Episode 175
175. Episode 175
“Unbelievable…….”
“What on earth is that guy? He can break the ice that didn’t budge no matter how hard we hit it with one blow?”
“Didn’t you hear that yesterday?”
“What are you talking about?”
“That man destroyed half of the lake’s monsters in one blow, and as soon as he entered, he sparred with my older sister and won.”
“Who, sister!”
Seun’s military power was inflated in one day.
Even if he was Seun, it would be impossible to destroy half of the monsters in that large lake with one blow.
But it wasn’t a bad sign.
The more they look up to you, the more your standing in the Frost Fortress will increase.
Se-un gently praised Durandal for his excellent display of the power of ‘Marmiadwords’.
‘As expected, it feels completely different from before.’
It doesn’t just unleash some of the power that the Noble Phantasm possessed, but also brings out and reproduces the original power that the Noble Phantasm possessed.
The attack just now was the same.
If it were before, it would have simply been the effect of a ‘strong attack’, but just now, it felt like I had borrowed someone’s skill… no, power.
“Haha! Indeed, my lords! I know a man well!”
Wow!
The ice completely shattered with the commander’s hearty laughter.
The size of the ice was so huge that the soldiers nearby were startled and had to run backwards.
“What are you all doing! Clear the rubble quickly!”
“All right!”
The soldiers began to move in a hurry.
The amount of debris was so huge that you would expect everyone to have a confused expression, but instead, everyone seemed excited.
Well, it seemed like they had worked hard to break that ice, so I guess just having it broken would feel like a relief.
“How about it? Would you like to come in with me?”
“Shouldn’t we report this to the Empire?”
“That’s enough to check and then do it! You worked so hard to break this ice, so shouldn’t you at least check first!”
Seun nodded at her words.
There was no reason to refuse.
From the moment he suspected that Outer was involved, Seun also became interested in this place.
Even if she were to kick Se-un out like this, he was planning to sneak in secretly.
“You guys, Sister is waiting! Move quickly, move quickly!”
“yes!”
Is it because all the soldiers from the Frost Fortress were deployed?
The large amount of debris began to clear up quickly.
Among the debris, there was some ice that was too large to move, but it was broken up without much difficulty by an icebreaker.
As the ice broke and the black light disappeared, the strength of the ice also seemed to return to normal.
How much time has passed like that?
Thanks to the soldiers’ tireless efforts, a path leading into the lake appeared. The debris had not been completely cleared, but there was enough space for two or three people to fit through.
The demons who were watching Seun with him also reacted.
– The constellation, ‘The Serpent Surrounding Time’, flicks its tongue and crinkles its impression.
– The constellation, ‘The Hungry Prince’, starts to gag, holding its nose at the stench coming from it.
The stigmata also shimmered with a crimson light even though it had not been infused with divinity, and Mammon, who was within it, showed signs of discomfort.
But that doesn’t mean we can stop like this.
Se-Woon followed the commander and stood in front of a dark passage where he could not see even an inch ahead.
“We will follow you too!”
“Can not be done!”
“We’ve barely managed to get through, so we can’t just send the commander!”
“No! All of you, stay here and wait!”
“Why!”
A soldier who appears to be of officer level raises his voice.
It wasn’t meant to be a confrontational thing, but rather to genuinely support her.
The state of the ice, the legend, etc. At first glance, it was an unknown space where anything could happen without it being strange.
However, she stood in front of the passage and shook her head, shuddering once, like a herbivore standing in front of a wild beast.
“This place is one where even I cannot guarantee life or death!”
“That can’t be… … .”
“But, I put my foot out because I have the confidence to ‘run away’!”
Her words came as a tremendous shock to the soldiers.
Running away?
Just from the information she heard from her adjutant, her position in the Frost Fortress was stronger than anyone else’s.
He said that he could enter because he was not confident that he would win, but rather that he would be able to escape.
Only then did the soldiers realize that following them was not only pointless, but could also be a nuisance.
The soldier, understanding the situation, bowed his head and answered.
“……All right.”
“Hahaha! I’ll be right back, so just wait! Adjutant!”
“yes!”
“Please write a report, but I will direct the report separately after I arrive.”
“All right!”
“Well then, gentlemen! Let’s go in!”
The situation was resolved in an instant thanks to her charisma.
As Se-un and the commander moved their feet, a regular ‘thump, thump!’ sound was heard from behind.
And then.
“I’ll be waiting!”
“Loyalty! Seong!”
Their powerful salute gave strength to their steps.
* * *
As soon as I passed through the passage and entered, the noise completely disappeared, as if I had entered a completely different world.
When I looked back, the hollow was nowhere to be seen.
The road was straight, so there was no way the view would have been obstructed.
There was an unusually thick darkness all around.
Although I could see the outline of my surroundings through the ‘eyes of the night owl’, even this could not be used without at least a minimal amount of light.
As the darkness grew thicker, the commander also seemed troubled and slowed down his steps.
