Chapter 145 – Threat (2)
Xi’an’s personal gymnasium located in Lord’s Castle Lv.2.
Kwak Kwak—!
A huge explosion erupted throughout the gymnasium.
The air shuddered heavily and a thick mist of dust rose.
A haze of dust completely obscures vision.
Papak!
Xian threw himself through the dust fog without hesitation.
Flash.
Dark blue eyes flickered through the dust haze.
At the same time, black slashes cut through the fog and rushed in.
However, Xian swung his sword as if he already knew.
Kaang-!!
The sword he wielded pushed back the slash, and a gale blew around.
A mist of dust dispersed, and Sian and Kendrick crossed swords.
A feeling of terrible pressure, as if pressing down on a sword.
“Kuhh…!”
Xian gritted his teeth and bit them.
It felt like if I relaxed even a little, I would be crushed with the sword.
I thought I was growing up though.
This terrifying power was still overwhelming Xian.
In a power confrontation, there is no way to do anything.
Xian, who made a quick decision, took a big step back.
As if slashing through space following such a vision, jet-black swords rushed after them.
Sian swung his sword as if to shake off the chasing Kendrick.
Kaang-!! Kang!
Swords and swords intertwined, and thick sparks flew.
Boom! Wow!
With the clash of swords, thick demonic energy scattered in all directions.
The shock felt as if my arm would break at any moment.
Even if he tried to break away from the pursuit, he could not escape the pressure on him.
Saaa…!
In an instant, Xian’s body disappeared into darkness.
Kyle’s foot method that scatters the body into darkness, Demonic Spiritless Spirit.
Scattered darkness melted through the background, and Kendrick finally lost sight of the idea.
But that’s for a while.
Suaa…!
As Kendrick stretches his left hand out to the side, a bleak magi boils nonstop.
Quaaa!
The thick darkness burst out with an outstretched hand.
An ominous feeling rises as if it contained all the horrors of this world.
“sh*t···!”
Xian gritted his teeth and bit them.
That can’t be avoided.
then···.
aaa!
A darkness darker than jet black bloomed through Xian’s whole body.
source of demons.
It indiscriminately swallowed Kendrick’s darkness that had been encroaching on Xian.
darkness and darkness.
demons and demons.
And then, a single slash.
Demon Sura Sword (魔魂修羅劍).
Equation 1 (Equation 1).
Suracheonsal (修羅天殺).
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Kwajajak-!
The entire scenery of the gymnasium is divided into diagonal lines.
Like the marks of a gigantic beast, one huge scar was carved all over the arena.
however.
Saaa…!
couldn’t cut it off couldn’t cut
Dark waves of darkness were still rushing towards Xian.
Xian squeezed the sword and grabbed it.
I didn’t even expect to cut it.
The opponent in front of me is a thousand-year-old Death Knight.
He is a knight who has risen to the level of master.
Xi’an once again showed the spirit of the spiritless soul.
Xian’s body turned into darkness, and he rushed towards the waves of darkness that were attacking him.
Two darkness colliding.
Even though they were at a distance where each other’s swords could not reach, they swung their swords.
Kwaaang!
A terrible crash sounded and the darkness of Xi’an shuddered.
But that’s for a while.
wickedness···!
The darkness of Xian dissipated, and for an instant, Kendrick’s back was occupied.
-what···?
For an instant, Kendrick’s eyes gleamed with bewilderment.
Wedge love!
Squeezing through the gap of embarrassment, Xian’s sword rushes in.
Kwak-!
With the explosion, the thick demonic energy was scattered in all directions.
‘Did it reach…?’
I want to for a while.
Saaa—!
The scattered darkness came together again in Kendrick’s hand.
Magi exploding.
Kwaaang!
The condensed demonic energy exploded and all directions were consumed by darkness.
However, there is no feeling of touch at the fingertips.
In the faded darkness, as expected, Xi’an was nowhere to be seen.
-At some point…
Kendrick’s eyes gleamed with bewilderment once more.
That would be the level of cyan now visible.
Because this wasn’t the level of cyan that Kendrick knew.
The attacks continued as if they were cut off, and cut off as if they were continued.
The life-changing kaleidoscope dazzled Kendrick’s eyes and senses.
It felt different from Kendrick’s prowess.
Kendrick’s prowess comes from a variety of weapons.
It was a sword, it was a spear.
In addition, a fighting method that sometimes embodies a gigantic axe.
In other words, it was ever-changing based on unpredictability.
But a sword is a sword, a spear is a spear.
It was not easy to change for him.
So it became both an advantage and a huge weakness.
