My Demons - Chapter 130



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My Villains Episode 130

34. Soul Shaman (2)

As we descended the steep slope of Donghyeol, a wide cavity was revealed.

“Is it really a mine?”

“I think so.”

According to the whispers coming from behind, this place seemed to be some kind of mine. In addition to the fragments of the cart seen at the entrance, all kinds of boxes, pickaxes, ropes, carts, boards, and wooden beams scattered around the cavity added to the feeling.

Through the simple search that followed, we were able to obtain an unexpected clue.

I asked a question as I looked closely at the lumps handed to me by Archer Cole.

“… … Gold? Gold?”

” maybe.”

“Well, isn’t it like copper?”

The person who answered my question was prosecutor Simos.

“There are very few minerals this yellow and opaque. “There are cases of pyrite, but it is definitely gold.”

At her assertion, I held the lumps in the light of a torch. There were fifteen randomly shaped pieces of gold ranging from the size of a fingernail to the size of a finger.

“And, if you can break out a gold nugget of that size, it means that your profitability is ridiculously high.”

When I gave him a look asking for an explanation, Simos continued.

“Gold ore often looks like just a lump of stone at a glance. The reason such a piece of gold falls so low is… … . “It’s definitely not the norm.”

I asked, returning the gold pieces to Kol.

“Where did you find this?”

“It was hidden among the junk in the corner.”

“Did the miner hide it? … . people’?”

“There were some clothes and gloves, but there were no people.”

“… … “A corpse too?”

“Bodies too.”

It seems like I’m caught up in something complicated.

Suddenly, Dionea… … . Well, I remember hearing a meaningful conversation while I was hiding.

-Just thinking about the debt I already owe to the Count makes me feel like my back is bent. If you extend your hand any further, the mine and everything else will be taken away.

-Brother, this is not the time to be greedy!

-Isn’t this all done for you? Do you want to live on a small patch of land? like me!

It was a conversation between Baron Mallory and another man. I didn’t think about it at the time because I had other things going on, but now that I think about it, I find it very suspicious.

A debt to the earl, a mine, a man who calls Baron Mallory his brother… … .

I thought for a moment and shook my head. What was important now was not to find out the circumstances surrounding this mine, but to follow the flow of strange magical power.

I think it took about an hour to go down through the hollow? Thick beams and supports supporting the ceiling began to appear. Looking at the traces of artificially breaking the rock and digging into the ground, it seemed certain that this was a mine.

Not long after entering the tunnel, we came across several points where the road diverged. But there was no need to get confused about the route.

“Is it the left one?”

Ellen, who was following, nodded quietly.

Magical energy was flowing from the left shaft. The magic power was so strong that even mercenaries unfamiliar with magic could feel it.

After entering the tunnel on the left, a very strange scene unfolded before us.

“… … what’s this?”

The tunnel, which had been as dark as darkness just a moment ago, was filled with bright indigo light. It was a beautiful but incomprehensible sight, as if the sea was rippling on the ceiling and the sky was spreading out on the floor.

It is natural that light becomes weaker the further away it is from the light source, but the strange indigo color cut off at one point. The pitch-black darkness of the tunnel and the bright indigo light beyond were facing me… … .

“It’s a crack.”

“Ellen, be careful.”

Ellen, who left my voice behind and flew away, stretched out her hand toward the line that separates darkness and indigo. The hand that was carefully extended made contact with something with a ‘pop’.

“0-0” —■ log •

“what’s the matter?” Ellen narrowed her eyes for a moment before opening her mouth.

“I read it in the palace.”

” what?”

“A method to artificially bring about dimensionality.”

The world of indigo was surrounded by a film that looked like water droplets. Ellen touched the curtain and continued her explanation.

“It seems like a branch of the spirit world was taken and grafted onto the present world. “The spirit world is pouring in through the crack that formed.”

“It’s pouring in? Um, like water?”

“okay. “Like a river pouring through a crack in the dam.”

“So, the magical power of the spirit world comes in?”

“No, the spirit world itself is flowing in. This is the characteristic of all dimensions except the present world. Liquidity and instability… …

Druid Xanavas stepped forward.

“It was Akanku Karamek’s doing.”

“Why on earth is that bastard doing something like this?”

