“Tsk.”
The masked man clicked his tongue and pulled out another dagger from his waist.
‘There are no normal people among the Black Stars.’
The muscular giant who had visited him before pulled out something black from his body and swallowed the humans.
A monster that becomes stronger at the same time.
But now, this red-haired man is also not normal.
Even though his neck was stabbed, he did not die, but rather became stronger.
The ferocious demonic energy surrounding him gradually began to encroach on all directions.
‘Did I go out for no reason?’
Two prosecutors standing with stiff faces.
They are Arjen’s direct descendants.
If they weren’t related to Ren Argen, they wouldn’t have come forward.
‘There is no choice if we want to find traces of the former Dark Emperor.’
Edrik Ross is called the current generation’s dark emperor.
After the Twisted Time Necklace appeared at the black market auction of Avitrari, he killed Avalonia’s richest man and became the true heir to the Dark Emperor.
The Necklace of Twisted Time is a weapon that symbolizes the Dark Emperor.
If you can use this properly, you can assassinate anyone.
An unqualified person cannot bring out the true power of this necklace.
But Edrik Ross could.
‘father… … .’
Edrik touched the ring on his finger.
The name engraved on the inside.
Colos.
It was his father’s name.
“You are the current generation’s dark emperor.”
The flesh on his neck began to wriggle and fill the hole that was gushing blood.
The blood that covers Reiji turns into demonic energy, and his ferocity gradually becomes stronger.
Reiji licks the blood flowing from the corner of his mouth with his tongue and rolls his eyes.
His muscles swelled to the point of bursting.
“Grant, there’s a reason that bastard hasn’t dealt with it yet.”
Kwaang-!
He fired from the spot like a cannon and cut down Edrik.
Huh!
“What a rat.”
But he disappeared as an afterimage. Reiji splits the thin air and erupts magical energy in all directions.
A conflict that started suddenly.
Arhaan and Blair were busy trying to figure out the situation.
“What’s going on?”
“The current generation is in a dark place… … , It was true that he broke through that strict protection and killed the wealthy Corbett.”
The two men, feeling overwhelmed just by escaping from the influence of demon energy, retreated from the battlefield.
Dark red tentacles came out and stirred in all directions.
The surrounding area was devastated to the extent that it was difficult to recognize that this was a rocky area.
bang! Kwaaa!!
As the rocks flying high into the sky, the dust flying, and the magical fog spreading between them entered their lungs, they began to touch unknown emotions.
“Mr. Lee.”
Arhaan grits his teeth and mumbles.
Something hot rising from deep in my heart.
Just recognizing it made me feel bad, and a fragment of an emotion that made everything in the world unpleasant was stuck in my mind.
‘Is this the power that only the executives of the Black Star can use?’
The devil’s power to touch the other person’s emotions.
They said this is what they should be most wary of.
Blair grabbed Arhaan by the scruff of his neck and threw him backwards, covering his mouth and nose with his left arm.
thud!
“Ugh! Ah… , Damn! what are you doing?”
“Come to your senses. “Don’t go near the fog.”
Arhaan, who could have been shaken by the power, came to his senses after hearing her words.
The emotional heat that heated my lungs was still swirling inside.
“This… … .”
“It is the power of the devil.”
Arhaan furrowed his brows at her words.
‘Ha, you idiot! I’ve seen this before in Seongguk and I can’t believe I’m experiencing this again.’
He gritted his teeth, blaming himself.
“How on earth is that guy holding on in there?”
Blair left the range of Rage’s power and peered closely into the fog.
Although I couldn’t see it clearly, I could tell that an intense battle was taking place just by looking at the explosions and shock waves coming from inside.
‘I heard that I obtained the Dark Emperor’s weapon, so I guess that’s almost comparable to Ren.’
At the time Blair was evaluating him, contrary to what she thought, Dark Emperor was constantly crossing the line of fire.
‘The battlefield is too unfavorable.’
Edrik is a person who specializes in assassination, and could never defeat Reiji in an all-out war.
He should have left the battlefield a long time ago when the first surprise attack failed.
But the reason he couldn’t do that was because he had to save Arjen’s direct descendants.
‘It was in Seongguk that the name Colos first appeared on the continent.’
Koloth is his father and the dark emperor of the squadron.
The only people on the continent who knew his name were the ghosts who had already died and been buried in the ground.
But the fact that that name has popped up now means that someone has found traces of him.
Although the continental people thought of Colos as the successor to the Dark Emperor, he was the previous Dark Emperor and the real successor was Edrik.
Although he obtained the Necklace of Twisted Time, he could not yet be said to be a true Dark Emperor.
