Lund’s voice.

“Chris, your uncle left first.”

“You guys?!”

Ray and Lund are probably staying behind and waiting for me.

“I was with the second person, but I escaped alone. I’m flying right above the crystal palace right now.”

“The flying car broke down.”

“What? Why?!”

“It was already broken when we got there.”

Ray’s words follow Lund’s words that the flying car was broken.

It must be the work of the children of the wise men or the church guys!

“Okay, I’ll join you later, but first, avoid you guys!”

“Chris! Are you okay?”

“Don’t worry. I don’t think there’s anyone chasing me.”

Something appeared out of the corner of my eye.

A tree trunk that begins to cover the crystal palace.

When I saw plants growing at an unnatural rate, something immediately came to mind.

The link between 7th and 8th place!

It was clear that he had planned to place firewood everywhere and then set it on fire to burn it all down.

Without even knowing it, the children of the wise men, the nuns of the church, and even the vampires of the tribe were all fighting.

‘There’s not a single guy I can really trust.’

At that moment, the terminal rings.

“Hey, kid! Where are you now?”

“…Above the Crystal Palace.”

“Okay, then no problem. Let’s start as soon as you’re ready!”

At least I felt welcomed by the 6th place action confirming my current position.

Those guys didn’t completely betray me.

“I’m busy right now, so I’ll hang up for now!”

“Yeah!”

The communication was terminated. Then, flames began to rise along the trees covering the crystal palace.

Come to think of it… In the Dream City game, when you defeat the second place player, the main character would give a special monologue.

I don’t remember exactly, but it was something like this.

A legend of the vampire world that has reigned for a thousand years.

It is heartbreaking to see his accomplishments crumble so vainly.

But the feeling of pity soon evaporated into a sense of accomplishment at having achieved something great.

What I have accomplished goes beyond the accomplishments of any individual.

The alarm bell of change, the first strike of its bell, signaling the beginning of something great.

One of the largest gears in the world, known as the City of Magic Engineering, has collapsed spectacularly…

We haven’t even confirmed the death of the second person yet.

I didn’t finish second, but it suddenly occurred to me that I was facing this sight directly.