< Chapter 36 - Caraval #3 >
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The warriors of the Bladesong clan, descended from the Hyjal orcs, were physically superior.
If we only discuss simple physical abilities such as strength and agility, they were closer to beasts than humans.
Sunsong was one of the most powerful warriors of the Bladesong tribe.
If they were to engage in a head-on showdown, Red Wind wouldn’t be able to endure even a few seconds. No, it would go beyond being unable to endure, and his entire body would surely crumble to pieces.
‘I’ll be honest with you. If you get hit properly, you won’t be able to withstand even one hit.’
The weight difference alone was more than three times.
It would be nice if the difference in strength was more than six times.
If you get hit, that’s the end.
If you get hit in the chest or stomach, you won’t even be able to breathe properly.
‘So you can’t get hit even once.’
It was an unreasonable request.
But if I couldn’t do it, I had no chance of winning.
And here’s one more thing added to it.
A word spoken by Cordelia, who had been quietly watching Uther teach from the side.
‘It’s okay, don’t think too hard about it. Just look carefully and avoid it. I always do that.’
Her words were spoken with such a big smile that I couldn’t even refute them.
“Wow!”
The scream shook my eardrums.
The sun song, which had been roughly hitting the ground, charged forward with a terrifying momentum.
The red wind was focused.
I held my breath and looked at it.
Naturally, I thought of Uder’s words.
‘Well, what this beast said isn’t wrong either.’
‘Beast? Jimsung? Woof woof! Woof woof! Growl!’
No, not this one.
What he said next.
‘Look carefully and avoid well. It is possible. I, we will make it happen.’
Time has stopped.
I saw grains of sand bouncing up in front of my eyes.
You could also see the droplets of saliva spewing out of the large mouth of the Sun Song.
Red Wind, who inherited the blood of the Winter Elf, was born with good eyesight. Here, Yuder’s Scroll added auxiliary magic.
Eye of the Tiger.
A spell that maximizes body vision.
What’s more, he trained me.
‘This is the movement of the sun song.’
“Coooo!”
The Sun Song swung the Unwol Sword.
Red Wind saw Sun Song for the first time today, and it was also the first time he saw him swing the Unwol Sword with all his might.
But it looks familiar.
That attack.
The speed of the sun song.
‘Show me.’
It wasn’t just talking about the movement of the moment.
How will that attack continue?
What trajectory will the Unwoldo draw and how far will it reach?
Uder taught me.
Yuder made me familiar with it.
‘Look carefully and avoid well.’
Cordelia’s words.
And one more thing added.
‘If you do that, you will feel it. You will not just see it, but at some point, you will feel it with your whole body.’
I couldn’t understand what he meant at the time.
What does it mean to feel the attack with your whole body?
I really, really like her, but I thought she was really bad at explaining things.
But it wasn’t.
My sister told me exactly what was going on.
‘I feel it.’
It wasn’t just visual.
The hearing responded.
The sense of touch responded.
I perceived it with a sixth sense that transcended the five senses.
The sound, the trembling of the air, the momentum of the sun’s song.
‘I think I know.’
What it means to feel with your whole body.
What should I do now?
‘There are two things.’
In the slowly flowing time, Unwoldo slowly approached.
Cordelia’s voice whispered once more amidst the roar of the Sunsong.
‘Once you feel it, you have two choices.’
The blade is coming.
It felt like I was going to be torn apart at any moment.
The red wind saw the sun song.
The face that roared in battle as if it were the blood of an orc from Hyjal was terrifying.
The fangs protruding from between the lips reminded me of a wild beast rather than a human.
And his eyes.
Red Wind Bloodshot eyes staring at himself.
A human face appeared in the black eye.
It was the red wind’s own face.
But the red wind reminded him of Cordelia in that face.
She was so beautiful that even a woman would fall in love with her, and she spoke with her fangs shining.
‘Either step back or move forward.’
Usually it backs off.
It is normal to back off.
But that would just lead to running away.
Sometimes you just have to move forward.
‘The standard for judgment is… hehe, you’ll just know for yourself when that moment comes.’
‘He’s talking as if he has something, but in fact he doesn’t even think. He’s an animal.’
‘Falling behind?’
It wasn’t bad, even though I ended up remembering things that weren’t necessary.
A smile spread across Red Wind’s face. He smiled brightly, surprising even himself, and took a step forward.
Tsukwahak!
The Unwoldo cut through the air.
Above the head of Red Wind, who avoided the attack by bending his back.
