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209A pitch-black night (5)
Kort gritted his teeth..
I wanted to scream, but since the opponent was the Kronos Empire, I could barely suppress my boiling anger..
“……Are you using us as bait??”
[What a bait. What you say is embarrassing. There was no coercion whatsoever in this transaction. You confirmed the mission to assassinate Roman Dmitri, and readily accepted the large reward. If you had performed your mission perfectly as planned, we would have paid you the same compensation we originally promised..]
It was a fair deal..
but.
As Baron Charlton, it was necessary to get things done clearly..
[Think carefully. The assassination of Roman Dmitry was announced by His Majesty Emperor Kronos. Everyone on the continent knows that we want Roman Dmitry's life, but what will happen to the Empire if that fails? For us, it was just a reasonable choice. I sincerely hope that Ecorche completes his mission, but the problem is that this matter is more important than any other time to trust only you..]
Roman Dmitry.
He is not an easy person..
In the process of killing Count Fabio and Commander Gustavo, he showed overwhelming force, and it is not ruled out that he may be stronger than revealed based on his actions so far..
Therefore, it was necessary to plan thoroughly..
The priority was given to Ecorche, but the real weapons were prepared separately..
[I hope you understand our situation. Couldn't the matter of Kronos' reputation be left entirely to Ecorche?.]
“……Mr. Geese.”
I was so angry.
opponent's argument.
I knew what it meant..
However, if you had prepared a separate weapon in the first place, there was also a way to attack Roman Dmitry by joining forces with Ecorche from the beginning..
It just sounds plausible. They used the ecorche as an arrow rest.
In order to save the power of the empire, he pushed back with all his might, even though he knew it was impossible with Ecorche's own strength..
It was then.
I was trying to say something, but blood came out inside me..
“Cough.”
I just knelt down.
My body was shaking and my face was pale..
Liquid fed to Lucas.
It was clearly poison..
And the fact that it has taken effect now means only one thing:.
‘Did I calculate the minimum amount of time to inform Dmitri of what happened?.’
It was certain.
He gave up on walking and chose to use a magic communicator, but he had calculated that Dmitry would act that way from the beginning..
If you think about it, you could get a hint from Lucas' remarks..
They wanted the world to know the price for messing with Dmitri, and Dante, watching himself die, will remain as a witness to remember that precedent..
I felt like my mind was falling apart..
At Baron Charlton's remarks and the situation that came his way, Cort looked up at Baron Charlton with red eyes as if they were about to pop out at any moment..
perhaps.
Dmitry, based on his own experience, may have predicted Kronos' number..
They were more dangerous than I thought, but Baron Charlton didn't want to tell me the truth..
Let's figure it out somewhere.
His eyes widened in pain and he fell face down on the ground..
[this.]
Baron Charlton looks at me with regret.
Cort.
It was the shabby end of an assassin who dominated an era..
* * *
Roman Dmitry is out of town.
Now it was time to return to Cairo, but Roman Dmitry, who had been moving for a while, stopped at some point..
“come out.”
In those words.
As the darkness leaked out, mysterious beings appeared in the darkness..
“Since when did you know we existed??”
A dull, unpleasant voice.
More than a dozen people were all wearing black cloths around their faces..
The eyes visible through them were so black that the whites were not visible, and it was impossible to tell where they were looking just by looking at them..
Back and forth.
on the tree.
surrounded on all sides.
They lowered their posture and held their daggers backwards, ready to attack at any time..
their behavior.
In the Kronos Empire, there existed a force that met the same conditions as them..
‘Beings that grow by feeding on the darkness of Kronos. If the ten swords represent the shining glory of Kronos, the three shadows represent the ugly reality of Kronos. As expected. Emperor Kronos mobilized the most dangerous force to kill me..’
shadows.
they had no names.
But no one denied their existence.
Forces opposing the Kronos Empire were always attacked by the shadow, and the people who died cruelly proved the existence of the shadow..
In fact, the existence of three shadows was not a certain fact..
It can only be assumed that there was an incident in the past where shadows appeared simultaneously all over the continent, but it is not exactly known how big they are and how strong they are..
the situation in front of you.
It was the picture I expected.
Kronos.
Beings who wish to be unique.
The moment the emperor they revered like a god announced his assassination, there was no way they would leave the success or failure entirely to a group like Ecorche..
It wasn't that difficult if you understood the thoughts of the powerful..
If it was something that had to be successful, the existence of a shadow was something that had no choice but to be mentioned..
And yet.
Roman Dmitry crossed the border.
Even though he knew his opponent wanted him out of Dmitri's territory, and even though revenge on Ecorse wasn't his top priority, he felt he needed to set an example right now..
They set fire to Ecorche's stronghold..
Bracan's head was hung in the street, and according to Dante's testimony it will be known that it was Dmitry's work..
that.
It was a clear message.
If there were any assassins who would oppose Dmitry in the future, I hoped they would remember the price..
and now.
It was time to prove what war with oneself meant against the Kronos Empire..
The question, since when did you know?.
Roman Dmitry laughed..
“from the beginning.”
That moment.
The shadows all rushed towards Roman Dmitri..
