Chapter 173 – 173. The Hounds (3)
The grounds of the now-abandoned place, piled up with abandoned buildings, were very cold and full of turbid dust.
Erin and Eira looked around without letting go of their guard and slowly entered the site lined with abandoned buildings.
For the two of them, the place called ‘Gleor Abandoned Warehouse’ was a place that had a relationship in some sense.
Erin had a history of being kidnapped and beaten one-sidedly by violence somewhere in the buildings of this abandoned warehouse, or almost raped by male students who were instigated by him.
Eira honed her skills while coming up with moves that imitated Eunhyeon’s fighting style while witnessing Eunhyeon and Alvin’s fight to the death in this place.
“However… He really was a hero… He disappeared in an instant and I couldn’t even catch him.”
It was as if the whole body was dissolved in the air, like a drop of paint in water.
Erin felt goosebumps as she recalled that she could not detect his presence even as she witnessed the disappearance of the form in real time.
“It’s right in front of you, but it’s as if it’s not there…”
“I heard directly that my father would be difficult to deal with if it was a form of surprise rather than confrontation head-on… Seeing it in person is really different…”
Eirado has a similar reaction to Erin, nodding her head.
Aside from her father, Riod, the only heroes Eira had ever met were Illyana or Agnes, and she had never seen her fight properly, and the elements that could compare the strength of knights, wizards, and priests were the same in the first place. It is difficult to get down.
The only person he could compare was the new Eunhyeon, but in most respects, Riod thought that he had no better elements than Eunhyeon and had a very high regard for Eunhyeon.
In the first place, she is not even a wizard, but Eun-hyun is the one who taught Illyana how to grow as a wizard and how to fight.
“There are so many wonderful people in the world…”
“I know.”
“Thinking about it, I thought Hyuni’s ability to move while disappearing in an instant was really amazing…”
The first time I saw them appearing here and there leaving afterimages through Eun-hyeon’s Lee Hyeong-hwan, my eyes widened.
But if you were to ask which one is more frightening than Gerard’s stealth?
“Still, I am more afraid of that person’s technique. I thought it would naturally come after me…”
When he imagined that the unknown kindness Gerard had shown him combined with that skill, he felt very disgusted.
“I can roughly imagine what kind of impression the Gerard-sama in you has formed.”
As much as her first impression was very strong, she is probably branded as an outrageous pervert.
“Human voice detected.”
Emilia, who was walking in front of her, stopped her steps and continued her words while staring in one direction.
Erin, who has checked the building, which is larger than the other abandoned buildings, glances at Eira and asks her opinion on whether or not to enter.
She gave a small nod of her head, and when Eira replied that she wanted to go inside, Erin nodded as well.
Following Emilia, who calmly led the way, the two of them moved slowly and quietly as much as possible, silencing her footsteps.
The door of the abandoned building was already tattered and the entrance was open.
“You don’t have to be so scared.”
“Oh… !”
A man’s voice filled with ridicule comes from the air.
Emilia had been staring into space from the beginning, and it was only when Erin and Eira heard her voice that her shoulders trembled and hurriedly moved her gaze upward.
On the ceiling of a collapsed building, I find a man reflected in the moonlight that comes through the cracks in the building.
“What. Heard guests are coming, three women? Besides, aren’t all three of you quite young?”
The man who appeared in front of Erin’s party bathed in moonlight, had red hair and sharp red eyes, and looked over Erin’s party with a fishy smile.
A look of great disappointment emanated from the expression on his face, with the striking tone and shape of his eyebrows.
Erin glared at him and gulped down her saliva as the man’s mood was unusual despite his very light attitude.
“That little girl… What. Was it from that monster’s side?”
“Monster… Guy?”
“Ok? I was talking about that silver-haired red-eyed monster, don’t you know?”
“… !”
There is only one person he knows who has silver hair and red eyes.
Moreover, considering that he had recognized Emilia’s face, he felt even more certain.
“Looking at that reaction, right? It’s not common to see a guy with such an outward appearance. Hehe.”
The red-haired man with a ferocious impression let out a laugh that seemed to be in a good mood.
“That guy showed up?”