What weapon Kendrick will shape next.
If you can predict it, if you can derive it.
Kendrick’s attacks couldn’t be more varied.
It just plays on the opponent’s palm.
But Xi’an was different.
The weapon, the sword, has not changed.
However, it is impossible to predict the attack that will follow.
That movement that scatters the body into darkness.
It was not easy to predict when and where the attack would come from.
It is truly a true and ever-changing mixture of falsehood and truth.
Kururureung…!
And the absolute power behind him.
-It’s like…
In Kendrick’s mind, memories from long ago flash through.
In an instant, a great vibration was felt throughout the gymnasium.
Vicious demonic energy condensed and exploded, shaking the vision.
That’s dangerous.
Kendrick embodied the darkness again in the form of a sword.
And Kwadeuk! gripped tightly.
Quarreureung!
The scenery of the gymnasium is distorted.
Distortion spreads and distorts the surrounding space.
Flash through the distorted scenery!
A ray of ink light crosses the field of view.
Demon Sura Sword (魔魂修羅劍).
Equation 2 (Section 2).
Myolcheonsura (滅天修羅).
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“Cool…!”
In the midst of the falling silence, an excruciating groan could be heard.
Whoops, pouring blood.
Sian moved his body, forcibly swallowing the blood that rose up to his throat.
but.
pop.
I stopped at the jet-black sword pointed right in front of Xian.
“······ Sheesh.”
Xian put down the sword he was holding.
“Neither can.”
I feel very sorry.
At the same time, tyring! A notification popped up on the screen of the smartphone.
[Mahon Sura Sword Intermediate Progression Rate 45.16% (+8.5%)]
[Progress rate 48.7% (+6.5%)]
[Progress rate of Demonic Spirit 57.7514% (1.8%)]
“Whoa…!”
Xian, who checked his smartphone, let out a long breath.
Xian, who has been steadily training along with his work in the North last year.
Thanks to that, the Mahon Sura Sword Intermediate Course and the Mahon Mu Youngbo were already approaching the halfway point.
And the progress of the Mahon method.
The mahone recipe was already over half.
In the meantime, the progress of the Mahon method has risen really slowly.
Even if you practice all day long, it is a level that will rise by 0.1%.
It didn’t get really bad.
In fact, it was safe to say that the progress rate raised during the plague in the Holy Empire was everything.
But now I was able to get a progress rate of 1.8%.
Even in one sparring with Kendrick.
And the reason for this sudden increase in efficiency was simple.
“There is definitely a buff effect.”
Once planted in the territory, the World Tree, Instiz.
Due to the Instiz effect, Ruben’s mana concentration increased by 100%.
To put it simply, the amount of accumulated demonic energy doubled.
In addition, the synergy of effect 3 of ＜Elodie’s Quest＞, the perk of Arnaise, overlapped.
『Magical Amplification』
▶Increases the magical efficiency of the achievement holder by +10%.』
A deceptive buff effect that constantly increases magic efficiency by +10%.
The effect of the Instiz and the buff effect overlapped and showed tremendous synergy.
of course.
[Current Gold] – 19,030 G
Although the gold situation was devastatingly broken.
‘ha···.’
A deep sigh leaked out.
well, anyway.
Thanks to that, the stagnant horse horn manufacturing method progressed steadily.
So what about Xian…? I thought about it for a while.
Master Advanced Death Knight, Kendrick.
Of course, I didn’t think I would win.
Still, I thought I could deal with it to some extent.
But the opponent is sick.
What happened was that I couldn’t even brush a single piece of armor.
All I did was panic once.
“When will I be able to fight you properly?”
Xian let out a small sigh.
but.
-My lord, how come this much…?
Well, I thought Kendrick’s thoughts were a little different.
-It’s on a different level from the last Dalian. This much growth in such a short period of time…
Kendrick continued with a twinkle in his eyes, quite surprised.
-I’ve felt this since long ago… Master’s growth is truly bizarre. Normally, you look very frustrated, but at a certain moment like this, you’ve grown tremendously…
And Kendrick’s eyes gleamed again, as if he couldn’t understand.
Well… it had to be.
Xian’s talent was destroyed because it was miserable.
However, it is a decent growth buff with all kinds of wisdom.
Kendrick couldn’t understand the gap between the two.
‘But it’s usually very frustrating.’
If Kendrick would say something like that…
Sian shook his head.
-Besides, the last blow… was really dangerous for me too.
“But you couldn’t reach it.”
-I almost reached it. If only I had slowed down a little…
“it’s okay. I’ve said it many times, but I didn’t say it to be comforted.”
