NOVEL NEXT chapter 56
56. boy king (2)
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the sun goes down
The sight always brought back special memories to the boy king.
Such a phenomenon was still valid even now, having seen such a scene far beyond the memory allowed by consciousness.
family, siblings, friends, acquaintances.
I remember when everyone got together and laughed wildly. It reminds me of the days when we toasted the setting sun and the rising moon.
The last day of the Kingdom of Armada.
Even though everyone was on the verge of ‘destruction’, the memory of accepting it with a smile.
Even after thousands of years passed, it was still rooted in his head.
It would be nice to see him as the only existence that lies between him and death.
“…”
He closed his eyes and let out a shallow sigh.
Even part of the stone building, which was firmly dry, rotted away from the inside.
“Not long.”
The source of that miasma was ‘something’ that was still flapping inside his chest.
“Now, a little more.”
He muttered as he grabbed it.
Because there really isn’t much left.
Until you keep your ‘promise’.
“…”
Suddenly, his gaze stopped for a moment in the distance.
A pair of men and women are seen.
It was the male side among them that Balkasus’ gaze stayed.
“…”
Suddenly, a smile crept across his face.
According to the Seer, that man must have already known why he was doing this.
of what you are capable of. How did it become this way because of what kind of ‘thing’ it was tied to?
Even so.
-I will save you, Valcasus. You and your kingdom.
That kind of nonsense.
so boldly
“…if you can really do it.”
-Please be my subordinate. for life.
Even if it’s such a strange request.
“There’s nothing I can’t do.”
After saying that, Balkasus looked up at the sky.
It wasn’t far before the sun went down.
It’s the same as saying that it’s not long until the ‘end’.
“…Don’t drag it on for too long.”
next.
“If you’re going to wait, you’ve already done enough to get tired of it.”
Those murmurs scattered lonely into the air.
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“So, what is the means?”
Elnor said that while he was carrying me around like a load.
It’s a way of moving that seems to have put down human dignity for a long time, but it’s okay. As long as you can move quickly, you’re good.
“The difficulty you can deal with is not normal. Especially those placed around the clock tower.”
All kinds of undead were pouring out of the camp that Balkasus had now summoned, but as Elnor had said, the most powerful ones were those near the clock tower where the main body was located.
In order to fully subdue an almost medium-sized monster, 3-4 regular knights must gather.
If there are dozens of such things surrounding one place, it’s only natural that even a person of this size would say that it’s not normal.
“I can’t deal with all of them right now.”
The time given is 30 minutes at most. Considering that I had to fight Balcasus and the boss battle, the time given was only about 5 to 10 minutes.
Breaking through that in that time is nonsense.
“You have to leave it to others.”
“But judging from the situation, it doesn’t seem like we have the manpower right now.”
As the saying goes, most of the regular knights residing inside the academy are now committed to preventing the undead from attacking other places.
I’m not even in a position to ask for help breaking through that.
but.
“No, there is.”
The Seer must have pushed back the schedule by one day thinking that I had nothing prepared if things suddenly exploded like this.
Even so, there is still one card left that I can use.
Rather, against the undead, humans close to specialists.
“Find someone, Elnor.”
In the midst of the scenery being pushed away at a terrifying speed, I ordered it like that.
“I have to go to a higher place first.”
“I will.”
With those words, Elnor kicked the floor several times.
‘Isn’t this guy a real monster?’
Seeing how the altitude of the scenery changes with each step you take is mind-boggling. Even more so when I see that all of Bachchan’s land has been shattered.
I’ve only collected one piece yet, but how strong can I get if I collect all three pieces?
“Will this be enough?”
While pondering such thoughts, Elnor, who had reached an altitude where he could see the surroundings clearly, said so.
“Yes. Enough.”
In response, he tells the characteristics of the people he is looking for.
One by one based on the impressions of those people I remember.
“Blue hair, slightly taller than normal imperials. Males in their 20’s to mid 30’s. Even if you can’t do it, the guys who get together with more than 3 people. As for the impression… they look ‘terribly’ ordinary.”
“…What?”
Elnor of the bizarre explanation asked in a strange voice, but this is really the best expression.
It’s because they’re people who work in a profession that struggles to be forgotten even intentionally. What are you doing to explain your impression?
“And, this is the most important.”
This is probably the part that only Elnor can detect.
That’s why I’m asking this person.
“There are going to be some bad guys who will make you feel serious as soon as you see them.”
Even if you hide your impression.
It cannot hide the traces of the ‘exorcism ritual’ that has been horribly polished. To the extent that if it was a vessel of the devil, it would have to react very sensitively.
It’s even more so because they’re the elites that are counted there.
“Look for it. It must be around here.”
Considering their mission, there is a high probability that they will not leave my vicinity.
In fact, Elnor, who looked around while paying attention to my instructions, immediately frowned.
“…That’s an incredibly accurate explanation. it’s not far Those who meet all conditions.”
Also.
“Could you please come closer?”
“I will.”
Again, the landscape rushes back.
Elnor, who ran around and smashed the floor coverings of several buildings, landed in front of several men.
“Hee-!”