Because he did not receive the legacy of the previous dark emperor.
‘What is the title of Dark Emperor? … .’
He gritted his teeth.
I met my father so little that I can’t remember his face at all. That was at a time when I had just given birth to a new baby.
After that, we completely broke up and forgot about each other, and more than 30 years have already passed since then.
Edrik wanted to somehow find his father’s grave.
It didn’t matter if I didn’t have the Dark Emperor skill.
I just wanted to see my father.
So as soon as I heard his name, I chased him like crazy.
The person who killed Ducas, the previous pope of the Holy Kingdom.
It was clear that he was the culprit, but it was not easy to identify the culprit.
The most likely one is Black Star.
Since they had a grudge against Seongguk, they had a clear motive to kill Doukas.
Afterwards, he unleashed a dark magic barrier called Azazel and even summoned a demon, putting the Holy Kingdom in danger of being destroyed.
But Edrik was suspicious.
Although all the circumstances pointed to the Black Star, there was no reason for them to impersonate Col Ross’ name.
‘They even thought I was Col Ross.’
The Black Star martial artist who visited Edrik after the attack on the Holy Kingdom even called him Col Los.
Was that really acting?
So what is the reason?
There was a missing piece somewhere.
Edrik, who went back to the beginning while wondering what it was, thought that the original culprit might not be Heukseong but a third party.
A sculptor named Paul, Flake, and Ren Argen came to mind as new candidates.
The engraver named Paul disappeared as if he had evaporated, and Flake, who was caught by Edrik, said this.
– Kick, Paul? You idiot. That’s Ren Argen.
Shocking information that the engraver was Ren Argen.
It could have been a lie, but Edrik thought there was a high probability that what he said was true.
This was because it was suspicious that Ren Argen, who had been hiding for a while, suddenly appeared in the Holy Kingdom.
Operation with Flake and betrayal.
Aston and he already had close contact, and if Doukas’s corruption had been discovered through him, it would have been fully feasible.
Of course, it was just a suspicion without any solid evidence, but it was enough of a reason for him to move.
From then on, I collected everything I heard about him.
After Ren Argen passed the sword initiation ceremony in his family and declared that he would become the head of the family, the most likely place for his next move was Pogyritium in the western part of this continent.
As he expected, his direct descendants were in conflict with Heukseong here.
Their help will be needed to contact Ren Argen.
Along with that, it was an opportunity to kill the executives of the Black Star.
‘I never thought it would have been a mistake in judgment.’
Kaaang!!
The sword energy that flashes and protrudes from the fog collides with his dagger, creating red sparks.
“There’s nothing special about being in the dark!!”
A deadly force that seemed as if it would engulf him at any moment tore up his entire body.
‘Tsk, if it weren’t for this fog… … .’
The Twisted Time Necklace can distort space.
When he first inhaled the fog and felt a surge of anger, he immediately used his weapon to distort the space around him and push away the fog.
Thanks to this, I was able to escape the influence of authority, but the speed of energy consumption increased several times.
Squeak!
The blade grazed Edrik’s shoulder.
Before he knew it, his entire body was covered in stab wounds, and he looked just like Reiji.
“The movement of one’s body is a work of art. “I was really going to cut off your head just now.”
A moment when he let his guard down for a moment when he had clearly secured the victory.
The dark emperor’s shape began to slightly stir, and Reiji, realizing that he was suddenly trying to run away, hurriedly swung his sword diagonally.
Suddenly! Tuk.
But in the dark afterimage, all that falls is a thick piece of wood.
“You damn bastard!!”
He explodes with anger and spreads his demonic energy in all directions, but no trace of him can be detected.
“come out! Come out!!”
bang! bang! bang! bang! bang!!
The demonic tentacles soared into the sky and struck the ground indiscriminately.
It didn’t even take a minute for the entire area to shake as if an earthquake had occurred and the rocky area was completely devastated.
But the female emperor’s body was not there. I belatedly looked for Argen’s prosecutors, but as expected, I couldn’t feel it.
Crack!
“Next time I see you, I will definitely kill you.”
I knew he was already gone, but Reiji left after venting more of his anger there for a while.
‘You’re finally gone.’
Edrik, who wasn’t that far away, looked at Arhan and Blair with a sigh of relief.
“why… , Are you helping us this much?”
“I want to meet Ren Argen.”
Dark Emperor did not say anything in return.
“Are you saying you want to meet face to face?”
“Yes.”
“That’s not allowed.”
I didn’t expect him to agree willingly, but Edrik’s expression crumpled as I didn’t expect him to refuse so firmly even when his life was saved.
