My Demons - Chapter 237



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My Villains Episode 237

48. Artist (4)

Immediately after the artist’s last breath, something strange happened.

“… … uh?” The blood spurting from the monster’s neck began to be absorbed into me through the blade.

what? Is it because of ‘looting’?

As he quickly withdrew his blood, the blade of blood surrounding Hrunting instantly dispersed. But the monster’s black blood was still flowing through his fingertips.

Xpal, what is this again?

I was embarrassed and took a few steps back, but the black blood followed me persistently. Now, it wasn’t just flowing backwards, it was bubbling up as if it were boiling, swallowing up Hrunting and her right arm that was holding Hrunting.

“Holy shit!”

I tried to control the bleeding by regaining my vitality, but it was no use. Blood, which calmly obeyed my control when the monster was alive, only went wild after the monster died. It was incomprehensible.

The incomprehensible matter did not end there.

Tsutsutsu.

Like butter on a hot pan, the artist’s body began to melt. The sight of a monster that looked just like me losing its shape mixed with black blood was so creepy that it sent shivers down my spine.

I was in confusion for a while. I felt like something was filling my insides.

When I first entered this place, the realm of dreams, I felt something precious being torn away. Something that was lost back then is now being regained.

Of course, that something was a piece of the soul, and at the same time, the ego as an artist. A cruel and nasty self created from my darkness.

No matter how dark it was or how dirty it was, it was also ‘me’. Therefore, she cherished her regained self in her heart.

Is it because I was killed? The artist’s ego had shrunk to a small size. He probably won’t be able to run wild as he wants from now on.

We will forever suffer, struggle, and continue our existence in dissatisfaction. Inside me.

The artist and the black blood that melted him disappeared without a trace. No, it was absorbed into me.

Meanwhile, there was one thing that made me uncomfortable. Hrunting’s blade, which was originally milky white, had turned black. The black blade was pulsating slightly, as if it had been steeped in the blood of an artist.

This was also something I didn’t understand, but, well, it probably doesn’t matter much.

Meanwhile, at the same time as I felt complete, I realized that I had become the master of this quasi-dimension. The dream realm that the artist had built was now completely mine.

It was then.

A large, unknown intruder entered the ninth room, the ‘nursery.’ It was a feeling I felt thanks to becoming the master of a quasi-dimension.

Goo goo goo-

Then, a huge figure appeared without any context. The thing that came towards me, crushing the red brick buildings, was a snake with its tongue lashing out.

The air trembled and a snake’s voice was heard.

“It’s been a while, descendant.”

“… … you are.”

Steel-like scales and burning eyes, a body that would engulf the earth, and fangs that would pollute the sea.

“Apostle of the Apocalypse. A snake that drinks blood.”

It was the snake I met in my inner world when I was fighting against Akanku Karamek and my life was in danger.

Perhaps it was because of my muttering, or some other reason, but the vertical pupil, engulfed in fierce flames, was looking down at me with a very satisfied expression.

“Now my spirit has become quite strong and strong. “It’s great”

‘It has become hard and solid’. It’s an expression her grandmother would use… … .

With that in mind, I looked at the snake. Of course, because the snake was so huge, I had to crane my neck as hard as I could to make eye contact, as if I was looking up at a 20-story apartment building.

“Are you really my ancestor?”

“Why do you think that?”

“I just, um, killed my alter ego, a monster that was half human and half lizard.”

“Humans and lizards.”

“It was pretty gross. “Now that I see it, the shape of its scales looks a bit like yours.”

The snake was silent for a moment. She couldn’t hear anything, but she could tell that she was smiling.

I looked up at the snake for a moment and then opened my mouth.

“This is already the second time we’ve met. Now, why don’t you tell us about your business?”

“occasion?”

“yes. “What do you want?”

“It’s hard to understand the meaning.”

“What is difficult? “I’m asking why I was born here.”

