31The second word overturns the game board (Episode 214)
Huuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu-!
Huuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu-!
A Koopa soars, flapping its huge wings. On its back, a group of four people sat huddled together, clutching the Koopa's feathers..
“Don't stop it….”
“How does this happen?!”
“Stop it! Shoot! shoot-!”
“What are wizards doing at a time like this?!”
“Idiots… If you don't know what's going on, just shut up.!”
The transferees, knights, and even some wizards left behind in the mountains.
They were looking at the huge bird that was already flying far away with a helpless expression..
“this… Does that make sense?….”
“Flying into the sky….”
patter-patter-!
Even the other birds, which had been circling in the sky until Koopa arrived, followed Koopa and flew away..
“Shit… Track it!”
“I need to know where I'm going!”
The direction Koopa was facing was south..
Koopa was currently flying at a high altitude, higher than the mountain range, at a height that made it difficult to breathe..
“Ugh… Lee, Liona! hold on tight!”
“I feel like I'm going to fall! It's too windy….”
Liona's words were not harsh..
A fierce wind blew from the front and shook them as if they would fall..
Huuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu-!
“Ughhh….”
“I can't hold on….”
It was then.
Whirling-!
Whirly Whirly-!
“…Uh oh?”
“This….”
A shadow hand came out of Snowfall's body and firmly supported them..
At this point, I couldn't fall even if I tried..
- Sir, if I don't wear my seat belt, I will be fined..
- Phew, I almost had to pay a fine ^^; What the fuck are these hands??
And only then did everyone realize.
The fact that they are floating in the air, that they are flying on the back of a winged creature..
Only after being held by strong arms and leaning on the back of a soft creature did I realize that I was flying in the sky..
“Huh... Hehehe….”
Liona took a deep breath..
“Are you having trouble breathing, Line??”
“No, I was surprised. Yes, it's flying in the sky.”
“you're right. Are we really… You're flying in the sky.”
Huuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu-!
Whoa whoa-!
All the scenery under the sky slowly passed by.
Slowly, dawn began to break..
Considering that it was mid-morning when they attempted to cross the mountain range, I could see how focused they were in their attempt to break through..
Chirrurururuk-!
Koopa has suddenly entered an unknown canyon..
Ahhhhh-!
A welcome ceremony unique to the canyon, also known as strong wind or sharp wind, greeted them..
“Ugh….”
Liona closed her eyes tightly..
The sharp wind was so fierce and cold that I felt my skin being torn..
It's so cold that I want to close my collar and even close the door to my heart to block all the spaces where the wind comes in..
Hehehehe-!
“Riona, look ahead..”
“ahead….”
“You need to open your eyes.”
At Chadorf's words, Liona slowly opened her tightly closed eyes..
“…….”
“the sun is rising.”
The blazing sun was erasing the remaining shadows from their faces..
The dawn, which repainted their faces with the paint of sunlight, soon melted everything..
just the right temperature.
“…It's beautiful.”
“ha ha ha! That's right, Liona! The world is full of mysteries that you don't yet know!”
“Unlike the world I knew... It looks completely different..”
It is the sunlight that removes the shadows.
Conversely, it was also the shade that made us realize the value of sunlight..
Liona experienced so much hardship in such a short period of time..
Her brother moved the small world to kill her and she had to face it all with her fragile body..
With just two or three allies.
For the first time in my life, I had blisters on the soles of my feet and tried to run with all my might..
I lost my footing, rolled around a few times, and even skipped meals all day..
All of these experiences made this moment even more valuable..
“Ugh… Ughhh….”
“…Liona.”
“I will definitely come back alive, I.”
“…….”
“please… I will survive and proudly tell everyone later. really….”
Tears flowed down her distorted face..
The sunlight made the tears look like diamonds..
“That I am a person worth living! And that this whole experience was truly precious... I'm going to tell everyone.”
“Indeed… You are truly amazing..”
“I'm not giving up anymore! Because now you're going to think of all of this as a test! It's a test that allows me to see the world with correct eyes.!”
