Episode 910 Humiliation
A spatial tremor occurred within Gargant.It was the aftermath of the spatial magic circle.
“Even though you are still at the seventh level, you sensed the unstable magical power itself without feeling it. Indeed, is this a being who embraces their own world?”
The wizard turned his head toward the direction where Verden’s presence had faded.
The clouds covered the moonlight.
The wizard disappeared.
* * *
Grimmel Gromfar laughed heartily, walked towards somewhere, and suddenly disappeared.
Only the moonlight illuminated the ruins of Zantra.
Gelton could not rest for a moment. He pressed down on Vermin’s chest with his full body weight. The more violently he moved, the more blood gushed from the cross-section of his arm, soaking the hem of his robe.
“Vermin!! Snap out of it, Vermin!!!”
If only the priest Kedian had been the first to regain consciousness, or if it had been me instead of Kedian whose arms were severed, I could have saved him.
No matter how I looked at it, Vermin wouldn’t be able to withstand the potion’s backlash in his condition.The space bag was also nowhere to be seen.
Gelton covered Vermin’s wound with ice to temporarily stop the bleeding, but he had no way to immediately restart his heart, which had stopped from shock.
He breathed in, andthen compressed the chest again.
I could see the pupils in Vermin’s half-closed eyes gradually trying to dilate.He was dying.The breath of the cheerful man who had always held up his shield to protect his comrades was fading away. I gritted my teeth and repeated the Adventurer’s Guild’s emergency procedures, but time just kept ticking away.
Three minutes have passed since the rehabilitation began.
Gelton’s body was in shambles to begin with. His vision gradually blurred from the strenuous movements.His sweat-soaked hand slipped.It was the moment when a large drop of sweat trickling down his forehead was about to soak his eyes.
Tuk-ok.
A single drop of pale green liquid entered Vermin’s mouth.It was not just Vermin.The unidentified liquid floating in the air simultaneously entered the mouths of Skald, Rubina, Cadian, and finally Gelton.
‘……uh?’
I can feel my stamina recovering in real time. My bleeding stopped without the typical side effects of potions. Even my mind, which had been so exhausted that objects appeared doubled, became clear.
Immediately afterwards, a hand other than Gelton’s placed on Vermin’s chest.
Crackle!
A blue electric current delicately penetrates the heart.A chest heaving violently.
… … Haaaargh!!
Vermin took a breath. He was still unconscious, but as his heart began to beat again, his body instinctively craved air.
Gate
A huge purple magical passageway opened, twisting the space itself.
Gelton slowly… … turned his head.
The city of the Free State of Formene has been completely destroyed. The entrance has been left open, so request cooperation from the Ruas Church and deploy the Golem unit to rescue the survivors.
───I’ll be there in 5 minutes, no, 3 minutes. Junia! Call the Archbishop right now!
Verden stood up after ordering the dispatch of a rescue team via the communication device. The two artificial golems on Verden’s shoulders radiated a light of magical power.
[Lissandro’s Fruit Dilution Potion Effect. Death probability drastically reduced.]
[There is no chance of death within 30 minutes.]
We have passed the critical moment in Vermin. Although everyone is seriously injured, their lives will not be in danger until the clergy arrive, so do not worry for now.
A wizard bearing the moonlight of the night fell upon Gelton’s vacant eyes.
“B-Lord Verden…….”“Gelton, the beast’s appearance.”
Verden asked again.
“Was the villain a dwarf?”“……!!”
Gelton opened his eyes wide.
The fact that he blew up an entire city in the blink of an eye is one thing, but the very fact that the Transcendent Being knows about him must mean that he is a dangerous being.
Gelton nodded firmly while holding his shoulder as the throbbing pain subsided.
“Grimmel Gromfar… he called himself the last emperor of the Dwarf Dynasty.”“Where did he go?”“He was walking over there and suddenly vanished… but just about five minutes ago, he was talking to me right here.”“Tell me what you talked about. And anything else that might be useful.”
True to his origins from the Zentir Magic Tower, Gelton quickly gathered the scattered information in his mind and conveyed it.As he listened, Verden shifted his gaze.
“I have never even heard of a Dwarf Dynasty. I don’t know from which past this fellow was resurrected, but if he managed to escape the grasp of the Darkwarton Tower Master, he must be an unrivaled being when it comes to concealing his tracks.”
While Verden was attending the captain’s coronation, Reindel came to find the first Necromancer.He told him about a certain being resurrected by the Glory of the Dead.
Pure evil dwarf.
I only met him for a brief moment, but I heard he knows how to cause a massive explosion using ‘magic’ as a medium… It seems he used some kind of power to completely blow up the city where Gelton’s party is staying.
