Chapter 119
Mystery of Dragon Slaughter (4)
Kriemhild’s new thoughts were revived.
Whoa!
Sigh… … Sigh… … !
Kriemhild was breathing heavily.
Beneath the sword on the floor, the evil dragon lay limp with its head pierced.
The guy rolled his eyes upward with his last remaining energy, holding the image of the dragon slayer who had harmed him.
– The sword that pierced my head was actually made from my ribs. ha ha ha. The one who stopped me is also a friend to whom I gave my heart.
The evil dragon laughed.
Kriemhild was, in fact, the only friend he had made in thousands of years.
He was the only one who approached and gave his heart to himself who was dying under the curse of disgrace.
A friend who transcends species.
-Don’t cry, friend. It’s sad that we’re parting like this, but how happy I am to be able to entrust my final rest to you. It is clear that I am truly blessed.
– Levy.
-However, breaking up like this is a pity, so could you please do me one favor?
-… … yes.
-The twin swords I gave you. Pass each one separately, and later give them all to him when he has a worthy successor.
Kriemhild seemed to know why the evil dragon left such a last request.
– Is it because of that disgrace or something?
– Disgrace will always return. And will you try to cover this world with your own shadow? It is because it is a remnant of the old ground that no one remembers anymore.
-… … .
-So you have to find it. Even to block that shadow. certainly.
-yes. okay. I’ll make sure you never go through the same misfortune as us again.
– Thank you. I really made good friends.
As the dragon left those words, it sank into the depths of the sea along with the slowly collapsing ground.
dragon sword. The magic sword, later named Balmung, was also embedded in the seabed.
Kriemhild stared at him quietly.
Many memories of the past flashed through my mind.
A friend who met as a friend, but ended up becoming an evil dragon without overcoming the curse.
And because he was close to such a friend, he rather developed resistance to the curse and was forced to become a ＜Hero＞.
After a long fierce battle, the long fight came to an end when the sword was inserted into the nape of the friend’s neck.
-… … .
Kriemhild slowly rose from his seat after a long time had passed, inserting the other twin swords from his waist into the ground.
Then he turned his gaze to Theo.
“This mystery was an arrangement made to fulfill the will of my old friend, Levi. I never thought that the clan in the north who had been blessed by the dragon would get it.”
She continued, looking Theo up and down.
“In addition, you used my ashes to achieve resurrection, right? Become the companion of a dragon who has acquired the resistance and characteristics of dragon slaughter! What could be more invincible than this? You must be so full of spirits!”
There was a mix of admiration.
It must have been that Theo’s mysterious strategy was amazing.
Theo politely set his example.
“I would like to formally greet you. My name is Theo Ragnar.”
“It’s Kreemhild. Originally, he was a slave without a first name or last name. I only got this name after I became ＜Hero＞.”
Kriemhild’s mouth was slightly sneering, but soon his eyes sank deeply.
There was no look in the eyes of the young girl that I had seen in the first thought.
Only the eyes of a veteran warrior who has gone through all the battles in childbirth remain.
“The awakening of this mystery must mean that Levi has awakened again from his long slumber, right?”
“Yes. That’s right. In this era, it is called ‘The Sea King’.”
“The king of the sea… … . It’s a name that your friend will love when he hears it. good. I don’t have time to have a long talk, so I’ll just keep it short. Raise your sword.”
An opportunity to learn from Kriemhild.
Theo slowly raised Drake’s blade.
A greatsword whose blade was considerably damaged in the continuous fierce battle with dragon soldiers.
“There are too many ＜Guardians＞ in this world who have become the same or similar to Levy because of the disgrace.”
disgrace.
Theo could now see that the word was a title for the ＜nameless lord＞.
“And the traces left by such guardians are usually called ＜mystery＞ by humans. A remnant or arrangement of an old home that few people remember now.”
“… … !”
‘The mystery was a device to prevent the ＜nameless lord＞?’
Isn’t it just the remains of the ancient dragon?
Theo felt his heart beat wildly at the secret of the world he had learned for the first time.
pounding!
“And the ‘key’ left by Levy to obtain those mysteries is… … These are two twin swords, Balmung and Hrati, made by carving his own ribs.”
Theo clenched his fists.
A new road that I never thought of was right in front of my eyes.
“So from now on, I will teach you how to use one of them, Balmung. This is what I call it.”
Theo focused all his mind on each and every movement of Kriemhild.
“Nibelune.”
Kriemhild raised his sword.
“An old archaic word, meaning ‘ruin’.”
Kriemhild’s teachings began.
* * *
“What is this sound?”
