326 Episode Ouroboros (1)

solidarity.

A secondary magic that allows you to be recognized as a companion when used, so you can move together when riding a labyrinth portal, and share your experience points after defeating a monster.

It was when I was in the midst of the rebellion route that I found out that this magic was the destructive method of [The Unspoken Spirit].

After eating the essence of silence, after about 300 tries, the royal family finally arrived. It was the time when I had hope that I could see the face of the king a little further.

[The character has been ‘bonded’ with the Guardian Knights.]

The NPCs of the royal family used this method on me and sprinkled shit on my long efforts.

Well, I did find a way to reverse this law of destruction, but… … .

‘Still, I have never seen the king’s face.’

Eventually I gave up on the treason route.

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Maybe this is the first thing I gave up while playing this game… … .

I don’t think it was a pointless time.

Sometimes there is something to gain in the process of failure.

just like this

“Cuckoo… … !”

A huge head-butt combo following solidarity.

Luchenpraha’s body, which was hit by this, floated in the air and fell backwards.

However, watching this was a chore.

Aren’t fighting games like that?

If you make the enemy in the air and make it impossible to defy, you have to insert a linker somehow.

‘transcendence.’

spit out the command

Before the guy’s body goes out of range 20m.

‘Eye of the Storm.’

A grab machine obtained by eating the Essence of [Storm Gush].

‘Somehow, it means that the PVP optimization settings have been made.’

A strong gust of wind blew through the long stretch of sewer, and his body changed direction and came towards me.

So I took a smashing stance.

and… … .

One, two, three.

‘now.’

[Swipe] with all your might at the right time.

Kwajik-!

The sound of flesh and bones being crushed erupted from where the hammer’s weight had flew.

But I was not at all satisfied.

Well, it’s not the sound I was aiming for.

‘Jeep.’

A shiny temple was the goal, but unfortunately he raised his arm. Even while being dragged by a gust of wind, he tried to calm himself and protect his vital points.

‘Still, he took one arm.’

It wasn’t a fatal blow, but I decided to look at it positively.

An arm that is bent at a deformed angle and is limp.

Looking at that alone, it is undeniable that it has inflicted considerable damage—

Tadat.

The one who was flying towards the wall on the side due to the impact balances in the air and slams into the wall with one leg.

and… … .

‘He seems to have a lot of real combat experience.’

Rather than distance themselves from me, he sprinted towards me and swung his sword.

Whee-!

A ferocious Auror that can feel sharp just by looking at it.

He had a higher agility than me, so it was difficult to block it with a hammer in his current position.

so that… … .

Tadat.

This time I just walked away.

Ha, if it had bounced back, it would have continued to pursue the momentum.

iron puck.

A distance of about 10m widened like that, and there was a moment of lull. He asked me, taking a ceremony with a sword held by his only arm.

“How did know?”

Looking at the breathing in the middle, it seemed that the damage caused by head-butting and arm crushing remained.

Well, you’re talking to buy time to recover?

As I was analyzing the enemy’s condition, I laughed out loud at the next words.

“No one would know about this essence, de… … .”

A voice longing for an answer to the contradiction he encountered.

Yeah, I was just curious.

In fact, I would have tried to hide this weakness in others.

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Maybe that’s why I always went alone. Even if I went together, I would never have formed a ‘solidarity’ with them.

At that moment, [Unspoken Spirit]’s weakness is revealed.

‘Now that I see it, it seems that [Unspoken Spirit] was the reason why the community was squealing at the annihilator.’

In order to overthrow the royal family, he would need a comrade who would not lose strength even if he did not form a ‘solidarity’.

For example, a wizard or a priest.

However, since the priest wouldn’t cooperate in killing the king, the value of the annihilator would be relatively higher.

He’s a top-notch magician, and he’s the same ‘evil spirit’.

“Yeah, it was a demon… … .”

Soon he looked at me and muttered.

In fact, I didn’t say a word, but it seems that I came to a conclusion by beating myself and playing the drums.

Well, it wasn’t the wrong conclusion, but… … .

‘You don’t know the reverse defamation law.’

Through the conversation, I was able to convince myself that he didn’t know the reverse sabotage law. If I had known, there would be no reason to insist on being alone.

I energized the hand holding the hammer.

‘I’m glad it was 20 years ago.’

Of course, you never know what will happen in the future.

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Maybe when we meet again, this part may have been reinforced.

You may have changed some of the purified water as well.

Swordsmanship may also reach the stage of completion.

What is certain is that considering his notoriety 20 years from now, there is a high possibility that he will grow into an enemy that I cannot defeat.

However… … .

‘That’s not today.’

I recited the command.

Even so, what was the reason for just staying still until now?

‘transcendence.’

‘Eye of the Storm.’

During the conversation, the cooldown cycled again.

***

The battle phase flowed quite simply.