“I can’t bring a dangerous guy like you to Ren.”
Arhaan shook his head and said.
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Blair also nods in agreement.
“I have no intention of killing him.”
“It sounds like you plan on torturing him, not killing him.”
Edric grabbed the dagger due to Arhan’s excessive leap.
“I kept him alive for as long as I could, but he seems to want to die.”
“You’re showing your true colors so quickly? Are you telling me to hand over Ren because you’re scared? Even if you don’t like him, are you telling him to shamefully beg for his life? dog sound. Just give up. “Tsk!”
Arhaan spits harshly on the floor and raises his sword.
“That is correct. Arhan. “For the first time in a while, you are saying all the right things.”
Blair brushed back her flowing red hair and raised her rapier.
“I was thinking of handing it over to Ren because it was a hassle, but now that I think about it, I guess I can’t do that since she’s my older sister.”
“I thought the Arjen I knew didn’t have any familial love, but this is surprising.”
“Family love? under! Stop talking nonsense. “What kind of affection can you give to a guy like that?”
The wind flowing around Arhaan.
Edric, who was watching it closely, raises his guard.
“It’s just my pride. So come on.”
“… … .”
Edric, who was glaring at the two people, put away his dagger.
“There is a misconception, my specialty is assassination. “I’m not a prosecutor like you guys.”
He adjusts his slightly slipping mask and turns around.
“You weren’t my target in the first place, so I’ll give it a look.”
“what? “What are you looking at?”
“I hope your name doesn’t appear on my list. “I won’t look at you then.”
After saying that, he disappears as if he is assimilated into the background.
The two people who had lost sight of him looked inwardly in shock and looked beyond the background where he had disappeared.
“Why are there so many strong people? “I became a master, but why do I feel like I’m being beaten more than before?”
Arhaan sheathed his sword and grumbled.
“… … .”
Blair, who was expected to say a word, kept her mouth shut, as if lost in thought, and stared blankly in the direction where the darkness had disappeared.
Arhaan laughs when he sees her expression.
‘It feels like I’m seeing myself a while ago.’
It didn’t really bode well for him.
A change in her state of mind will make her move her stagnant steps, whether in a good or bad direction.
No matter how confident he always was, he couldn’t easily say whether he would be able to win when this genius in front of him showed his sincerity.
“He said he would come to his senses, but he couldn’t come to his senses even more. Let’s go back quickly. “You’ll run into him again.”
“… … okay. “That’s how it should be.”
* * *
Plains west of Bastian.
The saint speaks to Ren with a nervous expression.
“If I give you the immortal armor, will you give Clark back?”
“It’s not possible! “Saint!!”
Clark screams like he’s having a fit.
Ren covered his mouth and spoke again.
“okay. “I keep what I said.”
“town! town!”
“stop! “Clark hates it!”
“If you don’t like this, decide. “Give up the holy relic or watch Clark die.”
“Oh, no… … .”
“Sigh! Ugh! town!”
Clark struggled and tried to stop it, but Ren hit him on the back of the neck and knocked him out.
“Clark!”
“Give me 3 seconds. Make your decision. 3.”
The saint’s eyes were shaking aimlessly, as if his mind was in confusion.
“2.”
Soon, as if in resignation, the new armor flashes and peels off from his body as if disintegrating.
“One.”
“I’ll give it to you!” “I’ll give it to you, so stop counting!”
As he said that, he threw the immortal divine armor towards Ren.
Ren, who accepted it, confirmed the divine power contained within the new armor and nodded.
“Take it.”
Then he sent Clark.
Clark, who stumbled, was caught by a golden hand rising from the floor and carefully brought to the saint’s front.
“Clark… , thank god… … .”
While the two were having a touching reunion, Ren tried to put on the immortal armor, but it did not move, as if the armor itself was rejecting him.
‘Are you trying to determine the owner?’
Ren frowned at the response as if you couldn’t be my master.
“Hmph, idiot. Do you know that anyone can wear that? “Not even the previous popes could wear that!”
‘Did he know that and hand it over easily?’
It was quite a bit of a headache, but… … .
Ren chuckles.
“I think you’re mistaken.”
He immediately took out a blood sword and threw it into a pile of stones gathered on one side, sinking it and sending out spiritual energy.
“Not all Popes are the same.”
[Calling the Spirit – Dean Athanakis]
An intangible cloud of light falls from the sky and dwells in the blood sword and pile of stones embedded in it.
In it, Dean Athanakis appears.
– It’s very cramped.
[Tetra – Dean Athanakis]
He, who had been complaining, willingly gives advice to Ren.
“Would you like to take a look? “Whether I can wear this or not.”