Genius Warlock-Episode 536
536. princess's territory (2)
“princess. He... You came in.”
A huge space with only a bed.
A bloated old woman said.
The old woman had fairy-like wings on her back, allowing her to float in the air. Like a fairy grandmother in a fairy tale.
“I know. I even said hello.”
The princess, who woke up on the bed, straightened her messy hair and answered..
Although she lived for hundreds of years, she still maintained the appearance of a fresh girl and was beautiful even in that appearance..
No, maybe this expression is wrong. It would have been more accurate to say that the princess was existing rather than alive..
What neither of us wanted was the same thing.
“Would it be okay?”
The old woman asked, wriggling her hands. evidence of anxiety.
It was truly ironic. The warlock who took advantage of that anxiety to destroy a nation hundreds of years ago.
No, maybe it was natural. Because I knew that much,.
What I knew was fear and despair..
The princess knew that fact better than anyone else..
“What's not okay??”
“yes······?”
“I asked what wouldn't be okay?.”
In response to the princess's question, the old woman lowered her eyes and pursed her lips. Like a sinner who has committed a crime. Because he actually sinned.
What does it all matter now?.
“Fate is decided anyway, and we are the screws that shape that fate. How important are our actions??”
“······will he come?”
“well? First of all, he slipped in a word that might interest him.······.”
The princess looked out the window with her mouth shut..
The curtains on the window were gently drawn, and the scenery outside came into view..
It is a sleeping forest whose location and range change all the time..
The forest seemed quiet at first glance, but the princess, who was both the owner and slave of this forest, could feel it..
How much this forest is shaking right now. In order to ward off numerous invaders, the forest was activated by its own will, increasing the extent of the forest, deteriorating the environment, and creating creatures..
As if the body's immune system operates on its own..
“I don't think it will be easy. If the forest is in this state, I wouldn't be able to come here with any amount of willpower..”
It was like that. Sleeping Beauty was sometimes under the princess's control, but sometimes not..
The princess is the owner of this forest and at the same time its slave..
If the princess judged herself to be in danger, the forest would cut her off from the outside world. Because she was a princess, this forest could exist.
That was the reason why the princess could not leave this castle..
In a situation where there are numerous intruders and there are those who are directly targeting the forest, the forest will protect itself more strongly than usual, and it took more effort than usual to get here..
To the extent that one must have a strong will stronger than that of a forest..
“······Didn't you say that he called you with words that would interest him? Well then, wouldn't it be okay??”
the old woman asked, feeling anxiety creep up her spine..
the princess answered.
“Yes, it attracted attention as someone who had an unreasonable fate. But that won't be enough.”
fluttering. fluttering. The winged old woman approached the princess little by little..
It was not the old woman's will. It was the princess's will..
Even though he was a warlock who shook the country hundreds of years ago by taking advantage of people's fear and anxiety, he was now just one of the princess's creatures..
“He's having really contradictory feelings right now..”
“princess······?”
“You want to know about yourself, but at the same time, you don't want to know... If you really wanted to know, there would have been a way to know faster and more clearly..”
The princess recalled the sight she had seen in her dream..
When the owner of the destroyed land tried to tell him their secret, he left as soon as a hole was created..
Other than that, the human meat cook, the devil, Theodore, etc., whenever he had a chance to get to know himself, he would quietly retreat and keep hovering in the same spot..
It's so frustrating.
However, the princess had no intention of blaming him..
As the princess said, he was a being who bore a fate more unreasonable than anyone else in the world..
I also understood that he was trying to ignore his fate..
More than anyone.
“But I don't have much time now. I'm tired too. So please help me. So I can have a proper conversation with him.”
The princess looked at the old woman and said.
***
“You've become even more amazing while I haven't seen you.······.”
Claude, who had asked for help, was amazed when he saw Oliver..
That's because when Oliver entered the war and swung his dagger, the creatures that were constantly regenerating and attacking fell helplessly..
Contaminated by tens of thousands of diseases contained in the blood-red dagger.
Oliver answered, putting the blood-red dagger back..
“I was lucky. I faced a similar creature once a long time ago..”
Oliver answered, recalling the creature Pan saw in the New World..
Pan's creatures were created using human souls, bodies, etc., so they were much more powerful and difficult than ordinary creatures, and Oliver was no exception..
In particular, the level of the fan's shadow-creature and the intestines-creature that covered the entire space was extraordinary..
One side took almost no damage, and the other side was so huge that it took almost no damage..
What had an effective effect against these two creatures was none other than the blood-red dagger that had just been inserted..
