Episode 1001 Continent (2)
The Archenad Magic Kingdom, Arnak Empire, and Luas Theocracy, which possess large territories in the Western Continent, along with the dwarves of the volcanic region, have entered a state of war.Meanwhile, the Central Continent has already mobilized its army before the Western Continent.
“They say the chief of the Habu Beastmen tribe has passed away. That’s what Eon told me.”“They say humans and Beastmen have turned into the undead. They claim it’s due to the influence of the Gate of Death, but seeing that other places seem unaffected, it might be limited to the southern part of the Eastern Continent.”“I hear the survivors of the Habu Beastmen tribe are coming to form a great tribe.”
Conversations take place between the chieftains of the Central Beastman tribes located in the west of the ownerless lands and the chieftains of the Upper Beastman tribes bordering northern Delharun.
Biwang, one of the six strongest chieftains of the Great Beast Tribe, spoke as he watched the beastmen gathered in small groups.
“Corruption by choice. With a traitor emerging from within, the moment their momentum is significantly broken, most forces will collapse in an instant. It will be quite a sight if the influence of this corruption extends beyond the southern part of the Eastern Continent.”“An intriguing power.”
King Antias is reading a continental newspaper while sitting on his throne.
The new news that the old king, having escaped from the bottom of the Hiaremar Inland Sea, has disappeared somewhere on the continent has reached all factions.
Around that time, rumors of seeing the shadow of a giant dragon in the sky began to spread through the mouths of witnesses like an epidemic.The newspapers produced in Gargant clearly showed the ominous clouds of war.
“The undead, who were like a swarm of rats, have all retreated… What incredible leadership. You even erased death from the world and tamed a dragon. The title of Lord of Death is well-deserved.”
The newspaper was tossed about.
With this, a continent-scale war is confirmed. Given that Akhand says he will send a messenger before the war begins, he surely doesn’t want a mere war of conquest. That is also an intriguing aspect.
The Black Panther shapeshifter and the King of the Six Tribes bared his teeth. The other tribal chiefs also clearly displayed their wild nature.
“It will become an all-out war.”“The end of peace has come.”“This will be the greatest war since the racial war.”
The war between races is an event from three centuries ago.
Unlike elves, the average lifespan of beastmen is not significantly different from that of humans. Generations have passed through many times. Naturally, no beastmen have survived to this day after experiencing the interspecies war.
War is the pinnacle of nature.
It is a place of barbaric violence that cannot be navigated by reason alone. The time is approaching to shed the rust staining the wildness of the beastman born in peace.
Of course, there will also be prisoners overwhelmed by the madness of war and survival instincts.
This is also wild.
Beastmen whose wildness has collapsed will be weeded out, and there will be more powerful beastmen who survive by adapting to a new wildness.
Howl drenched in blood.Hunt and become a predator.
These were the words of the Beast King who commanded the Great Beast Tribe during the Interspecies War.Although he was killed by the Empress of Delharun, the legacy of him thoroughly controlling the many rampaging Beastmen and oppressing humanity remains.
As such, the past is often utilized.
Antias, referred to as the greatest creature, is the most knowledgeable Beastman of the history of the Great Beastman Tribe. He is undeniably an intellectual of the Beastman race.
Antias said.
“I heard he participated in the cleanup of the southern Eastern Continent. I heard he was hired by Eon?”“I did hear that, but…”“C-cough.”
The chiefs cleared their throats and tried hard to turn their heads away or avoid eye contact.
Central Continent 4 Powerhouses – Black Beast.
He is the biological son of the Beast King and was once a candidate for the Six Chieftainships of the Great Beast Tribe.Only a select few Beastmen, including Antias, know why he gave up everything and left the Great Tribe.Even among the current Six Chieftains, more than half were unaware of the full story.
Anyway, I didn’t have good feelings toward the Black Beast.
A fixer who handles anything for money?
If he were just a beastman, no one would have cared, but he is none other than the bloodline of the Beast King. What beastman could possibly like seeing one of the ruler’s children look like a human’s minion?
It looks like you never get tired of playing mercenary.
Only Antias chuckled and rose from his throne.The tribesmen followed suit and stood up.
Threatened by the Ruas Theocracy due to the Alliance Leader’s betrayal, the Iderat Alliance decided to join us, who are not human. The sight of millions, or even more, clashing with the massive undead army must surely be a magnificent spectacle.
There was no tent.The blue sky was their roof.
“Bi-King, what do you think the former king is doing by now?”“Even if he can control the undead of the entire continent, a command center is indispensable. The Fourth Commander of the Xerion Empire, whom the Heavenly Sword is said to have faced, will be the hands and feet to carry out the former king’s orders.”
