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48 Floating City(5)
The relationship with the light dragon Obergia was not that great.
In the old days, when Zion unified the world as a black castle emperor and established the Great Agnes Empire, several ancient dragons, known to have even stronger powers among dragons, visited Zion.
The old dragons, who said they were the beings who protect the fate and order of the world, said that it was against the world order for Sion to establish the Agnes Empire and urged them to dismantle the empire.
Zion refused, and it could be said that the clash between them was a natural order.
Of course, the clash ended in victory for Zion, and each of the Old Dragons signed a contract with each other, promising not to interfere with the Empire again.
A very humiliating contract that was infinitely advantageous to the emperor and infinitely unfavorable to them.
One of those ancient dragons was Obergia, the light dragon right now in front of Zion.
‘ After that, I knew that I had retired from Guardian, but I think I would have built a wealthy city.’
Did I say bad ties are relationships?
Still, it was nice to see a face I had known for a long time.
Of course, I don’t know what the other side will be like.
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Meanwhile,
– Maybe… … .
Obergia’s eyes looking at Zion were bigger than ever.
It was the first time in such a long time that I can’t even remember.
– Black agent?
The trembling voice of an old dragon.
Obergia was well aware of how absurd her thoughts were now.
Black Star Orrelion Khan Agnes.
The existence that still made my body tremble just by thinking of its name had already passed away a long time ago.
‘ But those eyes!’
No, the moment he saw the luminous black star rising from his languid eyes, he was unconsciously thinking of Orrelion.
It is similar to the natural sea of the Agnes family, but its essence is completely different.
Eyes and power that only Eternal Eternals can have in the world.
– That’s ridiculous. how… … .
Even as she shook her head, Obergia was well aware that the black stars that appeared in Zion’s eyes were real.
It was a power that no one could imitate in the first place, and it was a power that I witnessed and experienced hundreds of years ago.
How could I have looked at Zion with such trembling eyes?
A voice that conveyed those emotions came out of the dragon’s mouth.
– Are you really a black star?
Obergia deliberately did not use the word eons.
Because the title of Eternal Age was given after Orrelion’s death.
“ You would know. I am the only one who can use the Black Star in this world.”
– Oh… … !
At Shion’s answer, which seemed to admit that, a passionate exclamation burst out of the old dragon’s mouth.
– Yeah, to be honest, there were a lot of strange things. You, who were so strong, couldn’t have died so suddenly. What the hell happened?
A lot of questions were implied in that question.
What has he been doing for hundreds of years after disguising his death, and why has he never appeared in the foreground?
And why is it not in the original body, but in the body of the descendant Zion Agnes, and why did he reveal his identity and reveal himself at this time?
However,
“ I don’t think I have any reason to tell you until then.”
Zion did not answer the question.
Because there was no need to do it, and he didn’t know it perfectly either.
– Yeah, you’ve always been a questioner, not an answerer.
The dragon, who nodded his head as if he knew Shion’s answer, asked again with more serious eyes, putting aside all other questions.
– But answer this one thing, my lord. What is your purpose in coming here?
It was the part I was most worried about since I found out that the Zion Agnes in front of me was the Eternal Age.
The Eternal Age that Obergia knew in the past was a tyrant who couldn’t fill the castle unless he had everything he could see in his hands.
“ You must have guessed to some extent when you saw that I graciously accepted your invitation. And I already said it a little while ago.”
The first thing Zion said when he entered the cavity was about the fall of the city.
– Fortunately, they mean the same thing as us.
At those words, Obergia was relieved to herself.
When they were enemies, they were infinitely frightening, but when they were on the same side, they were infinitely reliable.
After that, the dragon, who had been silent for a while, as if thinking about where to start speaking, slowly opened his mouth to Zion.
– The only reason Stigma and I created this floating city was to break free from the ‘reincarnation’ that locked us in mortality.
The Light Dragon Obergia and the Young Dragon Stigma knew.
The fact that their lifespan, who could not know the end of it, was coming to an end.
And the way he chose to transcend such fate was to break free from the cycle of reincarnation.
However, even their seemingly limitless abilities were not enough, so the last thing they came up with was the wealthy city of Adegripa.
– Do you know what collective intelligence is? Literally, it means that many people share intellect, far exceeding the intellectual capacity of an individual. That’s why we brought so many wizards to the wealthy city and passed them on to all the magic and wisdom we know. If we did, we thought that the collective intelligence of the world’s best wizards would lead our magic to a higher level.
