782 – 9. Not a single day goes by without this (32)
The flame rose high on the draft.
Cheongeomsan Mountain (天儉山), located in the middle of the west, had a dry climate. It is said that the moisture in the area is maintained by a mysterious force, but even the wind blowing outside could not do that.
In addition, the unique architectural style of Sword Circle is that most of the buildings are made of wood.
Once the embers were ignited, it did not take long for the forest fire to spread. This was the reason why Heavenly Sword Mountain became chaos in just a few minutes.
The heat burns my face along with my screams. Even though it was broad daylight, the sky was cloudy with billowing smoke.
The practitioners guarding the gate were staring blankly at the flames. An explosion was heard, and soon after, a fire started. At first, spontaneous combustion was suspected.
Winter had just ended. There was a good chance that a small mistake could spark the spark.
But look at the devastation before your eyes.
Even if the forest fire was started by a trick of the sky, there was no way the fire would have climbed the mountain so quickly. This meant that a continuous heat source was providing the driving force for the fire.
What on earth?
The doubts did not last long.
Jeopuk, Jeopuk.
A black shadow appeared between the scarlet sun on the ground. A dancing shadow of fire forms on the empty tawny eyes.
A girl with black hair tied behind her back that traces a tail.
He was a person with an expression as empty as a burnt-out ember. However, just looking at his clothes, which showed no scorching even in this high-temperature environment, it was clear that the other person was an extraordinary being.
Above all, an unidentified sense of intimidation that stimulates the survival instinct.
A shout came out from the mouth of one of the ascetics who could not stand it anymore.
“Who are you?”
Suddenly, the girl’s steps stopped.
Is this meant to be an answer? The attacker opened his mouth saying “Ah” And then looked up at the sky. The sky is obscured by flames and smoke and cannot be seen.
The moment the tawny eyes turned straight ahead again.
“Me? I am… Huh?!”
Suddenly, a crack appeared in his dull face. The pupils filled with emptiness shook, and the girl’s body broke with a faint groan. Then two hands grabbing my head.
It was an abnormal sight for anyone to see.
While the practitioners were confused, the girl went even further and begged into empty space.
“Please, please don’t do this…” Stop… I-I didn’t want to do this…….”
It was natural for those guarding the gate to exchange puzzled looks.
Is it acting?
For that to be the case, the begging voice was too earnest.
“Enough is enough! My, I was wrong… Stop it now… “Forgive me, please!”
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One of the monks who exchanged glances took a step forward. Soon, a cautious question follows.
“Hey, do you need any help?” … ?”
The very next moment.
“Don’t come!”
There was a loud bang, and fireworks in the area soared high. The aftermath alone was enough to cause some weak practitioners to scream and collapse.
High-density magical power swirls like a whirlwind. This meant that the precursor alone was already massive enough to function as a single physical phenomenon.
How terrifying will the violence that will be unleashed using this as fuel will be.
Cold sweat formed on the backs of the practitioners. My head was telling me that I had to grab my sword and run right away, but my limbs didn’t listen. Like a child encountering a wild beast for the first time.
“No, no…” No, no, no. Sorry. Sorry… Well, I was wrong… It’s all my fault… So, please… “Please tell this to Ian.”
Meanwhile, the girl’s anxiety symptoms were reaching extreme levels.
My body was trembling and I was chewing my finger until it bled, until I finally shook my head and apologized.
Light moisture forms in the tawny eyes.
“Please cut off my lifeline.”
Flames soar and obscure the view. The extreme heat was so painful that the skin was melting away. So much so that even a warrior with a certain level of training could not bear it.
Even the uniform made of special material was scorched. At that time, the monks were taking a step back, hesitating and covering their faces with their sleeves.
“Otherwise… ….”
They didn’t even know. The girl’s shaking self-talk, tinged with fear and anxiety, revealed that she had already regained her initial dryness.
It didn’t take long to realize this.
Click, click.
The sound of something hitting the ground echoed faintly. By then it was already too late.
The attitude heated up with flames left a stab wound in the chest of one of the practitioners. I burst into tears before the blood that came up was spit out.
Another practitioner comes in shouting. Nevertheless, not a single ripple appeared on the woman’s face.
He was so annoyed that he just swung both his swords diagonally.
Suddenly, the metal sword was cut in half and fell to the ground. The owner was also thrown on the ground, making noises in vain.
The water that had formed in the girl’s eyes had evaporated, leaving only a blurry mark. Pursing his beautiful lips, the devil spoke.
“Because everything will burn down.”
The screams continued from the entrance to the middle of the forest fire. The momentum was so fierce that even the Sword Circle practitioners who resisted at first soon chose to retreat.
