章節 407: CHAPTER 566
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"The moment he woke up, it was already his territory. The fact that you are now standing before me outside the Sword Emperor Castle is simply because he allowed it, not because your power is formidable."
Trap.
Zephyrin was convinced that Glyek had only led them into a trap.
'He could have annihilated or ignored them all and fully awakened in a little bit of time. Still, the reason why he dug a trap...… There are probably only two things.'
The first is the existence of Chiron Runcandel.
The second is likely to efficiently devour Jin.
'But Chiron Runcandel has already entered the territory of the 5 kings of the Black Sea, so he won't be able to participate. Then they cannot prevent Jin Runcandel from being absorbed by the Fifth King of Chaos.'
That did not mean that there was no damage to Kinzelo.
They were also still making Demon God's orb and its counterparts, and Jin's power was needed at the core like Zipfel needed it.
However unlike Zipfel, Kinzelo had the means to bring Jin back out before he was completely absorbed by Glyek, even if Jin was swallowed up by the chaos.
Stam and Octavia cannot read her thoughts.
They couldn't help it because they didn't have as much information as Zephyrin had about the King of the Black Sea.
"Are you saying we were tricked by him?" Octavia spoke in anger.
Zephyrin acted as spy in Zipfel and had things done in the Sota Desert, so in fact Octavia wouldn't mind tearing her apart right now.
"Exactly, Octavia Zipfel."
"You seem confident. Your leader hasn't recovered yet, and I and the Leader of Runcandel's Black Knights have received orders to attack immediately if the negotiations break down."
"If I was afraid of that, I would have met you somewhere other than the headquarters, right? It's true that my weakling master is still in bad shape, but I can handle you all on my own. The leaders should have come in person if they wanted to make threats, not you...… leading everything. Ah, that would have been impossible, I suppose."
"You can handle me and Octavia Zipfel... I don't feel that much power from you."
When Stam spoke, Zephyrin turned her gaze to him.
"So, it would be good if we put aside unnecessary provocations and stick to the main point. Anyway, if you decide to listen to our proposal, doesn't that mean that there's something that you're expecting from us? Otherwise, you could have closed all channels and just waited for the fight to end."
"There is someone who can talk a bit. Fine, the conditions for Kinzelo to participate in this war are very simple."
"What is it?"
"Jin Runcandel. That devil...… Ahem, if he swears allegiance to Kinzelo, we will join the battle."
Stam's eyes narrowed in the black helmet.
"Are you not familiar with the 12th flagbearer?"
"I do. Swearing loyalty is something he can do anytime, and, of course, there's the possibility that he'll betray us after the incident is over. But there is a way to prevent that from happening, so you just have to hand him over to us."
"The demon's contract, it seems that you are planning to force Jin Runcandel to be loyal to Kinzelo."
At Octavia's words, Zephyrin nodded her head.
"Right. This can only be done with his sincerity and permission. In other words, the damn..… No, if he wants to keep everyone alive. It means that he must be truly prepared to give his allegiance to Kinzelo. I wonder what the next patriarch of Runcandel will choose between his individual life and everyone's life."
Stam shook his head as if there was nothing to think about.
"The negotiations have failed."
"It's too bad. So, are you going to attack us now as planned?"
"We will go back."
"I won't stop you. I will welcome you if you come back with the whole army."
Octavia did not object to Stam's unilateral decision. It's frustrating, but the situation was definitely in Kinzelo's absolute favor.
"But please tell him this when you return. If you just sign a contract with us, you will be able to save your clan and the world."
Stam and Octavia turned and left the meeting room.
Zephyrin shrugged her shoulders as she looked at their back, and the executives in the room next to her rushed towards her.
"Oh, as expected of the Grand Duchess. Defeating those mighty bastards with just a few words! Did you see it, Bubare! This is the majesty of the only Grand Duchess of the demon world!"
"I saw it! I'm inspired, I'll have to work on it today!"
"Great job… Grand Duchess. Did our cookies...… give you strength?"
Zephyrin nodded her head awkwardly, and the three of them jumped in a circle again, showing their joy.
"Um, by the way, it's unexpected."
Joe said that, glancing around.
He also wanted to express his opinion on the current situation, but he was worried that Berakt might be upset again.
"Rather than prioritizing negotiating with us, I thought the Prophet of Runcandel or Zipfel would bring out some hidden cards. Isn't it?"
For some reason, Berakt nodded his head at Joe's opinion.
