## C413
Bum-
The Crown Prince of Roan, Alberu Crossman.
He felt a huge tremor.
The earth.
The moment he felt that tremor coming from the depths, Alberu understood.
‘This is,’
This power is.
‘Cale Henituse!’
It’s that guy’s power.
Mocking smile.
A smile formed on Alberu Crossman’s lips.
Drip.
And at that moment, a thread of blood flowed from his mouth.
Uuuung-
His hands were trembling.
But even so, he clenched his hands again.
Bam!
And he plunged his sword into the ground.
The small gray lagoon.
He struck the small frozen lake.
Crack, crack -
Small cracks were getting bigger.
Drip.
And more blood flowed from Alberu Crossman’s mouth.
Bam!
Bam! Bam!
Even so, Alberu Crossman didn’t stop.
Because he was the only one who could do this.
A moment ago.
Before he did this.
Splash!
Cale Henituse had submerged into the lagoon with the Saint.
Alberu knew he was going to look for the sacred object.
Furtive glance~
He looked around.
Boom----!
“Stop the flames!”
“Damn it, these ice blocks!”
“Ahhh-!”
Everything around him was burning, breaking and collapsing, filled with screams.
It was deafening.
The Wanderers Cho and Ryeon started destroying the entire sacred site again.
And even so, they -
“Oh. It seems that place is important, isn’t it? Ryeon, let’s destroy that too.”
“Yes. It seems we should destroy that place first.”
They didn’t miss the Saint and Cale’s actions.
They were getting closer and closer to the center of the sacred site, the Inverted Night.
“The sacred object-”
“Damn it! Only the Saint can enter that lake!”
Moreover, the leaders of the God of Chaos’ cult seemed to be on the verge of chaos and anxiety when Cale entered the lagoon.
Of course, the chaos that enveloped them wasn’t the only thing.
“Now is not the time to worry only about the lake! What do we do with the sacrifices?”
As a priest said, the sacrifices who were being rescued one by one by being lifted into the air.
Even vaguely imagining what would happen if they escaped would give them a headache.
And also.
“Kill them! Kill everyone who ruined our sacred site!”
“God of Chaos! I will be the sacrifice!”
Tens of thousands of believers.
Those who came here were quite strong.
Instead of fleeing in this situation, they were all furious.
The long-awaited Night of Pleasure.
The great ritual for the arrival of the God of Chaos ruined by Cale’s group and the Wanderers.
They rushed towards them without fear.
Because they had ruined the precious sacred site.
The sacred site in the shape of a wide basin.
The believers ran towards it.
“It’s chaos.”
Literally, this place was chaos filled with all kinds of people.
And in the midst of all that -
“Ahhh!”
“Ugh!”
The Wanderers attacked the believers mercilessly.
No, they simply swept them away as if they were removing stones blocking their path.
Furtive glance~
Alberu looked at his companions.
Uuuung-!
Eruhaben.
No one could get close to him.
Because of his characteristic dust, which he feared the Wanderers would discover, he only used mana to prevent others from approaching.
‘!’
Their gazes met in the middle of the battle.
- He’s close.
What Eruhaben told Alberu.
That Raon and Choi Han had rescued most of the sacrifices, and that Eruhaben would soon be free from this battle.
‘Everything according to plan.’
While Cale was stealing the sacred object, the sacrifices were being taken to the edge of the cliff.
Cale’s group would split up to escape.
Furtive glance.
‘Lady Rosalyn is also holding up well.’
Uuuu-
Although she wasn’t as strong as Eruhaben, she was also a great mage.
Alberu was such a strong mage that he couldn’t keep up with her.
It was natural that no one could easily approach her.
‘The Heavenly Demon.’
Moreover, the Heavenly Demon was standing next to Rosalyn.
Although he wasn’t using his uniqueness in front of the Wanderers, his martial power was enough to easily repel those who approached like moths to a flame.
And the tiger beast people, Gashan, probably hid among the believers to observe the situation as soon as the Wanderers arrived.
‘Not bad.’
The situation is good.
But Alberu knew the weakness of this situation very well.
“…But there’s a limit.”
Even though everything was going according to plan.
‘If something goes wrong, everything will go to hell.’
What if the Wanderers become interested in us instead of the God of Chaos’ Cult?
What if tens of thousands of believers rush towards us without worrying about anything else?
No matter how strong we are, we wouldn’t be able to face tens of thousands of people and powerful Wanderers.
‘500.’
Because we had over 500 sacrifices.
