Episode 196 – Escape
I’ve finished what I had to do, so I came right away to get the blood sword.
An ancient temple said to have blood vessels.
Although there were traps spread everywhere, they were meaningless to me right now.
A level where you will not receive any damage even if you do not avoid it.
‘But if I get hit, I feel bad for no reason….’
I went ahead and avoided the trap called a trap.
Perhaps because of my heightened senses, I was able to tell what a trap was even before it was activated.
‘It’s empty under my feet. ‘That’s just a button, right?’
Even if you want to suffer, it is rather difficult to suffer.
In this way, he was able to easily reach the front of the blood path.
‘This… ‘Hyeoldo.’
As the name suggests, it was a sword with a strong smell of blood.
Appearance looks like black and red colors are intertwined. An elongated sword without a tip.
It was just stuck on the floor. Without a scabbard.
‘Well, I don’t really need a sheath.’
Although it is not comparable to Durandal or Astra, the acupuncture sword is also an item that is considered close to divine.
Because it is a sword that Jinjo used.
To us, it would feel like the sword used by Dangun or the Excalibur carried by King Arthur.
Of course, the difference is that it is not just a great name, but a true miracle that contains the power of its former owner.
I wonder if the time has come.
Although I knew that I had met the conditions for obtaining a blood map, I was worried about what might happen.
‘It’s definitely not impossible, right?’
I’m really just wasting time.
I swallowed my saliva and approached the blood vessel.
To obtain a blood sword, you must go through a total of three trials.
The first step is to get right in front of the acupoint, and the second step is to grasp the handle.
And finally, the third step is to pull out the blood clot stuck in the floor.
If you ask why this simple process is such an ordeal….
‘Because the natural process is not easy.’
Was King Arthur’s Excalibur easily pulled from the rock?
Absolutely not.
If you do not have the minimum qualifications, you will not be able to approach due to the intangible energy, and if you force yourself to approach and grab the handle, your hand will burst.
Even if you assume that you can withstand even that with overwhelming defense and regenerative power, it is impossible to pull it off unless you are the master of the blood sword.
Even if the blood sword is pulled out, there is no way that it can withstand such resistance and swing it around.
The reason why the power of the blood sword is overwhelming is because the conditions are maintained even after it is selected.
The ordeal is not only activated by the owner who is perfect, but when the owner holds and swings the blood sword, it can be seen as wielding the intangible energy that prevented it from approaching and the power that used to explode the hand just by holding it.
Not only will it do so, but the power of the owner of the blood sword will also increase, so its power will soar exponentially.
It’s not called a miracle for nothing.
‘I can do it…. ‘There will be, right?’
Take one more step. It felt like the wind was blowing strong and pushing me away.
“Uh. “I think this is premature.”
It’s not because I don’t think I can get closer.
The problem is that you can just feel this intangible energy.
This is no different from a warning from the blood sword to return gracefully since you are not qualified to draw the sword.
As I said before, the true master of the blood sword does not feel this type of ordeal at all. To me, it is just an ordinary sword with good performance.
‘Do we really have to go back as is and not be selected?’
No. Still, I have to go to the end.
One step closer. Now the blood vessel is right in front of you.
It felt like the wind, a little stronger than before, was trying to push me away.
‘If my hand explodes, it will regenerate.’
Let’s give it a try.
With that in mind, I reached out my hand and firmly grasped the handle of the blood sword.
“…… !”
At the same time, my hand twitched violently.
Wiggle! Do.
“… ….”
That was the end.
It felt like the muscles in my hand were constantly twitching and causing a rejection reaction, but that was all.
“You passed the ordeal!”
I was happy. I passed the test even though it wasn’t a weapon I would use.
“Go right back to Kania….”
Wow.
“…… ?”
I had forgotten about the third ordeal.
People who do not meet the conditions in the first place will never be selected, even if they have passed the previous two trials.
“… ….”
Really? Do you really have to give up and go like this?
It was unfair.
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First of all, the feeling of my hand twitching wasn’t very good, so I let go and took a few steps back.
How should I take this?
I must take it even if it is unfair.
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About two hours passed like that. I didn’t have a watch, but it seemed like about that much time had passed.
“… Good. “I decided.”
