Trials (4)

a few days later

Following Yujin Kang, the three of them were able to reach the front of a cave.

Cynthia and Encia, perhaps after breaking through the tough forest, were clearly exhausted.

“Ah. I’m dying, I’m dying~”

“It’s hard…”

During the few days that they passed through the forest, they had to suffer from numerous attacks.

There were no monsters in Abanrat, but there were many people who were aiming for shrews instead.

There were 300 applicants, but there were only 100 shrews.

Although “Bell” repelled most of the attacks, the last few days of not being able to sleep properly were a hellish time for the two of them.

“Still, thanks to you, I’m alive!”

“Yes… Mr. Bell is really strong…”

“Hmm? Ah… it’s nothing special.”

The admiration of the two continued, but Bell was currently immersed in other thoughts.

It’s not because the cave they arrived in was a cave she didn’t even know about.

‘Was there anything like this in Abanrat?’

She also had a basic background knowledge of Abanrat.

A world that was created by the remains of dead constellations.

So, they searched all over the island to find even traces of the constellation, but the ghosts couldn’t find anything.

‘I’m sure there wouldn’t have been a cave like this back then.’

There is no way that something that didn’t exist suddenly came into being.

Why couldn’t I find something this big?

Doubts and doubts followed, and her consciousness sank deeper and deeper into anguish…

“Mr. Bell, what are you worrying about?”

“…it’s nothing. Let’s go.”

But worrying alone won’t solve anything.

She entered the cave, followed by Cynthia and Encia.

“But I’ve been thinking about it all along, Mr. Bell’s way of talking is very peculiar.”

“I mean?”

“Yeah. It’s like a nobleman.”

When Ensia spoke, Cynthia also nodded in affirmation.

be a noble

That would not be wrong.

Because she was the king of ghosts.

so much-

No one had found this place yet, so I didn’t feel any presence at all.

Instead, a vivid and strange aura that shone in various colors was filling all around.

“Wow…”

“It’s pretty~”

It was very beautiful to watch as the halo of light fluttered and scattered in all directions.

The moment I slowly moved my steps in the peace I enjoyed after a long time, a clear energy came from the front.

“…Here you are.”

Balthazar’s eyes shone sharply.

The ‘sacred power’ flowing from the other side of the cave, and the signal of ‘Kang Yu-jin’ mixed with it.

It didn’t scatter anywhere, it was only shooting towards them.

Yujin Kang noticed their visit.

She walked inward, following a stream of energy as if to come here.

“Uhhhhh. It seems like no one is there at this point, so wouldn’t it be okay to just hang out here?”

Ansia’s voice was slightly trembling.

They must have felt the energy from a while ago, so instinctively they are reluctant to move forward.

If you only feel the energy without knowing the owner, Kang Yu-jin’s magic has a gloomy energy that gives you goosebumps.

After looking back at the two for a moment, Baltazar stopped with a light smile.

“Yes. That would be better.”

At that moment, demonic energy rose from her body.

A dense black air current rising slowly surrounded her, and it became a barrier that gently pushed Cynthia and Encia away.

“Bee, Mr. Bell?”

“I’m going forward.”

Looking back, she was wearing a seductive smile, completely erasing the awkward atmosphere.

“You guys stay here. This body has business with the people ahead of us.”

“No… me…!”

“Thank you for the chocolate bar.”

Balthazar’s eyes turned red, and her clothes began to waft like black air currents.

Dark and dense magic.

Using it as her clothing, she finally put on a hood and lifted the staff.

The eyes of the two people who saw this shook greatly in shock.

“Mah…su…?”

Balthazar left them alone and walked.

If it were someone else, he would have killed him, but at least he won’t forget Eun-won, who was saved.

Even if it’s human.

‘Wait, death god.’

The Shadow King’s steps took a step towards the depths of the darkness.

*

On the other hand, Supervisor Jinyoung.

They didn’t have to be very busy even in the test that lasted for several days.

No one was cheating too much, and they were fighting over shrews, because that was what was meant to be.

All they had to do was watch the rapidly declining numbers of shrews and check how adept they were at adapting to the sympathetic nervous system.

So, that was until recently.

“Sense of magic! It’s so thick!”

“Which one!?”

I sensed demonic energy, and it was extremely thick and dense.

With the magi far exceeding a moderately high-level monster, they hurriedly deployed a sensor network to find the source.

