175. a new era of war
Luna also received Doyoon’s growth buff.
No wonder. Even though she is a demon, she is a child who only follows Doyun.
She was born with the strongest lineage next to the current demon king. Luna grew at a tremendous speed thanks to the actual battles in the last war and the lineage and growth buffs.
At one time, he worried about the absence of his assassin teacher, but it was nothing. Luna, who had learned the basics through lessons with Elizabeth, learned all the subsequent processes through her instincts.
‘Is it really a death god?’
The blood of the god of death was so excellent that Doyoon, a hard worker, could not dare to measure it. When it came to the assassination part, I didn’t have to worry about her.
In addition, there is nothing to say about her other main focus, the loose ball type. Because the creator gave direct guidance every day.
‘He grew up really well.’
As a result, the current Luna has grown to the point where she can easily compete with Doyoon in martial arts.
Of course, if they are sincere with each other, she can’t beat Do-yoon. Even if the heart of the heart, which is now turned off, takes him to the realm of magic level 9 for a certain period of time, even if he does not turn on, Doyoon will not lose against her.
However, if it’s about Brudet, who is currently the strongest hero excluding the Lion King and the Holy King…
‘I don’t know the outcome.’
Suddenly, a feeling of satisfaction came up, and a slight smile spread across Doyoon’s mouth.
‘wait…’
If that happens, will the child who inherited my sword surpass Busker’s disciple?
‘…’
Doyoon felt the muscles in his face twitch, and his clearing of his throat kept coming up.
He scratched the handle of his sword with his fingertips.
Looking at him, Luna tilted her head inwardly. It was because I felt a sudden wave of emotions from my father.
Proud, tickled, delighted. It was a positive feeling, but for her it was just a sudden change.
Do-yoon put her hand back on her daughter’s head, who was looking up at me in wonder. Luna flinched again, but still quietly accepted the hand.
The two communicated their feelings for a while without any expression or words.
‘Unintentionally, I have a strong ally.’
Previously, Doyoon was wary of Luna.
When she confessed to killing Elisabeth, Doyoon had put her hand on the handle of her sword.
However, as time passed, the relationship between the two changed completely.
On the night she killed Elisabeth, Luna saw Do-yoon contemplating whether to kill her and held her in his arms. Unlike Do-yun, who was wary, he showed blind trust in him.
Not only that. Even with the blood of the commander, she helped Do-yoon against the demon king. Considering how blindly loyal the legionnaires were to the Demon King, there was no room for doubt for Luna who overcame it.
A bond made by blood. I don’t even know the origin of that birth, but it took a long time to confirm that unfamiliar sensation.
‘I know now.’
Luna was his family and colleague.
He continued to enjoy the feel of her hair, unaware of Luna’s slight flinch.
Following the girl I met in the royal capital earlier, I was able to enjoy the tingling emotions for the first time in a long time.
Doyoon, who had sufficiently soaked his frozen heart in the warmth, soon closed and opened his eyes. The heart was taken out and allowed to cool.
The eyes he closed and opened changed from his father’s to those of a warlord.
He put his hand back and considered Luna’s power.
‘You can use the sword.’
The Hyeonsword is the strongest technique that has even wounded the Demon King. However, being able to use it does not mean being the strongest.
Doyoon was unable to use the sword against Berd, Lancelot, and Satan. No matter how strong it is, it’s a skill that requires concentration to use, so in the end it’s enough to avoid it. In fact, didn’t Luna fall far behind against the two corps commanders?
However, it was clear that even with that speciality of a single blow, it was a great force.
‘If you look at it comprehensively, including the sword, it must have a very significant meaning.’
If Luna’s assassination technique can cover the casting delay, which is the weak point of the Hyeonsword, it might really have strategic value comparable to that of the Lion King…
‘…no. Wait a minute.’
Doyoon realized an important fact that he had forgotten for a while.
Luna is an assassin.
The evaluation up until now that he was on par with Brudet was based on the assumption of a head-to-head match. Then, how good is she as an assassin?
“…Luna. Try hiding.”
As soon as she finished speaking, Luna disappeared from sight.
Despite the fact that she was standing right in front of her, it is a perfect concealment that gives the illusion that no one ever existed in this place in the first place.
However, Doyoon’s 7 senses were able to fully feel her.
It just didn’t feel right. That’s why you can’t make an assassination attempt on a strict person.
‘I’ll have to find out in practice.’
She too will be on the battlefield often from now on.
Doyoon, who finished his thoughts, turned his gaze to the entrance of the training ground.
Soon after, Brudet opened the door and entered the training ground.
“You were training…”
Brudet stepped inside and stopped talking.
This is the training ground where Luna and Doyun’s sparring took place. The spirit still remaining in the air grazed his skin.
I heard that you entered the realm of the 9th level of swordsmanship, and that was true.
‘He changed even from prayer.’
It was thanks to the strengthened will and the realization of advanced swordsmanship.
Uncle wasn’t just simply raising his stats and regaining his former skills, he was also continuing to grow as himself.
The already completed, strongest man on the continent. Nevertheless, seeing his uncle move forward, Brudet was deeply impressed.
