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Chapter 398

< an unknown threat (4) >

Temiran McClair's blood-red eyes watched the brilliant holy sword aimed at him..

At the same time, his mind was racing to find the best way to overcome the current situation..

‘Well, first of all, I bought some time... What to do now?’

Heinrich Saint Landgard, a knight of light who suddenly appears as a saint of the main church and champion of the main god,.

His existence, breaking into his own hidden world, ‘Behind the Twilight’, was a very big variable..

The mere fact that he appears here is enough to make it impossible to even guarantee that he will escape completely..

‘I'm annoyed. Somehow, I thought things were going well..’

Temiran's eyes twitched at the sharp anticipation that seemed to pierce him at any moment..

The opponent's momentum, looking here and there, constantly looking for an opening..

He also responded by twisting the flow around him and threatening the girl who had fallen behind him..

Then, the momentum of approaching little by little lost momentum and retreated, but soon it approached again as if waiting for an opportunity and began to slowly circle around..

“Phew—just persistent.?”

“Tsk, this is what I'm going to say..”

Right now, his opponent was unable to attack him carelessly because of the girl who had fallen behind him, but there was nothing good for him if this standoff continued..

For him, the apostle of God who was exiled to the abyss, this place was like the middle of enemy territory..

‘Although we somehow managed to restore the other side of the world... It would seem that the entire situation inside this place was already known to the outside world. If it breaks once, there's no guarantee it won't break a second time..’

If the great shaman old woman had not interfered in the beginning, or at least if the high elf had intervened just a little later, they would have secured their goal without any problems and escaped leisurely..

Several coincidences happened to hold him back, and at one point, the situation took a turn for the worst..

···No, actually, he already knew..

The current situation is not just a coincidence, but a disaster that occurred when his God completely lost the initiative in causality that he had somehow maintained all this time..

‘Every time I try to do something, I fail, so there is bound to be a blow..’

From the appearance of the Immortal King, to the overflow of madness, to the secret plans of revolutionaries, etc..

There was no way that planning a disaster of such continental scale would have cost nothing..

What more can I say about the added burden of having to work while confined in the worst environment of the abyss?.

However, most of the aggressive bets made in such situations ended in failure..

I was trying to push the business forward with all the money I didn't have, and ended up blowing it all up..

That was the reason why Temiran, who was not yet fully prepared as an apostle, stepped forward earlier than scheduled..

The purpose was to somehow succeed in the remaining arrangements, find a way to turn things around, and lay the foundation for a turnaround.···.

Looking at the current situation, I think that was also a mistake..

“···Now that I think about it, am I getting angry again? In the end, you're saying that you should take care of others and fix a messed up situation, right? Oh my, why am I going through all this trouble just to enjoy fame and fortune?.”

“That agrees with me, Tamiran McClair. Wouldn't it be better to just surrender at this point so that we don't get tired??”

“Tsk, I would like to do that too, if I were to feel the same way.···.”

A boy with a youthful appearance who regained his appetite after listening to Heinrich’s words..

But unfortunately, he was not in a position to move as he pleased..

Since he was literally forced into a slave contract, he had no choice but to stay together until the end, even though he knew the ship he was on would sink..

Temiran scratched the back of his head and grumbled..

“What can I do? If I'm going to crack it, I'm going to crack it. Actually, if you look at it, you and I are in a similar situation.···.”

Then I stopped before I could finish speaking..

His eyes turned to his feet..

‘Wait a minute, the shadow···?’

It was purely coincidental that I noticed that little discomfort..

The angle is so subtly wrong that you can't notice anything special at first glance..

However, he acted immediately according to his intuition..

And right after that.

———!

A plosive sound outside the audible range erupted..

A phenomenon that occurred suddenly without any preparation time, as if the middle process had been cut out..

Kugu Palace—!

Then, a violent wind blew with a sound as if the air was being torn apart..

“···What a shame. I have a good feeling?”

And in the center of the storm.

A chillingly cold voice came out..

Step by step—

With the sound of shoes clearly echoing even in the commotion, a man who had no idea how long he had been there walked slowly, his long coat flowing..

Contrary to what he said, a handsome man with a cold expression rubbed the blood from his fingertips several times with an expression that showed no regrets..

His red eyes turned to a corner where dust rose..

He lightly held the girl who had fainted in his other arm..

“mister—!”