A few strands of fluttering pure white hair were split by the Unwoldo. Unable to control the strength of his swing, Sun Song continued on, and the red wind disappeared from his sight.
wee.
It’s literally a fleeting moment.
“after.”
The red wind exhaled. He straightened his bent back and looked at the back of the sun song that was clearly visible. Instead of looking at his face that was turning its head in a hurry to find him, he swung his sword. He created a wind.
Kwahaak-!
The sword cut through the air.
But it was intentional.
The phoenix soared through the trajectory drawn by the sword, struck the target, and charged.
It stretched out like a sword and struck Sunsong, causing Sunsong’s huge body to be thrown back.
bang!
There was a loud explosion.
No one heard it, but small, light footsteps echoed together.
widely.
Red Wind took a breath as he spun around and regained his composure.
I felt the sun song with my whole body once again.
I sensed him flying away, rolling on the ground, groaning in pain.
“ha.”
My breath just burst out.
And the Red Wind thought.
‘Is this… the world my sister lives in?’
Wrong.
Cordelia’s world was a little more special.
It was impossible for the current Red Wind to reach the world seen by the genius of battle, who could only be described as a beast, even Yuder, who had experienced all kinds of geniuses, could not help but admit that.
But for now, this was enough. If I could feel the Sun Song, if I could read the Sun Song, that was enough.
bang!
This time, the red wind kicked the ground first. Instead, it rushed towards the Sun Song.
It was a spectacular fight.
Amidst the flying sparks, the red wind moved quickly and strongly.
Sun Song fought his own battle without being swayed, like a seasoned warrior.
He knew.
Just one.
That he could win if he hit just one shot.
That’s why he endured.
He swung his sword again and again, enduring the pain. He did not give up on the red wind that danced over his sword like a willow leaf blowing in the wind.
Tsuhwaa! Tsuhwaa!
The red wind’s attacks poured down continuously.
Sun Song took the attack with his body and struck Red Wind in succession.
Quagaga!
Sparks flew.
Since both sides used fire, the fight was very spectacular.
Different sparks clashed and created new flowers.
“As planned.”
Yuder, who had been watching, said.
Cordelia nodded.
Thanks to Yuder, who has memorized all of the battle patterns of the Sun Song, Red Wind is able to sense the Sun Song.
Even though it was the result of all kinds of auxiliary magic, I still felt what I felt.
“The red wind will win.”
Uther also agreed with Cordelia’s conviction.
The reason why Uther’s calculations nodded was because of Cordelia’s words that she could see the results beyond the process with an intuition close to foresight.
The red wind wins.
It will take some time, but you will eventually achieve victory.
That’s why Yuder was able to divert his gaze.
While everyone gathered here was focused on the battle between the Red Wind and the Sun Song, I took a step back and looked and thought.
‘I wonder if it’s going to rain.’
Several chieftains gathered in Caraval.
Whoever wins, the Eastern Federation will be established after this Caraval.
So if there was going to be a move, it was now.
If anything was going to get in the way, it had to be now.
But the Angry Horn Tribe did not come.
Could it be because the western expedition has not yet been completely concluded?
Is it because they want to avoid a situation where they would be put in danger themselves by hastily moving the troops they left behind in their base?
There was a possibility.
But I felt like I was just watching and letting things go.
Yuder thought of the land of fine snow and wind where Caraval was unfolding.
Since it was an open plain on all sides, it was a place where if someone invaded, they would know early on.
‘It’s impossible with a small force.’
The number of warriors gathered here was easily in the hundreds.
There were many powerful chieftains, so even if they were selected from among the elite soldiers, they would have to move several dozen units of troops.
‘At that level, it’s bound to stand out.’
Moreover, there was a gentle snowstorm here at the moment.
Unlike the rough avalanche, she preserved her power and looked around, but she could not detect any movement of troops.
The enemy does not come.
The West gave up trying to block the East from forming a confederation.
So everyone was focused on Caraval.
Everyone gathered here focused their attention on the battle between the Red Wind and the Sun Song.
Uther was like that until just now.
That’s why I doubted it once more.
I wonder if I missed anything.
Could there be something unexpected?
‘sky.’
It was still clear and blue.
The sun was about to set, but for now the sky was blue.
‘west.’
Uther turned his head and looked west.
Still, there was nothing to be seen. There was only a plain covered in white snow.
‘I wonder if I was worrying for nothing.’
That would be the best, though.