Alberu didn’t stop looking around.
He knew very well what he had to do.
‘Eliminate the variables.’
Even though he wasn’t that strong, he knew how to do many things.
Spear, magic, judgment of the situation.
Since he didn’t lack anything, Alberu hid and observed his surroundings instead of acting.
‘Cale…!’
That guy needs to get out fast.
Uuuung-
The sun sword vibrating in its sheath.
As he gripped the hilt of the sword, Alberu looked up at the sky for a moment.
The waning moon.
A moonless night.
But it wasn’t dark.
The mana light created by Eruhaben and Rosalyn shone brightly.
Surely, there would also be Raon’s black mana light.
Bum. Bum.
But why?
Alberu felt as if the sun was illuminating him, even though he couldn’t see it.
The warmth of the sun enveloping his whole body.
For a while now, this warmth had been surrounding his body.
That’s why, Alberu could be calmer than usual and feel that his senses were sharper than ever.
“!”
Yes, like now.
Alberu’s gaze went directly to the lagoon.
‘A moment ago -’
He felt something terrible enveloping his whole body from that small lake.
Steps. Steps.
Without realizing it, Alberu started walking towards the center of the sacred site, the Inverted Night. Towards the lake.
Tok! Tok!
The grass-covered battlefield, filled with believers.
Alberu started making his way faster.
Bum. Bum.
His heart was beating faster.
The warmth of the sun was diminishing.
Perhaps because the warmth was disappearing.
- Alberu, what’s wrong? What’s happening to you?
He ignored Eruhaben’s confused voice.
No, he didn’t have time to worry about that.
Bum. Bum.
When the warmth disappeared, it was replaced by a chill.
Would it be the coldness of the night?
‘No.’
It was different.
It was something different from the simple coldness of the night.
Alberu realized that he was the only one who felt this energy.
Tok! Tak! Tok!
His steps became faster until it finally seemed like he was running.
Alberu ignored those he bumped into and quickly headed towards the small lake, the lagoon.
‘No -’
I don’t know what it is, but it can’t be.
Uuuu-
Alberu used mana to cast an acceleration spell.
Bum. Bum.
And he realized.
It wasn’t just his heart that was beating.
‘The sword!’
The sun sword he was holding was now beating.
As if it was warning of danger.
“Damn it!”
Would it be because he was in the south, on the edge of the battle?
He was too far from the center.
Tak!
Finally, Alberu hit the ground.
The wind created by the magic lifted his body.
Alberu launched himself towards the lagoon.
He knew very well how much attention this action would draw, and that the enemies might notice it.
‘That’s not the problem.’
But Alberu judged it.
The sun sword was a sacred object that contained the power of the God of the Sun.
That sacred object was now giving a warning.
Moreover, because he was holding that sacred object, unlike his companions, he felt the terrible energy faster.
‘Variable.’
Yes, the variables have to be eliminated.
It was then.
---!
There was no sound.
Everyone stopped moving.
As if they had planned it.
‘Damn it!’
The energy that only Alberu felt.
Now everyone felt it.
They couldn’t help it.
‘The lake!’
The surface of the lagoon was freezing.
It wasn’t Ryeon’s power.
The small lake had turned gray.
‘The God of Chaos!’
It was the power of chaos.
And the moment the surface of the water froze.
Everyone felt something.
“I, am I afraid?”
The Wanderer Cho looked at his arm, which had bristled.
Ryeon looked at the lake with wide eyes.
“…The God of Chaos?”
She was intelligent, so she understood something.
The moment shock appeared on her face.
“Ahhh-”
“Ugh!”
“Ugh!”
Tens of thousands of believers trembled.
The chaos filled with death and pleasure.
The first sacred object that had contained chaos 43 times.
That sacred object was now affecting even outside the lake.
“…What is this-”
Even the ancient dragon Eruhaben froze for a moment at the energy emanating from the lake.
It was as if he had become a frozen prey in the face of immense power.
It was a natural, instinctive reaction.
‘Ah!’
And he immediately understood.
‘Cale!’
Something has happened to that guy!
And something has happened in that lake!
The moment he understood, he heard the God of Chaos’ bishop’s shout.
“Jajaja! Finally the ritual will be carried out!”
He shouted towards the believers.
“Chaos will soon arrive! Don’t worry, there’s no one who can stop this chaos!”
A bright smile appeared on the bishop’s lips, who had regained his composure.
“Ah.”
At the same time, Eruhaben sighed.
“That guy was also on Cale’s team.”