Quang, quaang-!

Aurors and the Double Numbers Demon Crusher collided non-stop, and exchanges were made.

and… … .

‘Crazy, why are you fighting so well?’

I felt the wall for the first time.

There were many times when I was pushed back from the specs, but it was because it was the first time I felt this way in martial arts.

Scream-!

Flesh skin that is cut off in the blink of an eye.

It moved as flexibly as its black snake, and at times as hard as steel.

No, where is that?

Even me, the youngest black eyed person in it, had a clear shape and expression.

To put it simply, he was the type of enemy he encountered for the first time in his life.

Even if they were Amman knights, if they were driven into dogfights, the match would be decided by a moment’s judgment in order to kill each other.

Scream-!

The wounds on the body gradually increase.

Wounds grow faster than those healed by natural regeneration.

However, there have been no fatal injuries so far.

It’s not because I’m good at avoiding it, it’s thanks to the fact that I periodically spread potions.

Chewy profit-!

Bubbles boil from the deep cut and the flesh fills up.

After checking the status briefly, I backstepped back.

and… … .

‘transcendence.’

‘Eye of the Storm.’

The cooldown had just turned around again, and he pulled him back using the grab machine.

But this time the situation was similar.

At first, as if proving that he was attacked just because he didn’t know, he swung his sword using the speed of being pulled without panicking at all.

Whiy profit-!

Huh, the timing is like a ghost now.

From now on, I’ll just have to seal the grab machine.

Tadat.

Dodge the sword and step back once more.

At this, the guy stepped on the ceiling, narrowed the distance in an instant, and started talking.

“Who are you?”

Aww-!

“Looking at that woman and her colleague.”

Aww-!

“Are you also sent by the royal family?”

Wow, people are crazy.

too many words

While I was annoyed at the sight of the guy who didn’t rest his mouth throughout the battle, I also had these questions.

‘Did you come from the royal family? Why is the royal family suddenly appearing?’

It was, of course, a short-lived question.

Is it not the situation in which the allied forces of the royal family and the castle town invaded the eastern area that Orculis was occupied?

It is not surprising that such a misunderstanding has arisen.

But there’s only one thing I’m really curious about.

‘But what will happen now?’

I didn’t even think of killing him here.

According to the original history, this guy will appear in front of Amelia sometime soon from now.

However… … .

‘It’s hard to win, but it’s not like you’re going to lose.’

If you like, you can stay in this place for hours like this.

I can’t be sure, though.

All day long, unless something unexpected happens all of a sudden—

‘yes?’

That was then.

As if words become seeds.

iron puck.

A voice was heard from far away.

And at the same time.

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Me and the guy with one heart and one mind spread our distance from each other and quickly checked the direction of popularity.

Not that I heard wrong, there really was someone.

‘Nimiral.’

That someone was in my memory.

And when I noticed, it seemed that the Ruechen-Prague side also had information about that man.

“… … Jerome St. Red.”

As soon as Luchenprasar murmured briefly.

The silver-haired knight on the other side of the passage also opened his mouth.

“Riccardo Lüchenpraha.”

It was far from an affectionate name.

In their voices and eyes, hatred and intent to kill each other overflowed.

After all, the ‘traitor’ who was going to kill the king and the guardian of the royal family met, so it’s a natural result.

I quickly finished judging the situation.

‘Okay, the two of you fight, I’ll have to jump.’

The reason that the Knights of Light followed the sewer must be mine, but considering the two of them are close friends, it will be possible to turn a crisis into an opportunity.

It was the car that was measuring the tulle angle with that thought.

Unfortunately, there was a guy who was quicker than me.

“two.”

Ruechenprague uttered an unknown syllable.

and… … .

“… uh?”

I started to run away at the fork in the road next to me.

It was only after seeing that figure that I realized what ‘two’ meant.

‘… … Crazy, how does this happen?’

He misunderstood that I was on the same side as that bastard.

***

It was a misunderstanding because Luchenpraha did not properly solve the misunderstanding that I was from the royal family.

Hell, even if I were him, it would have been burdensome to fight this one-on-one in this situation.

That sentiment is understandable.

Well, what I have to do now is not to empathize.

‘ah… Let’s jump too.’

After a moment of bewilderment at the run away from Ruechen-Prague, I quickly came to my senses and moved my feet.

Yet, deep inside, I longed for it.

‘Please, please, please… … .’

Please, follow him, not me.

huh? You’re a madman who wants to kill your king.

Tadat.

As I started running, after a short pause I heard a noise from behind.

I think I’ve finished thinking about who to follow… … .

🥺🥺

ha, yes

It can’t be solved this easily.

Clap, clap-!

There was the sound of a man following him from behind.

It seems that he decided that it was more important to recover the fragments of the records I had than the ‘traitors’.

