Episode 287
Shortly after becoming a trainee, Dorian had been arguing about rumors and events floating around the continent.
He is a very talkative guy, so he heard various gossips with one ear and brought out an interesting story when he blew it out the other.
A new monster from Eden. It was a story about a monster wearing the helmet of a Death Knight whose eyes were burning with golden flames and annihilated one of the Knights of Owen Kingdom alone.
It’s a possible story for a ghost of Eden, so when he nodded, he told me one more surprising piece of news. That the name of the knights is the Blue Horse Knights.
The Blue Horse Knights are one of the long-established knights of the Owen Kingdom, and the commander of the knights was the Marquis of Paron, who ascended the rank of the Grand Master.
The King of Owen Kingdom drew his sword and found a ghost wearing the Death Knight’s helmet, but it disappeared and did not appear again.
People alone slashed the Marquis of Paron and gave the monster who wore the helmet of the Death Knight, who wiped out the Blue Horse Knights, the nickname of Death Sword with fear and fear.
Raon narrowed his eyes as he looked at the swordsman who blocked the Requiem Sword while wearing the Death Knight’s helmet.
‘Is this guy the ultimate sword?’
The eyes in the helmet burned bright golden flames, the armor was pure white bones, and he was tall with a slender body. It was an appearance that perfectly matched the rumors he had heard from Dorian.
‘There… .’
At first, I didn’t even know it existed, but when it shows up, it exudes a terrifying speculation and morale to the point where it’s creepy. This man was also a super expert who reached the Grand Master.
Fit geek!
Raon applied a little more power to the Requiem Sword blocked by the Long Sword and looked into the Sword’s eyes.
Even though he was aiming his sword, there was no emotion in his eyes. Anger, doubt, embarrassment, joy, no emotion, it was as empty as firewood burned to ashes.
“Since when have you been here?”
“… … .”
Even if you ask a question, you don’t get an answer. He just stared at him with his indifferent eyes.
“Are you a Swordsman?”
“… … .”
This time there was no answer. It was unreasonable to break the Requiem Sword, so I bit the Requiem Sword.
surreung.
As if he had been waiting for the sword of death, he put the long sword in its sheath.
‘Since when has this guy been here?’
– He was there before you woke up.
‘You look like a watcher.’
Raon let out a soft breath. When I asked him why he didn’t bring weapons and artifacts, Merlin seemed to have attached a death sword as a watch.
‘Well, okay.’
Raon smiled and put on his uniform. After all, the purpose of Eden is to put on a helmet. I won’t kill you until then, so I decided to go out boldly.
Even though he was wearing all his clothes and wearing a sword, the sword did not move, he just looked at his own face.
-Is that guy like that girl too?
‘The woman?’
– Do you have a stupid face?
‘ah… .’
The person Lars is talking about is Encia. He seemed to think that Encia, who shouted “Jonjal,” was the same as the Sword of Destiny, which only looked at her face blankly.
‘That’s just surveillance.’
– Hmm, something a little different… .
Lars said that something wasn’t right, and his mouth was dry.
‘Is that possible?’
The door opened when Raon was wearing the Requiem Sword around his waist, and Merlin entered.
“Now wake up… Why are you here?”
Merlin’s sweet voice faded coldly the moment he saw the Sword of Death.
“… … .”
The Soul Sword did not respond to Merlin’s words, but only looked at Raon.
“is it.”
Merlin snorted and tapped the Sword’s shoulder.
“get out. This is not your place.”
“… … .”
The Soul Sword nodded very slowly and went out.
“I brought new clothes, did you wear those dirty things again?”
Merlin held out the clothes he was holding in his hand. It was a warm voice, as if a person had changed from when he was dealing with the death sword.
“Is that man a samurai sword?”
“right. I know it well.”
“You put it on guard, so why are you mad?”
Raon lowered his eyebrows slightly as he looked at Merlin whose mood had changed to the point where goosebumps rose.
“I never put it as a watch.”
Merlin shook his head resolutely.
“That guy usually roams around here and there as he pleases. don’t mind.”
She laughed under the mask, saying that she was a meaningless existence.
“You didn’t even put a watch on it? What are you going to do if I run over there?”
Raon pointed to the square window attached to the wall. The windows that let in the sunlight were quite large, so we could easily get out.
“Run away… .”
Merlin nodded softly.
“You can do whatever you want.”
She pointed to the window as if to do what she really wanted.
‘There’s something.’
Otherwise, there would be no way to relax.
“How was the gang?”
“I didn’t touch you as promised.”
Merlin smiled as if he didn’t care and put the black clothes he had brought with him down on the bedside.
‘Well… .’
It didn’t sound like a lie, but thinking about the 10 Apostles, I couldn’t help but worry. Because I don’t know what the angry bastard will do.
Raon clenched his fists, hoping that they are safe.
“Let’s change clothes first. There was blood on the clothes.”
“I do not need.”
“okay? then.”
Merlin snapped his finger, and the blood that had filled his uniform vanished in an instant. Even the torn areas were filled in neatly as if they were sewn.
“Follow me. I’ll show you why I don’t need to watch you.”
