Episode 103.
“You said you were a paladin.”
Paladins follow religion.
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Not only human souls, but even animal souls are considered noble.
How could such a paladin make the choice of soul annihilation?
He must have judged that he couldn’t save everyone in a situation where the damage was certain.
‘Umm… I’m sorry to the different races.’
I have already decided which one to choose.
“I’ll do number one.”
Being unable to get out of the bondage like this can be more hell for the different races.
Well, if there’s anything more important than that, I have a reason to succeed in the ordeal.
At the same time as my choice, time began to flow.
The black dragon in front of me melted and melted before turning into a round egg.
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Naturally, my gaze turned toward the air.
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I immediately realized
There was only one day left before the battle could begin again.
Until then, it was necessary to finish the maintenance again and deal with the stronger Black Dragon.
Of course, first of all, it would be better to explain the current situation to the other races.
Killian approached me and asked.
“What the hell is this all about?”
I said to Kilian with a serious expression.
“Gather all races right now. I have something to tell you.”
***
In the long history of the Holy Empire of Epia, there were heroes.
Paladin Baran.
he was a hero
He fought on the front line against the enemies threatening the Holy Empire of Epia.
And he won every time.
“Wish! wish!”
In the Episcopal Holy Empire, the bishops were more powerful than the emperors.
However, Baran had a stronger power than that bishop.
The support of the imperial people.
The people of the empire started idolizing Baran as a hero.
Baran, who made an additional contribution, was allowed to enter the sanctuary.
“I hope there will be meaningful results.”
The guide guarding the sanctuary encouraged Baran.
To be honest, before entering the sanctuary, Baran thought he would not be able to enter the sanctuary.
‘The blood on my hands…the number of souls I sent cannot be counted.’
The Paladin’s fate.
A fate similar to that of a reaper who values the soul but steals it.
“Unbelievable···!”
When Baran approached the entrance of the sanctuary, the door to the sanctuary that he thought would not open slowly opened.
Baran shed tears as he knelt down.
‘Are you saying I still have qualifications… Thank you… God…’
Baran made a firm resolution and walked into the sanctuary.
Baran had only one promise.
‘I must overcome all the trials given by the sanctuary and become an incomparable strong man.’
It was for the Holy Empire of Epia, which had a low national power.
If you become strong, you will be able to sufficiently block the invasion of neighboring countries.
Rather, the invasion of neighboring countries may be completely cut off.
‘This is a sanctuary…’
The sanctuary was exactly as Baran had imagined.
Baran began to overcome the ordeal step by step in the sanctuary.
And the fourth ordeal came.
“Cold, hot, what comes next?”
It was Baran who experienced extreme cold and extreme heat.
And a new environment unfolded.
It was an environment where monsters appeared every night.
Baran hunted monsters while cutting down on his sleeping time.
“human?”
When the monsters appeared again, the monsters did not appear.
What Baran discovered was a dwarf.
The Dwarf and Baran faced each other.
“Are you a monster too…? That’s why…”
When Baran saw the short, muscular dwarf, he initially thought it was a goblin subspecies.
But many things were different.
Even the color of her skin was not green.
Besides, his intelligence seemed quite high.
A confrontation ensued for a while, and the Dwarf’s mouth opened.
“@$%@!”
language!
Baran realized that the being in front of him was using language.
‘If you use language…! no way!’
In Baran’s mind, the three words “different race” came to mind.
And when I thought of the being in front of me as a different race, I immediately thought of a race.
“Dwarf!”
“@$@$%.”
The Dwarf waved his hand at Baran and pretended to follow him.
Baran, who understood the meaning, followed the dwarves to the village where the dwarves were.
And communication became possible thanks to magic tools that allowed language to work.
Baran heard about their situation through the Elder Dwarf.
“I’m still lacking in skills, but I’ll be sure to help!”
“Crap, thank you! I will trust you.”
Baran realized what the fourth ordeal was.
‘This trial is to free them!’
Baran burned with a sense of duty.
And over time, all races appeared.
The role of leading them was assumed by Baran.
“Hmm… you guys aren’t bad at strategy. Please trust me.”
Baran, who had frequent war experiences, was also good at leading.
So, they formed a brand new formation and prepared to fight the Black Dragon.
The day before the fight with the Black Dragon.
“Midria… why…”
Baran and Midria met in a corner.
Baran fell in love with Midria at first sight.
Midria didn’t hate Baran like that.
But Midria rejected Baran.
‘Because Baran has to live in the future, and I have to cut off the future…’
It was an unavoidable choice.
Although an elf with strong racial supremacy, he came to like Baran, a human.
However, Baran was already aware of Midria’s feelings.
“Midria, I know why you push me away.”
“…”
“But I love you. I won’t be able to see you after defeating the black dragon, but I don’t want to hide my feelings.”
“…”
Midria couldn’t say anything.
I was afraid that the moment I accepted Baran’s heart here, I would lose my fighting spirit to defeat the Black Dragon.
“I will definitely set you free.”
