Chapter 302 – 86. Showdown in the Boss Area (2)
It’s completely different from the Aura I’ve been using so far.
A deep pitch-black aura that seemed to swallow up all the light in the world formed on the imperial sword.
‘Seonoh’s pole night.’
The Feast of the Reinhardt Family learned from Atlin’s memories. And the jet-black darkness was so frenzied that it swallowed even the Chimera Ogre in front of it.
Extremely condensed refinement mana approached him.
“Is that…?”
Although I heard Chris’ voice surprised. It was after my imperial sword had already slashed the chimera’s torso in an oblique line.
A Chimera Ogre that I couldn’t believe was a corpse just a moment ago. His gigantic body collapsed in two pieces.
“Keuk. After all, even a young lion, Reinhardt is Reinhardt. No matter how much he is a doll made from a corpse, he was a type 2 demon. It’s not an ordinary swordsmanship.”
The one who controlled the ogre with a relaxed voice all the time. The voice has changed. And Erti said as if surprised.
[Polar Night… It’s more advanced than the last Roia Trial.]
She was right. If the previous lion heart sword was a technique that released a huge dragon power, and thus created a mixed mana and an aura sword.
Polar Night, the blade of despair created by Atlin, is extremely understated.
Even at the last moment of cutting the opponent, it extremely compresses the aura it can release. And at the moment when it reaches that critical point, it is refined with an intense aura.
‘The recoil of that aura feels heavy enough to let go of the sword.’
In addition, the pole night was the season in which the dying lives of Essenmund’s elite soldiers were captured in the form of swords.
The secret of the technique that Atlin’s despair created. It was also something I learned from her trials of Loia by participating in her battles like her.
‘But understanding with your head and feeling it are different.’
And finally, I stood in the same position as Atlin.
Julian von Reinhardt. The heir to a high family that represents Island. And because I am here as the chairperson of the Pantheon’s Mayeonjeon.
‘Because the lives of the cadets are hanging on me.’
So far, no casualties have been incurred in the struggle. But now if I don’t block interest. After that, the foretold massacre will take place.
‘Especially… That Leicester is dangerous.’
If I don’t kill Leicester who seems to have become the boss. Because this dungeon won’t disappear.
I left it to two people to focus on the Chimera Ogre. Chloe and Lucia, who are no different from the strongest in the Pantheon, are being pushed back by Leicester.
‘As expected, it has to be me!’
So, the current 5th level. The mana acceleration that transcended the limits of the 5th tier was put into the dragon heart.
A dragon heart that transcends the output of its peers. So, by human standards, it’s already the 6th tier.
In addition, by using the fusion ceremony that applied the Orhain family’s seniority method, they succeeded in creating extremely condensed refined mana.
Of course, the huge aura that transcends the hierarchy. There is a limit to what the human body can endure.
‘Yonginhwa.’
That’s why I was able to withstand the backlash of the polar night, which went up a notch with the momentary acceptance.
And I couldn’t wait to get drunk with the joy of getting rid of the Chimera Ogre. He immediately threw his sword at Chris.
“My… Am I…?”
The imperial sword drawing a black line again cut off the guy’s head. Sending an unbelievable glance for the last time, the guy’s head flew off.
[I killed him!]
Erti shouted in a more joyful voice than me. But I couldn’t relax.
‘No. Apparently this isn’t the end…’
I don’t know if it’s because of Yong In-hwa’s intuition. I had an ominous feeling that this was a beginning, not an end.
Kaka Kaka Kakang-
At the same time, the sound of Leister’s attack flying towards the two was heard. The tip of his hair barely brushed Lucia’s afterimage. Chloe raised a fan to block it.
‘Because Leister remains? No. Chris… There’s no way that the man who is the head of the chase will end this easily.’
And I flew to Chris’ severed head stuck in the corner. I stared at him with cold eyes.
Also, it wasn’t over. The head opened its eyes and our eyes met. And his mouth was opened.
“I was trying to fill the gap. You are seldom vigilant. A child of the Reinhardt family.”
Also he didn’t die.