“What, what!”
The men who saw it were horrified and backtracked, but from my point of view, knowing these guys’ identities, it was so heinous that I laughed out loud.
“The postponement is over, and there is no time, so let’s start with the business quickly.”
“What, what…!”
“It’s an order from the Emperor of the Holy Land. It’s just that if you think I’m in too much danger, I’m just asking you to help me so I don’t get caught.”
The men’s movements stopped all at once.
“Let’s make a deal. The situation is a bit urgent.”
“…”
The people here are people who would never have been here originally.
They are high-class talents who are treated with utmost secrecy even within the prosperous country. There is no reason to go on a business trip to an academy in a country far away.
However, if you look back a bit.
I mean, you turned the situation to my advantage while arguing with the emperor the other day.
And considering his tendency and current situation, there is a very high probability that I have somehow placed personnel near ‘not to die’.
because.
“If I die, the responsibility goes to them. Yes?”
The men’s faces hardened.
“If I don’t help now, will I really be in big trouble?”
“…”
“Can I die?”
It seems that they realized that the ‘acting’ they are doing now is useless from the words I bring out one after another.
yes. This is a de facto OK sign.
It sounds like you can get cooperation from this side.
‘…great.’
In other words, this is also the butterfly effect.
Humans who would never have been there in the past are here because of what I did.
“…”
but.
Originally, it was said that light and shade go hand in hand with anything.
If everything in the scenario is jumbled up by the existence of me, there are positive things that I can definitely ‘use’ among them.
therefore.
Let’s suck some honey this time.
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The terms of the transaction are simple.
If you help me right now, I’ll give you one piece of information you want.
“It feels like it doesn’t fit.”
The man who seemed to be the leader opened his mouth in a dumbfounded voice.
It’s a pseudonym, but I’ve heard the name. Did you say Vizsla?
“To break through that number of undead with just the four of us?”
smile and take the word
“No, three.”
“…”
“One of them has people he needs to go somewhere else to find.”
Elijah, Yuria, and Lucien.
I don’t know about the others, but I need to have these three for the boss battle to proceed.
I have to somehow get these guys up to the top floor of the clock tower, but the minimum conditions for clearing are met.
“Among them, please say something to the orange-haired woman. Since he is an expert, lead him well.”
Of course, there is a way to prepare it somehow.
uh.
as quickly as possible.
“…”
I continued talking with a laugh at the other person who was frowning as if he didn’t know what to answer.
“They are exorcists, you guys. Can’t you relax?”
Speaking of exorcists, among those who handle supernatural powers, they are especially specialized in rejecting ‘blasphemous beings’.
Demons, undead, vampires… They have skills that can be said to be one-hundred against all kinds of ‘foreign objects’.
“…”
And when he heard that, the man’s expression wriggled.
Thoughts wriggled in my head as to how I knew information that was obviously confidential.
‘In the first place, it’s only you.’
The only thing that an insidious bastard like the Emperor can commit to such a mission is the power of ‘that woman’.
The only ones who believe in the humans who set up the snake cage in it.
“…At the very least, I should have heard what the information was beforehand. If you’re going to do something dangerous like this, shouldn’t it be that kind of guarantee?”
In the end, they seem to have given up on guessing where the information leaked. A voice like that came out.
is tough. It’s not dangerous at all for you.
But it doesn’t matter if you set it to the rhythm.
“Tell Seras.”
The information I’m holding is something this side will never give up.
“I know the whereabouts of the thing you are looking for.”
Seras Dreemur. In terms of location, it must be close to the right hand of the emperor.
He is also one of the leading assassins in the world, who single-handedly oversees three ‘secret drug groups’ including these guys.
Despite such a brilliant title, those who know the identity are very few in the world.
“…you, just…?”
In fact, Vizsla, who had never shown any strong emotions until now, was spilling such sentences with a shocked voice as soon as she heard the name.
Instead of answering, he just shrugged his shoulders. Because I don’t have to dig my base.
while thinking so.
“…If you even mention the name of the lord, I can’t back down.”
Vizsla, who had hardened her expression for a while, opened her mouth.
“I will listen to how I know these things later. now…”
As those words continued, several buildings built around them began to be built one after another.
“…For now, let’s go back to our main job.”
Before long, several supernatural powers began to fluctuate simultaneously in Vizsla’s body.
-!
-!!
As soon as they sensed the hostile energy, they turned their eyes to this direction, and the medium-sized monsters flocked in all directions.
If this is the number, it is a number that can be smoothly subdued only when one company of knights protrudes. A level of personnel capable of conducting a war.
but.
“Ascend.”
Magical power, magical power, and divine power are evenly mixed, and soon it rises from Vizsla’s body in the form of a ‘rosary’.
And then, the fireworks soaring.
It is the flame of ‘reincarnation’ that was created independently by targeting only the undead.
Systematically, when dealing with the undead, it is a crazy match that unconditionally ignores defense and locks itself in with true damage.
And, in fact, its power is truly formidable.
—!!!!
——!!!!!
Only the acrid smell of burning flesh, horrible screams, screams and screams of pain embroider the space.