Merlin opened the door and walked out, speaking like an old friend or child.
‘I’ll follow you.’
Being caught is unavoidable. If so, I had to check what kind of place this place is now and how it is.
Raon took a deep breath and followed Merlin. As soon as you walk through the door, the scenery changes.
The log cabin, which gave a warm feeling, disappeared and a cold black hallway appeared.
“Here… .”
“It’s a newly opened branch of Eden. Although it is a branch, the scale is as large as that of the head office. I might get lost, so would you like to hold my hand?”
Merlin smiled and held out his hand.
“… … .”
Raon ignored her hand and stood a little behind.
“Actually, being obedient is not attractive.”
Merlin snapped his fingers and stepped forward.
Whoa!
Various kinds of doors appear and disappear from the wall that looks hard and cold, and Eden ghosts wearing various helmets and masks pass by.
They bowed their heads not only to Merlin, but also to Raon.
“Why are they greeting me?”
“Because there is a class here too. you are my direct Seven stars from the start.”
Merlin let out an exhilarating laugh and headed towards the end of the hallway. As I followed her outside, darkness appeared.
‘moon?’
Unlike the view from the log cabin, the sky was dark and the bright yellow moon was shining.
‘Is it a barrier?’
It seemed to be a space where time was warped. I looked down and looked at the other buildings.
It is similar to the northern buildings designed to withstand the cold, but in a more archaic style. Looking at the thin walls and ceiling, it seemed more south than Sieghard.
Behind the buildings is a barren land. It looked like a city in the distance, but it was too far away to see exactly.
“Where are you?”
“Look back.”
Raon followed Merlin’s gesture and turned around. A huge city caught my eye behind the temple-like building that came out a while ago.
It is also quite far away, but it is a city that cannot be known. It was Cameloon, the trading city I stopped at before going to Habun Castle.
“Maybe here… .”
“okay. Just below Cameloon.”
Merlin nodded and said exactly what he had thought.
“crazy… .”
Cameloon is a neutral city in the realm of Sieghard, Owen and Balkarset. It was unbelievable that they had set up a branch so close by ignoring three of them.
“Because all three of them are there. They check each other out, so it’s easier to move.”
Merlin murmured that it was easy to install because they competed with each other.
“Would it be easier for me to run away from here?”
I don’t know about Sieghard, but it’s not far from here to Owen. If given the opportunity, I could have escaped enough.
“It won’t be that easy.”
Merlin snapped his fingers. The mana that grew from his white fingers floated into the air, and a magnificent light was scattered.
oh oh oh!
A silver line spreads over the night sky, revealing a huge magic circle surrounding this space. Geometric patterns of the sun, moon, and stars were scattered throughout the branch.
“This… .”
Raon swallowed dry saliva. Even though the Ring of Fire is being operated with full power from the beginning, the tomb of the barrier cannot be seen properly.
Magic, black magic, martial arts, magic, speculation, even the unknown energy. A flow that was almost impossible to interpret itself swayed throughout the barrier.
‘It’s not just the energy you have that is diverse.’
The aura that resided in the barrier changed its flow randomly without any rules.
The scene of the sun turning into the moon seen from the log cabin before less than 5 minutes has passed is so chaotic that it feels natural. I could see why Merlin said there was no need for surveillance.
“What do you think. Can you break that barrier and escape?”
Merlin made eye contact and smiled faintly. It was a smile that gave me confidence that I could never leave.
“… … .”
Raon didn’t answer. To be honest, it was unreasonable to interpret that truth right now.
“There… .”
Merlin gestured to the right. The Soul Sword, who had been facing each other in the room a while ago, was watching over here.
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Next to him, there was a man wearing a horned snake helmet, and although he was not a Grand Master, he had the energy of at least an intermediate level Master.
“If you try to run away, they won’t stand still.”
They’re not the only ones.
In addition to those two monsters, I could only feel the energy of a master-class strongman. It was impossible to escape by force.
“I can’t get out of here now.”
“I give up faster than I thought. Well, in its own way… .”
“What are you doing wrong?”
Raon smiled coldly as he looked into Merlin’s eyes filled with joy.
“I had no intention of escaping.”
Because I’m going to eat up all your powers here.
This is also gimmick. Here, after absorbing all of Eden, he will escape.
“Ahh… .”
Merlin let out another exhilarating breath. He reached out a white hand and wiped his chin.
“You want to be with me? okay. i will always be with you Always.”
“Don’t be silly.”
Raon frowned and shook Merlin’s hand.
“Tell me the gist. What is the mask you put on me?”
“Hang in there.”
Merlin looked down at the mask. She raised her red lips, pointing to the man with the sword and snake helmet.
“Because I prepared a treasure that is different from those of them.”
* * *
Flasks of cold that you can recognize just by hearing their names are lined up on a round table.
There was a square box in the center, an archaic form of angel wings and devil horns.
Merlin hummed and put the elixir in the box one after another, emitting brilliant vitality. After putting in the last elixir, I picked up the glass bottle at the end of the table.
tooth profit.
The lid of the glass bottle was opened, and the faint liquid from inside was sprayed on the elixir.