“I was just drawn to the familiar scent. reason

“There is no.”

No reason? What is this stupid old lady?

“Being hungry and waiting is my job, and taking care of my descendants like this is my job.”

The snake made an incomprehensible noise and looked down at the Hrunting held in my hand.

“That kid has grown up too.”

“… … Uh, it got a little long, right? “The appearance has also changed quite a bit.”

The snake flicked its tongue for a moment. He seemed to be worried about something.

“good night. “I will allow hatching.” “… … hatching? “What does that mean?”

“ruler. “Preparations are complete.”

Just as I was about to ask again, the snake opened its mouth wide. I was swallowed up by her in an instant.

Returned to dark space.

The other group members were still floundering in the gravity-free space, and Hayla, who was nearby, was watching me with wide eyes. Looking at it, it seems that the time I was gone wasn’t that long.

I stretched out my hand towards Hayla, who was waving her arms and legs as if she was swimming towards me. We grabbed each other’s wrists and pulled, and she fell into my arms like before.

Then, he began controlling the Dream Territory. Since all nine rooms had collapsed and only a dark space remained, the structure became very simple. So much so that even Koreans unfamiliar with magic can easily manipulate it.

Ugh.

A tremor started from somewhere, and then the space collapsed. That’s how we left the realm of dreams.

After the throne was activated and the six people, including Phoenix, disappeared, there were only eleven people left in the underground audience room. Even so, excluding the child Alena and the captive Saitz, their total strength was only nine.

In front of the entrance with the iron gate and all kinds of miscellaneous items piled up, pony-haired Fritz shouted fiercely.

“fire! “Bring the fire!”

“You crazy bastard, I have something to do with making a raccoon den! “No fire!”

“It’s better to be suffocated than to be bitten by a vampire! So shut up and bring the fire, you bastard!”

Crossbowman Gidon uttered a few curse words beginning with ‘Oh, my lord’ and then handed over the torch.

Grumbling. Thanks to the oil being sprinkled in advance, the miscellaneous items caught fire in an instant. Fritz spat and stepped back, holding a torch in his left hand and an iron flail in his right.

Stylish Steedman formed a line with Freckled Mira, veteran Confire, heavy soldier Dervish, and heavy swordsman Umberta. He was pounding the kite shield with his ax to gain his momentum.

“Once we block the lead, we’ll push all the way to the first floor! All you have to do is kill the leader who is Tophelin or something and that’s it!”

It was bullshit.

Judging from the sound of footsteps, there were probably at least a few hundred vampires. Nine people were not a number that could be handled.

Even though they clearly knew this, the mercenaries did not open their mouths.

There was no escape route in the first place. However, it was impossible to surrender to the vampire. Their fate was to wield their weapons until the end and then die.

So the mercenaries thought it would be better to take a breather and prepare for battle instead of having a useless argument.

Crackling, crackling-

I heard the sound of dirty bare feet stepping on the cold stone steps. The vampires who had arrived at the castle were advancing towards the basement.

“El scischa, urio (by tearing and burning)… …

One-eyed Simos, holding a long sword, began to chant a spell. As the sound of the vampires’ footsteps got closer, the spells became faster, and before she knew it, her left hand was dyed blue and sparks were flying.

When a naked man finally appeared on the illuminated stairs, Simos stretched out his left hand and shouted.

“……Judio-cium（Punish）!”

Absolutely! There was a loud noise as if hundreds of sheets of paper were being torn apart at once. It was ‘Arrow Lightning’, a spell that Simos had recently learned.

A beam of light the size of a palm at most shot out at the speed of a lightning bolt, leaving an elongated afterimage. The bolt of lightning pierced through the naked vampire, bounced off the stone wall, and began to run wild inside the spiral staircase.

“Shut it off!”

Just like the arrow lightning, the scream also echoed loudly through the stone wall.

