Subscriber of the Gods Episode 350
Episode 350. To Lubin
‘You said it was the key to solving this situation.’
As the agent of the evil spirit said, the treasures here were not under any magic or curse.
“Hey, are you okay? Why are you okay, Ethan…?”
Shine One asked cautiously, though his true feelings came out without him knowing.
Clearly, all the equipment here is under a powerful curse, yet Ethan was unharmed even after drawing the Desert King’s sword.
Rather, the sword appeared to shine even brighter.
“I’m fine. So please tell me. What should I do?”
“That’s a key. Put it in the slot on the door and turn it, and the tomb will open again.”
The evil spirit’s agent shook his head at the absurd situation. It was not the time to sit around blankly.
Even if Ethan was okay, those two should never have been let out of here.
Especially this guy named Ethan Wickers.
It went beyond the standards I had in mind.
“I don’t know what trick you used, but yeah, good. I’ll clean it up! But even if you found a way out, do you think it’ll be easy?”
The evil spirit’s agent snickered.
“To get out of here, you have to kill me… … and get out… … .”
Shaaaaak-.
For a moment, the evil spirit’s agent felt a chill.
“You don’t know yet?”
Ethan was suddenly behind him.
“Uh, uh… … ?”
Shaaaaah-.
Suddenly, he felt a chill in his chest. Soon, the chill spread throughout his body, and soon black blood flowed out of his mouth.
Ssuk-.
As the agent of the evil spirit turned towards Ethan behind him, his vision became askew.
That was the end.
The agent of the evil spirit died immediately.
“… … !”
Shine One was astonished by the overwhelming power. And soon he was amazed.
When he fought with himself at the entrance to the tomb, he was very lenient with himself.
“There was a bit of trouble, but it was resolved well.”
-You have cleared the quest!
-I got my reward!
-Your fame will rise!
-You have achieved the achievement!
– [Found the Treasure] You have earned likes for completing the achievement.
– Got ‘5’ likes.
“You really did take good care of me.”
“I am a follower of Moon Force, carrying on the will of Lord Moon Force. Lord Shine One was also a follower of Moon Force at one point. How could you dare point your sword at a fellow believer?”
A rebuttal came to Shine One’s mind, but he couldn’t say it out loud.
“… … That’s right.”
What can I say when I just saw the agent of the evil spirit cut in two?
“But still… … .”
“yes?”
“No. Let’s go quickly.”
* * *
“The chains that were binding me have been broken. Now I can go to where my comrades are.”
With the official opening of the tomb, the will left behind by the Desert King also disappeared.
Shine One, who had not been able to take even Death with him until now, broke the chains that had been binding him as he fulfilled his duty.
“… …I never thought I’d be able to come out.”
It’s something I’ve wished for a few times over the years I’ve been here, but there have also been times when I wished it never came true.
“It takes a lot of sacrifice to seal an evil spirit. Your Majesty sacrificed his life and 500 warriors to seal an evil spirit. There is no better way.”
The evil spirit is now on the loose.
No matter how strong Ethan is, the evil spirit is literally a god.
It was an entity that could only be sealed by sacrificing countless lives in order to be able to fight against it.
“To be honest, I… … have no choice.”
“it’s okay.”
But Ethan wasn’t paying attention to what Shine One was saying. The priority was to sort out the Desert King’s treasures.
‘I just need to find something useful.’
The first thing to find was the Shield of Purification.
The Shield of Purification was a surefire artifact that would add one more defensive skill to Ethan’s arsenal, so he had to make sure that what he had here was the Shield of Purification that Ethan knew about.
‘It’s not a unique artifact, you know.’
As far as Ethan knew, there were several pieces of equipment similar to the Shield of Purification.
Although they are only replicas, the other purification shields are also quite effective.
‘It might just be that the names are similar. But if they have the same names, then it’s worth looking forward to.’
Ethan first put down the sword he was holding. It was said to be the sword that the Desert King had used when he was alive, but it wasn’t that great of an item.