Even though that number is rushing at me, when a couple more exorcists using the same ability as Vizsla attach, I can’t even approach it straight.
Of course, befitting beings born from forgotten magic, they will persistently approach this no matter how much they burn. Perhaps he used the burning of his entire body as fuel, but his hostility shows no sign of waning.
but.
Still, the distance does not decrease.
The speed of death, the speed of regeneration can not keep up.
In game terms, even if their health drops to 0, they have crazy regenerative powers that can be refilled to 100% in 10 seconds.
However, it feels like it only takes 3 seconds to burn all the stamina regenerated like that.
According to the setting, it is a flame that can completely ‘extinguish’ even some high-ranking beings in Pandaemonium if the conditions are met. No matter how much you were born with golden magic, you won’t be able to compete with medium-sized monsters.
‘Also.’
This is what scares the members of the secret drug organization under Seras.
Instead of being mostly mediocre on the other side, they are literally dizzyingly powerful in their ‘specialized’ areas.
In the first place, they said they would do one thing, and they trained since they were young by accurately measuring each ‘necessary’ amount of magic, magical power, and divinity. It’s paranoia level.
‘…It would have been great if it wasn’t for neutral NPCs.’
Since Seras is a character who appears tied to the emperor from the beginning, recruiting these guys as colleagues was a feature that was not at all in the original work.
It would be nice if we could somehow form a friendly relationship, but that’s a pity.
Do you think so?
＜System Message＞
[ Check the current condition of the target ‘Seras’. ]
[Your overall mood seems to be directly aligned with Seras’ taste! ]
[ If you meet in person, the probability of falling in love at first sight is very high! ]
[‘Skill: Fatal Charm’ is activated in advance! ]
“…”
What is this?
This skill, now it explodes in advance even to people who haven’t seen your face before?
As I was staring at the window in amazement, the sentences came to my mind.
[ Pioneering a new branch! ]
[ The chance of getting the attention of the target ‘Seras Dreemur’ increases exponentially! ]
[If you successfully establish a relationship with the target, the conditions for the special quest to be fulfilled! ]
＜ Special Quest: The Ultimate Darkness! ＞
[Quests related to ‘Seras Dreemur’ are open! ]
[ When cleared, the target obeys you! ]
[If you clear it, you will receive huge benefits in the main scenario! ]
[When cleared, you become the owner of the ‘Oath of the Crescent Moon’! ]
“…”
Laughter comes out of nowhere.
No, of course, the items I mentioned are of some value to Seras.
‘Submit’ to me, and even follow me to the ‘Oath of the Crescent Moon’?
‘…Isn’t that crazy?’
Speaking of the oath of the crescent moon, it is a generic term for the group of secret agents managed by this guy.
In other words.
The moment you clear one of these special quests.
It is said that this guy brought not only himself, but also the entire group he ruled over and dedicated it to me.
Are you saying that I can use the exorcists here as ‘subordinates’?
“…”
what.
what is that
i’m scared
Why are you even doing that…?
“…This is unbelievable power.”
While my reasoning was fading, Elnor, who was next to me at some point, also said in a puzzled voice.
“For only three people to push all the medium-sized monsters with that number. I’d believe it even if it brought back the Guardians who disappeared into history.”
“…”
yes. And I’m just about to come up with a quest to swallow them whole.
It feels like it spreads so much that it makes me dizzy.
“…Then, we!”
Now is not the time to worry about that.
[ A crisis situation is detected. ]
[ It is judged as a level that poses a direct threat to life. ]
[Skill: Applies Desperation to EX grade. ]
It was because a huge club made of pieces of meat was thrust down in front of my eyes.
-!
-!!
As Elnor and I split apart and rolled, a terrifying giant of flesh and sinew tangled together let out a roar.
‘It’s here.’
Take a deep breath and face the other person.
A mini-boss battle that was also in the original work. It’s a battle against the Flash Tearers.
“…Looks formidable.”
Elnor said as he slowly drew his sword.
“If it’s a special type of monster… it won’t be enough even if you deal with it with all your might. Dowd, what are your plans?”
I took a deep breath at Elnor’s words and shook my head.
5 minutes elapsed time. 25 minutes remaining. Calculating the expected time to enter the boss fight, the time to be invested in breaking through this side is…
“I have to process it in one minute and go.”
Within that, we have to break through this guy.
A monster with fighting power that could destroy a city alone if it went wrong, and revived no matter how many times it was killed.
“…”
If you look at the sentence alone, it makes no sense.
Elnor’s gaze, staring at me with a hint of madness, proves this.
“Actually, even one minute was enough.”
“…”
uh.
Knowing it, it’s not as big of a deal as you might think.
What I’m worried about is that while I’m dealing with this guy, other guys will stick to it, but thanks to the exorcists, I got rid of it, right?
“…Dawud.”
“Yes?”
“I think being a crazy person is okay.”
“…”
“Don’t worry, I won’t criticize you for being a madman.”
Thank you.
Of all the reviews I’ve been receiving recently, you spoke the softest.
while thinking so.
-!
A huge giant made of flesh rushed towards us.
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