◈ Episode 172 The Flower of Zanhwa (2)
f*ck!
Iona’s fist was neatly inserted into the opponent’s chin.
The Third Order of the Black Dawn, whose eyes were unfocused, collapsed like a puppet with a thread cut off.
A naturally strong bone beast.
Even more so, Iona, who has a natural bloodline, was enough to subdue her opponent with only her physical abilities.
“You filthy child!”
Another enemy who rushes in anger at the sight of a fallen colleague.
The knife he was swinging toward me clearly contained a sense of murder.
However, Iona raised both arms and took a defensive posture.
Caang!
From the tips of her knuckles to her elbows.
The solid soil coalesced to form a gauntlet.
2nd Tier Earth Property Realization Magic [Mud Armor]
Originally, Iona improved the magic that should cover the whole body, and spread it only in a small area, holding the opponent’s blade with one hand.
“What?”
The other person was taken aback, as if they didn’t know that they would be able to grab the knife, and Iona immediately clenched her fist with the other hand.
“sleep… … !”
The third order, who sensed the crisis and tried to shout, got his fists stuck in the face.
At that time, one of the Second Orders aimed a staff behind Iona, who had punched out, to secretly attack.
“You were careless!”
And the moment he tried to cast his magic, a strong wind from another place blew his body away.
He crashed into a large tree and fainted, foaming at the mouth.
Iona looked in the direction the wind was blowing.
There, Leo, who had just cast a spell, was clicking his tongue at the fallen man.
“You must have been careless.”
Iona approached Leo while removing her mud armor.
“Thank you for your help.”
“It’s nothing.”
Five members of the Black Dawn fell around them.
It’s been quite some time since I fought the suspicious people hiding in Ceorn.
Maybe it was because he was properly eaten by the surprise attack in the first place?
Despite the fact that this side was outnumbered, all of the people of the Black Dawn fell to the ground.
Among them, Aidan’s [Anti-magic] contributed the most.
It was because all the magic that the enemies fired to counterattack after noticing our surprise was split in half and disappeared.
A strange sight where multiple magics are cut off and disappear at the same time.
Even though I had seen it before, I couldn’t get used to it.
“What about Aidan?”
“excuse me.”
Aidan was now confronting the last remaining opponent.
“Give up now.”
Unlike the others who sneaked in under the pretext of servants and festivals, the only enemy left was the status of a student here.
Joanna Lovett.
To be precise, Joanna of the Second Order of the Black Dawn.
She glared at Aidan with trembling eyes, unable to believe that they had been defeated.
“Uh, how… … .”
No matter how surprised we were, our number was 10.
And among them, there was also a close combat specialist who trained his body aiming for an article of his own.
But surprisingly, Aidan subdued him with that sword-shaped magic wand.
On the subject of wizards.
‘What the hell is this bastard!’
No matter how third-ordered he was, he had some skills.
Even though he wasn’t as crazy as the knight he gave, he was stronger than the other orders in his own way, but he lost.
‘Having the fraudulent ability of anti-magic, yet being so good at close combat?’
Where in the world is there a person who can’t say such a thing?
okay. It doesn’t matter if there is such a person.
But why did such a guy interfere with his noble mission now?
Aidan pointed his wand at Joanna.
“Are you also a freshman who joined this time? Why are you doing this?”
“why. If I tell you, will you pretend not to see me?”
“no. It can’t be.”
Aidan shook his head firmly.
I don’t know what purpose Joanna came here for.
But at least it was certain that it wasn’t a good thing.
Still, the reason I asked was because I was genuinely curious.
“There is a festival going on outside right now. But why are you trying to sabotage such people?”
It was a pure question.
Curious about why they want to do bad things.
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At that, Joanna was speechless and sneered.
“under! Why do you do bad things? Isn’t that obvious? because i hate everything Because I want the whole world to burn up and disappear.”
Tears of resentment formed in Joanna’s eyes as she said that.
“Why is everyone laughing and talking so much about having fun? Why am I the only one having such a hard time? That’s not fair.”