As such, the proposal for negotiations was an unexpected event for them as well. Kinzelo expected that even if Runcandel and Zipfel couldn't kill Glyek, they would at least be able to seal it. Even if it is at an unstable level.
That's why, even though Zephyrin knew that Glyek would wake up, she hoped that after the incident, Jin would 'reasonably negotiate' with Kinzelo about the items he got from Sota Desert.
"They may not have as much potential as we thought."
"Maybe. But it's only natural that they can't deal with the 5 kings of the Black Sea, vice-leader. Even when my master was fine, he avoided being hostile to them. More than that, Miss Margiella, it would be quite disappointing for you if Jin Runcandel refused to negotiate."
Margiella pushed her wheelchair to Zephyrin's side.
"That's right, Lady Zephyrin. But didn't you admit that even though you called him a devil to be torn apart, you would mind if Sir Jin ended up being consumed by chaos?"
Margiella was hoping that Kingelo would help Jin unconditionally. Only then will there be a chance that Jin Runcandel in his 'whole' state will become Kinzelo's person.
"Anyway... Even if he gets eaten by Glyek, it's enough to get him out through the power of my master. He might become a fool rather than the devil we knew, but still, the fundamental fact that he is Solderet's contractor won't change."
* * *
Mort returned to the battlefield in eleven hours after leaving for Kinzelo.
The absolute seal of the hidden palace, the Great Icefield, was in good health.
Even then, Ron had been swinging his sword over the barrier of white stone without resting even for a moment.
The white stone still revealed the gleamed flawlessly without a scratch in the barrier.
Still no one was stopping Ron. He no longer felt the sorrow of a man who had lost everything. He was full of unfathomable madness.
Unable to fight with such profound sorrow, he had thrust himself into madness.
His sword became more and more destructive, but that didn't mean it got stronger right away.
Rather, it was the opposite. The sword that had lost its composure and just randomly radiating its power.
However Ron's body, which had opened the Sword of Overlord, showed no signs of getting tired while still holding the same powerful energy as the first time.
"...That is all."
Stam and Octavia finished their reports.
Kelliark and Rosa refused Kinzelo's condition to hand over Jin, but one thing that Zephyrin said was triggering an ominous intuition in them.
'It was thanks to the King of the Black Sea's permission that the snow toad of the master of the hidden palace was able to go there….'
'If that's true, I'll have to think about countermeasures again.'
Both of them thought at the same time.
It was time to confirm.
"Runcandel will invade the land of the beastmen from now on."
"Zipfels, line up. I will open the way."
They had excluded Talaris and Ron from striking Kinzelo.
It was not only because the two were not in their control, but they also needed a few people to stop Glyek while they were attacking Kinselo anyway.
Moreover, faced with the resolute decision of Runcandel and Zipfel, Talaris had no choice but to make a decision.
'The moment Runcandel and Zipfel retreat from the battlefield, the world will come to an end.'
Elona Zipfel.
Talaris decided to unseal her. It would have been better for the world to be ruled by 'humans' called Zipfel, rather than being eroded by the king of the Black Sea.
"Kelliark Zipfel."
Talaris opened her mouth as Kelliark and Rosa released their powers against the frozen wall of chaos.
"It's an inevitable choice for us, Talaris Endorma."
"It's not that...…."
Talaris took a breath.
She couldn't bring herself to speak, but like Kelliark, she had no choice.
"In the hidden palace."
There is a sealed mage of ancient Zipfel.
Just as she was about to continue her words, Talaris suddenly opened her eyes wide.
It wasn't because she was hesitant at the end.
It was because she felt a change in the myriad ice and the Great Icefield was rapidly breaking apart.
It hadn't even passed the minimum number of days she had predicted, and the seal, which had been working firmly until just now, began to collapse out of nowhere.
"Keuk...!"
As soon as Talaris vomited dark red blood, the energy of myriad ice that enveloped the battlefield dissipated.
At that point, Kelliark and Rosa had no choice but to realize intuitively that Zephyrin's words were not lies.
Glyek, before being sealed and after being 'subjected' to the seal.
At some point, he had been watching and listening to all the actions and words of humans.
Therefore, he knew that they negotiated with a group called Kinzelo to find a way to kill him and that they were rejected....
He also had a clue to how Kinzelo would get Solderet's contractor out again when he absorbed Jin.
[Jin Runcandel.]
Glyek's eyes formed within the white stone locked onto Jin.
[With this, all opportunities given to you and Solderet are gone...….]
As soon as Glyek finished his words, Jin felt his vision go dark in an instant.
