章節 409: CHAPTER 568

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In that moment, the reason Jin was able to avoid having his throat severed by Ron's blade was likely due to the shadow force strengthened by chaos.

Even Jin himself couldn't believe how fast his reaction was. It was obviously impossible for him to widen the distance even after he was ambushed by Ron, who rushed at full speed.

A stream of hot blood ran down his neck.

Finally, he met the most reliable and strong ally in this subspace, but Ron tried to kill him without thinking for a second.

That fact was far more shocking than the sense of danger that he was about to die. Besides, what did Ron say?

"Why was it Dante who got devoured and not you!"

Ron's voice, as if screaming once again, was colder than any dagger and scratching Jin's inside.

Guilt, an emotion that has plagued Jin ever since the sword emperor castle was began. The guilt that he had hidden so hard to focus on the fight welled up like vengeance.

'Sir Ron must not be in his right mind right now. No matter how desperate he may be, he could never say such things....'

Jin himself had just suffered his body and mind being consumed by chaos. After the torment of physical pain had passed, he barely managed to suppress the raising madness.

'Just by looking at the eroding eyes, Sir Ron went through the same process as me. I'm sure...'

Ugh!

The moment Jin thought so, he felt sick to his stomach. An unbearably disgusting lump seemed to clog his throat.

It was because of 'doubt'.

Despite being consumed, what Ron was saying now was probably the truth hidden deep inside him.

Considering the recent tragedy Hairan suffered, it was quite possible. Anyone would want to resent Jin.

And what was even more difficult for Jin to endure was the madness of chaos that began to infiltrate his mind, and the killing intent that arose from it had begun to turn toward Ron.

Whether Ron's resentment towards Jin was sincere or not.

Jin thought he was unworthy of holding grudges against Ron. After all, it was Ron who had continued to try to save him even after Dante disappeared.

The tip of Ron's sword, which took its position, was directed towards Jin.

Somewhere on the now blackened edge of Rashid's blade, there seemed to be the true essence of Ron that once shone so brilliantly before Glyek awakened.

That invisible light was guiding Jin.

If Jin hadn't seen the effort Ron made to save Hairan and to keep him alive. Jin would have just given into the fighting spirit and fought against Ron.

Jin also slowly lifted Bradamante and centered himself. The madness that had been swirling in his mind was gradually subsiding.

Jin began to perceive that the current Ron was no different from the shadow force or Battle God blood that saved him from encroachment earlier.

Just as the shadow force and Battle God's blood helped him to control the shadow force strengthened by chaos, the light called Ron Hairan was causing another significant leap within Jin's inner self.

He overcame the encroachment of the body and shaken off the madness of the demon heart.

In other words, Jin achieved growth and transcendence in this subspace. Perhaps even the suspicion that this was all a trick by Glyek was fading away.

Going over a wall means being able to see beyond it. In the new domain, Jin couldn't feel any of Glyek's intentions.

Jin saw it clearly.

When Glyek dragged Jin into the subspace, he had expected that the dirty power of Solderet would soon come to an end.

That's why Glyek said that all the opportunities given to Jin were gone. No matter how much it was Solderet's power, it was so feeble that it couldn't resist him.

Furthermore, what exceeded his expectations was not just that.

Glyek did not bring Ron into this place.

'Now it's my turn to help Sir Ron.'

Jin couldn't think of anything to help. However, Jin decided to accept Ron's anger. Now that Chaos has strengthened his shadow force, he felt he could properly engage in a sword fight with Ron.

Jin made up his mind to fight him. Until Ron's rage subsided even a little.

Shuk-!

Ron's sword rushed in and landed on Jin's forehead. Still, there was no hesitation at Ron's sword tip. Jin was no longer sad with this, and he firmly swung his sword.

"Why wasn't it you!"

No matter how heartbroken and sad he was. It couldn't compare to the pain Ron was going through. So Jin can't show more sadness than that.

It would be an insult to Ron's suffering.

Punishment, blasphemy...…! The battle commenced with clashes and strikes. Both knights stood their ground without giving an inch, swords locked in a fierce duel.

However, even though Jin persisted in swinging his sword, had not managed to land a single successful attack. Not because he couldn't bear to cut or stab Ron, but he couldn't afford it.

Instead Ron, who was attacking one-sidedly, also could not break through Jin's defense.

"Return my grandson back...!"

As if suffering, Jin endured the resentment of a man named Ron Hairan. In the abyss, their lonely battle continued.

