Chapter 204
My Villains Episode 204
45. into the fog(4)
There were two days after leaving the Oressa tavern, and in those two days there was good news and bad news..
First, the good news was that my and Utequai's level went up..
This is probably thanks to the experience gained from dealing with the vampire lord Tenvierma, his second wife Ganesh, and countless other low-level vampires..
So, looking at the current levels of the group, I was level 26, Utequai and Mungchi were level 25, and Ellen was level 24..
Average level 25. As long as the scenario isn't messed up, Chapter 4 can be cleared without difficulty.…….
The problem is that this chapter is ridiculously twisted. Because of Saitz, the spell thief with the Dark Knight on his back..
The bad news had to do with this twisted scenario..
A group of about thirty people diligently made their way through the dark forest..
As I was walking at the front, I sighed at the black silhouette seen through the hazy fog..
“……Sigh, rotten.”
After about fifteen more steps, the black silhouette took shape. Then, a sigh and swear word similar to what I had uttered came from behind me..
“Damn it again?”
“What on earth is this?……
What was revealed was the Oressa Tavern, a wooden building with several walls and flags broken on one side and the roof halfway down..
“……It's already been three times..”
As the archer Kol who was following said, it was already the third time that he had left Oressa's tavern, wandered through the fog-covered forest, and returned here..
It was a strange thing..
I deliberately walked eastward, following the sun, but I ended up returning to the same place. That's three times in two days. Yes, this is the bad news. We were unable to escape the foggy forest, as if we were trapped in an invisible maze.…….
When I glanced back, I saw that Munggi was catching his breath, looking downcast. Since he was quite active as a guide during the previous journey, he seems to be worried about not being able to use much power now..
Ellen, on the other hand, could not overcome her irritation or frustration and suddenly swung her wand..
“Archuire, en-sara!”
As if in response to the guy's sonorous voice, sparks flew out at the tip of the wand, and two streams of flame rose out and took the shape of an arrow..
The resulting two flaming arrows were shot, one toward the north and the other toward the south..
Hwareuk!
It only lasted for a moment that the two fire rays swallowed up the hazy vapor and stirred up the fog. The trajectory created by the flaming arrow was filled with fog rolling in from somewhere without a trace..
Ha, good.”
Ellen, with a cynicism in her face, raised her mana with a look that said, 'Let's give it a try.' And the tongue-twisting spell was poured out like a rapid fire..
“Quod papillon! Ventum, avem!”
A pale green wind swirled around the guy's left hand, and at the tip of the wand, a butterfly spread its wings, sprinkling white light..
“Saltare!”
At Ellen's command, 'Dance Spirit' and 'Frost Butterfly' drew a circle as if they were playing tag. When a white butterfly spreads cold air under its wings, the light green wind spread it in all directions..
Huh-
Rain poured down behind the frost butterflies and dancing spirits swimming in the fog. The water vapor condenses into water droplets due to the scattered cold air..
The sight of white butterflies swimming in the air and scattering wind and rain was quite beautiful, but,
“Eh- ehchwi!”
“Shit, no one has a dry towel.?”
“Is there anything like that left? … No one enjoys that sight..
As cool rain, almost like sleet, poured down, the mercenaries fell. Some of the older people even secretly glanced at Ellen..
“Ellen, don’t lose your strength for no reason..”
In response to my dissuasion, he bit his lower lip..
“It's definitely not an ordinary fog, but I can't feel any magic. something is strange.”
“…… Yeah, it's definitely weird. “Let’s find another way.” When I tapped Ellen on the shoulder, she waved my wand. Mana was harvested, and the dance spirit and frost butterfly disappeared without a trace..
I felt anger, fear, and anxiety flowing behind me, and I raised my voice with a pretense of calm..
“Let’s take a break here! Let's warm up inside..”
The mercenaries who entered the half-collapsed tavern lit a fire in the fireplace and took off their cloaks and boots to dry..
I roughly placed my butt on the damp table. Just a moment later, Wu Teqwai and Cole approached..
“disappeared again.”
“••••••How many people?”
“This time there are two.”
Cole added a few sentences to Utequai's short words..
“One mercenary from our side and one porter from Mr. Max's group..”
“Our mercenary, who??”
“‘It's Enio'.”
Enio was a mercenary from Alvivton, a young man who was good at wielding a long spear..
“No one saw it this time either?”
“yes. Behind him were Gidon and Dervish, and it was only when they got here that they both realized that Enio was gone..”
I kept my mouth shut..
I wanted to pour out some double insults, but I couldn't further aggravate the already cold atmosphere..
The ominous fog that enveloped the forest seemed not to be satisfied with just letting us get lost. A total of seven mercenaries and merchants have disappeared into the fog over the past two days..
Even though the movement line was tight, no one noticed their colleague's disappearance. Even a bunch of human radars could not sense the presence of the missing person..
My head was pounding, so I pressed my temples and called out to the vampire Kelsenne..