Quite a bit of time has passed since then. Time has greatly improved the level of weapons.
Because of this, most of the equipment inside the tomb was similar to or slightly higher in level than modern equipment.
‘Still, they must have put in the best equipment at that time.’
As Ethan was looking around, he discovered a shield that was shining bright white.
“found.”
As expected, it was exactly what he had expected.
Ethan took the Shield of Purification straight into his hand. The inside had his initials engraved on it.
GH.
“Gabriel Horn.”
A shield of purification created by Goldhand Gabriel Horn. It was genuine.
Ethan tried infusing mana while holding the Shield of Purification.
Although it was only a small amount of mana, thanks to the high purity created by Lucas, even with that small amount, the shield of purification began to shine brightly.
-Special Skill: Can use Purification.
In addition, this shield of purification was transformable.
Shaaaaah-.
The Shield of Purification, which was originally a small shield, became even smaller and soon became a small shield that fit tightly on the wrist.
It looked like a bracelet.
‘hmm.’
Ethan smiled proudly. This was like gaining an extra life.
“Let’s go now.”
“Uh… …? Aren’t you going to take everything here?”
“Shine One, times have changed a lot. The equipment here is certainly valuable, but it’s not very good for today’s times.”
Ethan said, pointing to the weapons with his finger.
“And these weapons, didn’t they all originally have owners?”
Shine One blinked as if asking how he knew what Ethan said.
“Old objects retain an aura. They are said to have a trace of wear and tear.”
Ethan put the Desert King’s sword back into the mound.
“Their sacrifice was not in vain.”
Then, as if in remembrance, he picked up the weapons one by one and stuck them into the ground.
“Rest in peace.”
Ethan did not take any of the treasures of the other desert kings.
The only thing I brought was a shield of purification.
* * *
The hunter looked up at the huge temple.
“… … Are you really going to come out and find the Desert King’s treasure?”
“I would tell you what I expected and predicted. Honestly, I don’t know what will happen. Isn’t that where the current Desert King of Lubin went and got beaten up badly? I heard that the warriors were all dead and the Desert King who came out alone was almost crazy and just living in seclusion. That’s where… …he went in alone.”
“Isn’t it right to fail… …?”
“I don’t think that would mean anything to him.”
“Then shall we make a bet?”
“yes?”
“Earl Ethan comes out to find the treasure, or he won’t come out.”
The Hunter mercenary leader said that and quickly continued.
“I’m on the side that says it comes out.”
“I’ll bet on the one that says I’ll come out too.”
“I’m scared of that side too!”
“Then the bet won’t happen, you little punks!”
“Where do you plan to eat raw fish?”
“Isn’t the person who bets that it won’t come out an idiot?”
“The Count is a man who can even tear a scorpion in half. Whatever is inside there will be torn in half.”
“The Desert King’s treasure too?”
“Are you sure you’re going to tear the treasure in half?”
In the midst of trivial conversations being exchanged.
The temple began to shake violently.
“what!?”
“Rashbed! Is this a sign that a monster is coming?”
“No. It’s the temple that’s shaking.”
The rashbed started to run away into the distance.
“Seo, it’s not going to collapse, is it?”
Kuuuuung-!
The front door began to open with a loud noise.
Kwagagagagang-!
“I, the main gate… … .”
Lashbed looked at the front door with a surprised expression.
“They say even the Desert King couldn’t enter through the main gate… … Why is the main gate suddenly… … .”
I heard that since the main gate did not budge, the Desert King ended up going in through another door on the side.
thud-!
The main gate was now open. Of course, all the magic that had been spread throughout the temple had been dispelled.
“… … .”
“Shouldn’t I run away?”
When the frightened mercenaries are ready to run away at any moment.
Someone came out of the front door.
“!”
“Ah, Count Ethan!”
“Judging by the surprised expressions on their faces, I guess they thought I wouldn’t be able to come out.”
Ethan approached them, smiling.
“Did you find the Desert King’s treasure!?”
“I found it, but I couldn’t bring it back.”