Uder smiled bitterly and tried to watch the Red Wind fight again.
But before that, someone grabbed Yuder’s arm.
“Hey, Yuder.”
Cordelia.
I knew it the moment our eyes met.
Cordelia’s expression, as she twisted her body with her brows furrowed and a look of need, was telling.
Ominous.
Cordelia couldn’t quite explain what it was, but she definitely felt something ominous.
That’s why Uder concentrated.
I wanted to find something I was missing.
And again Cordelia pulled Uther’s arm.
“vibration.”
He said with his eyes wide open and pointed to his feet with his chin. Thanks to him, Yuder also realized.
I barely noticed it the moment I heard Cordelia’s words.
I felt a vibration.
Very small vibration.
It’s something that’s hard to feel unless you’re as sensitive as Cordelia.
It was getting bigger and bigger. It was getting closer.
“under.”
Uther and Cordelia looked at their feet at the same time. Without saying a word, one raised his head and shouted.
“be careful!”
“It comes from below!”
It was followed by a shout.
The vibrations suddenly became so intense that it was as if an earthquake had occurred, and the ground split open!
Kwakang!
Giant thorns shot out through the ground.
Whether it was intentional or a coincidence, it just so happened to be right under the feet of the Red Wind and the Sun Song.
Quagaga-!
At that moment, when the thorns rose like blades, the Red Wind saw the Sun Song and the rising thorns at the same time.
He sensed that the thorns were about to pierce Sunsong’s body.
So the red wind moved.
Her instincts took precedence over her thoughts.
Because the sun song was not the enemy.
Because we were comrades from the East who would join forces against the West!
Phew!
The red wind hit Sun Song’s body. It blew his whole body and pushed him away.
And blood.
A tearing scream.
“Red Wind!”
Tsukaak!
A large thorn grazed Red Wind’s slender waist. Red Wind, who had fallen on the fallen Sun Song, groaned and curled up. Red blood gushed out from his torn waist.
“damage!”
Cordelia’s screams were erased.
The ground was shattered and a huge monster rose up. One after another, monsters that looked like a mixture of humans and monsters rose up from the holes connected to the underground. Sun Song, who had been embracing the red wind in a daze, hastily raised his body.
“Fight back!”
“Save the Sun Song!”
“Red Wind!”
Voices erupted simultaneously.
The warriors who gathered for Caraval each drew their swords.
It wasn’t just them. The gentle snow wind also spread its wings widely, letting out a roar.
And that was the moment.
“Ahhhh!”
The monster that burst out of the ground roared.
It was a giant mole that was probably at least 5 meters tall. It had several horns growing from its head, and its red eyes glowed, and its body was entangled in a purple aura that looked like a curse.
“Oh, my God! It’s dark!”
The rough avalanche screamed, and the fine snow wind opened its eyes wide.
It’s dark.
It was the first time that Uther and Cordelia had heard the name. However, they could tell from the reactions of the two wild gods.
The monster before my eyes was a fallen wild god.
No, it wasn’t even a proper corruption.
From the perspective of the Dark Eyes of the Devil, it was a failure that was not completely corrupted, but rather just running wild.
“Ahhhh!”
The dark one screamed in pain.
The warriors of the East were tormented by the shouts that contained the power of the wild god, and the monsters that had grown to dozens in number dug into the gap created by this.
‘Failures!’
A combination of humans and monsters, one of the attempts to mass-produce mines.
If successful, the lowest level mine with human intelligence and demonic powers was created, but if failed, it would simply become a monster.
“Kwaaah!”
Deformed creatures swarmed among the warriors.
And Gale drew his sword. After securing Adelia’s safety, he released the condensed energy he had accumulated.
“conflict!”
The scream of curses that Darksini uttered was momentarily canceled out by the rebuke that contained immense power.
The warriors regained their composure, and Gale kicked the ground.
“Save the Red Wind!”
Gale dashed into the middle of the enemy lines without hesitation. Adelia also raised both her hands and casted magic continuously, and a fight broke out between the warriors who had barely come to their senses and the monsters.
“It’s dark!”
“It’s dark, brother!”
The rough snow avalanche and the fine snow wind cried out, and the fine snow wind tried to run towards the darkness.
“No! This isn’t the Dark City we knew!”
A rough avalanche caught the foot of the fine snow wind and stretched.
He tried to calm down Gounnunbaram, who burst into tears at the sight of the changed Darksini, and somehow overcome the current situation.
“What the hell! How on earth!”
