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The water was beginning to rise from the center of the forest. Seawater.
It had already risen so high that it reached the treetops.
And the trees began to fall.
“Keheuk!”
Those who were swept away by the falling trees felt terror upon seeing that the seawater, which had until recently reached their knees, now reached their thighs. The air was becoming increasingly heavy, making breathing difficult, and it even had a salty taste. It seemed that everything around them was turning into a sea.
“Hurry! Don’t stop!”
Terosa, the demon who always remained calm, unconsciously raised her voice.
“If you don’t want to die, escape!”
The Demon King’s forces hurriedly ran out of the forest, in the opposite direction of Moraka Castle.
“General Mol!”
She called out to General Mol, who wasn’t moving. He had secretly visited Terosa, talking about the gray disease and urging her to retreat.
“…….”
Instead of responding to Terosa’s call, General Mol looked at the water reaching his waist and then diverted his gaze back.
The seawater wasn’t coming this way. Simply, there was too much water flooding the forest. The sea—
‘Cale Henituse.’
It was heading towards Moraka Castle, where he was. The Three Emperors didn’t even look at the Demon King’s army, although they were openly fleeing. From the beginning, he didn’t care about the Demon King’s army’s lives.
“…Crazy.”
Mol had never seen the power of the Purple Blood Family hunters, especially the three called Emperors. But this ‘sea’ he was witnessing now didn’t seem like the power of a single living being.
‘Demon King-nim-’
No, a god? It was like the power of gods and the Demon King. And Cale Henituse, who would confront that power—
‘Will he die?’
And what would happen to the gray disease? Mol couldn’t escape with peace of mind.
Uuuung-
Besides the violent reaction of the Sacred Object on his chest, strangely, he couldn’t escape from there, leaving Cale.
‘Something—’
He had developed a sharp instinct through countless betrayals. His instinct said:
‘There’s something.’
Cale Henituse. That guy’s eyes weren’t dead.
“Submerge.”
At the Third Emperor’s words, an enormous tsunami headed towards Moraka Castle. The sea, which had formed in an instant, made even the surrounding sounds inaudible. Only the sound of raging waves could be heard. Only the tsunami rising to cover the castle could be seen. Only the vibration of the tsunami approaching Moraka Castle could be felt.
“General Mol! If you don’t want to be swept away and die, you must go!”
Terosa’s shout was heard. General Mol thought Cale Henituse wouldn’t be able to do anything about it, and moved with effort. Ears, eyes, senses. Who could defeat a sea that had captured everything? Even so, Mol’s steps were heavy.
Uuuung-
Would it be due to the vibration of the ‘last trace’ of the ‘Nameless God’?
“!”
It was then…
Kuung-
Although he was submerged in the sea, he felt something else. He looked down. The seawater was already reaching his waist, even his sternum. Beneath the water. Yes. Very deep—
“In the depths of the earth—”
Yes. Something was moving from beneath the earth. And that power—
‘Demon King-nim-’
He didn’t know why, but he thought of Demon King-nim. The moment he felt that…
“Everyone behind me!”
Cale Henituse’s voice was heard.
And General Mol, all the living beings there, heard the sound of the earth cracking.
“It’s… it’s already…”
Young Master Jimon, who was moving the last castle demons towards the teleportation magic formation, stopped his movement due to the vibration. At that moment, a cheerful voice was heard.
“Our human has moved!”
Raon cast the teleportation spell with those words. The air soaked in seawater and only the magic formation area were safe, the earth was soaked in seawater. The mana’s movement, enveloped by all that, had slowed down. But Raon didn’t despair at that situation.
“Stone!”
Raon shouted upon seeing an existence emerging from the soaked earth of the gardens. Its form wasn’t completely visible due to the mud, but it was clearly a rock. Beneath the mud. The stones buried deep in the earth were rising.
Kugugugugu-
Raon knew this stone was summoned by his human.
Now, the Dragon Half-Blood who had become Eden Miru. When everyone was in danger due to the Dragon Half-Blood’s power in the Valley of Death. When Raon was young and not fully conscious. At that time, this stone appeared in front of everyone.
And when the White Star tried to destroy the white castle where his mother was sleeping. At that moment, what protected the castle, the last shield, was also this stone.
Kugugugugu---
The castle trembled. All the buildings inside the castle, starting with Moraka Castle’s wall, trembled.
“Uak!”
“What… what’s happening?”
Among those panicking about the teleportation magic formation, those fearing another death would arrive, Raon shouted:
“Don’t worry!”
Raon saw On, Hong, Sui Khan, and Clopeh Sekka running towards him, and beyond their shoulders, Cale’s back, standing alone on the wall, and said:
“This is a shield!”
Kugugugugu-
The approaching tsunami. And the blue dragon and the water serpents. In front of them, the wall was gradually rising.
