A king who kills others, a god who kills himself – 18
In front of the golden mirror, a broken road appears. Peru, who made a road with the power of Jannok, spurred on. As Aurea, which burned Peru, ran madly, she squeezed her voice out as she swayed.
“… What a golden wonder!”
Peru has no intention of antagonizing the Golden Guide until that moment. To put it bluntly, it was close to the attitude of loyal subjects who risked their lives to stop the king’s erroneous judgment.
The golden sutra is the god of alchemy. The true ruler of the nations who created the system called the nations.
Like it or not, he is the source, teacher and god of all alchemists. The same goes for Peru, who has the ability to deny alchemy. Rather, because they loved alchemy so much, Peru, who had reached one peak, was more loyal to the Golden Book than others.
Peru shouted out loud in order to return the heart of the golden mirror.
“… Think again! They are not guilty… !”
-However, it does not reach the golden mirror.
The Golden Goblet recognizes Peru, but only because Peru’s capabilities are threatening. To Hwang Geum-gyeong, who wants to create a golden country, Peru, which destroys the golden country, is the first priority to be excluded. Golden Kyung, who changed his target to Peru, wielded god-like power to kill only one person.
A huge structure rises in front of Peru, who was running toward the city. It was difficult to guess the use of the round and black steel structure. Even I can’t figure out what it is, so I can only be vigilant. Because I can’t read the golden mirror’s thoughts.
But… The sixth sense of the beast that still remains is telling of a sense of crisis.
That’s dangerous.
Peru used its ability towards the black sphere as well. The energy of jannok corrodes steel from the outside. However, the moment her ability touched it, the black surface swelled like an explosion in response.
“Dangerous!”
The returner also hurriedly shouted, but it was already too late.
The black sphere exploded. It is a power that cannot be compared with the authority of the zealot. A wave of pressure spread as far as the eye could see and vomited out what was inside. Inside the sphere were millions of sharp steel fragments. Each one draws its own trajectory and plunges into the ground.
Death spreads. A rain of steel that causes blood on contact. 99.9% Of the fragments are nothing but pounding the ground, but the number of deaths is overflowing with only the remaining 0.1%. Even if Peru uses its ability, it dulls its sharpness a little, but it cannot stop its speed and weight.
Patter. The sound of heavy rain hitting the ground. Hit by the brutal raindrops, one part of the human body exploded. Huntsmen who try to escape the city are killed by shrapnel that rains down on their heads. Ordinary lives disappear like garbage in front of the Demon God.
It is a terrible tragedy. What’s even more terrifying is that even those countless deaths are only incidental results to the golden mirror. The reason why the golden mirror poured out the rain of steel was to kill one Peruvian.
The steel rain pours down on Peru’s head with a density incomparable to other places. It’s like water droplets falling from a popped water balloon. Without her special equipment and without her qigong, she has no means to stop her. Her frightened Aurea hurriedly raised her front paws, but… What does that mean?
Debris strikes down to kill Peru. At that time.
“Bruised.”
Aji jumped in like the wind. Aji, with her hair bristly, caught the steel shards pouring down her body with her whole body.
Certainly, the steel shards are lethal enough to kill a human, but not far enough to injure Aji. Thanks to being on a horse, I was able to be safe even from pieces thrown up on the ground. In an instant, thanks to a fleeting help, death escaped Peru.
Thankfully, Peru, who saved his life, thanked Aji.
“… Thank you.”
“… Bruise.”
However, Aji’s face was not good. She is staring at the dead humans in the distance as if in a state of fascination. It’s too stimulating a sight for a human-loving dog.
When Peru’s horse stopped for a moment, the regressor who ran out landed in front of Peru and shouted.
“Jannok Hoeju! Be careful! More to come!”
This was followed by the second attack of the golden mirror. The fallen fragments turned black, then crumbled and puffed up like smoke. The iron powder spread by the wind covered his vision in an instant.
The power of jannok is easy to break down the structure, but difficult to put it back together. Even if you crush this fine powder, you can’t get it out. Judging by the fact that he only picks out tricky attacks against Peru, it seems that Golden Kyung is also very conscious of Peru.
“Are you going to cover your eyesight? Chi, it must be iron powder!”
Even his seven-colored eyes cannot see through metal. While the regressor grumbled, I felt a vibration on the ground and shouted urgently.
“Mr Shay, something is coming!”
“I know! Jigon-ryu, fierce blow!”
Breaking through the iron storm, a large iron ball is approaching. The regressor who reacted immediately knocked it off with Jizan. A thumping sound is heard, and a man-sized iron ball flies far away like a baseball.
