149. way home (1)
A voice came from the void without any sign or warning.
The party, who had been distracted in the confusion, were startled.
Of course, the party was not surprised by the ghostly appearance of Keraphim.
Did you have fun playing with the transparent dragon?
It wasn’t for a day or two that she usually went around wearing invisible.
What surprised those who have now become accustomed to it is that the repercussions created by her words were quite heavy.
To blow up Purgatory and get out of here?
What kind of nonsense is this again?
Ripples spread around like a stone thrown into a calm lake.
“You have to leave?”
“Why did the ruler of the legion come alone?”
“Jiwoo is over there, what the hell are you talking about?”
The party was busy exchanging embarrassing glances in front of Keraphim, who finally appeared like a ghost.
Just a few minutes ago, they were debating who would take command in this situation.
However, the fact that their facial expressions changed in an instant seemed to indicate that the influence the ruler of the corps had on them was great.
“Hey, the ruler of the Legion… … .”
Luna, who approached him hesitantly, asked with a worried face.
With an expressionless face, Kerapim personally practiced the spirit of ‘simply keep things simple’ emphasized by the ruler of the corps.
“He will blow up Purgatory. So we must all leave this place right now.”
“… … An explosion?”
Everyone in the party, including Luna, tilted their heads.
No matter how many excellent transcendental beings the members of the corps gather, the story of blowing up the purgatory visible in the sky was too unrealistic to imagine.
“Blowing up Purgatory?”
“Is that possible?”
“Then delete it? What will happen to erase?”
The ruler of the Legion has been doing nonsensical things casually.
Thanks to that, the members of the Legion thought in their hearts that no matter what eccentricity he might show them, they would no longer be surprised.
However, the story of blowing up Purgatory was of a different class.
No matter how powerful he awakened, the power was not enough to destroy an entire planet.
No matter how much you think about it, isn’t there a proper way to do it?
However, Luna’s expression hardened as if she knew something.
“I don’t think that necklace… … .”
The power bestowed upon him by the nobleman he served.
The oracle came down and ordered it, and it was the necklace that was passed on that way.
I had guessed to some extent that the power that was contained there and passed on was enormous.
However, I never imagined that the power could blow away the whole purgatory in the sky.
Keraphim informed the hesitant Luna that the imagination was true.
“Yeah, right. The necklace you gave me. The power given as a gift by the Master of Plague is a powerful bomb that will blow up Purgatory.”
“… … Oh my gosh. If you use it, you will surely die… … .”
“It’s the power to split purgatory, so of course he’ll die at least once.”
The moment Luna finished speaking, there was silence like the night before a storm in the hall.
Apparently, it took me a while to understand the content of this conversation.
“You die once… … .”
The one who broke the silence was the Legion’s cook.
His monologue sounded like thunder to the eardrums of others.
“Ji-woo is dying… … ?”
After a while, members of the Legion began to riot like touts calling for guests.
“You die?”
“Really?”
“You mean he’s going to die?”
“Look, please explain. What the hell is going on in that fog?”
People who wanted to hear the details surrounded Keraphim like a siege.
However, Keraphim’s gaze was not on them, but on a girl who was trembling with a pale face.
A look that shows no emotion.
That gaze gave Luna a weight that seemed to weigh on her shoulders.
“By any chance, didn’t the person you serve send you a message?”
Luna covered her mouth and nodded cautiously.
She couldn’t help but think that she had caused a serious accident.
“What did he say?”
“… … .”
“Did you say that the legion is greedy? Did you say that if you kill that guy, you will eat the legion that will remain here?”
Insipid questions and gazes pouring into oneself.
Luna couldn’t open her mouth.
In Luna’s opinion, the ruler of the corps, a man named Han Ji-woo, would surely end up using the item without caring about his own safety.
I don’t know if it’s an item that doesn’t help much to improve the war situation, but it’s said to have the hidden power to split this purgatory, so wouldn’t you definitely use it?
The Legion came here to sort out the situation in Purgatory.
But things were not going very well.
Somehow, the enemy he was dealing with changed overnight, but it was clear that it would be difficult to see the end here anyway.
He hates hurting the people he cares about to the point of obsession.
He was someone who would remain without ever wanting someone else to use the item for him.
“Sorry, sorry… … .”
So he will wear a necklace.
In his own words, he is a person who always says that his goal in life is to live without doing anything, but if you look closely, he is not a person who hesitates to make sacrifices.
In her own eyes and in the eyes of the members of the corps, Han Ji-woo was such a person.
“I don’t know what that power is… … .”
All kinds of emotions swirled in Luna’s mind.
I also heard resentment as to why they had to deliver such a thing.
I also heard a belated regret that I should not have given those things even if it meant being excommunicated.
The regret of having to go out in the first place to seal the enemy and sacrifice instead came with it.
However, the necklace containing the power of the plague has already been passed on to him.