Fifteen vampires fell, and countless others that followed rushed into the throne room, tripping or tumbling over the previous vampires. Simos, who had exhausted a considerable amount of his mana, quickly retreated.

Boom!

The long crossbow shot by Gidon pierced the two vampires along with the heavy sound of the sword being thrown.

“Kyaap!”

Umberta shouted and threw away the javelin that Poy Nix had left behind. A vampire in the form of a young man fell down, clutching his stomach.

The dervish, a heavy soldier, threw the ax he was holding and knocked down an old man. And he shouted as he pulled out the magic sword he had acquired not long ago.

“Rider of the Sun, watch over me!”

Asking for the protection of her patron saint, she held out her shield and swung her magic sword. The gently white blade cut deeply into the back of the vampire who had crossed the barrier.

“They are coming over! Throw the road into the flames!”

Conwyer, who was next to her, pushed the vampire away with a thick heater shield and then slashed with his sword. The angled sword split the head in an instant, and Kern Whir lifted his foot and kicked the corpse. The dead vampire fell backwards and was engulfed in miscellaneous fire.

At that moment, a corner of the barrier collapsed. This is because dozens of vampires rushed in at once.

When fifteen vampires crawled out of the hole and through the flames, Steedman screamed in horror.

“Stop it! Esson, holy water-!”

“I am going right now!”

The chubby Eson who was waiting behind him swung his arm wide and sprayed holy water.

“Keeeeeeek!”

The vampires, who were on fire and rushing fiercely, were hit with holy water and let out miserable screams. And then it shrunk, spewing out black and white smoke.

It was Mira and Fritz who plugged the hole.

Freckled Mira adjusted her distance from the vampires with her unique light movements and swung her sword. Because her long sword was imbued with magic, it was several times sharper than her regular sword. Thanks to this, she was able to easily defeat her vampires with just a light and quick sword strike.

“Come here, you damned bastards! Stick out your head!”

Fritz jumped into the crowd of vampires, shouting in Gellan. And he swung wildly with the torch and his iron flail, smashing and breaking everything he could. Then, when the surrounding vampires attacked, they used their armor to ward them off or hit their faces with their elbows or knees.

The mercenaries’ propaganda continued for a while, but it was not enough to withstand the vampires that flocked in like a swarm of ants. The iron gate blocking the entrance fell down entirely due to the pressure. Pounced upon a burning pile of junk.

The vampires lost their senses at the faint smell of blood and jumped onto the iron door that was burning with flames.

“shit… … . Esson, holy water!” From behind, Esson is swinging a pole hammer and shouting, ‘I used it all up a long time ago! When he shouted, ‘It’s the end!’, Steedman gritted his teeth.

“Jeez, damn-!”

He threw down his shield, ripped off the dangling vampire ear, and chopped off the other’s head with an axe. When the ax blade was stuck in his skull and he could not move, he put down the sack and stepped back, and pulled out the ‘sword of destruction’ hanging from his waist.

“Ryaaap-!”

Steedman, holding a knife weighing 6 kilograms with both hands, shouted loudly.

We squeezed our strength together.

Sigh!

With a cheerful sound, two vampires, cut in two at the waist, rolled around on the floor.

“Damn, damn.”

The iron gate, which had been crushed with miscellaneous items, became tilted even more as the vampires continued to climb over it. Naturally, the number of vampires jumping over the barrier also increased rapidly.

The moment when the mercenaries fell into despair.

The throne placed inside the throne room was shattered into pieces. After that-

Wooooow.

-A black disk appeared with a strange metallic sound, like an iron ball rolling on a silver tray.

“… … no way.”

As Steedman was about to half-open his mouth, people poured out of the dream gate.

“Kyaaaa!”

The first one to jump out was Ellen. She rolled on the floor violently and landed lightly as a bunch, Kol, and Ute Kwai appeared behind her. And finally, Phoenix appeared, holding Hayla in his arms.

“Phoenix, sir.”