* * *
Balgeom.
drew the sword.
As the flashing sword cut down the first shadow that charged at him, his body dispersed like smoke..
crispy.
It wasn't magic.
A strange, unidentifiable force.
The body of the shadow merged back into its original state after taking a few steps forward, and a dark aura rose from the dagger and attacked Roman Dmitri..
A sudden violent impulse arose..
The shadows took turns attacking each other, and while blocking attacks coming from all directions, Roman Dmitry took advantage of the opportunity..
‘閃電).’
flash.
decapitated the enemy.
It was a speed I could never react to..
If the art of turning into smoke was done at will, then death could not be avoided this time..
Still, the result was the same.
The body dispersed like smoke around the neck, and the black eyes of the shadow did not leave Roman Dmitry..
Their priority was not their own safety..
Despite an attack that would have cost ordinary people their lives, they instead swung their weapons at Roman Dmitry..
Kwaang!
Crumbling.
The aura clashed violently..
As Roman Dmitry pushed forward despite the numerous confrontations, the shadows fell back and did something..
sudden.
Papapot.
darkness arose.
It wrapped around Roman Dmitri's body like a monster's tentacles, but it generated mana and instantly destroyed the penetrating dark aura..
It was a very unpleasant force..
It was different from the normal aura and showed the ability to absorb power from the area it touches..
onetime.
There were beings like him in Murim too..
Beings who use powers not permitted in this world and suck the power of living humans..
I didn't know where the power of the shadows came from, but I knew that it was not a normal power..
‘Kronos Empire. They accepted a compromise with evil.’
Emperor.
He hoped to conquer the continent.
As a person who has reached the peak, I had no intention of criticizing his desires. However, the Kronos Empire has crossed the line as a human being..
Hector's Kingdom.
They destroyed the life of the earth with the intention of killing Hector..
As a result, many people starved to death, and Hector's kingdom chose war to survive..
black magic.
This is the power that was used at the time..
If you think that the identity of the shadow is also related to him, then they must have a warlock..
history said.
Black magicians who manifest demonic powers are beings who have given up on being human, and their mere existence is said to have a negative impact on the world..
Isn't the foundation of black magic in the first place blood and death?.
obvious evil.
Evil sprouted in Kronos.
however.
Roman Dmitry accepted the reality before his eyes..
It didn't really matter to him what power the shadow used or what its basis was..
To him in his past life.
He was familiar with evil, and the man who trampled on evil and rose up was called the Heavenly Demon..
papad.
the shadow rushed.
An attack that disregards life.
Roman Dmitry raised his mana at the sight of them attacking him, believing that he would not die..
OK.
puck-
strong plosive sound.
The body of the shadow was horribly broken..
* * *
The shadow was torn apart..
It turned into a piece of meat and was scattered on the floor, and black energy sizzled and tried to join together again..
It was a persistent vitality..
Roman Dmitry rushed forward, trampling it..
Kwasik.
advanced workshop.
I needed time to get to know my enemies..
The shadows attacked Roman Dmitry from both sides, and after a few exchanges, a flashing sword cut into their chests..
Smoke was scattered like blood..
At the moment when the unknown powers were about to become entangled, the flashing sword cut through the smoke once more, and this time, not smoke, but dark red blood droplets..
shadows.
they were not immortal.
They also could not avoid death, and with the succession of deaths, they hastily left Roman Dmitry..
“How did they do it??”
I couldn't tell the expression.
But the voice was tinged with embarrassment..
It is impossible to cut off their bodies by ordinary means..
Even though they were not physically present in the first place, Roman Dmitry's attack tore their bodies apart..
A situation that cannot be understood through the experience of shadows.
They knew that they could not defeat Roman Dmitry like this..
Roman Dmitry.
It was more than I calculated..
Even though the shadows did not exchange separate signals, a strong dark aura rose simultaneously..
Grumbling.
Their presence burned..
The power I experienced before.
It was similar to using the energy of the previous heaven..
With the ship becoming stronger than before, Roman Dmitry faced them head on..
‘Each individual's strength is weaker than that of Commander Gustavo. However, in a one-on-one confrontation, the shadows have enough power to easily deal with Commander Gustavo..’
was strong.
In my life, I have never met anyone stronger than them..
this operation.
Crossing the border alone was a very dangerous choice..
People like Chris expressed their intention to go along with Roman Dmitry's plan, but his request was not accepted..
Regardless of the intention to prevent Ecorche from escaping,.
No matter what weapon Kronos had prepared, I wanted to fight it alone..
Principality of Dmitry.
Conflict with Kronos.
The area to be covered was growing.
Since we don't know Kronos' limitations, now is the opportunity to figure out what they do best..
shadows.
It's the best of the empire..
They announced the assassination and thought that the shadow card was the best way to solve this problem..
so that.
I went out on a limb.
Face the enemies and raise your sword.
last year.
Roman Dmitry continued to improve.
And while experiencing major events, he never once revealed his full potential, nor was there any need to do so..
Hwaak.
senses expanded.
Heavenly Demon God Technique.
Among the stages of heaven, earth and man.
Roman Dmitry broke down the wall and entered the earth stage..
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