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45 The Tower of Causality (8)
A huge mansion that exists in the center of the capital, Hubris.
“ So… … You mean those guys are in here?”
Among the two people standing in front of him and looking at the mansion, the man with a deep robe opened his mouth.
There was little disbelief in his voice.
“ Well then! Are you sure!”
To such a man, the red-eyed woman next to him answered in a tone that could be heard cheerfully because she was not full of confidence.
It was Riosina.
“ Hmm… … .”
His golden hair slid through the man’s robes, still drooling with a voice full of disbelief.
Rubrios Agnes.
It was the man’s name.
A completely inconsistent combination.
There was only one reason why he is now outside the Imperial Palace like Riusina.
It was because of the demons who attacked him the last time he was with Zion.
‘ I know where they are.’
These were the first words Liusina, who came to the office a few days ago, spoke to Rubrios.
Even after mobilizing several intelligence organizations and heresy interrogators, they could not find even a trace.
Therefore, in the original case, she would have been punished for the crime of extermination of the imperial family along with kicking him out without believing the word, but her status as Zion’s closest aide created weak trust.
And it was Rubrios who followed her to this place, thinking that the situation itself had to catch even a straw, so it was necessary to get down.
‘ There were guys in the middle of the capital who couldn’t figure it out no matter what they did?’
To be honest, I still didn’t fully trust it, but I thought it might be worth checking out.
“ Okay, let’s send someone to check and come back next time.”
The first prince turned around with that horse.
“ Huh? Aren’t you going to go right in?”
“ I don’t do stupid things like that.”
There was no need to rush into the mansion now.
Because he was conscious of the gaze around him and secretly brought out only Riusina and a few attendants.
Of course, it wasn’t because he didn’t have the confidence to deal with the demons.
It was because I was afraid of missing out if I went in like this.
It will not be too late to enter after thoroughly checking the area and thoroughly surrounding it.
“ By the way, why are you talking nonsense to me?”
“ Why? Can’t you do it?”
“ I am of the royal family.”
“ My owner is also a member of the royal family, but am I speaking nonsense?”
With those words, Liusina tilted her head slightly.
“… … .”
It was when Lubrios, who looked at her with somber eyes, completely turned around in the mansion.
Chunkyung!
Suddenly, the front door of the mansion, which had been firmly shut, opened wide.
And an explicit energy that begins to be felt beyond that front door.
That energy was definitely magic.
“ This… … You think you know we’re here?”
Looking at the open entrance, the witch smiled and opened her mouth.
This wasn’t just about knowing.
provocation.
The demons in the mansion were provoking them as if to come in if they were confident.
“ Hoo.”
A smile like Liusina slowly forms on the corners of Rubrios’s lips, who shed a sigh of relief.
“ If you welcome me like this, I have no choice but to go in.”
Then, along with a low-pitched chant, the new type of the first prince began to head towards the open front door.
* * *
Secret Trials ‘History of Destruction’.
This ordeal was very special, unlike the other trials.
No, it would be more correct to say that it is unique rather than special.
For once, only one person could take the ordeal, and the conditions were also very strict.
The reason was simple.
‘ Because the god who created this ordeal is a unique guy.’
Unlike other gods and ancient dragons, the god who created the secret ordeal was skeptical of the Tower of Eternity itself, which was designed to be rewarded to many.
Such a god wanted all rewards to be concentrated on only one of the best, so he created only one ‘secret trial’ by consuming all his causality without being involved in any other trials.
That is why the conditions were difficult.
‘ Well, the last condition is a little different for a reason… … .’
The final condition for the secret ordeal is ‘Fragment of the Frost Queen’s power’.
The reason the god who made the ordeal put that condition on was because he had a deep connection with the Frost Queen in the past.
It was a reason that had nothing to do with the ordeal, but it was possible because he was a god with a unique character.
at that time,
– You have entered the Secret Trial.
In front of Shion, who could not see anything with the voice of the ordeal helper, Hwaah!
Something began to unfold.
It was scenes.
A number of historical scenes recorded in the world itself.
Those scenes were different in time and place, but they had one thing in common.
Everything is on the verge of extinction.
– Become a figure in history and fend off destruction.
– The level of the reward is determined by the difficulty of the extinction blocked.
– Please choose one of the history that exists in front of you.
As the ordeal helper said, the secret ordeal was to pick and block one of the history of destruction that existed in the world.
An ordeal that can be called atrocious.
In the first place, the history of destruction itself was a collection of extreme crises experienced by mankind.
‘ Where are you?’
Zion’s eyes quickly scan through those histories as if looking for something.
“ Don’t do this.”
Shion, whose eyes lit up, pointed to one history and opened his mouth to the ordeal helper.
– The selected history ‘Apocalypse Gorge’ is virtually impossible to solve as it is the highest level of destruction. Are you going to decide on this?
A helper asking for such Zion.
The tone was very mechanical, but somehow it seemed that Sion wanted something different.
“ Yes.”
But Shion nodded without hesitation.
The reward for the Secret Trial is determined by the difficulty level of the selected History.