Aaron, who had closed his eyes tightly and hugged his grandmother and Rafi tightly due to the sudden storm, became angry at the sight of him and shouted..

How could you not be happy when the person you had been waiting for so desperately showed up and saved your sister?.

Of course, he was grateful to the saint who helped him in a desperate moment, but from the young boy's point of view, he couldn't help but be even happier that Heinz, a close friend of his, came..

“···What is it? When did it come in??”

At that time, a low growl rang out from where Heinz's gaze was directed..

The small figure of Temiran appears from the slowly settling dust..

Blood dripped from one of his dusty arms..

“Apparently no one was intruding. But how...? Plus this···.”

His eyes turned to the wound on his arm..

It wasn't a very serious injury, but it was important that we suffered unilateral damage from an unexpected surprise attack..

For some reason, the wound isn't even regenerating properly.?

No, instead of recovering, the cells began to die little by little around the hit area, as if a deadly poison had penetrated them..

Phuwak—!

Temiran frowned as he tore out the wound with his own hands and incinerated it..

‘···This is not poison. It is a battle for dominance between vampires with different personalities..’

Blood containing hostile salts that have infiltrated the body like guerrillas.

But even if I understood the situation, I still couldn't understand it..

The battlefield was his own body, his home ground, and the quality of the defenders was by no means low..

But why can't you do anything about just a few drops of the other person's blood that was injected into your body and look like this??

“What on earth have you done?!”

He couldn't tell, but the phenomenon wasn't really that strange..

Heinz II's vampire factor is the ultimate in evolution, having raised its efficiency to the limit through enormous mutations..

It was natural that it would become a monster that could take a thousand hits against a general immune system that simply depended on the status of the individual..

“well?”

Of course, Heinz II had no intention of answering the other person's question and just raised his eyebrows arrogantly..

Raising my clean hands without a single drop of blood, I lightly stroked my shiny black hair..

“That's probably not what's important now?”

A word with a hint of ridicule mixed with provocation..

Temiran, who frowned at that, trembled..

Then he hurriedly stretched out his hand to the side and launched himself again..

Kwaaaaang—!

A ray of dazzling brilliance rapidly increased in strength, and beautiful platinum-colored waves broke out..

Finally, all restrictions disappear, and like a beast released from its cage, a wave of brilliance devours space without hesitation..

Temiran, who barely managed to block the attack and had one of his hands burned black, gritted his teeth..

“Pfft! What a surprise attack! A person called a saint is extremely petty.···!”

“hmm? This is another surprising reaction. It's an easy thing for a hostage taker to say..”

But Heinrich just chuckled..

We were in the midst of looking for an opportunity to exploit each other. Isn't it wrong to recklessly sell our minds elsewhere in such a situation??

···Well, I was the one who created that situation in the first place..

“Haven't we talked a lot more than that, Tamiran McClair? If you still have anything left to say, I'll be happy to hear it..”

A silver-haired handsome man with wings of light spread out and his entire body covered in a sacred aura had a gentle smile on his face..

“Of course, some procedures will be needed before that. So that we can have conversations more comfortably and safely. Can you cooperate??”

“···Hahaha. shit.”

The flow has already completely turned upside down..

Temiran rolled his eyes diligently trying to find the number, but the two did not show him even the slightest clue..

‘Taking hostages again···.’

It's impossible to catch the girl who was your initial target..

Because the ‘Vampire King’ whom she had only heard about was protecting her in person..

I was able to tell from just a few moments ago that the rumors about him were not exaggerated..

It is also true that the person who is compatible with you is the worst..

If Saint Heinrich is his natural enemy as a hunter, Heinz is his natural enemy as a peer and a top predator..

Because he was rushed into the world without being completed as an apostle, he was unable to completely escape from the framework of his race, and Heinz, who was a new blood and the “blood suzerain” of all people, could not help but be a very difficult opponent..

‘Other humans... Tsk, they can't do anything because of that high elf..’

Before she knew it, Lydia had gathered together not only the injured great shaman but also the residents caught up in the incident, and had mobilized all of her spirits to form an iron-clad defense..

Rather than joining the saint and dealing with the enemy together, he trusted him completely and did his best to reduce civilian casualties so that he could fight with peace of mind..

In this situation, if you rush to the other side and get caught, it will be even more difficult..

‘I can't help it. There is no hope for this. Even considering the loss, I have no choice but to avoid the place first..’