Xian waved and waved his hand.
“Rather than that, Kendrick. Can I ask you to fight again?
-It doesn’t matter to me, but… are you okay?
At Xian’s request, Kendrick gave a word mixed with concern.
That’s also because Xi’an’s condition wasn’t very good right now.
Although Kendrick still couldn’t reach it.
It was true that Xian had grown significantly unlike last time.
That’s why Kendrick had to be a little sincere.
In particular, Xian’s last blow of the Extinction Sura.
Kendrick’s comment that it was dangerous was not a joke, but Kendrick had to do his best.
The fresh blood that was still spreading around Xian’s mouth was proof of that.
“are you okay. So I’ll ask you again.”
But Xian didn’t care.
Because there was no time to relax.
He could make up for his shattered talent with string.
However, even the hard work did not make up for it.
“You should keep it tight while you can.”
Xian grabbed the sword once again.
-If your lord is like that.
Kendrick also raised his sword again, preparing for battle.
And the two darkness bloom again.
It was then.
-Sian, did you have a guest?
Leah’s voice cut through the darkness.
the place you looked at.
There, Leah appeared through the walls of the gymnasium.
Xian put down the sword for a moment before asking.
“A guest?”
-huh.
At the same time as Leia nodded, the gymnasium door squeaked open.
And a man who appeared.
“Conner?”
He was none other than Kerner.
Xian tilted his head.
That would be the case, because Kerner hadn’t personally visited him in the meantime.
“What are you doing all of a sudden?”
“I came because I have something to say to the lord…”
Connor glanced around.
A gymnasium that has become a mess.
No, it’s a gymnasium where the giants have been smashed.
Connor was speechless for a moment.
It looks like he was training.
Was this training?
It was a landscape that we do not know whether it was a war or not.
“If you are practicing, I will come back next time.”
Then, Connor backed off.
“no. it’s okay.”
However, Sian caught Kerner as he left.
From nob le mt l. co m
Judging by the look on his face, it seemed like something very important.
“This is how it happened. Why don’t you take a break?”
Xian put the sword into the scabbard.
#
Xian’s office located in Yeongju Castle.
Xian watched Conner, who was seated across from him, and opened his mouth.
“so. What’s going on? What else do you have in your hand?”
Something in Kerner’s hand.
At first glance, it looked like a lunch box wrapped in a bag.
“It’s dumplings.”
Sure enough, the purpose of the lunchbox seemed right.
“dumpling?”
“It was made by Dana. He said the lord would like it.”
Xian opened his eyes in surprise at Conner’s words.
“How did you know I like dumplings?”
That would be the case, because Xian had never told anyone that he liked dumplings.
To be precise, Xian didn’t talk about what he particularly liked.
Well, if you’re conscious, you’ll know that Xian likes gold.
Other than that, he didn’t say anything about his favorites.
Even so, Dana knew that Xian liked dumplings.
“He said he knew it because he often asked for dumplings when he came to the restaurant.”
“ah.”
Sian then nodded.
As Conner said, Xian often asked Dana for dumplings.
Well, I actually liked dumplings…
The biggest reason is the past, Xian’s childhood.
It was because it was food that Xian’s mother, Cecile, often made.
As a child, Xi’an lived a life of neglect and contempt in his family.
Especially Sian’s older brother, Nathan, and older sister, Roswell.
Those two had bothered Xian a lot.
It could be beaten under the guise of sparring.
He was busy laughing at Xian, saying he had no talent.
And Xian didn’t say anything to those two and just got beaten up.
In the end, they said it was no fun and left.
Only then did Xian sob alone.
Dumplings were the food that Cecile made whenever that happened.
Was there a special reason for dumplings?
Or, I don’t know if dumplings had any special meaning.
Cecil used to visit Xian who was sobbing alone and give him dumplings.
Xian used to eat the dumplings Cecile made and feel better.
A taste you will never taste again.
That’s why he sometimes asked Dana when he thought of Cecile.
It seemed that Dana was checking without realizing it.
Sian accepted the bundle that Conner handed over.
It happened right after the sparring with Kendrick, so the moment he was hungry.
“Where shall we eat?”
When I unwrapped the bag, there were round dumplings in it.
It must have been freshly made, and hot steam was leaking out.
Xian picked up a dumpling and put it in his mouth.
Agjak, along with the chewy texture, the gravy that bursts full of mouth.
At the same time, the dumpling skin was exquisitely intertwined and presented an indescribable taste.
The dumplings literally melted in your mouth in an instant.
“hmm! also!”
It was also.
To be honest, it tasted better than the one Cecile made.