But was it too difficult to fully accept the knowledge of the dragon, who is called the progenitor of magic?
In the end, their thinking went wrong.
– Of course, significant progress has been made and continues to be made, but it’s not enough to get us out of our yoke.
Therefore, the two dragons had no choice but to despair, and among them, Stigma’s despair was beyond imagination.
Even the values I had until now were completely changed.
– Stigma, who had a distorted view of values due to despair, had an idea.
All the wizards that exist on the floating city they created.
Wouldn’t it be possible to free one of his own fates if he could change all the fates of such wizards?
– In order to put such a demonic idea into practice, it is the ‘Shadow Nest’ that gathered its followers and this is the reason Stigma wants to bring this city down over the Empire’s capital.
“ And what exists to prevent it must be the ‘Watcher of Light’ you created.”
– Correct.
“ I think I know roughly how things are going… … So what’s the current situation? I’d like to hear from you how much you know about this incident.”
Sion asked, interrupting Gwangryong’s words.
-… … nothing. In fact, it was only three days ago when ‘Shadow’s Nest’ figured out a plan to bring this city down.
Obergia answered with a darkened face.
Looking at this alone, ‘Watcher of Light’ might seem incompetent, but if it did, it would not have been able to block the plans of ‘Shadow’s Nest’ until now.
Therefore, in this case, it was correct to say that the movement of the ‘shadow nest’ was thorough.
‘ The city crashed two days later. It’s too late to come here and find out or start new.’
Then there was only one way.
“ Before that, we have no choice but to enter the stronghold of ‘Shadow’s Nest’ and wipe it all out.”
If there was no one left to execute, the plan would naturally fail.
– It’s not as easy as you think.
Obergia, who understood Zion’s words, answered with puzzled eyes.
‘ Watcher of Light’, the stronghold of ‘Shadow Nest’ is also thoroughly hidden. No, it’s not an exaggeration to say that in a way, boats are more difficult to find than here. Because it is covered with a ‘veil’, even with my ‘Cheonryongsi’, I haven’t been able to find any traces of it until now.
It was almost impossible to find such a stronghold within two days.
– And even if they found their stronghold, Yeongryong, the leader of the shadows, would directly block the way. No matter how much you are, it will be difficult to deal with now that it seems that you have not regained your original strength. If it’s normal, I can deal with it, but… … .
I couldn’t.
Obergia’s own lifespan was nearing the end, so it was difficult to even move.
Another reason why Zion was brought here.
But even in the hopeless words of the dragon,
“ It doesn’t matter.”
Zion’s calm expression did not change at all.
Everything was within the expected range.
“ If only one assumption is true, it is quite possible to deal with Youngryong.”
– One thing… … home?
Shion, who simply smiled at Obergia’s question, continued.
“ Yeah. And figuring out the location of the shadow is also simple. You can make it direct from there.”
– You’re going to let him guide you? what else is that
The dragon’s eyes are stained with doubt at the unfamiliar words that follow one after another.
“ Who is the ‘shadow’ side of the light watcher?”
Looking straight into the old dragon’s eyes, Shion asked coldly.
* * *
A special prison that is the deepest of all the prisons that exist under the city hall of a wealthy city.
In front of the prison, where various blocking measures were taken to prevent the use of magic, two guards who seemed to have excellent skills at first glance looked around with serious expressions.
There was a reason why the boundaries of the special prison were so strict.
Because the person in the prison was the only surviving assassin from the ‘Shadow Nest’ that attacked Prince Zion last night.
To be precise, it was correct to say that Prince Zion was the one who kept alive.
The captured assassin could be seen as the only link that could reach the ‘shadow nest’ beyond the instigator of this assassination attempt, so of course the boundary had to be strict.
For that reason, there was not even a single word of common chatter between the two guards.
How much time has passed
“ Um?”
A mysterious light appeared in the eyes of one of the guards.
His eyes reflected a middle-aged man with a long beard approaching this way.
The jailer knew the identity of such a man.
“ Gospel?”
gospel.
A wizard who shines at number 11 in the city’s magic rank, and one of the main figures with great power in the city hall.
“ What is going on here?”
But since he had no reason to come to this special prison now, a question came out of the guard’s mouth.
“ I have something to see you for a moment.”
Gospel continues to walk towards the prison and responds naturally.
“ Could you stop and explain the matter first?”
It was the moment when the guard, who had a hard expression on his face at the strange alienation he felt, reached out his hand to stop it.