The King of the Underworld twitched his beak.
“The former king will finish organizing the command structure that will serve as the head of the undead army. The 21 days starting from the date of his release from the seal must be for that purpose.”“I like that you aren’t dragging this out.”
Antias stomped his foot.
The vibrations spread across the ground.
The beastmen, instinctively sensing immense wildness, roared loudly. The nature of the beastmen, who worship the laws of the wild, stained the heavens and the earth.
The Elf race worships the World Tree as a god and respects the will of its guardian.The Dwarf race has power decentralized due to the existence of multiple clan leaders.The Human race is fragmented into various factions, each following its own center.
The beastkin race is different from them.
The Lower Beast Tribe, Middle Beast Tribe, and Upper Beast Tribe were subordinate to the Great Beast Tribe, and there was always only one leader at the top of the Great Beast Tribe.
“It looks like the Transcendents have formed an alliance, just like in the past Transcendent War. I wonder… I’m looking forward to seeing what kind of stature they will demonstrate.”
The blood of the beast boils.
I’m going to Prohas.
Antias headed to the cold north to attend the summit.
* * *
Somewhere in the central continent.
Boom.
The evil dragon Nekbael trampled the fog-shrouded mountain ridge with its massive forepaws. The trees and ground could not withstand the brutal force and were crushed.
The scales were stained with a dark green light.
Eventually, as the light seeping from the fog disappeared, the form of the giant dragon vanished, and only the human form remained.
Polymorph
A boy with large dragon horns sprouting from both temples. The human form of Nekbael.He was wearing the uniform of the Xerion Empire, made of dragon scales.
Although its body had become smaller than that of an ordinary human, the energy emanating from its vertically split eyes showed what the terror of a dragon is.
It is a shabby shelter.
“The place previously used by the servants was discovered by the current Darkwarton Tower Master. And Grimmel Gromfar destroyed it without a trace.”
[Where is the Empire?]
“It will be called soon. When the resurrection is over.”
After waiting for a moment, a black mage appeared in front of Arkhand and Nekbael.
He was the glory of the corpse, Rimanen.
In the Kingdom of Estiria, he acted under the orders of Nosa and Viola, and after Nosa and Viola died, he handed over the former king’s left leg, which had been secured by the kingdom, to the first servant.
Rimanen thus became the servants’ henchmen and secretly carried out various missions, including opening gates to other continents. Even though the servants had died, there were more dark mages like him.
thud!
Rimanen glared at Akand the moment he saw him and slammed his forehead against the ground. He met Nekbael’s eyes for a split second, and felt as if his body were melting away from the aura of death that mocked life.
“Rimanen……! I greet…… His Imperial Majesty the Emperor…… and the Guardian Dragon of the Xerion Empire……!!!”
Akand displayed the majesty of a king.
“I heard of your loyalty from the servants.”“Ah……!!”
Rimanen was thrilled.
“Guide the bodies of the subjects to where they are.”“Please forgive me for walking in front of them…….”
Rimanen bit the inside of his cheek hard to restrain his trembling body. He headed toward the cave concealed by a magic circle imbued with black magic between the mountain ridges.
The remnants of the Glory of the Dead were waiting for the King, prostrate on either side.
[Weak. Cannot even be compared to the glory of the Xerion commanded by Draven Lemarque.]
Nekbael looked down. The black mages squeezed their eyelids shut. It was not rage, but submission. They felt only fear and ecstasy at the presence of the evil dragon.
“The Luaas religion located and destroyed the ritual grounds of the Xerion Empire, and as combat broke out over the Great Corpse, most of the high-ranking black mages perished. The current leadership of the Glory of the Corpse… consists entirely of us.”“That sacrifice laid the foundation for reconstruction.”
Akand commends their efforts as he crosses the path of the black magician.
Now it is time to reclaim the glory.
He stood before the ancient display cabinet in the former base of the Glory of the Corpse. Beyond the transparent glass, body parts belonging to different owners—ears, fingers, bones, noses, etc.—were on display.
The power of the sixth apostle.
Akhand can resurrect the dead from parts of corpses. No matter how they met their death, as long as their souls are intact, they are resurrected once.As depicted in the murals of Molgarn, he is a lord who sits atop a mountain of corpses.
Thump, thump, thump thump thump thump… … .
Flesh and bone gradually grew from the body parts protruding from the display case. It was utterly bizarre, yet no one dared to take their eyes off it.
Immortal world.
A world where the glory of the corpse faded, where only death existed and the concept of life vanished, lay before their eyes. They had devoted their loyalty for this very purpose.
“Kh…… h…….”