A dagger received as a gift from Willes, a free Kell soldier who was imbued with disease-type black magic through Oliver's blood..
As soon as Oliver saw the creatures in Sleeping Forest, he decided that they were not usually difficult opponents. He reflexively took out his dagger and swung it..
Fortunately, the creatures disappeared as if they were crumbled by the disease contained in the dagger..
“Rather, Claude. They say this is the territory of Sleeping Beauty... does that mean it was created by that princess??”
Oliver immediately revealed the reason why he saved Claude..
I originally planned to help because we knew each other, but I also helped because I was curious..
“yes······. By any chance, do you not know who it is??”
Claude asked back. Judging by his reaction, he seemed to be a fairly famous warlock..
“Yes, I don't know who it is... Is it a black hand??”
Claude nodded..
“Yes that's right. I may not have fingers like my master, but I am a warlock comparable to him. It's just a rumor though.”
A warlock comparable to a finger. Oliver was convinced..
Aside from the creature I saw earlier, even just looking at the sleeping forest inside the barrier I was standing in now, it was comparable to my finger..
It had an energy similar to the entrance to hell shown by the puppet..
“But why is he here? Isn’t there a legacy of the human meat chef in this dense forest??”
“That's because her territory keeps moving..”
A third voice intervened..
When I turned my head, there was a man with a skinny body and orange hair standing there..
Unusually, he was wearing a vest made from gluttonous bags..
Oliver and Claude's eyes met, and Claude introduced him..
“that······. This is Bay. And this is the plague merchant. I am a colleague who came with me to take care of the legacy of the human meat chef..”
“By Bay, are you talking about Bomb Merchant Bey??”
Oliver asked, pointing at Bay. Because as soon as he came to the dense forest, he was the one who attacked him with a hundred suicide dolls..
Claude and Bay also remembered this and flinched, but then admitted it..
“sorry. He was a person with a great reputation in Landa, so I didn't know it.······.”
“ah. it's okay. Everyone has risked their lives to claim the legacy of the human meat chef. I understand.”
“Is that so?”
Bay asked in surprise. Oliver nodded his head..
“Yes, I will too if I need to..”
After hearing the answer, Claude, Bay, and the Plague Merchant flinched and looked at Oliver..
It was calm, but it felt even more sincere. Bay and the Plague Merchant now seem to understand why Claude described Oliver as a difficult person to understand..
Anyway, after resolving minor issues from the past, Claude and Bay tell Oliver that Sleeping Forest's location changes at regular intervals, numerous creatures appear, and food, water, medicine, etc. decompose quickly, and other information. gave it.
“They also say that the terrain changes in real time..”
“Thanks for the important information.”
Oliver said, putting the information Claude gave him into his head..
“This is my reward for helping you. But why do you seem interested in Sleeping Beauty??”
Claude's sudden question. Oliver thought of the girl he met briefly before coming here, but he just talked around it without explaining it..
“I'm curious because I don't know about the Black Hand. In fact, even before-”
Oliver paused and looked around..
Perhaps Red Hood disappeared when he was swallowed by the fog, but he was nowhere to be seen..
“······Dear Dave?”
“······I met an interesting person. I wonder if Sleeping Beauty is also an interesting person..”
Claude was silent. I wonder how many people would think that she would be fun because she has a stature that rivals her fingers..
When the exchange of greetings and information came to a certain end, Oliver was about to leave, and then Claude made a suggestion..
“Mr. Dave. Can you take us with you too??”
“yes?”
“It is true that we have come to aim for the legacy of the human meat chef, but our situation is not very good right now. I was attacked by a cult and came to the sleeping forest unprepared..”
“It's pseudo?”
“yes······. The Swan Princess is usually quiet, but she suddenly becomes active. We were also attacked by those guys and fled here..”
Oliver tried to ask about the Swan Princess, but Claude spoke half a beat faster..
“Plus, Sleeping Beauty is a lot more aggressive than we realize. To be honest, I would like some help from you, Dave. Instead, we will help you however we can..”
It was a sudden offer, but it was sincere..
Oliver asked, reading another emotion in that sincerity..
“I think you want something too.?”
Claude did not deny it..
“There is, but I'm not stupid enough to claim it now..”
Claude answered, judging his situation objectively. Oliver asked a question while looking at him..
“By any chance, is this for Puppet??”
***
Oliver said to Claude.
“As I said before, I also work with Millieu people, so I can't make decisions on my own. I will ask their opinions and make a decision..”
“That's enough. thank you.”
As soon as Claude answered, Oliver took out a piece of paper from his pocket and threw it into the air. He activated the spell..
