My Demons - Chapter 205



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My Villains Episode 205

45. Into the fog (5)

To summarize Kelsen’s explanation,

The fog that has now settled in the forest flows from a strange space called ‘Dream Territory’.

And the realm of dreams is a space created by the ‘world of illusions’ flowing through a dimensional passage.

The world of illusion is a dimension where dreams materialize, and is one of the dimensions of evil like the underworld and the flame world.

… … Ha, it’s difficult.

It is an ominous fog made up of evil magic flowing from the dimension of evil.

Of course, you won’t be able to escape through ordinary means.

Well, that’s what I already guessed. Even Ellen, who has the highest understanding of magic among us, is unable to feel the magic of another dimension permeating the fog. In this situation, breaking the fog would have been close to impossible.

While I was quietly organizing my thoughts, Ute Kwai suddenly opened his mouth.

“Do you remember what Akanku Karamek said?”

“Karamek? “Soul Shaman?”

I scratched my eyebrows and asked back.

“Uh, what did he say?”

“He saw here with foresight. “The crow’s territory.”

“••••••what?”

Ellen, who had been sitting quietly next to me, suddenly raised her head. Her eyes were wide open.

“That’s right, I said that. Crow’s territory… … . “I meant Raven’s Cliff.”

“What did he say?”

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Ellen closed her eyes tightly and placed both hands on her temples.

“The seals of the capital are broken, the apostles of death walk the earth, and the crow’s realm is filled with nightmares. Gods are indifferent, Elyos are arrogant, and fairies are indecisive. If we do not attract the spirit world, the present world will be swallowed up by the dimension of evil.”

I opened my mouth wide at what he said.

“… … Do you remember all that? “Is it a recorder?”

“What is a tape recorder again? And, I’m a wizard. “There’s no way you wouldn’t remember such a significant prophecy.”

Ellen narrowed her brows and continued speaking.

“Now that I think about it, the talk about ‘the apostle of death walking the earth’ must have predicted the appearance of Luke, the ‘king of death.’”

“Umm.” I scratched my eyebrows and then shrugged my shoulders.

“Well, let’s leave the story about Karamek’s prophecy for later. “That’s not what’s urgent right now.”

When Utequoi and Ellen nodded, I looked down at Kelsenne again.

“… … So the conclusion is that if you kill the person who controls the Dream Territory, this fog will break, right? “Is that the only solution?”

“Yes, um, to be precise.”

The vampire with the appearance of an alluring woman lowered her voice and continued speaking.

“If you defeat the master, you will take possession of the dream territory.”

“Take over the territory?”

“yes. Naturally, if you become the new owner of the territory, you will not be affected by this fog. No, it’s not that much.”

Kelsenne wet her dry, cracked lips and her eyes sparkled insidiously.

“In the realm of dreams, the owner is truly like a god.”

He is like a god. Somehow it feels like the devil’s temptation.

“You can have anything you want, you can create it, you can destroy it. At this point, he has complete control over not only the fog but the entire Dream Realm. “Like God.”

She seemed to speak in a muffled voice, but it didn’t do much good. Because the tavern was quite quiet.

The mercenaries and merchants who overheard Kelsen’s seductive whispers began whispering among themselves about what to do.

“••••♦•True.”

When you are lost and have lost seven of your comrades, you listen to empty words like ‘God-like beings’. After all, human greed is.

I laughed and pulled out a long dagger from my belt. As the large silver-gray blade appeared, Kelsenne suddenly became meditative.

“Po, Poynix, sir? “Why-”

“Uh, well. “For some reason, I feel a little dirty because I have the feeling that you are making some kind of mess.”

“yes yes? No, what do you mean, I’m acting like a fool, I-”

He walked up to Kelsene, who was mumbling something, and stabbed the dagger into her thigh.

Phew.

As the palm-sized blade cut through the soft skin and embedded itself in the floor, smoke billowed out.

Kell Senne arched his back and screamed in pain as his flesh cracked and cracked.

“Kyaaaaaaaaaaaaa! Black, ahhh,”

Following the terrible scream, Mibu’s eyes rolled back, her hands trembled, and she began panting. It was very sad to see her unable to touch her dagger despite her immense pain.

“Ah, it hurts, I feel like I’m going to die, *sigh* Poynix, *sigh* please, please,”

The pain in my exhaled breath and the fear in my moans spread throughout the bar. Those who had been letting their imaginations run wild suddenly fell silent at the sight presented by me and Kelsenne.

“I was just explaining *sigh* and I didn’t mean anything bad at all.”

“Oh yeah? “The way you talk seems very tempting. Am I mistaken?”

Kelsenne, who was about to nod quickly, took a deep breath as if she saw the smile on my face.

“No, no. “I made you misunderstand, misunderstand.”

“… … yes?”

