274 – End – 1
The moment the words containing the laws of the world spread, the space obeyed its will. Everything subject to reality sank toward the floor.
It seemed as if the red-tinged sky was gradually getting closer to the floor, but it couldn’t stand the pressure and it broke into pieces and spread like fog. Bloody grains covered the world in haze.
The red liquid that had risen up to my ankles was compressed to the floor beyond its limit and turned into a hardened jelly-like form. It didn’t look as thick as a little fingernail.
Just as the command to come down, everything in the world was brought down.
ㅡInsignificant power…… It’s nothing…… Weak…….
Except for the World Eater.
Even at this moment, he was being dragged down in real time and enduring the space where it was being broken into pieces. Wings spread wide to the left and right fluttered as if to show off.
I blankly looked up. The bloody liquid on the floor was pressed to the limit, and the sky shattered into pieces and scattered like mist. It was right that he succeeded in changing the laws of the world.
However, the guy who should have been dragged down to the ground was still flying through the sky. In practice, this is tantamount to failure.
‘…… There’s no other option.’
I prepared to fight, holding on to the nightmare that had lost its wings. If possible, I wanted to fight while blocking the flight pattern, but I couldn’t help it because the dragon didn’t work.
ㅡIt’s pitiful…… You weak human…… What is yours…… Me…… Did you think you could pull it down…….
Red eyes flashed in the world eater’s eyes.
ㅡ Witness it…… The true meaning of that action…….
He lifted his neck to the limit and looked at the ground. Then he opened his mouth wide and let out a tremendous roar.
ㅡ!!!!!!
The dragon pierced my palm, passed his ear, and hit him directly in his head. I reflexively covered my ears. My head hurt, not my ears.
It was very brief, but the simple roar was enough to make the ground shiver, and even though the words were correct, the sound was so loud that I couldn’t understand the meaning for a while.
I was able to understand the meaning only after the sound hit the space several times and was reflected, reducing the volume considerably.
The meaning was very simple and clear.
Be broken.
At first, I couldn’t understand what the dragon was meant to break. As with all vocabularies, it expresses the power and will of the user, not general words.
Even if it’s only for a moment, could it be that my body is broken and I die? I also thought the same thing. However, it wasn’t long before I found out what he meant by giving the order to break.
The eclipse’s protection on my body was broken.
The rune tattoo on the back of the hand was broken.
Another rune that was not activated and was dormant inside the body was shattered.
The mana inside his body was shattered.
The faith that had risen to the limit was shattered.
“… ….”
I confirmed the back of my hand that was spotlessly clean, the blessing of the eclipse that had disappeared, the feeling of empty mana, and the sense of faith that no longer filled up.
‘Did it mean that it was broken?’
A mischievous laugh came out. I don’t have mana, I don’t have faith, I don’t have runes and I can’t fly, so I have to fight with that from now on?
As if they were laughing at me like this, I felt a sense of ridicule.
ㅡStrike to your heart’s content…… Human… ….
Jet-black breath formed between his teeth.
“Let’s take a break here. If I did more, I think it would be really big.”
Nyx said calmly.
In the audience room, there were people all over the place either sitting down or slumping on the couch, or barely supporting their bodies with their hands on their hands somewhere.
Even Caicilia, who could be said to be in the best condition, could barely stand with her wobbly legs holding on to the back of the sofa.
In fact, you could call it half-success if the red carpet on the floor wasn’t soiled with anything other than tears and saliva. I was prepared for such a thing, but everyone was enduring it better than expected.
But that was it. It was only four times that I couldn’t even dream of a proper start.
“Still, Caicilia, you are quite good. I think it will be a few times in the future. I think it will be possible for His Holiness the Pope if they get used to death a little more. But the rest…… Umm…….”
The emotionless jet-black pupil slowly scanned the rest of the crowd.
“Well, it’s too early to judge now. Just in case, take a little break. It may become possible later. Especially those two, Commander of the Knights of the Silver Dawn.”
Then, as he passed by Iris and Rize, he stopped. The two of them were almost sprawled on the floor, holding back the bouts of nausea.
“At first, I was sure I just wanted to taste it, right? I also told you never to overdo it. But what is it like?”
Don’t overdo it. It was a lesson Nyx learned from being a soul guardian. So I intentionally let the order pass slowly, but those two were in a hurry and proceeded with the order on their own.
Of course it was like that after that.
“You guys, do you know that if you couldn’t hold on just now, your soul would have been shattered? Delta must have loved to see it come back, didn’t it?”
Rise and Iris were quiet despite the sharp sarcastic remarks. I was too busy to catch my breath right away. The experience of bringing one’s soul to the brink of death was not a wound that could be healed in a matter of minutes.
‘I’m glad I endured.’
Nyx tutted and clicked her tongue.
Ironically, it could be seen that the action just now increased the possibility of acquiring the soul. If he couldn’t hold on, he would have died, but he’s still alive anyway.
