Episode 95 .
Approximately five days from the Imperial Ecliptic to the Giant’s Forest. Aiden drove the horse all the time except for eating and sleeping, and in the end he was able to step on the eastern forest in four days.
The fact that I hadn’t been checked once also helped with my early arrival. The gray barrier opened the door as soon as it saw Aiden, and each territory it had passed before never blocked Aiden’s path.
The nobles of the East respected Aiden wholeheartedly. A year ago, after Aiden cleaned up all the devils and demonic cults in the East, the residents showed this. Everyone, whether aristocrats or commoners, had an undying favor for him.
The patter of apples was one of those signs of goodwill. Their sincerity was dripping from the saddle bag, but Iden couldn’t pick it up.
Half a day after entering the Giant’s Forest. It was because he sensed the faint magic.
Aiden drove the horse at full gallop. I was closing the distance with the demon’s reverberation.
Through maze-like forests, up valleys, and finally arrived at the foot of a dense mountain.
A strange sight was unfolding in front of Iden’s eyes.
Euron, Daryl, Sane, Jonah. The four of them were confronting each other. as if against an enemy.
All of their gazes moved toward Iden in unison. All of them stared at Iden with hostility and wariness.
Aiden jumped off his horse. As they approached with a puzzled expression, they backed away slightly and grabbed their arms.
Euron recited with a painful face.
“What the hell is this…”
Daryl said while looking at Euron and Iden alternately.
“I heard that it was Goo-sian or something, a tortured pervert, but isn’t it a bit strange now?”
Gusian? The name that came out of Daryl’s mouth puzzled Iden a little.
Iden looked at Daryl and opened his mouth.
“Did you say Gusian?”
Daryl’s face crumpled.
“Damn it, the way you talk is also the same. really good No, it looks like His Holiness Taekwang… It’s not a hallucination, this.”
Sein said in the calmest voice possible.
“I don’t think so either. The story we shared in ‘Tears of a Mermaid’. Did you all remember?”
When it comes to mermaid tears, it was the inn where I stayed in the city where I stopped for the liberation of Atlantis.
At that time, all the members were gathered in this place.
But, the problem wasn’t that. What is the reason for gathering here and having such a conversation? It wasn’t even the atmosphere of sitting around a campfire and sharing old memories.
Rather, there was tension.
Iden pondered their conversation for a moment. Then he opened his mouth.
“Did Gu Xian possess Shiron?”
Euron said as if he was slightly wary.
“Oh, no.”
Daryl interjected.
“Good. No, His Holiness Taekwang. We’ve all seen Gu Xian. I am suspecting that this is an hallucination.”
You saw Gu Xian? It was hard to believe, but it was appropriate to explain the current situation.
In short, each of them thought they were hallucinating. The colleagues in front of him were all suspecting that it was an illusion created by Guxian.
The reason we talked about the past must have been to distinguish between hallucination and reality.
Daryl opened his mouth again.
“Um, if you don’t mind, can I ask you something?”
It looked like he was going to ask Aiden a question that only this member could answer.
Aiden shook his head. Then he looked at them and spoke quickly.
“Even if this is Gu Xian’s hallucination, it cannot be detected in that way.”
Guxian’s hallucinations replicate to the abyss of the unconscious. Therefore, the illusion created by him was no different from reality. I will be able to answer all your questions.
For that reason, the source of despair was a very tricky being. Since the hallucinatory subjects had no way of knowing whether the scene they were seeing was real or false, self-immolation, killing and killing each other, occurred every route.
Before recapturing the holy land, he was the number one demon to be subjugated.
However, such a guy came over to the continent. It was a variable that he had never experienced, and it was not a confirmed fact yet, but Iden made that decision and decided to move.
Iden was right back again.
“Remember. When dealing with Guxian, think of it as reality regardless of whether it is a hallucination or not.”
At Aiden’s words, the party looked at each other’s faces.
Daryl nodded.
“It makes sense. I dismissed it as a hallucination, but was it real? It’s a waste if this sucks. Well, that station doesn’t seem to have anything to lose.”
I thought it was real, but if it was a hallucination, I would have to consume my emotions, but there was no real loss. This is because there was no way to overcome the ordeal of despair or wake up without help from the outside.
I just had to accept it.
In that context, I always had to be fierce when dealing with Gu Xian.
Jonah said with a quiet voice.
“However, what if it is overwritten by another person? For example, making Euron look like the devil or making the devil look like Euron…”
Aiden said calmly.
“That doesn’t happen often, but even if it does, the response won’t change.”
The case Jonah spoke of was the authority of Gusian. Galyeong, a hallucinatory human being is nailed to his place and sees only illusions. To put it simply, if they were in a state of hallucination by Gu Xian, the main body would actually stand there.
However, Guxian’s authority is different.
As Jonah said, it implants illusions in the eyes and makes them intervene in reality. Its use was simple. Use the power on the strongest human in the group and slaughter your comrades.
Therefore, it was a one-person limited power, and the probability of them being pointed out as the target was remarkably low. Because I was too weak.
If Gu Xian had really manifested, he would have chosen Giellan as the chess piece. Saya was completely immune to the mental system, so it was out of the question.
After thinking that far, Iden immediately opened his mouth.
“By any chance, was there something Gu Xian emphasized? Now it is real, or real. that kind of thing.”
A conversation with Gu Xian flashed through Euron’s mind.
‘Like this, common sense always breaks down. Take the current situation in that context. This body exists here. Now, remember. I have revealed the truth.’
Same with the rest of the members. They nodded.