“ It is difficult. The situation is a bit urgent.”
With those words, Gospel lightly waved his hand.
That moment,
Woodduck!
Something black that came out of the shadows of the guards wrapped around their necks in an instant and broke them.
The guards stopped breathing without even screaming at him.
“ Did you keep the ‘Watcher of Lights’ locked away here to prevent their location from being revealed? Thanks to you, I can handle it more easily than I thought.”
Passing through the corpses of those guards, Gospel murmured calmly.
There’s only one reason he’s doing this now.
It was because his hidden identity was a member of the ‘Shadow’s Nest’.
‘ Actually, I didn’t intend to move right away like this, but… … .’
With that thought, Gospel remembered the secret conversation between Archendelt and someone else he overheard in the former deputy mayor’s office earlier.
‘ I was told that the special magic that exists on the watcher’s side, that can bring out the target’s memory itself, is used on our captured assassin.’
In fact, even Gospel did not know that such magic actually existed.
I’ve never seen it before.
However, after all, the ‘Watcher of Light’ side created such a new magic, and if they used it on the captured assassin, there was a fear that their stronghold would be revealed.
Because of this, he decided it was right to get rid of the assassin before that.
‘ This incident will reveal my identity, but it doesn’t matter.’
After two days, the city will be destroyed anyway.
Therefore, it was most important to reduce variables as much as possible until then.
Kwajik!
With that thought, Gospel broke through the thick iron gate at once, and saw the assassin fixed to an iron chair with his arms, legs, and mouth bound in the center of the prison.
“ Oop! town!”
Did he even recognize that he was a member of the same organization?
An assassin who reacts towards such a gospel.
“ It’s nice to see the same shadow. But unfortunately I didn’t come to save you.”
Evil mana gushed out of both hands of Gospel as he approached the assassin as if there was no use in blocking magic.
“ Because our nests are not merciful enough to bring back those who failed their mission.”
“ Oop! Oops!!”
Despite those words, the assassin continues to spit out screams from his clogged mouth as if trying to convey something to Gospel.
The assassin’s eyes were looking at the faint shimmering darkness behind him, not him, but Gospel didn’t notice.
I just thought it was the last move of the assassin who was about to die.
“ Then you’ll be fine.”
Quad Duck!
With those words, the moment Gospel simply uses magic to end the assassin’s breath, wow!
A loud bell rang from above.
At the same time, you can feel the busy movements of the wizards belonging to the city hall.
“I must hurry.”
It was clear that he had discovered the misery he had made when he came here, so the muttered Gospel immediately memorized the spell.
There was only one way to go up from the dungeon to the ground, so it was certain that he would be caught if he continued like this, but his expression was so relaxed.
After all, from the beginning, Gospel had no intention of escaping through the road.
Whoo!
Soon after, the moment Gospel’s spell was completed, his shadow shook and created a passage.
The passage to the ‘Shadow’s Nest’.
‘ Watcher of Light’, the home of the ‘Shadow Nest’ could only be entered by moving through space.
Of course, there was no fear of being pursued.
‘ Shadow Nest’ was a spell devised by Stigma, the head of the nest and the creator of the floating city.
“ Don’t be too resentful. Soon all the wizards of the city will be with you.”
Finally, after muttering to the assassin’s body, the gospel pushed her body into the open passage without hesitation.
With him, his vision begins to change.
‘You ‘ve succeeded not badly.’
It was when Gospel smirked while looking at the inside of the ‘shadow nest’ that appeared out of sight again soon after returning.
“ Gospel-sama, your journey went well… … !!”
A black fairy who had greeted him nearby suddenly stopped talking and opened his eyes wide as if he had seen something he could not see.
“ Behind! Back aisle!”
An urgent cry came out of the fairy’s mouth with him.
“ Suddenly, what does that mean… … !”
A strange sight came into the eyes of Gospel, who immediately turned his head, feeling uncomfortable.
The shadow passage he had just ridden.
The passage, which should have disappeared as soon as he arrived at the nest, had not disappeared.
Gee!
A passage the size of an adult fist that no longer closes as if it was forcibly held in place by something.
However, there was something else that choked the Black Fairy and Gospel.
A single eye was looking at this from the other side of the aisle.
Its dark gray eyes fluttered ominously like that of a predator looking at its prey.
The moment when Gospel’s body, overwhelmed by the eerie feeling he felt from him, hardened without realizing it,
“I found it.”
The owner of the eyes reached out with both hands and began to open the passage.