31The second word overturns the game board (Episode 146)
After the dust and wind settled, everyone looked for the Black Knight, but he was not there..
‘where… Where did you go?!’
Everyone guessed that the Black Knight's strength was exhausted. Now all I had to do was strike the final blow that would suffocate him..
At that time, someone looked up at the sky and shouted.
“This guy….”
“excuse me! Over there! That thing with a tattered body….”
“It's going up there.!”
“ascetic!”
The Black Knight, who had once grown huge, returned to his original size and was climbing the clock tower just a stone's throw away..
The clock tower, the highest point in Ilia's western sector..
“why….”
Philia shouted in astonishment..
“barrier! That… The intention is to overcome the barrier.!”
The distance between the clock tower and the wall was not that far..
Of course, under normal circumstances it would have felt very far, but for a black knight with monstrous strength, this distance could be considered close..
‘What if the guy from the top of the clock tower runs toward the wall with all his might?….’
Citizens may be exposed to the Black Knight despite the blockade of the western sector..
The grief that moved the Black Knight's body had already climbed more than half of the clock tower..
【You have to run away! You have to run away! Those guys will be tough! Let's eat the humans beyond the wall!】
Illya's voice of sorrow rang out as if she had no intention of hiding her intentions, or if she was so cornered that she kept repeating it over and over again..
The citizens of Ilia who were taking refuge beyond the wall trembled at the terrible voice..
Snowfall sensed that even if she followed him up the clock tower right away, she wouldn't be able to catch him before he jumped over the barrier..
‘We have to stop it... But what if….’
At that time, Snowfall found Karuna looking up at the clock tower..
Karuna made eye contact with Snowfall, who was looking at her. The two looked at each other with eyes full of firm determination..
“karuna.”
“…please send.”
“…Yeah, I think we feel the same way..”
papad-!
Snowfall stood on the roof of a three-story building and waved her right arm..
“what are you doing now….”
simplicity and honesty! Ujijijijik!
“I… That's it….”
“I mean... ok?”
“arm….”
Snowfall's arms suddenly grew huge and picked up Karuna, who was in a stable position..
tup-!
“good!”
Huuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu-!
Sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!
[Current horsepower is below 5%.]
[A lack of magical energy comes.]
[5Reduces magic regeneration rate by 50% for minutes.]
[Excessive horsepower was used at once.]
[Status abnormality during the day: I suffer from dizziness..]
[Increases cooldown of abilities by 10%.]
The direction in which Karuna was thrown was exactly the location of the bell tower of the clock tower..
Slightly short of height.
“Wow!”
“Ugh….”
At that moment, Karen's red color became lighter and Karuna's blue color became darker..
[The twin knights are out of balance.]
[The combined abilities are biased to one side..]
Karuna stepped on the wall of the clock tower twice. And with that, he was able to rise to the top of the clock tower..
Before he could land, he grabbed his arm and pulled it with all his might..
The black knight feels the popularity and looks back..
【no! don't!】
What I heard was a voice of sorrow.
Karuna put all his strength into firing the sword he was holding..
Sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo-!
His breath was released and flew towards the black knight..
Fuwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa-!
A breath that pierces the exact center of the Black Knight’s chest..
“Oh my gosh….”
Kwaaaaang-!
He approached the bell tower and struck it..
The black knight flew and hit the bell, and the bell rang in the aftermath of the great impact..
Deeng… Daeeeeeng…
“Cough… Ugh….”
“…It's over.”
The blade of Bitan was badly broken. It seemed like the damage received from the hasty attempt to materialize was not resolved..
Grief howled in the form of a sword..
【You idiot! You have to run away! I need to run away!】
“Shut up… Hit it….”
The Black Knight said while lying down.
Black energy and blue energy welled up from his pierced chest. They will be the powers he has, they will be the memories he has..
“ha… Ugh… Well, well... Can I ask you something??”
“…….”
“The fragments that died to me... Everyone had different ideals….”
“what?”
he continued.
“There were also people who didn't remember Montra... There was also a guy who forgot Karen. Maybe that's why each one... I drew a different future... Ugh… you… What do you plan on doing? When you have this power... what….”
“Dear Karen….”
“…….”
“I plan to show you the sea..”
Karuna, with her back to the moon, looked down at the Black Knight with emotionless eyes..
“That's all this life is about.”
A simple wish that does not match the arrogant gaze. However, the answer resonated greatly with the Black Knight..
“Pfft… Pfft… Hehehe… The sea... Unbelievable….”
“Why do you do that?”
The Black Knight took off his helmet.
The helmet that became scrap metal at the door of death looks cramped..
Soon, his tearful face was revealed..
