Subscriber of the Gods Episode 256
Episode 256. Look at this?
“hmm.”
next day.
Ethan woke up early in the morning and walked around Waterpia, checking for blocked cracks.
And I saw the poison flowing out of the blocked gap in the crack.
Cracks filled with crimson poison.
Clearly, there were cases where places that were blocked just yesterday were now open again, and cracks were appearing in places where there were none before.
We had to come up with a solution. If things continued this way, Waterpia would be taken over by monsters and would collapse.
‘You really opened up a lot.’
I was amazed even when I saw it with my own eyes, wondering how the Pope managed to seal all these cracks.
‘As soon as you arrived at Waterpia, you must have been closing cracks all day, so I wonder where you got the energy to heal me.’
The fishermen, having heard the story, greeted Ethan every time he passed by.
Although their expressions were not good, there was still a glimmer of hope in their faces.
Among them, the most pitiful ones were the young fishermen.
“Dad said he was going to go play at the whirlpool today. Where is he?”
Although the damage was minimized, there were quite a few dead fishermen.
“… … He went far away. He won’t be back for a while. That’s why he came here. Let’s play with Mom today.”
“I want to play with dad… … .”
Ethan left them behind and headed to the cave of Archelon, the guardian deity of Waterpia.
Of course, Archelon could not be found in the cave.
Archelon was currently showing off his ferocity outside of Waterpia, completely poisoned by the poison.
‘If they had caused a ruckus within Waterpia, no matter how much of a guardian they were, they would have had no choice but to subdue them roughly.’
That one could be seen as fortunate.
Ethan took a closer look at Archelon’s cave. As he did so, he discovered something.
It was a trace of crimson poison.
‘It’s the same poison I saw in the crack. No, this one is much thicker.’
The darker it was, the more clearly Ethan’s eyes could remember it.
“I have to avoid suspicion as much as possible. There’s a high chance that I came alone.”
The five apostles are alone in Waterpia.
The problem is that he can burn down this waterpia by himself.
‘Then the five apostles will also have to be prepared.’
Waterpia is not an easy place. If you have a head-on confrontation, even the five apostles will not be able to get everything they want and will have to give up.
‘Now next is… … .’
It was time to go and check out what I had been thinking about.
* * *
“We dealt with the monsters at the entrance to Waterpia and then cleared the sea route connecting to Waterpia. In the process, we also found the corpses of those who appeared to be reinforcements. They probably got attacked by monsters.”
Wangseong Conference Room.
Meetings that were originally held in the reception room are now held in the conference room.
The King and Pope of Waterpia seemed to have been going around here and there since early morning, dealing with cracks and monsters.
“Three more cracks opened during the night, and the Pope has been working on them since morning.”
“It was nothing. More importantly, were you looking for it?”
“I’m still looking for the mastermind behind this incident, convinced that he’s inside, but there’s no trace of him. I haven’t found even the slightest clue.”
“Then doesn’t that mean it’s not inside?”
The King of Waterpia was lost in thought after hearing Sigma’s words.
Although I was only searching the inside according to the Pope’s opinion that the evil spirit was inside Waterpia, I was in a bad mood because I felt like he was secretly suspicious of his own people.
It’s already a difficult situation because of the cracks that keep appearing.
It was natural for the King of Waterpia, who was monitoring the every move of his tired people, to feel displeased.
This is because it means that you are digging up your own incompetence with your own hands.
“The enemy must be inside. They can’t cause a crack this strong from the outside.”
“But there is not even a trace inside, Pope Frederick?”
“That means the enemy is hiding well.”
“Then how long are you going to keep looking? Shouldn’t you first make sure to seal the crack?”
Then Sigma stepped forward and asked Ethan.
“Isn’t that what young people think too?”
Ethan pretended to think for a moment and looked closely into Sigma’s eyes.
I clearly remember the thick poison that was left in Archelon’s cave earlier. If there was even a trace of it left, Ethan’s eyes would be able to catch it.
But no matter how much he looked, he couldn’t see any trace of it in Sigma’s eyes. Instead, he could only feel the unique heat that the dwarves had.
‘It looks okay.’
There was no trace of magic. Since I knew Sigma Roadhammer well, I could see its distinctive features even better.
‘But if it goes according to the scenario, there is no better scenario than pretending to be Sigma right now.’
If there is one target that the five apostles can emulate within Waterpia, it is Sigma Roadhammer.
‘Of course, there is also the possibility that he is disguised as someone else.’
But the chances of that happening are slim.
This is the optimal scenario that Ethan, who knows the apostles’ way of thinking all too well, has come up with from their perspective.
Unless the five apostles were fools, there was no way they would not follow.
‘Because that’s the kind of guy they are.’
Ethan decided to believe in their wickedness.
“To be honest, I don’t know yet. I just arrived yesterday. But as the Pope said, it is definitely inside. It would have to be close to open the rift, and it is possible that it is hiding inside and causing a major conflict.”