***
The head and body I cut off were put back together.
And Chris looked at me with the same calm expression as before.
“Keuk. It seems that I looked at you too complacently. A guy who knows how to use unexpected auras. It was not for nothing that my lord asked me to capture you alive.”
And Erti, who looked at Chris, was startled.
[That… The author’s face is strange!]
Like Erti said. Chris’s face, which had been cut off and put back together, was strange. Like a ventriloquist doll, his lips and lower jaw moved as he spoke.
[It’s like a doll… No. It might be a real doll.]
Erti was right. Chris, a human who had been alive and moving a while ago. Because he didn’t feel like the same person at all now.
‘And Duke Pedro told me to capture me alive?’
Of course, if Duke Pedro’s goal is to conquer Ireland.
The person who will be the biggest hindrance is, without a doubt, Wilhelm, the Marshal of Essenmund. If I was the sole heir, I’d be covetous of course. It wouldn’t be strange if they tried to capture me alive and use me as a hostage.
‘No, not just for that reason. Duke Pedro was ruled by the voice. No, he is the chosen one…’
At the same time, there was an ominous intuition that lifted. That I, too, have nothing to do with that voice.
Headache that persists through this battle of magic.
And now that I have come into contact with Chris and Leicester, who are of a different dimension among the demons. The headache was getting stronger.
‘Julian von… Reinhardt.’
The son of the Reinhard family. And the son of the great saint Agnes and Lucifer, the ruthless devil. That something else might flow in the blood of that special mixed race. There was an instinctive intuition.
Rosario’s calming effect. I haven’t taken off the rosario once since I knew the effect. No, I was afraid to take it off.
I knew it because I saw it through the demon king’s death.
Among the many bad endings that the main character, Julian, meets. Like Duke Pedro, there is an ending in which he becomes a demon possessed by voices and destroys Essenmund himself.
‘What do you think? Now, that Chris again…’
Once again, the imperial sword drew a line. Chris’s body breaks apart in an instant. However, I didn’t feel the tactile feeling of cutting people or demons at all.
And Chris let his grotesque laugh flow non-stop.
“I guess our Master Reinhard hasn’t gotten out of the age to play with dolls yet? You’re trying to destroy it just because it’s a doll you don’t like. Ha ha!!”
Of course, I’m not lax enough to fall for such a provocation. Calmly, I thought in my head how to deal with the puppeteer.
‘But it’s the first time I’ve ever had a spell like that. Erti doesn’t seem to know either. Then, where the hell is Chris’ body…’
And that was the moment. From Chris’ severed head, blue eyes radiated from his eyes.
“Thanks. The son of the Reinhard family. It’s been a while since I’ve been arguing with you. The preparation of the doll is all over.”
“What are you saying!”
However, Chris’ head, which had been pouring out so much, went quiet for a moment. And the body of Chris, who had been rampaging until just now. He collapsed like a puppet.
‘Chris, where did you disappear to?’
And right at that moment. A very foul smell began to rise throughout the boss area. It smells like a rotting corpse.
No, it wasn’t a scent, it was a sensation felt with the whole body. It’s to the point where just feeling the magic power makes me feel uncomfortable.
‘Not only unpleasant, but also ominous…’
I hurriedly checked the source of the magic power. Chloe and Lucia stepped back at that moment. Two people stood by me.
“Les… Leister!”
Cried Lucia. Leicester, who had been fighting with expressionless eyes a moment ago. His expression changed. At the same time, her intense demon power radiated from her.
Kyahahahahahaha-
And I laughed like crazy. He started talking in the same voice as Chris from before.
“As expected, the dolls made with great care are different? Leicester. It must taste very manipulative! Thanks to Julian you dealing with the wrong doll, I was able to fully fill the control time.”
“That… What the author said!”
Even Chloe spoke in a voice that sounded astonished, or feared. Lucia said quietly.
“Is that Leicester…? No. That… That kind of thing can never be called a person…”
Like she said All of Lester’s long hair began to transform into tentacles. And right at that moment. Tentacles unfolded like huge wings and attacked the party.