“jeon···!”
The moment Midria tried to answer, Baran stopped it.
“Please don’t answer anything. I just don’t want the person I love to suffer.”
“thank you.”
“You don’t know, maybe we’ll be reincarnated again after the bridle is over and we’ll have a fateful meeting.”
Baran and Midria left the corner and moved to their respective lodgings.
In order to fight the Black Dragon, you had to conserve your stamina as much as possible.
And on the day of the final battle.
A black dragon appeared.
The intimidation made Baran frightened for a moment.
However, the moment he saw the different races burning their fighting spirit, he gained courage.
“The battle begins!”
At Baran’s cry, the battle with the Black Dragon began.
After several hardships, Black Dragon was buried until the last moment.
And Black Dragon began to gather his breath.
Baran and the other races started the plan they had set before the battle.
Attacking the black dragon that collects the breath.
And that too with maximum power.
“Everyone get ready!”
Everyone gathered the best power an individual could use.
It was the same with Baran.
I paid no attention to my surroundings and gathered my strength.
“Ouch!”
A woman’s screams rang behind Baran.
Baran checked his back with a sidelong glance.
“Midria!”
The magic planted by the Black Dragon aimed at Baran.
But Midria, who noticed it, threw herself to block it.
Baran confirmed the collapsed Midria, but he couldn’t move.
“I hope… please finish this bridle with your hands…”
Baran nodded.
Aiming for the Black Dragon’s mouth, Baran threw his spear.
The subsequent attacks of the strong power of the different races.
And time stopped.
“What is this…?”
Baran was perplexed.
Clearly, the Black Dragon had to fall.
But the black dragon was alive.
Exactly, the ordeal was telling.
“You have to deal with the enhanced Black Dragon?”
To be honest, I was shocked, but not disappointed.
I thought I would be able to deal with it.
However, at the words that followed, Baran stopped.
“The extinction of the soul…?”
What does that mean for those who are already dead?
I’ve already taken a lot of damage against the Black Dragon.
There were also deaths.
furthermore···.
“Midria…”
Midria, whom Baran loved, is already dead.
Baran hesitated and asked.
“What if I give up?”
The ordeal told me.
that it goes back to normal
Those who died will come back to life, and from the beginning, only the different races will have to deal with the black dragon.
Baran pondered for several days in the stopped time.
And chose.
“I will . . . give up the trial.”
And time started flowing again.
‘I don’t have the confidence to talk to them honestly…’
couldn’t tell
Rather, Baran decided to become a villain and become an object to be hated.
The ordeal given up will return to the beginning.
Baran grabbed his spear.
The different races approaching the fallen black dragon.
I went after them and killed the strong ones one by one, in order.
‘Heuk… Please resent only me…’
It was a short period of time, but they were heterogeneous people who had built up deep affection.
Baran knew about them in detail.
That made it easier to deal with.
That’s why it hurt more.
After defeating even the last of the different races, Baran sobbed on his knees.
“sh*t!”
I killed the other races who lost their strength while dealing with the Black Dragon.
Moreover, the moment he declared giving up, Baran’s power returned to its original state.
As if cheering for Baran’s choice.
The space slowly collapsed and Baran was kicked out of the sanctuary.
Just like when they came in, only the road covered with darkness welcomed Baran.
***
I explained to the gathered different races.
“This is the end of my story.”
That he had to deal with the strengthened Black Dragon in the future, and that death is the extinction of the soul.
In addition, it was said that earlier humans would also have had to choose between these two.
Then, the unexpected person started to shed tears.
It was Midria.
“uh···? Why are you crying?”
Except for me, all the other races were just nodding their heads.
It was something he knew.
Killian quietly approached me and spoke to me.
“The previous humans and Midria were in a state of exchange of minds.”
“Exchange of minds…?”
“I mean we loved each other.”
But why is Midria crying?
“It’s because Midria died at the time of the decisive battle. No, many people died, not just Midria.”
“…”
It was different from now.
Thanks to all the magic focused on me, there were no casualties among the different races.
I asked them again.
“Are you dissatisfied with my choice?”
It was a question in case.
All the different races shook their heads.
“It is better to perish than to continue this bondage.”
“Yeah, right.”
“Rather, I think Suhar will be dissatisfied with you?”
I?
The dwarf cocoon said I would be dissatisfied, but I honestly didn’t know what that meant.
“Well, if you give up, you could prolong your life, but isn’t it possible that you will be annihilated with this choice for no reason?”
ah···.
Come to think of it, if I die here, my soul will be annihilated.
But even if I had already noticed the danger, I would have chosen to fight the enhanced Black Dragon.
yep, it was natural
“If you can’t overcome the ordeal, you won’t even dream of reaching the level of a demigod.”
“The state of the half-god!”
The eyes of the different races were focused.
Come to think of it, I never told them that they were aiming for the half-body.
I asked the different races.
“Do you know about the state of the demigod?”
Everyone of the different races nodded in agreement with my words.
I opened my mouth wide in amazement at their reaction.