No, should I be more honest?
Cecil’s dumplings were a taste that would soon be forgotten!
‘It doesn’t seem like the princess said that she couldn’t eat food in the imperial palace for nothing.’
Xian let out a smile.
Then he put another dumpling into his mouth and said to Connor.
“Gren Castle. What do you mean?”
Xian threw out the question and continued to put dumplings in his mouth.
And Conner, who watched Xian silently.
“Why…?”
Kerner brought out a meaningful statement.
gulp.
“huh? what?”
“Why… don’t you doubt it?”
“doubt? What do you suspect?”
Xian put the fourth dumpling into his mouth before he knew it.
Conner was still making an incomprehensible expression.
“I might have poisoned the dumplings. As the lord knows, I am from an underworld…”
“It doesn’t sound like anything.
Mumble, gulp.
Xian ate the fourth dumpling in an instant.
Connor closed his mouth.
Then he looked at Xian blankly.
“What?”
Xian tilted his head once.
Conner’s appearance different from usual.
But I didn’t think too deeply.
thump
Xian didn’t stop pointing his finger at the dumplings.
“Younglord. If you don’t mind… can I ask you one thing?”
“What is it? Don’t hesitate and ask.”
Well well.
“As the lord knows, I am an assassin from the underworld. And I tried to assassinate the lord… and got caught.”
And because of that, Kerner became Xian’s slave(?).
The incident that led to Kerner’s current role as Reuben’s assassination instructor.
“Why… did you forgive me then?”
In fact, Kerner couldn’t have been alive like this.
Kerner tried to kill Sian.
Whatever the reason, Kerner tried to kill Sian.
At that time, even if he was beheaded on the spot, he had nothing to say.
However, Sian spared Kerner.
Besides, it made it possible to live in Leuven.
So Kerner was always curious.
Why didn’t he kill himself and save his life?
“Now let’s talk about the past.”
“Answer me.”
Sian waved and waved his hand, but Conner stubbornly asked.
eye contact.
“just.”
Sian slowly opened his mouth.
“It smelled like people.”
“The smell of a person… are you talking about it?”
Sian nodded slowly.
I didn’t know it was Xian.
Criminals roaming the underworld.
They torture, rape, and kidnap, let alone murder.
They did not hesitate to commit all sorts of creative criminal acts.
And I don’t even feel the slightest bit of guilt.
Even if you call them bastards, you can say they are not lacking.
However, the Shadow Moon Guild took control of such an underworld.
They were acting by imposing rules on themselves.
There is no justifiable reason for the crime.
Still, it was not enough to be called a dog.
Even so, the fact that he was a criminal did not change.
And Kerner was such an assassin belonging to the Shadow Moon.
He’s also a high-end assassin.
The fact that Kerner was also a criminal remained unchanged.
but.
“What should I say about this… should I say that it doesn’t smell like dog?”
At least Kerner didn’t smell like dog.
On the face of it, Kerner was a bastard.
A high-class assassin who can assassinate anyone upon request.
There are probably many people Kerner has killed in the meantime.
The Kerner that Sian saw was clearly an asshole.
however.
“The smell it gave off was a person.”
The smell that it gave off was a person.
When assassinating Xian, Kerner never touched the people of Reuben.
Even though you can assassinate Ruben’s guards and enter Ruben comfortably.
Kerner did not touch anyone other than the target of Cyan.
I dared to take a difficult road and came to Xian.
Above all, the money Kerner earned from commissions.
“I heard it was written for children who had no place to go in the dark?”
That’s when Xian confiscated all of Kerner’s money.
For a high-class assassin, he didn’t have much wealth.
Even Xian didn’t know why.
It’s just ‘Why is the super assassin so low on money?’ It was just a fact that I found out while researching with the thought of.
Whether it’s Kerner’s own circumstances.
Or maybe there was some special reason.
However, the Conner that Xian saw was a bastard.
The smell it gave off was clearly a person.
And what…
“At that time, there were no people in Leuven, so a slave was needed.”
This was also one reason.
Xian picked up another dumpling and put it in his mouth.
And Connor, who watched it.
“·······”
Conner still didn’t say anything.
And is a top-class assassin a top-class assassin?
I couldn’t even tell what he was thinking about the look on his face.
silence for a while.
“okay.”
Connor nodded calmly.
“what. Was this what you wanted to say to me?”
“no. There is one more thing.”
Conner looked at Xian and continued.
“If you’ll excuse me, can I have one dumpling too?”
“dumpling? yes, eat it What a difficult thing.”
With Xian’s permission, Kerner reached for the dumplings.
