< Abduction 9. In the New World (3) >
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“Wait a minute, what are you doing now?”
Ronan, who had been reading a book on the sofa, stood up. Perhaps because it was so wide, voices rang out. He left the island and was staying in his mansion he had built on his estate.
Sunlight was streaming through the window and across the living room. Adeshan, who was about to go down the stairs leading to the basement, stopped in place.
“huh? “It’s been a while since I thought I’d go to the warehouse.”
“What are those dusters and dishcloths?”
“I just wanted to do a little cleaning. what’s the matter?”
She shrugged her shoulders. Now, three months after visiting Nimburton, Adeshan’s stomach was noticeably swollen. Ronan shook her head.
“Sit down and don’t do anything stupid. “What if I get hurt?”
“Oh, my child, I can’t go out much because I’m too heavy, but let me do some housework.”
Adeshan said as if he was complaining. I could understand her concern, but Ronan’s overprotection was a bit extreme. Ronan used to be like a wild wolf, but ever since she became pregnant, he has become a ruthless man comparable to Schlieffen. He approached with great strides and held Adeshan in his arms like a princess.
“I understand how you feel, but not now. “What the heck.”
“Aaaah!”
Adeshan let out a short scream. Of course, it was not a scream of fear or disgust, but of dense happiness.
Ronan turned around and laid Adeshan down on the sofa he was sitting on. She giggled as she placed her hand on her stomach.
“You should know that Dad loves you this much.”
“I love you Adeshan.”
“Don’t say that. “I haven’t even had my first child, but I want to have my second child.”
Adeshan smiled. They say that when you have a child, you gain weight and your hair gets dull, but Adeshan was still beautiful. They say that when a woman falls in love, she becomes prettier. Is that true?
I felt like if I kept going like this, I would just commit it. Ronan silently kissed her forehead and pointed out the window.
“If you’re really bored, go for a walk. “I took good care of it.”
A vast garden spread out beyond the glass window. The land of Balture, which had been barren all winter, was colored light green under the summer sun. The wild flowers that Adeshan had sown were blooming everywhere.
“huh. I will. thank you.”
“I’ll be leaving soon too.”
Adeshan nodded. After giving her her parasol, Ronan walked safely into her basement. The dark space that doubled as a warehouse was covered in white dust, as expected.
‘You did a good job of stopping him.’
This was because there were a lot of personal belongings, so the servants were prohibited from cleaning them. Ronan looked around the warehouse, shaking off the dust and cobwebs. He was in the middle of looking at a shelf.
“This···.”
Ronan noticed something and narrowed his eyes. Five watermelon-sized statues were lined up and broken. Among the fragments, papers with red letters on a yellow background were lying around on the floor.
It was clearly a sealing stone from the New World that Sita had brought with her in the past. All but one were horribly broken, and the cause was unknown.
Ronan, who found it strange, was about to place his hand on the only surviving statue. Damn it! Suddenly, a large crack appeared and the statue collapsed.
As if the entity sealing the power had died. He frowned and cursed.
“What the fuck?”
****
The white moon was beautiful. A huge lake was still visible under the dark blue evening sky. A dense broadleaf forest surrounded the lakeside.
It was Cheongya Lake, one of the magical landscapes of the New World. It was a quaint resort that many people visited about a hundred years ago because of its beautiful scenery and abundance of fish, but after Bokmajeon began to gain influence, it became a completely abandoned land.
“Oh, if you don’t come out, I have no choice.”
Asher was floating above the lake. He mumbled to himself and stretched out his hand toward another moon rippling on the water. It was a moment of taking a pulling stance.
“Kaaaaaaak-!”
A blood-curdling roar echoed from the bottom of the lake. Countless fish jumped out of the water. Sigh! Before long, the surface of the water tore open and the head of a huge salamander was revealed.
“How dare you do this to me, the Four Heavenly Kings of Pandemonium!”
The salamander shouted. At the same time, a purple poisonous mist poured out from the wide mouth. It was a deadly poison that killed humans instantly if they swallowed just one sip, but Asher’s shield did not allow a single particle to pass through.
Asher ignored the poisonous fog and continued the salvage work. As he chanted a short incantation, the salamander’s body hidden under the water was pulled out by the roots. Sigh! Asher gasped when he saw the ridiculously large body.
“Hey! “S-sorry!”
“Aaaah! “I will definitely remember your face!”
The length of its tail was roughly that of a whale. The amphibian’s unique slippery skin was shining in the moonlight. The salamander struggled with all its might to get back into the water, but it was not enough to escape Asher’s telekinesis. Marya, who was watching the scene from the lakeside, opened her mouth.
“The main body will be inside.”
“Yes.”
Asher nodded. He flicked his fingers and an invisible fist slammed into the salamander’s stomach. bang! As the salamander retched, a chunk of something jumped out of its gaping maw.
“Kwaaaaaak!”
The mass held by telekinesis let out a desperate scream. He was an old man, perhaps a hundred years old.
The slim body was draped in black robes, the symbol of Pandemonium. As soon as the old man jumped out, the sting that had been encroaching on the salamander’s eyes disappeared.
“Ear benefit!”
“Don’t get caught now.”
Asher released his grip on the salamander while holding on to the old man. The salamander fell and disappeared, creating a splash as big as its body. The old man, unable to move, let out his frustration.