Kugugugugu-
No.
The stones were moving from the depths of the earth.
The ground.
East, west, south, north.
The stones rising, enveloping all places. Finally, those stones began to envelop the castle like a dome.
Very rapidly. Before the approaching tsunami covered them. Non-stop, an enormous dome, a gray shield, was created.
“Fuu.”
Cale exhaled.
-…Damn it!
The Vitality of the Heart, the Crybaby, said in a choked voice.
-…….
The shield said nothing. But Cale clenched the hands touching the wall and said:
“Come.”
At those words, Choi Han tightly closed his eyes. Tuk. His body touched Moraka Castle, pushed by the approaching tsunami. But he didn’t have the courage to enter the castle.
‘Again—’
Cale-nim is overexerting himself again. Although he knew it was inevitable—
“Hey.”
At that moment, Choi Han saw someone grabbing him by the nape and climbing the wall. It was Beacrox.
“You mustn’t create attachments that distract you.”
Don’t be distracted by the attachment to keep fighting and resisting, don’t interfere with Cale-nim’s effort. As Choi Han thought it was right, he tightly closed his eyes. But then he opened his eyes and pushed Beacrox’s hand away, starting to climb the wall. They had to enter before the dome was complete.
Plap.
At that moment, the sound of gigantic wings was heard.
“Hmm!”
“!”
The two were grabbed by the nape by the Ancient Dragon’s claws.
Whiik!
The Ancient Dragon threw them inside the dome.
Tap.
Tap.
The two people, who softly landed, saw Ron, his servant, standing beside Cale. He was only looking at Cale’s back with a deep gaze. Cale, with his hands resting on the wall, was breathing heavily while looking at Eruhaben. The dome was almost complete. But—
‘The water is faster.’
It was natural that the tsunami would be faster. And the Ancient Dragon also knew that.
“Don’t worry.”
The Ancient Dragon shouted that as he looked ahead. The approaching tsunami. The blue dragon and the water serpents beyond. Even the guy who dared to call himself Dragon King.
“You can’t get hurt.”
At Cale’s stubborn words, the Ancient Dragon laughed.
“Ja, ja! The guy who gets hurt the most is the one who says that.”
He spread his two wings.
‘Once.’
If he could stop the tsunami even once. Cale would take care of the rest. It would be difficult for this unfortunate guy, but—
‘What can I do if that’s all I can do?’
Eruhaben scoffed at himself, who was struggling, seeing the blue dragon and the Dragon King smiling at him. He opened his mouth.
Tap.
At that moment, someone lunged against the wall and climbed onto Eruhaben’s back.
“Ja, ja!”
Eruhaben shouted while laughing:
“Alright, let’s do it!”
“Sorry.”
Choi Han raised his sword.
Uuuung-
A violent black aura undulated from his sword. The energy contained in that aura began to create a black dragon. Choi Han’s most violent power.
Uuuuuu-
And numerous platinum dusts gathered around Eruhaben.
“I’m going.”
The Ancient Dragon’s two wings flapped strongly. Choi Han lowered his sword.
Kwaaaaaaaaaaaaa-!
The black dragon advanced towards the tsunami. It was too small compared to the enormous tsunami. But the black dragon was enveloped in platinum. Numerous dusts made the bright black aura shine even more. It seemed a black dragon containing light was leaping into the sea.
“Ja, ja. A useless act.”
The Dragon King smiled and gestured with his hand. The tsunami advanced faster towards the black dragon. The sea was moving. The black dragon would be devoured by nature.
“!”
But the Third Emperor stopped. The black dragon… It didn’t head towards the tsunami. It leaped upwards. And it rose even higher than the tsunami, then headed downwards, beyond the tsunami.
Directly.
“Do you dare?!”
The dragon charged at the Third Emperor, the Dragon King. The Third Emperor, seeing the charging dragon, strongly waved his hands. The blue dragon charged at the black dragon with its mouth open.
Kwaaaaaaaaaaaaaang------!
A thunderous roar echoed.
-Cale.
At Super Rock’s call, Cale exhaled. Thanks to the brief moment Eruhaben and Choi Han had given their all, they had only drawn the Third Emperor’s attention.
Tap.
Tap.
“Cale. We’ve arrived at your back.”
“Cale-nim.”
Cale, hearing the voices of Eruhaben and Choi Han who had arrived at his back, closed his eyes and opened them. Dark. It wasn’t because it was night. Cale raised his head.
The dome’s ceiling. Moonlight and starlight poured down from the ceiling that was finally being covered with stones. But that would also close soon.
The moment the last stone closed the dome…
Saaaaaaaaa-
Water was visible. A tsunami. The moment the tsunami covered them…
Kuung!