To be precise, a lunch box containing dumplings, not dumplings.
Kerner fiddled with his lunch box.
Then click.
The lunchbox split in half, revealing a small hidden space.
And one dumpling placed in it.
“What is it, a two-layer lunchbox?”
Conner did not answer Sian’s question.
I just reached out and picked up a dumpling that was lying on the floor.
Then, he slowly brought the dumpling to his mouth and chewed it.
“It sure is… delicious.”
Kerner said with a small smile.
But why?
Contrary to his words, Kerner’s expression wasn’t particularly appetizing.
Then Connor opened his mouth again.
“I am an assassin from the underworld. I’ve killed a lot of people in the name of a request. I am . . . a beast that cannot be called a man.”
Dark Hound.
That was the word that defined the existence of Kerner.
A hunting dog that was used as a tool without an owner and then abandoned.
That was the fate Kerner had to face.
Then I met Xian.
He became Ruben’s slave and was forced to take up the position of assassination instructor.
At first, I really didn’t want to do it.
I always wanted to escape, but I couldn’t help it because of the damn ghost, Leah.
Because when I was trying to escape, I was terribly aware of it.
The stealth skills of a high-class assassin had no meaning in front of Leah.
So Kerner was forced to continue living in Leuven.
And a day, two days, a week.
As his life in Leuven continued, Kerner could find himself getting weird.
First of all, the people of Leuven.
The villagers here were not ordinary people.
those abandoned by the world.
They were no different from the people of the underworld.
However, they were different from the people of the underworld.
did not reject each other.
They knew each other’s wounds and cared for each other.
It was different from the bastards of the underworld.
They thought they would move forward together.
Looking at it like that, suddenly.
I thought for a moment that I was envious of Kerner.
But it was quickly brushed off.
because he was a stranger
Because he was a criminal who roamed the underworld.
can’t get along with them
Conner thought so and distanced himself.
and that day.
‘Leave Instructor Kerner and leave immediately.’
Ruben’s soldiers against the Royal Knights.
‘Please leave Ruben right now.’
Xian, who was working towards the princess.
“It was the first time…”
It was the first time.
that someone is giving it to you.
It was a first for Kerner.
Life in the dark with no place to trust.
However, life in Leuven was an unfamiliar experience for Kerner.
And it wasn’t a bad experience.
Then, all of a sudden, Conner knew.
“I have come to like Ruben so much.”
The one who fell in love with Ruben.
The one who came to like the people of Ruben.
Suddenly, I could find myself saying, “I want them to be happy.”
So from what moment
“I wanted to be with them, and I wanted to protect them.”
“What are you talking about all of a sudden?”
Xian asked Conner’s continued words.
However, Kerner did not respond accordingly.
“So, my lord.”
He just kept silent and continued his words.
“For the first and last time, I would like to ask you a favor.”
Connor raised his gaze and looked at Xian.
Xian’s expression as he looked at it was full of doubts.
That’s why the expression looks a little bewildered.
The majesty of the lord was nowhere to be found.
Conner let out a smile, involuntarily.
It was a little… unfortunate.
A situation where you have no choice but to make this choice.
But I can’t help it.
Because Elandur was not someone to be fooled by false acting.
Cheating with lies will only make the situation worse.
someone has to sacrifice
Someone had to be sacrificed to be able to shake off the hand that was stretched out to Xian for a while.
He was also able to shake off the hand he had extended to the shadow moon and Diana.
That’s why Conner didn’t regret it.
Because this was the only way to repay the favor that took her away.
Because there was only this that the hounds of darkness could do.
yet… not yet…
Because Ruben doesn’t have the strength to stand against Elandur.
Because this was the only way to protect the people of Ruben.
Maybe this is just a wishful thinking on my part.
The Xian in front of me was a shining existence more than anyone else.
Because he was like an abandoned sanaenggae in the dark.
Therefore, what I am about to say now would be the last wish of the abandoned beast.
But what Kerner saw was Ruben.
The man Kerner has been watching is named Sian.
You probably don’t think so.
so.
“For the ugly me, for a mere bastard.”
Conner opened his mouth with a small smile.
“Please, don’t be angry.”
Connor closed his mouth after that.
Xian said with a puzzled expression.
“So what does that mean—”
That moment.
Cool!
Dark blood poured out of Conner’s mouth.
At the same time, Fu Hwa Hwa!
Tears of blood flowed from Conner’s eyes.
Before long, black blood gushed from every orifice in his face.
The office is quickly stained with blood.
Sian’s eyes opened in shock.
cooong.
Conner’s body collapsed to the floor helplessly.