The hand holding the sword trembled.
A sense of tension that I have never felt in a fight against any strong opponent.
In the past few decades, I could only count on the hands of a handful of people who had felt this blood-curdling.
“…”
Croft even held his breath.
Even he, a prosecutor who has reached the stage, cannot predict the future.
In preparation for the eventuality, he was deploying all areas.
And it wasn’t just Croft.
All who watch over the Holy Land.
Even the pagans who worshiped the birth of a great warrior and even the saintess were all silent and expressing their doubts.
“Why aren’t you coming out?”
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Jeremin, impatient, asked.
About ten minutes had already passed since Reinhardt entered the holy ground.
If you walk 40 steps, you will become a great warrior, and if you walk 100 steps, you will see the end.
Reinhardt, who needs to come out within 5 minutes to be normal, hadn’t heard anything about him even though 10 minutes had passed since he entered.
About ten minutes had already passed since Reinhardt entered the holy ground.
However, there was no one who could answer Germin’s question.
If you walk 40 steps, you will become a great warrior, and if you walk 100 steps, you will see the end.
Because I didn’t know.
Reinhardt, who needs to come out within 5 minutes to be normal, hadn’t heard anything about him even though 10 minutes had passed since he entered.
No saint, no pagan, no one else.
How long the Holy Land actually is, where it ends, and even what is at the end.
It’s because I didn’t know.
However, there was no one who could answer Germin’s question.
Because I didn’t know.
No saint, no pagan, no one else.
Of course, I didn’t have the jaw to answer.
‘Shouldn’t have sent it.’
Regrets came later.
If you think objectively and coldly, you should have dried it.
It should have been prevented from entering.
A powerful curse felt inside the Holy Land.
It was the first time Croft had ever seen it.
It’s so powerful, even if you enter it, you won’t be able to last long.
He sent the crown prince to such a place. What’s the difference between being sent to die and not being crazy?
But if he went back in time, Croft would make the same choice.
I couldn’t help but do that when I met Reinhardt’s clear eyes.
‘At least.’
However, the fact is clear.
‘If something happens to His Highness Reinhardt.’
I will fulfill that responsibility.
I will kill the saintess, and I will also die.
Kurung!
It was then.
The sanctuary began to shake with a roar.
The shaking that started from the inside of the Holy Land created an aftermath all over the surrounding area.
“God is angry!”
The saintess made a fuss.
It was the first time an earthquake had occurred near the Holy Land.
“You must be angry because someone you weren’t allowed to entered!”
It’s only natural that the gods are angry when something like the devil of the Empire sets foot in the Holy Land.
I wanted to cut off that mouth right away, but Croft didn’t have time to pay attention to her.
“The mana wall at the entrance to the cave that blocks the curse is getting thinner.”
Edith said.
If the 8th Circle mage felt that way, he would.
Even in Croft’s eyes, the curse tied to the entrance to the Holy Land was about to be lifted.
“How long can you last?”
“Even if I pour all my mana, it only takes 30 minutes.”
After 30 minutes, the mana wall is crushed, and the curse is released into the world.
The 30,000 warriors gathered here will all be slaughtered.
Not only that, the entire northern region would be stained with that curse.
The soldiers of the 200,000 Empire, Germin, Edith, Kaichel, and even Reinhardt.
You will never be free from its influence.
‘majesty.’
Croft released his aura.
After releasing all the auras, she covered herself.
“Hey, Sir Croft?”
“Where are you going!!”
Inside the sacred ground, I threw my body.
It should have been this way from the start.
It was not okay to let him go alone.
So, first step.
“Big!”
I can’t take my feet off
From the first step, you can feel the curse gripping your entire body.
The aura that cuts down and blocks everything, and the curse was quickly eating away.
I could see the aura being invaded by the curse.
This is the ordeal of the Holy Land.
The weight of the curse that took the lives of countless warriors, even Reinhardt must have suffered.
If I go back now, my life will be spared.
but.
Took.
What use is that?
Croft moved. I got off my feet and went forward.
When he reached ten steps, the aura that surrounded him was almost exhausted.
It shone brightly like the sun, but now it has disappeared like smoke.
After taking twenty steps, the aura completely disappeared.
Thirty steps later, all the strength holding the inside of the body was finally cut off.
And when he reached forty steps, the body transformation began.
Hands and feet swell.
You can feel your face expanding.
‘It’s farther than 100 steps.’
After walking forty steps, I realized that the cave in front of me was much longer.
A cave with no end in sight.
The reason great warriors give up here is because they despair in that endless cave.
It was because I was sure I wouldn’t reach the end anyway.
If you don’t return, you will die…
‘I have no regrets in my life.’
there was. As long as he was a human being, there was no way he would not have regrets about his own life.
But now, he’s gone.
abandoned everything
put everything down
He has only one purpose.
reaching the end.
All he had to do was sacrifice his life to save Reinhardt.
That was the moment.
Hwaaak!
The feeble aura that remained in his heart began to bloom like a flower.
A man who truly cut everything out and had only one purpose, the little aura rose like wildfire and covered Croft’s entire body again.
The aura was much stronger than before, and clearer.
‘That’s funny.’
Croft was dumbfounded by the situation and laughed.
