Chapter 181 – Truth Can’t Be Faked (6)
The magic circle that covered the sky was literally a nightmare itself. The killers who were reciting the chant to form the barriers were also stunned and looked up at the sky.
But I couldn’t give up like this. Because there was no guarantee that those magic circles were real. There was a possibility that it was an extension of illusion magic, and there was also a possibility that the destructive power would be significantly reduced compared to its size.
The light of survival has not yet been extinguished. Simrad, who hastily came to his senses, swung his wand and commanded.
“Everyone, borrow the power of the devil! Even if it means mobilizing demonic energy, strengthen the barrier—!”
A loud shout brings hope to a hopeless situation. The killers followed Seymourd’s words while swearing, and the demon’s blood bloomed.
The moment he uses the devil’s power, it causes serious side effects on his body, but he has no other choice. Dark red demonic energy rises from the bodies of the killers who focus on the marks engraved on their bodies (obtained by contracting with the devil).
The skin was discolored red, and bony horns sprouted here and there.
The killers who had the power of the devil bloomed, added demonic energy to their own magical powers, and chanted like madmen.
Ugh-!
The mana fired through the wand doubles and triples the barrier.
Seamuth, who was watching the foreground, also finished demonization and added strength to the barrier.
While the sound of reciting the chant spread like a shout, a black spear was shot from the magic circle that Theorard had completed.
A huge spear rushes in, creating a spiraling wind. The spear that flew aiming at the golem on the ground formed a single line and struck down.
Ku-gu-gu-gu-gu-!
The spear advancing while overturning the surface of the ground grinds all the golems it touches. The golems made of solid rocks were helplessly smashing like toys.
My spine shuddered at the sight of the golems being shattered in half and scattered on the floor.
Although it was said that it was sent out to serve as a dummy to block magic attacks, it was because I did not think that the golems would be annihilated with a single attack.
But it was too early to be surprised. It was because the moment Theo Rad stretched out his hand, dozens of spears loaded into his air his were fired one after another.
Caang!
The window that hit the barrier bounced off with a rough wave. Strong shocks were applied to the wrists of the shooters holding the wands, but it was successful to block them.
However, no one was happy about that fact. This is because after the spear and the barrier collided, a strong shock wave spread and rapidly reduced the durability of the barrier.
Quaang-!
The ensuing spear shattered the barrier and crashed into the castle tower on the right. Stone fragments burst and the solid wall made of stone collapses.
The castle tower, leaning like a felled tree, is slowly falling down. I saw the water gunners on top of the castle tower screaming and jumping down. This is because extreme fear clouded judgment.
Bang! Quaang!
It wasn’t just the castle tower that was being destroyed. The buttress wall that failed to overcome the impact force was broken and the rampart collapsed. The crossbow was filled with piles of stones, and the killers were running around for their lives.
Some of them tried hiding under the walls, but to no avail. This is because the spear that shattered the castle wall pierced the body of the watering can and drove it inside.
If there is a hell in this world, it is probably here. In a space where screams emanating from the desire to live occupied everywhere, Seamuth had no choice but to drop the wand.
‘Is it over?’
Seamuth did the best he could. He used the slaughter flesh loaded in the warehouse, and tried to block the opponent’s magic as much as possible by activating the golems at the right time.
In addition, he did not fall into panic even when he saw the huge magic circle embroidering the sky. Holding on to his spirit his, he commanded the killers and resisted to the end.
To the end, even using the devil’s power to deploy the barrier, it’s not enough to say that he did everything he could.
Even if he brought the most capable general in the empire, he wouldn’t be able to command more than Seamerd.
However, Symerd had to admit that all these tactics and strategies were futile. He realized that no matter how much he rolled his head in the face of overwhelming power, he was no better than an ant standing in front of a human.
“Master, Master…… !”
The adjutant could n’t understand Seamuth’s actions his. He didn’t want to understand exactly. Like everyone else, he didn’t want to die.
So he wanted Seamerd to tell him he could live. He had a wish that he would command everyone resolutely like he did just a moment ago.
That was the only reason the lieutenant didn’t run away from the battlefield where defeat was deepening.
“Order…… Please order… !”
Seamuth also knew what the lieutenant wanted. So he couldn’t possibly put a lie on that hope. At the end of silence, Seamuth laughed lowly and just shook his head as if it was over.
“There is only one order I can give. Pray to God.”
“A prayer…… What is that…….”
“Don’t you understand? It is the sound of begging for a comfortable death.”
It would be far better to die from a direct hit from a spear than to die groaning under a collapsing stone wall for days and days.
At that helpless remark, the adjutant gnawed his teeth and left. He desperately runs away to save even one of his own lives his.
The adjutant ran aimlessly toward the stairs that had not yet been destroyed to descend the rampart. After going down the wall, he ignited the hope that he would be able to survive if he escaped through the basement.
“Move! I mean shut it all down!”
It was when the adjutant, who had been kicking the corpses of his comrades and pushing the injured, was about to descend the stairs.
Kwaaang-!