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Everyone was really strong-willed. A strong sense of purpose. In most cases, people with such a firm purpose endured the fear of death for a long time.
Delta is really an exception among exceptions.
From what I heard from the Goddess, in a situation with no purpose, no sense of duty or mission, just because I was alive, I was told that I had endured death, but Nyx still wondered how that was possible.
“Everyone is holding up well. Right now, you’re probably feeling very dizzy and sick of the speed, but it’s a natural reaction, so you just have to endure it. I was like that when I first accepted my soul.”
Nyx opened his mouth nonchalantly.
“The soul understood that the body was dead, but it made me dizzy because of the sense of alienation that arises from the fact that the body is alive and well. Once you get used to it, it goes away quickly.”
Right now, I had nothing to say except to endure and get used to it. Just like the Knicks did in the old days.
Still, the road was very good. It was already halfway successful in that no one was dead or broken.
Caiquilia, who was barely able to stand up without supporting herself, as well as Floretta and Luna seemed to be able to move on to the next stage.
“Now let’s go to the next step, Caicilia? Rest a little more. This is my opinion and I will not take any objections. Unless you want to show Delta that her soul has been smashed and only her body remains.”
Kai Killia barely nodded her head as she shook her head.
If it’s a cruel death, she’s seen it many times. She had once killed a demon by chopping it from the tip of her toe with her holy sword. But seeing her die herself was different.
Her limbs are ripped off one after another, and at the end her stomach and throat are ripped off, or she vomits up her intestines, which have been melted by the acidic liquid poured into her mouth.
Because of the armor that was swept away by the fire attack, being cooked alive inside the armor, or being chewed on from the tips of her toes, and experiencing death directly, the consumption of mental power was too great.
It was as the short woman said it would be incredibly difficult.
‘Not yet.’
Caecilia gritted her teeth. She has to hold on These are all deaths that Delta personally suffered. She says that if Delta didn’t go through and collapse, neither does Kai Kilia.
“I’ll start over there, Caicilia.”
Exactly, Nix snapped his fingers. At the same time, Cayquilia’s body stiffened, and her head slowly dropped as if she had fallen asleep.
The jet-black eyes headed for the next target. Floretta and Luna were catching their breath while holding hands and leaning against each other’s bodies. The sweaty see-through clung to her body, revealing her outline.
“What will the Holy Fathers do? Would you like to rest a little longer?”
“…… We will do it too.”
“…… Please, would you like to start?”
“If you want.”
Nyx snapped his fingers again. Floretta and Luna’s bodies stiffened, and their heads tilted slowly. The sisters’ soft cheeks touched each other, exchanging thin drops of sweat on their skin.
With those three, it might be possible to awaken the soul sooner or later. Thinking so, Nyx sat down on the sofa. It was because I thought I wouldn’t have to use my strength for a while at least.
Everyone else was very quiet as if they were sorting out their overturned insides. Even that Minerva was no exception.
“I am surprised that Minerva is having such a hard time. I heard you lived twice as long as me.”
Minerva has lived a little over 400 years, and Nyx has lived for about 200 years, excluding the years she has lived as Flor. So it’s a double difference.
Of course, if you add in the years you’ve lived as Flor, the gap will drastically narrow, but Nix had no intention of adding that time to his age.
Because the body from when he was Flor is gone. So, of course, you should start counting from the time you got a new body.
“…… Most of the years the child spoke of consisted of the acquisition of new knowledge or endless boredom. It was a time far away from blood and death, violence and destruction.”
“That is true. If Minerva-sama had had other thoughts, this continent would have been divided into three types of countries instead of two.”
For a wizard of about Minerva’s skill level, it wouldn’t be strange at all if he insisted on establishing a new country independent of the empire.
Minerva, who is content with taking a large library, a mage tower, the title of eternal mage, and a tiny fraction of the empire’s budget, is unusual.
‘Others…… It’s still too much.’
Nix looked at the others, leaving Minerva to shut his mouth as if he was vomiting.
I could see the knight commanders sitting on the floor with their backs leaning against each other, and Stella and Selene sweating profusely on their knees as if praying.
The possibility of those 6 people was sufficient at the point where they were still alive and not dead. And, at that level, compared to Nix, the speed of adaptation was not much different.
It’s just that the top three had too much speed.
“Cheuk!”
Like that.
Nyx approached, surprised inside that Caicilia had already woken up and asked how she was doing.
“Are you okay?”
“… ….”
Caikilia motioned her back, shaking her hand slightly. She didn’t even seem to have the strength to speak. Soon after, Floretta and Luna were also awakened by the sound of coughing.
At this rate, it seemed that those three would succeed in no time.
ㅡQuaaang!
It’s been a while since I’ve had that thought, when I hear a loud explosion of magic outside the window.
Nyx exchanged glances with Minerva before moving to the window. Minerva used her teleportation to catch up immediately. Jet-black eyes and silver-white eyes looked down side by side.
“That…… What is it?”
“…… I don’t know either.”
The knights in silver armor were fighting against spiders the size of houses.