“yes yes. *sigh* I’m sorry, I didn’t even know. “Forgive me, please forgive me.”

When I glanced back, the atmosphere seemed to have been somewhat refreshed, so I pulled out the dagger stuck in Kelsenne’s thigh. Of course, I didn’t forget to twist the blade about 30 degrees in the process.

Crackling.

A horrendous scream erupted again along with acrid smoke. I returned to my seat, sighing with a nasal sigh as the satisfaction welled up in my heart.

Part of me wanted to sit back and cut off all my fingers and toes, but… … . You can’t show such an ugly face when Ellen and Mungchi are next to you.

Suddenly, I looked to the side and made eye contact with a bundle of people sitting on the bar, shaking their feet.

The guy whose eyes were shining with interest quickly changed his expression and smiled. She had a bright and cute smile like always, so she smiled at me too.

I gave it to you.

… … Now that I think about it, Moongchi seemed to enjoy killing people. Maybe we could share a hobby.

Meanwhile, Ellen, who had been quietly thinking, opened her mouth while stroking her wet hair.

” Strange.”

“huh? what?”

“If you listen to that vampire’s explanation, the dream territory is actually a ‘quasi-dimension.’”

“… … “What is quasi-dimensional?” Every time I asked a question with such a stupid expression, Ellen would always criticize me, but this time, for some reason, she continued to explain obediently.

“Quasi-dimensional means, simply put, an ‘independent world.’”

“An independent world?”

“huh. Although it is of lower quality than the ‘basic dimension’ such as the present world, the heavenly world, or the underworld, it is so difficult that it is close to impossible to create. Anyway, it is one dimension and an independent world. however.”

Ellen continued speaking, crossing her arms and tapping her temples with her index fingers.

“That kind of quasi-dimensional thing was created in less than 10 years, even by a vampire. “It’s ridiculous.”

In response to the question Ellen raised, I turned my attention to Kel Senne. She placed her forehead on the dirty floor and moaned, then lifted her head with difficulty.

“Well, *huh* I don’t know, but it was probably possible thanks to the many sacrifices.”

“Sacrifice?”

“yes. Count, no, Tenvierma, not only humans but also all kinds of spirits,

*Phew* I used it as my water to open the dimensional passage.” “Can you open a passage using a human sacrifice?”

“yes. That was the core of the magic book Tenvierma obtained.”

Umm.

From my memory of playing the game, it seems that the vampire lord Tenvierma killed him right before he could succeed in his plot.

During the boss fight in Chapter 4, there was a ritual going on. Was it to open a dimensional passage?

Oh, I don’t know.

Because I was a bastard who skipped every text. There was no way I would have paid attention to the details of what Tenby Erma was plotting… … .

As I pressed my forehead and remained silent, Utequoi, who was sitting next to me, opened his mouth.

“How many did you kill?”

“Uh, yes?”

“Human sacrifice. “How many people did you kill?”

“… … Well, I don’t know exactly.”

“Say it. Even if it’s not accurate.”

“… … Most of the citizens of the Gistol region,”

Utekwai shook his head with a stern look in his eyes.

“I asked how many there were.”

“Well, probably around 3,000 people… …

As Kelsen trailed off, sighs and prayers came from all over the tavern.

“You were completely crazy.”

“Huh, Lord of Light.”

“How could someone who was once a person do such a terrible thing?”

At that time, Hayla, who was sitting in front of the bar, opened her mouth.

“That group of vampires from two days ago.”

She had a sweet voice and spoke very little. Thanks to this, she could easily attract people’s attention even with a quiet word. like now.

“They were the earl’s subjects?”

The mercenaries’ eyes focused on the noticeably red lips. Before they could understand what he was saying, Hayla pursed her lips again.

“After sacrificing the lives of the people, they made them part of the family. That’s why outsiders didn’t notice.”

Only then did the people who realized Tenvierma’s atrocities opened their mouths or cursed quietly.

Utequoi looked back at me with a stern expression.

“We killed him too easily. “He had to pay the price he deserved.”

“… … Well, where will the punishment go? “I will pay it even if it means dying.”

“right. “I hope so.”

Kelsenne, who had been rolling her eyes here and there as if she felt the atmosphere around her becoming cold, quickly opened her mouth.

“Oh, don’t get me wrong. Because I was just Tenbi Erma and his descendant. As you know, vampires cannot go against the source of blood-”

She kept repeating excuses, but there was no reason to listen to them. Regardless of whether she was guilty or not, I was planning on torturing her until she was shriveled up.

“It’s noisy. Anyway, the only way to overcome this situation now is to take over the dream territory, right?”

“yes yes.”

“••••••Hmm.”

This is completely screwed up.

I leaned back against the backrest and closed my eyes. Then Steedman, a tight-lipped man sitting on the floor nearby, asked a question as if he were puzzled.