His face was stained with tears, snot, and blood..
“I am… I don't remember the sea... . Damn… What I had forgotten was that memory.….”
“…….”
“that is… More than Montra, more than our revenge... Is it something more amazing??”
Karuna told the Black Knight what the sea looked like. As if telling the world of a fairy tale.
“The whole world is full of blue water... haha… lie….”
The Black Knight couldn't stop crying as he said that..
“…why are you crying?”
“Because of regret….”
“regret? If you regret your mistakes….”
“No, it's not like that. To you… The only thing that can be given to your future is this hideous hatred... I regret it so much.”
That… Jeopuk…
Karen and Snowfall appeared at the clock tower..
The Black Knight spoke without even looking back, pierced by his sword. He left behind a similar message from all the pieces that had been defeated by him..
“I accept defeat. I give you my strength and my memory. … Karuna, may you be a mirror that reflects the truth... wish.”
Huuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu……
With those words, the Black Knight's body began to disperse like smoke from the extremities..
【no! no!】
Pushuuuu…
Smoke-like energy floated around the bell tower..
Grief trembled, then took the opportunity and jumped on the smoke..
There was a being who held on to such grief..
Whirling-!
【Let go! Let go!】
“One, you shouldn't have all the power. My hatred and what this devil should not have... . Please don’t be tainted by the same hatred as me… . Grief, there is no need for black where they are headed. you stay here with me….”
The black light, which can be said to be the root of the Black Knight's power, captured the black energy of grief. He was planning to disappear like this, along with his grief..
“There's no need for that..”
Tuk.
The one who snatches the energy of grief from the arms of the black knight, Kang Seol.
“I need black on my way.”
The black light looked at Karuna this time. Karuna nodded her head.
“go together.”
The black light that truly wished for those words shattered and spread into the air..
Whioooooooooooooooooooooo…
And then I started to be sucked in by Karuna's breath..
Blue light flowed from Karuna's eyes. Strange, old memories seeped in..
* * *
Memories that come to mind like fragments.
This was a memory that Karuna had as a whole, and it was also a memory clearly left in the fragments of hatred..
Grumbling… Grumbling…
Screaming……
Karuna fell off the cliff and was pulled up by someone on a ferry boat..
“Got it!”
“…Good job. Let's go now.”
There were only two people on the ferry, an old man and a young man..
time has passed.
Karuna continued his hazy ritual while lying on a stone with geometric patterns carved on it..
Occasionally, old people, young people, and temple believers would visit..
“I mean….”
“Shut up! Why is the guardian….”
they argued.
Mostly, the old man scolded, and the young man listened quietly. As time passed, the sounds of them arguing became more frequent..
It took quite a while for that to turn into a scream..
“Wow!!”
“Wow!!”
The overflowing magical energy and bloody scent played a huge role in awakening Karuna's consciousness..
“Huh... Heo Eok….”
A half-mad young man with his hair down came to the place where Karuna was sleeping..
His entire body was soaked in blood, and his age revealed on his face was already past middle age..
“I… Do you think I'll die keeping my oath that makes me sour? No... I saw it wrong for a long time….”
oath.
The first word he mentioned was an unfamiliar yet missed word..
“Hehehe… Foolish knight, why have you entered Jin's bosom? So... Even though you have great power, why do you shackle yourself?.”
There was something strange about the man.
“I am different from Jin. He didn't even know that what was in his arms was treasure, so he left it alone. I'm different! I am… I will be reborn using you!”
Suddenly-!
The man grabbed Karuna by her hair and growled..
“I'm going to cut you into pieces and create an army! Hehehe… no one… no one can stop me Having to protect yourself even when you have power is so boring, isn't it? is not it? huh?”
Something grew in Karuna’s chest..
This is a moment I've experienced over and over again..
Hatred. Hatred for the man sprouted in his heart..
“haha… There's not much left….”
And that hatred soon bore fruit..
Fuwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa-!
The man in front of me tried to stop the blood flowing from his neck, but he was no longer ready to live..
“Wow... Shut it off….”
He looked at Karuna with resentful eyes..
No, it was not the whole Karuna he was looking at. The fragments of hatred that remained in the temple of Karuna, which had already been broken into fragments, killed all those who had planned this..
It was a black knight.
The Black Knight left the temple like that..
And then I wandered around looking for the awakened fragments. They were able to recognize each other, and the fact that they had to fight each other was also engraved in their instincts..
The fragments of hatred were strong..
- You are defeated. everything to you…
- I lost. you…
Strangely enough, the defeated fragments left behind their own wishes before being absorbed..
- Protect the good people.
- The evil of the world... To block it.