The dome completely closed. Darkness covered everything. When Cale only felt the light of the teleportation magic formation behind him…
-It arrived.
With Super Rock’s words, Cale tightly closed his eyes. And he didn’t move, with his hands resting on the dome’s wall.
Kwaaaaaaaaaaaaa---!
The sea struck the dome. The stone was definitely thick. They had made a thicker stone shield than ever before.
‘It’s eroding.’
But he felt the stones breaking. He felt them eroding.
And it trembled. The entire dome trembled back and forth due to the tsunami striking from everywhere. It was barely standing.
Like a rock standing alone on a small land above the sea.
The dome trembled and trembled. The inside was dark, and Cale couldn’t see anything even if he opened his eyes.
-Cale! You must resist!
Super Rock was telling Cale to resist for the first time.
-You can’t lose your head!
He felt the stones rapidly eroding. Cale felt his heart pounding very fast.
Even if he opened his eyes, he only saw darkness. He only felt the cold texture of the stones in his hands. And he couldn’t hear any sound enveloped by the tsunami.
‘Damn it!’
Was it because he had overexerted himself at the beginning? The pain was intensifying. Cale kept taking stones from everywhere and adding them to the dome. Then, they eroded again. Even so, he didn’t stop.
‘Damn it!’
Especially, his two arms contaminated with Chaos hurt a lot. It seemed he was going to let go of the dome. No.
-React!
Yes. If he made a mistake, he might faint.
-Kreuk, damn it!
Vitality of the Heart was crying and cursing.
-This, this is a disaster. This water—
When the Sky Eating Water couldn’t hide her despair…
“!”
A gleam appeared in Cale’s eyes. From the beginning…
He had no intention of fainting.
He had no intention of escaping.
He also had no intention of defeating this water.
The Third Emperor. He decided that guy was as powerful as a god. First, as he was powerful. He decided to escape. That’s why Cale opened his eyes even amidst the pain.
Because there was something he had to see in this darkness.
Although it was behind. The only light in the darkness was also faintly reflected on the dome’s wall.
Saaaaaaaaa-
Even amidst the sound of the raging waves outside the dome, that light was silently visible.
Paaat!
Teleportation magic. Even darkness is light. The moment that light entered his eyes…
“Human, we can go now!”
The moment he heard those words from Raon… The last teleportation. He realized there was only escaping left.
“Young Master.”
He felt Ron’s hand, which had been near him for a while, touching his shoulder. Someone touching his gray-stained shoulder without hesitation.
“I’ll escort you.”
The moment he heard those words from Ron… Cale opened his mouth.
“Kuluuk!”
Blood came out first.
‘Damn it!’
He couldn’t even speak properly. But Ron understood. As he was closer, Ron’s voice was clearly heard.
“I’ll escort you at the right moment.”
Cale nodded. Only then did he realize he had barely been able to nod. Ron wiped the blood from Cale’s mouth with a handkerchief. In fact, there was already too much blood, so it was useless.
“10 seconds!”
A voice transmitting mana amidst the sea storm was heard. An energetic voice. Cale felt Ron moving.
-Cale. You must leave.
“Young Master.”
Cale couldn’t separate his hands from the wall. The moment he separated his hands, the dome would collapse. It would crack. The tsunami was so terrible and terrifying. Even the rocks that had resisted for thousands of years were turning into sand. That was the sea’s power. And that power was concentrated on the stones enveloping the dome. That’s why Cale had to resist, but—
“5 seconds!”
Even so, the time to release his hands arrived.
Now.
Right now. The moment Cale’s hands separated from the wall…
Tap!
Ron grabbed Cale and leaped from the wall. And immediately ran towards the gardens. Choi Han and Eruhaben accompanied them on both sides.
Cale looked at the ceiling in Ron’s arms.
The stones were cracking.
‘That crazy sea!’
That Dragon King’s power was truly crazy. Wouldn’t the sea god be like that?
Tuduk.
Water was seeping through the cracks. Soon, that water would break the dome and cover them. But Cale looked away from the ceiling.
Uuuung—uuung--
Dark light. The teleportation magic formation. He saw Raon extending his front paw towards him.
“3 seconds!”
2 seconds!
1 second!
At that moment, Raon grabbed his hand, covered in earth and stone dust, touching his front paw. Cale closed his eyes. Before losing consciousness enveloped in darkness, he heard three sounds.
The stones finally broke.
Kwaaaaaaaaaa-
The sea poured inside. And before that sea covered the inside of the gray shield…
Paaat!
Along with a small sound, a darkness enveloped Cale’s group.
Soon, the dome completely collapsed. The enormous stone wall broke into small fragments. It looked like a stone tomb. But there was nothing in the place where the stones had broken. There was no one dead.
Finally, the gray shield sacrificed itself, but it protected what it had to protect.
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