Umm, or the back of the thing was left deep.

flash-!

As Luchenpraha escaped, the [Unspoken Spirit] had been dispelled, and he used [Gate of Light] to block my way.

I didn’t know it before because it was so far away, but I had a different impression.

‘What, why did his eyes go back… … .’

Where does the hogu-like impression of when we met before go, I see an article shooting at me with the eyes of an unforgiving executioner.

“Did you think that you could come back alive by mocking me?”

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Maybe it was self-sufficient, I didn’t know.

Isn’t that It was an easy and quick route, so I just picked it up and ran, and at some point, there were only enemies around.

Oh, of course, that doesn’t mean I regret it.

It’s the fault of the one who was deceived in the first place.

“Before I punish you, I will ask you one thing.”

He continued, pointing the sword that the Aurors fluttered at me.

“Lüchenpraha, what is your relationship with him? Could it be that he was the one who ordered the shards of records to be brought?”

It was a bit ironic.

Luchenprah thinks I’m with this guy, and this guy knows I’m on the same side with him.

I think it’s like a shrimp caught between a whale’s back, but… … So what do you do?

I’ll have to try dreaming up somehow.

So, in that sense… … .

“Yeah, did you notice?”

Instead of clearing up the misunderstanding, just affirm it.

I think this will be more helpful right now.

In fact, his pupils trembled when I nodded.

“Have you already handed the item over to him?”

“Well.”

I found out while wearing a detective mask.

The fact that the basis of lying is to convince yourself.

“How do you feel?”

I shrugged my shoulders as if to imagine myself, and the guy started fluttering hard.

“… … Yes, that’s why you split in two and ran away.”

“Is it possible that I didn’t get the reputation of being a light knight in vain, my head is spinning.”

When I even praised him in time, he pressed his lips down.

I desperately hardened my expression.

And I sprinkled the last seasoning on the almost finished rice.

“I won’t let you go to the manager. Come on.”

An expression of the will to take time for a cause somehow.

However, it was also a meaningless decision in front of Jerome.

No matter how hard I try to drag the time, I’m the only one who can pass me by using [Gateway of Light].

Actually, that’s exactly what I was hoping for—

“Uh-huh… … .”

what is this bastard why are you laughing all of a sudden

Did you even do something real?

When I frowned, he immediately brushed off his smile and looked at me.

“I was almost fooled again.”

“… … What?”

“It doesn’t matter if what you say is true or not. It’s a matter of killing you first and checking it out.”

“But then it will be too late—”

“It doesn’t matter if it’s late. To arrive at the destination by step-by-step without being overly greedy.”

Soon the guy looked at me and said nice things.

“That is the way of a knight.”

He must have found his own way of surviving in a world full of scammers.

‘… … In the end, we have no choice but to fight.’

I quietly picked up the hammer.

It didn’t seem like he would shake if he continued talking.

“… … .”

“… … .”

So the silence continued.

Just before each other wielding weapons, the moment of a match where breathing intersects.

Suddenly, the sound of an old man’s laughter came from behind.

“Heh heh heh… … .”

Jerome was in front of me, so I couldn’t turn my head to check it.

But it wasn’t difficult to figure out who it was.

“You are very good at deceiving people.”

Auril Gavis.

However, in the case of Jerome, would it have been a meeting with him?

“… … Reveal yourself, old man.”

The silver-haired knight opened his mouth with high pressure.

That was the moment.

“You are a disrespectful friend.”

At the same time as Auril Gavis’ voice echoed through the sewer.

“… … Whoops!”

A man called the Knight of Light wrapped his neck with a hand that did not hold the sword.

The expression on his face looked like a man with difficulty breathing.

His gaze was directed behind my back, and what was in his pupil was a feeling of astonishment.

“All, you… Damn, who… … .”

“I don’t think it’s worth anything to you.”

“Big, uh… … !”

“Let me disappear.”

The moment Auril Gavis finished speaking in a dry voice, Jerome’s body stretched out in the air.

Goosebumps swelled up my spine.

… … maybe dead?

Killing the strongest knight in the royal family so easily, as if killing a fly?

A voice came from behind as if to answer my question.

“I wouldn’t have died. You will probably wake up in the palace.”

Oh, are you talking about that essence?

He slowly turned his back to shake off the thoughts that ran through his mind.

“Now you are looking at me.”

The appearance of the old man smiling kindly was very foreign. That’s because the corners of his mouth are definitely curved, but his eyes aren’t.

‘… … How much do you know?’

Unknowingly, as soon as I swallowed my saliva, Auril Gavis opened his mouth.

“The barbarian you spoke of. Bjorn son of Thor.”

“… … .”

“I went to the city and asked, what kind of young man will you tell me? He always wears a thick helmet that covers his face, so it is called an iron mask.”

“… … .”

“Just like you.”

Yes, you know everything.