317 – Thousand Wings Subjugation (5)
This is the content from the hell section of 「The Divine Comedy」, An epic poem completed in 1320 by the Italian writer Dante Alighieri.
The deepest place in hell is ‘Cocytus’, an ice lake formed by the rivers of hell.
There are Judana Ascariot, the disciple who betrayed Jesus, Gaius Cassius Longinus, who assassinated Julius Caesar of ancient Rome, and Marcus Unicus Brutus.
It is said that the great devil, Lucifer, is staying there.
Remember, Game company’s representative name was Dante.
Maybe he took the name Dante as his nickname because he knew the scenery of the farthest place in the world.
Who is he?
“Heo Eok… !”
I quickly regained my senses. He lost consciousness for a moment and wandered in his memory. He almost lost his life.
“Cool! Whoops, whoops… !”
He breathed heavily and cleared his throat as he looked around.
Here, the inside of the elevator boasted the most beautiful interior of any structure I have ever seen in my life. Perhaps it feels that way because it is in a state right before death.
Red blood was splattered on the white jade-colored floor. It was because I was rolling around with my left arm and both legs missing while rushing to the elevator.
The bleeding was severe. It was hard to get strong.
Drowsiness came. However, it was so easy to predict that if I closed my eyes here, I would die.
‘Why do you….’
I decided that there was no hope, and I was about to give up everything while resenting Stella and Ozma.
‘Why… , is helping me….’
Reminds me of the candy store witch.
What am I saying?
I don’t know why the story that I’ve been working hard to protect people has become a reason for you to burn yourself.
Just… , That didn’t matter anyway.
She has driven the skepticism out of my heart and fueled a desire to take control of life again.
I will survive.
And I will repay the price you sacrificed for me.
“Ah, evil… !”
You have to move. Move. Move.
I strained my eyes so much that the blood vessels stood up, let out a bloodless voice, and moved my frozen cheeks against the cold floor.
“Ugh, ah… !”
As I managed to lift my head up with strength, the cheek clinging to the floor was completely ripped off with a clicking sound.
A cold chill rushed through the cheeks that had disappeared and into the mouth.
It was fine. It was nothing compared to the pain of losing a limb.
There is a magic pouch in the inner pocket of my coat. There is free blood in it. You should drink it.
First, I had to turn over.
I pulled up a simple wall of ice from the floor and pushed half of my body away. My body turned over
“Heo Eok, Heo Eok….”
My breathing is rapid, but my heart is gradually slowing down.
My mind was hazy from unbearable drowsiness.
I couldn’t sleep. He lifted his head and repeatedly hit the floor with the back of his head, holding on tight to his spirit.
“Even….”
The magical energy of rocks gathered in the air and took the shape of a small golem.
Any rock golem. He looked at me and his body trembled.
He smiled at Eden. I wanted to reassure you.
“It’s okay…. In the inside pocket of my coat… , Get out the magic bag…. There, little… I have a glass bottle…. Red blood….”
[Goo… !]
“That, in my mouth….”
Eden answered in a tearful voice and took out a magic bag from the inside pocket of my jacket and took out a small vial of free blood.
“Good job….”
Eden opens the lid and pours free blood into me.
I was going to use it in case of danger to Ian…. Nothing really goes according to plan.
I didn’t even have time to taste it. Free blood ran down my throat and trickled down.
“Keuk!”
Pounding. My heart raced rapidly.
An excellent number of bones and flesh grow from the missing left arm and both legs. For a moment, he felt the burning pain in his limbs.
The guts that had been torn apart and the bones of the whole body that had been shattered like powder were completely regenerated. The trauma has also been fully recovered.
“Cool… ! Whoa… !”
That’s it.
He lifted his upper body, repeating his dry cough and gasping for breath.
I was very thirsty.
Immediately, he took a bucket of water from his magic pouch and poured the water into his scorched mouth.
“Hah, I think I will live… !”
Has water ever been so delicious? It was the best taste.
The pain that surrounded my whole body completely disappeared, and my physical strength returned to some extent.
As expected, free blood. It was a dramatic effect worthy of last resort.
[Guuu….]
Eden looked at me with a very surprised face, and when I smiled at him with a normal face, tears welled up in his eyes.
I stroked the boy’s head.
“Thank you for your concern.”
[Goo… !]
I reverse summoned Eden and raised his head.