“…I will follow that path wholeheartedly..”
Snowfall continued to fly for quite some time after that..
Perhaps, the warriors and knights who gathered at Bragland during this journey are far enough away to never be able to intercept Snowfall's group again..
Cough, cluck, cluck.…
Kupa's meaning is conveyed to Kang Seol through resonance..
“…I think the flight will end here..”
“I guess Koopa is tired.?”
“They say we have to leave urgently. It looks like he flew a long distance because of this incident..”
Whoa whoa…
Huuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu…
Koopa flapping its wings and landing on the ground.
Cuckoo…
After dropping everyone off, Koopa stuck his head forward and bowed..
Kang Seol realized Koopa's intention and reached out and stroked Koopa's head..
“Thank you, Koopa. really.”
Cough, cluck.!
Princess Liona also held out her hand and asked..
“Yes, you can touch it.?”
“of course.”
Sigh…
Princess Liona smiled brightly as she stroked Koopa's head..
“Thank you so much, Koopa. Thank you for getting me there safely. I hope to see you again next time.”
Cough, cluck, cluck.!
Huuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu-!
Huuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu…
After saying a brief farewell, Koopa flew up into the sky and disappeared with the other birds..
Snowfall looked south and said.
“There's not much left now. Priyon is just around the corner..”
* * *
Gulp…
Eyes, nose, ears and mouth.
A dying human being, gushing out blood from all of it..
“Wow!!”
Fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu-!
The man's body inflated like a balloon and then burst completely..
Only then did the magic circle surrounding it activate..
Jiiiiiiing-
The people standing on it were all transported to another place..
After completing the transfer, Bria frowned as she touched her temple..
“Umm… I'm a little dizzy?”
“Are you okay, Bria??”
“huh. It's not a big deal, but it's a bit burdensome to use the transfer magic circle in succession..”
“This is a side effect experienced by those with strong magical powers. Let’s take a break and then proceed..”
“okay. But how much of the offering is left??”
The stocky old man counted the number of gagged victims..
“There are approximately twenty offerings left. We consumed more than expected, but the branch can supply the rest as needed..”
From the fact that they used the word 'dog' when counting people, it showed how corrupted they were..
After immortality disappeared, the Eternal Life Church was replaced by those who did not hesitate to commit terrible acts..
“Okay, let’s take a little break..”
That… Jeopuk…
Wearing a fur around her neck that could be either a fox or a wolf cub, she approached and sat down on the colorful chair set up a little ahead..
“The speed isn't bad. I'll barely catch up with you..”
“But… The branch manager here said that Shuro visited here some time ago..”
“Shuro? You were alive.!”
“yes. They say he was alive and well..”
“After all, he's not a kid who can be fooled that easily. so?”
“When I heard that Bria was coming here, I hurriedly left a letter and left..”
“Why? Give it to me somewhere.”
Parak…
Bria opened the note left by Shuro and checked it..
- Bria, this is Shuro. Sorry, I missed them. But they left traces when we crashed, so I'm sure we'll find them again soon..
“hmm… It was true that Shuro was defeated..”
- I'm sure you're worried about losing regular contact, but don't worry about me! I'll chase after them and hold on to their ankles! Well, I'll separately write down the abilities and configurations they use here. Bria… i miss you.
Hwareuk-!
Bria checks the note and burns it with a candle..
“Are you a bright child? Because I figure out what to do..”
“Tsk tsk… So, isn’t that what Bria cherishes??”
“Anyway, their location is?”
The skinny man said.
“We broke through the Bragland cordon..”
“already? Are you that strong? but… Because there is an archmage. … No, wait?”
Bria tilted her head..
“There was no mention of the archmage in the message Shuro sent.?”
* * *
The gateway facing Prion.
To get to the port city from the north, you had to pass by here..
Shuro, who had once been cut in half by Karuna's onslaught, recovered and was waiting at the corner of the road..
“We need to hold them back here.”
Phew… Whoa whoa…
he had to admit.