“What? Really?”
“Captain! Is that true?”
Hearing the man’s voice, those who seemed to be colleagues reacted one by one, looking at Erin with interest.
Erin frowned at her, uncomfortable at the sight of her appearing here and there, as if she were watching a rare animal.
“Hyeoni… Know?”
“I know, every! He’s the guy who killed five of my men and escaped unscathed! It’s hard to find such a monstrous force in the world!”
Seeing Baron’s expression like that, Erin frowned at her.
‘This person is also twisted somewhere.’
A man who casually talks about the fact that his person was victimized by Eun-hyeon, and instead of sadness or anger, a man who looks at me with joy filled with anticipation.
“What is your relationship with the monster?”
“Don’t call Hyuni a monster. I am… I am his disciple.”
For a moment, Erin struggled with how to define her relationship with Eun-hyeon, but she soon put it into her mouth using an expression that many others knew.
“Hoo. Student? Disciple…”
“Does that monster also raise disciples?”
“Are you going to be strong?”
“Are you still a child?”
When those who heard Erinn’s answer were whispering with interest.
“It’s noisy.”
Soon, behind Baron, he slowly walks out of the dark, revealing himself in the moonlight.
Seeing a man with black hair, Erin’s face hardened.
‘What. That magic… ?’
The divine beast that dwells in Erin’s body is a nine-tailed fox with the ability to accumulate her own power by coveting the human spirit or magic power.
There is no choice but to have a sensitive sense of the energy possessed by living beings, including humans, and that applies to Erinn as well.
In the same way from Erin’s point of view, she has a very sensitive point of view to the energy flowing from the human body.
That’s why I had no choice but to confirm the color of the man’s magic that appeared in the dark space, and harden his face.
‘Damning black, as if alive. Greatly… Upset.’
The energy flowing from Eunhyun’s body emits a bright silver light that makes you feel warm and cozy just by being close to her.
It is for this reason that Erin, who subconsciously wanted to continue to feel the affection that accompanies that warmth and coziness, clings to Eun-hyeon whenever the opportunity arises.
Even if she didn’t recognize that the energy in Eunhyeon’s body was divine power, Erin could instinctively feel the neatness of that energy.
On the other hand, the man’s aura is a deep black color that seems to arouse revulsion even when approached.
Erin instinctively sensed that the man who appeared before her was dangerous.
In preparation for a fight, she naturally placed her hand on the rapier at her waist and kept her alert so that she could draw her sword at any moment.
Seeing Erin, unconsciously releasing her own mana and preparing for her battle, Erin looked up at her nervously.
“Hey, employer! Are the guests right? Is it a little different from what you heard?”
“Hmm.”
Randall, the owner of the Baron and the Hounds, who was in the position of employer, took one look at Erin and the others and frowned.
“It’s not Black Wand. I didn’t know you would reject my offer.”
Randell knew very well that the position of the Black Wands was in a precarious situation.
She colluded with the royalist nobles of the kingdom by giving them keywords that could bring down the duke’s family in exchange for a large sum of money.
As a result, the duke’s family took responsibility and resigned from the position of military minister, but unlike other nobles, they did not have the burden of paying a huge amount of platinum to the royal family as a fine thanks to Eun-hyeon, so they did not suffer much damage. Escaped
In the current situation, as the corrupt aristocrats of both factions were punished, the faction’s power was greatly reduced, and the royal faction abandoned the Heilangdan, denying any relationship with the Heilangdan, saying “I don’t know”.
Heilangdan had to feel like cattle being led to the slaughterhouse as they waited for the future retaliation of the ducal family, which was relatively healthy compared to other nobles.
Therefore, Randel planned to seduce the Black Wands cornered by offering a large amount of money and to use them by saying that he would open up a way for them to live.
‘Could it be that he didn’t even come to this place, did he hold onto something else?’
One thing that bothers me is the blue-haired girl looking up at her with a hostile gaze.
“Employer! If there’s no business, can we play? That guy’s teacher was him at that time! The one who single-handedly overpowered us in Lindebald!”
“What?”
Randall’s eyebrows twitched as he observed Erin closely.