A natural disaster that was impossible to stop from the beginning.
It appeared in the shape of a human being. No matter how single you are, even if hundreds of people gather together, how can you prevent a disaster?
Even strange situations were being witnessed all over Cheongeomsan Mountain.
On the way up to the top of the mountain, an unidentified curtain blocked access, and monsters with melted faces poured out of the forest where there was no path. Some practitioners even trembled because they said they saw a witch there with a blood-red whip.
It was truly a disaster.
If the cruel mourning in myth were to be repeated, we would see such horrors. I don’t know if there were thousands of people, but the population of Cheongeomsan Mountain was only a few hundred at best.
This meant that there was no capacity to handle the approaching disaster in three places.
In this case, there was only one thing needed.
Among dozens, or even hundreds, of people, there are only a few with outstanding military power.
Is it fate?
The person who stood in front of the girl who was halfway up the mountain before her eyes was a cold-looking woman with gray hair.
At that time, another victim was just starting to burn and struggle.
“Ahh! “aaah!”
With soul-crushing screams in the background, the two girls met. While creating a clear contrast.
A dull face and a miserable face.
Seria’s complexion was changing every moment. At first she turned pale, then she closed her eyes tightly and her lips trembled.
The empty, tawny eyes were just staring blankly at her old friend.
“Celine Hastur.”
Wow, Wow. It was a name that was chewed up and spat out without being able to overcome the division.
The woman’s eyes opened again and were emitting bright blue light. It was a color full of all kinds of emotions.
“What is this?”
“Seria Yurdina… ….”
“I asked what this was.”
Looking at her old friend’s blurry eyes, Ceria gritted her teeth.
“Look at you now! Even though you burned innocent people, your face shows nothing! This… “Is this, at best, the ending you wanted?!”
Celine’s dry gaze glanced at the silver attitude.
The image reflected there is a broken human with empty eyes.
A faint moan escaped from between the girl’s lips. Because a sudden pain assaulted her mind. Afterwards, she felt inexplicable irritation, anger, and hatred.
An ominous spark sparkles in his tawny eyes.
“Then what are you like?”
Now it was Seria’s turn to be questioned.
At the question filled with slight heat, Seria’s body trembled. Maybe it’s because it’s a story I’ve heard too many times recently.
Celine’s expression was slightly distorted.
“I couldn’t see you at the academy, so I wondered what you were doing… What is that? “Are you going to pretend to be a seeker now?”
“This…” ….”
Let’s go.
Celine’s kick exploded at the burning body of the practitioner. Now I can’t even scream, so all that comes out is whimpering.
“Are you going to escape the chaos alone and pretend to be noble?”
“No!”
After raising her voice like that, Seria slowly lowered her gaze. Soon the sound of stuttering continued.
“In order not to cause any more trouble… Cut off her old ties…… !”
“Then what happened just now?”
A red-hot attitude is aimed at Seria. Before her fiery tawny gaze, her old friend chewed her lips.
“You called my name, right? Cutting off ties? It’s funny… “With such clumsy determination.”
“…… “It’s not clumsy.”
“What are you throwing away? Your past? Your identity? Your talent? A sound of exasperation… ….”
Hmm, empty laughter continues.
“I heard. “You were born with ‘vampire’ blood.”
Sparks fly in his bright blue eyes.
It was a natural reaction of a human being exposed to a scandal they wanted to hide. Nevertheless, Celine’s mocking voice continued to flow.
“I’m jealous. ‘Vampires’ have strong power flowing through their veins, right? If I did that too…….”
“No.”
Wow, I gritted my teeth.
Seria spoke with bloodshot eyes.
“I am by no means that kind of monster.”
“Really?”
Celine laughed. Without reason, but in vain.
“With such clumsy determination? Good… Then, let’s go somewhere.”
The flame is running.
It’s literally an instant, a speed that normally makes it impossible to even react.
However, the opponent was one of the Sword Circle instructors.
Boom!
Even though the swords just clashed, the shock wave was enough to make the earth tremble.
Ceria’s body was pushed back a couple of steps. Celine shouted, her voice filled with evil.
“Let’s see how long you can pretend to be noble!”
It was a sparkling day.
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I couldn’t help but laugh.
The path is already blocked. I didn’t even realize it, but a veil of unknown origin had blocked my path.
Just before I activated my aura.
“Wait, wait.”
A man with his hood pulled down appeared. Suddenly, from a considerable distance behind my back.
“Ian Perkus… “Can’t we say it in our own language?”
I saw.
The corner of the mouth where the shadow does not reach, the lines formed like a crescent moon.
It was daytime.