Episode 184 – Snake Hunt
Urboros, the last descendant of the Witchbeast clan that was revered as a god in the past and active under the name Vortigan at the Black Round Table, was running away. He had met many monsters in his life, no, even at the Black Round Table, but he had never seen such a monster in his life.
“What kind of a monster…!”
At first, he summoned Gawain and Pellier, and then dozens of Gallehauts. It was thought that if it was an enemy of that level, that would be more than enough. However, even after seeing the enemies, Damian came out confidently and said,
[It’s a little more enemy than I thought. Even so, shouldn’t hundreds of bodies be summoned? Even though their skills and magical powers remain the same, they are just puppets without intelligence and only following orders. Even if this seems shallow, it seems too shallow. You looked so weak, so I have to work hard from now on.]
[What…]
[Now, through my hands, manifest in this place, Belial.]
Then a huge ax appeared with hideous mouths interspersed with it. The gigantic ax that seemed to make your hamstrings tingle just by looking at it, let alone wielding it, was surprisingly gigantic in itself. Demian, who was holding an ax that was well over 20m in length with one hand, swung the ax lightly as it was.
As soon as Urboros summoned them, they were not cut or stamped as soon as they touched the axe, but were sucked in and destroyed as if they were being eaten by the axe.
[It’s a bit poor for a meal. I don’t know if I’ll hear complaints later because I’m hungry later.]
[What the hell is this…]
Even if he looked down on him a little, Urboros couldn’t believe that the summoned creatures he summoned were so easily defeated. Certainly, even if their intelligence was slightly lower, the skills and abilities that were supposed to be exactly the same as the person in life were so easily defeated.
[Aren’t there stronger guys? That poison-breather, that ice-breather… Oh, I destroyed him beforehand. Or even that old blind swordsman is pretty annoying. Oh you haven’t eaten yet? You wouldn’t have been able to eat the Magic Tower Master of the Earth Doctor that my father said, and you wouldn’t have been able to eat the lightning swordsman that was with him. Without those two… the only thing to be wary of is the two you just summoned… but those two are basically guys who don’t care about defense. Was he arrogant or was he originally specialized in defense… Well, there is nothing to be afraid of.]
Damian gave the impression of being taciturn, but was surprisingly talkative. But he never lied. He was a member of the Black Round Table summoned by Urboros from the future, or a person who had fought to the point of getting sick of other beings. He knew everything about how to fight against a specific person and what kind of demon he had to summon to fight.
In other words, it was as if he already had a strategy plan for most enemies. Although it was a strategy written with ink that melted many of the things he had.
Urboros continued to summon those he had swallowed, but all of them were united or disjointed. Embarrassed, Urboros eventually decided to run away. There was a way to fight directly, but Urboros, a demonic beast with no pride, chose to run away because he was a beast that pursued survival rather than victory.
“It’s a shame to fight a monster like that without fulfilling your ambition to devour this world! Someday Lancelot! That kid!”
Of course, it was impossible to guarantee what would be on the way they escaped. In the pupil of Urboros, which had been ripped apart, a black giant bird with six black wings spread out its wings flapping its wings.
“I thought I was going to faint from waiting. Maybe it’s because you’re a snake, but the speed at which you run away is really sluggish. In the end, you’re just a snake head that can’t do anything without consuming the soul of a strong person. My parents also fell for your dirty tricks in the end. I’ll just kill you before that happens.”
“Wait…! Look! I’ll rehabilitate! Like Bedivere who went over to that side, I’ll go over! I can become a good witch!”
“A good magician…”
Of course, this was a blatant lie. It was Urboros’ meticulous plan to devour them all, even if he had to endure humiliation to some extent, after crouching down and taking advantage of his carelessness.
“My mother must have said this.”
‘At least, human mothers are mercy, and they must have said that everyone should be given a chance. I will give you the most excruciating pain in the world, little boy.’
“You mean you pooped with your mouth and fell asleep.”
“What…?”
“Don’t make fun of the disgusting tongue like a snake. Ah, since it’s a snake, is it inevitable that the tongue is like a snake?”
Urboros couldn’t help but panic. At first, he approached to devour the Black Round Table as well, but in the end, after being beaten up by Tristan, he servilely bowed his head and entered the Black Round Table. So it seems that he tried to survive by using the same number… Unfortunately, it didn’t seem to work this time.
“I have to return the birthday present I received from you. In the form of a terrible death where the whole body is burned to death.”
“Wait a minute…!”
Before Urboros could say anything, Damian, in the form of a grotesque bird, flew high into the sky. Urboros thought about running away even now, but
“If you can run away, run away. Chasing after you running away will be fun.”
At those words, I completely lost my will to fight. Damien’s black wings that flew up to a high place covered the sun, and black flames began to rise on the wings and body that were receiving the heat.
[Halfas – Shadow of the Sun]
Along with that flame, Damian descended to the ground as it was. Of course, it was obvious who was at the point of the descent.
“I can’t die like this…!”
Urboros, who could have grown into a beast that would devour the world if he had grown up properly, passed away without properly completing his will.
“After all, it was nothing when I was young. Ari-seok was so foolish about the snake topic that he suffered like that.”
With that, Damian’s first goal of stepping back into the past was accomplished. Eventually, he turned to himself, confirmed the presence of the three, and calmed down his breathing. Noticing that they were the direct cause of Werner’s death, Damian quietly grabbed the necklace his mother had left behind. Now the time has come to achieve this goal.
“I’ll have to get those idiots out first. Getting caught up in them will only annoy me.”
Whose influence could have been the reason for not being honest until the end, it was obvious.
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visor!
The ice sword Glaceon was holding bounced off. The magic sword had been thrown off in the evening and was stuck in a tree far away, so the outcome was clear.
“hahahaha…”
“Hmmm, the blow I was taking right now was definitely disappointing. Taking advantage of the fact that I was blind and moving silently like an assassin to slash… Certainly, I was able to realize that I also lacked something.”
“How on earth did you know…? You should have silenced all the sounds…”
Percival was blind. As long as the sound was muted, he shouldn’t have even noticed if she was moving towards or away.
“The sound is muted, but I can feel the vitality and dignity that it exudes, so my body has no choice but to react as it is, right?”
It was an obvious defeat for Glaceon.
But Percival, far from finishing it, picked up the bounced sword and returned it to her, then turned his back.
“What is this…”
“All this old man wants is to improve his skills and reach a higher level of swordsmanship, and he has no hobby of suffocating the opponent he won without taking his life. ….”
Glaceon trembled. It was her first taste of humiliation.
“Your skill is a waste, and there is nothing to feel good about because you felt the unpleasant snake fall. So, if you feel shameful about politics, improve your skills and come to defeat this old man.”
“…”
“This old man does not refuse a swordsman’s challenge. So, if you are ready, come and drop this head at any time. Oh, and you’d better hurry and go to help your lord, for there is an unusual miasma in the west. If that poisonous demon starts to show its skills, anyone will be in danger.”