Umberto frowned as he lowered his reading glasses.
The subordinate hurriedly opened the door and entered the study.
“It’s a big deal, the head of the family! The Kriemhild Colossus is collapsing!”
“… … Please explain in detail. What’s going on?”
“Mysteries are running rampant! Because of that, an emergency call-out order has been issued not only for the Colossus’ guards, but also for the entire Federation!”
“Antonio, you stupid bastard! What the hell are you doing!”
The reason the Black Skull was able to approach the colossus without any hindrance was because of Umberto’s help.
In fact, he didn’t even think that his young son and his friends who were only chasing illusions would gain the mysteries.
But isn’t there such a thing as what if?
With the General Assembly just around the corner, I applied because I thought it would be a surplus business if I could get even a hint about the mystery.
I never thought something like this would happen.
At this rate, not only the Black Skull, but also Spinola could take all the responsibility.
“What do you mean? What else is Romelyn doing?”
Before the other shipping companies could move, they had to strike first.
But,
“The family head of Grimal is moving towards the colossus with the demon slayer mobilized… … It is called.”
“Shit!”
bang!
Umberto nervously banged the table.
Grimal was the head of a faction currently classified as pro-Trojan in the Dominion Council.
He is engaged in the banking business and has a strong influence in all parts of the world, so he has maintained a good relationship with Troy Barn for a long time.
There was also a claim that the Floating Islands should seek help from Troy Ban to put the King to sleep and promote a long peace.
On the other hand, Spinola is in a confrontational position as she claims to be the head of the anti-Trojan faction.
If they took responsibility for the destruction of the colossus containing the spirit of their great ancestors, it was clear that Troyban’s influence would grow that much.
‘It makes no sense to bring this floating island to such thugs!’
The problem was that now Grimal’s head of household moved the Demon Slaughter Corps himself.
-Gwisaldae.
Although Grimal simply said that they were a group of mercenaries hired from the ‘land’.
Everyone knows that their true identity is a unit dispatched by Troy Ban to influence the Floating Islands.
His skills were also excellent, to the point where even the Black Skull struggled every time.
If such people are put in, it must mean that they regard this as a golden opportunity to seize power.
“We should also scrape together all the members of the family. War could break out, so I told you to prepare your mind firmly. Go to the colossus.”
“Yes. All right.”
Suha nodded heavily and hurriedly ran outside.
Umberto clenched his fists as he picked up the jacket he had thrown on the sofa.
If they go to war with Troyban, who has Grimal’s money on his back, what will be the fate of the floating islands?
It seemed that a bleak future was already being drawn before my eyes.
* * *
“Pahahahahaha! This is it, it seems that Umberto’s friend is too greedy and has dug his own grave.”
Grimal’s family head, Giuseppe Grimal, laughed so loudly that his overweight body trembled.
The man sitting across from him nodded quietly.
It was a monster wearing a mask carved out of wood on his face.
“Don’t be too arrogant. Pride is apt to cause all things to go wrong.”
Her voice, which was not properly developed, was as terrible as scratching glass with fingernails.
The thick magical power contained in it was enough to make Giuseppe’s conversation cold every time.
Noil.
A word meaning the number 9 in an old language of the East.
The Demon Slayer called him that.
He is said to be one of the nine Dukes of Troy who support Troy.
‘If Troyban’s bonggongs were all like that… … No, if it’s higher than that, it’s right not to go against it.’
Giuseppe was convinced.
The war between Ragnar and Troyban will end with Troyban’s overwhelming victory.
So the future of the floating islands and Grimal had to be there too.
“If I become conceited and go astray, won’t Bong-gong correct me by my side? I am completely ignorant of politics and only believe in Bong-Gong.”
“Each time, the tongue is as smooth as if oiled.”
“I will take it as meaning that I am not making the mistake of misinterpreting the words of Bong Gong because I am stupid.”
Bong Gong didn’t answer anymore.
It seems like it’s annoying to mix up long words.
Instead, it turned the topic around.
“As you requested, I will catch the demon-slaying Black Skull right before it leaves the scene. And it’s going to be sent straight to the imperial family.”
“The Black Skull is a rebel force announced by the imperial family. If we can weave them together with Spinola, the Dominion Council and even the Shipping Federation will have no choice but to line up with Troy Barn.”
“On the other hand, the power of the Floating Islands will be cut by less than half, is that okay?”
“Isn’t Troy-Ban going to fill that empty power?”
Tsk!
Noil clicked his tongue inwardly as he saw Giuseppe smiling like a renegade.
It looked like he was plotting to use his money to run the Troy class.