“Oh, how…!”
“It’s obvious. “Your tactic is to catch a spirit creature and harass it.”
Marja laughed. She and Asher, who had been dealing with Pandemonium for three months, had gradually become accustomed to their methods. The villains brainwashed powerful beasts, so-called spirits, and committed evil acts.
Looking back, a lot has happened in the past three months. After receiving an offer from Yeongwolrim, one of the famous groups in the New Continent, they put aside their work at the top and focused their efforts on eliminating Bokmajeon.
Of course, it was not a charity project, but to expand influence in the New World. There would be no better publicity than helping those who have fallen into disaster. The sweep was almost over.
‘If you look at the Four Heavenly Kings, there really isn’t much left.’
At this rate, it was not like a dream for Caravel Merchant Marine to establish itself as the new giant of the New Continent. This was all possible because of Asher. Marya was looking at him with affectionate eyes.
“Do you really think I’ll be treated like this?”
“uh?”
Suddenly, the old man stretched out his index finger toward Marya. A lump of mana, here called qigong, was shot in a straight line.
“Ugh…!”
It was just at the moment when Marya pulled out her great sword. The lumps that hit around her caused an explosion. Kwaaaaang! A huge water column several meters in diameter rose into the sky. Asher’s eyes widened.
“Marya!”
“Hahaha! You let your guard down. “This is what happens to you because you only care about your own safety!”
The old man burst into laughter. A huge pit was dug where the Qigong hit directly. Wow… the water column that rose up to the clouds collapsed and black rain was pouring down. Asher’s face was filled with despair.
“Aww, surprise. “She almost died.”
Suddenly, Marya’s voice rang out. It wasn’t long before she emerged from behind her giant tree. Fortunately, she was able to get away before she was caught in the explosion.
“Hey, Marya…! are you okay?!”
“then. “It’s totally fine.”
Asher cried. Marja stretched out her hand and made a V sign, smiling cheerfully. Fortunately, she seemed unharmed other than her clothes and face being dirty. Her old man’s face hardened when he saw her alive.
“What!”
It was impossible. When Marya became a man, he was about to say something, asking why she was crying so much. Asher, with a cold expression on his face, looked back at the old man.
“···you.”
“W-what is it?”
The old man shrugged his shoulders. The atmosphere was completely different from before. It was at the moment when he sensed an unusual energy and was looking for a way to escape. The force that was squeezing the old man suddenly became stronger.
“Koheook!”
Blood poured out from the old man’s mouth. The sound of bones breaking sporadically echoed throughout the oppressed body. Marja, suddenly sensing the shaking beneath his feet, shouted in panic.
“Wow, what!?”
It felt like there was an earthquake. Suddenly, a translucent force field surrounded her body. Every time Asher casts her large-scale magic, she was a shield that prevented her from being caught up in it. She glanced at him and the old man, and then Marya cleared her throat.
“You are dead now.”
“Kwaaaaaak! Let it go, let it go!”
The old man was screaming as if his vocal cords were torn. His body, which continued to rise, stopped near the clouds. Asher, who was chanting, raised both palms upward. Quad deuk! The surrounding trees and ground were completely torn off the ground and began to float in the air.
“what···!”
The old man was astonished. I have never seen or heard of martial arts like this. The terrain was completely changing.
Asher was quietly staring at the old man. He had no intention of handling it gently. He considered the compatibility of attributes to be important in the Eastern Continent. Fire is suppressed with water, water with earth, earth with wood, and wood with metal. Finally, the metal was subdued again with fire.
The old man’s main attribute was either water or earth. After completing the calculation, he folded his palms together as if making a snowball. The floating ground and trees all shot towards the old man.
“S-Stop it!”
The old man screamed. Asher did not answer. Quagwagwang! A mountain’s worth of dirt and trees began to collide, using his body as a target.
“······!”
A loud roar drowned out the old man’s screams. It was a sight as if a new star was being formed. Soon, a huge sphere was created under the moon.
“Eternal Floating.”
Asher, who completed the sphere, then chanted a new spell. It was a magic that gave objects the property of floating semi-permanently. Sigh…! The mana that emerged from Asher’s fingertips covered the sphere.
Unless something happened, the sphere that trapped the old man would remain floating in this place forever. The sight of it shining black against the backlight was quite spectacular. After finishing his work, Asher landed in front of Marya.
“Maria! Am I really okay? “You’re not hurt!?”
“So even if it’s okay. “I’m fine.”
Asher asked her well-being with tears in his eyes. Marya hugged him without saying a word. The way he was shaking his shoulders made him look like a completely different person than when he was hitting the old man.
This gap in facial expressions drove people crazy. The tears forming on my eyelashes were beautiful. Marya, who was quietly looking down at him, laughed as if she was dumbfounded.
“Oh really. “It sucks.”
“Huh?···Ugh!”
Suddenly, Marya grabbed Asher by the collar and pulled him roughly. Before he could say anything, their lips overlapped. The two people’s mouths dropped after mixing their tongues for a long time.
“Puh-ha, now, wait a minute. Here…!”
“shut up.”
Marya, wiping her mouth with her sleeve, pushed Asher and knocked him down. He shouted something, but it was drowned out by the sound of the lake lapping. The night in the New World was deepening.
