Episode 1189 The Sixth Apostle (Complete)
The manager opened his eyes wide.
“Gods, and gods at that?”“Yes.”
Grab!
Verden grabbed the forearm, which was like a messy rag patched with multiple pieces of cloth. His blue eyes scanned the body. The divinity he was concealing reacted as if having a seizure.
“Not a divine reward for faith, but a lofty divine power stemming from worship…… It is a definite divine body, though faint. And while there is only one body, ‘two types of divinity’ are detected.”“……!……!!”“If I had to put it into words…….”
The messenger’s physique was somewhere between the average of an adult male and female. Judging that he could not escape Verden’s grasp, the fellow raised his gaze with eyes that were bloodshot red.
It could be seen as a combination of gods. However, it is not harmonious.
[Physical coupling?]
“Yeah, it looks like it was forced together.”
The prominent, irregular scars on the messenger’s body were traces of grafting. The right hand, right forearm, and the lower and upper parts of the face belonged to different people.
In other words, it would be reasonable to view it as one god being dismantled and becoming the material for another god… but the fact that Verden realized was different.
But both of them are alive.
Taking Gluttony’s transplanters as an example, they use the extracted body parts and organs as materials to enhance or revive the transplant recipient.
Naturally, the subject of extraction is separated like an object and meets their death. If one is deprived of unique parts such as the heart or head, they cannot survive.
It is common sense that no matter how many bodies are combined, there is only one owner of the body.
On the other hand, in the case of the messenger, the extraction target and the transplant target coexist simultaneously.
The god who was chopped into small pieces and used as transplant material did not die. Both are alive. The proof was that two divine energies could be felt from a single body.
“elegance.”
When I concentrated, I heard two voices overlapping.
A god who originally existed separately but was artificially combined to become one and two… …That was the true identity of the messenger.
Questions continued.
Then what on earth are these gods?
“Ua.”“…….”“U, ah.”
The messenger repeated babbling. It was all the same no matter how many questions were asked. Was he rational, yet his language restricted?Even with clues blatantly present, the ulterior motive behind ‘you’ sending a messenger to them remained a mystery.
The manager crossed his arms.
“What will you do?”“I will continue the exploration as is.”
[check.]
The adventure is not over yet.
If the outer wall of the imperial fortress is located here, it is highly likely that the inner wall is also nearby.
There is an item in the Xerion Imperial Castle that Verden must secure at all costs. He, who had stored a titleless book in a subspace, suddenly stopped in his tracks.
‘for a moment.’
Just in case, I asked the messenger who had ‘guided’ them to the archives of the imperial castle.
“Where is [Animus]?”
The messenger extended his arm diagonally.
“north.”
… … !
It was not an elegant answer, but a truly clear one, without a single frill. A sweet voice, completely different from the test subject’s characteristic appearance, tickled my ears.
The gods before my eyes were messengers and guides.
* * *
Silis, the Queen of Esteria, bowed politely with her platinum blonde hair flowing.
“Thank you, Sir Cain.”“You’re welcome.”
If you distinguish yourself on the battlefield, you inevitably end up indebted to others.Cain saved the Esteria Kingdom army and Silis from danger. That was all there was to the story. As for the reason why the two, who belonged to Eon but had no other connection, came to talk…
Ignacia, who had been roughly observing the scene with his peripheral vision, touched his lips.
Hmm.
Eyes that seemed to hold the purple Milky Way looked alternately at the sky and the ground.
Soldiers riding camels, giant snakes, the异형종 that seem to move mountains… … They must all have come from the Silent Desert.
I already know that Verden went to the desert before the World Conference. Verden also gave her a book he obtained in the Desert of Silence.
But why did Sheorn Kernoden show up with them?
A transcendent being, believed to be already dead and for whom the Kernoden family had even held a grand funeral, suddenly appeared from the Silent Desert side, which is deeply connected to Verden.
Who is that force again?
A large fleet of 33 ships of unknown affiliation.
An unidentified transcendent being who, immediately after the collapse of the Citadel, single-handedly destroyed hundreds of massive debris blocks in the northwest sky and vanished. Althoughtheir identity could not be determined, it was evident that they were a transcendent being of the martial arts realm.