章節 408: CHAPTER 567
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'What is this...!'
No matter where he looked, the surroundings were filled with oppressive darkness.
The sharp roar that occurred when the Great ice field was broken, the voices of those who shouted in response to the sudden change, and the sound of debris, sword, and magic clashing—none of it could be heard.
Jin couldn't hear anything. The sense of being separated from the world without any time to recognize or resist made him nervous, but all he felt was the unique empty energy of this black space.
Jin even felt the illusion that he had died, but he held onto his composure.
'It looks like I was dragged into Glyek's subspace.'
Jin raised his hand and looked at his sword. The only thing that did not lose its original color in the pitch darkness was Jin's body and his belongings.
Jin had entered a space almost similar to this before.
'It's almost identical to Solderet's subspace. Certainly, there is a strong connection between shadow force and the chaos energy that I do not know. It's uncomfortably similar.'
The darkness formed by Glyek resembled a subspace of shadows. It could be said that everything was the same except for one thing.
Does the space have favor or hostility toward him?
In the subspace of Solderet, there was a strangely unfamiliar and comfortable feeling, but this darkness was full of indescribably huge hostility.
Moreover, this hostility wasn't content with merely staring at Jin.
Jin began to feel that some invisible, eerie, cold energy was penetrating his whole body.
"Ugh!"
The frozen blade felt like it was cutting through his flesh and piercing bones.
Jin's fist was reflexively shrunk and a groan escaped from his clenched teeth.
Chaos.
What tormented Jin was the chaos imbued with Glyek's will.
This power surpassed the various types of physical and mental pain Jin had endured so far.
If it weren't for his robust mental fortitude, honed through countless challenges and trials, Jin wouldn't have lasted more than five minutes and would have collapsed.
"Huuk, Kahaak...."
Jin couldn't help but be terrified. It was because there were no allies who could help him in this dark space, and he did not think he could escape this place alone.
Emotions that he had never experienced even when dealing with the imperial army as well as the great army of Zipfel were trying to dominate Jin.
'Damn it, my hand…!'
Suddenly, Jin took a step back, feeling a chill down his spine.
It was because he saw his hand holding the sword, and the tip of his fingers was tainted black by the chaos.
He could immediately recognize things that he had never experienced. The fact that this terrible discoloration was the result of being eroded by chaos.
A shiver ran down his spine, and it felt like his blood was turning cold.
As he looked closely, he could see that the chaos energy that dyed his index finger was getting bigger and bigger like a creeping caterpillar.
In addition, erosion did not only begin at the fingertips.
The places where the pain was particularly intense, like the fingers, were all points where the erosion was taking place.
What would happen when the encroachment was over?
Jin intuitively came to a conclusion that he would become part of Glyek. Just like Dante did.
He had to overcome this.
'It's only different in size and depth, but it is not fundamentally different from the despair I've always overcome. I will somehow prevent encroachment and find a way out of here.'
Jin raised his head and struggled to get up.
But he fell down as soon as he took a step, and it happened five times in a row. Jin concluded that walking in this condition was impossible.
Just as no one could walk with severed legs, Jin, in his current state, couldn't move forward. He couldn't resist with willpower alone.
So Jin sat down. He didn't sit down, but sat down to focus.
Shadow force release.
First of all, it seemed that he had to push the chaos that spread through his body with it. Shadows trapped in chaos were rising along with Jin's shadow force release.
Fortunately, it worked. The released shadow force was washing away the chaos like clear water.
There was hope. For those who did not have the power of genesis knight, only the shadow contractor could glimpse the possibility of escape in this way in the subspace of Glyek.
But there were two problems.
The first was that he could not release his shadow force as stably as usual due to the pain. It was necessary to pour it like a waterfall to completely end the erosion, but the power of the shadows was only reacting weakly.
The second was another phenomenon that occurred as soon as the shadow force release began.
The chaos that has not been pushed out was trying to 'mix' with the shadow force. It was like a water current reverting to its source.
'There's nothing easy in this damn war and struggle from the beginning.'
Shadow force mixed with chaos was getting out of Jin's control.
Moreover, it was getting stronger. Except for the Solderet's will that manifested during the first battle, Jin had never seen the shadow force more intensely fluctuating than now.
It was like when the shadow force was mixed with aura and mana to strengthen them. It was just difficult to control, like an enraged beast.
The shadow force release was weak, and the shadows mixed with chaos were explosive.
Even if it was dangerous, there was no reason not to use it.
