60. Test of Separation (3)
The illusion I saw while absorbing the last piece of Garum’s soul.
The landscape of Hell was as shitty as it was then.
Gray sky and dark red earth.
And twisted ghosts all over the place.
“Is this the original place?”
-No way.
Surtur shook his head at Kariel’s words.
The original hell was a very stable place when Hel was there.
Even after her death, it was managed somehow by the goddess who managed on behalf of Hel.
Originally, hell was a place for souls who did not immediately join the great flow to find rest until they disappeared on their own.
But now, the whole of Hell has become like Nastrond, where those who have committed great sins in life are punished until they are cleansed of their evil karma.
– The soul fragments of the ancient gods are turning the dead into evil spirits to find the power of life.
Gods who absorb the power emitted by evil spirits and try to build up their ranks, even with negative power.
And fragments of other gods were about to wake up by that negative wave.
At this point, I had no choice but to know the Demon King’s intentions.
-The Demon King is probably… … Do you think we are opening the age of the gods again?
“… … It is the age of God.”
Kariel made a face that he didn’t understand.
It is said that demons serve demons, but that is an acknowledgment from pure strength.
Basically, demons pursue strength and have the nature to become stronger and defeat stronger ones.
– It’s not that I don’t understand. It’s dangerous to face a stronger person, but if you can break it, you’ll be able to break through the blocked wall.
The status of the demon king has already become an existence comparable to the great legend Sigurd.
But I just wander without being able to go to the next step.
In such a situation, if there is an imperfect but god in front of you, you can envision the next step.
Even if you can’t defeat God, you can dream of the next step just by his existence, and if you advance toward that dream again, you may one day cross the realm of God.
“Are you hoping for the second coming of the Age of Myth?”
If the mythical age in the past was the age of gods and giants, now humans and demons are trying to create an age where they rise to the ranks of the gods and rule the world.
The imperfect gods of Hell will be nothing more than sacrifices used to usher in the Age of Myth.
In a way, it will be a perfect world for demons who seek endless strength. All the intentions of the Demon King were clearly understood, but the problem was Kariel.
“… … Will you be able to survive?”
Surt, who was floating next to Kariel’s question, looked at Hell without saying a word.
To be honest, there was a high possibility that it would be difficult with Kariel’s current skills.
Fortunately, there is the power of fire, which is superior to the energy of hell, but it was difficult to withstand the current hell.
– Human!
– A living human being!
When they see a human with vitality, the anglers rush to them like a flock of dogs.
Seeing them like that, Surt spoke quickly.
– Save your energy as much as possible. And think.
“… … What?”
Kariel tilted her head at Surt’s words and asked.
-Think about Gareum’s intention.
Clearly, when Kariel was sent for the first time, Gareum’s appearance was full of playfulness.
– Gareum doesn’t like the current hell either.
Garm, the loyal dog of Hel and the gatekeeper of Hell.
Would he really like the present hell?
Thinking this far, I felt that Kariel’s complicated head was being sorted out a little.
“okay. If it’s an ordeal, I won’t let you die unconditionally.”
The first emperor must have also undergone the ordeal of Garum.
The problem is that he is not a talent hunter like the first emperor.
It was a time when he was making a complicated expression in a situation where he did not know how long he would have to endure.
[Trial of Gareum: ??? Destroy the trail.]
Looking at the translucent window that suddenly appeared, Kariel tilted her head.
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Just then, Surtur manifested his power towards the specters who had approached right in front of him. At the same time, Skoll and Agni also participated in the battle by throwing fireballs.
Even while the fight with the specters began in earnest, Kariel, who was worried, burned and purified the demons one by one.
[??? The trace is weakened.]
[??? The trace is weakened.]
[??? The trace is weakened.]
…a translucent spear that appears after killing an evil spirit.
As it was purified at the same time, gray dust fell from the ordinary specter. The peculiar thing was that they all flew up and headed somewhere.
“I’m guessing it’s over there?”
-okay.
Surtur shook his head at Kariel’s question.
The reason Gareum sent herself to Hell.
Thinking that it would be there, the two of them passed through the swarm of evil spirits, expressing their power in earnest.
Through the path dug by the gigantic Surt, Kariel ran towards the place where the gray dust gathered while being protected by Skoll and Agni.
When the sea of fire was created with the difference of superiority in superiority, the temporary swarm of evil spirits was purified in real time, creating a road of fire, and the unclean energy originally caused by the evil spirits completely disappeared.
And only then does the existence appear.
gurgle!
“… … Is it that?”
A gigantic being that appears shaking the earth of hell with Kariel’s murmur.
One of the once great giants and warriors appeared shaking the axis.
The nameless giant warrior, who now has no record of it, roared after regaining some of the power of his lifetime.
-… … Are you a giant warrior?
Surt looked at the unknown giant warrior with a sad expression on his face.
A pitiful giant who collects the unclean energy of evil spirits in order to regain his name.