“Don’t you think you can just go to that Raven castle and kill the owner? “It’s not difficult, so why are you doing this?”

“… … It’s not difficult. “I heard it could be the Dark Knight who is the owner there?”

“Oh, even so,”

Steedman said and glanced around. Me, Utequai, Ellen, Munchi, Heila, and other mercenaries were reflected in the maroon eyes one after another.

“Well, isn’t that just one guy?”

Well, I can roughly guess what he’s thinking. A group of us would easily be able to simmer down quite a bit of land, so what’s there to be scared of?

“… … “You don’t know what the Dark Knight is, do you?”

“Well, what is it? I think a certain bard, Naboorang, told me a story about the Dark Knight. “I don’t really remember.”

“Ugh.”

As I sighed in frustration, Ellen spoke with a cautious expression.

“There are very few stories about the Dark Knight, so it is difficult to guess what kind of monster it is. However, there is a record that during the ancient empire, a dark knight single-handedly wiped out a prosperous city… …

After hesitating, the guy slowly opened his mouth.

“Maybe it’s a monster on a similar level to ‘Creeping Dragon.’”

“A creeping dragon? under-”

Just as I was about to snort at Ellen’s guess. Ute Kwai pursed her lips and let out a sigh.

“Mmm! “If you are as powerful as a creeping dragon, it becomes a very dangerous battle.”

The monster we encountered in South Harbor, the ‘Creating Dragon’, made me, Ellen, and the Utequwai trio become famous throughout the kingdom.

The mercenaries and merchants gathered at the tavern also knew this, so they all had curious faces.

“Was that creeping dragon that strong?”

When Steedman asked, Utequoi shook his head.

“right. When you raise your body, the sea shakes, and when you open your mouth, a tall watchtower swallows you. “It quickly caught and ate a sea giant as big as a sailboat.”

It was very rare for Utequai to tell stories of his heroics, so the mercenaries listened with bright eyes.

“The dark red scales are harder than steel, and they are more vicious than any beast on earth. “Without the help of Prince Ulkar and his knights, we would have died.”

“Oh oh.”

As the story went in an unexpected direction, I was pounding my heart in frustration.

Are you comparing the Dark Knight to an underground lord or something? Do you think the 3 article is called 3X for no reason?

I haven’t actually tested it, but if the Dark Knight gets together, the Underground Lord won’t be able to last even 5 seconds and will be reduced to a piece of meat. This means that the level difference between the two is significant.

That’s right, the appropriate level to attack the underground lord in the game was only around 40.

On the other hand, what about the Dark Knight?

You have to be at least mid-50s to be worth it. Of course, that’s based on my standards.

“••••••under.”

To be honest, I already had an idea of ​​how to overcome this fog.

Well, if you’re trapped in a mysterious barrier or a cursed maze and can’t escape, destroying the core inside is a cliché from all kinds of games, right?

The reason we tried to run away even though we knew this clearly was because we knew that our group would not be a match for the Dark Knight.

Hayla looked at me as I sighed repeatedly. She blinked her eyes slowly, crossed her long eyelashes a few times, and opened her mouth.

“Let’s go to Raven’s Cliff.”

“what?”

“There is only one way anyway.”

I shook my head, wiping my face with a frustrated sigh.

“If the only way is to commit group suicide, then it is better to just wander around like this for the rest of your life.”

“The owner of the territory may not be the Dark Knight.”

“It could be the Dark Knight. “You don’t know that.”

“trunnion.”

Hayla persuaded me in a calm tone.

“If the owner of the territory is a dark knight, it’s only a matter of time before he dies.”

“According to Kelsenne, in the realm of dreams, the owner is like a god.”

“… … okay. however?”

“If the Dream Territory continues to grow in power and encroach on this forest, we will have to face the Dark Knight anyway. “The dark knight who completely rules the realm of dreams.”

… … I can’t breathe.

Just a dark knight is scary enough, but fighting in a dimension he dominates… … .

Hayla blinked quietly and watched me moisten my dry lips. After giving him enough time, he opened his mouth.

“Whoever rules the Dream Territory, there is no way that ruling a quasi-dimension is that easy.”

Suddenly, I looked around and saw that all the mercenaries were listening to her voice. Meanwhile, Hayla kept her eyes focused only on me and continued speaking quietly.

“He’s probably focused on taking control of the dimension right now. “Then what should we do?”

The one who answered her question was the one-eyed magic swordsman Simos.

“We should hurry.”

“that’s right.”

Hayla nodded and then added.

“Quick resolution. That’s the only answer.”

She closed her mouth with those last words. And he blinked slowly as if he was waiting for my answer.

Other people gathered at the bar also turned their eyes to me, perhaps drawn to Hayla’s gaze.

“… … “Sigh.”

After meeting thirty-one pairs of eyes, I sighed deeply and nodded.

“good. “Let’s move now.”