It was impossible to know how time had passed since entering the subspace.

Still, not much time had likely passed, yet Jin felt a sensation akin to aging. To embrace the sorrow of Ron, the giant, he had to become even tougher than that, inevitably bringing about a strange sense of aging.

Ron, too, must have needed someone at some point. Someone to allow him to cry and unleash his anger without bounds, someone he could go madly rant to, whether it provided relief or not... just to try it.

Someone should have told Ron to unleash his wrath purely for himself, not to save Jin or for revenge.

Hot tears flowed down Jin's cheeks more fervently than the blood from his neck.

Ron overcame death for his grandson and his friend even after losing everything because his duty was too heavy.

Similarly, Jin had no choice but to resurrect Ron with the detestable Demon God's orb.

In this war, neither of them had made a choice for themselves even once. They had only wielded their swords for others.

And the reason Jin still fights for Ron, not for himself, was because he suffered less than Ron.

As a result, Jin was comforting himself. He seemed to genuinely sympathize his own suffering with Ron's pain. He couldn't hold back the tears that were running down his eyes.

Humans are born to be able to see themselves in others. Now Jin was looking into the sadness that he didn't know from Ron.

But that doesn't help in the battle.

Ron's sword, which was narrowly blocked, was getting closer. At this rate, Ron's sword would soon cut through Jin.

There were residual scars.

Perhaps because the chaos that stained Ron's sword intensified during the battle, the cut made by Rashid vomited black blood as if it had been poisoned.

Shadow force and Battle god's blood could not suppress Ron's chaos. While it was poisonous, the thousand-poison antidote didn't respond to it.

Death was imminent. However, what Jin feared was not death. Jin feared that Ron might not return before his life ran out.

Thud!

'Ah…!'

Suddenly, Ron's sword pierced Jin's abdomen.

Jin will die the moment Ron twists the sword or cuts it to one side.

'No, perhaps I'm already... in trouble.'

Even residue of chaos on scars caused severe toxic reactions. Needless to say, the chaos energy penetrated his abdomen.

Ron stopped moving and kept his head down.

If Jin had the strength to move even once, he could easily stab Ron with the sword he held.

However, Jin only managed to hold onto the sword, unable to move a single finger.

Soon Ron raised his head and Jin was able to face him.

Black tears flowed from his eyes, stained with chaos.

"Sir...Ron…."

There was no answer and Jin only heard his sobbing sound.

Ron's hand holding the sword trembled.

It was because he was resisting the chaos energy that whispered to him to twist his sword and kill Jin.

Jin didn't say anything like, you have to overcome it, or stop it, or he shouldn't.

Jin just waited. So that Ron can climb the last step of the abyss.

The reason Ron deferred the death he so longed for until the last moment was the same as Jin's.

Just as Jin gained enlightenment after seeing the light of a human named Ron Hairan, Ron also learned from Jin, who swung the sword for him until the end.

He became a monster because he was buried in sorrow.

"It's alright even if you…. resent me."

Ron's eyes twitched. He was slowly pulling out Rashid, which was penetrating Jin.

Ron's darkened eyes began to return to their true colors, and as soon as his sword was retrieved, Jin sat down and vomited blood.

Chaos spread throughout his body like poison, and the bleeding and internal wounds were so severe that he surely died.

But Jin felt as if he wouldn't die.

Ron was staring into the void without looking down at Jin.

In that empty space, which was invisible to Jin's eyes and even if someone else was here on this battlefield, they couldn't see it...… there was something.

There are only two humans in the world who could see it.

Chiron Runcandel.

And another was Ron who just entered the domain of genesis knight.

A pure white light that only Ron Hairan could see filled the air. Ron remained motionless for a while, fixing his gaze on that light.

If you go beyond the wall, you can see what was beyond it.

As soon as Ron faced the light of the genesis knight, he realized a few things he hadn't even thought of, or just barely hoped for.

Jin couldn't see the light directly, but he felt it. The fact that Ron had finally taken the last step to defy fate.

The murky energy of chaos was no longer transmitted from Ron.

'... I can see hope.'

Ron reached out to the light of the genesis knight, and Jin smiled and lost consciousness.

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章節 410: CHAPTER 569

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Black Sea, Land of the Five Kings.

Chiron's expedition team and Kial had already been fighting for over twelve hours.