Swallowing a gurgling saliva, he took another step and bowed politely.
Doyoon nodded at the greeting and spoke to him at once.
“Expand the area.”
“Yes.”
Brudette was puzzled by her uncle’s sudden words, but immediately closed her eyes without questioning. Rather than asking questions, it was first to follow his uncle’s words.
He concentrated and increased the area of the busker-style.
Eventually, when the area covered even the spot where Doyoon was, Doyoon asked.
“What do you feel?”
Brudet sharpened his senses and scanned the inside of the realm to understand his uncle’s intentions.
But he never found out.
“…sorry.”
“It happened. It wasn’t a test, it was something to check, so I got help. Don’t worry.”
Brudet bent down and reclaimed the territory.
Doyoon nodded again, confirming that Luna was two steps behind him. Brudet couldn’t feel her even if he bristled at her territory.
There seemed to be no doubt that Luna was the strongest assassin in existence.
After the experiment, he put out another fire.
“Are you digesting your experience in the war well?”
“Yes. Thanks to your uncle’s teachings.”
Do-yoon had high expectations for Brudet.
Although born as a human, he is a talent chosen by Busker. I am over 100 years old, so I have enough experience.
In addition, since Doyoon directly guided him and opened up his growth correction and potential, it was expected that he would be able to challenge the realm of the sword within 30 years. What a wonderful thing.
Excluding the demon king and Luna, who inherit Enoch’s blood, he will be the third user of the sword after Hecleus and Enoch.
“Your father will really like it when he sees it.”
The praise of Enoch, who is the strongest man on the continent and has watched countless geniuses, has a heavy meaning. Brudette knew this too, and because of that, she felt a sense of emotion that made her eyes shake at the moment.
“…thank you.”
Looking at him with his head down, Doyoon nodded.
Then he brought up a rather heavy topic.
“The Union will go north.”
“Yes. I heard from the Lion King.”
“The first direction will be where Busker sleeps.”
“…!”
Brudet looked at him with quivering eyes.
“Would you like to join this march?”
“…”
Of course, Brudet, the adopted son of Busker, was the first place to go. However, Do-yoon asked about his intention.
It was because he remembered what Brudette had said the day he entered the Busker collection gallery.
[The wish of Cheongchuleoram (靑出於藍) that my father dreamed of in his lifetime. I will make it happen.]
[And the day I can open that lock with my own hands, just as my father wanted. At that time…]
[Grab the sword of this collection, push up the wire and climb. I’m going to visit my father’s tomb in the Devil’s Land by now.]
“What are you going to do?”
Brudet, who had kept her lips firmly shut, opened her mouth.
“I will not go.”
“…okay.”
Doyoon didn’t say anything more.
Go beyond the black busker. No matter how much he is his disciple, it is an empty dream. Originally, it would have been.
However, for unknown reasons, he surpassed the lifespan of a human and has not aged even after 100 years. In addition, growth was accelerated due to various factors such as Doyoon and buffs.
It is no longer an empty dream. Do-yoon knew this, so he didn’t recommend it further.
They respected his will to surpass his father and fulfill his father’s dream.
“I’ll go first and see his face.”
“Yes. My father’s grave, please take care of me.”
Doyoon scratched the handle of his sword, thinking of an upcoming meeting with an old friend.
‘Brigade commander Goul’s mansion. It was built solidly and was coated with various magics, so it probably wasn’t damaged that much.’
okay. Let’s tidy up his appearance before reuniting him with his son. It’s the first father-son reunion in 100 years, shouldn’t it be decorated a little more elegantly?
Weed the grass and set up the tombstones formally. Tidy up the surroundings too.
Doyoon felt his heart swell with anticipation after a long time.
‘Come to think of it…’
The new horizon of the sword, which was seen in the previous Demon Lord War.
Doyun leveled up to level 9 swordsmanship just by taking a peek at that piece.
But that’s it. Do-yoon felt that the distant realm was not allowed to him yet.
Enoch, unlike Busker and Hecleus, he is dull. It was only through overwhelming efforts and 18 bloody real battles that he was killed.
‘Alone… I think it’s impossible.’
But at the same time, I had a strong intuition that this was the key to defeating the demon lord.
If only I had a friend to research this with.
‘If he was alive…’
Hecleos and Busker had the most talent Doyun had ever seen.
And Hekleos honed the realization of the sword that Enoch had given him, and eventually realized his own sword.
Then Busker. If he was still alive, he would have reached the level of a sword.
‘I would have loved it.’
He was the one who always cried out for the path of the sword. How much he would have liked it if he had awakened the sword. It was because he was sincere about the sword and his disciples despite his always dry emotions and face like a skull.
Imagining what a guy I’d never see would like, a bitter taste in my mouth.
Clearly, it is a state that Doyoon has yet to fully step into. It could have been of great help on the journey to there.
‘…’
Doyoon missed his friend today.
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aa…
The place that becomes the center of evil in the whole world, the Battle of the Demon King.
The dark demonic energy that filled that dark and ominous place vibrated uneasy.
A large, black throne placed in the middle of the Demon King’s Hall.
A little girl sat on a throne full of ominous patterns.