The very fact that the entire Gelton party survived such an explosion was a miracle,even if their bodies were damaged.
“He said he would spare my life because he needed people to spread rumors about me… He told me to report exactly what happened once morning came and the aftermath of the magic split reached Gargant. Before that, he even personally explained the principles of the magic split, but—”“You will hear about that principle later. Beta, stay here and command the Golem unit.”
[All right.]
Verden’s sensory abilities were heightened to the extreme. From a direction where nothing had been felt until just moments ago, a tremor in space was transmitted along with a magical energy reaction.
On top of that, even a strange presence.
I’ll be right back.
Found it.
* * *
When a small hexagonal prism mechanical device with a gaping hole in the ceiling was thrown, it spread out and unfolded from a three-dimensional shape into a two-dimensional figure.There was a hexagon at the center, and the six vertical corners forming the hexagon lay in different directions while maintaining the same angle with each other.
Whoooosh!
Magical power condensed from the mechanical device, and a blue spatial magic circle began to activate.
Grimmel straightened his back while turning off the circular magical cloaking field attached to his left side.The magical cloaking field interferes with spatial movement.
“Ugh! It feels so good to blow up a city for the first time in a while. The moniker ‘Massacre’ should have been attached to me, not that beast.”
Even after committing mass murder in an instant, Grimmel felt no guilt whatsoever.His heart was filled with nothing but satisfaction.
Dwarves are born wanting to prove the greatness of their creations. Grimmel, too, remained true to that essence of the dwarf.
It’s just that the direction is slightly different.
All of Grimmel’s desires are satisfied by taking the lives of unspecified creatures. The more he kills others, the more great a dwarf he becomes.
It’s a relief that this era is peaceful. Because we can kill much more than before.
If the times define murder as evil, he is absolute evil; if the times designate murder as good, he is the best good ever.
The Resurrection of the Old King
I plan to go to the volcanic zone immediately as soon as I keep that ‘promise’.
I heard that there are dwarves there who have abandoned the Dwarf Dynasty, play the game of a tribe called a clan, and prohibit the mass production of creative works.
It is the role of the Dwarf King to rule over disrespectful descendants who have forgotten true legitimacy, rather than discarding them.It is also the King’s duty to select talented individuals to rebuild the Dwarf dynasty.
Grimmel scratched his beard.
“The Hammer of Incision, was it G’harun? They say he is a living legendary dwarf. If he shows sufficient potential, it would be good to take him as a disciple.”
The Grompar Dynasty to be rebuilt in modern times!
“Hahahahahahahahahahahahaha!”
I can’t stand the mere thought of it.I burst out laughing.Once I unite the dwarves, I will proceed with the domination of the continent that I failed to achieve in the past because of that beast. And before that, I will first settle the score with that beast that I couldn’t finish.
If it is a magic split, the odds are certain.
Whooooooong!
Grimmelman’s spatial teleportation magic circle caused a spatial wave as if it were nearly complete.
The timing was perfect.
By now, the beast and the saint must have encountered each other and be in the middle of a fierce battle.
If they stall for time just until today, the will of the One who resurrected them will be fulfilled. If that happens, they will be able to obtain true freedom.
That beast… I had no faith that Barcazel would actually move according to plan, but there was no reason for it to fail with just a moderate margin of error.
Anyway, it’s time to move on to the next location.
Rumble…
The moment Grimmel took a confident step forward, a crisp thunderous roar struck his eardrums. His back was bathed in a strange light.
“huh?”
I turned my body reflexively.
A part of the dark sky, soaked in the blue moonlight, turned crimson. No, it was not a simple color, but dozens of—
“lightning?”
Destruction Thunder
The Spear of Destruction, tossed at an angle, flew in in an instant and exploded upon the ground.Objects within its range were destroyed, and the entire area was devastated.
BANG!
Verden dived down and struck the spot where Grimmel was with [Interis]. A massive gravitational wave exploded. The ground sank, and clouds of dust flew in.
Kagak, kagagak… … .
They faced each other for the first time, separated by a magical barrier that blocked Verden’s surprise attack.
“Grimmel Gromfart.”“As expected, the world never goes according to plan, neither then nor now.”
Grimmel donned the mechanical armor he had kept hidden all along. Very thick mechanical gloves covered his arms, and two dynamically moving mechanical legs assisted his mobility.
“Isn’t that so, Verden?”“You are a being from the distant past, yet you are fluent in the continent’s common language.”“Hahaha, we have our own way.”
A being resurrected by the Glory of the Dead.One of the major transcendents guarded by the Glory of the Dead.
They recognized each other.As enemies.
Verden unleashed his full power and concentrated his strength by operating
“Is this that dark red magic? It’s going to take some time to analyze. Anyway, I can’t hold out a second time.”