The poor giant, who should have completely disappeared with the passage of time in rest, now has no will left but to regain his own name.
Surtur was also a giant at one time, so he felt sorry for the poor giant who was forcibly resurrected.
It could be a giant who fought against him in his lifetime.
He may have been involved in his death.
But that’s all in the past. Even death was interrupted, and it was not resurrected in this way.
-Help that guy find rest again.
At Surtur’s request, Kariel looked at the giant in silence.
A giant who has become a monster itself, mixed with all sorts of unclean things to the point where it is not known whether he can purify it with his own power.
Kariel raised the firearm with all his might towards such a person.
Surtur, who received the answer by raising his strength without words, rushed towards the giant with the two summoning bodies.
Seeing that, Kariel built a wall of fire to keep other demons from coming.
– aaa!
A giant howling at Kariel’s burning body.
The body of the giant, which became gray powder and fluttered in real time, restored the damaged body like a black liquid without rest.
And that place was once again crushed by Surt’s fist and burned by Kariel’s flames.
A giant who rushes towards Surt and the two summoned objects even in endless pain.
“Ugh… … Ugh… … .”
Kariel was breaking out in a cold sweat, but she couldn’t stop.
It was because his situation was better than that of the giant who was suffering endlessly.
how long did you fight
Surely, time had passed where it wouldn’t be strange if he collapsed from exhaustion, but Kariel was still standing.
Along with the strange phenomenon of not being able to fall asleep and not being hungry, he squeezed all his strength and purified the giant who had become a black liquid monster.
Kariel, who had created a huge storm of flames and purified the entire body of the fallen giant, looked ahead with a tired expression.
Pasasak!
When an object that may have been a trace of a giant disappeared in ashes, a part of Hell began to return to its original shape in an instant.
At that moment, a translucent window appeared.
[You have passed part of the Ordeal of Gareum.]
[Destroy the traces of ????.]
[Destroy the traces of ?????.]
..It was only after completely purifying the nameless giant that he could clearly know what Garreum’s ordeal was like.
To deal with the main culprits who caused chaos in hell and restore stability.
The problem is that an unknown giant has been purified with so much effort, but what do those who are revered as gods do?
– Gareum won’t even want that.
Surtur looked at the arrows as he said that.
Arrows made of gray powder.
In the direction the arrows were heading, I could see demons clustered like unknown giants.
-I wouldn’t expect you to face God.
Surt said confidently.
The energy felt from the volcano rising up through the gray sky in the distance.
It felt a power different from that of an unknown giant.
On the other hand, the arrows pointing at Gareum’s ordeal are remnants of the past that are extremely weak.
-Are you really qualified to stop hell… … I guess I want to check that out.
Don’t expect mere humans to calm the chaos of hell.
It’s just to test whether Kariel can block the power of Hell that has escaped into the world, and whether he can trust Kariel and walk.
He wanted to directly confirm the minimum strength and will to stop Hell.
“Then I have to show you.”
The world will perish if we don’t get the recognition of the karma anyway.
If that’s the case, you’ll have to persevere like crazy.
“after… … I’m really going to take a break once this is over.”
While muttering like that, Kariel moved his steps towards what seemed to be the nearest place.
As if she had waited, Kariel advanced while creating waves of fire towards the flocking demons.
Surt, who was watching him from behind, smiled.
In fact, Kariel hasn’t felt it yet, but as she entered Hell, Kariel’s power got stronger.
At the same time, he and the two summons quickly became stronger.
-Did you stay here?
As soon as he came to hell, he felt that part of his power that had destroyed the world in the past was still there.
Despite the great distance, the size of the soul was growing just by being in hell.
And it was the same for Skoll.
Skoll, who had been worn to the limit, was also quickly regaining his spirituality, perhaps under the influence of the soul fragments left in Hell.
Agni was also getting stronger under the influence of the traces of the Great Fire.
– After the ordeal is over, it will be quite usable.
If all of the summoned objects, including herself, become stronger, and Kariel himself grows even further, the minimum conditions that Surt will accept will be satisfied.
If so, Gareum would have no choice but to admit it.
“What are you doing blankly!”
Surtur, who was smiling at Kariel’s call, moved his huge body.
Surt blocked the attack threatening Kariel by tearing out all the roots of the giant ghost tree to which the evil spirits clung.
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Just like when dealing with an unknown giant, after pouring out all his strength, he purified another remnant of the past and headed straight to the next area.
As I followed the arrows to purify them one by one, before I knew it, parts of Hell began to return to the clean landscape of the past.
Then, a rumor circulated within Hell.
“A ‘purifier’ has appeared in a corner of hell!”
When all areas of hell were in chaos, and the existence of the purifier who found stability in the past was playing an active part in hell little by little, the continent, on the contrary, gradually fell into chaos.
This is because the large army of Roman and Sandria has finally almost completed a huge temple to enshrine their goddess.
But Ignit couldn’t help it.
It was because the demons who had fled to the northern snowfields were finally ready to bring the demon king back.