The fact that she had driven the person she cared about to death made Luna feel distraught.
But there was an unexpected twist here.
“Good job.”
“… … yes?”
“Good job.”
Keraphim smiled.
It was a fishy smile reminiscent of someone, a smile filled with the kind of joy you feel when you slap someone on the back of the head.
“Deliver his words to the person you serve.”
“yes… … ? what the hell is that… … ?”
While everyone was watching with a serious expression, Kerapim, who, unlike usual, showed emotion out of nowhere, was laughing.
It was a laugh that was so savory that it made you feel like you were going to die of a stomach ache, a smile that was fishy yet made the target of that ridicule feel unlucky.
“It’s crazy and I’m sleepy.”
“… … yes?”
“… … He asked me to tell him.”
Keraphim turned his head and looked at the people who were still in a daze, not grasping what was going on.
This time, the place where her gaze was directed was the wizards under King Arthur who were staring blankly at her.
“Prepare the transmission magic.”
Thus, the evacuation of the corps began.
“The boy will come back intact. do not worry.”
* * *
In the mist of final rites pouring in like a mighty torrent, I stood face to face with a naked monster emitting golden energy.
The ruler of disasters, or to put it more precisely, a parasite that clings to and manipulates the soul.
He has a thin smile on his face as if he thinks things went well as he had planned.
“What made you laugh and fall asleep because you liked it so much?”
“Brother.”
“Oh, man, I’ve never had a younger brother like you bastard.”
The guy looked pretty strong.
After accepting the last rites, it’s definitely going to be harder to squeeze and fuck him like before.
However, right now I have a necklace that I learned how to use from my friend Yonggary.
“Hey, let’s make one suggestion.”
“Tell me, brother.”
“I am so grateful that you defeated all the offending demons. By the way. Do you have any intention of living here forever playing the emperor in the corner of the room?”
I was a little afraid to wear this necklace.
Based on my experience of regressing a few times, no matter how much I thought about it, dying could never be a pleasant thing.
Besides, even if I could revive again, I couldn’t completely rule out the possibility that my resurrection would fail if I made a mistake.
I got a secret technique, but I can’t shake off my worries because I haven’t gotten used to it yet.
So, I also had a feeling that I wanted to get over it in a good way.
“If you’re willing to do that, I’m thinking of leaving.”
“Brother, where are you going now?”
“Where are you? I have to go home.”
The moment I finished my words, the noise of the Hive consciousness of a different wavelength was heard, as if the blond Yankee had ordered something.
Then, I felt the bugs of disaster creeping in around me, and although this is a number, they are the ones who ate the buffs properly, so their momentum is enough to slap the devil’s cheek.
“If you say you want to live quietly, then I will go home quietly too. Let’s stop bloodshed.”
“Brother, do you think you can win against my legion?”
Judging by the atmosphere, it seems that it is already too late for a quiet and peaceful compromise.
“Hey, what do you want to do?”
“I want the extermination of all living things with inefficient structures.”
“okay? What do you gain by doing such a troublesome thing?”
“My legion rules the world. Therefore, if the brother’s army also wants to avoid disaster, go under me… … .”
It’s been so long since I’ve seen the guy I thought was dead, so I forgot about it for a while.
As of now, nothing has changed.
That bastard was originally a dirty talker.
“Then it sounds like we’re going to stick together… … .”
“Why? Why is there such a futile and ineffective resistance?”
“Well, maybe it is, maybe not.”
In fact, the necklace was ready to explode at any moment.
But there’s one reason why I hang on to the tail of that damned bastard with whom I can’t communicate.
‘Go quickly.’
While passing the time under the guise of a conversation with him, I was using Legion’s jellyfish to examine the situation outside the fog.
High in the sky, a huge wave of divine power was coming from Nemesis, the mother planet of the Legion.
He is preparing to use the transmission magic he used when he came here.
If you break the necklace here, those who came with you will also be swept away.
I had to buy them time to get them back safely.
“I can’t help it if my brother thinks so.”
“What can you do?”
“I will take your legion.”
“No, why are there so many bastards targeting my legion?”
That was the moment.
Flashes of light burst from the sky.
“All right.”
Finally, Nemesis’ transmission magic was activated.
And it was time for me to die.
“hey.”
“Say, brother. Have you changed your mind?”
There was only one word to throw at him.
“Fuck me.”
At the same time as I finished my words, bright divine light and golden psionic energy began to fluctuate around me.
The necklace, which resonated with the divine power and fluctuated, gave off an unusual energy.
“Brother, what are you going to do… … .”
Unfortunately, the ruler of calamities was unable to finish what he was about to say.
A flash of light that burst out from the necklace all at once swept through it like a storm.
In the midst of a gigantic explosion of divine power on a truly unbelievable scale, I laughed bitterly for a moment and spat out meaningless words to myself.
“Fuck. I’m not some kind of Tassadar… … .”
Anyway, now it’s time to go home.