Ozdock was completely stunned and thrown far away from the battlefield in the aftermath of the battle, while Kial was constantly screaming and releasing the chaos energy.

The chaos that Kial poured out was on a different level from Glyek's energy. Unlike Glyek, Kial was fully awakened a long time ago and was able to use his full power.

Ha, ha...…!

Luna exhaled heavily as she glared at Kial. She was on her one knee and leaning on her axe-sword, Krantel, and she was covered by former Black Knights.

"Just a little bit... please."

"Don't worry, recover your strength for a while, first flagbearer."

Even in Vanessa Olsen's response, a labored breath was evident. Black chaos like bruises was visible everywhere on the bodies of the former Black Knights revealed through the shattered armor.

Without Chiron, they would have already been annihilated. Even though each of them is no different from the strongest knight on the surface.

'Was my father fighting against these things alone?'

Since the battle began, Luna couldn't count how many times she had been astonished.

She heard some stories from Chiron in advance, but when she actually entered the battle, she felt dizzy all the time.

All of the expedition's attacks, except for Chiron, had never given Kial a single effective blow. Luna and former Black Knights played the role only to cover Chiron.

'Even that is confusing whether we are protecting my father or the other way around.'

Luna was feeling 'impatient' from her father's back against Kial. Of course, it was a feeling that she had never experienced before.

In fact, Chiron was in the middle of fighting while controlling his urgency, and the reason was no different.

It was because, at this moment, Glyek had awakened in the human world, not the Black Sea. Chiron judged that there was no means to stop Glyek in the current human world.

If it weren't for the situation with Kial, Chiron would have returned without hesitation.

The inability to stop Glyek meant that his clan would also be destroyed.

Although there is a variable called Kinzelo and the possibility that they will go out to prevent a disaster of the human world doesn't seem very high.

Chiron thought that Runcandel, Zipfel, and the rest of the forces, including the Empire and Hidden Palace, would eventually manage to stop Glyek.

It was the worst-case scenario. However, it was impossible to retreat with Kial in front of him, and even if it was possible, the problems that would arise after the return were difficult to deal with.

[Looks like you're in a hurry...… Chiron Runcandel.]

Kial's eyes narrowed like a crescent moon. He was seeing right through Chiron's emotions.

"It seems you still have the luxury to worry about such things."

Whoa-!

As if a storm raged, the aura of the genesis knight gathered in Chiron's sword.

It wasn't only Chiron who was in a hurry.

Kial was also feeling burdened by the fact that Chiron's power had become stronger than when he faced him in the past.

Monster.

Humans who experienced the King of the Black Sea all recognized them as monsters, but Kial couldn't help but see Chiron as one.

And the moment the aura gathered in Barisada was about to explode.

Kial sensed something that happened in the human world and could no longer maintain the relaxed smile. Chiron also stopped moving and his eyes widened.

'This…!'

Just as they felt Glyek awake as soon as the battle was about to begin.

Chiron and Kial were aware of the fact that a new genesis knight had appeared in the human world.

The only thing that could spread that energy to this distant subspace was the light of the genesis knight.

Luna and the former Black Knights did not feel the light.

'It's Ron Hairan!'

It wasn't the aura of Talaris or Rosa or the other superhumans he knew. Chiron felt the aura of the brilliant attribute, the right path of justice unique to Hairan, as if it was right in front of him.

However, for some reason in the light of the genesis knight, Chiron could feel not only the righteous energy, but also a faint shadow force.

'Why is the shadow force there... Could it be that the youngest has helped in some way? There's no reason for the energy of the Solderet to be buried in the righteous energy of Hairan.'

Chiron can't jump to conclusions, and it wasn't an important issue right now.

In any case, Chiron was now able to speculate on the situation in the human world.

'The king of the Black Sea has awakened in the territory of the Empire, and Ron Hairan has crossed the wall while fighting against him. Otherwise, it is an inexplicable event.'

The person Ron Hairan, whom Chiron knew, was a knight who could reach genesis knight domain if he had an opportunity. Although Chiron thought that the possibility of falling into demonization like Smarion was much higher.

In any case, there was no reason for Chiron to hesitate in the fight against Kial.

Of course, even if Ron reached the genesis knight, it didn't mean that he can unconditionally subdue the fifth king of chaos, and it won't be the case that the subjugation will end without any damage to the world.

Clear hope had emerged. In addition, if Glyek was annihilated by Ron's sword, then one of his missions would be reduced.