Therefore, in order to obtain the highest level reward, the Goddess, it was right to select the history of destruction at the highest difficulty level.
-… … Your selection is complete. The ordeal begins.
The moment the ordeal assistant’s voice ends, which has become a little dark, Huuk!
As if someone grabbed his head and pulled him upwards, Zion’s mind began to shift somewhere.
Twisting space and endlessly flickering vision.
How long would that state last?
At a certain moment, Zion’s vision became clear.
At the same time,
Kwagwagwagwagwang!
As if they had come out of the water after being in the water, all the sounds around them began to resound in Zion’s ears at once.
“ Stop it somehow! Stop it!”
Whoa!
“ You bastards like X! Gagging!”
Quad Duck!
The screams that burst out like screams, the cries of non-humans, and the countless explosions resounding.
The scene unfolding with him was literally hell.
aah!
A wave of monsters that fills the entire horizon in the distance and crashes endlessly.
And while blocking the narrow canyon, the knights and soldiers waged a fierce battle with such monsters.
The head is chewed, the limbs are torn off, and the protruding intestines dye the floor red.
But despite this, the soldiers did not retreat an inch and were desperately blocking the rushing waves.
at that time,
– You have entered ‘The Valley of the End’.
The voice of the ordeal helper began to ring in Sion’s ear, who was watching such a scene.
– You are inhabited in the body of ‘Nadir Crosicle’, the first warrior’s colleague.
– During this ordeal, you can use the abilities and skills of ‘Nadir Crosicle’.
– Currently, the ‘Apocalypse Dragon’, the top executive of the Demon King’s side, is moving to lead his family and break through the canyon.
– Stop the waves of the apocalypse until reinforcements arrive.
Apocalyptic canyon battle.
This was a history that Zion also knew.
The First Human War that took place hundreds of years ago.
One of the Four Grand Princes at that time, the Doom Dragon led all forces under his command and secretly raided this canyon, one of the strategic points.
Humanity, who did not notice the attack, did not respond much, and Nadir Crosicle, who was guarding this place at the same time, met the apocalyptic dragon with only a few thousand troops.
Naturally, Nadir could not stop the apocalyptic dragon, and all his troops including him would be annihilated.
The worst defeat in the First Human War .
‘ I mean, this should be the highest level of difficulty.’
Sure enough, the ordeal assistant told me to reconsider.
The situation is so desperate that there is no way to stop it.
at that time,
“ Nadir! Please give me instructions on what to do!”
One of the knights who appeared to be a lieutenant toward such Zion approached with seven packs of blood and cried out urgently.
His face, which looked very dark, seemed to sense that the outcome of this battle would be their defeat.
Still, the knight’s eyes, which contained the desperate will to protect this place somehow, showed how strong his mental power was.
However,
“… … ?”
The knight’s eyes were immediately dyed with doubt.
Suddenly, his superior, Nadir, began to run lightly on the spot, wiping his hands and feet.
As if trying to adapt to an awkward body.
“ Nadir… … sir?”
Shion, who stopped running at the words of the lieutenant who called him once more, drew the sword from his waist and opened his mouth.
“ No, we are not going to block this place any more.”
calm voice.
“… … Yeah? What!!”
Contrary to the tone, the face of the lieutenant was contorted with bewilderment at the shocking content.
“ Are you sure you want to leave this place?”
It couldn’t be.
Behind this canyon were many cities.
Hundreds of thousands of people living in such a city will lose their lives the moment they give up.
Without answering the lieutenant’s words, Shion slowly pulled the sword back.
That moment,
Tuhwa Hahak!
All the surrounding atmosphere was burning white as if it were incandescent, and all of them began to be sucked in towards the sword of Zion.
Dedede!
Tightening space and vibrating earth.
The sword, which absorbed the pure white air with him, bursts into tears and begins to shake without mercy.
The battle around him is momentarily stopped at the sound of a tremendous force from him.
Zion knew.
The power imprinted on his dark soul.
Therefore, although the magnitude of that power may change depending on the changed body, there is no problem in using it.
If so.
What would happen if the Black Star was used in the body of a being who reached the pinnacle of humanity, rather than the fragile body of Zion Agnes?
Here was the answer.
Nadir Crosicle.
A knight who was the first warrior to appear in the world in the past and was called the strongest in the world.
Like a drop of black paint.
Dark darkness begins to spread across the entire blade, which had been glowing white.
soo much!
With him, the sword oscillated more strongly as if screaming, and the surrounding space that could not withstand the force and crumbled.
Grasping that sword stronger, Shion looked at a being at the far end of the waves of the apocalypse.
A black dragon that watches over the battlefield, scattering its far-flung power and overwhelming presence beyond imagination.
Apocalypse Dragon, Apocalypse.
“ From now on, I will hit the doomsday dragon.”
A low voice came out of Shion’s mouth, who looked at such a doomsday dragon with cold eyes.
Shrek-
The moment when Zion’s sword, which has finally achieved complete darkness, is lowered.
The waves of monsters that covered the world, and everything including those waves.
—————–!
It started to split in two.