“No, it’s not even the timing for the monster to attack, is it Magi out of nowhere?”

As soon as she saw the epicenter of the shock, Claire’s expression became even more absurd.

The place where the magic occurred is the center of Abanrat.

It was because Kang Yu-jin was the only one in the area.

Skadi realized at once what the Witchbeast’s purpose was.

“… It seems that the demonic beast has come to that person again.”

“Heh heh. He’s a popular guy.”

Mason laughed and immediately prepared the [Mass Teleport] magic.

They didn’t have to walk unless they knew the coordinates.

Before long, Mason surrounded them as they manifested, and the scenery around them changed completely as if their magical powers were pulsating.

“Whoa… I’m old so I can’t even do this anymore.”

“Don’t be mean. Just saying you did a mass teleport once.”

“…You should try getting older too. Doesn’t this sound come out?”

They looked up and saw the entrance to a cave.

“Was there a place like this in Abanrat?”

“Well, I’ve never heard of it.”

It was a space that even Roshua, the head of the administration, did not know.

I was suspicious, but I went inside.

Passing through the alleyway shimmering with strange energy and light, I soon saw Cynthia and Encia in the corner of the cave, who had become crumpled.

“Huh? Supervisors?”

“Huh? Why are you guys here?”

“that···.”

The two couldn’t speak easily and hesitated.

I want to be able to talk about this.

“tell me.”

And at the request of Adeline, who stepped forward, she finally explained what had happened in a voice mixed with a sigh.

The fact that the monster in human form invaded this place, and that he went in alone to meet Yujin Kang, who would be inside.

As they explained everything, their faces gradually changed into grotesque expressions.

“The witch… pretended to be a human?”

“yes···.”

“Didn’t you feel Margie at all?”

“yes.”

“Huh…”

If this is true, it is not something to be taken lightly.

The fact that they didn’t feel the magic is because their ability to capture the magic is so advanced that they can even deceive their senses.

at least superlative.

Perhaps the corps commander had come.

“We don’t have time. Let’s go.”

“You guys wait here for now.”

Roshua led the way, Skadi calmed the two students down and followed.

But their walk did not last long.

It’s because the barriers blocked them.

“You’re doing so many different things.”

Claire drew her sword and tapped the barrier, but the feeling from the repulsion was unusual.

“I will dismantle the barrier. Everyone, save your strength.”

In this area, Adeline stepped out.

This is because performing magic tasks that require advanced calculations was her specialty.

gooh-

The moment Adeline, who had gathered her magical energy, set the barrier, the demonic spirit surged and fell to the ground.

The moment the demon reached his feet, Skadi’s tail stood up.

“This Magi…”

It’s a memory feeling.

how can i forget

This is the corps commander who destroyed her hometown.

Being the demon of ‘Shadow King Baltazar’.

“damn!”

Skadi’s eyes were half-turned.

Magical power that even distorts space gathered in her hand, and she grabbed a lightning bolt like a flash and struck the barrier.

“Wait a minute Professor Skadi…!”

Roshua tried to stop it, but Skadi was one step faster.

The strong lightning strike shook the barrier for an instant, and a small crack formed between them.

It was a split second, lasting less than a second, but it was enough time for her body to squeeze through.

She went in and ran into the cave, turning her tail like a propeller.

“You’re behind you.

For a moment, let’s stare blankly at Skadi, who disappeared like that.

Mason, who barely came to his senses, opened his mouth.

“…then ask again. Princess Adeline.”

“···Yeah.”

Adeline sighed and devoted herself to dismantling the barrier.

Is it because Yujin Kang is waiting in front of them?

Her hand movements were faster than before.

*

deep in the cave.

It was a place where dense holy power and mana were united, and it was a place that could only be entered by going through layers of hallucinations and hallucinations.

“I think I know why I haven’t found it until now.”

How many traps were dismantled on the way here?

The barriers were so strong that even I stuck out my tongue.

But it was also a barrier that didn’t mean much to me.

My main specialty is dealing with the mind.

There is no way that hallucinations or hallucinations can work for me.

“Think of it as a bad match.”

While reciting in a low voice, he looked at the heart of Abanrat, the ‘remains of the Constellation’, revealed in front of his eyes.

“It’s pretty classy for a corpse.”

It was the body of a man covered in trees and flowers.

The enormous holy power that emanates from it, the enormous power that has not faded even after many years have passed.

Now it’s a dead body, but I looked at it in silence.