As if responding to Steedman’s trembling voice, Poynix smiled.

“No one died? “Awesome, these new guys.”

With his usual fierce smile, Steedman unconsciously sat down in his seat.

«Ugh ” 丁g•

Utekwai took a quick step forward and picked up the ‘Maul of Slonhe’ that was leaning against a pillar.

Mungchi took out the ‘cloud sword’ and a silver-coated dagger, and Cole hung a long arrow on the bowstring.

“… … Haha, I’m annoyed. “What is this acting again?”

Ellen stood up, clutching her red, swollen forehead. She adjusted her large conical hat and summoned her dancing spirit without saying a word.

Huh!

As the small wind spirit danced, a vortex of smoke and flame rose toward the stairs. Out of nowhere, vampires engulfed in flames screamed loudly.

“Get off slowly, right?”

“… … huh.”

Hayla got out of Poynix’s arms with slow movements, adjusted her gloves and looked back toward the stairs.

A powerful blood energy based on vast magical power boiled over. The pitch-black eyes turned dark red, and then the vampires that caught their gaze burst out! It started to explode.

“What kind of technology is that? “It’s my first time seeing you.”

“Vampires do not have their own blood source, so their control over blood is weak.”

“… … Could it be that you exploded blood pressure inside their bodies?”

“that’s right. “With a little practice, you can do it too.”

The vampires crowding around the entrance to the throne room turned into blood clots under Heyla’s gaze. As dozens of them exploded in just a few breaths, the mercenaries who had been fighting them stepped back with their mouths wide open.

Ellen glared at Hayla with bright blue eyes and began to recite a spell. At her rapid-fire muttering, the gray wand ignited her flames, and the flames blocking the entrance to her throne room rushed towards her.

Grumble!

Flames drawn from all directions enveloped Ellen and bloomed like flowers. It was a ‘Flame Cloak’ spell.

“Adobit’sche （Burn it）!”

With a loud roar, the flame cloak spread its wings. Fierce flames spread through the wings and swept down the stairs.

“Ugh, hot!”

“X-arm, step back!”

While the mercenaries were retreating in a hurry due to the intense heat, Utequai, who was about to jump in among the vampires, muttered, ‘I have less work’ and put down his sword. Moongchi and Cole also retrieved their weapons with a helpless look on their faces.

Hayla, who was watching the flames sweep up the stairs, suddenly turned to Phoenix.

“bloodshed.”

” huh?”

“Dagger bloodshed. “Give it back.”

At her request, Poynix scratched his eyebrows and then picked up the backpack that was lying on the floor. Then she searched inside for a moment and pulled out a short sword sheathed in a luxurious scabbard.

“thank you.”

Hayla immediately pulled out the dagger she had received. As soon as her blade, made of transparent jewels instead of iron, was revealed, the blood of the vampires on her walls and floor flocked to her.

Heila, wearing the ‘Blood King’s Territory’, slowly walked towards the ground. Not to be outdone, Ellen also stepped on her tanned steps.

As the woman in the black minidress looked at her with pitch black eyes, the blonde girl raised her eyebrows.

“… … nothing.”

The two women exchanged glances for a moment and then walked away. Phoenics, who had been watching the two from behind, smiled her wry smile and followed them up the stairs.

A little less than 900 vampires were erased without a trace by the two cloaked women.

Topelin, the high-ranking vampire who led them, was hit by a javelin while running away. She begged for her life with her chin trembling, but her throat was cut off by a black Hrunting.

“… … Hmm.”

Poynix, who was on the ground, looked up at the sun, which showed off its faint presence in the thick fog.

Let’s do that for a while.

The fog that originated from the realm of dreams slowly melted away according to its owner’s command.

“••••••Haeda.”

“Really. Sun.”

The group that came up late looked up at the autumn sky and opened their mouths.

The sky was bright blue, without a single cloud, and so clear that you could not help but admire it.