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16 Imperial University Tower (6)
Tock, tock, tock, tock.
A slender finger tapping the table at regular intervals.
The fifth princess, Diena Agnes, who owned the finger, was still buried in the chair, as if contemplating something.
“ Zion… … .”
One name that came out of her lips.
Zion Agnes.
He was the one who bothered her the most these days.
When did her youngest brother become like this until not long ago, let alone nervous?
In fact, even if he had resolved the disaster, conferred the title of heir, and dealt with Rgan Ursula, the heir of the 3rd Prince Enoch, he would not have been so concerned in the first place.
However.
“ That black sword… … .”
The sword that sucked up all the surrounding light from Shion’s hand during the fight with Rgan was definitely the Sword of Extinction.
A sword known to have been used by the Eternal Emperor, the first emperor of the Agnes Empire.
Diena had only seen it once when she visited the ‘Dream of the Stars’, an underground treasure trove of the People’s Palace.
At that time, with a glimpse of the extinct lightblade, she sought to obtain it through Veila, the warehousekeeper of the Stars’ Dreams.
However, after Veila showed her the hidden lightsaber once, he said that it was an undetermined property, so she couldn’t even touch it, and then immediately hid it again.
But such an extinct light sword must have fallen into Zion’s hands.
“ What happened?”
Of course, the power that resides in it must be enormous, but there was another reason why she was so concerned with the annihilation lightsaber.
just symbolism.
The first emperor, Orrelion Khan Agnes, was revered as a god in the Empire because he achieved transcendental achievements that would never exist again in human history.
Although little was known, he was not lacking even if he opened the age of mankind itself.
The Sword of Extinction was the one and only love affair of such an eons, and it had great symbolism.
The fact that the owner of such an extinct light sword became Zion was not something to be overlooked.
Few people knew about the existence and appearance of the Extinction Lightblade, so it was quiet.
“… … Lloyd.”
The name of the fairy man standing behind her came out of Diena’s mouth, which was thoughtful for a moment.
“ Yes, my Majesty Diena.”
“ Make sure to raise Zion’s surveillance level to the same level as other royal families.”
It could have been too much for Shion, who had not yet formed a proper force, but Diena did not think so.
Because I thought the appearance of Zion I saw while slaughtering the Icarus Wizards along with the Annihilation Sword was well worth it.
“ I see.”
Lloyd answered politely without asking any reason.
After that, after pounding the table with her fingers for a while more, Diana opened her mouth again.
“ Are there going to be a government meeting soon?”
“ Yes.”
“ Zion won’t come this time… … Then they will be the same people as last time.”
Diena speaks as if convinced that Shion won’t be able to attend.
“ Please bring what you need to prepare in advance.”
“ I see. We will bring it to you right away.”
With those words, Lloyd lowered his head slightly and turned and headed towards the door.
“ Oh really.”
Diana turned her head and asked, as if she remembered something towards him.
“ Where is Zion now?”
“ It has been confirmed that you have visited the Imperial University Horse Tower.”
“ A university tower? Why all of a sudden… … .”
Diena’s eyes were stained with a question, but there was no one to answer that question.
* * *
reach the sky
Often, this expression was attached as a sense of reverence for those who reached the highest level in a field.
Swordsmanship reached the sky, drawing skills reached the sky, and so on.
A metaphorical expression that is not really like that.
However, if the expression attached to the seven heavens called the apex of the world, it was no longer a metaphor.
—————-!
White flame that burns the world itself beyond simply space.
Inside, Hiduk stumbles and disappears without even screaming.
It’s too futile for what he’s shown his overwhelming presence against others until now.
No, in a way, maintaining its existence within that flame itself was a great thing.
A normal person would have been incinerated the moment it touched that flame.
At least for Zion to feel, that flame contained that much power.
“ How dare you do this in my tower.”
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Meanwhile, Archmage Ahmad Ozrima, who was responsible for creating the flame, approached the burning Hiduk.
The voice and the eyes subsided.
However, there was a lot of anger against the demons in front of him and the atrocities that took place inside the tower.
The space around Ahmad shimmering white as if on fire.
The appearance really suited the nickname “white dye” very well.
‘ That’s one of the seven heavens.’