Se-Woon, who decided that it was impossible to continue like this, immediately rotated the circle.
Pfft!
A bright light burst out from Seun’s hand.
But, because the darkness was so thick, the light disappeared without even reaching the wall.
It was barely enough to illuminate the floor.
Leaving her behind, who was surprised by the use of magic, Seun chanted Light once again.
– The power of ‘Light’ is strengthened according to the Black Tower’s magic.
– The stability of ‘Light’ is strengthened according to the principle of the Blue Tower.
– ‘Light’ becomes more solid according to the magic of the Yellow Tower.
The mystery of the three towers is mixed in the bright light of the light.
The black tower’s magic increases brightness, the blue tower’s magic straightens the light into a spherical shape, and the yellow tower’s magic firmly fixes the light.
Although the light was a bit cloudy due to the three myo-ri being mixed together, it was possible to secure a field of vision.
“I thought you only used physical skills and supernatural abilities, but you can also use magic!”
“When I was sparring at the top, I was almost out of mana so I couldn’t use it.”
“Haha, that wasn’t full power! This is quite shocking!”
As Se-un had expected, this place was the underground part of the lake.
The whole place was covered in ice, and the ice was as black as the one I had seen in the fortress.
There must have been monsters writhing right above me, but I didn’t feel even the slightest vibration or movement.
A completely isolated space.
Seun and the commander closed their cloaks as the cold, deep chill settled in.
Even though I have a resistance to the cold, the chill here somehow gave me a chill.
– The constellation, ‘The Serpent Surrounding Time’, advises you not to explore this place too early.
– The constellation, ‘The Hungry Prince’, plugs his nose with a cork to prevent the stench from getting too strong.
When Leviathan tried to stop Seun, he hesitated a little.
I thought it might be related to Outer, but what if there is an opponent that Se-woon can’t handle?
What if the outer you saw before the regression appears before your eyes alive?
You’ll end up losing your life in just the third shelter.
Just a little bit further ahead.
Just when I was thinking of continuing my exploration until the light floating above my hand no longer illuminated the surroundings, something strange began to happen in the passage surrounded by ice.
Kururur-
“what?”
The cave, where not even the slightest movement had been felt, began to tremble violently.
Only after pushing mana into it and turning on the light were the two able to figure out what the anomaly was.
“That’s… … .”
At first, the passage was so narrow that two or three people could barely fit through it.
As we reached the middle of the lake, the passage grew in size to rival that of the Frost Fortress.
Cracks were forming in the ice on either side of the walls of the passage.
“Is it really going to collapse?”
“… … The back is blocked too.”
When I turned my head at her words, I saw that the ice wall behind me had cracked even more than the one in front.
However, it looked a little different from the passage collapsing.
It was as if something was breaking through the ice wall.
As if to prove Se-un’s prediction.
Kookookook!
The outer layer of cracked ice completely shattered, and something huge burst out from within.
Same thing at the back.
The guys who had been blocking the front and back simultaneously slowly raised their upper bodies.
Se-Woon was able to quickly guess the monster’s identity because he had memorized the monster guide he had read before returning.
“Ice Golem… … .”
These guys look like they could easily be over 6m tall.
The body made of black ice was absorbing the light emanating from Seun’s hand.
Even if it was just the regular Ice Golem, it was a powerful monster that was hard to find in the third shelter, but two monsters that seemed even stronger appeared at the same time.
furthermore…….
‘That ice… … .’
The black ice that made up their bodies was exactly the same as the one Seun had broken in the fortress.
If even their strength was the same, then it was clear that they were far more powerful than the average ice golem.
The problem didn’t end there.
Gulp-
Black liquid flows from the Ice Golem’s head and down its shoulders.
A creepy sensation that sticks to the skin.
I went back in time and turned back the clock, but I could never forget this feeling.
‘outer.’
Of course, compared to what I had seen before the regression, the momentum was ridiculously weak.
The Outer was something that covered the entire body and controlled the host by shaking to the point where its form was invisible, but what you see now is something that is attached to the main body like a parasite.
However, the mere fact that the outerwear was attached to them made them dangerous enough.
The stigmata glowed crimson and Mammon’s voice could be heard within them.
“I don’t know if it’s luck or not, but I get involved with them without getting tired of them.”
Why did they pop up at this point?
The time axis is obviously the same. It doesn’t make sense for them to show up on the tower now.
Is it because Se-un broke the ice and came in?
Even looking at it that way, there were more than a few strange things.
Even if it weren’t for Seun, would the ice have remained firmly in place for that long until Outer showed up?
Could the seal in the Skabe Desert still be maintained?
Could it be that something has changed in the tower through the regression?
All sorts of worries swirled around in my head.
However, first, we had to solve the problem at hand.
“Ugh-uh-uh-”
Two ice golems with their outer shells attached to each other.
We must kill them here and now so they cannot escape to the Frost Fortress.
fantasy,