The old man, whose body is complete starting from the severed ring finger, exhales.
A dark mage who manipulated and murdered the mayor of the allied city of Kylians from behind the scenes, awakened the Bone Dragon, and lured the Septa Horn to attack the Beldirn Republic, andwho eventually met his death while confronting Verden and Adrian.
The fourth servant───Kaecilus Chaeren regained his life after two years.
“This place is…….”
The third servant judged by the Saint—Manyeon’s Landerk—also rose above death.
Starting with the servant, resurrection continued to take place.
Black mages who have proven their abilities for hundreds of years and were allowed to stand in the display case awaken. Even those who were once the third and fourth servants.Among them were black mages who had died in the Kingdom of Estiria.
“My… body is… fine?”“I’m sure I should be dead…”
Viola, a skeleton reduced to ashes by Verden’s magic, caresses her skin. The old man who committed suicide after losing the Grim Reaper to Verden realizes the reality.The rituals of over a hundred Black ‘Mages’ soon turned toward Arkhand.
“Nakhtel, I have an audience with the Lord of Death for the first time.”“Tiazra Morton, I have an audience with the Lord of Death for the first time.”“Rukaria, I have an audience with the Lord of Death for the first time.”
Three transcendent beings of the Black Magic Realm who met their deaths while belonging to the Glory of the Dead paid their respects.Only then did the resurrected ones, having barely regained their senses, bow their heads.
“Kesslus Chaeren, I take an audience with the Lord of Death for the first time.”“Landerk, I take an audience with the Lord of Death for the first time.” “Razek Herian, I take an audience with the Lord of Death for the first time.”“As an old master who has cast aside his original name, I take an audience with the Lord of Death for the first time───”“V-Viola, for the first time───”“─────────”“─────────”“─────────”
Various names echo through the cave.
Akand gestured.
The survivors of the Glory of the Dead wrapped the naked ones in robes. The throats of the dark mages, who had witnessed the ancient king sealed in the War of the Transcendents, gurgled.
in the end.
After a long span of 800 years, the glory of the corpse achieved its purpose.
“Arkhand Lineagea Tain Xerion.”
Akand asserted.
“I am your only ruler.”“……!”
A presence I had never felt in my life instantly overwhelmed the entire mountain ridge. How mighty it be. The Kingdom of Luas would never be able to stand against it.
Akand turned his head slightly.
What happened to the Four Sects?
Rimanen answered immediately.
“Due to some resistance, more than half of the Four Gates are currently maintained. Among them, three of the Four Gates existing in the Eastern Continent have all been opened.”“The subjects who opened them.”“I-they are not subjects… It was the Transcendents who made a covenant with the First Servant who did so. They are the Great Calamity of Light, the Great Emperor, and the Empress.”
Akand narrowed his eyes.
Silence followed.
Nekbael narrowed his brows slightly and stared at Akhand’s face. Akhand laughed softly and glared at the sky beyond the mist.He had never resurrected a transcendent being who refused to compromise their ideals.
“Have I been used?”“Huh?”“This is going to be a grand war.”
Slowly flowing air current.
“I shall declare a proposition that must not be forgotten before rebuilding the Xerion Empire. Except for the Transcendents belonging to the Xerion Empire…….”
Akand declared firmly.
All transcendents are enemies.
Intense hostility toward the Transcendent One took root in the glory of the corpse, no, in the glory of Xerion. Akhand is still alive.
The war of the transcendents is not over yet.
* * *
The outpost of the Transcendental Alliance.
Adrian trained primarily through meditation while recovering as much as possible from his injuries. In the battlefield he envisioned in his mind, he sliced through the sky. Herepeatedly became so absorbed in his sword energy that his consciousness would momentarily snap out of his mind.
Thump thump.
Adrian opened his eyes at the sound coming from the entrance.
Has the Lord come?
Yurion leaned against the doorframe. Bendie stood stiffly beside him.
“Yeah, I just got here.”“I’m heading straight out.”“Looking like that?”
Adrian, who had just stood up, lowered his gaze. His upper body was exposed and drenched in sweat, as if he had just fought a battle.
Bendie threw in the towel.
“Verden needs to look around the Allied forces, so we still have some time. Please wash up first.”“Hmm… Understood.”“You listen better than I expected.”
Adrian glared at Yurion, wiped his sweat, and left the private training ground.The Transcendents following him from the left and right asked.
“So, you’ve recovered quite a bit from your injury now, but when on earth are you going to tell me? I’m dying of curiosity.”“Tell what?”“What happened in the southern part of the Eastern Continent.”
Bendy was also interested in this.
“How did the showdown with Mauler go?”