Raise your body. To put into practice the decision I just made.
Saaa——.
Durandal is summoned along with a halo of light.
A purple sword was printed immediately.
“I take it by force.”
First, approach the front of the blood sword.
Cook.
I poke at the floor.
Durandal, which is dark in color, does not stick into the bottom even though it has to be cut like tofu.
The magical power of the blood path is spreading across the ground.
‘It seems like you can break it if you force it….’
But that cannot be the case.
This is, so to speak, the same state as when a tree called Hyeoldo has its roots rooted to the ground so that it cannot be easily uprooted.
If you do not pull it out through a regular method, even if you pull it out, its power will be halved.
Take a step back and look at the floor again.
Cook.
It doesn’t go in either. Take another step back. Cook.
Cook.
Cook.
Cook….
Repeat that 53 times.
Phew!
Durandal finally broke through the floor!
They retreated to a place where they were not affected by the acupuncture points and dug out the floor.
“…… !”
Now, dig up the surrounding area based on this.
Since there was no need to control his strength, he happily swung Durandal towards a place that was not affected by the blood flow.
Quaaang! Thud! Googoo googung!
Another 30 minutes.
The result of digging the ground by selecting only the parts that cannot be reached by the blood sword’s magic.
It looked like a blood clot was stuck on a rock that was about three times larger than my dorm room.
The magic power of the blood sword must be spread all over that stone.
It was a sight that others would be horrified by, but I smiled when I saw it.
‘I can just take it to Kania like this.’
I wouldn’t say it felt weightless at all, but it wasn’t a weight that felt heavy to me right now.
‘Anyway, I was just going to leave without telling the vampire family.’
Is that why I made a fuss? The vampires, including the elders from the council I had seen last time, came rushing towards me.
“Hey, look! “What are you doing now?”
“Yes? “Are you taking the blood clot as promised?”
“That’s the story of when I passed the ordeal! “You haven’t picked it yet?”
Are those people’s eyes sprained? How did I not pick this?
I chewed them inwardly, grabbed the blood sword, and lifted it upside down.
A rock the size of a house was lifted and blocked the sky, but it didn’t matter.
… It seemed a little hard to believe that he had definitely been selected. I drew the lottery, but it was a bit different.
“… “Isn’t the scabbard really pretty?”
Then the old man in the council of elders shouted urgently.
“Well, put that down quickly! Right now!”
“Yes? Why? “I promised to take it, right?”
“Didn’t I just say that it was a story about when I passed the test and was selected!”
“… ….”
How much have I done for you and you are interfering with this?
He raised the hand that was not holding the acupuncture sword, extended it towards the elderly member of the elders, and pointed it with a point.
Originally, I was taught that pointing a finger was bad behavior and should not be done.
But isn’t it true that life is basically a disaster, and that people only know their mistakes when they are told to the contrary?
“So.”
I turned my pointing hand over and clenched my fist.
The vampire residents swallowed their saliva when they saw the fist writhing with tendons.
“Are you dissatisfied?”
“… Oh, of course! That’s our….”
Wow. Is this not working?
If you look at web novels, they usually give you everything if you do this.
‘I can’t help it. ‘Go to Plan B!’
Yonginhwa!
Quaaa!
To be exact, it is partial acceptance. All it did was grow a little bigger and develop wings.
As magical energy is injected, the wings become even larger and flutter brilliantly.
The vampires looked at that sight in fascination.
hehehehe. These wings are a bit ticklish, though.
‘But it probably isn’t the time to just stare at it like that.’
I plan to run away from now on. Take this.
Pulp-luck!
With a single flap of the wings, the body soars upward in an instant.
“Me! Catch that guy~~~~!”
I thought I could hear the old man in the council of elders shouting something from below, but I couldn’t hear him because he moved away in an instant.
After soaring into the sky, it flies in a straight line! It was shot away.
In the exact opposite direction of the academy.
‘This is all a plan again.’
If I jump straight towards the academy, I might be tracked and come to the academy, right?
So, I plan to go in the other direction on purpose and when I get to a place a little further away, I make a big turn and head to the academy.
“hahahaha!”
I finally got my hands on the blood sword!
With this, it is clear that Cania’s specs will increase tremendously and grow to a level that is not too inferior to me now.