I already knew roughly how the story flowed through the information source.
He overwhelms the hounds he has released, rescues the kidnapped Eleanor, and captures Ashton and Bark, who were the main culprits of the incident, and storms into the royal court meeting hall to end the incident.
And the guardian of Erin, who led Ashton to expose the corruption that ate away the country’s taxes little by little, and stopped the succubus demon Lira in the Pernin raid.
As a result, he is a person who ruins all of his plans that have tampered with the kingdom.
“… Serpent of Mercury?”
With nicknames such as ‘poisonous silver snake’, ‘witch’s pet snake’, and ‘witch’s lover’, he mentioned the name of a man who had recently made a stir in the kingdom.
“Okay! They are called by that name in the kingdom!? That bastard’s apprentice is right in front of you…”
“Wait, then are you ‘Erin Hersha’?”
“… ! How do I get my name… !”
“Because I was the one who provided Lira with the black magic book containing the knowledge of imaging.”
“Ah… !”
“Erin!”
Calling out loud to Erin, who was ready to pull out her sword at any moment, Eira pressed her actions.
“Sister…”
“No. Not yet.”
Pudeuk
She was right in Eira’s advice not to hastily draw her sword and run.
She knew the folly of her own act of moving her body to kill Randall at any moment, following the urge of her emotions.
But yes.
“I can’t stand it… No. If only that person, if it weren’t for that person, my brother would become a black magician…”
“I can’t. You don’t even know how strong your opponent is or what moves they use. And…”
It is a situation where Gerard is hiding in the dark and looking for an opportunity to kill Randel.
“Our goal is to create gaps. Don’t forget that.”
“Ah…”
Whispering in a small voice to remind them that they were not the ones who could do anything about them, Eira forced Erin to press on.
Then Eira slowly looked up at her head again, staring at Randall and the pack of hounds.
‘If these were the hounds that Eunhyeon encountered when the princess was kidnapped…’
It also meant that the man named Randell, who was called their employer, was the main culprit who put Ashton at the forefront and created a situation of misappropriation and embezzlement behind the scenes, which made the country even more disgraceful.
From the first embezzlement of trust, the demonic attack on Pernin, the kidnapping of Eleanor and the scheme to bring down the duke’s family, from one to ten, malicious intentions to weaken Pernias’ national power are revealed.
“Why?”
“Huh?”
“What is your purpose?”
In order to delay even a little bit and create gaps, Eira purposely asked Randall a question.
“It’s a purpose… Is there any reason why I should tell you that?”
“…”
Recalling Eunhyun’s existence, Randell made an expression of disapproval, then turned his back on Erin and the others and slowly walked towards the dark place.
“Baron.”
“What?”
“Does not matter. Even if you kill them all.”
Haha! Guys! It’s a hunt! Good prey is in, so let’s play!”
“Oh oh! At las!”
“How strong!”
When the owner’s permission was given, the hounds raised their weapons with joyful smiles.
Suddenly, the interior of the abandoned building was ejected from the bodies of the hounds, and it began to vibrate with pulsating magic power.
“Eww… !”
The skin-chilling atmosphere of combat readiness came without any warning and made Erin and Eira’s bodies tremble, and they drew their swords belatedly and took a combat readiness.
It’s not human, it’s the same with dolls.
“Sensing murderous intent and threats. Switch to combat stance.”
“Let’s go!”
Following the command of the innocent fighting maniac, the hounds waiting for the time to bite the prey, watching the situation here and there, rushed towards Erin’s party.
Landel, who was not at all interested in the sight, moved slowly.
‘I never thought Heilangdan wouldn’t bite the bait at all. This was unexpected.’
Randell, who was deep in thought to make his next plan, didn’t care at all, despite the commotion around him that made the entire building vibrate.
The only thing in his head is ‘how to act from now on’.
Sitting in a chair alone in a room without a single light coming in, Randell did not notice at all that a dark figure that was difficult to recognize in the room approached him silently.
Soon, the dark figure that occupied the back of Randel’s chair raised the dagger in his hand.
“Die.”
Sentencing the death penalty in a calm voice, he slashed the dagger at Randel’s neck.