“He was the best soul shaman in the plains. “He was especially good at handling the souls of beasts.”

The souls of beasts. I saw a summoning shaman.

“Karamek broke the taboo of being a shaman.”

“Taboo?”

Utequai, wearing a dolme on his shoulder, answered instead.

“Capturing the human soul.”

“You caught me?”

“It made it impossible for me to leave. “She could not be held in her mother’s arms.”

“she?”

“Karamek’s wife.”

“… … Captured her wife’s soul?”

Haha, this sounds like some kind of idiot again.

“So, you used necromancy with your wife’s soul?”

Zanavas shook his head at my question.

“It’s a little different. Karamek tried to turn his dead wife’s soul into a spirit.”

Ellen burst out laughing.

“Turn the soul into a spirit? “There’s no way something like that would be possible.”

“Karamek must have believed it was possible. “Because he has experience turning the soul of a beast into a spirit.”

Ellen’s mouth opened slightly.

“… … So, you made spirits that were not chosen by nature into spirits? “Artificially?”

” yes.”

“How could that make no sense…” …

“I told you. He is Choi Won Choi

“He was a soul shaman.”

Utequoi added to Ellen, who was speechless.

“right. “He was the best shaman since his mother created the meadow.”

… … Wait, you’re the best soul shaman of all time? This makes me feel uneasy for some reason. Come to think of it, when did I raise a soul shaman?

As I was silent as I was racking my brain, Atalanta asked Xanabas.

“So, why did he bring the spirit world here?”

“Six years ago, Karamek failed to transform his wife’s soul into a spirit. In the process, it was discovered that he was holding onto her soul, and he was banished from the plains.”

“So?”

“Maybe he didn’t give up. “It’s difficult to turn a human soul into a spirit in the present world, so I’m thinking of trying it in the spirit world.”

“So, what happens if I leave this alone?”

“There are three cases. Either the status quo will remain like this, or the point where the dimensions meet will be cut off… … Ellen, lost in her thoughts, opened her mouth.

“Either the dimensions completely overlap. “That is dimensional conflict.”

Atalanta, who was listening, scratched her cheek and expressed doubt.

“Well, what if the status quo is maintained and the connection to the dimension is lost?”

“Nothing will happen.”

“Then, if that guy named Karamek turns his wife into a spirit and cuts off the connection to the dimension again, nothing will happen.”

Ellen frowned and interrupted Atalanta.

“That’s nonsense. It is impossible for a mere human to control the dimension. Moreover, the power of the spirit world is still growing little by little. “You will soon lose control.”

“O ugh”

— Tag •

It was about time that Atalanta fell silent.

Wow.

The strange sound came from behind the mine shaft, along the path the party had passed.

“••••••what?”

“Is it a person?”

A series of strange crying sounds began to echo everywhere. As the party finished preparing for battle, the torches held by the mercenaries began to create shadows on the other side of the tunnel.

Shut it off!

A fierce howl erupted, and shadows began to run. The blurry thing looked like a human shape.

“come!”

“Arrow, shoot arrow!”

Amias shouted at the clearly felt hostility.

Ellen’s frost pick, Atalanta’s purple spear, and the archers’ arrows split the mine shaft.

That-

As I caught a glimpse of several people falling to the ground, I pulled out the bloody blade. As Hrunting scattered red sword light, their appearance was revealed.

“What the fuck,”

What was running toward me with its mouth wide open was something that resembled a human. The head, torso, and limbs were clearly human, but there were traces of animals or plants all over the body.

If there were leaves growing on the chin or the nails were curved like hooks, they were in good condition.

There were monsters with all kinds of terrible appearances, including one with what looked like tree roots sprouting from its shoulders, one with its entire body covered in stiff fur, and one with a lump of wet rock hanging in place of its head.

Shut it off!

“Ugh, what are these again?”

Even though I said in horror, I moved my body instinctively. Every time I raise my shield or swing my sword, the human-like monster falls down.

It didn’t take long until all the more than thirty monsters were defeated. Contrary to their hideous appearance, they were not very strong.

Druid Xanabas looked at their bodies and his face turned pale.

“It’s terrible. “They are people who have been invaded by the spirit world.”

“Do you mean this is a person?”

“It must have been a person. “Once upon a time.”

Xanavas looked back at the party and spoke in a cautious tone.

