Episode 1175 The Sixth Apostle (4)
The white-robed wizards of the Lefragium Magic Tower drove into Arkhand. Each one of them pulled their hoods down low to hide their faces.
The dragon sword sliced through the belly in an instant.A deafening crash struck the ears.Under the brutal sword pressure and energy, the white mages were easily split in two. The hardness and strength of staffs and robes were rendered useless.
Whoosh!
The upper and lower bodies were separated and scattered, but regardless, the other white wizards pressed down on Arkhand from all sides in silence.
A magical offensive that fears no death.
Whooooooong!Kaaang! Kagagagang!
Only after more than half had died did different degrees of gravity apply to the Dragon Sword and each of Arkhand’s limbs, temporarily suppressing movement, andlimiting the anomaly by maintaining the magical beams shot through the joints.
You guys have really gone too far.
Akhand saw through their true identities, scoffed, and forcibly broke through their restraints one by one. Bang! Just as the wizard attempted to reinforce them, he struck him on the head, causing him to explode.He swung his dragon sword using only the strength of his wrist.Those who faced the sword wind at close range had their entire bodies disintegrate and shattered into pieces.
Clang… … Crunch… … Clang… … Crunch… … !
As one restraint broke and another reappeared, the bodies of the White Wizards formed a hill. However, there were no screams at all. The blood did not look like blood.As if their sole purpose of existence was to minimize the Sixth Apostle’s range of action, they did not refuse to be destroyed.
Deus said.
“You are different from the other Absolute Beings from the very beginning. You have risen from a depth they do not know. The number of life-threatening lines you have crossed and the adversities you have overcome cannot match even He, nor ‘you.’ Yes… that is why it is difficult to understand the true meaning of the following existence and non-existence.”
Verden stands here after overcoming the brink of death time and time again. It is a truly commendable achievement. No one but Verden could have accomplished it.The willpower of a weakling who bites with his gums when he has no teeth, calculates any magic while suppressing his bursting intestines, and ultimately rejects the world because he cannot accept his innate nature, kept Verden rising again.
“I have never sacrificed my life taking the next for granted.”“That may be true. However, the ‘next’ you know is merely death. To us, the next is the end, the finality, and an opportunity to resist the irreversible cycle of reincarnation. The world we have built through that opportunity is the present.”
Deus leaned his face closer.
“There is no future for the defeated. The dignity of a sentient being? Ethics? ‘You’ crossed the line long ago, yet you expect me to win while keeping it to the very end? Nonsense… You must stop at nothing to barely keep up, and even then, you must pay a heavy price to become equal. Do you think there is room to consider such things as dignity here?”“…….”“The concept that the world continues even after one’s death no longer exists. The moment you lose, every other person we remember, and the world itself, vanishes. For only the fate of eternally repeating a single beginning and end will become the law of the universe. That might be the ‘next’ to everything; do you think there is room to indulge in the luxury of consideration?”
Deus tightened his grip on Verden’s collar.
“No matter how noble your achievements may be, a crushing defeat renders them null and void. The same applies to those you have saved. There is no act more foolish and stupid than constructing a tower that could collapse at any moment.”“So.”“The prerequisite for everything is victory. Use it as the foundation to build the tower you desire.”
Deus gave sincere advice.
It is not too late to think about the dignity of the intelligent being after gaining the world.
… … I understand the direction of the goal pursued by Deus, no, the First Demon King. Victory. Reversal. The complete downfall of ‘you’ and fate.
When destiny is complete, the causality of the universe becomes fixed as a single entity. It is a wheel that always faces the same situation and makes the same choices.The subject feels free will because it cannot remember previous rounds, but this is a deception. The puppet on stage, reproducing only the same script, does not know that it is a puppet.
A future without a future.
Just as a transcendent being loathes being oppressed, the first Demon King will desire a new future leading to purely voluntary choices.There may be other purposes, but ultimately, that will be the case.
It was said that the first Demon King had already crossed the line.
Through Deus, I could faintly sense the anguish of the wizard who had to completely abandon his original mindset to avoid repeating past failures.
That’s a contradiction.
Verden looked straight up at him.Deus was taller.
“You intend to secure something else after victory? Generally, changing one’s mind depending on the situation might be possible, easy, and natural, but we cannot do that. At least not us. If we could, we would have tried to replace even our ideals with a different dream as if they never existed.”“…….”“Do you think things can change after you win so tenaciously? Not at all. The result lies behind the process. Even if the current resistor wins, it will merely lead to the ascension of a different destiny.”“Watch your mouth.”“Deus Widen, why are you seeking my understanding? If you believe it is right, you should just move forward.”
Verden intentionally stabbed him in the chest.
“Could it be that you haven’t fully grasped it either?”“…….”
Deus barely managed to suppress the impulse to strike Verden’s jaw for a moment. Whether true or false, Verden had touched his most sensitive spot.
“The reason I am making the effort to tell you the truth is because of your great merit in this war. Thanks to your World Alliance, victory is within reach, more easily than planned and with fewer casualties. You are fully entitled to know.”“I will not follow your plan.”“Then it is a choice once again.”
Deus pointed to the battlefield.
“Whether you put an end to the Sixth Apostle with the sacrifice of a single Castian, or whether you bring the war to a close with your own hands, no matter how many more die or how much longer it takes.”“…….”“I assert that the latter will require you to bear far more than you have so far. What comes next is—”“I have already given the answer. I have never sacrificed my life taking the next step for granted.”