Shion quietly lifted the lunar eclipse and looked at Ahmad like that.
An overwhelming presence that is completely different from the old grandfather I saw in the drawing room a while ago.
Others, crushed by its presence, could not even open their mouths properly.
at that time.
– Whoa!
Hiduk, whose existence was rapidly incinerated, rushed towards Ahmad with a loud cry that suddenly made his eardrums burst.
Before you die, do you want to give Ahmad one final blow?
‘I can’t.’
Due to Hiduk’s cunning disposition, there was absolutely no way he could do that.
Surely, he must struggle to live somehow until the end.
When Zion’s eyes, who understood it, glowed black.
“ Do you think you can reach it?”
Ahmad whispered coldly and waved a finger at Hiduk, who rushed towards him.
Fuhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha
A pure white flame that swells several times in an instant and burns Hiduk’s body to ashes.
And that moment.
‘ Is that?’
Just before it turned to ashes in Shion’s eyes, who had activated the bright eyes, a bundle of magic came out of Hiduk’s body and headed for the window.
A bundle of magic that was so weak that even the eyes of Shion, who had been focusing on it before, could barely see it.
Shrek-
With him, using the dark current, Shion rushed forward to such a group of magical devices at once.
“ Where are you going?”
Kwajik!
I smiled and put Iklaxia into it.
– Whoa! The bloodline of this dog-like Agnes!
At that moment, a hateful scream erupted from the Magi.
The identity of the Magi Bundle was the spirit of Hiduk, separated from the body with minimal power.
He even gave up all his strength to survive and get out of this place, but how did he get caught?
Shion laughed even more at Hiduk’s scream.
Quad Duck!
The black star exploded from the tip of the engraved annihilation light sword.
– Oh, no… … !
In the end, Hiduk completely disappears without even completing his last words.
As a high-level demon of demonic powers, it was a very humble death for a being who was in charge of everything that happened in the Imperial University’s horse tower.
Sion looks at the place where Hiduk disappeared for a moment and sends Iklaxia back.
‘ With this, the meeting with the hero would not be delayed.’
With that in mind, Shion glanced towards Tyrian’s side.
Had Zion even noticed what he had just done?
Tyrian was looking at him with eyes filled with confusion, surprise, and other complex emotions.
We don’t know what will happen in the future, but at least we won’t be caught as the culprit in this case.
Besides, he would have known that the demons were targeting him, so he wouldn’t be as lazy as he used to be.
at that time.
“ Are you all okay?”
Ahmad, who had lost all his strength and returned to his usual form, looked at the professors and Tyran with worried eyes and asked.
“ Yes, yes! Top lord, how the hell did this happen… … .”
Only then, the professors, released from the pressure, opened their mouths as if confused, looking at the murder scene, Tir’an, and Ahmad alternately.
What had just happened in the classroom was far beyond their common sense.
The sons of the great family were murdered, and the culprit was none other than a demon.
In addition, the demon was disguised as Professor Proud, and the person who uncovered it was even Prince Zion who suddenly appeared.
Of course, it was bound to be confusing.
And it was the same with Ahmad.
Because he also knew very little about what was happening.
“… … For now, let’s put everything we’ve seen here silent for now. I will take all responsibility for it.”
Ahmad opened his mouth as he looked at the completely shattered classroom with a complicated face.
“ Oh, I see!”
Immediately, the professors nodded and answered.
To them, Ahmad’s words were like a law.
“ Tiran-kun must be very tired from going through this, so go and rest for now. I’ll call you back tomorrow and ask about the circumstances.”
“… … All right.”
Tyrian nodded his head meekly with still complicated eyes.
The eyes of the Archmage who watched Tyrian nod his head like that went straight to Shion.
“… … His Majesty Zion, I think we should continue the conversation we had a little while ago.”
“ It’s what I was hoping for.”
Shion smiled softly at Ahhamd’s words.
* * *
Whoa!
In spite of running faster than a horse, there is no vibration in the horsepower car.
Shion, with a tired face, buried herself in the chair, and looked out the window as she passed quickly.
Is it because of the aftereffects of using last night’s lunar eclipse?
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My whole body felt stiff and weak, as if I had severe muscle pain.
It will probably continue to be in this state for about 4 or 5 days.