“It seems the spirit world is closer than expected. “People without magic can be dangerous.”

“What does that mean?”

“Without horsepower, you can’t resist erosion.”

Xanavas pointed to the other side of the tunnel, to a world colored in indigo.

“It will be especially severe in the cracks. “It probably won’t last even an hour and will turn into something like that.”

The faces of Amias’ gang turned pale. Well, who would want to become such a mindless monster?

“Anyway, we have to enter the rift, right?”

“… … To stop Karamek, yes. “You have to go in.”

“Only people with magical powers should go in.”

“If you are born with even a little magical power, you will be able to last much longer than an ordinary person. In particular, someone with enormous magical power like Ellen has a very low chance of being eroded.”

As people’s eyes gathered, Ellen shrugged her shoulders with a nonchalant expression.

“What you looking at?”

When my eyes wandered to the road, I sighed and said.

“Then there’s nothing we can do. “People without magical power stay here.”

There was no objection.

A total of eight people decided to stay. It was the Amias gang and the warriors Agos and Vittorio.

As the rest were about to enter the crack, leader Amias smiled bitterly.

“… … “Huh, it didn’t help in the end.”

As I remained silent, Utequai, whose face was entirely covered in combat makeup, tapped Amiis on the shoulder.

“Watch your back.”

“Back, you mean?”

“right. “If someone destroys the mine, we will be buried alive.”

” ah.”

Amias smiled and nodded.

“Please come back.”

“okay.”

After sighing and laughing, I led seven party members into the crack.

Inside the crack, in a word, it was a different world.

At first, it felt like I was walking on sky. The sky was full of light beneath the transparent floor, and when I looked up, the sea was rippling above me.

It is a dream-like landscape that can never be found in reality.

“This is the spirit world… …

“To be precise, the space in the present world is filled with the spirit world.”

Ellen’s explanation suddenly made me lost in thought.

Originally, the spirit world could not be experienced during the campaign. It was a level I was lucky enough to encounter while clearing the campaign and playing content called ‘Expedition’.

The scenery I saw then was similar to what is unfolding in front of me now. Of course, there was no comparison between the scrap of graphics displayed on the monitor and the reality unfolding in front of us.

After walking for a while and getting used to this strange scenery, I said, “Hey, look at that!”

What Atalanta was pointing at, making a loud noise, was none other than the sky.

Shoot-

The sea that had filled our heads was pouring down!

“Crazy, what the hell-”

“Heo Eok,”

We froze in that majestic view of the ocean falling, unable to even think of resisting.

Gooooo!

However, contrary to expectations that we would be trapped or swept away by the fierce water, the sea split on both sides with us at the center.

Kwakwakwa!

The water split right above my head, forming a waterfall and pouring down in all directions. It felt like a huge amount of water was being poured onto the plastic umbrella. Looking down, bright blue water was rising where the sky used to be.

The strange scene of the ocean pouring in and the overwhelming roar made us freeze in place, not even able to move.

“Po, poi.”

Before I knew it, Ellen was in my arms, shaking like a baby bird.

“It’s okay, it’s okay.”

I stroked his arm with a trembling hand.

Guuuu.

How much time passed like that before the roar finally stopped. We drifted through the deep sea and slowly emerged, as if caught in a bubble of air.

And finally, the air bubble we were carrying rose above the sea.

Shoot.

Standing on the blue water, we looked around with anxious expressions.

“… … “I’m completely out of my mind.”

“Marta’ae.”

While we were slowly coming to our senses, another air bubble rose nearby.

“that-”

“what?”

The sea water splashed around, and what emerged was a man with his skin painted entirely white.

“At last, finally, finally.”

He wore a colorful cloak with stars and bones on it. The hem of his white cloak hung over the water, as if he had folded his wings.

“You guys are here.”

Earrings made from carved bone, a pendant sparkling with rainbow colors, and a stone tablet held in her left hand caught her eye.

“It was my first foresight.”

The man slowly turned around. She was a beautiful man with a broad forehead, thick eyebrows, and a slim jawline.

“Those who will bring back love.”

The eyes, black even to the whites, turned towards us. It was something I had experienced once, eyes looking into my soul.

” nice to meet.”

The man, Soul Shaman Karamek, smiled at us.