108. Sacrifice Apostle Leteia – Advent of the Apostle (4)
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Even when a sense of eccentricity and danger came over him, Sung-seong did not turn his head away from Karite.
It was because he believed that it was as important to Chunseong to correct Karite’s spirit.
“…!”
However, as the situation changed rapidly, Chun-seong could not maintain that attitude until the end.
Saaa!
The world was suddenly swallowed up in darkness.
The area of Ale Forest, which was full of greenery, was dyed in thick darkness, and it swallowed up the nature and Karite that strayed from the path for a while.
As if it were a separate space, the space made of only darkness was completed at once.
At that time, even the figure of Karite right in front of me was faintly visible. Chunseong hurriedly turned around and raised the spear.
“…….”
I didn’t open my mouth in a hurry.
It is unknown what the source of the darkness that engulfed the surrounding area was. However, I knew that things had exploded with Karite’s sudden anxiety symptoms.
‘calm down.’
Calming my surprised heart, I straightened my seat as if blocking Karite’s path.
“Karite. I don’t know why you think so, but I’m fine. don’t be weak Nothing will happen.”
Open your mouth slowly and look straight ahead.
The area full of darkness was now indistinguishable from an inch ahead.
As I focused my gaze while operating mana in both eyes, I felt that there was something in the center of the darkness.
smooth… .
Strange darkness coalesces to form a strange shape. And the outline looked like a human shape.
But it was so dark that I couldn’t make out the slightest.
Is it a man or a woman, is it really a human being… .
“Instructor Vermont! Can you hear me!?”
Guessing the identity, I shouted loudly just in case.
I didn’t know how this space filled with darkness was made, but I thought that if my sound reached the outside even a little bit, Instructor Vermont would appear.
…as if expectations were always betrayed, there was no sign of it.
‘Am I disconnected from the outside world?’
This situation… maybe it wasn’t better than I thought.
Thinking about it, I ended up falling out with the other cadets. Because even I couldn’t properly judge Karite’s strange behavior.
As a result, I felt like I was caught in a trap.
He bit his lip and held the hand holding the spear.
“Who are you!?”
I shouted loudly at the person in front, but didn’t expect an answer.
…It was like a cry to get rid of the anxiety trying to settle in my heart.
at that time.
In the thick darkness, the opponent took a bizarre action.
It seemed extremely unnatural.
Strange outlines pulsating in the dark. Despite being close to human form. The darkness clumps together and then disperses repeatedly.
that was so idiosyncratic.
…But it seemed as if they were preparing something.
Even though I was aware of it, a big conflict arose in my heart.
I wanted to take the lead right away, but I didn’t know what would happen to Karite right behind me.
I was now in a situation where I had to protect Karite, but also deal with an unknown being.
More than anything, the biggest thing was that I couldn’t be sure of what the other person was.
You can only guess that it is ‘Letheia’, the apostle of sacrifice, or ‘cooperating’ with the apostle.
I wondered if it would be right to keep waiting like this.
“ah.”
A strange voice that seemed absolutely inhuman came through the darkness.
The moment I heard it, I felt goose bumps all over my body.
…This.
‘Absolutely not human.’
As soon as he realized it, the hand holding the spear became more powerful.
…I felt as if I had inadvertently realized my true identity.
non-human beings. If so, the number of cases was only one.
ㅡㅡㅡ!!
Even in the thick darkness, the edge of the spear was covered with a vivid blue light.
“Storing the body… consumes more power than you think. I never thought I would resist this much.”
It was remarkably stable compared to the previous time I heard it through the darkness.
It had multiple meanings at the same time.
– rob the body
-power is wasted
-Someone is resisting.
Each one was like multiple clues, but I didn’t have time to think deeply.
Saaaa… .
Even in the dark, a strange mist surrounded by purple light rages around and surrounds the existence that is enveloped in darkness.
Then, the opponent’s new model, which had only a vague outline, began to be clearly visible. It was truly shocking to see such a reveal.
“human. No, we should call it Agar Castle.”
A strange voice that could not be distinguished whether it was a man or a woman. However, the appearance that was seen on the outside was close to the female type.
But to me it didn’t look human at all.
It was a strange-looking monster that seemed to imitate a human only in appearance.
“Seeing it through human eyes like this, it has a very peculiar aura. Really, it’s a very different feeling.”
Despite not understanding the words, I was now certain of what that being was.
—-Sacrificing Apostle Leteia.
After seeing the purple haze, I was able to confirm the identity of that existence.