- Karen... please…
The hateful fragments could not understand them.
‘Idiots.’
Did you think that the strong who defeated the weak would listen to the weak's request? For what reason??
The Black Knight could not understand the defeated fragments. So I thought of their request as a burden..
He predicted that among the fragments of Karuna left in the world, he would be the strongest and closest to the original Karuna..
However, it was a wrong decision.
The point at which I realized that it was a wrong decision was when I encountered a special fragment..
Kaaaaang-!
“Ugh….”
“dirty and ugly.”
“dog, bullshit….”
“…go away.”
Shards of hatred fell and vomited blood..
Another Karuna trampled his hand and disappeared..
‘…Who is it?’
Exciting.
Some eyes seemed to be looking at this place right now..
Karuna felt an insidious spirit in those eyes..
Tspat-!
The memories of the Black Knight end there.
The light faded as if a curtain had been drawn..
Then, a black light approached.
It was a fragment of hatred..
“Now... I think I understand.”
“…….”
“why… Are you leaving a wish?.”
Black light flickered.
“Karuna, do not forget Montra. Bring back your sister, prosper together, and build a good world. … These are the things I was asked to do by those who went before me.”
Karuna answered while staring into the distance..
“…your wish?”
The black light was embarrassed..
“…….”
“your wish?”
“How could someone like me….”
“your… The wish is?”
The black light wavered..
he seemed to be crying.
He seemed to regret it..
“…Don't make the same mistake I did. The world… don't hate….”
“impossible. The world is still full of malice.”
“…Hate and anger are different things.”
“Be angry….”
“And by all means, be happy with your sister. This is my wish.”
Karuna nodded at the black light..
“I will remember.”
Sooooooooooooo…
With those words, black light seeped into Karuna’s chest..
* * *
A blue light was added to the body of Karuna, who regained the memories of the Black Knight. If this is also a change, it is a change..
Tsuzzzzzzzz…
And, another change.
‘On the sword… A pattern is being engraved.’
A strange and mysterious pattern was engraved on the breath of Karuna's moonlight sword..
A lot of messages related to him came to mind, blocking the snowfall's view..
And yet, the change is not over.
Sssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss For…
The moment Karuna opened her closed eyes, a dark energy flickered in her pupils..
‘What is this again?….’
I felt like I wanted to dig into all of this one by one. However, it was difficult to do so right away..
Kang Seol first looked at what was in his hand..
What was in his hands were the remnants of grief..
【okay! okay! I want power?】
“of course.”
【That idiot lost because he was an idiot! I won't lose!】
“okay?”
【I'll do it! what do you want! king? Do you want to be king? Or is there something you wish for? I'll listen to anything!】
“okay? then….”
Grief poured out words like candy..
Kang Seol said such harsh words that it was hard to believe that he had just poured out such babbling words..
Yet, he continued to emit magical energy..
So that the spirit of snowfall becomes polluted. That he may become as corrupt as his former master..
Heartbreak was confident..
Until the cold words of snow flow out.
“Could you please shut up??”
【…Eh?】
“That's the way you live, so just keep your mouth shut.”
“sleep….”
Puuk…
Snowfall put the lump of slime that grief had materialized into a suitable bottle and corked it. Grief could have broken the bottle at any time, but I hesitated for a moment because of what Kangseol said..
Meanwhile, Count Brispin asked a question from beyond the wall..
“What happened! The situation is!”
“hmm….”
“hurry! The situation is?”
Snowfall pondered the answer for a moment and then struck the nearby bell tower..
Daeng…
Earl Brispin was taken aback when the bell suddenly rang..
“what….”
Daeeeeeng…
The moment the bell rang again, Brispin knew it was the answer to his question..
“…is it.”
The Count said to his men.
“Now, ring all the bells of Ilia.”
“…yes?”
“hurry!”
The order was quickly given, and bells hung on clock towers in all districts, north, south, east, and west, rang..
Daeng…
Daeeeeeng…
Deeeeenn…
The bell is ringing in Ilia.
The nightmarish night was ending with the sound of a bell. It was an unforgettable night for everyone..
[Killed the Black Knight.]
[The Black Knight's memento is created.]
[Adventure objective met.]
[When the time limit runs out or you select a reward, you can finish the adventure..]
“Wow!!”
“The ascetic won.!”
“Open the barrier quickly! You bastards!”
When the whole city was in an uproar, Snowfall instinctively glanced at the box formed at his feet..
Carrying this box down was also something that would lose its shape, so I had to dispose of it here..
Tuk-!
The box opened with his kick..
I profit…
‘Please, I need that.….’
[Check the Black Knight's belongings.]
……
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