The opponent was a strong enemy.
‘But, is the summoner right??’
The black knight who boasted of overwhelming martial arts.
Shuro was helplessly defeated by him..
Although his body had recovered incredibly well, his waist, which had been cut in half, still throbbed and he was not relieved..
‘Next time we meet… can win.’
Shuro is a monster that gets stronger.
Having experienced a battle close to death, I was confident that I would not be easily defeated next time..
Surely it will.
‘…Still, it would be better to avoid a head-on collision.?’
The energy felt in the summoner's eyes tightened Shuro's heart. I looked at him with eyes that were like, 'No matter what you do, you will be defeated.'.
“Don't be fussy….”
Pooh wow-
Dagrak…
A scorpion stung by a dagger struggled..
“Come on, be nice.….”
Shuro squeezed the poison from the scorpion's tail and put it in a bottle..
Next, he stuck a dagger into the snake's neck and held the poison dripping from its fangs. Next, he scraped the poison from the frog's skin, whose color was constantly changing, and transferred it to a bottle..
“after… where.”
side.
Shuro tastes a little bit of poison scraped from a frog..
“Fine….”
Tuk…
his head fell down.
And after a while.
Jump up.
He raised his head and said.
“and… Just died, really.”
Shuro's body's recovery has also increased tremendously after his death..
Even he lost his mind from the poison just now..
It was a vicious poison..
“Now, mix these together….”
Cheeeeee…
Is there a strange chemical reaction taking place?.
The poison had turned red like blood..
“After adding a little water….”
Cheeeeee…
Shuro dips the blade of his dagger into a bottle full of poison..
Approximately an hour passes after that..
“done.”
A dagger with a red blade.
Just a passing glance is addictive..
“It would be too much to shove this into him.?”
Then the princess, the guard knight, or the noble who follows you..
‘Well, anyone can pick it..’
Because it's okay to waste time.
Because that was the purpose in the first place.
Although the concentration of the poison was slightly lowered, the concentration would be enough to kill an ordinary person instantly just by infiltrating it..
Sreuk…
‘come! It's them.’
The scent that was sprinkled on the summoner when escaping. It was a scent that only the members of the Yeongsaeng Church could detect..
‘Instead, although the persistence is weak... Enough for some tracking time.’
I thought about attacking first because of the scent I could sense nearby, but it was obvious that the success rate would be low, so I went ahead and waited..
‘I'm passing by here. I can't believe I've already come this far with the princess attached! I thought it would take two more days.….’
Slurp…
[Shuro uses the sword of the veil..]
[It seeps into the shadows and hides its presence..]
[All senses become heightened, but vision is blocked until you escape the veil..]
Shuro slipped into the shadows.
Soon the voices flowed in..
“If you go over here, it's Priyon..”
“all… It's here.”
“It may be a little further to your destination, but it's not that far away and you'll get there soon..”
“ha ha ha! All you have to do is pass the gate safely, so don’t worry too much.….”
seeps in.
i am a shadow.
I am natural.
Tuk.
heavy steps.
This is not.
escort knight's.
percussion…
old man's walk.
Jeopuk.
brisk steps.
It could be considered the footsteps of a child. Such innocent steps.
Is she a princess??
No, this is a guy..
‘It's the guy's steps.….’
Maybe the princess will be next.
then…
‘now….’
tup-!
Suddenly, Shuro's head was grabbed by someone..
“He somehow survived..”
“Ugh….”
The snowfall pulled Shuro out of the shadows..
‘This summoner… What is the power?….’
Shuro tried to resist, but couldn't..
and then.
Fuuuuuk-!
“uh…?”
“Then die.”
The dagger that Shuro was holding to stab the princess actually stabbed Shuro in the chest..
“Wow!-!”
“Line, close your eyes.!”
Finally, Chadorf's shout…
Kwazijic-!
Snowfall exploded Shuro's head..
patter…
Red blood splashing on the crow mask.
Kang Seol wiped the blood on his gloves with a handkerchief and said to the group:.
“Let's go.”
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