“you… … .”
Aidan read a young sadness on Joanna’s face.
Aidan took a deep breath and glared at Joanna with determined eyes.
He remembered what Mr. Rudger had said to him.
-You get it, Aidan. It’s half.
Selfishness, altruism.
In the end, it’s not good to be extremely biased towards either side.
So it’s okay to be a little selfish.
Why does that teaching come to mind now?
I had such a question, but strangely, my head felt refreshed.
Aidan, who would normally have tried to understand others, pointed his cane at Joanna.
“Then I will stop you here.”
Leo, anxiously watching Aidan in case he did something unexpected here, let out a sigh of relief, saying it was fortunate.
‘I got a good look. Aidan.’
Seeing Aidan throw away his weakness and embrace determination, Leo suddenly had that thought.
‘If later, when you find out my true identity, will you act like you are now?’
Of course, these are all meaningless assumptions.
It’s only stupid people to worry about something that hasn’t happened yet.
Joanna took a slow step back.
All that’s left is her.
However, the other side is all fine with no one injured.
‘To think that only four members of the Dawning Society were beaten. Even if you are a student of Seorn, this is… … .’
It’s hard to deal with Aidan alone, but there are three more that match him.
Joanna had to make a choice.
Will you resist or will you fight to the end?
That was the moment.
A hot wave felt not far away.
Feeling that, Joanna’s head turned around.
“Esmeralda… … sister?”
Suddenly, before Aidan could ask what he was talking about, Joanna moved.
Summoned by the wind spirit, she created a gust of wind.
A cloud of dust that was raised with the wind that made it hard to open the eyes.
Taking advantage of that opportunity, Joanna escaped.
Chasing the traces of waves felt far away.
“Aidan! Joanna is running!”
“Let’s chase!”
Aidan’s party followed Joanna.
* * *
Like bubbles rising from the depths of the sea.
My mind, which was heavy like water-soaked cotton, returned to its original state.
Esmeralda opened her closed eyes.
‘This is it.’
When I opened my eyes, what I saw was the ceiling of a warehouse.
Esmeralda tried to stand up when she noticed a dark shadow wriggling around her.
The interior of a distribution warehouse still littered with flames.
Esmeralda realized what had happened.
‘I see. I again… … .’
You killed a person
A single tear ran down his cheek.
What was even more painful was that this nightmare did not end here.
The fire demon will soon try to entangle and control his mind and body again.
And he will do whatever he wants.
As a fire witch.
That was the moment.
A huge fire giant bounced off one side of the wall with a flash of light bursting out from one side.
“Kwaji, Modo?”
Quasimodo, the incarnation of madness and hatred, possesses power comparable to that of the highest level spirits by itself.
To the extent that such a Quasimodo could fly so badly.
who the hell
Quasimodo spewed flames and stood up.
His gaze stretched out toward the person who blew him away.
[Kuaa!! Ludgar Chelsea!!!]
Esmeralda’s gaze naturally turned to the other side of Quasimodo.
The man was there.
‘Ludger Chelsea… … No, John Doe.’
A First Order of the Black Dawn like himself.
And unlike the other First Orders, a man who hides his identity and carries out his mission alone.
He was fighting Quasimodo right now.
“why?”
why are you fighting
[Only a human being!]
Quasimodo’s appearance began to change.
It shrunk to 2m in size and became more slender.
Opposite of being fat.
The horns that rose above his head became bigger and more ferocious, and his long arms reached the ground.
The appearance of the devil itself, rising from the flames of hell.
Quasimodo’s hands gripped the sword of fire.
‘no. Dangerous.’
Quasimodo controls Esmeralda, but on the contrary, Esmeralda also plays a role in suppressing Quasimodo.
But now the pass between the two has faded.
Quasimodo was stronger than ever.
No matter how first you come, if you fight, you will die.
It will melt and disappear without being able to resist.
“Run away! Just run away!”
Esmeralda shouted, but Ludger did not run away.