The flying spear tore through the adjutant’s body and slammed into the ground. Simud, who had been watching him blankly, raised his head calmly, suppressing his will his to live.
I see windows rushing towards the castle. It was a majestic sight, as if an ancient god was angry with humans and threw a javelin.
One sighting did not last long. It was because he confirmed that one of the spears being thrown was flying towards him. At the end of a short run, Seamuth resigned himself and closed his eyes.
‘I…….’
No more thoughts. Quaang! With a roar, the earth’s axis shakes and collapses. Before he had time to scream, Seamerd’s body his tumbled down.
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…… Breathe.
“Heh, heh…….”
I felt a stabbing pain in my lungs, but it didn’t end my life. Seamuth barely opened his eyes and looked around.
Remnants of the collapsed castle walls fill the blinking sight. The figures of his subordinates who ended their lives were spread out here and there.
“Ugh, ugh…… !”
As he tried to get himself up, Symerd recognized the pain in his lower back. He caught his breath and looked down to see a piece of wood pierced through his lower back his.
After falling from the wall, it must have been hit by fragments as the gate was smashed. With a bitter smile, Seamuth crawled back and leaned against the collapsed stone wall.
As he was calming his dying body, a human figure was reflected on the other side. The approaching presence in the dust makes his whole body his flinch.
Thump, thump-
A being approaching, waving a cloak, cuts through the smoke and reveals itself. Thanks to this, Seamuth couldn’t help but let out a devastated laugh.
“Also…… You weren’t Viscount Theorard…….”
The one who came out of the smoke was not Theorad Deharm. Although he was wearing a red brooch and an overcoat symbolizing the Deharm family, he was of a different gender and race.
The woman with long, shining silver hair had inhumanly long ears. Blood red eyes were also not a color that humans could have.
The eerie yet mysterious presence in front of me walked loftily as if it were a god.
“…… Did you kill Theorard?”
It feels as if a terrifyingly sharp bass is strangling your throat. Seamuth coughed bloody and answered in a hoarse voice.
“Yes-“
Her fingers her twitch before she even finishes talking. It was the intangible power of the elves. The excruciating pain made her feel dizzy, but Symerd endured her pain to the end.
Seamuth sighed, coughing up blood over his lips.
“Number of people…… The voice that was unavoidable by the order… I won’t. It is true that I killed him.”
The sound of breathing is dangerous as if it will stop at any moment. The elf looked down at Seamuth for a while and decided to listen to the story for a while. Because she seemed to have something to say.
Seamerd, barely able to bear her pain, lowered her head. It was because she didn’t even have the strength to hold her head up.
“I……I’m not sure who you are. But it seems clear that you are on Viscount Theorard’s side…….”
“Therefore.”
“Little but helpful…… I would like to give Information useful for Viscount Theorard to establish himself in the archipelago…….”
“Why?”
Seemer laughed lightly at her cold words.
I want to help Theorad, who has not lost his duties and responsibilities as a noble even in the face of death, and I want to take revenge on the prince who abandoned the black dog…… As many thoughts ran through his head his, Seamuth spoke the truth instead of nonsense.
“Because I want you to give me a comfortable death.”
Seymour knows. As long as he borrowed the devil’s power, his regenerative power his, which is more than human, will continue to struggle to save his body his. However, as long as it is pierced by a tree branch, it will die someday.
In the end, the devil’s power only terribly increased the time to die. Since no one would come to help in such a remote area, it was better to end his life now than to die in pain for several days.
Of course, the elf didn’t feel any interest in Seamerd’s wish her. All that mattered was that the information Seamuth spit out could be of help to Theorad.
“Say it.”
Thorns grow in the cold tone.
Seamuth took a deep breath and opened his mouth.
“Go down to the basement. If you go to my room, there will be a desk. When you open the drawer…… You can find a simple crystal ball.”
“A simple crystal ball?”
“Yes. Video recording device…… It would be right to see that. An optical magic tool that recorded the moment Viscount Theorard died in preparation for being abandoned by the prince. Although disposable…… It’s not worthless. Please deliver it to Princess Benelia. Please….”
The elf nodded his head. As Seamerd said, it won’t be worthless.
Now it’s your turn to give Seamuth the reward he requested. The elf raised his hand without saying a word, and Symerd, who raised his head, felt that he would die the moment those fingers his snapped.
Then suddenly, the treatment of the remaining subordinates arouses curiosity. Seamuth licked his dry, chapped lips with his dead eyes.
“By the way… How did you solve the transformation?”
“The guy who will spread the word to other dark areas has escaped outside.”
The elf’s simple answer satisfied Seamuth’s curiosity of his. Now, all the remaining people in this castle are either dead or about to die, so there is no need to change their appearance. Because the dead couldn’t speak.
“Okay….”
Seamuth closed his eyes in bitter emotion. He humbly accepted his situation like a death row inmate facing his death his. The elf, who was looking down at Seamer, snapped his fingers without hesitation.
Widely!
Simultaneously with the cheerful sound, Seamuth’s consciousness went dark.