Ethan said, just going to shake it.
“There may be other reasons besides opening the crack in the first place.”
“Any other reasons?”
The King of Waterpia asked Ethan with an expression of interest.
“Something may be gained from the confusion this conflict causes.”
“… … do you gain something through confusion?”
“There may be something to be gained from the chaos caused by the rift. The rift is already causing chaos. If this chaos grows any bigger.”
Ethan said with confidence.
“Because more people will die.”
‘Bullet time.’
Ethan simultaneously used Bullet Time to examine Sigma Roadhammer.
‘!’
And I saw.
Blue light.
Sigma Roadhammer’s eyes were originally amber in color. Nevertheless, for a moment, a blue light caught his eye.
Extreme concentration.
Ethan raised his senses to the max and stared into Sigma’s eyes.
Then the blue light that had been passing by became clearly visible.
And inside those eyes.
‘miasma!’
A dark red poison was visible. However, the poison quickly disappeared even in bullet time.
I was so focused that the bullet time, which should have been maintained for quite some time, was canceled.
It was only a moment, but it was enough time to check.
Even the five apostles would not have imagined this situation.
‘I think I’m going to lose my mind.’
The backlash from using bullet time to its limits has arrived.
If it had been Ethan a while ago, he would have lost consciousness right here.
But Ethan clenched his fists and held onto his clouded mind.
“Ethan?”
“I’m sorry… I guess I’ve accumulated some aftereffects.”
“That could be true. The road here wouldn’t have been easy.”
The King of Waterpia was currently aware of the situation outside of Waterpia.
Not only that, I could fully understand what Ethan was saying because I went outside this morning and saw it with my own eyes.
“Don’t worry. I won’t ask you to do too much. Just do what you can. You came here to help us out of good intentions.”
‘I know this for sure.’
The Sigma Roadhammer in front of you is fake.
* * *
After the meeting was over.
Ethan did not tell the Pope or the King of Waterpia what he had found out.
‘Even though the Five Apostles are in the form of Sigma Roadhammer, he can easily become anyone else.’
In the present circumstances, it is better not to trust anyone, as the Pope said.
‘I don’t need to tell anyone what I found out. It’ll only increase the risk.’
There were many risks, but the biggest one was doubt.
Thanks to the Pope’s guarantee and prestige, he was able to participate in the council, but he was basically inferior to the king and the Pope in terms of speaking.
‘In that situation, I found out what the King and the Pope missed?’
The king and the pope may acknowledge Ethan, but his subordinates will never acknowledge him.
‘It doesn’t matter if you don’t admit it. If you show it, it will be solved. The problem is that you can’t show it right away.’
The Sigma Roadhammer currently here is a fake.
His true identity is that of one of the five apostles of the Moon Followers, who is currently disguised as Sigma Roadhammer.
‘Even if you appeal like that, you can’t prove it. You’d have to completely strip away the disguise. But you don’t have the power to do it right now.’
Ethan saw a dark red poison and blue light in his eyes. It was clear evidence that he was one of the Five Apostles and not Sigma. If so, then the disguise was not magic.
‘It’s not magic, it’s superpower.’
If it was a perfect disguise by supernatural power, no matter how much magic Ethan was skilled in, he would not be able to remove it.
‘The Five Apostles will have a much greater advantage this way. They can just deny it. Right now, he’s not one of the Five Apostles, he’s Sigma Lordhammer, the King of the Dwarves.’
So in the end, there is only one answer.
‘There’s no way he really killed Sigma Roadhammer. He must have hidden it somewhere.’
And it will be used as a sacrifice when the war between Waterpia and Tartarus begins.
The fake corpse will be discovered, so when that time comes, we will use the real Sigma’s corpse.
‘First, we need to secure the real Sigma.’
Ethan made up his mind and walked into the room.
As the meeting was coming to an end, Sigma gave Ethan a strange look.
‘I managed my expression well. But… … .’
Ethan is already exposed to the Dawn Society. The apostle who killed him just before also knew Ethan well.
I just wasn’t prepared for it.
‘You might be interested in me.’
That’s why I didn’t plan on telling the story carelessly.
“Ethan.”
A familiar voice called out to Ethan, who was moving busily.
Ethan turned his head and bowed to him.
“His Holiness.”
“Did you find out anything? You seemed to be thinking deeply about something at the meeting we just had.”
“I thought about it for a moment. The cracks keep forming, and the culprit is not being found. The situation is not good, so I thought there was nothing else I could do to help.”
Ethan said with a dark expression.
“Let’s try moving for now.”
Then he quickly left the place.
The Pope watched Ethan’s back as he walked away, and when he saw him disappear, he slowly raised the corners of his mouth.
“I thought you clearly noticed.”
And then he chuckled.
“Look at this?”
fantasy,