A large round face was attached to the ceiling of the elevator overflowing with aesthetic sense.
It was a terrifying face with a mouth and eyes clinging together, but there was nothing to be surprised about.
As our eyes met, it spoke to me.
[We will drive safely. We will drive safely. Are there any inconveniences?]
“Yeah, no.”
[Thank God. Fortunately, the.]
You are kind.
I don’t know what this guy is, but it seems clear that he is the guide of the Ice Lake. He didn’t seem like he would do me any harm.
‘By the way….’
My chest felt numb.
It is no longer possible to wish the confectionery witch good luck.
I can only say this now.
“Thank you….”
I was struck by a sense of helplessness, but that’s why I had to move forward more towards my destination.
It wasn’t long before I noticed that the back of the elevator was transparent.
I thought it was just dark, but when I went down to a certain extent, I saw a lake that extended to the end of the horizon.
I don’t know how fast the elevator moves, but the ride was pleasant.
From afar, I could see the sky and the magnificent gate that filled the whole area. It was like a boundary line. It was a very beautiful door.
‘Rain….’
It was raining from the sky. It was no ordinary rain. The color was deep.
‘Pale red.’
I remembered the record that Dorothy left behind.
Didn’t it be said that when someone fell, so much blood was shed that it formed a cloud and fell nonstop?
‘Is it raining blood?’
Every time the raindrops hit the ground, ripples spread out. It was proof that this place was a lake.
However, the lake was not stained with the color of blood and kept its light blue color.
Ice Lake.
I have reached the deepest part of the underworld and the farthest from the world.
“What’s beyond that door?”
[I can’t tell you. I cannot tell you.]
“Is that so?”
Anyway, it was clear where I was going.
I heard that you have to defeat the gatekeeper of the Ice Lake.
That’s the door. Then i will go over there
I need to see Dorothy soon. If possible, I didn’t want to see him in a disrespectful way.
I took out a clothing restoration kit from my magic bag. It was a magic tool that could restore clothes on its own if you had the fabric material.
Shuriririk.
When I activated it, the thread took care of filling in the missing part of my uniform.
That’s how the school uniform returned to its original state.
‘Good.’
The clothing restoration kit and magic pouch have been put back.
I took a deep breath.
With the help of Ohm and the witch of the candy house, the king who worried the most somehow got over it.
Next is the original Ice Emperor, Veronica Aslius.
You have to take her down.
[ Status ]
mana: 146100 / 701300
‘The status window opens normally.’
Is it because there is no need for Ozma to get on my nerves in this situation?
Or because I didn’t give up on my plan to take over my body?
Or maybe he made some kind of contract with Stella.
Anyway, the function of the status window was valid.
‘I used a lot of magic.’
We’ll have to restore Veronica’s mana enough to deal with her while we get to that huge door.
That said, there was no time to relax until the mana was almost completely restored.
Because I have to go back as fast as possible and face the Thousand Wings Vuel.
[We will arrive at the Ice Lake soon. We will arrive at the Ice Lake soon.]
Soon, the elevator touched the lake and the door opened.
The cold air moistened his lungs and covered his skin. It was a cryogenic cold that would have killed an ordinary person as soon as the elevator door opened.
I was also able to endure the cold.
The ice lake was very clean even though it was raining blood.
Carefully created an elongated rock stick and stretched it out of the elevator.
There was no problem even after being showered with blood.
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‘The rain doesn’t seem to do any harm.’
Next, I tried putting a rock stick into the lake.
The bottom of this place is a lake. I don’t know if the whole land is like that or not, but I had to tap the stone bridge and cross it anyway.
‘I won’t go in.’
It was as if they were blocked by an intangible floor.
It felt like the depth of the water was very shallow. Are the insoles of the shoes slightly wet?
But the rain of blood was falling into the lake and scattered, sinking to the bottom of the lake. In reality, it was clear that the water would be very deep.
I stepped on the lake. It was just stepped on and the ripples spread.
‘It seems there are conditions for submersion.’
I don’t know what those conditions are, but it seemed like I didn’t meet them.
I got off the elevator and put both feet completely in the icy lake.
[Please use it next time. Please use it next time. Good bye.]
After saying hello to the face inside the elevator, the elevator doors closed on their own.
The elevator made a gurgling sound as it went upstairs. As it passed through the reddish clouds, it was out of sight.
‘Shall we go?’
I moved on.