Kel Seine, who was dragged by Steedman and Esanna, had all the silver swords embedded in her body pulled out. However, due to the aftermath of the, um, ‘interrogation’ that took place two days ago, I was unable to use my strength at all..
Well, it's only natural since I used up all my remaining strength to repair my wounds..
I looked at Mibu kneeling in front of me and opened my mouth..
“Kelsen.”
Kelsene trembled as if struck by lightning and quickly opened her mouth..
“yes yes. Speak up, please.”
The sight of her shaking at every word made me feel satisfied and disappointed at the same time..
It was the satisfaction of having conquered a powerful vampire and the regret of wishing I had been a little more rebellious..
“I've been wandering around for two days.”
Kelsenne was wearing a tattered cloak over a tattered chiffon skirt. Compared to how she behaved like a noble lady before, she looks like a beggar..
“I really don't know how to get out of here?”
“Yeah, I don't know. Really.”
Despite such behavior, the long eyes and plump lips still gave off a yo-yo vibe..
“really?”
“Yes, really. I can swear with my very being. “I really don’t know.” I glanced down at Kelsenne, who was bowing her head..
To be honest, the beauty of this vampire did not suit my taste, that is, Kim Seung-soo's taste..
Of course, compared to Ellen or Hayla, it was inferior... … . Kelsenne's mature aura in her mid-30s, alluring face, and voluptuous body were enough to attract attention..
And well, the touching voice was quite worth listening to, and I also liked the expression of emotions that closely resembled a human..
Of course, the best part was that some of the damage to the knife could be repaired on its own. Besides, since she was a dirty vampire, she could destroy things to her heart's content without worrying about what other people thought.…….
-Yes, it's the best toy. It would have been nice to have captured the other two as well..
«......eww ”
......
Uh, I'm kind of in a daze..
I felt sleepy, so I blinked a couple of times. Then I opened my mouth, swallowing the saliva that had accumulated on the tip of my tongue..
“Then we don't know who is controlling this fog.?”
“......eww”
Kelsenne, who was holding on to the hem of her skirt until her fingertips turned white, with a more frightened face than usual, answered with difficulty..
“I don't know. But you can guess. It's got to be one of two things.”
“either one?”
“yes. It would be either ‘Achillemnur’ or Saitz. There are only two of us.”
‘Achillemnur'. The unfamiliar name reminded me of the story Kelsene had told me..
Count Mattianber, the ruler of the Gistol region, was like the embodiment of desire from a young age..
Enjoying gourmet food and famous liquor was basic, he had women whenever he felt like it, and he was obsessed with gaining power and enhancing his reputation..
When ‘King Jun-eom’, the 6th king of Milan, died, it was because of the count’s desire that he got involved in the war of succession. The desire to gain greater territory and power.
However, by the side of Lionel III, the former king's legitimate son, there were the king's standard-bearers, and there were also great nobles with whom the relationship was good until then..
In the end, with the death of Prince Alot, the claimant to the throne, Count Mattianver suffered his first real defeat in his life. He lost all his farms, cities and castles outside of Gistol and confined himself to his hometown, Raven's Cliff..
And as more than 20 years passed, Count Matianver, who collected mysterious magic books and studied evil power, sacrificed countless lives and was reborn as 'Vampire Lord Tenvierma'..
Even though he gained ageless body and great power as a vampire lord, he was never satisfied. He knew that a single prayer from a high-ranking priest would turn him into ashes, so he wanted more power and authority..
Thus, Tenbierma began to reach out to the power of the second dimension that would fully fulfill his infinite desires..
That second dimension was the 'illusion world', the dimension of evil and the world of dreams..
Tenbierma's plan was this:.
The idea was to use his power as a vampire lord to open a dimensional passage, bring in the illusion world, and place the illusion world he brought in under his control..
It was a somewhat absurd plan to fill the entire Middle Earth by inflating the 'Dream Territory' filled with one's desires little by little..
But the surprising fact is that Ten Bjerma almost realized his plan..
He actually descended the world into his own nature, at the cost of countless blood.
‘Completed ‘Dream Territory’.
And just before the territory was completely engulfed, the spell thief Saitz appeared. With a dark knight named ‘Achillemnur’.
“As you know, the Dark Knight is both a fearsome monster and a powerful wizard..”
Kelsene barely managed to calm her trembling body and continued speaking..
“It would be easy to control the fog that flows from the realm of dreams..”
“……So the only answer is to wander forever in this fog??”
“That's not that..”
I narrowed my eyes at Kelsene's words..
“No? They say they don't know how to get out of here?”
“That's right, I don't know how to get out. But I know a way to break this fog.”
The vampire with the face of an alluring woman carefully raised her head and whispered quietly..
“All you have to do is destroy the realm of dreams..”
“……how?”
“Crow's Castle. Kill the owner of the estate there..”
I closed my eyes tightly..
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