Originally, it wasn’t up to this level, but since Sion Agnes’ body itself was weak, there was a more severe feeling.
Perhaps, if you hadn’t eaten the heart of a thousand-year-old ogre, you wouldn’t have been able to use the lunar eclipse itself.
‘ I’ll have to visit the ghost soon.’
With that in mind, Shion recalled the information about the monstrous rumors he had heard from Ahhamad Ozrima, the tower owner of the Imperial University’s tower last night.
For now, this was the most likely way to improve your physical condition.
The conversation from the day before came naturally to Shion’s head with him.
-… … Is that true?
These were the first words Ahmad uttered after hearing from Zion himself the actual condition of the demons hiding in the empire and the seriousness of it to some extent.
Ahmad looked at Sion with eyes that could not believe it, as if he did not know at all.
Zion then ordered him to keep that fact silent for the time being.
It seemed that the demonic side had already noticed that Shion himself was hunting monsters.
Still, there was a big difference between what was publicly announced and what was not.
– Then what should I do?
To the Archmage who immediately gathered up his thoughts and asked that question, Shion replied that he should only do what he said before.
It was for the best that he couldn’t get Ahmad, who even magically swore that he would not get involved in anything outside the tower anyway, to intervene in the battle of the Imperial Palace.
And the improvement of the red circle entrusted to Ahmad was also very important.
It will play an important role in the search for monsters in the future.
In addition, if the connection with the blood tower is possible as Sion himself thinks, the efficiency of the red circle will be able to be raised to the maximum.
‘ I don’t know if I’m doing well.’
With him, Liusina, who had been sent to the Blood Tower a while ago, came to mind naturally in Shion’s head.
She was so great that she was even worshiped in the blood magic side, so it was perfect for taking control of the blood tower.
Even if she just proves who she is, eating blood towers would be easier than flipping a palm.
However, her personality itself was very fickle and it was impossible to know where she was going, so there could be a variable.
‘ And… … .’
Shion shook his head and stopped thinking about her, then remembered Tyrian who had visited him before leaving the tower.
– I have a question for you.
– Don’t ask. nothing.
It was Zion’s answer to Tyrian’s words that followed, expressing his sincere thanks.
– Asking questions can only be done by those who are qualified. As far as I can see, you don’t deserve it yet.
In fact, as it was during Lane Dranir and this time with Tyrian Friharden, Shion was able to bring them under his control if he wanted to.
But it didn’t just leave room for it.
Since they are a group of heroes who make up the main story, there was no obvious reason to protect them.
‘ It’s not very helpful right now, and… … .’
They have to be by the side of the hero, but they were designed to fully bloom all their potential.
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Moreover, Zion had neither time nor thought to develop them from scratch.
It will not be too late to think about bringing them under their command after they have finished all their awakenings.
‘ Well, it wouldn’t be a bad idea to bring at least one person this way.’
Unlike the others, Sion slowly clenched and opened his fist, remembering one of the heroes of the group of warriors who had been completed from the beginning.
Shrek-
A small darkness rises with him.
Due to this battle, movement became uncomfortable for several days, but there was something to be gained.
It’s Black Star 3 stars.
Originally, Zion had only one very thin wall left up to the 3 Stars of the Black Star, and it was also cracked by using a lunar eclipse when annihilating the king of the phantom army last time.
However, in this battle, the wall was more than just cracked and was on the verge of breaking down, perhaps even stimulated by using a lunar eclipse once more.
‘ As soon as my body recovers, I can rise to 3 stars.’
It was very willing.
Since the 3rd Star of the Black Star, Shion has been able to use some of the techniques she used mainly when she was in the original world.
When Zion finished thinking like that and erased the darkness in his hands.
Whoa!
The horsepower car stopped as if it had arrived at its destination.
“ Sir, we have arrived.”
The door opens with the driver’s voice.
Shion got off the horse-drawn carriage and saw the main gate of Chimseonggung, Fredo, and Thierry waiting in front of him.
“ Welcome, Your Majesty Zion. Did you go well?”
Shion nodded slightly to Thierry, who was greeting him, and immediately opened his mouth.
“ Are you ready?”
“ It’s all over.”
Thierry replied with a smile with meaningful eyes.