The moment he said that.
The bishop heard a sound behind him.
Bam!
He turned his head.
The moment everyone felt fear and stopped in the face of the chaos energy emanating from the sacred object.
The only person who kept moving.
Alberu was the only one who was moving, so he was able to reach the lagoon.
“How-!”
The bishop was surprised.
But he soon regained his composure and shouted.
“He will be corrupted by chaos! Another sacrifice!”
He was sure.
Once the sacred object ‘Chaos Sword’ was activated, there would be no one who could stop it.
‘This is a world without gods!’
The only god here is our God of Chaos.
A bright smile appeared on the bishop’s lips.
Even so, he soon shouted with anger.
“But we can’t let a simple sacrifice ruin the great ritual!”
He shouted at the believers and cult members.
“Kill him!”
But neither he nor anyone else could run towards the lake.
The lagoon had turned gray.
Even though it was frozen, it emanated immense energy.
They felt that if they faced that energy, they would go crazy.
“Attack from a distance!”
That’s why, what they chose was a long-range attack.
“Cho. Let’s retreat.”
“What?”
“This isn’t right. It’s not something we can handle.”
The Wanderer Ryeon felt a death that was beyond ominous.
If we get more involved here, we’ll die.
That intuition came to her.
That lagoon.
It’s really sinister.
It reminded her of the ancient god, the God of Chaos, she had once seen.
No matter how strong they were, they could never face the God of Chaos.
“Let’s run.”
The moment she reached that conclusion.
Uuuu-
“Fire all the magic at once!”
Just when all the attacks were about to rain down on Alberu.
Bam!
A sharp sound echoed in everyone’s ears.
Bam!
Bam, bam!
Alberu. He drew the sword that was hidden in its sheath.
A common sword that didn’t emit any light.
With that sword, he started hitting the frozen surface.
Bum. Bum.
He didn’t see his surroundings.
No, he actually heard it and knew everything.
But he didn’t care.
‘I’m fine.’
The moment his feet touched the frozen surface, he felt like he would get dizzy and fall.
Suddenly, his mind was filled with screams and shouts of joy filled with pleasure.
At the same time, he seemed to see all kinds of scenes.
Someone’s death. Someone’s pleasure.
Everything was mixing and seemed to be dragged away by chaos itself.
Bum. Bum.
But the sun sword he was holding kept his mind steady.
And Alberu understood.
‘Only me.’
In this group, only I can get close to this place with the sun sword.
And under the lake.
‘Cale Henituse!’
That guy is there.
Definitely, something has happened to that guy.
Alberu had heard from others that Cale had had a hard time when he faced the God of Chaos’ eyes before.
“Damn it!”
Bam!
He hit the surface again.
It didn’t even crack.
Bam, bam!
But he repeated it.
Bam!
The warmth that enveloped his body felt a little more.
The warmth that had disappeared when the lagoon turned gray was slowly returning.
What would be the reason?
Uuu- uuu--
Alberu hesitated as the sun sword began to vibrate violently.
[The first sacred object of the God of the Sun’s cult and the greatest, the ‘Sun Sword’, has completed its charge.]
[Do you wish to use it?]
The sun sword, which had absorbed the sunlight as if it was charging.
‘Full charge?’
Alberu finally understood that the charge was complete when the God of the Sun gave him the mission and the power was infused into the sword.
“Of course-”
He lifted the sword.
“I will use it!”
Bam!
The moment the sword struck…
Whoosh-!
A bright light emanated from the sword.
It wasn’t heat.
It was light.
Crack-
At that moment, a small crack appeared on the surface of the lake.
The light that illuminated the chaos.
Bam!
Bam, bam!
Alberu knew very well what he had to do, so he didn’t stop hitting the surface of the lake.
Crack, crack-
Unlike before, small cracks started appearing.
Sssss-
And from those cracks, the gray smoke began to rise.
Again, Alberu seemed to see the horrible illusions of chaos.
Bam!
But he hit the surface.
“Ugh!”
And Alberu felt pain for a moment.
[You do not yet meet the conditions to use the sacred object ‘Sun Sword’.]
Ha!
Even in the midst of pain, Alberu was astonished.
The God of the Sun entrusted it to me, but I’m actually not good enough to use this sacred object?
[An adverse reaction will occur.]
So Alberu understood that his body was hurting.
“Damn it!”
Bam!
Even so, Alberu kept hitting the surface.
He had no choice.
Blood was flowing from his mouth and he was hurting.
But what could he do?