In that moment, it was confirmed. Gu Xian really came over to the continent and used the authority. The emphasis he made was that, as a condition for invoking the authority ‘Marionette’, it was forbidden to reveal that the present was real to those who would die at Giel’an’s hands.
Right after that, Iden turned his head in the direction where the demonic energy leaked out. It was a place not too far from the front.
said quickly.
“What about poetry? Are you alone?”
Euron replied.
“Sah, Saya-nim has gone.”
“How long has it been?”
“About ten minutes passed.”
Aiden nodded and looked at the group.
“Follow me immediately, but Guxian must not know that I have arrived. Also, Jonah stay here. There is no time to explain.”
Aiden immediately flanked Euron and Uriel.
“Gu Xian cannot use hallucinations on you. Remember, just buy time.”
While using the power marionette, the rest of the members could not be hallucinated.
Having said that, Aiden jumped off the ground immediately. Crossing between the giant trees, I ran madly in the direction where I felt demonic energy.
In this forest, Aiden’s feet were much faster than Petra’s. The scenery changes rapidly, and the stench grows thicker and thicker. Finally, the entrance to the huge cave came into Iden’s eyes.
A pale vigor was faintly illuminating the inside. Iden gazed into the cave, completely hidden in the tall bushes.
With his eyesight, that light was enough to see inside.
There was Yupe who was convulsing while lying down. Next to them, through the open door of the nailed coffin, I saw Saya and Shiron crouching.
Gusian was giggling and looking down at Saya, and inside the cave, Gielan was walking toward them as if possessed by something.
Aiden immediately looked at Euron. He took out the necklace from his bosom and handed it to him.
“It’s the Fang of the former Heilang.”
A pass to the ice castle where spirits were imprisoned. It was an item that Gielan handed over to Aiden in the North.
Euron looked at Iden with an expression of disapproval.
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“Why this…”
“It is an artifact that defends the mental system.”
Heilang leaders are absolutely immune to mental abilities, and their fangs provide users with a certain level of magic defense.
Aiden looked at Gielan and said.
“Give it to the elders.”
That Guxian was not the main body of the Great Devil. At most, it was an alter ego with two or three hearts, so that authority could not have the power of the original body.
It would be incomparable to the hallucination that f*cked Aiden in the Devil’s Palace. There was a high probability that the fangs would do their job this time.
Of course, I couldn’t be sure. So, Iden thought to watch.
“Go ahead.”
“Sir, His Holiness…”
“I have work to do. I’ll leave when things settle down, don’t worry. Again, Gu Xian must never know that I have come.”
Aiden had a rough idea of how Guxian had visited. It would have cost a lot, and it would be a very inefficient method. The reason for that choice was unknown at this time.
However, it was an opportunity to capture him. It was also the reason why Aiden couldn’t reveal himself. As soon as the Great Devil confirms Iden, he will destroy his heart and return to the Demon Realm.
anyway.
If it went as planned, I could definitely capture him.
Iden gave a slight push on Euron’s back.
Euron gulped down his saliva and pledged his resolve. Then he got out of the bush and ran towards the cave.
At that moment, Poo-wook. Saya pierced Guxian’s chest.
A heart was in her hand. In a word, it was half a tenth of a penny, and Iden could have his own confidence in his fangs.
However, if that thing explodes in Saya’s hand, that’s it. Gu Xian will return to the Demon Realm. It was a good ending, but not ideal.
At the same time, Gielan cut Saya’s wrists with a branch.
Aiden had mixed emotions. Concern for her lover and anger toward Gu Xian. And the relief of having him tied up mixed with it.
bit his lips
Immediately after, Gielan stabbed Saya. Yuriel was stunned and Aiden’s face contorted like a bloody slaughter.
The moment Uriel was about to recite the hymn, Aiden held back and stopped him.
“… I won’t die to that extent.”
Because Saya was born immortal. Also, Gusian couldn’t kill Saya with Gielan.
As mentioned above, it has to be revealed that the target to be killed with the marionette is real, but that rule could not be applied to Saya, who was immune to the mental system from the beginning.
Saya was well aware that this situation was real from the beginning.
The final blow must be done by Shiron or by Gu Xian himself.
At that time, Euron arrived at the entrance of the cave.
“Master-!”
The thin branches digging into Saya’s heart suddenly stopped.
The gazes of Gielan and Euron intertwined in the air.
As Euron ran again, Gielan shouted loudly.
“It’s dangerous, so stop!”
It was a frustrating situation for Gielan, who was engulfed in power.
Fenrir’s breath is attached. The disciple came running without knowing it, and strangely, the knife did not go in.
It was so reflected in his eyes.
Euron jumped at Gielan. He poked him with his fangs and whispered softly.
“Taegwang told me to act as if I was still hallucinating.”
You may not be able to understand right away. Aiden opened Gielan’s status window. made a revelation
“Act.”
There was no ability to construct a sentence beyond that. A feeling of extreme exhaustion overtook Iden.
Gielan hesitated. Suddenly, a tree branch was drawn from bottom to top.
Chow ah! A thin sword ran through Euron’s upper body. The jacket was torn, and a little blood leaked out.
Gielan shouted.
“Yeah man! Did you intend to interfere with the Master’s wishes!”
Gu Xian grinned and Iden also drew a thin arc. Only Euron had an expression that he did not know.
Aiden was well aware of the Sword Saint’s wish. Certainly, slaughtering Fenrir was not his wish.
Aiden looked at Uriel.
“Stay here. Stay and move if you really want someone to die. For whatever reason, don’t show yourself.”
After saying that, Aiden immediately turned around. While they dragged the time, I had work to do.