As soon as the liquid came into contact with the elixir, a peaceful energy that could be felt was stinky.
Merlin closed the box while enjoying the turbid scent that kills even the life of the elixir.
Woo woo woo woo!
The elixir and liquid were mixed, and the sound of a small storm was heard from within the square box.
“Fufu.”
Merlin let out a deep smile as she looked at the box in which the elixir was mixed.
‘Raon Sieghard.’
He’s also a cute kid
Even though Raon was trapped in a bog from which he could not escape, he did not panic, nor did he rush to escape. He was preparing for the future, thinking about what to get here.
I knew that he was a child with superior mental power beyond his original force, but he didn’t know that he would show that kind of leeway even though he was kidnapped.
‘It was worth using Yeongam Jade.’
There was a backlash from Masters and others as to why they used Yeongam Jade, but even after being kidnapped, the moment she saw Raon’s calm bowl, she had no regrets about her choice. As expected, it was the best decision.
Merlin lifted a finger as he watched the box slowly stop spinning.
‘Of course, that’s not necessarily a good thing.’
Raon is both a low-level master and a high-level master. No, his mental strength is stronger than the superlative.
The soul in the completed helmet would be able to break even such mental power, but I prepared this elixir for fear of anxiety.
‘Hanokdan.’
Basically, the combination of excellent elixir of cold will greatly increase the level of the body and aura of the user, but the truth is that it was an immortality that permeated at the end.
Immortality is the crystallization of magic that destroys the control of the soul. The energy between them will suck the energy of the Hanokdan and exert even more vicious power, so no matter how strong Raon’s mental power was, he had no choice but to collapse.
tee profit!
The sound of the storm in the box stopped, and the lid opened by itself. Under the gray seaweed was placed a smooth, round pill.
“Laon.”
Merlin smiled contentedly, feeling the energy of immortality that permeated the depths of the potion.
“It’s time to become a more lovable child.”
* * *
Raon looked around the whole branch and returned to his room.
‘Is it night here again?’
Strangely, this room flows in the opposite direction to the outside time. When it’s night outside, it’s daytime, and when it’s daytime outside, it’s nighttime.
‘It’s not even a place to laugh.’
Perhaps because Merlin had spoken firmly, there was no one in Eden to block his steps. Neither the Soul Sword nor the snake-headed uninhabited person paid much attention to it, just watching.
It seemed as if he could do anything as long as he did not escape.
– The king really likes this place.
Lars savored the cookies placed in the center of the table.
– Rice and snacks are delicious. It is almost equivalent to the annex.
‘… … .’
This demon king is a guy who wags his tail wherever he goes if he gives him a lot of rice. The image that had been good enough fell to the floor as it was.
‘Who the hell are you angry? .’
As I was about to ask something I had been curious about, the door opened and Merlin entered. Naturally, she sat down on the bed and shrugged her shoulders.
“What do you think? Is it worth it?”
“Except for boredom.”
Raon looked at Merlin with calm eyes. It wasn’t that I didn’t want to show my weakness, I just showed my honest heart.
“don’t worry. I will be able to leave in a little while.”
“Isn’t it after you put on the helmet you mentioned?”
“of course.”
Merlin nodded slowly and moved closer to the side. He exuded a sweet smell of flesh and held out a small collar.
“This… .”
“It’s an elixir.”
She opened the collar. It contained a blue elixir that exudes clean energy.
“Well… .”
Raon frowned while looking at the inside, not the outside, of the elixir.
‘You mixed something.’
It looked like an elixir of cold from the outside, but something mysteriously permeated inside.
‘It will affect the mind.’
The 10 apostles said that the soul that resides in the helmet crushes the soul of a human being and takes control of the body. If you think about it, it was clear that this elixir would have a bad effect on his mind.
“What if I refuse?”
“I also like to feed. Would you like me to give it to you?”
Merlin lifted the mask slightly and ran a finger across his lips.
“I do not need.”
It means that if you don’t eat it yourself, you will force yourself to eat it. Rejection was impossible from the beginning in a place where the two Grand Masters and the Masters swarmed.
“after.”
Raon exhaled briefly, then poured the elixir into his mouth.
‘I have no choice but to believe in the Ring of Fire.’
Believing in the seven rings that have erased the curse of the cold that even the saints could not heal, he chewed the elixir.
Merlin’s elixir turned into a liquid the moment it was pierced and passed through the throat on its own.
Woo woo woo woo!
The ring of fire rotates violently, controlling the flow of the elixir.
A sympathetic energy arose between the high-purity cold air of high-grade elixir such as Yeonghancho, Derum’s inner end, hyeolbaekhwa, and Ojihyupmok.
Chee hee!
The secret energy that was hard to feel without the use of the ring of fire was directed towards the head, unlike the cold. not the brain top battle. I dug into the space where the soul resided.
‘Are you also aiming for the mind?’
As expected. It was obvious that he was trying to destroy his mental power before putting on the helmet. Saihan energy sharply sharpened itself and struck the barrier of the upper-level battle that protects the soul.
Wow!
Raon felt the pounding and frowned slightly.
‘what… .’
Why are you so weak?