'If he succeeds in stopping Glyek, I must thank him.'

Shik, this time Chiron smiled.

"Don't you think it's better to keep smiling, Kial? If you reveal your true feelings so easily, I don't think you deserve to be called the king of anything."

In that moment, Luna realized that her father's sword was regaining stability... and she could be sure.

This battle will end in the victory of the expedition team.

***

Has there ever been a time when Jin wasn't so uneasy at the crossroads of life and death?

Even as his breath ceased and consciousness faded away, Jin felt a strange sense of relief.

He himself did not know why, but in fact there was one reason.

The very first thing the person entering the domain of 'demigod' did was to bestow his blessing upon Jin.

The light of the genesis knight floating in the air was slowly approaching Ron's chest.

It emitted a light that only he could see, spoke in a language only he could hear, and revealed a meaning only he could understand.

At the point of overcoming his death, Ron defied fate once. Solely by his own will.

Therefore, the size of the pure power he possessed was no different from that of genesis knight at that time. That's why he was able to fight for such a long time with the sword of overlord.

However, after that moment,

Ron's mind rapidly crumbled.

Immersed in grief and chaos, he became enslaved to the demon heart.

As a result, he became a monster just like the former ghost leader, Smarion Proch.

He was able to get out of the abyss thanks to meeting Jin.

Those who gained the power of the Genesis knight were all at risk of becoming monsters, and even after becoming a demigod, that danger never disappeared. It always remains like a disease that may explode at any time.

It was because he could not fully handle the power even if he was a demigod, since he was essentially human.

If Jin and Ron had not met in this subspace, Ron would never have reached genesis knight domain. After the war started, Ron's demonization was progressing uncontrollably.

Therefore, it was Glyek who gave the final impetus to his demonization, and it was Jin who kept Ron from crossing the line until the very end.

Ron slowly reached out his hand towards the light of the genesis knight that stopped in front of his chest.

It was like a roaring fire. As he grasped it with his two hands, the light flowed through his fingers and repeatedly went back and forth, telling Ron his last enlightenment.

Then, Ron gently scooped out a lump of light with his hand, and bent down to let the light flow into the fallen Jin.

As if there were ripples on the calm surface of the water, the light of the genesis knight scattered and penetrated into Jin.

However, that single beam of light could not be absorbed by Jin. Only less than 10% of the power could be absorbed by Jin from the lump of light. The rest of the energy will be scattered somewhere and disappear forever.

Ron didn't mind that. Rather, he was just grateful that he could heal Jin's wounds at this price.

The light of the genesis knight that remained in Ron and the energy that flowed into Jin were becoming one with two people, respectively.

Ron's ruined body, which had turned black, regained its original color, and the blood pouring from Jin's affected area turned red and subsided.

And the subspace was vibrating.

Glyek is angry. It was impossible for Glyek to understand why a single human being was messing things up, not the shadow of the terrible Solderet that he had been so wary of.

Above all, He never allowed that human to come here in the first place.

If he had stayed outside, he would have become close to the King of Chaos like himself. Glyek thought it must be. Since he judged that Ron's mind was completely subjugated.

Both men were seeped into the light of the genesis knight.

Whoa....

Then, breath escaped from Jin's lips.

It was not the dark and damp breath of death, but a breath so clear and pure, as if a new life was being born.

All wounds have healed. Since the light of the genesis knight is fundamentally different from the legacy of god Numerus, the internal wounds have not been completely healed, but Jin feels that his body has become very light.

All the chaos that strengthened the energy mixed with the shadow force was gone. Therefore, his battle prowess also returned to its original state, but it did not matter at all. Because it was the power that he had no choice but to use to deal with Ron.

There were a few traces of chaos that remained black like spots all over the body, but that didn't become a problem right away either.

Jin didn't see the moment he was healed.

Still, he felt like he could figure out what was going on without having to listen to Ron's explanation.

"Jin."

Jin grabbed Ron's outstretched hand and stood up. The light of the genesis knight, which Jin couldn't see directly a moment ago, was creating a subtle glow on Ron's body.

"Sir Ron."

The two looked at each other without speaking for a while.

Just like comrades who have been fighting together for a long time, it felt like they could clearly see each other's insides.

"If it weren't for you, I would have ended up becoming a monster and killing Dante with my own hands. And I wouldn't even feel the sadness and pain caused by it."

At those words, Jin's eyes widened.

Because Ron was talking as if Dante was still alive.

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