“Huh… … You couldn’t bring those precious things… … .”
“But it doesn’t matter, Hunter Mercenary Captain, since I got what I wanted.”
“yes!”
“Go to Gaister Oasis and wait. I’ll go find you.”
Hunter gulped.
“I’ll be waiting!”
Ethan has conquered the impregnable temple.
Since Ethan hasn’t forgotten his promise, now all that’s left to do is wait.
“Lashbed, no more guidance needed.”
“Then, Your Majesty… … .”
“We have a new guide.”
After saying that, he pointed behind him.
For a moment, Lashbed looked surprised.
I thought Ethan came out alone, but behind him stood a knight who had no presence at all.
“Who, who are you… … ?”
“Thank you for the directions, Lashbed.”
“Oh, no! I was truly honored. Thanks to you, I was able to take the best route I had always thought of! It was Count Ethan who improved my guide skills. If you ever visit this desert, please feel free to ask for my guide Lashbed!”
“Yes, we will definitely find it. Next time it might not be the desert though.”
“yes?”
“Good job.”
Ethan left Lashbed with a puzzled expression and headed to Rubin with Shine One.
* * *
The royal palace of the desert city of Lubin.
An old man in a robe was leaning against the window, looking up at the sky.
“I have a bad feeling.”
“Why are you doing this, Kepha?”
“It’s strange. There should be a star there. I can’t see the star.”
“Are you referring to the guardian angel?”
“Yes. The Guardian Star. I can’t see that Guardian Star. Instead, another star is shining.”
There was a star that was shining very brightly.
“It’s the Darkness. The Darkness is shining.”
“W, isn’t this something out of the ordinary? The Guardian Star is falling and the Dark Star is shining!”
“I have to report to His Majesty. But… … .”
The Desert King is currently in hiding, and his deputy is handling all affairs in his stead.
“She’s only nineteen. I can’t leave all this to a kid who’s only nineteen.”
“But… … it’s too big a task for us to handle. Don’t you know! The meaning of that shining darkness!”
“… … We must convene a council. We must call together all the clan leaders and summon His Majesty from his seclusion.”
“But Your Majesty… … .”
The Desert King lost his gun.
He traveled to a forgotten temple to unite the scattered desert peoples, only to meet with dire consequences.
“We must respond quickly. No matter how helpless His Majesty may be, if he hears about the Darkness, he may regain his will. This could be an opportunity for His Majesty as well!
* * *
“I’m sure this is the location of Rubin that I remember… … Is this really Rubin?”
Shine One looked at the huge desert city before him with a surprised expression.
It was a place that was filled with makeshift tents in the old days.
The refuge where they fled from the evil spirits had become a proper city.
“I told you on the way here, but the modern-day desert king who rules over Lubin visited the temple a while ago.”
Ethan told us about the current Desert King who rules over Lubin.
“Huh… … So a weakling like that became the Desert King? Then it’s already over. There’s no way the evil god would just sit back and watch this situation unfold.”
Shine One clicked his tongue.
“Then who is ruling this Lubin now?”
Ethan had previously heard about Rubin’s current situation from Lashbed, so he was well aware of the situation.
‘Because there’s also information there that I already knew.’
There was no Desert King in Lubin during the time when Ethan was traveling back and forth between Mephan and the desert.
Instead, there was a desert queen.
‘The daughter of the Desert King who is currently living in exile in Lubin.’
But there was something questionable.
‘The evil spirit must have been released back then, but not much was known about it.’
It wasn’t peaceful, but there were no signs of destruction or people being massacred.
‘There was one strange thing. I heard that the daughter of the Desert King was very young. But after the Desert King so absurdly gave up his position, she quickly rose to the top, earning the title of Desert Empress.’
As the daughter of the Desert King, she must have had talent.
But the problem was that the talent was too great.
‘Maybe the devil changed his course.’
You may have come up with and implemented a better method than the previous one.
‘It doesn’t matter anyway.’
Ethan had a good way.