If I had known this would happen, I would have taken action immediately after the saint appeared.!

If I got too greedy, the situation could get worse than it is now, so it was best to move now..

Rumbling—

With his decision, the world behind the twilight shook violently..

This space is a small world built by embodying some of his thoughts and being..

Its purpose was not simply to block space..

‘Of course, if you use it disposablely like this, the harm will be greater than the benefit. I can't argue about that when things have turned out this way..’

Quagwagwang! bang!

According to his will, the world began to turn against those inside and work hard to exclude them at all costs..

With a strong earthquake, the ground cracked and lava flowed out..

The air turned into toxic substances, lightning flowed like a waterfall in the atmosphere, and deadly radiation erupted from the ground..

An extreme environment that an ordinary person could not survive even for a moment..

“Doing useless things!”

Heinrich shouted and his wings spread wide..

The sacred sanctuary quickly spread out in all directions, protecting those inside..

Because the space itself was collapsing and the energy was skyrocketing to no end, it was not possible to cut through it as easily as when we first entered, but we were able to hold on like this for as long as possible..

Of course, that's exactly what Temiran wanted..

‘With this, they tied the saint’s feet. Now all that's left is···.’

Probably won't last long.

In the end, when all the energy is used up, this space where the final flame is burning will also collapse helplessly..

But right now, he didn't even have time to feel regretful about that..

“I can hear the rustling of heads all the way from here..”

“Hmm, that's all I learned from what I saw above.!”

Heinz, the vampire king, blocks his path..

I knew it through my instincts as a vampire..

The opponent is literally his natural enemy—an opponent he cannot possibly defeat if he fights him head on..

‘However, in the current situation where the entire world is going crazy, if you only focus on avoiding fights and getting out of the way,···.’

It wasn't a completely impossible opponent..

Even more so, if a lump of luggage is hanging on the other person's arms.!

“Goodbye! Let's never see each other again!”

In the end, he was able to take advantage of the moment and escape to the outside world..

They locked the door again right after, so they won't be able to come out anytime soon..

That was enough time for him to completely escape through the crack of the abyss..

‘Still, it wasn't just loss. Since we have already observed the child with the fragment, tracking it will not be as difficult as it has been so far. The situation wasn't good this time, but they can't keep that kid around forever..’

Once you have lifted the veil of cause and effect, you will be able to create as many opportunities as you want in the future..

The moment Temiran, who had worked so hard to rationalize himself, took a step to quickly change his seat..

Goooooong—

His body stopped for a moment due to an unidentified pressure pressing down on his entire body..

“···What is this??”

His eyes naturally turned upward to the sky, following the flow of energy..

And what greeted him there.

It was a huge magic circle that covered the entire sky of Tarak..

“It's finally out.”

In the middle of that magic circle—in the sky above Temiran's head, looking up..

Lee Se-ah, who had already received the signal and was preparing in advance, looked down and smiled faintly..

It is said that a magician can perform miracles beyond her own abilities if given enough time and materials, but she had a more special ability in that respect..

“How long has it been since I prepared magic so comfortably and leisurely?.”

A unique skill that explodes the energy you can handle to near infinity, “Infinite Power”」.

However, what is included in that 'energy' is not only the magical power that serves as fuel when using magic..

Googoo googung—

Mental power, which is an essential resource for building a magic trick but cannot be accurately quantified, as well as various brain powers, including thinking and calculating skills..

As long as she was able to properly realize and recognize them, they were also a great 'energy source' that she could utilize to her heart's content..

‘Well, this is something that I only recently became able to do..’

It is not easy to perceive such an abstract concept in terms of clear numbers..

I guess I grew up thanks to overcoming all kinds of hardships..

It was great news that the battle with the Immortal King was just around the corner and that his power had become even stronger..

Se-ah Lee looked down with vague eyes..

A being struggling to somehow move its body and escape from this place despite the prohibition that was carefully built up..

The author must be the ‘unknown threat’ that the saint predicted..

I couldn't miss such a variable here..

Googoo googung—

The huge magic circle, carefully built up layer by layer, rotated intricately like the springs of a clockwork..

and—.

[“stop.”]

A point of time on earth was frozen by the words and spirit of a mage who had newly ascended to transcendence..

It was only a short moment, but.

It was enough time for the predator, who hastily escaped from the underworld, to grab the fugitive by the scruff of the neck..