'Perhaps this is another trap of Glyek, but there is no other option. I can slow down the encroachment only with the pure shadow force release.'
Jin's choice was nothing more than throwing himself into the turbulent current without knowing where it was flowing.
But for some reason, he felt confident. An attribute of chaos that enhances shadow force.
It occurred to him that this might also be the arrangement of the existence that created the principle. Perhaps that was the will of God, Solderet.
I have to make this power mine.
Shadow force started to move according to Jin's will.
Instead of resisting chaos just vaguely to survive, the flow was speeding up when the milestone of "struggle" was created.
Jin suppressed the shadow force that had become too rough, and grabbed onto the lumps that had only grown stronger.
Blood flowed nonstop due the backlash of chaos, and sometimes his consciousness was blurred, but Jin was confident.
The fact that his body was trampled on by pain was getting better.
No, it wasn't just that. It was unstable, but a power beyond his limits seemed to burst out at any moment.
Around that time, Jin noticed that another power within him, not the shadow force, was reacting to the chaos.
Blood.
The only Runcandel who had gone beyond recognition and made a part of his human physical essence akin to his brethren, the blood of the battle god was driving the chaos out fiercely.
'It seems that you are not the only one allowed to devour, Glyek!'
Zzzzzzz..…!
Lightning bolts mingled between shadow force and chaos. As if Vahn's blood wasn't afraid of encroachment, rather, it was pulling all the chaos that was caught into the illuminating heart.
Soon, Jin stood up and straightened his body.
His shoulders were heavy, as if he was still trapped in the water, but the pain subsided as he walked slowly.
Every time he moved forward, the shadow force, which was mixed with chaos, fluctuated and returned to its place.
When he took seven steps like that, Jin could feel that he had overcome the first trail of this subspace.
The encroachment stopped, and Jin was no longer in pain.
The chaos that had run so wildly, mixed with shadow force, twitched faintly like a telegraph wire.
And his body, which had been exhausted from the long battle, was now full of stronger force than before the war began. To the point where Jin feels like there's nothing in the world that he can't cut.
'Did I achieve temporary growth by overcoming chaos? Or... Is it some kind of side effect?'
Jin couldn't figure it out right away.
Seeing traces of discoloration throughout his body, it was clear that there would be consequences regardless of which path he had taken.
Jin also realized that his fighting spirit was burning too much. It was the opposite of his intention to remain as calm as possible.
'It's a dangerous power if it can't be completely mine. Since the encroachment on my body has stopped, it seems that it is trying to destroy my mind this time.'
Jin judged that the chaos was trying to erode his body first but now it was targeting his mind. Just like his youngest sister Yona had experienced.
However, he couldn't guarantee that he could overcome it. Neither the shadow force release nor blood of battle god could directly protect his mind.
Jin had to find a way out while maintaining as much rationality as possible.
The outside situation was one of two things. Either everyone trying to save Jin, or fighting Glyek.
Jin was worried, but he tried not to let it preoccupy him.
He couldn't afford to just suppress the fighting spirit and killing intent that was rising like crazy.
It was still dark ahead, and all he could hear was the sound of his own breathing and the small noise caused by the lightning spreading from battle god blood.
He swung around the Bradamante stained in shadow force. Despite his strong conviction that nothing could resist it, the subspace showed no reaction.
No matter how many times he tried, there was only one choice for Jin. He just has to walk until something else comes along.
And Jin faced something different from the darkness faster than expected in the vast subspace.
'A person...!?'
It looked cloudy and dark, but he could see the shape of a person crouching on the other side of the darkness in the distance.
Jin rushed towards the figure, and soon he could identify who it was.
"Sir Ron!"
Jin didn't think that someone else would have been caught in this subspace. In particular Ron who was the furthest away from him.
'Then other people...!'
The moment Jin thought that far.
Ron raised his head and looked at him. As soon as their eyes met, Jin couldn't help but abruptly stop walking.
Crazy hostility.
The intense and deep-seated hatred emanating from Ron was as palpable as the resentment Jin first felt from Glyek, and it was directed straight at him.
"Sir Ron! I am Jin Runcandel. You may not recognize me..."
"Why."
Ron interrupted Jin.
At that moment, Jin noticed that Ron's eyes were as black as oil. Because Ron was encroached by the chaos that had been crushing Jin before.
Ron got up and said.
"Why is this monster targeting you...… Why, why did my grandson become his prey instead of you? Tell me why my grandson was sacrificed and not you...…."
When Ron finished speaking, the blackened blade of Rashid was already at Jin's throat.
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