“Is the power of a constellation… something that can be maintained even after death?”

Is it because even if the main body dies, the godhead he cherishes does not disappear?

I tried to telepathize with the corpse of the constellation whose eyes were closed as if asleep.

-Sueuuu…

Gathering the consciousness full of noise, I temporarily hit the angler.

Then the noise, which had been nothing more than the sound of the wind blowing, began to form a single voice.

-Beasts···Constellation···Test······Contract···.

It was repeating only a few words endlessly.

Words and sentences were not put together, and only meaningless letters were scattered in disarray.

It was a voice that was nothing more than the grumbling and thoughts of a dead person.

“… I don’t know if this is the only thing I heard.”

What happened to make it like this?

For what reason did the remains become such an island?

The reason was that even I couldn’t read it.

The consciousness that has been weathered in the long history is now only fragmented words.

And, I wasn’t even curious.

“I’ll use your remains as a boon.”

As long as it’s rotting here, it would be beneficial for this guy to have someone write it.

How it came to be like this, I guess I’ll have to find out later.

“Isn’t it?”

So I said to the back.

Heading towards the presence that has been watching this place from a while ago.

“Balthazar.”

In an instant, he appeared in the darkness of Simcheo.

A figure wearing a robe resembling a dark spirit, scattering enormous demonic energy like a black stream.

He regained full power, not the limited power in the record, and was indeed a being with enormous demon power.

“It’s only been a month, sir, preparing for the death.”

I narrowed my gaze as I watched him chanting gloomily.

“You’ve gotten smaller.”

“hehehe. You mean this?”

He pointed to a body reduced to human size and said.

“It’s a measure to avoid the Constellation’s eyes. No matter how you say it, it’s not very pleasant to encounter a Constellation while isolated in the middle of enemy lines.”

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Judging by the magical structure of reverse use surrounding its body, it seemed to have used the dragon’s ‘Polymorph’.

Polymorph’s power is also capable of transforming energy to some extent, so it will also serve to hide the current demonic energy from the Constellations.

“It won’t last long, but it will buy you enough time to chat.”

I took out my revolver without listening further.

Feeling the loaded bullets and the spinning circle in his heart, he was fully prepared.

“I’m just here to talk.”

“Conversation is something that can be done by extracting memories after killing you.”

“hehehehe. A guy full of confidence.”

Did it feel ridiculous to face yourself with full power?

Balthazar laughed cheerfully, then spoke in a more ferocious voice.

“Do you think you can beat me in this place that is not even a record?”

“It would be impossible.”

I wouldn’t know if all of my powers were restored, but it’s still impossible to do it alone.

Because I can’t use the chance called ‘Singularity’ like last time.

So far, it would be more appropriate to predict defeat rather than victory.

So, if I am alone.

“Don’t you think it’s too easy?”

“What do you mean?”

“Here, on the stage of Abanrat. That you have not faced a single enemy.”

I expanded my senses by reciting words.

I felt another sign approaching this place.

“…now what does that mean?”

“In short, this is it.”

I stepped back and pointed to the remains of the constellation.

Along with the sensation of burning my palms, the enormous holy power without an owner began to flow into my body.

“You didn’t come to see me.”

“What?”

“I called you.”

I laughed in a low voice.

It was so much fun.

These guys, as expected, are not immune to the traps dug.

“Why did I choose the front line, and a place that had been occupied until recently?”

“Well?”

“Skadi. Roshua. Claire. Mason. Why would I have prepared such an undeserved line that is overflowing with garage?”

“·······.”

“Trials. Constellations. All are good. But for me, there is only one purpose that comes first.”

A single purpose that moves me.

“To kill all of your demon beasts. I was also predicting the possibility of you coming when I visited this place.”

“You bastard…”

“It’s such a shame to have to share this place with others…”

I wish I hadn’t come, but I can’t help it because I’ve already come.

If you encounter a witch beast, just defeat it with all your might.

Sensing that he had reached a distance now, he raised his revolver and aimed it at him.

“If I catch you, it’ll be a business that’s left over.”

Kwajijik—!!

A bolt of lightning rose from behind.

“Balthazar—!!!”

A high-pitched voice resounded, and a thunderbolt like a flash of light rushed in.

“Unlike you, I have many friends.”

I hit the bullet with the absorbed holy power and pulled the trigger.

Quaang!

Thunderbolts and bullets rushed towards Balthazar.