And they seemed to think that they would take control of the center of Troy with their own money.
Well?
‘I have to teach them that there are things that money can’t do.’
Noil just passed it on, thinking it was something the upper management would take care of.
“However, in order to do so, Antoniora must secure the recruits of Umberto’s son.”
“Don’t worry about that. That’s what the Demon Slayer’s specialty is.”
Giuseppe trembled again at Noil’s cold voice.
It was as if he could already picture the floating archipelago that would soon fall under his feet.
* * *
“Gray… … ! Slow and then you!”
Antonio gritted his teeth when he saw the bodies of the Gang Brotherhood strewn around the statue.
In the end, the worst thing I wanted to avoid as much as possible happened.
“Theo! Theo!”
“Theo! Where are you! Answer me if you have!”
On the other hand, Selford and Arin searched for Theo, but couldn’t find a trace of him.
There was also a big problem with the view being blocked by hot winds, halos of light, and dust clouds.
“There is a limit to continuing to buy time like this.”
Then, at Ray’s words, the faces of the two hardened.
In fact, it was because of Ray’s chill that they were able to search like this.
So that was the time when I was about to ask how much more time I could buy.
“There is someone.”
Suddenly, Shelford sensed something and turned his head the other way.
The place where Arin and Ray’s eyes went back the same way.
Beyond the flames mixed with bright light, dozens of menacing pairs of eyes were appearing.
Things that have a bloody momentum together.
– Suppress all survivors near the colossus and bring them back! If you don’t mind the corpse, you can just collect the head so that only the face can be recognized!
-Honorable name!
-Honorable name!
‘watch? But I’m too strong to live for that. Just like the Trojans… … !’
Pod! Pod! Pod! Pod!
While Shelford was thinking, the owners of the eye-beams leaped over the flames and fell on the four of them.
“scale! Snow Ice Sword!”
While Arin and Ray deflected the attacker’s attack, Selpard flew towards Antonio.
Cha Cha Cha Chang!
Ae-Aeng Chae-
Selford, who managed to save Antonio, corrected his posture and aimed his sword forward.
“It looks like you are the monster that Black Skull’s Antonio brought. it’s quite block my sword I’m curious about identity. Somehow it seems familiar.”
The opponent smiled as he leisurely straightened his sword.
“Well. I don’t remember having friends as gloomy as you?”
Selford sneered and put the sword to Antonio’s throat.
“Don’t come any closer. If you move any further, this young master’s neck will fall to the floor.”
He felt Antonio flinch at the cool touch of the blade, but Selford didn’t care at all.
The enemy watched it quietly and laughed.
“He is the third son of Spinola. Although the upper level obviously told me to bring him in if possible.”
Fisik!
A smile crept across the boy’s mouth.
“Well, it can’t be helped that a hostage situation is taking place and then dying. Rather, it turned out better. It will be easy to weave.”
The guy approached Selford, asking him to do it if he really wanted to.
Eup! town!
Antonio struggled. wanting to live
‘These are not the people of the Shipping Federation. Third force… … !’
At that moment, Shelford seemed to know what they were.
It was because I remembered what Theo had casually said at first glance.
Troy Ban.
“You play well with your snout. Well, if you catch it and interrogate it, it will blow on itself.”
Chae Chae Chae!
The offensive of Selford and the enemy spread dozens of points in an instant.
Thanks to this, Selford was convinced.
Ed’s characteristics and swordsmanship have already been announced to all of Ragnar’s swordsmen.
It was completely melted into the opponent.
‘Is Troyban’s magic power spreading over the floating islands stronger than expected? If that’s the case, I have to inform headquarters.’
The problem was that the number of enemies arriving here was increasing one after another.
I’d rather try to escape if I had secured at least Theo’s recruits, but that’s not possible now.
Strategic retreat was impossible.
If Theo gets caught, the other side will find out that Ragnar was reaching out to them.
“You have a thoughtful face. I don’t think there’s any need for that.”
The enemy smiled coldly and fired a lion’s roar toward the sky.
“The demon slayer team conducts a demon slaughter examination and secures all of them!”
Tsutsutsu-
The demonsaldae moved in perfect order and began to form a battle line.
Troy Van was originally famous for its novel methods and examinations.
There was even a saying that if you were trapped in the checkup they made, you could never get out.
This theory was really dangerous.
‘this!’
In the end, it was the moment when Selford was about to shout something.
The extreme!
Kriemhild’s colossus, which had been staggering as if about to break, began to move with a bizarre sound.
The head that had been looking down slowly turned to the side,
Flash!
A deep glare formed in the eyes that looked directly at the demon slaughterhouse.