I can handle it. And it’s what I have to do.
‘This is how it felt.’
Cale Henituse! This is how you felt!
“Damn it!”
There was an adverse reaction, but it didn’t hurt as much as he thought it would.
But it still hurt.
Yes, I’m bleeding, it can’t be right!
Bam, bam!
But it’s worth trying.
Even though I don’t meet the conditions, the God of the Sun, Cale Henituse, entrusted me with this role.
Bam!
Alberu hit the frozen surface like crazy.
Crack, crack-
The cracks were getting bigger and bigger.
Now, instead of gray smoke, the gray water was starting to seep out.
The horrible illusions filled with heart-rending screams and shouts of joy filled with pleasure overwhelmed him.
Even so, Alberu kept hitting the surface, clinging to the warmth that enveloped his body and the light that was getting brighter and brighter.
Like a blacksmith hitting iron non-stop.
“Ugh, ugh-”
He was short of breath.
Blood was flowing.
Even so, he couldn’t stop.
He was worried about Cale Henituse under the lake, and he was afraid that he might ruin everything.
And also -
“Don’t worry about the attacks.”
The lake, filled with fear, that no one dared to approach recklessly.
Someone approached and stood next to Alberu.
It was the Heavenly Demon.
Unlike the frozen lake, the lake that was leaking smoke and water was even more frightening.
But the Heavenly Demon, even though his hands were trembling, stood on the ground outside the lagoon, surrounded by reddish energy, facing the enemies.
“I am also a god-”
The Heavenly Demon, the God of the Demon Cult.
A God cannot fear another God.
The Heavenly Demon decided to protect Alberu.
Uuuung-
And a shield surrounded the edge of the lake where Alberu was.
The person who sent the Heavenly Demon, Rosalyn, couldn’t get close, but even so, trembling, she deployed a shield.
Tak!
And Eruhaben stood on the opposite side of the lake’s edge where the Heavenly Demon was, protecting Alberu. The serious face of the ancient dragon was also trembling. More than the Heavenly Demon. Even so, he acted arrogantly.
North and south.
Each covered by the Heavenly Demon and Eruhaben.
“That’s it, the power of the God of the Sun! How, the sun! Kill him!”
“Kill him!”
“Stop him!”
Tens of thousands of believers, priests, warriors, and cult leaders launched long-range attacks.
And his companions tried to stop them.
Alberu felt and heard everything.
That’s why he couldn’t stop.
“Damn it!”
Cale Henituse!
Now I understand why you live like this!
This bastard!
“Cough!”
Blood was coming out.
Even so, he couldn’t stop.
Bam, bam!
Bam! Bam!
The surface was breaking more and more.
Crack, crack---
And finally,
Bam!
The sword pierced the frozen surface.
Splash.
The moment it lightly touched the gray water underneath.
The moment a small hole formed.
Bum-
The earth trembled.
‘This is, Cale Henituse -!’
Alberu could feel Cale Henituse in the midst of chaos.
Bam! Bam!
“Damn it, get out fast!”
Bam!
Finally, the sword emitting light made a hole in the frozen surface.
A hole the size of the sword.
“Ugh-”
That was Alberu’s limit.
[Remaining battery: 10%]
Even though there was battery left in the sun sword, Alberu looked at his hands.
His hands were trembling.
He didn’t have the strength to hold the sword.
Really, I feel like I’m going to faint.
But he didn’t want to faint.
“Ja, jaja-”
Alberu laughed.
A smile appeared on the Heavenly Demon’s lips. Alberu heard his voice.
“He’s coming.”
Yes.
He’s coming.
Alberu lowered his head.
The gray water in which nothing could be seen.
In it -
‘I see him.’
The gray water parted.
And something started to rise.
Alberu didn’t draw the sword.
Even if he used all the remaining battery, it was still emitting light.
Even if he didn’t have the strength to use the sword, at least he could show the way with this light.
“Jaja-”
Finally, Alberu laughed.
And he squeezed out his last bit of strength.
He drew the sword.
Crack, crack----
The surface cracked.
Boom!
And a huge rock emerged from the bottom of the lake.
The rock that pierced the water and rose.
On the rock, was Cale Henituse.
Alberu and Cale.
Their gazes met.
Cale spoke to Alberu in his usual indifferent tone.
“Thanks to you, I survived.”
Alberu could only laugh.
Forgetting everything else, the laughter just came out.
“Ja, jaja-”
He couldn’t help it.
They were both a mess, bleeding profusely.