Only then did Deus let go of Verden’s collar.He let out a sigh and took a step back.Then, speaking in a voice that sounded either angry or relieved.
Do as you please.
Kuooooh──────
Castian dives down with Andes. At the same time, Castian sheathed his sword at his waist and assumed the stance of a spear thrower.
In my hand, a dazzling halo of light, though its color was indistinct, overflowed.It was a brilliant yet ominous light.
‘Surely that isn’t…’
* * *
The wind of the battlefield wraps around the skin.
Eight hundred years ago, there was nothing but despair and regret, but today is different.It is finally time to pay the price.
The end will be equal.
The spear that kills each other contains the story of a slave who had nothing killing a king who possessed everything. The moment I became its owner, that scene pierced my mind.
Paat.
A flash of light struck, and a spear that appeared ordinary yet antique was grasped in his hand; already in his stance, he put strength into his forelegs.
Andes sensed a strange energy and looked behind him.
[Castian, that spear… …? What are you trying to do now?]
“You told me to go on living once the journey ends. I am sorry, Andes.”
Castian smiled wistfully.
This is a fitting ending for my brothers.
[Castian, wait. Stop! Stop!]
“O highest king! Behold the lowest one!”
Castian started the activation speech.
Thump.
The spearhead of the [Lugina Soul], deeply permeated into Akand’s body, reacted. He, who had been slaughtering the White Wizards, snapped his head up.
“Castian.”“O noblest king! Behold the most base wrath!”
Akand and Castian’s hearts resonated.
Thump.
In an instant, the sky flashed as a radiance extending from [Lugina Horn] ascended. Akand and Castian forgot everything and focused on each other.
Thump.
They saw only each other.As if they were the only two living things moving in this vast world.
“O One and Only King! Behold the slave of all people who are everywhere!”
Thump.
And, savor it.
Andes tried to turn, but his direction was fixed by something. [Lugina Horn] rejected all attempts to hinder Castian.
The soil that we will embrace together.
The sound faded out between Akand and Castian as they rapidly closed the gap.
Thump.
Castian hurled [Lugina Horn]. A sure hit and a sure death. It surged in a straight line, following the direction of the spearhead.To deliver the end to the two brothers of the Xerion bloodline.
“……You’ve grown so much, little brother.”
Akand expressed his determination to resist by imbuing the tip of his sword with the
The Four Great Legends and the Sinner of a Fallen Nation.
The Five Great Legends and Ancient Kings.
It is impossible to know who will prevail between the two. However, what is certain is that the moment the spear and sword clash, one or two will lay down the responsibility they have been carrying.
However, God did not want that.
“uh……?!””…….”
Verden burst in and snatched the [Lugina Horn] piercing through the void. Boom! Under immense pressure, his body plummeted diagonally.Inside the gray gauntlet, the spear struggled to return to its original trajectory.
It’s [Lugina Horn] as expected.
I’m seeing this for the first time, but I can guarantee it.
The four great legends called the spears that kill each other.
I wondered where it was, and indeed, the Resistors had it. I was curious how they intended to kill Arkhand, but to think it was one of the Six Legends.Judging by the fact that they made Castian, Arkhand’s blood relative, its master, it seemed that certain conditions had to be met for each target to be killed.
Crunch.
[Lugina Horn] soon broke, unable to withstand Verden’s grip, but did not perish and returned to its master’s grasp.
Whoosh.
Andes regained its freedom. It barely managed to press down on the air with its wings and soared up at an angle. It had narrowly avoided crashing into the ground.
[Castian!]
Castian seized the opportunity and jumped down. Although it was quite high, he simply ignored it and immediately shot his gaze at Verden.
“Lord Verden, why did you do this! If only you had a few seconds, we could have ended this war!”“By sacrificing you?”“Yes!! Finally, what I have longed for—”
Verden touched his forehead.
He relayed the conversation he had just had with Deus exactly as it was. Since it was only about two or three minutes long, the content instantly seeped into his mind.
“……uh?”
His angry expression hardened. Suspicion that it was a lie arose in his mind, but Verden’s presence proclaimed it to be the truth.
There was intervention from the First Demon King’s side regarding the determination to become a sinner of a fallen kingdom and pay the price for all the sins committed by Arkand.
Castian staggered, shocked as if his mind were being distorted.
“Uh, uh.”
My pupils trembled violently.My stomach churned. I did not miss [Lugina’s Horn], but the tip of my spear wavered.
“Ugh…”“Castian, I respect your choice. As long as it is a choice you made purely with full responsibility.”
Verden turned his back on him.
“Otherwise, sacrifice is forbidden.”“Freedom that exists only if you permit it. How arrogant.”
Akand turned his head amidst the corpses of white wizards scattered around him.Taking his eyes off Castian and facing Verden, he wore a faint, enigmatic smile. Then, he raised the arm not holding the dragon sword to a right angle.
However, I like it.
A massive chain flew in like a beam of light and crashed right next to Akhand.He hooked his arm onto the chain link.
Just then, a shout was heard from beneath the Citadel, the original battlefield a short distance away.
Let’s move to a different location, Verden.
Shhhhhhhh!
The chain reversed.