Really… an apostle.
“You don’t seem to be of this world. Is that right?”
But the words that followed made me speechless for a moment.
“……”
It seemed that even the accident had stopped, to the point that I forgot about this situation right away.
‘How did you do that… ?’
Even the word heterogeneous. It suddenly felt very odd.
“You feel a sense of alienation just like us. It’s really strange that you can feel such a clear sense of heterogeneity in humans.”
“What a nonsense!”
Though belatedly responding, conscious of Karite, her voice wavered.
‘How can an apostle know me?’
No, I didn’t even know how they knew my name in the first place.
Even so, I couldn’t match the apostle’s words.
“That sounds trivial… that’s right. That’s what makes me weird too. Even though they are obviously human, they feel the same sense of alienation as we do.”
When the apostle, who had continued to speak, suddenly raised his hand and pointed at me, I became extremely nervous and tightened my grip on the spear.
The car took that hand gesture as a precursor to an attack. Nothing unexpected happened.
“Aye. come here.”
However, the voice that rang out afterward… did not refer to me.
Unknowingly, my eyes went to the back.
“……”
There was Karite, who seemed to have completely lost her ego.
And to the point where she was about to head past me. Knowing that there was an apostle right in front of me, I couldn’t even think.
“Karite!”
He groaned and grabbed her arm with one hand.
again… .
Karite, who had stopped walking, tried to temporarily shake off my arm as if resisting me. Even so, I never let go of that arm.
“Wake! Karite.”
Rather, I grabbed her arm with even more force and pulled her towards me.
Seruk.
Even as I watched Karite helplessly dragged along, my heart sank terribly heavy.
I felt a strange feeling while watching the apostle just quietly watching me.
‘Why don’t they attack?’
The situation was the worst of the worst of all the situations I expected.
The apostle of the sacrifice that I was worried about. The direct appearance of Leteia. In addition, a series of sights that seemed to interfere with Karite were really… Each one was the worst for me.
“……”
After being pulled strongly by my power. It felt like my heart froze even when I saw Karite, who was completely motionless, like a doll whose strings had been cut.
‘…How can I get it?’
There was only one action I could take now.
It’s almost pointless for me to try to protect Karite now.
…If Leteia put her mind to it, her fate would have already depended on the apostle.
Seruk.
He let go of her arm and let out a deep sigh, looking straight at Leteia.
I expected that someone would die and Leteia would appear and extort power from the corpse.
But that wasn’t it.
Leteia had a way to easily collect that power if someone was involved in her power.
With just a few words, I was able to control the one who planted the power.
…That’s why I had to turn Leteia’s nerves completely to me.
“Letheia. The reason you appeared must be the sacrifice. To replenish your own strength.”
Compared to not replying before, I spoke up this time.
While revealing the name and purpose of the apostle openly.
“You are saying something quite strange.”
Leteia’s eerie purple gaze, which had been staring at Karite, finally turned to me.
“My true name and even my purpose… How do you know all that?”
Staring at Lethey, who seemed curious, he swallowed a deep sigh.
‘I have to do it.’
A few days ago I assumed the worst.
When such a situation comes, what should I do… .
The situation coincidentally coincided with the situation I had in mind. The apostle’s attention is focused on me a little bit.
Then it might be possible to draw full attention to me.
“Wouldn’t it be better if the sacrifice was stronger? Because I am much stronger than a weak cadet like Karite.”
“That’s right, the stronger the sacrifice, the better.”
When the apostle’s gaze was completely directed at me, I leaped with all my might.
Seruk.
The moment I wanted to step out, mana flowed through my body and erupted incomparably stronger than before.
ㅡ!
The field of view is confirmed at once, and it moves like light across the darkness.
At this moment, the whole body was completely enveloped in mana. I made up my mind in an instant.
‘I won’t even give Karite time to care.’
I see the end with Leteia like this.
Even her current figure must be one of the alter egos of Leteia, the apostle of sacrifice. Then it would absolutely not be the power of the apostle himself.
Then there were plenty of possibilities for me too.
softly… … .
The moment I made up my mind, a strange spiraling air flow began to gather at the black spearhead.
Without any warning, the spiraling airflow was already manifesting, strong enough to cover the blade.
And then.
With just a few steps left, you can look at Leteia.
“……”
Facing Letea’s deep purple eyes looking down at me, I slashed the spear at once.
ㅡㅡㅡㅡ!!
The moment the spiral airflow explodes and shoots more intensely than ever…
The really ridiculous… results came out.