There are more than a few things that pique my interest.
Of course, it was not as great as the world of demons observed through the fourth dimension. While the World Alliance was extensively cleaning up the aftermath of the war, she intended to immerse herself in magic research to bring it to a close.
‘Before that… …’
Ignacia approached Atalan softly.
Hero of the Great Desert – Atalan.
He was a former apostate who opposed the parched sun, and he was currently serving as a general of the new Tuhar ruling the Desert of Silence.
“Did you say it was a noble sun?”“……?”
Atalan flinched when he saw Ignacia speaking to him.
What. Ah, beautiful.
An appearance that surpassed Isabella’s in terms of mystery. Atalan was momentarily captivated, but felt himself instinctively shrinking back.
The giant one-eyed giant is like that too. They treat Verden like a god?
The corners of Ignacia’s eyes soon curved under the weight of madness.
Atalan cursed inwardly.
“Is it perhaps related to the power that destroyed the Citadel? That it is a god?”
Fuck, it’s a transcendent being.
* * *
Meanwhile, in addition to Verden and his party, there was a group examining an inverted underground city in another location created by the fall of the Citadel.
Grand Duke of Rivandale.War Lord, Regrit Narsilia.Beast King, Antias.Keeper, Acetro Oldin.
It was a strange combination.
The Arnach Empire and Acetro ran into each other while investigating separately, while Antias joined in midway because he thought it would be interesting.
Boom!
Antias struck the building, which looked strangely intact on the outside. The dark cave shook for a moment, but it did not collapse, and only dirt fell down.
“Ho, it’s disgustingly sturdy.”“It’s going to collapse.”“Since we have magic, it doesn’t matter. We’re not the kind of people to be crushed to death no matter what happens to the cave.”
Although Antias was a whopping 6 meters tall, his behavior was innocent. While he usually actively utilized his intellect, he was a beastman.When he felt intense interest, he would inevitably get excited. Antias had a deep interest in the traces of the Citadel, which resembled an ancient ruin, in many ways.
“What are the ingredients of this?”“…….”
Acetro had no obligation to share the information, but he told him anyway. He observed the building with magic. He tilted his head slightly.
“It cannot be confirmed. Aside from the fact that it possesses the properties of metal and rock… in my opinion, it appears to be a substance unknown to the world.”“This is getting more and more interesting. Just what on earth is behind the ancient king.”
That’s right.
The ancient king did not deal solely with abilities related to death or deception.Every transcendent being must be as consistent as their obsession with ideals… yet both the Citadel and the sword energy displayed at the Scalum Fault seemed to exist in a realm beyond that same concept.
Where did they come from?
It was likely the world’s task to uncover the Sky Island and the source of its power, which the Old King had never shown during the First War of the Transcendents.
“Anyway, the Emperor’s incitement was quite something.”
widely.
Grand Duke Rivandale and Legrit stopped and glared. Their gazes sharpened. As an aside, in Legrit’s case, the vertically split dragon’s pupils contracted even more thinly.
Legrit replied.
“Are you confusing agitation with command?”“At this juncture, it seems there is no need to distinguish between the two words. It is a fact that with a few words of speech, you dispelled fear and boosted morale, imprinting your influence upon the minds and hearts of the crowds facing the decisive battle.”“If I were to insult Your Majesty…”“Hahaha, insult? I truly considered the Emperor to be formidable. I saw just how dangerous a human being, for whom personal military power is of little significance, can become. Transcendent of politics—whoever bestowed that title upon you.”
Antias raised the corners of his mouth and bared his sharp fangs.
“Where the crowd swarms, blood is bound to flow.”“…….”“I don’t know everything, but I think I know what the Emperor is thinking.”
He whispered softly.
“Ultimately, the Empire will replace the status of the Luas religion upon which humanity depends───”“Stop.”
Grand Duke Rivandale interrupted him.
“Let delusions remain delusions.”“Teeth are only revealed after the mind has hardened.”
Antias chuckled softly and raised his hand slyly, as if to say he would not provoke her further. He looked at Legritt, who was glaring at him.Although Legritt was the captain of the Ark, her loyalty to the Arnach Empire was sincere, so slander against the Emperor was her Achilles’ heel.