For a while, the earth’s axis shook and the roar continued. The vibrations increase by one, two, and beyond counting.
“Miss Shay! Hundreds rolling in?!”
“Chiit, the gold mirror must have felt threatened! I don’t know if I’m trying to rule it out myself or not. Let’s prepare for a moment!”
If it was Golden Kyung, who was role-playing in the Golden Palace, he would have just used the homunculus to attack. However, the current golden gyeong wields all the alchemy of the masters directly. Its scale and functionality are greater than all other hoeju combined. Thanks to Peru, many of them have become useless.
… What the hell did the regressor who experienced that in the last episode do? How did he live through it? ‘Cause I still don’t know
Regressor pulled Peru. But Peru held on to Aurea’s reins.
“… Yet. A person over there.”
“Calm down, Peru. Everyone who wants to run away has already run away. The rest are late.”
Those who still remain in the city are those who do not have the ability to escape. They were seungnyang who were left without a mount or with fatal injuries. There is nothing more we can do for them.
Peru also understood that in his head. However, he couldn’t accept it with his heart and showed regret.
The heart is sublime, but that’s not enough. I faced the cold reality.
“It’s okay to ram your head into the golden palace without a plan or ability. That’s Peruvian freedom. But remember this one thing.”
Countries that don’t fit the words of belonging or loyalty. Few people want to save this imperfect country, and only Peru has the ability and will to save it.
In other words, when Peru dies, the nations truly end. No one, not even a regressor, can stop the golden mirror.
“If Peru fails, a catastrophe hundreds of times greater than this will happen in Claudia. Calculate calmly.”
If you can put a price on things, you can put a price on your life. Peru, a nation of nations, made such a calculation naturally.
How precious are the lives of dozens of people already dead?
Or are tens of thousands of children who know nothing and Claudia, who creates their foundation, precious?
There is nothing to see. It’s the latter. Claudia may not be all of the nations, but if Claudia is lost, the future of the nations will disappear. Peru dropped her head and turned her nose. Aurea, who shook her head up and down anxiously, gladly complied with her master’s wishes.
Tyr covered us in darkness while the returner looked after us. As soon as he escaped from the gaze of the golden mirror, the attacks subsided. After leaving enough distance, Hwang Geum-gyeong immersed herself in cleaning the city again as if she had never done that. Within minutes he had lost all thought in the city.
Even though there wasn’t much in the first place.
It was only after securing a safe distance from the golden mirror that he had time to take care of himself. Unlike Peru, Aurea, who couldn’t be completely covered by Aji’s body, was stabbed everywhere by steel shrapnel. Peru got off the saddle and stroked the injured Aurea.
Depending on the species, a trained horse is not life-threatening if it is stung by shrapnel. However, no matter what, wounds are wounds. Power sprinting would be impossible. I looked over at Aurea and said.
“Even if I withdraw from here, it is meaningless if there is no way to block the golden mirror. My horse is hurt, what should I do? Peru would need a living mount to reach the Golden Jade….”
Should I ride Aji? You may have to try, but a dog wouldn’t carry a human on its back. As I was seriously thinking about it, Peru muttered.
“… Golden.”
“Yes?”
Peru put the lives of the hounds on one side of the scale, and Claudia’s life and death on the other. It is said that Hoeju deceives the eyes of the scale, but that is only a story limited to alchemy. Peru made a harsh choice, and the scales tipped honestly.
But… Just because the scale has tipped to the other side, the lighter side cannot disappear without a trace. The chosen Peru must bear the weight of the forsaken side. A king who kills others must nourish himself and his kingdom on the basis of their lives. No matter how disgusting and terrible it is.
That is the king’s responsibility.
Only God is free from responsibility. Just like the Golden Goblet, you can’t place any responsibility on those who are already dead.
Peru chose. And to do his duty, he sought out the possibility of blocking the Golden Sutra for those who died of her choice.
Of course, there are only possibilities, but it is not perfect. It may fail. Despite its imperfections, Peru, which found a smidgen of possibility, demanded me with a firm determination.
“… If you have gold You can reach the golden mirror. Help me.”
For the sake of the country, please die with yourself.
Of course I have no intention of dying. I am a mere beast, and all humans wished so. What stupid beast gets into a limb with its own foot.
“Isn’t the golden ship a juggernaut made by the golden mirror? How do you go against the golden mirror with that? Do you want me to hit you?”
“… Huh.”
This is a strategy I really like.
If you’re not stupid, you’re not a beast. Okay, let’s help only in the immortal line.