As soon as the spell was activated, a purple portal was created on the paper, and Oliver and Claude and the others entered the portal..
“Oh, are you here?!!?”
As soon as Oliver came out of the portal, the person who welcomed him was none other than Lucien..
Lucien is also heavily armed with silver armor..
He was very happy to see Oliver, and as he looked around, he soon saw why..
Creatures poured out from all over the Sleeping Forest and attacked..
Just looking at the half-destroyed camp, Millieu seemed to be on the defensive..
Even so, he was able to survive thanks to the huge defensive shield deployed by the Paladin wearing armor all over his body and the barrage of Gatling machine guns..
It was very calm, but I wanted to have a conversation later..
“Is this the princess's creature??”
“That's right······. You know?”
“There are people who told me.”
Oliver pointed to Claude and his group. Perhaps because they were from the same world behind Gallos, Lucien immediately recognized their faces..
Oliver was likely to question how they met and why they came together, but Lucien did not question this at all..
I already knew this through experience. Temporarily holding hands with creatures pouring out of Sleeping Forest.
The numerous warlocks and fixers inside and outside the camp are proof of this..
Oliver and Lucien, who understood each other's situation, exchanged ideas without conversation, and Oliver decided to put out the fire first..
There were some good things about being attacked. Don't you feel the same way even if you just pretend??
“What should I do first??”
In response to Oliver's positive question, Lucien pointed to the outside of the protective shield erected by sacred law..
There were many people there who could not get inside the shield, and among them was Lee Wan..
“Argh! I missed the moment to run away!! Search!!!”
Even in an urgent situation where he was surrounded by creatures on all sides, Lee Wan did not lose his unique cheerfulness and picked up a head wand with a human head and a submachine gun made of a cat, scattering fire and bullets everywhere..
The firepower alone was so great that even the creatures could not approach it easily, and the Milliyu troops, warlocks, and solvers gathered around Iwan and slowly moved backwards..
“Damn it! You must protect me! I'm not a fighter!!”
Lee Wan’s trustworthy appearance. But soon an ominous thud! thud! A sound rang out and we entered a different phase..
This was because a skeleton giant over 5 meters tall appeared in the forest..
unusual energy.
Lee Wan cursed and concentrated his firepower, but the 5-meter skeleton giant ignored it with its natural defense power. I've been moving forward.
people who are agitated.
At that time, Oliver extracted his emotions. He created a swamp mixed with disease and tied up the skeleton giant's feet..
Leaning Skeleton Giant.
Without missing the timing, Oliver wrapped his black suit around his legs and pulled out a blood-red dagger..
[Targeting)]
As Oliver chanted, dartboards were formed on the bodies of Oliver and the Skeleton Giant, and Oliver increased his manpower and approached the Skeleton Giant in one go, stabbing the Skeleton Giant as he was..
deeply!
Spreading Disease - Weakening Black Magic.
Surprisingly, the skeleton giant that could withstand any firepower fell..
Everyone cheered at that sight, but Oliver did not stop and extracted the emotions from the crumbling skeleton giant, mixed them with the swamp below, and spread disease-weakening black magic around him..
It is a disease that has no effect on humans and only works on creatures..
Perhaps because it was a creature born from the same magician, its contagiousness was truly powerful..
At that moment, Oliver's shadow flickered. Let me eat the countless creatures around me..
As a creature made up of the emotions, magic, and vitality of a human meat cook, its greed was truly enormous. Probably, I could eat it all if I was allowed to..
But Oliver refused. Because I couldn't predict what would happen if I ate this amount of creatures..
If it were a different creature, I might have allowed it. The shadow was made from Oliver's own shadow. I was careful.
Oliver ignored the shadow's request and tried to use firearm-type black magic, but then someone grabbed the hem of Oliver's clothes..
widely. widely.
A familiar feeling.
Oliver looked back without realizing it and could see a child made of darkness..
I've seen it in the past. Because the burned one showed me.
Of course, the shape was cruder than the one made by the person who burned down..
Oliver paused for just a moment, like he did when he was burned, and tried to shake it off by pulling at the hem of his clothes..
Because it was fake.
But, I couldn't do that. The child's crudely shaped face shimmered, and she turned into a face that Oliver knew..
[Please, please save me. Big town... I'm so scared of dying. please. I'm so scared of going to hell.]
Colin.
Oliver froze, and in that split second, disease-bound creatures came running from all directions and attacked Oliver..
Like a carnivore attacking its prey.
While everyone was shocked, Oliver spoke softly..
“shadow. Eat it up. all.”
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