Chapter 774 – #6-22 Villains, Heroes and Goblins (1)
“Leave it there. “I have a favor to ask, Mr. Goblin.”
And.
Death, who was approaching Spade, was stopped by the voice of a new intruder.
“Are you here? It’s late.”
Goblin Jeokhwa looks back.
Where the gaze was directed, from the other side of the messed up hall of the abandoned factory, Villain No. 13 was approaching.
For something to appear at this time, it was unsightly in many ways.
There was still a trace of nosebleed on his nose, his clothes were stained with blood stains, and he was covered in dirt here and there.
If there’s anything else that bothers me, it’s the hands.
In one of his hands, he holds something that gently emits light.
Although Goblin Jeokhwa doesn’t know what it is, he confirmed that it remains in Sim Cheong’s memory.
How dangerous that thing is.
“No. 13…”
The stumbling Spade spotted No. 13 with unfocused eyes and called his name.
Did he feel relief when he appeared at this desperate moment? If not, does this mean that it is dangerous and we should run away? Maybe both.
“He must be crazy to put his hand on that. Although it is a very small piece, it is something that can be worse than death if you touch it carelessly.”
“Really? “For some reason, I had that feeling.”
“That’s right. The excuse of not knowing is useless. If you see it in the first place, if you touch it even for a moment, you will be able to understand that fact.”
Just from seeing it briefly. Just by touching it for a moment.
I definitely understood that this was not something humans could handle.
In fact, No. 13 was really close to death a little while ago. No, he actually died. And not just once, but multiple times.
The reason I came here well after the 10 minutes I originally told Spade was because I was late because I was dying and coming back to life repeatedly.
Even now, I don’t feel alive.
It is impossible to say for sure that the scene before my eyes is not a flash of light or a hallucination that I saw before I died.
“I have to tell you, don’t think you can handle it properly. It may seem like it can be handled, but in reality, it can never be handled.”
“Know. “I think I understand.”
“And once you use it, you’re done. Even if you never touch it again, its toxins will hit you sooner or later. “If my life was precious, I shouldn’t have laid a hand on it in the first place.”
“You say you know. Why do you keep talking about something you already know? Do you fight with your mouth? Did you get beat up by the guys from Division 7 while I was away? “So are you scared?”
That’s funny, No. 13 let out a dry laugh.
What was so funny about No. 13’s attitude? Jeokhwa responded by laughing.
“Okay, whatever. It doesn’t matter since it’s none of my business anyway. No matter how you die, no matter how you are broken, crazy or eaten, it means nothing to me.”
Coo! And the goblin hit her on the floor with his iron club.
“The important thing is whether you can fight or not, that’s all.”
Number 13 glanced down at the cube piece in his hand.
And then I look at the enemy again.
“Come at me.”
“Good.”
Jeokhwa picked up her iron club again and smiled sinisterly.
* * *
Outside the abandoned factory, Apple is leaning against the side of the car from before, putting his hands together and praying.
Good for anyone. I hoped this prayer would reach.
At Apple’s feet, a horrifying puddle of blood remains.
The spreading blood stains clearly don’t look like they came from one person.
No. 13, whose body was torn to pieces before his eyes and bleeding from his eyes, nose, and mouth.
She can’t stop shaking when she remembers that image. As expected, he cursed himself for taking something like that and regretted his actions, thinking that he had touched something he shouldn’t have touched.
‘Please, stay safe.’
There is nothing Apple can do now.
No matter how capable she is, there are things she can do and things she cannot.
In a battle like this, there is almost nothing she can do.
In this slightly distant place, she can only pray that the person she loves is safe.
I also hope that everyone in the 7th Division, whom she likes and with whom she became attached even though they were spies, are safe as well.
I hope everything ends smoothly.
I hope everything ends well.
She is desperately hoping.
* * *
“【We are all travelers. We are all heroes. The day of our travel and adventure has dawned.”
With the enemy fire in front, the words of No. 13’s chant flowed out.
In response to No. 13’s magic power, the cube pieces in his hands twitch. No, the cube piece doesn’t really wiggle like a living thing. It’s just that No. 13 feels that way.
The flood of submerged knowledge and the tidal wave of suppressed information are about to sweep him away again.
The urge to surrender to the flood of knowledge and the fear to throw it away at the same time push No. 13.
But instead of choosing either one, he tried to push away the unknown knowledge flooding in from the cube piece, and yet held it even tighter in his hand.
“Who would leave something like that!”
Kwaang!
Gurgling!!
The enemy strikes the iron club loudly.
Just like before, her roar and shock waves explode around her, and her lightning strikes.
However, unlike the one that rained down at random a little while ago, this time the lightning flew with precise direction, targeting only one person, No. 13.