The rough avalanche itself had lost most of its strength, but it wasn’t the fine snow wind. But how did they fool the fine snow wind’s senses? Even if it was underground, it would have been impossible to detect it if it got this close.
Is there any way to hide the energy?
And the fall.
A wild god whose dragon vein and sanctuary were corrupted and fell together.
The fact that even the rough snow avalanche could become like that gave me goosebumps. The fact that Darksini had fallen was heartbreaking.
And that was the moment.
A voice rang in Uther and Cordelia’s heads.
He stopped the two people who were trying to help Gale save the Red Wind once again.
[Kill me…! Kill me…!]
It was the cry of the dark one.
As Uther and Cordelia were recognized as the guardians of the wild lands by the Golden Dragon King, they could hear his screams of pain.
[No, don’t. No, don’t. Hurt everyone – rough avalanche – fine snow···wind. No, don’t. Kill me······.]
The howling of the Dark One grew louder, and the power of the curse grew stronger again.
The gentle snow wind exerted its power to neutralize the curse, but that was all. It could do nothing more than that.
“Uder!”
The rough avalanche roared.
Because he too heard the screams of the dark one.
And he could tell.
The reason Darksini tells you to kill yourself isn’t simply because of pain!
“bomb.”
Cordelia said with a pained expression on her face.
The darkness was a bomb.
The Devil’s Eye’s plan was to create a huge explosion in the middle of the place where Caraval was unfolding, and wipe out the Eastern Chieftains.
‘expendables.’
They were all failures anyway.
This was an efficient tactic to consume.
Even if it fails, it will at least cause minimal damage.
I guess I can handle the defective products.
“Dogs!”
Cordelia burst into rage, enraged by the devil’s eyes’ actions.
Uther took a deep breath. He focused on the dark voice as he watched Gale depart with the Red Wind and the Sun Song.
[Run away…!]
Originally, it was a dark city that should have self-destructed the moment it broke the ground and rose up.
The reason they were able to run wild without exploding was because of the will of the Dark Sini that had not yet completely fallen, even if only a little.
But it wouldn’t be that long.
There wasn’t much time.
“Kuaaaah!”
The dark one let out a cursed cry again.
In an instant, the gentle snow storm burst into tears.
Because I could tell.
The will of the dark city has waned.
There was nothing left. What was before my eyes was nothing but a rampaging monster.
“There’s no time! Everyone must run!”
The rough avalanche rolled its feet and cried out. Now that the will of the dark city had waned, the monster before its eyes was a bomb that could explode at any time and in any way.
But it was impossible.
The fight between the warriors and the monsters had already begun. If you turned your back to escape in the midst of this, all that would be left would be annihilation.
“Hoo, hoo.”
Uther exhaled again. He tried to figure out a way.
What should I do? What should I do?
It’s impossible to run away because of the monsters.
But if we leave it like this, everyone will be swept away by the self-destruction of the dark city.
‘We have to find a way.’
Something different, something other than simply running away from the blast radius.
“Uder!”
Uther opened his eyes wide. Cordelia was right in front of him. She shouted with her blue eyes shining.
“Let’s blow it up!”
“what?”
“Let’s blow it up before it self-destructs!”
What does this mean?
What’s the difference between a suicide bomb and an explosion?
Should I just kill him since I’m going to die anyway?
“No! Not that!”
Cordelia cried out in frustration.
I couldn’t explain it properly, so I spoke with my eyes, and Yuder finally understood. I spoke without realizing it.
“You are a genius.”
“of course!”
Cordelia laughed. Uther impulsively hugged her tightly, and Cordelia struggled.
“Hey! Hey?!”
“let’s go.”
Uther immediately let go of Cordelia. He suppressed the urge to kiss her on the cheek and rushed towards the dark one.
“Let’s go!”
Cordelia, who had turned into a witch, chased after Uther.
Adelia shouted something from behind, but for now, he didn’t listen. He had to get to the dark city as quickly as possible.
“Sister! Open the door!”
Adelia swore at Cordelia’s screams.
He suddenly clenched both his fists, brought them together in front of his chest, and then swung them widely to the side.
“Fire Wall-!”
Double casting.
Magical power exploded from Adelia’s small body, and incredible miracles occurred.
Kwagagagagagagagagaga-!
The wall of fire stretched out with a loud noise. Flames that reached nearly three meters high shot out and made a path, burning all the monsters in between. No one dared approach Uther and Cordelia.
“wow.”
“You’re the best, sister!”