‘You mean you can only get over the wall after truly throwing away everything?’
The wall beyond the moment you shake off all your lingering feelings.
A wall he could never overcome despite decades of dedication to becoming a sword master.
I gave up thinking that it was just a dream or that it was my limit.
Frustrated at not being able to overcome it, I gave up hope.
But that wall has now collapsed.
It was like the realm of the 9th circle that wizards dream of.
A state that only becomes a legend.
Sword Emperor.
‘see.’
When he crosses the wall, he sees mana in his eyes.
Numerous manas that exist in the world.
‘Is that… mana?’
However, soon after, he couldn’t help but feel curious about Mana’s appearance, which was completely different from his thoughts.
Countless insects flapped their wings and roamed the air.
One uniform look.
never natural
Croft shuddered.
This world is not natural.
artificial
It felt like a part of the area that I hadn’t thought of so far was activated.
Feeling like your brain is open.
New things are seen, felt, and questions arise.
However.
‘Now is not the time to be thinking about things like this.’
Croft entered the inner sanctuary with his thoughts erased.
No matter how much he crossed the wall, this curse was not something he could endure for a long time.
A hundred steps, a thousand steps, finally Croft stood at the door.
However, his form had already mutated like a mutant.
A state in which the whole body becomes brittle, all hair is lost, and white blood flows from holes in the whole body.
I couldn’t walk anymore.
It was to the point where I couldn’t even think.
Turbuck. Turbuck.
With the sound of footsteps, if a man hadn’t appeared.
“majesty.”
The man, Reinhardt, looked down at him.
something has changed
It felt like encountering a completely different creature.
Was it somehow misunderstood?
I wonder if I’m hallucinating after collapsing from exhaustion.
“You worked hard. Croft.”
Reinhardt stretched out his hand.
Squeak. At the same time, the water rushed in.
“Leave this to me and rest.”
Croft surrendered himself to that horse.
[Congratulations. The one who crossed the boundary.]
[You are ‘??? It was selected as ‘The th feat’.]
[Assigning a dragon appropriate for your rank.]
[We will notify you when the assignment is complete.]
***
It was unexpected.
I never thought Croft would come into the Holy Land.
I never really thought that someone would come to rescue me.
mad emperor.
A traitor that must be killed.
Everyone was busy crying and cursing me.
A situation where someone comes to rescue me?
It was the first time.
I couldn’t open my mouth for a long time.
I was taken aback when I saw Croft collapsed at the door.
It was the embarrassment he hadn’t even had when dealing with the dragon, when he saw the fallen Croft.
‘why?’
My first thought was ‘why is Croft here?’
Are you hiding in a cave?
Or did he come after someone?
‘Did you come in to rescue me?’
her.
What a stupid idea.
I wouldn’t have come in if I wasn’t sure.
What was it that you were worried about and didn’t trust me?
It is to lay down one’s own life. It’s no different than suicide.
However, that didn’t feel bad.
‘Zero. Can you cure it?’
[The time exposed to radiation is short, so the possibility is not 1%.]
[With the help of the autonomic AI ‘Gluttony’, the chance of survival increases to 10%.]
There is a chance to survive.
That’s enough.
When I touched it, gluttony ate up the radiation.
Then, when unauthorized nanomachines containing psionic energy were inserted into Croft’s body, Zero began healing the damaged area.
It was a temporary measure, but that alone brought back the color of his blood.
[Cells are rapidly reorganizing.]
[This is a natural healing power beyond common sense.]
[This situation is not included in the error code.]
His complexion is returning, his hair is growing, and new flesh is sprouting.
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Just by removing the obstacle, Croft is recovering alone.
‘Mana shower.’
I knew what this phenomenon was called.
A mana shower phenomenon experienced when a wizard or swordsman crosses a certain wall.
It is said that this will allow them to regain their youth.
It was my first time seeing it in person.
In addition, it was far from a normal mana shower.
It was being reinvented. every cell in the body.
It is a level of wonder beyond novelty.
The amount of nanomachines has also increased significantly.
Perhaps, it may have crossed the realm of a sword master.
I knocked Croft over and went outside.
“…!”
When I went outside, the first thing I saw was a saintess with a stupid expression.
I was looking at my return with disbelief eyes.
I understand.
Because the devil of the Empire challenged the Holy Land and succeeded admirably.
But even she won’t know that I’ve reached the edge of the Holy Land and met their god.
Whoa.
After taking a deep breath, I spoke to the saintess and warriors.
“Kneel.”
oh oh oh!
At that moment, the shape of a huge black dragon appeared above my head.
body of the dragon. Just as it has been handed down in mythology.
Everyone’s eyes widened. In particular, the shaking of the saintess’s pupils seemed like an earthquake.
After Gluttony ate the dragon, I was able to borrow the dragon’s form.
By combining dragon skin and gluttony, he obtained an absolute armor stronger than any other in the world.
The armor can change shape, regenerate itself, and consume itself.
A kind of symbiotic relationship.
It was the most valuable treasure obtained in the north. I hadn’t seen anything like this in the imperial palace.
So, get on your knees.
“I will be your god.”
worship
Get on your knees, lower your head, and kiss my feet.
＜ Worship ＞ End