At the same time, Leicester, no, Leicester’s Chris shouted.
Haha! Julian von Reinhardt! I get it now I get it when I get inside Lester’s body. That you are just like us Why does my lord covet you so much! I will capture you alive!”
Like an afterimage, the beast’s mouth opened inside the wing and tried to attack the party. Chloe and Lucia quickly blocked me.
“It’s dangerous, Count!”
“Yulian-nim!”
However, my body moved faster. I pushed them both away.
And at that moment, I was literally swallowed in my mouth.
***
Like waking up after passing out. My head was blank.
“What happened… Until a moment ago… In the boss area…”
And I endured a terrible headache. I was forced to come to my senses. All around was full of darkness. Nothing was visible.
Like before being possessed. Among the memories of that time, I didn’t want to think of the new recruit days. I remember the words of the late sergeant who told me to close my eyes.
Like a trivial joke that what you can see through those closed eyes is your future military life.
‘Why do I suddenly remember that…’
After synchronizing with Yulian, he hardly recalled his memories before being possessed. Rather, living as Yulian became much more natural.
And the rosary of Agnes, which was always worn around her neck. Her Great Saint Agnes also to me disguised as her own son. Rather, it was because I always conveyed my will that it was right to do so.
“Where are you?”
And, like the sergeant’s joke in his later years, it was pitch dark everywhere. I opened my eyes, but it was all dark.
Memories from just before the moment came to mind. Apparently, the huge mouth was trying to swallow the group.
I pushed Chloe and Lucia away, and I was swallowed in their mouth instead.
‘Could he be dead?’
And that thought was denied by the ring she was wearing on her left middle finger.
[I’m not dead. Julian. You are alive and well.]
Erti, who usually chatters to the point of being annoying. At this moment, her voice was welcome.
[What happened? Erti. Where the hell are you?]
[I don’t know the details either. That strange woman who is neither a demon nor a demon… A guy who knows Chris intercepted her body and remembers that woman swallowed you. But after that, it’s just darkness everywhere…]
It’s not just darkness. The Dark Goddess Unir. She said that I, who made a contract with Unir’s apostles, the demon grand dukes, should not be afraid of the darkness.
However, the darkness filled everywhere was different from the darkness of the night. Chaos, to compare. And because it was like nothing.
Erti, who was silent for a moment, spoke to me.
[Still, speaking of the most similar sense… Maybe it’s beyond the kiatic gate.]
Keithic Gate. What lies beyond is unknown.
But that’s what Erti said.
The darkness that fills this space now. No, it must be because there is no way to explain chaos and nothingness other than to say so. I also agreed with her.
‘Because it seems different from any space in the present world.’
Leicester, who has already turned into a type 1 monster.
If that leister swallowed me, there might be a space beyond the keistic gate inside it, not a digestive organ like the esophagus or stomach.
Actually, the sense of distance, space, and even the notion of time were all ambiguous here. But not when it was carefree.
‘I’m worried about Lucia and Chloe who are left behind. And the cadets of Ellen Hall…’
But that worry was short-lived. Soon, darkness from all sides began to climb over my body.
It’s like falling into a swamp of unknown depth. I began to sink into the darkness.
[Julian!!]
Erti also urgently shouted. As if drowning in water. My body didn’t listen.
‘Damn it. How should…’
The moment you feel so helpless. Instinctively, I grabbed Rosario tightly. Soon, an intense light emanated from the rosary, pushing away the chaos and nothingness that had engulfed me.
[Agnes! Are you Agnes?]
And Erti subconsciously shouted at the flash of light.
However, the moment the flash ended, what appeared in front of me was not the Great Saint, but the notification window of the system.
‘Why is there a notification window all of a sudden?’
But I couldn’t afford to think. I hurriedly checked the notification window.
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[Synchronization completed.]
### Sync target 「Julian von Reinhardt」
: Synchronization progress (…100%)
: Your mind and body have become one.
### Will you bring back all the memories?
[Yes] Or [No]
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My gaze turned to the system’s notification window, to the button at the bottom of it.