The space, which was already like a garbage dump, turned over even further, and dust rose up as if covering No. 13.
“【For adventurers setting out on a journey, here is a hymn that opens the path for heroes】.”
But the words of the chant do not end.
In the dust, the sound of metal clattering rang out.
Like the snake said to surround the world in mythology, an anchor of courtesy chains surrounds him as if protecting No. 13.
It hasn’t been touched by anyone, but it moves as if it is alive and circles around him.
Red Fire swung the club several more times, creating dozens of thunderbolts and flying them towards No. 13.
However, it could not reach No. 13, which was protected by several layers of chain anchors.
“【Let’s go on a trip. Let’s go on a trip together. Everyone, get on our boat.”
The cube’s light is growing frighteningly stronger. My hands are hot. Just like last time in Dorothy’s lab, I feel like I’m going to get burned.
“Joy… !”
The Red Army gave up attacking with fire and lightning and picked up its weapon.
He lowers his body low and sprints like an animal skimming the floor, approaching Number 13.
Srrrr!
The chain anchor circling around her moved on its own to intercept her, as if she were really alive.
Her thick chains wrap around her body, her arms, and her legs, preventing her from getting close.
“Raise the anchor. Unfold your sails. Take her helm. Turn the bow!”
“【Ah, sailing! Let’s go on the path of adventure together!”
The chain anchor could only hold out for a short time.
The chain anchor could hold and restrain even the most vicious and powerful demon beasts, but it seems that it was not enough to hold on to the enemy clad in blue flames.
“Troublesome!”
The anchor of her chain that had been tied to her was released by force, and she was thrown away like trash.
He tried to tangle with her again, but this time the iron club in her enemy’s hand – when he hit it hard with her goblin bat, it vibrated as if it had been electrocuted and stopped.
The magical power that formed the anchor disperses, and from the point where the club hit, it turns into particles and disappears.
And the red fire runs again.
Number 13 is already under her nose.
“【What you need is a boat to go on a trip】”
“Give me that boat right now… 】!”
It may be a pity, but this is the end of the chant.
Before No. 13’s chant ends, before anything happens, the enemy’s goblin bat arrives.
“Die!”
A goblin bat falling vertically, aiming for No. 13’s head.
A blow that will, without exception, split the head and shatter the entire body of not only an ordinary human, but no matter how strong the awakened person is.
Even if what is in front of you is not a fragile human body but a huge rock or a chunk of steel, it is a powerful blow that will split it into equal pieces.
Not even allowing No. 13’s specialty, resurrection, a blue will-o’-the-wisp fire surrounds the bat as long as she wishes.
I don’t know what he has prepared, I don’t know what he wants, but I have no intention of waiting for it.
This is the end. This is the end.
――――――――!!!!
Quaaaaa! And.
The club wielded by Red Fire split No. 13 exactly in half and fell. Blood, internal organs, and pieces of flesh are splashing around, and at the same time, the blue flames that were wrapped around the bat are transferred and burned.
* * *
Her floor cracks with her mess around her. Her fragments bounced. Vibrations spread loudly throughout the factory. The vibration resonated, creating an even bigger vibration, and the entire factory shook precariously.
Since they had been overworked too hard a little while ago, I thought that if things continued like this, the factory might collapse.
Except for Spade, the members of the 7th Division have no intention of killing, but they also have no intention of actively helping.
Even if the factory collapses like this, and you are buried alive, there will be no need to save you. I just thought it would be fun if I survived.
“… ?”
Suddenly I felt a strange feeling.
For some reason, the taste is strange. I would have killed No. 13 by crushing it in front of my eyes, but I felt a strange sense of discomfort.
I look at the burning piece of meat.
I look down at the lower body of No. 13, whose upper body was shattered and collapsed.
Seeing that, Jeokhwa frowned greatly.
“This damn bitch…”
The lower body of the fallen No. 13 and the burning flesh disappear.
No. 13 disappeared. No, No. 13 wasn’t even in this direction to begin with.
Since when had he been deceived? Clearly, No. 13, who was confronting him a little while ago, was No. 13 himself. There is no doubt about it.
Since when?
Have I become possessed by this fake fantasy?
“Cocooooo!!!”
A loud shouting voice echoes through the huge factory hall that is now in disarray.
Among the wreckage, Coco, who had managed to survive, trembles and cowers.
I kept playing dead, holding my breath, waiting for an opportunity – I was able to intervene at the best time.
And with Coco’s help.
No. 13 was standing far away from the place where Jeokhwa jumped in.
He finished his chanting safely.
“【Graciares, Argo】.”
Number 13’s secret number.
The ship of glory, the ship of longing and adventure, the Argo.
After finishing the chant that summons it.
Centered around No. 13, the world began to change.