It’s not that I haven’t heard
I’m doing that while listening to everything.
“… … Why don’t you run away?”
you don’t have to fight
Esmeralda bowed her head.
As if they were not going to see the terrible things that were about to happen.
Knock knock.
Then something touched her shoulder.
When he raised his head, there were tentacles of shadows that protected his body.
“you… … .”
The tentacles pointed at Rudger.
Esmeralda fixed her gaze on Ludger’s back as if possessed by something.
To be precise, the magic he is spreading.
Can that really be called magic?
There is no incantation.
I can’t recite an order.
I don’t even use a cane.
Nonetheless, it unfolded.
In such a mysterious and bizarre form.
The sword of fire swung from side to side and rushed towards Ludger’s neck.
At that moment, a white pagoda was created around Ludgar and the whip of fire bounced off.
[What is that. What did you do?]
It must have been quite a shock that a strange structure he had never seen before blocked his attack.
Quasimodo asked impatiently.
“It is simple magic. It is magic made with the five elements.”
[A misstep? hear for the first time There can be no magic like that.]
“Of course not. Because this is my magic.”
[You’re talking nonsense]
Quasimodo thought Ludgar was making fun of him.
[How can you call something that has no spells, spells, or hand signs magic?]
“So it’s magic.”
The red light from Ludger’s pupils scattered in the air like a long thread.
“I don’t calculate spells, I don’t recite incantations with my mouth, and I don’t make fancy gestures. The law of change that comes true if I truly believe, follow, and pray. This is the real magic.”
A blue light shimmered behind Ludger’s back, and then it turned into a large sword and struck Quasimodo’s head.
Quasimodo hurriedly raised his fiery sword to block it.
“And by other names.”
thud.
Unable to withstand the shock, Quasimodo knelt down.
“I call it a <miracle.”
[Kuaaa!]
Parching!
Quasimodo roared and broke the blue sword with strength in both arms.
Quasimodo, who thought he was going to go crazy, shook his body and calmly stared at Ludger.
“Are you not coming?”
[Admit it. that you are different from other humans Rudger Chelsea. You are no ordinary human being. He is the most outstanding superman among humans.]
“Because you were being pushed by me, you suddenly became very talkative.”
[So I’ll ask. Why are you disturbing me?]
Quasimodo pointed his blazing sword at Esmeralda.
[With that kind of power, why are you moving on one of these residuals? That’s a superhuman like you.]
Why do you fight against yourself instead of running away?
Why do you go this far just because of that woman?
Quasimodo was asking Ludgar that.
[I admit that you are strong. Its power is obviously great. Therefore, this dispute is pointless. Even if one of you and I dies, the survivor must also carry the scars of a lifetime. Do I really need to take this risk?
“Your words are flowing. I don’t think that’s what the guy who tried to kill me a moment ago would say.”
[Because I didn’t know then.]
Quasimodo replied shamelessly.
I wasn’t ashamed of that part. She doesn’t even consider it embarrassing in the first place.
Quasimodo was sincere.
If your opponent is weak, kill them. However, if it is a strong person, and if it is an opponent that must be defeated with the determination to be destroyed, the story is different.
The judgment itself is rational.
But Ludgar couldn’t help but laugh at Quasimodo’s behavior.
A monster that hates humans and burns them all down, and trying to talk right away just because the other person is strong.
Isn’t it a true example of the strong and the weak?
Rudgar gathered his mana as if he didn’t need to listen to it anymore.
[…] … After all, are you trying to fight?]
“Nothing. Did you think that after fighting like that a while ago, you would now have a shameless conversation to resolve it?”
[Then I have no choice but to fight you with all my might. Are you willing to risk it all just to help one puppet? You who have already transcended criminals?]
“I am not a superman.”
Ludgar shook his head, denying what Quasimodo had said.
“I’ve never been a superman, and I don’t want to be a superman.”
[What nonsense… … ?]
“The reason I am fighting you right now is because you are dirty and disgusting. It just sounds like that.”
He treats people like puppets and enjoys watching their despair.