Uther and Cordelia ran on a literal path of fire.
The monsters that were lying in between rushed in, but it was a ridiculous sound.
“Greece!”
Attack magic was a waste. As I slid towards Greece, the fallen monsters were pushed back into the wall of fire.
Kwaaaa!
Even as the flames blazed, Uther and Cordelia did not stop. They charged towards the darkness, trampling those who had not slipped or were lucky enough to not touch the wall of fire.
“Kuaaaah!”
The dark one screamed.
Gale, who had run ahead, embraced the Red Wind and left, while the Sun Song’s battle roar somewhat drowned out Dark Sini’s screams.
“Ohhh!”
Darksini went crazy and swung both his hands.
The force of the blade-like claws that tore through the air was truly terrifying.
But Uther and Cordelia didn’t stop this time. Instead, they increased their speed and shouted.
“I am Moru!”
“I’m a hammer!”
The tuning was complete. Uther soared with a golden whirlwind, and Cordelia stretched out both her hands and unleashed her telekinesis. She poured all her strength into blocking Darkshini’s movements.
“Eww!”
It wasn’t just a simple binding. It was a force applied in a certain direction. At the same time, both eyes opened wide and the magic eye was activated.
“Ugh!”
Darksini let out a gasping sound and couldn’t move. Tears of blood flowed from Cordelia’s eyes.
“Uderu …
“Cordelia!”
Uther pulled his fist out of the air. He swung his fist at the head of the still Darksini, shouting Cordelia’s name.
“Black Dragon Cross Strike!”
Shouted loudly.
The pitch-black cross rose from Uther’s fist and charged forward, pressing down on the body of the dark one. It pushed in a certain direction.
“Ohhhhh!”
Uder added strength to his scream. He mobilized all of his dantian’s energy, and Cordelia assisted him. The rough snow avalanche, who belatedly noticed the two’s plan, shouted at the gentle snow wind.
“Help me! I need to get it into the hole!”
Kounnunbaram didn’t understand right away. However, he understood that he had to help Yuder. That’s why he first unleashed his power in the same direction as Yuder.
Quagga River!
Darkness pushed me away. I fell into the hole I had dug myself and fell down.
“Come in!”
Cordelia squeezed her eyes shut and used her last strength, and the black cross that Uther had unleashed completely crushed the dark dragon. The power of the gentle snow wind pushed the dark dragon deep into the hole.
Cordelia’s plan.
It was simple.
Blow it up before it self-destructs.
In the ground.
In the hole they dug!
“Explosion!”
I couldn’t keep up. My head hurt from using too much force. My legs were shaking and I was out of breath.
But Cordelia did not fall. Uther, who ran over, breathing heavily, held Cordelia’s waist and supported her. He spoke on her behalf.
“It’s art.”
Uther poured the potion into Cordelia’s mouth.
Cordelia hugged Uther’s body tightly and unleashed Mana Drain.
“Ugh······.”
Both of them let out a pained groan at the same time. However, thanks to this, Cordelia’s magic power was restored, and she used the restored magic power without delay to create a new spell.
“Black Blade.”
A witch’s spell that can be controlled.
Cordelia, who was leaning her head against Uther’s chest, played with her fingers. She flicked her index finger as if she was shooting a real gun, and the black blade shot out.
Chuhua!
The black blade flew like a bullet and dug into the hole. It reached the point where the power of the gentle snow wind and darkness collided.
The power that was suppressed by darkness.
The black blade stimulated it.
The fuse has been lit once again.
“Bam.”
Cordelia said, and Uther hugged her tightly. The moment he turned his back to protect her, a tremendous explosion began from the ground.
Kwagagagagagagang-!
The ground shook.
It shook as if there was an earthquake.
Everyone who was standing, warriors and monsters alike, fell down.
That level of vibration.
An explosion so powerful it could shake the Earth’s axis.
But it was deep underground.
A purple plume shot up through the hole, but that was it. The aftershocks of the explosion never reached the ground.
Kururur-
Yejin.
Second ring.
But it was small. It died down quickly.
“Ugh.”
Uther exhaled.
My chest felt heavy as I lay down with Cordelia raised to my chest to protect her from any possible aftereffects.
“ha.”
Cordelia sighed in relief as she stretched out on Uther’s chest. She was covered in cold sweat, but soon smiled brightly and said.
“I survived.”
Even Yuder laughed at the short words. He hugged Cordelia once more in the ring of light that seemed to surround each other.
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