Grimmel, having released the shield, stepped back and swung his arms crossed.The surrounding magic particles reacted.
Magical Power Chain Explosion.
Kwag
A loud explosion erupted, and thick smoke shimmering with a blue light spread.
Grimmel landed in the rear.
Before anyone realized it, he retrieved the magic circle device with his mechanical legs and activated it again. The preparations for spatial teleportation, which had been briefly suspended, resumed.
About 14 seconds left. Killing the Transcendental Being right here is very, very tempting, but I can’t ruin the plan right from the start.
Grimmel was similar to Barcasel, yet completely different in some ways.
The Worst Dwarf on Earth likes unexpected situations, but he never forgets the core of his plan.This is because, having physical capabilities far inferior to the Prisoner of Carnage, he can only unleash his full power when he is ‘prepared’.
The advantage and disadvantage of tool-based dwarves.
Grimmel had not anticipated engaging a transcendent being, so he had no regrets about retreating. Still, with his current setup alone, he was confident he could kill a wizard who looked no older than thirty.Now, holding out for 14 seconds without sustaining a single injury was a simple matter.
In Grimmel’s time, there were no transcendents in the modern concept who had experienced awakening.
Only powerful beings were regarded as transcendents.
The dwarf who had built the hill of corpses with such powerful beings was Grimmel. A strange wave of magical power spread from his mechanically covered arm.
The surroundings were stained with destruction.
Grimmel thoroughly protected the magic circle device and blocked all access. Unstable magical particles soon became a barrier, hindering external spatial movement.Due to the continuous explosions, it was impossible to distinguish objects with ordinary eyes.
In the meantime, Grimmel grinned and calculated Verden’s location using the precision magic power reaction device mounted on his mechanical arm.
They’re coming this way.
He brought his hands together and combined the magic particles into one to construct a magic core. Then, he fired toward the place where he judged Verden to be.
“Hahaha, I’m sorry if I die from this.”
A magical core capable of causing a magical split struck in front of Verden. It was a path that accurately predicted Verden’s high-speed maneuver.
At this… … Verden reached out his hand without showing any sign of panic.
Crackle crackle!
The dark red lightning and the core of the magic collided.
Grimmel laughed heartily.
“It looks like you didn’t hear the full story from that guy named Gelton! To think you tried to block a magic split with your bare hands. If you had just tried to get far away, you might have had a slight chance of survival. Hahahahaha, scattering you down to the particles without a doubt—”
Magical splitting that destroys the entire composition of things.Destruction that destroys existence itself and even immateriality.
Verden’s understanding ended the moment of observation.
The two concepts form a complete hierarchical relationship.
The magic core and the essence of magic splitting remaining within it were destroyed. Grimmel’s expression hardened. Verden activated his trump card.
Lord Arcane: Five Decisions
Five spears of doom rushed in, eliciting Grimmel’s astonishment.
“Break through the magic split……?”
The magical barrier, which had already been restored, was soon thoroughly shattered. One of the misfires, unable to change its trajectory, pierced Grimmel’s shoulder.His arm was not completely blown off, but his mechanical armor was destroyed before he could do anything.
‘this.’
13 seconds passed.
Grimmel immediately wiped the smile from his face and placed his mechanical legs on the magic circle device. The light of magical power glowed, shaking the spatial waves.
There is enough distance to escape… … .
Verden revealed his evil eye.
The moment Grimmel met Verden’s eyes, a lightning strike of destruction exploded right in front of him. Crash! The defenseless Grimmel’s head was thrown back.
at the same time.
Whoosh!
The teleportation magic circle teleported Grimmel, who was falling backward, to somewhere else.
* * *
Crash!!
Grimmel, who had crossed over to the Western Continent, stumbled and tumbled straight down, plummeting below the cliff. He writhed as he plunged dozens of meters down.
“I can’t believe… that kind of magical power exists. I thought there were only weaklings jaded by peace. They are very different from those called Transcendents of the past. Modern Transcendents are like that.”
Grimmel sat up and sat in his seat.Then he fumbled with his face.
“As a dwarf. I was too complacent. I was complacent.”
Grimmel tore out his left eyeball, which had already lost its function. The sound of the optic nerve severing echoed from the bottom of the cliff.
grasp!
Grimmel burst the eyeball he had gouged out himself.
Grimmel’s face, as he slowly began to wipe the smile away, turned as cold as it had when he had fought to the death against the Beast of Carnage. Magic Split—to think his masterpiece would be blocked by a mere young wizard.
The preparations were insufficient.
The worst dwarf on earth gritted his teeth and contorted his face.
It is a disgrace.