“Those are magnificent horns. No tail?”“……What??”“I wish I had horns, too.”
Antias stroked his head. He had a huge tail resembling that of a dragon, but unfortunately, he lacked magnificent horns.This was the opposite of Regrit, the dragon who had no tail and had a broken horn on his forehead.
“Horns are romance.”“……Certainly.”
Antias and Legrit bonded over some bizarre topic. Grand Duke Rivandale didn’t bother to understand, so he didn’t even look back.
It was then that Acetro Oldin, who had been silently investigating the Citadel regardless of the conversations going on around him, suddenly scanned the ground.
“Did you find something?”“It seems so.”
Acetro picked up a stone small enough to hold with three fingers. Light and darkness were faintly shimmering on the surface of the stone.
Grand Duke Rivandale asked.
“What is that?”“A meteorite.”
Antias caught the meteor thrown by Acetro.
“……So it’s Serasium. I’ve seen it in books before. I heard it’s a metal found extremely rarely among meteorites.”“It is a metal with an unclear purpose. Historically, the amount discovered so far is so small that not even a proper experiment has been conducted. Naturally, any half-hearted experiments carried out ended in failure.”“That’s the first I’ve heard of it. So?”“Can’t you see?”
Acetro shot out magical power. As the radiance enveloped the surroundings, an unknown landscape resembling the night sky of the universe flickered on the ceiling.
“It’s all Cerasium.”“What.”
Regrit flew upward and surveyed the ceiling—that is, the streets of the Citadel.Although the entire ground was not like that, beneath the city center, a massive mass of Cerasium formed irregular shapes, as if they had formed naturally.
Grand Duke Leevandale said.
“Surely… you don’t mean the Old King’s Citadel came from space, do you?”“I don’t know if it came from space.”
Astelodo also calmed his inner surprise and added a comment about this scenery.
However, it is clear that it was built based on a material that does not exist on this continent.
The light of Cerasium subsided.
The darkness of silence descended.
In the center, only Acetro’s magic flickered.
* * *
Boom.
Verden and his party passed through the corridors of the imperial castle and arrived at a certain space.A faint light was visible in the darkness.It matched what was described in the books in which Draven’s life was written, and what he had seen in his memories.
1st Legend – [Animus].
I finally discovered the legend of the desire to manipulate souls and the ability to manifest miracles by using souls.
You must destroy that monstrosity.
Make it completely yours, or.
Draven’s advice crossed my mind.
[Your Majesty Verden. Soul detection?]
“There aren’t many… but all the souls of the recent dead are here.”
Verden placed his hand on [Animus].
“……Up to the Four Dragons Nekbael.”
The souls of the Apocalypse were not detected, but Nekhbael’s radiated a presence despite having lost its physical body. The form of a sleeping dragon was visible.
The manager was holding the messenger captive.
It is a choice again.
Will you destroy it?Or will you possess it?
After much deliberation, Verden withdrew from [Animus].
I have something to check right now.
Book of Souls – [Gring Arcanum].
The Forbidden Book of the World, transformed by the Host, stores the souls killed by Verden.Just like the [Animus].
‘also…….’
However, Akand’s soul was not in it.
* * *
‘You’ saw Akand.
In return for fulfilling your mission, your soul may be granted a different destiny. If you reach out, a new and eternal life will follow.
“…….”
This is your last chance.
Akand faced her with an expression like Olgon.
“How can a sinner who drove the crowd into hell forget everything and dream of eternity? I imposed my ideals on the whole world, and finally, it is my turn to take responsibility for the sins I committed.”
=… … =
My answer is the same as it was 800 years ago.
‘You’ quietly shed red tears as you nodded.
You worked hard, Akand.
“Telling Verden the taboo. Thanks for granting my stubbornness in the end.”
Akand turned around and headed toward the fifth world.
If ‘you’ win, the world is saved.There is also an alternative called Verden.
My life had meaning.
‘You’, Verden, Oldark.
The probability of the world being saved has increased.
I won.
Akand crossed over to the fifth world. The wheel of fate rolled toward him. Akand’s soul was crushed to pieces.