Then he burns other humans to death like worms.
Rudgar was disgusted with it and couldn’t stand it.
[Then die!]
Quasimodo lunged at Ludgar.
Rudger activated the magic he was already preparing.
“In the Five Elements, fire is the opposite of water. Water suppresses and hinders fire. That’s why it’s called water pole fire.”
Wave-like blue energy rushed to cover Quasimodo.
Quasimodo swung his sword and tried to cut through the blue energy, but the flames were pushed back by the blue energy.
[no use!]
If you can’t cut it, avoid it.
Now that the size has become smaller, the speed is incomparably faster than before.
Quasimodo cut through the blue aura with nimble movements and approached Ludgar.
Instead of backing down, Ludger clashed directly with Quasimodo.
The blue sword in his hand collided with Quasimodo’s sword.
The moment he entered the power struggle, blue energy condensed under Quasimodo’s feet like a whirlpool.
Phew!
At that moment, the blue mist condensed on the ground and rose like a large column, sending Quasimodo into the sky.
Quaang!
Part of the ceiling of the distribution warehouse was blown away neatly.
Rudger fired the wire launcher from his left hand and pierced Quasimodo’s stomach.
[You fool! Burn and die like this!]
Quasimodo, who held the wire with his hand, let out the energy of fire, but the wire remained intact.
It was after Rudger had already poured the energy of water on the wire.
The wire was pulled, and Ludgar surged up close to the bewildered Quasimodo.
The moment the two collide in midair.
Phishung~! Phew!
The large flames of the firecrackers that started just in time exploded, illuminating the surroundings brightly.
As if the first fireworks were just the beginning, the black night sky was instantly colored with colorful lights.
“ah.”
Esmeralda stared blankly at the fight between the two.
Everyone gathered at Seorn raised their heads to watch the fireworks.
A beautiful flower blooming in the night sky.
The color hides the battle between the two beings splendidly.
no one knew
Behind this beautiful scenery, there are people fighting desperately.
You will never know.
A heroic battle fought here.
Only Esmeralda kept her eyes on Ludgar’s fight.
Even at this moment when everyone is laughing and talking, in the noble battle of a man who desperately fights monsters.
How can I turn a blind eye
Quasimodo and Ludger, who collided several times in the air, fell down again.
Following the traces of the clash between the two, traces of red and blue light remained like afterimages in the space.
like fireworks.
Landing on the ground, Quasimodo looked up at Ludger, who was slowly descending, and shouted.
[Don’t think you can do anything about me with just this kind of power! My fire cannot be quenched with just such water!]
“Are you saying that the conflict between the five elements is useless?”
[Quack. okay. Even that real magic ends there… … .]
“Then I’ll go for something stronger.”
[what?]
As soon as Ludger finished speaking, white frost began to fall on the waves of blue energy.
[This, what the heck… … ?]
“The rise of the five elements destroys the energy beyond the contradiction that suppresses the energy. The moment the water overcomes the heat of the fire, the water eventually freezes. That is water seunghwa (Water 乘fire).”
hard.
The freezing cold air made Quasimodo’s body sluggish.
Still, Quasimodo did not die. He radiated heat and resisted the cold.
At that moment, an image appeared behind Ludger’s back.
It was a single shining tree.
A sacred tree made up of complex shapes and lines, flows and paths.
[There are more?]
“The ninth path is pure intellect. The bottom of the Arrodo Balance Pillar. Release of arodo purification. And lastly, living omnipotence.”
The top of a perfect triangle.
There, a huge energy that was condensed and compressed shook as if flickering.
Dangerous.
Quasimodo felt a sense of danger for the first time.
Meanwhile, Ludger’s magic continued.
Extreme magic that draws all the mana from the recovery medicine poured into the mouth and uses it.
“The ninth Sephirah of the Tree of the Sephiroth.”
Among them, the power of the Archangel Gabriel, who presides over water.
“YESOD.”
A dazzling light shot in a straight line engulfed Quasimodo.
